Monday, 27 February 2017
Action Taken Statement of Standing Committee and National Anomaly Committee after 6th CPC
February 27, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Action Taken Statement of Standing Committee and National Anomaly Committee after 6th CPC
Admissibility of Deputation (Duty) Allowance while on deputation.
February 27, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Admissibility of Deputation (Duty) Allowance while on deputation.
As per Para 8.3.2 of the O.M. dated 17th June 2010, i.e. only up to the fifth year
DOPT ORDER
No. 2/6/2016-Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 23rd February 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Admissibility of Deputation (Duty) Allowance while on deputation – regarding.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even
number dated 17th February 2016 vide which powers were delegated to
Ministries / Departments / borrowing organisations to extend deputation
tenures up to a period not exceeding 7 years at a stretch, in respect of
cases covered by the O.M. dated 17th June 2010.
2. The matter
regarding the admissibility of Deputation (Duty) Allowance in view of
the change in maximum number of years of deputation tenure as provided
above has been examined in this Department.
3. As per Para 8.3.2 of
the OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17th June 2010, where the
extension is granted up to the fifth year, the official concerned will
continue to be allowed Deputation (Duty) Allowance, if he/she has opted
to draw deputation (duty) allowance.
4. This Department’s O.M. No.
2/6/2016-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17th February 2016 delegates powers to
Ministries / Departments / borrowing organisations, to extend deputation
tenures up to a period of 7 years in a stretch, in respect of cases
covered by the O.M. dated 17th June 2010. However, there has been no
modification of the Para 8.3.2. of the O.M. dated 17th June 2010 by the
O.M. dated 17th February 2016. The new O.M. dated 17th February 2016
provides vide Para 4 that all other terms and conditions issued vide OM
No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17th June 2010 will remain unchanged.
5.
Thus, admissibility of Deputation (Duty) Allowance would be only as per
Para 8.3.2 of the O.M. dated 17th June 2010, i.e. only up to the fifth
year, if the deputationist has opted to draw Deputation (Duty)
Allowance.
(A.K. Jain)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
SG FNPO at New Delhi
February 27, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Today (23.02.2017) SG FNPO and Shri N. Ramappa, General Secretary, NUR 'IV' met Chairman Postal Board and discussed the following issues:
1) Abolition of Group 'C' and Group 'D' posts of ADR plan.
2) Conversion of Guntakkal RMS in to L1 office permanently.
3) One time relaxation to the Postal Employees who availed LTC 80 air travel.
Outcome of the meeting:
1) It will be considered
2) Accepted
3) Postal Services Board will take final decision.
How a member of deceased employee can apply for Family Pension ?
February 27, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
How a member of deceased employee can apply for Family Pension ?
Family Pension – Form 14 – How to apply for granting family pension on the death of Government servant/ pensioner/ family pensioner.
Family Pension can be claimed by submitting Form 14 in case of death of Government servant/ pensioner/ family pensioner.
Family pension to spouse is sanctioned and authorized at the time pension is authorized in favour of retiring government servant and indicated in the pension payment order and is to be drawn after the death of the pensioner. However, in cases where Govt. servant expired while in service, the widow or widower has to apply in Form 14 (of CCS Pension Rules) to the Head of Office concerned who will sanction and authorize the family pension through its Pay & Accounts Officer. Where the deceased Govt. servant is survived only by a child or children, the guardian (in case of minor child/children) or such child or children may submit a claim in Form 14 to the Head of office for sanction and authorization of family pension. For getting family pension, the deceased pensioner’s family should apply in Form no.14 along with a copy of the death certificate of the deceased Pensioner to:(1) The pension disbursing authority if, the amount of family pension is already indicated in the Pension Payment Order.(2) The Head of Office for sanction of family pension in all other cases.If the pensioner has Joint Account with the spouse on either or survivor basis the spouse has to submit the death certificate of the pensioner along with simple application only to activate the family pension.
PM Shares His Thoughts on IPPB
February 27, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Video - PM Shares His Thoughts on IPPB / भारतीय पोस्टल पेमेंट बेंक पर माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदीजी का द्रष्टिकोण - Click here to view video
Thursday, 23 February 2017
GDS Committee report - Latest information
February 23, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Latest information
1) GDS Committee report : DOP will call views of Federations/Union after March 15, 2017.
