Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes for 4th Quarter of FY 2017-18 (Jan, 18 to Mar, 18) - MoF F.No.01/04/2016-NS Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) North Block, New Delhi Dated: 27.12.2017 Office Memorandum Subject: Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even number dated 16th February, 2016, vide which the various decisions taken by the Government regarding interest fixation for small savings schemes were communicated to all concerned. 2. On the basis of the decision of the Government, interest rates for small savings schemes are to be notified on quarterly basis. Accordingly, the rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the fourth quarter of financial year 2017-18 starting 1st January, 2018, and ending on 31st March, 2018, on the basis of the interest compounding payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under: ...

F. No. 13017/33/2016-AIS-I Department of Personnel and Training AIS - I Date: 27th December, 2017 Sub: Development of Software for inter cadre transfer / deputation and fixation of Seniority of promotee IAS officers - reg. Seniority Desk (AIS-I) vide ID note dated 09.09.2016 and reminder dated 20.01.2017 (copies enclosed) has requested NIC, DoPT to develop software to process all cases of inter cadre transfer / deputation online and to fix Seniority of promotee IAS officers online. However, no progress in the matter has been intimated to this Desk. 2. In this connection, NIC, DoPT is requested to expedite the matter as this item has been included in the Annual Action Plan 2017. 3. This issues with the approval of JS(Admin). (Udai Bhan Singh) Under Secretary(AIS-I) Seniority Desk I/c - 274 To, Director (NIC), NIC, DoPT Source: DoPT

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2018: DoPT Order central-government-holidays-2018 F.No.12/3/2017-JCA-2 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Establishment (JCA-2) Section North Block, New Delhi Dated the 14th June, 2017 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2018- reg. It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure -I to this OM. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/ New Delhi during the year 2018. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself / herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him / her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure - II. 2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3...

AICPIN for the Month of November 2017 No.5/1/2017-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 29th December, 2017 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) - November, 2017 The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2017 increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 (two hundred and eighty eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.35 per cent between October, 2017 and November, 2017 when compared with the decrease of (-) 0.36 per cent for the corresponding months of last year. The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.10 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat Atta, Eggs (Hen), Goat Meat, Milk (Cow), Onion, Tamarind, Bitter Gourd, Cabbage, Carrot, Coconut, Potato, Tomato, Cooking Gas, Electricity Charges, Firewood, Kerosene Oil, Private Tuition Fee, Petrol, Barber Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. H...

Gramin Dak Sevaks - Lok Sabha Q&A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1427 ANSWERED ON: 27.12.2017 Gramin Dak Sevaks BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has constituted any Committee to look into the salary structure, other service matters and problems of Gramin Dak Sevaks and if so, the details and the composition thereof; (b) whether the said Committee has since submitted its report and if so, the recommendations thereof; and (c) the time by which these recommendations are likely to be implemented? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA) (a) Yes, Madam. A One Man Committee has been constituted to look into the salary structure, other service matters and problems of Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Chairmanship of Shri Kamlesh Chandra. (b) Yes, Madam, the Committee has s...

Corrigendum of contractual fees for the persons engaged at ECHS Polyclinics File No.22D(25)/2017/(WE)/D(Res-I) Government of India Ministry of Defence (Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Sena Bhavan, New Delhi Dated 20 November, 2017 To The Chief of Army Staff The Chief of Naval Staff The Chief of Air Staff CORRIGENDUM Sir. With reference to GOl Ministry of Defence letter No.22D (50)/2007 US(WE)/D(Res).Vol.-ll dated 3rd May 2016 and 22D(50)/2007/US(WE)/D(ResNol.-II dated 2nd June 2017, I am directed to convey the sanction of the Government for following amendments w.r.t. contractual fees for the persons engaged at ECHS Polyclinics in respect of the following categories: S.No. Category For Contractual fees (Rs. Per month) Read Contractual Fees (Rs. Per month) Para Medical 1. Radiographer 22500 28100 2. Laboratory Technician 22500 28100 3 Laboratory Assistant 22500 28100 4 Physiotherapist 22500 28100 5 Pharmacist 22500 28100 6 Nursing Assistant 22500 28100 Para Dental ...

