Expected D.A from January 2012

The AICPIN for Industrial Workers for the month of November, 2011, is published by Ministry of Labour & employment recently. The AICPIN-IW for the month of October 2011 was 198 and now it just moved one point ahead and reached 199 in November 2011

AICPIN-IW (All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial workers) for the month of November, 2011 is 199 (Based on 2001=100).  .

The AICPIN – IW for the month of July was 193, in August 2011, AICPIN was 194 & September -197, in October 2011 it was 198.

The difference in AICPIN for month to month is due to the fluctuation of the price of essential commodities  like wheat, edible oil, rice, vegetable, firewood, kerosene, clothing and similar items.

The differences in indices of the six major centers are as follows: in the order of November, October, September, August and July 2011.

Centre                      Nov  - Oct   –  Sept   -   Aug    -   July

1. Ahmadabad       -        192  - 195   -   193   -   191    -    188

2. Bangalore       -        200  – 198   -   197   -   194    -    194

3. Chennai         -        180  - 178   -   175   -   172    -    168

4. Delhi           -        182  - 184   -   182   -   178    -    178

5. Kolkata         -        189  - 191   -   193   -   192    -    186

6. Mumbai          -        201  - 201   –   199   -   195    -    194

Ahamadabad, Delhi & Kolkatta shows a decreasing trend and Bangalore, Chennai & Mumbai shows an increasing trend. One of the important observation of AICPIN for November, 2011 is that the maximum increase in centre wise consumer price is very high (12 points) and the maximum decrease also shows as extreme difference of 5 points.

As per the AICPIN-IW for the last 11 months, it is expected that D.A for January, 2012 likely to touch 65% level. All the Central Government employees can get 7% hike in Dearness Allowance from January 2012 .

source:gservants.com

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Enhancement in the rate of Qualification Pay from Rs.60/- to Rs.120/- per month

Auditors and Accountants in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department and certain other organised accounts cadres and clerks Grade II in the Railways accounts department are now getting qualification pay of Rs.60 per month.

The Ministry of finance in its recent office memorandum has revised the qualification pay from Rs.60 per month to Rs.120 per month with effect from the date an individual elects to draw in the revised scale of pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 2008.

The Office Memorandum dated 13.01.2012 issued in this regard is reproduced below.

F.No.7/30/2011-E.III(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 13th January, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:- Enhancement in the rate of Qualification Pay from Rs.60/- to Rs.120/- per month consequent upon the revision of scales of pay on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M.No. 9(7)-E.III (A)/98 dated 5th August, 1999 regarding the rate of qualification pay of Rs.60/- p.m. to the Auditors/Accountants in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department and certain other organized accounts cadres and the Clerks Grade II in the Railway Accounts Department. The matter regarding revision of the rate of this qualification pay consequent to revision of scales of pay on the basis of recommendations of the Sixth CPC has been under consideration of the Government for sometime past. The President has now been pleased to decide that the rate of qualification pay may be enhanced from  Rs.60/- to  Rs.120/- p.m. with effect from the date an individual elects to draw pay in the revised scale of pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 2008. 

2. The qualification pay shall continue to be treated as part of the pay for the purpose of fixation of pay on promotion to the next higher post.

3. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department are concerned, these orders have been issued after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

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(Manab Ray)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and diagnostic centres and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS LUCKNOW, HYDERABAD, CHENNAI, PUNE, CHANDIGARH, JABALPUR AND DELHI

No:S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell / Part IX

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Maulana Azad Road. Nirman Bhawan 

New Delhi 110 108 Dated the 5th January, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and diagnostic centres and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS LUCKNOW, HYDERABAD, CHENNAI, PUNE, CHANDIGARH, JABALPUR AND DELHI

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Ministry’s Office Memoranda of even number dated the 8th December 2010 and the 19th January 2011 vide which continuous empanelment scheme has been initiated under CGHS LUCKNOW, HYDERABAD, CHENNAI, PUNE, CHANDIGARH, JABALPUR AND DELHI for treating CGHS beneficiaries. The CGHS rates applicable have already been notified and are available on CGHS website. Three rates were notified, one for super-speciality hospitals, the second for hospitals that were accredited with the NABH and the third for hospitals not accredited with the NABH. 

2. The undersigned is directed to enclose further list of hospitals and diagnostic centres under the categories mentioned in the application for continuous empanelment and tender document that have conveyed their acceptance of the CGHS rates notified under different CGHS Cities and have signed the Memorandum of Agreement with CGHS and have also furnished the appropriate performance bank guarantee. These hospitals and diagnostic centres are now taken as included in the list of approved hospitals for empanelment under CGHS, LUCKNOW, HYDERABAD, CHENNAI, PUNE, CHANDIGARH, JABALPUR AND DELHI.

