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Declaration of assets by Public Servants under Lokpal: Removal of Difficulties Order Notification by DoPT MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) ORDER New Delhi, the 26th December, 2014 S.O. 3272(E).- Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 62 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), made the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order) with effect from the 15th February. 2014 for the purpose of carrying out modifications and amendments in all existing rules regulating the filing of property returns and making of declaration of assets by public servants so as to bring them in conformity with the provisions of the said Act. within a period not exceeding one hundred and eighty days from the date on which the provisions of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Ac

Grant of Special Allowance @ Rs.1000/-p.m. to staff of Cash & Pay Department (Senior Cashier/Head Shroff) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD RBE No. 144/2014. No. E(P&A)I-2011/SP-1/AC-1 New Delhi, dated 16.12.2014. The General Managers, All Indian Railways and Production Units. Sub: Grant of Special Allowance @ Rs.1000/-p.m. to staff of Cash & Pay Department (Senior Cashier/Head Shroff) on their posting as Accounts Stock Verifiers in GP Rs. 4200/- on passing Appendix IV -A (IREM) Examination.

Residency period for promotion - Railway Board Orders GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) NO.E(NG)I-2014/PM7/5 New Delhi, dated:10.11.2014 The General Manager(P) North Western Railway, Jaipur (Kind attn: Shri Karan Singh. CPO) Sub: Residency period for promotion from Goods Driver to Sr. Goods Driver, Passenger Driver to Sr. Passenger Driver, Goods Guard to Sr. Goods Guard and Passenger Guard to Sr. Passenger Guard. Ref: (i) Railway Boards letter No.E(NG)I-94/PM1/9 dated 02.09.1994 (ii) Railway Board's letter No.E(NG)I-2004/PM7/16 dated 22.03.2005 This bears reference to North Western Railway’s D.O. letter No.875/E/O/Selection dated 03.09.2014 and letter No.655ई/ मैक्नी/ टैक्नी/ जोधपुर मंडल भाग.1/उपरे dated 21.10.2014, wide which the. issue of promotion from Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) to Sr. Assistant Loco Pilot, without observing two years residency period can be made or otherwise, has been raised.

Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension. No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Pol) Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi – 110011 Dated : 23rd December 2014 To The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff Subject: Change in date of birth/age of family pensioners for payment of additional pension. Sir, In accordance with the instructions issued vide GOI, MOD letter no. 17(4)/2008(1)-D (Pen/Policy) dated 11.11.2008 and GOI, MOD letter No. 1(11)/2009-D (Pen/Policy) dated 18th Aug 2009, additional pension/ family pension is allowed on the basis of the date of birth/age recorded in the Pension Payment Order/Discharge Certificate or other office records. Only in cases where the details regarding date of birth/age are not available in the PPO/Discharge Certificate or Office records, additional pension/family pension to old pensioners/family pensi

Expected AICPIN for Nov 2014 – Will the AICPIN rise? It looks as if there is scarcely any curiosity among Central Government employees to know about the next DA hike percentage. With just about everybody trying to predict the percentage hike, the topic has lost its novelty. Moreover, with DA increase not amounting to anything much, the curiosity to know has also nosedived.

One Rank One Pension – Decision Expected in 1-2 Months Much to the relief of nearly 25 lakh ex-servicemen, including 12 lakh soldiers who are protecting this sovereign nation, the final decision on the One Rank One Pension demand will be announced in a month or two.

Will the National Council JCM get revived again? The Joint Consultative Machinery has always been a bridge between the Centre and its employees. The National Council JCM Secretary has written a letter to the Centre to conduct the NC-JCM meeting, which hasn’t been held in the past four years. Some of the important points mentioned in the letter are given below:

No Decrease or Increase in Retirement Age – Centre clarifies No Plans to Reduce Retirement Age – Centre clarifies The Centre has clarified in the Parliament that there are no plans to reduce the retirement age for Central Government employees. The Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh had said this via a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha yesterday. The Minister has already clarified that there are no plans to increase the retirement age to 62 in Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2014. This puts to rest speculations that had been making the rounds for a number of weeks now.

