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NFPE & FNPO DECIDED TO GO ON NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE IF THE DEMAND FOR INCLUSION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF 7^TH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE MAIN DEMANDS OF THE STRIKE WILL BE

(1) Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks under the purview of 7^th CPC

(2) Regularisation of Casual, Part-time, Contingent Employees and Revision of their wages with effect from 01.01.2006 (as per 6^th CPC wage revision) & Grant of DA

(3) Merger of 50% DA with pay for all employees including GDS

The above decision was taken in the Central JCA Meeting held on 19.10.2013 at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Shri. T. N. Rahate, President, FNPO.

(M. Krishnan)                                                      (D. Theagarajan)

Secretary General                                               Secretary General

NFPE                                                                    FNPO

10 Top Tips for Computer Beginners

Perseverance makes experts of us all

1. Be patient with yourself – everyone finds it difficult and frustrating to learn how to use computers
2. Ask for help at any time, but especially if you:
   - can’t see the screen clearly
   - can’t use the mouse
   - haven’t used a keyboard before. 
3. Computers are there to enhance your life. Think: what would I like to do better, do easier or do more of in my life? Then ask someone for advice on how a computer can help you achieve that goal.
4. Try to be selective about who you listen to. Those who are negative about computers may be scared themselves or maybe the digital world is just not for them. Don’t let your enthusiasm be dampened by them.
5. Go at your own pace – don’t compare yourself with anyone else. Everyone comes to computers with a different background and experience, and everyone learns to use them at a different pace.
6. Set yourself small, realistic goals. If you’re not sure what these should be, discuss them with a friend or with a computer mentor or tutor if you have access to one. Better to be able to find one useful website or send one short email than to end up with a head full of instructions and no results.
7. Practice makes perfect: don’t shy from repeating the things you’re learning time and time again until you feel you’ve got it. And don’t be scared about making mistakes.
8. If you start dreaming about mice, and email, and keyboards, you probably need to take a break!
9. Computers are also for fun. Find out about playing games: crosswords, cards, chess, Suduko, solitaire … And look into using computers to listen to music and the radio and to watch TV and films.
10. Don’t panic! It really will all make sense in the end. You’ll get there...

Gross Salary for Newly Appointed Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant / PA SBCO

Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents.

A request was made by a candidate regarding salary structure of newly appointed  Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) and the details are as follows

B.P = Basic Pay

D.A = Dearness Allowance

H.R.A = House Rent Allowance

T.A = Travelling Allowance

The above are used for calculating the total salary of a Postal/Sorting Assistant

PA/SA’s are included in the Pay Scale of  5200-20200  with a grade pay of 2400.

Calculation:

1. Basic Pay (BP) = 9910 (7510 + 2400)

2. Dearness Allowance = Dearness Allowance (DA) is given by the Government in every six months ie, in January and July every year. From Jan 2013, the Dearness Allowance is 80%. Thus the present DA is 80% of 9910 which works out to 7928.

3)    House Rent Allowance (HRA) = HRA is calculated based on the city where you are working. In India the cities have been classified into three categories as “X”, “Y” and “Z”.

X' Cities - 30% HRA

States	Cities Classified as "X"
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (UA)
Delhi	Delhi (UA)
Karnataka	Bangaluru (UA)
Mahrashtra	Greater Mumbai (UA)
Tamilnadu	Chennai (UA)
West Bengal	Kolkatta (UA)

                                                          

 Y' Cities - 20% HRA 

States	Cities Classified as "Y"
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada (UA, Warangal, (UA), Vishkhapatnam (UA), Guntur
Assam	Guwahati (UA)
Bihar	Patna (UA)
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA), Raipur (UA)
Gujarat	Ahmedabad (UA), Rajkot (UA), Jamnagar (UA), Bhavnagar (UA), Vadodara (UA), Surat (UA)
Haryana	Faridabad*
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar (UA), Jammu (UA)
Jharkhand	Jamshedpur (UA), Dhanbad (UA), Ranchi (UA)
Karnataka	Belgaum (UA), Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore (UA), Mysore (UA)
Kerala	Kozhikode (UA), Kochi (UA), Thiruvananthapuram (UA)
Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior (UA), Indore (UA), Bhopal (UA), Jabalpur (UA)
Maharashtra	Amravati, Nagpur (UA), Aurangabad (UA), Nashik (UA), Bhiwandi (UA), Pune (UA), Solapur, Kolhapur (UA)
Orissa	Cuttack (UA), Bhubaneswar (UA)
Punjab	Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA), Ludihiana
Pondicherry	Pondicherry (UA)
Rajasthan	Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur (UA), Kota (UA)
Tamilnadu	Salem (UA), Tiruppur (UA), Coimbatore (UA), Madurai (UA)
Uttarkhand	Dehradun (UA)
Uttar Pradesh	Moradabad, Meerut (UA), Ghaziabad*, Aligarh, Agra (Ua), Bareilly (UA), Lucknow (UA), Kanpur (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur, Varanasi (UA)
West Bengal	Asansol (UA)

