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Friday, August 29, 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) & Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, General Secretary, All India Postal Employees Union Group-C (CHQ), Leader, JCM Departmental Council, Department of Posts, Member, JCM National Council will be retiring from service on superannuation on 31st August, 2014.
He will also continue to lead the entire Central Government employees as Secretary General, Confederation till the next National Conference (2016).
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY OF LDC & UDC- A STEP
FORWARD
BORDER ROAD ORGANISATION (BRO) SUBMITS THE HIGH
COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH THAT “...organisation accepts the position that
the Government is considering the same since more than last one year and yet no
decision has been taken”.
SHRI ABHIMANYU KUMAR
& 58 OTHER LDCS OF BORDER ROAD ORGANISATION FILED A CASE FOR UPGRADATION OF
GRADE PAY LDC FROM 1900 TO 2400 IN PUNJAB & HARYANA HIGH COURT CHANDIGARH -
CWP NO. 14193/2014. COPY OF THE INTRIM ORDER ISSUED BY THE COURT IS GIVEN
BELOW:
-TKR Pillai
CWP 14193/2014
108
Abhimanyu
Kumar and ors v UOI and others
Present:- Mr.ADS Jatana, Advocate for the petitioner
Petitioners,
who are 59 in number, are working on the post
of
Lower Division Clerks (LDC) with General Reserve Engineering
Force
(GREF) which is a Border Road Organisation. After the
acceptance
of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission they
have
been kept in Pay Band-I of Rs.5200-20200 with Grade Pay of
Rs.1900/-.
They are seeking upgradation of their Grade Pay to
Rs.2400/-
as granted to other cadres in the same Pay Band and pay
scale of other Central forces.
By
referring to Annexure P-5, it is submitted that the
organisation
accepts the position that the Government is considering
the
same since more than last one year and yet no decision has been
taken.
Notice of motion for
12.12.2014.
23.07.2014
(Jaswant
Singh)
joshi Judge
Negation of the promises
Top leaders of
the present Central Government had showered promises to the working class,
especially the Central Government Employees during General Election. The
promises including exemption of Income Tax limit up to 5 lakhs and many other
assurances appeared to have more than 80% Government Employees in favour of
them. But today we see the blatant negations of the promises made by them.
Income Tax
As against the
promise of exemption of Income tax limit up to 5 lakhs, a mere increase of Rs.
30000 i.e. from Rs. 220000 to 250000 made whereas everybody know the minimum
annual increase of salary due to increments and
DA during the period 1/4/2013 to 31/3/2014 is more than 50000. Thus, in
spite of Rs. 30000 exemption, the lower income group whose gross salary is less
than Rs. 5 lakhs has been charged more taxes than the previous year.
Granting of IR/Merger of DA
Yet another
betrayal from the stand taken in favour of central Government Employees by the
then major opposition party is the refusal of giving IR/merger of DA. It is
said that merger of DA is not considered because 6th Pay Commission
in its report has not recommended for such merger. It is worth mentioning here
that constitution of 7th Pay Commission was also not recommended by
the 6th Pay Commission.
Cancellation of LTC by air for low
class employees:
Moreover, prior
to the Government taking over the charge lower level central Government
employees had allowed LTC for North East/Jammu & Kashmir by Air. Granting
of LTC by air to the 28 lakhs Group C employees for North East and Jammu &
Kashmir were chiefly aimed for the economic growth of these statesand more
integration with the rest of India. But the Government has withdrawn the
facility. On the other hand officers with Rs. 5400 and more Grade pay are still
allowed to fly anywhere in India either on tour or LTC.
Installation of Biometric punching
machine
Now the
Government of India has announced installation of biometric punching machine in
all its offices in a phased manner and the same are being linked with Aadhar.
In this series most of the Government Offices functioning in Delhi has already
been installed and the remaining offices have been asked to install the machine
immediately. But, merely installing biometric punching machine and asking the
employees to report duty in time will not solve the issue. A section of employees especially employees belong
to lower income group working in Delhi offices are living outside Delhi. It has
come to know that persons residing more than 150 Kms away from Delhi are
attending duties in Delhi offices by travelling local trains & other
conveyance. What prevent them to stay in
Delhi? First reason is non allocation of Government quarters in the nearby
places of their posting. Secondly, the living cost of Delhi is not bearable to
a low class employee because the successive pay commissions and Governments
neglected them. According to the 6th Pay Commission pay structure
MTS, LDC or the posts with equivalent grade would not get net monthly salary
more than Rs. 14000-16000. How they manage a family with this meager amount? So
they used to live in the joint family in the home villages in the nearby areas
of Delhi. Since being the value of humanity is above than everything,
Government should study and solve the problems faced by this section also.
