Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION,
4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI-110055          No.NJCA/2016                                                      19.02.2016
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the
         Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance
         (Government of India), reg. 7th CPC recommendations
         and Charter of Demands of the NJCA
A meeting of the NJCA held today with the Convener, Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance, Shri R.K. Chaturvedi, wherein we discussed and emphasized on all the 26-point Charter of Demands of the NJCA send to the Cabinet Secretary on 10.12.2015.
We agitated the issues of NPS, Minimum Wage, Multiplying Factor, deduction of HRA and all other important issues.
The Convener, Implementation Cell, Shri Chaturvedi, after hearing everybody, said that, he would put-up the issues to the Cabinet Secretary, and hopefully a meeting of the JCA would be held with the Cabinet Secretary and the Empowered Committee shortly within 15 days.
Let us not leave any stone unturned for preparations of the strike.
With Best Wishes! 

Shiva Gopal Mishra 

Convener

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Mark list of Postman/Mail Guard Direct Recruitment Examination held on 15/11/2015, in Tamilnadu Postal Circle.

1. The list of candidates selected for each Division will be published shortly 

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Latest developments in 7th pay commission implementation will be known after NJCA meeting

One of the NJCA Leader told that the internal Meeting of NJCA scheduled to be held today at 05.00 PM has been postponed tomorrow 19-2-2015 at 9.00 AM.

Further he added that until they meet Implementation Cell tomorrow, they have nothing to tell about the developments in Implementation of 7th Pay Commission. “We must first know the views of Central Government before come to any conclusion “ he said.

When we asked him about the Rumors that ‘PMO has told the Empowered Committee to speed up the process of implementation of 7th Pay commission recommendation’ and ‘30 Percent increase is recommended by Empowered Committee in Basic Pay’, annoyed at hearing this rumors, he told, “Many stories like this is being circulated in News Media for unknown reasons.”

“But we are the Stake holders, we are not informed anything about this development. We are invited for the meeting tomorrow by 7th CPC implementation Cell. Only after attending the meeting, we will be able to tell about the recent developments in settling our Charter of Demands submitted to Cabinet Secretary. 26 demands pertaining to Modification of 7th CPC recommendation also has been included in the Charter of Demands” He added.

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LTC guideline for central employees

DOPT clarifies procedure of LTC claims and introduced a self certificate form to avail LTC.A exhaustive guideline has also been issued for the benefit of employees for early settlement of claims.
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  Guidelines :1. Please ensure that you have applied for leave and submitted the self-certification form to your Administration before the LTC journey is undertaken.

2. Please check your eligibility before applying for LTC. LTC to Home Town can be availed once in a block of two years and LTC to Any Place in India may be availed once in a four year block. If not availed during these blocks, the LTC may also be availed in the first year of the following block.

 3. Please note that the current two year block is 2016-17 and the current four year block is 2014-17.

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7th Pay Commission –Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered officials to Speed up Process

7th Pay Commission Latest News – PMO Orders to Speed up Process – There is indication that the Empowered Committee is also positively mulling the demand of central government employees for hiking the minimum pay.

The government will issue the Seventh Pay Commission award notification soon to facilitate central government employees salaries with regard to inflation, the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) official said on Monday.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) asked the Empowered Committee of Secretaries to process the review of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations as soon as possible for taking cabinet nod, the PMO officials also said.

“But in case it’s not issued this month, it will be issued after budget. Usually it takes around two or more month to issue a notification,” he added.

Reportedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered officials to speed up review process so that it could be implemented soon. Modi has asked Committee of Secretaries to provide maximum possible benefits to the employees.

Sources indicate, Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha headed empowered committee which was appointed to overview whole process has been told to accept pay commission’s recommendations without diluting them.

One of the officials was quoted by the Express News as saying, “The committee has been told to address the genuine concerns raised by stakeholders and accommodate their demands as much as possible. Although, there is indication that the committee may suggest some changes keeping in mind representations from middle and junior level, the decision will be taken after consultations with all the stakeholders. The entire process will take a couple of months”.

