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Thursday, 26 June 2014
MODEL CONSTITUTION FOR THE RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS RECOGNIZED
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING-REGARDING. (Click
the link below for details)
AMENDMENT OF
FUNDAMENTAL RULES/SERVICE RULES (Click
the link below for details)
GRANT OF
HONORARIUM TO INQUIRY OFFICERS (IO)/PRESENTING OFFICERS (PO). (Click the link below for
details)
Saturday, 21 June 2014
CORE BANKING SOLUTION ( FAQ For MPKBY AGENTS)
To view the details, please CLICK HERE.
Now, apply for passports from post offices
Officials
of the department said customers could get a printout of the
application from the postal employees. Once the applicants submit
filled-in forms, the staff will upload the data online.
“It is better for applicants to bring necessary documents such as proof
of age and residential address. The employees have also been trained to
assist applicants in filling up the forms,” said an official.
Once
registered, customers would be provided acknowledgment receipt
generated with appointment date for personal interview at the Passport
Seva Kendras.
Initially,
the service will be launched in 25 post offices in the Chennai City
Region (CCR), including some in Vellore and Puducherry.
Of
this, a minimum of 10 post offices in Chennai will be identified and
the service will be extended to more offices depending on the patronage.
Applicants will have to pay Rs.100 for the online service.
At present, customers have the option of paying the fee through internet or State Bank of India.
Mervin Alexander, Postmaster General, CCR, said: “We are also working
out modalities for using our e-payment service for paying passport fee.
However, the employees will not be involved in verification of the
documents of applicants.”
The department is also seeking a unique user name ID to facilitate its employees to register multiple applications.
Source : http://www.thehindu.com/
Thursday, 19 June 2014
GUIDELINES REGARDING HANDLING OF COMPLAINTS IN MINISTRIES/DEPARTMENTS (CLICK HERE
FOR DETAILS)
Engagement of Consultant under the Plan Scheme Pensioners Portal
DOPT
ISSUES REVISED GUIDELINES ON COMMENCEMENT OF PENSION
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The Government has streamlined procedures for retiring employees so
that delays may be overcome in earliest commencement of pension. This follows
directions issued by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions to the workshop held with the Pension
Secretaries of various State Governments here on June 12, 2014.
Delegates pointed out during the course of deliberations that the
release of pension after retirement gets delayed mainly due to two reasons.
Primarily, the delay in receipt of intimation by the pensioner that pension
papers have reached the bank and secondly, delay on the part of pensioner in
approaching the bank for submission of undertaking that he shall refund any
amount paid to him to which he is not entitled.
As per the new guidelines, the Government has decided that the
requisite undertaking may be obtained by the Head of Office from the retiring
employee and forwarded to the pension disbursing bank along with the Pension
Payment Order (PPO). The bank shall credit the pension to the account of the
pensioner as soon as this undertaking is received along with the pension
documents
This change in procedure has an added advantage that the PPO can now
be handed over in person to the retiring employee along with other retirement
dues. Earlier the pensioner had to approach the bank for PPO.
With this change in rules and procedures, the pensioners would
be saved of considerable inconvenience and delay and his pension will
commence as soon as
he retires.
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Wednesday, 18 June 2014
EDITORIAL - BHARTIYA POST - JULY 2014
Pending Demands and New Government
New Central Government under the
leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi has taken
charge with
a clear majority in the Lok Sabha election.
People of the country and the Central Government employees who suffered
a lot under the UPA Government, have voted for a change. Now it is the
turn of NDA Government. Coming days will prove whether the selection
made by the voters is correct or not.
Central Government employees have
to take a cautious approach towards the new Government. As the new Government has just taken over
charge and expectations are very high, jumping into any sudden conclusion may
not be correct on our part. We have to
give reasonable time to the new government to make its stand clear on the
issues agitating the minds of the Central Government employees. Let us hope that our past experience in the
2000 December 14 days Postal strike when the NDA Government was in power, the
support extended by the party leading NDA to the UPA Government for introducing
and passing the PFRDA Bill in Parliament, the infamous downsizing order of 2001
issued by the NDA Government which paved way for abolition of thousands of
vacant posts in Central Government Departments and refusal to concede any of
the main demands of Gramin Dak Sevaks will not be repeated by the new
Government.