By concluding
this, I would like to produce a comment written by an anonymous person on
Ministry of Finance directive to keep economy in use of paper in Central
Government Offices. “Finance Ministry, Dept of expenditure, DoPT is the major
breeding grounds of unnecessary expenditures. They are the root cause of many
court cases. They did not accept to implement the judgment to similarly placed
employees, like the case of MACP in promotional hierarchy. This lead many cases
filed in various courts all over India. This result into huge expenditure to
govt. in respect of legal adviser fee, court fee etc. But they go on speaking
about economy in use of paper. They never apply their mind to curtail court
case expenditure”.
-TKR Pillai
General Secretary
Dopt Orders on declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants for each year
F.No.11013/3/2014-Estt.(A)
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment Division
North Block, New Delhi
Dated August 25 , 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act. 2013 – Submission of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants for each year – regarding
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Circular of even no. dated 23.07.2014 the subject mentioned above requesting all Ministries! Departments to bring the provisions of the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, to the notice of all concerned for compliance. It is again requested that necessary directions may be issued in this regard urgently so that the declarations/information/returns from every public servant are received on or before the 15th day of September 2014 as stipulated in the said Rules. It is reiterated that the definition of public servant covers all Group A, B and C employees,
2. In this regard it is also clarified that the public servants who either failed or were not required to file the annual declarations as per the applicable rules [eg. Group C’ Government servants covered under CCS(Conduct) rules, 1964] are also required to file the stipulated declaration/ information/return within time,
3. Hindi version will follow. ,
sd/-
(J. A. Vaidyanathan)
Director (E)
source : www.persmin.gov.in
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
ISSUE OF MEDICINES / REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON INVESTIGATIONS / TREATMENT PROCEDURES / IMPLANTS AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES UNDER CGHS
http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File738.pdfMonday, August 25, 2014
Again
LDCs of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Consider the quality and
quantity of work done by us!
Consider the upgradation
of Grade Pay to Rs. 2800!!
Another Important letter
received from LDCs of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas is given below:
To, Date: 09.08.2014
Sri T.K.R.
Pillai, General Secretary,
All India
Hall No.
201 & 205, Vijay Stambh, Zone-I,
Maharana
Pratap Nagar, Bhopal
Respected Sir,
Accept my regards, please. Your contributions towards fight
for our right are enormous. Thanks a lot. Sir, I am working as LDC in the pay
band Rs.5200/- and GP-Rs.1900/- under the establishment of Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya, a fully residential school located in rural area, one in each district
of every states of India
1. Office
Superintendent : 01
2. UDC : 01
3. LDC : 02
4. Store
Keeper : 01
5. Chowkidar : 02
6. Sweeper
cum Chowkidar : 02
Total strength of students is 560 Nos. (Full capacity).
Out of the above sanction of posts, the posts of Office
Supdt. and UDC are lying vacant in most of the Vidyalayas. LDCs are playing a major
role in functioning of the Vidyalayas. As a LDC we are performing the following
duties:
1. Daily receipt and dispatch of letters.
2. Drafting and regular typing of letters.
3. Checking of
mails (e-mail) twice daily (morning and Evening) and sending replies, etc.
4. Filing of
letters to concern file and maintaining near about 150 correspondence files, 50
personal files of staffs, 20 guard files, etc.
5. Up-keeping
of student’s personal files (560 nos. full capacity norms). Issue of letters to
parents periodically, warning letters to in-disciplined students, parents, etc.
6. Sending
report to higher authority periodically: 1. Daily Report on Unwanted Incidents,
2. Monthly Students Strength, 3. Staff Position, 4. Monthly Expenditure
Statement, 5. CPF/GISLIS, 6. Monthly report on 14 points Safety & Security,
7. Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) to SSA authority, etc.
7. Up-Keeping Vidyalaya Admission &
Withdrawal Register.
8. Calculation of Income Tax and quarterly
filing of Income Tax returns of staffs.
