GRADE PAY OF 5400 TO ACP INSPECTORS

O.A.NO. 1051/2010 FILED IN HYDERABAD CAT BY P.VIGNESHWAR RAJU & 13 OTHERS ON GRADE PAY 5400 TO ACP INSPECTORS AFTER 4 YEARS IS ALLOWED BY HON,BLE CAT, HYDERABAD. ORDER WILL BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

 

Source : AICEIA Blog

Revised Train Fares for Journey in AC-First Class, AC-2 Tier, Executive Class & First Class from Tomorrow

The Ministry of Railways has revised passenger fares with effect from tomorrow i.e. 1st April 2012 in AC-First Class, AC-2 tier, Executive Class and First Class only. There is no revision in other classes of travel. The revised fares in these classes would be applicable to all types of trains on Indian Railways network.
The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued in advance for journeys to commence on or after 1st April 2012. In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the difference in fares from 1st April 2012 will be recovered from passengers either by TTEs in the trains or by the booking offices before commencement of the journey by the passengers as per the usual practice in case of such fare revisions.
The revised list of fares for the information of the public is being displayed at the stations and has been made available to the railway staff well in time. The revised passenger fare table is also available on the website of the Ministry of Railways i.e. indianrailways.gov.in 

Source : PIB

Transfer Policy for IPoS, Group "A" (JTS, STS, JAG & SAG)

Transfer Policy for IPoS, Group "A" (JTS, STS, JAG & SAG)     Click Here

Portability in Saving Bank Accounts

Damodaran Committee was set up by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 26, 2010 to look into banking services rendered to retail and small customers. The Committee submitted its report to RBI on July 04, 2011. The Committee has recommended that customer should be allowed to maintain the same account number in a bank even when he/she moves to another city or shifts his account to another branch in the same city. RBI has taken action on the recommendations submitted by the Damodaran Committee and in October, 2011 advised Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for implementation of the above recommendation.
RBI has also stated that provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Rules do not support account portability between banks as records pertaining to identity of a client has to be maintained by the bank establishing relationship with the customer for a period of 10 years from the date of cessation of the transactions between the client and the bank.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Source : PIB

Pension to Retired Employees

The Government had introduced the New Pension System (NPS) from 1st January, 2004 through a Notification dated 22nd December, 2003 for new entrants to Central Government service, on mandatory basis, except to Armed Forces, joining service on or after 01.01.2004 replacing the existing system of defined benefit pension system. NPS has also been extended to autonomous bodies, State Governments and un-organised sector. The employees working in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are not covered mandatorily under NPS. However, three CPSEs, viz Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Manganese Ore (India Ltd. ) and NALCO have adopted NPS on voluntarily basis with effect from 01.01.2004, 01.07.2011 and 01.01.2007 respectively.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today. 

Source :PIB

Opening of New Post Offices

The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot, informed Rajya Sabha today that a proposal for opening of Post Offices has been received from Chhattisgarh Government during the current financial year for opening of 1927 new rural branches of post offices at 1927 Gram Panchayat Headquarters.
Department of Posts has included it in its 12th Plan Proposal and has presented it to the Planning Commission.
Source : PIB

Retirement of Officers in Delhi Circle

Following officers are due for retirement on superannuation on 31.07.2012. in Delhi Postal Circle :-
S No.     Name & Office of Posting
1.            Sh. G. R. Bharde, SSPOs, Delhi East Dn.
2.            Sh. Parmatma Sharan, Supdt., ND Stg. Dn.
3.            Sh. Narsi Ram Raiger, Dy. CPM, Delhi GPO
4.            Sh. Ashok Kumar Jain, Sr. PM, Ashok Vihar HO

Officiating in PS Group "B" cadre in Delhi Circle

Following IP Line officers are working in PS Group "B" cadre on adhoc basis in Delhi Circle against the posts mentioned against their names :-
S No.       Name and Designation with office
1.             Sh. Janardan Singh, AD (Estt), CO
2.             Sh. Ashok Kumar Jain, Sr. PM, AVHO
3.             Smt. Raj Kishori, AD (PG), CO
4.             Sh. Madan Ram, Supdt., PSD
5.             Sh. S. D. Barthwal, Supdt., AMPC
6.             Sh. Mahendra Singh-I, Manager, SPC
7.             Sh. Roop Chand, Sr. PM, RNHO
8.             Sh. R. C. Pant, AD (Bldg), CO
9.             Sh. Keshav Singh, Supdt., Palam TMO
10.           Sh. G. C. Bhatt, Dy. CPM, DGPO

Transfer and posting in the Higher Administrative Grade of Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.

