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Expected DA from JAN 2017: AICPIN for the Month of August, 2016 with 2 Points Decrease No. 5/1/2016- CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU  `CLEREMONT', SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 30th September, 2016  Press Release  Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — August, 2016 Read More:- AICPIN for the Month of July, 2016 with Three Points Increase The All-India CPI-IW for August, 2016 decreased by 2 points and pegged at 278 (two hundred and seventy eight). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.71 per cent between July, 2016 and August, 2016 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.38 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (-) 2.57 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Arhar Dal, Moong Dal, Urd Dal, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, French Bean

Grant of enhanced bonus to GDS and payment of revised wages of casual labourers – agitational programmes culminating in two days nationwide strike on 9th & 10th November 2016 – Serving of notice – regarding POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION-GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEWAKS NEW DELHI - 110001  Ref: PJCA/STRIKE/ 2016 Dated — 29.09.2016  To, Shri. B. V. Sudhakar Secretary Department of Posts Dak Bhwan, New Delhi — 110001 Sir, Sub: -Grant of enhanced bonus to GDS and payment of revised wages of casual labourers — agitational programmes culminating in two days nationwide strike on 9th & 10th November 2016 - Serving of notice — regarding.  As you are aware the bonus calculation ceiling of all Central Government employees was raised from 3500 to 7000 by the Government from 01.04.2014 onwards and orders were issued on 29.08.201

Fixation of Pay and Grant of Increment in the Revised Pay Structure —Clarifications No. 1-6/2016-IC(Pt.) Government of India Department of Expenditure Implementation Cell  Room No. 214, The Ashok, New Delhi Dated the 29th September, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure —clarifications - regarding.  Following the notification of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 , this Department has received references seeking clarifications regarding various aspects or fixation of pay in the revised pay structure as also pay fixation and grant of increment in future under revised pay structure. The matter has been considered in this Department and the points of doubts are clarified as under: SI. No. Point of doubt Clarification 1. As per the provisions of FR 22 (I) (a) (1), the Government servants (other than those appointed on deputation to ex-cadre po

7th Pay Commission: Revision of Post- 2016 Pension Cases- Railway Board Order Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) RBA No. 67 /2016 No. 2016/AC-II/21/8 New Delhi, dated 21.09.2016  FA&CAO Zonal Railways/PUs Sub: Implementation of the recommendations of 7th CPC- Revision of Post-2016 pension cases.  Ref: Railway Board's letter No. 2016/F(E)/IH/1/ (1)8 dated 12.08.2016. The detailed instruction for revision of the settlement dues as well as pension/family pension of railway servants who retired/died in harness on or after 01.01.2016 has been issued vide above referred letter. Necessary modifications in ARPAN software has already been done and is ready for deployment. Similar modifications in IPAS software have also been processed by CRIS. The scheme for revision of the cases whether settled through ARPAN/IPAS as mentioned below may be adopted uniformly across the railways for timely completion of the revision process.  A. Revision of

Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to All Eligible Non-Gazetted Railway Employees for Financial Year 2015- 2016: Railway Board Order GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD)  RBE No. 114 /2016. No. E(P&A)I1-2016/PLB-9 New Delhi, dated : 28.09.2016. The General Managers/CA0s, All Indian Railways & Production Units etc. Subject : Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2015-2016.  The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 (Seventy Eight) days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2015-16 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where wages exceed 7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if `wages' are 7000/- p.m.  2. 'Wages' for the purpose of calculating Productivity Linked Bonus shall include 'Basic pay'

Cabinet Approves PLB Bonus to Railway Employees Press Information Bureau  Government of India Cabinet 28-September-2016 14:46 IST Cabinet approves Productivity Linked Bonus to railway employees  The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to pay Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages to eligible non-gazetted railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel) for the financial year 2015-16. The approval entails a financial implication of approximately Rs.2090.96 crore.  Payment of PLB would result in motivating a large number of railway employees to improve the performance of the Railways and enhance the productivity levels further besides maintaining industrial peace.  The payment of this Bonus to eligible Railway Employees will be made before Dussehra/Puja holidays.  ******* Source:- PIB

An earnest appeal to Maj Gen Satbir, leader of the ESM. He got the veterans the benefit of OROP (one rank one pension). 1. General sahib, no JCO/NCO/OR has any objection to commissioned officers getting higher basic pay/pension scales due to their higher responsibilities and wider span of work. 2. However, MSP (military service pay) and the following allowances need to be the same for all the ranks. In fact, the lower the rank, the higher should be these allowances. Is the harshest condition of Siachen less harsh for the Jawan in comparison with that of a commissioned officer? Does a bullet differentiate between a jawan and a commissioned officer. Then why the difference in the MSP and the various allowances! Is it the British Colonial mindset still prevailing in the Army top brass? - Military Service pay - Siachen Allowance - Field Area/Hard Area Allowance - CI Allowance - High Altitude Allowance etc. 3. What is the justification for giving Rs 5200 as the MSP

Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to Varistha Pension Bima Yojana, 2003 and Varistha Pension Bima Yojana, 2014 Press Information Bureau  Government of India Cabinet 28-September-2016 15:00 IST Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to Varistha Pension Bima Yojana, 2003 and Varistha Pension Bima Yojana, 2014 The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) 2003 launched on 14th July, 2003 and Varistha Pension Bima Yojana (VPBY) 2014 launched on 14th August, 2014. The Cabinet also granted approval for expenditure incurred on subsidy amount released to LIC during the period of 2003-04 to 2014-15 for VPBY, 2003 and approval to incur expenditure on VPBY, 2003 and 2014 from the financial year 2015-16 onwards.  The Schemes are implemented through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, and the difference between the actual yield earned by LIC on the funds invest

