Central Government Employees & Employment Corner

ACCORDING TO GOI, MOD letter No 34(6)/2012/D(Pen/Sers) dated 27.12.2012 issued in implementation of Supreme Court order on Rank Pay dated 4/9/12, Pensionary benefits due to refixation of pay, if any, will also be admissible. PPO revising pension will be issued to all concerned. ... Read more...

Unanswered Central Government Employees' hot matter regarding merger of DA also knocked the table of parliament. An Unstarred question No. 3139 by Rajya Sabha MPs Shri Jai Prakash, Narayan Singh, Shri Salim Ansari was scheduled for written answer from Ministry of Finance on 23rd April, 2013.  The answer is not published by Rajya Sabha Website and the question is in pending list.  The answer will be appeared on Rajya Sabha Website after receiving the same from concerned ministry.  The details of Rajya Sabha Question is given below:- RAJYA SABHA List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2013/Vaisakha 3, 1935 (Saka) Merger of DA of Central Government Employees 3139. SHRI JAI PRAKASH, NARAYAN SINGH, SHRI SALIM ANSARI Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: ( a) whether it is a fact that Dearness Allowances (DA) of Central Government employees and pensioners is merged with the

In a reply of question regarding 7th CPC, Minister of State for Finance Sri N.N. Mina has stated that as there is normally a gap of ten years between successive pay commissions, the Govt. is presently not considering setting up of seventh pay commission for central Govt. employees. This answer was given on 23.04.2013 on the upper house of parliament. "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." But as per information from our sources that Govt. is actively considering it unofficially and may be not in near future, it may be announced in the later part of the current calender year.

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to increase dearness allowance (DA) by 8 percent to 80 percent from existing 72 percent. The move will benefit about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government. 

Confederation letter on Protest against delay of DA announcement               Since the implementation of the recommendations of the 4 th   central pay commission in 1986, the Dearness Allowance (DA) is paid in two six-monthly installments – in March and September of every year. The practice followed since then is that the order granting DA to government employees is issued in March and September itself.               This time the practice in force since 1986 is violated. Our enquiries with concerned Ministries informed us that the file is already moved for Cabinet approval. But it is nearly a month now. The cabinet has found no time to take a decision on this.

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS A-2/95, Manishinath Bhawan, Rajouri Garden,New Delhi-110 027 Website:www.confederationhq.blogspot.com. Email:Confederation06@Yahoo.co.in Tel: 011-2510 5324:  Mobile: 98110 48303 17th April 2013 Dr Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India South Block, New Delhi – 110001 Sir,              Subject: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Govt Employees and Officers – Reg.             I am to invite your kind attention to the delay in the grant of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and officers and the consternation it is causing amongst the employees.

As per MoF Resolution dated 8th April, 2013 the interest rate of General Provident Fund and similar fund has been reduced 0.10% from 8.8% to 8.7% effective from 01.04.2013.   Comparison of  the interest rate of other saving scheme with GPF:- Scheme Rate of Interest w.e.f. 01.04.2013 GPF 8.7 EPF 8.5 ( Yet to be announced) 1 Year Time Deposit 8.2 2 Year Time Deposit 8.2 3 Year Time Deposit 8.3 5 Year Time Deposit 8.4 5 Year Recurring Deposit 8.3 5 Year SCSS 9.2 5 Year MIS 8.4 5 Year NSC 8.5 10 Year NSC 8.8 PPF 8.7

Central Govt. employees have to wait for a few more days for Dearness Allowance. The P.M is currently on a tour to Germany and cabinet meeting is most likely to be on the next week. The approval of D.A. from January 2013 is already delayed for some weeks for different reasons. There is strong rumors that due to possible merger, the decision is being delayed but we could not ascertain the news from any reliable source so far. It is not expected that in the present financial situation, Govt. will not like to take additional burden of merging D.A., when there is specific negative recommendation of sixth CPC in this aspect. The D.A. due from 1.1.2013 is 8% and it will take the total to 80%. As the P.M. is on a three days visit to abroad and to be in home within this weekend, the cabinet meeting is likely to be in the next week. Till then, the employees have to wait, keeping their finger crossed. Most of the state Govt. follow central D.A. pattern, so the state employees are also

It is really unfortunate that at the time of discussing about the rate of dearness allowance from July 2013, expectation on dearness allowance from January 2013 is not fulfilled even now. Actually the additional amount, that the central government employees may get, on account of hike in dearness allowance from January 2013 apart from their regular pay is not at all a matter for the people those who are dealing with lakhs and crores. But it is indeed a matter for 50 lakh central government employees and pensioners, In order to deal with abnormal price rise; they have no other option than expecting dearness allowance to be increased. It is expected that the central government has reached the saturation point and it has no other go than to announce it as soon as possible. Let us hope it will be announced very shortly.