9. LDCs are
also assigned store charges like Bedding Items, Uniforms, Daily Used Items,
Mess, Furniture, Stationary, Office Equipments, Hostel Equipments, Water &
Electricity, etc. Hence, daily issue of items and maintaining records of each
and every item with up-dated Stock Registers.
10. Up-Keeping of
Vidyalaya daily maintenance and repairing works by engaging casual labourers.
11. Timely Placing
of supply orders, receipts of items after duly verification by verification
committee (basically teaching staffs and students) and timely issue of items to
students as per entitlements and keeping records.
12. Up-Keeping of
Vidyalaya Campus (30 acres norms), beautification, etc by engaging labourers.
13. Accounting
works like maintenance of PI Accounts, Cash Book, Ledger, Processing of bills,
Pay Roll, TA bills, MR Bills, etc.
14. Preparation
of Annual Accounts, Budget (RE, BE), Annual Report, Annual Physical
Verification of all stores, etc.
15. Timely
Up-Loading of salary of staff in the web portal of Union Bank of India
16. Perform
Escorting duty of students during Sports meet, migration, mini-migration.
17. Many others
miscellaneous works in order to smoothly run the School in the interest of 560
students from its feeding, wearing, lodging, and studying.
Injustice to LDCs and other
Non-Teaching Staffs in Navodaya Vidyalayas:
1. Due to lack
of sufficient numbers of MTS as they are being engaged as follows:
a. Night duty :
01 Chowkidar
b. Day gate duty :
01 Chowkidar
c. Sweeping & cleaning of Mess and
Academic block : 01 CCS
d. Sweeping & Cleaning of dormitories : 01 CCS
the LDCs are worst sufferer as they have to physically arrange
all the stores items himself in the store uniformly and issue to each and every
students keeping proper records. More over after the implementation of 6th
CPC, MTS do not give attention to the call of LDC as they are getting more or
equivalent salary. Hence, sometime we feel ourself as not more than a casual
labour.
2. Due to
non-sanction of Office Peon Post in JNV, LDC has to perform the duty of peon
also.
3. In all
Central Govt. Offices only 05 days works in a week, but we are doing 06 days
works from morning 08 a.m. to 5. p.m. in the evening. Even though we are not able to complete our works, hence we have to
work in Sunday also to up-date our Registers, filing works etc.
4. In Navodaya
Vidyalaya System, Teaching staff are getting 10% Special Allowances for
performing special residential duties in Vidyalaya whereas we the Non-Teaching
staffs are deprived from this allowance though we are serving in the same
institution. The Teaching Staffs are getting 03 Months Vacation in a year and
during this period also they are entitle and getting the Special Allowances
10%, but for what special duty at home during vacation/CCL/EL/ML/PL? and we are
not getting even after working whole the day.
5. As we devote
our maximum time to our official works/duties, we unable to look after our
children, time to family members, relatives etc. We are also very much sorry
that we are not able to attend our parents even during their serious
illness/fever or on emergency as we remain always burden with official works.
Whereas a same qualification Asstt. Teacher (PRT) of Arunachal Pradesh perform
duty from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. only and draws salary of Pay band Rs.9300/- and
Grade pay Rs. 4200/- and gets sufficient time to take care of their family and
children.
6. In Navodaya
Vidyalaya System, there are only Type-III and Type-I quarters. As per
entitlement LDC are entitle to Type-II quarter but they are being illegally force
to accommodate in Type-I quarter.
7. Ours
financial/economic conditions, social status and dignity in office/society
declined drastically after the implementation of the 6th CPC. If the
concern authority feels that the post of LDC is insignificant, then I would
like to appeal the authority to convert our post to MTS by downgrading our
grade pay of Rs. 100/-, so that we may also work in peace without any
responsibility.
Appeal:
I would like to appeal the concern authority that by
considering our quality and quantity of works perform by us and the official
responsibility naturally (automatically we are responsible for any delay of
reply, misplace/missing of letters, wrong reply of letters, delay of bill
payment, wrong payment of bill, arrangements for stay/accommodation of
officers/VIPs etc.) assigned to us, the Grade of LDC should be raise to Rs. 2800/-.
