Bonus ceiling

May 10, 2016

Bonus ceiling

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Labour & Employment

09-May-2016 17:47 IST

Bonus ceiling

The ceiling of calculating Bonus for factory workers and establishment with 20 or more workers under section 12 of the Payment of Bonus Act has been increased from Rs.3500/- per month to Rs.7000/- per month or the minimum wage for the scheduled employment, as fixed by the appropriate Government, whichever is higher with effect from 1^st day of April 2014 through the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, notified on 1^st January, 2016.  

The pension under the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 has been fixed at minimum of Rs.1,000/-per month vide Government of India notification No.GSR 593 (E) dated 19.8.2014.  The number of pensioners benefited during the year 2014-15 was 17,65,307 after issue of notification for minimum pension of Rs. 1000/- per month on 19.08.2014. A statement showing the State-wise details of pensioners benefited from this move is at enlisted

Minimum Pension of Rs.1000/- per month 

Sl. No.	State	No. of Pensioners Benefited with Notification No. GSR 593(E) Dated 19.08.2014
1	Andhra Pradesh	78354
2	Bihar	56831
3	Chhattisgarh	15328
4	Delhi	27022
5	Goa	4778
6	Gujarat	98067
7	Himachal Pradesh	6828
8	Haryana	28613
9	Jharkhand	34206
10	Kerala	168384
11	Karnataka	143763
12	Maharashtra	279422
13	Madhya Pradesh	68778
14	NE Region	10774
15	Odisha	39649
16	Punjab	33146
17	Rajasthan	37672
18	Tamil Nadu	247913
19	Telangana State	95829
20	Uttarakhand	11406
21	Uttar Pradesh	120882
22	West Bengal	157662
	TOTAL	17,65,307

 This information given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

7th CPC: Govt to consider minimum monthly Pay at Rs 24,000; payout to begin from July

Date:10.5.2016

7th CPC: Govt to consider minimum monthly Pay at Rs 24,000; payout to begin from July

New Delhi: With each passing day, the picture of higher monthly payout for central government employees, than what was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission, is emerging clear.

In a meeting with the BJP's labour wing Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Jitendra Prasad, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, told the delegation that government would positively look into the demand of the central government employees. "The minister said we will consider the proposal of minimum pay of at 24,000”, Pawan Kumar, Regional Organizing Secretary told Zee Media Bureau.

The Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh is the largest central trade union organization in India, and claims to have more than 10 million members.

The trade union also sought increase in the Multiplication Factor and changes in the HRA.

The 7th CPC under AK Mathur had proposed Multiplication Factor of 2.57, according to which the fitment of each employee in the new pay matrix is proposed to be done by multiplying his or her basic pay on the date of implementation by a factor of 2.57.

"We are expecting the notification for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission in the last week of June, and payout to begin in July", added Kumar.

He further assured that DoP&T is actively considering for grant of one time relaxation for compassionate appointment in Ministry of Defence. He added that Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has ruled out possibilities of strike to get a better salary revision under 7th Pay Commission. "We are not part of those who say that we will strike"to get a better pay hike, added Kumar. 

As per report, the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) has decided to serve indefinite strike notice to the Govt on 9th June 2016 and to commence indefinite strike from 11th July 2016, if the Govt fails to come to a negotiated settlement on 7th CPC related issues with the JCM National Council Staff Side.

Date:10.5.2016

Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School

Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School

Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School – Proposal for School to collect the documents from Student and forward to State Government Authorities for getting SC/ST certificate and residence certificates

No. 36028/1/2014-Estt.(Res.)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,

Department of Personnel & Training

Establishment – Reservation (I) Section

North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 06.5.2016

To,

The Chief Secretaries of all the States /Union Territories

Subject: Issue of SC/ST/Residence Certificate in School

Madam/Sir,

The Residence/Domicile Certificate is generally issued by the concerned authority of the State Government/Union Territory to prove that the person bearing the Certificate is a domicile/resident of the State/Union Territory by which the certificate is being issued. Such certificate is issued as proof of residence to avail Domicile/Resident quotas in educational institutional and in the State/Central Government services, as also in the case of jobs where preference to local residents is available as per government instructions from time to time.

2. The administrative responsibility of issue of residency and caste certificate is with the State Governments/Union Territories.

3. Government of India is examining the possibility of issue of ‘Caste Certificate’ and the ‘Residence /Domicile Certificate’ of the students from SC/ST communities all over the country when they are in Class -V or Class VIII.

4. A suggestion has been made that the Head Master/Principal of the School in which the student is studying can get the necessary documents/papers filled up from the students, get them collected and submit them to the relevant State Government authority for making the requisite certificates. When the certificates are made, these can be given to the students and would be kept with them for safe custody to avail the benefits/concessions and facilities available to the concerned category of students.

