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Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014.
Irregular withholding of pensionary benefits

IP Examination 2013 - Key answers - Paper I & II

IP 2013 Examination Keys - Paper III & IV

Acceptance of Business from SAS Agents - SB Order no. 6 

Consolidated nominated list - CPIOs & Appellate Authorities - Maharashtra Circle

Updation of entries in the All India negative List of Cash Certificates dated 31.03.2014

FAQ on Children Education allowance Scheme and Honorarium

To fix timeline for redressal of grievances

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Common Nomination Forms for various retirement benefits of the Central Government employees - Notifications regarding.

Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Revised Form 3, Form 5, Form 7, Form 8, Form 10, Form 11, Form 12, Form 13, Form 14, Form 18, Form 19, Form 20, Form 21, Form 22 and Form 24 - Notification Regarding

Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Notification Regarding

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014(171 KB)

Release of additional installment of dearness allowance to Central Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2014

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10 percent increase over the existing rate of 90 percent.

Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).

7th Central Pay Commission

            The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the Terms of Reference of 7^th Central Pay Commission (CPC) as follows:-

a)      To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following categories of employees:-

• Central Government employees-industrial and non-industrial

• Personnel belonging to the All India Services;

• Personnel of the Union Territories;

• Officers  and   employees   of  the   Indian  Audit  and   Accounts Department;

•  Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of India) set up under Acts of Parliament; and

• Officers and employees of the Supreme Court.

b)      To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding principles that should govern the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, as well as retirement benefits of personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on aspects unique to these personnel.

c)      To work out the framework for an emoluments structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent to Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in the work culture, and foster excellence in the public governance system to respond to complex challenges of modern administration and rapid political, social, economic and technological changes, with due regard to expectations of stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework.

d)     To examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus, keeping in view, among other things, its bearing upon performance and productivity and make recommendations on the general principles, financial parameters and conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward excellence in productivity, performance and integrity.

e)      To review the variety of existing    allowances presently available to employees in addition to pay and suggest their rationalization and simplification, with a view to ensuring that the pay structure is so designed as to take these into account.

f)       To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the case of employees who have retired prior to the date of effect of these recommendations, keeping in view that retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS).

g)      To make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:

1.  the economic conditions in the country  and need for fiscal prudence
2.  the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditures and welfare measures; 
3. the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications;
4. the prevailing emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings; and
5. the best global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian conditions.
6. To recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above.

The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution.  It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalised.

The decision will result in the benefit of improved pay and allowances as well as rationalization of the pay structure in case of Central Government employees and other employees included in the scope of the 7^th Central Pay Commission.

Background

            Central Pay Commissions are periodically constituted to go into various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required.

Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 - regarding

Simplification of procedure for verification of service - adherence to the revised format - regarding.

 

Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) December 2013 declined by 4 points and stood at 239 resulted increase in DA due 10% from January 2014

According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for December, 2013 declined by 4 points and pegged at 239(two hundred and thirty nine). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 1.65 per cent between November and December compared with the rise of 0.46 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing -4.96 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Onion, Ginger, Chillies Green, Brinjal, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Peas, Tomato, Potato and other Vegetable items, Sugar etc. are responsible for the decrease in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Fish Fresh, Eggs, Hen, Poultry, Milk, Pure Ghee, Garlic, Firewood, ESI Contribution, etc. putting upward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 9.13 per cent for December, 2013, as compared to 11.47 per cent for the previous month and 11.17 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 11.49 per cent against 16.17 per cent of the previous month and 13.53 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Giridih recorded the highest decline of 12 points each followed by Ahmedabad, Chhindwara, Varanasi, Munger, Jamalpur, Nagpur and Bhavnagar (10 points each).Jamshedpur (09 points), Rourkela, Ludhiana, Tripura and Angul Talcher (08 points each) Among others, 7 points decrease was registered in 9 centres, 6 points in 8 centres, 5 points in 11 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 9 centres and 1 point in 7 centres. On the contrary, Sholapur centre reported an increase of 4 points followed by Puducherry (2 points), Coimbatore and Srinagar centres 1 point each. Rest of the 3 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 37 centres are above All-India Index and other 38 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Varanasi and Vijaywada centre remained at par with all-India index.

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2014 will be released on Friday, 28 February, 2014. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.

BIG BEGGAR - Suryakant Mahadik

• Table for Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme 1980 - - Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 1.1.2014 to 31.12.2014(2 MB) (Dated 08/01/2014)

• Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (No. 1 of 2014) 

•  Rule 32 of the CCS(Classification,Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965- Advice of the UPSC to be communicated to the delinquent Government servant along with the final order of penalty- Amendment - regarding 

 

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Revised Syllabi and Pattern for Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations and Direct Recruitment Examinations of 2014 and onwards for the cadres of Postman, Mail Guard and Multi Tasking Staff

Changes in some procedures of POSB in the backdrop of implementation of CBS- regarding 

 

Revised Limits for remitting cash by various mode of Conveyances.

Revised Limits for remitting cash by various mode of Conveyances. 

 

From 01/01/2006 to 31/08/2008 Grade Pay of TBOP/BCR MTS Gr-C to be Rs 1800/- and 1900/- instead of Rs 1900/- and Rs 2000/- and TBOP /BCR Postman to be Rs 2000/- and 2400/ instead of Rs 2400/- and Rs 2800/-. Directed Head of the Circles to waits for orders for recovery.