 Remaining cities –      Z' Cities - 10% HRA 

In X cities = 30 % of 9910 = 2973

In Y Cities = 20 % of 9910 = 1982

In Z Cities = 10 % of 9910 = 991

Travelling Allowance = TA is fixed as Rs.800 + the DA % 

of 800. So at present TA is 800 + 80% of 800 = 1440.

Gross Salary works out to: (For Newly Appointed PA)

·        In X class cities salary will be = 9910+7928+2973+1440   =    

Rs. 22251

·        In Y class cities will be = 9910+7928+1982+1440 =  

Rs. 21260

·    In Z class cities will be = 9910+7928+991+1440

     

= Rs. 20269

LATEST Top 25 Best Medical Colleges in India 2013-2014

Below are the list of best Medical colleges in India across major cities (Delhi, Pune, Vellore, Puducherry, Manipal, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Lucknow, Ludhana, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Aligarh) 

India Today magazine and Nielsen Company conducted a survey to rank the top medical colleges in India.

1. AIIMS, Delhi

2. Armed Forces Medical College, Pune

3. Christian Medical College, Vellore

4. JIPMER, Puducherry

5. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

6. Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi

7. Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi

8. Grant Medical College, Mumbai

9. St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore

10. Madras Medical College, Chennai

11. Stanley Medical College, Chennai

12. King George Medical University, Lucknow

13. B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

14. Christian Medical college, Ludhana

15. Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi

16. Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai

17. Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore

18. University College of Medical sciences, Delhi

19. Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai

20. Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical college, Mumbai

21. M.S. Ramaiah Medical college, Bangalore

22. Medical College & Hospital Kolkata

23. Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai

24. Government Medical College, Chandigarh

25. Jawaharial Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh

Courtesy : http://www.tntam.in

UGC - NET EXAM DEC. 2013

Important Dates Notification for NET Results Marks e-Certificate e-Certificate Verification Previous Question Papers Help Age Checklist Eligibility Enclosures Fee General Instructions How to Apply Scheme of Test Scheme of Examination Subjects Coordinating Institutions Syllabus N E T Subjects

National Eligibility Test - December, 2013 for Junior Research Fellowship and Eligibility for Assistant Professor

To avoid Rush! Submit your Online Application NOW!. New Take printout of Online Application Form & Attendance Slip and submit one copy of both the documents at the respective Coordinating University/college (opted by the candidate) with fee receipt & category certificate(s) Candidate Login Area Already registered. Login here: Email ID Password Security Key 118518 Type the security key into the text box. This key is used to verify that this page is not accessed by any automated processes Forgot password? / Can't access your account?

UGC National Eligibility Test-Important Dates:- December 2013

Last date for Applying Online & generation of filled Bank Challan for Fee.

: Wednesday; October 30, 2013


Last date of submission of Fee through online generated Bank Challan, at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).

: Saturday; November 02, 2013


Last date of taking printout of Application Form, Attendance Slip and Admit Card from UGC website (www.ugcnetonline.in): Tuesday; November 05, 2013


Last date for receiving the printout of online Application Form (one copy) and Attendance Slip (one copy) at the respective Coordinating University opted by the candidate (with fee receipt & category certificate(s))

: Saturday; November 09, 2013

Dopt issued guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries / Departments & RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2013

Dopt issued guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries / Departments 

No.104/76/2011-AVD.1

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel & Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, Dated October 18, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries / Departments.

The undersigned is directed to say that the instructions regarding dealing with anonymous and pseudonymous complaints as contained in this Department’s OM No. 321/4/91-AVD.III, dated 29th September, 1992 and as reiterated vide DOP&T’s OM No. 371/38/97-AVD.III, dated 3/11/1997, being at variance with instructions issued by CVC in this regard vide circular No.3(V)/99/2 dated 29th June, 1999, No. 98/DSP/9, dated 31st January, 2002 and 11th October, 2002, had been receiving the attention of the Government for the past some time.

