POST SHOPPE AT BANGALORE GPO 

       

           Bangalore GPO is launching a new service ‘Post Shoppe’ in Karnataka Circle. This has been in existence in Postal services earlier also. This is a new venture to enhance the pleasure and purpose of visit to India Post Office by esteemed customers thereby satisfying their other needs too while they are at business with us.

The Post Shoppe is basically aimed at bringing various items of selected consumer utility products on sale under one roof at Bangalore GPO. The Post Shoppe is now initially designed for the stationery products, philately frames, books from National Book Trust in Kannada, Hindi and English, coffee mugs with zodiac designs on it, light refreshments, beverages like coffee, tea, boost etc, envelopes, Greeting cards, HMT watches, Delight Solar lamps, Xerox, etc. The Post Shoppe is designed with a capacity for vertical and horizontal expansion.

All products available in the Post Shoppe are for sale on MRP rates only.

It is also proposed to expand on the basis of feedback from the customers on their needs and also to create a platform for various organizations if approached with the approval of Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, Bangalore 560001.

This is a Karnataka Circle endeavor to provide a shelf for the intellectual, aesthetic and utility products for the customer’s benefit. The Post Shoppe will be operated by Manager Post Shoppe. The primary objective of this Post Shoppe is Customer delight.

ABOUT THE FUNCTION

The Inauguration function was held in the hall of Bangalore GPO on 10.12.13 at 11.00 hours. Welcome address was made by Shri Ashutosh Kumar Hanjura, Chief Postmaster, Bangalore GPO. The Shoppe was inaugurated by Shri Raghavendra H Auradkar, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City by lighting the lamp to mark the inauguration jointly with Smt Arundhati Ghosh, Postmaster General, South Karnataka Circle and Smt Veena Srinivas Postmaster General, Business Development, Bangalore.

The Post Shoppe is the brain child of Shri M.S.Ramanujan, the Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, Bangalore 560001.

During the address, the Chief Guest Shri Auradkar commended the new changes being brought into the Post offices. He intimated that he is in habit of using Speed Post until date and expressed his pleasure in continuing the usage. He also intimated his experience in private courier where there were pilferages in a case under his investigation. He assured that his office would procure the stationery items from the Post Shoppe. He wished the Post Shoppe a great success.

Vote of thanks extended by Shri Dinesh Khare, Deputy Chief Postmaster, Bangalore GPO

Transfers/Postings of JAG officers of IPoS, Group'A'.

Click here to view Directorate memo no 2-8/2013-SPG dated 06.12.2013 on the above subject matter.

Declination of Promotion to PS Group B Cadre

It was informed by GS IP/ASP association that the following Inspector Line officials appointed on regular basis in Postal Services Gr. B cadre vide Directorate memo No. 9-33/2013-SPG dated 10.10.2013 are stated to be declined their promotion. 

Sl. No.	Name of the officer	Cast	Present Circle	Circle of posting on promotion
9	Shri K. Soorappan	ST	Tamil Nadu	Kerala
11	Shri T. Amudha Ganesan	-	Tamil Nadu	Maharashtra
19	Shri N. P.Sampath	-	Tamil Nadu	Maharashtra
30	Shri S. Subba Rao	-	Tamil Nadu	Delhi
34	Shri R. Ismail	-	Tamil Nadu	Delhi
73	Shri S. Sanmugham	SC	Tamil Nadu	Tamil Nadu
75	Shri D.V. Mahidhar	-	Andhra Pradesh	Delhi
140	Shri A.N. Sushir	ST	Maharashtra	Maharashtra
145	Shri G.M. Nandanwar	ST	Maharashtra	Maharashtra
146	Shri M.R. Sakpal	ST	Maharashtra	Maharashtra

  

LSG Promotions to Sorting Assistants

Copy of Circle Office, Hyderabad memo no ST/6-1/LSG(RMS0/2013 dated 06.12.2013

Transfers & Postings in PS Group B cadre

RO, Vijayawada has ordered the following transfers and postings in PS Group B Cadre vide memo dated 04.12.2013.

Sl no	Name of the officer	Present post held	Posting on Transfer
1	M.Hari Prasad Sharma	SPOs Guntur Dn & apptd SP PSD Vijayawada	Dy SP o/o SSPOs Vijayawada
2	J.Srinivasulu	Dy Sp o/o SSPOs Vijayawada	SP PSD Vijayawada
3	D.Satyanarayana	SPOs Rajmundry & Apptd SPos Machilipatnam	SPOs Guntur Dn
4	Y.Ramakrishna	SPOs Hanumkonda & Apptd SPOs Guntur	SPOs Machilipatnam Dn

ARITHMETIC SHORT CUT METHODS WITH EXAMPLES

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Time and Work: Short Cuts

Short Cut 1:

If A and B can do a piece of work in “x” days, B and C in y days and C and A in z days. Then A, B and C can together do the work in:

Example 1:

If A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C in 15 days and C and A in 20 days. In how many days will, all of them working together would take complete the work?

Solution:

Here x= 12, y= 15 and z= 20,

Putting values in formula:

  
Answer: 10 days

Short Cut 2:

If A can do a work in x days, B can do the same work in y days. Together A and B can do the same work in:

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Example:2

If Ram can do a piece of work in 20 days, Shayam can do the same work in 30 days, in how many days Ram and Shayam will together do the work?

Solution:  Here x= 20 and y= 30, putting values in formula we get:

Answer: 12 days

Short Cut 3:

If A, B and C respectively can finish a work in x, y and z days, then all of them together would finish the work in following days:

Example 3:

Amar, Akbar and Anthony can finish a work in 10, 15 and 20 days respectively. If they all work together, then in how many days, they will be able to finish the work?

Solution:     Here x= 10, y=15 and z= 20       Putting the values in the formula:

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We get:

Answer= 4.61 days

If a worker takes T units of time to complete a work W, then the rate of work R is given by R = W/T and so T = W/R.

W and R are directly proportional, when T is constant

W and T are directly proportional when R is const

Formulas:

tA = time taken by A to complete the work

tB = time taken by B to complete the work

t(A+B)  = time taken by  both A and B to complete the work

• t(A+B) = (tA * tB)/(tA+tB)

• tB = (tA * tA+B)/tA – (tA+B)

• tA+B+C =L/[(L/tA) + (L/tB) + (L/tC) ];L =>L.C.M of tA, tB, tC.

• If A+B, B+C, A+C are given then A+B+C=?

§  tA+B+C = 2L/[ (L/tA+B) + (L/tB+C) + (L/tC+A) ]

§  tA = [(tA+B+C)*(tB+C)]/[ (tB+C)- (tA+B+C) ]

§  tB = [(tA+B+C)*(tA+C)]/[ (tA+C)- (tA+B+C) ]

§  tC = [(tA+B+C)*(tA+B)]/[ (tA+B)- (tA+B+C) ]

• (M1*T1) /W1 = (M2*T2)/W2

§  M be the number of men’s

§  T be the number of days/ hours

§  W be the work done by the men

§   

• w(A+B  = wA*wB /(wA+wB)

 Example 1:

If a worker takes 10 hours to complete a work, his rate of work or the work done per hour is 1/10 of the work.

Similarly, if the rate of work is 1/15, it would take 15 hours to complete the work.

 Example 2:

Worker A takes 8 hours to do a job. Worker B takes 10 hours to do the same job. How long should it take both A and B, working together but independently, to do the same job?

By formula 1,

        t(A+B) = (tA * tB)/(tA+tB) = 8*10/(8+10) = 40/9 hours.

Example 3:

A and B together can complete a piece of work in 4 days. If A alone can complete the same work in 12 days, in how many days can B alone complete that work?

By formula 2,

          tB = (12*4 )/(12-4) = 6 days.

Example 4:

A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days: B and C can do it in 24 days; A and C can do it in 36 days. In how many days will A,B and C finish it, working together  and separately?

By formula 4,

Working together,

• tA+B+C = 2L/[ (L/tA+B) + (L/tB+C) + (L/tC+A) ]

t(A+B+C) = 2*48/[(48/18)+(48/24)+(48/36)] =16 days

Working separately,

• tA = [(tA+B+C)*(tB+C)]/[ (tB+C)- (tA+B+C) ]

tA = [16*24]/[24-16] = 48 days,

tB = [16*36]/[36-16] = 144/5  days,

tC = [16*18]/[18-16] = 144 days.

Example 5:

The IT giant Tirnop has recently crossed a head count of 150000 and earnings of $7 billion. As one of the forerunners in the technology front, Tirnop continues to lead the way in products and services in India. At Tirnop, all programmers are equal in every respect. They receive identical salaries and also write code at the same rate. Suppose 12 such programmers take 12 minutes to write 12 lines of code in total. How long will it take 72 programmers to write 72 lines of code in total?

By formula : (M1 * T1)/ W1 = (M2 * T2)/ W2

12*12/12 = 72*X/72  ::  X = 12

Example 6:

A and B working separately can do a piece of work in 9 and 12 days. If they work for a day alternatively, A beginning, in how many days, the work will be completed?

Explanation:

t(A+B) = (tA * tB)/(tA+tB)

Work done by A in one day, tA= 1/9 day

Work done by B in one day, tB = 1/12 day

They are working alternatively,

I^st day, A’s work is 1/9 and 2^nd day, B’s work is 1/12.

In two days work done by A and B , t (A+B) = 7/36.

Every two days work done is increasing evenly, so we can calculate in pair of days.

Work done in 5 pair of days = 5* (7/36) =35/36.

Remaining work = 1-35/36 = 1/36.

On 11^th day, A’s turn:

 1/ 9 work is done by A in one day.

1/36 work is done by A in (9*1/36)=1/4 day.

Therefore time taken to complete the work =10 ¼ days.

 Short Cut: Clocks

Short Cut 1

Between x and (x+1) o’clock, the two hands will be together at :

 Minutes past x.

Example:

At what time between 11 and 12 o’ clock, the minute hand and hour hand would be together?

Solution:

  Here x= 4 so putting the formula we get:

The both hands will be together at 60 minutes past 11 o’clock.

Short Cut 2:

Between x and (x+1) O’ clock, the two hands will be ‘t’ minutes apart at

 

 Past x.

Example:  At what time between 4 and 5 o’clock the hands are 2 minutes space apart?

Solution:     Here x= 4

So, Case 1:    = 24 minutes past 11

Case 2:    = 19.63 minutes past 11

Short Cut 3

Between x and x+1 o’clock the two hands are at right angle at :

Minutes Past x

Ratio & Proportion

Ratios :

• Two quantities are in the ratio a : b => if the first quantity is ax, then the second quantity is bx.
• The ratio a : b is the same as a/b.
• If two quantities are in the ratio of a : b, then the first quantity is a/(a + b) times the sum of the two quantities and the second quantity is b/(a + b) times the sum of the two quantities.

Steps in comparison of Ratios:

• Convert the ratios into fractions.
• Compare the fractions by equalizing the denominator.

Proportions:

• Product of means = Product of Extremes.

A: B :: C:D <==> B*C = A*D

• Mean proportional: Mean proportional between a and b is sqrt (ab).
• Third proportional: If a:b = b:c, then c is called the Third Proportional to a,b.
• Fourth Proportional:If a:b = c:d, then d is called the Fourth Proportional to a,b,c.

Componendo and dividendo:

• if (a/b) = (c/d), then [(a+b)/(a-b)] = [(c+d)/(c-d)]

Some other tricks :

              (a+b)/b = (c+d)/d

• (a-b)/b = (c-d)/d
•  a/c = b/d

Example 1:

The statement, ‘Father’s salary and the son’s salary are in the ratio 5 : 3.’ implies the following:

If father’s salary is Rs.5000, the son’s salary is Rs.3000.

1. If father’s salary is Rs.7500, the son’s salary is Rs.4500.
2. If father’s salary is 5x, the son’s salary is 3x.

Example 2:

The weights of two rods are in the ratio 9:7. Their total weight is 256g, find the weight of each rod?

Given total weight: 256g

Ratio is 9:7

From the Formula,

Weight of first rod = [9/(9+7)]*(256) = 144

Weight of Second rod = [7/(9+7)]*(256) = 112

So the weight of each rod is 144g and 112g.

Example 3:

Two alloys copper and tin are in the ratio of 5:6 and 7:11.Which of them contain more copper ?

Ratio of copper and tin in 1^st alloy 5:6 = 5/6

Ratio of copper and tin in 2^nd alloy 7:11 = 7/11

The denominator values of the two ratios are 6,11 respectively. Now we have to wquate the denominator value in both the ratios.

(5/6) * (11/11) = 55/66

(7/11)*(6/6) = 42/66

So 5/6 >7/11.

Hence , I alloy contains more copper than II alloy.

Example 3:

If x:y = 2:3, y:z = 4:3, then find x:y:z ?

Here. Y is common to both the ratios. So we have to make equal value of y in both the ratios. In the first and second ratio the values of y are 3 and 4 respectively. Multiply the first ratio by 4 and second ratio by 2. i.e.,

x:y = 2*4 : 3:4 = 8:12

y:z = 4*3 : 3*3 = 12:9

hence x:y:z = 8:12:9

Example 4:

If two numbers are in the ratio 3:5,when 6 is added to each term of the ratio , it becomes 2:3, then the numbers are ?

Let the numbers be a,b respectively. Given that a:b = 3:5

a=3k,b=5k , where k is a common factor of both a,b.

(3k + 6)/(5k+6) = 2/3

9k+18 = 10k + 12==> k= 6

Hence the numbers are (3*6) = 18 and (5*6) = 30 respectively.

Short Cut 1

If the sum of two numbers is A and their difference is a, then the ratio of the numbers is given by:

A+a:A-a

Example 1

The sum of two numbers is 36 and their difference is 6. What is the ratio of the numbers?

Solution 1

Here, A= 36 and a = 6,

Putting the value in equation:

 A+a:A-a

Answer: 7:5

Short Cut 2:

A number which when added to the terms of the ratio a:b makes it equal to the ratio c:d is:

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Example 2:

Find the number which when added to the terms of the ratio 13:28 makes it equal to the ratio 1:2.

Solution 2

Here a: b= 13:28 and c:d= 1:2

Putting the values in the equation:

Answer= 2

Short Cut: 1

The number which when multiplied by x is increased by “y” is given by:

Example: 1

Find the number which when multiplied by 10 is increased by 261?

Solution   Here, x= 10 and y= 261. Putting the values in equation:

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Answer: 29

Short Cut 2:

In case of partnership, if investment of three partners are in ratio a:b:c and the timings are in ratio x:y:z then the profit are in the ratio:

ax: by: cz

Example 2:

A,B and C invested capitals in the ratio 5:6:8. The investment timing is in ratio 2:3:4. Find the ratio of the profits?

Solution:

Here, a=5, b=6, c=8 and x=2, y=3, z=4. Putting the values in equation:

ax: by: cz

Answer: 10: 18: 32

Averages

Short Cut 1

The average of marks obtained by ‘n’ candidates in a certain examination is ‘T’. If the average marks of passed candidates is “P” and that of failed candidates is “F”. Then the number of candidates who passed the exam is given by:

 Example 1:

The average marks obtained by 90 candidates in a certain examination is 38, if the average marks of passed candidates is 40 and that of the failed candidates is 30, what is the number of candidates who passed the exam?

Solution:

Here: n= 90, T=38, F= 30 and P= 40, putting the values in the equation:

 Answer= 72

Short Cut 2

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The average of marks obtained by ‘n’ candidates in a certain examination is ‘T’. If the average marks of passed candidates is “P” and that of failed candidates is “F”. Then the number of candidates who passed the exam is given by:

 Example 2:

The average marks obtained by 90 candidates in a certain examination is 38, if the average marks of passed candidates is 40 and that of the failed candidates is 30, what is the number of candidates who failed  the exam?

Solution:

Here: n= 90, T=38, F= 30 and P= 40, putting the values in the equation:

Answer: 18

Short Cut 1:

 If the average age/weight/height etc of “n” objects is “x” and the average of “m” objects is “y” then the average of all of them put together in a single group is:

Example 1:

 The average age of 20 girls in a college is 21 years  while the average age of 25 boys of the same same college is 22 years. Find the combine average of the group.

Solution:

Applying the formula:

n= 20, m= 25, x= 21 and y = 22

Answer = 21.56 

Short Cut 2:

In a group if the average age/weight/height etc of “n” objects is “x”, and the average age/weight/height etc of “m” objects out them in the group is “y”, then the average age/weight/height etc of remaining “n-m” objects is::

Example 2:

A group of 20 girls has average age of 12 years. Average age of first 12 from the same group is 13 years. What is the average age of remaining 8 girls in the group.

Solution:

Applying the formula:

where n= 20, m= 12, x= 12, y = 13.

Answer= 10.5

Short Cut 3:

If the average age/weight/height etc of “n” objects in a group is “x” and out of them 1 object is added, as a result of this addition the average of the group becomes “y”. Then the age/weight/height etc of the new entrant is:

Example 3:

The average age of 30 boys in a class is equal to 13 years. When the age of the class teacher is included the average become 15 years. Find the age of the teacher.

Solution:

The age of the entrant is given by:

Here, n=30; y= 15; x= 13

Putting the formula we get; 

(30(15-13) + 15) = 75 

 Example 4:

In an old age home the average age of 10 inmates is 65 years. On Sunday the grandson of an inmate visited the old age home. The average age with the arrival of grandson becomes 60 years. What was the age of the grandson?

Solution:

The age of the entrant is given by:

Here, n=10; y= 60; x= 65

Putting the formula we get;

(10(60-65) + 60) = 10 

Average = (Sum of observations / Number of observations)

Some important formulas to remember :

• Average of first ‘n’ natural numbers = (n+1)/2

• Average of the squares of the first ‘n’ natural numbers = [(n+1)(2n+1)]/6

• Average of the cubes of the first ‘n’ natural numbers = [n²(n+1)²]/4

• Average of the first ‘n’ even natural numbers = n

• Average of the first ‘n’ odd natural numbers = (n+1)

• A man travels a certain distance at ‘x’ kmph and an equal distance at ‘y’ kmph. Then the average speed during whole journey = (2xy/(x+y))kmph.