4. In order to facilitate a uniform procedure, ‘as a citizen friendly initiative, an advisory as per Annexure has been prepared and being circulated to all the States/Union’Territories for their consideration, as far as practicable.

5. It is requested that the State Governments/UTs may consider issue of appropriate instructions either based on these guidelines or according to their own convenience, in facilitating issue of such certificates.

Yours sincerely,

sd/-

(G. Srinivasan)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Annexure

Advisory to States/Union Territories on issue of Residence/Caste/Tribe Certificate to students in School

• The Government is committed to ensuring citizen centric governance through citizen friendly initiative. A number of representations have been received by this department regarding difficulties faced by Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates and other than SC/ST students, in obtaining caste/tribe/residence certificates, while applying for admission, posts and services under the Central Government.
• Issue of residence/caste/tribe certificate is under the domain of the State/UT administration. The Residence /Caste/Tribe Certificate is issued by the concerned authority of the State Government/Union Territory to prove that the person bearing the Certificate is a resident of the State/Union Territory by which the certificate is being issued.
• This issue has been deliberated at various fora. The Department of School Education & literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development has supported the initiative to prepare and distribute caste certificate to the students when they are in Class V.
• This issue has also been discussed with the Principal Secretaries of various State Governments in a meeting chaired by the Minister of State for Personnel (Public Grievances & Pensions) on 22.04.2016. During this meeting, a few States have informed that they are already issuing such certificates.

Caste/Tribe/Residence Certificate to SC/ST students

• With a view to ease the difficulties faced by the SC/ST students, it is proposed that “ Caste or Tribe Certificate” and also the “ Residence” certificate may be issued to SCIST students, all over the country, while studying in Class V/Class VIII, as an annual exercise.
• The concerned State/UniOn Territory may decide the possibility of issuing such a certificate either in class V or Class VIII.
• Once the grade of class in which the certificate will be issued is decided, it should be issued to all students in the same grade throughout the State and the same should be continued as an annual exercise.

Residence certificate

For students of Other than SCIST communities, it is proposed that Residence (Domicile Certificate) be issued to them while studying in Class V or VIII, as the case may be.

Proposed Procedure

• The Head Master of the School in which the student is studying would get the necessary documents/papers filled up from the students studying in Class V/VIII as an annual exercise for issue of Residence and also Caste/Tribe Certificate.
• A window of two months in September/October or any other time frame decided by the concerned State Government/Union Territory may be allocated/ decided for completing this exercise.
• The School Head/Principal will get the documents collected from all the SC and ST students and also other than SC/ST students and arrange to submit them to the relevant State Government authority/revenue authorities for making the requisite certificates.
• The concerned revenue/State Government authorities may scrutinise those documents and may issue the relevant certificates within a period of 30-60 days.
• If the certificate of any student is rejected for issue of the relevant certificate, reasons will be provided and provision for one time appeal may be allowed by the State authorities.
• Once the certificate is made, it may be given to the students in cellophane cover, as far as practicable, through the School authorities and would be kept with them for safe custody for availing the benefits/concessions and facilities available to the concerned category of students.
• The possibility may also be explored to indicate the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe status in the Birth certificate.
• In States where acceptance for SC/ST/Domicile certificate is mandatorily done only through Citizen Service Centres, it will be responsibility of the Headmaster of the school for collection of the documents and ensuring that the application is digitally sent to theconcerned authorities from the nearest Citizen Service Centres, if there is already a time limit prescribed by the State authorities through executive order or regulation for issuing such certificates, then such time frame may be adhered to.

Download DOPT letter No. 36028/1/2014-Estt.(Res.) dated 06.05.2016

Date:8.5.2016
COMBINED BI-ENNIAL DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE- SECUNDERABAD

               HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

RTI reply from TN Circle- IP&ASP

         RTI reply from TN Circle- IP&ASP 

REVISION OF METHOD OF CALCULATION OF INCOME & COST OF BRANCH POST OFFICES

List of CBS Offices as on 29.04.2016 - India Post

List of CBS Offices as on 29.04.2016 - India Post

Procedure to check Sify Latency of your office

Procedure to check Sify Latency of your office

If Sify Latency is more than 100m sec, ask your D.O to raise ticket with Sify.

For the above case, while raising the tickets to the Sify Select Complaint Type as Latency.

Reallotments/Transfers/Poastings in PS Group B cadre

Reallotments/Transfers/Poastings in PS Group B cadre

Circle office, Hyderabad has ordered the following Reallotments/Transfers/Postings in PS Group B cadre vide CO memo dated 06.05.2016.

Transfers and Postings in ASP Cadre in Hyd City Region

Transfers and Postings in ASP Cadre in Hyd City Region

Circle Office, Hyderabad has ordered the following rotational transfers and Postings in ASP cadre in Hyderabad city region vide CO memo dated 06.05.2016.

