Saturday, September 29, 2018
Promotion and postings of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of the Service and transfers/postings of regular SAG officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'
Press Release- 28/09/2018 Central Trade Unions call for Nationwide General Strike on 8th and 9th January 2019
Press Release
28/09/2018
Central Trade Unions call for
Nationwide General Strike on 8th and 9th January
2019
National Convention of Workers decides to go for Nationwide
General Strike on 8-9 January 2019 against the anti-people, anti-worker,
anti-national policies of the BJP-led NDA Government.
The National Convention
of Workers held today, the 28th September 2018, in Mavlankar
Hall, New Delhi, decided to go for two days’ Nationwide General Strike on 8-9
January 2019 against the anti-people, anti-worker, anti-national policies of
the BJP-led NDA Government.
The convention was
jointly called by the ten Central Trade Unions (INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU,
AIUTUC,TUCC, AICCTU, SEWA, LPF, UTUC), in association with all independent
National Federations of Workers and Employees, of both Industrial and Service
sectors, Central Government and State Government employees, including Railways,
Defense, Health, Education, Water, Post, Scheme Workers etc; in the public
sector undertaking such as Banks, Insurance, Telecom, Oil, Coal, Public
Transport etc, Factories, and from the unorganised sectors-Construction, Beedi,
Street vendors, Domestic Workers, Migrant Workers, Scheme workers, Home based
workers, rickshaw, auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, agricultural workers etc.,
expresses serious concern over the deteriorating situation in the national
economy due to the pro- corporate, anti-national and anti-people policies
pursued by the Central Government and some of the States ruled by the BJP,
grievously impacting the livelihood of the working people across the country.
The Presidium of the
Convention consisted of Ashok Singh, Ramendra Kumar, S. N. Pathak, K. Hemlata,
R. K. Sharma, Probir Banerjee, Lata, Santosh Rai and Shatrujeet Singh.
Dr. Sanjeeva Reddy (INTUC), Amarjeet
Kaur (AITUC), Harbhajan Singh Sidhu (HMS), Tapan Sen (CITU),
Satyavan (AIUTUC), G.R.Shivshankar (TUCC), Manali Shah (SEWA), Rajeev Dimri
(AICCTU), Sanmugham (LPF), Ashok Ghosh (UTUC) addressed the Convention.
Shivgopal Mishra( AIFR) and Guman Singh (NFIR) also addressed the convention.
The Convention noted with
utter dismay that the Government has been continuing to arrogantly ignore the
12 point Charter of Demands on minimum wage, universal social security,
workers’ status and including pay and facilities for the scheme workers,
against privatization of public and government sector including financial
sectors and mass scale contractorisation, ratification of ILO Convention 87, 98
etc. being jointly pursued by the entire trade union movement of the country.
The ILO Convention 177 on Home Work and 189 on Domestic Work are also yet not
ratified.
The Convention expressed
its grave concern on scraping of hard-won 44 Central Labour Laws and replacing
them with 4 employer-friendly Labour Codes and introduction of Fixed Term
Employment through executive order. The Convention also expressed its anguish
over New Pension Scheme and demand restoration of the old Pension Scheme. The
Convention expresses solidarity with the fighting farmers and the Transport
Workers of Rajasthan who are on an indefinite strike since 16th September,
2018.
This National Convention
of Workers recorded its strong denunciation against the communal and divisive
machinations on the society being carried on with the active patronage of the
Government machinery. The BJP Governments are using draconian UAPA, NSA as well
as the agencies of CBI, NIA, IT to harass and suppress any dissenting opinions.
The peace loving secular people in the country are facing a stark
situation of terror and insecurity all around. Working Class will raise its
strong voice of protest.
In order to serve the
interests of the multinational companies with Indian corporate, the present
Government is pursuing blatantly anti-people, anti-workers and anti-national
policies at the cost of severely damaging the national economy and destroying
its indigenous productive and manufacturing capabilities. Such a regime must be
defeated squarely to force the pro-people changes in policies on all fronts.
This united platform of the working class resolves to heighten its struggle to
that end.
The National Convention
of workers adopted the following programmes:
1. State level, district
level and industry/sector level joint conventions to be held during
October/November 2018
2. Joint Industry-level
gate meetings, rallies etc. during November and December,2018
3. Submission of strike
notice jointly with demonstrations during 17-22 December, 2018
4. Two days countrywide
General Strike on 8th and 9th January 2019.
The
National Convention called upon working people across the sectors and
throughout the country irrespective of affiliations, independent unions,
federations, associations to make the above programmes a total
success.
(Declaration
attached)
CCS (REVISED PAY) RULES, 2008 - SECTION II OF THE PART "A" OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE THERETO- ENTRY PAY FOR DIRECT RECRUITS APPOINTED ON OR AFTER 01.01.2006 AND PAY FIXATION IN THE CASE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN SUCH RECRUITS
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Central Govt Rejects the Demand to Scrap NPS.
