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Subject: Appointment of new Trustee Bank (TB) under National Pension System (NIPS) - reg.

1. All the offices are hereby informed that Axis Bank has been appointed as a new Trustee Bank in place of Bank of India (the current Trustee Bank) for National Pension System (NPS) with effect from 1st July, 2013.

2. Accordingly, all NPS related funds are to be remitted to the designated accounts of Axis Bank from 1st July, 2013. The Offices shall continue to remit funds to the designated NPS Trust accounts being maintained with the current Trustee Bank, i.e., Bank of India till 30th June, 2013.

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EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER MAY 2013

9th FEDERAL COUNCIL AND OUR TASK AHEAD

Ninth Federal Council of NFPE, which is the highest policy decision making body, is being held at Hyderabad from 9^th to 12^th June, 2013. National Federation of Postal Employees is a class-oriented militant organization representing about five lakh postal employees.

The P &T Trade Union movement in India has inherited a history of struggle and sacrifices right from the days of British Raj. In 1905, when there was no freedom to form unions, Babu Tarapada Mukherjee started this organization in the name of Recreation Club at Kolkata GPO. Tarapada was dismissed from service by the British Govt. in the year 1921 for delivering speech at Lahore All India Conference. During the last one hundred years many great leaders of this organization has been tortured, arrested and put under jail and even murdered, both by British and the Indian Govt. Com. Dada Gosh, the first Secretary General of NFPTE was arrested, jailed and suspended from service. Com. K. G. Bose, who electrified the P&T trade union movement and who led the 1946 historic P&T strike was also dismissed from service. Com.N.J.Iyer, former All India President of NFPE was arrested and put under jail for 18 months for delivering a speech against the “emergency” in 1975. Com. K. Adinarayana, the Ex-Secretary General of NFPE was in jail for three years for participating the Telangana struggle against Nizams. Com. Om Prakash Gupta who was the Secretary General of NFPTE for many years and Com. K. L. Moza, Ex-Secretary General were also jailed and punished. Many other legendary leaders who led this movement has sacrificed their entire life for the postal employees and the working class as a whole.

The 25 days historic 1946 P&T strike gone to the annals of the history of India’s freedom movement as one of the most militant struggle launched by the P&T employees against the British Raj. 1960 five days strike of Central Govt. employees, 1968 September 19^th strike for ‘need based minimum wage’ in this 17 employees has been brutally murdered by the Govt. by resorting to firing and lathi charge, 1974 Bonus strike in solidarity with the striking Railway employees, 1984 September, 19^th strike for the emancipation of three lakh Extra Departmental employees, 1993 five days postal strike, 1996 eight days strike for removal of bonus ceiling, 1998 eight days postal strike, 2000 December 14 days Postal strike all are lead by the National Federation of Postal Employees under the banner of Confederation of  Central Govt. Employees & Workers and also jointly with FNPO under the banner of Joint Council of Action. The one day strike of the Central Govt. Employees conducted on 12^th December 2012 is another mile stone in the history of the Postal Trade Union movement. It is in this back ground the leaders of the postal movement are meeting in the Federal Council at Hyderabad.

NFPE has been participating in all the nationwide General Strikes conducted by the Central Trade Unions, right from 1991 onwards including the two days strike of 2013 February 20 & 21, against the neo-liberal imperialist globalization policies pursued by the Central Govt. The Hyderabad Federal Council shall review the participation of the Postal employees in the General Strikes and also workout remedial measures for ensuing cent percent participation of employees in all the programmes including strike against the neo-liberal policies of the Central Govt., NFPE conducted innumerable struggles for realization of the legitimate demands of the Postal & RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks and Part-time/Casual, contingent employees. Many demands are settled but still many demands are pending. During this period, the Govt., has tried to close or merge many post offices and RMS offices. Further attempt is also made to abolish justified posts. Due to the continued struggle carried out by NFPE & JCA we could halt many policy offensives of the Govt., though these measures are not withdrawn completely. Many sectional issues like Cadre Restructuring, Postmen issues, MNOP, Project Arrow, Postmaster cadre, PO & RMS Accountants, System Administrators, GDS problems, PLI/RPLI related issues, problems of the Postal Accounts, SBCO and Civil wing Cases, Casual Labourer’s problems, RTP issues etc., to be settled. This 9^th Federal Council shall deliberate all these issues and shall chalk out agitational programme   for realization of the sectional demands of the Postal employees.

