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DoPT issues order to weed out old files and records

No.25/17/2014-CS-II(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel & Training 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003, Dated: the 24th June, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:-  Weeding out of files/records – reg. The undersigned is directed to say that on review, a large number of old dossiers of ACRs/ APARs in respect of PSs, PPSs ahd Sr. PPSs retained in this section are being considered for weeding out. The ACRs/APARs of officers may be destroyed after five years/more from the date of his/her retirement. As per the instruction contained in this Department’s OM No. 21011/1/2005- Estt(A)(Part-III) dated 02.04.2012, before any ACR dossier is weeded out on completion the normal retention period, it may be certified by the concerned section that no request for handing over the ACR dossier has been received from that retired officer. 2. Accordingly, cadre units participating in CSSS are req

Initiatives by DoPT to boost morale and effective functioning of the employees

No. I-28011 /46/2014-Coord  Government of India  Ministry of Personnel, P. G. & Pensions  (Department of Personnel & Training)   North Block, New Delhi  Dated: 18th June 2014  OFFICE MEMORANDUM  Sub:  Best Practices / New Initiatives introduced by the Department of Personnel & Training to boost morale and effective functioning of the employees of the Department - Regarding:  During the year 2013-2014, the Department of Personnel & Training has introduced the following new initiatives to boost the morale of its employees and to give a fillip to their effective functioning: -  SI. No.   New Initiatives / Best Practices  1.  CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE &   2.  EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH  Realizing that recognition of meritorious performance of employees is a critical tool in human resource management, a new non-monetary incentive in the form of an annual award of "Certificate of Excellence" to recognize the contribution of its mer

7th Pay Commission Pay Scale proposed by NC JCM Staff side

POST IV CPC V CPC VI CPC "Ratio between the minimum in 5th CPC and the Proposed Minimum wage. By considering gradual decrease in mulitple factor to ensure rationle between lowest pay to highest as 1:8" "NEW PAY SCALE W.R. TO THE PAY OF 5TH PC" "NEW PAY SCALE FOR ROUNDED TO 1000" "MULTIPLE FACTOR FOR ROUNDED SCALE" "NEW PAY SCALE AFTER MERGING" "MULTIPLE FACTOR FOR NP SCALE AFTER MERGING" PB Pay in PB GP Pay + GP S-1 750-12-870-14-940 2550-55-2660-60-3200 5200-20196 5200 1800 7000 S-2 775-12-891- 14-1025 2610-60-3150-65-3540 5200-20200 5200 1800 7000 S-2A 775-12-871-14-955-15-1030-20-1150 2610-60-2910-65-3300-70-4000 5200-20200 5200 1800 7000 S-3 800-15-1010-20-1150 2650-65-3300-70-4000 5200-20200 5360 1800 7160 S-4 825-15-900-20-1200 2750-70-3800-75-4400 5200-20200 5530 1800 7330 26000 / 2550 = 0.2 26010 26000 3.55 26000 3.55 SS-5 950-20-1150-25-1500 3050-75-3950-80-4590 5200-20200 5880 1900 7780 3050 x 10.2

Letter : NC-JCM to Fin Min seeking IT exemption limit hiking, DA merger, IR etc.

Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary Ph.: 23382286 National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 E Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com No.NC/JCM/2014 Dated: June 17, 2014 Hon’ble Minister of Finance, (Government of India), Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi Respected Sir, Reg. :  Pre-budget consultation I, on behalf of National Council (Joint Consultative Machinery), representing more than 36 lakh Central Government Employees’, once again congratulate and welcome you on your taking over as Finance Minister of the new government, recently formed on the verdict of the people of this country. We take this opportunity to bring to your kind notice some important major issues that need to be taken into consideration while finalising the General Budget of our country for the year 2014-15. This would definitely boost the morale of the Central Government Employees and simultaneo

AIRF publishes details of meeting with the Railway Minister

DAPWA demands One Rank One Pension for All Civil Pensioners

Defense Accounts Pensioners Welfare Association have submitted a memorandum to the 7th Central Pay Commission on various matters as pet the questionnaire. Among the demands is the "One Rank One Pension" for the civilian employees too. It says "One Rank One Pension to all retirees is now a constitutional requirement to ensure economic equality. Read the memorandum

