Expected DA Jan 2018: Central Government Employees losing interest in Expected DA?

Expected DA Jan 2018: Central Government Employees losing interest in Expected DA?

Central Government employees losing interest in Dearness Allowance?

It is becoming very obvious these days that the Central Government employees and pensioners are fast losing interest in Dearness Allowance.

Dearness Allowance is given to the Central Government employees once every six months, in order to help them maintain their lifestyle against the rising prices. Fluctuations in the prices of 392 essential items are recorded regularly at 78 various locations and their data is tabulated once every month to calculate the All India Consumer Price Index Number(AICPIN), which is then released by the Centre. Dearness Allowance is thus calculated.

For eight years now, we have been calculating the Dearness Allowance in advance and releasing the numbers. This is why we are able to sense an acute loss of interest among the Central Government employees in recent times to know their next and expected Dearness Allowance.

Dearness Allowance is calculated with the employee’s basic salary. For example, a 5 percent Dearness Allowance for an employee who draws a basic salary of Rs. 7000 per month, will translate into Rs. 350. An employee drawing basic salary of Rs. 20,000 will get an additional Rs. 200 if 1 percent Dearness Allowance is sanctioned.

All the Central Government employees, defence personnel and pensioners are now being paid as per the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, from January 2016 onwards. The Seventh Pay Commission had recommended that no changes shall be made in the Dearness Allowance calculations and the method adopted by the Sixth Pay Commission continues to be followed. The centre too had accepted the recommendations.

Under the Sixth Pay Commission method, the Dearness Allowance had increased by 125 percent in the past ten years, from January 2006 to December 2015. It is worth mentioning that at least thrice, a Dearness Allowance of 10 percent was paid to the employees. The table below shows the Dearness Allowance that was paid once every six months.

The loss of interest among the employees probably has something to do with the fact that the increase in Dearness Allowance has only been marginal ever since the Seventh Pay Commission was implemented.

There was no Dearness Allowance for the first six months, January to June 2016. Dearness Allowance of only two percent was given for July to December 2016. It looked as if something was wrong with the calculations, right from the start, but the employees thought that things will improve with time. The Dearness Allowance for January to June 2017 was a mere one percent, which came as a rude shock to all.

The centre claimed that it was because they have the prices under control.

So, what is the Dearness Allowance for the second term of 2017, July to December 2017, likely to be?

This time too, it is not expected to exceed two percent.

We expect the Dearness Allowance to be 7% with effect from January 2018.

DA Table from 1.1.2016 as per 7th CPC

Month/Year	CPI(IW) BY2001=100	Total of 12 Months	12 Months Average	DA with Decimal	DA %
Jan-16	269	3152	262.67	0.48
Feb-16	267	3166	263.83	0.92
Mar-16	268	3180	265	1.37
Apr-16	271	3195	266.25	1.85
May-16	275	3212	267.67	2.39
Jun-16	277	3228	269	2.9	2%
Jul-16	280	3245	270.42	3.44
Aug-16	278	3259	271.58	3.89
Sep-16	277	3270	272.05	4.24
Oct-16	278	3279	273.25	4.53
Nov-16	277	3286	273.83	4.75
Dec-16	275	3292	274.33	4.94	4%
Jan-17	274	3297	274.75	5.1
Feb-17	274	3304	275.33	5.32
Mar-17	275	3311	275.92	5.55
Apr-17	277	3317	276.42	5.74
May-17	278	3320	276.67	5.83
Jun-17	280	3323	276.91	5.93	5%
Jul-17	285	3328	277.33	6.09
Aug-17	285	3335	277.92	6.31
Sep-17	285	3343	278.58	6.56
Oct-17	287	3352	279.33	6.85
Nov-17
Dec-17

Via: Expected DA

7th CPC Military Brochure - Old Age Pension

7th CPC Military Brochure - Old Age Pension

The quantum of addl pension/ family pension available to the old pensioners/ family pensioners shall be continued as follows :

Note : (a) The pension Sanctioning Authorities should ensure that the date of birth and the age of a pensioner/family pensioner, are invariably indicated in the pension Payment Order to facilitate payment of additional pension by the pension Disbursing Agencies as soon as it becomes due. Dearness relief shall also be admissible on the additional pension available to old pensioners/family pensioners.

 (b) The additional pension payable to old pensioners/family pensioners of 80 years of age and above shall also be applicable to old pensioners / family pensioners of 80 years of age and above in receipt of Disability/ War Injury Element/ Liberalized Disability Element of Disability/ Liberalized Disability/ War Injury Pension also.

Auth : GoI, MoD (DESW) letter No 17(02)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 04 Sep 2017.