GDS Kamlesh Chandra Committee Recommendations will be implemented soon - Minister replied in Parliament on 27th December, 2017 Minister of State (IC) for Communications & Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha, in a written reply to a question on GDS Kamlesh Chandra Committee Report, in Lok Sabha on 27.12.2017 informed that a One Man Committee has been constituted to look into the salary structure, other service matters and problems of Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Chairmanship of Shri Kamlesh Chandra. The Committee has submitted its report to the Government. The salient features are given in the Annexure. The recommendations of the Committee have been considered by the Department. After getting the necessary approvals from all concerned, the recommendation of the Committee will be implemented. Annexure : Salient features  of the One Man Committee Report headed by Shri Kamlesh Chandra The old system of payment of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) is dispensed with and replaced with a ...

Santosh Kumar Gangwar releases ESIC Calendar and Diary Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment, Government of India released the ESIC Calendar, Diary and Telephone Directory for the year 2018 at a special function in New Delhi today. The ESIC Calendar-2018 gives basic information about the efforts taken by ESIC in increasing ESI coverage and reach, various benefits offered and areas of priorities for the New Year under ESI Scheme etc. The ESIC Diary-2018 also gives complete information about the initiatives and achievements of ESIC during the year 2017 and various benefits offered to the Insured Persons and their Beneficiaries besides complete address and contact number of various ESIC Establishments pan India.  A short presentation on the ESIC achievements and areas of priorities for the upcoming New Year-2018 depicted through Calendar and Diary was made the occasion. The Minister appreciated and congratulated the entire ESIC team for ...

Amendment in EPF scheme for buying homes GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1056 ANSWERED ON-27.12.2017 Amendment in EPF scheme for buying homes 1056 . Shri R. Vaithilingam (a)whether Government will amend the Employees” Provident Fund (EPF) scheme to enable around 4 crore members of Employees” Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to withdraw upto 90 per cent of their fund for making down payments while buying houses; (b)whether said amendment will also allow the EPFO subscribers to use their EPF accounts for paying equated monthly installments of home loans; and (c)whether under the proposed provision in the EPF scheme, the subscribers would have to form a cooperative society with at least 10 members to avail of the facility? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a) to (c): The Government vide Notification No. G.S.R.351 (E) dated 12th April, 2017 has inserted a paragraph 68BD in Employee...

Decision of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railway GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RRE No. 205/2017 New Delhi Dated: 26.12.2017 No. E(P&A)I-2016/RT-16 The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers, All Indian Railways including Production Units etc. Sub: Decision of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental Doctors under Ministry of Railways. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) vide OM No. A.12034/1/2017- CHS-V dated 30.09.2017 has communicated (i) post-facto approval of the Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of doctors of Indian Railway Medical Service; (ii) approval of Cabinet for enhancement of age of superannuation of Dental doctors under Ministry of Railways to 65 years; and (iii) that Doctors shall hold the administrative post till the date of attaining the age of 62 years. 2. Accordingly, the age of superannuation of Dental Doctors un...

Voluntary Retirement in Paramilitary Forces PERSONNEL OF PARAMILITARY FORCES TAKING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT Minister of State for Home Affairs replied in Parliament(Rajya Sabha) on 27.12.2017 regarding Voluntary Retirement in Paramilitary Forces. “As per information provided by Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles (CAPFs & AR), 19239 personnel have taken voluntary retirement from service since January, 2016. Improvement in service conditions/ amenities and welfare of the force personnel is a continuous endeavour. A study was got conducted through Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) into the factors causing stress and suggest remedial measures and another similar study was got conducted though Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) for BSF & CRPF”. Based on the above study report, the measures, which have been taken to boost the morale and improve the working conditions and reduce stress among the force personnel, are at Annexure-‘A’. ANNEXURE ...