Ms. Anjali Devasher (IPoS-1978), CPMG, Uttarakhand Circle, Dehradun has been ordered to be transferred and posted as Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad with immediate effect and until further orders in administrative interest vide Postal Directorate No. 1-1/2009-SPG dated 27.03.2012

MODEL REPRESENTATION FOR GRANT OF ONE INCREMENT

From

To,

Sir / Madam,

· Sub: Officers who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 – Grant of additional increment as one time measure- Request for sanction and drawal of arrears – Reg.

Kind reference is invited to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M.No.10/02/2011- E.III/A dated 19th March, 2012 wherein all the central government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 were granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and there after next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 (Copy enclosed for ready reference).

I wish to submit that my increment in pre revised pay scale was on __________ and hence, in terms of the above Office Memorandum, I am eligible for one additional increment in pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and also eligible for next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In view of above submission, I request that one additional increment may kindly be granted and my pay may please be fixed as stipulated in above O.M. and that the arrears of pay and allowance may kindly be drawn and paid to me at an early date.

Thanking you ,

Yours Faithfully,

Introduction of New system of bag number in Mail System

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Mail Business (Development & Operations) Division

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,New Delhi-110 001

No. 18-7/APS-D Dated 22.03.2012

To

All Heads of Circles

Subject:- Introduction of New system of bag number in Mail System

This has reference to Directorate memo of even number dated 15.11.2006 on the subject cited above, vide which a new system of bag number was introduced with effect from 1^st January, 2007.

1. After a review of the functioning of the bag numbering system, it has been decided to discontinue the bag number system with immediate effect.

2. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

CCS(Leave) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2012.

CCS(Leave) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2012.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,
SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi. the 29th March, 2012.

Notification

GSR.......(E) .... In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-

I. (i) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of theìr publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, for rule 12, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“12.(I) No Government Servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years.

(2) Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case, otherwise determines,  a Government servant who remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding five years other than on foreign service, with or without leave, shall be deemed to have resigned from the Government service :

Provided that a reasonable opportunity to explain the reasons for such absence shall be givne to that Government servant before provisions of sub-rule (2) are invoked”.

[F.No.13026/2/2010-Estt.(L)]

sd/-
(Mamta Kundra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in

Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2012 - Birthday of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar

                                                                                                                   MOST IMMEDIATE

F. No.12/2/2012-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 27th March, 2012.

                                                           OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2012 - Birthday of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar.
   It has been decided to declare Saturday, the 14th April 2012, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.
   2. The above holiday is also being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(26 of 1881).
   3. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.
        sd/-
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.gov.in

Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes with Effect from 1st April 2012

Based on the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), the interest rates for small saving schemes are to be notified every financial year, before 1^st April of that year.  Accordingly, the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2012-13 effective from 1.4.2012, on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under:

Scheme	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 1.12.2011	Rate of Interest w.e.f. 1.4.2012
Savings Deposit	4.0	4.0
1 year Time Deposit	7.7	8.2
2 year Time Deposit	7.8	8.3
3 year Time Deposit	8.0	8.4
5 year Time Deposit	8.3	8.5
5 year Recurring Deposit	8.0	8.4
5 year SCSS	9.0	9.3
5 year MIS	8.2	8.5
5 year NSC	8.4	8.6
10 year NSC	8.7	8.9
PPF	8.6	8.8

Necessary notifications, including those requiring amendments to rules of small savings schemes will be notified separately.

