7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Will the 7th CPC fulfil the demands of LDCs and UDCs? For a number of years now, especially after the 6th CPC, the problems faced by LDCs and UDCs have started gaining prominence. The unity and sense of purpose among them makes them look all set for the kind of victory that Pharmacists had. Common sense of purpose, unity and dedication sure make success possible! In order to decrease the number of grades, the 6th Pay Commission combined all the different grades between Grade Pay 1300 to Grade Pay 1800 into a single grade – Grade Pay 1800, thereby wiping out the entire Group ‘D’. As a result, everybody became Group ‘C’ employees. Even those who lacked the minimum education levels, illiterates and everybody else were lumped into Group ‘C’. Their Grade Pay was also raised to Rs. 1800. But, at the same time, employees working as LDCs, who have a minimum educational qualification of Class XII and also possess some technical education, were not given any upgrading. Instead, they now had to...

LDC-UDC ISSUE : THE CASE RETURNED BY THE DOPT & DIRECTED TO TAKE UP THE MATTER DIRECTLY WITH DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE, MOF. Dear friends,             As has already been informed, the Letter sent to the PM for revision of Grade pay of LDC & UDC by us has been forwarded to JCA, by the DoPT. Accordingly, a letter seeking the status of action taken from the Deputy Secretary, JCA was prepared but before sending the same to him,  the case has received back from the DoP&T wherein it was directed us to take up the matter directly with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). The copy of the letter is posted below: It is to be noted that while forwarding the case to JCA, the DoPT has observed the LDC & UDC case is related to anomaly and the JCA is the authority to deal the cases of anomaly. An agenda item pertains to the upgradation of the grade pay of the LDC and UDC is pending for discussion in the Nat...

Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2013 – Apply on or before 14.10.2013 (5.00 P.M.) Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2013 – Staff Selection Commission SSC released notification for Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2013. Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2013 is scheduled to be conducted on 30.11.2013 at Delhi, Allahabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh and Raipur for making additions to the Select List of Upper Division Grade of the following Services/Cadres. (i) Central Secretariat Clerical Service; (ii) Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service; (iii) Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service; (iv) Election Commission of India Clerical Service; (v) Central Vigilance Commission Clerical Service; (vi) Department of Tourism (Headquarters Estt.) Clerical Service; (vii)Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Clerical Service For more d...