NFPE WRITES TO THE SECRETARY POSTS

NON IMPLEMENTATION OF DG POST ORDERS REGARDING ENHANCEMENT OF   WAGES           OF   CASUAL LABOR- REG

No. PF-CL/2015                                                             Dated: 27^th August, 2015

                          

 Ref- DG POST  LR. NO. 2-53/2011-PCC DT. 22-1-2015 &  1-5-  2015

             

          This is regarding non implementation of orders of Directorate regarding revision of wages of casual labor. Even though Directorate issued orders  in the month of January vide memo cited u/r  the same is not being implemented at lower level in some circles particularly, TAMILNADU, ANDHRA PRADESH,WEST BENGAL & MAHARASTRA .CIRCLES. The situation is that in AP, KARNATAKA & W.BENGAL circles in some divisions new wages were paid but arrears are not drawn on the plea of non availability of budget.

          Those circles are raising some hypothetical objections which are not related to the issue. Wages are to be paid to those who worked against post without any objection along with arrears.

          Even though it was clearly mentioned in the order to implement 50% DA merger also as per the orders dt. 31-5-2004, the same is totally ignored in almost all circles.

           As such you are requested to issue instructions, so that orders are implemented very soon uniformly throughout the Country very soon at least by 15^thSeptember 2015 by which all casual labor the low paid employees will be benefitted.

      REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ORDERS ON STOPPAGE OF DEDUCTIONS FROM    TRCA OF GDS EMPLOYEES- REG

No. PF-CL/2015                                                                Dated: 27^th August, 2015

  Ref- DG POST LR. NO. 18-3/2002-WELFARE& SPORTS DT. 19-9-2002

               This is regarding stoppage of recoveries of CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES from GDS employees issued vide letter cited u/r issued stating that TRCA cannot be treated as pay.

                In this connection we would like to bring to the notice of Madam, that Appendix 29 of FHB VOL -1 says that “a member of a society providing that this employer shall deduct from his SALARY or WAGES such amount  as may be specified in the agreement and to pay the amount so deducted to the society”. This clearly envisages that the deduction can be made from SALARY or WAGES OF A MEMBER of the Society. It does not specify the PAY/TRCA or any other name. all payments of GDS are being paid from the head “ SALARY” only. As such even though the name is deferent payment is done from the same head from which regular employees are paid.

               Further it is to bring to your kind notice, that many changes taken place in the payments after 2002. GDS re allowed to have PLI, RPLI POLICIES and deductions are done from their salary every month. Number of advances are sanctioned to GDS and recovered from their TRCA every month. In addition any court attachments are also recovered from them.

                At present, as Department allowed as payment bank, it is a must to relax this condition. Now GDS are being benefited by getting loans immediately if required for education of their children. Marriages of their children etc from CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES without any problem. This stoppage has removed this facility resulting in hard ship to GDS to get loans otherwise.

               In this changed scenario you are requested to reconsider the issue and they may be permitted to obtain loans from CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES by allowing deductions from salary, so that they will b   e brought out of tensions and work with more vigor.

           We hope that, you will consider the issue positively.

           An early action is solicited.

FIXATION OF PAY OF RE EMPLOYED EX SERVICE MEN-REG

No. PF-CL/2015                                                                Dated: 27^th August, 2015

Ref: - DEPT.OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES&PENSION MEMO NO3/19/2009-ESTT [PAY] DTD.THE 5^TH APRIL 2010.    

   

      This is regarding non implementation of DOPT orders on re-fixation of pay of re employed ex service men in our department. Even though nearly 5 years lapsed the above said orders were not implemented in our Department whereas the same are being implemented in about all other Central Govt. Departments including Railways, Income tax, all Nationalized Banks & PSU’s

      Further it was observed that in our Department also in U.P., BIHAR & DELHI Circles these orders are implemented. This clearly proves that the orders are very clear and needs no clarification. But unfortunately most circles wants clarifications which are not at all required.

      As such you are requested to issue instructions to implement the orders as early as possible so that the feelings of ex-servicemen that they are let down by the department will be removed from their minds.

An early action is requested

Extension of the term of the 7th Central Pay Commission

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the extension of the term of the 7th Central Pay Commission by four months up to 31.12.2015. 