There is indication that the Empowered Committee is also positively mulling the demand of central government employees for hiking the minimum pay, which was recommended very low by the Seventh pay commission.

Sources also said that the cell wants to make up pay gap between employees and higher officers and to recommend to hike Basic salary at least to Rs 20,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay commission.

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Dismissed Staff Entitled to Encashment of EL/PL: Madras High Court

Employees dismissed from service after the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings initiated against them are also entitled to encashment of ‘Earned/Privilege Leave’ that they had accumulated to their credit over the years, the Madras High Court Bench here has ruled.

Justice D. Hariparanthaman passed the order while allowing a writ petition filed by the dismissed General Manager of Thanjavur District Central Cooperative Bank since he was denied the benefit on the ground that it would be accorded only to those who retire from service on attaining the age of superannuation.

The judge came to the conclusion after taking a cue from a decision rendered by a Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on November 9, 2012 wherein it was held that employees can encash their earned leave on the day of retirement irrespective of the pendency of disciplinary proceedings.

“The reason given by the Full Bench is that Earned Leave encashment is a right equal to the right to property guaranteed under Article 300 A of the Constitution and the same cannot be deprived illegally. Hence, the encashment of the same cannot be deprived on dismissal from service,” he said.

Recording that the petitioner, T. Veeravinothan, had 138 days of Earned Leave to his credit since he had joined the bank in 1976 and was dismissed in 2010, just two years before his retirement, the judge directed the bank to disburse the corresponding amount working out to over Rs. 2.28 lakh within six weeks.

The judge came to the conclusion after taking a cue from a decision rendered by a Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

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Grant of Flood Advances for areas affected by Natural calamity in Tamilnadu

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SSA Deposit பணம் தவறுதலாக வேறு கணக்கில் சேர்ந்து விட்டதா ? கவலை வேண்டாம்

SSA கணக்கு Deposit பணம் தவறுதலாக வேறு கணக்கில் சேர்ந்து விட்டதா ? இனி கவலை வேண்டாம் இதோ எளிய முறையில் மாற்றலாம்.

India Post Finacle Guide for SSA Wrong Deposit Reversal

Sukanya accounts are by default Debit frozen in finacle. If you make excess or wrong deposits into sukanya you cannot withdraw them. If you have to withdraw the amount then at first you have to unfreeze it. Below is the India post finacle guide for SSA wrong deposit rectification.

Step By Step Procedure in Detail - India Post Finacle Guide

1. Invoke HAFSM menu

2. Function - Unfreeze

3. Enter A/C ID

4. Click on GO (F4)

5. Select the required A/C numbers

6. Click on SUBMIT (F10)

7. Verify the transaction in the same menu in supervisor login

After unfreezing the account withdraw the excess or wrong deposit amount using CTM and verify. After withdrawal is over we have to debit freeze the account. Follow the procedure to debit freeze the account.

1. Invoke HAFSM menu

2. Function – Debit Freeze

3. Enter A/C ID or CIF id

4. Enter Freeze Reason Code

5. Click on GO (F4)

6. Select the required A/C number

7. Click on SUBMIT (F10)

8. Verify the transaction in the same menu in supervisor login

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Interest Rates of Small Saving Schemes to be recalibrated w.e.f. 1.4.2016

Interest Rates of Small Saving Schemes to be recalibrated w.e.f. 1.4.2016

Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

16-February-2016 19:10 IST

Interest Rates of Small Saving Schemes to be recalibrated w.e.f. 1.4.2016 on a Quarterly Basis to align the small saving interest rates with the market rates of the relevant Government securities;

Interest rate on savings schemes based on laudable Social Development or Social Security Goals including Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and the Monthly Income Scheme left untouched by the Government. 

            The National Savings Schemes (NSSs) regulated by the Ministry of Finance offer complete security of investment combined with high attractive returns. These schemes also act as instruments of financial inclusion especially in the geographically inaccessible areas due to their implementation primarily through the Post Offices, which have reach far and wide. 