Abolition of Contributory Pension Scheme
Representations have been received from
various Associations of Government Employees on the problems being faced
and the demand to withdraw the National Pension System (NPS). The 7th
Central Pay Commission (CPC) also in its report examined the issues
related to NPS and made recommendations for addressing these issues.
Check all news about Old and New Pension Scheme for CG Employees
Pursuant thereto, it was decided to
constitute a Committee of Secretaries to suggest measures for
streamlining NPS. The Committee has submitted its report. Due to rising
and unsustainable pension bill and keeping in view of fiscal
imperatives, it is not possible for the government to revert back to old
pension scheme.
This information was provided by the
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Shri. Shiv Pratap Shukla in
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 24.7.2018.
Aadhaar not mandatory for bank account, mobile number but must for ITR filing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme but
imposed some restrictions on its use. The Supreme Court held that while
Aadhaar would remain mandatory for filing of income tax returns (ITR)
and allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN), it would not be
mandatory to link Aadhaar to bank accounts and telecom service providers
cannot seek its linking of Aadhaar for mobile connections.The top court
also held that Aadhaar would not be mandatory for
school admissions. It would also not be mandatory examinations
conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), National
Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical entrance and the
University Grants Commission (UGC), the court ruled.
The top court’s five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice
Dipak Misra said Aadhaar is meant to help benefits reach the
marginalised sections of the society and takes into account the dignity
of people not only from personal but also from community point of view.
The top court said Aadhaar is serving much bigger public interest and
Aadhaar means unique and it is better to be unique than being best.
Here are some highlights from Supreme Court ‘s verdict on Aadhaar:
Supreme Court strikes down the Section 57 of Aadhaar Act; as a result, private companies cannot ask for Aadhaar card
Aadhaar mandatory for filing of income tax returns (ITR) and allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN)
Aadhaar not mandatory for opening of bank account
No mobile company can demand “Aadhaar card”
Aadhaar need not be made compulsory for school admissions
CBSE, NEET, UGC cannot make Aadhaar mandatory
Telecom service providers can’t seek linking of Aadhaar
Not mandatory to link Aadhaar to bank accounts
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations on Allowances Related to Working on Holidays
Allowances Covered
1. Holiday Compensatory Allowance
2. Holiday Monetary Compensation
3. National Holiday Allowance
1. Holiday Compensatory Allowance
2. Holiday Monetary Compensation
3. National Holiday Allowance
Employees, who are regularly required to work on holidays, are
compensated in a variety of ways. Some, like the employees of Delhi
Police and the CISF, are granted an extra month’s pay per year.
Employees of other CAPFs are granted extra thirty days’ leave. Some
other categories of staff are paid allowances, which are dealt with in
this section. There are 3 such allowances.
1. Holiday Compensatory Allowance
It is a compensation for non-gazetted staff of IB who are required to
perform duties on holidays and weekends; granted at the rate of one
day’s (Basic Pay + DA) for up to thirty days in a financial year. No
demands have been received regarding this allowance.
Analysis and Recommendations
The Commission notes that employees in almost all ministries/departments
are, sometimes, required to work on weekends. They are usually
compensated by providing a “compensatory off.” Thus, grant of an
allowance for weekend working is not justified.
At the same time, the sensitive, and time bound nature of work done by IB should also be kept in mind. Therefore, it
is recommended that the non-gazetted staff of IB, presently covered
under Holiday Compensatory Allowance, should, henceforth, be covered by
National Holiday Allowance. They will be granted this allowance for up
to twelve holidays in a year (including the three National Holidays) at
the rates prescribed. Accordingly, Holiday Compensatory Allowance, as a
separate allowance, should be abolished.
[Government
Decision on Holiday Compensatory Allowance: Abolished as a separate
allowance. Eligible employees to be governed by National Holiday
Allowance. Not to be subsumed and retained as a separate allowance.
Existing system to continue in Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and
Analysis Wing (RAW)]
2. Holiday Monetary Compensation
This
allowance is granted in Department of Posts and is payable to postmen
and other departmental staff who are required to perform duty on second
holiday if three consecutive holidays occur. The existing rates are:
| Category |
Rate of Remuneration
|
| Supervisor | ₹85 per holiday for 4 hours |
| Postal Assistant | ₹85 per holiday for 4 hours |
| Postmen | Sorting Postmen/₹85 per holiday |
| Multi-tasking staff | ₹60 per holiday for 4 hours |
Demands have been received to increase the rate of this allowance to ₹600 per holiday.
Analysis and Recommendations
Since the allowance is not DA indexed, it is proposed to raise the
amount to ₹200 per holiday for Supervisors, Postal Assistants and
Postmen/Sorting Postmen; and ₹150 per holiday for Multi-tasking Staff.
The rate of allowance will further increase by 25 percent each time DA
increases by 50 percent.
