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Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – March, 2017 No. 5/1/2017-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU `CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 28th April, 2017 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – March, 2017 The All-India CPI-IW for March, 2017 increased by 1 point and pegged at 275 (two hundred and seventy five). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.36 per cent between February, 2017 and March, 2017 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.37 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 0.58 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Goat Meat, Milk, Pure Ghee, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, French Beans, Peas, Tomato, Banana, Apple, Sugar, Cooking Gas, Medicine (Allopathic), Bus Fare, Toilet Soap, Tooth Paste, Tailoring Charges, et...

7th CPC Allowance Committee Report shall be placed before the Cabinet for approval – Finmin Press Note PRESS NOTE The Committee on Allowances, constituted by the Ministry of Finance to examine the 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances, submitted its Report to Shri Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister on 27.04.2017. The Committee was headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) and had Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Post and Chairman, Railway Board as Members and Joint Secretary (Implementation Cell) as Member Secretary. The Committee was set up in pursuance of the Cabinet decision on 29.06.2016 when approving the 7th CPC recommendations on pay, pensions and related issues were approved. The decision to set up the Committee was taken in view of significant changes recommended by the 7th CPC in the allowances structure and a large number of representations received in this regard from vari...

Allowances on Committee submitted its report to FM on 27.4.2017 – PIB Report Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 28-April-2017 16:38 IST The Committee on Allowances headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) submitted its Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley yesterday; The Report will be now placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) to firm-up the proposal for approval of the Cabinet. The Committee on Allowances, constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India to examine the 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances, submitted its Report to the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley yesterday. The Committee was headed by Shri Ashok Lavasa, Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure),M/o Finance, Government of India and had Secretaries of Home Affairs, Defence, Health & Family Welfare, Personnel & Training, Post and Chairman, Railway Board as its Me...

7th CPC Allowance Committee Report - What media says? 7th Pay Commission: Final report on allowances in next few days, maximum HRA likely to be Rs 60,000 At the highest level of the pay scale, the Cabinet Secretary and officers of the same rank have a new basic pay of Rs 2.5 lakh per month, for which the HRA would be Rs 60,000, meaning a hike of 122 percent. Click to read more at Zee News 7th Pay Commission: Will allowance committee submit report on Thursday? Has the wait for higher allowances for the central government finally over? The allowance committee is likely to submit its recommendations under 7th Pay Commission by Thursday to Finance Ministry, a media report said. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be returning to India from his official trip to United States and Russia on Thursday. Thus, this is when the allowance committee planning to submit the recommendations report, as reported by The Sen Times. Click to read more at ZeeBiz 7th Pay Commission: Higher All...

Allowances Committee Report and Financial Expenditure Comrades, The Central Government Civilian Employees numbering around 36 lakhs employees and Defence forces numbering around 15 lakhs are waiting for a long period for the allowances committee to submit its report and almost 10 months have passed , the allowances committee has not submitted its report so far , the patience of the Central Government Employees is almost over , the main demand of the CG employees is house rent allowance , the expenditure towards the HRA is just at 4.15 % of the total expenditure , the breakup of pay and allowances is pay including DA constitute about 80% and all allowances together constitute around 20% of the total expenditure, even if the 7th CPC recommendations are accepted the HRA expenditure shall be at just 9% of the total expenditure, even if the staff side demands of the HRA is accepted the total expenditure shall not cross 10%, let us examine the following facts. The total expenditu...

Woman employees may be granted Maternity Leave of two months – CGDA CGDA Clarification Regarding Granting of Maternity Leave IMPORTANT CIRCULAR CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010 AN/XlV/19404/Leave Matters/Vol-lll Dated :19.04.2017 To All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA(Fys) Subject : Grant of Maternity leave – Clarification A reference was made to DOP&T regarding quantum of maternity leave admissible to a female government servant consequent upon death of the child(s) after birth. 2. In reply, DoP&T has clarified that — in case of death of child shortly after birth, the woman employees may be granted Maternity Leave of two months for recovery after delivery of the child 3. Similar cases/requests may be regulated accordingly. sd/- ( Kavita Garg ) Sr.Dy.CGDA(AN) Click to view the CGDA orders on maternity leave Authority: CGDA

Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.PC-VII/2017/R-U/7 New Delhi, dated: 31-03-2017 To The General Secretary National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 56. Sub: Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016. Please refer to your letter No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC (Imp)/2016/R.B./Part I dated 06.01.2017, wherein it has been demanded that opportunity for revision of option for those staff promoted after the date of notification of Rs(RP) Rules, 2016 (i.e 28.07.2016) and also for those staff promoted between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2016 to switch over to 7th CPC Pay Matrix from the date subsequent to date of Railway Board’s notification be provided. 2. In this context it is stated that option for ...

Rounding off the amount of increment to next multiple of 10 for the year 2006, 2007 & 2008 – CGDA Orders Re-Fixation of Pay in terms of CCS(RP) Rules,2008 Re-Fixation of Pay in terms of CCS(RP) Rules,2008- Date of next increment in revised Pay Structureunder Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules-2008 OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS) 10-A, S.K.BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 011 PART II OFFICE ORDER NO:576 Dated: 06-04-2017 Sub: Re-Fixation of Pay in terms of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 – Date of next increment in revised Pay Structure under Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules – 2008. fixation carried out as per CGDA New Delhi letter No.Admin 14/14162/6th CPC/Corr/Urgent-XVII dated 19-02-2014 regarding rounding off the amount of increment to next multiple of 10 for the year 2006, 2007 & 2008. Asst. Controller of Accounts (Fys) For P.C.Of A (Fys) Kolkata Authority: http://www.pcafys.gov.in/ 1 Name S.B.No. ...

Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.PC-VII/2017/R-U/7 New Delhi, dated: 31-03-2017 To The General Secretary National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 56. Sub : Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix Level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016. Please refer to your letter No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC (Imp)/2016/R.B./Part I dated 06.01.2017, wherein it has been demanded that opportunity for revision of option for those staff promoted after the date of notification of Rs(RP) Rules, 2016 (i.e 28.07.2016) and also for those staff promoted between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2016 to switch over to 7th CPC Pay Matrix from the date subsequent to date of Railway Board’s notification be provided. 2. In this context it is stated that option for s...

Opening of joint Account by pensioner with first name of pensioner GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-11, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066 PHONES 25174596. 26174456, 26174438 CPAO/IT & Tech/Bank Performance/37( Val-II)/2016-17/14 19.04.2017 Office Memorandum Subject:- Opening of joint Account by pensioner with first name of pensioner. Attention is invited to Correction Slip No.1 dated – 08.02.2006 of Scheme for Payment of Pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorized Ranks on crediting of pension in the Joint Account of Pensioners with spouse (copy enclosed). It has been reported that in some cases Banks are allowing the pensioners to open their pension account as Joint Account with first name of his/her spouse which may create difficulties for pensioner at the time of filing the Income Tax Returns as the income tax is assessed on the income of the ...