Income Tax department revises the (Form 16) TDS certificate format issued by employers The Income Tax department has revised Form 16 by adding various details, including income from house property and remuneration received from other employers, thereby making it more comprehensive to help check tax avoidance. It will also include segregated information regarding deductions under various tax saving schemes, investments in tax savings instruments, different allowances received by the employee as well as income from other sources. Form 16 is a certificate issued by employers, giving details of employees’ TDS (tax deducted at source) usually by mid June and is used in filing I-T returns. The revised Form, which has been notified by the Income Tax department, will come into effect from May 12, 2019. This means the income tax returns for financial year 2018-19 will have to be filed on the basis of revised Form 16. Among other things, the revised Form 16 will also include details o...

Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of RS(RP) Rules,2016. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.PC-VII/2018/R-U/23 New Delhi, dated: 18.04.2019 To The General Secretary National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 55. Sub:   Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of RS(RP) Rules,2016. Ref: NFIR’s letter No.1/2/Part IV dated 13.11.2018. Please refer to NFIR’s letter quoted above requesting Board to give 90 days’ time for exercise of option for fixation of pay on DNI instead of ‘one month’ period as circulated vide Board’s letter RBE No. 142/2018 dated 20.09.2018 from the date of issue of these orders on the ground that these orders have not been circula...

DoPT Orders 2019: Music and Dance Competition for wards of Central Government Employees 18/3/2017 -18-CCSCSB Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) CENTRAL CIVIl SERVICES CULTURAL AND SPORTS BOARD Room No. 361 , B Wing, 3rd Floor lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi Date: 22.04.2019 CIRCULAR Sub:   Music and Dance competition for wards of Central Government Employees Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board proposes to organise the Music and Dance competition for wards of Civilian Central Government Employees working at New Delhi at C.S.O.I. Auditorium on 21-22 May, 2019. The entry for the competition should be sent in the prescribed form to the Board’s Office latest by 15th May, 2019 at Room No. 361 , 3rd Floor, lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-11 0003 or by   email at sportsdopt@gmail.com . 2. The Competition will in held in the following categories: S.No. Category Age Categori...

No.21011/02/2015-Est(A-II)-Part II Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi – 110001 Dated the 18th April 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Window) of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers- Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19. The undersigned is directed to say that a large number of officers of the Central Government Ministries/Departments have been deputed for election duty in the General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2019. It is understood there would be practical difficulties in recording of APAR online as per the target dates prescribed in DoPT O.M.No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Ptll) dated 23rd July, 2009, through SPARROW platform, for officers deputed for election duty. 2. The matter has been examined in this ...

High Court Order transferring NPS Subscription into GPF account Regarding transfer of NPS to GPF Government of India Office of the director (Accounts) Ministry of Home Affairs Pay and accounts office, C.R.P.F Plot No.14, PSF-2 Sector-23, Rohini, New Delhi – 110085 No.PAO/CRPF/MHA/NPS/DA-I(1)/2018-19/797 Dated, the 15 March,2019, To The IG (Admin), Directorate General, CRPF, CGO Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 Subject:   Reg.transfer of NPS to GPF. I am to say that various cases for transferring NPS subscriptions into GPF account have been received to this office after order of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in respect of WP(C) No.3834/2013 and WP(C) No.2810/2016 vide which benefits of Old pension Scheme are extended to personnel joined in the year 2004. As there is a large number of subscribers under this kind of transfer and many requests are received along with information of office orders issued by various authorities (i.e., The Commandants, The DIGs, The IGs,...

Request for reckoning the Additional Allowance granted to Loco Pilot (Mail), Loco Pilot (Passenger) and Mail Guard for the purpose of computation of retirement benefits to Running Staff. NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen No. IV/RSAC/2018 Dated: 18/04/2019 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:   Request for reckoning the Additional Allowance granted to Loco Pilot (Mail), Loco Pilot (Passenger) and Mail Guard for the purpose of computation of retirement benefits to Running Staff. Ref:   (i) NFIR’s PNM ItemNo. 08/2011. (ii) NFIR’s letter No. IV/RSAC/Con./Part VIII dated 13/10/2017. (iii) Railway Board’s letter No-E(P&A)II-2011/FE2/2 dated 11/12/20l7. Kind affention of Railway Board is invited to NFIR’s PNM Agenda Item No. 08/2011, Federation’s letter and Railway Board’s reply thereon, iited under reference. The Railway Board through Action Taken Statement during NFIR’s PNM meeting held on 10th/11th May, 2018 conveyed that ...

Appointment on compassionate grounds – review of extant instructions relating to acquisition of higher qualification. NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen No.II/1-A/2018 Dated: 18/04/2019 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir. Sub:   Appointment on compassionate grounds – review of extant instructions relating to acquisition of higher qualification – reg. Ref: (i) NFIR’s PNM Item No. 32/2016.   (ii) Railway Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl/4 dated 02/04/2004 & 15/06/2007.   (iii) NFIR’s letter No. IIl/1-A/Pt. 20 dated 26/04/2016.   (iv) Railway Board’s reply vide letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl/4 dated 20/06/2017.   (v) NFIR’s lefter No. II/1-A/Pt.20 dated 10/07/2017. (vi) Railway Board’s reply received vide letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl./4 dated 20/06/2017.   (vii) NFIR’s letter No. II/1-A/2018 dated 22/01/2019. A copy of Federation’s letter dated 22/01/2019 requesting the Railway Board to revie...

Rate of Election Duty Allowance – Rate of Remuneration to the Officials Deployed on Election Duty ELECTION MATTER/MOST URGENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI F. No.: CEO/B&A/109(48)/200828435-89 Dated: 02.04.2019 ORDER With the concurrence of the Finance Department, GNCTD, to the rates approved by the Election Commission of India, vide U.O. No. DSF-V /296 dated 25-03-2019 and DSF-V/343 dated 29-03-2019, the rates of remuneration to be paid to the staff deployed on Election Duty for the General Election to LokSabha-2019 are as under :- Sl. No. Designation of Officers /Officials Minimum Rate   of remuneration 1 Sector Officer Rs. 5000/- lumpsum 2 Master Trainer Rs. 2000/- lumpsum 3 Presiding Officer/ Counting Supervisor / Reception Supervisor 350/- per day or part thereof 4 Polling Officers/Counting Asstt. / Reception Assistant 250/- per day or part thereof 5 Class-IV 150/- per day or part thereof 6 Packed Lunch and/or Light Refreshment 150/- per d...