Expected DA from July 2013 : AICPIN for the month of May 2013
Expected Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from July 2013 : Central Government employees and Pensioners will get one more installment of additional DA and DR from July 2013 will be 10%, as per the release of AICPIN for the month of May 2013. Though the requirement of one more month of AICPIN for June to finalise the enhancement of Dearness allowance, there is possible to get 90% Dearness allowance and Dearness Relief from July 2013. The calculation table describes the steps as under...
| Month / Year | B.Y. 2001=100 | Total of 12 Months | 12 Months Average | % Increase over 115.763 | App. DA | DA % |
| Dec-12 | 219 | 2512 | 209.33 | 93.57 | 80.83 | 80 |
| Jan-13 | 221 | 2535 | 211.25 | 95.49 | 82.49 | 82 |
| Feb-13 | 223 | 2559 | 213.25 | 97.49 | 84.22 | 84 |
| Mar-13 | 224 | 2582 | 215.17 | 99.41 | 85.87 | 85 |
| Apr-13 | 226 | 2603 | 216.92 | 101.16 | 87.38 | 87 |
| May-13 | 228 | 2625 | 218.75 | 102.99 | 88.97 | 88 |
| Jun-13 | Expected | 90 |
Labour Bureau released the statistics number of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for the month of May 2013 on its official portal , which is important factor to calculate additional DA and DR to CG employees and CG Pensioners and the same is reproduced here for your information...
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 228 (two hundred and twenty eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.88 per cent between April and May compared with 0.49 per cent between the same two months a year ago.
The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 1.22 per cent, contributing 1.64 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Arhar Dal, Fish Fresh, Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Chillies Green, Garlic, Ginger, Tomato, Root & Green Vegetables, Tea Leaf, Tea (Readymade), Cigarette, Country Liquor, Electricity Charges, Medicine (Allopathic), Repair Charges, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated by Petrol putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 10.68 per cent for May, 2013 as compared to 10.24 per cent for the previous month and 10.16 per cent during thecorresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 13.24 per cent against 12.39 per cent of the previous month and 10.61 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Chennai and Nagpur recorded the largest increase of 8 points each followed by Nasik (7 points) and Warrangal, Coonoor, Hubli Dharwar, Madurai and Tripura (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 2 centres, 4 points in 14 centres, 3 points in 6 centres, 2 points in 12 centres, and 1 point in 12 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 6 points was reported in Delhi, 5 points in Ghaziabad, 4 points in Srinagar, 3 points in 2 centres, 2 points in 2 centres and 1 point in 7 centres. Rest of the 10 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 38 centres are above All-India Index and other 38 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Jabalpur and Haldia centres remained at par with all-India index.
The next index of CPI-IW for the month of June, 2013 will be released on Wednesday, 31 July, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.
UPU News : Posts and Customs can make e-commerce faster
04.07.2013 - UPU DIRECTOR GENERAL BISHAR A. HUSSEIN HAS URGED CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES TO COLLABORATE MORE CLOSELY WITH POSTS AS PARCEL VOLUMES GROW FROM ONLINE SHOPPING.
Online shopping is set to surpass the trillion-dollar mark this year (Photo: WCO)
Speaking recently at the annual council of the World Customs Organization (WCO) inBrussels, Belgium, Hussein said: “Our organizations both serve the citizens of the world, facilitating trade, while ensuring the security of our networks.”
As e-commerce goes from strength to strength, the market for online shopping is set to surpass the trillion-dollar mark this year, according to some estimates. This, in turn, has resulted in more business for Posts as they deliver purchases made online.
Joint solutions
As parcel volumes have risen, so have safety concerns about their contents crossing borders.
To ensure that delivery to the customer is not delayed by such concerns, Posts are working with customs authorities to speed up the flow of goods, while guaranteeing public safety.