            The small savings interest rates are perceived to limit the banking sector’s ability to lower deposit rates in response to the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India.  In the context of easing the transmission of the lower interest rates in the economy, the Government also has to take a comprehensive view on the social goals of certain National Small Savings Schemes.  Accordingly, it has been decided that the following shall be implemented with effect from 1.4.2016 with regard to National Savings Schemes:

  1.  The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and the Monthly Income Scheme are savings schemes based on laudable social development or social security goals.  Hence, the interest rate and spread that these schemes enjoy over the G-sec rate of comparable maturity viz., of 75 bps, 100 bps and 25 bps respectively have been left untouched by the Government. 

 2.  Similarly the spread of 25 bps that long term instruments, such as the 5 yr Term Deposit, 5 year National Saving Certificates and Public Provident Fund (PPF) currently enjoy over G-Sec of comparable maturity, have been left untouched as these schemes are particularly relevant to the self-employed professional and salaried classes.  This will encourage long term savings.

 3.  The 25 bps spread that 1 yr., 2yr. and 3 yr. term deposits, KVPs and 5 yr Recurring Deposits have over comparable tenure Government securities, shall stand removed w.e.f. April 1, 2016 to make them closer in interest rates to the similar instruments of the banking sector.  This is expected to help the economy move to a lower overall interest rate regime eventually and thereby help all, particularly low-income and salaried classes.

4.  The interest rates of all small saving schemes would be recalibrated w.e.f. 1.4.2016 on a quarterly basis as given under, to align the small saving interest rates with the market rates of the relevant Government securities;

Sr. No.	Quarter for which rate of interest would be effective	Date on which the revision would be notified	Rate of interest to be based on FIMMDA month end G-Sec. rate pertaining to
1.	April to June	15th March	Dec.-Jan.-Feb.
2.	July to September	15th June	Mar.-Apr.-May.
3.	October to December	15th September	Jun.-Jul.-Aug.
4.	January to March	15th December	Sep.-Oct.-Nov.

       5.   The compounding of interest which is biannual in the case of 10 yr National Saving Certificate (discontinued since 20-12-2015), 5 yr National Saving Certificate and Kisan Vikas Patra, shall be done on an annual basis from 1.4.16.

     6.        Premature closure of PPF accounts shall be permitted in genuine cases, such as cases of serious ailment, higher education of children etc,. This shall be permitted with a penalty of 1% reduction in interest payable on the whole deposit and only for the accounts having completed five years from the date of opening.

7.  In pursuance to the decision as mentioned in Para 4 above, the rates of interest applicable on various small savings schemes for the quarter from April to June 2016 effective from 1.4.2016 would be notified in March, 2016.

            The above changes have been brought with the objective of making the operation of National Saving Schemes market-oriented in the interest of overall economic growth of the country, even while protecting their social objectives and promoting long term savings.

 Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136468

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Postal services to Nepal resume

Raxaul: Postal services resumed from India to Nepal through Raxaul, a key trade and entry point on Indo-Nepal border, on Monday after six months.

The service was disrupted following the Madhesi movement started by the United Democrat Madhes Front (UDMF), who enforced a blockade at entry points of southern border of Nepal for fulfilment of its 11-point demands.

Sources said letters, registered and other posts to Nepal from different countries reach Nepal via India since 1937. All postal bags for Nepal are first received at Raxaul post office from where the Nepal postal department collects them.

Raxaul postal inspector Mithlesh Kumar told TOI that 1200 bags meant to be delivered in Nepal were dumped at the Raxaul post office since July last following the blockade at Maitri bridge at Birgunj by Madhes protesters.

"From British time, all mail bags of Nepal go via Raxaul custom entry point as Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal is only 100 km away from here," said Kumar.

On Monday, the Nepal postal department collected 77 postal bags from Raxaul post office and the rest are to be transported on day-to- day basis.

After opening of Maitri bridge on February 5, situation fast returned to normal in Nepal and terai areas. Fuel and other essential commodities are also being supplied from India day through Raxaul customs check post.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Postal-services-to-Nepal-resume/articleshow/51015603.cms

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போராட்ட அறிவிப்புக்கு பிறகு பணிகிறது மத்திய அரசு.

