7th Pay Commission Budget 2019 expectations BUDGET 2019 Tomorrow (February 1, 2019) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal present Narendra Modi government’s sixth and final Budget. Weeks before General Elections, it is an interim budget. Yet, expectations are rife about big bang announcements in the wake of upcoming elections. Budget 2019   – Central Government employees have been demanding for long salary hike beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The budget is expected to address the fitment factor and minimum pay hike demand. The central government employees have been demanding a hike in the minimum pay scale to Rs 26,000 from the current Rs 18000 along with a fitment factor of 3.68 times from the present 2.57 times.

Implementation of Government decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Provisions regulating Casualty Pensionary Awards for Defence Forces pensioners/family pensioners 7th CPC Defence Pension – Modification in Minimum ceiling DESW Orders dated.29.1.2019 No.16(3)/2017/D(Pen/Policy) Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare New Delhi-110011, Dated, 29th January, 2019 To The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff Subject:   Implementation of Government decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission- Provisions regulating Casualty Pensionary Awards for Defence Forces pensioners/family pensioners- regarding. Sir, I am directed to refer to the provisions for revision of various kinds of pensionary awards notified in implementation of the Government decision on recommendations of   Seventh CPC   vide this Ministry’s letters No 17(01)/2016-D(...

Meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) on 8th February 2019 NJCA Meeting on 8.2.2019 National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) on 8th February 2019 NJCA National Joint Council of Action 4, State Entry Road New Delhi – 110055 No.NJCA/2018 Dated January 28, 2019 All Members of the NJCA Dear Comrades, Sub:   Meeting of the NJCA Ref : This office letter of even number dated 30.11.2018 It has been decided to hold meeting of the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) on 8th February 2019 from 11:00 hrs in JCM Office, 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi, to take stock of the current situation in regard to non-settlement of major pending issues, viz (i) Improvement in Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula (ii) No Progress in respect of NPS Covered Central Government Employees (iii) Other pending issues related to National and Departmental Anomalies. All of you are requested to make it convenient to attend the aforementioned meeting of the NJCA, so as to take ...

Minimum prescribed educational qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Technician Grade III in Level-2 of Pay Matrix of 7th CPC Government of India (Bharat Sarkar) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) RBE No. 13/19 No. E(NG)II/2018/RR-1/51 New Delhi, dated 16.01.2019. The General Manager (P), All Indian Railways/PUs Chairmen, Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). Sub:   Minimum prescribed educational qualification for direct recruitment to the post of Technician Grade III in Level-2 of Pay Matrix of 7th CPC. Ref: Railway Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2001/RR-1/6 dated 3.8.2001. Attention is invited to instructions under reference prescribing, inter-alia, minimum educational qualification for open market recruitment to the post of Technician Grade-III in Level -2 of Pay Matrix of 7th CPC as under: “Act Apprenticeship/ITI in relevant trade”. Diploma in Engineering should not be considered as an alternative higher qualification. Act Apprentic...

DoPT: Appointment of officers working in the Ministries/Departments under CSS/Non-CSS posts to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis. No 7/3/2018-EO (MM-II) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training (Office of the Establishment Officer) North Block, New Delhi Dated, the 29th January, 2019 To, All Secretaries Ministries/Departments of Government of India Subject:   Appointment of officers working in the Ministries/Departments under CSS/Non-CSS posts to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis. Sir/Madam, This is regarding filling up the post of Deputy Secretary/Director level in the National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog under the Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis. The applications were invited for the post vide circular of even n...

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions First meeting of Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal held 30 JAN 2019 The first meeting of the Search Committee for recommending a panel of names for appointment as Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal was held on 29th January, 2019. All the Members of the Committee were present during the meeting. The Committee decided to call for applications/nominations from eligible persons to be considered for position of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal through an advertisement at the earliest. The Committee will meet again within a fortnight to carry on further deliberations. PIB

Revision of Allowances as per 7th CPC to University and College Teachers Revision of Allowances as per 7th CPC to University and College Teachers, equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations MHRD issues orders for revision of allowances of teachers, equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in the Universities and Colleges as per the Recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission The much awaited orders on revision of allowances and special allowances for teachers and equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in Central Universities and Colleges there under have been issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. This also includes centrally funded Deemed to be Universities.The orders come into force with immediate effect. The revised special allowance per month for Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Principal in PG College and Princ...

Railway Recruitment: Minimum Education Qualification for Junior Engineer (Level 6) & Sr.Section Engineer (Level 7) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E (NG) II/2001/RR-1/6. RBE No. 7/2019 New Delhi, Dated 10.01.2019 The General Manager (P), All Zonal Railways/Production Units Chairmen/Railway Recruitment Boards. Sub:  Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in S&T Departments on the Railways. Attention is invited to this office letter of even number dated 07/03/2016(RBE No.25/2016) prescribing minimum educational qualification for open market recruitment to the posts of Junior Engineer and. Senior Section Engineer in S&T Department on the Railways. 2. Pursuant to reference received from one of the field units, review of the same has been undertaken in consultation with Signal & Telecommunication Directorates of this Ministry and it has been decided in the Board that hen...

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota will not affect existing reservation Madurai (TN), Jan 27 (PTI) Virtually sounding the Lok Sabha poll bugle in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hit out at critics of the 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections. A few in the state were creating an “atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust” for ‘selfish’ interests, he said addressing a well-attended BJP rally here. He took a swipe at the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties, saying they had set aside their ‘differences’ to “remove this watchman” in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections. The government was taking effective steps to rid the country of corruption and nepotism, he said, while assuring firm action against economic offenders, even if put up abroad. The Centre’s 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category in education and government jobs will not impact the existing reservation benefits for Dalits, T...

Process Simplification-Referral of patients for Treatment, Investigation, Physiotherapy, etc. to the Private Empanelled and other Government Hospitals GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD NO.2018/Trans Cell/Health/Medical Issues Dated: 24.01.2019 The General Manager, All Indinan Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara CAOs,DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna. COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF Sub:  Process Simplification-Referral of patients for Treatment, Investigation, Physiotherapy, etc. to the Private Empanelled and other Govt. Hospitals . Ref: 1. Railway Board’s letter no. 2018/Trans cell/Health/Zonal Hospitals dated 13.06.2018. 2. GM/NWR’s letter no. G/HQ/NWR/TC dated 08.01.2019 With reference to GM/NWR’s letter at (2) and Board’s letter at (1) above, Board(MS, FC & CRB) in consultation with Health Directorate have approved the following:- Railway Medical Beneficiary may be referred for treatment, investigation, physiothera...