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New Weekly Superfast Express Train between Haridwar and Bandra Indian Railways introduces a new weekly superfast express train between Haridwar and Bandra from 25th September, 2013… For the convenience of rail passengers, the Railway has decided to run a New Weekly Super fast express train no. 22917/22918  between Haridwar – Bandra Terminus-Haridwar as per the following programme:- Commencing services from 25.09.2013, the 22917 Bandra Terminus-Haridwar Weekly Super Fast Express train shall depart from Bandra Terminus at 11.50 a.m. every Wednesday to reach Haridwar at 04.05 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, commencing services from 26.09.2013 the 22918  Haridwar – Bandra Terminus Weekly Super Fast Express Train shall depart  from Haridwar o­n every Thursday at 06.50 p.m. to reach Bandra Terminus at 10.00 p.m. the next day. Consisting of two AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, Six  Sleeper Class , Six  General Class, two Disabled friendly second c...

Stoppage of 11301/11302 Mumbai-Bengaluru-Mumbai Udyan Express at Uruli Station from 1.10.2013 STOPPAGE OF 11301/11302 UDYAN EXPRESS AT URULI STATION Railways have decided to provide halt to 11301/11302 Mumbai CST-Bangalore-Mumbai CST Udyan Express at Uruli station o­n experimental basis for a period of six months with effect from 1.10.2013. The details are as under:- Train No. 11301 Mumbai CST-Bangalore Udyan express will arrive Uruli station at 12.14 pm and leave 12.15 pm. Train No. 11302 Bangalore-Mumbai CST Udyan express will arrive Uruli station at 03.04 pm and leave 03.05 pm.

NR provides an additional stoppage at Kiratpur Sahib to UNA Jan Shatabdi Northern Railway provides additional stoppage to UNA JAN SHATABDI EXPRESS train at KIRATPUR SAHIB… For the convenience of rail passengers, Northern Railway has decided to provide additional stoppage to the train no. 12057/12058 New Delhi- Una- New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express at Kiratpur Sahib station o­n experimental basis for six months from 10.10.2013 as per the following schedule: The 12057 New Delhi- Una Jan Shatabdi Express train will reach Kiratpur Sahib station at 08.51 p.m., while in the return direction, the 12058 Una- New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express train will reach Kiratpur Sahib station at 05.57 a.m. with o­ne minute stoppage in both the directions from 10.10.2013. The other features like route, composition etc. will remain as unchanged.

No. 6-3/2002 PE II Government of India Ministry of Communication & IT Department of Posts PE- II Section Dak Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: 14th Aug 2013 To All the Chief Postmasters General, All the Postmasters General Subject: Grant of Split Duty Allowance-for the further period of 3 years w.e.f. 01.07.2011 to 30.06.2014, on existing rate Sir, The matter of continuance of payment of Split Duty Allowance to Group C & D (now MTS) employees of Department of Posts who are placed on split duty has been examined further ¡n the Directorate in consultation with Integrated Finance Wing and it has been decided by the competent authority to continue the payment of Split Duty Allowance at existing rate of Rs. 100/- p.m. for the further period of 3 years w.e.f. 01.07.2011 to 30.06.2014. The terms and conditions will be as follows: 1. The break between two duty spells ¡s not less than two hours. ii. The Split Duty Allowance will be admissible only for the actual period for which the offic...

Hyundai Grand I-10 Car Price List We have compiled here the latest prices of Grand I-10 cars... The rates are given as ex-showroom based on Chennai city. A major parts of price list are given as Petrol and Diesel and variant wise prices are showing in the below tables... Ex-showroom Price of Grand i10 Chennai Petrol Variant Ex-Showroom Price (INR) 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual ERA Solid 4,37,543 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual ERA Metallic 4,41,183 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Magna Solid 4,57,389 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Magna Metallic 4,61,030 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Sportz Solid 4,97,489 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Sportz Metallic 5,01,130 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Asta (O) Solid 5,57,538 1.2 Kappa Dual VTVT 5-Speed Manual Asta (O) Metallic 5,61,179 Diesel Variant Ex-Showroom Price (INR) 2nd Gen 1.1 U2 CRDi 5-Speed Manual ERA Solid 5,33,010 2nd Gen 1.1 U2 CRDi 5-Speed Manual E...