                ஏறத்தாழ இரண்டு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு NJCA குழு 7வது ஊதிய குழு மீதான தாங்கள் எதிர்ப்பை பதிவு செய்து மத்திய அமைச்சரவை குழுவுடன் பேச்சு வார்த்தைக்கு  வேண்டுகோள் விடுத்தது.  

         ஆனாலும் தொடர்ந்து மவுனம் சாதித்த மத்திய அரசு தற்போது 11.04.2016 முதல் காலவரையற்ற போராட்ட நடத்த விடுத்த அறைகூவலுக்கு பிறகு பணிகிறது.

Finance Ministry invites NJCA to discuss over 7th Pay commission recommendations on 19.2.2016

The Official Sources Close to the Finance Ministry told that a Meeting with National Joint Council of Action to be held on 19th February 2016 on the issues of 7th Pay Commission and Charter of Demands of NJCA.

It is informed that Convener, 7th Pay Commission Implementation Cell has fixed Meeting with NJCA on 19th February 2016 at North Block to discuss about the matters pertaining to 7th CPC recommendations and Charter of Demands of NJCA. The timing of the meeting scheduled itself has reveals its importance.

It is expected that, since the Meeting is scheduled before the Budget Session, some news about implementation of 7th pay commission may be announced in Budget or at least we are able to know the latest development about 7th cpc implementation after the Meeting.

An internal meeting of NJCA will also be held on 18.2.2015 before they attend the meeting with Finance Ministry.

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திருநெல்வேலி கோட்டத்தின் முதல் ATM

அம்பை தலைமை அஞ்சலகத்தில் 19.02.2016 முதல் திருநெல்வேலி கோட்டத்தின் முதல் ATM செயல்பட இருக்கிறது.  

      ATM ஐ நமது திருநெல்வேலி மக்களவை உறுப்பினர்  திரு.K.R.P.பிரபாகரன்,  அவர்கள் திறந்து வைக்கிறார். 
இந்நிகழ்ச்சியில் திருநெல்வேலி ஆட்சிதலைவர் திரு.மு.கருணாகரன்
அம்பாசமுத்திரம் சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர் திரு.இசக்கி சுப்பையா   
தமிழ்நாடு  வீட்டு வசதி வாரிய  தலைவர் திரு.முருகையா பாண்டியன் அவர்களும் கலந்து கொள்கிறார்கள் .  
இந்நிகழ்ச்சி  ஏற்பாடுகளை நமது கோட்ட கண்காணிப்பாளர் திரு.V.P.சந்திரசேகர் 
உதவிகண்காணிப்பாளர்கள்  திரு.சொர்ணம், திரு.வீரபத்திரன் 
மற்றும் அம்பை உபகோட்ட கண்காணிப்பாளர் திரு முருகன்  உள்ளிட்டோர் செய்துவருகின்றனர்

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சென்னை உள்ளிட்ட கோட்டங்களுக்கு வெள்ள நிவாரணம். நெல்லைக்கு ?

             நாம் ஏற்கனவே தெரிவித்தபடி நமது சம்மேளன பொதுசெயலாளர் திரு தியாகராஜன் அவர்கள் நமது மூன்றாம் பிரிவின் தலைவருடன் டெல்லியில் கடந்த 08.02.2016 அன்று DDG(Finance),  அவர்களை சந்தித்து கேட்டுகொண்டதன் அடிப்படையில் வெள்ள நிவாரணம் உடனடியாக DDG(Finance) அவர்களால் approve செய்யபட்டு, file JS &FA க்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டதை  09.02.2016 அன்று செய்தி வெளியிட்டோம். 
             தற்போது நமது CPMG அவர்களும் approve செய்யப்பட்டு விட்டது என்பதை தெரியபடுத்தி கொள்கிறோம். 

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5th List for Promotion of PA cadre to LSG cadre in TN is released.