[Government Decision on Holiday Monetary Compensation: Retained. Rationalized. Accepted ]
3. National Holiday Allowance
This
allowance is paid to non-gazetted Railway employees who are rostered to
work on a “National Holiday.” The existing rates are:
| Pay in Pay Band + Grade Pay | Rate |
| up to ₹7260 | ₹256 per day |
| ₹7261-₹9700 | ₹318 per day |
| ₹9701 and above (limited to non-gazetted staff) | ₹420 per day |
There are demands to increase the amount of this allowance to 1.5 x (one day’s Basic Pay + DA)
Analysis and Recommendations
The Commission notes that although there are only three National
Holidays, this allowance is granted for twelve days in a year due to
operational constraints. Also, the allowance is already partially
indexed to the DA. Hence, it is recommended that the amount should be
increased by 50 percent to the following:
| Level | Rate of Allowance (per day) |
| 1 and 2 | ₹384 |
| 3 to 5 | ₹477 |
| 6 to 8 (limited to non-gazetted staff) | ₹630 |
The rate of allowance will further increase by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent.
Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees
Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal
& GDS Employees
File No.20-9/2017-WL&Sp
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(welfare & sports Section)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(welfare & sports Section)
Dak Bhawan,Sansad Marg
New delhi - 110 001
Dated: 30.08.2018
New delhi - 110 001
Dated: 30.08.2018
To
All Heads of Postal circle
Subject: Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees.
I am directed to inform you that with reference to letter No.13-1/93-WL&Sports dated 20.05.1993, 1-1/2017-WL & Sports dated 30/31.01.2018 and 19-31/2012-WL/Sport dated 02.12.2013, scholarship for the wards of postal as well as GDS Employees, the following decisions have been taken which are conveyed as under:
All Heads of Postal circle
Subject: Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees.
I am directed to inform you that with reference to letter No.13-1/93-WL&Sports dated 20.05.1993, 1-1/2017-WL & Sports dated 30/31.01.2018 and 19-31/2012-WL/Sport dated 02.12.2013, scholarship for the wards of postal as well as GDS Employees, the following decisions have been taken which are conveyed as under:
S.No
|
Subject
|
Revised Provision
|
1
|
If a Postal/GDS employees who could not
apply to the scholarship for his ward initially at the year of taking
admission to the college i.e. in 1st year degree/diploma course after passing
12th exam, can he/she be considered eligible to the scholarship for
subsequent years i.e. 2nd/3rd/4th year as the case may be, in which he/she
applies.
|
He/she may apply in 2nd year and eligible
for the Scholarship from current year i.e. 2nd yr to final yr.
|
2
|
If a Postal/GDS who applies for the
scholarship first time directly in the final (3rd or 4th as the case
may be) year academic degree/diploma course and requested to grant
Scholarship for previous academic years of his ward (1st year /2nd year/3rd
year as the case may be) along with current year, can he be given scholarship
for each previous year + current year altogether, if applied for.
|
He/she may apply in 3rd year and eligible
for the scholarship from current year i.e. 3rd yr to final yr and in case of
apply in final yr, eligible only for final yr.
|
3
|
If a postal/GDS who applies for the
scholarship first time directly in the after completing academic
degree/diploma course and requested to grant scholarship for previous
academic years of his ward (1st year /2nd year/ 3rd year/final year as the
case may be) can he be given scholarship for each previous year altogether,
if applied for
|
He/she may not apply after completing
academic year / diploma course.
|
2. This will be applicable for the ward of postal as well as GDS Employees
3. These change will be applicable for the wards studying in IIT/AIIMS/IIM Medical/Technical Education/PG in Degree/Diploma and non technical Education. This will be applicable from FY-2018-19.
4. This issues with the approval of Members (Planning)
sd/-
(Daisy Barla)
Director (W&S)
(Daisy Barla)
Director (W&S)
Monday, September 24, 2018
MACP Pay Fixation from the Date of Next Increment - DoPT OM dtd 20.09.2018
MACP Pay Fixation from the Date of Next Increment - DoPT OM dtd 20.09.2018
No. 35034/1/2017-Estt.D
Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 20.09.2018
Dated: 20.09.2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Availability of option for fixation of pay on MACPS from
the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of
fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of CCS(RP) Rules,
2016, regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.
13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 and its further clarification
vide OM No. 13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-1) dated 28.08.2018 [ Read this OM]
on the issue of availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion
from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of
fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of CCS(RP) Rules,
2016.
2. A number of references have been received from various quarter
including Secretary, Staff Side as to whether the aforesaid OMs
13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 and 28.08.2018 will be
applicable in the case of MACP also or otherwise. The matter has been
examined in consultation with D/o Expenditure and it has been decided
that the aforesaid OMs dated 27.07.2017 and 28.08.2018 will be
applicable in the cases of pay fixation after grant of MACP also.
(G. Jayanthi)
Joint Secretary (E-I)
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