• Average of ‘n’ average is not equal to the { (sum of ‘n’ averages )/ ‘n’ }.

Properties :

• If all values are increased or decreased by a certain quantity, the average also increases or decreases by the same quantity.

• If all values are multiplied or divided by a certain quantity, the average also gets multiplied or divided by the same quantity.

• When a new value X is added to a set of B values with average A, if the average increases by Y, then the added value X = A + (B + 1)Y.

• When a new value X is added to a set of B values with average A, if the average decreases by Y, then the added value X = A – (B + 1)Y.

• When a value X is removed from a set of B values with average A, if the average increases by Y, then the the deleted value X = A – (B – 1)Y.

• When a value X is removed from a set of B values with average A, if the average decreases by Y, then the deleted value X = A + (B – 1)Y.

Example 1:Find the average of first 20 natural numbers ?

By formula 1, Average of first 20 natural numbers = 21/2 = 10.5

Example 2:A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17^th inning and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17^th innings?

Hints: These type of problems , we need to find the sum values and then we have to do the calculation.

Initially batsman average be X i.e., average of 16 innings. After he scores 87 runs in 17^th innings , the average increases to X+3.

Score obtained by batsman in 16 innings = 16X ………1

Score obtained by batsman in 17 innings = 17(X+3) ………2

or Score obtained by batsman in 17 innings = 16X + 87 ………3

Equating 2 and 3 , we get : 17(X+3) = 16X + 87

X = 36; Average after 17^th innings (X+3) = 39

Shortcut : By property 4:    X = A + (B + 1)Y

X be the added value = 87

A be the average before adding value = C

B be the number of innings before his average gets increased = 16

Y be the value which the average increases = 3

we get A = 36 ,then the final value (C+3) is 39.

Profit & Loss

Short Cut 1:

If a seller by selling N articles, gains or losses the cost price of n articles, then the gain or loss percentage is calculated as:

Example 1:

By selling 240 mangoes a fruit seller gains the cost price of 40 mangoes. What is the profit percentage?

Solution:

Here, N= 240 and n= 40, putting the values in equation:

Answer: 16.67%

Short Cut 2:

If a seller sells an article at Rs “A” after giving x% discount on the mark price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of y% on the cost price. The cost price is given by:

Example 2:

A shopkeeper sold certain articles at Rs 425 each after giving a discount of 15% on the marked price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 25% on the cost price, find the Cost Price of each article?

Solution:

Here A= 425, x= 15, y= 25

Putting values in equation:

 Short Cut 1:

If the cost price of x articles is equal to the selling price of y articles, then the profit percentage is given by:

Example 1:

If Sudha sells 18 articles at the cost price of 24 articles. Find her profit percentage?

Solution:

Here, x= 24 and y= 18

 Putting the values in the formula

Answer= 33.3%

Short Cut 2:

A man purchases a certain number of articles at x a rupee and the same number at y a rupee. He mixes them together and sells them at z per rupee. Then his gain or loss percentage is given by:

Example 2:

A man purchases a certain number of oranges at 7 per rupee and the same number at 15 per rupee. He mixes them together and sells them at 12 per rupee. Determine his profit or loss percentage.

Solution:

x= 7, y= 15 and z= 12, putting the values in the equation:

Answer: 20.45% at Loss

Short Cut 3:

By selling an article for Rs A, a dealer makes a profit of x%. If he wants to make profit of y%, then he must increase his selling price by Rs:

The new selling price is given by:

Short Cut 1

If a shopkeeper wants to earn x% profit on an article after offering y% discount to the customer, to arrive at label price, the marketed price should be increased by following percentage:

Example

If a dealer wants to earn 20% profit on an article after offering 50% discount to the customer, by what percentage should he increase his marked price to arrive at a label price?

Solution:

Here, x=20%, y=50%

Putting the formula:

 Answer= 140%

Short Cut-2

If a seller uses “X” gm in place of 1000 gm to sell his goods and gains a profit of y% on cost price, then his actual gain or less percentage is:

According as the sign is negative or positive.

Example:

A seller uses 840 gm in place of 1 kg to sell his goods. Find his actual % profit or loss, when he sells his article on 4% gain on cost price.

Solution:

X = 840 gm, y=4

Putting values:

We get= 18.6%

 Short Cut 3

A dishonest seller sells the goods at x% loss on the cost price but uses y% less weight to weigh the goods, than his percentage profit or loss is:

Example:

A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 10% loss on cost price but uses 20% less weight. What is the percentage profit or loss?

Solution:

Here x= 10%, y= 20%

Putting values:

We get= 12.5%

Formulas such as ,

1. Profit = S.P – C.P :: S.P >C.P
2. Loss = C.P – S.P :: C.P > S.P
3. Profit % = (Profit / C.P )*100 or
4. Profit % = {(S.P – C.P)/C.P }*100
5. Loss % = (Loss / C.P )*100 or
6. Loss % = {(C.P – S.P)/C.P }*100
7. S.P = {(100+Gain % )/100}*C.P or
8. C.P = {100 / (100+gain %)}*S.P
9. S.P = {(100-Loss % )/100}*C.P or
10. C.P = {100 / (100-Loss %)}*S.P
11. When a Person sells two similar items, one at a gain of x% and the other at a loss of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss of is :

Loss % = {(Common Loss and Gain %)/ 10 }² = (x/10)²

12. When a Person buys two similar items, sells one at a gain of x% and the other at a loss of x%, then the seller incurs no gain no loss
13. If a trader profess to sell his goods at cost Price, But uses false weights, then

Gain % = {(error)/ ((True Value)-(Error))}*100 %

 Important Points to remember that :

• Profit % and Loss % is fully based on Cost Price alone .

Profit =10% i.e. 10% of Cost Price is Profit .This is the meaning of 10% Profit.

• Discount is fully based on the Market Price/Retail Price/List Price.

Discount = 10% i.e. 10% on Market Price is Discount .This is the meaning of 10% Discount.

• Doubling the price and then reducing it by 50% does not yield 50% profit – the net effect is no-profit-no-loss.
• Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% does not yield an overall 60% discount –the actual total is only 49.6%.
• Successive discounts of 25%, 10% and 5% is not the same as successive discounts of 20%, 15% and 5% although both add up to 40%. The actual total discounts are 35.875% and 35.4% respectively.
• A is 200% of B => A = 2B. But A is 200% more of B = >A = 3B. Similarly, P is twice as old as Q => P’s age = 2 × Q’s age, but A is twice older than B = >A’s age = 3 × B’s age.

Example:

1.A man buys an article for Rs.27.50 and sells it for Rs.28.60.Find his gain percent ?

Buys denotes the cost price , c.p = 27.50

Sells denotes the selling price, s.p = 28.60

For finding the profit % by two methods.

1. find the profit and apply on (3) profit % formula
2. Directly apply in 7 th formula.

Decide which is easy for you .

First method

Profit = 28.60 – 27.50 = 1.10

Profit % = (1.10 / 27.50)*100 = 4%

Second Method

60.  = ((100 + gain% )/100 }27.50

(28.60*100 )/27.50 = 100 + gain %

Gain % = 104-100 = 4%

2.John bought a satellite radio for rs 4,000 and sold it at a loss of 5% due to unavoidable circumstances.Find his Selling Price ?

Cost Price = 4000

Loss = 5 %

From the formula 7 ,we can get it directly ,

Selling Price = rs3800.

3.If the cost Price of two articles is 1000 each, one of them is sold at 10% profit and the other at 10% loss. Find the percentage of profit or loss on the whole transaction ?

From formula 12 ,we can say directly No Loss No Gain .Lets Check out,

Total Cost Price = Rs.2000.

Need to find the total Selling Price ,

By the Formula 7,

Selling Price of one article (10% profit) = 1100

By the Formula 8,

Selling Price of another article (10% loss) = 900

So the total selling price = 1100+900 = Rs.2000.

Selling Price = Cost Price .So No Loss No Gain in whole transaction.

 4.If the Selling Price of two articles is 1000 each, sold one at 10% profit and the other at 10% loss. Find the percentage of profit or loss on the whole transaction ?

From formula 11, we can say that loss % = (10/10)²= 1%

Lets check out in another way ,

Total Selling Price = Rs.2000

By the Formula 7,

Cost Price of one article (sold at 10% profit) = 909.09

By the Formula 8,

Cost Price of another article (sold at 10% loss) = 1111.11

Total Cost Price = 909.09+1111.11 = Rs.2020.20

here C.P > S.P . So loss incurs in whole transaction.

Loss % = {(2020.20 – 2000 )/ 2020.20 }*100 = 1.00%

We have verified the answer in both the way. So we can use formula directly 

5.The selling price of 15 chairs is equals to the cost price of 20 chairs. Find the Profit or Loss % ?

Given , S.P of 15 chairs = C.P of 20 chairs.

From the above eqn we can conclude that we can get profit. Because Selling 15 chair itself we will get the total cost of the 20 chairs. So we get the profit of selling 5 chairs.

First method,

Using Profit% formula we can find the answer,

Profit% = (Profit/ Cost Price )*100

Profit % = {(S.P of 5 chairs)/(S.P of 15 chairs or C.P of 20 chairs) }*100

Profit % = (5/15)* 100 = 33.33%

Second method,

Let we take cost price be Rs 1,selling price be Rs x.

from the eqn, we can write 15x = 20 ; x = Rs. 1.3333

S.P > C.P , So we will get profit only. Profit = 1.3333 – 1.00 = Rs. 0.3333

Profit % = (0.3333/1 )*100 =33.33%

Third method,

Let we take cost price be ‘rs x’ and selling price be ‘rs y’. We can do this way also. Try this method

 Simple Interest

 Short Cut 1:

If a sum of money become “x” times in “t” years, at Simple Interest, then the rate of interest is given by:

Example 1:

A scheme in Muthoot Finance claim to double any amount in 5 years at simple interest. What is the rate of effective rate of interest?

Solution 1:

Here, x=2 and t= 5 and putting the values in equation:

Answer= 20%

Short Cut 2:

A certain sum of money amounts to Rs A1 in t years at r% per annum, then the time in which it will amount to Rs A2 at the same rate of interest is given by:

Example 2:

A certain sum of money amounts to Rs 4800 in 5 years at 4% per annum. In how many years it will amount to Rs 5120 at the same rate.

Solution 2:

Here, A2= 5120, A1= 4800, t= 5 and r= 4

Putting the values in the equation

 Answer: 7 years

Short Cut 3:

If a sum of money becomes “n” times in “t” years at Simple Interest, then the time in which it will amount to “m” times is given by:

Example 3:

If a sum of money doubles itself in 4 years at simple interest. How long will it take for the amount to be 10 times?

Solution 3:

Here, n= 2, t= 4 and m= 10

Putting values in equation:

Answer= 36 years.

In simple Interest,

Let

P be the Principal/Sum,

R be the Interest,(denotes in %)

N Number of Years,

SI Simple Interest.( Interest amount of certain sum for certain period)

 SI = [P*N*R]/ 100

Note:

1.If a sum of money become “X” times in “T” years, at Simple Interest, then the rate of interest “R%” is given by:

 R=100(X-1)/T %

2.Diff. between CI and SI be Rs.X  for 2 years for a rate of R%.

               To find the Principal Amount,

                            Y = X (100/R)²

       For 3 years , Principal Amount,

                        Y =X*100³/ [R² (300+R)]

Ex:

1.Calculate the simple interest amount for principal of rs 10000 on rate of 6% for 5 years.

P = 10000 N = 5 R = 6%

 SI = [10000*5*6]/100

= 3000

Interest amount is Rs 3000.

Compound Interest

Let

P be the Principal/Sum,

R be the Interest,(denotes in %)

N be the Number of Years,

A be the Amount,

CI be the Compound Interest.

Compound Interest = Amount – Principal

1.When the interest is calculated Annually,

Amount = P{ 1 + R/100}^N

Example:

1.Find the compound Interest on Rs.7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years compounded Annually?

A = 7500 { 1+ 4/100 }²

A= Rs.8112

CI = A – P

= 8112 – 7500

= Rs.612

2.When the interest is calculated Half-Yearly,

Amount = P{ 1 + (R/2)/100}^2N

Example:

1.Find the compound Interest on Rs.7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years compounded Half-Yearly?

A = 7500 { 1+ (4/2)/100 }^2*2

= 7500 { (102/100)⁴ }

= Rs.8118.24

CI = A – P

= 8118.24 – 7500

= Rs.618.24

3.When the interest is calculated Quarterly,

Amount = P{ 1 + (R/4)/100}^4N

Example:

1.Find the compound Interest on Rs.7500 at 4% per annum for 2 years compounded Quarterly?

A = 7500 { 1+ (4/4)/100 }^2*4

= 7500 {(101/100)⁸}

A= Rs.8121.43

CI = A – P

= 8121.43 – 7500

= Rs.621.43

4.When the Rates R1,R2,R3… are different for different years N1,N2,N3,……

Amount = P{ 1 + R₁/100} { 1 + R₂/100} { 1 + R₃/100}……….

Example:

1.Find the compound Interest on Rs.7500 at 4%,5%,6% per annum for 1,2,3 year respectively compounded Annually?

A = 7500 { 1+ 4/100 }{ 1+ 5/100 }{ 1+ 6/100 }

A= Rs.8681.4

CI = A – P

= 8681.4 – 7500

= Rs.1181.4

Points to Remember:

If the interest of R% and a sum of Rs P and no of years N , the interest for SI is same for every year .But differ for every year in CI. Bcoz In CI, (Suppose we compounded annually) The amount obtain after first year becomes principal for second year,the amount obtain after second year becomes principal for third year and so on…

 Simple Shortcuts:

If Sn and Cn represent the simple and the compound interest respectively for the nth year, then

1. Sn is the same for all values of n. i.e. simple interest is the same for all years.

2. C1 = S1

3. Cn = Cn – 1(1 + i). i.e. compound interest for any year is (1+ i) times the previous year’s compound interest.

4. Cn = Cn – 1(1 + i) = Cn – 2(1 + i)2 = Cn – 3(1 + i)3………..

5. Cn – Cn – 1 = Cn – 1 × i. i.e. extra compound interest for any year is i times the previous year’s compound interest.

i represents the interest (not in percentage)

Example:

A sum invested for two years yields an interest of Rs.1200 under simple interest

and Rs.1260 under compound interest. What is the rate of interest?

From 1: SI for 2 years is Rs.1200;

For 1 year 1200/2 = Rs.600.

From 2: CI for 2 years is Rs.1260;

For 1 year Rs.600 Bcoz C₁ = SI₁=600

C₂ = 1260-600 = 660.

Use 5 : Cn – Cn – 1 = Cn – 1 × i.

Here n = 2,

C₂ – C_2-1= C_2-1 * i

C₂ – C₁ =C₁ *i

660 – 600= 600 * i

60 = 600*i

i = 60/600

i = 0.1

So the interest is 0.1*100 = 10%

Streams

Short Cut 1:

If the speed of boat in still water is x km/hr and the speed of stream is y km/hr. If the boat travels for “T” hours, then distance covered is given by:

Distance travelled upstream in time “T” is given by:

(x-y)*T

Distance travelled downstream in Time “T” is given by:

(x+y)*T

Example 1:

If the speed of boat in still water is 10 km/hr and the speed of stream is 5 km/hr. If the boat travels for 3 hours upstream and 2 hours downstream, what is the total distance covered?

Solution 1:

Here, x= 10, y=5 and T= 2

Distance travelled upstream is:

(x-y)*T

Distance travelled upstream is: 10 km

Distance travelled downstream is:

(x+y)*T

Distance travelled upstream is: 30 km

Answer: Total distance travelled is: 40 km

Short Cut 2:

A man can row x km/hr in still water. If in a stream which is flowing at y km/hr, it takes him T hrs to row to a place and back. The distance between two places is given by:

Example 2:

A man can row 5km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 1.5 km/hr, it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

Solution 2:

Here x= 5, y= 1.5, T= 1

Putting the value:

 Answer= 2.275 km

Short Cut 3:

A man rows a certain distance downstream x hours and returns the same distance in y hours. If the stream flows at the rate of z km/hr then the speed of man in still water is given by:

Example 3:

Ram can row a certain distance downstream in 6 hours and return the same distance in 9 hours. If the stream flows at the rate of 3 km/hr find the speed of Ram in still water.

Solution 3:

x=6, y=9 and z=3

Answer: 15 km/hr

Downstream (along the current) speed (D) = Boat speed (B) + current (stream) speed (C).         D=B+C

Upstream (against the current) speed (U) = Boat speed – current (stream) speed. U=B–C

Speed of the boat = average of downstream and upstream speeds B = (D + U)/2

Speed of the current = half the difference of downstream and upstream speeds    C = (D – U)/2

Example:

1.A boat takes 5 hours to go from A to B and 8 hours to return to A. If AB distance is 40 km, find the speed of (a) the boat and (b) the current.

Since B to A takes more time, it is upstream and hence AB is downstream. Downstream speed = 40/5 = 8 kmph.

Upstream speed= 40/8 = 5 kmph.

Boat speed = (8 + 5)/2 = 6.5 kmph.

Current speed = (8 – 5)/2 = 1.5 kmph.

2.A man cn row a boat at 20 kmph in still water.If the speed of the stream is 6 kmph, what is the time taken to row a distance of 60 km downstream ?

Speed of downstream = boat speed + stream speed = 20 + 6 = 26 kmph

Time required to cover 60 km downstream = d/s = 60/26 = (30/13) hours.

3.The time taken by a man to row his boat upstream is twice the time taken by him to row the same distance downstream. If the speed of the boat in still water is 42 kmph, find the speed of the stream ?

The time taken to row his boat upstream is twice the time taken by him to row the same distance downstream. Therefore, the ratio of the time taken is (2:1). So, the ratio of the speed of the boat in still water to the speed of the stream = (2+1)/(2-1) = 3:1 .Thus, Speed of the stream = (42)/3 = 14 kmph.

