National Association of Postal Employees Group - C
22 nd All India Conference at Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala Circle
From 5.2.2017 to 7.2.2017
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Post Audit of 7th Pay Commission fixation of pay/arrear claims should be completed with in 3 months
Post Audit of 7th Pay Commission fixation of pay/arrear claims should be completed with in 3 months - PCA(FYS) letter regarding Government Notification of 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations Fixation of pay and arrears
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
PAY TECH SECTION
10-A, S.K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700001
No. Pay/Tech-01/7thCPC I
Dated: 21/09/2016
(All Cs FA)
Subject: Government Notification of 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations Fixation of pay/arrears.
Ref: (i) This office circular of even No. dated 11 Aug, 2016.
Please refer to this office Part I office order No. AT/02 circulated vide No. Pay/Tech 01 /7th CPC I dated 11.08.2016 through which a copy of CGDA New Delhi No. AT/II/2701/0rders dated 10 Aug, 2016 has been forwarded for necessary action.
2. It has been stated therein to ensure completion of post audit of fixation of pay/arrear claims within 3 months and the work relating to post audit should be monitored at PCsDA/CsDA level by instituting suitable reporting system for watching the progress of work. A Monthly Report in this regard in a format prescribed therein is required to be furnished to Headquarters office so as to reach by 15th of every month. The first report showing the position as on 31.08.2016 was due to reach HQrs office by 15th Sep, 2016. Kindly confirm its timely submission to HQrs office. Also please forward a copy of the said report to this office for our record & reference.
3. Please ensure submission of the report for the subsequent months within scheduled date with a copy endorsed to this office.
Sd/-
Astt. Controller of Accounts (Fys)
Central Government has a proposal to Pay 1% DA from July 2016 as an interim Measure
Central Government has a proposal to
Pay 1% DA from July 2016 as an
interim Measure
Central Government has a proposal to Pay 1% DA from
July 2016 as an interim Measure
The Sources Close to the Ministry of finance informed that there is proposal to Pay 1% DA
from July as an interim Measure.It is said that the Central Government has not yet decided
about the DA rates in Revised Pay scale.
Sources close to Finance Ministry told that the initial installment of DA to central government
employees on the revised pay structure w.e.f 1.7.2016 is under consideration. Mean time
there is a proposal to pay the DA from July 2016 at the rate of 1% to all CG Staffs. It will be
a shocking news for CG Staff, since they are already expecting 2 to 3% DA from July 2016.
PRU is asked to submit Financial Implication of 1% DA
But the fact is the Department of Expenditure has directed the PRU of the Finance Ministry to
furnish the details of additional Financial Implications for 1% increase of DA with effect from
1.7.2016 on the revised Pay Structure.
Further the Pay Research Unit has been requested to furnish financial implications for the
Period of July 2016 to February 2017 on account of granting 1% DA from July 2016 to
all central government employees including Armed Forces and UT Employees.
According to the above information, it is believed that announcement of 1% DA for July
installment may be made any time soon.
Source : http://govtstaffnews.in/
Govt is actively considering central D.A. increase from 01.07.2016
- Sources close to Finance Ministry told that the initial installment of DA to central government employees on the revised pay structure w.e.f 1.7.2016 is under consideration.
- There is a confusion about percentage of D.A. payable from 1st July 2016 to Central Govt. employee and pensioners. There may be a hike of 2 to 3 percentage point, which is to be announced very soon, probably in this week.
- Meanwhile Govt asked the Pay Research Unit to calculate exact financial implication for every percentage of D.A. increase, which is a routine matter.
