1) LGO Examination result Declared - AP Circle Click here to view the list of selected candidates Division wise and the list of surplus qualified candidates.

2)Revised inspection Questionnaire of Mail offices

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3)Exemption u/s 80(G) of Income Tax Act on donations  to DCMAF

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4)Clarification on Children Education Allowance as FAQ issued by Railway Board on 1.6.2015.

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In bonus to workers, cap on salary set to be raised

Several lakhs of workers in the organised sector will benefit as the Narendra Modi government is set to raise the salary threshold for mandatory bonus for workers from Rs 10,000 a month at present to Rs 15,000 and the minimum bounty from an annual RS 3,500 now to Rs 4,500. The proposal, agreed to by employers’ associations at a recent meeting of an inter-ministerial group, would require Parliament’s approval as the Payments of Bonus Act, 1965, requires to be amended for this purpose.

While the minimum bonus is a legal liability on the firms concerned, whether or not they make a profits, these firms are also required to pay the workers a higher bonus if their “allocable surplus” exceeds the amount payable as minimum bonus, subject to a cap (20%) of the salaries.

If the new proposal takes affect, the maximum bonus payable by profit-making ventures would be close to Rs 11,000 as against Rs 8,400 now.

The salary ceiling for mandatory bonus eligibility was last fixed in 2007 and made effective retrospectively from April 1, 2006. While industry associations demanded exempting sick units from the requirement of paying bonus, trade unions have pitched for removal of the ceilings as “profits are not capped”, official sources said. The unions also asked for extending the benefit to workers under the Industrial Disputes Act, they added.

The revision of the bonus eligibility and the amounts is being done by factoring in the relevant price increases, the gauge used being the consumer price index-industrial workers or CPI(IW). This index stayed in the range of 6.4-12% since 2008. After hitting as high as 12% in 2010, CPI(IW) has maintained a roller-coaster ride — it eased to 8.9% in 2011 before rising to 10.9% in 2013 and dropping again to 6.4% in 2014. In the current calendar year, it has slowed almost consistently from 7.2% in January to 5.8% in April.

An estimate is two-thirds of the 6 crore organised sector workforce in the country are eligible for the mandatory bonus given their salary levels. Analysts, however, say that actual number of beneficiaries could be less as many units practically circumvent the norm.

Under Section 10 of Payments of Bonus Act, “every employer (as defined in the Act) shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of every accounting year, a minimum bonus which shall be 8.33% of the salary or wage earned by the employee during the accounting year”. All factories and establishments employing 20 or more persons are expected to pay the bonus compulsorily, provided the worker has worked in the establishment for at least 30 days. Employees in Life Insurance Corporation, seamen, dock workers and university employees are outside the Act’s ambit.

Although the country witnessed high inflation between 2009 and 2014, the move to raise the bonus amounts comes at a time inflation has come down (consumer price inflation is now below 5%). Consumer confidence is yet to be restored to the pre-2008-09 levels, while in recent months rural income growth has slowed. 

சென்னை  GPO வின் 30 வது கோட்ட மாநாடு 06.06,2015 அன்று சிறப்பாக நடைபெற்றது. நமது சம்மேளனப் பொதுச் செயலர் திரு  D. தியாகராஜன் அவர்கள் வருகை புரிந்து சிறப்புரை ஆற்றினார். நமது முன்னாள் மாநிலச் செயலர்கள் திரு. G. கண்ணன் அவர்கள், G.P.  முத்துகிருஷ்ணன் அவர்கள் முன்னாள் மாநிலத் தலைவர் திரு புருஷோத்தமன் அவர்கள் முன்னாள் மாநிலப் பொருளர் திரு  H.M. அப்துல்காதர் அவர்கள் ஆகியோர் மாநாட்டினை வாழ்த்தினர். பல்வேறு கோட்ட/கிளைச் சங்கப் பொறுப்பாளர்கள் வருகை புரிந்து மாநாட்டினை வாழ்த்தினர்.  திருமதி. R. மல்லிகா அவர்கள் தலைவராகவும் திரு. A மணிவேலன் அவர்கள் செயலராகவும் திரு. சுப்பிரமணி அவர்கள் பொருளராகவும் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டனர்.  புதியதாக கோட்டத் தலைவராகத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட திருமதி. R. மல்லிகா அவர்கள் நன்றி நவில மாநாடு இனிதே நிறைவுற்றது தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட அனைவருக்கும் மாநிலச் சங்கதின் வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

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One Rank One Pension: Madras High Court Notice to Center on Petition by Ex Serviceman.

