DPC for promotion to JTS Group A for the year 2015-16 - Update
DPC
for the promotion to the cadre of Junior Time Scale (JTS) of IPoS group
A for the vacancy year 2015-16 was convened for 36 vacancies (OC - 30,
SC-4 and ST-2). The result of DPC is expected soon.
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Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad Today
Announced That India Post Would Be Launching Payment Banking By March 2017
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28-December-2015 18:47 IS
Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad Today
Announced That India Post Would Be Launching Payment Banking By March 2017
Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Inaugurates Good Governance Week Celebration
23 New Products Launched
Payment Bank to Begin from March 2017
23 New Products Launched
Payment Bank to Begin from March 2017
A
week-long celebration of Good Governance Week was organized by
Department of Electronics and Information Technology starting from 25th December
2015. A National event on Good Governance was inaugurated on 28th
December 2015 by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Hon’ble Minister of
Communications & Information Technology (MoCIT) in India Habitat
Centre at New Delhi. This event involved active participation from
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Department
of Telecommunications (DoT) and Department of Posts (DoP) and their
agencies.
Speaking
on the occasion, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad reiterated the commitment of
the Government towards the successful implementation of ‘Digital India’
which would help to transform India into a truly digitally empowered
society and knowledge economy in the 21st century. He
said the government is aiming at empowering people of India through
digitalization. Millions of citizens have already joined in this
initiative and invited others to do so. He said e-services should reach
more people at the earliest and sought cooperation from State
Governments, industry and acadmecia in the early achievement of this
objective.
Sh.
Ravi Shankar Prasad also announced that India Post would be launching
Payment Banking by March 2017. He said after the successful turn around
of BSNL, new initiatives have been taken for improving performance of
MTNL. He also announced launch of free incoming all over the Country by
MTNL from New Year.
The event saw the launch / inauguration of new 23 products / eServices.
The key launches are as follows:
Department of Telecommunications
· Inauguration of Wi-Fi hotspots at Har ki Pauri, Haridwar and Dargah Sharif, Ajmer.
· Announcement of Pan India Free Incoming Roaming Facility for MTNL Customers.
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Department of Posts
· Launch of Post-Terminals (Rural ICT - RICT) – handing over Post Terminals to rural Post Masters.
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Department of Electronics and Information Technology
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· Launch of National Centre of Geo-Informatics
· Launch of e-Payment Portal
· Launch of Olabs for Schools
· Launch of Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Phase-II
· All India BPO Promotion Scheme
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· North East Business Process Outsourcing Promotion Scheme
· Transfer of Technology for “ICT Centre on Tactile Graphics” at IIT Delhi
· Announcement of Setting up of NIC Data Centre at Bhubaneswar
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* The detail on each of 23 new products / eservices is available at the Digital India Portal (www.digitalindia.gov.in).
The awards for best performing States/Districts during the Digital India Week event (1st July – 7th July, 2015) were given to:
a. State level – Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.
b. District level – 77 Districts across 29 States/UTs.
EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER: JANUARY-2016
MINIMUM WAGE STILL A DREAM FOR WORKERS
68 years have passed after independence of India. But the need
based minimum wage still appears a dream for working class. After reaching a
tripartite agreement in 15th Indian Labour Conference in 1957 a
scientific formula called as Dr. Akroid formula based on minimum needs of a
workers to survive and work, was accepted. Based on this formula all Central
trade unions and independent federations are struggling since long to achieve
the demand of minimum wage.
This time also
National council JCM demanded Rs. 26000 as minimum wage to a lowest class
employees based on Dr. Akroid formula as on 01.01.2014 taking the commodity
prices as Rs. 11344. The rates were taken as an average price of actual market
from various cities throughout the India and actual receipts obtained from the
shops and consumer stores were also produced as evidence. After adding
component of housing, children education and social obligations it comes to
26000.
But the pay
commission has recommended Rs. 18000 as minimum wage taking 12 monthly average
of commodity prices quoted by Labour bureau Shimla which is totally contrary to
Dr. Akroid Formula and the figures are imaginary not realistic.
