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Andhra Pradesh Government Hikes Retirement Age to 60 The Andhra Pradesh state legislative has unanimously passed a resolution for increasing the retirement age from 58 to 60 for government employees. In addition to this, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has also announced a number of incentives and schemes for the state government employees. While introducing the Bill in the state legislative, the Chief Minister said that the current laws were implemented in 1984. The retirement age for central government employees has been increased to 60. According to a World health Organization report, the average lifespan for Indians is 65 years. Now that the state has been bifurcated, Andhra Pradesh requires the service of experienced employees. Therefore, the age of retirement is being increased from 58 to 60.

Proposed Pay Scale of 7th Pay Commission for CG Employees – Published by NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen published a draft pay structure for 7th Pay Commission, which is under consideration of all staff members of JCM National Council. After getting conclusion a final draft of 7th Pay Commission Pay Structure will be published… New Pay Scale for 7th Pay Commission with the ratio of 1:8 New Minimum Pay Scale for 7th Pay Commission is 26,000 New Maximum Pay Scale for 7th Pay Commission is 2,40,000

Government employees who have differently abled children will be exempted from transfer - Dopt Orders Dopt issued new guidelines on transfer policy for Central Government employees who have differently abled children on 6th June 2014. The Department of Personnel and Training has ordered exemption from transfers and rotational transfers to Central Government employees who have differently abled children. And they will not be asked to take voluntary retirement on refusing such postings.

Leave Travel Concession – Air Travel concession ends today… Concession of Air travel, which the Central Government employees have been enjoying for the past 6 years, comes to an end today. It is saddening to see that a scheme, that was so popular and enjoyed by all across ranks, has come to an end. Travelling by airplane with the entire family is still not an ordinary feat for the majority of Indians. It therefore comes as no surprise that the ones who didn’t utilize this opportunity are regretting it.

Encadrement of Posts into Central Secretariat Service – DOPT F.No.24/3/2014-CS.I(P) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) Dated the 13th June, 2014 Order Approval of the competent authority is accorded to encadrement of posts mentioned hereunder into Central Secretariat Service, as per details given below, on the strength of the respective Ministries:

Jammu & Kashmir Employees Retirement Age hiked to 60, on par with Central Government Staff During the cabinet meeting of June 3 that was presided over by J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, it was decided to increase the retirement age of state employees from 58 to 60, on par with the Central Government employees. It is worth mentioning here that the resolution marks the successful culmination of more than 6 years of protests and demands made by various employees unions across the state. There are also talks that the decision was made with the Lok Sabha elections in mind, which are due at the end of this year.

JCM National Council Secretary Stresses for Promotional Hierarchy under MACP Based on the letter from BPMS, the JCM National Council Secretary, Mr. Ram Gopal Mishra, has written a letter to the DOPT Secretary. It was explained in the letter that in the case of the judgement issued for Mr. Rajpal on 31st May 2011 by the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh, the MACP financial upgradation was granted based on Promotional Hierarchy. The letter also adds that the judgement given in his case should not be treated as a specific case and has to be considered a general guideline that is applicable to all. There are a number of precedents where others had sought for remedies based on the relief granted to an individual.

6-day Week for Central Government Employees from now on...! Central Government employees and those employed in various Central ministries, who had until now enjoyed a 5-day week have been advised to henceforth work 6 days a week. The system is expected to be shortly implemented to other departments too. In the 1980s, when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister, central government offices worked on Saturdays too. It was Rajiv Gandhi, who had, on May 21, 1989, implemented the 5-day week system for central government employees. The system, which was in force for 25 years, is now being quietly changed. Since there could be a backlash from the employees, the scheme will most likely be implemented every alternative week in the initial stages. Talks are now on.

AICPIN Points on the Ascent Again! Previously, it was announced that the AICPIN points for the month of April will be released on the 30th. But the Labour Bureau and PIB didn’t release the statistics of AICPIN on that day. Instead of releasing the detailed information transparently in their official websites, the departments chose to unveil the number with an air of secrecy. We had managed to find the number and had published them. Countless people had benefitted from it (Press Release given below).