Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes - Fourth quarter of the Financial Year 2016 -2017
Friday, December 30, 2016
Old Notes Acceptance Stopped. What To Do Next? Instructions
Old Notes Acceptance Stopped. What To Do Next? Instructions.
Respected Sir/Madam,
Important
In continuation of trailing mails, please find attached the RBI notification no. DCM (Plg) No.2103/10.27.00/2016-17 dated December 30, 2016 regarding closure of the scheme of exchange of Specified Bank Notes (SBNs) at banks on December 30th 2016. In this connection, following instructions are issued:
1. All Circle/Regional Level control rooms to continue till further orders.
2. With the closure of the facility of deposit of SBNs (WOS banknotes) as at the close of business on December 30, 2016, all Circles should submit a consolidated report (from 10.11.2016 to 30.12.206)in Annexure 3D in addition to the daily reports of today (30.12.2016), to control Room Directorate.
3. The Post Offices which are linked to the Bank Branches having currency chest should deposit SBNs/WOS banknotes byDecember 31, 2016.
4. SBNs (WOS banknotes) cannot form part of Post Offices cash balances from the close of business as on December 31, 2016.
5. Necessary action may be taken to deposit WOS banknotes today itself in linked banks.
With regards,
Sachin Kishore
Director (CBS)
Sansad Marg,
Dak Bhavan
7th CPC Report – Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor -NFIR Letter to Prime Minister
7th CPC Report – Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor -NFIR Letter to Prime Minister
Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor etc., – Assurance given by Senior Ministers-reg.
NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, Chemlmsford Road, New Delhi – 110 055
No.IV/NJCA (N) 2014/Part III
Dated: 27/12/2016
Shri Narendra Modiji,
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
South Block,
Raisina Hill,
New Delhi-110011
Respected Sir,
Sub: 7th CPC Report – Revision of Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor etc., – Assurance given by Senior Ministers-reg.
NFIR brings to your kind notice that the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) – consisting JCM constituent organizations of Central Government employees have deferred the Indefinite Strike action on the assurance of Senior Cabinet Ministers on 30th June 2016 that a High Level Committee will be constituted to consider the demands of JCM (Staff Side) within four months for improving the minimum wage and applying revised multiplier factor for pay fixation in 7ft CPC Pay Matrices to the Central Government employees which include over 1.3 million Railway employees.
Pursuant to the assurance of Group of Ministers as mentioned above, the decision to go on indefinite strike by Railway employees has been deferred, hoping that there shall be a negotiated settlement on the Charter of demands already submitted to the Cabinet Secretary by the JCM (Staff Side).
NFIR however expresses its deep sense of disappointment over breach of commitment as more than five months passed from the date of assurance given to the Leaders of JCM (Staff Side) by the Group of Ministers (Hon’ble Finance Minister, Home Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of State for Railways). The Railways specific issues on which agreement was reached between the Railway Board and the Federations have also not been implemented till date.
The Railway employees of all categories are greatly disappointed over non-fulfillment of assurances, consequently, there has been a feeling among Rail workforce that the Government is not sensitive towards resolving their genuine grievances and equally not sincere to honour its commitments.
NFIR also beings to your kind notice that even though the successive Railway Ministers have sent proposals to Finance Minister that Railways should be exempted from National Pension System (NPS) in view of complexities, unique nature of working of Railway employees and their arduous working conditions, the Government has not given its approval till now, resultantly, the Railway employees who had joined from 01/01/2004 are extremely agitated as there is no social security to them and their families in the form of guaranteed pension at par with those appointed prior to 0110112004. The unique nature of duties are comparable with Defence Forces Personnel. The death rate of Railway employees in the course of performing duties is 700 per annum and the average number of staff injured on duty is about 3000 per annum as reported by the High Level Safety Review Committee headed by Dr. Anil Kakodkar.
NFIR further brings to your kind notice that the Indian Railways has the track record of dedicated working on account of unquestionable loyalty, dedication and devotion of Railway employees to Indian Railways. Most of them perform duties at remote places, jungle areas where minimum living facilities are not available. It needs to be appreciated that not a single man day was lost on employees’ account during the past four decades.