The maiden budget of the new
Government to be presented in Parliament in July 2014 may give us an idea on
the thinking of the Government and also the attitude of the Government towards
the problems faced by the common people and the Central Government
employees. Confederation of Central
Government Employees and Workers has placed our demands before the new Government. JCM National Council staff side has also
written to the Finance Minister and Cabinet Secretary. Our demands are not new. Demands raised before the UPA Government are
again placed before the NDA Government.
While constituting 7th
Central Pay Commission the UPA Government has refused to include the main
demands of the Central Government employees in the terms of reference viz: (1)
Grant of merger of DA (2) Grant of interim relief and (3) inclusion of Gramin
Dak Sevaks under the purview of 7th CPC.
Confederation has conducted 48 hours strike in February 2014, just
before the General Election is declared, demanding settlement of the 15 points
charter of demands which includes the above three main demands also. As General Election was declared we could not
move further. Central Government
employees expect that the new Government will consider positively, the demands
raised in the 48 hours strike.
If the new Government also take
the same stand as that of previous UPA Government and refuse to concede our
genuine demands, the Central Government employees will be forced to tread the
path of struggle again. Before embarking
upon such a struggle, our prime duty is to build up largest unity among all
sections of the Central Government employees.
Confederation is making all out effort in this direction especially to
build up total unity among JCM staff side organisations. We are even ready to make certain compromises
for the sake of unity.
We have to give enough time to
the new Government and we are ready to wait.
But we cannot wait indefinitely.
7th CPC has already commenced its work and has fixed target
dates for submission of memorandums by Federations and
Unions/Associations. Chairman, 7th CPC,
has also made it clear that unless the Government refer the issues of DA
merger, Interim relief and GDS issues to the Commission, it will not consider
these issues. Hence the ball is now in
the Government’s court. Let us see how
the things move. Let us also be ready to
face any situation.
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Tuesday, 17 June 2014
CLARIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL INCREMENT FOR THE OFFICERS / OFFICIALS
WHOSE DATE OF INCREMENT FALLS BETWEEN FEB TO JUNE 2006 & RETIRED BEFORE THEIR DNI IN 2006 (Click the link below for
details)
LIST OF CPIOS AND APPELLATE
AUTHORITIES - ESTATES & M M DIVISION, DEPT OF POSTS, DAK BHAWAN (Click
the link below for details) http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Pdf/Circulars/cpio_MM_div_1149_12062014_pub_upload.PDF
DIVISIONAL UNION WRITES TO CIRCLE UNION REGARDING PAYMENT OF SALARY TO NEWLY RECRUITED PAs IN LIGHT OF WEST BENGAL CPMG ORDER No; No. Rectt/R-8/Direct Quota/2011-12
Dated at Kol-700012, the 13th June, 2014.
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TO, COM RAMESH MISHRA CIRCLE SECY AIPEU GR-C ODISHA BHUBANESWAR-751001 sir, this is to bring your kind notice that during training period of PAs the trainees belong to ODISHA circle are drawing training allowance only where as the trainees of west Bengal circle are getting their ful salary showing their pre-induction as in house training at their respective divn. Hence it is requested to take up the matter with circle admn. with regards, sd/ Rajesh Bohidar divn secy AIPEU GR-C
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Monday, 16 June 2014
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP ‘C’
Ref: P/1-2/CWC Dated – 16.06.2014
NOTICE
Notice under Article 25 of the
Constitution of All India Postal Employees Union Group ‘C’ is hereby given that
the meeting of the Central Working Committee of All India Postal Employees
Union Group ‘C’ will be held at S. S. N.
Engineering College, Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) from 22nd to 24th
August 2014.