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Escalator Problem

The escalator problem is identical to the boat stream problem, escalator replacing the stream and person replacing the boat. The speed and distance are expressed in terms of the number of steps of the escalator.

Example:

1.A couple and their son get into an escalator going up. The father reaches the top in 15 seconds taking 4 steps, but the son reaches 5 seconds ahead of his father. The mother who did not take any step of her own reaches the top 5 seconds after her husband reached.

Determine (a) the number of steps taken by the son, (b) the distance between the two points and (c) the speed of the escalator.

Let e be the speed of the escalator in steps per second, s the number of steps climbed by the son and n the number of steps between the points. Father takes 15 seconds to reach the top and during this time he climbs 4 steps  and the escalator moves by 15e steps. So, the total number of steps is (4 + 15e) which by the above assumption is n.

Thus, n = 4 + 15e………. (1)

By the same logic for the son,

n = s + 10e……….. (2)

Since the mother does not take any steps of her own, n = 20e ………….. (3)

From (2) and (3), s = 10e…………… (4)

From (1) and (2), s = 5e + 4………… (5)

From (4) and (5), 5e = 4 or e = 0.8……………. (6)

(6) in (4): s = 10 × 0.8 = 8 and

(6) in (3): n = 20 × 0.8 = 16.

Thus, the number of steps taken by the son = 8

the distance between the points = 16

the speed of the escalator = 0.8 step per second.

Percentage

Short Cut 1:

If the value of a number is first increased by x% and later decreased by x% then the resultant value is always less than the original value. The percent decrease is given by:

Example 1:

The salary of a worker is first increased by 10% and thereafter it was reduced by 10%. What was the net change in the salary?

Solution:

The net effect on the salary is decrease in following percentage:

 Where x=10

Answer= 1% decrease

Short Cut 2:

If first value is r% more then the second value, then the second value is lesser by first by following percentage:

Example 2:

If the salary of Manish is 25% greater than Abhishek, than by how much percentage in the salary of Abhishek less then Manish?

Solution 2:

Here r= 25

Thus, putting the value we get:

Answer= 20%

Short Cut 3:

If first value is r% less then the second value, then the second value is lesser by first by following percentage:

Example 3:

If the salary of Manish is 20% lesser than Summit, than by how much percentage in the salary of Abhishek less then Manish?

Solution: Putting r= 20

Answer= 25%

Sign Conventions:

For increase in percentage on a number or an amount put +ve Sign.

For increase in percentage on a number or an amount put -ve Sign

Apply the following formula , the net increase or decrease in percentage or a number is given by:

Where:

x% and y% are the successive increase or decrease in the percentage on a number or account, follow the sign conventions for the increase or decreaseto get the result.

Case 1:

If a number is increase successively by a% and b% the net effect on the original number is:

Case 2:

If a number is decrease successively by a% and b% the net effect on the original number is:

The negative sign indicates net decrease in the orignal amount or number

 Case 3:

If a number is first decrease by a% and then increase by b% the net effect on the original number is:

The sign of result in such case would indicate that if the original number was increased or decreased.

Example 1:

The tax on a commodity was reduced by 20% as a result its consumption increase by 15%. Find the net effect on the revenue.

Solution:

It is the case of decrease in percentage followed by an increase.

Applying the formula here x= -20, y= 15

Thus net change in the orignal revenue is:

Answer: Decrease by 8%

Example 2:

Peter England a well know brand of Clothes offer 30% and 70% discounts successively on Christmas on Men Shirt. What is the actual discount offered by Peter England?

Solution:

The formula for successive discount comes under the category of succesive decrease. The following in the formula

 Where a= 30, b= 70;

 Thus the net discount in this case is 79%.

• To convert the given fraction into percentage we have to multiply it by 100.To express a/b as a percent : a/b = {(a/b)*100 }%
• Example 1:  1/4 or 0.25 = (1/4)*100 or 0.25*100 =25%

• To convert the given percentage into fraction we have to divide it by 100. To express x% as a fraction : a% = a/100.
• Example 2:  20% = 20/100 = 1/5

• If the price of a commodity increases by R%, then the reduction in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is                                      {(R/(100+R))*100}%

• If the price of a commodity decreases by R%, then the increase in consumption so as not to decrease the expenditure is                            {(R/(100-R))*100}%

• If A is R% more than B, then B is less than A by {R/(100+R))*100}%

• If A is R% less than B, then B is more than A by { (R/(100-R))*100}%

• If the value or price of an item goes up/down by p%, then the percentage reduction/increment to be made to bring it back to the original level is given by, [(100p)/(100+p)]% or [(100p)/(100-p)]%

• If the value or price of an item goes up/down by p%, then the quantity consumed should be reduced/increased by [(100p)/(100+p)]% or [(100p)/(100-p)]% so that the total expenditure remains the same.

Example 3: In a class of 75 students 32% are girls.Find the number of boys in that class ?

The total number of students in the class is 75. In which, 32% are girls.

Therefore the remaining 68% of students are boys.

Hence, the number of boys in the class = (68/100)*75 = 51

Population:

Let the population of a town be P now and suppose it increases at the rate of R% per annum, then:

Population after n years = P(1+R/100)ⁿ

Population n years ago = P/(1+R/100)ⁿ

Depreciation :

Let the present value of a machine be P.Suppose it depreciates at the rate of R% per annum. Then:

Value of the machine after n years = P(1-R/100)ⁿ

Value of the machine n years ago = P/(1-R/100)ⁿ

Percentage Increase:

If the final value is more than the initial value, then there is an increase. i.e., Increased value = Final value – Initial Value

Percentage increase = {Increased Value / Initial Value }*100

Percentage Decrease:

If the final value is more than the initial value, then there is an decrease. i.e., Decreased value = Final value – Initial Value

Percentage decrease = {Decreased Value / Initial Value }*100

Example 4:If in an examination Prabhu got 80% of marks and Sathish got 90% of marks , then find the percentage by which Sathish got more than Prabhu ?

Given that Sathish = 90%, Prabhu got = 80%

In Question, the initial value (referred value) is Prabhu’s score and the final value is Sathish’s score. By using the formula we get,

% increase = (Increase value/ Initial Value)*100

={(90-80)/80}*100

=12.5%

Therefore , the Sathish got 12.5% of marks more than Prabhu.

Successive Increase:

If there are two successive increases of p%,q% then the effective percentage increase is [{(100+p)/100}{(100+q)/100}-1]*100

Successive Decrease:

If there are two successive decreases of p%,q% then the effective percentage increase is

[1-{(100+p)/100}{(100+q)/100}]*100

Increase followed by Decrease :

If there is an increase of P% and followed by a decrease q%, then the effective percentage increase/decrease is

[{(100+p)/100}{(100-q)/100}-1]*100

Decrease followed by Increase :

If there is an Decrease of P% and followed by a Increase q%, then the effective percentage increase/decrease is

[1-{(100+p)/100}{(100-q)/100}]*100 

Example 5:

Raman’s salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50% .How much Percentage does he lose ?

By formula , p= 50, q=50,

Percentage, he lose = [1-{(150/100)}{(50/100)}]*100

= (1-75/100)*100  =25%

 Pipes and Cisterns

Short Cut: 1

If a pipe fills the tank in x hours, and another fills the same tank in y hours and the third fills the tank in z hour. Then the time required, if all the three pipes are open together to fill the tank is:

Example:

Three pipes can fill the tank in 20, 30 and 40 hours respectively. Find the time required to fill the tank if all the pipes are filled simultaneously.

Solution

Here; x= 20, y= 30 and z= 40 hours

Putting the values in

 We get answer= 17.14 hours

 Short Cut: 2

If pipe A can fill a tank in x minutes, pipe B can fill the same in y minutes, there is also an outlet C in the Tank. All these are opened simultaneously and the tank takes “T” minutes to get filled. The time in which C can empty the tank in minutes is given by:

Example:

Two pipes can fill a cistern in 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively. There is also an outlet C, if all the three pipes are opened together, the tanks get filled in 50 minutes. Find the time taken by C to empty the full tank?

Answer:

Here, x= 60, y= 75 and T= 50 minutes, putting the values in equation:

Answer= 100 minutes

Short Cut 3

A tap M can empty a tank in x minutes, while another tap N can empty it in y minutes. If both the emptying taps are opened together, then the time taken to empty the full tank is:

Example

A tap can empty the tank in 10 minutes; another tap can do the same in 5 minutes. Find the time required by both the taps to empty the tank simultaneously?

Solution

Here x= 10 and y= 5, putting the values we get:

 Answer= 3.33 minutes

Inlet :

A pipe connected with a tank or a cistern or a reservoir, that fills it, is known as an inlet.

Outlet:

A pipe connected with a tank or a cistern or a reservoir, emptying it,is known as an outlet.

Properties:

• If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours, then:

              part filled in 1 hour = 1/x

• If a pipe can empty a tank in y hours, then:

part filled in 1 hour = 1/y

• If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the tank the full tank in y hours ( where y>x), there on opening both the pipes, the net part filled in 1 hour = { 1/x – 1/y }

• If a pipe can fill a tank in x hours and another pipe can empty the tank the full tank in y hours ( where y

                E represents Total time taken to empty the tank

                F represents Total time taken to fill the tank

               L represents the L.C.M

               e represents time taken to empty the tank

               f represents time taken to fill the tank

• Time for emptying , (emptying pipe is bigger in size.)

E = (f * e)/(f – e)

• Time for filling , (Filling pipe is bigger in size.)

F = (e * f)/(e – f)

• Pipes ‘A’ & ‘B’ can fill a tank in f1 hrs & f2 hrs respectively. Another pipe ‘C’ can empty the full tank in ‘e’ hrs. If the three pipes are opened simultaneously then the tank is filled in ,

F = L/[(L/f1) + (L/f2) - (L/e)]

• Two taps ‘A’ & ‘B’ can fill a tank in ‘t1′ & ‘t2′ hrs respectively. Another pipe ‘C’ can empty the full tank in ‘e’ hrs. If the tank is full & all the three pipes are opened simultaneously . Then the tank will be emptied in,

E = L/[(L/e) - (L/f1) - (L/f2)]

• Capacity of the tank is , F = (f * e)/(e – f)

• A filling tap can fill a tank in ‘f’ hrs. But it takes ‘e’ hrs longer due to a leak at the bottom. The leak will empty the full tank in ,

E = [ t(f + e) * tf ] / [ t(f + e) – tf ]

TCS pattern:

Example :

If a pipe can fill the tank in 6 hrs but unfortunately there was a leak in the tank due to which it took 30 more minutes .Now if the tank was full how much time will it take to get emptied through the leak?

(a) 39 hrs (b) 78 hrs (c) 72 hrs (d) 70 hrs

By last property,

t(f+e) = 6+0.5 =6.5hrs

tf = 6 hrs

E = 6.5*6 / (6.5 – 6)

= 78 hrs .

Number System

Short Cut 1:

To find the greatest number that will divide given numbers say x1, x2, x3…….xn so as to leave the same remainder in each case, we find the HCF of the positive difference of numbers i.e. HCF of:

Ix1-x2I, Ix2-x3I, Ix3-x4I and……

Example 1:

Find the greatest number which when divide 55, 127 and 175 leaves the same remainder in each case?

Solution 1:

Here x1= 55, x2= 127 and x3= 175

The values of: Ix1-x2I, Ix2-x3I, Ix3-x1I are 72, 48, 120

HCF of 72, 48 and 120 is 24

Answer= 24

Short Cut 2:

To find the greatest number which will divide x, y and z leaving remainders a, b and c respectively is given by:

 H.C.F of (x-a), (y-b) and (z-c).

Example 2:

What is the greatest number that will divide 29, 60 and 103 and will leave remainders 5, 12 and 7 respectively?

Solution 2:

Here, x= 29, y= 60 and z=103

Also, a= 5, b=12 and c=7

Thus, (x-a), (y-b) and (z-c) are 24, 48 and 96. HCF of these numbers is 24.

Answer= 24

Short Cut 3:

To find the least number which, when divided by “x”, “y” and “z” leaves the same remainder “r” in each case is given by:

L.C.M of (x,y,z) + r

Example 3:

Find the least number which when divided by 2, 3, 5 and 7 leaves the remainder 1.

Solution 3:

The least number is given by L.C.M of (2,3,5,7) + 1

Answer= 211

Short Cut 1:

If the sum of a number and its square is x, then the number is given by:

Example:

If the sum of a number and its square is 156, find the number

Solution:

Here x= 156

Putting the value in the formula:

Answer= 12

Short Cut 2:

If the sum of two numbers is “s” and their difference is “d”. Then the product of the number is given by:

Example:

The sum of two numbers is 38 and the difference is 4, find the product of the two numbers:

Solution:

Here s= 38 and d= 4, putting the values in the formula:

We get: Answer= 357

Short Cut 3

If the ratio of the sum and the difference of two number is a:b, then the ratio of these two numbers is given by:

Example 3:

Ratio of the sum and the differences of the two numbers is 13:3, find the ratio of these two numbers

Solution:

Here, a=13 and b=3

Putting the value:

  Answer= 8:5

For Calculating Squares

To  Square a Number Ending in 1

Example  :  41  x  41

Solution by steps:

(a)  Square the next lower number (always ends with zero)  40  x   40  =  1,600

(b)  Obtain the sum of the next lower number and the number being squared:  40  +  41  =  81

(c )  Add (a) and (b):  1,600  +  81  =  1,681,  answer

Short way:  40  x  40  =  1,600;  40  +  41  =  81;  answer  1,681

To Square a Number Ending in 9

Example :    39  x  39

Solution by steps  :

(a)  Square the next higher  number 40  x   40  =  1,600

(b)  Obtain the sum of the number being squared and the next higher number:  39  +  40  =  79

(c )  Subtract  (a) and (b):  1,600  - 79  =  1,521,  Answer

Short way:  40  x  40  =  1,600;  -(39  +  40)  =  1,521

To Square a number Ending in 5

Example : 35  x  35

Solution by steps :

(a) Multiply the first digit by the digit plus 1 : 3  x  4 = 12

(b) Attach 25 :    1,225,answer

Short way :   3  x  4 = 12;answer  1,225

Population

Short Cut 1

If the present population of a place is P, and it annually increases at the rate r%. The population at the end of “n” years is given by:

Short Cut 2

If the population of a place in the current year is P, it increases at a rate of x% for the first year, increases at the rate of y% for the second year and z% for the third year. The population after third is given by:

Short Cut 3

If the population of a place in the current year is P, it decreases at a rate of x% for the first year, increases at the rate of y% for the second year and z% for the third year. The population after third is given by:

Short Cut 4

If the population of a place in the current year is P, it increases at a rate of x% for the first year, decreases at the rate of y% for the second year and again increases at z% for the third year. The population after third is given by:

 Distance and Speed

Short Cut 1

If a person travels half a distance in a journey at x km/hr and remaining half at the speed of y km/hr, the average speed of the whole journey is given by:

Example 1

A person travels half of journey at the speed of 30 km/hr and the next half at a speed of 15 km/hr. What is the average speed of the person during the whole journey?

Solution:

Here; x= 30 and y= 15

Putting the values we get:

Answer= 20 km/hr

Short Cut 2

If a person travels three equal distances in a journey at a speed of x km/hr, y km/hr and z km/hr. The average speed is given by:

 Example 2

Ravi starts from Delhi to Agra a distance of about 300 kms. He divided his journey into a distance of thee equal parts in terms of distance and covered them with the speed of 30 km/hr, 60 km/hr and 90 km/hr, calculate his average speed during the journey:

Solution:

Here: x= 30, y= 60, z= 90.

Putting the values we get: 

Answer= 49.09 km/hr

Short Cut 3

If a person travels Mth part of a distance at x km/hr, Nth part at y km/hr and the remaining Pth part at z km/hr, then his average speed in km/hr is given by:

If instead of proportion, the parts of the distance are given in percentage i.e. M%, N% and P% respectively, then the formula becomes:

 Example 3

Hari travels 20% of a distance at an average speed of 20 km/hr, next 30% distance at an average speed of 30 km/hr and the remaining 50% of distance at the average speed of 50 km/hr. Find his average speed during the whole journey.

Solution:

Here M=20, N=30 and P= 50 also x= 20, y= 30 and z= 50

Putting the values we get:

Answer = 33.33 km/hr 

Train problems broadly center around the following three types.

1. Time taken by a train to cross a stationary point
2. Time taken by a train to cross a stationary length
3. Time taken by a train to cross a moving length

• Time taken by a train to cross a stationary point = train length/train speed
• Time taken by a train to cross a stationary length = (train length + stationary length)/train speed
• Time taken by a train to cross another train moving in the same direction = sum of length of the two trains/difference in their speeds
• Time taken by a train to cross another train moving towards it = sum of length of the two trains/sum of their speeds

Example:

1.If a train going at 90 kmph takes 28 seconds to go past a lamp post, but 80seconds to cross a platform, what is the length of (a) the train and (b) the platform?

90 kmph= (90 × 5/18) = 25 m/s.

Solution for (a):

Given the time to cross the lamp post as 28 seconds,

Formula:

(train length/25 )= 28 or train length = 700 m. 

Solution for (b):

Given the time to cross the platform as 80 seconds,

Formula:

{(train length + platform length)/25 } = 80

or (train length + platform length) = 2000 m.

Since train length is 700 m, platform length = 1300 m or 1.3 km. 

2.How long does it take for a train of length 800 m moving at 80 kmph to cross a train of length 1200 m coming at a speed of 100 kmph from the opposite direction?

The relative speed = 80 + 100 (Moving opposite direction)

= 180 kmph = 50 m/s.

The distance to be covered = 800 + 1200 ( Sum of the train length)

= 2000 m.

Formula:

Time taken for crossing = 2000/50 (Time = Sum of the train length / Relative Speed)         = 40 seconds.

Above two example problems are basic type. Here i will give three more examples with little bit different.

Example 3:

Two trains of length 100m and 200m are 100m apart.They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speed 54 kmph and 72 kmph.After how much time will the trains meet ?

In this problem, we need to find the time taken by trains to meet each other. So no need to consider the  train length.