1) GDS Committee report : DOP will call views of Federations/Union after March 15, 2017.
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Our General Secretary Nominated in National Council JCM
February 22, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Department of Posts nominated Sri.D.Kishan Rao General Secretary ,NAPE Gr-C as Staff Side Member of the National Council (JCM) - Click here to view DOP order
Modification in the definition of anomaly – DoPT Orders
February 22, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Modification in the definition of anomaly – DoPT Orders - Click here to view details
No.11/2/2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 20th February, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the anomalies arising
out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s
recommendations.
The undersigned is directed to refer to DoPT’s OM of even number dated
16/8/2016 and to incorporate the following modification in the
definition of anomaly:
“Where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that
the vertical and horizontal relativities have been disturbed as a result
of the 7th Central Pay Commission to give rise to anomalous situation.”
2. With the incorporation of the above para in the O.M., the definition of anomaly will read as follows:
(1) Definition of Anomaly
Anomaly will include the following cases;
a) Where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Sixth Central Pay Commission itself without the Commission assigning any reason;
b) Where the maximum of the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure as notified vide CCS(RP Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said Rules;
c) Where the Official side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that the vertical and horizontal relativities have been disturbed as a result of the 7th Central Pay Commission to give rise to anomalous situation.
3. The rest of the content of the O.M. dated 16.08.2016 shall remain unchanged.
sd/-
(D.K.Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
FNPO Lr to DG on abolition of posts of ADR Plan for the yr 2005 to 2008
February 21, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Abolition of Group B, C and D posts of Annual Direct Recruitment Plans for the year 2005 to 2008 under Optimisation of Direct Recruitment vacancies.
Instructions to stop irregular Rule-37 transfers- DOP Directorate Order No.141-141/2013-SPB-II(pt) dated 13.12.2016
February 21, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Instructions to stop irregular Rule-37 transfers- DOP Directorate Order No.141-141/2013-SPB-II(pt) dated 13.12.2016
Sunday, 19 February 2017
16th March 2017 strike is inevitable.
February 19, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
We are forced to go on a day's strike on 16thMarch 2017 due to the inaction of the Government. Seven months have lapsed still the committee has not submitted any report.
A group of ministers comprising Home Minister Shri.Raj Nath Singh, Finance Minister Shri. Arun Jaitley & Railway Minister Shri. Suresh
Prabhu called NJCA leaders on 30/06/2016 and assured that a high power
committee will be constituted to look into the matter regarding revision
of wages and fitment formula. Based
on the assurance, the JCM Constituent deferred the Strike action to
06th July 2016.Though our Federation appealed PJCA to continue the
strike as decided on July 11 2016, it was not considered in the larger
interest of Central Government employees unity.
As
assured a Committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Addl.
Secretary (Exp), Ministry of Finance and discussions held, the response
was very much disappointing. Against this we conducted a protest week
from 12th December to 19th December 2016 and submitted a
memorandum to our Honourable Prime Minister through state Governors as
well as in his office, there is no response till date.
Meanwhile, on 10.02.2017 NPS committee has called the JCM Staff Side for a second round of discussion, during the discussion they want to discuss only notified agenda, such as (1) scrapping of NPS (2) Guaranteed Minimum pension to NPS Pensioners ie; 50% of the last pay drawn should be guaranteed by the Government as minimum pension, even if the returns from annuity insurance scheme amount is less than 50%.
Unfortunately, the main demand of Exemption of Central Govt. Employees from the purview of NPS, was not included in the agenda.
With regard to GDS, our Federation and NUGDS warmly welcome the welfare measures which were recommended by Sri.Kamalesh Chandra committee. At the same time, our Federation strongly oppose the non‘Removal of 3 -A (I) of GDS Conduct & Engagement Rules, 2011.
Regarding Casual Labours, the revised wages and its arrears have not been paid in many Circles.
In view of the above, we cannot remain silent just conducting a protest week and Dharna. As we have to show a strong protest against the attitude of the Government, the FNPO affiliates decided to go on a day`s strike on March 16th, 2017.