TELANGANA POSTAL CIRCLE INAUGURATION
TELANGANA POSTAL CIRCLE INAUGURATION - RAVINDRABHARATHI AUDITORIUM,HYDERABAD
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development, in the Presence of Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon'ble Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon,ble Minister of State for Labour & Employment (I/C) has digitally Inaugurated the newly formed Telangana Postal Circle at at a function held at Ravindra Bharathi Auditorium, Hyderabad on 26.09.2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Bunching Pay Implementation - Official Order From DOP
Download DOP Order Copy from its Official Site
Click Below link to View No.1-6/2016-IC dated the 7th September, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
SB Order : 08/2016 - Clarification on treating the investment by guardian on behalf of minor and his own investment in Post Office Monthly Income Scheme - Regarding
Clarification on treating the investment by guardian on behalf of minor and his own investment in Post Office Monthly Income Scheme - Regarding
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Minimum Pay & Fitment Factor of 7th CPC: Memorandum to Committees of Secretaries by IRTSA
Minimum Pay & Fitment Factor of 7th CPC: Memorandum to Committees of Secretaries by IRTSA
INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION
(Estd. 1965, Regd. No.1329, Website http://www.irtsa.net )
No:IRTSA/CHQ / Memo CPC MF / 2016-16
Date: 14-9-2016
Additional Secretary (Expenditure),
Government of India,
North Block,
New Delhi-110001
For kind consideration of the Committee of Secretaries
– On Minimum Pay & Fitment Factor of 7th CPC
Subject: MINIMUM PAY & MULTIPLE FACTOR AFTER 7TH CPC
Reference: i) Para 10.1.67 of Report of 7th Pay Commission
ii) Para 3 & 4 of Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25-7-2016 of Govt of India on 7th CPC Report
We have to make the following submissions for the kind consideration of the Committee for regarding Minimum Pay and Fitment / Multiplication Factor:
1. MODIFICATIONS ACCEPTED BY SUPREME COURT & PRESENT DAY REQUIREMENTS IGNORED BY 7TH CPC FOR DECIDING MINIMUM PAY BY Dr. W. AYKROYED FORMULA
a) The Minimum Pay Fixed at Rs.18000 by the 7th CPC is very much unjust and meager and ignores the accepted norms in this regard.
b) The Minimum wage of Rs.18000 proposed by 7th Pay Commission is based on Dr Aykroyed
formula for Minimum Need Based Wage which was adopted by 15th Indian Labour Conference held in 1957. This needed to be updated as per present day requirements. As per law of natural justice and as per directions of the Supreme Court of India issued as long back as in 1991 in the case of Reputekos Brett & Co. Vs Workers & others.
c) Prescribed provision of 25% to cover education, recreation, festivals & medical expenses has been reduced to 15% by 7th CPC. Similarly provision for housing has been reduced from prescribed 7.5% to 3% which are totally inadequate, unjust and unrealistic..
d) In para 4.2.8, Step-1, 7th CPC indicated that a family is comprising of three consumption units, as per norms set by 15th Indian Labour Conference (ILC) in 1957.
e) Computing husband as one unit, wife as 0.8 unit and two children each below the age of 14 as 0.6 unit is very much inadequate and 15th ILC had not considered maintenance of aged parents.
f) Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 make it a legal obligation for children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior citizens and parents, by monthly allowance.
g) It is therefore, necessary that while calculating cost for maintenance household the aged parents should also be considered as 2 Units besides the husband, wife, two Children as consumption units per family and the same should be taken at least as four (if not five) instead of three.
h) Dr. W. Aykroyd formula on food & other requirements and associated requirements specified by 15th ILC shall be applied for 4 consumption units per family.
i) Minimum Pay works out to be Rs.24,000 (instead of Rs.18000 recommended by the 7th CPC) and the multiple factor 3.43 (instead of 2.57 recommended by the 7th CPC)
j) Table-1 of 7th CPC for calculation of minimum pay needs to be redrawn as under by keeping 4 consumption unit per family:
Table-1
Calculation of Minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 for four consumption unit per family
Per day PCU Unit Per month 4 PCU Unit Price/Unit \
R s. Expenses
R s. 1 R i ce/Wheat 475 gm 57.00 kg 25.93 1478.01 2 Dal (Toor/Urad/Moong) 80 gm 9.60 kg 97.84 939.26 3 R a w Vegetables 100 gm 12.00 kg 58.48 701.76 4 G reen Vegetables 125 gm 15.00 kg 38.12 571.80 5 Ot her Vegetables 75 gm 9.00 kg 32.80 295.20 6 F ruits 120 gm 14.40 kg 64.16 923.90 7 Milk 200 ml 24.00 l i t re 37.74 905.76 8 Sugar/Jaggery 56 gm 6.72 kg 37.40 251.33 9 E dible Oil 40 gm 4.80 kg 114.02 547.30 10 Fish
3.33 kg 268.38 894.60 11 Meat
6.67 kg 400.90 2672.67 12 E gg
120 no. 4.27 512.40 13 D etergents etc
R s/month 388.41 388.41 14 C l othing
7.33 m eter 164.88 1208.57 15
T otal (1-14)
12290.97
16
F uel, Electricity, Water Charges
3072.74
17
T otal-(15) divided by 0.8
15363.71
18
Marriage, Recreation, Festivals, etc.
