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Friday, 4 December 2015

Government will cut rates on small savings cautiously: FM Arun Jaitley

Government will cut interest rate on small savings "cautiously" so as to protect vulnerable sections like retired employees, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today while expressing confidence that 7th Pay Commission report will not upset the fiscal deficit targets. 
 
He said the government is using more than three-fold increase in cess on petrol and diesel to fund infrastructure projects like highways, but it will be a challenge to fund higher social sector spending due to increased outgo on salary and pension. 
 
Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, he cited the example of the girl child scheme launched last year to saying that "if after one year you immediately slash it (interest rate) down radically, (it) may not be very politically prudent and therefore you have to move in that direction but you have to move a little cautiously". 
 
As a lot of people depend on small savings schemes, the Finance Minister said, "we as an elected government have to look at it in addition to the economic principles with a sense of political pragmatism".
 
Bankers have passed on as little as 20 per cent of the biggest rate cut effected by RBI since 2009 as they fear becoming uncompetitive to small savings like PPF and Post Office deposits. 
 
Most small saving instruments pay an interest rate of 8.75 per cent, compared to 7.5 per cent on deposits at SBI. 
 
Bank deposit rate has to be lowered if the lending rate is brought down to allow transmission of 1.25 per cent interest rate cut by RBI. 
 
Jaitley said the impact of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations for higher salary and pension for central government employees, which will result in an additional annual burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on exchequer, would last for two to three years. 
 
The recommendations are to be implemented from January 1. 
 
"I am not particularly worried about the fiscal deficit target," he said. 
 
The government, he said, was confident of keeping spending within the the targeted fiscal deficit of 3.9 per cent for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. Besides meeting the target, the quality of fiscal deficit too will be improved, he added. 
Source:-The Economic Times

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Study of vigilance cases by CVC


The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had constituted a committee to conduct a study of the existing pattern of prolonged Disciplinary Proceedings and suggestion for Remedial Action on 17.6.2015. The committee conducted the study based on samples of disciplinary cases advised by the Commission to find out the delays in various stages of disciplinary cases. The committee concluded that on an average, it takes about 8 years for finalizing a major vigilance case from the date of occurrence of irregularity.

The Commission has, in pursuance of the report, reviewed the position with each department and PSU case-wise and sensitized them on the need to finalize these cases expeditiously and in a few cases of inordinate delays advised them to fix responsibility of the officer concerned (Inquiry Officer) and to take action against them also. The Commission has also taken up with the individual Chief Vigilance Officers (CVO) of the Ministries/ Departments/Organisations concerned on the need for expeditious finalization of disciplinary proceedings. CVC is also monitoring the pendency of disciplinary cases by sending alerts through SMSs and E-mail to the concerned CVOs.

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 a written reply to a question by Shri Ranjib Biswal in the Rajya Sabha today.
 
Source : PIB Release, 03.12.2015
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Armed forces raise concerns in 7th Pay Commission with Defence Ministry

The armed forces have raised concerns over the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, including "shortcomings" in it, with the Defence Ministry, Navy chief Admiral R K Dhowan said today. 
 
He said the Commission's report has been examined and effort is on to ensure that whatever they feel is "necessary" for the officers and men of Army, Navy and Air Force, is made available to them. 
 
"Whatever we feel are the shortcomings are being taken up by the three services with the Ministry of Defence to see that whatever we feel is necessary for our men, our officers, our civilians, is made available to them," Dhowan said during his annual press conference here. 
He said that all issues of "concern" are being taken up with the Ministry. 
The Navy chief was replying to a question on the discontent in the armed forces, especially at the level of officers, on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. 
Officers say that if the Pay Commission is implemented in the present form, it will position them much below their civilian counterparts in terms of salaries, facilities and status. 
 
One of the main grudge that the armed forces have is with regard to risk-hardship matrix. The officers say that a soldier posted in Siachen Glacier, which has the highest degree of both risk and hardship, gets an allowance of Rs 31,500 per month. 
 