Distance between the trains = 100m

Relative speed = 54+72 kmph (Trains are in opposite direction)

= 126 kmph = 35mps

Time taken = Distance/ Relative speed

= 100/35 = 20/7 seconds

Example 4:

Two trains of length 100m and 200m are 100m apart.They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speed 54 kmph and 72 kmph.After how much time will the trains cross each other ?

In this problem, we need to find the time taken by trains to cross each other. So we need to consider the train length and also distance between the trains.

Distance to be covered = 100+200 +100 (Train length 1 + Train length 2 +distance between them)

Relative Speed = 35 mps

Time taken = Distance/ Relative speed

= 400/35 = 80/7 seconds

Example 5:

Two trains of length 100m and 200m are 100m apart.They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speed 54 kmph and 72 kmph.After how much time will the trains be 100m apart again ?

In this problem, Trains have to cross each other and then be at 100m apart.

For distance , we need to consider initial distance , train length and their final distance between them.

Relative Speed = 35 mps

Distance to be covered = 100+100+200+100 = 500m

Time taken = 500/35 = 100/7 seconds.

 Consumption and Cost

In a number of questions the increase or decrease in Consumption or cost is given in percentage and its effect on decrease or increase in Cost or Consumption is asked in percentage. The two cases are as:

Case 1 : Increase in Cost leading to decrease in Consumption

 If the price of a commodity is increased by x%, then reduction in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is:

 Example:

The price of cooking oil has increased by 25%. The percentage change of reduction that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to increase the expenditure is:

Solution:

Applying the formula, here x% = 25%

So,

 Case 2: Decrease in Cost leading to increase in Consumption

If the price of a commodity is decreased by x%, then increase in consumption so as not to increase the expenditure is:

Example:

The price of cooking oil has decreased by 25%. The percentage change of increase in consumption so that a family should effect in the use of cooking oil so as not to decrease the expenditure is:

 Solution:

Applying the formula, here x% = 25%

Ages :

         The basic principle involved in age problems is the age difference between any two persons remains the same at all points of time.

Example 1:

My present age is 25 and my brothers age is 30 . The age difference between us is 5. Ten years before, my age is 15 and my brothers age is 20. At that time also, Age difference between us is 5 only.

Example 2: The ages of two persons differ by 16 years.If 6 years ago, the elder one be 3 times as old as the younger one, Find their present ages?

Let the age of younger be x years.Then the age of elder be x+16 years.

(x+16)-6 = 3(x-6) :: solving this equation we get x = 14 .

Then their present ages are 14 years and 30 years.

Example 3: Sachin is younger than Rahul by 4 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7:9, how old is Sachin ?

Given: R= S+4; R:S = 7:9

To find Sachin age, R/S = (S+4)/S = 7/9

solving above equation we get , S =18years.

Example 4:The sum of the ages of father and his son is 60 years. Six years ago, fathers age was five times the age of the son. After 6 years, son’s age will be :

Given:

f+s = 60; (f-6)= 5(s-6) <==> f-5s = -24;

solving above eqn we get , f=46 , s=14 ;

After 6 years, son’s age will be : 20years.

Administrative Functioning of CGHS Unani

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

10-December-2013 15:22 IST

Administrative Functioning of Cghs Unani 

Central Government Health Scheme provides the healthcare facilities to its beneficiaries predominantly in the Allopathic system of medicine as per their demand. AYUSH system of medicine is a very small component under CGHS. The Unani system is an even smaller component of AYUSH. There are 10 small units of Unani system consisting of one or two Unani doctors and pharmacists attached to main CGHS Wellness Centres in Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Bangalore. 

Keeping in view the size and strength of Unani component, it is not considered feasible and financially viable to create separate administrative set up for different systems of medicine. Since the infrastructural facilities of Wellness Centre are common for all systems, the administrative control of Wellness Centre is vested in the CMO In-charge. The Unani doctors enjoy professional freedom in exercise of their duties as doctors. However, they are under the overall administrative control of the Additional Director (CGHS) of the city concerned. 

This was stated by Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Heath and Family Welfare, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today. 

16 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Word 2010

Keyboard shortcuts can be boon for typists and here are 16 shortcuts for Word 2010 users that you may not be aware of:

CTRL + ALT + H	Applies highlighting to selected text
CTRL + Alt + C	Inserts copyright symbol
CTRL + Alt + R	Inserts Registered symbol
CTRL + alt + T	Inserts Trademark symbol
CTRL + ALT + F	Inserts footnote
CTRL + SHIFT + A	Applies all caps
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CTRL + Shift + D	Applies double underlining
CTRL + Spacebar	Removes character formatting
CTRL + ALT + P	Switches to Print Layout View
CTRL + ALT + N	Switches to Draft View
CTRL + ALT + O	Switches to Outline View
F7	Launches Spell-Checker
Shift + F7	Launches the Thesaurus
ALT + Shift + F7	Launches the Dictionary/Translator
Shift + F5	Moves your cursor to the previous edit position

Agent Report Software - An extension for RD Customer Package

AGENT REPORT SOFTWARE

Version 1.0.0 Released on 10/12/2013

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INDWF published III Level JCM Meeting discussion points

INDWF published III Level JCM Meeting discussion points 

The complete discussion points and the progress of the issues are published in the official blog of INDWF... we reproduced the same and given for your information...

PROGRESS ON ISSUES OF JCM III MEETING WITH DGOF

INTUC

INDIAN NATIONAL DEFENCE WORKERS FEDERATIONES

JCM III LEVEL COUNCIL MEETING OF BOARD (14th MEETING OF 11th TERM) HELD ON 

27th AND 28th NOVEMBER, 2013 AT KOLKATTA.

The following issue were discussed and some of the progresses on the issues are given below for the information of all our affiliated unions.

1. Ex-gratia payment of Rs.10 Iakhs to each family of the employees who lost lives while performing their bonafide duties has been cleared by M of D and sanction was issued by OFB for Rs. 3 crores in respect of 30 families.

2. Necessary clarification was issued by Department of Defence Production on the entitlement of 30 days of Earned leave for Piece workers opted leave under Factories Act but a doubt arised to PC of Fys about the date of effect for which necessary clarification will be obtained from M of D to give effect from July 2008.

3. Departmental Overtime for piece workers was abruptly stopped by OFB from the year 2006 which was not approved by M of D. orders are under issue.

4. For Clerical and Para Medical staff the cadre Review proposals now at OFB level, for Para Medical Staff, OFB finance has cleared and it would be processed further.

5. Cadre Review for Artisan Staff under M of D is to be done which is due. Now Indian Railways have revised the Cadre Review w.e.f. 01.11.2013. It was requested OFB should propose on this line for Ordnance Factory Artisan Staff on receipt of the letters from M of D.

6. The III MACP Rs.4600I- which was granted to MCM and Chargeman was now reviewed by DOP&T and M of D was directed to consider on its own, if the MCM is not the feeder grade to Chargeman. On this basis M of D convened a meeting on 21.11.2013 of Federations and Directors of all Directorates and confirmed that the MCM is not the Feeder grade to Chargeman and only HS Grade I, MCM to Chargeman is only by transfer. Now M of D has submitted the proposal to Defence (Finance) for approval. Therefore, the issue is likely to be settled Hence, it was demanded that PC of A Fys should not affect the reversion of Grade Pay from Rs.4600/- to Rs.4200/- for the serving employees till the orders are issued by M of D. It will be delayed till 31.12.2013.

7. Release of HRA for those who vacated the Quarters and not allotted the quarters has been raised to decide the matter at OFB level.

8. One time relaxation to clerical staff is a permanent demand which was forwarded to M Of D.

9. The following Cadre Review proposals have been submitted to Government through M of D.

MTS, Fire Staff, Canteen Staff, Storekeeping staff, Hindi Typist, Jr Hindi Translators, Teachers, Lab Asst, FED, Durwan, female Searcher etc.

10. Single instructions to all Factones in respect of granting ACP to Durwans will be issued on the basis of promotional hierarchy upto 30.08.2008.

11. All MCMs are now declared as Group B category employees as was demanded in last JCM meeting. They are now entitled to travel by Air on LTC 80 from the nearest Airport to North East Region and J & K. Also their contribution is increased to Rs.60/- towards Central Government Employees Insurance Scheme (CGIES).

12. Further it was demanded that for MCM Promotion, only Departmental Screening committee is held not DPC, therefore, they should be granted promotions twice in a year and not once.

13. Family pensions granted to widow daughters and unmarried daughters on the basis of DOP&T orders.

14. Piece work Co-relation is being processed.

15. It was agreed by PC of A Fys to sanction food bills while on duty to remote areas on self certification basis where registered hotels are not available necessary orders will be issued.

16. Electrical Supervisory Competency test for Chargeman, Theoretical training will be held at OFIL, Ambajhari.

17. Estate Co-ordination committee’s functioning’s will be strengthened to settle the HRA problem.

18. Chairman/OFB agreed to consider and dispose the pending requests of JWMs for transfers.

19. JWM/AWM 76 posts cleared 183 posts proposal sent for promotion 50% promotion to AWM. 50% DR Proposed.

20. Escort duty to which employees is detailed; they will be allowed to compensate the loss of Overtime by giving 75 Hours during the Quarter by which they can recover the loss. 54 Hours ceiling per week should be withdrawn. This has been agreed to consider and to issue necessary instructions to Factories.

21. In order to remove the prevailing stagnation for the Storekeepers and Supervisor NT Stores, a Joint proposal was submitted by the Staff side proposing to grand about 269 posts of Chargeman from Chargeman (T) which will relieve the stagnation. At the same time through Cadre Review, the proposed additional posts will be taken back. The proposal submitted would be agreed to consider by OFB.

Yours Sincerely,

sd/-

(R.SRINIVASAN)

General Secretary.

Source: www.indwf.blogspot.in

[http://indwf.blogspot.in/2013/12/progress-on-issues-of-jcm-iii-meeting.html]

Reservation to Disabled

As per Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, every appropriate Government shall appoint in every establishment such percentage of vacancies not less than three per cent for persons or class of persons with disability of which one per cent each shall be reserved for persons suffering from-

(i) blindness or low vision; 

(ii) hearing impairment; 

(iii) loco motor disability or cerebral palsy, in the posts identified for each disability. 

The Supreme Court in its judgment dated 18.10.2013 in the matter of SLP (7541 of 2009) titled Union of India & Anr. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors has, inter alia, held that the computation of reservation for persons with disabilities has to be computed in case of Group A, B, C and D posts in an identical manner viz., computing 3% reservation on total number of vacancies in the cadre strength. 

The Supreme Court has also directed to modify the O.M. 29.12.2005 issued by Department of Personnel and Training consistent with its order. 

In pursuance with order of the Supreme Court, Department of Personnel and Training has issued an O.M. dated 3.12.2013 requesting all concerned to take necessary action for implementing the order. The State Government/Union Territories have also been appraised by Department of Personnel and training in this regard. 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB

Dopt Orders - Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2013

Dopt Orders - Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2013

These rules may be called the Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2013.

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS 

(Department of Personnel and Training) 

New Delhi, the 27th October, 2013 

G.S.R. 263 :-In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Fundamental Rules, 1922, namely:- 

1. (1) These rules may be called the Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2013. 

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In the Fundamental Rules, 1922 in rule 29, for clause (2), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely :- 

"(2) If a Government servant is reduced as a measure of penalty to a lower service, grade or post or to a lower scale, the authority ordering the reduction shall specify - 

(a) the period for which the reduction shall be effective; and 

(b) whether, on restoration, the period of reduction shall operate to postpone future increments and, if so, to what extent. 

(3) The Government servant shall regain his original seniority in the higher service, grade or post on his restoration to the service, grade or post from which he was reduced". 

[F. No. 6/2/2013-Estt. (Pay-1)] 

MUKESH CHATURVEDI, Dy. Secy. 

Source : www.persmin.gov.in

[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/6_2_2013-Estt.Pay-I-27102013.pdf]

Amendment of Clause (2) of Fundamental Rules 29 - Penalty to a lower service, grade or post or to a lower time scale

F.No.6/2/2013-Estt. (Pay-I)  - 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training 

New Delhi, the 10th December, 2013 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Sub: Notification for amendment of clause (2) of FR 29 

The undersigned is directed to say that the FR 29(2) provided that if a Government servant is reduced as ameasure of penalty to a lower service, grade or post or to a lower time scale, the authority ordering the reduction may or may not specify, the period for which the reduction shall be effective. The Rule 11(vi) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 relating to this penalty was earlier amended vide the Notification No. F.11012/2/2005-Estt (A) dated the 2" February, 2010. Vide the Notification No.G.S.R. 263 dated 27 th October, 2013 published in the Gazette of India the FR 29(2) has now been amended, in line with the amended CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, as follows: 

"(2) If a Government servant is reduced as a measure of penalty to a lower service, grade or post or to a lower scale, the authority ordering the reduction shall specify — 

(a) the period for which the reduction shall be effective; and 

(b) whether, on restoration, the period of reduction shall operate to postpone future increments and, if so, to what extent. 

(3) The Government servant shall regain his original seniority in the higher service, grade or post on his restoration to the service, grade or post from which he was reduced".

2. All the Ministries / Departments are requested to bring the contents of the aforementioned amendment to the notice of all concerned for information and compliance. 

3. Any existing provisions in Disciplinary Rules not in consonance with the above may be amended so that they are not in conflict with the Fundamental Rules. 

Encl: As above

sd/-

(Mukesh Chaturvedi) 

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India 

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Shortage of Officers in the Army - Implementation of AV Singh Committee Report

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Defence 

09-December-2013 16:28 IST

Shortage of Officers 

The held strength of officers in the Army is 38574 (as on 1st July 2013) as against sanctioned strength of 47762 (excluding Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps and Military Nursing Service). 

Steps have been taken on a continuous and an ongoing basis to address the issue of shortage of officers in the Army. All officers including those in Short Service Commission (SSC) are now eligible to hold substantive rank of Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel after 2, 6 and 13 years of reckonable service respectively. The tenure of SSC officers has been increased from 10 years to 14 years. A total number of 750 posts of Lt. Colonel have been upgraded to Colonel towards implementation of AV Singh Committee Report (Phase-I). Further, 1896 additional posts in the ranks of Colonel, Brigadier, Major General and Lieutenant General and their equivalents in the other two Services have been upgraded towards implementation of AV Singh Committee Report (Phase-II). 

The implementation of recommendations of the VI Central Pay Commission with substantial improvement in the pay structure of officers of Armed Forces has made the Services more attractive. 

The Armed Forces have undertaken sustained image projection and publicity campaign to create awareness among the youth on the advantages of taking up a challenging and satisfying career. Awareness campaigns, participation in career fairs and exhibitions, advertisements in print and electronic media, motivational lectures in schools, colleges are some of the other measures in this direction. 

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Arjun Meghwal and Kumari Saroj Pandey in Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

National Pension System (NPS) - Abbreviations and Definitions

National Pension System (NPS) - Abbreviations and Definitions 

Abbreviations and Definitions of National Pension System compiled here under for your information. The key words are frequently used among the employees working in Central and State Governments...

The following words and expressions shall have the meaning specified below, unless the context otherwise requires: 

 

Abbreviations
ASP	Annuity Service Provider
CGMS	Centralised Grievance Management System
CRA	Central Recordkeeping Agency
DC	Defined Contribution
GRC	Grievance Redressal Cell
GRM	Grievance Redressal Mechanism
IMA	Investment Management Agreement
IPO	Initial Public Offer
KYC	Know your Customer
NPS	National Pension System
NRA	Normal Retirement Age
PFs/PFMs	Pension Funds/Pension Fund Managers
PFRDA	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
POP	Point of Presence
POP-SP	Point of Presence – Service Provider (Authorized branches of POP for NPS)
PRA	Permanent Retirement Account
PRAN	Permanent Retirement Account Number
TB	Trustee Bank
FEMA	Foreign Exchange Management Act

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Definitions
Applicable NAV	Unless stated otherwise in the Offer Document, 'Applicable NAV' is the Net Asset Value at the close of a Working Day.
Applicant	An individual who has expressed interest in joining NPS and has duly completed all formalities.
Custodian	Agency responsible for holding assets of the NPS Trust. Refers to the Stockholding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL)
IMA	Investment Management Agreement, entered into between NPS Trust and the Pension Funds.
Offer Document	This document, issued by PFRDA, making an offer to potential applicants to subscribe to NPS.
RBI	Reserve Bank of India, established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Subscriber	An individual who has become a member of the NPS
Unit holder	Subscriber is also referred to as unit holder with respect to the units he/she owns.
Trust Deed	The Trust Deed entered into between the NPS Trust and PFRDA, as amended up to date, or as may be amended from time to time.
Trust Fund	The corpus of the Trust and all property belonging to and/or vested in the Trustees.
Working Day	A day other than any of the following (i) Saturday or Sunday; (ii) a day on which banks including the Reserve Bank of India are closed for business or clearing and (iii) a day on which the Purchase and Redemption of Units is suspended.

Web Based Cadre Management System shifted to new URL www.cscms.nic.in

No. 21/11/2010-CS.I (U)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated 2nd November, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Launching of Web Based software solution for Cadre Management of CSS

As Ministries/ Departments are aware. Department of Personnel & Training being the cadre controlling authority for Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has got a web based cadre management system developed for cadre management of CSS.

2. The web based system has been hosted on an NIC Server and is available at URL:http://www.cscms.nic.in

3. Objective of the system The cadre management functions of CSS till now have been carried out by manual updation of data by keeping track of each and every activity/communication. It is a cumbersome task and unreliable as many of the orders issued by Ministries/Departments in implementation of orders issued by this Department or otherwise are not received by CS Division and vice versa Absence of accurate, updated information leads to delay in carrying out cadre management activities and many times to avoidable reworking. To obviate various difficulties faced inthe cadre management activities, the web based cadre management system has been launched so that data is updated on real time basis which would facilitate quicker and correct decisions relating to cadre management functions The primary objective of the Web Based Cadre Management System is to reduce paper work and delay involved in cadre management of CSS by shifting cadre management related activities online.

