Date : 30.7.2016

Resettlement of Ex-Servicemen

The salient features of the policy being implemented for resettlement of Ex-Servicemen in the country are as under:-

The Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR), an Attached Office of the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, is responsible for rehabilitation of retired defence personnel in the country through training courses, reservations in Central / State / PSU jobs and resettlement schemes including self-employment schemes.

The salient features of the policy being implemented for resettlement of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) in the country are as follows:

TRAINING PROGRAMMES:

Meaningful professional and vocational training to retiring Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and Other Ranks (OR) is imparted by DGR through various training institutes for the rehabilitation and resettlement of ESM in civil life by upgrading their skills to prepare them to take on new assignment / jobs and assisting ESM in finding re-employment. An option to undergo resettlement courses in reputed institutes pan India is provided to Officers, JCO / OR and retired personnel to enhance their educational qualifications and increase employment options post retirement. An exemption of 100% of the course fees is given to JCOs / ORs and 60% to Officers. The exempted amount against the course fees is paid by office of DGR.

RE-EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

(i)  Reservation in Government Jobs:

	The Central Government has provided the following reservation for ESM for vacancies in the posts to be filled by direct recruitment:-
	•		10% in Group ‘C’ posts and 20% in Group ‘D’ posts in Central Government jobs.
	•		14.5% in Group ‘C’ and 24.5% Group ‘D’ posts in Public Sector Undertakings and Nationalized Banks which includes 4.5% reservation in each category for Disabled Soldiers and Widows / Dependents.
	•		10% posts upto Assistant Commandants in Central Paramilitary Forces.
	•		100% in Defence Security Corps.
(ii)		Most State Governments also provide reservation in State Government jobs, which varies from State to State and is based on the rehabilitation policy of the concerned State and the total population of Ex-Servicemen domiciled in the State.
(iii)		Placement Assistance through DGR:  Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) sponsors Ex-Servicemen (Officers) to various Government organizations, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporate Houses, Private Sector, Central Para Military Forces etc. based on their requisition for re-employment of ESM.  The DGR sponsored ESM are re-employed by the requisitioning agencies after due process of selection by them.
(iv)		Army welfare Placement Organization and similar placement cells in Air Force and Navy help ESM in finding suitable jobs in Banks, Industries, Corporate Houses, Academic Institutions, Hospitals, Hotels and Real Estate.
(v)		Age relaxation is available to the Ex-Servicemen in posts filled by direct recruitment.
(vi)		DGR sponsored Security Agency Scheme.

SCHEMES OF SELF EMPLOYMENT:

(i)  Schemes for Officers only:

• ESM Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme.
•
Allotment of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited / Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Company Owned Company Operated Outlets PAN India.

• Management of CNG Station by Ex-Servicemen (O) in National Capital Region.
(ii) Schemes for all:
• Coal Tipper Attachment Scheme.

• Allotment of Army Surplus Vehicles.
•
Allotment of Regular LPG Distributorship Scheme under ‘Government Personnel’ Category.
• Allotment of Oil Product Agencies under 8% Defence Quota.
• Allotment of LPG Agency Under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitran Yojna.
(iii) Schemes for JCOs / ORs Only:
•
Allotment of Mother Dairy Milk Booths and Fruit & Vegetable (SAFAL) Shops in NCR.
• Allotment of Milk Shops of Gopaljee Dairy Pvt. Ltd. In Delhi / Noida.
• Allotment of KIOSKS / Retail outlet of Gopaljee Farm Fresh in Faridabad / NCR.

Welfare and resettlement of Ex-Servicemen is a continuous process and the Government endeavors to explore every possible avenue for increasing employment opportunities for the Ex-Servicemen through various initiatives including pre and post retirement trainings and awareness programmes. The resettlement schemes are reviewed and upgraded from time to time and new schemes are also initiated in consultation with the concerned stake holders.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Konakalla Narayana Rao in Lok Sabha today.

DM/NAMPI/RK

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Date : 30.7.2016

AICPIN for June 2016 – Calculation of DA from July 2016 is completed

AICPIN for June 2016 – Calculation of DA from July 2016 is completed

No.5/1/2016- CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 29th July, 2016

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – June, 2016

The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2016 increased by 2 points and pegged at 277 (two hundred and seventy seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.73 per cent between May, 2016 and June, 2016 when compared with the increase of (+) 1.16 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 2.51 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Besan, Black Gram, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Eggs (Hen), Goat meat, Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Garlic, Onion, Tomato, Potato Brinjal, Cabbage, other seasonal Vegetables, Tea Leaf, Doctors’ Fee, Petrol, Repair Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Arhar Dal, Fish Fresh, Coconut, Mango (Ripe), Electricity Charges, putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 6.13 per cent for June, 2016 as compared to 6.59 per cent for the previous month and 6.10 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 8.33 per cent against 8.48 per cent of the previous month and 6.67 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Mercara reported the maximum increase of 13 points followed by Vadodara (12 points), Darjeeling and Ahmedabad (10 points each), Bhavnagar (9 points) and Nagpur (8 points). Among others, 7 points increase was observed in 2 centres, 6 points in 5 centres, 5 points in 5 centres, 4 points in 5 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 15 centres and I point in 14 centres. On the contrary, Quilon recorded a maximum decrease of 6 points followed by Chennai (4 points), Salem (3 points) and Coonoor (2 points). Among others, 1 point decrease was observed in 3 centres. Rest of the 7 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and other 44 centres’ indices are below national average.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of July, 2016 will be released on Wednesday, 31st August, 2016. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(SHYAM SINGH NEGI)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

