The 6th Pay Commission had recommended not to merge 50% of Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees with their basic pay, Parliament was informed today. 'The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage,' Minister of State Finance Minister Namo Narain Meena said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Government accepted this recommendation, he said, adding that the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission were given effect from January 1, 2006. Some Central Government Employees Associations have been demanding for the merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay and the constitution of 7th Pay Commission. Meena said the setting up of the next Pay Commission is considered normally after a gap of 10 years between two successive Pay Commission. DA to central government employees is revised twice a year, with effect from January 1 and July 1, calculated on the basis of percentage increase in all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. Source: http://www.business-standard.com

The 6th Pay Commission had recommended not to merge 50% of Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees with their basic pay, Parliament was informed today.

'The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage,' Minister of State Finance Minister Namo Narain Meena said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

Government accepted this recommendation, he said, adding that the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission were given effect from January 1, 2006.

Some Central Government Employees Associations have been demanding for the merger of 50% DA with Basic Pay and the constitution of 7th Pay Commission.

Meena said the setting up of the next Pay Commission is considered normally after a gap of 10 years between two successive Pay Commission.

DA to central government employees is revised twice a year, with effect from January 1 and July 1, calculated on the basis of percentage increase in all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com
[http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/6th-pay-panel-has-not-recommende

அனைவருக்கும் எமது இனிய புனித ரமலான் வாழ்த்துக்கள் !

  அனைவருக்கும் எங்கும் நிறை இறையருள் கிட்டிட ஈகை திருநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள். ...

BJP supports demand for 7th Pay Commission and DA merger

   The election season is one where any group can expect benefits of one or other sorts from the government. The ruling party will be rolling out sops while the opposition make their voice heard via their demands. It is no exception for the community of nearly 50 lakh Central government employees and pensioners.

            The BJP has now shown their support for the government employees in their demand for pay commission and DA merger. BJP on Monday termed hike in dearness allowance (DA), proposed to be announced by the government, as 'too less and too late' and demanded its merger with the employees' basic pay.

          "In the wake of rising prices of all essential commodities, inflation has been hurting not only government employees but also the poor and the middle class. The latest DA hike proposed to be announced by the government is too less and too late," said Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel.

          Goel said the Fifth Pay Commission had recommended that if the DA crosses more than 50 percent then it should be clubbed with the basic pay.

       "This provided some relief to government employees. But this was discontinued in the Sixth Pay Commission. Thus, at present, DA is more than 80 percent of the basic pay but it is not made part of the basic pay. Now, the DA is expected to increase by 10 to 11 percent but the government is not waking up," he said in a statement.

             The Delhi BJP chief said the government should set up the Seventh Pay Commission.

COACHING CLASSES FOR LGO EXAMINATION 2013 ( In TN Circle)

Shri. P.Karunanithy, ASPOs (HQ), Karaikudi Division, Karaikudi 630 003 is conducting coaching classes for LGO examination to be held on 08.09.2013 detailed below:

Date	Centre	Venue
28.07.2013 04.08.2013	Thanjavur	St. Antony's Higher Secondary School, Thanjavur near Mary's Corner, in between old bus stand and new bus stand, Thanjavur 613 001
09.08.2013 11.08.2013	Chennai	Nithis Higher Secondary School, near St. Thomas Mount Railway station
18.08.2013 01.09.2013	Madurai	Tamilnadu Government Employees Association building, No. 11, Mela Perumal Maistry veethi, near old Thangam theatre, Madurai 625 001

• Coaching classes will be conducted from 0930 hours to 1700 hours at the above places.

• For further details, please contact Shri. P.Karunanithy, ASPOs (HQ), Karaikudi Division, Karaikudi 630 003.

        ( Cell number : 94433 29681)

  Postman and MTS staff are requested to attend the  coaching classes in nearby stations   and get success in the examination.

Probation period of PA/SA -Dangerous order against Recruitment Rules Circle /Division /Branch secretaries are requested to go through Directorate order and send your views.

Directorate vide memo No. 60-3/2013-SPB-I dated 8/7/2013 has clarified that as per revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant notified on 3rd November 2011, the period of probation is the same i.e. two years but the provision of Examination for confirmation has been discontinued and clearance of probation period is to be decided by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). It is also clarified that who have not yet cleared the confirmation test may not be subjected to confirmation examination but may be assessed for clearing their probation after taking into consideration their performance during the induction training, the special report /ACRs and any other relevant input. If they are not found up to the mark, their probation period may be extended as per the Government's instructions. In such cases, PAs/SAs shall be considered for clearance of probation period from a prospective date and not with retrospective effect. 