Source : PIB

Promotion & posting to the Grade of Member, PSB, IPoS Group "A"

Sh. S. Sarkar (IPoS-1978), Director, RAKNPA,Ghaziabad has been ordered to be promoted and posted as Member (PLI) & Chairman, Investment Board vide Postal Directorate No. 1-56/2003-SPG dated 22.03.2012.

Cheques valid for 3 months from April 1

Bankers' cheques and other monetary instruments will have only a three-month validity beginning April 1, 2012, instead of the existing six months, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) communique has said.

The change is a consequence of an RBI notification on November 4, 2011.

Cheques, drafts and pay orders will have a validity for three months from the date they've been drawn. Those having cheques and other monetary instruments with six-month validity before April 1 will have to remit them before this date, when the expiry of the validity will be reduced to three months.

After April 1, these instruments will be valid subject to their adherence to the new 3-month rule.

Source:-The Times of India

Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2012 representing an increase of 7% over the existing rate of 58% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission. The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be of the order of Rs.7474.53 crore per annum and Rs.8720.32 crore in the financial year 2012-13 (i.e. for a period of 14 months from January, 2012 to February, 2013).

Source : PIB

Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business

DIRECTORATE OF POSTAL LIFE INSURANCE

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications &

Information Technology, Government of India

Chanakyapuri Post Office Complex, New Delhi -110 021.

No.30-1/2010-LI                                                                     Dated : 21-02-2012.

To

Ms. Karuna Pillai,

Chief Postmaster-General,

Andhra Pradesh Circle,

Hyderabad-500 001.

Madam,

            This is regarding clarification on the following item proposed for discussion in the JCM.

Item : Incentive to Mailoverseers for procuring RPLI Business

Clarification : Rule 5(22) of Post Office Insurance Rules, 2011 defines that “marketing staff” is an official or person who is authorized by the Postsmaster-General or Head of Division to procure Postal Lie Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance business.  The marketing staff includes IPOs, ASPOs, ASRMs, Ex.DO(PLI), PRI(P), Postmasters, Selected Postal Assistant, Postman, Retired GDS BPM, DO(PLI), Field Officer(PLI), SRM (Rural S.O), GDS staff and also includes Direct Agents such as Anganwadi worker, Mahila Mandal worker, Ex-Serviceman, Retired school teacher, SHGs, Gram Pradhkan & Member Gram Panchayat and any other official/persons as considered suitable by the Head of Postal Division.  As such, if Mailoverseer is engaged- depending upon suitability in procuring RPLI business/policies, he also entitled for incentive as par with other Departmental officials.

                                                                                                            Sd/-

                                                                                                (R. Santhakumar)

                                                                                            Dy.Divisinal Manager.

GS visited Postal Directorate on 22/03/2012

Today, I along with Shri Ajit Kumar, ASP (PMU)  met with the various DDGs and other concerned officers in the Postal Directorate. The following issues were discussed with them. The present status in respect of the issues is furnished below for the information of all CHQ Office Bearers, Circle Secretaries and members.

1. Up-gradation of GP of IP from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-.

File is still under process in the Postal Directorate in a positive manner and the same is likely to be sent to the MOF shortly.

2. Holding of supplementary DPC for promotion to PS Gr. B for the year 2011.

 ACRs of few officers are required and result of supplementary DPC is likely to be completed within a couple of months.

3. Holding of DPC to PS Gr. B for the year 2012.

ACRs are yet to be called for from Circles. This will be done after issue of result of supplementary DPC to PS Gr. B for the year 2011.

4. Holding of DPC for the promotion to JTS, Group A.

The required information has already been provided to UPSC.

5. Declaration of result of IP examination 2011.

File is still with the Secretary (Posts) for decision in respect of PM Grade-I officials. After clearance of the file, result will be announced shortly.