2. The matter was examined afresh in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission. Subsequent to the Public Interest Disclosure & Protection of informers’ Resolution 2004 (PIDPI), the Commission has created a mechanism for handling complaints where identity of the complainant is kept secret and the complainant is provided protection. This has been endorsed and operationalized by the Central Government with the approval of the competent authority.

3. In view of the fact that complainants who desire to protect their identity now have the protection of the Public Interest Disclosure & Protection of Informers’ Resolution — 2004 (PIDPI), the following procedure is laid down for handling anonymous and pseudonymous complaints, in supersession of instructions contained in DoP&T’s OM No. 321/4/91-AVD.III dated 29th September, 1992:

(i) No action is required to be taken on anonymous complaints, irrespective of the nature of allegations and such complaints need to be simply filed

(ii) Complaints containing vague allegations could also be filed without verification of identity of the complainant.

(iii) If a complaint contains verifiable allegations, the administrative Ministry/Department may take cognizance of such complaint with the approval of the competent authority to be designated by the Ministry/Department as per their distribution of work. In such cases, the complaint will be first sent to the complainant for owning/disowning, as the case may be. If no response is received from the complainant within 15 days of sending the complaint, a reminder will be sent. After waiting for 15 days after sending the reminder, if still nothing is heard, the said complaint may be filed as pseudonymous by the Ministry/Department.

4. Instructions contained in para-3 above would also be applicable (with appropriate competent authority to be designated under para 3 (iii) above) for dealing with complaints against Secretaries to the Government of India or Chief Executives / CMDs / Functional Director of PSEs/PSBs/FIs, which will continue to be referred to the Cabinet Secretariat for placing before the Group of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary/Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat, as the case may be, as per procedure given in Department’s OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD.I, dated 14/1/2010 and DPE’s OM No. 15(1)/2010-DPE(GM), dated 11/3/2010, as amended from time to time.

sd/-

(G.Srinivasan)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2013

As per the Finance Act, 2013, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2013-14 (i.e. Assessment Year 2014-15) at the following rates:

2.1 Rates of tax

A. Normal Rates of tax:

S. No	Total Income	Rate of tax
1	Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/-.	Nil
2	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,000 but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-	10 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,000/-
3	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-.	Rs. 30,000/- plus 20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-.
4	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-.	Rs. 1,30,000/- plus 30 Per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-

B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty years or
more but less than eighty years at any time during the financial year:

S. No	Total Income	Rate of tax
1	Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 2,50,000/-	Nil
2	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000 but does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-	10 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/-
3	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-	Rs. 25,000/- plus 20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-.
4	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-	Rs. 1,25,000/- plus 30 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-

C. In case of every individual being a resident in India, who is of the age of eighty years or
more at any time during the financial year:

S. No	Total Income	Rate of tax
1	Where the total income does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-	Nil
2	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000 but does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/-	20 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-
4	Where the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-	Rs. 1,00,000/- plus 30 per cent of the amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-

2.2 Surcharge on Income tax:

The amount of income-tax shall be increased by a surcharge @10% of the Income-tax on payments to an individual taxpayer, if the total income of the individual exceeds Rs 1 crore during FY 2013-14 (AY 2014-15). However the amount of Surcharge shall not exceed the amount by which the individual’s total income exceeds Rs 1 crore and if surcharge so arrived at, exceeds such amount (assessee’s total income minus one crore) then it will be restricted to the amount of total income minus Rupees one crore.

2.3.1 Education Cess on Income tax: The amount of income-tax including the surcharge if any, shall be increased by Education Cess on Income Tax at the rate of two percent of the income-tax.

2.3.2 Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Income-tax: An additional cess is chargeable at the rate of one percent of income-tax including the surcharge if any, but not including the Education Cess on income tax as in 2.3.1.

3. SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961: BROAD SCHEME OF TAX DEDUCTION AT SOURCE FROM "SALARIES":

3.1 Method of Tax Calculation:

Every person who is responsible for paying any income chargeable under the head "Salaries" shall deduct income-tax on the estimated income of the assessee under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2013-14. The income-tax is required to be calculated on the basis of the rates given above, subject to the provisions related to requirement to furnish PAN as per sec 206AA of the Act, and shall be deducted at the time of each payment. No tax, however, will be required to be deducted at source in any case unless the estimated salary income including the value of perquisites, for the financial year exceeds Rs. 2,00,000/- or Rs.2,50,000/- or Rs. 5,00,000/-, as the case may be, depending upon the age of the employee.

