7 CPC : Dream came into truth, Inspector Posts got GP Rs.4600/-

Dear Members, 

I would like to thanks wholeheartedly to my all members who have shown faith on me at 37^th Biennial All India Conference held at Bangalore during the period from 28/1/2012 and 29/1/2012 and unanimously elected as General Secretary of the Association. At that time there were two important issues pending before our Association viz. Submission of Memorandum to 7CPC and cadre re-structuring of Inspector Posts cadre. Those who have attended the said conference knows that in my concluding speech I had promised that I will submit both the issues to the appropriate offices on time and try to get justice to our cadre. And I did it. Since last more than 4 and half years I am holding this coveted post and trying at my level best to give always positive results to our members/friends/colleagues on their grievances. During this period our Association reached at high level and now-a-days everyone in the department knows very well. Today, I am very happy to inform you that out of above two important issues one is settled 100% in our favour. Everybody aware that second pending issue i.e. cadre restructuring has already and timely taken up with Directorate but on submission of 7CPC report to Government on our favour on 19/11/2015 it was requested Directorate to keep the proposal submitted by Association in abeyance till implementation of recommendations of 7CPC.  Now we have prepare a fresh proposal and have to finalize in ensuing CWC to be held at Ujjain (MP). I am working sincerely on second issue and will try to get the result same as today we got. 

Today, Govt. vide Gazette notification No. 246 dated 25^th July 2016 under MoF file No. 1-2/2016-IC has issued resolution in connection with acceptance of recommendations of 7CPC.

As demanded in our Memorandum, we got GP of Rs. 4600/- to Inspector Posts cadre. 7CPC recommended in their report Rs. 4800/- to ASP and Rs. 5400/- to PS Gr. B (PB-2) and same are accepted by Govt. in toto.

The following will be the entry level pay structure of our cadre.

Sl. No.	Name of the Post	Grade Pay		Revised Pay Structure
		Existing Grade Pay	Grade Pay corresponding to which revised Levels have been recommended	Level in Pay Matrix	Para No. of the 7CPC Report
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
1.	Inspector Posts	4200	4600	L-7	11.8.21
2.	Assistant Superintendents Posts	4600	4800	L-8	11.8.21
3.	PS Gr. B	4800	5400 (PB-2)	L-9	11.8.21

Yours sincerely, 

(Vilas Ingale) 
General Secretary 

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL IP / ASP and PS Gr. B OFFICERS 

Submission of representations against the combined All India Seniority List of IP for the year 2001 and 2002

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/Seniority List / 2016                          Dated :       27/7/2016

Shri Abhay Kumar,

Assistant Director General (SPN),

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

Subject : Preparation of Combined All India Seniority List of Inspector Posts for the year 2001 and onwards… regarding.  

Ref.       : Your letter No. 7-1/2015-SPB-II dated 09^th June 2016

R/Sir,    

                In continuation to this Association’s letter of even number dated 9/7/2016, 12/7/2016, 18/7/2016 and 25/7/2016 representations received from following officials are enclosed herewith for further necessary action.

1.   Shri Anil Kumar Dwivedi, ASP, East Sub Division, Faizabad Division.

2.   Shri Ashok Kumar Tripathi, AD (Estt/Plg, o/o PMG, Bareilly Region, Bareilly.

It is requested to kindly examine the representations of the above named officers and decide it impartially, judiciously and as per the rules and regulations framed by the nodal ministry. It is also requested to kindly arrange to release the seniority lists of pending years at the earliest.

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-     

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary

Acknowledgement from Directorate i/c/w demand of GP of Rs.4800/- to IP

Acknowledgement from Directorate i/c/w promotion to the cadre of ASP

Acknowledgement from Directorate i/c/w observations against proposed Recruitment Rules of PS Gr.B cadre

PSI : Women Leadership Meeting at Hyderabad

It has been reported by Shri R. Kannan, Sub Regional Secretary, Public Services International (PSI) that Women Leadership Meeting will be held on 10th and 11th August 2016 at Hyderabad. 

Our Association has to nominate two women representatives, of which one below 35 years of age to attend the above meeting. Accommodation, boarding and travel reimbursement up to 3AC train equivalent fare will be paid to the participants. The details of venue and agenda will be placed on the blog. 

It is directed to all Circle Secretaries to intimate the name/s of willing women participants of their circles immediately to GS.

Our Association is affiliated to PSI since last 10 years. 

Increase in income limit for OBC non Creamy Layer

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-516

ANSWERED ON-21.07.2016

Increase in income limit for OBC non Creamy Layer

516 . Dr. R. Lakshmanan

(a) whether any proposal is pending with Government to increase the income limit for OBC non-Creamy Layer (OBCNCL) from existing 6 lakhs per annum to 8 lakhs per annum; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

(a): A proposal to enhance the income ceiling for Other Backward Classes non-Creamy Layer, is presently under consideration of the Government.

