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Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of Persons with Disabilities Act

August 31, 2017, 9:57 am
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Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of Persons with Disabilities Act

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 107/2017
No. E(P&A)l-2017/CPC/LE-5
New Delhi, dated 30.08.2017

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of the provisions of the Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

In pursuance of Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No.18017/1/2014-Estt(L) dated 25.02.2015 and OM No. 25012/1/2015-Estt(A-IV) dated 19.05.2015, the issues relating to leave and notice of voluntary retirement of Railway servants who have acquired a disability while in service are required to be dealt with in the light of the provisions of the Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

2. Leave applied on medical certificate in connection with disability should not be refused or revoked without reference to a Medical Authority, whose advice shall be binding. The ceiling on maximum permissible leave laid down in Rule 510 of IREC Vol.-I may not be applied to leave on medical certificate applied in connection with the disability. Any leave debited for the period after a Railway servant is declared incapacitated shall be remitted back into his/her leave account. For a Railway servant who is unable to submit an application or medical certificate on account of disability, an application/ medical certificate submitted by a family member may be accepted.
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3. Further, keeping in view the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995 and the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bhagwan Dass & Anr Vs Punjab State Electricity Board (2008) 1 SCC 579, it has been decided that whenever a Railway servant seeks voluntary retirement citing medical grounds, or when the said notice has been submitted due to a disability, the administrative authorities shall examine as to whether the case is covered under Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995. In case the provisions are applicable, the
Railway servant shall be advised that he/she has the option of continuing in service with the same pay scale and service benefits.

3.1 In case a disabled Railway servant reconsiders his decision and withdraws the notice for voluntary retirement, his case shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995. If however, in spite of being so advised, such Government servant still wishes to take voluntary retirement, the request may be processed as per applicable rule.
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4. It is requested to keep the above in view while processing cases of requests for voluntary retirement and leave from disabled Railway servants under the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

6. Please acknowledge receipt.


(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

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7th CPC Allowances Railway Board Order: Breakdown Allowance - RBE No. 106/2017

August 31, 2017, 11:22 am
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7th CPC Allowances Railway Board Order: Breakdown Allowance - RBE No. 106/2017

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
(RAILWAY BOARD) 

S. No. PC-VII /51 RBE No. 106 / 2017.
No. E(P&A)II-2017/BDA-1 New Delhi, dated 30.08.2017.

The General Managers/CAOs, 
All Indian Railways and 
Production Units etc. 

Subject: Revision of the rates of Breakdown Allowance. 

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations  of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to Breakdown Allowance, the Board  have decided that the rates of Breakdown Allowance indicated in this Ministry's letter  No.E(P&A)II-2007/FE-4/3 dated 25-9-2009 and further revised vide Board's letter No. E(P&A)I-2011/SP-1/Misc.1 dated 13.06.2011 and No. E(P&A)I-2014/SP-1/Genl.2 dated  19.05.2014 may be revised as under :- 

S. NoCategoryLevel in Pay MatrixAmount of Breakdown
Allowance/month
1Helper Gr.II/Helper Gr.I/Other staff Gr. 'D' StaffLevel 1 (1800)₹ 270 p.m.
2Technician Gr.IIILevel 2 (1900)₹ 405 p.m.
3Technicians Gr.IILevel 4 (2400)₹ 540 p.m.
Technician Gr.ILevel 5 (2800)
Supervisors (erstwhile Mistry)Level 5 (2800)
4Sr. Technicians/Junior Engineers and staff in higher scalesLevel 6 (4200)
and above		₹ 675 p.m.


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2 These orders take effect from 1st July, 2017. Other terms and conditions relating  to Breakdown Allowance will remain the same. 

3 In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the  Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Rule 1420 of Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-II, 1987 edition (2005 reprint edition) may be amended as in the Advance Correction Slip No. 61 enclosed herewith. 

4 This has the sanction of the President and issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways. 

DA: One. 
(Salim Md. Ahmed) 
Deputy Director/E(P&A)II, 
Railway Board. 

ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP NO. 61 -R11/1987 EDITION ( 2005 REPRINT EDITION) 

1 First para of Rule 1420 (1) and table below Rule 1420 (1) (i) in Indian Railway Establishment Code - Vol-II / 1987 edition (2005 reprint edition) may be substituted with the following :- 

1 Non-gazetted Railway servants employed in Running sheds and Carriage and Wagon Depots who are earmarked for attending to breakdown duties and Relief Train Electrical staff, including Supervisory staff, holding posts upto Level 6 (Rs. 4200 GP) and above in the Pay Matrix (except the Supervisors in charge of Carriage & Wagon Depots, Loco Running Shed or the Electrical Relief Train), shall be allowed the following:- 

(i) Breakdown Allowance at the following rates :-

S. No.CategoryLevel in Pay
Matrix 		Amount of Breakdown
Allowance/ month
1Helper Gr.II/Helper Gr.I/Other staff Gr. 'D' StaffLevel 1 (1800)₹ 270 p.m.
2Technician Gr.IIILevel 2 (1900)₹ 405 p.m.
3Technicians Gr.IILevel 4 (2400)₹ 540 p.m.
Technician Gr.lLevel 5 (2800)
Supervisors (erstwhile Mistry)Level 5 (2800)
4Sr. Technicians/Junior Engineers and staff in higher scalesLevel 6 (4200)
and above		₹ 675 p.m.

2 The following may be deleted below clause (b) to subrule (i) to Rule 1420 (1) in Indian Railway Establishment Code - Vol.-II/1987 edition (2005 reprint edition):- 

(c) The rate of this allowance will be increased by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes upto by 50%. 

(Authority : Railway Board's letter No No. E(P&A)I1-2017/BDA-1 dated 30.08.2017) 

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7th CPC Allowance Railway Board Order - PCO Allowance for staff of Production Control Organization

August 31, 2017, 11:45 am
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7th CPC Allowance Railway Board Order - PCO Allowance for staff of Production Control Organization

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VII No. 50
RBE No. 112/2017
No. E(P&A)I-2017/SP-1/WS-1 
New Delhi, dated 20 .08.2017.

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission accepted by the Government - relating to grant of PCO Allowance to staff of Production Control Organization.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to revision of allowances, the President is pleased to revise the rates of PCO Allowance as under:
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Section Engineers and Sr. Section Engineers in level  7 in the Pay Matrix (VII CPC)6% of Basic Pay
Non-supervisory staff and Jr. Engineers up to level 6 in the Pay Matrix (VII CPC)12% of Basic Pay

2. The revised rates of allowance shall be admissible with effect from the 1st July,2017.

3. All other terms and conditions envisaged in Board's letter Nos. PC-IV/86/SP/1 dated 16.10.1989, PC-IV/89/SP/2 dated 28.03.1990 and PC-lV/89/SP/2 dated 31.05.1991 shall remain unchanged.

4. The PCO Allowance will not be reckoned for any benefit such as DA, HRA, CCA, pension, gratuity and fixation of pay on promotion.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

6. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

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7th CPC Revision of Pension in respect of Puducherry pensioners /family pensioners drawing pension under ex-French Rules

August 31, 2017, 6:05 pm
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7th CPC Revision of Pension in respect of Puducherry pensioners /family pensioners drawing pension under ex-French Rules

No. 28/ 3/2009-P&PW(B)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, Dated the 21st July, 2017

To,

The Chief Secretary,
Government of Puducherry,
Puducherry.

Subject: Revision of Pension in respect of Puducherry pensioners /family pensioners drawing pension under ex-French Rules on the line of revision of pension of Central Government Pensioners on the recommendations of VIIth Central Pay Commission - regarding.

Sir,

I am directed to say that the question of revision of pension of Puducherry pensioners / family pensioners drawing pension under the Ex-French Pension Rules in line with the revision of pension for Central Government Pensioners as per this Department O.M. No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) (i) and (ii) dated 04.08.2016 has been under consideration of the Government of India. The President is now pleased to decide that the Puducherry pensioners and family pensioners shall also be eligible, as a special case, for benefit of revision of pension as enumerated in this Department’s O.M. dated 04.08.2016 referred to above i.e. by multiplying the pension /family pension, as had been fixed at the time of implementation of the 6 CPC recommendation by 2.57. However, the order regarding revision of pension as per Pay Fixation method available to the Central Govt. Pensioners vide this Department’s OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 12.05.2017 shall not be applicable to these Ex-French Pension Rules pensioners / family pensioners.
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2. The pensioners! family pensioners, referred to above will also be eligible for dearness relief at the revised rates effective after the 7th CPC on the revised pension as per orders issued by the Government in this regard from time to time.

3. The pension/ family pension will be revised in terms of these orders by the Govt. of Pudicherry in each case individually and the revised pension payment orders will be issued to the concerned pension disbursing authority for arranging payment. It may be ensured that proper and thorough physical verification of the beneficiaries is carried out before revision of pension / family pension.

4. The above mentioned benefits shall not, however, be admissible in the case of Pensioners / family of the deceased pensioners who have opted for French nationality and are drawing metropolitan Pension from the French Government.
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5. These orders issue with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their ID. No 30-1/33(iii)/2016-IC dated 13.07.2017.

