7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Filling up of vacancies of Sr.SO(A/cs) Sr.ISA and Sr.TIA Grade Rs.9300-34800/ Grade Pay Rs.4800/-through direct recruitment.   Government of India Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) No.2008/AC-II/20/5 GeneraI Secretary, AIRF 3, Chelmsford Road New Delhi General Secretary NFIR 4, State Entry Road New Delhi   Sub:- Filling up of vacancies of Sr.SO(A/cs) Sr.ISA and Sr.TIA Grade Rs.9300-34800 / Grade Pay Rs.4800/-through direct recruitment.   There are large number of vacancies of supervisory staff (Sr.SO/A/cs, Sr.TIA and Sr.ISA), of Accounts department on Railways. Shortage of the supervisory staff has resulted in accumulation of arrears, internal checks in Accounts Offices, Stations and Stores depots which is hampering the mandatory internai check mechanism and efficiency of Accounts department.

ABOLISHING NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS–AIRF & NFIR HON’BLE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS SH. MALIKARJUN KHARGE HAS WRITTEN A DO LETTER TO MINISTER FOR FINANCE FOR ABOLISHING NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS. MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI No. 2012/F(E)III/1/4-Part 29 MAR 2014 Dear Shri P. Chidambaram ji, Through this letter, I wish to draw your attention to a long standing demand raised by both Staff Federations of Railways on National Pension Scheme (NPS) for employees of Indian Railways. The Federations have been expressing resentment over operation in the Railways of the National Pension Scheme, which is perceived as a lower social security cover for Railway employees. Their contention is that there are enough grounds for Railway employees to be treated differently from other civil employees of the Government, and that Indian Railways should operate the traditional defined benefit pension scheme available to pre-01-01-2004 appoi...

AIRF Publishes Agenda for discussion in the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) AIRF published 9 agenda points to be discussed in the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) on its official website today, the same is reproduced and given below for your ready reference... No.NC-JCM/2014/VII CPC Dated: April 9, 2014 The Chairman, Standing Committee National Council(JCM), South Block, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Agenda for discussion in the Standing  Committee of National Council(JCM) An agenda, comprising of 09 items, to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the National Council(JCM), is being enclosed herewith for necessary action. Yours faithfully, -sd- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) Secretary, Staff Side National Council(JCM) DA/As above Copy to: All Constituent Organisations of the National Council(JCM) – for information. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION   The Government of India have finalized the Terms of Reference of the 7th CPC and cir...

AIRF published the Charter of Demands for Strike ballot AIRF published through its official website, the 38 Point Charter of Demands for Strike ballot which was decided in the Annual Conference held at Visakhapatnam on 18-20 December 2012… We provides all the demands for your information… 38 POINT CHARTER OF DEMANDS FOR STRIKE BALLOT The 88th Annual Conference of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation, held at Visakhapatnam on 18-20 December, 2012, decided that, if the following burning grievances of the Railwaymen are not resolved in a time-bound programme, AIRF would be compelled to conduct strike ballot as a first step for a decisive struggle:- 1. Filling-up all vacant posts. 2. Sanction additional posts in commensurate with increase in the number of trains and workload. 3. Stop outsourcing of perennial nature jobs, violating the provision of Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. 4. Scrap New Pension Scheme and cover all the staff with pension and family pe...

Railway Employees may get 78 days Bonus As per the media news, the Railway Board is likely declare 78 days bonus for this year. 78 days wages as productivity linked bonus will be considered by the Cabinet in the meeting expected to be held on 2nd or 3rd October 2013. All Railway employees may get 78 days bonus with the ceiling of Rs.3500 per month before puja.

Serious Anomaly in Accounts Department-Stepping up of Pay of Senior incumbents at par with Junior incumbents in Accounts Department- item discussed in Joint Committee on MACP held on 27/07/2012 at North Block, New Delhi - Matter Forwarded by Railway Board to DOPT for Favourable Consideration. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) Sub: Recommendation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission-Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS). The undersigned is directed to refer to item-8 of summary record of discussion of the meeting of Joint Committee on MACPS held on 27/07/2012 wherein the issue relating to stepping up of pay of senior incumbents at par with junior incumbents getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACP Scheme has been considered. In the meeting, it was agreed to consider the special dispensation regarding stepping up of pay in such situations separately and this Ministry was advised to send proposal in question. 2.  In...

