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Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 28-March-2013 18:05 IST Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) February 2013 According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for February, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 223 (two hundred and twentythree). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.90 per cent between January and February compared with 0.51 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 1.28 per cent, contributing 1.40 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Miscellaneous and Fuel & Light groups with 0.62 and 0.80 per cent increase respectively contributing 0.27 and 0.11 percentage points to the change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goa

No. 13026/3/2012-Estt (Leave) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) New Delhi, the 28 th March, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Consolidated instructions relating to action warranted against Government servants remaining away from duty without - authorisation/grant of leave — Rule position The undersigned is directed to say that various references are being received from Ministries/Departments seeking advice/post facto regularisation of unauthorised absence. It has been observed that due seriousness is not being accorded by the administrative authorities to the various rule provisions, inter alia under the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, for taking immediate and appropriate action against Government servants staying away from duty without prior sanction of leave or overstaying the periods of sanctioned leave. It is reiterated that such absence is unauthorised and warrants prompt and stringent action

MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION SURVEY OF INDIA(CHQs) C/o NORTHERN PRINTING GROUP No.CHQ- 25/MSA/2013 Dated:- 18th March, 2013 To All Branch Secretaries/Presidents, Ministerial Staff Association & All Central Office-bearers, Ministerial Staff Association SUB:- MINUTES OF THE C.E.C. MEETING OF MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION, SURVEY OF INDIA HELD AT BHUBANESWAR ON 22 nd AND 23 rd JANUARY, 2013 – FORWARDING O F Comrades, Forwarded herewith please find a copy of Minutes/Proceedings of Central Executive Committee Meeting held at Bhubaneswar on 22 nd and 23 rd January, 2013 for your information with the desire for the widest possible circulation of the same amongst all members.

Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department of Health & Family Welfare Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan New Delhi - 110 108 No: S.1l030/55/2012-CGHS(P) Dated the 26th March, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Revised Timings for CGHS Wellness Centres. The undersigned is directed to refer to the OM of even no. dated 20th December, 2012 Vide which the new timings of 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM in the CGHS Wellness Centres in Delhi NCR were enforced w.e.f. lst January, 2013. The Ministry has received suggestions from different sections of CGHS beneficiaries in this regard and after due consideration of the same, it has been decided to further revise the timings of CGHS Wellness Centres from the current timings of 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM to the revised timings of 8.00 AM to 3.00 PM as per the following details:

No.21011/1/2009 – Estt (A) – Part Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) North Block, New Delhi. North Block, New Delhi, 20 th March, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Introduction of Annual Medical Examination for the Group ‘A’ officers of Central Civil Services of age 40 years and above.             In continuation with this Department’s OM of even number dated 1 st February, 2012 on the above subject, the undersigned is directed to enclose herewith the following:- (i)                 Full address of 26 Hospitals in Delhi/NCR circulated alongwith abovementioned OM dated 1 st February 2012.

STAGE SET FOR A JOINT ACTION BY ALL C.G.EMPLOYEES DEMANDING 7th CPC MOVEMENT LAUNCHED BY THE CONFEDERATION CULMINATING IN A STRIKE ON  12.12.12 PAVES WAY FOR A UNITED PLATFORM OF ALL C.G.EMPOLOYEES UNDER THE JOINT BANNER OF ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN FEDERATION - ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION - & CONFEDERATION OF C.G.EMPLOYEES. NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE ENTIRETY OF C.G.EMPLOYEES ON 29th APRIL DEMANDING CONSTITUTION OF 7th PAY COMMISSION IS CALLED UPON BY THE ABOVE ORGANISATIONS. JOINT CALL ISSUED BY AIRF - AIDEF - CONFEDERATION IS PLACED IN OUR WEBSITE FOR WIDEST CIRCULATION AMONG THE EMPLOYEES TO PREPARE THEM FOR A MASSIVE DEMONSTRATION ON 29.04.2013.

Controller General of Defence Accounts Ulan Batar Road,  Palam, Delhi Cantt-10 IMPORTANT CIRCULAR No. AN/XIV/14162/6th CPC/Corr/Vol-VIII Dated: 22/03/2013 To All PsCDA/CsDA Sub: Common Grade pay of Rs. 5400 from the level of Sr Auditor (MACP-III) to ACDA (JTS Gp.A Post) in DAD. A number of representations from serving/retired officers are being received in this HQr's Office for granting higher Grade Pay of Rs. 6600/- to SAOs and Rs. 7600/- to ACDA (Group-A entry level) on their promotion from feeder grade.

