7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Railway Bonus likely to be decided on cabinet meeting on 03.10.13 The union cabinet likely to consider productivity linked bonus for Railway employees for the financial year 2012-13 on 3rd October 2013. It is also know from union sources that Hon'ble Minister For Railways has approved the case of Cadre Restructuring for Railway Employees. Railway Minister has also approved the Upgradation of 3000 posts of Apex Grade in Group C to Group B. Case has been sent to Ministry of Finance. Source : www.paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in [http://paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in/2013/10/railway-bonus-likely-to-be-decided-on.html]

Cabinet defers decision on changes in SC, ST Act The Union cabinet on Thursday deferred a decision on amendments moved by the ministry of social justice for making harsher the provisions of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The ministry in its amendments had also sought to bring more crimes under the Act's purview but sources said the Cabinet deferred a decision on them. It, however, passed the ministry's proposal to enhance the authorised share capital of Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation from existing Rs 700 crore to Rs 1500 crore. In the amendments proposed in the Act, the ministry had sought to bring obstructing use of common property, allegations of witchcraft, preventing entry in place of worship, social and economic boycott and promoting enmity among other offences under it. Social justice and empowerment minister Kumar Selja had stressed on the need for amendments in the Act, saying crimes against the SC and ST remain rampant. The minis...

Cabinet sub-committee to look into demands of INTUC Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to constitute a Cabinet Sub-Committee to look into the charter of demands submitted by the trade unions, Indian National Trade Unions Congress (INTUC) NationalPresident Dr G Sanjeeva Reddy said here today. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Reddy said that he held discussions with the Prime Minister on, April 9 in New Delhi and urged him to look into the problems of working class. The Prime Minister will constitute the sub committee with full powers in this month to look into the charter of demands by the trade unions he said. In view of the Prime Minister's assurance, the proposed three- day all India strike proposed by all the trade unions in November has been postponed. He said the trade unions had submitted a charter of ten demands which include minimum wage to industrial workers Rs 10,000 per month, pensions to all unorganised and organised sectors and disinvestment of profit...