4. Stakeholders of the system :

(i) CS.I Division of DoPT: Being the cadre controlling authority of CSS, CS.I Division would also function as administrator of the system.

(ii) AVD.I Division. DoPT – Being the disciplinary authority of US and above level officers of CSS will be responsible for updating of vigilance status of these levels of officers in the system.

(iii) Ministries / Departments Nodal officers appointed by Ministries/Departments are responsible for correctness of data in respect of officers of CSS posted in the Ministries/ Departments concerned. They are also responsible for updating information in the web based system in implementation of various orders issued by DoPT.

(iv) Individual officers: They can view their data and will notify nodal officer concerned and DoPT in respect of any inaccuracy in the data for correction. They can make requests for cadre clearance for deputation through on-line system, They are also required to file annual Immovable Properly Return and can view orders related to them.

5. Officers can login to the system with a default User Id, the userid which is a combination of eight digit date of birth followed by first four letters of their name i.e.: ddmmyyyyabcci. For example if the name and date of birth of the officer is Peter and date of birth is 3 June 1965 then his userid is 03061965pete. The default password is apple 123 which the officers will be required to change at the first login.

6. User manual of the system is available at the Help tab after log in to the system.

7. The system will be successful only if the complete and accurate data in respect of all the Officers are available in the system. Data in respect of several officers have not been submitted by the Ministries/Departments till date despite several reminders. Therefore, CS.I Division has uploaded the basic available information in respect of such officers. It may be appreciated that complete and accurate data is the foremost requirement to fully utilize the software for all cadre management activities proposed through the system.

8. Ministries/ Departments and individual officers of CSS are,therefore, once again requested to login to the systemto check if their complete and up to date data is available in the system They should immediately bring to the notice of the Nodal Officer concerned and DoPT about any discrepancy noticed in their data for correction, Further, if the data of any officer is not available n the system, the same should be forwarded to this Department without any further delay Sufficient time has already been given to both Ministries/Departments concerned and individual officers for providing data and any further delay reflects very poorly on the officer and the Ministry / Department concerned. Officers concerned are also informed if their complete and accurate data is not available in the system any request for cadre clearance for deputation, training etc. may not be considered. Further, their names may also get excluded from the zone of promotion. Accordingly, all officers in their own interest are advised to ensure that their data complete in all respects is available in the system. Once complete data is available in the system, this Department will issue posting, transfer and promotion orders only through the system. Similarly, thereafter, the Ministries / Departments will issue orders for relieving/joining, appointment on promotion etc only through the system.

8. The system has the following modules:

(i) Employee Information System

(ii) Promotion Management System

(iii) Transfer Management System

(iv) Deputation Management System

(v) Training Management System

(vi) VRS Resignation Processing System

(vii) Vacancy Management System

(viii) Immovable Property Return Management System

(ix) Vigilance Clearance Management System

(x) Reservation Roster Management System

(xi) Grievance Management System.

9 (i) Employee Information : This module is the heart of the web based system as all the modules of the system work on the data of the employees. Each and every cadre management activity carried out through the system automatically updates the data. This system enables generation of various reports on the basis of data viz. (i) Personal Information Report (ii) RTP report (iii) multi-information report (iii) Events report viz, retirement, deputation. VRS etc . (ív) vacancy report (v) Designation wise report etc. Therefore, the importance of complete and accurate data can hardly be overemphasized

(ii) Promotion / Transfer Module: Henceforth CS.I Division will simultaneously issue promotional transfer orders through the system also. Ministers/ Departments will indicate the relieving / joining details of officers in the system immediately on relieving/ joining of an officer on the basis of orders issued by this Department

(iii) Deputation Management System : CS.I Division grants cadre clearance to US and above level officers of CSS for deputation. Individual officers will also apply through the system for cadre clearance for deputation. Nodal officers of the Ministries / Departments will forward the requests online. Henceforth. if the requests for cadre clearance for deputation are also not received through the system, the same will not be entertained. Copy of the relevant portion of the advertisement should also be scanned and uploaded in the system. The scanned copy will be in pdf and jpeg formats and should not exceed 1 MB. Once selected for deputation, the officer will be relieved through the deputation module of the system.

(iv) Voluntary Retirement : CS.l Division conveys approval of MoS (PP) for voluntary retirement of US and above level officers of CSS. Henceforth, if the request for voluntary retirement is not received through the system, the same will not be entertained.

(v) Vigilance status : Vigilance clearance whenever required in connection with cadre management activities will be sought and obtained through the system. In respect of US and above level officers it will be updated both by the Ministries / Departments and by AVD.I of DoPT. Upto SO level, Ministries / Departments will update the system.

(vi) Immovable Property Return : All CSS officers will be required to file the immovable property return through the system. US and above level officers will also be required to take a print out of the return submitted online, sign it and send the same to CS.I Division, DoPT for records.

(vii) Mandatory Training CS.I Division, DoPT will nominate officers for mandatory training through the system. Their attendance and result will also be captured in the system.

10. Co-operation of all is solicited in making this endeavour of DOPT a success towards a better, transparent and more efficient cadre management of CSS.

sd/-

(Utkaarsh R Tiwaari)

Director

Over 18,000 additional posts to be created in Indirect Tax wing:

NEW DELHI, DEC. 5:  

The Indirect Tax wing of the Finance Ministry, consisting of Custom, Excise and Service Tax Department, will get over 18,000 new recruits.

This is a part of cadre restructuring proposal of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) as approved by the Cabinet on Thursday.

The move is expected to help boost revenue collections, as additional posts will be created.

“Indirect tax personal strength has not been expanded since 2002, while revenue target and collection are increasing every year which highlighted the need for restructuring,” a senior Government official told Business Line.

Categories

According to the official, a total of 18,067 additional posts will be created. Out of this, 989 posts will be for Group ‘A’ officials such as Chief Commissioner, Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners. The remaining will be for Group B, C and other category consisting of Superintendents, Inspectors, Havaldars and field staffs. Currently, the sanctioned strength of CBEC is 66,808.

It has also been decided to create 2,118 temporary posts for five years.

“This will enable Superintendent-level personal to get promoted to Group A officer as Assistant Commissioner,” the official said adding that there has been stagnation at this rank. This, along with filing up of cascading vacancies, will clear stagnation up to 2010 batches partially.

The whole exercise is expected to be completed in the next two years.

Expenditure

Although, creation of additional posts will involve an expenditure of approximately Rs 774 crore, it will help in collecting around Rs 68,000 crore annually.

In May this year, the Cabinet had approved creating 20,751 additional posts in the Income Tax Department in various cadres to help in increasing revenue.

It was said that expected expenditure of Rs 450 crore is likely to bring more than Rs 25,000 crore of revenue per annum.

Cadre restructuring of CBEC is taking place at a time, when the Finance Ministry has set a target of Rs 5.65 lakh crore indirect tax collections for 2013-14 which is 19 per cent higher than 2012-13.

However, indirect taxes grew by juts over 5 per cent in first seven months (April-October) in the current fiscal.

shishir.s@thehindu.co.in

(This article was published on December 5, 2013)

Source : www.thehindu.com

SPEED UP YOUR MENUS

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i.                    Go to start menu and click on run

ii.                  Type “Regedit” and click “oK”. You will find registry editor window.

iii.                Click on “HKEY CURRENT USER” then click on “CONTROL PENAL” and finally click on “DESKTOP”

iv.                You will see a list on right side and search for “Menushowdelay”

v.                  Double click or right click on “Menu Show Delay” to modify thevalue data.

vi.                Change the value data of value name to “0” and click ok.

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(Note. You can adjust value according to your requirements. Minimum value is “0” but normally you can use 50 to 150 )

:RESTRUCTURING OF CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

 CONGRATULATION COMRADES !!!  THE UNION CABINET TODAY APPROVED THE CADRE RESTRUCTURING OF  CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT!!!

Dear friends,

Namaste.

Cadre restructuring has now been approved by the cabinet resulting in the promotions of thousands of our officers to group ‘A’ which never happened in the history. Likewise, thousands of Inspectors & Ministerial officers will get promotion and the benefit will also cascade to lower side. Only a few of us were able to get entry into group ‘A’ at the fag end of career till date but now it is the historic moment for the celebrations. Thanks to all who toiled and contributed for this success of the Association. Also thanks to all of the concerned authorities including FM, Cabinet Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Expenditure Secretary, DOPT Secretary, our Chairperson & Members of CBEC, our DG & ADG of HRD alongwith their Addl. Commissioners to Asstt. Addl. Directors/Superintendents & other staff.

But this is not the final celebration. We have still to do a lot for our officers and our fight will continue until all of our officers are able to at least attain Ist stage of PB4 level.  So, we have to be ready for further steps to be taken by our Association including strong & effective agitational programme at the appropriate time.

Alongwith agitational programmes & administrative efforts, we may need to take legal recourse on many of the issues. There are already at least 6 cases being pursued in the legal courts- i) parity in promotions with intra-organisational counterparts in Delhi CAT (we may also need to file the legal case regarding promotional parity, functional or non-functional, also with inter-departmental counterparts if govt doesn’t do anything in the matter in consonance of the recommendations of CRC to do something extra for group ‘B’ officers), ii) time scale in PB3 in Delhi CAT, iii) undoing of offsetting of MACP upgradation with time scale & undoing of para 8.1 in Delhi CAT (as per legal advice, we may have also to file one independent case on undoing of para 8.1 after going through the reply of the govt), iv) arrears of pay in Cuttack CAT, v) pay scale of Superintendent in Cuttack CAT and vi) arrears of pay in Jabalpur High Court filed by the then Inspectors Association. As far as the Jabalpur High Court case is concerned, our Association may have to become party in this case to expedite it because the reply of the govt has already been filed but rejoinder is still awaited to be filed. This case was posted in the month of September, 13 but didn’t come to hearing. Whatever will be the result, we have to expedite it as all of then Inspectors have now been become Superintendents and they are also keeping retired on regular basis. One of our officers, who is one individual party in this case, contacted the concerned advocate but he (advocate) didn’t respond properly saying that he would talk to the office bearer of the then Inspectors Association only. So, our role starts in the matter. Not only these cases, we may have to file some more cases including benefit of time scale to all concerned Superintendents after Ist ACP during the stint as Inspector, benefit of stepping up of pay under ACP/MACP to all concerned Superintendents, implementation of extended panel to benefit our officers, issuance of fire arm on sale basis instead of loan etc. and many more if the concerned authorities have deaf ear to our causes. We need hefty funds not only for the legal issues but also for many other miscellaneous purposes. So, all the units are requested to clear their dues including subscription & funds immediately, rather in advance also. All are requested to fund the Association maximum to their capacity. All individuals are also requested to fund the Association, so that none of our causes is defeated at least for the want of funds. If even only Rs. 5000/- per individual are funded to our Association, it will result into a very big legal fund. Everybody knows that an amount of Rs. 5000/- is merely a meagre amount per gazetted officer in the present time but this meagre amount will result into hefty legal funds, if we all take interest. Small drops will certainly accumulate into big ocean by this. And we have to make it a regular habit like making charity for ourselves.

The notification regarding cadre restructuring is now expected to be issued very soon on receipt of the minutes of the cabinet meeting by CBEC. As a result of it, the process of promotion of 2118+150 group B officers to group A will start. In addition to it, around 344 promotions will cascade from higher side. And DPC for around 149 existing vacancies of AC is already on the cards and around 125 more existing vacancies should also cascade from higher side. So friends, it is the time of celebrations for all of us. None of our senior now will retire without promotion. Moreover, the retirement vacancies against 2118 will be utilized for the promotion of promote officers only without any Direct Recruitment against these for coming 5 years. I hope that nobody will like to halt the process by adopting any legal measure in individual interest regarding cadre restructuring.  

Love,

Ravi Malik.

SG/AIACEGEO

Source : http://hyderabadcustoms.blogspot.in/

Overtime Allowance & Compensatory Leave to Central Government employees: OM dated 11-08-1976

No. 15011/2/E.II (B)/ 76

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, dated the 11^th August, 1976

Office Memorandum

Subject: Overtime Allowance to Central Government employees.

The undersigned is directed to state that a need has been felt for some time past of consolidating at one place the instructions/ orders issued by this Ministry from time to time. Accordingly in supersession of all the previous orders on the subject, the grant of overtime allowance to Central Government employees will be governed by the following orders. The Ministry of Home Affairs etc. are requested that these orders may be brought to the notice of all the administrative authorities under them for information/ guidance and compliance.

2. Eligibility

All non-gazetted Central Government servants and also gazetted Government servants who fall in the excepted category mentioned at para 5(a) of these orders, paid from Civil Estimates (including those working in the Union Territories Administration) of the following categories, Vis. (i) office staff and (ii) those staffs whose prescribed hours and nature of work are comparable to those of "Office staff" shall in future, be governed by these orders.

Administrative Ministries will be competent to decide, in consultation with their Internal Financial Advisers, as to which staff falls in category (ii) above. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India will exercise that power in respect of the staff of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.

3. Condition for the grant.

(a) The work in all offices should be so organized as ordinarily to be capable of being done during the normal office hours. The question of overtime work to be done should are only in special circumstances and where working beyond the prescribed office hours is a regular feature the offices and the officers should so stagger the working hours that the staff working in the office or attaché to officers attend to such work by rotation.

(b) Where, in special circumstances, it becomes necessary to perform overtime work, the competent authority may authorize such overtime work, after satisfying himself that the work is of such an urgent nature that it cannot be postponed in the public interest till the next working day and the competent authority shall, as far as possible, specify beforehand the time upto which a Government servant may be required to perform overtime work. In this regard following further instructions may be strictly observed:-

(i) If an employee is required to attend office earlier than the prescribed hours of work, he should normally be allowed to leave office correspondingly early. Where, however, it is not feasible to allow him to leave office early, he may be paid overtime allowance after deducting the normal one hour of free work.. If such an employee is also required to work beyond office hours on that day overtime allowance may be allowed for the total period of overtime work performed before and after the prescribed hours of work after deducting from the total normal one hour of free work..

(ii) The staff who are required to perform overtime duty for the full prescribed hours of work on Sundays (or other weekly or fortnightly off-day or Second Saturdays) or on other holidays/ public holidays should, as a rule, be granted compensatory leave in lieu. Employees who are required to work on such days beyond full day may be allowed a day’s compensatory leave in lieu of the full day’s work and paid overtime allowance for the excess time put by them minus one hour free duty. In cases where an employee is required to work for half a day or less, e.g. from the time the office opens till lunch time, two such half days should be taken a equivalent to one full day for the purpose of grant of compensatory leave. Where necessary half a day’s compensatory leave may be given.

Cash compensation in the form of overtime allowance for duty on Sundays/ weekly or Fortnightly off-days/ Second Saturdays/ public holiday may be granted only in very exceptional circumstances where an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary in the Secretariat Offices or the Head of the Department in the case of Attached, Subordinate or other offices is satisfied and certifies that it is not possible to grant compensatory leave.

Note 1:- Whenever duty is performed beyond a full day (beyond full prescribed hours of work), overtime allowance for such duty is to be granted only after deducting one hour free duty. If an employee comes to office late, with or without previous permission, on any day and is required to work beyond office hours on that day, the following deductions should be made in calculating overtime allowance:-

(a) the normal one hour of free work; and

(b) the time by which he comes late.

Note 2:- Normally compensatory leave under these orders should be granted within one month of its becoming due. This condition may be relaxed in exceptional circumstances to be decided upon by an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary in the case of Secretariat staff and Head of the Department in the case of staff of attached, subordinate or other offices, who will satisfy himself and certify that the grant of compensatory leave to all the staff within a month would cause serious dislocation of current work.. There will be no limit upto which compensatory leave may be allowed to accumulate but not more than two days compensatory leave may be allowed to be availed of at a time.

(iii) The total overtime allowance payable to a Government se5vant in terms of these orders shall not exceed one-third of their monthly emolument payable during the month as defined in rule 4(b) below. While the ceiling referred to above will normally apply to personal staff also, in special cases, such staff may be paid overtime allowance in excess of the ceiling if the officers to whom they are attached certify that they have satisfied themselves that the overtime work performed by their personal staff necessitating the payment of overtime allowance in excess of the ceiling was necessary in the public interest. But in any case it should not exceed 50% of their emoluments as defined in these orders.

Note:- Payment of overtime allowance upto the ceiling of 50% of emoluments" referred to above will not be applicable to the personal staff posted by informal arrangements. The concession will be limited to those personal staff posted/ sanctioned by the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms or authorized by the competent authority.

In calculating overtime allowance under these orders, the actual time taken for lunch break should be deducted from the total hours for which the staff concerned is eligible for the allowance.

Overtime allowance under these orders may not be paid to Government servants required to perform duty at the site of an exhibition/ fair, in addition to his normal duty.

All the regular class IV staff, including Waiters, Cooks, Sweepers, Farashes and Chowkidars, whose hours of workhave been prescribed by the competent authority and who are at present eligible to overtime allowance may be paid overtime allowance as the same rate admissible to other class IV staff working in offices except those who are paid overtime allowance under any statutory rules in force.

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of these orders, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a) A competent authority means:-

In the case of Secretariat and attached offices an officer not below the rank of an Under Secretary to the Government of India or comparable status;

In the case of an office under the supervision of a Government servant holding a non-gazetted post, a Government servant authorized by the Head of the Department to exercise the powers of a competent authority:

In the case of any other office, the Head of office declared a such for that office under the appropriate rule of GFE or under Rule 10(A) of the DFP Rules 1958 or any other officer in that office of a rank not lower than that of the Head of Office; and

In respect of the personal staff of Ministers and officers above the rank of Joint Secretary, their private Secretary, if the Private Secretary is a gazetted officer, will be the competent authority under these orders.

(in respect of the personal staff of officers of the rank of Joint Secretary, the Joint Secretary concerned or an officer of his rank may be regarded as the competent authority).