2711.24
19
T otal-(17) divided by 0.85
18074.95
20
P rovide for Skill by adding 25% to (19)
4518.74
21
Sum (19+20)
22593.69
22
H ousing @
698.77
23
T otal-Divide no.21 by 0.97
23292.47
24
Step up of 3% on No.23 as DA is projected at 125% on 01.01.2016
698.77
25
Final Minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 (23+24)
23991.24
26
R ounding off
24000
2. MINIMUM PLUS DA WITH 40% FIXATION BENEFIT
a) 40% fixation benefit was given over 4th CPC scale to 5th CPC scale in general to all the scales.
b) 40% of maximum of 5th CPC scale was given over 5th CPC scale as fixation benefit in general in 6th CPC scales.
c) But, only 14.29% (i.e even less than 15%) of basic pay has been given as fixation benefit is after the 7th CPC over 6th CPC pay, which is grievously inadequate.
d) Table-2 given below gives the comparison on fixation benefit given after 6th CPC & after 7th CPC.
Table-2
5 t h CPC 6 t h CPC % increase
from 5th CPC
Pay + DA to
6th CPC Pay 6th CPC
Pay +
125% DA 7th CPC Pay % increase
from 6th CPC
Pay + DA to
7th CPC 5th
CPC Pay 5th CPC
Pay +
DA 86% PB__ GP 6th
CPC
Basic Pay 2750 5115 PB-1 1800 7000 36.85%
18000 14.29% 3050 5673 PB-1 1900 7730 36.26% 22050 19900 13.68% 3200 5952 PB-1 2000 8460 42.14% 24507 21700 19.66% 4000 7440 PB-1 2400 9910 33.20% 25389 25500 15.18% 4500 8370 PB-1 2800 11360 35.72% 30996 29200 16.18% 5000 9300 PB-2 4200 13500 45.16% 35186 35400 16.54% 7450 13857 PB-2 4600 17140 23.69% 42525 44900 22.50% 7500 13950 PB-2 4800 18150 30.11% 51314 47600 12.83% 8000 14880 PB-2 5400 21000 41.13% 59063 53100 16.37% 8000 14880 PB-3 5400 21000 41.13% 63882 56100 18.73% 10325 19205 PB-3 6600 25350 32.00% 66150 67700 16.58% 12000 22320 PB-3 7600 29500 32.17% 81302 78800 17.05% 14300 26598 PB-4 8700 46100 73.32% 94248 118500 14.24% 15400 28644 PB-4 8900 49100 71.41% 145215 131100 19.91% 14300 26598 PB-4 10000 53000 99.26% 153059 144200 35.21%
e) The Multiple Factor of 2.57 proposed by the Pay Commission for Pay Fixation is totally unjust, inadequate and arbitrary especially keeping in view the high inflation (in real terms and wage rise in the organized sector including the PSUs after two revisions in PSUs since the Sixth CPC. The Fixation Benefit needs to be at least 40% – as after the last two Pay Commissions and the Common Multiple Factor may please be fixed at least (Pay+DA) + 40% of Pay + DA, ie. 3.15 times of 6th CPC basic pay.
Table -3 showing calculation of new pay which will be equal to Pay + Pay fixation benefit equal to 40% of 6th CPC Pay + DA
1 M i n i mu m Pay (6 t h CPC) 7000 2 D A @ 125% 8750 3 Pay + DA 15750 4 Fixation benefit (40% of Pay + DA) & Proposed increase in real wage 6300 5 N ew Pay (3+4) 22050 6 Increase in basic pay (in Rs.) (5 – 1) 15050 7 No . of times increase in basic pay 3.15 8 Real wage no. of times increase 1.40
k) Minimum Pay works out to be Rs.22,100 (instead of Rs.18000 recommended by the 7th CPC) and the multiple factor 3.15 (instead of 2.57 recommended by the 7th CPC)
3. MINIMUM PAY BY MERGER OF DA EVERY TIME THE DA RISES BY 50%
a) Merger of DA with Pay & Pension was always done every time the DA crossed 50%, except after the Sixth Pay Commission and that norm justifiably needs to be
restored.
