Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Monday, 24 November 2014
7th pay commission updates
7 th pay commission
Member of Parliament Shri.Shantaram Naik asked some questions about the 7th Pay Commission including submission of interim report as follows…
Member of Parliament Shri.Shantaram Naik asked some questions about the 7th Pay Commission including submission of interim report as follows…
RAJYA SABHA
7th Pay Commission
230. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the details of meetings, the 7th Pay Commission has taken so far and the items/ issues discussed till date;
(b) the States, visited, by the Commission if any till date and the States which the Commission proposes to visit;
(c) whether the Commission proposes to take the views of the State Governments as regards their pay-scales since invariably, most of the States adopt the Central Pay Commission reports;
(d) whether Commission proposes to submit any interim report;
(e) whether the Commission proposes to make any recommendations to bring in financial transparency; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
The written answers of above said questions will be available on or after 25th November 2014.
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
POSTMASTER GRADE-I TRAINING COMPLETED
All the 76 Postmaster Grade-I officials from Kerala,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh has successfully completed PM Grade 1 training at PTC Mysore.5 week training was started on 04-08-2014 and completed on 06-09-2014.Valedictory function was conducted at 11.30 AM and ended at around 1.00 PM on 06-09-2014.Completion certificate was distributed to all trainees on the same day.Wish all the Postmasters a great future.
Monday, 23 June 2014
BPMS MEMORANDUM
Merger of DA with Pay, CGEGIS Rs.10 Lakh demanded by BPMS
BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)
(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)
New Delhi
Dated: 16.06.2014
To,
The Office Bearers,
CEC Members, JCM (II, III) members,
Union’s President/Secretaries of B.P.M.S.
Subject: – Brief of meeting held with Hon’ble Fin. & Def. Minister
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Sadar Namaskar,
It is for your kind information that our delegates S/Sri V L Nawade , Sadhu Singh, Mukesh Singh & Virendar Sharma today had a meeting with Hon’ble Finance & Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley at 1300 hrs. It was scheduled as a courtesy meeting but we invited his attention to the news articles on 100% FDI in defence sector because it was a great concern for all the stake holders. We reflected our concern vide a memorandum submitted by Shri Sadhu Singh (copy of the same is enclosed for ready reference).
Hon’ble Minister narrated how the Secretary, DIPP came to his office with the concerned minister on the same day of assuming the charge of ministry and shown the discussion paper prepared during the previous Government on 100% FDI in defence sector which he rejected at once. He has assured us that he is not in favour of 100% FDI in defence sector as neither it is required nor it is in the interest of the Nation. Not only that, he would take all the necessary steps to strengthen the existing Ordnance Factories & DPSUs but on the same time these defence installations require introspection.
Apart from above, some of the following issues were also brought to his notice which were considered by him very sympathetically and assured that appropriate action would be taken by concerned authorities:-
1.Defence installations should be exempted from 5% limit of Compassionate ground appointment and one time relaxation for all pending cases,
2.Re-draft the role of Defence (Finance) so that service matters like Recruitment Rules, Cadre Review, revival of sanctioned posts, payment of arrears, revision of allowances etc. may be settled at the earliest,
3.Judicial pronouncements may be extended to similarly placed non-petitioner employees,
4.The meeting of Departmental Council (JCM), MOD is not being convened regularly,
5.None of the Administrative Joint Secretaries of Departments of MOD has implemented the instruction {MOD I.D. No. 1(1)/2013/D(JCM), dated 22.10.2013} on the Mechanism to provide additional meeting opportunities to Staff Side to sort out their grievances,
6.The minimum benefit under Central Government Employees Groups Insurance Scheme should be enhanced to Rs. 10 lakh,
7.Dearness Allowance should be merged with Basic Pay,
8.Scrap the New Pension Scheme and restore old Pension Scheme,
9.CSD Canteen facilities may be provided to the retired Defence Civilian Employees,
10.A separate meeting to discuss the issues related to Department of Defence Production (OFB, DGQA, DGAQA etc.).
BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)
(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)
New Delhi
Dated: 16.06.2014
To,
The Office Bearers,
CEC Members, JCM (II, III) members,
Union’s President/Secretaries of B.P.M.S.
Subject: – Brief of meeting held with Hon’ble Fin. & Def. Minister
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
Sadar Namaskar,
It is for your kind information that our delegates S/Sri V L Nawade , Sadhu Singh, Mukesh Singh & Virendar Sharma today had a meeting with Hon’ble Finance & Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley at 1300 hrs. It was scheduled as a courtesy meeting but we invited his attention to the news articles on 100% FDI in defence sector because it was a great concern for all the stake holders. We reflected our concern vide a memorandum submitted by Shri Sadhu Singh (copy of the same is enclosed for ready reference).