The following shall be the items of Agenda
of the Central Working Committee.
AGENDA
1.Organizational
Review and discussion on General Secretary’s report.
2.Constitution
of 7th CPC and related issues – Memorandum on Common demands and
sectional demands.
3.Confederation
Charter of Demands – Review of progress and future course of action.
4.Review
of implementation of Confederation and NFPE programmes.
5.JCM
Departmental Council items and progress thereof.
6.IT
Modernisation Project and related issues.
7.Cadre
Restructuring of Group ‘C’ employees.
8.Financial
Review.
9.Any
other items, with the permission of the chair.
(M. Krishnan)
General Secretary
Sunday, 15 June 2014
PBI NEWS----TRADE UNIONS DEMAND DA MERGER & INTERIM RELIEF
Union Finance Minister Holds Pre-Budget Consultation
Meeting With the Representatives of Trade Union Groups; Skill Development to
be Given Priority for Generating Employment Opportunities
TRADE UNIONS DEMANDS DA MERGER & INTERIM RELIEF |
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that skill development
would be given priority so that more and more trained workers join the Indian
economy. He said that the Government will give due consideration to the Ten
Point Joint Charter of Demands given by the Central Trade Unions while
formulating the budgetary proposals. The Finance Minister was speaking here
today while interacting with the representatives of the Central Trade Unions
as part of his Pre-Budget Consultation meetings.
Along with the Finance Minister, the
meeting was attended by Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance
and Corporate Affairs, Shri Ratan P. Watal, Expenditure Secretary, Shri Rajiv
Takru, Revenue Secretary, Smt. Gauri Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and
Employment and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance among others.
The participating Central Trade
Unions gave a joint memorandum to the Finance Minister for his consideration
and positive response. Some of the specific proposals contained there in are
given below:
·Take
effective measures to arrest the spiraling price rise and to contain
inflation; Ban speculative forward trading in commodities; universalize and
strengthen the Public Distribution System(PDS); ensure proper check on
hoarding; rationalize, with a view to reduce the burden on people, the
tax/duty/cess on petroleum products.
·Massive
investment in the infrastructure in order to stimulate the economy for job
creation. Public Sector should take the leading role in this regard. The plan
and non-plan expenditure should be increased in the budget to stimulate jobs
creation and guarantee consistent income to people.
·Minimum
wage linked to Consumer Price Index (CPI) must be guaranteed to all workers, taking
into consideration the recommendations of the 15th Indian
Labour Conference . It should not be less than Rs. 15,000/- p.m.
·FDI
should not be allowed in crucial sectors like defence production,
telecommunications, railways, financial sector, retail trade, education,
health and media.
·The
Public Sector Units (PSUs) played a crucial role during the year of severe
contraction of private capital investment immediately following the outbreak
of global financial crisis. PSUs should be strengthened and expanded.
Disinvestment of shares of profit making public sector units should be
stopped forthwith. Budgetary support should be given for revival of
potentially viable sick CPSUs.
·In
view of huge job losses and mounting unemployment problem, the ban on
recruitment in Government departments, PSUs and autonomous institutions
(including recent Finance Ministry’s instruction to abolish those posts not
filled for one year) should be lifted as recommended by 43rd Session
of Indian Labour Conference. Condition of surrender of posts in government
departments and PSUs should be scrapped and new posts be created keeping in
view the new work and increased workload.
·Proper allocation of
funds be made for interim relief and 7th Pay Commission.
·The
scope of MGNREGA be extended to agriculture operations and employment for
minimum period of 200 days with guaranteed statutory wage be provided, as
unanimously recommended by 43rd Session of Indian Labour
Conference.
·The
massive workforce engaged in ICDS, Mid Day Meal Scheme, Vidya volunteers,
guest teachers, Siksha Mitra, the workers engaged in the Accredited Social
Health Activities (ASHA) and other schemes be regularized. No to
privatization of centrally funded schemes. Universalization of ICDS be done
as per Supreme Court directions by making adequate budgetary allocations.