Vilas Ingale

General Secretary

Source : CHQ Blog

Small savings set to fetch higher returns

There is finally some good news for individuals in a season of duty hikes and provident fund rate cut. The government is raising interest rate on small savings schemes such as National Savings Certificate (NSC) and post office deposits by 20-50 basis points.
The new rates will, however, be applicable on investments that you make from April 1 and not on those that you park over the next 10 days to meet your tax saving requirements.
As a result, NSC and public provident fund (PPF), which is a voluntary deposit as opposed to employee provident fund, will earn you 8.8-8.9% instead of 8.6% a year. The shorter tenure deposits, such as term deposits in post offices, are expected to fetch you more than the longer tenure products such as PPF or the 10-year NSC. Savings bank accounts in post offices will, however, not see any change as the 4% return is in line with what most banks pay at present.
The increase in small savings rates, which is expected to be notified by the finance ministry, is in sync with the new policy to link returns on the popular savings instruments with the interest rate on government bonds.
Bank deposits may, however, look more attractive to many as they offer 9% return. But a scheme like PPF, which has a minimum term of 15 years, comes with additional tax sops. Not only is it part of the 80C benefits which entitles tax payers to get a concession of up to Rs 1 lakh a year, but the interest earned on the deposits is also tax-free. So, at the revised rates, the actual return for someone in the 30% tax bracket will work out to 12%.

In addition, the rate of return on small savings schemes that will be notified will be for the full financial year, while bank deposit rates are expected to come down with the Reserve Bank of India widely predicted to begin the rate cut cycle. Even before lending rates come down, banks will start pruning returns on deposits to lower their cost of funds.
The move to raise small savings rates comes barely a fortnight after the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) slashed the annual return from 9.5% last year to 8.25% for the current financial year based on a decision taken by the finance ministry. In the budget, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee decided to increase the excise duty and service tax rates from 10% to 12% which will put a burden of Rs 35,000 crore on anyone buying a matchbox or a car. He, however, offered some concession by way of an increase in exemption limit for direct tax from Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. 

 

Source:-The Economic Times

Expansion of Postal and Telecom Circles

There is no proposal for expansion of Postal Circles. However, modernization of Post Offices in all Postal Circles is underway.

The Government has initiated a project called “Project Arrow” for modernization of Postal Circles across the country. The project envisages upgradation of post offices in urban and rural areas both in terms of upgrading and enhancing the quality of service in ‘core areas’ and improving their ‘look and feel’. The project aims at creating a conducive and friendly work environment both for the staff and the customers visiting the Post Offices, providing connectivity, and improving the service quality levels in the core business areas.

The Government has also approved a proposal for IT modernization of all Post Offices of Department of Posts.

During 2011-12, for computerization of Post Offices, an amount of Rs.90.39 crores approximately was spent. For Project Arrow, during 2012-13, an outlay of Rs.84.00 crores has been earmarked to cover 500 post offices throughout the country.

The Government has approved the Modernization Project for a total plan out lay of Rs.1877.2 crores. The Modernization Project of the Department of Posts includes computerization of all the non-computerised Post Offices in the country including supply of Rural ICT Hardware devices and peripherals in the Branch Post Offices in the Rural Areas, development of scalable, integrated and modular software covering all the operations of Department of Posts and establishment of required IT infrastructure. The implementation of this Project has been proposed through eight RFPs. The functional RFPs are at various stages of finalization. The rollout of the Project is expected to be completed by 2014. Thereafter, Circle-wise allocation will be made.

As regards Telecom Circles, the information is being collected and will be presented immediately on being made available by Department of Telecommunications.

This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State, Communication and Information Technology in response to a question.


******Source : PIB

Delivery of Money Order

 The number of users of money order service during the last three years and the current year is as given below:-

Financial year	Number of users
2008-2009	8,66,93,496
2009-2010	8,13,46,230
2010-2011	5,77,14,174
2011-2012 (up to January -2012	5,68,54,367

The number of complaints received for non-delivery of Money Order during the last three years and the current year is furnished below:-

Financial year	Number of users
2008-2009	1,90,666
2009-2010	1,77,360
2010-2011	1,64,980
2011-2012(up to June -2011	41,754

Enquiries are conducted in all cases of complaints and action is taken depending on the nature of the shortcomings/faults.

During the last three years 172 officials were found guilty for which punishment has been imposed as per rules.

To upgrade the money order delivery system and to ensure timely delivery of money order, the department has introduced Electronic Money Order across the country.

This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State,                Communication and Information Technology in response to a question.