Background:

The 7th Central Pay Commission was constituted by the Central Government on 28.2.2014. According to the Resolution dated 28.2.2014, by which the Commission was constituted, it is to make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution that is by 27th August, 2015. 

In view of its volume of work and intensive stake-holders' consultations, the 7th Central Pay Commission had made a request to the Government for a four month extension up to 31.12.2015. 

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7th CPC will submit its report by September end :Justice A K Mathur Written By Admin on August 26, 2015 | Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K.
Mathur, Former Judge

Seventh Central pay panel to submit report next month
PTI New Delhi, Aug 25:

Seventh Pay Commission set up by the government to revise pay scales of central government employees will submit its report by September end, said its Chairman Justice A K Mathur here today.

The Commission, which was set up by the UPA government in February 2014 to revise remuneration of about 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners, was required to submit its report by August end.

“The Commission will submit its report by the end of September” Justice Mathur told PTI.

The government constitutes pay commission almost every ten years to revise the pay scales of its employees and often these are adopted by states after some modification.

The Commission has already completed discussions with various stakeholders including organisations, federations, and groups representing civil employees as well as Defence Services.

It is now in the process of finalising its recommendations.

The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission are scheduled to come into effect from January 1, 2016.

The other members of the Commission are Vivel Rae, Rathin Roy and its secretary Meena Agarwal.

The Sixth Pay Commission was implemented with effect from January 1, 2006, the fifth from January 1, 1996 and the fourth from January 1, 1986.

Read at: The Hindu

Banks confirm participation in September 2 general strike nationwide

Bank employees and officers associations have confirmed their participation in the nationwide general strike to be held on September 2.

In a press release, CH Venkatachalam, the General Secretary of All India Bank Employees Association, said,

“The Centre is following anti-worker and anti-welfare policies. Serious damage is being particularly caused to workers’ rights. The Centre is trying to appease the capitalists and industrialists at the cost of the workers and the rest of the society.

“Reforms are being brought to the labour laws in favour of the management. The rights of the workers and labour unions are being taken away. Excessive overseas investments are being allowed into the railways, defence, and finance sectors. New jobs are not being created as much as they should be. The Centre is also not taking any steps to regulate the prices of essential commodities.

“The central workers union has called for a nationwide strike on September 2 to condemn this attitude of the Centre. Bank officers and employees’ unions will participate in this strike.”

Maken to sit on dharna on Retirement Age and DA Merger issue

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Maken along with a large number of party workers will sit on a daylong dharna tomorrow at Jantar Mantar seeking merger of Dearness Allowance (DA) with basic pay and also to oppose the move by the BJP-led Central Government to lower the retirement age of government employees.

DPCC chief spokesperson Sharmistha Mukherjee said party workers, government employees, teachers, pensioners and others will join Maken in the dharna to press their demand for merger of DA with basic pay and also to oppose the move to lower the retirement age of government employees. 

Addressing a press conference, Mukherjee said the Congress would be seeking the merger of 100 per cent DA with basic pay, which is 113 per cent as on January 1, 2015. The Congress-led UPA II government was to take a decision on merger of DA with basic pay, but due to the announcement of the general elections, it had to be deferred. 

She said the BJP-led Narendra Modi government was now trying to drastically curb non-plan expenditure, for which the Central government employees, academicians and scientists, etc have been made soft targets as the salaries and allowances of the government employees had touched Rs 2.54 lakh crore during the financial year 2013-2014, and another Rs 74,076 crore was spent in the same period on pensioners and family pensioners. 

About 80 per cent expenses on salary and allowances are spent on Railways, Defence, paramilitary forces, posts and revenue, and thus it is apparent that 80 per cent non-plan expenses are incurred on vital organizations. 

She also said the Modi government was trying to lower the retirement age from 60 to 58 years. 

"The BJP government at the Centre is keen to reduce the non-plan expenditure drastically and the easiest way is to prune the strength of employees and by reducing the retirement age, not merging DA with basic pay, and also to prevail upon the 7th Central Pay Commission to submit anti-government employees' report," Mukherjee added. 

Read at: The Tribune

REVISION OF FIXED MONETARY COMPENSATION (FMC) TO DELIVERY STAFF AND REMUNERATION TO OTHER STAFF

·         D.G. Posts No. 10-7/2001-PE-II dated 14^th August, 2015.

