8% HIKE IN DA FOR CENTRAL GOVT STAFF

In a major development, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved 8% hike in the Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners. This decision is likely to bring some relief to nearly 50 lakh central government employees trying to cope up with spiraling inflation and price hike.

Finmin Orders 2013 : Fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying the same grade pay

No.10/02/2011.E.III/A

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 7th January, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying the same grade pay.

The undersigned is directed to invite an attention to the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2006 in case. inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another. The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10)to the existing pay in the pay band and then fixing the pay in the promotional post as per the procedure prescribed therein.

Promotion in the same Grade Pay : One increment order issued

"Subject:- Fixation of pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities but carrying the same grade pay.

The undersigned is directed to invite an attention to the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for the method of fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2006 in case. inter-alia, of promotion from one grade pay to another. The Rule provides for fixation of pay by way of addition of one increment equal to 3% of the sum of the pay in the pay band and the existing grade pay (rounded off to the next multiple of 10)to the existing pay in the pay band and then fixing the pay in the promotional post as per the procedure prescribed therein...."

Download the Order Dated 7.1.13

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Expected DA upto 81% from January, 2013 on September, 2012 AICPI-IW index

Expectation of future Dearness Allowance from January, 2013 on the basis of 2 points jump in CPI-IW for the month of August, 2012 and 1 point jump in September, 2012 giving expectation for DA  80% or more from January 2013.

All India Consumer Price Index Number [http://labourbureau.nic.in/indtab.html] for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for September, 2012 showing increase in 1 point and stood at 215 (Two hundred and fifteen).

60 DAYS BONUS announced for Postal Employees

Postal Directorate vide Letter No. 26-05/2012 -PAP dated 18.10.2012 has announced 60 days productivity Linked Bonus for the accounting year 2011-12 for postal employees in MTS, Gr-C and non Gazetted Gr B cadres and exgratia payment of Bonus to regularly appointed GDS. No change in ceiling of Rs 3,500/- to Departmental employees and Rs 2,500/- to GDS employees.

BONUS FILE CLEARED BY FINANCE-ORDERS TODAY

BONUS FILE CLEARED BY FINANCE.  SIXTY DAYS.
ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED TODAY.

= M. KRISHNAN, SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE.




Source: All India Postal Employees Union – Group ‘C’ Tamilnadu Circle 

GDS OFFICIAL DA RAISE 7% ORDER RELEASED TODAY

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.7.2012.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No.42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 4th April, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 65% to 72% w.e.f. 1st July, 2012.

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DOP ORDER OF RATES OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE APPLICABLE W.E.F. 01.07.2012 TO THE EMPLOYEES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT-PAYMENT

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.7.2012.

Click here to view OM No.F. No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G), dated 04.10.2012 issued by DoP&PW

Cabinet approves 7% hike in DA for central government employees

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Monday approved a hike of 7% in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees. This means, the DA will now be 72 per cent from the current 65 per cent of basic pay. 

This will benefit about 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners across India. Last time the government increased the DA was in March 2011 which came into effect from January 1, 2012. 

The current hike will be effective from July 1 this

Central Government Employees, Pensioners set to get 7% DA hike

NEW DELHI: Reeling under the impact of diesel price hike and high inflation, the 80 lakh central government employees and pensioners are likely to soon get seven per cent increase in Dearness Allowance.

The proposal to increase the DA from 65 per cent to 72 per cent is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet tomorrow, sources said.

The decision, which would benefit about 50 lakh of employees and 30 lakh pensioners of the central government, comes in the backdrop of government increasing the diesel price by Rs 5 per litre and retail inflation crossing the double digit mark.

Cabinet Meeting scheduled on 21/09/12 : postponed

Union cabinet meeting scheduled on 21st September 2012 has been postponed. So the central employees have to wait for a little longer for their D.A. with effect from 1st July 2012. It was in the agenda of the said meeting and expected to be cleared. Perhaps the present political turmoil has compelled the postponment of the meeting though there is no official statement about the reason behind it.

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Demand for Grade pay of Rs.4600 for Inspector Posts rejected by MOF once again

Copy of letter of Shri Permanand posted in "Postal Inspectors Blog for Pay hike" is reproduced below for information. 

Dear Friends,

  It is really sad to intimate that Department of Expenditure, MOF has rejected the demand for grade pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector (Posts) even after the full justification given by Hon’ble CAT Ernakulam Bench in its order dated 18.10.2011 in OA No. 381/2010 and the good viable proposal submitted by DoP. The official rejection letter is yet to be received. However, note sheet of the relevant file has been received under RTI from DoP.

2.  As available in the note sheets (17/N), the DoP had sent the following proposal with concurrence of IFW and approval of Secretary (Posts) to Department of Expenditure, MOF:

“The hierarchical difference i.e non-availability of intermediary cadre like AssistantSuperintendent Posts in CBDT/CBEC and CSS can be resolved by allowing Grade Pay of Rs.4600 to Inspector Posts in Department of Posts (a GCS Group B Non-Gazetted Post) and retaining its promotional cadre of Assistant SuperintendentPosts (a GCS Group B Gazetted Post) also in the identical Grade Pay of Rs.4600. In the Accounts cadre, the cadre of Accounts Officer is in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-2. Its promotional post of Senior Accounts Officer is in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3 & its further promotional post of ACAO also in Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3. This would not thereby involve upgradation in Grade Pays of Assistant SuperintendentPosts and PS Group B.”

Minutes of the meeting of the National Anomaly Committee.

Click here to  view Minutes of the meeting of the National Anomaly Committee held on 17th July, 2012.