Date : 30.7.2016

SC notice to Centre on army doctors' plea on retirement age
SC notice to Centre on army doctors' plea on retirement age

New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea by a group of army doctors who want their retirement age to be increased to 65 years.

Noting the urgency of the matter as the petitioners are retiring on Sunday, the bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit directed the next hearing of the matter on August 1, thus giving two days to the Centre to respond to the plea by the doctors serving in the Army Medical Corps (AMC).

As the counsel for the doctors urged the court to ensure that they don't retire on Sunday, the bench said there was no need to worry.

Seeking parity with their civilian counterparts serving under the central government, a group of eight AMC doctors have questioned the defence ministry for not implementing the central government's decision to increase the retirement age of doctors to 65 years.

The decision to raise the retirement age of the doctors was announced by the Prime Minister, and it became effective from May 31, 2016.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his tweet on May 31, 2016, said: "Central government has decided to enhance superannuation age of all doctors in Central Health Service to 65 years with effect 31st May 2016".

"With this step, we retain our experienced doctors for a longer period and provide quality health services to citizens, particularly the poor.

G Mail to be stopped w.e.f. 01.09.2016 in India Post domain

Date : 30.7.2016

G Mail to be stopped w.e.f. 01.09.2016 in India Post domain

This is regarding regularizing email communications between various levels in the Indiapost VPN network. Towards implementation of the Technology Policy, the following email policy is proposed to be adopted, from 1^st September 2016.

1.     Email from India post email ID to all other emails are to be allowed in the Indiapost VPN Network

2.    Emails from any other emails to India post mail ID is to be allowed

3.    Emails of all other email service providers like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Hotmail etc will not be allowed to open in India post VPN Network

Email IDS have been provided to all offices in the country.

a)    All official designations (Officers) up to Sub-Divisions have already been created and communicated

b)    Email IDs to offices in 10 Circles, up to Single handed SPMs completed

c)     Email IDs to all offices in Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi circles would be circulated by 10^thAugust 2016

d)    Email IDs to all offices in Maharashtra, Gujrat, Tamilnadu, Andhra pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab Circle would be circulated by 15^th August 2016.

Hence, all officials at all levels should be informed and educated to use India post email ID for all correspondences. The email communications between circles, regions, divisions and post offices including the system administrators should be strictly implemented to use India post mail IDs alone.

This may kindly be circulated to all concerned to prepare them for using Indiapost email, as access to all other mail services would be stopped from 1^st September 2016 in our network.

Yours Sincerely,

(V M Sakthivelu)

Deputy Director CEPT

dd_cept@indiapost.gov.in

Statement of Fixation of Pay under CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016

Date : 30.7.2016

Statement of Fixation of Pay under CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016

Click here to download the statement given below

Date : 30.7.2016


CBDT extends the date for filing income tax return for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 from July 31st to August 5th, 2016

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

29-July-2016 20:47 IST

CBDT extends the date for filing income tax return for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 from July 31st to August 5th, 2016

As per provisions of Section 139(1) of Income-tax Act 1961, Central Board of Direct Taxes extends the due date for filing returns of Income for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 from 31st July, 2016 to 5th July,2016 , in case of taxpayers throughout India who are liable to file their Income-tax by 31st July, 2016.

This extension is given in order to avoid any inconvenience to the taxpayers while making payment of taxes pertaining to returns of income for Assessment Year 2016- 2017 by 31st July, 2016 due to reports of Bank strike on 29th July,2016(Friday) and 31st July,2016 (Sunday), being a Bank-Holiday

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 — filing of Returns by public servants - extension of last date - regarding

Date :30.7.2016

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 — filing of Returns by public servants - extension of last date - regarding

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 — filing of Returns by public servants - extension of last date - regarding

No. 407/16/2016-AVD-IV(LP)

Bharat Sarkar/Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 29th July, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 — filing of Returns by public servants - extension of last date - regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OMs No.407/12/2014- AVD. IV(B) dated 12th April, 2016, No. 407/02/2016-AVD. IV(Lokpal) dated 24th June, 2016 and No. 407/02/2016- AVD. IV(Lokpal) dated 4th July, 2016 as also

Secretary(Personnel)'s D.O. letter No. 407/12/2014- AVD. IV(B) vol. III dated 5th July, 2016 OM addressed to all Secretaries, regarding the furnishing of information relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.

