7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Instructions given by Dopt on ACP / MACP to Ordnance Employees Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production D(Estt./NG) Sub: ACP / MACP to labourers - reg. Reference OFB proposal No.800/ACP/MACP/A/I/551 dated : 23.08.2013 The issues involved on the above subject mentioned above had been examined in consultation with D(Civ), Defence(Finance) and DOP&T, DOP&T in the matter has advised in the following manner : 2. Consequent upon implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC, the posts of Unskilled (Labourers) and Semi Skilled Workers have been merged in PB-1 with GP Rs.1800/- (after imparting training) with designation as Tradesman Mate. In case of Tradesman Mate who had completed 30 years of service as on 01.09.2008, would be entitled for financial benefit under MACPS. Hence the following categories of employees are eligible for financial upgradation under ACP/MACPS :

List of Compulsory and Restricted Holidays for the year 2014 Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys) under Ministry of Defence published through an order, the list of holidays for this year. According to the statement in the order, there will be 17 compulsory holidays and two restricted holidays for the current year of 2014. The detailed list of holidays with day and date are given in the order and the order link is given below... http://pcafys.gov.in/files/HOLIDAY.pdf

Rationalisation of Industrial Trades in Ordnance Factories MINUTES OF MEETING ON RATIONALISATION OF INDUSTRIAL TRADES   MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19.09.2013 AT MSF, ISHAPOR ON RATIONALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL TRADES. The following were present in the meeting: 1. Shri N.K.Varsheney, GM/MSF 2. Shri A. K. Nayak. DDG/IR 3. Shri S. K. Singh, Director/IR 4. Shri C. Srikumar, AIDEF 5. Shri R. Srinivasan, INDWF 6. Shri Sadhu Singh, BPMS 02. Continuing with the points discussed during the last meeting held on 13.12.2012, further deliberations were made, which went along the following lines. 03. During the last meeting held on 13.12.2012, some reservations were expressed by the staff side on merger of trades as a part of rationalization exercise, which may affect the promotional prospects of existing incumbents. The issue was deliberated at length and it was acknowledged that a change over from the existing system of trade-wise grade-wise seniority and promotion to grade-wise...

Clarification on Fixation of pay on direct recruitment by UPSC CIRCULAR OFFICE OF THE P.C.A.(EYS) 10 A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700001 No. P/0/1/Circular                                                                                Dt: 25-10-2013 Subject : Fixation of pay on direct recruitment by UPSC. The issue regarding pay fixation in respect of the officers who were directly appointed through UPSC on or after 1-1-2006 and are in receipt of less pay than what they were actually drawing in their earlier department was under correspondence with the CGDA Office. However, clarification in this regar...

30 days Earned Leave for Ordnance Industrial Employees The INDWF published the latest order regarding the entitlement of 30 days earned leave of option in respect of Industrial Employees of Ordnance Factory Board. The MoD order is reproduced and given below for your information... Ministry of Defence D(Estt/NG) Sub : Entitlement of 30days EL irrespective of option in respect of Industrial Employees of OFs I am directed to refer to OFB I.D >No 265/A/A dated 19.02.2013 and 01.08.2013 on the subject mentioned above. The matter has been examined in consultation with D(Civ-II) and they opined that DoPT OM dated 20.07.1998 inter alia provides ….”As per the agreement with the staff side of National Counsel (JCM) signed on 11.09.1997,the govt. has decided that henceforth the Industrial Employees in Central Government Department other than Railways shall be entitled to 30 Days EL for each completed year of service irrespective of the number of years of service rendered by the employee,...

JCM III DGOF Council meeting steering committee points raised by INDWF - Outcome of the discussions held in the OFB JCM III Level meeting (11th Term) held on 18/09/2013 at OFB HQrs – Details. INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATION INDWF/JCM III /DGOF Council/2013 14.09.2013 To All Affiliated Unions of INDWF Ordnance Factories. Sub: Outcome of the discussions held in the OFB JCM III Level meeting (11th Term) held on 18/09/2013 at OFB HQrs – Details. Dear Colleague, Ordnance Factory Board JCM III Level Council 14th Steering Committee meeting (11th Term) held on 18/09/2013 at OFB Hqrs.  On 19/09/2013 a meeting on membership verification and sub-committee meeting on Rationalisation of Industrial Trades and on 20/09/2013 a meeting on improving the facilities at OFILs and Factory Training Schools were held.  Important issues were discussed and the outcome of the same is given below for your information which may be communicated to your union and members. 1. PIECEWORK COR...

Stepping up of pay to the direct recruit JWMs at par with junior FAX/SPEED POST Circular OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS) 10-A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700 001 No. Pay/Tech-I/01(6th CPC)/2013/Cir-18 Date: 24/06/2013 To All Group Controllers Subject: Stepping up of pay to the direct recruit JWMs at par with junior References have been received by this office regarding stepping up of pay to the directly recruited JWMs through UPSC at par with those JWMs who had been placed at the some grade by virtue of merger of posts of AF and JWM as per 6th CPC, in the light of DOPT 0M No. 200020/4/2010-Estt.(D) dtd 13.9.2012. In this connection, it may be stated that ibid DOPT order has defined only the seniority position of Govt. servants as on 29-08-2008 in respect of holder of post having higher pay scale or post which constituted promotion post for the posts in the feeder grade vis-a-vis to those holding post having lower pay scale or posts in feeder grade but pla...