NFIR, therefore, requests your kind intervention in ensuring that the Government implements its commitments on revision of minimum wage and multiplier factor for the Central Government employees which include rail workforce. Federation also requests that other issues which are pending before various Committees constituted by the Government may be got finalized on the basis of submissions made by JCM (Staff Side) before those Committees and also before the Cabinet Secretary. NFIR at the same time requests to kindly arrange to issue appropriate directive for solving Railways’ specific issues through negotiated settlement very soon. Also kind attention of Hon’ble Prime Minister is invited to NFIR’s communication vide letter of even number dated 0111112016 and subsequent reference by the PMO to the Secretary, Department of Expenditure (Ministry of Finance) vide PMO ID No. PMOPG//D1201610326695 dated04lIl12016, endorsing copy to the Federation, in this regard.
With regards,
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Source : NFIR
New Rules for Cash Deposits made between 9 November - 30 December 2016
New Rules for Cash Deposits made between 9 November - 30 December 2016
Promotion to the grade of Director General Postal services in the Department of Posts.
Promotion to the grade of Director General Postal services in the Department of Posts.
Shri T. Murthy Member (O) Postal Services Board promoted and posted as Director General of Department of Posts.
To view Directorate order pdf file please Click Here.
Sri.Ashutosh Tripathi ,Director General Postal Services , is retiring on superannuation from Government service w.e.f.31.12.2016
Sri.Ashutosh Tripathi ,Director General Postal Services , is retiring on superannuation from Government service w.e.f.31.12.2016
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Ms.Usha Chandra Sekhar CPMG ,Karnataka Circle was posted as Member (Operations),Postal Services Board.Sri.Ashok Kumar Dash Member(Personnel ) was posted as Member (PLI). Ms.Achla Bhatnagar Member (PLI) was posted as Member (Personnel).
Ms.Usha Chandra Sekhar CPMG ,Karnataka Circle is promoted and posted as Member (Operations),Postal Services Board.
Sri.Ashok Kumar Dash Member(Personnel ) is transfered and posted as Member (PLI).
Ms.Achla Bhatnagar Member (PLI) is transfered and posted as Member (Personnel).
Click here to view the Directorate memo dated 29.12.2016 on the above subject matter.
Grant of Dearness Relief to Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension-Revised rate effective from 1.7.2016 on implementation of decision taken on recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission.
Grant of Dearness Relief to Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension-Revised rate effective from 1.7.2016 on implementation of decision taken on recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission.
Keys of LDC Examination for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66% quota) for the year 2015-16 held on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016.
Keys of LDC Examination for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66% quota) for the year 2015-16 held on 22nd and 23rd October, 2016.
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
7th Pay Commission Allowances – Likely implementation after February 2017
7th Pay Commission Allowances – Likely implementation after February 2017
7th Pay Commission Allowances – Likely implementation after February 2017 Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Karnataka Branch observes on the basis of RBI Governor’s Statement
Dr. Urjit R. Patel – Governor, Reserve Bank of India has said in a media conversation has made following observations in respect of Central Government employees which is published in Reserve Bank of India website:
1) The disbursement of salaries and arrears under the 7th Pay Commission award has not been disruptive to inflation outcomes.
2) The extension of two months given to the Ministry of Finance to receive the notification on higher allowances under the Commission’s award, could push its fuller effect into the next financial year rather than this financial year.
The above statement by the Governor, Reserve Bank of Indiaclearly indicates the following:
A) The 7th CPC effect on the Government expenditure is minimal and doesn’t have any impact on the inflation and prices and there is scope for further improvement in fitment formula provided the Government is ready to consider the staff side demands.
B) The allowances will be revised only after February 2017 and come into effect in next financial year.
Only struggle is only the solution for the Central Government employees to get our main demands resolved such as revision of fitment formula and allowances.
Post demonetization crackdown by CBI: 10 cases, 16 arrests and Rs 19 crore in questionable currency
As part of its ongoing countrywide operation, CBI lodged a case against a Bank of Baroda official in Kolkata for converting old currency in violation of rules, taking the number of such cases to 10 with 16 arrests and Rs 19 crore as currency in question. Cashier of Bank of Baroda, Behala branch, Ranjit Kumar Bhattacharya has been booked by CBI for allegedly converting currency worth Rs 50 lakh using fraudulent means in violation of laid down rules post demonetizationof Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes on November 8.