Hon’ble Minister narrated how the Secretary, DIPP came to his office with the concerned minister on the same day of assuming the charge of ministry and shown the discussion paper prepared during the previous Government on 100% FDI in defence sector which he rejected at once. He has assured us that he is not in favour of 100% FDI in defence sector as neither it is required nor it is in the interest of the Nation. Not only that, he would take all the necessary steps to strengthen the existing Ordnance Factories & DPSUs but on the same time these defence installations require introspection.
Apart from above, some of the following issues were also brought to his notice which were considered by him very sympathetically and assured that appropriate action would be taken by concerned authorities:-
1.Defence installations should be exempted from 5% limit of Compassionate ground appointment and one time relaxation for all pending cases,
2.Re-draft the role of Defence (Finance) so that service matters like Recruitment Rules, Cadre Review, revival of sanctioned posts, payment of arrears, revision of allowances etc. may be settled at the earliest,
3.Judicial pronouncements may be extended to similarly placed non-petitioner employees,
4.The meeting of Departmental Council (JCM), MOD is not being convened regularly,
5.None of the Administrative Joint Secretaries of Departments of MOD has implemented the instruction {MOD I.D. No. 1(1)/2013/D(JCM), dated 22.10.2013} on the Mechanism to provide additional meeting opportunities to Staff Side to sort out their grievances,
6.The minimum benefit under Central Government Employees Groups Insurance Scheme should be enhanced to Rs. 10 lakh,
7.Dearness Allowance should be merged with Basic Pay,
8.Scrap the New Pension Scheme and restore old Pension Scheme,
9.CSD Canteen facilities may be provided to the retired Defence Civilian Employees,
10.A separate meeting to discuss the issues related to Department of Defence Production (OFB, DGQA, DGAQA etc.).
NEW PAY SCALE
Proposed Minimum & Maximum Pay based on post 6th CPC formula
| EXISTING PAY | PROPOSED PAY @ 3.96 TIMES (ROUNDED OFF) OF EXISTING PAY | ||||
| Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum | ||
| Pay in Pay Band | Grade Pay | Pay in Pay Band | Grade Pay | ||
| Rs.5200 | Rs.1800 | Rs.80,000 | Rs.20,800 | Rs.7200 | Rs.3,20,000 |
Minimum Pay shall be increased from Rs.7000 to Rs.28,000.
Maximum Pay Shall be increased from Rs.80,000 to 3,20,000.
Intermediate Pays shall be fixed in the same way.
Upgradation shall be granted to specific categories on functional & other related justification.
Determination of Maximum Pay First & then arriving Minimum Pay in the ratio of 9:1
Maximum Pay shall be fixed first as per rise of NNP and then the Minimum pay in the ratio of 9:1thereof and the Intermediate Pays shall be fixed.
Maximum Pay = Rs.80,000 x Compensation factor based on rise in NNP at factor Cost. = 80000 x 3.96 = Rs.316800 or Rs.3,20,000.
Therefore, Minimum Pay works out to be Rs.320000 / 9 = 35555 or Rs.35500.
Rate of Increments
Annual Increment:- Rate of annual increment in each grade may please be granted @ 5 per cent.
Increment on Promotion:- During Promotion minimum 10% increase in Basic Pay has to be granted.
Fixation of Pay on Promotion at par with Entry Pay:- Pay on Promotion should be fixed at least at par with Entry Pay in the Revised Pay Structure.
50 PAISE POSTCARDS COSTS RS 7
50 paise postcard costs Rs 7 to Postal Department
50 paise postcard costs Rs 7 to Postal Department
A postcard which is sold for 50 paise actually costs the government Rs 7, according to an RTI response from the postal department listing the costs incurred by it on such services which are proving to be loss-making propositions for it.
In the year 2012-13, the per unit revenue earned from the sale of postcards was 50 paise whereas, to keep the service running, the per unit cost came to Rs 7.18, down from Rs 7.50 during 2010-11, the department said in its RTI response.
Similarly, the printed postcard was bringing a revenue of Rs 6 although the cost incurred on it was Rs 7.19 per unit in the year 2012-13. The RTI query further found that the cost of a letter card was Rs 7.18 per unit whereas the revenue earned from it was Rs 2.50.
The postal department also incurs a loss in dispatching registered newspapers with the per unit cost for a single dispatch being Rs 10.59 while Rs 20.79 is the cost for sending newspaper bundles. However, the revenue earned is a meagre 59 paise for single and Rs 1.63 for bundled dispatches, the reply said.
The postal department also said that while insurance is offered at Rs 55.24, its cost was almost three times at Rs 141.82 during 2012-13. Each dispatch of a book packet costs the department Rs 9.51 but the revenue earned by it for every delivery is Rs 2.90.