NC Staff Side JCM writes to Cabinet Secretary to convene a meeting of National Council JCM The procrastinated discussions in the National Anomaly Committee did not proceed to settle any tangible anomaly item. Even after reaching agreement, the government has refused to issue orders on some issues. This apart, the demands raised by the Staff Side for grant of Interim Relief and Merger of DA with Pay have been refused by the government.  National Council Staff Side Secretary JCM writes to Cabinet Secretary to organize a JCM meeting. Reproduction of the letter is given below for your information…

Retirement age issue echoes in Parliament Revision of retirement age topic echoes also in Parliament today. Dopt Minister replied in a written form to a question asked by the members of Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Dr.T.Subbarami Reddy and Smt. Ambika Soni in Rajya Sabha today. Minister said that there is no proposal under consideration of Government to reduce the retirement age from 60 to 58 years for its employees.

Dopt orders on alteration of date of birth of a Government Servant – reiteration of the instructions. Rule 56 of Fundamental Rules states that except as otherwise provided in the rule, every Government servant will retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of sixty years. Provided that a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age of sixty years.

Introduction of AADHAR enabled Biometric Attendance System in all Income Tax Offices – CBDT Order The Government has decided to introduce Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System(AEBAS) and has made employee’s registration mandatory. The system enables an employee with an .Aadhar number to register his/her attendance (arrival/departure) in the office through Biometric authentication.

Will the 7th Central Pay Commission present an Interim Report to the Central Government? Why are central government employees so keen to know about the interim report? A few months ago, excitement was sparked by an opinion expressed by the Karnataka Pensioners Association’s chief, Ramnath Rao, after his meeting with the members of the 7th Pay Commission. He said that the chairman of the 7th Pay Commission had told him that an interim report would be presented only if the Government gives its direction.

7th Pay Commission scheduled to visit Kolkata & Andaman 7cpc.india.gov.in – An official website of 7th Central Pay Commission published an another schedule a visit Kolkata and Andaman Nicobar Islands on 4 to 6 Jan and 8 to 10 Jan 2015 respectively. Commission’s visit to Kolkata and Andaman & Nicobar Islands The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Kolkata from 04th to 06th January 2015 and Andaman & Nicobar from 08th to 10th January 2015. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.

Pay Parity for Defence Personnel – Memorandum submitted to 7th Pay Commission Pay Parity for Defence Personnel The three Services, in the Joint Services Memorandum submitted by them to the Seventh Central Pay Commission have projected following major parity issues: • Review and enhancement of Grade Pay of Service Officers and Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBORs); • Initial Pay fixation of Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier equivalents;. • Placing of all Lieutenant General / equivalent in Higher Administrative Grade + (HAG+) scale;

Public Holiday on 25.12.2014 on account of Christmas Day – Clarification issued by MHRD PRESS NOTE Time of India news item dated 15.12.2014 by Abhishek Chaudhari – reg. Newspaper article in Times of India today i.e., 15th December, 2014 gives a distorted impression that schools have been asked to remain open on 25th December. 2. This is to clarify that CBSE has not directed any school to remain open on 25th December. All schools will follow their vacation schedule including vacation/holiday on 25th December as specifically clarified by CBSE.

Finance Ministry replied on Interim Report of 7th Pay Commission – Rajya Sabha Q & A While answering in Rajya Sabha to a question regarding Interim Report of 7th Central Pay Commission as follows… The 7th Central Pay Commission is required to make its recommendations on its Terms of Reference. Also, the Commission is to devise its own procedure. The Commission’s Terms of Reference do not enjoin upon it to keep the Government updated on its functioning and the procedure being followed by it during the course of its deliberations.

The Motive behind Reducing Retirement Age for Central Government Employees – An Analysis For a few weeks now, reports have been surfacing that the Centre is giving serious thoughts about reducing retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 to 58. The truth behind these series of rumours couldn’t be found yet. There is no official sand on this either. The news was first published by popular English daily newspaper. Without any official source to confirm it, the article analyzed the issue from various perspectives. It was presented in a manner that was acceptable by most.

Expected DA Jan 2015 – Easy Calculation Instant Chart with input of AICPIN Once upon a time, Dearness Allowance calculation method and formula was very difficult for Central Government employees and Pensioners. And, some of few administrative staff and employees only to predict the Dearness allowance and Dearness Relief before the authentic announcement of Cabinet Committee with the help of calculation formula. ‘Swamy’s News’ books, one of the fantastic way to know the increasing in DA and DR for all. Even the publication releasing the book by monthly edition, more than three decades ‘Monopolize’ news magazine among Central Government employees. Still every unionist is getting knowledge on service matters through these publication books continues.