Modi may implement performance-based incentives

New Delhi : Following its mantra of maximum governance and minimum government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi m ay implement performance-based incentives schemes for central government employees. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is slated to give a detailed presentation on Performance-Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS), which was recommended by Sixth Pay Commission and accepted by the UPA government, to the prime minister soon, officials said. PRIS could not be implemented by the UPA government which had given its “in-principle” approval. DoPT is likely to outline the salient features of the scheme aimed at improving governance in its presentation to Modi. “The detailed guidelines will be put in place after prime minister gives his go-ahead to it,” a senior DoPT official said. As per the draft guidelines framed during UPA’s tenure, performance-related incentive will be payable taking into account the performance of the organisation and employees during the per

NFIR publishes list of proposals to be considered for General Budget 2014-15

NFIR has made a list of all the proposals that Central Government employees expect in the 2014-15 General Budget.  On the 11th of this month, Mr. Raghavaiah, the General Secretary of NFIR, sent a letter to the Finance Ministry, containing certain proposals that are worth considering.  The letter contains nine points that deserve serious consideration from the Ministry. These points were formulated based on the needs and demands of about 34 lakh Central Government employees, including 14 lakh Railway workers. Income tax exemption should be raised to Rs. 5 lakhs for individuals and Rs. 7 Lakhs for senior citizens. The 7th CPC should be instructed to submit an Interim Report on the DA Merger. Maximum bonus limits should be raised to Rs. 10,000. The New Pension Scheme must be discarded in accordance to the request by the Railway Ministry.  Additional pension must be granted to pensioners over the age of 70.   The longstanding demand, for exempting Transport Allowance from

Court cases regarding pension by employees who were temporary at the time of resignation.

No. C-18013/4/2013 -EC VI/643-58 Government of India Directorate General Central Public Works Department Nirrnan Bhavan, New Delhi, Dated June, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Court cases regarding pension by employees who were temporary at the time of resignation. In a court case for grant of pension for employee who was at the time of resignation from service of Central Government, the court ordered for grant of pension-where as per rules, prior to 1988, temporary employees were not eligible for pension. Brief of the case is enclosed for perusal. To process this case, Ministry has desired following information:- . (i) How many such are pending in courts under your region?  (ii) Is there any precedent case in under region where pension has been allowed to a temporary employee before 26.2.1988?  (iii) What would be the financial implication on allowing pension and to all other persons similarly placed?  You are therefore, requested to collect informati

No 6-day week for Govt staff: Cabinet Secretary assures unions. DA Merger, interim relief will be considered

The Government is not considering any proposal to increase the number of working days to six from five a week in administrative offices of the Central Government, according to Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary – staff side, National Council, Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM), which is a joint group of various staff unions of Central Government employees. Mishra stated this on the basis of assurances received from the Cabinet Secretary on Friday. The assurance came through in a meeting of the JCM with Cabinet Secretary on Friday, according to a release. “After discussion, Cabinet Secretary assured to Secretary, Staff Side National Council - JCM, Shiva Gopal Mishra, that no such proposal is under consideration with the Government at present,” it said. "Five days a week working was introduced, way back in the year 1985 after prolonged deliberations at the National Council(JCM) level. Various aspects, including energy saving in the form of electricity and also Statutory Provision

Govt may raise income tax exemption limit to 3 lakhs

The government is likely to ease the tax burden on the middle class and impose a higher tax on the super rich in its first Budget to be presented by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley next month. According to sources, the government thinks that the disposable income of the middle class has eroded due to persistent inflation and there is a strong case for providing some tax relief. Sources added that the government is considering a proposal to raise the tax exemption limit to  Rs 3 lakh from the existing Rs 2 lakh. As per the proposal, under consideration of the government, there would also be a tax on the super- rich bracket, comprising those earning Rs 10 crore or more of 35 per cent. This category would be above the  Rs 1 crore, class which currently pays an effective tax of 33 per cent inclusive of a surcharge that the earlier government had introduced. The Budget is also expected to raise the limit of exemption for savings under Section 80 C of the income tax limit to Rs 1