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Source : PIB

Expansion of Postal Services

The Government has formulated comprehensive working plan for the development, expansion and modernization of postal services. Under this, major activities , as laid out in XII Five Year Plan, include opening of branch Post Offices, setting up of Automatic Mail Processing Centers, development and deployment of Rural ICT solution, deployment of Core Banking, increasing insurance cover, establishment of Parcel and Logistics Post Hubs, up gradation of Speed Post Centers, Human Resource Training to Personnel, construction of Post offices/administrative offices, installation of Solar Power Packs and setting up of Postal Training Centers.

The proposed financial allocation for the XII Five Year Plan, in this regard is Rs. 12,000 crore.

As for setting up of Speed Post Centres, the erstwhile Centres have been reconstructed in the form of Speed Post Sorting Hubs for operational purposes. Sorting hubs have been set up taking into account the following factors:-

(i) Speed Post Mail handled by a city/town

(ii) Connectivity of city/town in terms of air, rail and road.

(iii) Distance of a city proposed for sorting hub from post offices and other hubs; and

(iv) Mail generations potential of the city/town under consideration.
No new Speed Post Sorting Hubs are proposed for opening in the next two years.

The total number of complaints received for speed post articles in 2011 are 1,48,381 out of which 67,420 were for late delivery and 80,961 for non-delivery. A mechanism has been set up in the Department of Posts for prompt disposal of complaints through Customer Care Centre in all Postal Divisions. Instructions are issued to Divisions for cent-percent handling and settlement of web-based complaints. While specific instances are resolved individually, system defects that come to notice are rectified to avoid recurrence of such instances.

This information was given in Lok Sabha today by Shri Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State, Communication and Information Technology in response to a question.



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Source : PIB

PS Gr. B Examination rescheduled to 03-06-2012 (Sunday).

PS Group B Examination for the year 2012 scheduled to be held on 27-05-2012 (Sunday) has now been re-scheduled to 03-06-2012 (Sunday).

Source : CHQ Blog

Interest Rates On GPF - 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011

 Interest Rates On General Provident Fund (GPF) has been revised to 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011...

Resolution - accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds - 2011-2012(89 KB)  (Dated 19th March, 2012)
           (PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)

F.NO. 5(1)-B(PD)/2011

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Economic Affairs)

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

RESOLUTION

It is announced for general information that during the year 2011-2012, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8% (Eight per cent) for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% (eight point six percent) with effect from 1.12.2011.
The funds concerned are:—
1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

sd/-
(Brajendra Navnit)

Deputy Secretary (Budget)

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.10/02/2011-E.III/A

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 19th March, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:— Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 — Date of next increment in the revised pay structure under Rule 10 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, there will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz. 1st July of every year.  Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st January, 2007.

2. The Staff Side has represented on this issue and has requested that those employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 01.01.2006 in the pre-revised scale.

3. On further consideration and in exercise of the powers available under CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of stipulation under Rule 10 of these Rules, those central government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February to June during 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1 .2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a one time measure and there after will get the next increment in the revised pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. The pay of the eligible employees may be re-fixed accordingly.

4, In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Account Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

sd/-

(Renu Jani)

Director

Source: www.finmin.nic.in/

INCOME TAX SLAB 2012-13 FOR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS...

Exemption Limit for Individual Taxpayers Raised to Rs. 2 Lakh
Upper Limit of 20 Per Cent Tax Slab Raised to Rs. 10 Lakh
Deduction up to Rs. 10,000 Proposed for Savings Bank Interest

Senior Citizens not Having Income from Business Exempted from Payment of Advance Tax

The exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpayers has been enhanced to Rs. 2,00,000 from Rs. 1,80,000 in the General Budget 2012-13, presented by the Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in the LokSabha here today. This measure will provide tax relief uptoRs. 2,000 to every taxpayer in this category.

