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F.No.12/12/2013-JCA 2 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Paining) North Block, New Delhi Dated the 26th November, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Closing of Central Government Offices in connection with general elections to the Legislative Assemblies etc. during 2013. ***** The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of some States, scheduled to be held in 2013, the following guidelines, already issued by DOPT vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10th October, 2001, have to be followed for closing of the Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments in the States:- (i)   The relevant offices/organizations shall remain closed in the notified areas where general elections to the State Legislative Assembly are scheduled to be conducted on the day of poll. (ii)   In connection with bye-election to Lok Sabha/Stat...

Government employees have asked the Centre to consider merging dearness allowance with their pay, arguing that the Sixth Pay Commission -- quite like the Centre -- could not have anticipated the high inflation that has eroded real wages over the last decade. Since 2006 – when the recommendations of the last pay commission came into force – the dearness allowance has increased to 90%, a reflection of the high inflation environment that employees have to cope up with. The demand was made at a preliminary meeting held between the department of personnel and the employee representatives to discuss the proposed Seventh Pay Commission announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September. Congress media department chief Ajay Maken had asked the Prime Minister to announce the next pay commission in March this year. Writing in his capacity as a cabinet minister, Maken had also argued for a liberal increase in the salaries of government officials to attract and retain talent. ...

ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL OPTION TO CHOOSE EITHER ACPS OR MACPS BY THE EMPLOYEES-REGARDING A copy of the D.O. letter written by the Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development to the Secretary, DOPT for allowing individual option to choose either earlier ACPS or MACPS by the employees is given hereunder.  Shri Moloy Panja of Kolkota has forwarded this letter to this Association. We reproduced the letters and given below for your information... Sudhir Krishna Ministry of Urban Develepment Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi-1101 Secretary to the Government of India D.O. No. 55/4/2-13-S&D Dated 13-08-13 Dear Dr.Sayamal, Issue of redressal of anomalous and disadvantageous provisions of MACPS for the Subordinate Engineering cadre and similarly placed cadres of CPWD has been taken up with DoPT through several proposals since Me very inception of the scheme but none of the proposals has found favour. This has resulted in great discontent to the Subordinate Engineer...

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has raised objections to the cadre restructuring proposal of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), delaying a resolution to the acute manpower crisis affecting the indirect tax administration, which is struggling to collect 20% more revenue from central excise, customs and service tax this year from a year ago. CBEC has a revenue target of Rs 5.6 lakh crore this fiscal, 46% of the Centre's gross tax revenue. The annual growth in indirect tax collections has come down sharply since 2011-12. It is reckoned that in addition to the economic slowdown, the CBEC's human resource crunch has also hit the collection drive. CBEC's demand for more secretary-level posts and field officers to bolster its revenue collection drive is now likely to be referred to a committee of secretaries or to a group of ministers for further review instead of being placed before the cabinet for approval as expected earlier. With 68,000 perso...

F.No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2013 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs New Delhi, the 12th November, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject :  Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2013-2014. The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest for advances sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of conveyances during 2013-2014 i.e. from 1st April, 2013 to 31st March, 2014 are revised as under: Rate of interest per annum (i) Advance for purchase of conveyance other than motor car (viz. motor cycle, scooter etc.) 9% (ii) Advance for purchase of motor car 11.5% (A.K. Bhatnagar) Under Secretary (Budget)

