Central Government Employees & Employment Corner

A.I.R.F. All India Railwaymen’s Federation No.AIRF/MACPS(162) Dated: 5th May, 2014 The Members Staff, Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Implementation of MACP Scheme over Indian Railways – Discrepancies — Reg.  Ref. (i) Board’s letter No.PC-V/2009/ACP/2 dated 10/6/2009(RBE No.101/2009) and dated 29/12/2011  (ii) Board’s letter No. PC-V/2011/M/3/AIRF dated 25/2/2014 The Modified Assured Carrier Progression scheme (MACPS) came into effect in terms of RBE No.101/2009 dated 10/6/2009 modifying the ACP scheme already invogue before this scheme. The Railway Board’s letter supra gives detailed provisions of MACPS as also clarifies a numbers of related issues. The illustration on page No. 9 of the said letter states at (a) under Para 28 that  “in case  an employee  had earned first promotion within a period less than  10 years , say in 8 years of regular service and then  continues  in same grade pay for further 10 years,...

Implementation of the Cadre Restructuring of the department has been approved by Hon’ble FM on 10.05.2014- Chairperson’s note regarding implementation of the Cadre restructuring Greetings to the IC&CE family. It is my pleasure to inform you that implementation of the cadre restructuring of the department has been approved by the Hon’ble FM on 10.5.2014. Months of hard work and waiting have finally paid off. The cadre restructuring is late by 7 years, even so there is a cause for happiness as a large number of promotions in different grades can now take place. However, we have no time to rest as the implementation of the CR requires focus and a lot of hard work. It is in the interest of the department to have a committed and largely satisfied work force. Stagnation is one of the de-motivating factors in this regard. While CR resolves some of the issues leading to stagnation. it does not address some of the root causes of stagnation. For this we have to take other acti...

MEENA AGARWAL SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NEW DELHI – 110001 No. 7CPC/21/Secy.’s Dated: May 2, 2014 Dear This is further to my DO letter No. 7CPC/15/Questionnaire dated 9th April 2014, enclosing a Questionnaire through which the views of your Ministry were sought on the various aspects of the broad issues that the Seventh Pay Commission is mandated to address. 2. While examining the various issues that it is required to look at, apart from the views already sought, the Commission would also need specific data / information on some of the focus areas viz., personnel position, expenditure on salaries and allowances, deployment of contractual staff, training and skill development of personnel, etc. Accordingly, templates for seeking the necessary data have been prepared and are enclosed herewith. Each of the focus areas is covered in a separate Annexure. Data provided by the Ministries / Departments will be crucial in analyzing t...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NEW DELHI 110001 Yashashri Shukla  Director D.O. No. 7CPC/22/Meeting ' Dated the 12th May, 2014 Dear Shri Krishnan , In continuation of D.O. letter of even number dated the 08 May, 2014 from Shri Jayant Sinha, Joint Secretary, this is to inform that the preliminary interaction meeting with the Commission  scheduled at 10.30 AM on 29th May, 2014 will be for understanding matters related to present and former postal personnel employed in the Government of India. You are kindly requested to make it convenient to attend the same. with regards, Yours sincerely sd/- (Yashashri Shukla) Shri M. Krishnan National Federation of Postal Employees First Floor, North Avenue Post Office Building New Delhi-110001

The Union finance minister has finally approved the cadre restructuring in the central board of excise and customs (CBEC). The cadre restructuring was in the pipeline for seven years. With the approval, over 18,000 new posts are expected to be created in the department across the country. In Gujarat, four new commissionerates are likely to be added in the Ahmedabad zone. Presently there are 10 commisionerates of central excise, one of service tax and three commissionerates of appeals in Ahmedabad and Vadodara zones. According to sources, the new commissionerates are expected to be three of audit, one each with Ahmedabad I, II and III commissionerates and a new central excise commissioner in Kutch. At present, Kutch comes under the Jamnagar commissionerate. Meanwhile, no new commissionerates are likely to be added in the service tax or customs in Gujarat. The Ahmedabad zone covers all of north and central Gujarat and Saurashtra. Along with 18,000 new proposed posts, three new senior po...