          Due to the neo-liberal policies implemented by the Central Govt., during the last two decades, the Central Services including Postal department is facing great threat against its existence. Ban on creation of new posts, non-filling up of vacant posts, outsourcing, downsizing, controctorization, contributory pension scheme, non-regularization of the services of Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual Labourers, restrictions on compassionate appointments, bonus discrimination, all are the off-shoots of this policy. Due to the unprecedented price rise the real wages of the employees and workers has eroded like anything. The Central Govt. employees are on continuous struggle demanding appointment of Seventh Pay Commission, 50% merger of DA, Regularization of Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual Labourers, grant of five promotions etc, we have to intensify and carry forward the struggle. The  Hyderabad Federal Council shall take appropriate decisions for ensuing largest unity of all Central Govt. Employees and to prepare for an indefinite strike, if the demands of the Central Govt. Employees  including appointment of 7^th CPC, DA merger, scrapping PFRDA bill are not accepted by the Govt,.

In short, the ninth Federal Council of NFPE shall deliberate all the issues agitating the minds of postal employees and shall take decision to protect the postal services and also for realization of demands of the postal employees. The decisions of the Federal Council shall have far-reaching implications in shaping the future and destiny of the entire postal employees.

Merger of DA of Central Government Employees: Question raised in Rajya Sabha

Merger of DA of Central Government Employees: Question raised in Rajya Sabha

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Central Government Employees' hot matter regarding merger of DA also knocked the table of parliament. An Unstarred question No. 3139 by Rajya Sabha MPs Shri Jai Prakash, Narayan Singh, Shri Salim Ansari was scheduled for written answer from Ministry of Finance on 23rd April, 2013.  The answer is not published by Rajya Sabha Website and the question is in pending list.  The answer will be appeared on Rajya Sabha Website after receiving the same from concerned ministry.  The details of Rajya Sabha Question is given below:-

RAJYA SABHA

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on

Tuesday, April 23, 2013/Vaisakha 3, 1935 (Saka)

Merger of DA of Central Government Employees

3139. SHRI JAI PRAKASH, NARAYAN SINGH, SHRI SALIM ANSARI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Dearness Allowances (DA) of Central Government employees and pensioners is merged with the basic pay when it breaches the 50% per cent cap;



(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the reasons for not merging the DA with basic pay as it has already breached 50% per cent mark?

See the question list of Rajya Sabha: Download PDF file

See also latest reply by govt. on Setting up of Seventh Pay Commission [click here]

Amendment to the Central Government Account (Receipts & Payments) Rules, 1983 regarding period of validity of cheque reduced to 3 months for all govt. transactions. Text of CGA's OM F.No.1(1)/2011/TA/248 Dated 23rd April 2013 reproduced below:-

F.No.1(1)/2011/TA/248

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Controller General of Accounts

Lok Nayak Bhawan

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated 23rd April, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Amendment to the Central Government Accounts (Receipts and Payments) Rules, 1983

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of Article 283 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following amendment to the Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules, 1983:

Correction Slip No. 41

Rule 45 Period of validity of a cheque:

The following rule may be substituted for the existing rule:

"The Cheque shall be payable at any time within a period of three months from the date of issue; thus a cheque bearing the 20th January is payable any time upto the 19th April."

Sd/-

(Chandan Mishra Dwivedi)

Dy. Controller General of Accounts

 

New Project Arrow Portal launched by Secretary, Posts

This Web Portal has been developed for Project Arrow so that objectives and deliverables of the project are widely disseminated in the public domain and a proper channel is put in place for receiving feedback from stakeholders i.e. post office customers and the staff members. This interactive interface will facilitate in getting feedback and suggestions from customers across the country which will be vital inputs for further improving both the core operations and the ‘Look and Feel’ of Project Arrow Post Offices.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP ‘C’

CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan, 2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi - 110008

Ref: P/3-2/Federal Council                                                                                    Dated – 25.04.2013

To,

All CHQ office bearers/

Circle Secretaries

Dear Comrades,

Sub: -    Nomination of Federal Councilors – reg.