b) Minimum Pay as on 1-1-2016 would be Rs.19,687 if DA was merged with Pay when the DA crossed 50% (from 1-1-2011) and when it crossed 100% even without any relief or fixation benefit of 7th CPC and the Minimum Pay would bebRs. 22,483 or say 22,500 with 14.29% of total emoluments Fixation benefit given by the 7th CPC (which itself was the lowest ever after any CPC) – as per detailed calculations submitted below:
4. a) Minimum Pay after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and with 14.29% rise.
7000×1.5 = 10500 x 1.5 = 15750×1.25 = Rs.19687×1.1429 = 22500.272 or say Rs.22000
b) Fitment Factor after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and with 14.29% rise
= 22500 / 7000 = 3.21 times of BP
c) Even if the Merger of DA was done only once after it crossed 50% (on 1-1-2011), Minimum Pay as on 1-1-2016 would have been Rs.18375 (without any relief or
fixation benefit of CPC) and Rs.20984 or say Rs.21000 with 14.2% Fixation benefit given by the 7th CPC as per details below:
d) Minimum Pay after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and 14.2% rise:
= 7000 x 1.5 = 10500 x 1.75 = 18375 x 1.1429 = Rs.21000.7875 or say Rs.21000.
e) Fitment Factor after DA Merger at 50% and 14.2% rise
21000 / 7000 = 3 times of BP
f) All the foregoing calculations of Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor are linked to only 14.2% rise of wages as inherent in the recommendations of 7th CPC – which is the lowest ever rise after a Pay Commission in recent years.
g) The minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.22500 and the multiple factor for revision of Pay and Pension may please be fixed as 3.21.
4. It is, therefore, requested that, in view of above submissions:
a) Minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.24,000 and the multiple factor 3.43, by modifying Dr.W.Aykroyed Formula & 15th ILC norms by duly taking into account Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. (or)
b) Minimum Pay be fixed as Rs.22,100 and the multiple factor 3.15 by giving 40% fixation benefit for the 6th CPC Pay & DA. (or)
c) Minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.22500 and the multiple factor for revision of Pay and Pension may please be fixed as 3.21, by merging the DA with Pay
whenever it crossed 50% with fixation benefit of 14.2% equitant to the rise recommended by 7th CPC.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
Harchandan Singh,
General Secretary, IRTSA
Source : IRTSA
| Per day PCU | Unit | Per month 4 PCU | Unit | Price/Unit \ R s. | Expenses R s. | |||
| 1 | R i ce/Wheat | 475 | gm | 57.00 | kg | 25.93 | 1478.01 | |
| 2 | Dal (Toor/Urad/Moong) | 80 | gm | 9.60 | kg | 97.84 | 939.26 | |
| 3 | R a w Vegetables | 100 | gm | 12.00 | kg | 58.48 | 701.76 | |
| 4 | G reen Vegetables | 125 | gm | 15.00 | kg | 38.12 | 571.80 | |
| 5 | Ot her Vegetables | 75 | gm | 9.00 | kg | 32.80 | 295.20 | |
| 6 | F ruits | 120 | gm | 14.40 | kg | 64.16 | 923.90 | |
| 7 | Milk | 200 | ml | 24.00 | l i t re | 37.74 | 905.76 | |
| 8 | Sugar/Jaggery | 56 | gm | 6.72 | kg | 37.40 | 251.33 | |
| 9 | E dible Oil | 40 | gm | 4.80 | kg | 114.02 | 547.30 | |
| 10 | Fish | 3.33 | kg | 268.38 | 894.60 | |||
| 11 | Meat | 6.67 | kg | 400.90 | 2672.67 | |||
| 12 | E gg | 120 | no. | 4.27 | 512.40 | |||
| 13 | D etergents etc | R s/month | 388.41 | 388.41 | ||||
| 14 | C l othing | 7.33 | m eter | 164.88 | 1208.57 | |||
| 15 |
T otal (1-14)
|
12290.97
| ||||||
16
|
F uel, Electricity, Water Charges
|
3072.74
| ||||||
17
|
T otal-(15) divided by 0.8
|
15363.71
| ||||||
18
|
Marriage, Recreation, Festivals, etc.