3. It has now been decided that in the list of hospitals and diagnostic centres enclosed, and have now been approved under tile fresh empanelment procedure and have now signed the fresh Memorandum of Agreement and submitted the appropriate performance guarantee will be eligible to treat CGHS beneficiaries and charge at tile revised rates with effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum. The empanelment shall be for a period of one year or till next empanelment, whichever is earlier.

4. This Office Memorandum and the rates applicable under CGHS for hospitals and diagnostic centres can be downloaded from the website of CGHS, http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

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[Jai Prakash] 

Under Secretary to Government of India

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Stepping up of pay of senior member of All India Service vis-à-vis pay of his junior in the cadre

No.11030/4/2011-AIS-II 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block. New Delhi-110001 

Dated: the 11th January, 2012

To
All Chief Secretaries,
in States/Union Territories.

Subject: Stepping up of pay of senior member of All India Service vis-à-vis pay of his junior in the cadre — regarding.

Sir, 

I am directed to say that references from various State Governments regarding anomalies in the pay of senior members of All India Services vis-a vis pay of their juniors in the cadre who have been promoted to the Service or to a higher grade in the Service subsequent to the seniors, have been engaging attention of this Department.

2. The matter has been examined with reference to the existing instructions of the Government on this subject and it is stated that such anomalies on account of fixation of pay on promotion, including the promotion from State service to All India Services, can be solved by stepping up the pay of the senior member of Service at par with the pay of the junior in the cadre from the date when the anomaly arose, subject to fulfillment of following conditions:

(j) Both junior and senior should belong to the same cadre both in lower and higher grade. In the case of anomaly in the pay of officers promoted from State service to IAS/IPS/IFS in a State cadre, both junior and senior should belong to same cadre in the State Service (lower grade).

(ii) Anomaly must have arisen as a result of fixation of pay either on promotion from one grade to another in IASIIPS/IFS or on promotion from State service to IAS/IPS/IFS, as the case may be.

(iii) Posts in higher and lower grade must be identical and in lower grade senior must not be drawing less pay than junior for whatsoever reasons For example if the junior officer draws higher rate of pay than the senior in the lower post or State service post by virtue of advance increments or on any other account, the above provisions will not be invoked to step up the pay of the senior officer.

Yours faithfully

(Deepti Umashankar) 

Director (Services)

http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11030_4_2011-AIS-II-11012012.pdf

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Re-imbursement of rent to Government servants during their stay in State Bhavans/Guest Houses run by State Governments/Autonomous Organisations, etc

No. 2(25)/2004-E.II(B) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Finance 

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 15th December, 2011

OFFICE MEMORADUM

Subject:-Re-imbursement of rent to Government servants during their stay in State Bhavans/Guest Houses run by State Governments/Autonomous Organisations, etc.

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Ministry’s O.M. No. 2(39)/94-E.II(B) dated 27.10.1994 and subsequent O.M. of even number dated 19.08.2004 on the subject mentioned above. It has been represented to this Ministry that the officials, who are posted to the Centre and temporarily stay in State Bhavans/Guest Houses run by the State Govts./autonomous organizations, face hardship due to non-reimbursement of the amount of the rent paid by them equal to 10% of their basic pay.

2. The matter has been considered and it has been decided that, in supersession of the instructions as contained in the O.Ms referred to above, the officials who are posted to the Centre and temporarily stay in State Bhavans/Guest Houses run by the State Govts./autonomous organizations, may be reimbursed the amount of rent paid by them or the HRA admissible to them, whichever is less, subject to fulfilment of the following conditions:

(a) the official has applied for accommodation of his entitlement, subject to exception of cities as specified in para 4(a)(ii) of O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 as amended from time to time but has not been allotted residential accommodation by the Government:

(b) the concerned Guest House should be located at the place of posting of the official: and

(c) the official must have stayed in State Bhavans Guest Houses run by the State Govt./autonomous organization and submit rent receipts in support of payment of rent.

3. The amount paid as rent in excess of admissible HRA. if any, will have to be borne by the official concerned on his own.

4. These orders shall be effective from the date of issue.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

6. Hindi version is attached.

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(Anil Sharma) 

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

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The 12th January, 2012, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda is a Public holiday-West Bengal

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

AUDIT BRANCH

No. 261-F(P)

Date 09.01.2012

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with explanation thereunder and also Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 20/25/56-Pub(I), dated the 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare Thursday, the 12th January, 2012, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as a Public holiday. This is in partial modification of earlier Notification No. 10972-F(P) dated 7.12.11.

A. K. Das 

Joint Secretary to the 

Government of West Bengal 

Finance Department

source-"http://www.wbfin.nic.in/writereaddata/Holiday_under_N.I._Act_on_12.01.12"

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ABSU flays Govt for disregarding education laws

The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has strongly criticised the State Government for its inadequate steps in implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE, 2009) and the Assam Venture Educational Institution (Provincialisation of Services) Act, 2011 (AVEI, 2011) in the State for which the students body has attracted the attention of the government for reconciling the situation in the better interest of the students of the State.