 I am directed to refer to Directorate letters of even number dated 04.09.2002, 20.01.2003 and 24.11.2010 on the above mentioned subject.

2.           The Department has revived a number of references from the staff Associations requesting for upward revision of Fixed Monetary Compensation (FMC) admissible to Postman Staff. A Committee of Senior Officers  was constituted for looking into the issue and the  report of the Committee has been examined  carefully in consultation with Integrated  Finance  Wing  and the Competent Authority has ordered enhancement of the  Fixed Monetary  Compensation (FMC) admissible  to Postmen staff. The details are as under:

S.L. No.	Item	Existing Rate	Revised Rate
(a)	When one Postman performs duty of an absentee Postman by combination of duties.	Rs.50 per day	Rs. 94 per day
(b)	When two Postmen perform duty of an absentee Postman by sharing the beat.	Rs.24 per day	Rs.47 per  day

3.           The Competent  Authority  has also ordered fixation / revision of Holiday/Sunday Monetary  Compensation payable to Postmen  Staff and other  Departmental Staff brought on duty on 2^nd consecutive Holiday if three consecutive  holidays occur or duty performed on Sunday as shown under:

Cadre	Item	Existing Rate	Revised	Remarks
Postmen/Sorting Postmen	When duty performed on Holiday/Sunday	Rs.85	Rs.282/- per day for full day duty.	Nil
MTS	When duty performed on Holiday/Sunday	Rs.60	Rs.29/-per hour, subject to maximum of 3 hours	If duty performed above 3 hours, the employee is eligible to claim for 3 hours pay only.
Postal Assistant	When duty performed on Holiday/Sunday	Rs.85	Rs.41/-per hour, subject to maximum of 3 hours
Supervisor	When duty performed on Holiday/Sunday	Rs.85	Rs.47/-per hour, subject to maximum of 3 hours

4.           All other conditions for payment of Fixed Monetary Compensation (FMC) issued vide OM No. 10-23/87-PE-I dated 21.12.1993 and delivery of Unregistered letters on Holidays issued  under 9-25/92-C1 dated 10.09.92 will remain unchanged.

 5.          The expenditure on account of revision has to be met from the allocated funds of the units under the prescribed Head of Account.

  6.         These orders will take effect from the date of issue.

7.           This issues in consultation with the Integrated Finance Wing vide their diary number 118/FA/2015/CS dated 14.08.2015.

                                                                                                                              Sd/-

(Maj)S.N.Dave)

Assistant Director General (Estt.

Report of Seventh Pay commission might be submitted by second week of September 2015

The Hindi daily Dainik Baskar quoted in its report published on 22.8.2015 about report of Seventh pay commission that the pay commission report will be submitted by second week of September 2015,

According to its report the Seventh Pay Commission report to be submitted to the government will be examined by  the senior CoS, which will take two months. Then it will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance, which will be  implemented from 1st  January, 2016,

According to sources the fitment formula 2.86 would be recommended by 7th pay commission.

The report published in Hindi is given below…

यह है प्रस्तावित स्केल

छठे वेतनमान ग्रेड-पे पे- बैंड (मूल वेतन) सातवां वेतनमान ( प्रस्तावित)

पीबी-1 में 2400 से 2800 रुपए ग्रेड-पे 5200-8650 रुपए तक              21000- 46000 रुपए

पीबी-2 में 4200 से 5400 रुपए ग्रेड-पे 9300- 15600 रुपए तक           56000 – 78000 रुपए

पीबी-3 में 5400 से 7600 रुपए ग्रेड-पे 15600-21900 रुपए तक          88000- 1,20000 रुपए

पीबी-4 में 8900 से 10,000 रुपए ग्रेड-पे 37400-43000 रुपए तक     1,48000 -1,62000 रुपए

एचएजी 75500 से 80,000 रुपए तक                                               1,93000 रुपए

अपेक्स स्केल 80,000 रुपए फिक्स्ड                                                 2 ,13000 रुपए

कैबिनेट सेक्रेटरी 90,000 रुपए फिक्स्ड                                             2,40000 रुपए

नोट : फिलहाल अधिकारी-कर्मचारियों को मूल वेतन, ग्रेड-पे पर 113 प्रतिशत डीए, एचआरए एवं
ट्रांसपोर्ट अलाउंस मिल रहा है। इसके अलावा 6 प्रतिशत डीए जुलाई का बकाया है।