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06/06/2015

1)The talks between ex-servicemen and Defence Minister over the One Rank One Pension scheme failed and they decided to go ahead with their planned rally followed by a relay hunger strike to protest. - 
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1) NAC Meeting also expected on 9th June 2015

Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary

National Council (Staff Side)Joint Consultative Machinary
For Central Government Employees
13-C. Ferozshah Road. New DelhI – 110001
E Mall :nc.jcm.np@gmail.com

No.NC/JCM/7th CPC/2015

Dated: May 30, 2015

All the Standing Committee Members
of the National Council, JCM (Staff Side)

Dear Comrades,

Sub:

Final meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Council JCM (Staff Side) with the 7th Central Pay Commission  will be held in the office of the Pay Commission at Delhi on 9th June 2015 at 11.00 am, an Internal Meeting of the Staff Side,NC/JCM will be held on 8th June 2015 at 15.00 hrs. in the office of National Council(JCM), 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi.

You are requested to attend both the meetings accordingly.

A copy of the letter dated 27th  May 2015, received from the office of the 7th CPC, is also enclosed herewith for your ready reference.

There is every likelihood of meeting of the National Anomalies Committee on 12 pending NAC items on 9th June, 2015 (Afternoon) with the Jt. Secretary(E) and Jt. Secretary(Pers.). As soon as we get letter to this effect, we will inform you, but you should be prepared for that too.

With fraternal greetings!
Comradely yours,
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
Secretary(Staff Side)
NC/JCM
&
Convener

2) Information of inviting applications from institutions for imparting Special Coaching to SC/ST Job seekers.

No.DGET-V-11011/07/2015-EE-III(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Directorate General of Employment & Training

3/10, Jam Nagar House,
New Delhi-110011

Dated: 27.05.2015

N O T E

Subject: Information of inviting applications from institutions for imparting Special Coaching to SC/ST Job seekers.

Information on inviting applications from institutions for imparting Special Coaching to SC/ST Job seekers. The information approved is enclosed. NIC (Computer Cell) is requested to get the same displayed on the website of Ministry of Labour and Employment at the earliest. A soft copy of the material is also enclosed.

(RAM KUMAR)
Assistant Director of Employment Exchanges

NIC Computer Cell,

Room No. 111,

Ministry of Labour & Employment,

S.S. Bhawan, New Delhi.

3) PROMOTION & POSTING OF SAG OFFICERS OF IPS GROUP A TO HAG (PMG TO CPMG)

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 4) Revised Selection Process for engagement to all approved categories of GDS Posts.

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5) Execute Sign Shrink with Run as Date Software

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6) Certificates printing (No records fetched) error in DOP Finacle

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7) Just for Info: Dot Matrix Printer working Procedure

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8) IndiaPost inks deal to issue 1.5 crore debit cards

MUMBAI: IndiaPost will soon issue debit cards to its 1.5 crore account holders with the Department of Post signing a Rs 30 crore deal with CMS Info System to supply Rupay enabled cards. The Department of Post (DOP) has over 10 crore account holders in India, and has already begun deploying ATMs across the country in aphased manner.

The personalized debit cards for DOP will be issued on the NPCI platform and their usage would initially only be on ATMs installed at DOP branches, as a closed loop environment. The cards can later be used on other ATMs with Rupay affiliation. These cards will initially be of the magstripe variant, with the option of EMV being available to the account holders after a set period of time.