Yours faithfully
LDC,
Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya
Arunachal Pradesh
Copy to:
1. Sri
Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary,
National Council (Staff side), Joint
Consultative Machinary
For Central Government Employee,
13-C, Ferozshah Road
New-Delhi. – for perusal, please.
2. The General Secretary,
AINVSA, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya,
Mamnoor,
Dist. Warangal
Confederation of Central Government
Employees and Workers
Karnataka State
Employees and Workers
Karnataka State
The meeting with
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS of 7th Central Pay Commission was held at Bangalore 0n 24th August
2014 for about 50 minutes. Overall the meeting was on positive note.
The following members of COC Karnataka
participated in the meeting.
Com S. Radhakrishna
President of COC Karnataka (Representing department AG’s)
Com Juliana Vincent Vice
President of COC Karnataka (Representing department Survey of India).
Com P.S.Prasad General
Secretary of COC Karnataka (Representing department Central Ground Water
Board.)
Com Vinod Joint Secretary
of COC Karnataka (Representing department Income Tax office).
Com M,Ramakrishna Joint
Secretary of COC Karnataka (Representing department RMS).
Com Dominic Vijaya Anand
Finance Secretary COC Karnataka (Representing department Postal Accounts).
Com D.K.Bharathi Assistant Secretary of COC Karnataka (Representing department
Postal Admin.)
Com Muthukumar Advisor
of COC Karnataka(Representing department Postal.)
Com C A Kamesharwary,
Asstt. Finance Secretary of COC Karnataka (Represening Department of IMD)
President Com Radhakrishna welcomed the Chairman and Members of the 7th CPC for the meeting.
General Secretary Com
P.S.Prasad presented the power point presentation.
The interactions were
held for about 50 minutes with the Pay Commission officials,
Com
Radhakrishna, Com P.S.Prasad, Com Muthukumar , Com Vinod, & Com Ramakrishna
spoke effectively on various subjects.
The following items and points were presented:
Bangalore Prices:
It was brought to the
notice of the commission that the cost of living is high in
Bangalore compared to other metro cities in the country and the prices of
all essential commodities are comparatively high in the State of Karnataka.
House rent is in the range of Rs 7000/- per month to Rs 35,000/- per
month. The private school fees is from Rs 25,000/- to Rs 50,000/- per
year. Donation is also too high, the cost of local transportation is from
Rs 2000/- to Rs 10,000/- per month.
(This was only informative portion on prices)
Minimum Wage:
It was brought to the notice of the commission that:
a) Since Government is a model
employer, they should provide minimum wages as per the 15 ILO conference and
other wages as per the educational qualification & skill requirement of the
job .
b) Higher skill requirement due
to computer usage and modernisation of equipment's. The skill requirement is
higher compared to earlier days due to technology
advancement.
c) The higher inflation
which is existing from the last eight years which is effecting the Government
Employees, the money value has gone down to a large extent & there is
erosion in wages.
d) The salaries of the
Government Employees are fully accounted for tax calculation, whereas in
private sector allowances are not taxed.
(The commission Agreed to consider this on the lines of JCM
memorandum)
It was brought to the notice of the commission that to attract
higher talent to Central Government higher pay scales should be given.
(The commission was of the view that people choose their career on
various aspects including wages. Wages of Government employees cannot be
compared with private sector. It was pointed out by us that though
the wages cannot be compared with private sector there is a need to keep the
wages in central government that people will continue in government after
joining. Chairman assured to examine this aspect)
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
It was brought to the notice of the commission that in respect
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
a) For the same post which
include similar duties and responsibility, there are different pay scales/
Grade Pay existing for same nature of duties and similar recruit
qualifications.
b) Grant of Grade Pay Rs.4800 to
all Supervisors cadre.
c) The gazetted Group “B” post
be started from Rs 5400/- GP.
d) LDC pay scales should be
provided with Grade Pay of Rs.2400 as their minimum qualifications is 12th std.
e) There should not be any
discrimination in the Pay scales of CSSS Cadre and Subordinate Departments
since the nature of work being carried out by them is similar. Hence, disparity
is to be removed.
f) The Drivers of
Subordinate offices be placed with starting pay of Rs 2400/ GP as in Lok
Sabha Secretariat.
g) Graded structure for MTS
should also be recommended as the 5th CPC vide para no 53.13
had recommended graded structure for these MTS.
h) Pay scales of Stores wing
persons be upgraded considering their work load and level of responsibility.
i) Provide
additional increment w.e.f. 01.01.2006 to staff working in old pay
scale Rs.7450-11500 as in case of Inspectors of Central Excise and Income
tax departments.