Source: Dainik Bhaskar

Here’s what you should know about the Sukanya Samridhhi Yojana

SSY is a government-run saving scheme for the girl child. It seeks to provide them with financial security. Roopal's daughter is eligible for an SSY account. The account must be opened before the child turns 10, with a minimum investment of Rs 1,000. Thereafter, she must invest a minimum of Rs 1,000 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh (deduction available u/s 80C) annually. The money in the account can be fully withdrawn only after the girl turns 21. If the money is not withdrawn even after the girl turns 21, it will continue to earn interest.

Roopal seems to like PPF for three things—EEE tax benefit, long-term investment horizon and assured returns (notified by the Government of India), benchmarked to the prevailing market rates. All these benefits remain the same if she were to invest in SSY. However, this is where the similarities end. It is imperative that she is aware of the differences too before she makes a choice. While Roopal will be able to partially withdraw her PPF corpus from the seventh year, such partial withdrawals from SSY will be possible only after her daughter turns 18. Moreover, if she were to open the SSY account now, she would end up with an investment horizon that differs based on the age of the child, while the PPF would allow her to invest for 15 years, further extendable in blocks of 5 years. Having said that, there is a slight interest rate differential in favour of the SSY.

If Roopal's intention is to save and invest for a specific goal like her daughter's education and marriage and if intermittent liquidity is not a prerequisite, then she might be better off with SSY. However, she must bear in mind that as fixed income schemes, both SSY and PPF may not be able to generate very high inflation-beating returns. If she saves Rs 1.5 lakh for 14 years, the corpus would grow to approximately Rs 45 lakh by the time her daughter is 19, assuming current interest rates. However, the interest rates may go through their ups and downs. With an investment horizon as long as Roopal's, she could consider combining SSY with other investments, such as equity funds.

The content on this page is courtesy Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL). 

Contributions by Girija Gadre, Arti Bhargava and Labdhi Mehta

Seventh Pay Commission May Recommend Permanent Pay Panel

The Seventh Pay Commission is likely to recommend the government to form a permanent pay panel to give recommendations to the government from time to time on issues pertaining to pay structure of central government employees.

The permanent pay panel would recommend regular salary hikes in keeping with the rate of inflation.

The formation of the permanent pay panel would help raise the salaries and allowances of central government officials and employees, an official of the pay panel said.

He added the permanent pay panel would recommend salary and allowance hikes in keeping with the rising inflation rate, which will be implemented by the government. “Then it will not be necessary to form a new commission during the next several years for central government employees.”

However, the Seventh Pay Commission got one month extension to submit its recommendations.

Accordingly it is expected to submit its report by the end of September. The time allotted for the commission ends this month.

The government appointed the Seventh Pay Commission on 28 February 2014 under chairman, Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, with a time frame of 18 months to make its recommendations

“There are some data points that are missing, which we hope to get by this month end. We are trying to submit the report by 20 September,” the official of the pay panel also said.

The government’s salary bill will rise by 9.56% to Rs 1,00,619 crore with the implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, according to a statement tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on August 12.

The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, is likely to be implemented in April, next year.

Source : http://www.tkbsen.in/

Four things you need to know about e-verification of IT returns using EVC

A taxpayer is required to verify the online income tax return filed by him by submitting a signed hard copy of the same to the Income Tax Central Processing Unit. From this year, this verification can also be carried out online. This will save the taxpayer the requirement of sending the signed hard copy of the return to the income tax office. There are different ways in which one can e-verify his income tax return. It can be carried out using the EVC sent to one's registered email id or by using Net banking.

Electronic Verification Code (EVC)

A taxpayer who files his return using the Income Tax Department's e-filing process can generate the EVC before filing the return or while filing. The EVC is a 10 digit code with a 72 hour validity. It is mailed to the registered email id of the tax payer.

Website

Log in to www.incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in and enter login and password details. Select "E-file" tab and choose "Generate EVC" option. You will get two options: "generate e-filing OTP" or "generate EVC through Net banking".