IBPS PO Exam 19 October 2013 General Awareness Questions - Morning Shift

IBPS PO Exam 19 October 2013 

 General Awareness Questions - Morning Shift

Friends...Here is the list of General Awareness Question asked in Todays Morning Shift IBPS PO Exam. The Questions has been shared by our friend Krishana Kumar. We thank him on behalf of our team as well as all IBPS PO Candidates. This will truely serve as a model for others who are appearing for PO Exam in coming days. All the Best to all candidates appearing PO Exam in coming days!!!!

1. Current bank rate?-- 9.00 %

2. Inventor of mouse who died recently?-Douglas Engelbert

3. Chairman of fed reserve? -- Janet Yellen

4. Who among the following is not an MP? (In Option: Amitab bachan,Dharmendra etc)

5. About SARFAESI act -- Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act,2002 related with NPA

6. Max. Home loan limit to a person in metropolitan city?

7. SLR full form? -- Statutory Liquidity Ratio

8. MICR full form? -- Magnetic Ink character Recognition

9. Interest Rate for Export?

10. Micro industry(service) set up cost limit?

11. Who keeps all credit information of persons? -- CIBIL

12. About MNREGA -- 100 Days

13. CCTV Full Form?- Closed-circuit television

14. Two question from union budget 

15. Name of tablet made by microsoft -- Surface

16. Which among below a microprocessor manufacturing company (options - intel, microsoft etc) 

17. EU 28th Member -- Croatia

18. Where is national institute of sports situated?-- Patiala

19. Prime Minister of  Britain?-- David Cameron

20. NPA Category

21. Which of the following not considered as proof of identity while opening account in bank(options-passport,electricity bill,adhar card,pan card,driving license)?

22. Largest Producer of Gold? -- China

23. National award in "Best Entertaining Movie” category? -- Vicky Donor 

24. Term associated with cricket 

25. About "Aam Admi Bima Yojana"

26. Transfer & Withdrawal limit in BSBDA account.

27. Author of book "The lowland"? -- Jhumpa Lahri

28. Pan Card essential for how much money transaction?

29. What is the main thing focused in Raghuram Rajans recent RBI monetary policy 21. Target fiscal deficit of govt in FY 2013-14

30. Who among following are major applicant in new banking license(option - tatason, mahindra etc) 

31.  INS Sindhurakshak Made by? -- Russia

32. 'Branch On Wheels' scheme by which Bank? -- ICICI

33. Who is the new Australian PM?-Tony Abbot

34. Question about Roshni Scheme

35. Tagore Award for cultural harmony? -- Zubin Mehta

36. Hummingbird Alogorithm deveoloped by?-- Google

37. Corporate Debt Limit- 25bn $

38. Limit of Micro Enterprise as per MSME act 2006- 25 lakh

39. Transfer & withdrawal limit in BSBDA account?

40. BRICS initial Fund for setting Up capital- 100 million $,sharing :- 41- china,18-Russia ,India,Brazil,5- S.A.

If anybody would like to share the evening shift PO Exam questions send it to currentaffairs4examz@gmail.com  or sapost2@gmail.com. We will publish it with your Name. Thank You...

Courtesy : http://www.currentaffairs4examz.com

HOW TO READ BAR CODES...(everyone must know)

ALWAYS READ THE LABELS ON THE FOODS YOU BUY--NO MATTER WHAT THE FRONT OF THE BOX OR PACKAGE SAYS, TURN IT OVER AND READ THE BACK---CAREFULLY!

With all the food and pet products now coming from China, it is best to make sure you read label at the supermarket and especially when buying food products. Many products no longer show where they were made, only give where the distributor is located. The whole world is concerned about China-made "black- hearted goods".

Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ? The world is also concerned about GMO

(Genetically Modified Organism)

foods; steroid fed animals (ex: 45 days old broiler chicken).

It is important to read the bar code to track its origin. How to read Bar Codes....interesting !

If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 690, 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA.471 is Made in Taiwan .

If the first 3 digits of the bar code are 00-09 then it's made or sourced in USA.

This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore

we have to RESCUE ourselves. Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products "MADE IN CHINA", so they don't show from which country it is made. However, you may now refer to the bar-code -

remember if the first 3 digits are:

890......MADE IN INDIA

690, 691, 692 ... then it is MADE IN CHINA

00 - 09 ... USA and CANADA

30 - 37 ... FRANCE

40 - 44 ... GERMANY

471 ........ Taiwan

49 .......... JAPAN

50 .......... UK Share it!!!

Courtesy : http://akulapraveen.blogspot.in/