There is no proposal to upgrade the Grade Pay of LDCs and UDCs of CSCS cadre - DOPT

LDC - UDC Grade Pay Issue : Revision of Grade Pay of LDC and UDC - RTI Reply

All India Association of Administrative Staff (Non Gazetted) General Secretary Shri.T.K.R.Pillai has received a RTI reply from the Appellate Authority of Dopt on 21.5.2013 and he posted the letter on his official blog, the same we reproduced here for your information...

UPGRADATION OF LDC & UDC-REPLY RECEIVED FROM THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY

RTI MATTER

BY SPEDD POST

No.20/1/2013-CS-II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

New Delhi dated 21st May, 2013

Appellant : Shri.T.K.R.Pillai

Appeal Against : The reply furnished by Shri.K.Suresh Kumar, CPIO vide letter of even number dated 22.04.2013 CS.II

A. Facts of the case

Shri.T.K.R.Pillai vide appeal dated 29.04.2013 received in this Division on 02.05.2013 has stated that he is not satisfied by the reply given by the CPIO of CS Division of DOPT on his application. The applicant had sought the information regarding revision of the Grade Pay of LDCs and UDCs in the Administrative branch of the Government of India. Further CS-II Division deals only with LDCs and UDCs of Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS) and as such as per the records available in CS-II Division, there is no proposal to upgrade the Grade Pay of LDCs and UDCs of CSCS cadre. The application of Shri.A.H.Lokhande has not been received in this Division.

B. ORDER

2. Therefore, the reply furnished by the CPIO is in order. The appeal accordingly stands disposed of.

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(Vandana Sharma)

Director & Appellate Authority

Source : www.aiamshq.blogspot.in

[http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2013/05/upgradation-of-ldc-udc-reply-received.html]

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Setting up of Seventh Pay Commission -Govt says 'No proposal under consideration at present'

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3148

ANSWERED ON-23.04.2013

Setting up of Seventh Pay Commission

3148 .    SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA

(a)     Whether Government proposes to set up the Seventh Central Pay Commission for Central Government Employees to neutralize the effects of soaring inflation;

(b)     if so, by when it is likely to be set up; and

(c)     if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a) to (c) : The recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission were given effect to from 1.1.2006. Generally, there has been a gap of a minimum 10 years between two successive Pay Commissions. Therefore, no proposal to constitute the Seventh Central Pay Commission is at present under consideration.

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source-http://rajyasabha.nic.in/

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/315

No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1

RBE No.38 /2013

New Delhi, dated 26/04/2013

The GMs/CAO(R),

All Indian Railways & Production Units

(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.01.2013.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 03.10.2012 (S.No PC-VI/303, RBE No.112/2012) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/3, RBE No 106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

sd/-

(Hari Krishan)

Director, Pay Commission II

Railway Board

Source : www.indianrailways.gov.in

[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in]

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Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013

No. 1(2)/2013-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated: 25th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28° September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1 January, 2013.

2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

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 and Auditor General of India.

6. The Hindi version of this O.M. is also attached.

(K.R. Sharma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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VII CPC NEWS : Merge 50% Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay or Constitute 7th Pay commission – Central Trade Unions

Merge 50% Dearness Allowance with Basic Pay or Constitute 7th Pay commission – Central Trade Unions

Somehow, the most eagerly awaited dearness allowance has been announced on Thursday, last week. The Finance Ministry’s order for granting dearness allowance has to be issued soon. Generally the announcement of dearness allowance has been made in the month of March every year. But this year this has been declared in the month of April. Though it was announced after some delay, it won’t cause any loss, as the dearness allowance hike has to be paid with effect from 01-01-2013. Before this announcement, there was a rumor that 50% dearness allowance will be merged with basic pay or otherwise dearness allowance will not be hiked, but the cabinet committee decision cleared these doubts.

Even the National anomaly committee, after six years it was formed, has not solved all the problems raised due to the implementation of 6 CPC.

So, to find the solution to all these financial problems of govt servants, the trade unions and associations affiliated to the Railway, Defence and Postal federations are demanding the government to merge the 50% DA with basic pay and to constitute the 7th pay commission at the earliest. Through this, the problems which are arising out of implementation pay commission can be solved without any delay. After the implementation of 6CPC in 2008 with effect from 01.01.2006 , arrears had to be paid to govt servants. To avoid the additional financial burden , the govt decided to pay the arrears’ in two installments in 2008 and 2009. For this, government had to allocate more fund from budget. It can be avoided by constituting  7th pay commission  at the earliest and implementing it in time.