6. Hindi version will follow.

Yours faithfully, 

(Harjit Singh)
Director

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7th CPC Special Allowance to to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers @ 6% of Basic Pay: Railway Board

August 31, 2017, 6:29 pm
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7th CPC Special Allowance to to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers @ 6% of Basic Pay: Railway Board

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VII No. 49
RBE No. 111/2017
No. E(P&A)I-2017/SP-1/WS-2 
New Delhi, dated 30 .08.2017.

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission accepted by the Government - Special Allowance to Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers.
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Consequent upon the decisions taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to revision of allowances, the President is pleased to decide that Senior Supervisors of workshop cadre (whether working in workshops or PCQ) when deputed as Chief Safety Officers/Safety Officers may be granted Special Allowance @ 6 percent of Basic Pay.

2. The revised rate of allowance shall be admissible with effect from the 1st July, 2017.
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3. All other terms and conditions envisaged in Boards letter No. E(P&A)I-2008/SP-l/WS-1 dated 04.07.2008 shall remain unchanged.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

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7th CPC Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance to Track Maintainer: Railway Board Order RBE No. 110/2017

August 31, 2017, 6:42 pm
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7th CPC Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance to Track Maintainer: Railway Board Order RBE No. 110/2017

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VII No. 48
RBE No. 110/2017
No. E(P&A)I-2017/SP-1/CE-1 
New Delhi, dated 30 .08.2017.

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission accepted by the Government - Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance to Track Maintainers.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to revision of allowances, the President is pleased to revise the rates of Special Level Crossing (LC) Gate Allowance to Track Maintainers deployed for manning any of the Engineering Gates, to be paid as per cell R3H3 of the Risk and Hardship Matrix. The rate of this allowance will be ₹1000/- per month upto level 8 in Pay Matrix (VII CPC) and ₹1200/- per month for level 9 and above in Pay Matrix (Vll CPC).

2. The rate of this allowance will further increase by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent.
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3. The revised rates of allowance shall be admissible with effect from the 1st July, 2017.

4. The other terms and conditions stipulated in Board's letter E(P&A)I-97/SP-1/CE-1 dated 27.01.2003, E(P&A)I-2009/SP-1/CE-1 dated 20.12.2010 and 11.09.2012 shall remain unchanged.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

6. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

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7th CPC Railway Board Order: Abolition of Allowances - ASV, Commercial, Flying Squad, Night Patrolling, Rajdhani and Vigilance Allowance

August 31, 2017, 7:04 pm
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7th CPC Railway Board Order: Abolition of Allowances - ASV, Commercial, Flying Squad, Night Patrolling, Rajdhani and Vigilance Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VII No. 117
RBE No. 109/2017
No. E(P&A)I-2017/VII CPC/AL-1 
New Delhi, dated 30.08.2017.

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
AII Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission accepted by the Government - Abolition of Allowances.

Consequent upon the decisions taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide to abolish the following allowances with effect from 1st July, 2017:
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(i) Accounts Stock Verifiers (ASV) Allowance (incentive to Accounts Stock Verifiers on passing Appendix IV-A (IREM) Examination);

(ii) Commercial Allowance (special allowance to announcers - ECRCs/Comml. Clerks/TCs/ASMs/SMS);

(iii) Flying Squad Allowance (special ailowance to CTls/iTEs working in HQ Flying Squad);

(iv) Night Patrolling Allowance to Trackmen;

(v) Rajdhani Allowance (special allowance to Train Supdts./Dy. Train Supdts./Stewards (Dy. Train Supdts) of Rajdhani Trains); and

(vi) Vigilance Allowance (special allowance to Vigilance Inspectors working in Zonal Railways/Production Units).

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
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3. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

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7th CPC Dress Allowance in lieu of Uniform Allowance/Washing allowance/ Stitching Charges /Shoe allowance: DoPT Order dated 31-08-2017

August 31, 2017, 10:43 pm
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7th CPC Dress Allowance in lieu of Uniform Allowance/Washing allowance/ Stitching Charges /Shoe allowance: DoPT Order dated 31-08-2017

F. No. 14/4/2015-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (J CA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: August 31, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of  recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission on Dress Allowance - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to state that in pursuance of the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, and in supersession of the existing orders relating to admissibility of Uniform Allowance/Washing allowance/ Stitching Charges /Shoe allowance, etc to common categories of Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ employees of various Ministries/Department's, including attached/ subordinate offices, who are supplied uniform and are required to wear them regularly, they shall be paid Dress Allowance at the rate of Rs. 5000/- per year.