The ABSU has pointed out that the RTE, 2009 which has came into effect since April 1, 2010 has provided free and compulsory education to children between 6-14 years of age group. In contrast to the progress made in other States in Assam sufficient steps have not been taken so far to provide for lower primary, upper primary and secondary schools within the distance of 1 km, 3 km and 5 km respectively with adequate infrastructure and qualified teachers apart from fulfilling the conditions of teacher-student ratio, room for every teacher, separate toilets for boys and girls, safe drinking water, kitchen, playground, boundary wall in every school apart from providing Bodo teachers or trained teachers in Bodo medium schools have not yet been seriously taken care of for proper implementation of the RTE, 2009, the ABSU stated.

Both the president and secretary of ABSU Promod Boro and Jiron Basumatary in a joint statement further revealed that suitable mechanism has also not been taken in hand by the State government to popularise the various provisions of RTE, 2009 in the society as a result of which it is not serving the true purpose for lack of effective implementation nor catering to effective goal for quality education through equitable and mother language process of learning.

They have also said that AVEI,2011enacted by the State government has been also confusing in the present form as this will create a hue and cry among the teachers who would became unemployed due to a draconian provision that only regularize the teachers who have completed 10 years of contiguous service in recognised schools till December 31, 2005 only. At the same time such a step would definitely deprived students from their right to education for devoid of teachers in their institutions for which the government has to consider a fresh look into the matter for provincialisation of schools smoothly without any such pre condition detrimental to the interest of the in-service teachers, students and the institutions at large, they opined.

ABSU has also strongly condemned the policy of the government for contractual appointment of teachers as most unwise who pass out in TET examination which could never expect dedicated services from such appointments. Both the ABSU leaders have also appealed the government to take care of the possible corruption through middlemen at official level in the name of appointments after TET while ABSU has appealed the government to provide free books also to the students reading in private schools as per government imperatives.

ABSU has therefore demanded provincialisation of schools and services of teachers serving there without any pre condition with regard to time frame, permanent appointment of teachers who pass out in the TET, providing adequate free text books to the students reading in private schools, preventing entry of middleman in the system of teachers appointment, separate directorate for Bodo medium institutions, enhancement in number of posts in Junior Colleges and appointing Bodo teachers who were deprived, regularizing the working teachers employed under EGS, declare March 31, the birthday of Bodofa UN Brahma as students day among others.

source:assam tribune

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Clarification regarding Relaxation for travel by air to visit J&K against All India LTC

We all know that Government has relaxed certain conditions when a government employee proceeds on Leave travel concession to Jammu and Kashmir and North East Regions.

One of such relaxations is, the home town LTC which is allowed once in two years in a LTC block year of 4 years, can be converted in to LTC to these states in addition to one All India LTC in block of 4 years.

However, the home town of the Government employee who is availing this concession should not be his place of working.

Now, Clarification is sought in this regard in the department of defence accounts to the effect that whether the government employee who is not entitled for conversion of home town LTC to LTC to J&K, will be eligible to convert his/her All India LTC as LTC to J&K and whether while such travel is made the government employee is entitled for air travel as in the case of employee who are entitled to travel by air while availing LTC to J&K.

The controller of defence has provided the following clarification in this matter by referring the DOPT Office Memorandum No:  31011/4/2007-Estt(A) dated 02.05.2008 and OM No. 31011/2/2003-Estt.(A-IV) dated 18.06.2010

Controller General of Defence Accounts, 

Ulan Batar Road, PaIam, Delhi Cantt-110010

AN/XIV/14162/VIth CPC/Circular/VoI-IV

Dated: 28/12/2011

To,

All PCsDA/CsDA

(Through CGDA Mail Server)

Sub: Clarification regarding Relaxation for travel by air to visit J&K against All India LTC.

The following doubts regarding admissibility of LTC claim on account of air travel to NER/J&K against all India LTC availed by a Government servant (being non entitled to travel by Air) whose HQrs. Office and home town is the same was taken up with DoP&T for clarification:

(i) Whether an individual who is not entitled to Home Town Concession (due to his HQrs and home town being same) can convert his All India LTC to 

visit NER/J&K, and,

(Ii) Whether he will be allowed to travel by air to NER/J&K on conversion of his All India LTC (being non-entitled to travel by air) or not, in terms of 

the guidelines laid down In GoI, D0P&T OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt(A) dated 02.05.2008 and OM No. 31011/2/2003-Estt.(A-IV) dated 18.06.2010.

2. The D0P&T has clarified vide its OM No. 31011/8/2010-Estt.(A) dated 21st December 2011 that “a Government employee can avail All India LTC to visit J&K by air and those who are not entitled to travel by air may be allowed to travel by air to a city in the J&K from Delhi or Amritsar. And journey upto Delhi/Amritsar will have to be taken as per their entitlement.”

This is for your information, guidance and necessary action please.

Please acknowledge receipt.

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(R.K. Bhatt)

For CGDA

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