|
2711.24
| ||||||
19
|
T otal-(17) divided by 0.85
|
18074.95
| ||||||
20
|
P rovide for Skill by adding 25% to (19)
|
4518.74
| ||||||
21
|
Sum (19+20)
|
22593.69
| ||||||
22
|
H ousing @
|
698.77
| ||||||
23
|
T otal-Divide no.21 by 0.97
|
23292.47
| ||||||
24
|
Step up of 3% on No.23 as DA is projected at 125% on 01.01.2016
|
698.77
| ||||||
25
|
Final Minimum Pay as on 01.01.2016 (23+24)
|
23991.24
| ||||||
26
|
R ounding off
|
24000
| ||||||
2. MINIMUM PLUS DA WITH 40% FIXATION BENEFIT
a) 40% fixation benefit was given over 4th CPC scale to 5th CPC scale in general to all the scales.
b) 40% of maximum of 5th CPC scale was given over 5th CPC scale as fixation benefit in general in 6th CPC scales.
c) But, only 14.29% (i.e even less than 15%) of basic pay has been given as fixation benefit is after the 7th CPC over 6th CPC pay, which is grievously inadequate.
d) Table-2 given below gives the comparison on fixation benefit given after 6th CPC & after 7th CPC.
Table-2
| 5 t h CPC | 6 t h CPC | % increase from 5th CPC Pay + DA to 6th CPC Pay | 6th CPC Pay + 125% DA | 7th CPC Pay | % increase from 6th CPC Pay + DA to 7th CPC | |||
| 5th CPC Pay | 5th CPC Pay + DA 86% | PB__ | GP | 6th CPC Basic Pay | ||||
| 2750 | 5115 | PB-1 | 1800 | 7000 | 36.85% | 18000 | 14.29% | |
| 3050 | 5673 | PB-1 | 1900 | 7730 | 36.26% | 22050 | 19900 | 13.68% |
| 3200 | 5952 | PB-1 | 2000 | 8460 | 42.14% | 24507 | 21700 | 19.66% |
| 4000 | 7440 | PB-1 | 2400 | 9910 | 33.20% | 25389 | 25500 | 15.18% |
| 4500 | 8370 | PB-1 | 2800 | 11360 | 35.72% | 30996 | 29200 | 16.18% |
| 5000 | 9300 | PB-2 | 4200 | 13500 | 45.16% | 35186 | 35400 | 16.54% |
| 7450 | 13857 | PB-2 | 4600 | 17140 | 23.69% | 42525 | 44900 | 22.50% |
| 7500 | 13950 | PB-2 | 4800 | 18150 | 30.11% | 51314 | 47600 | 12.83% |
| 8000 | 14880 | PB-2 | 5400 | 21000 | 41.13% | 59063 | 53100 | 16.37% |
| 8000 | 14880 | PB-3 | 5400 | 21000 | 41.13% | 63882 | 56100 | 18.73% |
| 10325 | 19205 | PB-3 | 6600 | 25350 | 32.00% | 66150 | 67700 | 16.58% |
| 12000 | 22320 | PB-3 | 7600 | 29500 | 32.17% | 81302 | 78800 | 17.05% |
| 14300 | 26598 | PB-4 | 8700 | 46100 | 73.32% | 94248 | 118500 | 14.24% |
| 15400 | 28644 | PB-4 | 8900 | 49100 | 71.41% | 145215 | 131100 | 19.91% |
| 14300 | 26598 | PB-4 | 10000 | 53000 | 99.26% | 153059 | 144200 | 35.21% |
e) The Multiple Factor of 2.57 proposed by the Pay Commission for Pay Fixation is totally unjust, inadequate and arbitrary especially keeping in view the high inflation (in real terms and wage rise in the organized sector including the PSUs after two revisions in PSUs since the Sixth CPC. The Fixation Benefit needs to be at least 40% – as after the last two Pay Commissions and the Common Multiple Factor may please be fixed at least (Pay+DA) + 40% of Pay + DA, ie. 3.15 times of 6th CPC basic pay.