In contrast, a civilian bureaucrat from the All India Services draws 30 per cent of his salary as "hardship allowance" when posted anywhere outside the comfort zone. 
Under the new scale, a senior IAS official posted in a city in northeast will draw much more as "hardship allowance", compared to the Rs 31,500 per month drawn by military officers in Siachen. 
 
Source:-The Economic Times

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Commemorative postage stamps to mark the Centenary year of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI),

Hon'ble Minister for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad released a set of two commemorative postage stamps to mark the Centenary year of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), in New Delhi on December 03, 2015. The Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Shri Prakash Javadekar and other dignitaries were also present.

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Thursday, 3 December 2015

Missing Badly Sri N R Giri SSPO BBSR Dn.

Bhubaneswar Division supplied caps to postmen staff


Now Bhubaneswar Division supplied caps bearing PLI and RPLI logo to postmen staff of the Division. This was an item raised by BBSR  P-IV union which could be materialized only by Shri N R Giri, SSPOs.

On behalf of AIPEU PURI We sincerely thanks  SSPOs Shri Giri  for his vision and innovative idea.This division badly missed him as well expect his idea to spread over the circle.Divisional administration BBSR also  planning to supply such caps to GDS MDs  in the next phase.I personally offer a red salute to  Giri sir as well as the Divnl. union BBSR .


Delivery staff of Ashoknagar MDG wearing caps - Photo by Shri N R Giri, SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division during Annual Inspection of Ashoknagar MDG on 02.12.2015
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Wednesday, 2 December 2015

PROTEST BY CIRCLE UNION AGAINST TRAINING ORDER ON SUNDAY&HOLIDAY.



N F P E
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP-C
ODISHA CIRCLE, BHUBANESWAR-751007                    
Trilochan Parida                                                                                               R.C.Mishra
 President                                                                                                        Circle Secretary
                                                                                   Vice-President CHQ & Leader RJCM
                                                                                        E-mail ID-p3orissa@rediffmail.com
No. UN/AIPEU, Gr-C/Odisha/11-2015                                              Dated-27-11-2015.
To,
          Sri Tilak De, IPoS.
          Chief Post Master General,
          Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001.
Sub- Irregular deputation of staff in mass scale (30 PAs) on Sunday dated 29-11-2015 from Puri division for training on PLI/RPLI Mc Camish in WCTC, CO, Bhubaneswar- strong protest on arranging such trainings frequently on Sundays.
Ref- This Union’s letter of even number dated 26-11-2015 by E-mail.
Respected Sir,
On the matter stated above, our letter under reference may kindly be referred to wherein we have strongly protested against irregular drafting of staff on Sundays & holidays to CO from the divisions like Koraput, Puri, Sundargarh, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Kalahandi & Phulbani for data cleansing/ data entry from dated 26-11-2015 to 30-11-2015 (Including Saturday & Sunday). Now we are in receipt of information that order has been issued from CO through E-mail today around 15 Hrs. to SSPOs Puri to send 30 numbers of PAs for above training at WCTC, CO, Bhubaneswar on 29-11-2015 (Sunday). The staff have already been oppressed under CBS, are further victimised by the way of snatching away their legitimate Sunday & holidays in the name of CIS and arrangement of such frequent trainings have gone out of tolerance. The arrangements are done in the last moments through E-mails also without giving scope for lodging complaints in the presence of clear cut instructions vide DTE letter No 16-56/2011-SR dated 08-07-2011 & letter No 08/15/2011-SR dated 09-01-2012.

This is high time; to go deeply through these types of frequent orders issued from Circle Office and to have a full stop to such orders to maintain peace & tranquillity and to avert agitating mood of employees.
KIND RESPONSE & A LINE OF REPLY IS SOLICITED
WITH REGARDS
Yours faithfully

(R.C.Mishra)
Circle Secretary
Copy to- All circle office bearers & divisional secretaries for information & n/a.


