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Confederation programme of action against denial of DA Merger, interim relief, romoval of bonus ceiling etc.

The confederation have announced the next programme of action against the denial of DA Merger, interim relief, romoval of bonus ceiling,  withdrawal of  NPS  etc. is decided to organiz .......... Read more........

Dearness Relief hike @ 107% from July 2014

The Department of Pension & Pensioners” Welfare have issued the memorandum whereby increasing the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners from the existing rate of 100 % to 107% ......... Read the order ..........

Govt. directs random checks to curb LTC fraud

The central government have directed all departments have been asked to carry out random checks of LTC air tickets submitted to stop any misuse of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) claims. .... Read more........

SCOVA minutes of meeting held on 5-9-14

Minutes of the 25th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 05.09.2014 under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS (PP) at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi . ..... Read the minutes......

LTC by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) extended by two years

No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV)  Government of India  Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions  Department of Personnel and Training  North Block, New Delhi-110 001  Dated: 26th September, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.  The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per the following scheme  (i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/ A&N against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC. Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them. (ii) Government servants entitled to travel by

Finance Ministry issues order for DA hike to 107%

F. No. 1/2/2014-E.II (B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 18th September, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees-Revised Rates effective from 01.07.2014. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1/ l/2014-E.II(B) dated 27th March, 2014 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Deamess Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 100% to 107% with effect from 1st July, 2014. 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 employ

The DA hike from Jan 2015 will around 6 to 7 percent

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The Government has announced a hike of 7% Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief for Central Government employees and Pensioners, with effect from July 2014.  The employees seems to be slightly disappointing as the hike on previous two occasions were 10%. It has to be understood that the DA is calculated on the basis of AICPIN points, which are based on inflation or price rise.  It is highly unlikely that there will be a two-digit DA hike in the next two instalments (January 2015 and July 2015). Kindly keep in mind the fact that despite a 6 point increase of the AICPIN from 246 to 252 for the month of July 2014, there was hardly an impact. Even if it increases by 3 points over the next five months, the DA would increase to 9% only. Under normal conditions, the dearness allowance hike from Jan 2015 hike would only be about 6 or 7%.

7th CPC's visit to Leh and Srinagar

The Commission has, in its first phase of interaction, been seeking the views of various stakeholders on its terms of reference. To this end, meetings have been held in Delhi with various organisations and heads of various agencies. In its second phase of interaction, the Commission plans to hold meetings in different parts of the country to facilitate stakeholders staying in various areas to present their views personally before the Commission and ensure larger representation. This exercise is being undertaken to enable the Commission to get a firsthand impression about the functioning and the condition of service prevailing in different parts of the country. Accordingly, the Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Leh and Srinagar between 15th September to 18th September, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of Reference of the Com

Recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the railways - Adherence to prescribed qualification in recruitment from open market regarding

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E (NG)-II/2005/RR-1/8. New Delhi, dated 28/08/2014 The General Manager (P), All Zonal Railways/ Production Units Chairmen, Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBS)/Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCS) Sub: Recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the railways - Adherence to prescribed qualification in recruitment from open market regarding. Attention is invited to instructions contained in Board’s letter of even number dated 29/6/2006 which debar acceptance of allied/related qualification in lieu of the qualification prescribed by this Ministry and stipulates that candidate in possession of the qualification possessed in line with the extant instructions may only be considered for employment on the railways. The above instructions were issued to streamline the already perturbed system of open market recruitment, wherein, candidates with similar qualification were being treated differently