2. The Uniform Allowance/ Washing Allowance/ Stitching Charges / Shoe Allowance, etc. have been subsumed in Dress Allowance.
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3. The categories of Staff who were earlier being provided uniforms if any, shall henceforth not be provided With uniform.

4. Allowance related to maintenance and washing of uniform is subsumed under Dress Allowance, and will not be payable separately.

5. The amount of Dress Allowance shall be credited to the salary of employees directly once a year in the month of July.

6. The rate of Dress Allowance shall be, as mentioned in para-1 above, Rs.5000/- per year. The rate of Dress Allowance shall go up by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance rises by 50%.

7. This allowance covers only the basic uniform of the employees. Any special clothing will continue to be provided by the concerned Ministry as per existing norms.

8. This order shall take effect from 1st July, 2017.


Sd/-
(D.K. Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

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Expected DA from January, 2018: Indication of 7th CPC DA @ 7% & 6th CPC @ 142% - CPI(IW) Index of Jul, 17 released

September 1, 2017, 5:40 am
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Expected DA from January, 2018: Indication of 7th CPC DA @ 7% & 6th CPC @ 142% - CPI(IW) Index of Jul, 17 released

5 points increase in All India Consumer Price(Industrial Workers) Index Number [CPI(IW)] of July, 2017 is indicating 7% 7th CPC Dearness Allowance with 2% increase & 142% 6th CPC DA with 3% increase in 6th CPC Dearness Allowance from January, 2018.
expected-da-from-jan-2018-staffnews

It is also mentioned that the enhancement in Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01st July, 2017 is pending for approval by Government may be approved in this month.
July, 2017 is the first month of the second half year of 2017 and Index number of CPI(IW) for all months are needed to calculate the expected DA w.e.f. January, 2018.  Only July, 2017 CPI(IW) Index number is not sufficient for  speculation of Expected DA from January, 2018.  There are three situations are illustrated in this post taking equal increase in rest of months of second half of this year.  A higher increase of 5 points in July, 2017 Index is giving 3% or 4% in Jan, 2018 6th CPC DA and 2% or 3% increase in 7th CPC DA.

Expected DA from January, 2018 Table calculated on 3 different expected situations:-
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Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018 - Table by www.staffnews.in
Expectation
/Order		Increase/
Decrease
Index		MonthBase Year
2001
=
100		Total
of 12
Months		Twelve
monthly
Average		%
Increase
over
115.76
for 6CPC
DA		%
Increase
over
261.42
for 7CPC
DA		6thCPC
DA
announced
or will be
announced		7thCPC
DA
announced
or will be
announced
DA from July, 2017 to be announced -1Jan,172743297274.75137.34%5.10%139%5%
0Feb,172743304275.33137.85%5.32%
1Mar,172753311275.92138.35%5.55%
2Apr,172773317276.42138.78%5.74%
1May,172783320276.67139.00%5.83%
2Jun,172803323276.92139.22%5.93%
Expected Dearness Allowance from July, 2017
July-Index5Jul,172853328277.33139.58%6.09%
Expected DA from Jan, 2018 1st - Situation 0Aug,172853335277.92140.08%6.31%142%7%
0Sep,172853343278.58140.66%6.57%
0Oct,172853350279.17141.16%6.79%
0Nov,172853358279.83141.74%7.04%
0Dec,172853368280.67142.46%7.36%
Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018
Expected DA from Jan, 2018 2nd - Situation 1Aug,172863336278.00140.15%6.34%143%7%
1Sep,172873346278.83140.87%6.66%
1Oct,172883356279.67141.59%6.98%
1Nov,172893368280.67142.46%7.36%
1Dec,172903383281.92143.54%7.84%
Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018
Expected DA from Jan, 2018 3rd - Situation 2Aug,172873337278.08140.22%6.37%144%8%
2Sep,172893349279.08141.09%6.76%
2Oct,172913362280.17142.02%7.17%
2Nov,172933378281.50143.18%7.68%
2Dec,172953398283.17144.62%8.32%
Expected Dearness Allowance from January, 2018

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Press Release of AICPIN for July, 2018 – 5 Points increased and pegged at 285:-


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No. 5/1/2017-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 31st August, 2017