Table -3 showing calculation of new pay which will be equal to Pay + Pay fixation benefit equal to 40% of 6th CPC Pay + DA
| 1 | M i n i mu m Pay (6 t h CPC) | 7000 |
| 2 | D A @ 125% | 8750 |
| 3 | Pay + DA | 15750 |
| 4 | Fixation benefit (40% of Pay + DA) & Proposed increase in real wage | 6300 |
| 5 | N ew Pay (3+4) | 22050 |
| 6 | Increase in basic pay (in Rs.) (5 – 1) | 15050 |
| 7 | No . of times increase in basic pay | 3.15 |
| 8 | Real wage no. of times increase | 1.40 |
k) Minimum Pay works out to be Rs.22,100 (instead of Rs.18000 recommended by the 7th CPC) and the multiple factor 3.15 (instead of 2.57 recommended by the 7th CPC)
3. MINIMUM PAY BY MERGER OF DA EVERY TIME THE DA RISES BY 50%
a) Merger of DA with Pay & Pension was always done every time the DA crossed 50%, except after the Sixth Pay Commission and that norm justifiably needs to be
restored.
b) Minimum Pay as on 1-1-2016 would be Rs.19,687 if DA was merged with Pay when the DA crossed 50% (from 1-1-2011) and when it crossed 100% even without any relief or fixation benefit of 7th CPC and the Minimum Pay would bebRs. 22,483 or say 22,500 with 14.29% of total emoluments Fixation benefit given by the 7th CPC (which itself was the lowest ever after any CPC) – as per detailed calculations submitted below:
4. a) Minimum Pay after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and with 14.29% rise.
7000×1.5 = 10500 x 1.5 = 15750×1.25 = Rs.19687×1.1429 = 22500.272 or say Rs.22000
b) Fitment Factor after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and with 14.29% rise
= 22500 / 7000 = 3.21 times of BP
c) Even if the Merger of DA was done only once after it crossed 50% (on 1-1-2011), Minimum Pay as on 1-1-2016 would have been Rs.18375 (without any relief or
fixation benefit of CPC) and Rs.20984 or say Rs.21000 with 14.2% Fixation benefit given by the 7th CPC as per details below:
d) Minimum Pay after DA Merger at 50% & 100% and 14.2% rise:
= 7000 x 1.5 = 10500 x 1.75 = 18375 x 1.1429 = Rs.21000.7875 or say Rs.21000.
e) Fitment Factor after DA Merger at 50% and 14.2% rise
21000 / 7000 = 3 times of BP
f) All the foregoing calculations of Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor are linked to only 14.2% rise of wages as inherent in the recommendations of 7th CPC – which is the lowest ever rise after a Pay Commission in recent years.
g) The minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.22500 and the multiple factor for revision of Pay and Pension may please be fixed as 3.21.
4. It is, therefore, requested that, in view of above submissions:
a) Minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.24,000 and the multiple factor 3.43, by modifying Dr.W.Aykroyed Formula & 15th ILC norms by duly taking into account Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. (or)
b) Minimum Pay be fixed as Rs.22,100 and the multiple factor 3.15 by giving 40% fixation benefit for the 6th CPC Pay & DA. (or)
c) Minimum Pay may please be fixed as Rs.22500 and the multiple factor for revision of Pay and Pension may please be fixed as 3.21, by merging the DA with Pay
whenever it crossed 50% with fixation benefit of 14.2% equitant to the rise recommended by 7th CPC.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
Harchandan Singh,
General Secretary, IRTSA
Department of Posts launches toll free number for complaints
The government today launched toll free number 1924 to register postal complaints, over a month after introducing Twitter Sewa for redressal of telecom and postal grievances.
"Prime Minister has asked all departments to set up and strengthen public grievances redressal system. Moving on these lines, we started Twitter Sewa on August 2 and now we have issued a toll free number 1924 to address postal complaints," Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said after inaugurating the service.
The service will be operational initially for 12 hours on working days between 0800 hrs to 2000 hrs.