We appeal all our colleagues to organise the one-day strike and make it a thundering success.
On 19/01/2017 A meeting was held with the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, wherein Staff side secretary and the president were present.
The staff side explained Cabinet
secretary about various Issues of the Central Government Employees
pending at the Government level. The main issues were NPS, Minimum Wage
and Fitment Formula, Allowances, Pension and enhancing Benchmark from
good to Very Good. The Cabinet Secretary informed staff side that,
Pension issues have already been referred to the Cabinet, and the report
of the Committee on Allowances is likely to be submitted in the next
month. It is not certain whether there will be any revision in minimum
wage and Fitment formula & arrears of allowances from 01/01/2016.Meanwhile, on 10.02.2017 NPS committee has called the JCM Staff Side for a second round of discussion, during the discussion they want to discuss only notified agenda, such as (1) scrapping of NPS (2) Guaranteed Minimum pension to NPS Pensioners ie; 50% of the last pay drawn should be guaranteed by the Government as minimum pension, even if the returns from annuity insurance scheme amount is less than 50%.
Unfortunately, the main demand of Exemption of Central Govt. Employees from the purview of NPS, was not included in the agenda.
With regard to GDS, our Federation and NUGDS warmly welcome the welfare measures which were recommended by Sri.Kamalesh Chandra committee. At the same time, our Federation strongly oppose the non‘Removal of 3 -A (I) of GDS Conduct & Engagement Rules, 2011.
Regarding Casual Labours, the revised wages and its arrears have not been paid in many Circles.
In view of the above, we cannot remain silent just conducting a protest week and Dharna. As we have to show a strong protest against the attitude of the Government, the FNPO affiliates decided to go on a day`s strike on March 16th, 2017.
We appeal all our colleagues to organise the one-day strike and make it a thundering success.
Allowances Committee may submit its report on Tomorrow.
February 19, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Federation Leaders associated with National Council JCM are keep telling
that Allowance Committee might submit its report on 20th February 2017.
The CG Staff are already very much upset over the Government’s
deliberate attempt to delay the payment of Allowances by constituting
many committees. Because the payment of revised Allowances is
considered will impact the Governments Exchequers.Lot of Committees
formed and Meetings held after the Notification issued for
implementation of 7th CPC Recommendations. But there is no any fruitful
outcome from these meetings. No sign of making decisions which satisfy
the Central government employees.
Had the Allowance like HRA is paid in revised rates from the date of
Notification ie 25th July 2016, it seems more beneficial than waiting
for the subcommittee reports. Because if revised allowances are not
given retrospective effect, it will be a huge loss for Central
Government Servants.Reports suggests that the Allowance Committee may
submit its report on 20th February 2017 and it will be notified with
effect from 1st April 2017. Federation sources told that It is
unacceptable and we will fight it out until the revised allowances
implemented with effect from 1.1.2016.
Saturday, 18 February 2017
FNPO demonstration at NSH Chennai
February 18, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
A
massive demonstration against the non-implementation of Speed Post
norms at NSHs held at NSH Chennai.
FNPO Secretary General Shri.D.Theagarajan addressed the gathering.
FNPO Secretary General Shri.D.Theagarajan addressed the gathering.
சென்னை நகர RMS கோட்டங்களின் கூட்டு போராட்டக்குழு சார்பில் நடைபெற்ற பெருந்திரள் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்.
NSH
Chennai / BNPL Anna Road Manager திரு.அமுதகணேசன் அவர்களின் தொழிலாளர் விரோத
போக்கை கண்டித்தும்
மற்றும் Norms
செயல்
படுத்தவும் பெருந்திரள் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் மாலை 03:00 முதல் 07:00 மணி வரை வெகுச் சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது.
FNPO சம்மேளன மா.பொது
செயலாளர் தோழர் தே.தியாகராஜன் அவர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு மிகவும் சிறப்பான எழுச்சியான
நீண்ட நெடிய சீரிய கருத்துக்களூடன் உரையாற்றினார்.