Under its countrywide operation continuing for a few weeks, the agency has so far registered four such cases in Karnataka, four in Hyderabad, one in Rajasthan and one in Kolkata.
CBI sources said so far it was probing currency conversion of Rs 19 crore, which might increase as the probe progresses and more FIRs are registered by it.
The agency sources said it has made 16 arrests across the country which include public servants, middlemen and private persons.
In Karnataka, CBI has arrested a JDS leader who is also a casino operator and an RBI official in separate cases of alleged illegal conversion of old currency.
Reserve Bank official K Michael, posted in Bengaluru, was arrested by CBI while he was allegedly trying to convert Rs 1.51 crore of old currency notes.
CBI sources said Michael, a senior special assistant at RBI, was arrested last week.
The agency has also arrested Veerendra in a separate case relating to seizure of Rs 5.70 crore of new currency from the bathroom of the casino owner by the Income Tax department.
"We have arrested K C Veerendra. He was arrested in Hubballi on December 10 and brought to Bengaluru the following day and produced before the CBI court. He is in our custody for six days," a top CBI official told PTI today.
Besides Veerendra, middlemen Thipeswamy and Venkatesh, residents of Chitradurga districts of Karnataka, and unknown officials of four banks -- State Bank of India, State Bank of Mysore, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra -- have also been named in the FIR in this case.
A case has been registered against an ATM servicing company and officials of Karnakata Bank and Dhanluxmi Bank. Another case has been registered against Central Bank of India officials and private persons for allegedly facilitating exchange of demonetised notes by issuing 149 Demand Drafts of Rs 70 lakh in the name of a private loan company.
In Hyderabad, CBI had registered four cases related to conversion of currency by postal department officials with prime suspect named in the FIR being K Sudheer Reddy, an Indian Postal Service Officer.
The agency has also registered an FIR against officials of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, Dausa branch on similar charges.
Implementation of RTI Act, 2005
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
14-December-2016 16:32 IST
Implementation of RTI Act, 2005
As informed by the Central Information Commission (CIC), the details of the rejection of the RTI requests by the Public Information Officers of Central Government/Departments for the last five years are given as under:-
| Year | Total No. of RTI requests received including the carried forward of previous year. | No. of RTI requests rejected | Percentage Rejection w.r.t total number of requests received during the year |
| 2011-12 | 7,05,976 | 52,313 | 8.30% |
| 2012-13 | 8,86,681 | 62,231 | 7.70% |
| 2013-14 | 9,62,630 | 60,127 | 7.21% |
| 2014-15 | 8,45,032 | 63,351 | 8.39% |
| 2015-16 | 11,65,904 | 64,666 | 6.62% |
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question by Shri Sirajuddin Ajmal in the Lok Sabha today
Allowances in 7th CPC: 7th Meeting of Committee on Allowances will be held on 14th Dec, 2016
o. 11-1/2016-IC
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Department of Expenditure
(Implementation Cell)
Room No- 216, Hotel Ashok,
Chankyapuri, New Delhi.
Dated: 07.12.2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: 7th Meeting of Committee on Allowances constituted to examine the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances.
The undersigned is directed to inform that the 7th Meeting of Committee on Allowances will be held on 14th December, 2016 at 3.00 PM in Room No. - 72, North Block, New Delhi under the chairmanship of Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure) to discuss the allowances relating to Ministry of Defence and Department of Atomic Energy.
2. As per the request of the Department of Atomic Energy received vide ID Note No. 8l9/2016-SCS/14690 dated 4th November 2016, the undersigned is directed to request the DAE to send the names (not more than two from Federation) of the National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE) and officers of DAE, who will be attending the aforesaid meeting by 9th December, 2016 for making necessary arrangements.
sd/-
(Abhay N. Sahay)
Under Secretary (IC-7th CPC)
To
Department of Atomic Energy
(Shri S. S. Prasad Rao, US - SCS),
Anushakti Bhawan, C S M Marg.