Rotational Transfers and Postings in the cadre of Group A

Date. 6.5.2016

Rotational Transfers and Postings in the cadre of Group A

Sri O.Vijaya kumar, SSPOs, Prakasam Dn ongole, on completion of tenure, is transferred and allotted to Hyderabad region vice post of SSPos Nizamabad Dn vide CO memo dated 06.05.2016.

GDS SUBSTITUTES PAY&ALLOWANCES- NUGDS LETTER TO CPMG

India Post pushes the envelope

     India Post pushes the envelope

Nearly 2,000 delivery staff members are involved in the voter awareness campaign. 

Postmen and women seem to have given up khaki during election time. Of late, they have taken to colourful T-shirts and caps, to carry messages on the importance of voting.

India Post has launched several initiatives here to promote voter awareness, with nearly 2,000 delivery staff members involved in the campaign. Many of them went on rallies and are distributing pamphlets while delivering mail. 

Different experience

“It was a different experience for many of us to ask people to vote, along with delivering post. I continue to encourage people to vote as I believe even this minor effort may add to more voter participation,” said a postman at the Anna Nagar post office.

The department has distributed umbrellas to staff members in rural areas and places such as Puducherry with the messages “Your vote is your right” and “Do not sell votes”. 

“Most mails delivered now carry messages in Tamil encouraging people to vote and not to accept cash for votes. Nearly 50 lakh mails have been franked with such messages and delivered in localities such as Vellore and Tiruvannamalai,” an official said.

The State Election Commission, Puducherry, used our services to print three lakh Meghdoot postcards with messages, said Mervin Alexander, Postmaster-General, Chennai city region.

EMPOWRED COMMITTEE MAY HIKE THE MINIMUM WAGE RECOMMENDED BY 7 th CPC

Seventh Central Pay Commission staff recommended minimum salary is Rs 18,000 and a maximum of 250,000 , according to finance ministry officials, the financial burden on the salary increase, the government is prepared to take a group of secretaries is expected to increase from the minimum wage 21,000 to Rs 2,70,000 recommended and can maximize the central staff of the news can get relief after June. Seventh pay commission, set up to implement the recommendations of the secretaries of the group can give its final report on 30 June. The most important thing is that the minimum and maximum salaries of central government employees The attitude of the GoS can be quite generous. According to the group of secretaries of central government employees a minimum salary of Rs 21,000 to Rs 2,70,000 recommended and maximum salary is. Union workers, while the 7th Pay Commission's minimum salary of Rs 18,000 to Rs 250,000 and the maximum is recommended. That was the GoS accepted as the Union will pay workers better than expected. The government led by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha GoS is formed. This group 7th pay commission's recommendations after studying these recommendations and suggestions. On June 11 important meeting: GoS all central ministries and departments 7th pay commission recommendations provide feedback have said. All ministries and departments to submit before June 11 is the view. The final meeting will be held June 11 through June 30 and then the group of secretaries and the government will submit its final report. According to sources, the Finance Ministry wants the report, by June or July to find him on his final decision on these recommendations at a month's time. According to Ministry officials, the government announced an increase in the salaries of central government employees want to do before the festive season. This could benefit the economy. Union workers will have money if he will spend the festive season. This lively festival season in the market has great potential to grow. What is the government's compulsion /: reduce interest rates on small savings schemes, the common man is angry. Then the outrage of labor unions, the government has had to increase interest rates on PF. Union workers angered the government now wants to do. That's why he will consider with the GoS on the recommendations of generosity. Union workers organizations have warned that if the central government to increase the salaries of employees that have some sort of miserliness will protest. Finance Ministry officials on increasing salaries of employees from the central financial burden, the government is ready to take him. 1 lakh crore to the government for it separately engaged in managing. Divestments and other ways to use the money raised will be. In the first year would be quite the burden.

SRI.D.KISHAN RAO G/S NAPE GROUP-C LETTER TO DIRECTORATE

NAPE GENERAL SECRETARY LETTER TO SECRETARY- 

FOR CONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUS REJECTED

GDS COMPASSIONATE ENGAGEMENTS.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL EMPLYOEES 

GROUP- C

(Central Head Quarters)

No. 17-2-17, P&T Quarters, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001

_____________________________________________________________________

No.1-1                                                                                                                            Date:  26 -04-2016

To              

Secretary (Post)

Department of Post,

New Delhi 110001.

Madam

                      Sub:-- Point based system for assessing indigence in respect of GDS Staff

                You are aware that the existing point based  system for assessing indigence in respect of  GDS staff has been review and revised. The undersigned is a party of this decision. During the course of discussion, it was agreed to that the merit points be reduced from 51 to 36 points and the revised provisions will be given effect to,  taking the date of death as cut off date. In other words the revised provisions would be applicable to past cases also. Accordingly orders have been issued through Directorate letter No. 17-17/2010-GDS Dt. 17-12-2015.