NFIR New Year Message No.IV/NFIR/7 CPC(Imp)/Allowance/2016/Part I Dated: 25/12/2017 MESSAGE Dear Brothers/Sisters, We Will be celebrating New Year Day on January 1, 208 with disappointment and  agony as the Government has done grave injustice by reducing the percentage or various  Allowances and also by not granting the Allowances from 1st January. 2016. Almost all Railway employees in all corners Of Indian Railways have been deprived Of their legitimate Allowances in terms Of percentages existed prior to acceptance Of 7th CPC report. The Running Staff, Brothers/Sisters, are aware that NFIR has placed cogent case before the Railway Board for hiking Kilometrage rates on the basis of Running Allowance formula and revision of TA rates. Our presentation was admired by the Running Staff. The Railway Board has discussed with NFIR twice on revision of Running Allowance rates and on both the occasions we conveyed the logic for upward revision or mileage rates and also revision of othe...

Ministry of Finance: Year End Review 2017 - Regarding 7th Central Pay Commission Enhancing the quality of life remained primary goal for Government when it put into implementation the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission to benefit more than 48 Lakh Central Government Employees. Department of Expenditure (DOE) General Financial Rules (GFRs), 2017 were released on 7th March, 2017 to enable an improved, efficient and effective framework of fiscal management while providing the necessary flexibility to facilitate timely delivery of services. 7th CPC - On 28th June 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the recommendations of the 7th CPC on allowances with some modifications. The revised rates of the allowances came into effect from 1st July, 2017 benefitting more than 48 lakh Central Government Employees. While approving the recommendations of the 7th CPC, the Cabinet had decided to set-up the Committee on Allowances (CoA) in view of...

Promotion of Defence Production Defence manufacturing is primarily driven by capital acquisition of defence equipment. Under 'Make in India' initiative of the Government, several measures have been taken to promote indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment in the country by harnessing the capabilities of the public and private sector. These measures include according preference to procurement from Indian vendors under the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), liberalization of the licensing regime and FDI policy by raising the cap on FDI in the defence sector, simplification of export procedure, streamlining of defence offset guidelines etc. Recently, the Government has notified the ‘Strategic Partnership (SP)’ Model which envisages establishment of long-term strategic partnerships with Indian entities through a transparent and competitive process, wherein they would tie up with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to seek technology transfers...

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: 103 ANSWERED ON: 22.12.2017 Pay Revision of Nurses BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL) Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the All India Nurses Confederation has demanded review of their pay scale and increase in their allowances; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has taken any decision in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether the Union of Nurses had called a pan-India strike in the recent past and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government to address their grievances? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA) (a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 103* FOR 22TH DECEMBER, 2017 (a) to (c) - Government has not...

Revival and Restructuring of CPSEs GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1375 ANSWERED ON: 22.12.2017 Revival and Restructuring of CPSEs SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE DHARMENDRA YADAV ANANDRAO ADSUL PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the ailing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) need revival and restructuring and if so, the details thereof: (b) whether the Government has issued guidelines for revival and restructuring of such ailing CPSEs and if so, the details thereof: (c) whether the private participation is also being considered in this regard and if so, the details thereof: and (d) the extent to which these guidelines will be beneficial for revival and restructuring of these CPSEs? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN) (a) to (d) Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), as a nodal department, have issued guidelines on 29.10.2015 for “Streamlining the mecha...

Government says No Proposal to Revise Income Tax Rates this year GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1355 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER, 2017 01, PAUSHA, 1939 (SAKA) AMEND INCOME TAX RATES 1355. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the present rates of income tax so that more people may pay income tax; (b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits likely to accrue to common man and the Government by this step; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA) (a) to (b) No Madam. Currently, there is no such proposal under consideration. (c) The rates of income tax are prescribed through the Finance Act every year

