Good News........Stepping up the pay for Seniors drawing lesser pay than his Junior borne on the same grade......

CCS(Leave) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2012.

CCS(Leave) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2012.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi. the 29th March, 2012.

Notification

GSR.......(E) .... In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-

I. (i) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of theìr publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, for rule 12, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“12.(I) No Government Servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years.

(2) Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case, otherwise determines, a Government servant who remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding five years other than on foreign service, with or without leave, shall be deemed to have resigned from the Government service :

Provided that a reasonable opportunity to explain the reasons for such absence shall be givne to that Government servant before provisions of sub-rule (2) are invoked”.

[F.No.13026/2/2010-Estt.(L)]

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(Mamta Kundra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

CCS(leave) (Amendment) Rules

CCS(Leave) (Amendment) Rules. 2012

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,

SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

Notification

New Delhi. the 28th March, 2012.

GSR......., In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-

I. (i) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of theìr publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, in rule 39-D. the following Note shall be inserted, namely:-

“Note.- The expression ‘permanent absorption’ used in rule 39-D shall mean the appointment of a Government servant in a Public Sector Undertaking or an Autonomous Body, for which he had applied through proper channel and resigns from the Government service to take up that appointment.”

[F. No.13026/3/2011-Estt.(L)]

(Mamta Kundra)

Joint Secretary to the Govemment of India

Management of Funds Under NPS

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

27-March-2012 18:12 IST

Management of Funds Under NPS

The investment of pension funds of Government employees, who are covered as subscribers to the New Pension System (NPS), was hitherto being made through a pooling arrangement whereby the funds of such employees were credited to a pool account (pending reconciliation of subscribers’ contribution details) from which such funds were allocated to pension fund managers for immediate investment in the best interest of the subscribers. These funds of the Government employees are being managed based on the investment Pattern prescribed by the Government.

The pension funds of the Government employees, who are covered by NPS, are managed by three pension fund managers, namely, SBI Pension Funds (Pvt.) Limited, UTI Retirement Solutions Limited and LIC Pension Fund Limited.

The Pool account is proposed to be discontinued from 1st May, 2012. Thereafter, it would be possible for the individual subscribers to exercise their individual choices regarding investment pattern and the pension fund manager.

NPS is a defined contribution based pension system where the actual returns would be determined by the market based returns.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

NGOs' Association expresses concern over the Privatisation of Health Sector

A meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association held on 24^th March 2012 at Port Blair, has expressed concern over the move on the part of the Administration to privatize the health sector in the islands. A resolution adopted in the meeting noted that as part of the privatization of the entire health sector, the Administration has handed over the running of two Primary Health Centres – at Kishorinagar in Diglipur and Chouldari in South Andaman – to private agencies. This move will not only affect the employment chance of educated local youths, but will also lead to deterioration of health care system in the islands. Such a situation will, in turn, adversely affect the lower strata of the society, the resolution noted. The meeting resolved to urge upon the A & N Administration to refrain from handing over Primary Health Centres/Dispensaries to private agencies.

Shri Sadanand Rai, Vice President of the Association presided while Shri D.Ayyappan, General Secretary addressed the meeting.

Cabinet approves 7% hike in DA.......

CABINET APPROVES 7% HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE...

UNION CABINET APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO HIKE ADDITIONAL DEARNESS ALLOWANCE BY 7% FOR CENTRAL STAFF AND CENTRAL PENSIONERS...

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ON FRIDAY APPROVED A SEVEN PER CENT HIKE IN DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS, THIS HIKE IS TO BE EFFECTIVE RETROSPECTIVELY FROM JAN 2012...

THE DEARNESS ALLOWANCE AND DEARNESS RELIEF FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SERVING EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS WILL INCREASE FROM 58% PER CENT OF BASIC EMOLUMENTS TO 65% PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM 1.1.2012.

February - June Increment order issued.........

Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.10/02/2011-E.III/A

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:— Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, there will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz. 1st July of every year.  Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st January, 2007.

2. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and has requested that those employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 01.01.2006 in the pre-revised scale.

3. On further consideration and in exercise of the powers available under CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of these Rules, those central government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1 .2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and there after will get the next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. The pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

4, In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Account Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

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(Renu Jani)

Director

Source: www.finmin.nic.in/

Flash News *********** Interest rates on GPF revised to 8.6%.....

Interest Rates On General Provident Fund (GPF) has been revised to 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011...

Resolution - accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds - 2011-2012(89 KB)  (Dated 19th March, 2012)

(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)

F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2011

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2011-2012, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight per cent) for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011.

