Central Government Employees Holiday Calendar 2014 PDF Download
Here is the Central Government Employees Holiday Calendar 2014 including Central Government Holidays/ Restricted Holidays. Here we have prepared calendar in PDF Format of Delhi Region, Tamil Nadu Circle and Kerala Circle.
For other Regions/Circles a calendar including only the compulsoryholidays has been prepared. It has been prepared in such a friendly manner that they can download and print the calendar and mark theirholidays. Hope this helps you all....
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SHORT ARTICLE ON IT MODERNIZATION - CBS implementation of INDIA POST PROJECT 2012
Introduction
In the changed scenario, modernization of Post office is mandatory to give enhanced service to the costumer, by avoiding duplication of work, better staff management with cost efficiency. For those modernization following methodologies are essential to implement the IT modernization of India Post, and for every below fields, vendors are called and approved by the department of Posts, India. I write this article to the common staffs of department of posts to know easily about the future course of action of our department under IT modernization
IT MODERNIZATION IS CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING
1. Rural ICT Hardware Provider
Providing infrastructure like hand held device, mobile transmission infrastructures to the rural sub post offices including BOs. M/s Infosys is signed as vendor
2. Rural ICT mobile device platform provider – Supplying mobile hand held device software to the rural POs _ M/s Infosys is signed as vendor
3. Core System Integrator (Except Banking and PLI) – Integrating and maintaining the software and datas for Mails, staff management, Accounts and auditing M/s TCS is signed as vendor
4. Financial System Integrator (For Banking and PLI) – Integrating and maintain the software and datas for Savings Bank operations(CBS Finacle), PLI and RPLI & ATM installations – M/s INFOSYS is signed as vendor
5. Data centre Facility – proposed to maintain the centralized main server at PTC Mysore and back server at Mumbai – M/s Reliance is signed as vendor
6. Network Integrators – connecting all the post office thro network – SIFY is signed as vendor
7. Mail office Hardware supply – Supplying required infrastructure for 15000 postmen like hand held devices and hard ware for Mail offices and TMOs _ Still no vendor is nominated
8. Change Management – Project management units (PMUs) shall be deployed upto regional level to suggest innovative ideas to grow better and effective management to the Postal administrators. – M/s Sai is nominated for that purpose as vendor
CBS implementation
CBS(Core Banking solutions) is one of the areas for FSI, and to migrate to the CBS finacle following pre migration activities like, Database discrepancies cleaning, Circle processing centres(CPC), Signature scanning are required to the migrate the sanchay post data to the CBS finacle centralized server server. PLI/RPLI credit particulars updation are also in FSI and that’s why we are obtaining and updating the omitted credit particulars of PLI/RPLI nowadays.
Need for CBS,
1. Cost efficiency ( For every Banking deposit/withdrawal transaction Nearly Rs 45-50 cost is occurred ) After IT modernization implementation thro ATM (Rs 15-18) and by net banking we could do transactions for Rs4)
2. Improved customer service – By alternate channels like ATM, net banking, mobile banking we could serve 24*7*365 to the customers
Value add on services like, SMS alerts, eBanking, eCommerce facilities can be offered to the postal customers
3. AML/KYC
By assigning Customer Identification File No(CIF) detect multiple accounts of the depositor can be detected, opened across the india.
Avoidance of submitting kyc documents whenever open the accounts by indicating the CIF no (Customer Identification File number assigned by CBS software)
4. Electronic Payment systems like NEFT (National electronic fund transfer), RTGS(Real time gross settlement) facilities can be enabled to the customers to transfer the funds of their account to inter/intra bank beneficiaries.
Benefits to the Department
Benefits to the Department
1. Financial inclusion can be effected efficiently up to the bottom line of the people
2. Better decision making by centralized server MIS (Management Information system)
3. Reduction of cost and availability of man power for redeployment in marketing and other revenue generating capabilities
4. Increased Productivity and accountability
For employees:
1. Learn, build and enhance new skills and experiences,
2. Reduction in Manual work and enhance productivity
3. IT enabled services to avoid customer complaints
4. Opportunity to work in an innovation based culture like Banking sectors
5. Growth and strong Auditing
In FSI (Financial system integrator), for banking activities, CBS finacle software is designed by the INFOSYS, and gradually rolling out to the Pilot offices like T.Nagar HPO, Greames road P.O, Karaikkudi HPO etc.,
After migration to CBS finacle the following important differences are there with our regular Sanchay Post software. Visit this site to read the differences
Conclusion:
In the changing scenario, change is the only thing unchangeable. Department of Post is also not exceptional. By implementing IT enabled services, definitely shortage of staffs shall be eliminated and department is assured not to lift the excess man power and to utilize them for marketing and other growth oriented activities. To survive our best in the twin challenges like increasing competition and continuing advances in communication technology, IT modernization is much essential to uphold the 160 years glories of India post.