                 It has been brought to the notice of this Union that some circles are not following the above  orders and rejecting the requests made by some GDS staff for review, whose cases have been rejected on the plea that they did not get 51 points. The CPMG AP Circle Hyderabad went a step further and issued orders through his letter No. RE/CA/GDS/Misc/2015-16 Dt. 15-03-2016 reproduced below.(copy enclosed)

           The chief PMG has no power to modify or supercede the orders issued by the Directorate without the approval of DG(P).  By issuing such order the chief PMG partially nullified the scheme depriving the dependents of many deceased GDS staff to get Compassionate appointment even though they obtained adequate points, say 36 to 50 points. The orders of the chief PMG AP Circle Hyderabad shattered the hopes of many families of deceased GDS employees, who are in dire distress and badly, in need of financial assistance His order have to be modified immediately.

                 According to revised orders Compassionate appointment has to be provided to the dependents of deceased GDS staff if they obtain 36 points. As the date of death is the criteria these orders are also applicable to those who secured more than 36 points and less than 51 points and whose cases have been rejected . All such cases have to be reviewed in the light of the revised orders  and considered for Compassionate appointments suo motu.

                   May I therefore, request you to be kind enough to suspend the operation of the irregular orders issued by the chief PMG AP Circle Hyderabad and cause to issue suitable instructions to all the circles to implement the orders of the Postal Directorate. Further instructions may also be issued to review and  consider  past cases also taking the date of death as  criteria, as per the revised orders.

                     I shall be thankful, if the instructions issued are endorsed to this Union.

                                                                                                Yours Sincerely,

 (D Kishan Rao)

   General Secretary

RICT Rollout - Branch PO Data Mapping with AO & Sub Division

RICT Rollout - Branch PO Data Mapping with AO & Sub Division

Regarding temporary stoppage of PMSBY Enrollment in the month of May 2016


Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana  yearly cycle is going to end on 31st May 2016 and as per existing rules, any person when enrolled for PMSBY on any date of a month, the Insurance cover starts from 1st of next month. Therefore, the depositors enrolling in the month of May 2016 will not get insurance cover for 2015-16 which is ending on 31st May 2016. Therefore, it has been decided to stop new enrollment in PMSBY for Month of May 2016. For implementing this, eligible age criteria has been temporarily changed in PMSBY. If any error in age criteria is encountered in PMSBY from tomorrow, there is no need to take up the issue with Infosys Help Desk or CEPT Team or CPC Teams. New enrollment can be started from 1st June 2016. Those which have already enrolled from date of starting of enrollment to 30th April 2016, auto renewal batch will run from 1st June 2016 to 30th June 2016 and in case of PMJJBY also, auto renewal batch will run from 1st June 2016 to 30th June 2016.

Discontinuing the existing Scheme of relaxation of standard in favour of SC & ST Group 'C' officials including MTS in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

Discontinuing the existing Scheme of relaxation of standard in favour of SC & ST Group 'C' officials including MTS in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

STANDARDIZATION OF MAILS - GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

STANDARDIZATION OF MAILS - GAZETTE NOTIFICATION

Secretary, JCM National Council Staff Side writes to Cabinet Secretary on 7th CPC

Secretary, JCM National Council Staff Side writes to Cabinet Secretary on 7th CPC

7th Pay Commission – PK Sinha Confirms Report will be Submitted before 30th June

Central Cabinet Secretary Mr. P.K. Sinha clarified to the ‘Indian Public Employees Federation’, in New Delhi that the 7th Pay Commission report will be submitted to the Government before 30th June 2016. He added, he would have submitted the 7th pay commission report in the month of May itself, However the parliament session was on, hence he was unable to. After returning from Delhi, The President of the ‘Indian Public Employees Federation’ said that Mr. P.K. Sinha has assured that he will look into the lags in the 7th pay commission recommendations

INTRODUCTION OF 'SAME DAY DELIVERY' FACILITY

INTRODUCTION OF 'SAME DAY DELIVERY' FACILITY 

DR.KAMBHAMPATI HARI BABU HON'BLE M.P.REPLY TO NUGDS CHQ

Kerala gets stay order on transfer of PM (IP LIne ) post to General Line.

Kerala gets stay order on transfer of PM (IP LIne ) post to General Line.

NUGDS CHQ RTI - DIRECTORATE - GDS RULE (3) TRANSFER

        RTI regarding GDS Rule (3) transfer

NUGDS AP Circle write a letter (RTI) to Directorate,New Delhi seeking information on GDS Rule (3) transfer.