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AIRF decides to go on indefinite strike for the long pending demands of Railwaymen

After having been given deep thought to the present state of affairs in respect of important, genuine and long pending demands of the Railwaymen and seriously considering the overall situation, the Government of India and Ministry of Railway’s reluctant attitude towards resolving these issues, most of which are enlisted in the Resolution passed by the 88th AGM of AIRF held at Visakhapatnam from 18th to 20th December, 2012, it has been unanimously decided in the meeting of the Standing Committee of ... Read more...
Filling up backlog for SC/ST/OBCs Read the order...

Confederation appeals for donating one day wage to PMs relief fund

Excessive and unexpected rainfall resulting in furious floods has battered beyond measure, the Himalayan hill state of Uttarakhand. Whole villages, stretches of roads and communication links have been affected. More than 1000 persons met with tragic death. Thousands, including those from other parts of the country ... Read more...

Promotion of LDC as UDC in CSCS on adhoc basis to continue till 31st December 2013

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 19th December, 2012 whereby cadre units were permitted to continue the ad-hoc appointments in the UD Grade of CSCS up to 30th June, 2013 and to say that the continuation of the ad-hoc appointments in the U.D grade made by the cadre units has been reviewed in this Department. Since availability of regularUDC ... Read more...

Govt. Clarifies : No plans to hike retirement age

It has been clarified that the Centre is at present not considering any move to increase the retirement age of the employees from the existing 60.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 were lot of media r .... read more...

Antony seeks opinion of the Attorney General on the SC order on Rank Pay

Antony seeks opinion of the Attorney General on the SC order on Rank Pay Faced with differing interpretations of a Supreme Court order on correct fixation of “rank pay” of armed forces officers, Defence Minister AK Antony today decided to seek opinion of the Attorney General (AG). #rankpay  . Read More...

DoPT has forwarded proposal on hiking retirement age to PMO

The news about the proposal to raise the retirement age of the central government employees from 60 to 62 years is still making rounds. It is understood that the Ministry of Personnel and Training has forwarded the proposal in this regard to the Prime Minister's office (PMO) for inclusion in the agenda of the Cabinet for consideration, with the consent of various ministries, sources said, claiming .... read more...

DoPT warns disciplinary action against addressing grievances to PM, other higher officials

Taken by the huge volume of the grievances of government employees to the Prime Minister's Office, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued a warning to the officials, asking them to follow other channels for redressal of their complaints. The order issued by the DoPT clarifies that whenever a Government servant wishes to press a claim or to seek redress of a grievance, it is req .... read more...

Railway : Recommendations of 6th CPC-MACP Scheme

Accordingly, the employees who had joined the post of Tracers on direct recruitment basis with matric as recruitment qualification for the post, have already earned two promotions by reaching Sr. Draftsman post (re-designated as JE-II), first promotion as Assistant Draftsman and 2nd promotion as ... Read more...

IDA merger for BSNL employees

The order on 78.2% IDA merger has finally been issued today the 10-06-2013, by the DoT. BSNL will issue the order tomorrow. The DoT order states that the revised benefit will be paid with prospective effect only (that is from 10 June 2013) and no arrears ... Read more...

CIC rules public access to employee’s service book

The Central Information Commissioner Annapurna Dixit last month directed the railways to supply a copy of the service book of a ticket examiner (TE) to RTI activist Chetan Kothari, saying it was information that needed to be placed in the public domain. ... Read more...

Change in the rates of Army Group Insurance Fund subscription

Please find enclosed a copy of AGIF letter No. A/56271/R/AG/Ins(Coord), dated 30.05.2013 regarding change in the rates of subscription in respect of Officers/JC0s/ORs of Indian Army for information and necessary action. The enhanced rate of monthly subscription is to be recovered commencing from pay for Aug 2013 payable on 31.08.2013 ... Read more...

Railway : Tribal area Allowance

The issue of payment of Tribal Area Allowance to railway employees was examined recently in context of a parliament question and it was found that the position with regard to payment of Tribal Area allowance varies widely on different Zonal railways ... Read more...

FAQ on Compassionate Appointment

Department of Personnel & Training DoPT Establishment ‘D’ Division Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Compassionate Appointment Under what provisions of Government, appointments on compassionate grounds are regulated? The appointments on compassionate grounds against a post in Central Government are regulated in terms of the ... Read more...

Real Estate Bill - How it can protect you

A Bill providing for setting up a regulator for the real estate sector and having provisions like a jail term of up to three years for developers who make offences like putting up misleading advertisements about projects repeatedly was approved by the government on Tuesday ... Read more...

How to improve your chances of getting a loan

Y our credit report matters because the information it holds will directly affect your ability to get credit.  Whether it is a home loan, a personal loan or a credit card, lenders are increasingly relying on credit scores for their decision to lend and offer better rates ... Read more...

Hiking retirement age to 62 - In-principle decision taken and DoPT working towards implementation

Staffcorner had earlier quoted media reports that the Union Government is seriously considering raising the retirement age to 62 for Central Government employees. The financial express is reporting that an in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. We can expect the announcement this year itself. .... read more...

MoS for Personnel, V Narayanasamy criticises Railways for not revising its pension list

In a recent meeting of the Standing Committee on Voluntary Agencies that handles pension issues of the Centre, V Narayanasamy, MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, criticised the Railways for failing to revise its pension list as per Sixth Pay Commission of 2006, sources said.Shoddy handling of Railways' burgeoning pension rolls whose burden has touched Rs 22,000 crore has drawn flak .... read more...

CPI-IW for April up by 2 points, DA from July'13 likely to be 90%

The All-India CPI-IW for April, 2013 rose by 2 point and stood at 226. On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.89 per cent between March and April compared with 1.99 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 2.08 per cent, contributing 2.07 percentage points to the total change. T .... read more...

Cadre Restructuring of Income Tax Department: Details of Additional Posts, Pay Scale & Grade Pay

I am directed to state that the Government has approved, as per decision taken in Cabinet Meeting held on 23"d May, 2013 (Minutes issued on 27th May, 2013), additional manpower for the Income Tax Department in various cadres as per Annex A of this communication. These posts are created in addition to the existing posts as per restructuring of the Department vide F.No.A-11013/3/98-Ad.VII dated 24th October, 2000 ... Read more...

PCDA publishes observations on Rank Pay cases

Observations on Rank Pay cases a. Arrears are not directly proportional / same to either of the following: -  i. Rank Pay of the rank held on 01/01/1986. ii. Same seniority of batch mates. iii. Service completed after 01/01/1986 ... Read more...