The funds concerned are:—


1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

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(Brajendra Navnit)

Deputy Secretary (Budget)

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

NGOs' Association notes with serious concern the anti-employee & anti-people proposals in the Union Budget 2012-13

Press Statement

        The Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association noted with serious concern the anti-employee and anti-people proposals in the Union Budget presented in the Lok Sabha on 16^th March, 2012 by the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee.  The Central Government’s utter disregard for the government employees and workers has once again come out in the open in the Union Budget.   The Union Budget 2012-13 continued the pattern of providing concessions to the rich while imposing burden on the poor and lower middle class.  The increase in the service tax from 10% to 12% will lead to further price rise. The nominal increase of Rs 20000 in the exemption limit from Rs. 1.80 to Rs 2 lakhs for male government employees and an increase of only Rs. 10000 from the present Rs. 1.90 lakh to Rs. 2 lakhs for women employees is the most shocking proposal by the Finance Minister as the government employees had expected a substantial increase in the Income Tax exemption atleast upto Rs 3 lakhs.  This will lead to a situation where even the Peons and Mazdoors will have to pay Income Tax.  A government which taxes Peons and Mazdoors cannot call itself as a welfare government.  The reduction in the subsidy to fuel will be another burden on the common man and lower middle class government employees. The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association has decided to protest against the anti-employee Union Budget and to conduct a campaign among government employees and workers and general public   through corner meetings, rallies, etc.  A decision in this regard has been taken in the meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Association held at Port Blair today (17.03.2012) under the chairmanship of Shri S.Surender, Vice President. 
 

Protest March against Curtailment of Water Supply & Power Cuts in Port Blair

No. 3-12/CC/2012                                                              Date:  13.03.2012

News Item

            The Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association taken out a procession today (13th March, 2012) at 5 p.m.  from the Crusade House premises at Phoenix Bay, to protest against the curtailment of water supply and power cut at Port Blair and South Andaman areas.  The procession proceeded to Aberdeen Bazar and culminated near the Model Sr. Secondary School junction.  A large number of government employees including women employees had participated in the procession.  They gave vent to their anger by shouting slogans against the water curtailment and power cut.  Addressing the gathering, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the Association  said that even after 65 years of our independence and spending  thousands of crores of rupees,  a population of  one lakh  in the Port Blair  town are getting  drinking water  once in three days  that too for  15 minutes.   He said the Administration has failed to undertake and implement any of the promised   drinking water projects for providing water to Port Blair town.  Condemning the sudden announcement of power cut in the Port Blair and South Andaman areas, he said that this has put thousands of students into inconvenience at these days when examinations including Board examinations are going on.   He demanded an inquiry as to how the private firm SPCL has shut down their generators for maintenance during this crucial period.   Shri SC Biswas, President, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary, Shri Sadanand Rai, Vice President and Smt Rekha Sharma led the procession.      

General Body Meeting of the Education Department Group C Sub-Committee

No. 3-12/CC/2012                                                              Date:  11.03.2012

News Item

            A General Body meeting of the Education Department Group ‘C’ Sub-Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held at Port Blair on 10th March, 2012.   Various problems and issues of former Group D employees (now Group C) working under the Education Department were discussed in the meeting.  The meeting expressed concern over the increasing harassment meted out to the former Group D staff working in various schools and offices of the Education Department.    Employees who attended the meeting   complained about the inhuman attitude   on the part of the authorities of the Education Department towards their problems.   A large number of former Group D employees (now Group C) of the Education Department working at Port Blair and South Andaman areas attended the meeting.  

          Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary and Shri TS Sreekumar, Assistant General Secretary of the Association and Shri V. Vellakannu addressed the meeting.  Shri Yesuratnam presided over the meeting.   

General Body of Education Department Group 'C'

NEWS ITEM

A General Body meeting of the Education Department Group ‘C’ Sub-Committee of the Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association was held at Port Blair on 10th March, 2012.   Various problems and issues of former Group D employees (now Group C) working under the Education Department were discussed in the meeting.  The meeting expressed concern over the increasing harassment meted out to the former Group D staff working in various schools and offices of the Education Department.    Employees who attended the meeting   complained about the inhuman attitude   on the part of the authorities of the Education Department towards their problems.   A large number of former Group D employees (now Group C) of the Education Department working at Port Blair and South Andaman areas attended the meeting.  

          Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary and Shri TS Sreekumar, Assistant General Secretary of the Association and Shri V. Vellakannu addressed the meeting.  Shri Yesuratnam presided over the meeting.   