Mumbai - 400 001
(Tel-022-22026861
Allowances Committees Time Limit Extended Up To 22.02.2017 - Central Govt Employees Again Cheated By NDA Govt
REVISED ALLOWANCES WILL NOT BE PAID IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AGAIN CHEATED BY NDA GOVERNMENT
STRIKE IS INEVITABLE
MAKE 15th DECEMBER PARLIAMENT MARCH A THUNDERING SUCCESS!
Dr. Urjith R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India has made the following observations in a media conversation which is published in RBI website.
(1) The disbursement of salaries and arrears under 7th Pay Commission award has not been disruptive to inflation outcomes.
(2) The extension of two months given to the Ministry of Finance to receive the notification on higher allowances under the Pay Commission's award, COULD PUSH IT'S FULLER EFFECT INTO THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR rather than this financial year.
The above statement by the Governor, RBI clearly indicates that THE ALLOWANCES WILL BE REVISED ONLY AFTER FEBRUARY 2017 AND WILL COME INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR ONLY.
Earlier to a question regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula Minister of State for Finance Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal gave the following reply in the Raja Sabha on 23.11.2016.
"The anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission will be examined by the Anomaly Committee which has already been constituted. Based on the report of the Committee, the matter will be considered by the Government and appropriate decision will be taken.
From the reply it is clear that the question of increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment factor is to be decided by the Anomaly Committee. That is why the Government has not formally constituted THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE as assured by the Group of Ministers to the JCM Staff side leaders in the 30th June night discussion. And this is the reason for Group of Senior Officers behaving as if they .don't know what the task is assigned to them. Now by 30th December SIX months will be over after the 30th June assurance given by Group of Ministers including Shri Rajnath Singh , Hon'ble Home Minister , Shri Arun Jaitley , Hon'ble Finance Minister and Shri Suresh Prabhu , Hon'ble Railway Minister . Employees and Leaders have never expected such blatant breach of assurance given by Senior Cabinet Ministers of NDA Government.
The revision of pay and pension of thousands of Autonomous body employees and Pensioners is also pending for the last six months. On 17.11.2016 Finance Ministry has given instructions to all Autonomous bodies NOT TO EXTEND the benefits of 7th CPC to employees and Pensioners of Autonomous bodies UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS.
The One man Committee constitute by Government for revision of wages and service conditions of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal Department had submitted it's report to Government on 24th November 2016. Even after 20 days, the Government is not ready to publish the report or give copy to the recognised Federations.
The revision of wages of Casual, Part-time Contingent and Contract workers, consequent on implementation of 7th CPC wage revision is also pending.
The one and the only favourable recommendation of 7th CPC ie; Parity between past and present pensioners (Option - 1) stands referred to a Committee which has taken a stand that Option - 1 is not feasible.
None of the demands raised by Confederation in its 20 point charter of demands is settled.
7th Pay Commission: Central government employees enthused after RBI chief Urjit Patel's comment
December 12, 2016
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel attends a news conference after the bimonthly monetary policy review in Mumbai, India December 7, 2016.Reuters fileCentral government employees are seeing a ray of hope with regard to hike in allowances after RBI Governor Urjit Patel's comment during the post-monetary policy review meeting on December 7, 2016. While the Narendra Modi government has implemented the salary hike as recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), the decision on allowances is pending.
After the second meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) last week, Patel said that the payment of arrears and higher salaries did not adversely affect inflation, as was generally expected.
"The disbursement of salaries and arrears under the 7th Pay Commission award has not been disruptive to inflation outcomes," he said. A report by India Ratings had estimated the amount as Rs 34,600 crore.
The subsequent response on the allowances part revealed that the delay in implementation would spread the impact on the government's finances over two financial years.
"The extension of two months given to the Ministry of Finance to receive the notification on higher allowances under the Commission's award could push its fuller effect into the next financial year rather than this financial year," Patel said.
This is seen as an indication that the government could make some announcement on raising allowances in February 2017, coinciding with the budget.
The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers felt the RBI governor's comments as a signal for implementation of proposals on allowances.
"The 7th CPC effect on the Government expenditure is minimal and doesn't have any impact on the inflation and prices and there is scope for further improvement in fitment formula provided the Government is ready to consider the staff side demands," the confederation said.