Vacation and breaks in Kendriya Vidyalayas during academic session 2015-16 KVS has published the schedule for vacation and breaks in KV Schools for the academic session 2015-16. Summer Vacation started from 3rd May 2015 and Winter break from 5.12.2014, accroding to the climate condition the schedule has been changed in KV Schools located in entire nation. Click here to view the detailed table…

Confederation published the Press Statement and declaration of the Joint National Council meeting held today at New Delhi… " The wage revision which was due in 2011 has not come about even though 7 CPC was set up a few months back. The demand for Interim Relief, merger of DA with Pay which normally accompanies the announcement of the pay commission were not granted by the government, the demand for inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks within the purview of 7th CPC was also rejected."

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government Employees – Clarification issued by Dopt on 10.12.2014 Recommendations of the Screening Committee henceforth be placed before the Appointing Authority of the post in both cases where the Committee is constituted in the Ministry/Department or in other cases for approval with regard to grant of financial upgradation under MACP Scheme.

National Council Staff Side JCM meets today (11.12.2014) – Eyes of all look expectantly on the demand of DA Merger and Interim Relief National Council Staff Side JCM organise a National Convention today at New Delhi. All major federations including Railway, Defence and Confederation will participate in the convention. Convention will adopt a joint declaration on future course of agitational programmes on the following demands of the Central Government Employees. The official report has been published through confederation blog as follows…

Is the Central Government Planning to Reduce Retirement Age? A popular English daily reported on the 28th of last month that the Central Government is giving serious thoughts about reducing the retirement age of its employees. The news has created a big buzz among the employees working under Central Government. It was said that the proposal is part of the Government’s strategy to reduce non-plan expenses. It was mentioned that a senior official said that the move will help giving employment opportunities to new people under the new recommendations to be suggested by the 7th Pay Commission.

Accreditation Certificate for Clinical Laboratories Health is a State subject. Accreditation of clinical laboratories is undertaken by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) under the Department of Science and Technology. The compliance of requirements under ISO 15189 is used as the criteria for such accreditation by the NABL. Accreditation of hospitals/laboratories provides a sense of assurance about the availability of quality healthcare service from the accredited institutions.  

Payment of Death Gratuity to a minor – Pensioners Portal Orders No.7/3/2013-P&PW (F) Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Dated the, 2, December, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Payment of Death Gratuity to a minor — regarding In accordance with the existing instructions, the payment of a portion of death gratuity could be made to the guardian, in the absence of a natural guardian, without production of a guardianship certificate. As per the existing orders, an amount of Rs.10,000/- (or the first Rs.10,000/- where amount exceeds Rs.10,000/-)in favour of a minor could be made to his/her guardian, in the absence of a natural guardian, without production of a formal guardianship certificate but subject to production of an indemnity bond.

Persons with Disabilities, only 7 States namely Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu have formulated policy for persons with disabilities Disability Policy The Department of Personnel & Training has intimated that information about vacant post reserved for persons with disabilities is not centrally maintained. A Special Recruitment Drive for filling up the backlog of persons with disabilities has been launched in November, 2009. The Drive was concluded on 31.03.2012. As per the information received from the 73 Ministries/Departments there were 6003 backlog vacancies, out of which 2388 have been filled up.

Expected Dearness Allowance from January 2015 for Central Govt Employees and Pensioners, almost confirmed 6% increase… Expected DA from Jan 2015 is on fourth step, no change in the index of CPI(IW) for the month of October 2014, stands at 253 only. Increase in Dearness allowance for Central Govt employees and Pensioners from Jan 2015 is likely to be 6% and the total Dearness allowance will go up to 113%.

Biometric Attendance System – Are the Central Government Employees Supporting or Opposing It? BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE SYSTEM is the procedure of registering the attendance by placing the thumb imprint on a machine which captures the imprint and records the time of entry or exit from the office. In the moderate scheme, the employee has to manually enter his/her 6-digit Aadhaar number and then confirm his/her identity by fingerprint and iris-scan. Biometric Attendance System – Are the Central Government Employees Supporting or Opposing It?