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — July 2017

The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2017 increased by 5 points and pegged at 285 (two hundred and eighty five). In terms of monthly change, it increased by (+) 1.79 per cent between June, 2017 and July, 2017 when compared with the increase of (+) 1.08 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 3.12 percentage points to the total change. The House Rent index further accentuated the overall index by (+) 0.70 percentage points. At item level, Rice, Pure Ghee, Chillies (Green), Onion, Bitter Gourd, Brinjal, Gourd, Lady’s Finger, Palak, Parwal, Potato, Pumpkin, Tomato, Torai, Banana, Cucumber, Mango, Tea (Readymade), Bidi, Cooking Gas, Kerosene Oil, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Wheat, Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Urd Dal, Coconut Oil, Mustard Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Coconut, Lemon, Petrol, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 1.79 per cent for July, 2017 as compared to 1.08 per cent for the previous month and 6.46 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at (-) 0.32 per cent against (-) 1.28 per cent of the previous month and 9.34 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Jamshedpur reported the maximum increase of 12 points followed by Delhi and Ranchi-Hatia (11 points each), Raniganj and Jaipur (10 points each) and Varanasi and Amritsar (9 points each). Among others, 8 points increase was observed in 2 centres, 7 points in 7 centres, 6 points in 7 centres, 5 points in 11 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 13 centres, 2 points in 9 centres and 1 point in 5 centres. On the contrary, Goa recorded a decrease of 1 point. Rest of the 6 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and 42 centres’ indices are below national average. The indices of Amritsar and Lucknow centres remained at par with All-India Index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of August, 2017 will be released on Friday, 29th September, 2017. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(SHYAM SINGH NEGI)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL

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7th CPC Travelling Allowance Rules, Clarification on CTG etc. - Railway Board Order

September 1, 2017, 10:30 am
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7th CPC Travelling Allowance Rules, Clarification on CTG etc. - Railway Board Order

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

PC-VII No. 53
RBE No. 117/2017
No. F(E)I/2017/AL-28/41
New Delhi, dated 31.08.2017
01.09.2017

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways etc.
(As per Standard Mailing List)

Sub: Travelling Allowance Rules - Implementation of the recommendations of. Seventh Central Pay Commission, clarification on CTG etc. reg.

In continuation to Board's letter of even number dated 24.08.2017 regarding implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to Travelling Allowance entitlements, the admissibility of CTG and Transportation of personal effects on Transfer and Retirement will be regulated as under:

(i) In case, the railway servant has been transferred prior to 01.07.2017 and has assumed charge prior to 01.07.2017, he will be eligible for CTG at ore-revised scale of pay. If the personal effects have been shifted after.01.07.2017, revised rates for transportation of personal effects will be admissible.
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(ii) In case, the railway servant has been transferred prior to 01.02.2017 and has assumed charge on/after 01.07.2017, he will be eligible for CTG at revised scale of pay. As the personal effects would be shifted after-01.07.2017, revised rates for transportation of personal effects will be admissible.

(iii) in case of retirement, if a railway servant has retired prior to 01.07.2017, he will be eligible for CTG at pre-revised scale of pay. If the personal effects have been shifted after 01.07.2017, revised rates for transportation of personal effects will be admissible.

2. Hindi version will follow.
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3. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sonali Chaturvedi)
Dy. Director Finance (Estt.)
Railway Board

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Employment in Railways - Acceptance of certificate/qualification awarded by various Boards of School Education in India

September 1, 2017, 10:56 am
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Employment in Railways - Acceptance of certificate/qualification awarded by various Boards of School Education in India:

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKA R)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.114/2017
No. E (NG)-II/2007/RR-1/38(3000863) 
New Delhi, Dated:3 1/08/2017

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(As per standard mailing list).

Sub: Acceptance of certificates/qualifications awarded by various Boards of School Education in India for the purpose of employment on the railways.

Attention is invited to Board’s instructions contained in RBE NO.75/2014 dated 15.07.2014 and RBE No.29/2015 dated 26.03.2015 on the above subject, inter-alia stating that the official website of COBSE be referred for list of Boards of School education for Member Boards as well as Associate Member Boards.

2. Clarification has now been received from Department of School Education Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) vide their OM No.10-l/2017 Sch-3 dated 25.04.2017, stating that Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) is a private organization and its membership is voluntary and COBSE has not been established by that Ministry. Moreover, the membership of COBSE does not automatically grant the status of recognized Board upon any member Board. Further, MHRD neither regulates setting up of Education Boards nor does it give recognition to Education Boards except two national level education boards, viz., CBSE and NIOS.

3. Accordingly, the matter has been examined in this Ministry and it has been decided by the Board to withdraw instructions dated 15.07.2014 under RBE No.75/2014 and dated 26.03.2015 under RBE No.29/2015. Further, for genuineness of various School Boards, State Governments concerned may be approached on whose authority they claim to be genuine.

3. Cases already decided need not be reopened.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

Sd/-
(Neeraj Kumar)
Director Estt. (N)-II
Railway Board.