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Know about Inspector of Posts cadre
Inspector of Posts is a Group – B post in “India Post” which is a government of India operated postal agency. The official selected for Inspector of Posts will be posted as a Group B non gazetted officer in the Department with a starting Basic Pay of Rs. 44900/- + admissible allowances. Inspectors in Department of Posts will be promoted to Asst. Superintendent of Posts (Group B gazetted officer) as per the availability of posts in that Circle, after completion of 5 years service in Inspector cadre. Inspector of Posts is dynamic post with various opportunities and challenges. I am personally aware of many C.B.I. Inspectors, Custom Inspectors and Inspector Posts and their work nature. As correctly said, every person, profession has advantages, disadvantages. But having been personally aware of the situation, I can say that Inspector Posts is best work profile blessed with social acceptance, inherited administrative powers , authority and chances for quick promotion to the level of Director ( JAG level viz higher than Sr.Class one officer ). So far, there is no example in the Central Administrative Departments like Railway, CBI, Customs, Income Tax etc, that any official after passing exam of Inspector thereafter reached to the level of JAG/SAG Officer ( please keep in mind , JAG is post of level of Deputy Secretary, and SAG is of Joint Secretary level to the Govt. of India). But Inspector Posts is the only unique Inspectoral post in entire Central Govt. Departments which provides one deserving person to reach to the level of JAG/SAG level officer. The example lead by evidence is said to worthy one, hence, it would not be inappropriate to mention known officer’s name from Inspector Posts cadre personally known to me who has achieved this remarkable glorious feet in service career. The gentleman , I am referring is Mr. E. Rao, who started his career in Central Govt. as Inspector Posts and today working as Director of one of the biggest Region. Again to reiterate here that the Director level posts are JAG officer level post viz. Deputy Secretary Level Post. Fact is fact. Other Inspectors ( CBI, Police, Excise etc) profile have to deal only with criminals ,whereas, Inspector Posts duty list , responsibilities are primarily relates to the variety of peoples ranging from common , innocent citizen , civilian from urban and rural areas in each and nook corner of India. In this country, there are several pockets of area ,where, Inspectors from the other departments even cant think to visit because of fear etc from various corners , but , Inspector Posts without any hesitation can go, visits and his visits are admired everywhere. The Inspector Posts contributes directly in maintaining financial security of Citizens (ultimately country) through active role of it as Watchdog in keeping parental watch on deposits of citizens in Post Offices. The other Inspectors (CBI, Excise, and Police) don't have constructive powers (except questioning criminal elements) as Inspector posts have. The Inspector Posts is having another unique advantage viz. their enrolment on deputation in Defence Services as direct officer and further chances to reach on the posts of Colonel, Brigadier in Indian Army. It's unique opportunity, career progression which none other Inspectors has but Inspector Posts do have. But it is fact that job profile , nature of responsibilities if Inspector Posts are of course highly demanding , challenging which any honest hardworking person would certainly like but any lubber type person would not like and may run away in a week after witnessing the determination, zeal , perseverance required by the Inspector Posts . But one thing is sure , guaranteed viz. Inspector Posts profile , work nature certainly convert one ordinary lubber person in to matured, tough administrator, well equipped with caliber to face challenges.
Courtesy: Daya Shukl, Mumbai. and SA Post
Friday, September 9, 2016
Bakrid holiday changed to 13 September 2016 in AP & Telangana Circles
Bakrid holiday changed to 13 September 2016 in AP & Telangana Circles
Charge of Secretary, Postal Services Board will be held by Shri N Vinod Kumar
Charge of Secretary, Postal Services Board will be held by Shri N Vinod Kumar
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
IPO Examination 2016 - Examination Date and Eligibility Criteria
IPO Examination 2016 - Examination Date and Eligibility Criteria
Saturday, September 3, 2016
REVISION OF FINANCIAL POWERS OF HEADS OF POSTAL DIVISION IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
REVISION OF FINANCIAL POWERS OF HEADS OF POSTAL DIVISION IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.....
Financial Powers of Head of Postal Divisions for Purchase of equipment & consumables connected with computers & other equipment enhanced from existing Rs.5000/- in each case to Rs.15000/- in each case.
Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission
Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission
No.14021/4/2016-AIS(II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, the 1st September, 2016.
To,
The Chief Secretaries of
All States/Union Territories.
Sub: Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Revision of provisions regulating pension / gratuity / commutation of pension / family pension / disability pension / exgratia lump-sum-compensation, etc-reg.