Finance Ministry approved GDS Pay Scales and Allowances

Finance Ministry approved GDS Pay Scales and Allowances

FLASH NEWS

GDS COMMITTEE PAY SCALES AND ALLOWANCES CLEARED BY FINANCE MINISTRY. NOW CABINET APPROVAL REQUIRED. DETAILS WILL FOLLOW:

R.N. Parashar
Secretary Generall
AIPEU-GDS

P. Panduranga Rao
General Secretary
NFPE

Source: Confederation

Government to replace GST ordinance with bill

Government to replace GST ordinance with bill

The Cabinet today approved replacing the Goods and Service Tax (Compensation to States) Ordinance by a bill, sources said.

The GST (Compensation to States) Act 2017 aims to provide for compensation to the states for the loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of Goods and Service Tax Act, they said.

It provides for imposition of compensation cess on intra-state/ inter-state supplies of goods and services.

The GST Council in its 20th meeting held in August had recommended an increase of 10 per cent to 25 per cent in the maximum rate on certain type of motor vehicles.

The Ordinance was promulgated on September 2, thus raising the maximum rates.

Article 123 of the Constitution mandates that the ordinance be approved by the Parliament within six weeks of reconvening.

Accordingly, the sources added the finance ministry had sought Cabinet nod for the replacement of the ordinance by the Goods and Service Tax (Compensation to States) Bill, 2017.

The government has listed the bill for introduction in its Parliament business agenda for the next week.

PTI

What If 7th Pay Commission Is The Last? Will It Help Government Employees?

What If 7th Pay Commission Is The Last? Will It Help Government Employees?

With the news of increase in the minimum pay of the Central government employees still in limbo, news are making rounds that the 7th Pay Commission will be the last pay commission for the government employees.

The news has indeed brought confusion among the lakhs of government employees as to how will their new salary look like, what will the salary be increased and on what basis the government would increase the salary.

Reports are there that the BJP-led Central government is mulling to go for an alternative without making the employees to wait for 10 years to get a hike in their salary.

Justice A K Mathur, Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission, had earlier stated that revision of salary be done every year on the basis of the available data and price index.

According to reports, the Aykroyd formula may be considered for the pay hike of the central government employess. The said formula takes into account the three basic needs of human being while considering pay hike and salary structure.

“It will be a good initiative if the government comes up with the plan. Yearly increase will help to maintain financial position. However, looking at the recent hike as per the 7th Pay Commission, nothing can be expected from the government,” said a Central government employee.

“Employees are still feeling cheated and agitations are on against the anti-employee policies of the government. In such a situation, in the name of annual hike, doubts are there that we might get deprived of at least what we are getting from the pay commission held every 10 years,” said another employee.

Reviewing the pay matrix periodically instead of waiting for long ten years to revise the salary and allowances will not be an easy task for any government. It may lead to more confusion and bewilderment among the employees, he said.

“If we get what we deserve then the new policy will definitely help, but doubts still persists over its feasibility,” he added.

“There’s no need to talk about a new policy for the employees when the recently implement pay commission is mired in controversy. No employee is happy with the hike in salary and allowances. Without diverting the topic, government should first increase the minimum pay as per the demand of the employee and media should avoid such news which will only deflect and confused the employees,” said a retired Indian Railways employee.

Meanwhile, the government is yet take a decision over the demands of the Central government employees to increase the minimum pay from the present Rs 21,000 to Rs 26,000.

7th Pay Commission Mileage Allowance for journey by Road where specific rates prescribed - 7th CPC Military Brochure

7th Pay Commission Mileage Allowance for journey by Road where specific rates prescribed - 7th CPC Military Brochure

Mileage Allowance for journeys by road at places where specific rates have been prescribed - Military Brochure

Level	Entitlement
14 & above	Actual fare by any type of public bus including AC bus OR At prescribed rates of AC taxi when the journey is actually performed by AC taxi OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw, own car, scooter,  motor cycle, moped, etc
5A to 13, 13A & 13B	Same as above with the exception that journeys by AC taxi are not permissible
4 & 5	Actual fare by any type of public bus other than AC bus OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw, own car, scooter, motor cycle, moped, etc
3 and below	Actual fare by ordinary public bus only OR At prescribed rates for auto rickshaw for journeys by auto rickshaw, own scooter, motor cycle, moped, etc.

Provision For Railway's Fund In Budget

Provision For Railway's Fund In Budget

 The amount allocated and utilized for passenger safety, capital and development work, cleanliness and finance and accounting reforms in Railways in the financial year 2016-17 is indicated below :

Items	Revised Estimate 2016-17	Actual Expenditure 2016-17
Passenger Safety	63063.00	55918.00
Capital & Development Work	121000.00	110015.60
Cleanliness	1080.81	1008.46
Finance & Accounting Reforms	26.68	28.22

This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 15.12.2017 (Friday).

