NFPE R3 APSO CHENNAI: December 2016

Saturday 31 December 2016

Higher Allowances: Central Employees Have No Option But To Wait For Cash Flow To Ease

New Delhi: The central government wants to announce higher allowances under 7th Pay Commission award for its 48 lahk employees and 52 lakh pensioners, after taking the steps to ease the cash flow, that has been a major problem ever since demonetisation was announced for higher allowances announcement, official sources said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may announce the higher allowances in his budget speech for 2017-18.

The hike in basic pay without allowances is not helpful for maintaining central government employees’ living standard, Finance Ministry sources told The Sen Times on Friday.

They had also said the allowances of government employees besides basic pay should increase which would give them some financial comfort, a step they had hoped might be taken after next budget, when the cash crunch would ease.

They added that the decision on higher allowances to push since getting of payments to made ease and without facing cash crunch. Hence, the Finance Ministry felt it would be wiser to announce of higher allowances when the cash flow to ease.

In the current financial year, the government has given higher basic pay with arrears, effective from January 1, 2016 to its employees on the recommendations of the 7th pay commission but the hike in allowances other than dearness allowance referred to the ‘Committee on Allowances’.

It compelled the the central government employees to get the allowances according to the 6th Pay Commission recommendations until issuing of higher allowances notification.

“The committee on Allowances headed by the Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa has finalized the report on the allowances in October but the government don’t want to announce it now, so the government gave extension the committee till February 22, 2017 to submit the report on higher allowances for getting normalized the cash crunch position, ” the Finance Ministry sources said.

They also added that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may announce the higher allowances in his budget speech for 2017-18.

Promotion to the grade of Director General Postal services in the Department of Posts.

Sri T.Murthy, Member(O), Postal services Board is promoted as Director General, Dept of Posts in place of Sri A.K.Tiwari retiring on 31.12.2016.

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Promotion and posting in the grade of Member, Postal Services Board, Indian Postal Service,Group'A' and transfer/posting as Member, Postal Services Board'

Ms. Usha Chandra Sekhar, CPMG Karnataka circle is promoted and posted as Member (O) Postal Services Board.

Shri A. K. Dash, Member (Personel) Postal Services Board is transferred and posted as Member (PLI) Postal Services Board and Chairman PLI Investment Board.

Ms. Achala Bhatgnagar, Member (PLI) Postal Services Board and Chairman PLI Investment Board is transferred and posted as Member (P) Postal Services Board.

Click here to view the Directorate memo dated 29.12.2016 on the above subject matter.

FELICITATION OF SHRI ASHUTOSH TRIPATHI DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ON 30th DECEMBER-2016

Shri Ashutosh Tripathi: Director General Department of Posts is going to retire on 31^st December-2016.

Felicitation was given by NFPE, Secretary General & President at Dak Bhawan today on 30^th December-2016 and extended best wishes on behalf of NFPE for his happy, healthy and peaceful retired life.

Shri Ashutosh Tripathi is an officer of positive approach and during his period as Member(P) and DG, Post, so many problems of staff were settled and he never gave opportunity to staff side to go on strike or on any serious agitational programmes. Whenever there was any problem in Circles also he invited NFPE leadership and settled.

We as NFPE wish all the best for his retired life:

Wednesday 28 December 2016

One more CAT case filed at Allahabad Bench i/c/w PS Gr. B examination

Tuesday 27 December 2016

Group B posting Order MM Region

Saturday 24 December 2016

A little bit of laughter, a word that cheers,

A bit of love from someone near,

A little gift from once held dear,

Best wishes for the coming year -

These make a Merry Christmas!

Cadre Restructuring for left out Categories

HC Madras ordered not to declare PS Gr. B result till 3.1.2017

Thursday 22 December 2016

Notification Calling for application of volunteers from Postal Assistant cadre to work in PTC - Mysuru

Wednesday 21 December 2016

SSC Notice-Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination-2016

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published Notice-Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination-2016, Check below for more details.

Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination-2016

The Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination-2016 was conducted by Staff Selection Commission for 1,49,330 candidates in the Computer Based Mode in two shifts per day at 356 venues in 57 cities (centres) across the country from 30th November 2016 to 2nd December 2016, in which 1,20,933 candidates (80.93%) have actually appeared. The Examination went off successfully without any untoward incident in 333.

The Commission has received representations from some of the candidates alleging that they faced technical and other related problems during the examination at some of the venues. The Commission is having the representations received upto 9th December 2016, objectively and comprehensively examined through the Technical Service Provider. This process will be completed soon. Those candidates, whose grievances are found to be genuine, would be intimated for re-examination. The Commission has decided to conduct re-examination for such affected candidates tentatively on 12-13 January 2017.