Two decades before, the trade unions are used to protest and demonstrate struggles to pressurize the government to declare the dearness allowance. Now we are back to the same old bad days. The same old days are coming back now. The trade union federations gave enough time to the government and waited patiently. Since the announcement for the payment of Dearness Allowance is being delayed ,the All India Railwaymen’s Federation writes to Finance Minister and demanded to declare it immediately. The copy of the letter is reproduced here.

After implementation of recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission the Govt. has accepted the calculation of standard formula for calculation of future DA and in para 4.1.19 Sixth Pay commission has recommended that DA may continue to be sanctioned twice a year as on 1st January and 1st July payable with the salary of March and September.   After 6th CPC implementation order of DA from January of respective years was issued/declared as follows:- 15/3/2007- 6% – Thursday 07/3/2008 -6% – Monday 26/2/2009- 6% – Thursday 19/3/2010 – 8% – Friday 22/3/2011- 6% – Tuesday 23/3/2012 -7% – Friday DA from January, 2013 is yet to be announced.  No any reason for delay is stated from any reliable sources and no exact reason can be constitute for it.  Now everyone to speculate the reason for delay in announcement.  The following main facts are presented to inspect the reasons: 1. Merger of DA with Basic Pay:  This is the first reason is everyone’s mind.   Positive points are for this reason:-

The Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri.Ghulam Nabi Azad replied related to a query raised in Parliament recently that since Ministy of Health and family welfare could not provide CGHS facilities to employees of Central Government Autonomous Bodies due to resource constraints, those employees could not be covered under Central Government Health Scheme. Th reply of the Minister and the list of Central Government Autonomous Bodies are as follows.

Department of Personnel & Training [ Office of Director (Canteens)] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUE5TIONS UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMTION ACT, 2005 AND ANSWERS THERETO Question : – What is the date from which canteen employees have been declared as Government employees. Answer :- The canteen employees have been declared as Govt. employees w.e.f. 1.10.1991 vide this departments O.M. No.l2/5/91-bir.(C) dated 29.1.1992. Question :- Is there ban on filling up of posts in Departmental Canteen.

Q. 1 What are the categories of Foreign Assignments?  A. Long Term Assignments (Period over 90 days) (1) Foreign posts of the Government of India. These are posts in the Embassies/High Commissions of India under the administrative control of various Ministries/Departments of the GoI (other than the Ministry of External Affairs). These posts carry tenure of three years. These are filled through the Civil Services Board procedure by the E.O. Division in the Department of Personnel & Training after due circulation of the vacancy.

No.10/02/2011.E.III/A Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, the 7th January, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:—  Fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying the same grade pay. The undersigned is directed to invite an attention to the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2006 in case. inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another. The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10)to the existing pay in the pay band and then fixing the pay in the promotional post as per the procedure prescribed therein.

Conceding that the current pension benefits for the country's ex-servicemen are not sufficient, army chief General Bikram Singh Sunday said he would try to ensure their aspirations and requirements are fulfilled when the Seventh Pay Commission comes up. "I am deeply involved in meeting the aspirations and requirements of ex-servicemen. I know that currently what you are getting is not enough. But you know about the current financial conditions in the whole world. So, taking into account the condition of the government's coffers, we have to deal with it," Gen Singh said while speaking at a mega ex-servicemen's rally here.

