Most of central government department websites lack transparency: CIC audit Most of the central government department websites lack in suo-motu disclosure of public information under a mandatory provision of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to an official report released Tuesday. It said the ultimate objective of transparency by them can be performed only by the government who control all supply side of information. Transparency watchdog Central Information Commission (CIC) has undertaken an evaluation to ascertain the quality of suo-motu disclosures under Section 4 of the RTI Act made by various public authorities. The evaluation was conducted by a committee comprising A N Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner, and M M Ansari, former Information Commissioner. The committee evolved an evaluation format and requested all public authorities to fill it up. Out of 2,092 public authorities registered with the commission, feedback was received from 838. “I...

Minimum Pay increased to 21000 – No Scope Anymore to Continue this Story “There is no scope for them anymore to continue this story and decided to end this up with the note of ‘there is no scope for change in Minimum Pay’. Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor Stories suddenly ended in anticlimax There is a strong reason to come up with the title for this article as ‘Minimum Pay and Fitment Factor Stories suddenly ended in anticlimax’. Because many websites kept writing that Minimum Pay will be increased to Rs.21000 in January 2018. As we didn’t find any truth in that stories we haven’t said anything about this as it may lead the people to have false hope. Instead, we published 4 articles which claimed firmly that there was no such proposal under consideration of Government. Finally those who cooked up a story entitled ‘Govt to Announce Minimum Pay Increase to Rs.21000’ and writing about it on day to day basis, have come forward to end this story with a note of No Scope for change in Minimum...

 Good News regarding upgradation of Grade pay of Inspector Posts w.e.f 01.01.2006 Dear Friends, Finally, the day has come for which this blog was created I.e upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts w.e.f 01.01.2006. Today, with the approval of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance,the Grade Pay of Inspector Posts has been upgraded to Rs.4600 w.e.f 01.01.2006. This is in compliance to Hon'blele CAT Ernakulam judgement in our OA 289/2013. Thanks for all your continuous support and cooperation. Regards, Parmanand Kumar. AIPIF No.2-12/2013-PCC Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi - 110001 Date : 24.10.2017 Office Memorandum Sub : Upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts, Department of Posts w.e.f. 01.01.2006. The issue regarding upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts cadre w.e.f. 01.01.2006 has been considered giving a fresh look and the competent authority is pleased to grant Grade Pay of Rs. 4600 (PB...

General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.8% w.e.f. 1st October, 2017 to 31st December, 2017.  The Government of India has announced that during the Financial Year 2017-18, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.8% (Seven point eight per cent) with effect from 1st October, 2017 to 31st December, 2017. This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st October, 2017. The Notification to this effect has been issued and published in the Gazette of India on 23rd October, 2017.

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Central government employees were happy prior to the implementation of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) but since the day of its implementation, a huge disappointment has engulfed all. They were to get the fruit of 10 years of hard work but all that they received is a rotten fruit, says a Bhubaneswar-based retired employee of the Indian Railways. There is news that the Modi government will increase the minimum pay to Rs 21,000 next year. But will it have any impact on the employees’ financial position…? Not at all! They have become a victim of anti-employee policies of the Central government, he added. The Central government employees have got an average hike of 14.27 per cent in basic pay under the 7th CPC, which they protested and demanded further hike in the minimum pay. The government is also likely to increase the basic pay to Rs 21,000 from the present Rs 18,000, but the employees stand firm on their demand of increasing it to Rs 26,000. Besides, th...