2. In this regard, it is stated that the last date for furnishing of declaration/information/annual return as on 01.08.2014, 31.03.2015 and 31.03.2016 relating to assets and liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has been extended upto 31st December, 2016. Formal amendments to the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 have been notified and uploaded on the website of this Department, i.e., http://persmin.nic.in/DOPT.asp.

3. Now the timelines for filing these returns are as follows:-

i. The first return of assets and liabilities as on 1st August, 2014 - on or before the 31st December, 2016.

ii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2015 - on or before the 31st December, 2016.

iii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2016 should be filed on or before 31st December, 2016.

(Rakesh Kumar)

Director

Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement

Date : 30.7.2016

Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement

Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement

RBE No : 83/2016

Government of India

Ministry of Railway

(Railway Board)

No. F(E)III/2008/PN1/13

New Delhi, Dated 11.07.2016

Subject: Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement

The provision regarding verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years service before retirement already exists in Rule 47 of Railway Service (pension) Rules, 1993. However, a copy of instruction issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP & PW) vide their O.M No. 1/19/2013-P&PW (E) dated 16.09.2015 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. The Rule 32 of CCS (pension) Rules mentioned in the said O.M. corresponds to Rule 47 of Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993.

2. Please acknowledge receipt.

Sd/-

(Sanjay Prashar)

Deputy Director, Finance (Estt.)III,

Railway Board

Implementation of the recommendations of 7th CPC - Fixation of pay and payment of arrears - instructions regarding

Date : 30.7.2016

 Implementation of the recommendations of 7th CPC - Fixation of pay and payment of arrears - instructions regarding

Date :29.7.2016

Arrears arising out of 7th Pay Commission to be paid with August salary: Govt

• PTI, New Delhi
 |  
• Updated: Jul 29, 2016 20:30 IST

Finance minister Arun Jaitley receiving the report of the Seventh Pay Commission from its chairman Justice AK Mathur in New Delhi. (PTI File Photo)

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The government has decided to pay its employees arrears arising from the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in cash with the August salaries.

The government has already notified the 2.57-time hike in basic salary of the about 10 million government employees and pensioners as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The pay hike has been made effective from January 1, 2016.

The finance ministry said the revised pay structure will include dearness allowance of 125% provided in the pre-revised pay structure. The rate of the first instalment of DA under revised pay will be announced later.

“The arrears as accruing on account of revised pay consequent upon fixation of pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 with effect from January 1, 2016, shall be paid in cash in one instalment along with the payment of salary for the month of August, 2016, after making necessary adjustment on account of GPF and NPS, as applicable, in view of the revised pay,” a finance ministry statement said.

In order to expedite disbursal of arrears, the instruction said the “arrear claims may be paid without pre-check of the fixation of pay in the revised scales of pay”.

However, it added, the facilities to disburse arrears without pre-check of fixation of pay will not be available for those public servants who have retired, resigned or dismissed after the date of implementation of the Pay Commission recommendations.

The minimum pay in central government with effect from January 1, 2016 will now be Rs 18,000 per month, up from Rs 7,000. At the highest level of cabinet secretary, the salary would go up from Rs 90,000 a month to Rs 2.5 lakh.

There shall be two dates for grant of increment — January 1 and July 1 every year — instead of the existing July 1 only.

The instruction further said income tax would be deducted before the payment of arrears.

Date : 29.7.2016

7 th CPC - Arrears shall be paid in cash in one installment along with the payment of the salary for the month of aug - 2016 .

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Date : 29.7.2016

7 th CPC - Arrears shall be paid in cash in one installment along with the payment of the salary for the month of aug - 2016 .

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Date : 29.7.2016

Response on Bank Strike in Rajya Sabha

The nationwide strike by public sector banks employees today figured in Rajya Sabha as the Opposition asked the government to respond to the demands raised by the bank unions.

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, D Raja (CPI) said the banks unions are on strike to protest privatisation of public sector banks, non-recovery of bad loans and no action being taken against wilful defaulters.

Raja said he has given a notice to discuss the issue. However, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said the notice has not been admitted.

T K Rangarajan (CPI-M) too raised the matter.

Senior TMC member Sukhendu Sekhar Roy asked the government to respond to the demands of the bank unions, saying "it is a very sensitive issue and the government should respond."

There was no response from the government side.

Services at around 80,000 bank branches in the country were hit today as employees of public sector banks went on a one-day strike to protest the proposed merger of SBI associates with the parent bank and other issues. Private sector banks were working as usual.

The United Forum of Banks Unions (UFBU), an umbrella organisation of nine bank employees' and officers' unions representing 8 lakh staffers, has gone ahead with the strike, affecting services like cheque clearances, cash deposit and withdrawal at branches and other facilities.

Highlighting the problems being faced by students who take loans for studies, K K Ragesh (CPI-M) said SBI has sold its Rs 847 crore education loan NPA to Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company.

The private company, he said, has to return only 45 per cent of the amount to SBI and that too over 15 years. He said the SBI should have given the same offer of long term repayment to students who had taken the loans