Each parcel brings revenue of Rs 40.69 while the cost incurred for sending the same is Rs 46.58. Printed books gave a revenue of Rs 2.90 to the department while the cost of dispatching such material was Rs 12.44, it added.
The response provided to applicant SC Agrawal said, “It is submitted that no annual profit and loss account is prepared in this section. However, allocation of expenditure and revenue to around 30 services is being maintained every year as an annual costing exercise on the basis of data received from different sections of the directorate.”
Source : The Economic Times
Friday, 13 June 2014
FIRST MEETING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIRST MEETING OF POSTMASTER GRADE OFFICIALS KERALA
Respected Sir,
We invite your presence and valuable guidelines in the very first meeting of Postmaster Grade I officials in Kerala Postal Circle at Thrissur St. Thomas College (Room No.64, Science block) on 15.06.2014 (Next Sunday) at 10.30 AM. We select this venue considering the convenience of all people since this is almost middle of Kerala. This college is near to the Railway Station, Thrissur (Only 1.5 KMs from Railway station). You may please contact at any time, we can arrange a taxi. (Baiju - 9447741448). Since we have no previous experience in this field and being the first batch of Postmaster Grade 1, we expect maximum co-operation, guidelines and advises from your team.
Please be with us on 15.06.2014 sir.......................
On behalf of all Postmasters, once again I welcome you to this meeting and to the Cultural Capital of Kerala, Thrissur.
Respected Sir,
We invite your presence and valuable guidelines in the very first meeting of Postmaster Grade I officials in Kerala Postal Circle at Thrissur St. Thomas College (Room No.64, Science block) on 15.06.2014 (Next Sunday) at 10.30 AM. We select this venue considering the convenience of all people since this is almost middle of Kerala. This college is near to the Railway Station, Thrissur (Only 1.5 KMs from Railway station). You may please contact at any time, we can arrange a taxi. (Baiju - 9447741448). Since we have no previous experience in this field and being the first batch of Postmaster Grade 1, we expect maximum co-operation, guidelines and advises from your team.
Please be with us on 15.06.2014 sir.......................
On behalf of all Postmasters, once again I welcome you to this meeting and to the Cultural Capital of Kerala, Thrissur.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
POSTINGS COMPLETED
KERALA CIRCLE PM GRADE 1 POSTINGS COMPLETED
TVM:KERALA CIRCLE PM GRADE 1 POSTINGS (Exam held on 30-06-2013)completed.only 3 where declined the promotion due to their difficulty to work far places.This is actually an anomaly of this cadre.The officials who opt this cadre any where within the circle,though there is little hike in grade pay and salary.Cadre restructuring committee also didn't consider PM grade 1 officials issues instead they gave an hint to consider the case after the approval of LSG officials.If they consider the case and ready to give IP cadre status this will become the prestigious post of INDIA POST.
TVM:KERALA CIRCLE PM GRADE 1 POSTINGS (Exam held on 30-06-2013)completed.only 3 where declined the promotion due to their difficulty to work far places.This is actually an anomaly of this cadre.The officials who opt this cadre any where within the circle,though there is little hike in grade pay and salary.Cadre restructuring committee also didn't consider PM grade 1 officials issues instead they gave an hint to consider the case after the approval of LSG officials.If they consider the case and ready to give IP cadre status this will become the prestigious post of INDIA POST.
Friday, 14 March 2014
POSTMASTER
Postmaster cadre 1 posting soon
Kozhikode:Sources related to department of posts said that the posting of PM grade 1 officials would take place immediately.Department asked qualified cadre 1 officials to submit their request so as to reach the circle office before 05-03-2014.Department is now preparing the vacant posts lists and the posting is expected this month.
(Sources)
CCS JOINING TIME RULES
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014 09:37 PM PDT
Should the GRADE PAY STRUCTURE continue in the 7th CPC too?
Once every 10 years, the Central Government revises the pay grades of its employees. It is common knowledge that the Cabinet had ordered the formation of the 7th CPC (CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION) and has also given its approval to the TERMS OF REFERENCE.
The Central Government has, until now, constituted six CPCs. The 6th CPC has the distinction of having introduced the GRADE PAY STRUCTURE. Until then, there was only the PAY SCALE. It was the 6th CPC that changed it to PAY BAND, GRADE PAY and PAY IN THE PAY BAND. It was then said that the reconstitution was made to reduce the number of categories in the PAY SCALE. They also explained how GRADE PAY was calculated.
Until then, it was difficult to immediately deduce an employee’s BASIC PAY. It was often explained on the Government’s behalf that, after the 6th CPC, the BASIC PAY would amount to the sum of GRADE PAY and PAY IN THE PAY BAND.