The pay
commission has also reduced the component of expenses on social obligation and
children education as 15% contrary to the Supreme Court judgment of 25% on the
plea that the employees are paid children Education allowance separately. The
Children Education allowance is not fully reimbursed and expenses on education
have increased heavily after liberalization of the education sector. The
housing component has also been reduce by the pay commission stating that
employees are paid HRA separately. House Rent Allowance is not full
compensation of expenditure incurred on rent of accommodation obtained by an
employee Earlier 3rd Pay commission has given 7.5% as the factor for
housing.
Thus this 7th
CPC has drastically cut the minimum wage.
The website of
Agriculture Ministry also maintains the record of prices of commodities which
are required to compute the minimum wage. Though these prices also vary from
the real retail market. But if these prices had been taken by the pay commission
as an all India average of the prices as on 01.07.2015. It will work out Rs.
10810. Thus the computation of minimum wage will arrive as Rs. 19880. After
adding 25% for arriving at MTS scale it will come as Rs. 24850 and to convert
it as on 01.01.2016 after adding 3% as suggested by 7th CPC. The
final computation will come as 25596 when rounded off it shall be Rs. 26000/-
Without
modification of minimum wage, no improvement is expected in the higher pay
scales. Therefore it requires recomputation and revision. If it is revised
consequently the fitment formula, multiplication factor and pay matrix will
have to be revised.
Thus it is the
urgent need to revise the minimum wage.
The NJCA,
Confederation and NFPE have given charter of demands to the Government of India
seeking modification in so many demands failing which all Central Government
Employees will be compelled to go on indefinite strike from 1st week
of March-16.
R-4(NFPE) CIRCULAR ON 34TH ALL INDIA CONFERENCE HELD AT ATTIRUPATHI
(ANDHRA PRADESH).
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CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES FEAR DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PAY COMMISSION AWARD
New Delhi: Central government employees are being promised bigger pay
hike from next year but implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission
Award is making very slow and painful progress.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Central government employees have expressed frustration at this, and are
worried that the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations might not be
implemented on time.
The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised in the Parliament on February
27 to implement the pay commission’s recommendations from next year and
said “the Seventh Pay Commission impact may have to be absorbed in
2016-17.”
After receiving the Seventh Pay Commission report, the Finance Ministry
has set up a cell in Expenditure Department headed by a Joint Secretary
for a period of one year with effect from November 20, 2015 for
implementation the recommendations of the Commission.
Giving one year time to implementation cell to process the the Seventh
Pay Commission report to implement may hamper timely implementation as
the cell would be placed it before the cabinet for its nod through the
group of secretaries of revision pay panel report headed by cabinet
secretary. which is also a time taking process.
It is also noted, the central government appointed senior IAS officer R K
Chaturved as the head of the cell after one moth of its set up.
There are several states who have approached the Prime Minister’s
Office, Cabinet Secretary and Niti Aayog, seeking more time in
implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s report.
West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha governments
suggested delay in implementation of Seventh Commission’s recommendation
for central government employees will give them more time to equip
themselves with resources to meet Seventh Pay Commission Award for their
employees.
The Seventh Pay Commission had last month submitted its report to the
Ministry of Finance. It had recommended a 23.55 per cent increase in
salary, allowances and pension of government staff, involving an
additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore in 2016-17. This is less than
the overall hike of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.
The Seventh Pay Commission recommendations will benefit 47 lakh central
government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. It will lead to an
additional outgo of Rs 73,650 crore from the Union Budget and Rs 28,450
crore from Railway Budget.
The new pay scales, subject to acceptance by the government, will come into effect from January 1, 2016.
The government constitutes the Pay Commission almost every 10 years to
revise the pay scale of its employees and often these are adopted by
states after some modifications.
The Sixth Pay Commission was implemented with effect from January 1,
2006, the fifth from January 1, 1996 and the fourth from January 1,
1986.
Govt To Increase Maternity Leave In Pvt Sector From 12 To 26 Weeks
The union government is set to increase the maternity leave for women
employed in private firms from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi Monday said the
Ministry of Labour has agreed to increase maternity leave to
six-and-a-half months. “We had written to the Labour Ministry asking
that the maternity leave be extended taking into account the six months
of breastfeeding that is required post childbirth. The Labour Ministry
has agreed to increase it to six-and-a-half months,” said Maneka.
The Ministry of Labour is expected to amend the Maternity Benefit Act,
1961, which presently entitles women to 12 weeks of maternity benefit
whereby employers are liable to pay full wages for the period of leave.