Sir,
I am directed to say that in pursuance of Government's decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare by its OM No. 38/37/2016- P&PW (A)(i),(ii) and Resolution dated 4th August 2016 (copies enclosed) has issued the necessary detailed order for implementation of Government's decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Revision of provisions regulating pension/gratuity/commutation of pension/family pension/disability pension/ex-gratia lump-sum-compensation etc. under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Commutation of Pension under CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules 1981, CCS (
Extraordinary Pension) Rules 1939 etc.
2. The applicability of the provisions of aforesaid Office Memorandums of the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare to the members of All India Services has been considered. It has been decided that the provisions contained in the aforesaid
Office Memorandum issued by the Department of Pension & Pensioners shall be equally applicable Mutatis-Mutandis to members of All India Service governed by the ATS (DCRB) Rules, 1958.
Encl : as above.
Yours faithfully,
(Kavitha Padmanaban)
Deputy Secretary(Services)
amount of additional pension will be Shown distinctly in the pension payment order, For example, in case where a pensioner is more than BO years of age and his pension is Rs.10,000 pm, the pension will be shown as (i) Basic pension=Rs.10,000 and
(ii)Additional pension Rs.2,000 pm. The pension on his attaining the age of 85 years will be shown as
(i).Basic Pension =-Rs.10,000 and (ii) additional pension = Rs.3,000 pm.
Retirement/Death Gratuity
6.1 The rates for payment of death gratuity shall be revised as under:
| Length of Qualifying service | Rate of Death Gratuity |
| Less than one year | 2 times of monthly emoluments |
| One year or more but less than 5 years | 6 times of monthly emoluments |
| 5 years or more but less than 11 years | 12 times of monthly emoluments |
| 11 years or more but less than 20 years | 20 times of monthly emoluments |
| 20 years or more | Half month’s emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments |
6.2 The-maximum limit of Retirement gratuity and death gratuity shall be Rs, .20 The ceiling on gratuity will increase by 25% whenever the dearness allowance rises by 50% of the basic pay. Accordingly, first proviso under Rule 50(1)(b) of CCS (Pension)
Rules, 1972 shall stand modified to this extent.
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Banks eye Postal department's payments bank branches to reach rural India
Banks eye Postal department's payments bank branches to reach rural India
Foreign financial institutions, including Barclays, Citibank and others, have shown interest in using the Postal department’s payments bank branches to reach out to rural India under the Centre's Digital India Mission.
The Postal department is one of the key drivers for this initiative, said Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. He added that today around 50 financial institutions, including foreignbanks like Citibank, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and others, want to use postal infrastructure to take their services to the common man.
Speaking at the Regional Editors Conference, organised by the Press Information Bureau here, the Union minister said that the Postal department is one of the key pillars in driving the Digital India Mission.
Around 50 national and international consortium have shown interest in using the 650 upcoming branches of the India Post Payments Bank.
The government is planning to strengthen 2.50 lakh village panchayats through optical fibre network, which was started in 2011. For three years, total network laid was 358 km, but in the last two years, 1,39,000 km were covered and around 57,000 plus village panchayats were covered.
The second step would be common service centres and extending them to have internet service centres to offer entire service online. Today there are about 2.3 lakh centres in the country and many of them are extending to villages through internet-based service centres.
The minister noted that this infrastructure has started yielding results. For instance, 66.25 lakh transactions were recorded in 2013 and today that number is 2.07 crore. Today around 60 per cent of the railway tickets are e-tickets and many of them come from Tier-II cities and beyond.
Electronics industry
The Union minister said that $80 billion worth of electronics are currently consumed in India and by 2020 that figure will increase to $400 billion. Further, the duty collected on these electronic products is expected to surpass that of oil.
All these things are backed by mobile penetration in the country.
Currently, there are about 1.3 billion people and 27 crore smartphones. To boost mobile manufacturing, the Centre is taking various steps, including creating an eco-system. The measures have started showing results, said the minister.
According to him, the value of mobile phone manufacturing was Rs 19,000 crore in 2014-15 and this has increased to Rs 54,000 crore in 2015-16. Further, it is expected to touch Rs 97,000 crore by the end of this financial year.
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