No. 21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training **** Establishment (Allowances) Section Children Education Allowance Scheme (CEA) Sl.No Frequently asked Questions Answer 1 Whether Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) for 3rd child is permissible if CEA has not been claimed for 1 St and or 2nd child? As per OM date 2.9.2008 CEA is admissible for two school going children does it mean any two school going children? No. Reimbursement of CEA is not permissible for third child even if reimbursement has not been claimed in respect of first and/or second child. However, as per OM No.12011/03/2008- Estt.(AL) dated 11.11.2008, the Children Education Allowance would be admissible for more than two children where as a result of the second child birth results in birth of twins or multiple children. Further, reimbursement of CEA for the 3rd child is also ad

No. 21011/08 / 2013-Estt(AL) Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training ***** Establishment (Leave) Section   General entitlement of leave Sl. No. Frequently Asked Question Answer 1 What is the maximum period of leave of any kind which can be allowed to a Government servant? What is the impact if such limit is exceeded? What is the impact if such limit is exceeded? No. Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period of 5 years {Rule 12(1)) Normally, absence from duty, with or without leave, for a continuous period exceeding 5 years other than on foreign service, implies that such Government servant has deemed to have resigned from Government service. {Rule 12(2))

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions24-March, 2013 15:21 IST Web Based Pensioner Portal to Facilitate Grievance Redressal of Pensioners,  17 Lakh Hits Received on the Portal The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare has developed a web-based 'Pensioners' Portal', under the National e-Governance Plan for dissemination of pension related information as well as registration of pensioners' grievances online. Addressing the media during the National Editors Conference in the Capital, Mr. V.Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office stated that welfare of pensioners and their families is of utmost concern for the Government. The department has on date received 56836 pension grievances and Redressed 38822 cases. More than 17 lakh hits have been received on the pensioner portal. The minister stated that welfare of the pensioners and

  No.12647/LIC/Mov C/ 25 /D(Mov)/2013 Government of India Ministry of Defence New Delhi, the 25th Feb , 2013 To The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff Subject PAYMENT OF LEAVE ENCASHMENT AS LTC ADVANCE Sir, 1   I am directed to refer to GOI, MoD letter No.12647/Q Mov C/2610/D(Mov)/98 dated 11 Sep 98 as amended vide corrigendum No.B/33931/AG/PS-2(b)/3343/D(Mov)/99 dated 10 Dec 99 and GOI, MoD letter No.12647/LTC/Mov C/2970/D(Mov)/08 dated 17 Dec 2008 which authorise encashment of annual leave up to 10 days along with LTC to the extent of total 60 days in a career span cover incidental expenses incurred on travel by service personnel. 2    Since the Govt orders do not specify the time frame to be maintained while disbursing advance payment of leave encashment with LTC , a clarification was sought by CGDA from DoPT. 3.   Now DoPT vide their OM No.14028/2/2012-Estt-Estt.(L) dated 26 Jun 12 (copy enclosed) have clarified that the benef

No.1/44/2009-IR Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi Dated the 22nd March, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject — Electronic Indian Postal Order — launching of. On the initiative of Department of Personnel and Training, Department of Posts has launched a service called "eIPO" (Electronic Indian Postal Order) w.e.f. 22/03/2013. This is a facility to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e. http://www.epostoffice.gov.in . It can also be accessed through India Post website www.indiapost.gov.in . As per RTI Rules, 2012, fees may be paid by electronic means, if facility for receiving fees through electronic means is available with the public authority. 2. At present, this facility is provided only for Indian Citizens abroad across the globe to facilitate them to seek information from the Central Public Information

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare22-March, 2013 Procurement of Medicines Under CGHS Conventional budgeting system is adopted for anticipating demand and planning procurement of medicines and stores for different systems of medicine under CGHS. Demand is ascertained on the basis of past experience of consumption of different medicines and source of supply is selected as per predetermined policy which inter alia includes direct procurement from manufacturers through a tender process. Proprietary medicines are procured from manufacturer /suppliers under rate contracts. Allopathic medicines are procured through Medical Stores Organization (MSO) and Medical Stores Depot (MSD), CGHS. Medicines are also procured through Authorized Local Chemists in case of non-availability of prescribed medicines in CGHS stores. For procurement of medicines under other systems of medicines similar system is followed. However, bulk purchases of Ayurvedic and Unani medicines are made from Indian Medici