Dear friends, I am posting a letter addressed to Shri K Suresh Kumar, Under Secretary, CS II Section, DoPT returning the proposal for the upgradation of Grade pay of LDC and UDC on the ground given therein. This letter was not attached with the original documents while returning the case to the Association by the CS II. Shri Bipin Kumar Pandey has obtained this letter through RTI and forwarded to me through e-mail. In para II it is stated that no anomaly item related to the upgradation of the grade pay of LDC and UDC is pending with the National Anomaly Committee. The matter was discussed with Shri S.K. Vyas, who representing the Confederation in the National Anomaly Committee. Shri Vyas has informed me that 11 additional items including item related to the LDC & UDC, have been admitted for discussion in the National Anomaly Committee. Shri Vyas further said that the assurance of taking up these items in the final meeting of the National Anomaly Committee was given t...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Urban Development Central Public Works  Department  No.55/4/2006-S&D/897 Date 11 Nov 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:  Implementation of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) to the cadre of Junior Engineers of CPWD. Reference is invited to this Directorate OM of even No. 1576 dated 9.11.2010, vide which the implementation of the MACPS to the cadre of the Junior Engineers /Assistant Engineers / Adhoc Executive Engineers was kept on hold. Subsequently, vide this Directorate OM of even No. 301 dated 25,3.2011, orders for keeping hold the implementation of the MACPS to the cadre of the Junior Engineers /Assistant Engineers / Adhoc Executive Engineers was revoked. However, the MACPS to the cadre of Junior Engineers was again kept on hold vide OM of even No. 320 dt 31.3.2011 It has now been decided to revoke above referred orders dated 31.3 2011 of keeping hold the MACPS for Junior Engineers. ...

No. AV.18011/05/2012-AI Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Civil Aviation/ Nagar Vimanan Mantralaya Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport New Delhi-110003, dated : 27.09.2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Air Travel on official account — Relaxation of government instructions regarding. Ministry of Finance (MoF) vide O.M. No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.7.2009 inter alia envisaged that in all cases of air travel, both domestic and international, where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials concerned may travel only by Air India. For travel to stations not connected by Air India, the officials may travel by Air India to the hub/ point closest to their eventual destination, beyond which they may utilize the services of another airline etc. Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) vide O.M. No.31011/2/2006- Estt.(A) dated 27th July, 2009 ( Click here to get this Office Memorandum ) had extended the applicabil...

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)  REF: BPMS / DoP&T / 7th CPC / 250 (6/1/M) Dated: 31.10.2013  To, The Secretary (JCA), Govt of India, Min of Pers, PG & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training, North Block, New Delhi – 110001 Subject : Terms of Reference of the 7th Pay Commission Reference: Your letter No. 16/15/2012-JCA, dated 30.09.2013 Respected Sir, With due regards, your attention is invited to the letter cited under reference whereby suggestions of the Staff Side on the subject matter have asked for. Hence, according to this federation the terms of reference of the 7th CPC should be as under:-  A. To examine the principles that should govern the structure of pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits whether in cash or in kqind to the following categories of employees:-  1. Central...

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN 18, Institutional Area Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, NEW DELH1-110016 F.No.11046/2/2013/ KVS(HQ) (E.II)/SHT  Dated: 01.11.2013 MEMORANDUM Although process of the recruitment for the year 2011-12 has been completed in KVS but the Primary Teachers and Trained Graduate Teachers could not be posted as the operation of select panel for the year 2011-12 is sub-judice and process for the recruitment against vacancies for different categories of teachers for the year 2012-13 & 2013-14 is on the way. Owing to which most of the VMC Chairman of Kendriya Vidyalaya’s/some Hon’ble MPs and most of the eminent persons from various corners i.e. defence sector/public undertaking/higher learning institutions/district magistrate from civil sector are pressing hard for filling up the 9702 posts which are lying vacant in KVS. Keeping the facts and compelling situation as stated supra in view, the competent authority, KVS has decided to be kept in ab...

No.AIRF/227(213) Dated: October 30, 2013 The Secretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Implementation of the judgment of the Hon’able Supreme Court Ref: (i) AIRF’s letter No.AIRF/227(213) dated 26.08.2013 (ii) Board’s letter No.PC-V/2011/M/3/AIRF dated 07.10.2013 Apropos above, the reply of the Railway Board, contained in their letter under reference, is highly disappointing and unacceptable to us. Mere reiteration of Board’s earlier letter cannot justify the stand of the administration, as the Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the administration. The apex court held in the said judgment that, if any restructuring of posts takes place, it does not amount to promotion. Accordingly, the office of the FA&CAO/S&W/PER/SR vide Memorandum P.535/S&W/PER/ADMN/FIX/MACP dated 17.09.2012 accorded financial upgradation of Grade Pay of Rs.5400 to Shri V. Venkataraman, Accounts Assistant/FA&CAO/S&VV/ PER/SR. Thi...