Clarification regarding bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under RS(RP) Rules, 2016 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) S. No. 6/PC-VII RBE No.: 113/2016 File No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/3 New Delhi, dated: 26.09.2016 The General Manager/CAOs(R), All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list) Sub: – Clarification regarding bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under RS(RP) Rules, 2016. The recommendations of 7th CPC w.r.t. bunching of stages has been examined by Ministry of Finance and it has been decided that in. cases where in revision of pay, the pay of Government servants drawing pay at two or more stages in pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale, as the case may be, get fixed at same Cell in the applicable Level in the new Pay Matrix, one additional increment shall be given for every two stages bunched and the pay of Government servant drawing higher pay in p

Comrade, The 7th CPC while calculating the minimum wage of Central Government Employees has arrived at Rs 18,000/- the 7th CPC has erred in prescribing provision to cover education, recreation, ceremonies, festivals and medical expenses has been moderated to 15 percent against the provision of 25% . Supreme Court’s ruling in the Raptakos Brett Vs Workmen case of 1991 , the Hon’ble Supreme Court delivered a historic judgement and directed that children’s education, medical requirement, minimum recreation including festivals/ceremonies, provision for old age, marriage etc. should further constitute 25% of the minimum wage and be used as a guide in fixation of minimum wage. The Hon’ble Minister of Labour & Employment Shri Bandaru Dattatreyaji in his press statement on 24-September-2016 has stated in Understanding Minimum Wages and Bonus article as follows. “The norms recommended by the Indian Labour Conference, in 1957, fox fixing the minimum wages are: (a) consumption

7th CPC: Adoption of Revision of Pay of Employees Stagnating at the Maximum of the Pay Band/Scale in Pre-Revised Structure under 7th Pay Commission Pay Structure GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board)  S. No. 7/PC-VII RBE No.: 112/2016  File No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/4 New Delhi, dated: 22.09.2016  The General Manager/CAOs(R), All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list) Sub:- Adoption of revision of pay of employees stagnating at the maximum of the Pay Band/Scale in pre-revised structure under 7th CPC pay structure. Read more:- Revision of Pay of Employees Stagnation Increment under 7th Pay Commission: Fin Min Clarification Consequent upon notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 , the issue of provision of additional increment in the revised pay structure on 01.01.2016 in the case of employees who had been stagnating at the maximum of the Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale i

Understsnding of Minimum Wages and Bonus Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 24-September-2016 10:35 IST Understanding Minimum Wages and Bonus A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers or it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labour. The concept of minimum wages first evolved with reference to remuneration of workers in those industries where the level of wages was substantially low as compared to the wages for similar types of labour in other industries. As far back as 1928, the International Labour Conference of International Labour Organization, at Geneva, adopted a draft convention on minimum wages requiring the member countries to create and maintain a machinery whereby minimum rates of wages can be fixed for workers employed in industries in which no arrangements exist for the effective regulation of wages and where wages are exceptionally low. Also,

PLB to Railway staff will be disbursed before Pooja Fesitval A.I.R.F. All India Railwaymen's Federation No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: September 26, 2016 Dear Comrades! The Addl. Member Staff Railway Board, Shri Anand Mathur, has intimated today, i.e. 26.09.2016, AIRF leadership that, Railway Board’s orders forRestructuring of Technicians, to which an agreement was arrived at in Full Board Meeting held on 22.07.2016, will be issued in this week, and payment of 78-day PLB @ Rs.7000 p.m. will be made to all the Group `C’ and `D’ railwaymen well before Pooja Festival. This is for your information. Comradely yours, Sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary Source:- AIRF

NPS: Advisory Fee under PFRDA (Retirement Adviser) Regulation 2016 PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY B-14/A, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan, Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi – 110 016. PFRDA/36/R&S/RA/4 22nd September, 2016 To All Stakeholders in the National Pension System Subject: Introduction of “Advisory fee” under Regulation 15 of PFRDA (Retirement Adviser) Regulations, 2016. 1. This has reference to the Regulation no.15 of the PFRDA (Retirement Adviser) Regulations, 2016. Wherein the on-boarding fee of Rs.120/- and a fee of Rs.20/- per transaction or a maximum of Rs.100/- per annum, for subsequent services, have been stipulated. 2. Further to the abovementioned charges, it has been decided by the Authority that and advisory fee of 0.02% may also be charged from any existing subscriber, on their assets under management (AUM) of NPS or any other scheme regulated by PFRDA, on the date of advice, subject to a minimum of Rs.100/

Government Notification of 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations-Fixation of pay/arrears claims within 3 months Important Circular GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OFACCOUNTS (FYS) PAY TECH SECTION JO-A,S.K. BOSEROAD, KOLKATA: 700001 E-mail ID:cda-cal@nic.in No. Pay/Tech-01/7th CPC-I Dated:21/09/2016 (All Cs FA) Subject: Government Notification of 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations- Fixation of pay/arrears. Ref: (i) This office circular of even No. dated 11 Aug, 2016. Please refer to this office Part-I office order No. AT/02 circulated vide No. Pay/Tech-Ol/7th CPC-I dated 11.08.2016 through which a copy of CGDA New Delhi No. AT/II/2701/0rders dated 10 Aug, 2016 has been forwarded for necessary action. 2. It has been stated therein to ensure completion of post audit of fixation of pay/arrear claims within 3 months and the work relating to post audit should be monitored at PCsDA/CsDA level by