The Commission, after due examination of video footages, has taken a serious view of certain candidates found to have been actively involved in disturbing and instigating other candidates to disrupt the process of the examination. The Commission proposes to take appropriate action against such candidates, which may include disqualification and debarment for a period of three years, in consonance with the extant guidelines.

Notification : Click Here

Promotion to Senior Time Scale in the Level-11 of the Pay Matrix (Rs.67,700-2,08,00) {Pre-revised PB-3: Rs.15600-39100 + GP Rs.6600/-] of IPoS, Group 'A'.

Timely and advance action in filling up of the Direct Recruitment (DR) vacancies

No Need For Employees To Declare Assets Till New Rules Framed: Centre

NEWDELHI: Central government employees, who had a December 31 deadline to declare their assets and liabilities under Lokpal Act, do not need to make the disclosure for now as government is finalising a fresh set of rules.

Without specifying any date, an office memorandum has said rules will be notified in due course to prescribe the form, manner and timelines for filing declaration of assets and liabilities under the revised provision of the Lokpal Act.

In July this year, the central government employees were asked to declare their assets and liabilities by December 31 under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act.

Besides this, the public servants were also directed to declare their annual return of assets and liabilities as on March 31, 2015 on or before December 31 this year.

Now, in the office memorandum, the Centre has clearly stated that there is no requirement for filing declaration of assets and liabilities by public servants as of now.

"..there is no requirement for filing declaration of assets and liabilities by public servants now. The Government is in the process of finalising a fresh set of rules," the office memorandum added.

"In this regard it is stated that with the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Plan of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 and all the amendments made thereto become redundant," the Centre said.

Under Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, an employee has to give details of deposits in foreign bank accounts, expensive paintings, antiques, furniture, electronic equipments, movable assets, insurance, bonds, shares and mutual funds, among others, in the declaration.

The declarations under the Act are in addition to similar ones filed by the employees under various services rules. There are about 50 lakh central government employees.

Monday 19 December 2016

Filling up of vacant post of Skilled Artisans for the year 2015 in MMS, Chennai-600 006 under Direct Recruitment

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Filling up of vacant post of Skilled Artisans for the year 2015 in MMS, Chennai-600 006 under Direct Recruitment

"List of candidates eligible to appear for Paper-II of DR examination for GDS to the cadre of PA/SA for the vacancies of the year 2013 and 2014"

1. The examination will be conducted as per the para 4.2 of Notification No. REP/4-4/2014 dated 29.06.2016.

2. The date of examination will be intimated shortly

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Answer Key : LDCE PS Group B examination for the vacancy year 2012-13 to 2016-17 held on 18-12-2016

uestion No.	Question	Answer
101	Who was the flag bearer from India in the 2016 Rio Olympics?	A. Abhinav Bindra
102	What is the India’s rank in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII)	B. 66
103	Who has been appointed as the new independent director on the board of India Post Payment Banks(IPPB)?	C. R.S.Sodhi
104	Bishweshar Nandi, who has been chosen for the 2016 Dronacharya Award, is associated with which sports?	B. Gymnastics
105	India has recently launched Akashvani Maitree channel for the listeners from which of the following neighbouring countries?	A. Bangaladesh
106	Majuli, which is the first river island district of India, is located in which state?	A. Assam
107	World’s longest and deepest railway tunnel has been opened in:-	C.Switzerland
108	Which country voted itself to separate from the European Union?	B. France
109	Who is the Director of the Tamil Film “Visaranai”, India’s Oscar entry for 2017?	C. Vetrimaaran
110	The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated on:-	B.11 October
111	Which state has been declared as first Orgnic Farming State of India?	C.Sikkim
112	The International Fleet Review 2016 was organised in:-	D.Visakhapatnam
113	Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by the Prime Minister of India on	A. 2^nd October 2014
114	The book “Andhere se ujale ki aur” has been authored by which union minister of India?	C.Arun Jaitly
115	Which country has won the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup?	B.India
116	India’s first railway university will be set up in which city?	D.Vadodara
117	Mariyappan thangavelu, who won gold at 2016 Rio Paralymic Games, is associated with which sports?	B.High Jump
118	The Urja Ganga gas pipeline project has been launched in which city of India?	D.Varanasi
119	What is theme of the 2016 World Day for Audio Visual Heritage?	B.It’s your story – don’t lose it
120	The Keoladeo National Park is located in which state of India?	C.Rajasthan
121	Which of the following Indian companies has/have been listed in the 2016 Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations in terms of revenue?	D.All of the above.
122	Which Indian teenager has won the 2016 Google Community Impact Award from Asia?	A.Advay Ramesh
123	Sayed Haider Raza, who passed away -recently, was the well-known personality of which field?	C.Painting
124	Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on which day?	B.July 26
125	Who has/have conferred with 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award?	D.All of the above.