(b) Emoluments mean pay as defined in clause (c) below and all allowances including Winter Allowance & Hill compensatory allowance be excluding house rent allowance, conveyance allowance, horse allowance, travelling / daily allowance, permanent travelling allowance and clothing/ uniform allowance. In the case of re-employed pensioners, emoluments shall also include pension to the extent indicated vide para 6 below:-

Note 1:- The list of excluded allowances above is not exhaustive. The other allowance like children educational allowance, Messing allowance etc., which are not admissible to all Government Servants working at a place may be regarded as excluded category of allowances. The Project allowance to the extent it does not include an element of excluded an element of excluded category can be included in the emoluments for the purpose of Overtime allowance.

Note 2:- In the case of those employees who have opted to remain on pre-revised scales of pay under the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1973 the term emoluments will also include interim relief admissible to them.

( c) Head of a Department means the authority declared as such under Supplementary Rule 2(10);

(d) Overtime work means work done in excess of one hour over the prescribed hours of work on any working day and includes work done on any Sunday or any other holiday;

(e) Pay means pay as defined in Fundamental Rules 9(21) (a).

Note:- As the overtime allowance payable in terms of these orders is based on emoluments which term includes dearness allowance, it will have to be recalculated, if any change- upwards or downwards- in emoluments is given effect from a retrospective date. As a result of recalculation of Overtime Allowances, arrears are to be paid or, as the case may be , recoveries of over payments are to effected.

(f) Prescribed hours of work means hours of work prescribed in any office in respect of employees working in this office.

5. CATEGORIES OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS TO WHOM THESE ORDERS WHALL NOT APPLY EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE OF THE NATURE OF OFFICE STAFF OR STAFFS WHOSE PRESCRIBED HOURS AND NATURE OF WORK ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF ‘OFFICE STAFF’

These orders shall not apply to:-

(a) Government servants holding gazetted posts except that:-

The concessions of overtime allowance may be extended to officers holding the post of Private Secretaries, Additional Private Secretaries , Assistant Private Secretaries or First Personal Assistants to Ministers Deputy Ministers even though these posts are gazetted posts, in those cases in which:-

(i) Just before their appointment to such posts, they had held non-gazetted posts;

(ii) They have not been allowed full pay of the said gazetted posts but their pay has been restricted under FR 35 to below the minimum of the pay of those posts; and

(iii) their pay, as defined in para 4 (e) above does not exceed Rs. 750/-:

(iv) The grant of overtime allowance in above cases will also be subject to those orders, including ceiling limits etc.

Note: The overtime allowance will also be admissible to officers of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service, not approved for appointment to Grade I of the service, but appointed as first personal Assistants to Ministers, if the total pay plus the special pay admissible falls below the minimum of the Grade I of the Central Secretariat Stenographers Service.

(b) Government servants holding non-gazetted posts whose pay, as defined under these orders exceeds Rs. 750/- p.m..

( c) Government servants who hold supervisory posts not excluded b clauses (a) and (b) above, unless they fulfill the following conditions:-

(i) They are in direct and continuous contact with staffs supervise:

(ii) They work the same hours as the staff under them; and

(iii) They are themselves subject to the kind of supervision which would enable them ordinarily to obtain prior approval for overtime.

(d) Field staff and Inspection staff.

(e) Government servants who are governed by the Factories Act, 1948, or the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950, and are paid overtime allowances in accordance with the provisions of Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948 or Rule 25 of the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950 as the case may be:

(f) Staff Car Drivers.

(g) Resident (night duty) clerks and Peons attached to them in jthe Secretariat and certain other offices.

(h) Persons not in whole-time employment.

(i) Personal paid out of contingencies.

(j) Persons paid otherwise than on a monthly basis.

(k) Persons employed on contract except when the contract provides otherwise; and

(1) Such of the Government servants employed in the Government of India Presses, the Government Controlled Ports, the Mercantile Marine Department, the Customs (including Land Customs) Department, the Central Excise Department and the Overseas Communication Service, as are already in receipt of overtime allowance under other schemes.

5. (a) Re-employed pensioners

The drawal of overtime allowance jin the case o re-employed pensioners shall be regulated as indicated below:-

(i) in the case of officers whose pay plus pension exceeds the sanctioned maximum pay of the post, overtime allowances shall be calculated on that maximum plus the includible allowance referred to in paragraph 4(b) above as may be admissible to them;

(ii) in the cases of officers whose pay on re-employment in civil posts is fixed without taking into account the entire pension or part thereof the amount of pension so ignored shall be ignored for calculating emoluments under para 4(b)

(iii) in other cases, the overtime allowance shall be calculated on pay plus pension plus the includible allowances referred to in paragraph 4(b) above as may be admissible to them.

(b) Persons in receipt of emoluments from foreign Governments:

Persons in receipt of any emoluments of the nature of pay, leave salary or pension from foreign Governments (eg. Burma Ceylon, Pakistan, etc.) in addition to pay from the Government of India shall subject to the total emoluments not exceeding the limits prescribed for eligibility for overtime allowance, draw the allowances on the basis of their pay plus the includible allowances referred to in paragraph 4(b) above as may be admissible to them from the Government of India alone.

Note:- For the purpose of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b):-

(i) "Pension" means gross pension including temporary increase in pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity and other retirement.

(ii) The amount of pension shall be the amount originally sanctioned (i.e. before commutation, in any) less the amount of pension, if any, held in abeyance as a condition of re-employment

( c) Workshop staffs:

(1) Where the payment of overtime allowance is regulated under the Factories Act or other statutory enactment, it will continue to be so regulated.

(2) In the case of the overtime allowance payable otherwise than according to the statutory provisions, the Third Pay Commission have made the following recommendations:-

(i) Where the system of overtime wok continues, the period of overtime should be made admissible only if the work put in during a working week of 6 days exceeds 48 hours; in reckoning these 48 hours the period allowed for total breaks should be included;

(ii) In Government Presses, where the prescribed weekly hours are less than 48, the work done between the prescribed hours and the weekly norm of 48 hours is compensated in the form of overtime allowance at double the time rate. Compensation for such work should be only at the time rate in future.

It has been decided that these recommendations will not apply to existing employees working in the industrial establishment of the Government. They may continue to be governed by existing rules. Attempts should, however, be made to apply the recommendation to those who join service on or after 3.12.1974 and to employees of new industrial units. For this purpose, it may be necessary to to amend standing orders, given notice of change etc. The administrative Ministries are requested to try the system as recommended by the Pay Commission wherever they find it feasible and in any case wherever a new industrial units are established. In such cases the rates of overtime allowance which may by prescribed by rules or orders should also be in accordance with the Pay Commissions’ recommendations.

Non-industrial staffs in workshops

In the case of non-industrial staffs in workshops whose hours of work and holidays are the same as those of industrial staffs, the existing rates of overtime allowance may continue, if such non-industrial staffs are already covered by a scheme of overtime allowance.

If such non-industrial staffs are not at present covered by any scheme of overtime allowance, they may be allowed overtime allowance but only at the time rate for work in excess of the prescribed hours but not in excess of 48 hours in a week or 9 hours on any day. For work in excess of 9 hours on any day or 48 hours in a week, the non-industrial staff in workshops may be given overtime allowance at the same rates as is admissible to the industrial staffs provided the Head of the establishment certifies that:-

(a) the non-industrial staffs have the same hours of work and holidays as the industrial staffs; and

(b) the nature of duties of the non-industrial staffs in such that their presence throughout is necessary for the efficient working of the industrial staffs.

Where the above two conditions are not fulfilled, the rate of overtime allowance for the non-industrial staffs for work in excess of 9 hours a day or 48 hours a week will be the time rate.

(III) If the hours of work and holidays of the non-industrial staffs are not the same as for industrial staffs the rate of over time allowance for the non-industrial staffs shall be the time rate for overtime work done in excess of one hour over the prescribed hours of work, unless there already exists any scheme for payment of overtime allowance to such employees which is more liberal, in which case the existing scheme will continue in force.

Note 1:- For this purpose, "time rate" shall mean the single hourly rate of over time allowance admissible in singular circumstances to the corresponding industrial staffs, in the same workshop/ establishment.

Note 2:- "Industrial staffs" in the above clause refers to "workers" as defined in Section 2(1) of the Factories Act. 1948 and non-industrial staffs refer to the staff other than ‘workers’

Note 3:- The term "Workshop for this purpose shall mean a factory registered as such under factories act, 1948.

Note 4:- Where under the relevant enactments of the State Legislatures, the term "worker" includes also the non-industrial staff in the industrial establishments, payment of overtime allowance will be regulated according to the provisions contained in these enactments."

7. RATES OF OVERTIME ALLOWANCE

Where a Government servant to who this order applies is required to perform overtime work, he shall be entitled to overtime allowance in respect of the overtime work done by him in accordance with the following rates:-

The rates of overtime allowance and the basis of reckoning them will, for the present, be as under:-

Emoluments Rs.	Overtime allowance per hour Up to the first one hour. Thereafter in excess of the prescribed hours of work
Below Rs. 275	Nil	0-95
275 and above but below Rs.325	Nil	1.25
325 and above but below Rs.375	Nil	1.55
375 and above but below Rs.425	Nil	1.80
425 and above but below Rs.475	Nil	2.05
475 and above but below Rs.525	Nil	2.35
525 and above but below Rs.575	Nil	2.60
575 and above but below Rs.625	Nil	2.90
625 and above but below Rs.675	Nil	3.20
675 and above	Nil	3.46

8. Where overtime allowance is payable to a Government servant for the overtime work performed by him, he shall not be entitled to receive any other remuneration (whether in the form of conveyance charge or compensatory leave or other-wile), in respect of such overtime work.

Provided that where a Government servant has been recalled from his residence to perform overtime work, the competent authority may allow conveyance charges to such a Government servant in addition to the overtime allowance admissible to him.

EXPLANATION 1: The first one hour of overtime work on a working day shal be free only where a Government servant works in continuation of the prescribed hours of work. Where a Government servant is recalled from his residence to perform overtime work, overtime allowance may be paid for the entire period of overtime work including the first one hour.

EXPLANATION 2: The overtime work in excess of one hour upto half an hour and thereafter every period upto half an hour be reckoned as half hour e.g. a person working for 2 hours and 10 minutes in excess of one hour beyond the prescribed hours of work will get overtime allowance for 2-1/2 hours.

EXPLANATION 3: The overtime allowance payable to Government servant shall be calculated to the nearest multiple of five paise, the fraction of three paise and more being rounded off to the next higher multiple of five paise and fractions below three paise being ignored.

EXPLANAION 4: If, for special reasons (such as the demise of a dignitary a working day is declared as a holiday before the time prescribed for the opening of the office, it shall be treated just like a Sunday or other holiday for the purpose of the payment of Overtime allowance on a day, on which the office is closed for special reasons after the prescribed opening time but before the prescribed closing time, shall be treated as a holiday only from the time the orders for closing the office reach the office.

EXPLANATION 5: The overtime allowance payable under these orders shall be classified as "honorarium" under F.R. 9(9) and shall not be treated as ‘pay’ as defined in F.R. 9 (21) or for the purposes of the supplementary Rules.

EXPLANATION 6: Government servants will also the eligible for overtime allowance for performing overtime work while on tour, subject to observance of the conditions prescribed under these orders, namely limit of 1/3rd /50% applicable to total overtime earnings, deduction of one hours free work, maintenance of overtime register, grant of compensatory off, etc., and also subject to strict compliance with the conditions indicated below:-

(i) Employees who are not at present entitled to overtime allowance at their head quarters under the existing rules or schemes, shall not be entitled to overtime allowance on tour

(ii) Subject to (i) above, on employee would be entitled to overtime allowance on tour, provided overtime work in ordered on the spot

(a) by his superior official in the tour party; or (b) where an employee on tour is attaché to a local office at his tour station by the competent authority in such local office at the tour station.

Note:- Where the superior official, who orders his subordinate official on tour to perform overtime work is a non-gazetted officer, or is not the competent authority to order overtime work at the head-quarters under the existing rules, he shall, on return to headquarters, submit a report to his controlling gazetted officer and / or to the competent authority, as the case may be, explaining the circumstances necessitating the detailing of staff on overtime duty, and seeking his approval.

(iii) Subject to (i) above, an employee on temporary transfer not exceeding 90 days would also be entitled to overtime allowance provided the overtime work has been ordered by his superior official on the spot.

(iv) For purposes of calculation of overtime, the time spent in travel shall be excluded . In other words, overtime shall be restricted to the period between the time when a halt on tour begins and the time when such halt ends.

(v) Overtime allowance regulated under any statutory rules will continue to be governed by such rules only.

9. CERTIFICATE: A certificate to be signed by the drawing officer in Form I shall be attached to the bill in which overtime allowance is drawn in respect of every Government servant to whom the overtime allowance is payable.

10. REGISTER:

(i) A register of overtime wok shall be maintained in Form II in each office in which entries shall be made as and when overtime wok authorized by the competent authority is performed by th4 Government servant concerned.

(ii) This register shall be examined by superior officers and shall be liable to examination by Audit at the time of inspection or audit and any instance of undue grant of overtime allowance shall be brought to the notice of the higher authorities. The superior officer shall particularly scrutinize cases where the same employee has been paid overtime allowance for more than 10 days in a month.

Note: The administrative Ministries / Departments concerned will take a decision as to who should be regarded as "Superior Officer" for the purpose of these orders.

11. If, in respect of any of the categories of staff excluded from the purview of these orders, these is no scheme of overtime allowance already in force and it is considered necessary to have such a scheme, a suitable scheme may be evolved in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, provided (a) the staff in question has prescribed hours of work; (b) the nature of work performed by the staff lends itself to a scheme of overtime allowance; (c) the staff is subject to the kind of supervision which would enable it ordinarily to obtain prior approval for working overtime and (d) the scheme is in conformity with the principles laid down in this Office Memorandum.

12. If any doubt arises relating to the interpretation of these orders it may be referred to the Ministry of Finance.

13. These orders shall take effect from the date of issue.

14. In so far as the persons working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orde5rs issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

15. Hindi version of this O.M. will follow.

Sd/_
(R.L. Bahl)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

To, All Ministries / Departments of dthe Gover. Of India (as per standard list)

Copy forwarded to :-

1. C & AG of India, New Delhi w.r.t. his U.O. No. 690/Audit/ 26-74 dated 30.6.1974

2. UPSC, New Delhi

3. Election Commission, New Delhi

4. Rajya Sabha Secretariat (Admn. Br.), New Delhi.

5. Lok Sabha Secretariat (Admn. Br.), New Delhi

6. Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

7. Central Vigilance Commission

8. All State Governments and Union Territory Administrations.

9. Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi

10. Ministry of Finance (Defence Division) and E-Coord Branch

11. Shri K.V. Ramana Murthy, Deputy Secretary (AG), Min/ Defence

12. Railway Board, New Delhi

13. Secretary, Staff Side, National council, 9-Ashoka Road, New Delhi

14. All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of JCM

15. Indian Red Cross Society, I-Red Cross Road, New Delhi

16. All India Services Division, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms

Sd/_
(R.L. Bahl)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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FORM- I
(Certificate)
(See Paragraph 9)

Certified that the Government servant / Government servants in whose casse the overtime allowance has been claimed in this bill was/ were required under specific orders to

Sit late in office after having put in work during prescribed hours on ____________________________________________________________

attend office on _________ Sunday/ holiday for disposal of urgent work which, in public interest, could not be postponed till the next working day.

Certified that the amount claimed in this bill is in accordance with the rates specified in paragraph 7 of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)’s Office Memorandum No.15011/2/E.II(B)/76, dated the 11^th August 1976 and is according to the principles laid down therein and does not exceed the ceiling on overtime earnings prescribed in these orders, necessary certificates having been obtained from the officers concerned for payment of overtime allowances to the personal staff in excess of the prescribed ceiling.

Also certified that the Government servant(s) concerned did not received any other remuneration/ conveyance charge of compensatory leave for the performance of that overtime work.

( )

(Signature of Drawing Officer)

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FORM-II

Overtime Register (See paragraph 10)

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Sl. No.	Name	Designation of the Govt. servant required to perform overtime work	Emoluments	Hours of overtime work authorized by the competent authority	Hours of overtime work performed by the Govt. servant
1	2	3	4	5	6

Nature of the work performed during overtime hours	Why the work could not be performed during the prescribed hours of week	Amount of overtime allowance paid	Initial of competent authority
7	8	9	10

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REGARDING WITHHOLDING OF 10% GRATUITY FROM THE RETIRING GOVERNMENT SERVANTS - CLARIFICATION. (Click the link below for details)

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Pdf/Circulars/MGratuity_07Dec2013.PDF

PA/SA EXAMINATION 2013 RESULT   BIHAR / DELHI CIRCLE
TO VIEW PA/SA RESULT OF BIHAR CIRCLE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.TO VIEW PA/SA RESULT OF DELHI CIRCLE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11-12-2013 & ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ’ PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 12/12/2013

       ACCOMODATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE NFPE  PARTICIPANTS  VISITING  DELHI TO ATTEND AIPEU- GDS ( NFPE) PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 11/12/2013  &  ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS ’ PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 12/12/2013

1. FOR 10^TH AND 11^TH DEC 2013

KHSHATRIYA KHUKHRAN SABHA

( BETWEEN PATELNAGAR METRO & SHADIPUR MERTO)

( NEAR NEW PATEL NAGAR MARKET- AGARWAL SWEETS)

1809 A WEST PATEL NAGAR   NEWDELHI-110008

2. FOR 10^TH AND 11^TH DEC 2013

SUBHAM MARRIAGE HALL

(OPP TO SAROJINI NAGAR  DTC BUS DEPOT)

(ADJACENT TO  SAROJINI NAGAR P&T QUARTERS)

AFRICA AVENUE  ROAD

SAROJININAGAR     NWEDELHI – 110023

3. FOR 11^TH &12^TH DEC 2013

KHAMPUR CHAUPAL ( MARRIAGE HALL)

(NEAR  METRO PILLAR NO 223 & 224)

SHADIPUR METRO STATION – NEAR

( PATEL NAGAR)  NEW PATEL NAGAR ROAD

NEW DELHI- 110008

NOTE : 1.ALL ARE ADVISED TO BRING NECESSARY BLANKETS & BEDPSREADS, SWEATERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SEVERE COLD PREVAILING AT DELHI.