The Finance Minister, Shri Mukherjee introduced the DTC (Direct Taxes Code) rates for personal income tax, marking progress in the direction of movement towards DTC and GST (Goods and Services Tax).
  It has also been proposed to raise the upper limit of 20 per cent tax slab from Rs. 8 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh. The proposed personal income tax slabs are:

Income uptoRs. 2 lakh	Nil
Income above Rs. 2 lakh and uptoRs. 5 lakh	10 per cent
Income above Rs. 5 lakh and upto Rs.10 lakh	20 per cent
Income above Rs. 10 lakh	30 per cent

           
In another relief to the individual taxpayers, a deduction of uptoRs. 10,000 has been proposed for interest from savings bank accounts. This would help a large number of small taxpayers with salary incomes uptoRs. 5 lakh and interest from savings bank accounts uptoRs. 10,000 as they would not be required to file income tax returns.
        It has also been proposed to allow deduction of Rs. 5,000 for preventive health check up.
            For senior citizens not having income from business, it has been proposed to exempt them from payment of advance tax.

PIB

Central Government ready to implement Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS)...

Central Government ready to implement Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) to its employees...
The Central Government has finally decided to implement the Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission for all Central government employees.
Minister of State for Personnel V.Narayanasamy told in Rajya Sabha with a written reply, the recommendation has been accepted by the Government, Guidelines are being worked out through inter-departmental consultation.

Appointment as Inspector, Posts

Following direct recruited candidates have been appointed as Inspector, Posts in the offices noted their names vide CPMG, Delhi Circle Memo. No. Staff/BB-5/I.Posts/DR/2010 dated   .02.2012
S.No.   Name of candidate                         Office of Posting
1.         Sh. Roni Mayengbom                        IPO(PG), Delhi GPO
2.         Sh. Sandeep Kumar                          IPO(PG-II), ND West Dn.
3.         Sh. Amar Kumar Verma                   IPO(PG), ND South Dn.
4.         Sh. Saurabh Singh                             IPO, APSO(S/3)

They will be sent for induction training in PTC in due course of time.
IP/ASP Association, Delhi Circle Branch congratulates them on their joining in Inspector, Posts cadre in Delhi Postal Circle.

Mechanism to Lodge Complaints

              Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions14-March, 2012 18:50 IST

Mechanism to Lodge Complaints
A member of public can always approach the Minister concerned with a complaint for redressal of grievances. As per this Department’s guidelines, any grievance should be redressed within a period of maximum two months of its receipt. Complaints cannot be lodged on-line with the office of Minister concerned. They can be submitted manually in person and by post. For on-line lodging of grievances in general by members of public, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances has set up a web-based portal called Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), enabling citizens for lodging grievances from any geographical location and also viewing the status of redressal of the grievances. The Public Grievances portal can be accessed at http://pgportal.gov.in This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy, in written reply to a question, in the Lok Sabha today.

Pending Cases in CIC

The Central Information Commission has reported that 26,574 appeals/complaints are pending with them as on 1^st February, 2012.  The increase in pendency is due to manifold increase in number of RTI applications made to Central Public Authorities from 2006-07 to 2009-10 and consequent increase in number of appeals/complaints filed with the Commission as also retirement of three Central Information Commissioners since September, 2010.  The pendency has also increased due to considerable higher number of appeals/complaints being filed to the Central Information Commission despite the fact that disposal of appeals / complaints by an Information Commissioner has increased as given below:

Year	Receipt	Disposal	Pendency as on 1st April	Percentage (disposal /receipt)	Average annual disposal by individual IC/CIC
2007-08	11621	7722	6820 (2008)	68.57%	1544
2008-09	15426	13322	8924 (2009)	86.36%	1665
2009-10	22800	19482	12242 (2010)	85.44%	2165
2010-11	28875	24071	17046 (2011)	83.36%	2675

The Central Government has taken several steps like issue of guidelines for the Central Public Information Officers and First Appellate Authorities enabling them to supply information/dispose of first appeal effectively resulting into less number of appeals to the Commission, sanction of additional posts for the Commission etc. The Commission on its part launched special drive to clear the pendency of appeals/complaints.  Further, three more Information Commissioners have been appointed with effect from 1^st March, 2012.  It has also been decided in consultation with Chief Information Commissioner that Central Information Commission should be granted autonomy in recruitment of staff. 

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy, in written reply to a question, in the Lok  Sabha today.

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