With Inputs from :govtempdiary

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Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission

No. 1 1(6)/2008-E.II(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 1st April, 2013

Office Memorandum

Subject: Allowances and Special Facilities to Civilian Employees of the Central Government serving in the States of the North Eastern Region (including Sikkim) and in the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep group of Islands — Extension of the benefits related to Travelling Allowance to Civilian Employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission- reg.

With a view to attracting and retaining competent officers for service in the North-Eastern Region(NER), Andaman & Nicobar(A&N) Islands and Lakshadweep group of Islands, consolidated orders relating to Allowances and Special facilities to the Civilian Central Government employees posted in those areas were issued vide this Department’s OM No. 1 1(2)/97-E.I1(B) dated 22.07.98 as amended from time to time.

2. The Sixth Central Pay Commission had inter-alia recommended that all concessions allowed to Government employees in NER be also extended to the Government employees posted in Ladakh. On acceptance of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the President is now pleased to decide that concessions related to Travelling Allowance on First Appointment, Travelling Allowance for Journey on Transfer, Road Mileage for Transportation of Personal Effects on Transfer as per para 2(v) and (vi) of this Department’s OM No. 11(2)197- E.II(B) dated 22.07.98, as amended from time to time, shall extend to the Civilian Central Government employees posted in Ladakh region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir also.

3. This Order will take effect from September 1, 2008.

4. In respect of persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, this Order issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Sudha Krishnan)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees from January 2013

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION) 

No. F. 14(14)FD(Rules)12006 

Jaipur, dated : 1 9 APR 2013

ORDER 

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable, to the work-charged employees governed under the Rajasthan Public Works Department (B&R) including Gardens, Irrigation, Land Development (Programme), PHED, CAD Chambal Department, Kota, Ayurved and Forest Department Work charged Employees Service Rules, 1964 or under corresponding provisions of standing orders, where such employees are governed by specific standing orders and are drawing pay in the running pay bands and grade pays prescribed under the Rajasthan Work-charged Employees (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 shall be revised from 72% to 80% with effect from 01.01.2013. 

The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the basic pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn. 

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded oft to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored. 

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01.01.2013 to 31.03.2013 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01.04.2013 i.e. salary for the month of April, 2013 payable on 01.05.2013. 

By order of the Governor, 

(Akhil Arora) 

Secretary, Finance (Budget) 

source ;Finance Rajasthan .gov.in

order link : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F14(14)-19.04.2013.pdf

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Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners from January 2013

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION) 

No.F.12(4)FD(Rules)12008 

Jaipur, dated: 19th April 2013

ORDER 

Subject: - Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Relief sanctioned vide Finance Department Order of even number dated 27.09.2012 to the State Government Pensioners who are in receipt of superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation, family and extra ordinary pension etc. shall be revised from 72% to 80°/9 with effect from 01 .01 .2013. 

For the purpose of this order - 

(i) Pension/Family Pension in the case of pre-Ol .09.2006 retirees and where Family Pension was sanctioned prior to 01.09.2006, means the Consolidated Pension or Consolidated Family Pension, as the case may be, effective from 01.09.2006 in terms of Finance Department Memorandum No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/ 2008 dated 12.09.2008. 

(ii) In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 01 .09.2006 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 01 .09.2006. Pension/Family Pension means the Basic Pension/Basic Family Pension, as the case may be, in terms of Finance Department Notification No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 12.09.2008. 

(iii) Dearness Relief will also be admissible on the additional quantum of pension / family pension allowed to the pensioners who have attained the age of 80 years and above. 

(iv) Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. 

(v) Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners’ such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged. 

(vi) This order shall also be applicable in case of Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension. 

(vii) This order shall not be applicable in case of Old Age Pensions, Political Pensions or any other kind of similar pensions, which are not related to the service rendered under Government. 

(viii) Dearness Relief at revised rates as above would also be admissible to pensioners who retired/retire from service of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad and whose Pension Payment Orders have been issued by the Director, Local Fund Audit 

Department or Director, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur. 

By order of the Governor, 

(Akhil Arora) 

Secretary, Finance (Budget) 

source : Finance Rajasthan gov.in

order link : http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F12(4)-19.04.2013.pdf

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