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Asadharan Suraksha Seva Praman Patra: Income Tax Notification dated 30.08.2017

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MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th August, 2017

(INCOME TAX)

S.O. 2830(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub clause (i) of clause (18) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government, hereby specifies the gallantry awards for the purpose of the said section, mentioned in column (2) of the Table below, awarded in the circumstances mentioned in corresponding column (3) thereof.
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TABLE

Sl. No. Name of gallantry award Circumstances for eligibility
(1) (2) (3)
1.Asadharan Suraksha Seva Praman PatraWhen awarded for acts of exceptional courage or conspicuous Gallantry displayed by personnel of Research and Analysis Wing and Director General (Security) and certified to this effect by the Head of the Department concerned.


[Notification No. 83/2017/F. No. 199/3/2017-ITA-I]

DEEPSHIKHA SHARMA, Director

Sub clause (i) of clause (18) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961
Section 10. In computing the total income of a previous year of any person, any income falling within any of the following clauses shall not be included
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(18) any income by way of—
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  (i) pension received by an individual who has been in the service of the Central Government or State Government and has been awarded "Param Vir Chakra" or "Maha Vir Chakra" or "Vir Chakra" or such other gallantry award as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf;

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7th CPC Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance - Directorate of Estates Order

September 1, 2017, 9:45 pm
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7th CPC Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance - Directorate of Estates Order

18018/1/2017-Pol.III
Government of India
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Directorate of Estates

New Delhi, the 17th August, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: - Abolition of Rent Free Accommodation Allowance-Recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Based upon the recommendation of the Committee of Allowances formed under the aegis of the Seventh Pay Commission vide Para 7 of the Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25th July, 2016, Government of India has inter alia decided that Rent Free Accommodation Allowance stands abolished with effect from 1st July, 2017 vide Resolution No, 11-1/2016-IC dated 6th July, 2017.
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2. This order shall apply to all rent free accommodations allotted to Government employees under General Pool Residential Accommodation. DDOs of all concerned Ministries and Departments are hereby advised to take necessary action at their end.

3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Swarnali Banerjee)
Deputy Director to the Government of India

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GP 4800/ Level 8 to Technical Supervisors of Railways with NFU in GP 5400/Level 9 after 4 years: NAC Agenda

September 2, 2017, 11:55 pm
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GP 4800/ Level 8 to Technical Supervisors of Railways with NFU in GP 5400/Level 9 after 4 years: NAC Agenda

Item No. 15: Technical Supervisors of Railways - Agenda Items for National Anomaly Committee Meeting forwarded by NC JCM (Staff Side)
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Item No 15 
Technical Supervisors of Railways

The structure of Technical Supervisors in Railways and Defence, (Defence ordinance factorioes) being industrial / establishments had been identical and same, when the 6th CPC recommendations were accepted and implemented. The 7th CPC in para 11.12.105 have created the following structure in Defence ordinance factories (Page 519 of the 7th CPC report)

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“Of the total pool of posts in GP 4200 and GP 4600, ten percent should be earmarked to be placed in GP 4800.

ii. The posts in GP 4800 should be filled up from personnel in GP 4200 and GP 4600 in the following manner:
  • 70 percent of such earmarked posts should be filled up through promotion from GP 4600;
  • 30 percent should be filled up through a Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination in which employees from both GP 4200 and GP 4600 would be eligible to compete. This will enable deserving and meritorious employees at GP 4200 too jump GP 4600 and go directly to GP 4800 (level 8)

iii. 80 percent of the employees in GP 4800, will be eligible for non-functional upgrade to level 9 [GP 5400 (PB-2)] upon completion of four years in level 8, on a seniority cum-suitability basis”.

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This recommendation by not extending to Railways Technical Supervisors have disturbed the horizontal relativities. There are no levels sanctioned in Railways beyond Grade Pay equivalent of Rs. 4600. The S/S demands that the structure recommended in the case of Defence may be adopted in the Railways to maintain the relativities that were in existence.
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Delay in Grant of GP 5400 to Senior Section Officer of Railways and AAOs of IA&AD & Accounts Organised: NAC Agenda

September 3, 2017, 8:13 am
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Grant of GP 5400 to Senior Section Officer of Railways & AAOs of IA&AD: NC JCM Staff Side has included to agenda for meeting of National Anomaly Committee to discuss pay anomaly issues occurred after implementation of 7th CPC.

Item No 14
Grant of GP 5400 to Senior Section Officer of Railways & AAOs of IA&AD and organised Accounts (Civil Accounts, Postal Accounts and Defence Accounts)
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In Para 11.40.83 of its report, the 7 CPC has recommended the following:

“in line with our recommendations for organised Accounts Cadres, it is further recommend that the employees in Grade Pay 4800 should be upgraded on completion of 4 years’ service, to the existing GP 5400 (PB-2) VIZ., Level 9 in the Pay Matrix, on non functional basis”.