FNPO மாநிலச்
செயலர்கள் P.குமார்,R/3, S.ஸ்ரீதரன்,R/4 P.சுகுமாறன்,P/4 மற்றும் FNPO & NFPE ,R/3
& R/4 செயலாளர்கள்
மற்றும் P/3
ஊழியர்கள்
ஆகியோர் சிறப்புரையாற்றினார்கள். சென்னை APSO கோட்டச் செயலர் R.ரவிச்சந்திரன் நன்றி கூற ஆர்பாட்டம்
முடிவுற்றது.
Thursday, 16 February 2017
NUPE Postmen & MTS Served Notice of agitation
February 16, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Today NUPE Postmen & MTS Served notice of agitation under Trade Union Act 10 F Sec 22 of Industrial Dispute Act 1947 to Secretary (P) Department of Posts.
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Government Gives Green Signal To Merger Of SBI, Associate Banks
February 16, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
With the merger of all the five associates, SBI is expected to become a global-sized bank with an asset base of Rs. 37 lakh crore or over $555 billion, 22,500 branches and 58,000 ATMs. It will have over 50 crore customers.New Delhi: Seeking
to create a global sized bank, the government today gave go ahead to
the merger plan of SBI and its five associate banks but did not take a
decision with regard to Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
"The Cabinet had earlier in-principle cleared the (merger) proposal. It had gone to the boards of various banks which have granted the approvals. The recommendations of the boards were considered today and the Cabinet cleared the proposal," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
The associate banks which will be merged with SBI are: State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH).
"With this merger, the SBI, with all these five subsidiaries merging in it, will also become a very large bank, not merely from a domestic point of view but actually a global player in its very size," the minister said after the Union Cabinet meeting.
It will, he added, "certainly lead to far greater efficiency. It will lead to synergy of operations within these banks...it will cut down the cost of operations. The cost of funds itself will come down".
With the merger of all the five associates, SBI is expected to become a global-sized bank with an asset base of Rs. 37 trillion (Rs. 37 lakh crore) or over $555 billion, 22,500 branches and 58,000 ATMs. It will have over 50 crore customers.
State Bank of India has about 16,500 branches, including 191 foreign offices spread across 36 countries. SBI first merged State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later, State Bank of Indore was merged with it.
"The Cabinet had earlier in-principle cleared the (merger) proposal. It had gone to the boards of various banks which have granted the approvals. The recommendations of the boards were considered today and the Cabinet cleared the proposal," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
The associate banks which will be merged with SBI are: State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH).
"With this merger, the SBI, with all these five subsidiaries merging in it, will also become a very large bank, not merely from a domestic point of view but actually a global player in its very size," the minister said after the Union Cabinet meeting.
It will, he added, "certainly lead to far greater efficiency. It will lead to synergy of operations within these banks...it will cut down the cost of operations. The cost of funds itself will come down".
With the merger of all the five associates, SBI is expected to become a global-sized bank with an asset base of Rs. 37 trillion (Rs. 37 lakh crore) or over $555 billion, 22,500 branches and 58,000 ATMs. It will have over 50 crore customers.
State Bank of India has about 16,500 branches, including 191 foreign offices spread across 36 countries. SBI first merged State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later, State Bank of Indore was merged with it.
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Fixation of Seniority - Promotion on the basis of Reservation.
February 15, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
FIXATION OF SENIORITY OF
GOVERNMENT SERVANTS PROMOTED ON THE BASIS OF RESERVATION FOR PROMOTION
TO SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBE - Click here to view -
ISRO creates History
February 15, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro's) workhorse PSLV-C37 successfully
lifted off from the Sriharikota space port near Chennai carrying 104
satellites with it, a first of its kind effort by any space agency in
the world.
With the successful launch today, India scripted history by
becoming the first country to launch more than 100 satellites in one
go. ISRO made its second successful attempt after the launch of 23
satellites together in June 2015.
PSLV-C37,
which was on its 39th mission, took off at 9:28 a.m. and it is carrying
the 714 kg CARTOSAT-2 series satellite for earth observation, along with
103 co-passenger satellites.
While
96 co-passenger satellites belong to USA, five are from International
customers of ISRO — Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and
United Arab Emirates.