Circle Secretary

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CBS ROLLED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AT NABARANGPUR BAZAR S.O ON 30.11.2015


CBS ROLLED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AT NABARANGPUR BAZAR S.O ON 30.11.2015

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CBS ROLLED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AT LAMTAPUT S.O ON 30.11.2015


CBS ROLLED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AT LAMTAPUT S.O ON 30.11.2015








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FROM 02.12.2015, ONLY UPTO 10 YERS AGE GIRL CAN OPEN SSA ACCOUNTS

From 02.12.2015, only up to 10 years age girl can open SSA accounts. Please see the SB order 2/2015 dated 25.03.2015 for reference






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Govt likely to hike minimum pay Rs 20,000; not to abolish any advance, allowance

New Delhi: The government is likely to give minimum basic salary Rs 20,000 of central government employees while the Seventh pay commission recommended fixing the lowest at Rs 18,000 for the central government employees on its report which was submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19 by Justice A K Mathur, who heads the seventh pay commission.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

An official of Expenditure Department Cell For implementation of Pay Commission recommendations said the government wants to make up pay gap between employees and higher officers and to hike Basic salary at least Rs 20,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay commission,
The government has no intention to cut current allowances and advances of any employees. the government motto is betterment must be done by protecting the current advances and allowances.
The Seventh pay commission has recommended for abolition of various allowances and advances like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance, he added.
He also said the government may not suggest any curtailment of the allowances and advances being now enjoyed by the central government employees, and the gazette of the pay hike, which is coming within six months, also would not do it.
The central government employees at various levels have been complaining of the abolition of the various allowances and advances.
They also termed the Seventh Pay Commission report as a width pay gap discrimination between employees and higher officers because in its report, the Pay Commission has recommended to increase the pay gap between the minimum and maximum from existing 1:12 to 1: 13.8
Every pay commissions made up pay gap between employees and higher officers from second Pay Commission 1:41 ratio to Sixth pay commission 1:12.
Source :  http://www.tkbsen.in/2015/12/govt-likely-to-hike-minimum-pay-rs-20000-not-to-abolish-any-advance-allowance/
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Pay Commission recommendations not to upset fiscal roadmap: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations will not upset fiscal maths as additional expenditures will be offset by either surplus revenues or expenditure cuts. 

In the fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review for 2015-16, the Reserve Bank said the implementation of the Pay Commission proposals, and its effect on wages and rents, would be factored in by the RBI in its future deliberations. 

"In the broad sense, yes there is going to be additional expenditure, but that will be offset presumably by either additional revenues raising or cuts elsewhere so that the fiscal consolidation path is maintained," Rajan said while addressing reporters after the monetary policy statement. 

The 7th Pay Commission has recommended increase in remuneration of about one crore government employees and pensioners which is estimated to impose an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer in 2016-17. 

The new pay scales, subject to acceptance by government, will come into effect from January 1, 2016. 

Rajan said the government had anticipated the consequences of Pay Commission recommendations and hence the fiscal path is expected to be maintained. 

"We don't feel there will be a significant effect on aggregate demand provided you maintain the fiscal path. Of course, investment in some ways may be (of) higher quality than certain kind of spending and therefore one would hope that you would uncover space elsewhere for the public investment which we really need," Rajan added. 

In the monetary policy statement, RBI said the direct effect of Pay Commission implementation and its "effect on aggregate demand is likely to be offset by appropriate budgetary tightening as the government stays on the fiscal consolidation path". 

The government had unveiled a fiscal consolidation roadmap in 2015-16 Budget under which fiscal deficit was to be brought down to 3.9 per cent of GDP this fiscal, 3.5 per cent in 2016-17 and 3 per cent by 2017-18, respectively. 

Fiscal deficit in 2014-15 was 4 per cent of GDP. 

RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel said the increase in the House Rent Allowance of government employees post Pay panel award would get reflected in the retail inflation data. 