Since the difference between each GRADE PAY was not uniform, the employees came under lot of stress. Between 1900 and 2000, the difference was just Rs. 100. But, after Rs. 2800, the next GRADE PAY was Rs. 4200. These differences continue to remain unacceptable.
‘GRADE PAY HIERARCHY’ was introduced as a crowning feature of it all. For years, each CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT has its own ‘PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY’ in place. Promotions were given only on the basis of this sequence. Based on their PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY, in the 5th CPC, each employee was given an ACP (ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION). ACP is a scheme under which those who didn’t get any promotions for 12-24 years were given financial upgradations. This didn’t create any big problem.
The 6th CPC introduced MACP (MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION) in the place of ACP. A scheme was introduced to give FINANCIAL UPGRADATION to those who weren’t given any promotions in 10, 20 or 30 years. This was where the Government ordered that promotions should be given only on the basis of GRADE PAY HIERARCHY.
The confusion that began with implementing the GRADE PAY HIERARCHY, which was common to all, instead of PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY for promotions continues, and remains unresolved until now.
There is no doubt that most of the anomalies created after the 6th CPC related to MACP stem from the ‘GRADE PAY HIERARCHY’.
Central Government employees now wonder if the ‘GRADE PAY’ method is even required in the first place.
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Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:03 AM PDT
The Central Civil Service (Joining Time) Amendment Rules, 1989 -Dopt Order
New Delhi, the 10th March, 1989
G.S.R. 197. — In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979, namely :-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Service (Joining Time) Amendment Rules, 1989.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette
2. In the Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979 for sub-rule (1) of rule the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-
(1) When a Government servant joins a new post at a new post without availing full joining time by reasons that:-
(a) he is ordered to join the new post at a new place of posting without availing of full joining time to which he is entitled ; or
(b) he proceeds alone to the new place of posting and joins the post without availing full joining time and takes his family later within the permissible period of time for claiming travelling allowance for the family :-
The number of days of joining time admissible under sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Joining Time) Rules, 1979, subject to a maximum of 15 days reduced by the number of days of joining time actually availed of shall be credited to his leave account as earned leave;
Provided that the earned leave at his credit together with the unavailed joining time allowed to be so credited shall not exceed 240 days.
[No. 19011/12/86-Estt. (Allow)]
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CGEN
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2014 08:03 PM PDT
Enhancement of amount of Ex-Gratia payable to Reservists and families of Reservists.
OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No. 521
Dated: 30.12.2013.
Subject: - Enhancement of amount of Ex-Gratia payable to Reservists and families of Reservists.
Reference: -This office circular No. 278 dated 29.03.2001.
Consequent on issue of Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 1(06)/2010-D (Pen/Policy) dated 22.11.2013 (copy enclosed), the existing amount of ex-gratia of Rs. 600/- per month being paid to Reservists and the amount of ex¬gratia of Rs. 605/- p.m. being paid to dependents members of families i.e. widows and dependents children of deceased beneficiaries has been revised w.e.f. 4th June 2013 at the following rates.
2. Dearness ex-gratia equal to 50% of the enhanced amount of ex-gratia and Dearness Relief, as notified from time to time, on the sums of enhanced amounts of ex-gratia and dearness ex-gratia shall also be admissible to them.
3. The other terms and conditions for grant of ex-gratia and dearness relief prescribed in this Ministry's letter No. 10(7)192/D(Pension/Services) dated 30.03.1992 (for families of deceased Reservists) and No. B/39042/AG/PS-4 (a&c)/1331/C/D/(Pen/Sers) dated 29.12.2000 (for Reservists) as modified from time to time, shall continue to be followed.
4. In view of above all Pension Disbursing Agencies are hereby authorized to step up the ex-gratia amount to Reservists and families of Reservists of the affected Reservists who were discharged prior to 01.04.1968 who having rendered minimum qualifying service required for grant of pension, had opted/ accepted for lump sum amount of gratuity at the time of release from service and have not availed benefits of rehabilitation assistance granted by the Government and were not in receipt of any other pension. This enhance amount is payable with effect from 4th June 2013.
5. It is also intimated that in case of recipient of ex-gratia to whom benefits accrues under the provisions of this letter has died/dies before receiving the payments of arrears, the life time arrears of ex-gratia will be paid as per extant Government orders in this regard.
6. It is requested that copy of this circular may please be circulated to all the PDAs under your jurisdiction in order to ensure prompt action for the revision of ex¬gratia payment. It is also requested that an intimation regarding disbursement of enhanced ex-gratia will be sent to this office in the enclosed Proforma with copy to recipient concerned for their information.
7. This circular has been uploaded on PCDA (P) websitewww.pcdapension.nic.in to disseminate among the Defence pensioners and PDAs.
(K. Nigam)
Asstt. CDA (P) No. Grants/Tech/0148-11
Source: www.pcdapension.nic.in
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