Admissibility of one additional increment to all those Employees who were stagnating at the maximum of their pay scale more than one year as on 1.1.2006. Circular OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS) 10-A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700 001 No. Pay/Tech-I/01(6th CPC)/2013/21 Date: 16/07/2013 To All Group Controllers All Br. AOs. Subject : Admissibility of one additional increment to all those Employees who were stagnating at the maximum of their pay scale more than one year as on 1.1.2006. Reference : HQrs office letter No.AT/II/187/VI CPC/Clar/Vol-VIII dtd 02.07.2013. This office had sought clarification from the HQrs office regarding admissibility of one additional increment as on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay in respect of those employees who are in receipt of one or more stagnation increment and are stagnating for more than a year as on 1.1.2006. CGDA office Delhi, Cantt, vide his letter under reference has clarified that in all cases where Govt. Servant ...

Granting of 4600 Grade Pay to MCM on 3rd MACP for Ordnance Employees–Clarification order from PC of A(Fys) CIRCULAR FAX/Speed Post OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS) 10-A, S.K.Bose Road, Kolkata - 700001 No.Pay/Tech-II/04/2013/22 Date : 31/07/2013 To The CFAs(Fys) The Accounts Officer (Fys) Sub: Restructuring of cadre of Artisan Staff in Defence Establishment in modification of recommendation of 6th CPC - Clarification regarding In continuation to this office earlier circular bearing No. Pay/Tech-II/04/2013/17/Cir dated 03.6.2013, it is intimated that the matter regarding grant of 3rd MACP benefit in the same grade pay of Rs.4200/- to the MCMs in the light of MoD ID No. 11(5)/2009-D(Civ-I) dated 23.7.2012 has been examined by this office. Accordingly it  has been decided that the said benefit may be extended to all eligible MCMs (either in service or going to retiree) along with 3% increment benefit on Band Pay and Gr. Pay of Rs.4200/-. In this connect...

Fixation of pay under restructuring of cadre of Artisan Staff in Def. Establishment in modification of recommendation of 6th CPC Important Circular OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (Fys) 10-A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA-700 001 No. Pay/Tech-II/04/2013/19 To (1) All Cs of F&A (Fys) (2) All Br.AOs Date: 02/07/2013 Sub:- Fixation of pay under restructuring of cadre of Artisan staff in Def. Establishment in modification of recommendation of 6 CPC While implementing the order of restructuring of Cadre of Artisan staff as issued vide MOD letter Nos.11(5)/2009-D(Civ-I) dated 14/06/2010 and 01/12/2010, various Br. Accounts Offices have referred several doubts on exercising option, for clarifications. The views of this office against the doubts raised by the Br.A.Os are given below for compliance : Sl.No. Doubt This office Views 1. A Semi Skilled IE (Grade Pay: Rs.1800/-) has got promotion to Skilled grade (Grade Pay:Rs.1900/-) after passing trade test and ...

INDWF writes to OF Board regarding restructuring of Ordnance employees (Artisan staff) INDWF General Secretary Shri.R.Srinivasan writes a letter to DGOF and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board on 5th July, 2013 regarding the implementation of four grade structure in Ordnance factories to the employees of Industrial cadre. The General Secretary insists to give clear clarification  and instructions on exemption for promotions while implementation of 4 Grade structure to all factories immediately. The letter is reproduced and given below for your ready reference… RESTRUCTURING OF ARTISAN STAFF EXEMPTION REQUEST INTUC INDIAN NATIONAL DEFECNCE WORDERS FEDERATION NIDWF/Artisan Staff/2013 Dated 5th July, 2013 To DGOF and Chairman Ordnance Factory Board, Ayudh Bhavan, 10A, S.K.Bose Road, Kolkatta 700 001. Sub : Restructuring of Artisan Staff. Ref : OFB Letter No.01/CR/Vol II/A/1/658(Pt.) dt. 14.6.2013 Sir, OF Board vide their letter quoted under reference addressed to all Sr.GMs/G...

Cadre Restructure in OFB : Cadre review in OFB : Sanction strength : Residency Period : Various proposal for Store Keepers in Ordnance Factories. The OFB Orders below… GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD 10-A, SHAHEED KHUDIRAM BOSE ROAD KOLKATA – 700001 Sub: Cadre restructuring of Store Keeping Staff in Ordnance Factories Organisation. After the implementation of the VI th CPC by the Govt. of India, there is a growing demand from staff side to review the Cadre of Store Keeping Staff in the Ordnance Factories Organisation. 2. Accordingly the issue has been examined with the following terms of reference. I) To examine the stagnation profile of existing Supervisor(Stores) and Store Keepers. ii) To examine any other issues related to the career progression brought out by the Indian Ordnance Factories Non-Technical Supervisory Staff Association. iii) To suggest a viable cadre structure proposed in the Non-Tech. (Stores) discipline for the Supervisors (Store...