DA From Jan2012- To be announced soon.....

Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees and Pensioners...

Rate of additional Dearness Allowance from January 2012, Cabinet Ministry will decide in the next meeting which will be held on 15th March 2012...

DA from Jan 2012 – Cabinet will decide in the next meeting…

DA from Jan 2012 – Cabinet will decide in the next meeting wich is held on 15.03.2012 …

The additional Dearness allowance which is announced every six months by the Central Government to the Central Government employees and the Pensioners is based depending upon the price hike of essential commodities all over the nation.

The statistics of All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPIN-IW) is increased on account of the proportionate rise in twelve-month as of December 2011,  regarding the additional DA to be announced from 1.1.2012, which is based on the price rise from July 2011 to Dec 2011 in about 70 selected areas throughout India. These calculation are done by the Labour Ministry and it was sent to the Finance Ministry and discussed in the meeting of the Cabinet Ministers. The decision is expected to be finalised in the next meeting.

DA from 1.1.2012 may increase 7% from the existing rate is expected. Now all the Central Government employees and pensioners are getting 58% from their basic pay (Pan in the pay band + Grade Pay), it will become as 65% from 1.1.2012. The minimum of the enhanced amount of DA will be Rs.500 to the existing employees.

After the final decision is taken from the Cabinet Committee, order will be issued by the Finance Ministry in the end of this month and the DA for the month of March will be included in the salary and the previous two month’s DA will be paid as arrears in the month of April 2012.

Source: CGEN.in

International Women's Day observed by NGOs' Association

News Item

           In order to observe the International Women’s Day, the Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has organised a meeting at Crusade House, Phoenix Bay, Port Blair at 5 p.m. today (8^th March, 2012). Women government employees from Port Blair and South Andaman areas attended the programme which was presided over by Smt Jayashree. 

Addressing the women employees, Smt Rekha Sharma, Organising Secretary  of the South Andaman Teachers’ Branch of the Association outlined various problems being faced by the women particularly women employees in the islands. Smt Nazreen Begum, Vice President, Little Andaman Branch Committee of the Association, while addressing the meeting, recalled the origin and history of the international women’s movement and International Women’s Day. Smt Neena Balaji, Smt T.K. Ammukutty, Smt Sagarika Das and Smt Shreelekha Choudhury while addressing the women employees emphasized the need to organise the women employees and to educate them about the social and economic inequality prevailing in the society.  They had also demanded setting up of a Women’s Commission for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

  Addressing the gathering, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary explained the legal rights of women and women employees quoting various provisions of laws and the historical judgement of Supreme Court in Visakha – vs – State of Rajasthan case. 

 Shri SC Biswas, President and Shri TS Sreekumar, Asst. General Secretary of the Association also addressed the gathering. Speakers in the meeting expressed concern over the increasing attack on the women in the islands and the failure of the Administration to prevent it.   Smt KM Ambily Mani proposed vote of thanks.   

Protest against curtailment of water supply

News Item

           The Central Secretariat meeting of the Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands held at Port Blair today (07.03.2012) expressed concern over the water curtailment introduced by the A & N Administration at Port Blair and South Andaman areas.  In a resolution adopted in the meeting, the Association noted that the curtailment of water has caused inconvenience to the people especially the government employees of Port Blair and South Andaman areas.  The meeting noted that water supply has been reduced to duration of 15 to 20 minutes once in three days which cannot meet the requirement of people.  The meeting further noted that the Andaman and Nicobar Administration could not implement any of the drinking water projects for making available sufficient water to the Port Blair Municipal area.  The meeting noted that despite spending crores of rupees by the Government of India for the development of these islands, sufficient drinking water is not available for a population of 2 lakhs at Port Blair and South Andaman areas. The meeting decided to protest against the water curtailment and   to conduct some programmes in this regard.    Shri SC Biswas, President presided over the meeting. Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary spoke.                   

Protest Rally on Water Scarcity

NGOs' ASSOCIATION

Organises

"PROTEST RALLY" on WATER SCARCITY

on 13th March 2012 at 5 p.m.

from Crusade House to Aberdeen Bazaar

JOIN US....

NGOs' Association observes International Women's Day

NON-GAZETTED GOVT. OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Observes

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

At 5 p.m. on 8^th March, 2012 (Thursday)

At Crusade House, Phoenix Bay, Port Blair

Women Employees are requested to attend the programme.