EXEMPTION FROM FILING ITR (INCOME TAX RETURN) NOT EXTENDED THIS ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 – CBDT

 Income Tax Department issues press release to clarify that unlike previous year Salaried Employees with Total Income up to Rs.5 lakhs too have to file ITR (Income Tax Return) this year viz., Assessment year 2013-14.

       The full text of Press Release issued by CBDT (Cenral Board of Direct Tax) is as follows:

       The CBDT has, vide notification dated 1-05-2013, made E-filing of Return compulsory for Assessment Year 2013-14 for persons having total assessable income exceeding Five lakh rupees.

       The CBDT vide its earlier notifications had exempted salaried employees having total income up to Rs. 5 lakhs including income from other sources up to Rs. 10,000/- from the requirement of filing return of income for assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13 respectively. The exemption was available only for the assessment year 2011-12 and 2012-13. The exemption was giving considering ‘paper filing of returns’ and their ‘processing through manual entry’ on system.

          However, this year the facility for online filing of returns has been made user-friendly with the advantage of pre-filled return forms. These E-filed forms also get electronically processed at the central processing centre in a speedy manner. Hence, the exemption provided during the last two years is not being extended for assessment year 2013-14. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their returns electronically. E-filing is an easy, fast and secure method of filing of income tax return. Moreover, Digital signature is not mandatory for these taxpayers and they can transmit the data in the return electronically by downloading ITRs, or by online filing and thereafter submit the verification of the return in From ITR-V acknowledgement after signature to Central Processing Centre.

        The processing for E-filed returns is faster. From 25th July to 31st July 2013 (Except 27th and 28th July being holidays), Special Return Receipt Counters are opened in IT Offices  (FOR SALARIED TAX PAYERS) 

புதிய உறுப்பினர்களை வரவேற்கிறோம் 

இந்த 2013 வருட புதிய உறுப்பினர் சேர்க்கையின் போது மாற்று சங்கத்தில் இருந்து தேசிய சங்கத்தில் தங்களை இணைத்து கொண்ட தேசிய நெஞ்சங்களை வரவேற்கிறோம்.

No plan to increase retirement age of employees"- PTI Report

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Central government employees are in for a disappointment as the Centre is at present not considering any move to raise the retirement age to 62 years.

A senior official in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, which acts as nodal department for personnel matters, said there was no such proposal to increase the age for superannuation of government employees.


"There is no proposal to increase the retirement age to 62 from 60 years".

Source: PTI News

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 11th June, 2013

Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2014. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure-II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

1. REPUBLIC DAY 

2. INDEPENDENCE DAY 

3. MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY 

4. BUDHA PURNIMA 

5. CHRISTMAS DAY 

6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI) 

7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) 

8. GOOD FRIDAY 

9. GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY 

10. IDU'L FITR 

11. IDU'L ZUHA 

12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI 

13. MUHARRAM 

14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The finallist applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA 

2. HOLI 

3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI) 

4. RAM NAVAMI 

5. MAHA SHIVRATRI 

6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI 

7. MAKAR SANKARANTI 

8. RATH YATRA 

9. ONAM 

10. PONGAL 

11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI 

12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHAUTH

REVISION OF OTA RATE CASE FILLED AT CAT MADRAS BENCH DISMISSED

One of the service Association has filed CAT case in Madras Bench in connection with the revision of Overtime Allowance.  

Hon’ble CAT Madras Bench in their judgement dated 9th April 2013 stated that ''prior to 5^th CPC, all Non-Gazetted employees in receipt of monthly basic pay of upto Rs. 2200/- were entitled to OTA for performing duties beyond the designated working hours. The 5^th CPC had recommended abolition of OTA for all categories except the Staff Car Driver, Operational Staff and Industrial employees. But, it recommended that the staff deployed on weekly off days should be given a compensatory leave rather than any cash compensation in the form of OTA or otherwise. However, the said recommendations were not accepted and status-quo was maintained as per the recommendations of the 4^th CPC. It is also seen that the rate of OTA fixed and the ceiling by the Nodal Ministry viz. Department of Personnel and Training, consequent on the recommendation of 4^th CPC have not been revised by the said Ministry. As rightly contended by the respondents, unless the said Nodal Ministry approves the proposal sent by the Department of Posts for revision of OTA rate, they are not in position to revise the OTA rates on its own and it is a policy decision of the Government.  In other words, the Department Posts cannot take an independent decision on the issue raised by the respondents".