Kanhoji Angre Light House–Become a new tourist attraction in Mumbai… Get ready for a new day trip from Mumbai to Kanhoji Angre Light House The Kanhoji Angre lighthouse off the Mumbai coast is all set to become a new tourist attraction. A formal announcement to this effect was made by the Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi in Mumbai along with Minister of State for Shipping Milind Deora at the Port Trust Headquarters. The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Shipping have drawn up plans to develop 15 light houses across the country, as places of tourist attractions. Speaking on the occasion, Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi said his Ministry has agreed to extend financial assistance for development of light houses as tourist attractions. In the first phase, the Kanhoji Angre Light house near Mumbai, the light house located at the Dolphin Nose Point in Visakhapatnam and the one located at the Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) near Chennai are being developed as pilot projects. Of thes...

There is no hope of raising retirement age to 62 There is no hope of raising retirement age to 62 at this moment..! According to the information received from media that the Central Government has no proposal to hike in retirement age from 60 to 62 to Central Government employees at this moment. The Dopt Minister V.Narayanasamy said in the press conference, I would like to make it very clear that there is no thinking in the Government for increasing the retirement age. The retirement age hike news has been expected by the retiring employees following the declaration of 7th CPC...!

Employment News Weekly Updates for the week ending of 4th October 2013 Major opportunities available in Central government has been listed once in a week through Employment News to young Indian job seekers... This week Bharatiya Reserve Bank invites 300 Industrial Workman as trainee, the last to apply for the posts is fixed 14.10.2013. And many more listed... Job Highlights new icon (28 September- 04 October 2013) 1. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) requires 175 Director, Deputy Director, Master Gazetted, Architect etc. Last Date - 17.10.2013 2. Staff Selection Commission (SSC) notifies Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ & ‘D’) Examination, 2013. Last Date - 26.10.2013 3. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited needs 300 Industrial Workman (Trainee). Last Date - 14.10.2013 4. Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank invites applications for the posts of Officer Junior Management & Office Assistant. No. of Vacancies – 75. Last Date -09.10.2013 . 5. Indian Institute of Techno...

Dopt published ISTM-Handbook for Inquiry Officers and Disciplinary Authorities... INSTIUTE OF SECRETARIAT TRAINING & MANAGEMENT MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) AdmnistraIive Block, J.N.U Campus (Old) New Delhi 110067 Umesh Kumar Director R FOREWORD In pursuance of the recommendations of the Committee of Experts which was set up to review the procedure of Disciplinary/Vigilance Inquiries, the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) had directed the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management to bring out an updated Handbook for Inquiry Officers and Disciplinary Authorities. Shri Sethu Ramalingam an Ex-Faculty of ISTM in vigilance matters who was entrusted with this work submitted the draft of the handbook well in time. Though every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and correctness of the contents in the handbook, yet, in case the readers come across any errors or omissions, they may kindly bring the same to the notic...

State Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1987 - Table of Benefits under Savings Fund for the year of cessation of membership 2013-14. Government of west Bengal Finance Department Audit Branch No. : 7700-F(J) Kolkata, the 24th September, 2013 MEMORANDUM Subject : State Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1987 - Table of Benefits under Savings Fund for the year of cessation of membership 2013-14. In continuation of this Department’s Memo No. 7783-F(J), dated 11.09.2012, the undersigned is directed to say that a new table of benefits showing accumulations in the savings fund under the abovementioned scheme corresponding to a unit subscription of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) only per month has been drawn up for the period from 01.11.2013 to 31.10.2014 matching with the table of benefits of the Central Govt. Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980 circulated under GOI’s OM No.7(2)/EV/2012 dated 15.01.2013. A copy of the said table is enclosed as ready reckoner. The figures have...

TASMAC Employees to get bonus More than 28 thousand TASMAC employees will get bonus of from Rs.3450 to Rs.4200 this year. Ahead of Deepavali Festival, Tamilnadu government has decided to issue bonus to TASMAC Employees this year. In Tamilnadu nearly about 6800 Liquor Shops and 28000 employees are serving under the Department of TASMAC. Supervisors and Salesmen are getting bonus amount of Rs.4200 and Asst. Salesmen get Rs.3450 as the total of bonus and ex-gratia.

