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Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises 

04-June-2013 21:05 IST

Policy for wage negotiations for workmen in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) 

The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal for permitting the management of Central Public Service Enterprises (CPSEs) to initiate wage negotiations generally effective from 01.01.2012, subject to the condition that negotiated scales of pay would not come in conflict with existing scales of pay of executives / officers and non-unionized supervisors of the respective CPSEs. 

This will benefit workmen of those CPSEs which opted for 5 years of wage settlement w.e.f. 01.01.2007 and they can now go for another wage negotiation for 5 years w.e.f. 01.01.2012. 

Background : 

There are 260 CPSEs in the country employing 13.98 lakh persons (2.74 lakh executives, 0.31 lakh non-unionized supervisors and 10.93 lakh unionized supervisors and workmen) as on 31.3.2012. 
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No decision on central staff retirement age on cabinet meeting

Though a number of newspapers and websites did spread the news that cabinet is likely to enhance central employees' retirement age by two years today, nothing of this kind has been announced after the cabinet meeting held on today, 04.06.2013.

As per information available with us, the Govt. has already taken in principle decision to extend the service for two more years and DOPT has begun to work to implement the same.


The formal announcement is yet to be made but will be within this year definitely.

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Central govt employees’ retirement age to be extended by 2 years to 62 - Financial Express

The government is planning to extend the retirement age of all central government employees by two years — from the current 60 to 62 years. Sources said that an in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. A formal announcement to this effect is expected this year itself.

The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was preceded by the implementation of the 5th Pay Commission, which had put severe strain on government’s finances. Subsequently, all state governments followed the Centre’s policy by extending the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings followed suit too.

The decision to extend the retirement age is well-timed both politically and economically.

The UPA government reckons the move would be a masterstroke. At a time when it is buffeted by several corruption cases, it is felt that the extension of the retirement age will go down well with the middle classes. Economically also, the move makes sense because by deferring payment of lump sum retirement benefits for a large number of employees by two years, the government would be able to manage its finances better.

“An in-principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years within this year itself. This would reduce the burden on the fisc from one-time payment of retirement benefits for employees including defence and railways personnel,” an official involved in the discussion said. With the fiscal consolidation high on the government's agenda, this deferment would come handy.

There’s some flip side too if the retirement age is extended by two years. Those officials empanelled as secretaries and joint secretaries would have to wait longer to actually get the posts. And of course, there is the issue of average age profile of the civil servants being turning north.

It is also felt that any extension is not being fair with a bulk of people who still look for jobs in the government.

However, officials point out that at least it prevents an influential section of the bureaucracy to hanker for post-retirement jobs with the government like chairmanship of regulatory bodies or tribunals.

“As it is, a sizeable section of senior civil servants work for three to five years after the retirement in some capacity or the other in the government,” said a senior government official. The retirement age of college teachers and judges are also beyond 60.

As per a study, the future pension outgo for the existing Central and State government employees is estimated at a staggering Rs 1,735,527 crore or 55.88% of GDP at market prices of 2004-05.

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No. 12035/2/94-Pol.II(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi — 110 108.
Dated the 27th May, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Cancellation of allotment of general pool residential accommodation (GPRA) in possession of Kendriya Bhandar and initiation of eviction proceedings — regarding.

In continuation of this Directorate O.M. of even number dated 10.11.2005 (copy enclosed), the undersigned Is directed to say that the matter has been reviewed in this Directorate and it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority to cancel the allotment of general pool residential accommodation (GPRA) in possession of Kendriya Bhandar in Delhi and to initiate eviction proceedings with immediate effect.

2. All Allotment Sections of this Directorate are, therefore, requested to take immediate necessary action accordingly.

(S.K.Jain)
Deputy Director of Estates (Policy)

No.12035/2/94-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates.

New Delhi Dated the 10th November, 2005

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Allotment of General Pool residential accommodation to Kendnya Bhandar.

The undersigned is directed to say that the matter regarding allotment of General Pool accommodation to Kendriya Bhandar has been considered by the Government. It has now been decided that :-

a) No new unit of residential/office accommodation shall be allotted to Kendriya Bhandar or any other similar organisation or any retail outlet in future.

b) The residential/office accommodation allotted to the Kendnya Bhandar at various places so far shall be got vacated in a phased manner over a period of three years with one-third of the units of accommodation being vacated at the end of the 1st calendar year(twelve months) from the month of November, 2005.

c) Market rate of licence fee, as fixed by the Central Government from time to time, shall be charged w.e.f. 1.11.2005 onwards from the Kendriya Bhandar for the residential/office accommodation allotted to it at Delhi and other stations till the date of vacation of accommodation.

2. AIl Sections and Regional offices are requested to cancel the allotment of accommodation in Possession of the Kendriya Bhandar w.e.f. 1.11.2005 and to initiate the evictions proceedings in a phased manner in terms of the above decision. It is also requested that rent bill at the revised rates in respect of each accommodation in possession of Kendriya Bhandar may be issued immediately.

3. This issues in supersession of this Directorate's No.12016(2)/80-PoI.II (Vol.III(xi) dated 24.10.1985.

sd/-
(Mahendra Singh)
Deputy Director of Estates

To
The Chairman, Kendriya Bhandar, Pushpa Bhawan, E Wing, 1st Floor, Madangir Road, New Delhi 110062, It is requested that the residential/office accommodation in the possession of Kendriya Bhandar may be vacated in phased manner over a penod of three years from 1.11.2005. Programme to vacate the accommodation in a phased manner may be chalked out and intimated to the Directorate of Estates within a period of one month. In case the program is not furnished within the stipulated period and one third accommodation in possession of Kendnya Bhandar is not vacated according to this program, the same shall be got vacated by th Directorate of Estates, it is also requested that the rent at the revised rates may be deposited in the Directorate of Estates by 7th of each month in respect of the accommodation in possession of Kendriya Bhandar.

Source : www.estates.nic.in
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