F. No.12/4/2013-JCA-2 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions (Department of Personnel &Training) North Block, New Delhi  Dated the 8th April, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Declaration of Holiday on 14th. April, 2013- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. It has been decided to declare Sunday, the 14th April 2013, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India. 2. The above holiday is also being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(26 of 1881). 3. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned. Sd/- (Ashok Kumar) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

No. D-11016/16/87-Regions Government of India Ministry of Urban Development Directorate of Estates Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated 02/04/2013 Office Memorandum Subject:   Opening of booking of rooms of holiday homes at Mysore.      The work of vertical extension of existing holiday home at Mysore has now been completed and accordingly, it has been decided to open the booking of rooms of holiday home at Mysore with immediate effect.  Booking will be done by booking authorities as usual. Sd/- (N.S. Chauhan) Assistant Director of Estates (Regions)

No. 12035/9/2007-Pol.II Government of India Ministry of Urban Development Directorate of Estates Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: 31.01.2013 Office Memorandum Subject: -  Allotment of General Pool residential accommodation (C-I houses to Secretary/Secretary equivalent officers and Chairpersons / Members of Commissions / Tribunals etc.

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Officers) under Ministry of Defence has published the notice for the officers affected by Supreme Court judgment on Rank Pay, a link has been provided to download their 'Due Drawn Statements'. Officers can download their details through the link is given in the official website of PCDAO Pune. “Officers affected by Supreme Court judgment on Rank Pay and in receipt of payment of arrears may please note that in cases where there is no change in revised basic pay on substantive promotion, due-drawn statements are under review for checking of date of next increment. The affected officers are requested to wait for revised due-drawn statement which will be uploaded after completion of review.” Click the link to view the 'Download' Page...

All India Railwaymen’s Federation publishes the demands of Railway employees, in this attractive demands applicable to all other Central Government employees is ‘to set up 7th CPC without delay, Merge 80% D.A., Modify Child Care Leave as Family Care Leave(FCL), Scrap New Pension Scheme, GP 2800 Minimum entry pay for clerks, Scrap GP 2000 under MACP, One Increment for retiring on 30th June and rise 59 years to VRS’. IMPORTANT DEMANDS OF THE RAILWAYMEN TO BE PURSUED BY THE ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION

Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 05-April, 2013 17:46 IST CGHS Facilities Enchanced for PIB Accredited Media Persons The Government of India has liberalized the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) facilities for PIB accredited media persons. All facilities available to the PIB accredited journalists will now also be available to their eligible dependent family members. 

Generally the announcement of DA comes in the month of every year but this year it did not happened as expected. The government employees were eagerly awaiting for the announcement. As everyone knows that it will be from the month of January 2013 onward. This situation has raised due to the finance minister’s trip to the Japan as information’s received from some media. we can expect the decision of the government as soon as the arrive from there. But surely the announcement of DA will come out in day or two. Normally ,the DA arrears will be disbursed for January & February and DA For March is included in the monthly salary but as of now, the situation may change.

The Government has approved the following modifications in the Civil Services Examination, 2013 notified on 5.3.2013: 1. A candidate is allowed to use any one regional language from the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India or English as the medium of writing the examination. 2. Conditionality of a minimum of 25 candidates in that medium and the requirement to have that language as the medium of examination at graduation level has been dropped.

No. 12039/4/201 1-PIIA Government of India Department of Personnel & Training Training Division Old JNU Campus, New Delhi, Dated 01 .04.2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: – Creation of National Pool of Trainers on Leadership Skills for Public Administrators — Regarding.

No. 11(6)/2008-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 2nd 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. 

The government on Tuesday deferred a decision on hiking dearness allowance (DA) of central government employees to 80 per cent, from 72 per cent at present. An increase in DA would have benefitted about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners. "The proposal on DA has been deferred as the Finance Minister was not present," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told reporters after the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

Sl. No. Frequently asked Question Answer 1. What is the maximum amount study leave which can be other availed? The maximum amount of study leave for of than CHS officers is restricted to twenty four months during the entire service period and ordinarily it can be allowed for up to twelve months at a time. (Rule 51(1)}. For CHS officers the ceiling is for 36 months for acquiring PG qualifications. (Rule 51(2)}.

Q.1 What is the policy of reservation for ex-servicemen? Ans.: The policy of reservation for ex-servicemen is governed by the Ex- servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979. These rules apply to all the Central Civil Services and Posts, Group 'C' and Group `IY and the posts of the level of Assistant Commandant in all para­military forces.   Q.2  What is the percentage of reservation provided to the ex-servicemen?