Sunday 18 December 2016

7th Pay Commission: Revised allowances for central govt employees to come into effect only after March 2017

7th Pay Commission: Revised allowances for central govt employees to come into effect only after March 2017

New Delhi: Central government employees have been demanding a better monthly pay package under the 7th Pay Commission, and demanding reinstatement of all the allowances abolished or subsumed by the pay panel.

The government, even set up a committee in July under Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa to look into the Allowances related grievances of central government employees. Though the committee was to submit its report within 4 months, it is yet to come out with its report.

Now, the committee has received extension up to February 22 to submit its report.

Even, considering the statements made by the RBI governor Urjit Patel in the last bimonthly monetary policy announced on December 7, it seems that higher allowances, if at all, will not come before March 2017 i.e. the next financial year.

As the RBI Governor said that disbursement of salaries and arrears under 7th Pay Commission award has not been disruptive to inflation outcomes, he added that the extension of two months given to the Ministry of Finance to receive the notification on higher allowances under the Pay Commission’s award, could push it's fuller effect into the next financial year, rather than this financial year.

Saturday 17 December 2016

Casual Labourers - Revision of allowances and Regularization - PM Office Forwarded to DOP for Necessary Action

31st Tamilnadu Circle Conference

Unprecedented Success of the 15th Dec 2016 Parliament March with declaration of one day nationwide strike on 15th February, 2017 by Confederation

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Allowances Committees Time Limit Extended Up To 22.02.2017 - Central Govt Employees Again Cheated By NDA Govt

ALLOWANCES COMMITTEES TIME LIMIT EXTENDED UP TO 22.02.2017.

REVISED ALLOWANCES WILL NOT BE PAID IN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AGAIN CHEATED BY NDA GOVERNMENT

STRIKE IS INEVITABLE

MAKE 15th DECEMBER PARLIAMENT MARCH A THUNDERING SUCCESS!

Dr. Urjith R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India has made the following observations in a media conversation which is published in RBI website.

(1) The disbursement of salaries and arrears under 7th Pay Commission award has not been disruptive to inflation outcomes.

(2) The extension of two months given to the Ministry of Finance to receive the notification on higher allowances under the Pay Commission's award, COULD PUSH IT'S FULLER EFFECT INTO THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR rather than this financial year.

The above statement by the Governor, RBI clearly indicates that THE ALLOWANCES WILL BE REVISED ONLY AFTER FEBRUARY 2017 AND WILL COME INTO EFFECT IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR ONLY.

Earlier to a question regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula Minister of State for Finance Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal gave the following reply in the Raja Sabha on 23.11.2016.

"The anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission will be examined by the Anomaly Committee which has already been constituted. Based on the report of the Committee, the matter will be considered by the Government and appropriate decision will be taken.

From the reply it is clear that the question of increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment factor is to be decided by the Anomaly Committee. That is why the Government has not formally constituted THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE as assured by the Group of Ministers to the JCM Staff side leaders in the 30th June night discussion. And this is the reason for Group of Senior Officers behaving as if they .don't know what the task is assigned to them. Now by 30th December SIX months will be over after the 30th June assurance given by Group of Ministers including Shri Rajnath Singh , Hon'ble Home Minister , Shri Arun Jaitley , Hon'ble Finance Minister and Shri Suresh Prabhu , Hon'ble Railway Minister . Employees and Leaders have never expected such blatant breach of assurance given by Senior Cabinet Ministers of NDA Government.

The revision of pay and pension of thousands of Autonomous body employees and Pensioners is also pending for the last six months. On 17.11.2016 Finance Ministry has given instructions to all Autonomous bodies NOT TO EXTEND the benefits of 7th CPC to employees and Pensioners of Autonomous bodies UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS.

The One man Committee constitute by Government for revision of wages and service conditions of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal Department had submitted it's report to Government on 24th November 2016. Even after 20 days, the Government is not ready to publish the report or give copy to the recognised Federations.

The revision of wages of Casual, Part-time Contingent and Contract workers, consequent on implementation of 7th CPC wage revision is also pending.

The one and the only favourable recommendation of 7th CPC ie; Parity between past and present pensioners (Option - 1) stands referred to a Committee which has taken a stand that Option - 1 is not feasible.

None of the demands raised by Confederation in its 20 point charter of demands is settled.