PIB

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017-18 Issue Price

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2017-18 Issue Price

Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, had floated Series III of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2017-18, for a period from October 09, 2017 to December 27, 2017 (with subscription period Monday to Wednesday every week). The Bonds will be issued on the succeeding Monday after each subscription period.

For the next subscription period i.e. December 18-20, 2017, the issue price shall be Rs.2,866 (Rupees Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Six only) - per gram with Settlement on December 26, 2017, as also published by RBI in their Press Release dated December 15, 2017.

Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to allow discount of Rs.50 (Rupees Fifty) per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode.

PIB

DoPT: Amendment in the Recruitment Rules for the post of Joint Director (Management Services) in the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management

DoPT: Amendment in the Recruitment Rules for the post of Joint Director (Management Services) in the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management

No.A-12034/03/2016-ISTM
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
Training Division

Old JNU Campus, Block IV, 3rd Floor,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067
Dated: 13th December, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Amendment in the Recruitment Rules for the post of Joint Director (Management Services) in the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management -regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per DoPT's O.M. No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt(RR) dated 13.10.2015 the proposal for framing /amendment of Recruitment Rules are to be uploaded on the website of respective Ministries/Departments for 30 days for inviting comments from the stakeholders.

2. Therefore, the draft Recruitment Rules to the post of Joint Director (Management Services), Institute of Secretariat Training & Management, New Delhi are uploaded on the DoPT's website for information of stakeholders. All stakeholders are requested to go through the draft Recruitment Rules and furnish their comments,if any, to the undersigned within a period of one month i.e. date of its uploading in the website. In case,no comments received as on date, the Department will proceed further for taking necessary action for amendment of aforementioned draft Recruitment Rules.

(Syed Imran Ahmed)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 011-26107967
E-mail: syedimran.ahmed@nic.in

Encl: As above. To All concerned Stakeholders

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the December, 2017

G.S.R... - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, and in upersession of the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management Joint Director (Management Services) Recruitment Rules, 2014, except as respects things done or omitted to have been done, before such supersession the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Joint Director (Management Services) in the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.-

(1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), Institute of Secretariat Training and Management Joint Director (Management Services) Recruitment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number of post, classification and Level in the pay matrix. - The number of the said post, its classification and Level in the pay matrix shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the schedule annexed to these rules.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and qualification, etc.- The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification. - No person, -
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:

Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax. - Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

6. Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxations of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex- servicemen and other special category of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.

Source: DoPT

7th Pay Commission: Employees unions to meet today on minimum pay hike

7th Pay Commission: Employees unions to meet today on minimum pay hike

Central government employees unions leaders will meet today to discuss their demand of minimum pay hike.

It will be the meeting of the Standing Committee Members of Staff Side, National Council JCM over the demand of hiking minimum pay beyond the 7th Pay Commission recommendation.

National Council (staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) is an umbrella organisation of various Central Government employees’ unions, including Railways, post and telegraph and Income Tax.

In wake of DoPT letter letter, Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary National council (staff Side), Joint Consultative Machinery has called for the meeting to give proper reply to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

DoPT letter dated October 30, addressed to Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary, Staff Side, National Council JCM stating that the demand for increase in minimum Pay and fitment formula do not appear to be treated as an anomaly, therefore, these do not come under the purview of National Anomaly Committee (NAC).

However, National Anomaly Committee (NAC) has been formed in September, 2016 to look into pay anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations and the government had said the NAC would discuss any pay hike agenda.

Earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had promised with central government employees unions’ leaders in Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s house on June 30, 2016 for hiking Pay and fitment formula through the appoint of a High Level Committee, when the unions had threatened to carry out an indefinite strike on July 11, 2016.

The High Level Committee has not yet been constituted, while the Cabinet cleared the 7th Pay Commission recommendations on June 29, 2016.

Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary National council (staff Side) JCM is also planning to meet PM Modi to raise the minimum pay hike issue before him.

Accordingly, he said, "We have faith in Prime Minister's office, we have faith in PM Modi. We are sure that in order to maintain good industrial relations in the country, PM Modi will find an alternate solution"

Media reports already stated that minimum pay and fitment factor beyond 7th Pay Commission recommendation was under consideration of the Central government and NAC was likely to recommend minimum pay hike to Rs 21,000 from existing Rs 18,000 and fitment factor to 3.00 times from existing 2.57 times, but DoPT letter now says minimum pay and fitment factor doesn’t come under the purview of the NAC.

The Unions have been demanding minimum pay Rs. 26,000 instead of Rs 18,000 with 3.68 fitment factor.

TST