·Steps
be taken for removal of all restrictive provisions based on poverty line in
respect of eligibility coverage of the schemes under the Unorganized Workers
Social Security Act 2008 and allocation of adequate resources for the
National Fund for Unorganised Workers to provide for social security to all
unorganised workers including the contract/casual and migrant workers in line
with the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour
and also the 43rd Session of Indian Labour Conference. The
word BPL redefined and redistributed at the earliest.
·Remunerative
prices should be ensured for agricultural produce and Government investment,
public investment in agriculture sector must be substantially augmented as a
proportion of GDP and total budgetary expenditure. It should also be ensured
that benefits of the increase reach the small, marginal and medium
cultivators only.
·Budgetary
provision should be made for providing essential services including housing,
public transport, sanitation, water, schools, crèche, health care etc, to
workers in the new emerging industrial areas. Working women’s Hostels should
be set-up where there is a concentration of women workers.
·Requisite
budgetary support for addressing crisis in traditional sectors like jute,
textiles, plantation, handloom, carpet and coir etc.
·Budgetary
provision for elementary education should be increased, particularly in the
context of the implementation of the ‘Right to Education’ as this is the most
effective tool to combat child labour.
·The
system of computation of Consumer Price Index (CPI) should be reviewed as the
present index is causing heavy financial loss to the workers.
·Income
tax exemption ceiling for the salaried persons should be raised to Rs. 5.00
lakh per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational
facilities and running allowances should be exempted from income tax net in
totality.
·Threshold
limit of 20 employees in EPF Scheme be brought down to 10 as recommended by
CBT-EPF. Pension benefits under the EPS unilaterally withdrawn by the
Government should be restored. Government and employers contribution be
increased to allow sustainability of Employees Pension Scheme and for
provision of minimum pension of Rs. 3000/- p.m.
·New Pension Scheme be
withdrawn and newly recruited employees of Central And State Governments on
or after 1.1.2004 be covered under Old Pension Scheme;
·Demand for Dearness
Allowance merger by Central Government and PSU employees be accepted and
adequate allocation of fund for this be made in the budget.
·All
interests and social security of the domestic workers to be statutorily
protected on the lines of ILO Convention on domestic workers.
·The
Cess management of the construction
workers is the responsibility of the Finance Ministry under the Act and the
several irregularities found in collection of cess be rectified as well as
their proper utilization must be ensured.
In regard to resource
mobilization, the Trade Unions have emphasized on the following:
·A
progressive taxation system should be put in place to ensure taxing the rich
and the affluent sections who have the capacity to pay at a higher degree.
The corporate service sector, traders, wholesale business, private hospitals
and institutions etc should be brought under broader and higher tax net.
Increase taxes on luxury goods and reduce indirect taxes on essential
commodities.
·Concrete
steps must be taken to recover huge accumulated unpaid tax arrears which has
already crossed more than Rs. 5.00 lakh crore on direct and corporate tax
account alone, and has been increasing at a geometric proportion. Such huge
tax evasion over and above the liberal tax concessions already given in the
last two budgets should not be allowed to continue.
·We
welcome the constitution of SIT for black money and urge for speedy action.
·Effective
measures should be taken to unearth huge accumulation of black money in the
economy including the huge unaccounted money in tax heavens abroad and within
the country. Provisions be made to bring back the illicit flows from India
which are at present more than twice the current external debt of US $ 230
billion. This money should be directed towards providing social security.
·Concrete
measures be expedited for recovering the NPAs of the banking system from the
willfully defaulting corporate and business houses. By making provision in
Banking Regulations Act, CMDs and executives to be made accountable for
creation of NPAs.
·Tax
on long term capital gains to be introduced, so also higher taxes on the
security transactions to be levied.
·The
rate of wealth tax, corporate tax, gift tax etc to be expanded and enhanced.
·ITES,
outsourcing sector, educational institutions and health services etc run on
commercial basis should be brought under the Service Tax net.
