2014 – An Unforgettable Year for Central Government Employees..!

2014 – An Unforgettable Year for Central Government Employees..!

2014 – An Unforgettable Year for Central Government Employees..!

2014 was a year of expectations, disappointments, and trials and tribulations for Central Government Employees and Pensioners too.

About Central Govt Employees at a glance 2014 – This article brings you some important events and announcements…

Strike: The year began with a collective decision of all employees federations to go on a strike demanding, among other things, 50% DA merger, and date of effect of the 7th CPC. When it became clear that there was going to be a change of government at the Centre, the federations began to plan their moves in order to somehow convince the Congress Government to accept their demands. At last, the Confederation alone held protests on February 10 and 11. Other federations announced that they want to resolve the issue by holding talks and withdrew their strike plans. But the Central Government remained unmoved.

Retirement Age: A huge rumour started that in a desperate attempt to secure votes, the party at the Centre would be more than willing to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Despite a number of questions that were raised in the Parliament, and clarifications that were given for it, the topic somehow never quite died away. At least once every year, the issue makes headlines and vanishes.

7th Pay Scale: All the employees federations and associations, including the National Council – JCM, presented separate memorandums to the 7th Pay Commission listing their demands and expectations. Of particular interest was the ‘Expected Pay Structure‘, which described how the new pay package should be.

Income Tax: Since there were earlier news that the new income tax limit would likely be raised to Rs. 5 lakhs, a lot was expected from Arun Jaitley. But, he raised the income tax limit to Rs. 2.5 lakhs and the 80C limits to Rs. 1.5 Lakhs.

6-day work week: A lot of buzz was created when news appeared that 6-day work week was going to be soon implemented, particularly in Delhi circle.

Aadhaar Based Biometric Attendance System: Biometric attendance system, based on finger prints, were implemented in Central Government offices all over the country. Aadhaar Card-based attendance system was also introduced.

Air Travel on LTC: The popular air travel LTC facility was extended by another two years in September. In addition to J&K and NER, the facility now covers Andaman and Nicobar Islands too.

New announcements kept pouring in after Modi Government took charge.

Clean India: Orders were issued to clean up the country under the ‘Swachh Bharat’ mission. Since the movement was going to be launched on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the national holiday was cancelled.

Declaration of Assets: Central Government employees were asked to submit information about their assets and debts to the government.

Digital Life Certificates: In November, the Central Government made arrangements to issue Aadhaar Card-based ‘Digital Life Certificates’ for pensioners.

Retirement Age 58: Fear and tension prevailed among Central Government employees when announcements appeared that the Centre was actually planning to reduce the retirement age. The Government then denied such plans.

Source: www.7thpaycommissionnews.in

Mail vans to travel farther

The postal department expects to save time and cost by operating the vans to various places in the State — File Photo

In an effort aimed at improving delivery and reducing dependence on rail transport, the department of posts has started operating mail vans to places across the State.

Starting on a pilot basis, the department is now operating mail vans between Chennai and Madurai via Tiruchi, and between Chennai and Coimbatore via Salem. At present, nearly 75,000 mails and parcels, on an average, are processed and transported through trains every day. 

The department expects to save a minimum of two or three hours by operating the mail vans, and reduce the cost of transportation through the rail network by 50 per cent. “We plan to speed up delivery within the same postal region to the same day,” said Mervin Alexander, postmaster general (Chennai city region).

Officials of the postal department noted that operation of mail vans would also reduce congestion at railway stations. “Instead of transporting mail to railway stations and waiting to load them according to train schedules, we may save a few hours by operating mail vans directly to the post offices in other places,” an official said. 

Subhash C. Barmma, postmaster general (mails and marketing), said, “We are exploring more routes including Madurai to Coimbatore and Chennai to Puducherry and Villupuram. We also plan to tap the e-commerce market by transporting mails through the road network.” 

Earlier, dedicated rail coaches were used to transport mails. Now, mail bags are loaded on unreserved passenger coaches, thereby posing inconvenience to commuters and sometimes resulting in damage to goods. 

Officials, recalling instances of mails falling onto railway tracks, said delivery through the road network would ensure safer delivery, and reduce damage to mail bags, which, at present, are pilfered at the rate of one or two per cent. More mail vans will be operated depending on the success of the pilot project, officials said.