"The allowances will be revised only after February 2017 and come into effect in next financial year. The only struggle is only the solution for the Central Government employees to get our main demands resolved such as revision of fitment formula and allowances," it added.
The recommendations of the 7th CPC cover 47 lakh Central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces.
The CPC examined 196 allowances and gave its recommendations on abolishing or raising some of them while recommending others to be subsumed with other perks.
It had proposed 138.71 percent hike in HRA and 49.79 percent for other allowances while submitting its voluminous report last November.
The additional amount on account of hike in HRA and other allowances is about Rs 29,300 crore (Rs 17,200 crore + Rs 12,100 crore) during the current fiscal, as estimated by the 7th CPC.
Source : http://www.ibtimes.co.in
7th Pay Commission : Central government employees are feeling let down by the political authority as well as their own union, due in terms of better monthly salary and allowances
7th Pay Commission : Central government employees are feeling let down by the political authority as well as their own union, due in terms of better monthly salary and allowances
7th Pay Commission : Central government employees are feeling let down by the political authority as well as their own union, due in terms of better monthly salary and allowances.
Despite representations to the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Finance Minister, Railways Minister, Departmental heads and Committees set up by the government to look into the pay and allowances related grievances, the employees have expressed utter disappointment that they have not been heard so far.
"We had sought a minimum pay of Rs 26,000, they gave us Rs 18,000. After every meeting they do not say anything. We ask, how much you can improve upon, you tell us how much you can go, buy they don't say anything, said K. K. N. Kutty, President, Confederation of Central Government employees and Workers, on the discussions the union has had over Allowances.
"There is no discussion in real terms regarding 7th pay commission, they simply listen to us and do not commit anything. We think the political authority, we don’t know, it could be Prime Minister, has not authorized the bureaucracy to commit anything to us,"added Kutty.
When around 33 lakh central government employees threatened to go on strike on July 11 protesting the implementation of 7th Pay Commission, the Finance Ministry had agreed to set up Anomalies Committee, and Allowances Committee who would be mandated to go through the fine print of the 7th Pay Commission.
Even after the formation of 22-member Anomalies Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) with members from both the official and staff side, and Allowances Committee headed by Finance Secretary, no settlement on the wage hike or allowances issue appears in sight.
The Government is yet to set up the high level committee on minimum wage, fitment formula revision and other main demands of central government employees as assured by Cabinet Ministers in July 2016.
The National Joint Council of Action, a front formed by six government staff unions, including Confederation of Central Government Employees (CCGE), All India Defence Employee Federation and National Coordination Committee of Pensioners Association representing the staff side of the central government employees have even threatened to go on a large scale agitation and hold a march up to the Parliament on December 15, if government fails to improve on pay and allowances over what has been implemented under 7th Pay Commission.
The point not to be missed here is that, while the salaries of central government employees were revised after 10 years, However, our country's MPs’ and MLA' s salaries doesn't need a pay commission, they will increase it themselves.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
CGHS Medical Reimbursement Enhanced to 5 lakhs
CGHS Medical Reimbursement Enhanced to 5 lakhs
Delegation of powers to heads of Departments in various Ministries/Departments for settling per mission cases and post facto approval relating to referral system anal medical reimbursement under CGHS — Enhancement of ceiling rate from Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 5 Lakhs without consultation of IFD of concerned Ministry
Change of date of holiday on account of Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad
MOST IMMEDIATE
F.NO.12/18/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public'Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 7 December, 2016
Sub: Change of date of holiday on account of Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad during 2016 for all Central Government administrative offices located at Delhi / New Delhi.
As per list of holidays circulated vide this Ministry’s O.M.No.l2 / 7 / 2015-JCA-2 dated the 11th June, 2015, the holiday on account of Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad falls on Tuesday the 13th December, 2016. It has been brought to notice of this Ministry that in Delhi Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad will be celebrated on 12th December, 2016. Accordingly, it has been decided to shift the Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad holiday to 12th December, 2016 in place of 13th December, 2016 as notified earlier, for all Central Government administrative offices at Delhi / New Delhi.
2. For Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi the Employees Coordination Committees or Head of Offices (where such Committees are not functioning) can decide the date depending upon the decision of the concerned State Government.
Hindi version will follow.
(DK. Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary JCA)
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