(b): The income criterion among creamy layer for Other Backward Classes was first notified at Rs. 1.00 lakh per annum in September, 1993. This was enhanced to Rs. 2.5 lakh in March, 2004 and thereafter to Rs. 4.5 lakh in October, 2008 and Rs. 6.00 lakh in May, 2013. The National Commission for Backward Classes has recommended in 2015 modifications in the various factors for determining of Creamy Layer among OBCs, including enhancement of present limit. The matter has been examined in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in consultation with other Ministries/Departments concerned, for taking a view on the enhancement of income ceiling. The level of enhancement and the revised income ceiling will be notified by the Government in due course, after approval of the Cabinet.

Source-http://rajyasabha.nic.in

DPC : JTS for the year 2016-17 .... updates

Due to some technical problem, JTS DPC file is still lying in Directorate. Directorate staff is working on it and trying to resolve the issue at the earliest and thereafter file is likely to be submitted to UPSC for convening date for holding of DPC.

DPC : PS Gr. B for 2016-16 ... Vacancy position

Name of the Circle	Vacancy as on 1/8/2016	Vacancy as on 1/9/2016	Vacancy as on 1/10/2016
Rajasthan	07	07	07

 Information from Assam, Andhra Pradesh, J&K, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, North-East, Utttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh is not received despite reminders through whatsApp. Circle Secretaries of above circles will intimate the vacancy position at the earliest. 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598 about RECRUITMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS IN RAJYA SABHA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND  JULY, 2016

RECRUITMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

598. SHRI SANJIV KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a)       the total number of Gramin Dak Sevaks proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand and in the country during the financial year 2016-17;

(b)       the action being taken against agents who are allegedly collecting large sums of money from people with the promise of facilitating appointments as Gramin Dak Sevaks in Jharkhand; and

(c)        the steps being taken to ensure a transparent and non-discretionary system of recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &

 MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)       Circle-wise requisite information is attached as “Annexure-I”.  However, 391 Gramin Dak Sevaks are proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand, and 31361 Gramin Dak Sevaks, in total, in the country during Financial Year 2016-2017.

(b)       As per the information received from office of Chief Postmaster General, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi; “No such case has come to notice”.

(c)        Selection process is done through open notification duly following the provisions of Recruitment Rules for Gramin Dak Sevaks issued by the Directorate from time to time to ensure transparency and non-discretion in the process of recruitment of GDS. 

Annexure – 1

S. No.	Circle	No. of GDSs proposed to be recruited during F.Y. 2016-17
1	Andhra Pradesh	1472
1a	Telengana	805
2	Assam	348
3	Bihar	1266
4	Chhatisgarh	1380
5	Delhi	237
6	Gujarat	3915
7	Haryana	385
8	Himachal Pradesh	496
9	Jammu & Kashmir	218
10	Jharkhand	391
11	Karnataka	1173
12	Kerala	473
13	Madhya Pradesh	1932
14	Maharashtra	2126
15	North East	381
16	Odisha	1433
17	Punjab	472
18	Rajasthan	958
19	Tamilnadu	1155
20	Uttar Pradesh	3991
21	Uttrakhand	681
22	West Bengal	5673
Total :-		3136

Chennai GPO may be first T.N. post bank

New endeavour:The Postal Department is planning to offer banking services, particularly in rural areas. —Photo: V. Ganesan 

Chennai General Post Office (GPO) is likely to be first post bank in the State to be launched early next year. The Department of Posts is planning to set up ‘India Post Payment Banks’ (IPPB) using the postal network to provide banking services to people.

Aimed at providing access to banking services to people particularly in rural areas, the IPPB will provide a range of services, including direct benefit transfers and facilitate various payments like old age pension and government subsidies. The vast network of post offices would be used to eventually even deliver the payment at the doorstep of customers. Officials of the postal department said such post banks would function as separate entity and function according to the guidelines of Reserve Bank of India.

Mervin Alexander, postmaster General (Chennai City Region), said, “Payment banks will deal with money remittances of all kinds to people. This could be useful to people particularly in rural areas who have limited access to banks. But, it will not provide loans. However, savings schemes and deposits will remain under post offices at this point of time.” Earlier, core banking network solutions and postal ATMs were started as part of an initiative to provide banking services at post offices.

Net banking and mobile banking will be the next step towards reinventing the postal services according to the changing trend. The department has also announced a competition for logo design and tagline for the proposed IPPB. The tagline should not exceed eight words either in English or Hindi and the best entries will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs.25,000. The last date of submission is July 31.