தமிழகத்தில் தொடர்ச்சியாக ஐந்தாவது LSG பதவி உயர்வு பட்டியல் வெளியீடு

நெல்லை கோட்டத்தில் யாரும் இடம்பெறவில்லை .

  

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Orders issued by the Directorate to increase the bandwidth in the required offices, Powers now vested with the Head of the Circles

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Postal Department has overtaken SBI on Digital Connectivity: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Digital தொடர்பில் SBI ஐ பின்னுக்கு தள்ளியது இந்திய அஞ்சல் துறை.

வங்கி துறையிலும் முந்துமா ? 

MUMBAI: The postal department has surpassed the country's largest lender, SBI, in terms of digital connectivity even before its payments bank launch, Union IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said.

"The core banking solution (CBS) or digital connectivity of the postal department has surpassed the State Bank of India's digital connectivity," Prasad said at a special session on the third day of the ongoing Make in India week here.

There are over 1.50 lakh post offices across the country, of which 1.25 lakh are in rural areas, and the department had embarked on CBS connectivity a few years ago.

The department is all set to launch a payments bank by March 2017.

SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya had in the past expressed reservations about the entry of payments banks.

The postal department has got in-principle nod to start a payments bank, along with 10 other players, including corporate houses like the Mahindras, the Birlas, Reliance Industries and telecom firms with a deeper distribution network such as Bharti Airtel.

The successful applicants have been given 18 months to start operations. They are required to present a final plan of operation to the Reserve Bank of India before final nod.

Speaking at the special session on IT and electronics, Prasad appealed all to invest more in the country, saying India will be a USD 1 trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years.

He elaborated that electronics will be a USD 350 billion industry while IT, IT-enabled services and e-commerce would bring in USD 350 billion and USD 250 billion for the communication sector.

The minister said electronics and IT manufacturing are also crucial for the success of flagship programmes such as Start-up India and Digital India.

He listed consumer, defence, automobile and medical electronics as the sub-sectors full with opportunities. 

Prasad sees the target of having 500 million Internet users advancing by one year to 2016-end instead of 2017.

In the same vein, the minister said he is sensitive to the demand on the skilling front and added that over 1,200 doctoral candidates in 80 select universities will be benefiting under a special scheme.

Source: newindianexpress.com

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Strike Ballot Result: More than 95% Railwaymen cast their Votes In favour of Strike from 11.04.2015

  7வது ஊதிய குழுவின் அநிதிகளை களைய போராட்ட களத்தில் நம்மோடு கரம் கோர்க்க இரயில்வே ஊழியர்களும் தயார் 

     இரயில்வே ஊழியர்களின் மிகபெரிய தொழிற்சங்கங்களான SRMU, AIRF மற்றும் INTUC யின் அங்கமான NFIR போன்ற  சங்கங்கள் போராட்ட அறிவிப்பை வெளியிட்டுள்ளன என்பது கவனிக்க படவேண்டியது. 

Opposing the “retrograde” recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, railway unions will go on an indefinite strike from April 11.

The decision was taken after a strike ballot was held on February 11 and 12 in which “more than 95 per cent of railwaymen cast their votes in favour of strike,” said the All India Railwaymen’s Federation (IRF), the largest trade union in the Indian Railways, in a statement here.

The Indian Railways is the second highest employer in the country, after the Army, with 13.1 lakh members.

“There is serious resentment among the Central government employees in general and the railwaymen in particular against the retrograde recommendations of the VII CPC and non-settlement of their long-pending genuine demands,” said AIRF general secretary Shiva Gopal Mishra.

A notice for going on indefinite strike from 6 a.m. on April 11 will be served to all general managers of the Indian Railways on March 11 “in case the government does not resolve the genuine demands of the employees.”

The unions feel that recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission will reduce the “take home” salary of 90 per cent of the railway workers.

Among their other demands are: addressing the 11-point charter of demands of the Central government employees, settling issues it objected to in the Seventh Pay Commission report, scrapping the Bibek Debroy report on restructuring and the National Pension Scheme and filling up all vacant posts in railways, among others

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