Source : Various articles of DOP regarding IT modernization
Shortened and compiled by, K.Kalimuthu PM Grade I, Madurai
For queries, suggestions, doubts please contact 9566330927, muthudsm@gmail.com
Income Tax new version 3.8 of the Return Preparation Utility (RPU) and version 4.1 & 2.137 of the File Validation Utility (FVU)
a new version 3.8 of the Return Preparation Utility (RPU) and version 4.1 & 2.137 of the File Validation Utility (FVU) have been released by NSDL.
As the due date of filing of quarterly TDS statement for third quarter of FY 2013-14 is approaching fast, you are advised to use the new version of RPU to prepare statements and validate the file with new FVU to submit TDS statements, well before due date (15th January for Non-Government deductors and 31st January for Government deductors).
- Discontinuation of functionality to delete Deductee records: For the purpose of correct reporting, deletion of Deductee rows is no longer permissible in the TDS statements. Accordingly, the delete option available under “Updation mode for Deductee” has been removed from the RPU.
- Date of deduction should not pertain to previous quarter: The relevant quarter in a TDS statement is determined by the date of deduction. Further, to correct any transaction having a Default, there would be a necessity to report transactions, where date of deduction may be of subsequent quarter. In the light of above, Date of deduction in deductee records should not be that of previous quarter. For example, if the statement pertains to Q3 of FY 2013-14 (i.e. Oct- Dec 2013), then the date of deduction should not be earlier than 01/10/2013.
- Please note that the challan paid with a specific section code can be utilised for consumption with any other section code in the Deductee rows. For example, a challan with Section Code 192 can be used for any other sections 193, 194, 194A etc. in the challan detail row.
- Change in the column header for “Interest Amount” in challan details of RPU: The heading of column no. 20 under Challan details has been changed as “Interest to be allocated/apportioned”. Please note that CPC (TDS) will consume Interest as reported in the above stated column and therefore, it is important to quote the same correctly.
- Generation of Form 27A by TDS/TCS FVU: An acknowledgement in form 27A can now be generated and printed using the new versions of RPU and FVU.
7th CPC News - Minimum wage & Pay fixation forumala for 7th CPC worked out by COC Karnataka
7th CPC News - Minimum wage & Pay fixation forumala for 7th CPC worked out by COC Karnataka
Minimum wage & Pay fixation forumala for 7th CPC worked out
Providing proper minimum wage of Rs 27000/- for CG Employees including that of GDS employees and pay fixation formula for 7th CPC worked out .
Providing proper minimum wage of Rs 27000/- for CG Employees including that of GDS employees and pay fixation formula:
The staff side of the JCM had given representation demanding Rs 10,000/- as minimum wage for Central Government Employees. The 6th CPC in its report vide para no 2.2.15 had calculated a minimum wage of Rs 5478/- today if we are calculate the minimum wage it should be more than Rs 21,000/- apart from HRA and other allowances. Hence there is three times increase in actual prices calculated by the 6th CPC and the current prices. The current wages of the CG Employees should be doubled at least including that of GDS.
The most comprehensive criteria for covering all the basic needs were evolved by the 15th Indian Labour Conference (ILC) in 1957 for fixing minimum wages. The norms are that a need-based minimum wage for a single worker should cover all the needs of a worker’s family consisting of a spouse and two children. The food requirement was to be 2,700 calories, 65 grams of protein and around 45-60 grams of fat as recommended by Dr Wallace Aykroyd for an average Indian adult of moderate activity. Dr Aykroyd pointed out that animal proteins, such as milk, eggs, fish, liver and meat, are biologically more efficient than vegetable proteins and suggested that they should form at least one-fifth of the total protein.
Dr Aykroyd worked on nutrition for nearly 30 years and was director of the Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation, United Nations. In 1935, he was appointed Director of the Government's Nutritional Research Centre in India, situated in Coonoor in the south. The 15th ILC further resolved that clothing requirements should be based on per capita consumption of 18 yards per annum, which gives 72 yards per annum for the average worker's family. For housing, the rent corresponding to the minimum area provided under the government's industrial housing schemes was to be taken. Fuel, lighting and other items of expenditure were to constitute an additional 20% of the total minimum wage.
