7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Revision of Guidelines for Allotment of Government Accommodation from General Pool to the Political Parties No. 1201 4/2/96- Pol.II (Vol.II) Government of India Ministry of Urban Development Directorate of Estates Policy-II Section Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 108. Dated the 29th August, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Revision of guidelines for allotment of government accommodation from General Pool to the Political Parties. The Directorate of Estates, Ministry of Urban Development had issued the revised guidelines for allotment of government accommodation from general pool to Political parties vide O.M.No.12014/2/96-pol.II dated 20.7.2000. These guidelines have been reviewed by the competent authority and it has been decided to modify para 1 (iii) of the aforesaid O.M. dated 20.7.2000. After modification the revised guidelines shall be as under: i. The National Political Parties, which have been recognised as such by the Election Commission of India, shall be allowed to retain/

Minister clarified on the issue of DA merger in Parliament… The Finance Minister has clarified yesterday in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that the ‘6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage'. Some Central government employees associations have been demanding for the merger of 50% Dearness allowance with basic pay and the constitute of 7th Pay Commission. And also he added, the next pay commission is considered normal after a gap of ten years between two successive pay commission.

Expected DA from Jan 2014 - AICPIN for the month of July 2013 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) July 2013 According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for July, 2013 rose by 4 points and pegged at 235 (two hundred and thirty five). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 1.73 per cent between June and July compared with 1.92 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 1.99 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Milk, Onions, Chillies Green, Potato, Tomato & other Vegetables. Electricity Charges, Firewood, Bus Fare, Petrol, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Groundnut Oil, Primary and secondary School Fees putting downward pressure on the index. The year-on-year inflation measured

EXPECTED DA FROM JAN 2014 - TOTAL DA MAY CROSS 100%..! According to the AICPIN for the month of June 2013, the total Dearness allowance for the central government employees and pensioners is very much possible to reach 100%. The All India Consumer Price Index is published by the Labour Bureau yesterday, the index is climbing with steep of four points for the month of June 2013, despite the position to declare for five months to calculate the final figure. This shows clearly the price hike in all essential commodities in all over the country.

Child Care Leave : Entitled to CCL and other related benefits for the third Child No.A-24020/01/2013SS.I Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Labour & Employment/Shram Aur Rozgar Mantraylya Social Security Division/Samajik Surakasha Prabhag Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi. Dated the 30th July’ 2013 To, The Director General, ESI Corporation, Panchdeep Bhawan, CG Marg, NEW DELHI 110002. Subject: Clarification regarding grant of CCL and other related benefits - reg. Sir, I am directed to refer to ESIC’s letter bearing No. A-40/11/5/2012-E.III dated 27.05.2013 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Personnel and Training. The DOPT has observed that the Second child has been given away in adoption and the female government servant is no longer having the custody or legal right of such child. In case, she has not availed CCL and other related benefits in respect of her second child, the said woman is e

Eligibility criteria for Computer Advance - PCDA Orders PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS 107, LOWER AGRAM ROAD, AGRAM POST, BANGALORE-560007 NO. AN/II/1832/Comp.Adv   DTD: 24th June 2013 To: 1) All Sections in Main Office 2) All Sub-Offices under PCDA Bangalore 3) All HAL (DAD) Offices SUB: GRANT OF COMPUTER ADVANCE - 2012-13. It is proposed to prepare a fresh panel of applicants for Computer advance for the year 2013-14. All those Officers / Staff who are eligible as per conditions given below and are desirous of applying may be advised to submit their applications in the Prescribed Proforma alongwith Invoice / estimates from the authorised dealer. 1) All those Staff / Officers whose Pay in the Pay-Band of Rs.8560/­- or more can apply fur Computer advance. 2) Such of those Officers / Staff who had applied earlier, but have Not been sanctioned Computer advance are also required to submit Fresh applications. In-complete applications received will not be Entertained 3)

No. 21-1/2011-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 5th August, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of Transport Allowance to Orthopaedically handicapped Central Government employees. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 19029/1/78-E.IV(B) dated 3rd December, 1979, as amended from time to time and to say that the criteria for orttiopaedically handicapped employees to draw Transport Allowance at doub’e the normal rates has been reviewed in consultation with the Minisy of Health & Family Welfare. It has been decided that in partial modification of para 1 of Office Memorandum dated 3rd December, 1979 referred above, Double Transport Allowance shall be allowed to an orthopedicaliy Handicapped Government employee if he or she has a minimum of 40% permanent partial disability of either one or both upper limbs or one or both lower limbs OR 50% permanent partial disability of

Conveyance Allowance admissible to CGHS Doctors The doctors working in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) are paid conveyance allowance for domiciliary visits and performing other official duties beyond office hours. The conveyance allowance admissible to doctors including specialists, are as under:- Sr.No. Mode of conveyance Maximum per month (Rs) Minimum per month (Rs) 1. Own Car 3300 160 2. Own Scooter/ Motor cycle 1080 80 3. No Own Conveyance 900 60 The Conveyance allowance is payable only if the number of visits is not less than six and for claiming the maximum amount of conveyance allowance, the number of visits should not be less than twenty per month on an average, counted on a quarterly basis. The conveyance allowance is reduced proportionately in case the total number of visits is less than twenty per month. No record is currently being maintained at the dispensary level. The Conveyance allowance is paid to Specialists/Medical Officers

Dearness allowance as Dearness Pay While answering to a question raised by our Hon’ble Member of Rajya Sabha Shri. Sardar Balwinder Singh Bhundar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (E and FS) Shri.NamoNarain Meena replied in a written form on 7th May, 2013 that the ‘5th Pay Commission had recommended that Dearness Allowance should be converted into Dearness Pay each time the Consumer Price Index increases by 50% over the base index used by the last pay Commission. Accordingly the Government issued orders on 27.02.2004 for merging of 50% of the DA with the basic pay w.e.f.01.04.2004. The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage. Government has accepted this recommendation vide Resolution dated 29.08.2008. Hence the question to merge DA with basic pay does not arise. However, the rate of DA is being revised at periodic intervals’. Source: CGEN.in [http://centralgovernmentemployeesnews.in/2013/08/dearness-all

Now, government teachers to retire at 62 instead of 60 The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh on Wednesday ordered that retirement age of teachers in government medical colleges be increased to 62 years from 60 years. The UT administration, which follows service conditions including retirement age as specified by the Punjab government, was supposed to increase the age of retirement after Punjab increased the age of superannuation in November 2011. However, since the UT administration did not comply with the decision, an appeal was filed in the CAT by Dr. Harsh Mohan, head of the Pathology department at the Government Medical College. Mohan, who was to retire on July 31 this year, sought direction from the CAT that the age of retirement for medical teachers in government medical colleges be changed to 62 years. Dr. Harsh Mohan said "I am happy as I will be able to serve the institution for some more time and share my experience with my colleagues and students&qu

Cabinet decision to increase retirement age deferred The government may make the announcement in the Prime Minister's 15 August address... A proposal to increase the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 62 years came to the Cabinet on Thursday but a decision was deferred. The government might make the announcement in the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address, his last before general elections in 2014. The ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions has proposed an increase in retirement age of government employees from 60 to 62 years, top sources confirmed. There are around five million central government employees in India. The previous occassion the government raised the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998, from 58 to 60 years. The move is meant to ease the financial burden on the government in terms of its pension liabilities, sources said. The retirement age of professors in all central universities was recently raised to 65