"This deal will power issuance of personalized cards to complement IndiaPost'sATM deployment plans over a three-year period. We expect this to benefit people using teller facilities at the branches, as they can now begin to use these cards for more convenient cash withdrawals," said Mokam Singh Matta, Head of Card Business, CMS Info System. In addition to financial cards, CMS also personalizes Smart Cards which are being increasingly used in large scale government projects, including National ID, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Some of these form a critical backbone for financial inclusion projects in the country, he said.

1)Govt Constituted a Committee to monitor progress in filling up of vacancies of persons with disabilities as per Hon’ble Supreme Court directions 

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2) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to grant payment license to proposed Post Bank of India by July.

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3) Promotion & Posting.

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4)Nutritious Snacks to be introduced in Central Government Canteens.

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1) SPEED POST tariff increases from 01.06.2015 
 

Budget 2015 has increased the service tax from 12.36% to 14%. So the SPEED POST  tariff  increases from 01.06.2015  for (LOCAL up to 50 grams) Rs. 17/- to Rs.17/- (Rs.15 + Rs.2 ST), (other place up to 200 grams ) from Rs. 39/- to Rs.40/-(Rs.35+ Rs.4 ST). Other rates will change on adding service tax rate.

2) PPF issue in DOP Finacle : DOP Finacle Solution

PPF ISSUE IN DOP FINACLE

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3) Person in higher grade is drawing less pension than a person in junior grade High Court Order to stepped up the pay and recalculate the pension with arrear:  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10757 of 2010

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4) Sub: Brief on the meeting of the NAC held today under the chairmanship of Jt. Secretary(E), DoP&T, Government of India 

As per notification No.11/1/2015-JCA dated 12.05.2015 of the DoP&T(Government of India), meeting of the National Anomaly Committee was held today under the Chairmanship of Jt. Secretary(Estt.), Jt. Secretary(Pers.) and officials from other establishments and Ministry of Railways were also present.

At the outset, Secretary(Staff Side), National Council(JCM), Myself, expressed anguish for communication gap and non-finalization of the issues raised by the Staff Side JCM at various levels, and that is the reason, the staff working in the Central Government is quite agitated.

I also mentioned that, when we met the Secretary, DoP&T, we were given assurance that very soon meeting of the NC/JCM would be held, but unfortunately could not.

NAC was formed seven years back, and up-till now whatsoever had been agreed, that is not implemented, and wherever disagreement, items have not been sent for arbitration. Out of 60 items, only 48 were discussed, and most of them are under review, and there are 12 items which are still pending.

The J.S.(E) assured that the meeting on the pending items would be held soon. On the insistence of the Secretary(Staff Side), she agreed for the meeting on the pending items in the afternoon of 9th June, 2015. She also agreed for giving status papers.

Agenda Items Item No.1 – Review of MACP to GP of Rs.2000 where there is no such grade pay in Railways Though the Official Side was not in the mood to make any change, but on the insistence of the Staff Side, they agreed to review the matter once again.

Item No.2 – Granting of Additional Pay to Loco & Traffic Running Staff The Jt. Secretary(Pers.) asked the Railways to give some more logical arguments, so that they can reconsider the issue of Additional Pay to Loco Pilots and Guards of the Goods Trains.

Item No.3 – Treatment of employees selected under LDCE/GDCE Scheme The Official Side informed that, they have already sent a letter on 27.09.2012, that whatsoever benefit is available to the employees selected under LDCE and GDCE in the ACP, that will continue in the MACPS also. The item is closed.

Item No.4 – Grant of minimum entry pay meant for Direct Recruits to Promotees There had been lots of arguments and when the Staff Side insisted that, in the JCM Scheme, once the items have been finalized and we reach to an agreement in the Standing Committee, there is no provision of referring back the issue to JCM again. The Secretary Staff Side told pointblank to the Official Side that we are not going to yield on this issue, and if the Official Side feels that the Hon’ble Finance Minister has some specific objection for implementing this issue where Promotee should get bottom of the grade where Direct Recruitment is available, we would like our meeting with Hon’ble Finance Minister. The Official Side agreed that they will put up the case to the competent authority to approach the Hon’ble Finance Minister once again.