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2693 ANSWERED ON-21.03.2013 Recovery of dues from a Government servant 2693 . CHAUDHARY MUNABBAR SALEEM (a) whether Cooperative Societies dues can be recovered from the Death-cum-retirement Gratuity, pension and other retirement benefit of Government servant; (b) if so, under which rules and conditions; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2689 ANSWERED ON-21.03.2013 Implementation of SC decision for amending Rules of Promotion 2689 . SHRI LALHMING LIANA (a) whether, clarification of, "not adjudged unfit for promotion" to be, as ‘‘nothing adverse against the candidate’’ is given in Supreme Court Citation 1995AIR1457, 1995 SCC(3) 532JT, 1995 (3) 336, 1995SCALE(2) 282, in relation to Department of personnel and Training''s (DoPT) statutory OM. NO. 1/9/69-Estt (SCT) dated 26th March 1970; (b) whether it is as per stipulation of DoPT/Department of Public Enterprises(DPE); (c) whether it is applicable to all Public Sector Undertaking (PSU); (d) whether addition of interview in promotion in the light of supreme court’s civil appeal No. 5314 of 2007 declaring Recruitment and Promotion rules, not being statutory, and not being inline with clarification of above citation needs Parliament'&

F.No. S-11045/13/2013/HEC/CGHS(P) Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department of Health & Family Welfare Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan New Delhi 110 108 dated the 4th March , 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Clarification regarding CD record for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty for CGHS beneficiaries. With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attentfor to the Office Memorandum of even Number dated 6/2/2013 and Office Memorandum No. S.11011/23/2009 /Hospital Cell dated 17.08.2010 and other Office Memoranda issued subsequently whereby the CGHS package rates for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty were fixed by the Government for empanelled hospitals under CGHS in Delhi & NCR and other CGHS cities and to clarify that the package rate for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty include the cost of CD record and the medIcal report for the Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angio

All India Railwaymen's Faderataion No.AIRF/443 Dated: March 10, 2013 The Secretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Zonal Conference of the Ministerial, Accounts, Medical, Cash & Pay, Printing Press and Training Centre Staff organized by the NWREU at Jaipur on 09.02.2013 Dear Sir, A Zonal Conference of the Ministerial, Accounts, Medical, Cash & Pay, Printing Press and Training Centre Staff was organized by our affiliate on North Western Railway – North Western Railway Employees’ at Jaipur on 09.02.2013, wherein following demands were made:- 1. Grant of Grade Pay Rs.4800 to Sr. Supervisors of Ministerial/Medical/Store Cadre. 2. Removal of pay anomalies of all the staff. 3. Early issue of cadre restructuring orders. 4. Scrapping of New Pension Scheme. 5. Earmark 5% posts of SO Sr. SO for non-qualified Appendix-III Staff and allot GP Rs.5400 to Accounts staff.

CGHS CGHS Web site http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp CGHS HELPLINE 011-66667777 Shri R.K. Jain, IAS Addl. Secy & DG (CGHS) asdgcghs-mohfw@nic.in Dr. S. Brinda, Director (CGHS) director_cghs@ymail.com Dr. Anita Kulshrestha adhq.cghs@yahoo.com Dr. Kanwal Kumar, Additional Director (SZ), CGHS adsz.dl@cghs.nic.in Dr. Rita Banga, Additional Director (CZ), CGHS adcz.dl@cghs.nic.in Dr. R.K. Gupta, Additional Director (EZ), CGHS ad.cghs_ez@yahoo.co.in Dr. Hari Krishan, Additional Director (NZ), CGHS adnz.dl@cghs.nic.in

Relevant extract of notings in F.No. 10/2/2011-E-III(A) (Pt. File) Page -17- The previous note of the former JS(Per), as seen by the FM, relating to the two recommendations of the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) pertaining to (i) grant of minimum entry pay applicable to DRs in a grade in case of promotees in that grade and (ii) invocation of Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 in case of promotion from a grade to another grade involving assumption of higher functions but carrying the same Grade Pay, may kindly be glanced thorough. 2. The matter was discussed by the incumbent JS(Per) with the FS and the FM. 3. Subsequent to, and in the light of, the discussions JS(Per) had with the FS and the FM, the matter was further discussed by the undersigned with JS(Per), especially in regard to the first point relating to grant of minimum entry pay applicable to DRs in case of promotees .