        2. NO FOOD ARRANGEMENT. ALL SHALL MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS .

        3.  IF ANYBODY WANTS FOR  SPECIAL AND COMFORTABLE  STAY, THEY MAY DO THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENT.

Friday 6 December 2013

RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - COMPUTATION OF RESERVATION- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUDGEMENT OF HONABLE SUPREME COURT IN THE MATTER OF UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. VS. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BLIND AND ORS. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES-REVISED FORMS FOR DISABILITY CERTIFICATESCLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Thursday 5 December 2013

NFPE DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION BY RMS CB DN AT SALEM.

            IN view of  30th RMS CB Division R-3 conference held at Salem on 23 &
24 November, NFPE diamond jubilee convention was held on 24th November . Comrade J. Ranganathan Ex editor Uzaikum Varkam, KR Ganesan Circle President & K Sankaran Circle secretary spoke on various subjects particularly history of P& T TU movement and future task of building unity for achieving our demands.     Comrade C. Rangarajan Regional Secretary presided over the convention. Comrade V. Anbalagan D/P, KV Rajendiran D/S, D. Rajaprabhu B/P Salem RMS A. Jeevarathinam B/S, N. Castro B/T, T. Nethaji Subash Secretary COC, M. Kandabalan ITEF, Arunprakash D/S Chennai APSO, A. Sundaravadivelu D/S R4, N. Srinivasan D/S GDS NFPE spoke on the occasion. Sri K.Arthanari managing director of Sri Gokulam hospitals and Sri S. Semmalai M.P.
(Salem) were also greeted the conference and supported our demands.

SEMINAR AND STUDY CAMP

            Seminar on Modernization in Postal Department & Postal Services and Study Camp was organized by RMS `SG` Division and Circle Union R-III at Siliguri on 1^st  December, 2013 under the Presidentship of Com. Suman Roy, S.N.Dutt & Bhola Pandit.

            Shri L. Pradhan PMG (NB & Sikkim Region) inaugurated the Seminar and elaborately spoke on Modernization in Postal Department & Postal Services

.

            Com. R.N.Parashar ASG NFPE took a class on the subject on “ History of Postal Trade Union Movement and task ahead”. Com. Giri Raj Singh  G/S R-III took class on the subject on “Present Development in Postal Department particularly in RMS & MMS” After lunch at 02.00 PM on 1-12-2013 Com. K.K.N. Kutty President Confederation took class on the subject on “ Central Government EmployeesMovement & Role of NFPE “

            Com. S.K. Bardhan President R-III CHQ & C/S addressed the Study Camp.

            Com. Suman Roy Circle President gave vote of thanks.

PROMOTION AND POSTING TO THE GRADE OF MEMBER, POSTAL SERVICES BOARD, INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE, GROUP'A' (Click the link below for details)

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/DOP/Pdf/Postings/MemberPostingOrder_02dec2013.PDF

HIGHER SELECTION GRADE-II (HSG-II) RECRUITMENT RULES, 2013 CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

ORGANISE DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF NFPE

IN ALL CIRCLES AND DIVISIONS

All General Secretaries, Circle Secretaries and Divisional/Branch Secretaries of NFPE affiliated Unions are requested to organize at least one grand programme in their Circle/Divisions to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of NFPE during the one year period from 24.11.2013 to 24.11.2014. Conventions, Seminars, Cultural programmes, sporting events, honouring of leaders, class on history of Postal Trade Union movement, Exhibitions, Eassay/Poem/Drawing competitions etc. etc. may be organized by ensuring maximum participation of employees and their family members.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

EDITORIAL - POSTAL CRUSADER - DECEMBER 2013

7^th CPC – NO COMPROMISE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE

GET READY FOR STRIKE IF GOVERNMENT REJECTS DA MERGER,

GDS INCLUSION & INTERIM RELIEF

Eventhough Government has announced constitution of 7^th Central Pay Commission, the appointment is yet to take place. In the meanwhile one round of discussion was held with Secretary, DOP&T on terms of reference. Subsequently, the staff side, JCM National Council has submitted a unanimous proposal on the items to be included in the terms of reference of the 7^th CPC, which includes (i) date of effect as 01.01.2014 (2) merger of DA with pay (3) grant of interim relief (4) inclusion of GDS under the ambit of 7^th CPC (5) statutory pension for those entered into service on or after 01.01.2004 (6) settlement of anomalies of 6^th CPC (7) cashless/hassle-free medicare facilities etc.

Government while announcing the 7^th CPC has made it clear that the date of effect will be 01.01.2016. Further nothing has been mentioned about DA merger and interim relief. Regarding GDS the declared stand of the Government is that GDS are not civil servants and in the past also every time when CPC is appointed, the Government refused to include them in the Pay commission. Last time also inspite of the strong protest and agitational programmes conducted by NFPE and Postal JCA, the Government has appointed a bureaucratic committee. Regarding statutory pension to those who entered into service on or after 01.01.2004, the Government’s stand is well known and it may refuse to include this item also in the terms of reference.

This being the position, our past experience shows that unless and until the demands raised in the staff side proposal submitted to Government on terms of reference of the CPC is backed by serious agitational programmes, rallying the entire Central Government Employees and create compulsion on the Government to accept our justified stand, there is every possibility of Government rejecting the above proposal.

Further all of us are aware that the political situation in the country is gradually getting in election mode. This is bringing forth before the working class movement a crucial task of front-loading our class issues in the ensuring political battle. We have to keep in mind that the corporate class and corporate controlled media has started making effort for relegating the working class issues and the economic policy related issues in particular to the background. It is our duty to bring the demands of the working class to the fore-front and conduct intensive campaign against those policies and also against those who are supporting the neo-liberal globalization policies. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers and NFPE being the part and parcel of the mainstream of the working class of our country has got an added responsibility to rally the entire Central Government Employees in the struggle against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Government which shall ultimately lead to a change in the political equation ensuring implementation of pro-people, pro-worker alternative policy.

It is in this back the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers met at new Delhi on 28.11.2013 has decided to go for strike if the Government refuse to accept the staff side proposal on terms of reference. Confederation further decided to organize series of phased programme of action and campaign from now onwards so that the employees will be ready to go for strike on short notice.

NFPE call upon all the Postal, RMS and GDS employees to implement the call of the Confederation at all levels and be prepared to go for strike at any time, if situation warrants. We further make it clear that NFPE and Confederation will not go for any compromise on the demands raised in the proposal submitted by the JCM Staff side on terms of reference of 7^th CPC.

FLASH NEWS

GDS CIVIL SERVANT STATUS

IMPLEMENT 1977 SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT

NFPE & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) FILED 

WRIT PETITION IN THE 

HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

NFPE & AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) has filed a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1003 of 2013 in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. The Writ Petition is likely to be listed for “ADMISSION HEARING” before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on 13.12.2013 or any day thereafter. Our main submission before the Hon’ble Supreme Court is implementation of the 1977 Judgment and grant of Civil Servant status and all other benefits of Departmental Employees to Gramin Dak Sewaks as per the 1977 judgment. Let us hope that the Writ Petition will be admitted.

REPORT ON 2^ND NATIONAL WOMEN’S CONVENTION

OF CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

2^nd National Women’s Convention of Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers was held from 25^th November, 2013 to 26^th November, 2013 at Multi purpose hall, Civic Centre, New Delhi. Pro. Usta Patnaik, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated the Convention. Com. Amarajit Kaur, Secretary, AITUC delivered the key-note address. The inaugural Session is presided by Com. Gita Ghosal, Chairperson of the Women’s Committee.  Com. C. P. Shobhana, Convenor of Women’s Committee, Com. S.K. Vyasji, Advisor, Confederation of Central Government Employees And Workers, Com. KKN Kutty, President of CCGEW and Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, CCGEW were on the Dias. The Convention commenced with progressive songs by West Bengal delegates. Chairperson announced the constitution of the Credential Committee consisting of Com. Seetha Lakshmi (NFPE), Com. Manisha Mazumdar (Printing & Stationery) Com. Jyothi Samal (Atomic Energy) Com. Jaitha (Audit & Accounts), Com. Nirmala (ITEF) and also the Minutes Committee consisting of Com. Mausumi Majumdar (NFPE) and Com. Laxmi Swaminathan (Civil Accounts).

Prof. Usta Patnaik, in her inaugural address provided a bird’s eye view of the economic model designed by the neo-liberal policies and the resultant misery heaped on the mass of Indian population. In her classic presentation she demolished the arguments of some economists, who glorified the benefits of neo-liberal policies, by quoting the statistics from the database of the National Sample Survey.  Undoubtedly top 25% of Indian population enjoyed the goodies as enjoyed by their counterparts in USA and Europe due to the EMI (equated monthly instalments). This is one of the rosy pictures the hegemonists of neo-economic policy present in support of this economic model. If income distribution is analyzed, it will be clear, that majority of the population is exploited for the benefit of the miniscule. The mass of the rural and urban population is pushed to malnutrition. The required calories per day in the rural areas and urban areas are 2200 and 2100 respectively. But the 90% of people living in urban areas are sustaining with below 1800 calories. Compared to the year 1983 the mass of the population is cutting down their food intake of their families and diverting their incomes to meet the raising cost of health, education and transport. This reflects the disgraceful state of affairs even after more than 60 years of Independence. The women employees working in garment factories in the Export Zones are being exploited to the hilt. The daily targets of work are high and hence, the women employees are forced to work for more than 10 hours per day to complete the targets. The toilet break is only for 10 minutes. Frequently drinking of water is not allowed so that no more toilet breaks.  No identity cards are given, so that no one establishes the permanency of the job. All these woes came out in a public hearing of women employees who work in garment export zones of Tamilnadu. Agrarian crisis is compounded since the implementation of these neo-liberal economic policies. Compared to the years 2004-05 the economic growth by the year 2009-10 collapsed. Unemployment is in raise. The FRBM Act (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act) introduced in the year 2003 at the behest of World Bank led to the cut in Governmental expenditure. It is estimated that every Rs.100 less spent by Government will result in Rs.500 less in the income of the people. That means the budgetary support will spurt the economic growth. This was killed by FRBM. Agrarian crisis worsened due to non-availability of easy credit for agriculture. Even the nationalized banks replicated the US model of easy credit to buy the consumer goods. Thus the consumer credit is pushed. It aggravated the crisis. All these policies directly or indirectly affected the common people of rural and urban areas including the women. Prof. Usta Patnaik called upon all the women employees to realize these aspects and fight to stop these policies.

With her fiery and powerful keynote address Com. Amarjit Kaur, Secretary, AITUC made a strong case for more and more participation of women employees in Trade Union activities. Taking the cue from Prof. Usta Patnaik speech, she reminded the participants of the Convention of their role as a privileged class in emancipation of the drudgery of large mass of women employees working in unorganized sectors. The women and children working in the slate-manufacturing units of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are deprived of their basic necessities of life. The children are driven out of schools in search of daily lively hood for the family. The silicosis disease engulfed the prime age of the people of these regions. No health-care for them. No permanent employment for them. The plight of women workers in the Export Zones of Fisheries is horrible. Continuous and untimely work in the saline and cold seawaters has even disturbed the biological order. These contract workers have no rights and even attempt to unionize will not be spared. The women employees working in many such sectors have no maternity leave, not to think of Child Care leave. The crisis in agrarian sector pushed the life of rural population below animal state of living. The “gobar anaj” the grain collected from the dung of the animals for human consumption in areas like Bundhelkhand is the reflection of the shattered Indian economy under the neo-liberal policies of the Rulers. The entire Working Class, keeping the banner inhibitions aside, came together and is waging a battle to defeat these policies. The Women has inherited a rich tradition of fighting spirit from the First Independent battle fought by Rani Jhansi and from the Indian freedom movement. They should assert their role and fight not only for their rights but also fight for the under privileged.  Com. Amarjit Kaur exhorted the women employees to take this challenge. She advised the women employees to strengthen the unions and work in the unions. She suggested to organize the women employees by conducting exclusive trade union classes to equip them with  the knowledge of the various legislations enacted to safe guard the women employees.

Com. S.K. Vyasji, the Advisor of the CCGEW also opined that the women employees should have the knowledge of all the Acts to defend them selves against the harassment in work places. The grievance cell formation for  women in each establishment should be insisted. The unity among the employees is important to fight out the harassment of women employees. He wished the Convention a great success.

Com. KKN Kutty, President, CCGEW has extensively spoken on the charter of demands including the wage revision and merger of D.A. He delved on the situation after the announcement of constitution of 7^th Central Pay Commission.  Com. KKN gave a Clarion call to all women employees to unite and participate in the future struggles under the banner of CCGEW to realize the Charter of Demands.

Com. Shobana, Convenor, Women’s Committee submitted her report. She told that the Confederation is a strong organization representing the 13 lakh Central Government employees. The restrictions imposed on the grant of CCL are removed to some extent because of the efforts CCGEW. Whatever achievement so far made is possible because of the united struggles waged under the banner of CCGEW. She narrated how the GDS, Casual and Contract workers in the Postal Department are discriminated. The decisions taken in the first Women’s Convention held at Kolkata have been implemented. She requested all the women employees to participate in large number in the ensuing March to Parliament at Delhi on 12-12-2013 and also in all the campaign and struggle programmes of  Confederation.

Com. K. P. Rajagopal, Secretary General, Income Tax Employees Federation, Com. M.S.Raja, Secretary General, All India Audit & Accounts Association , Com. I.S.Dabas, Deputy Secretary General, NFPE, Com. Brigu, Secretary General, Civil Accounts Employees Association, greeted the Convention.

About 117 women delegates representing various Organisations from the nook and corner of the country participated in the Convention. The remarkable feature of this 2^nd Convention as observed by Com. S.K.Vyasji, is that the women representatives have become more vocal and assertive. In the discussions more than 20 delegated participated and given their suggestions and brought the problems to the notice of the leadership. Removal of age restriction of the children under CCL, extension of CCL on remarriage, grant of CCL to look after the grand children, providing basic amenities at the work place, problems of casual, contract and out-sourced women employees, attacks on women employees in West Bengal, enhancement of minimum age of employment, inclusion of two women representatives from casual and contract workers in the mahila committee, posting women in day shifts, apart from the policy demands of reservation for women in all All India Committees, holding of periodical meetings of the Mahila Sub-Committee are some of the issues raised by the women delegates. Many Women delegates emphasized the need for strengthening the unions and need for inculcation of union spirit among the women employees.

Karnataka Women delegates led by Com. Chandramma Linga Raju, AIPAEA, honoured Com. S.K. Vyasji over a standing ovation given by the entire delegates and guests present in the Convention.

Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, CCGEW, summed up the entire proceedings and told that the aim of formation of Mahila sub committee is to encourage the more and more women employees to participate in the decision making process. The Chairperson and the Convener of the Mahila Sub-Committee are members of the National Executive of the Confederation and they are part of decision-making body. He assured that in the coming days more and more women members will be included in the Executive Committees of All India Organisations. He touched all the issues raised in the discussion by the delegates and assured that each and every problem and demand raised by the delegates will be discussed in the Confederation and a separate Women Charter of Demands will be prepared along with the Memorandum to be submitted to the Government and 7^th CPC. This Charter and Memorandum will be circulated and published on all the web sites of all organisations and will be given wide publicity and a feedback will be obtained before finalization. He thanked the Delhi CoC for the excellent arrangements made to conduct the Convention in a very good environment.

The new panel for the Mahila sub-Committee has been elected unanimously. Com. Usha Bonepalli, ITEF, Andhra Pradesh has been elected Chairperson and Com. Seetha Laksmi, NFPE, Karnataka, has been elected Convener.

The 2^nd National Convention of Women ended successfully with a resolve to work for the strengthening of the Confederation and mobilize the entirety of women employees in the future activities of the Confederation. The confidence and strong determination generated among the women comrades will go a long way for the success of all the future struggles.