·Small
saving instruments under postal and other agencies be encouraged by
incentivizing commission agents of these scheme.
Other suggestions include holding of
post budget consultations with the representatives of Central Trade Unions,
need for directional change in policies such as stopping of mindless
deregulation, encourage entrepreneurship to tackle problem of unemployment,
more spending on education and skill development, removal of ceiling on
gratuity, bonus and pension etc of workers and following the principle of
“Same work, same wages” among others.
Representatives of different Central
Trade Union groups who participated in today’s meeting included Shri B.N.
Rai, Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), Shri Chandra Prakash Singh, Indian
National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri Shanta Kumar, INTUC, Ms Amarjeet
Kaur, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri D.L. Sachdeva,
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Shri Sharad Rao, Hind Mazdoor
Sabha (HMS), Shri Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Shri
Swadesh Devroye, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Shri Tapan Sen, MP
(RS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Shri Dilip Bhattacharya, All
India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Shri Sankar Saha, All India United
Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Shri Sheo Prasad Tiwari, Trade Union
Coordination Centre (TUCC), Shri V.Suburaman, Labour Progressive Federation
(LPF), Shri M. Shanmugum, LPF, Shri Prechandan, United Trade Union Congress
(UTUC), Shri Abni Roy, United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) and Dr. Virat
Jaiswal, National Front of Indian Trade Unions among others.
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Saturday, 14 June 2014
Govt looking to hike I-T exemption limit to Rs.5 lakh
Finance standing panel under Yashwant Sinha had suggested slab changes
NEW DELHI, JUNE 13:
The upcoming
Budget may put more money in people’s pockets as the Modi Government is
considering raising the income tax limit and tinkering with the existing
tax slabs.
Indications are
that the exemption limit will be raised to Rs.5 lakh from the
current Rs.2 lakh; meaning, people earning Rs.5 lakh or less annually
will not have to pay tax.
Currently, tax
is levied at the rate of 10 per cent on income of Rs.2-5 lakh, 20 per
cent on income of Rs.5-10 lakh and 30 per cent on income
above Rs.10 lakh (see table).
Education cess
Further, there is an education cess and an additional surcharge at the rate of 10 per cent on income exceeding Rs.1 crore.
The previous
Government had rejected the suggestion of the last Standing Committee on
Finance, headed by senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, that the I-T
exemption ceiling be raised to Rs.3 lakh.
The panel had
recommended nil tax for income up to Rs.3 lakh, 10 per cent for income
of Rs.3-10 lakh, 20 per cent for Rs.10-20 lakh and 30 per cent
for income beyond Rs.20 lakh.
However, the
Ministry had said that the total revenue loss on account of the changes
and removal of cess would work out to around Rs.60,000 crore.
Pros and cons
The argument in
favour of changing the structure is that it would put more money in the
hands of people and, in turn, raise demand for various goods and
services, boosting the manufacturing and services sectors.
At the same
time, more consumption would also result in higher collection of
indirect taxes, which would compensate the fall in income-tax
collection.
While some feel
that more money in the hands of people will also help them combat
inflation, economists believe that more money in circulation may
actually fuel inflation.
Source : http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/
Thursday, 12 June 2014
CONGRATULATION
Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) on 12 June 2014 declared final result of Civil
Service (Main) Examination 2013. A total of
1122 candidates have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative
Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service, and Central Services,
Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’
Shri. GURAV
ABHIJIT DILIP
s/o Shri
Dilip Gurav Branch Postmaster Gopalpur B.O. (Solapur Dist. Pune Region Maharashtra Circle) has
declared successful in the said examination. He appeared under Roll No. 053189
and secured 672 Rank.
His Brother Shri Gajanan Dilip Gurav also
working in DOP as Divisional System Administrator in Pandharpur Division
Pandharpur (Pune Region).AIPEU PURI congratulate Sri Gurav Abhijit and wish him all the best in his civil service carrier and offer a red salute to the proud father Com.Dillip Gurav .
Source: SAPOST
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