see also: Union Minister Writes to PM for early setup of Seventh CPC SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION MUST BE SET UP FORTHWITH Not considering proposal to set up 7th Pay Commission: Govt MNC seeks 20% Interim Relief before 7th Pay Commission, submits memorandums to PM, Union Finance Minister Seventh CPC Future Pay Scale  Part-IV            Part-III             Part-II           Part-I March 14, 2013 It is with a sense of pride that I seek to underline that about 3,2 million Central Government Employee and an equal number of pensioners inducting service personnel, hold you in high esteem and think of you as one amongst them. They look up to you as a leader who would not only empathize with their concerns but ensure deliverance as well. It was you who had constituted the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC) in 2005 which should have been set up in 2003 by the NDA Government. 2) Central Government Employee who a

DA reached 80% – what will happen, if DA crosses 100% What will happen DA reaches 100%..! At present DA is getting ready to touch 80% level. We can expect that it will reach to 100% level near future. Dearness Allowance Vs Price Rise The central government employee’s confederation opined that The Dearness allowance which the cg employees are receiving now is not enough to meet the price rise of essential commodities. The retail price of those commodities which go into making of minimum wage have risen by about 160% between 1.1.2006 to 2011 in comparison to D.A. compensation, which on the date had been just 51% The effect of 50% Dearness allowance on our Pay The sixth pay commission recommended that Whenever the DA reaches 50% level , Some allowances have to be increased by 25 % . Where as in Fifth CPC , it had been recommended when the DA reaches 50 % it should be merged with Basic Pay. It has been implemented with effect from 2004. And the fifth cpc also recommended

MINISTERIAL STAFF ASSOCIATION SURVEY OF INDIA C/o NORTHERN PRINTING GROUP ========================================================== No.CHQ-23/MSA/2012                                           Dated:-    7 th February, 2013 To                      The Project Director                      I.C.Z.M &                      Additional SG, Southern Zone                      Survey of India                      Bangalore SUB:         GRANT OF ADEQUATE QUANTUM OF HONORARIUM TO THE STAFF INVOLVED IN THE ADDITIONAL WORK OF   ICZM Sir,                          After prolonged deliberations from all angles of vision as also from all objective points of view considering all pros and cons on the subject issue, I have been directed by our Association in just concluded CEC Meeting held in Bhubaneshwar   to request you to kindly grant adequate quantum of honorarium to all our Ministerial staff members shouldering the additional responsibility to timely complete the   I.C.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1948 ANSWERED ON  08.03.2013 IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIS 1948 . SHRI AJAY KUMAR Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) Whether the Ministry of Finance has implemented the Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) proposed by the Sixth Pay Commission for its personnel and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor? (b) Whether other Ministries have expressed their reluctance in implementing PRIS until the Finance Ministry does so and if so, the reaction of the Ministry thereto; (c) the reasons for delay in implementation of the scheme in the Ministry, if any; (d) Whether bio-metric access control systems have been installed in all the offices of the Ministry of Finance; and (e) If so, the cost incurred thereon and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

No.38/6/2010-P&PW(A)(Pt.) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi New Delhi, the 18th March 2013 Office Memorandum Sub:- Revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government's decision on the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, orders for revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners wee" 1.1.2006 have been issued on 1.9.2008. The following categories of pensioners were entitled to provisional pension as in the pre-2006 pay-scale: a) Employees suspended before 2006 and also retired before 1.1.2006 b) Employees suspended before 2006 but retired after 112006 c) Employees who retired before 1.1.2006 and against whom departmental/judicial proceedings were pending at the time of retirement.

Budget 2013: Will Dearness Allowance Be Exempt From Income Tax? JAMMU: National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) is seeking exemption of Dearness Allowance from the ambit of income tax as DA is directly linked with the price index.   "The price escalation is directly linked with the DA of the salaried class and pensioners but it was strange that the income tax is also imposed on the increase of the salaries because of the DA," NMC president Subash Shastri said here today. "There is no justification of imposing income tax on DA," Shastri said while addressing a rally of NMC workers.  The NMC president also asked Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram to reconsider the practice. He also said that income tax exemption limit should be raised to Rs five lakh from existing Rs two lakh.  Shastri, meanwhile, added that provision with regard to 20 per cent interim relief to the central and state government employees and pensioners, merger of 50 per cent of DA into basic pay/pensi