Antrix Corporation Ltd (ANTRIX), the commercial arm of the ISRO, has
made arrangements for the nano-satellites belonging to international
customers.
Two other Indian nano satellites
are also carried by the rocket, and
the total weight it would carry is around 1,378 kg. The nano satellites
will provide an opportunity for ISRO technology demonstration payloads,
provide a standard bus for launch on demand services, said ISRO sources.
Cartosat-2
The
714 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite is the primary satellite carried by
PSLV-C37. This satellite is similar to the earlier four satellites of
the Cartosat-2 series.
After its injection into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit by
PSLV-C37, the satellite will be brought to operational configuration
following which it will begin providing regular remote sensing services
using its panchromatic and multi-spectral cameras.
The images from Cartosat-2 series
satellite will be useful for cartographic applications, urban and rural
applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management like
road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps,
change detection to bring out geographical and man-made features and
various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information
System (GIS) applications.
The CartoSat 2 series satellite will be injected into a 505 km Sun
Synchronous Polar Orbit (SSPO), following which the satellite will be
brought into an operational configuration. The CartoSat-2D is the fifth
earth observation satellite in the CartoSat series, ISRO had previously placed into o-Your data has been truncated.
வருந்துகிறோம்.
February 15, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
தேசிய சங்கத்தின் தமிழ்மாநில இடைக்கால குழு தலைவர்
திரு திருஞானசம்பந்தம் அவர்களின் தகப்பனார் திரு பெருமாள் அவர்கள்
14.02.2017 அன்று இயற்கை எய்தினார் என்பதை வருத்தத்துடன் தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறோம். அன்னாரது பிரிவால் வாடும் அவர்தம் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எமது ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள்.
திரு திருஞானசம்பந்தம் அவர்களின் தகப்பனார் திரு பெருமாள் அவர்கள்
14.02.2017 அன்று இயற்கை எய்தினார் என்பதை வருத்தத்துடன் தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறோம். அன்னாரது பிரிவால் வாடும் அவர்தம் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எமது ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள்.
Misusing LTC? Govt warns employees of disciplinary action
February 15, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
Misusing LTC? Govt warns employees of disciplinary action
Central government employees found misusing Leave Travel Concession
(LTC) will face disciplinary action, the Department of Personnel and
Training (DoPT) has warned.
A government employee gets reimbursement of tickets for to-and-fro journey, in addition to leaves, when he avails LTC.
As per fresh guidelines by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT),
the employees are required to submit a declaration that he and the
members of the family in respect of whom the claim is submitted have
indeed travelled upto the declared place of visit.
The declaration is required in the cases where a government servant
travels on LTC up to the nearest airport, railway station or bus
terminal by authorised mode of transport and undertakes rest of the
journey to the declared place of visit by private transport or own
arrangement (such as personal vehicle or private taxi etc.).
"Furnishing of false information will attract disciplinary action," the
DoPT said in a directive issued to secretaries of all central government
departments.
The Centre is trying to put a strict system in place to check misuse of
LTC after it had noticed certain instances where some of its employees
allegedly colluded with private travel agents to submit inflated airfare
to clandestinely obtain undue benefits like free boarding, lodging,
transport or cash refunds.
"If public transport is available in a particular area, the government
servant will be reimbursed the fare admissible for journey by otherwise
entitled mode of public transport from the nearest airport, railway
station or bus terminal to the declared place of visit by shortest
direct route," it said.
In case, there is no public transport available in a particular stretch
of journey, the government servant may be reimbursed as per his
entitlement for journey on transfer for a maximum limit of 100 kms
covered by the private or personal transport based on a
self-certification from the government servant, the DoPT said. Beyond
that, the expenditure shall be borne by the employee himself.
The government has allocated Rs 500 crore for India Post Payments Bank
February 15, 2017
Kalaivaraikalai
The government has allocated Rs125 crore as capital infusion for India Post Payments Bank and Rs375 crore as grant in aid .
New Delhi: The government has
allocated Rs500 crore to India Post Payments Bank for the financial year
2017-18 as it gears up to set up 650 branches across country by
September 2017.