The following CHQ office bearers/circle secretaries and Mahila Committee Members shall participate as Federal councilors in the ensuing federal council to be held at Hyderabad from 09.06.2013 to 12.06.2013.

OFFICE BEARERS

1.      Com. R. Sivannarayana                 President                                 CHQ

2.      Com. Mangesh Parab                    Working President                  CHQ

3.      Com. N. Gopalakrishnan,              Working President                  CHQ

4.      Com. R. C. Mishra,                        Vice President                         CHQ

5.      Com. C. P. Shobhana                     Vice President                         CHQ

6.      Com. N. Subramanian                   Dy. General Secretary             CHQ

7.      Com. Gaurang Dev Maity              Asst. General Secretary          CHQ

8.      Com. A. Veeramani                      Asst. General Secretary          CHQ

9.      Com. Balwinder Singh                   Financial Secretary                  CHQ

10.  Com. H.P. Diwakar                        Asst. Financial Secretary         CHQ

11.  Com. S. A. Hameed                       Org. General Secretary           CHQ

12.  Com. U. K. Tiwary                          Org. General Secretary           CHQ

13.  Com. L. P. Saikia                            Org. General Secretary           CHQ

(Note: - Com. M. Krishnan, General Secretary, Com. R. N. Parashar, Asst. General Secretary, Com. C. Chandrasekhar, Working President NFPE and Com. K. Ragupathy, Asst. Secretary General, NFPE will attend the Federal Council as office bearers of the Federation)

CIRCLE SECRETARIES

14.  Com. D. A. S. V. Prasad                             Circle Secretary           Andhra Pradesh

15.  Com. Rashmin Purohit                              Circle Secretary           Gujarat

16.  Com. Naresh Gupta                                   Circle Secretary           Haryana

17.  Com. H. S. Guleria                                     Circle Secretary           Himachal Pradesh

18.  Com. Kuldeep Raj Sharma                         Circle Secretary           Jammu & Kashmir

19.  Com. Prabhat Ranjan                                Circle Secretary           Jharkhand

20.  Com. S. S. Manjunath                                Circle Secretary           Karnataka

21.  Com. Ramani Kanta Bhattacharjee           Circle Secretary           North East

22.  Com. Jagdhish Dhiman                             Circle Secretary           Punjab

23.  Com. J. Ramamoorty                                 Circle Secretary           Tamilnadu

24.  Com. Subash Mishra                                 Circle Secretary           Uttar Pradesh 

25.  Com. Vinod Kentura                                  Circle Secretary           Uttarakhand

26.  Com. Janardhan Mazumdar                      Circle Secretary           West Bengal

27.  …………………………………………..                    Circle Secretary           Madhya Pradesh

MAHILA COMMITTEE MEMBERS

28.  Nanda Sen                         Chairperson                

29.  K. Pushpeswari Devi         Member          

30.  R. Manimegalai                 Member

31.  Mausumi Mazumdar         Member          

32.  P. Rema                             Member

33.  Manali Daundkar              Member

34.  Manju Srivashtava                        Member

35.  G. Srimathi                        Member

36.  Angel Sathyanathan          Member

As we are entitled to 41 Federal Councilors as per quota remitted, one additional Federal councilor each is allotted to the following circles.

37.  Maharashtra Circle                       -           1

38.  Andhra Pradesh Circle                  -           1

39.  West Bengal Circle                       -           1         

40.  Kerala Circle                                  -           1

41.  Madhya Pradesh Circle                 -           1         

The Federal council notification will be published in the Postal Crusader and also in NFPE website.

Let us meet in the Federal council on 09.06.2013.

With regards,

DA: as above

Comradely yours,

(M. Krishnan)

General Secretary

Copy to: -

Com. R. Sivannarayana, President CHQ

Secretary General, NFPE

26 APRIL FRIDAY 2013

Children Education Allowance — DOPT Clarification dated 23rd April 2013

No.12011/01/201 3-Estt. (Allowances)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, 23rd April, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Children Education Allowance — Clarification -

The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No.1201 1/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2uid September, 2008, and subsequent clarifications issued from time to time on the subject and to state that various Ministries/Departments have been seeking clarifications on various aspects of the Children Education Allowance. The doubts raised are clarified as under:

(i) Whether reimbursement of balance amount of fee paid during l and 2nd quarter could be paid in 3/4th quarter without the fee receipt for the 3/4th quarter? -

No. As it is reimbursement for the whole year, oriinal receipts for the fee paid for the 3rd/4 quarter has to be submitted to ensure that the child has not dropped out of the school in the mid-session.