Ajay Maken backs cry for seventh pay panel NEW DELHI: With a little over a year to go before the next general election, the demand for a Seventh Pay Commission has started to gather momentum. Union housing and urban poverty alleviation minister Ajay Maken has taken the lead in endorsing the Central government employees' request for setting up of the new pay panel, citing the erosion of real wages due to high inflation since implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations.  In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Maken underlined how every pay panel since the Second Pay Commission, barring the Sixth Pay Commission, were set up in the third year of the decade. "We are again in the third year of the ongoing decade and Central government employees are justifiably looking forward to the Seventh Pay Commission," he said.  Recalling that it was under Singh that the last pay panel was set up in 2005, after the NDA government failed to do

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare15-March, 2013 13:05 IST CGHS Empanelled Hospitals Some private hospitals in Delhi NCR are no longer on the list of CGHS empanelled private hospitals. The details are as under: 1. The following hospitals have opted not to renew their empanelment with CGHS after completion of two years of empanelment. Accordingly they have been removed from CGHS panel w.e.f. 13.02.2013: (i) Escort’s Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi (ii)Max Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi 2. Empanelment of following two hospitals has been suspended: (i) Max Devki Devi Heart & Vascular Institute, New Delhi (w.e.f. 13.02.2013) as the hospital stopped credit facility to eligible CGHS beneficiaries; (ii) Bapu Nature Cure Hospital, New Delhi (w.e.f.12.09.2013) on account of deficiency in services. In addition, the following hospitals in Delhi NCR have been removed w.e.f. 18.12.2012 from the CGHS panel for non-compliance of the terms and condition

CBDT has directed that all the Income Tax Offices through out India shall remain open and the receipts counters shall also work during normal office hours on 30th and 31st of March 2013.  Special arrangements may also be made by way of opening additional receipt counters, wherever required on 30th and 31st March 2013.   F.No.226/45/2013/ITA.II Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Direct Taxes New Delhi, the 13'h March 2013 Order under Section 119 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Financial Year 2012-13 closes on 31-3-2013. In view of holidays on 27th and 29th of March and thereafter, on 30th and 31st March, being Saturday and Sunday, it is directed that all the Income Tax Offices through out India shall remain open and the receipts counters shall also work during normal office hours on 30th and 31st of March 2013. This direction is issued for administrative convenience by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in exerci

OVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1923 ANSWERED ON- 14.03.2013 Definition of Government Servant 1923 . SHRIMATI GUNDU SUDHARANI (a) the definition of Government servant and who are included in it; (b) whether employees of statutory and constitutional bodies are covered in it; (c) if so, the details of relevant provisions where the same is clarified and if not, the reasons/justifications for the same; (d) whether in view of the ambiguity on the issue, employees of the statutory/ constitutional bodies are denied membership of the Central Government Employees Welfare Organisation and such other bodies; and (e) the corrective steps Government proposes to take to include the said employees in the category of Central Government employees? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- 235 ANSWERED ON- 13.03.2013 All India strike by trade unions 235 . SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL (a)whether Government was aware about the two day all India strike by different trade unions and associations on February 20 and 21, 2013; (b)if so, the details of the steps taken by Government to address their issues and avoid the strike; and (c)whether Government is planning any measures to address the concerns raised by the trade unions? ANSWER (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. * ******** STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 235 FOR 13TH MARCH 2013 BY SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL REGARDING “ALL INDIA STRIKE BY TRADE UNIONS”.

SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION MUST BE SET UP FORTHWITH  The recent statement of the Minister concerned in the Parliament, that the Govt does not propose to set up the seventh Pay Commission at this stage is most unjustified and frustrating for the Govt employees. Fifth Pay Commission had recommended for a Pay Revision after every five years instead of the past practice to set it up after 10 to 13 years. But the Govt did not accept this recommendation. The Fifth Pay Commission also recommended for Merger of DA after it crossed 50%. Govt accepted the same and belatedly implemented it from April 2004. But the Sixth Pay Commission did not favour even the Merger of DA after it crossed 50% and the Govt obvious followed suit and did not Merge the same when it crossed 50% in 1-1-2011 – in spite of the demand by all concerned. As such, the existing Pay and Pension structure have lost all the relevance and is continuously eroding due to heavy inflation and defective system of compilation of Pri