Under the sub-heading “Organised Accounts Staff” the 7 CPC has recommended the following:

“11.12.40 The Commission is therefore of the view that there is no justification for excluding officers in the organised accounting departments who ate at GP 4800 from this dispensation. It therefore recommends that all officers in organised accounts cadres (in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, Defence Accounts Department, Idnian Civil Accounts organization, Railways, Posts and Telecommunications) who are in GP 4800 should be upgraded, on completion of four years’ service to GP 5400 (PB-2), viz., Pay Level 9, in the pay matrix”.

The non implementation of this recommendation disturbed the horizontal relativity between the pay scales SSO of Railways and AAOs in Organised Accounts and IA&AD and Section Officers of CSS and other Gr. B Gazetted officers.

This recommendation of the 7 CPC has not been implemented yet, leading to an anomalous situation which may be resolved without delay.

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Parity in Pay Scales between Assistants/Stenographers in field/subordinate offices and CSS Cadre: 7th CPC NAC Agenda

September 3, 2017, 8:32 am
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Parity in Pay Scales between Assistants/Stenographers in field/subordinate offices and CSS Cadre: Agenda Item No. 13 by NC JCM (Staff Side)

Item No 13
Parity in Pay Scales between Assistants/Stenographers in field/subordinate offices and Assistant Section Officer and Stenographers in CSS
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7 CPC in Para 7.14.j, quoted the following the recommendation of 6 CPC:

“Time had come to grant parity between similarly placed personnel employed in field offices and in the Secretariat and this parity would need to be absolute till the grade of Assistant”.

With this quote, the 7 CPC recommended the following:

“The Commission accordingly strongly recommends parity in pay between the field staff and head quarter staff upto the rank of Assistants on two grounds – firstly the field staff are recruited through the same exam and they follow the same rigours as the Assistants of CSS and secondly there is no difference in the nature of functions discharged by both…”.

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Denial of the same pay scale to field offices as of those cadres upto Assistant SO in CSS is in violation of the principles enuciated by the 7 CPC that cadres and categories having similar recruitment qualifications must carry identical pay scales. This also is causes horizontal relativity between the pay sclaes of field level staff and those of CSS.

This recommendation need to be implemented in letter and spirit by granting the pay scale that Assistant Section Officers and Stenographers of CSS to Assistants and Stenographers of field offices so as to remove the anomaly.
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Implement 7th CPC Recommendation on Parity in Pay Scale between Sr Auditor/Sr Accountant of IA&AD/Accounts Organized with ASO of CSS: NAC Agenda

September 3, 2017, 8:49 am
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Implement 7th CPC Recommendation on Parity in Pay Scale between Sr Auditor/Sr Accountant of IA&AD/Accounts Organized with ASO of CSS: Agenda Item No. 13 for NAC Meeting by 

Item No 12 
Implement the recommendation on Parity in Pay Scale between Sr Auditor/Sr Accountant of IA&AD and organized Accounts with Assistant Section Officer of CSS
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The 7 CPC in Para 11.12.137 of the report under the subheading ‘Organised Accounts Staff’, has recommended that “The Commission, in Chapter 7.1 has already taken a view with regard to Pay level of Assistants of CSS. The recommendation there-in will settle the parities as have been sought to be established”.

The 6 CPC in its report vide Para 3.1.14 recommended parity between field and Secretariat offices upto the level of Assistant (now Assistant Section Officer) the 6th CPC further stated that the recommendations made in Chapter 3.1 would also apply to IA&AD and organised Accounts (i.e. Civil Accounts, Postal Accounts, Defence Accounts and Railways Accounts) (Para 7.56.10). Further in Para 7.56.8 6 CPC stated that “…because it is recommending merger of pre-revised pay scales of 5500-9000 and 6500-10500 which will automatically place Assistants in CSS and SA in an identical revised pay band and grade pay”.
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Despite this clear cut recommendation of granting the same pay scale to Assistant Section Officer in CSS (formerly Assistant) and SA in Organised Accounts and IA&AD the SA has been kept at pay matrix 6 where as the Assistant SO in CSS are place in pay matrix 7. As per the Govt. resolution dated 25th July 2016, this recommendation has not been rejected but it remains to be implemented.

The 5th, 6th , and now 7th CPC have stipulated and recommended that the Pay levels for the cadres/categories/grades having same recruitment qualification must carry identical pay scale. Denial of pay scale to SA at par with Assistant SO of CSS is clear violation of the afore stated principle which also disturbed the horizontal relativity between the pay scales SA in Organised Accounts and IA&AD and Assistant Section Officers of CSS.