An another additional 10 % of DA announced to state employees... A major compensation for steep price hike in all essential commodities has been given to the employees working under the Government of Chhattisgarh. Following the Central Government pattern, the State Govt of Chhattisgarh has decided to issue an additional Dearness allowance of 10% to its employees from 23.7.2013. This result of the total DA becomes now 90%. The formal orders has been issued by the Department of Finance on its official portal.

More train services introduced from Northern Railway In order to avoid festival rush in trains, Indian Railways has taken several steps in all important train routes in over all India… In this respect NR provides to its passengers some special trains during the festival season, the details of the special festival trains trips as given below… RAILWAYS PLAN TO RUN MORE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS DURING FESTIVAL RUSH-2013 (76 TRIPS) To clear extra rush of rail passengers during festival season, Railways have decided to run Festival Special train nos. 09005/09006 New Delhi- Mumbai Central- New Delhi Bi-Weekly A.C. Superfast, 09407/09408 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Jn.- Ahmedabad Weekly, 05101/05102 Chhapra-Anand Vihar T.- Chhapra Weekly Unreserved and 05027/05028 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T.- Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly  in both directions as per the following programme:- 09005/09006 New Delhi- Mumbai Central- New DelhiBi-Weekly A.C. Superfast (26 Trips)         ...

Chennai Power Cut Tomorrow (30.9.2013 Monday) 9 to 5 Power cut in Chennai on 30th September 2013 (Monday) The power supply will be suspended on 30.9.2013 due to maintenance works in the respective sub stations of Chennai city and around. The detailed area list is given below... STANLEY AREA : Bharathi arts Collegee, Old Jail RBB road, Kathpada area, PP Amman Koil st, Stanley Nagar, CB road, Ananthanayagi nagar Dr. Ambedkar nagar, BR Nagar, Pensioners lane, Mint Modern city, SV Puram, Part of VR road, Part of Prakasam road, Part of Mannady, Thambu Chetty st, SV Kioil st, New st, Coral merchant st, Royapuram Ibrahim st, PG Church st and Seven wells.

Diversion of Mumbai-Varanasi Mahanagari  Express & Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Rajendra Nagar Express via Chheoki Railways have decided to divert Train No. 11093/11094 Mumbai - Varanasi-Mumbai Mahanagari Express and 13202/13201 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Rajendra Nagar- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express via Chheoki o­n permanent basis without touching Allahabad and Naini. The details are under :- Train No. From - To Departure Timings from originating Station & Trains Stoppage at Chheoki effective date w.e.f. Timings at Chheoki 11093 Mumbai - Varanasi Train leaving from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 00.10 hrs o­n and from 15.11.2013 16.11.2013 A. 00.05 hrs D. 00.15 hrs 11094 Varanasi – Mumbai Train leaving from Varanasi at 11.20 hrs o­n and from 15.11.2013 15.11.2013 A. 15.10 hrs D. 15.20 hrs 13202 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Rajendra Nagar Train leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 22.15 hrs o­n and from 14.11.2013 15.11.2013 A. 23.10 hrs D....

Festival Trains between Anandh Vihar and Patna - Northern Railway Northern Railway announced in a press release, Railway plans special train between Anand vihar(T) - Patna - Anandh Vihar(T) Via Allahabad to Cater to Festival rush... To clear extra rush of rail passengers during festival season, Railways have decided to run Festival Special train nos. 02393/02394 between Anand Vihar T.- Patna - Anand Vihar T (Bi-Weekly ) via Allahabad (17 trips in each direction ) in both directions as per the following programme:- The 02393 Patna– Anand Vihar T Superfast Festival Special train (Bi-Weekly) shall depart from Patna at 08.10 p.m. o­n every Monday & Thursday  from 03.10.2013 to 28.11.2013 (17 trips) to reach Anand Vihar T at 12.00 noon the next day. In the return direction, the 02394 Anand Vihar T-Patna Superfast Festival Special train (Bi-Weekly)   shall depart from Anand Vihar T at 06.00 p.m. o­n every  Tuesday and Friday from 04.10.2013 to 29.11.2013 (1...