General Secretary

Letter sent to the Chief Secretary for filling up the posts of Assistant Secretary

                 3-3/CC/2012                     

                                                   05.03.2012

To

The Chief Secretary,

Andaman and Nicobar Administration,

Port Blair.

Sub: Filling up the posts of Assistant Secretary - regarding.

                                  -----------------

Sir,

              I draw your kind attention to the long delay occurred in the filling up of the vacant posts of Assistant Secretary/Asst. Director (Admn) under the Amalgamated Clerical Cadre of the Administration.  A few posts of Assistant Secretry/AD (Admn) have been lying vacant for the last several months but the promotion to the posts could not be made on one reason or other.                     

              While these posts are lying vacant, a number of eligible employees in the feeder post of Office Superintendent who have completed 35 – 37 years of service and waiting for a promotion, are knocking at the doors of the authorities concerned to expedite the process.  Some of them are going to retire within the next 2 – 3 months. 

              We have learnt that the DPC for considering the eligible candidates for the above posts have been conducted and necessary approval has been obtained for appointment from the competent authority a fortnight back, but the orders have not been issued so far.  A chain of promotions in the feeder posts are also affected adversely due to this delay. 

              Under the circumstances, I would request your goodself kindly to look into this matter and issue necessary instructions to the authorities concerned in this regard so that those retiring from service in the next 2 – 3 months will also get their due promotion.

Yours faithfully,

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(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary

Message from Secretary General on International Women's Day

It is 8th March –; the International Women’s Day that is being observed all over the world. The women who constitute half of the human population continue to be the victims of liberalization policies on the one hand and male chauvinism and feudalistic outlook in the society at large on the other. Even the so called economically liberated women are not fully liberated socially. The much talked about legislations on empowerment of women are yet to take off in our country ,despite campaigns unleashed by the enlightened women organisations in frequent intervals.

The women employees in different sectors, where their general problems are being tackled through the organised trade union movement, face several women specific problems on which the trade union leadership are not sensitised so far. The most serious problem that the women employees face and suffer silently is the sexual harassment by fellow workers in general and the officers in particular. Trade unions must take up this issue seriously and ensure that women committees as envisaged by the DOPT.

The women employees who constitute more than 20 to 40 percent depending upon the places of work, are yet to be unionised fully. Except for payment of union subscriptions and occasionally attending union conferences to elect the leaders of the associations and unions, seldom they are encouraged to take part in other day to day work of the trade unions.

There are States like West Bengal and Kerala where women organisations are constituted by the class conscious trade union movement. Such initiatives are needed elsewhere also. Even in All India Federations and Associations such Mahila Committees are only in the formative stages.

Taking into all these aspects, the Confederation called upon the Affiliates to organise women Committees. The Confederation convened its all India Women meet at Kolkata. The Kolkata convention elected an all India Women Committee. The said Committee has been mandated to bring about such committees all over the country..

The International Women’s Day is coming up in this particular backdrop. The All India Women Sub- Committee headed by Comrades Gita Ghoshal Chair Person and C.P.Shobana Convenor has already called upon the entirety of the Confederation Affiliates to organise special women conventions, seminars and other types of organisational activities with specific reference to mobilisation of women employees working in CG Departments.

Confederation Headquarters calls upon the State Committees and the Affiliates of Confederation to observe the International Women’s Day on March 8th in a befitting manner by implementing the call of the Women Committee of Confederation.

With International Women’s Day Greetings

K.K.N.Kutty
Secretary General

NGOs' Association demands exemption of ISDA from Income Tax

News Item

The Non-Gazetted Government Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has demanded exemption of Islands Special Duty Allowance (ISDA) from the income tax calculation of government employees working in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In a letter sent to the Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi, Shri D. Ayyappan, General Secretary of the Association said that government employees working in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are being paid Island Special Duty Allowance ranging from 12 ½% to 25% depending upon the area of posting. This Allowance was introduced to compensate for the unfavourable working condition under which the government employees are working here. Due to unfavourable climatic condition, backwardness, high cost of living prevailing here, etc were some of the grounds for accepting the demand for this Allowance by the Govt. of India.

He has pointed out that this Allowance has been included in the taxable income while calculating income tax. Though this Allowance can be classified as compensatory in nature taking into account the high cost of living and other unsuitable conditions prevailing in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the same has not yet been excluded from the taxable income. He further pointed out that defence personnel posted in these islands are exempted from paying income tax on this Allowance.

Hence, he demanded to examine this matter and exempt the Island Special Duty Allowance from Income Tax treating this Allowance as compensatory in nature, which will be of great relief to thousands of government employees working in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.