  

NEWLY ELECTED OFFICE BEARERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairperson                       :           Com. Usha Boneppalli (ITEF) Andhra Pradesh

Vice Chairperson              :           Com. Manisha Mazumder (Printing & Stationery) West Bengal

Convenor                            :           Com. R. Seethalakshmy (P4-NFPE) Karnataka

Asst. Convenors                :           Com. Jyoti Girish Samel (NFAEE Atomic Energy) Mumbai

                                                            Com. Gita Bhattacharjee (P-3 NFPE) Delhi

Executive Committee: -

1.                 Com. Rina Saha, P-3 NFPE (West Bengal)

2.                 Com. Mausumi Mazumder, P-3 NFPE (Assam)

3.                 Com. Anitha Thakur, P-4 NFPE (West Bengal)

4.                 Com. Usha, P-4 NFPE (Kerala)

5.                 Com. Swathi Roy Bera, R-3 NFPE (West Bengal)

6.                 Com. Anu Dadiyal, R3 NFPE (Delhi)

7.                 Com. Meera Vithal Kamble, R4 NFPE (Maharashtra)

8.                 Com. D. K. Bharathi, Admn Union NFPE (Karnataka)

9.                 Com. Chandramma Linga Raju, Postal Accts, AIPAE, NFPE (Karnataka)

10.           Com. Asha Ben Joshi, AIPEU GDS Union, NFPE (Gujarat)

11.           Com. Janaki, AIPEU GDS Union, NFPE (Kerala)

12.           Com. Reba Gupta, ITEF (West Bengal)

13.           Com. Beena Sharma, ITEF (Delhi)

14.           Com. Mandira Ganguly, ITEF (Karnataka)

15.           Com. Anju P. Nair, ITEF (Kerala)

16.           Com. Neelu Gautham, ITEF (Uttar Pradesh)

17.           Com. Jaitha, Audit & Accts Association (Kerala)

18.           Com. Vidya Sinha, Audit & Accts. Association (Karnataka)

19.           Com. Somas Das, Audit & Accts. Association (West Bengal)

20.           Com. Romila Xess, Audit & Accts. Association (Delhi)

21.           Com. Nina Kumari Kujur, Audit & Accts. Association (Odisha)

22.           Com. Kamalesh Kumari, Civil Accts Employees Assn (Delhi)

23.           Com. Aparajitha Roy Choudhari, Civil Accts Employees Assn (West Bengal)

24.           Com. Swathi Mangrulkar, Civil Accts Employees Assn (Nagpur, Maharashtra)

25.           Com. N. Durga, Civil Accts Employees Assn (Tamilnadu)

26.           Com. Beena Ravishankar Nair, NFAEE Atomic Energy (BARC, Mumbai)

27.           Com. Nilakshi Y. Gaikward, Civil Accts Employees Assn (BARC, Mumbai)

28.           Com. T. Bhakiavady, Health Department (Confederation of Pondicherry State Government Employees Association)

29.           Com. A. S. Baby, Sreechitra Medical Centre Staff Union, Trivandum, Kerala

30.           Com. Ambika Devadas, Employees Provident Fund Employees Union, (Kerala)

31.           Com. Subhadra V. K, Central Industrial Machinery Employees Assn. (Kerala)

32.           Com. Jyothi Naidu, IBM Employees Association (Nagpur, Maharashtra)

33.           Com. Pushpeshwari Devi, C-O-C, Andhra Pradesh

34.           Com. C. Lilly, C-O-C, Kerala

35.           Com. Rosamma Thomas, C-O-C, Kerala

36.           Com. Angel Sathyanathan, C-O-C, Tamilnadu

37.           Com. Chanchal Kumar, C-O-C, Jammu & Kashmir

38.           Com. Manju Srivastava, C-O-C, Madhya Pradesh

Items discussed in Departmental Council (JCM) Meeting on 27th November, 2013 Dak Bhavan, New Delhi

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Declaration of revised/recast result of LDCE for promotion to to PS Group B cadre held on 03.06.2012

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Expected DA from Jan, 2014 now confirmed to be 100% - may touch 101%

100% DA/DR from Jan, 2014

As already mentioned and calculated in our previous post that Dearness Allowance from January-2014 will be 100% now confirmed in view of All India Consumer Price Index Number [http://labourbureau.nic.in/indtab.html] for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of October, 2013 rose by 3 points and pegged at 241 (two hundred and forty one).  Now it is absolutely confirmed that expectation DA from Jan-2014 will not reduce from 100%.  As per increase and present economic scenario if AICPIN of Nov, 2013 or Dec, 2014 will rose by by 3 or 4 points, Dearness Allowance from Jan, 2014 will computed at 101%.

Expectation	Increase/  Decrease  Index	Month	Base  Year  2001 =  100	Total  of 12  Months	Twelve monthly  Average	%  increase  over  115.76  for   DA	DA  announced  or will be  announced
	1	Dec,12	219	2512	209.33	80.83%	80%
DA from July, 2013 order has been issued by finmin click here	2	Jan,13	221	2535	211.25	82.49%	90%
	2	Feb,13	223	2559	213.25	84.22%
	1	Mar,13	224	2582	215.17	85.87%
	2	Apr,13	226	2603	216.92	87.38%
	2	May,13	228	2625	218.75	88.97%
	3	Jun,13	231	2648	220.67	90.62%
Jul AICPIN	4	Jul,13	235	2671	222.58	92.28%
Aug AICPIN	2	Aug,13	237	2694	224.50	93.94%
Sep AICPIN	1	Sep,13	238	2717	226.42	95.59%
Oct AICPIN	3	Oct,13	241	2741	228.42	97.32%
1st Expection for 100%	1	Nov,13	242	2765	230.42	99.05%	100%
	4	Dec,13	246	2792	232.67	100.99%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014
2nd Expectation  for 100%	3	Nov,13	244	2767	230.58	99.19%	101%
	1	Dec,13	245	2793	232.75	101.06%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014
3rd Expectation: for 101%	2	Nov,13	243	2766	230.50	99.12%	101%
	3	Dec,13	246	2793	232.75	101.06%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014
4th Expectation for 101%	3	Nov,13	244	2767	230.58	99.19%	101%
	1	Dec,13	245	2793	232.75	101.06%
	Expected DA/DR from January, 2014

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PIB Release of CPI-IW:

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Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment

29-November-2013 18:49 IST

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) October 2013 

According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for October, 2013 rose by 3 points and pegged at 241 (two hundred and forty one). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 1.26 per cent between September and October compared with 0.93 per cent between the same two months a year ago. 

The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 2.53 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Milk (Cow & Buffalo), Pure Ghee, Onion, Vegetable items, Tea Readymade, Electricity Charges, etc.. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Groundnut Oil, Ginger, Petrol, putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 11.06 per cent for October, 2013 as compared to 10.70 per cent for the previous month and 9.60 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 15.02 per cent against 13.36 per cent of the previous month and 9.91 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. 

At centre level, Bhavnagar recorded the highest increase of 9 points each followed by Ahmedabad, Labac Silchar and Kodarma (8 points each) and Vadodara and Surat (7 point each). Among others, 6 points rise was registered in 8 centres, 5 points in 10 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in 11 centres. On the contrary, Belgaum and Chhindwada centres reported a decline of 3 points each followed by Mercara (2 points) and Salem, Hubli Dharwar and Puducherry (1 point each). Rest of the 15 centres’ indices remained stationary. 

The indices of 39 centres are above All-India Index and other 38 centres’ indices are below national average. 

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of November, 2013 will be released on Tuesday, 31 December, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in. 

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CIRCULAR NO. 10                                                                                            DATED – 29.11.2013

GET READY FOR STRIKE

CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT DECIDES TO ORGANIZE PHASED AGITATIONAL PROGRAMMES CULMINATING IN STRIKE

NO COMPROMISE ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF 7^th CPC SUBMITTED BY THE STAFF SIDE

1.         The National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers met at New Delhi on 28.11.2013 and reviewed the situation arising out of the Government’s announcement of Seventh Central Pay Commission and the subsequent developments thereon.

2.         Eventhough Government has announced constitution of 7^th Central Pay Commission, the appointment is yet to take place. In the meanwhile one round of discussion was held with Secretary, DOP&T on terms of reference. Subsequently, the staff side, JCM National Council has submitted a unanimous proposal on the items to be included in the terms of reference of the 7^th CPC, which includes (i) date of effect as 01.01.2014 (2) merger of DA with pay (3) grant of interim relief (4) inclusion of GDS under the ambit of 7^th CPC (5) statutory pension for those entered into service on or after 01.01.2004 (6) settlement of anomalies of 6^th CPC (7) cashless/hassle-free medicare facilities etc.

Government while announcing the 7^th CPC has made it clear that the date of effect will be 01.01.2016. Further nothing has been mentioned about DA merger and interim relief. Regarding GDS the declared stand of the Government is that GDS are not civil servants and in the past also every time when CPC is appointed, the Government refused to include them in the Pay commission. Last time also inspite of the strong protest and agitational programmes conducted by NFPE and Postal JCA, the Government has appointed a bureaucratic committee. Regarding statutory pension to those who entered into service on or after 01.01.2004, the Government’s stand is well known and it may refuse to include this item also in the terms of reference.

This being the position, our past experience shows that unless and until the demands raised in the staff side proposal submitted to Government on terms of reference of the CPC is backed by serious agitational programmes, rallying the entire Central Government Employees and create compulsion on the Government to accept our justified stand, there is every possibility of Government rejecting the above proposal.

Further all of us are aware that the political situation in the country is gradually getting in election mode. This is bringing forth before the working class movement a crucial task of front-loading our class issues in the ensuring political battle. We have to keep in mind that the corporate class and corporate controlled media has started making effort for relegating the working class issues and the economic policy related issues in particular to the background. It is our duty to bring the demands of the working class to the fore-front and conduct intensive campaign against those policies and also against those who are supporting the neo-liberal globalization policies. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers being the part and parcel of the mainstream of the working class of our country has got an added responsibility to rally the entire Central Government Employees in the joint struggle against the anti-people and anti-worker policies of the Government which shall ultimately lead to a change in the political equation ensuring implementation of pro-people, pro-worker alternative policy.

Taking into Consideration all the above facts and circumstances, the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers met at new Delhi on 28.11.2013 took a unanimous decision to go for strike if the Government refuse to accept the staff side proposal on terms of reference. Confederation further decided to organize series of phased programme of action and campaign from now onwards so that the employees will be ready to go for strike on short notice.

It is further decided that Confederation shall not go for any compromise on the demands raised in the proposal submitted by the JCM Staff side on terms of reference of 7^th CPC.

3.      The following are the important decision of the National Secretariat.

1.      The earlier decision to defer the strike ballot after the announcement of the 7^th CPC by the Government is ratified. Under the given circumstances the decision taken to defer the ballot was perfectly right.

2.      The modification made in the Confederation Charter of Demands regarding date of effect of the 7^th CPC (i.e. from 01.01.2011 to 01.01.2014) is approved as it was necessitated for arriving at unanimity among the staff side on term of reference which will strengthen further the unity of all Central Government organizations including Railways and Defence.

3.      Approved the modified Charter of Demands of the Confederation which includes the terms of reference submitted by the Staff side to the Government (copy enclosed Annexure – I)

4.      Decided to conduct the following phased programme of campaign and agitational programmes.

(a)   Convening the Managing bodies/Executive Committees of all affiliated organizations to discuss and ratify the Confederation decision to go for agitational programmes culminating in strike.

(b)   Sector-wise/organisation-wise intensive campaign among the employees by conducting squad work, General body meetings, conventions, postering and issuing printed pamphlets, lunch hour meetings etc, explaining the demands raised in the charter of demands and also the necessity to go for strike if our demands on terms of reference are not accepted. All India/State Leaders of the affiliated organizations shall under-take extensive tour as part of campaign programme.

(c)    The campaign tour programme finalized by the Secretariat meeting earlier is to be implemented. Whereever State level and C-O-C level conventions are yet to be held, it should be held before 20.12.2013. All State Committees and C-O-Cs are requested to organize conventions immediately. The name of the Confederation National leaders who are attending the conventions is given in the enclosed circular. Date of the Conventions may be fixed in consultation with the concerned comrade.

(d)   Decided to conduct nationwide day-long dharna programme at maximum centres, particularly at the state capitals on 2013 December 19^th (19.12.2013) with massive participation of employees. Effort is to be made for maximum media coverage of the programmes.

(e)   Decided to organize mass rallies at all State capitals (and if possible at District Capitals also) before 31.12.2013. National leaders of the Confederation and other trade Union leaders may be invited to address the rallies. All effort should be made to make the rally a grand success ensuring maximum participation of employees.

(f)     Decided to conduct press conferences at all State capitals (other centres also if possible) by the State committees/C-O-Cs to explain the justification of demands and also the proposed strike action.

(g)   Decided to organsie nationwide five days relay dharna at various centres of each city during the period from 30^th December 2013 to 3^rd January 2014 (30.12.2013 to 03.01.2014)

(h)   Mass dharna at New Delhi on 9^th January 2014 by All India Leaders of Confederation and leaders of all affiliated organizations and C-O-Cs and also maximum number of employees from Delhi and nearby states.

(i)     Extended National Executive meeting of Confederation will be held at New Delhi on 10.01.2014 (10^th January 2014) for declaration of the strike date and also the duration of the strike. All the National Secretariat members of the Confederation, All the C-O-C Representatives and all the Chief Executives of the affiliated organizations of Confederation shall attend the mass dharna on 9^th January and the Extended National Executive meeting on 10^th January 2014 WITHOUT FAIL. (Please book the up and down ticket immediately to ensure the participation on both days i.e. on 9^th & 10^th January 2014) If any organisation or C-O-C wants participation of more comrades in the extended National Executive as observers it will be allowed subject to a maximum of five) Participation in the Dharna is allowed without any limit.

5.      Decided to extend full support and solidarity to the proposed strike action of NFPE & FNPO on demands of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and Casual, Part-time, Contingent employees. It is decided to request the Postal JCA to adjust the date of the strike so that it will be a strike of all Central Government Employees.

6.      Decided to file a case in the Kolkata High Court challenging the PFRDA Bill passed by the Parliament jointly with the All India State Government Employees Federation (AISGEF). The methodology for raising funds for meeting the expenses for the conducting of the case up to Supreme Court will be decided in the next meeting. C-O-C West Bengal is authorized to assist the National Secretariat in completing the formalities for filling the case in the Kolkata High Court in consultation with AISGEF.

7.      Decided to mobilize maximum employees for participating in the 12^th December Parliament March organized by the Central Trade Unions against the anti-people, anti-worker policies of the Central Government. C-O-C Delhi and C-O-Cs of nearby states and also all affiliated organizations are requested to ensure large scale participation of the employees in the 12^th December Parliament March. It is decided that each organisation shall conduct workers meeting at all important centres in Delhi and nearby states for mobilizing maximum employees to participate in the march.

8.      Decided to extend maximum support and solidarity to the 11^th December 2013 Parliament March organized by the AIPEU-GDS (NFPE) demanding settlement of GDS demands. Delhi C-O-C is requested to extent maximum support for the successful conduct of the GDS Parliament March.

9.      The National Secretariat placed on record its sincere thanks to all the state committees/C-O-Cs and also all the affiliated organisations for making the All India Trade Union Education Camp conducted at Mumbai on 14^th & 15^th November 2013 and also the All India Women’s Convention held at Delhi on 25^th & 26^th November 2013 a grand success, especially to the C-O-C Mumbai and C-O-C Delhi for providing all the infra-structural facilities in an excellent manner.

10.  Decided to appeal to all affiliated organisations to clear the quota dues towards Confederation CHQ before 31.12.2013.  Financial Secretary shall issue separate notices to each organisation indicating the total dues to be remitted.

11.  It is decided that Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General shall represent the Confederation as an official delegate in the International Congress of Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR) to be held at Perth, Australia from 2^nd to 6^th December 2013.

The National Secretariat meeting was presided over by Com. K. K. N. Kutty, the National President. Com. S. K. Vyasji, Advisor, was present and gave his valuable guidance for arriving at correct conclusion and decisions on each agenda items. Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, presented the organizational report.

Yours Comradely,

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

ANNEXURE – I

MODIFIED CHARTER OF DEMANDS OF CONFEDERATION

1.      Accept the terms of reference of 7^th CPC, submitted by the staff side, National Council JCM.

(a)      To examine the existing structure of pay, allowances and other benefits/facilities, retirement benefits like Pension, Gratuity, other terminal benefits of various categories of Central Government Employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) of Postal Department.

(b)      To work out the comprehensive revised pay packet for the categories of Central Government employees including GDS as on 1.1.2014.

(c)       The Commission shall determine the pay structure, benefits, facilities, retirement benefits etc. taking into account the need to provide minimum wage with reference to the recommendation of the 15th Indian Labour Conference (1957) and the subsequent judicial pronouncement of the honorable Supreme Court there-on, as on 1.1.2014.

(d)      To determine the Interim Relief needed to be sanctioned immediately to the Central Government employees including GDS.

(e)       To determine the percentage of Dearness allowance/Dearness Relief immediately to be merged with Pay and pension including GDS.

(f)        To settle the anomalies raised in various fora of JCM.                                                     

(g)      To work out the improvements needed to the existing  retirement benefits, like pension, death cum retirement gratuity, family  pension and other terminal or recurring  benefits maintaining parity amongst past, present and future pensioners and family pensioners including those who entered service on or after 1.1.2004.

(h)      To recommend methods for providing cashless/hassle-free Medicare facilities to the employees and Pensioners including Postal pensioners.

2.      Ensure every five year revision of wages of Central Government Employees in future.

3.      (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal Department and grant of Civil Servant status, statutory pension and all other benefits at par with regular employees.

(b) Regularisation and revision of wages of casual and contract workers.

4.      Compassionate appointment – removal of restrictions imposed by Government.

5.      JCM and Anomaly Committee Functioning.

6.      Fill up all vacant posts and creation of new posts wherever justified.

7.      Stop downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation and privatization of Government functions.

8.      Stop the move to introduce performance related Pay (PRP) system, Extend PLB Bonus for all, removing bonus ceiling.

9.      Revise OTA and Night Duty Allowance rates and clothing rates.

10.  Implement arbitration awards.

11.  Five promotions to all.

12.  Rescind the PFRDA Act. Ensure statutory Pension for all.

13.  Stop price rise. Revive and extend public distribution system for all.

14.  Stop trade Union victimization.

15.  Ensure Right to strike.

JCM (DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL) MEETING

JCM Departmental Council meeting was held on 27.11.2013 under the Chairpersonship of Ms. P. Gopinath, Secretary, Department of Posts at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi. The discussion lasted for more than four hours. All the notified items of the agenda are discussed. The minutes will be published on its receipt. Secretary, Posts and Chairperosn, JCM (DC) has made it clear that no circle level item will be entertained in the JCM (DC) and all the Circle level items should be discussed in the circle level JCM (Regional Council) meetings. Only those items which are not settled at circle level JCM will be discussed in the JCM (DC). For that the reply given by the Chief PMGs in the Circle JCM should be submitted. All General Secretaries and Circle Secretaries, Please note.

COM. M. KRISHNAN, ELECTED AS LEADER, JCM STAFF SIDE

The JCM (DC) staff side meeting held on 26.11.2013, elected unanimously Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General, NFPE, as the Leader, JCM Staff Side, in the place of Com. K. V. Sridharan who retired from service. Com. Giriraj Singh, General Secretary, R-3 NFPE will continue as Secretary, JCM Staff Side.

CADRE RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE MEETING

The meeting of Cadre Restructuring committee was held at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi on 27.11.2013 at 3 PM. Shri V. P. Singh, DDG (P) and new chairperson of the Committee presided the meeting. General Secretaries of P3, P4 and R3 Unions of NFPE and FNPO participated as staff side members. Earlier proposal of the staff side was once again presented before the new chairman and other officials side members. Chairman assured that Department’s proposal will be ready within 15 days and thereafter another meeting will be held shortly with the staff side and the committee’s proposal will be finalized.

PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE / COMMISSION FOR PLI & RPLI THROUGH POSB ACCOUNTS