Source : http://www.thehindu.com

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officers 2015 :

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officers 2015 :

Details :

S. No	Name of the Post	Number of Vacancies
1	Assistants Administrative Officers (Generalists) – for Jammu & Kashmir State	40
2	Assistant Administrative Officers (Generalists) – for North Eastern Region	60
3	Assistant Administrative Officer (Chartered Accountant) – for All India	100
	Total	200

Eligibility Criteria :

• Age : 
• Minimum 21 Years
• Maximum 30 Years
•  Educational Qualification :
• AAO (Generalist) : Bachelor/Master’s Degree from a recognized Indian University/ Institution
• AAO (Chartered Accountant) : An Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Important Dates :

• Start date for Online Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges : 5th January 2015
• Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges  : 22nd January 2015 
• Download of Call Letter for Examination : 2nd week of February 2015
• Date of Online Examination (Tentative) : 20th February 2015 

Notification : Click Here

Apply online : Click Here

For More Details : Click Here

OBITUARY and TRIBUTE

HEART FELT CONDOLENCES TO BEREAVED

Com.P.Pandu Ranga Rao

General Secretary, AIPEU GDS (NFPE) and his family for the demise of his father Shri.P.VENKATARATNAM, 85 years this (4.1.2015) morning at his native near to Sri Kalahasti (AP)

Expected DA from January 2015 will be 113 % (6% Increase)

Expected DA from January 2015 WILL BE 113 % (6%INCREASE)

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (two hundred and fifty three).

In the coming months, if the AICPIN value remains at 253 or 1 to 4 point increase or decrease based (249 to 257) then we may get up to 6% DA increase i.e. 113%.below 249 for example (incase 248) 5 point decrease only get 5% DA

For more Information : http://www.govtempdiary.com/2015/01/expected-da-dr-jan-2015/

National Insurance Company Ltd. (NICL) Recruitment for 1000 Assistant Posts 2015 :

Posts : Assistants

Total No. of Posts :1000 

Eligibility Criteria :

• Age (as on 30.11.2014) : 
• Minimum Age : 18 years
• Maximum Age : 28 years
• Education Qualifications :
• Graduate from a recognized University OR 
• Pass in HSC/Equivalent (XII pass) examination with 60% marks

Important Dates :

• Online Registration Starts from : 12th January 2015 
• Last date of Online Registration : 31st January 2015  
• Payment of Application Fees - Online 12th January 2015 to 31st January 2015 
• Online Examination (Tentative) : April 2015 (Various dates) 
• Download of Call Letters for Examination : 10 days prior to the date of examination

Check detailed Click Here

Apply Online : Click Here

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Refund of SCSS TDS amount in DOP Finacle

• As per the DOP norms if the total interest amount on the SCSS principle exceeds Rs 10000/- then an amount of 10% TDS will be deducted.
• If the TDS amount is deducted for a particular SCSS account then the same can be inquired using the menu HTDTRAN.
• The total interest amount and TDS amount will be shown as in below figure by invoking the HTDTRAN menu as follows  

• If the customer submitted tax form(15G/15H) then we have to enter the same in account level and CIF level as mentioned below.

At CIF level

• Invoke the menu CMRC then select the function as "Modify" and enter the CIF id of the customer as shown

• Then click on Go in the next screen select the field tax deducted at source and fill the same with "NOTAX" from the searcher if the customer presents the tax form.

• Then click on submit and verify the same CIF Id in the supervisor menu.

At Account Level:-

• Invoke the menu CSCAM then select the function as "modify" and enter the account number as shown below

Then click on Go system will open a new application in the next screen enter the following

• Enter the column Tax form as "15G/15H"
• Select the field Tax category as "N-No Tax"  as shown

Then click on Submit and verify the same in the supervisor login

Note:-If any account modification is pending for TDA accounts(SCSS/TD and MIS account) then the system will not generate interest on the due date which can be inquired by using the menu HAFI or Scheduled reports available for System Admin,So immediately verify the account modification done for TDA accounts for smooth functioning.

Procedure for Refund of SCSS Tax in DOP Finacle:-

• If the customer presented the tax form(15G/15H) even though tax is deducted we have to refund the amount by using the menu HRFTDS.
• Make sure that tax deducted is not uploaded in the income tax traces before refunding the amount to the customer by using the below procedure.

HRFTDS means Refund TDS

• Invoke the menu HRFTDS and enter the following fields

1. Enter the field Report To as "postmaster"
2. Enter the refund CIF if as __________
3. Enter the From a/c id __________
4. Enter the To a/c id _________
5. Select Include closed a/c as "yes"
6. Select Accrued TDS as "Yes"
7. Select the Tran. Type as "transfer" avoid selecting cash if we select the cash then it will be blocked and there will problem at the time of EOD so select the transaction type as transfer as shown

Then click on "GO" then the system will show the tax deducted in the next enter the Refund a/c id as "postmaster id(SOLid+0340) or Customer SB account" as shown

Then finally click on submit and note that there is no verification for refund of TDS done for SCSS account by the above procedure.

Source : http://pofinacleguide.blogspot.in/