The Supreme Court upheld these criteria in the case of Unichoy vs State of Kerala in 1961. In the later Raptakos Brett Vs Workmen case of 1991, the SC went one step further, and held that besides the five components enunciated by the 15th ILC, minimum wages should include a sixth component, amounting to 25% of the total minimum wage, to cover children's education, medical treatment, recreation, festivals and ceremonies. The SC also observed that a wage structure including the above six components would be “nothing more than minimum wage at subsistence level” which the workers must get “at all times and under all circumstances”.
Minimum Salary-Analysis &Recommendations para 2.2.15
The Commission, however, agrees that the norms set by the 15th International Labour Conference (ILC) are appropriate for computing minimum salary. It is also observed that the minimum salary is applicable at the time a person joins the Government which will usually be at a young age when a person may be just married and will not have responsibility of parents or many children. Accordingly, the family unit for minimum salary can only be taken as three.
The Minimum Salary should be based on 6 units not three units as per 6th CPC calculation. As both parents and two children are depending on the salary of Government servant apart from spouse. the additional burden the employees will carry after a few years of service as his parents would have retired from service and are wholly dependent on him also his children would have stepped into school / college level, even small baby requirements are much unlike in the past years, the hence the minimum wage he gets will not compensate with the family financial burden. Hence the whole calculations needs a undergo a drastic change in next CPC taking into account of 6 units rather than 3 units.
The Sixth Central Pay Commission has recommended a minimum wage of Rs 6600/- per month against the demand of Rs 10,000/- per month as worked out by Staff side of JCM. Today the minimum need based wage works out to Rs 21,000/ per month+ HRA+ allowances. The general minimum expenses per month for a family of four members are as follows when a Government servant joins the duty with two small children:
a) Vegetables Rs 3000/-
b) Food Grains /Groceries Rs 7000/-.
c) House rent single room Rs 6000/-
d) Clothing Rs 3000/-
e) Children education and their expenses Rs 2000/-
f) Electricity Chargers Rs 800/-
g) Water Charges Rs 250/-
h) Transportation charges Rs 1000/-
i) TV cable rent Rs 300/-
j) Medical Expenses Rs 500/-
k) Mobile expenses Rs 250/-
l) Cooking Gas Rs 450/-
m) Recreation charges Rs 500/-
n) Personal expenses Rs 1000/-
b) Food Grains /Groceries Rs 7000/-.
c) House rent single room Rs 6000/-
d) Clothing Rs 3000/-
e) Children education and their expenses Rs 2000/-
f) Electricity Chargers Rs 800/-
g) Water Charges Rs 250/-
h) Transportation charges Rs 1000/-
i) TV cable rent Rs 300/-
j) Medical Expenses Rs 500/-
k) Mobile expenses Rs 250/-
l) Cooking Gas Rs 450/-
m) Recreation charges Rs 500/-
n) Personal expenses Rs 1000/-
Total Rs 26500/-Hence minimum wage works out to Rs 27,000/-
The expenses will increase as the age of Government servant goes up and family responsibility will increase as he has to educate the children in professional courses, marriage of his children has to be performed, his medical expenses will increase, his parents will stay with him and now there are quite dependent on the Government servant for their lively hood. As such the salary should be more to meet his expenses. The Government is a model employer hence the wages should be provided with the needs.
Table:
Fixation of Minimum wage as on 1.1.2006 as per 15 ILC norms as per Table 2.2.1 of the 6th compare minimum wage should be three times the 6th recommendations.
| Items | Per day PCU (In grams) | Per month 3CU (In kg) | Price per kg. taken by 6th CPC (In Rs) | Total cost as per rates of 6th CPC (in Rs) As on 1/1/2006 | Price per kg. as per prevailing market rates (in Rs) 1/6/13 At Bangalore | Total cost as per prevailing rates (in Rs) 1/6/2013 |
| Rice/wheat | 475 | 42.75 | 18 | 769.5 | 55 | 2351 |
| Dal (Toor/ Urad / moong | 80 | 7.2 | 40 | 288 | 80 | 576 |
| Raw Veg. | 100 | 9.00 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 600 |
| Greenleaf Veg | 125 | 11.25 | 10 | 112.5 | 40 | 400 |
| Other Veg. | 75 | 6.75 | 10 | 67.5 | 45 | 450 |
| Fruits | 120 | 10.80 | 30 | 324 | 80 | 864 |
| Milk | 200 Ml | 18 Lt. | 24.00 | 432 | 35 | 630 |
| Sugar and Jaggery | 56 | 5.00 | 24.00 | 120 | 45 | 225 |
| Edible Oil | 40 | 3.6 | 50 | 180 | 100 | 360 |
| Fish | 2.5 | 120 | 300 | 180 | 450 | |
| Meat | 5.00 | 120 | 600 | 375 | 1875 | |
| Egg | 90 | 02 | 180 | 04 | 360 | |
| Detergents etc | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | ||
| Clothing | 5.5 Mt. | 80/Mt | 440 | 200 | 1100 | |
| Total | 4103.5 | 10641 | ||||
| Misc. @ 20%* | 827 | 2660 | ||||
| Total | 4930.5 | 13301 | ||||
| Addl. Exp @ 25%** | 400 | 3325 | ||||
| Total | 5330.5 | 16626 | ||||
| Housing @ 10%*** | 148 | 600^ | ||||
| Grand Total | 5478.5 | 17226 |
Source: Average market rates in Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai as indicated in the Economic Times & Other major dailies (element of 20% has been added to cover the increase in cost in retail sale).