Proposal for an amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the light of the decision of Central Information Commission dated 03.06.2013 in the case of political parties. No. 1/13/2013 - IR Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel and Training North Block, New Delhi- 110001. Dated the 23rd  July, 2013 NOTE FOR THE CABINET Subject: Proposal for an amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the light of the decision of Central Information Commission dated 03.06.2013 in the case of political parties. 1. INTRODUCTION:  1.1  The Right to_Information Act, 2005-  (the RTI Act) provides right to information to all the citizens of India and casts obligation on the public authorities to provide information which is held by or under the control of such public authorities. A public authority is defined in the RTI Act itself. Expanding the scope of definition of the Public authority, the Central In...

SR Provides Special Trains – Temporary of Augmentation of Trains - Extension of Trains SPECIAL TRAINS The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers . Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram Weekly Specials: T.No.06312 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central Special will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 20.05 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 02.10.2013 to 22.01.2014 and arrive Chennai Central at 13.15 hrs. o­n Thursdays. T.No.06311 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram Special will leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. o­n Thursdays from 03.10.2013 to 23.01.2014 and arrive Thiruvananthapuram at 11.45 hrs. o­n Fridays. The composition of the trains will be 2 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayankulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam town, Aluva, Thrisur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpett...

Southern Railway press release – Detailed report of Line Block on Saturday and Sunday… Due to line block to facilitate engineering works in Chennai Beach – Tambaram section o­n Saturdays and Sundays from 28.09.2013 to 03.11.2013, following will be the pattern of suburban train services. Trains fully cancelled o­n Saturdays: 1. T. No.40075 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 12.43 hrs. 2. T. No.40077 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 12.56 hrs. 3. T. No.40079 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 13.22 hrs. 4. T. No.40081 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 13.35 hrs. 5. T. No.40083 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.01 hrs. 6. T. No.40085 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.23 hrs. 7. T. No.40087 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.32 hrs. 8. T. No.40089 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 15.02 hrs. 9. T. No.40091 ...

Southern Railway announced special trains due to festival of Durga Puja and Deepavali SPECIAL TRAINS DURING PUJA AND DEEPAVALI FESTIVALS The following weekly special trains will be run between Tiruchchirappalli and Sai Nagar Shirdi (via.Chennai Egmore) to clear the extra rush of traffic during the Puja and Deepavali festivals. 06806 Tiruchchirappalli – Sai Nagar Shirdi (Weekly) Special ¯        Stations      ­ 06805 Sai Nagar Shirdi – Tiruchchirappalli (Weekly) Special Dep. 16.00 (Mon) Tiruchchirappalli Arr. 15.15 hrs. (Thu) Arr/Dep.  23.20/23.35 (Mon) Chennai Egmore Arr/Dep.  09.05/09.20 (Thu) Arr.  03.25 (Wed) Sai Nagar Shirdi Dep. 08.25 (Wed) 06806 Tiruchchirappalli – Sai Nagar Shirdi Special will leave o­n Mondays from 7.10.2013 to 11.11.2013. 06805 Sai Nagar Shirdi – Tiruchchirappalli Special will leave o­n Wednesdays from 9.10.2013 to 13.11.2013. Stoppages : Srirangam, Vr...

CGDA clarification on outsourcing of Specialist Medical Services in the Armed forces and accordingly the matter has been reviewed denovo… CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS, ULAN BATAR ROAD, PALAM, DELHI CANTT – 110010. (IFA wing) INSTRUCTION NO. 03 of 2013 No. IFA/142/Vol-I Dated :-26 -09-2013 Sub: Outsourcing of Specialist Medical Services . A number of references were received in HQrs. office seeking clarification on outsourcing of medical services in the Armed forces and accordingly the matter has been reviewed denovo. 2. On a careful examination of the list of services which can be outsourced (refer Part IV and Annexure III of Govt. letter dated 13.04.2012), it is observed that there are certain overlapping areas and certain services which were being outsourced have not been included in the current list of services. However, it does not imply that these can not be outsourced now. The guiding factor is that the outsourcing should be confined to the ‘non-core’ areas. Howe...