PCDA Circular 30 - Payment of enhanced Monetary Allowances attached to pre and post independence Gallantry Awards Office of the Pr.C.D.A.(Pensions), Draupadighat, Allahabad - 211014 Circular No. 30 Date: 22.12.2017 To, 1. The Director of Treasuries 2. The Post Master, Kathua, Srinagar (J&K) 3. The Post Master, Campbell Bay (Andaman & Nicobar) 4. The Defence Pension Disbursing Officer …….. 5. The Pay and Accounts Officer …….. 6. The Assistant Military Attache(P) Embassy of India,Kathmandu,(Nepal) 7. The Director of Accounts, Panaji (Goa) 8. The Chief Accounts officer (PGTPF), Gangtok, Sikkim- 737101 9. Director of Accounts, Moti Daman- 396220 10. The Chief Manager, CPPC ….. 11. The Manager, Link Bank (other than CPPC) …….. 12. Director of Accounts & Treasuries, Puducherry- 605001 Subject : Payment of enhanced Monetary Allowances attached to pre and post independence Gallantry Awards. Reference: This office Important Circular No. 9 dated 10.06.2011. (Available on this office ...

7th Pay Commission: Challenging year for Central Government Employees The central government employees passed a challenging year for a number of factors including hike in pay, minimum pay hike, raising of fitment factor, pay anomalies and non-payment of arrears on allowances, employees unions said. The delayed implementation of allowances have saved the government nearly Rs 40,000 crore. The non-payment of arrears on allowances caused tremendous irritation and frustration among the central government employees, said a unions leader. The government gave higher basic pay in August 2016 with arrears, effective from January 1, 2016 to its employees on the recommendations of the 7th pay commission but the allowances notified on June 6 without arrears, which came into effect from July 1, 2017. The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission got the Cabinet nod on June 29, 2016 in respect of basic pay, the pay panel had recommended a 14.27 per cent hike in basic pay. The previous 6th Pay Commis...

Give asset details or lose promotions and foreign postings: Government to IAS officers All IAS officers have been asked to submit details of their assets by next month and warned that the failure to do so would lead to a denial of vigilance clearances needed for promotions and foreign postings. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure submission of Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) by IAS officers working with them by January 31, 2018. "In view of the DoPTs instructions dated April 4, 2011, it is reiterated that failure to ensure timely submission of IPR would result in denial of vigilance clearance," Establishment Officer and Additional Secretary P K Tripathi said in the recent missive. According to the 2011 instructions, officers who did not submit their IPR as on January 1, 2018, on time would be denied vigilance clearances and will not be considered for promotions ...

Is the House Rent Allowance paid to Central Government employees as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission sufficient? If the question is to be answered at a superficial level, the answer is yes. Let us analyze things from the angle of a lower rung employee. An employee is paid HRA at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of his basic salary based on the city where he works. For HRA purpose, cities in India are divided into three groups, namely X, Y and Z, and HRA is paid respectively at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% uniformly for all categories of employees. A person employed in Delhi will get 24% of his basic salary as HRA and an employee employed in Kanyakumari will get 8% of his basic salary as HRA. The minimum basic salary of a Central Government employee is Rs.18000. Accordingly, a person working in Delhi should get Rs.18000 x 24% = Rs.4320, and a person employed in Kanyakumari should get Rs.18000 x 8% = Rs.1440. But the minimum HRA applicable to all the three group of cities, namely ...

Compendium of Seventh Pay Commission Allowances - Railway Compendium of Seventh Pay Commission Allowances - Railway Ministry of Railways Government Of India Compendium of Seventh Pay Commission Allowances Index of Contents S.No. Name of the Allowance RBE No Date Page No. A Summary A- D 1 Special Running Staff Allowance (Additional Allowance) 85/2017 10.08.2017 1 2 Special Train Controllers' Allowance 86/2017 10.08.2017 7 3 Risk and Hardship Allowance for Track Maintainers 87/2017 10.08.2017 15 4 Tenure Allowance to Officers posted in Railway Board and RDSO 181/2017 & amp; 182/2017 04.12.2017 19 5 Breakdown Allowance 106/2017 30.08.2017 30 6 National Holiday Allowance 108/2017 30.08.2017 34 7 Flag Station Allowance 121/2017 05.09.2017 36 8 PCO Allowance 112/2017 30.08.2017 38 9 Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers 111/2017 30.08.2017 40 10 Special LC Gate Allowance to Track Maintainer 110/2017 30.08/2017 42 11 ...