The government has allocated Rs125
crore as “capital infusion into corporate entity for India Post Payments
Bank” and Rs375 crore as “grant in aid to India Post Payments Bank
(IPPB)”, as per Output-Outcome Framework for Schemes 2017-18 for the
department of posts (DoP) released on Monday.
India Posts is the second entity to roll
out payments bank—though on a pilot basis—in Raipur and Ranchi, after
Airtel that has earmarked Rs3,000 crore as initial investment for
pan-India operations with an interest rate of 7.25% on deposits.
Besides, Airtel is offering free money transfer from Airtel to Airtel
numbers within Airtel Bank, money transfer to any bank account in the
country.
The IPPB will offer an interest rate of
4.5% on deposits up to Rs25,000; 5% on deposits of Rs25,000-50,000 and
5.5% on Rs50,000-1,00,000. The total paid up equity of the new bank IPPB
is Rs 800 crore, of which the government has already infused Rs275
crore.
Payments banks can accept deposits up to
Rs1 lakh per account from individuals and small businesses. The new
model of banking allows mobile firms, super market chains and others to
cater to banking requirements of individuals and small businesses. The
allocation to IPPB is part of Rs1,034.13 crore earmarked for the
department of posts. The second big chunk of the total allocation,
Rs279.6 crore, has been allocated for providing IT hardware and software
in identified rural areas for improved access to services and customer
satisfaction, resulting in increase in customer transactions, traffic
and revenue.
The DoP has been allocated Rs110.83
crore for establishing e-commerce, parcel booking, international
business centres, Rs73.5 crore for estates management, Rs32 crore for
mail operations and Rs17.7 crore for equipments and IT infrastructure in
rural post offices. The government has allocated Rs3.8 crore for
setting up 246 offices and 200 outlets for providing better access to
communication and financial services.
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
No “Conditions Apply” in India Post Payments Bank Says IPPB CEO
February 14, 2017
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No “Conditions Apply” in India Post Payments Bank Says IPPB CEO
Our USP is door-to-door banking with help of postman: IndiaPost Payments Bank CEO
IndiaPost Payments Bank, which is set to launch operations soon, will
follow a bottoms-up approach, targeting people who either have feature
phones or no mobiles at all.
In his first interview after taking over as the CEO of IndiaPost
Payments Bank, Ashok Pal Singh tells ET's Surabhi Agarwal that the idea
of the bank will be to simplify and universalise payments. Excerpts:
You rolled out a few pilots; what is the timeline for the launch?
We started in Ranchi and Raipur, and our concept is to have a district
office in each district. The idea is that the branch office in a
district will map all the post offices, urban and rural, in that area.
The idea is to test this model out through the pilot. We are hoping that
by September we will start operations in at least 650 districts of the
country.
What is going to be your target audience?
The core of our audience is the 500 million who use feature phones and
we are currently testing how familiar they are even with the basic
banking products -are they comfortable with it or do these need to be
simplified?
How do you plan to differentiate your offerings?
Something that many others are doing but we want to pilot here is
paperless account opening. Something that others are not doing but might
emerge as our USP is door-to-door banking with the help of the postman.
Plus, simplified payment solutions for the masses is what we will be
targeting, both for these feature phone users and around 350 million who
are below that -who are without any phone at all. The payments bank
will depend on third party fee-based services because the way in which
the regulator has put it, you can't make money on anything else.
How do you look at the intense competition in the space from players such as Paytm and Airtel Payment Bank?
We are looking at a bottoms-up approach because our so-called
competitors will start skimming the market. Let them do it. We will
attempt to broaden and deepen the market from below.
That may not be as great a commercial proposition as skimming the
market, but we believe that once we broaden and deepen it, there is a
larger objective which is also being served and ultimately everyone will
benefit including the so-called competitors.
We are not positioning ourselves as competitors because we are funded
out of public money, and typically government should not be competing
with its corporates, because they are ours. it's still a win-win for
India.
Some of your competitors are offering interest rates as high as 7.5%. How do you plan to match it?
I have nothing to say on how they are doing it. But in any case, they
have private money at their disposal. All my funding is from the
government which is public money. Which is Rs 400 crore equity, Rs 400
crore grants. I have no means to do that and these are going to be
short-term in any case.