Officials of the WCD Ministry said they will push for extending the
leave to eight months, or 32 weeks, for women employed in both private
and government sectors.
But WCD officials said the Labour Ministry has expressed reservations
about increasing the maternity leave any further as they perceive that
doing so will adversely affect the employability of women.
“The Labour Ministry has decided on six-and-a-half months following
meetings with various stakeholders. We, however, feel that eight months
of maternity leave — for women in government as well as private sectors —
is required. We will move a note to the Cabinet Secretariat in this
regard. Six months of exclusive breastfeeding is very important to
combat malnutrition, diarrhoea and other diseases in infants and to
lower infant mortality rate,” said a WCD official.
The International Labour Organisation recommends a minimum standard
maternity leave of 14 weeks or more, though it encourages member states
to increase it to at least 18 weeks. At 26 weeks, India is set to join
the league of 42 countries where maternity leave exceeds 18 weeks. It,
however, falls behind several East European, Central Asian and
Scandinavian countries, which have the most generous national
legislation for paid maternity leave.
Women employed in government jobs in India get a six-month maternity
leave as per the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules 1972. The last
circular in this regard was issued in 2008, when it was increased from
four-and-a-half months. If the WCD Ministry’s recommendations to the
Cabinet Secretariat are accepted, the Department of Personal &
Training will have to issue orders to enhance it to eight months.
Moreover, women government employees are allowed to take childcare leave
of up to two years in phases at any point till their child turns 18
years old. The Seventh Pay Commission recently recommended that only the
first 365 days of leave should be granted with full pay, while the
remaining 365 can be availed at 80 per cent of the salary. But Maneka
recently petitioned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against the proposal,
terming it a regressive step at a time when women are trying to become
more economically independent.
“Women in India need longer maternity leave in absence of any support in
parenting from men. It should not be seen as a deduction in labour
hours but as a long-term investment from the future economic point of
view. This is in addition to the fact that women need long maternity
leave to recuperate and invest in child care,” said Ranjana Kumari,
director of the Centre for Social Research.
She added that a recent analysis of the Maternity Benefit Act by CSR for
the National Commission of Women showed that discrimination against
pregnant women was widely prevalent in the corporate sector in the
country.
Promotional Avenues For Central Government Staffs As 30% Of Employees To Retire In Next Ten Years
The data provided in the 7th CPC report suggests that higher Promotional
avenues will be available in next ten years since 26 to 29 Percentage
of Central Government employees are at the verge of Retirement. The
statistics about age profile reveals that the Government servants in the
age group of 50 to 60 is higher percentage than other age Group of
20-30, 30-40 and 40-50. So obviously there will be bright chances for
those who are waiting to replace the seniors in Promotional Grades
7th CPC report on Age Profile of Central Government Personnel as on 01.01.2014
Of the total 33.02 lakh persons in position as on 01.01.2014, the break
up in various age groups is indicated in the pie chart below
Personnel in Age Group of 50 to 60: With a view to ascertaining the
retirements that would take place in the coming few years the Commission
reviewed the data for all ministries/departments in the age group of 50
to 60 years. Of the total 33.02 lakh persons in position, as on
01.01.2014, 9.48 lakh persons, constituting about 29 percent of
personnel were in the age group of 50 to 60 years.
3.60 Table 8 brings out the position in this regard amongst the largest ministries/departments.
Table 8: Proportion of Personnel in 50-60 Age Group
3.61 Data provided to the Commission indicates an unusually large
percentage of personnel in the 50-60 years age group in certain
ministries/departments- 75 percent in Textiles, 64 percent in Coal, 62
percent in Urban Development, 60 percent in Petroleum and Natural Gas,
57 percent in Science and Technology, 56 percent in Heavy Industry, 52
percent in New and Renewable Energy, 51 percent in AYUSH and 50 percent
in Power. This is a ready pointer to the number of retirements that
would take place in the next ten years.
3.62 The Ministry wise particulars of age profile of personnel as on 01.01.2014 is detailed in Annex 5
3.63 The Commission notes that losing experienced high level personnel
entails unquantifiable costs as new recruits will require training and
on the job skills. At the same time it presents ministries/departments
the opportunity to align their personnel requirement in line with their
current and future challenges.
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