HONORARIUM / INCENTIVE IN INDIA POST

I)  SB commission paid to BPMS
 1) one year TD                                        0.5%
 2)Two years & three years TD                     1%
 3) five years TD                                         2%
 4) POSB                                                     2% on net accretion of not less than Rs.500.excluding deposit made
                                                                     in March but including withdrawals of March.
II)  Incentive@ 2% of the sale of stamps/stationery up to Rs 30/- to each customer.

III) Commission paid to PRSS:

OUR NEW DEMAND - 5 PROMOTIONS - ALONGWITH 7TH CPC

5 PROMOTIONS

{ EDITORIAL POSTAL LIFE – AUGUST - 2012}

In 1978, while entering in its Silver Jubilee Year, the NFPTE had organised its P&T Convention at Patna. The demand of “3 Promotions at 10, 20 and 25 years” for P&T employees was coined in that National Convention. This demand was necessitated by the fact that most of the P&T employees were retiring without even getting a single promotion in their long career in those days. The Clerical employees retired without even becoming LSG and the Postmen were retiring without even promoted as Sorting Postman or Head Postman / Mail Overseer Postman, the only hierarchical promotion available at that time. After much negotiations and struggles, ultimately the Government agreed two promotions and introduced TBOP and BCR Promotions on completion of 16 and 26 years. All P&T employees were thereafter ensured of at least two promotions. But the movement had paid some price including major punishments to cadres to win the demand of two promotions.

The introduction of TBOP and BCR promotions caused the hierarchical promotion of Sorting Postman / Mail Overseer Postman etc irrelevant as most of the Postmen staff attained TBOP and BCR promotion before getting the only regular promotion available. The Department also discontinued constituting the DPC to promote Postmen staff. Similar was the case with the Group ‘D’ staff also, in whose case the promotion to Jamedar Group ‘D’ was discontinued. Even though the Department had subsequently declared unilaterally that the TBOP/BCR is not a promotion but only a scheme of financial upgradation like ACP Scheme, the regular hierarchical  promotional ladder was not restored or updated to ensure regular promotion to Postman and Group ‘D’ cadres. However, the TBOP, BCR ensured two automatic upgradations financially.

Discriminatingly during the same time, the Officialdom did not satisfy itself with the available two or three promotions in its career but went ahead with repeated cadre restructuring schemes to ensure at least five promotions for the cadre of Officers! We see that an IPS Officer entering as SSPOs [Junior Time Scale Officer] in the Postal Department is ensured of five promotions at least in his career as Senior Time Scale, DPS, PMG, Chief PMG, Board Member and Director General. In Departments like Income Tax a Class I officer who enters as  Assistant Commissioner as an IRS Officer goes ahead with the promotions like Deputy Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Commissioner of Income Tax, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Board Member in CBDT and Chairman of CBDT. This is the case with all departments. The Government never cared for the promotional avenues of Group C and D employees while going on improving the career advancement of top officers.

National Minimum Wages

               Since the local conditions vary widely across the States, it is not feasible to have a uniform minimum wage for the whole country. The concept of National Floor Level Minimum Wage (NFLMW) was mooted on the basis of the recommendations of the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1991 with a view to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity in minimum wages across the country. Keeping in view the recommendation of NCRL and taking into account the rise in price indices, the NFLMW was initially fixed at Rs.35/- per day in 1996. The same has been revised from time to time and presently it is Rs.115/- w.e.f. 1.4.2011.

              Since NFLMW is a non-statutory measure, all the States/UT Governments have been requested that in none of the scheduled employments, the minimum wages should be less than the NFLMW. At present, there is a proposal to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 to make the NFLMW statutory.

               A statement showing the range of minimum rates of wages for unskilled workers state-wise as available is annexed.

Bank and Central D.A. may be known exactly tomorrow

The labour bureau is going to announce AICPIN data for June 2012 tomorrow. This figure is necessary to arrive at the exact Dearness Allowance increase for Bank and Central Govt. employees. The state Govt.s also follow the central D.A. pattern.. It was already predicted a rise of 7% D.A. for central staff w.e.f 1st July 2012 by this blog.

MACP JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING AND DECISIONS – CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

The joint Committee set up by the National Anomaly Committee to consider the MACP related issues met on 27th July, 2012.  The Staff Side was represented at the meeting by the following comrades:

Com. M. Raghaviah

Com. Umraomal Purohit

Com. S.K. Vyas

Com. C. Srikumar

Com. K.K.N. Kutty

Com. Shivgopal Misra

Com. Bhosle

The report prepared by the sub-committee after three rounds of discussions was reviewed at the meeting.  The points that came up for discussion and the decisions taken are as under:

Grant of MACP in the promotional hierarchy:  The Staff Side pointed out that the ACP which was in vogue till the advent of MACP had been on promotional hierarchy.  In the name of improvement of the scheme, the Government cannot unilaterally change it, especially when the concerned employees do not consider it as advantageous.  They suggested that the employees must be allowed to retain the ACP for the first two promotions and for the third promotion MACP can be extended.  However, the Official Side said that it would not be possible to have any hybrid scheme.  In fact, they added that the 6th CPC had suggested for two career progressions only and that too on grade pay hierarchy.  The govt. had improved upon and therefore it was not possible for them to agree for the suggestion of the Staff Side.  They also stated that the reason for bringing about grade pay hierarchy was to bring about uniformity in the scheme across the Departments as the promotional hierarchy varies from one department to another.  They declined to consider the suggestion for promotional hierarchy based MACP.