(ii) Whether a Government servant is required to give a certificate that the spouse, if earning, has not claimed CEA?

Yes. The claimant Government servant is required to furnish an undertaking that reimbursement of CEA has not been claimed in respect of the child by any person other than the claimant.

(Vibha G. Mishra)
Director

Seventh Pay Commission & Merger of DA News by Paycommissionupdate

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Seventh Pay Commission & Merger of DA News by Paycommissionupdate

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As per an article "No merger of D.A. but seventh pay commission likely this year" published by reputed website for Central Government Employees [http://paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in], the setting up of seventh pay commission likely this year.  In view of the late decision on grant of dearness allowance to central government employees and pensioner for the month of January, 2013 by Govt. it is easy to accept that Govt. will not consider merger of dearness allowance in basic pay and it is hard to accept that Govt may set up the seventh pay commission in this year.  But in view of suggestions by Union Minister Vijay Maken [click here to view] and trade/employee union demands [click here to view] Govt. may set up the 7th CPC.  It is also evident that Govt had already denied the demand of merger of DA [click here to view] as well as in last session of parliament Govt. had also submitted that no proposal of setting up of seventh pay commission [click here to view].  In view 13th Finance Commission recommendation [click here to view] "Structural shocks such as arrears arising out of Pay Commission awards should be avoided by making the pay award commence from the date on which it is accepted." and payment of arrears of One Rank One Pension [click here to view] from date of acceptance i.e. 24th Sep, 2012 not from 01.01.2006 or 01.09.2008, the early setup of seventh pay commission is necessary to avoid the loss of increased pay & allowance.  In Sixth pay commission the arrears of allowances was not given.  In other words the early setup of seventh pay commission will also increase the future financial liabilities of government.

Read below the article published by paycommissionupdate:-

No merger of D.A. but seventh pay commission likely this year:-

According to our sources in New Delhi, there is no chance of any merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay as demanded by the associations. But the Government is considering the formation of seventh pay commission. 

The seventh CPC is scheduled to be effective from 1.1.2016 and if it is formed this year, there will be ample time to finalize it's recommendations. Moreover, if it is not effective from an earlier date, the Govt. will be free from any burden of paying arrears, which may adversely effect the fiscal situation. Most significantly, in the eve of general election, the Govt. may spread a "feel good" situation among the employees without having to pay an extra penny from the exchequer. In the other hand merging D.A. with basic pay will lead to a considerable expense and as there is definite negative recommendation of sixth CPC in this respect, Govt. can easily deny this demand. After formation of seventh CPC, if the ruling party fails to come back in the corridors of power, the entire liability will have to be borne by the new Govt. So, it's a win win situation of the ruling party and most likely, it will be announced in the later half of the year. 

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RECEPTION TO COMRADE M. KRISHNAN SECRETARY GENERAL AT BHOPAL AND S/G ADDRESSING DHARNA IN FRONT OF CPMG OFFICE BHOPAL

POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT 

RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER 

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POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION - 

FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN HELD ON 21-04-2013 

EXAMINATION SCHEDULED IN  ANDHRAPRADESH, GUJRAT, KARNATAKA, MAHARASHTRA & TAMIL NADU ON 21-04-2013 : 

QUESTION PAPER COPY IS PUBLISHED HERE UNDER :

Part - A  : General Knowledge (English & Hindi) (questions : 01 to 25)

Part - B  : Mathematics ( English & Hindi) (questions 26 to 50 )

Part - C  : English (questions 51 to 75)

Part - D  : Reasoning & Analytical ability (questions 76 to 100)

The following question paper copies are extracted from other websites for information only & the part of Hindi version in the question paper is visible  incomplete and  available part (English) is published.