IRCTC News : Upgradation Scheme in Indian Railways IRCTC News : Upgradation Scheme in Indian Railways – Ugradation is being performed to the passengers against the vacancies in the higher classes, passengers are allowed to travel from lower class to higher class without payment any extra charges under this scheme. The Up-gradation Scheme • With a view to optimise the utilisation of available accommodation in train, a scheme to upgrade full-fare paying passengers to the higher class without any extra charge against the available vacant accommodation is available in all Mail/Express trains having sleeping accommodation. • The passengers are required to give the option for being considered for upgradation. If no option is given at the time of filling up of requisition form, the same is treated as “yes” and passenger(s) can be considered for upgradation. • The passengers for upgradation are selected automatically (except in cases where the passenger has shown his unwillingness to be u...

An another Double Decker Train introduced between Habibganj and Indore AC Double Decker Train Service between Habibganj and Indore in Madhya Pradesh Flagged Off The AC Double Decker train between Habibganj and Indore, the first ever such train service in the state of Madhya Pradesh, was flagged off by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Habibganj railway station in Bhopal today i.e. 27th September 2013. This LHB AC Double Decker is the fifth such train in the country. In addition to this, four other trains are already running between Jaipur-Delhi, Mumbai- Ahmedabad, Chennai-Banglore and Howrah-Dhanbad. Coaches of these LHB AC Double Decker trains are having better passenger amenities such as reclining chairs, snack tables bottle holders, automatic AC compartment entrance doors etc. Also present among others on the occasion were Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Shri Kailash Joshi, Members of Parliament (Rajyasabha) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, Dr. Chandan Mit...

List of Power Shutdown Areas of Chennai Today (28.9.2013 Saturday) Power Shutdown Today  : The areas of Chennai today will face the inconvenience of power cut from morning 9 am to 5 pm due to regular maintenance works in the respective sub stations… AYAPAKKAM AREA :  Aparna Nagar, TNHB & Surrounding areas,  Kalaivanar Nagar, Ayapakkam, ICF Colony, EZhilNagar & Surrounding areas, Sundaravinayagar nagar, Annanur, S.A.Polytechnic, Narayanapuram, Perumal Nagar, KSR Nagar, VGN Shanthi Nagar, TNHB phase-III, Anbu nagar, Chinna koladi, Ambaal nagar, Thiruvengada nagar, Koladi road, Srinivasa nagar, Bharathi nagar, Devi nagar. HIGH COURT AREA : Angappan st, Moore st, IInd Lane Beach road, Lingichetty st, Standand Charted Bank (HT), Eraabalu st, Mooker Nallamuthu st, Stock Exchange, Indian Bank I & II, Jesus Calls, HSBC, UTI, Thambu chetty st, Armeniyan st, Additional Law Chamber, Esplanade road, Part of NSC Bose road, Badrian st, Bunder st, Part of - Malayaperum...

Instructions issued regarding ‘Recruitment of Persons with disabilities from open market’ by Railway Board… Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) E(NG)II/2006/RC-2/13 New Delhi, dated 25.09.2013 The General Manager (P), All Indian Railways & Production Units, Chairman/RRBs & RRCs. Sub: Recruitment of Persons with disabilities from open market - regarding. Attention is invited to this Ministry’s letters of even number dated 17/9/2007, 18/2/2011 and 27/4/2012, regarding guidelines for providing concessions/facilities including scribes to persons with disabilities (PWDs), while conducting examination for their recruitment from open-market. It has come to the notice of this Ministry that the said guidelines are not being followed properly, resulting in undue hardship to PWDs. The matter has been viewed seriously by this Ministry. Accordingly, it is directed that instructions ibid are strictly adhered to while conducting open market recruitment. Further, s...

Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2012-13. No.7/24/2007/E III (A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure E III (A) Branch New Delhi, the 27th September, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2012-13. The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President to the grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2012-13 to the Central Government employees in Groups 'C’ and 'D’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group 'B' who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall continue to be monthly emoluments of Rs. 3500/-, as hitherto. The payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders will also be admissible to the eligible employee...