(The commission positively
agreed to consider this suggestion except Drivers case.)
Increment rate of 5% and Promotion policy.
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on Increment
rate of 5% and Promotion policy.
a) As the Government employee
put more and more service, he will be more trained to perform his duties
in a better befitting manner. Thus the Government is more beneficial as good
quality of work can be expected from an experienced official.
b) His family responsibility
will increase with age.
c) They has to educate the
children in professional courses, marriage of his children has to be performed,
his medical expenses will also increase.
d) There should be adequate
financial protection for him, the better rate of increment should motivate him
to work more.
e) The person joining a Central
Government Service is not just for the employment is for a whole career.
f) On promotion one shall
get two additional increments subject to an minimum salary increase of Rs
3000/- per month as he will perform higher duties and responsibility's.
g) He shall get not less than
five financial up gradations in promotional hierarchy during his service to
motivate him to work more.
h) Similarly the scientist are
provided to FCS and get promotions every 4 years.
(The commission positively agreed to consider this suggestion.)
Consumer Price Index & Dearness Allowance
Formula.
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on Consumer
Price Index & Dearness Allowance Formula.
a) CPI as on 1/1/2006 was
115.76 points.
b) CPI as on 1/1/2014 was
237 points.
c) The CPI has
increased by 121 points .
d) But the DA increased by just
100% as on 1/1/2014 from 1/1/2006.
e) The actual DA should have
been 121 % not just 100% as on Jan 2014.
f) Actual increase in
price rise is more than 200 % and DA should have been more than 200%.
g) 6 months average DA
computation of Consumer Price Index should be provided to Central Government
employees rather than 12 months average.
h) Rounding off DA be done
whenever it crosses fraction more than 0.50
(The commission positively agreed to consider this
suggestion.)
Allowances:
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on Allowances
a) All allowances such as HRA,
Tour DA, CEA (tuition fees) , Cashier Allowances, etc. should be increased by
four times.
b) OTA & Night Duty to be
paid on par with Railways .
c) When ever there is an
increase in Dearness Allowance, the above allowances be also increase as
in the case of Transport allowance.
(The commission positively agreed to consider this suggestion.)
Transport allowance:
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on Transport
allowance
a) The field oriented
organizations like CGWB, Survey Of India, GSI, IBM, IMD, etc. most of the
categories remain in fields, even Postal Employees and AG's Employees are
effected.
b) Now the field going staff are
deprived of earlier CCA and present Transport Allowance as they cannot fulfill
the condition of at least one day stay in a month in head quarters.
c) This condition of being
present at Hqrs. Office at least a day in a calendar month becoming eligible
for transport Allowances should be removed.
(The commission
positively agreed to consider this suggestion.)
Taxes:
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on taxes:
a) The Fifth Central Pay
commission in its report vide para no105.12 has said that Dearness
allowance be paid free of net taxes as the DA is paid for compensation
against price rise. All other allowances should also be paid net of taxes which
has been examined by 5th CPC in para no 167.
(The commission agreed to examine this suggestion.)
Health Care system:
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on Health Care
system
a) More CGHS hospitals should be
made available or alternatively the person should have the option to choose any
of the hospitals of his choice and the bill to be passed with AIMS rates.
b) Existing CGHS system needs
improvement.
c) Proper ward entitlement
should be made as per grades.
d) Cash less facility for
hospitalization.
e) Autonomous bodies shall
also be included in CGHS
(The commission to examine this suggestion, but not satisfied with
demand of Cash less facility for hospitalization.)
It was brought to the notice of the commission that on following
issues.
Other points:
a) Central Government Strength.
b) Non-filling up of vacant
posts has resulted in increased work load on the existing employees.
c) Lower Spending by Central
Government on its Employees.
d) Leave / Holidays.
e) 12 days Casual Leave.
f) Restrictions EL
of 300 days to be removed.
g) The PSU are providing reward
medals after 15 years, 25 years and end of service, similarly such reward
should be provided to Central Government Employees.
h) In case of death of
Government Servant during while on duties, his family members should get
compassionate appointment not considering restrictions of 5%.
i) Education Loan
should be provided.
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