THE NEXT PHASE OF EXAMINATION IS SCHEDULED ON 05-05-2013 IN ASSAM, MADHYA PRADESH, CHATTISGARH, JARKHAND, NORTH EAST, ORISSA, WEST BENGAL CIRCLES.

FINMIN ORDERSVarious orders, clarifications, instructions and amendments for Central Government employees regarding Dearness allowance, Leave Travel Concession, Air Travel, Travelling Allowance, Pay Fixation, Bonus and General Provident Fund, has been published by Finance Ministry from time to time. We have here given some collection of finmin orders for your reference and convenienc

URGENT PUBLIC NOTICE FROM FINANCE MINISTRY Download

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Sunderban Allowance to Central Government employees working in West Bengal	Download
Additional fare by the entitled class to Govt. Servant on transfer	Download
Travelling Allowance Rules- Implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth CPC	Download
Revised rate of 103% Dearness Allowance applicable, who are all getting pay as per pre-revised scale…	Download
Grant of Non-Productivity linked Bonus (ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government employees	Download
Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours / Leave Travel Concession	Download
Finance Ministry published the calculation method of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus for Central Government Employees	Download
Advance Payment of salary/wages to Central Government Employees	Download
LTC – 80 Scheme : Air ticket fare reimbursement – reg.	Download
Revision of option exercised under Rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008	Download
Enhanced DA to central government employees and autonomous bodies, who are all getting as per 5th CPC	Download
Reservation for the Persons with Disabilities – DoP&T Order dated 29.12.2005	Download
DA Payment w.e.f. Jan-2010 – Original Office Memorandum from Finance Ministry	Download
Travelling Allowance, Daily Allowance – Entitlements as per 6th CPC for Central Government Employees	Download
Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group ‘D’ employees in the revised pay structure	Download
Interest on General Provident Fund(GPF) for the year 2009-10	Download
Clarification regarding reimbursement of LTC-80 fare – Finmin Order	Download
Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours / Leave Travel Concession	Download
LTC – 80 Scheme : Air ticket fare reimbursement – reg.	Download
Expenditure Management – Economy Measures and Rationalisation of Expenditure	Download
Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group ‘D’ employees in the revised pay structure	Download
Fixation of Pay of Group ‘B’ Officers of the Department of Income Tax	Download
Guidelines to Streamline Pension Payment Issued; Banks Advised to Formulate Pension Friendly Measures	Download
Levy of Penalty on Foreclosure of Home Loans	Download
Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Administration Division	Download
Re-classification of Saharanpur as “Y” class city for the purpose of House Rent Allowance – reg.	Download
Payment of interest in respect of PPF (HUF) accounts	Download
Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess – reg.	Download
Hike in DA 12% for CG employees, who continue to draw their pay in the pre-revised scale as per 5th CPC	Download
Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government Employees – Revised Rates effectives from 1.1.2011 – Finmin Order	Download
Clarification on grant of House Rent Allowance(HRA) – order from Finance Ministry	Download
Advances to Government servants – Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2010-2011	Download
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 — Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011	Download
Additional fare by the entitled class to Govt. Servant on transfer	Download
Grant of advances Sixth Pay Commission recommendations- Amendment to Rules 31, 35, 38,53,58,66 of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants	Download
Extension of due date for filing of Income Tax returns	Download
Adverse impact of UNIFORM DATE OF ANNUAL INCREMENTS	Download
Advance Payment of salary/wages to Central Government Employees	Download
LTC – 80 Scheme : Air ticket fare reimbursement – reg.	Download
Revision of option exercised under Rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008	Download
CBDT Press Release on Tax exemption for gratuity	Download
FM to dedicate IT Department’s CPC at Bengaluru to the Nation	Download
New Income Tax Return Forms for Assessment Year 2010-11.	Download
MCM – Grade Pay Rs.4200(in MOD) is approved by Ministry of Finance	Download
Enhancement in the Financial Powers of Ministries/Departments	Download
CGEGIS – Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2010	Download
Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by the NPS	Download
Interest on General Provident Fund(GPF) for the year 2009-10	Download
Grant of Hard Area Allowance to the central Government employees posted in the Nicobar group of Islands and Minicoy in Lakshadweep Islands	Download