Source :  http://www.thehindu.com/

7th Pay Commission: NPS churns out double-digit returns

ET Bureau | Jul 25, 2016, 12.21 PM IST

The NPS funds for central government employees have earned 11.43% in the past three years, and 10.5% in the past five. 

NEW DELHI: Young government employees rejoicing over the Seventh Pay Commission bonanza have another reason to cheer. The NPS funds for central government employees have earned 11.43% in the past three years, and 10.5% in the past five. In the past six months, their retirement savings have earned more than what the Provident Fund offers in a full year. 

Other NPS funds have also churned out double-digit returns for investors. The bond rally that began in February last year has seen long-term bond yields decline by almost 175 basis points. 

With their portfolios lined with long-term bonds, the government bond funds of the NPS have shot up, while equity funds have benefited from the stock market rally. If we look at the one-year returns, the bond rally has rewarded ultra-safe investors who stayed away from equities. The bond rally is expected to continue because the market expects interest rates to be cut by at least 25 basis points in October. However, retirement savings are long-term investments and experts say one should not be swayed by the short term performance. While a pure debt-based approach ap pears safe, it will not be able to beat inflation in the long term. A balanced approach or a conservative allocation, that takes some exposure to stocks, can yield better results. 

In the long-term (3-5 years), balanced investors who divided the corpus across the three categories or aggressive investors who put the maximum 50% in equities have been amply rewarded.

Employers can be fined upto Rs 50,000 for failure to constitute an Internal Complaint Committee for receiving complaints of sexual harassment

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Women and Child Development

25-July-2016 17:46 IST

Employers can be fined upto Rs 50,000 for failure to constitute an Internal Complaint Committee for receiving complaints of sexual harassment 

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has started collecting data under the category of insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) at office premises since 2014. A total of No. of 57 cases were registered and 47 persons were Chargesheeted out of which 2 person are convicted during 2014.

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 casts responsibility on the appropriate Government to monitor the implementation of this Act and maintain data on the number of cases filed and disposed off.

The Act mandates all the workplace which include any department, organisation, undertaking, establishment, enterprise, institution, office, branch or unit which is established, owned, controlled or wholly or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government or the local authority or a Government company or a corporation or a co-operative society having more than 10 workers to constitute Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) for receiving complaints of sexual harassment.

If any employer fails to constitute an Internal Complaint Committee, or contravenes or attempts or abets contravention of other provisions of this Act or any rules made there under, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development had issued advisories to all States/UTs Government on 23rd December, 2013 and 27th October, 2014 to ensure effective implementation of the Act. The Ministries/Departments in Government of India have also been advised to ensure the compliance of the Act time to time.

Further, Ministry of Corporate Affairs along with the industry bodies, Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCI), and National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) have been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act amongst their members in the private sector.

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. 

Simultaneous action of prosecution and initiation of departmental proceedings.

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7th CPC : Notification this week

July salary may be the last as per old scale of pay

It is learnt from reliable sources that the notification of 7th CPC is likely to be issued within a couple of days. As per the cabinet approval, only basic pay will hiked as per the fitment formula accepted by Govt.  Allowances will be paid as per existing rate and arrears will be paid only after the report of the review committee. There is a rumor around the power of corridor about two increments date as 1st January and 1st July of which authenticity could not be verified.

Casual Labourers with temporary status - clarification regarding contribution to GPF and Pension under the Old pension Scheme

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Revision of Fixed Stationary Charges (FSC) for Post Offices, SBCO in HOs and IP/ASP

Representations on seniority list of Inspector Posts cadre for the year 2001 and 2002

No. CHQ/AIAIPASP/Seniority List / 2016                          Dated :       25/7/2016

Shri Abhay Kumar,

Assistant Director General (SPN),

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110 001.

Subject : Preparation of Combined All India Seniority List of Inspector Posts for the year 2001 and onwards… regarding.  

Ref.       : Your letter No. 7-1/2015-SPB-II dated 09^th June 2016

R/Sir,    

                In continuation to this Association’s letter of even number dated 9/7/2016, 12/7/2016 and 18/7/2016  representations received from following officials are enclosed herewith for further necessary action.

1.   Shri Jitendra Singh, ASP (CBS), o/o PMG, Agra Region, Agra 282001.

2.   Shri Prakash Chand Meena, ASP, Behror Sub Division (Alwar Division)

3.   Shri Avdhesh Kumar, ASP, Barabanki Sub Division, Barabanki 225001.

It is requested to kindly examine the representations of the above named officers and decide it impartially, judiciously and as per the rules and regulations framed by the nodal ministry. It is also requested to kindly arrange to release the seniority lists of pending years at the earliest.

Yours sincerely,

  Sd/-   

(Vilas Ingale)

General Secretary