General Council Meeting unanimously decided to hold Strike Ballot on 20-21st December, 2103 on the long pending demands of Railwaymen. ALL INDIA RAILWAYME'S FEDERATION 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi - 1100055 PRESS NOTE New Delhi: 13th September, 2013 – Thousands of Railwaymen have thronged to the Metropolis of Delhi from all corners of the country to participate in the meeting of the General Council of the All India Railwaymen’s Federation(AIRF) at Northern Railway Badminton Hall Ground(adjacent to Karnail Singh Stadium), Basant Lane, Paharganj, New Delhi. The General Council Meeting of the AIRF is being held today to review the entire situation on the “Charter of Demands” formulated in the 88th Annual Conference of the AIRF, held in Visakhapatnam from 18-20 December, 2012, and to decide course of action . The General Council notes with dismay that, despite all out efforts of the AIRF, to have negotiated settlement on the Charter of Demands, it could not evoke proper respons...

Payment of Bonus should be made before Puja – AIRF All India Railwaymen Federation, AIRF writes to Railway Board regarding that the payment of PLB Bonus should be made before Puja to all Railway employees… Productivity Linked Bonus to the Railwaymen for the year 2012-13 - AIRF ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN'S FEDERATION 4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI, INDIA No.AIRF/387 Dated: September 5, 2013 The Member Staff, Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Productivity Linked Bonus to the Railwaymen for the year 2012-13. Durga Pooja is the biggest festival of the Eastern part of the country. Durga Puja and Festive Season are approaching very last, and every time we have seen eleventh hour trouble creating lots of frustration and chaos among the Railwaymen. There is rumour in the corridors that, this year Productivity Linked Bonus may be reduced inspite of untiring efforts made by the Railwaymen in increased productivity. AIRF has achieved PLB for the Railwaymen after lots of struggles and...

Pensionary Benefits : AIRF has sent agenda items to Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare for the forthcoming meeting with Secretary(Pension). ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN'S FEDERATION 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-110055 INDIA No.AIRF/NC/JCM(GC)(Pension) May 18, 2013 The Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Dear Sir, Sub: Agenda items We are sending herewith 08 agenda items on pensionary matters for discussing the same in the forthcoming meeting with the Secretary( Pension). Yours faithfully, sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary Item No.1 Sub: Less payment of pension to pre-96 and pre-2006 retirees It has been noted that the employees drawing pay scale of Rs.1400-2300 in V CPC were allotted pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 in V CPC, and subsequently they were placed in scale Rs.9300-34800 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200. But it is surprising that, pre-1996 retirees have been placed in PB...

AIRF Publishes Important Demands of Railway Employees AIRF Publishes the detailed important demands of the Railway employees and the Secretary General Shri.Shiva Gopal Mishra said that 'These issues will again be deliberated in the ensuring General Council Meeting of the AIRF to assess the progress, and in case these are not considered by the Ministry of Railways(Government of India) and paid due attention, there will be no way-out left, but to resort to direct action, the entire responsibility of which shall rest with the Railway Administration'. One of the important demand is to set up of 7th CPC without delay... IMPORTANT DEMANDS OF THE RAILWAYMEN TO BE PURSUED BY THE ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN’S FEDERATION 1. Employment to the wards of all the Railwaymen’s working in Grade Pay up to GP Rs.4600 in the Railways under LARSGESS. 2. Scrapping of New Pension System (NPS) & all the staff, irrespective of their date of appointment, should be covered under the Old Pension Scheme...

AIRF 'Press Release' - Protests against non-implementation of merger of Tech.-I and Tech-II , Provision of GP Rs. 4800 instead of Rs. 4600 in Railways… ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN'S FEDERATION No.AIRF/24(C) Dated : June 28, 2012 PRESS RELEASE NEW DELHI - 18th July: As per decision taken by the All India Railwaymen's Federation(AIRF), the entire Technical Staff — right from Helper, Technician to Senior Subordinate Engineers, belonging to all the disciplines of the Railways, viz Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering and S&T etc., etc., staged a day-long dharna and demonstration under the banner of All India Railwaymen’s Federations affiliates at all the branches all over the Indian Railways, including Production Units on the clarion call of AIRF, demanding immediate redressaI of long pending genuine major demands of the Technical Categories of staff, which include merger of Technician II & I in Grade Pay of Rs.2800, replacement of Rs.4600 with GP Rs.4800 in c...

Next JCM meeting proposed to be held on 27th July, 2012 for MACP anomalies . In this 5th NAC meeting, an important decision was taken is that the related to MACP anomalies will be discussed in the separate meeting. The separate meeting will also meet on 27th July this year and the Official Side also agreed that the leftover items, not included in the agenda, will be discussed. The next detailed discussion report has been published by AIRF today. Feedback of the 5th meeting of the National Anomaly Committee  5th meeting of the National Anomaly Committee was held today under the chairmanship of  Secretary, DoP&T. At the outset Com. Umraomal Purohit, Secretary, Staff Side, National Council(JCM), raised the following points:- He explained the background of setting-up of JCM Scheme and emphasized that the scheme has been effective to resolve the disputes between the Central Government employees and Government of India. But of late, the scheme is not been administered properly c...