Dopt issued orders on ad-hoc appointments in PS Grade of CSSS… Continuance of ad-hoc appointments in PS Grade of CSSS reg. No. 5/8/2006-CS.II Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Lok Nayak Bhavan New Delhi, Dated 24th September 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: - Continuance of ad-hoc appointments in PS Grade of CSSS reg.    The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 17.10.2012 and 04.04.2013 on the subject mentioned above and to say that further continuance of ad-hoc appointments of officials upto S.No.1175 as per the updated CSL issued vide OM No.4/7/2011-CS-II(A) dated 13/07/20 12 has been reviewed in this Department.    Since availability of regular PS of CSSS through normal modes of recruitment prescribed under the CSSS Rules may take some more time, it has been decided that the term of adhoc appointments of these officers in the PS grade...

Railway Board issued orders to issue payment of DA to Railway employees at revised rates from 1.7.2013… Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) S.No.PC-VI/ 325 No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1 RBE No.98 /2013 New Delhi, dated 25.09.2013 The GMs/CAO(R), All Indian Railways & Production Units (as per mailing list) Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.07.2013. Please refer to this Ministry's letter of even number dated 26.04.2013 (S.No PC-VI/315, RBE No.38/2013) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 80% to 90% with effect from 1st July, 2013. 2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry's letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/3, RBE No.106/2008) shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders. 3. The addition...

First dedicated Customized Pin Code allotted to Supreme Court - Department of Posts Department of Posts Allots Country’s First Customized Pin Code to the Supreme Court of India Country’s First ‘Locality Based Online Pin Code Search Directory’ also Launched The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, here today allotted a ‘Customized Pin Code’ to the Supreme Court of India. This dedicated Pin Code of the Supreme Court is ‘110 201’. In a function organized in the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice P. Sathasivam, received a blowup of this Customized Pin Code from Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications & Information Technology. The event took place on the occasion that marked the completion of 41 years of the introduction of Pin Code in the country. Postal Index Number (PIN) or PIN Code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post. The PIN was introduced in 1972 in the country. There are 9 PIN regions in...

Railway Staff Welfare Points are highlighted in the Railway Budget 2013-14 Railway Staff Welfare – Points are highlighted in the Railway  Budget 2013-14 to be implemented to ensure in the current financial year by the Ministry of Railways… Staff Welfare Fund allocation for staff quarters enhanced to Rs 300 cr. Provision of hostel facilities for single women railway employees at all divisional headquarters. Extending treatment facility in case of medical emergency to RELHS beneficiaries to all cities in hospitals empanelled with CGHS and Railways. Condition of barracks to be improved for RPF personnel. Provision of water closets and air conditioners in the locomotive cabs to avoid stress being faced by loco pilots.

New Deadline has been Fixed for Multi System Operators (MSOs) for Entering the Subscriber Details… TRAI Extends the Deadline for Multi System Operators (MSOs) for Entering the Subscriber Details and Choice of Channels/ Services in their Subscriber Management Systems The New Deadline has been Fixed as 15th November The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has decided to extend the deadline set for the Multi System Operators (MSOs) for collection of duly filled in Consumer Application Forms (CAFs), along with choice of channels and services and entry of complete details in their Subscriber Management Systems in 38 cities covered under phase-II of DAS implementation, to 15th November 2013. This is the last and final extension. The earlier deadline set by TRAI was 20th September 2013. To review the progress in this regard, a meeting was held in TRAI with leading Multi System Operators (MSOs) on 25th September 2013. The Authority observed that there is still substantial pendenc...

IRCTC levy any registration charges for opening Rolling Deposit Scheme..? Rs.250/- is charged as registration charge for opening Rolling Deposit Scheme (RDS) which can be redeemed against the tickets booked by the users. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched the Rolling Deposit Scheme (RDS) on 22.08.2012 for individual users as a pilot project for a period of six months, with the following objectives: (i) Reduction in time taken to book tickets (ii) Reduction in the number of unsuccessful transactions on account of delays/network failure on part of the banks (iii) Reduction of transaction cost (iv) Faster crediting of refunds to customer account (v) Improvement in overall system performance

