Saturday, 1 March 2014
Friday, 28 February 2014
10 % DA ANNOUNCED
Release of additional installment of dearness allowance to Central
Government employees and dearness relief to Pensioners, due from 1.1.2014
The Union Cabinet today
approved the proposal to release an additional installment of Dearness
Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to
pensioners with effect from 01.01.2014, in cash, but not before the
disbursement of the salary for the month of March 2014 at the rate of 10
percent increase
over the existing rate of 90 percent.
Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).
Hence, Central Government employees as well as pensioners are entitled for DA/DR at the rate of 100 percent of the basic with effect from 01.01.2014. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be Rs. 11074.80 crore per annum and Rs. 12920.60 crore in the financial year 2014-15 ( i.e. for a period of 14 months from January 2014 to February 2015).
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PBI NEWS
7th
Central Pay Commission
The Union Cabinet
today gave its approval to the Terms of Reference of 7th Central
Pay Commission (CPC) as follows:-
a) To
examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible
regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including
pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard
to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs
of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following
categories of employees:-
i. Central Government employees-industrial and non-industrial;
ii. Personnel
belonging to the All India Services;
iii. Personnel
of the Union Territories;
iv. Officers and employees of
the Indian Audit and Accounts Department;
v. Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of
India) set up under Acts of Parliament; and
vi. Officers
and employees of the Supreme Court.
b) To examine, review, evolve and recommend
changes that are desirable and feasible regarding principles that should govern
the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind,
as well as retirement benefits of personnel belonging to the Defence Forces,
having regard to historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on
aspects unique to these personnel.
c) To work out the framework for an
emoluments structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent
to Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in
the work culture, and foster excellence in the public governance system to
respond to complex challenges of modern administration and rapid political,
social, economic and technological changes, with due regard to expectations of
stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate training and capacity building
through a competency based framework.
d) To examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus,
keeping in view, among other things, its bearing upon performance and
productivity and make recommendations on the general principles, financial
parameters and conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward
excellence in productivity, performance and integrity.
e) To review the variety of existing
allowances presently available to employees in addition to pay and suggest
their rationalization and simplification, with a view to ensuring that the pay
structure is so designed as to take these into account.
f) To examine the principles which should govern the structure
of pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the
case of employees who have retired prior to the date of effect of these
recommendations, keeping in view that retirement benefits of all Central
Government employees appointed on and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New
Pension Scheme (NPS).
g) To
make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:
i. the economic
conditions in the country and need for fiscal prudence;
ii. the need to
ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditures and
welfare measures;
iii. the likely impact
of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually
adopt the recommendations with some modifications;
iv. the prevailing
emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees of Central
Public Sector Undertakings; and
v. the best
global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian conditions.
h) To recommend the date of
effect of its recommendations on all the above.
The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of
the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending
interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are
finalised.
The decision will result in the benefit of improved pay and
allowances as well as rationalization of the pay structure in case of Central
Government employees and other employees included in the scope of the 7th Central
Pay Commission.
Background
Central Pay Commissions are periodically constituted to go into
various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service
conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the
changes required.
Source : PIB
The statements of Confederation, CHQ and NFPE, CHQ
will be published shortly after collecting full details.
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
India Post Recruitment Notification 2014 PA/SA (in 22 Postal Circles) www.indiapost.gov.in
Notification – F. No. A-34012/10/2014-DE, Dated: 21.02.2014
Department: India Post (Recruitment division)Post Name & Code:
- Postal Assistants [in Post Office/GPO/HO] (PAPO)
- Sorting Assistants [in Railway Mail Service] (SARMS)
- Postal Assistants (Savings Bank Control Organization) (PASBCO)
- Postal Assistants (Foreign Post Organization) (POFPO)
- Postal Assistants (Returned Letter Offices) (PARLO)
- Postal Assistants (Mail Motor Services) (POMMS)
- Postal Assistants (Circle And Regional Offices) (PACO -RO)
Circle-wise Vacancy Details
Circle Code | Postal Circle | Total Post | Details |
11 | Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) | 541 | View Details |
12 | Assam | 126 | View Details |
13 | Bihar | 211 | View Details |
14 | Chhattisgarh | 122 | View Details |
15 | Delhi | 234 | View Details |
16 | Gujarat | 564 | View Details |
17 | Haryana | 181 | View Details |
18 | Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) | 89 | View Details |
19 | Jammu & Kashmir | 131 | View Details |
20 | Jharkhand | 162 | View Details |
21 | Karnataka | 534 | View Details |
22 | Kerala | 385 | View Details |
23 | Madhya Pradesh (M.P) | 269 | View Details |
24 | Maharashtra | 1098 | View Details |
25 | North East | 100 | View Details |
26 | Odisha | 451 | View Details |
27 | Punjab | 216 | View Details |
28 | Rajasthan | 304 | View Details |
29 | Tamil Nadu | 1023 | View Details |
30 | Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) | 668 | View Details |
31 | UttaraKhand | 136 | View Details |
32 | West Bengal | 698 | View Details |
Eligibility for above vacanciesAge limit: 18-27 years - (a) For General Category (Unreserved Applicants) the applicable relaxation is provided to persons belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-serviceman candidates as per the extant orders. The age limit will be as on 27.03.2014.
Educational qualification:
(1) 10+2 standard or 12th class pass from a recognized university or Board of School Education or Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams).
(2) The applicants should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the concerned Postal Circle or in Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation level or equivalent.
Cost of Application Form Registration: Rs. 100/- for all categories of applicants who have registered.
Examination fee: The Examination fee prescribed for all male applicants in General and OBC categories is Rs. 400/-. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Physically Impaired/ Women are exempted from payment of Examination Fee.
Mode of Payment: The applicants have to approach their nearest e-payment Post Offices, (listed under e-payment link of www.pasadrexam2014.in) and to produce Fee Payment Challan printed by him & to pay the FEE in CASH (INR) only. Once the fee has been paid, the Registration process is completed.
How to ApplyMode of Apply : The aspiring candidates are requested to access the website: www.pasadrexam2014.in for further details like vacancies, eligibility criteria, details of fee etc. The Applications are to be submitted on line and the last date for registration of applications on line is 23:59 Hours of 27th March, 2014.
- The applicant can apply for only one Postal Circle and if an applicant registers more than one application on-line, his/her candidature is liable to be rejected without any communication.
- The Applicants after successful registration of the On-Line Application are advised to keep print out of the “PREVIEW” of his Application, copy of fee challan, receipt issued by the Post office and Registration slip for any future reference
Click here to read Instructions “How to Apply ? “
Click here to Apply online (for all Circles) - (Registration link will available soon…)
Date for start Online Registration: 26.02.2014
Last date of Online Application: 27.03.2014
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