Notes PCU = Per day Consumption Unit 3CU = Three Consumption Units that is wife, husband and a child no parents or second child is taken into account.
* 20% Miscellaneous charges towards fuel, electricity, water etc.
** Additional Expense at the rate of 25% includes expenditure towards education, Medical treatment, housing, recreation, festivals etc.
# Has been taken as Rs.400 because separate allowances for education, medical
Treatment and housing exist in the Government. Consequently, only the expenditure
Towards recreation & festivals need to be taken in account.
^ Being the license fee chargeable for government accommodation at an average rate of 3% of the basic pay.
Total minimum wage is Rs 17225+ HRA Rs 7000/- + Transportation Allowance Rs 2500/-= Rs 26725 that is Rs 27,000/-.
The fixation of minimum basic pay of Rs 21000/- is taking into the account of minimum skill and education requirement as 10th Standard as prescribed by the 6th CPC. As the education requirement is more such as Diploma in Engineering or Degree in Science or Commerce, then the minimum basic pay should be Rs 40,000/- (8700+4200) X 3 = Rs 39,000/-. For Engineering Graduates and Master Degree it should be Rs 65,000/- .
The pay scales should start with a minimum basic pay including Grade Pay of Rs 21,000/- to end with 2, 10,000 with a ratio of 1:10 of minimum scale and maximum scale. Since government is a model employer they should provide minimum wages as per the 15 ILO conference and other wages as per the educational qualification & skill requirement of the job.
The multiplying factor is calculated as below:
The existing basic pay + Grade pay + DA 100% + weightage of 100% ( that is the difference between the actual price rise and the DA paid) that is the multiplying factor works out to three.
Note: The actual price rise is over 200% the DA is only 90%.
Or
The existing basic pay + grade pay+ DA 100%+DA merger = Net wage + weightage of 70% (that is the difference between the actual price rise and the DA paid).
The pay scales should have a multiplying factor of three, that means the existing pay scales and pay (basic pay + GP) should be multiplied by three. The pay scales arrived should not have any bunching of basic pay as done in the 5th there is no stagnation.
The concept of fair wages has been deprived to CG Employees. Usually pay commissions had adopted a multiplying factor of 3.2 to 3.8 to arrive at the new scales compared to earlier scales. But the VI CPC adopted conversion factor of about 2.6 at the lowest where as it was about 3.6 at the highest scale. By this method well established ration 1:12 between the lowest scale and highest scale was disturbed by the VI CPC.
The minimum pay & band pay fixed by the 6th compared all other pay commissions for example a new recruit for the post of LDC his pay is Rs 5200+ 1900 = Rs 7100/- + allowances, that should have been actually Rs 3050 multiplied by 3.6 times which works out to Rs 11000/- .
In case of a Graduate or Diploma holder as per 6th + 4200= Rs 13500/- + allowances, that should have been actually Rs 5000 multiplied by 3.6 times which works out to Rs 18000/- .
In case of a Master degree holder as per 6th 4800= Rs 14100/- + allowances, that should have been actually Rs 6500 multiplied by 3.6 times which works out to Rs 23000/- .
Hence the justification of multiplying factor of three is justified.
The ratio between the lowest and highest scales should not more than 1:10
The existing basic pay should be multiplied by factor three, so that there is no bunching of basic pay. The existing GP of Rs 2000/- and Rs 2800/- should be removed. Likewise there are GP of Rs 5400/- in both PB-2 and PB-3 one of them is to be removed.
There are 34 scales recommended by the 6th Pay has been not in existence, as such 30 GP are right now available.
With the merger of pay scale from S9 to S12 into Grade Pay of Rs 4200/-.
There are many pay scales which was merged into single GP of Rs 4200/- which has created anomalies, the promotions have been made in same grade pay without financial benefits.
There should be time scale rather than grade pay system, these time scales should long enough.
Source: http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/
[http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/2014/01/minimum-wage-pay-fixation-forumala-for.html]
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