No.18011/1/2009-Pol-III Government of India Directorste of Estates Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, Dated: 28th April, 2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Revision of flat rates of Licence fee for Central Govt Residential Accommodation throughout the country. In terms of SR-324(4), the Government has decided to revise the flat rates of licence fee recoverable for the residential accommodation available in General Pool and also in Departmental Pools of Ministries & Departments of the Government of India throughout the country (except in respect of substandard/unclassified accommodation of Ministry of Defence, accommodation for service personnel of the Ministry of Defence and accommodation under the control of Ministry of Railways), as shown in the Annexure. 2. The revised rates of licence fee would be effective from 1st July, 2010. All Ministries / Departments are requested to take action to recover the revised licence fee in accordance with these orders in respect of accommodati

No.18011/1/2009-Pol-III Government of India Directorate of Estates Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated : 25th November, 2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Recovery of licence fee under FR-B with and without Departmental Charges and the Special Licence Fee in respect of General Pool Accommodation including Hostel accommodation in Delhi. The flat rates of licence fee in respect of Central Government Residential Accommodations have been revised w.e.f. 01.07.2010. It has been decided to revise the pooled unit rates of licence fee under FR-45-B with and without Department Charges (D.C) and the Special Licence Fee in respect of General Pool accommodation including Hostel Accommodation in Delhi. The revised pooled unit rates of licence fee are indicated below : Accommodation Pooled Unit Rates of Special Licence fee (per sq.pm) Pooled Unit Rates of Licence Fee under FR-45-B with DC (per sq. mtr.p.m) Pooled Unit Rates of Special Licence fee (per sq.. pm)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 516 ANSWERED ON  27.02.2013 RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES 516 . Shri WAKCHAURE BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has made/ proposes to make any provision for providing reservation to women in promotion in Government jobs; and (b) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY) (a) & (b): Women are provided equal opportunity in the matter of employment under the Government. Some special facilities like maternity benefit, child care leave, child adoption leave, crèche facility for children, posting of husband and wife at the same station as far as possible, special priority in allotment of residential accommodation etc. are pro

National Pension System Status - March 2013 A. Sector wise NPS status as on March 2, 2013 Sl. No. Employer/Sector Number of subscribers Corpus under NPS (In crore) 1. Central Government 11,25,871 17,047 2. State Government 15,85,349 9,780 3. Private Sector 2,02,679 1,254 4. NPS-Lite 15,79,690 412   Total 44,93,589 28,493 Till date 9506 Tier II accounts have been activated. B. Status of Implementation of NPS by various States Status of Implementation of NPS by various States Number of States Total Number of States 28 Number of States joined NPS 22 States notified joining NPS but have not taken any further steps (Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Arunachal Pradesh) 3 States not joined NPS (West Bengal, Kerala*, Tripura) 3 * Kerala has indicated in-principle approval for joining NPS w.e.f. 01.04.2013 Source: http://pfrda.org.in/writereaddata/linkimages/NPS%20status%20March138259648465.pdf

No. AB.14017/13/2013-Estt. (RR) (1349) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) North Block, New Delhi FAQs on Recruitment Rules 1. What are Recruitment Rules? Ans. Recruitment Rules are rules notified under proviso to Article 309 or any specific statutes for post(s) prescribing inter alia the method of recruitment and eligibility for such recruitment. It contains notification part having substantive rules and schedule part (as per prescribed Annexure-I). Recruitment Rules are subordinate legislation and so, they are statutory in nature. 2. What are Service Rules? Ans. Service Rules are Recruitment Rules for any of the Organized Central Services covering many aspects including constitution of the Service, seniority, probation and other conditions of service.

FINANCE BILL, 2013 PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIRECT TAXES Introduction The provisions of the Finance Bill, 2013 relating to direct taxes seek to amend the Income-tax Act , Wealth-tax Act and Finance (No.2) Act, 2004, inter alia , in order to provide for – A.            Tax rates B.            Additional Resource Mobilisation C.            Measures to Promote Socio-economic Growth D.            Relief and Welfare Measures E.            Widening of Tax Base and Anti Tax Avoidance Measures F.            Rationalisation  Measures 2.            The Finance Bill, 2013 seeks to prescribe the rates of income-tax on income liable to tax for the  assessment year 2013-14; the rates at which tax will be deductible at source during the financial year 2013-14 from interest (including interest on securities), winnings from lotteries or crossword puzzles, winnings from horse races, card games and other categories of income liable to deduction or collection of tax at source under the Income