Train Ticket Booking Authorised Agent List - IRCTC IRCTC Authorised Agents Ticket booking authorisation has been given as follows across the country, Indian Railways Authorised Agents –3, Authorised Air Travel Agents-5, State Govt Schemes-12, GSAs in Abroad –10, IRCTC Authorised Agents of Public Sector-3, Internet Cafe / Internet Chain of Stores-32, Services Scheme (B2B Scheme)-29, OTA Scheme (B2C Scheme)-6. The detailed list of agents as given under… Indian Railways Authorised Agents :- 1. RTSA (Rail Travel Services Agents) 2. Town Booking Agency (TBA) 3. City Booking Agency Authorised Air Travel Agents -: 1) International Air Transport Association (IATA) 2) Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) 3)  Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) 4) Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) 5) Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) State Govt Schemes :- 1. e Seva (Andhra Pradesh Govt.) 2. E – Mitra (Rajasthan Govt.) 3. Manipur Electronics Development Corp.L...

Recommendations on Improving Telecom Services in the North Eastern States – TRAI TRAI Releases Recommendations on ‘Improving Telecom Services in the North Eastern States: An Investment Plan’ The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued its recommendations on “Improving Telecom Services in the North Eastern States: An Investment Plan”. On 22nd April, 2013, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) requested Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to carry out a gap analysis and prepare an investment plan for providing quality telecom services in the North Eastern States. The intention was to formulate a comprehensive telecom plan for revamping and augmentation of telecom services in North Eastern Region. The North Eastern Region (NER) comprises the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The region is characterized by extremely tough terrain with relatively poor infrastructure, such as rail, roads, electri...

Southern Railway introduces a special train between Kochuveli and Dibrugarh SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN KOCHUVELI – DIBRUGARH The following fortnightly special trains will be run between Kochuveli – Dibrugarh to clear the extra rush of passengers.     Kochuveli – Dibrugarh – Kochuveli fortnightly Specials (via) Chennai Central: T.No.06336 Kochuveli – Dibrugarh fortnightly Special will leave Kochuveli at 20.15 hrs. on 08th, 22nd, October, 2013 and 5th November, 2013 (Tuesdays), leave Chennai Centralat13.45 hrs. on Wednesdays and arrive Dibrugarh at 09.55 hrs. on Saturdays.   T.No.06335 Dibrugarh – Kochuveli fortnightly Special will leave Dibrugarh at 00.15 hrs. on 29th September, 2013, 13th, 27th October, 2013 and 10th November, 2013 (Sundays), leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. on Tuesdays andarriveKochuveli at 11.45 hrs. on Wednesdays.   The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 4 Sleeper Class,6 Second Class Chair Car, 6 General Second Class ...

DA hike for MP State Employees As per the media news, the state government of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday declared a hike of ten percent in Dearness allowance for its employees. Following the Central Govt., the state government employees will get enhanced pay with arrears in next month. The hike is applicable for pensioners also. The total Dearness allowance is becoming 90% and effective from 1.7.2013. This as bonanza gift for festival from state government to employees and pensioners.

As informed in the Railway Budget 2013-14 the below factories/workshops to be set up in the financial year… Rail Based Industries - New factories/workshops to be set up : a new Forged Wheel Factory at Rae Bareli in collaboration with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. a Greenfield Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMU) manufacturingfacility at Bhilwara (Rajasthan) in collaboration with State Government and BHEL. a Coach Manufacturing Unit in Sonepat District (Haryana) in collaboration with State Government. a Midlife Rehabilitation Workshop at Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) in collaboration with the State Government. Bikaner and Pratapgarh workshops to undertake POH of BG wagons. orkshop for repair and rehabilitation of motorized bogies at Misrod (Madhya Pradesh). a new wagon maintenance workshop in Kalahandi (Odisha). a modern signaling equipment facility at Chandigarh through PPP route.

JOINT ACTION PROGRAMME OF THREE FEDERATIONS INDWF, AIDEF AND BPMS ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH DECLARATION A meeting of the THREE recognised Federations of Defence Civilian Employees took place on 19.09.2013 at Kolkatta.  The following were present:- 1. ALL INDIA DEFENCE EMPLOYEES FEDERATION i. Shri S.N.PATHAK         -           President ii. Shri C.SRIKUMAR       -           General Secretary 2. INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION i.  Shri R.SRINIVASAN     -           General Secretary ii.  Shri S.C.NAHA              -        ...