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7th CPC HRA, Transport Allowance, CEA etc. must be from 01.01.2016: Agenda Items for NAC Meeting

September 3, 2017, 10:11 am
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Date of Effect of Allowances – HRA, Transport Allowance, CEA etc must be from 01.01.2016: Agenda Item No. 11 in Agenda Items by NC JCM (Staff Side) submitted for National Anomaly Committee Meeting to discuss the pay anomaly occurred after implementation of 7th CPC.

Item No 11
Date of Effect of Allowances – HRA, Transport Allowance, CEA etc.

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The 7 CPC states that its recommendations once accepted must take effect from 1.1.2016. The Govt accepted this recommendation and made it effective from 1.1.2016 only for Pay where as allowances were made effective with effect from 1.7.2017. Salary package contains pay and allowances and cannot be bifurcated and treated separately. This issue had been the subject matter of the proceedings before the Board of Arbitration. 

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The award of the Board of Arbitration in CA No. 8/1986 dated 4.1.1989 was accepted and implemented where as the award on the second occasion in CA No 2/2002 dated 15.4.2004 being the same has not yet been acted upon. The staff side demands that the grant of above stated allowances must be from 1.1.2016 as in the case of Pay.


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7th CPC Minimum Pension should be fixed at Rs. 12,000: Agenda Item for NAC Meeting by JCM

September 3, 2017, 10:39 am
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7th CPC Minimum Pension should be fixed at Rs. 12,000: Agenda Item for NAC Meeting by JCM

Agenda Item No. 10 for NAC Meeting by NC JCM (Staff Side) : Minimum Pension

Item No 10
Minimum Pension

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In Para 10.1.26, and 10.1.27, the 7 CPC has dealt with the quantum of minimum pension. The 7 CPC has not adduced any reason as to why the demand of minimum pension as minimum wage is not acceptable. The Commission had asked for the opinion of the Deptt of Pension in the matter. From what is stated in the report, the Dept of Pension evaded answering the question. There had been no rationale in fixing 50% of Minimum wage as Pension. Pensioner also can’t live without need based minimum wage. 

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The only point could have been probably considered with some rationale was that in the case of pensioner, the family Unit need not necessarily be 3 on the plea that the family consists of husband, wife and 2 children. Probably exclusion of children from the Pensioner family unit might be justified. From that view of the matter, the minimum Pension ought to have been fixed at MWx2/3 = Rs 12,000 (as present). The staff Side demands that the computation in respect of minimum Pension might be corrected and revised orders issued, adopting the sound rationale mentioned above.

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7th CPC Pay Fixation - Bunching of steps in the revised pay structure: Agenda Item for NAC meeting to delete contradictory condition

September 3, 2017, 11:14 am
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7th CPC Pay Fixation - Bunching of steps in the revised pay structure: Agenda Item for NAC meeting to delete contradictory condition

Item 9
Bunching of steps in the Revised Pay structure
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In para 5.1.36, the 7 CPC envisaged that

“Although the rationalisation has been done with utmost care to ensure minimum bunching at most levels, however if situation does arise whenever more than two stages are bunched together, one additional increment equal to 3 percent may be given for every two stages bunched, and pay fixed fixed in the subsequent cell in the pay matrix”.

To give effect to the recommendations, orders were issued vide No. 1-6/2016-IC dated 7.9.2016 by the Deptt of Expr-IC.
In consonance with the recommendation, the said order stipulated that officers drawing pay where the difference is less than 3% shall not be entitled for this benefit.

However vide order No 1-6/2016-IC dated 03.08.2017, DOE, IC issued a clarification which was virtually to wipe off the benefit to a large number of employees. They placed 4 (four) conditions for the grant of Bunching benefit as under.

i) Benefit on account of bunching is to be extended when two or more stages get bunched.

ii) Benefit of one increment is to be extended on account of bunching of every two consecutive stages.

iii) As stipulated in MoF OM dated 07.09.2016, a difference of 3% to be reckoned for determination of consecutive pay stages, specific to each employee.

iv) All pay stages lower than the Entry pay in the 6th CPC pay structure indicated in the Pay Matrix contained in the 7th cpc Report are not to be taken into account for determining the extent of bunching.

Condition No (iv) has been incorporated as an afterthought it must be constructed as one contradictory to the very intention expressed in clear terms by the Commission.

The Staff Side demands that the condition No (iv) in the order cited may be deleted so as to provide the benefit of Bunching to all deserving employees.

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