Minutes of the 22nd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 19.2.2013 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of State (PP) at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi The list of participants is at Appendix – I. 2. At the outset Secretary (P&PW) welcomed Hon’ble MOS(PP), representatives of Pensioners Associations and the participating officers of various Ministries/Departments. He mentioned that SCOVA has been successful in achieving the objective for which it was started in 1986. Secretary (P&PW) added that the serving officers should be considerate to the pensioners as they will also join the ranks of pensioners after retirement. He praised the contributions made by the Pensioners as officers during their tenure in the Government and also applauded for their present contributions as Senior Citizens. Referring to the issue of revision of PPOs, he mentioned that a lot of work had been done. However, still a lot remained to be done. Efforts were on to

NEW DELHI: Admitting that there have been demands for setting up of 7th Pay Commission, government said that no such proposal is under consideration for such exercise, which would have been resulted in upward revision of centre's over 85 lakh employees' and pensioners' pay scales. "The recommendations of the previous .. 6th Central Pay Commission were given effect to from January 1, 2006. Therefore, at present no proposal to constitute the 7th Pay Commission is under consideration of the government," Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena told Lok Sahba on Friday in a written reply. Meena further said, "There have been some demands received for setting up of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In the past, there has generally been a gap of a minimum 10 years between two successive Pay Commissions. According the information available, the central government employees had also gone for a day long token strike for their various demands includin

No. 5/1/2013-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR  BUREAU DATED: the 28th February, 2013   Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – January, 2013 The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 221 (two hundred and twenty one). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.91 per cent between December and January compared with 0.51 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Housing Group which increased by 3.53 per cent, contributing 1.28 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Miscellaneous and Food groups with 0.74 and 0.26 per cent increase respectively contributing 0.32 and 0.28 percentage points to the change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Groundnut Oil, Eggs (Hen), Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Aut

Confederation publishes outcome of SCOVA meeting held on 19.2.2013 CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS MANISHINATH BHAWAN, A2/95 RAJOURIGARDEN NEW DELHI-110027                                     Dear Comrades, The 22nd meeting of SCOVA was held at New Delhi on 19th February, 2013. On behalf of the JCM. Staff Side, the Secretary, Com. Umraomal Purohit accompanied by Com. S.K. Vyas, President, Confederation of CGE and workers attended the meeting. The outcome of discussion at the meeting is briefly as under:- (1) Revised PPO for pre and post 2006 retirees. As per the action taken statement circulated at the meeting, certain progress has been made. In the Postal Department, 45% of the pensioners cases have been cleared. In the Ministry of Railways, 555460 PPO have been issued. However, cases of 613123 are still to be cleared. In Telecommunication and the Ministry of Defence, the work is yet to begin, whereas all Ministries including Postal and Railways have been

CONFEDERATION PRESS STATEMENT ON BUDGET 2013 CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS Chq: Manishinath Bhawan, A/2/95 Rajouri Garden, New Delhi.110 027 E mail: confederation06@yahoo.co.in Website:confederationhq.blogspot.com. 28th February, 2013 PRESS STATEMENT   Another pro-rich budget The Union Budget 2013-14 presented by the Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram, today in the Parliament was extremely disappointing to the common working people . No doubt they have not expected any relief from this anti people Government and especially from its Finance Minister, Shri P.Chidambaram.  However, they hoped against hope that the Government will read the discontent that is growing fast amongst the people, manifested admirably in the two day strike of the Indian Working Class on 20th and 21st.  Despite the erosion of the real value of the wages due to the high rate of inflation, the wage earners genuinely thought that they would be provided with some relief by way

Ministry of Finance 28-February, 2013 Benefit under Section 80-D of the Income Tax Act for CGHS Extended to Similar Schemes of the Central Government and State Governments The Finance Bill 2013 proposes extension of benefits under Section 80-D of the Income Tax Act to such schemes of the Central Govt and State Govts that are similar to Central Govt. Health Scheme(CGHS). Presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram said that contributions made to CGHS are eligible for deduction under Section 80-D of the Income Tax Act and he is proposing to extend the same benefit to similar schemes of the Central Govt and State Govt. The Finance Minister also announced that deductions made to the National Children’s Fund will now be eligible for 100% deduction. PIB (Release ID :92759)

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