E-filing OTP

This can be used for returns with net income of less than `5 lakh and there is no refund. On clicking this, EVC is generated and sent to the registered email id of the user. Once the EVC is generated, one can again login to the e-filing website, choose "E-verify" and select the option "I already have an EVC to e-verify my return". The EVC must be filled in the box provided and once submitted, the e-verification of the return is complete.

EVC through Net banking

This is for returns with income of `5 lakh or more. One is directed to a page where one can select the bank through which one would like to do the e-verification. On selecting the bank and logging into Net banking, select e-filing through Net banking option. The e-verify option will be active for returns filed by user. On clicking "e-verify" and "continue", an EVC will be generated and automatically applied to the return.

Points to note

> EVC is unique to a PAN and can validate one return. If there is a revision or rectification, a fresh EVC is needed.

> The taxpayer can still use the method of sending signed physical copy of the return to the CPC.

Source : The Economic Times

Initiatives to be undertaken to Promote PO SB Schemes Nowadays there is lot of pressure on the postal staff to promote PO SB schemes and to open PO SB accounts. Postal Directorate has communicated some initiatives which will help in promotion of PO SB schemes.

F.No.63-01/2015-SB

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(F.S. Section)

                                                                                                Dak  Bhawan, New Delhi

                                                                                    Dated: 30.06.2015

To

            All Heads of Circles,

Sub:    Initiatives to be undertaken for promotion OF POSB schemes-reg.

            This is regarding promotion of Post Office Savings Schemes to meet the financial inclusion mandate in the rural areas. There are some initiatives which may promote the opening of POSB accounts. Some of the steps to be taken are suggested as blow:

i.          PO staff salary and wages accounts can be opened in the Post Offices with cheque facilities. The PO staff can continue to keep their bank accounts and enjoy loan and card facilities by simply issuing the POSB cheque towards their bank accounts and transfer whatever amount and may carry on banking activities.

ii.         All staff (Departmental, GDS/contingency paid and outsiders) may be paid salary and wages through POSB accounts.

iii.        POSB accounts may be opened in the name of social security beneficiaries (OAP) for crediting the social security benefits into their respective accounts. (SOP enclosed).

iv.        POSB accounts may be opened in the  name of Landlords who have  given  their building on rent to the Post Offices, for crediting the monthly rent to be paid to them.

v.         POSB accounts may be opened to all the pensioners who are getting pension from the Post Offices for crediting their monthly pension in their respective accounts.

vi.        Maturity payments to RD, TD,PPF,PLI,RPLI etc. may be paid  through POSB accounts. Postmasters may be instructed to persuade the customers to take payment through POSB accounts.

vii.       Delivery staff may be motivated to carry SB-3 application forms and receipt book so that they may bring in at  least one account per day.

viii.      A few GDS may be appointed exclusively to work as pygmy collectors from 5 PM to 9 PM in the whole  sale or retails  market area collecting daily cash from small vendors (Vegetable vendors,Hawkers, Petty shops/stores etc). SOP is enclosed with a certain arrangements of solidity and amenability to monitoring.

ix.        Deceased claim cases settlement and payments may be routed through POSB accounts, Beside this all  discharge payment of certificates can also be routed through POSB and no coercion shall be used.

x.         Opening of POSB accounts by the proponents of PLI/RPLI and Identification of POSB promoters in each Division to exclusively promote POSVB Schemes.

xi.        Under the Member of Parliament  village adoption programme, the entire village may be got covered-“Samporna Bachat/Bima/Sukanya Scheme “ with necessary support from the concerned Hon`oble Member of Parliament.

xii.       Advance SMS may be sent in case of maturity instrument and request be made to the customer to open SB account.

xiii.      Reinvestment by the existing customers may also be ensured.

xiv.      The SB account can be opened in CBS Post Office without taking KYC documents  again, if the earlier investment /account  opening has been done  after obtaining KYC documents. It will get linked to CIF, SB Account can be opened at the time of maturity of any instrument/investment also, if before maturity, KYC documents are to be collected, wherever applicable. A single AOF form will have to be filled.

xv.       As per prevailing banking practice, having SB account  has many benefits. Internet Banking, Debit card etc. facilities will also become available in all CBS Account for easy fund transfer to/from other accounts/instruments, held by him.

These issues with the approval of Member (Banking & HRD)

                                                                                                  Sd/-

                                                                                                 (Sachin Kishore)

                                                                                                    Director (FS)