“Since Customs is a critical link in the global postal supply chain, the Post-Customs interface must be as efficient and as streamlined as possible to ensure a high-quality postal service,” Hussein said.
To this end, the UPU and the WCO have joined forces on developing a number of technological solutions to improve their collaboration.
An electronic-messaging system is in the works to replace paper-based communication between postal operators and customs agencies. The goal is to enable Posts to send Customs data on packages ahead of item arrival.
In 2012, the UPU Convention – the cornerstone of the Union’s legislation - was amended, allowing work in this area to continue.
The UPU’s technical arm, the Postal Technology Centre, is also forging ahead with putting the final touches on the Customs Declaration System.
Once fully deployed, this will enable customers sending parcels to input information about the items directly into an online tool. This data will then be shared with Customs.
The WCO brings together 179 customs administrations, representing countries from every continent.
Source : http://news.upu.int
TCS making India Post Technology smart
On 29 May, India’s leading software services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), got a six-year, Rs.1,100 crore contract to equip India Post with modern technologies and systems. The aim is to help the department deliver not just postal services but also insurance, disburse pensions, accept deposits and collect bills, similar to postal departments in developed countries such as the US, Canada and Germany. Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Vice-President and global head of the Government solutions unit at TCS, has a 70-people team working on integrating the core systems of the India Post modernization programme. In an interview, Chakrabarty spoke about the status of the project and the challenges he faces. Edited excerpts:
What does the modernization project envisage, and how big is the role of TCS in it?
There are many parts to this programme. There are different vendors doing various jobs such as network integration and rural systems integration (RSI). About 35,000 post offices in the country are single-staffed, hence RSI is very important from a technology stand point. Then there are financial systems integrators that are working on the automation of all manual entries, book entries, etc. In addition, there’s a data centre project which comprises a centralized data centre and a disaster recovery centre—the first in Mumbai and the other in Mysore
The modernization programme also envisages a rural ICT (Information and Communications Technology) platform to deal with the supply of hand-held terminals for services such as capturing biometrics, accepting postal receipts and disbursing payments—essentially all mobile postal services. The mail automation programme consists of barcode readers, automatic sorters and automated mail-handling equipment in cities such as Kolkata, New Delhi , Bangalore
Our work revolves around CSI, or core systems integration. This means that we join all the dots, and completely digitize the internal workings of the postal department.
What’s the status of the project?
We began work around two months ago. We have around 70 people working on the project currently. Since the work is very important both to the DoP (Department of Posts) and to us, we will eventually have around 200 people working to make this project a success.
The information technology modernization project, dubbed India Post 2012, is expected to help the Postal Department achieve a wider reach among the Indian population through increased customer interaction channels and new lines of business.
The scope of the project for TCS includes developing and supporting mail, finance and accounts, human resources, customer interaction management solutions for all channels including the rural ICT platform, data migration, infrastructure, service level agreement, call centre and centralized 24x7 service desk operation for the DoP. It also includes providing security solutions, an enterprise management system.
We expect to start testing the integration of core systems in the next 6-8 months. We believe the system should be ready to go live in 12-14 months.
What challenges are you facing?
The postal department is a very traditional organization with well-established manual practices.
TCS has also got the mandate for organization change management. This means we have to conduct workshops to sensitize the staff and ready them for changes that will be introduced because of modernization.
Apart from getting revenue, how does TCS stand to benefit?
The CSI project is about service delivery transformation through a technology-led, service-oriented approach to offer world-class delivery of postal services to Indian citizens. This project once again reiterates TCS’s commitment to help the government deliver citizen services more efficiently. The payment is linked to service-level performance; hence we have to deliver the goods on time. (TCS’India
EPFO scam: One lakh cos siphoned off Rs 3,450 cr
New Delhi: The rot in the provident fund runs deep and the salaried class can do little about it.Over the years, more than 1,00,000 companies across the country have connived with hundreds of Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) officials to siphon off almost Rs 3,450 crore — the money that rightfully belongs to the tens of thousands of people working in various organisations, including some top-notch ones.