INDWF Indian National Defence Workers Federation INDWF/7th CPC/002/2014 Dt. 09.05.2014 To All affiliates of INDWF Unions/Associations Dear Affiliates, The 7th CPC has circulated the questionnaire to all Federations/Unions and Associations and all stake holders and to the Ministries and Departments under Govt. of India; to response to the 7th CPC questionnaire by 9th May 2014. On receipt of this, the National Council JCM Staff Side met on 6th and 7th May 2014 at Delhi and discussed the issues. After due discussion, a consolidated report has been prepared on the questionnaire and has been forwarded to the 7th Pay commission on behalf of the JCM National Council constituents, in which the INDWF is also a constituent Organisation and submitted the same by Indian National Defence Workers Federation. The National Council JCM has requested the 7th CPC to consider the proposal on behalf of entire Govt. Employees, irrespective of the proposals given by the unions/association. We ha...

In order to get revised pensionary benefits with effect from 1.1.2006, Pre-2006 Pensioners approached Central Administrative Tribunal again which issued suitable orders to Governement to revise the pension with effect from 1.1.2006. This order was challenged by Government before Hon’ble High Court. However, CAT’s decision was once again upheld by Hon’ble High Court. Government had filed a SLP before Hon’ble Supreme Court against the order of High Court. This SLP was dismissed by Apex Court in the initial stage itslef. This dismissal order of Apex Court was sought to be reviewed by filing Review Petition. The Review Petition was also dismissed by Hon’ble Supreme Court. All these legal battles that had been decided in favour of Pre-2006 Pensioners have proven that it is a genuine case of Pre-2006 Penioners to set right the anomaly in fixation of Pension as per implementation of 6th CPC report between Pre-2006 Pensioners and Post-2006 Pensioners. However, Government was not ready to a...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) S.No.PC-VI/337 RBE No. 40/2014 No. PC-V/2014/A/TA/1 New Delhi, dated 29.04.2014 The General Manager/CAOs(R) All Zonal Railways & PUs (As per mailing list) Sub:- Grant of Transport Allowance to Orthopaedically handicapped Railway Employees. Reference is invited to Railway Board’s letter No. F(E) I-78/AL-7/5, dt.15.01.1980 as amended from time to time and to say that the criteria for orthopaedically handicapped employees to draw Transport Allowance at double the normal rates has been reviewed by Ministry of Finance in consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. It has been decided that in partial modification of para-1 of Railway Board’s letter dt. 15.01.1980 referred above, Double Transport Allowance shall be allowed to an orthopaedically Handicapped Railway employee if he or she has a minimum of 40% permanent partial disability of either one or both upper limbs or one or both lower limbs O...

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi -110001 Website: www.confederationhq.blogspot.com Email: confederationhq@gmaiI.com Ref: Confd/GENL/2014 Dated - 28/04/2014 To The Secretary Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Sir, Sub:  Grant of HRA at enhanced rates to the Central Government employees as per 2011 census. It is reported that Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India has sent the final CD to Ministry of Finance containing the Final report of Urban Agglomeration (UAs) PCA of 2011, long back, But no decision is taken by the Finance Ministry till date for reclassification of cities/towns on the basis of 2011 census for the purpose of grant of HRA/Travelling Allowance. It is requested to kindly take necessary action for getting the benefit of enhanced rate of HRA/Travelling Allowance to the Central Government Employees on the basis of th...

GRANT OF MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY-THE GROUNDS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR NOT GRANTING MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY ( AS GRANTED TO SH. RAJ PAL) TO OTHER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IS NOT CONVINCING. THUS THE HON'BLE CAT, PRINCIPLE BENCH ORDER DATED 12/03/2014 FOR GRANTING MACP ON PROMOTIONAL HIERARCHY IS A REJECTION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S VERSION ON THE SUBJECT. (Copy of the information obtained by Sh. Vithba Gopala Dahekar, Nagpur on this subject is placed below) - TKR PILLAI Regd. Post RTI  Matter/Most Immediate No. P-13025/11/2014-AT Government of India Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personal & Training New Delhi, dated the 4th April, 2014 To Sh. Vithba Gopala Dahekar Plot No. 43, Om sai Society Duttawadi Post-Lawa, Nagpur Maharastra-440023             Sub:  Information under Right to information Act, 2005. Sir, K...