Someone who says that you get that fancy rate of interest immediately
puts an asterisk saying conditions apply. We also want to put an
asterisk which says no conditions apply. Because if we have to live off
the brand of the post office, it has to be about integrity and trust.
Views of NC/JCM staff side to Committees on NPS
February 14, 2017
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No.NC.JCM-2016/Pension (NPS)
February 10,2017
The Chairman,
Sub-Committee III on NPS
Dept of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your letter No 57/2016-P&PW(B) dated 31st
January 2017 and the decision to reschedule the meeting at our request.
We find from your letter cited that the Committee set up by the
Government to streamline the NPS has delegated the task to different
Sub-Committees and we are before the Sub-Committee No III. Since the
identified task of each subcommittee is not made known, nor even as to
how such many subcommittees are set up, we may not be able to make a
comprehensive presentation on NPS. On 20th January 2017, we had made a
written presentation of our views in the matter. We attach the said
letter to this communication and reiterate the views conveyed therein.
1. The entire Central and State Govt Employees of the Country must be
excluded from the purview of the NPS and consequently of PFRDA Act for
the elaborate reasons mentioned in our Memorandum to 7 CPC. The National
Pension Scheme which is based on defined mandatory contribution with
the employee's organisations in the JCM forum and amounts as unilateral
and arbitrary withdrawal of an existing benefit, which is clearly
impermissible. We give hereunder our comments on each of the issues
raised in the letter cited.
2.Without compromising on the above position,. We request that
benefits defined under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 as amended on a
date must be the pension and other entitlements in the case of all
Central And State Govt. employees. In other words, every employee who
retires after completion of 20 years of service must be given-
Pension @50% of the last pay drawn or average emoluments of the last
10 months whichever is beneficial to the employee along with the
appropriate Dearness Relief, subject to the minimum pension under the
Rules as is amended from time to time.
On his death as Pensioner, family members shall be entitled to family
Pension, subject to the specified minimum amount of family pension,
stipulated by the Government from time to time along with appropriate
Dearness Relief. Besides, all persons on retirement will be entitled to
Gratuity as specified under extant Rules.
(A) The framing of rules on service matters of NPS employees including the following:
(i) Provision of an option for entitlements under old pension scheme on death, disability or invalidation during service
There cannot be a provision for the option. The stipulation of
pensionary benefit afforded under the extant rules / CCS(Pension) Rules
be extended to them. The provisional pension benefit orders issued by
the Govt. is to be continued or made permanent.
(ii) Family for the purpose of payment of annuity
Family definition must be as is provided for the present CCS (Pension) Rules
(iii) Contribution during suspension, extraordinary leave (i.e.leave without pay), unauthorised absence
Contribution during suspension: 10% of the subsistence allowance and Govt.
Contributes 10% of the entitled full salary
Extra Ordinary leave-No contribution
Unauthorised absence-No contribution
(iv) Entitlements/deductions on dismissal / removal during service
Entitlement/deduction on dismissal/removal during service – Return of
the Contributions made by the official and the Govt on his behalf. If
the purchases an annuity by investing the funds so received, the said
annuity must not be in any case less than 1/3rd of the last pay drawn by
the dismissed/removed official.
(v) Withholding of NPS funds due to departmental/judicial proceedings pending at the time of retirement.
Neither the Pension fund be withheld nor the entitled defined benefit
pension. In other words, the pension must be delinked from any
disciplinary proceedings.
(vi) Departmental proceedings after retirement for the alleged misconduct during service.
It must not have any bearing on the Pension entitlements of an official who is subscriber to NPS
(vii) Withholding of annuity on account of future misconduct
Does not deserve any comment
(viii) Voluntary retirement of NPS employees
Voluntary retirement is presently afforded after 20 years of service. Therefore, the official will be entitled to full pension
(ix) Commercial employment of NPS employees after retirement.
Must not have any bearing on pension entitlement.