"But that is a one time level change and unless there are wider externalities, we will most likely look through that... The impact will be felt from April onwards for 6-8 months. You will see an index change, but that will likely be looked through by RBI," Patel said. 

Several rating agencies and brokerages have said that a proposed 23.6 per cent hike in salaries and pensions of government employees could hurt India's finances. 
Source:-The Economic Times
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Go Live of Ollenbatch Nagar SO under Phulbani Division on 30.11.2015

Inaugurated by Shri Nakula Behera, ASP(I/C). Phulbani Sub-Division
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Go Live of Contractorpada S.O under Phulbani Division on 30.11.2015

Inaugurated by Shri Satyanarayan Mishra, ASP(Hqrs), Phulbani Division




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Sr Brajrajnagar SO-768216 under Sambalpur Division sucessfully migrated to CBS ficacle on 30.11.2015

The Sr Brajrajnagar SO-768216 sucessfully migrated to CBS ficacle on date-30/11/2015 in the present of Sri Deepak Kumar IP Jharsuguda, Sri Luthar Lakra, SPM Sr Brajrajnagar SO & Sri Thandaram Pradhan System Administrator Jharsuguda HO. 
 
 
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Congress warns govt on pay commission report

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president, Ajay Maken, on Sunday said the Congress party will strongly oppose if the 125 percent increase in DA (Dearness Allowance), which will be due on 1 January, 2016, is not merged with the basic pay when the Central government implements the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission for Government employees.
 
Maken said while the 7th Pay Commission has increased the salaries of higher grade officers by many folds, there will be no benefit for middle and lower level employees.
 
Maken said injustice was being done to the Central government employees, and the Congress will fight safeguard their interest. He said the Union government should protect the interests of the country and its people. "The Congress party is with the Government employees in this matter", Maken asserted.
 
Addressing two meetings to discuss the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission at Sadiq Nagar and R K Puram today, Maken said the Congress party will spare no effort to protect the interests of the Government employees, who are its "eyes, ears and brains", inside and outside Parliament.
 
He said it was necessary to give a good deal to the Government employees to attract the best brains to Government service, as the government needs the services of the brightest, who come through tough competitions, for the best interest of the nation.
 
He said it was necessary to have the best brains in the government to ensure that in these days of globalisation, the multi-national companies do not push their way in and put such clauses, conditions and demands that would be detrimental to the interest of the nation and its people.
 
Meanwhile, reiterating his party's commitment to a strong Lokpal, Maken extended support to the move to bring DDA and Delhi Police, which are controlled by the Centre, under the purview of Delhi Lokayukta.
 
“As long as this applies to public functionaries of departments of Delhi government, DDA, MCD, NDMC, Delhi Police, and the Members of Parliament from Delhi and Union and state ministers from Delhi pertaining to their actions concerning people of Delhi, this provision in my opinion should be allowed,” Maken said.
 
The Congress leader, however, clarified that in the absence of any officially circulated draft, he would like to reserve his final comments on procedure and on other aspects of the Bill, till it is tabled in the Assembly on Monday.
 
The draft Janlokpal Bill, approved by the Delhi Cabinet, mandates the Lokayukta to look into complaints of corruption in MCD, DDA and Delhi Police.
 
This move has drawn flak from various quarters, including former AAP leader Prashant Bhushan who said it has been done to “provoke” the Centre.
 
Maken said his party had earlier also stated that under no circumstances it would support the dilution of the Janlokpal Bill as introduced by the AAP Government on February 13, 2014, in Delhi Assembly.
 
“Delhi Lokayukta should be allowed to look into acts of corruption directly impacting people of Delhi through the actions of MCD, DDA and Delhi Police also. The Congress party would again like to re-iterate its commitment for a strong Lokpal in Delhi,” he said.
“We believe in action and not just rhetoric. Delhi Government has wasted precious 10 months and we hope it would now fulfil its very important pre-poll promise by enacting a strong Jan Lokpal,” Maken said in a press statement.

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