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Under the Right to Information Act, dna found that 2,700 well-known companies have defrauded a major chunk of this money. And 600 of these companies owe the EPFO more than Rs1 crore. Annual reports say this has been going on for the past 10 years.
The RTI reply also revealed that at least 1,350 EPFO employees have had corruption charges against them in the past five years. Of this, 450 are from the officer grade. Most of these officers have been accused of misusing power and colluding with companies to turn a blind eye to their wrongdoings. And every year, more and more such officers are coming under the scanner.
Confirming the trend, DL Sachdeva, a member of the EPFO board, said it would be next to impossible for any company to siphon off money without the help of EPFO officials.
So, can’t the board do anything?
Sachdeva said the matter has been discussed in board meetings several times but the number of defaulting companies keep growing.
dna found from the various documents and information collected under the RTI over the past two months that several blue chip companies are part of this ongoing scam. The list of defaulting companies includes Aditya Birla Money Ltd, Reliance Industries Limited, ACC Ltd, Coca Cola, Tata, Sahara and some public sector companies like NTPC, BHEL and FCI.
And the Rs3,450-crore is just the tip of the iceberg. The actual amount is bound to run into thousands of crores because there are many companies, which are still to be assessed, MP Srivastava, a former EPFO enforcement officer, said.
So, how do companies swindle employees and get away without being caught?
It is a vicious cycle. Since everything is computerised, the moment a company defaults on payment, it is recorded. But enforcement officers rarely take any action. Even if they do, the companies dilly-dally and seldom show up to present their case.
Some officers do go the extra mile and issue summons. But the defaulting company immediately moves court and gets a stay order. And this continues year after year.
A case in point is Sahara. Five of its companies defaulted on payment for 10 years from 1995 to 2005 after which the EPFO summoned them. But nothing has happened to date. The dues have instead accumulated over the years.
There are hundreds of such companies in the EPFO’s list of defaulters. Another case is cement giant ACC Ltd’s Jabalpur unit. Official records show its dues pending for 15 years from 1990 to 2005.
“Companies often bribe enforcement officers who are supposed to keep a check on such activities. Naturally, their reports never say anything about such companies,” Srivastava said. This way companies keep evading the law for several years.
While many companies manage to evade compliance tests, some — pulled up for flouting rules — manage to defer hearing for years. dna found that 100 companies were served with show-cause notices. But in one case the company managed to adjourn the hearing 24 times. The rules say all proceedings against a defaulting company should be completed within six months. If it does not happen, the regional officer in charge has to record the reasons for the delay.
Citing the large numbers of cases pending, a November 2011 circular says: “This shows that desired, focused and sincere effort are yet to be taken in order to liquidate the pendency in concluding the proceedings launched.”
Going through the list of pending cases, dna found that most cases are kept pending with just one remark: “enforcement officer’s reports are wanting”.
According to a parliamentary standing committee report, a stay order had been issued in more than 5,000 cases involving Rs1,058 crore till March 2011. “About 70% of the cases are pending mainly because as soon as a case is filed for recovery, the defaulter goes to the courts,” the report said.
By the time a final verdict is given, many of the defaulting companies have either shut down or turned sick. “And in absence of any strong law to prosecute the proprietor, the management gets away,” a former vigilance officer with the EPFO said.
Despite several reminders, EPFO commissioner Anil Swarup did not respond to dna’s emailed queries.
Source : http://zeenews.india.com
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All India Quota UG (MBBS/BDS) – 2013 online counselling starts from 10.07.2013
All India Quota UG (MBBS/BDS) – 2013 online counselling process will start from 10.07.2013.
The candidates declared eligible for All India Quota UG 2013 online counselling (issued counselling letter by the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE) are advised to visit Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) website www.mcc@nic.in and Ministry’s website www.mohfw@nic.in to know details.
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