B. Provision of GPF for the NPS employees
May be provided as a voluntary option to all officials.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary
Lok sabha Q & A on Maternity Leave and Min Wages
February 14, 2017
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Maternity Leave Lok sabha Question & Answer
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a)whether the Government proposes to extend the time span of the compulsory paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks in private organizations;
(b)if so, the details thereof;
(c)whether the Government also proposes to amend section 4 of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, to ensure that women employed in various public sector undertakings receive the same benefit; and
(d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
(c) & (d): There is no proposal to amend Section 4 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The benefits under this Act are already applicable and available to women employed in various public sector undertakings.
PDF/WORD (English)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 672
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 672
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017
MATERNITY LEAVE
672. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a)whether the Government proposes to extend the time span of the compulsory paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks in private organizations;
(b)if so, the details thereof;
(c)whether the Government also proposes to amend section 4 of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, to ensure that women employed in various public sector undertakings receive the same benefit; and
(d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government has decided to enhance the
paid maternity leave from existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks and an Amendment
Bill in this regard was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha
has already passed the Bill on 11.08.2016. With regard to women workers
covered under Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, such enhancement has
already been effected by amending the ESI (Central) Rules,1950.(c) & (d): There is no proposal to amend Section 4 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The benefits under this Act are already applicable and available to women employed in various public sector undertakings.
PDF/WORD (English)
Monday, 13 February 2017
KV School Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18
February 13, 2017
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KV School Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18
SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION
SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION
The Admission Schedule for the Session 2017-18
will be as under:-
List of Holiday Homes for CGE
February 13, 2017
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Holiday Homes and Touring Officers’ Hostels under Ministry of Urban Development
Click below link to download the complete list in PDF format
Speed Post, delivering excellence in 100 countries with Finland being the newest addition
February 13, 2017
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Speed Post, delivering excellence in 100 countries with Finland being the newest addition
Shrink your Postal address to six characters with eLoc
February 13, 2017
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The typical postal address is a few lines long. Now, you can shrink it
into just six characters — no matter how long and complicated it is —
and share with anyone who can find the building, business or even your
home that it represents with almost pinpoint accuracy.
More than eight years after it started working on it, digital mapping
company MapmyIndia formally launched eLoc (short for e-Location) on
Thursday. For now, it is a free service.
It shortens an address into a combination of six alphabets and numbers.
You can put it on your visiting card, on a website or share via any
other means. If someone is looking to reach you, the person needs to
just enter the eLoc in MapmyIndia's maps portal (or app) and it will
instantly offer turn-by-turn directions right up to your address.
The closest to eLoc, in a context that everyone can understand, is our
PIN code. The problem with the PIN code is that it specifies an area
that could as large as 50 square kilometres. An eLoc, on the other hand,
can guide the user right up to the address.
If you're reading this, chances are that the eLoc for your address has already been created. You can head over to www.mapmyindia.com/eloc
and check. Once you have your eLoc (ABC123 for example), you can also
share a short URL to it, which will be //eloc.me/ABC123. Clicking the
link will open MapmyIndia's maps in a web browser and show you the
precise location. If you don't have an eLoc, you can right click on the
map and create one.
Apart from consumer use, businesses and government services, too, could
benefit from eLoc. Taxi aggregators, emergency services, local
deliveries, courier services, property administration, postal services
and others can all use it.
"Just like Aadhaar is the identity of a person, eLoc is the identity of
an address or a business," said Rakesh Verma, managing director of
MapmyIndia. "Over 2 crore (20 million) eLocs have been generated already
and, apart from the address, it can also include more information about
a business."
When asked about monetising the eLoc, he said: "Initially, we want to do
whatever it takes to get the maximum number of people to start using
it. At some point, business will start benefiting from eLocs and that's
when we will look at monetising. We want to take the total 20 million
eLocs to about 100 million — as we keep building house addresses, the
eLoc database will be built alongside."
Source : The Times of India
Secretary General Shri.D.Theagarajan at Mumbai GPO
February 13, 2017
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FNPO Secretary General Shri.D.Theagarajan along with president FNPO, R H Gupta ASG &J K SARDESAI Circle
secretary NAPE Gr C visit various post offices SG FNPO addressed the
meeting at Mumbai GPO
