Updates on the 7th Central Pay Commission.

7th Central Pay Commission Terms of Reference approved by union cabinet

The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the Terms of Reference of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) as follows:-

a) To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding the principles that should govern the emoluments structure including pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, having regard to rationalization and simplification therein as well as the specialized needs of various Departments, agencies and services, in respect of the following categories of employees:- 

i. Central Government employees-industrial and non-industrial;

ii. Personnel belonging to the All India Services;

iii. Personnel of the Union Territories;

iv. Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department;

v. Members of regulatory bodies (excluding the Reserve Bank of India) set up under Acts of Parliament; and

vi. Officers and employees of the Supreme Court.

b) To examine, review, evolve and recommend changes that are desirable and feasible regarding principles that should govern the emoluments structure, concessions and facilities/benefits, in cash or kind, as well as retirement benefits of personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, having regard to historical and traditional parities, with due emphasis on aspects unique to these personnel.

c) To work out the framework for an emoluments structure linked with the need to attract the most suitable talent to Government service, promote efficiency, accountability and responsibility in the work culture, and foster excellence in the public governance system to respond to complex challenges of modern administration and rapid political, social, economic and technological changes, with due regard to expectations of stakeholders, and to recommend appropriate training and capacity building through a competency based framework.

d) To examine the existing schemes of payment of bonus, keeping in view, among other things, its bearing upon performance and productivity and make recommendations on the general principles, financial parameters and conditions for an appropriate incentive scheme to reward excellence in productivity, performance and integrity.

e) To review the variety of existing allowances presently available to employees in addition to pay and suggest their rationalization and simplification, with a view to ensuring that the pay structure is so designed as to take these into account.

f) To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension in the case of employees who have retired prior to the date of effect of these recommendations, keeping in view that retirement benefits of all Central Government employees appointed on and after 01.01.2004 are covered by the New Pension Scheme (NPS). 

g) To make recommendations on the above, keeping in view:

i. the economic conditions in the country and need for fiscal prudence;

ii. the need to ensure that adequate resources are available for developmental expenditures and welfare measures;

iii. the likely impact of the recommendations on the finances of the State Governments, which usually adopt the recommendations with some modifications;

iv. the prevailing emolument structure and retirement benefits available to employees of Central Public Sector Undertakings; and

v. the best global practices and their adaptability and relevance in Indian conditions.

h) To recommend the date of effect of its recommendations on all the above.

The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending interim reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalised.

The decision will result in the benefit of improved pay and allowances as well as rationalization of the pay structure in case of Central Government employees and other employees included in the scope of the 7th Central Pay Commission.

Background

Central Pay Commissions are periodically constituted to go into various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the ATM service at Thiyagaraya Nagar Head Post Office.

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first post office savings bank ATM at the Head Post Office in Thyagaraya Nagar here. The ATM was part of an Information Technology (IT) modernisation project of the Department of Posts.

Mr. Chidambaram said a total of Rs. 4909 crore had been allotted for the modernisation in the interim budget. “The launching of the ATM was a step towards making the department a completely technology oriented one,” he said adding that the Core Banking Solutions (CBS) scheme would benefit as much as 1,55,000 post offices.

Mr. Chidambaram said the ATM would run on a trial basis for six months. Afterwards, it would become an interoperable where cards of other banks could be used.

Commenting on the future of post offices in the IT era where sending letters and post cards had become a rarity, Mr. Chidambaram said the department was inventing new strategies to keep itself on the growth trajectory. For parcel services, people still preferred the post office, he observed.

Secretary of Department of Posts Padmini Gopinath said about 2800 such ATMs would be installed by end of 2015. Sixty-two post offices covering 64 lakh accounts had already migrated to CBS. “Over 26,840 post offices will adopt CBS by 2016. All account holders will be provided with an ATM card,” Ms. Padimini said. She said the department was also toying with the idea of starting e-commerce services in rural areas to improve its earnings.

RECRUITMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi, NOTIFICATION

Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi,

No. 13026/4/2012-Estt.(L) the 18th February, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 -regarding

The undersigned is directed to state that Government servants are allowed to avail "Study Leave" in terms of the provisions of rules 50-63 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972. The provisions of rule 53(4) mandates for execution of a bond by the Government Servant who is granted such leave in the relevant format prescribed for the said purpose i.e. Forms 7-10 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972.

2. The said Bond executed by the Government servant requires putting in specified period of service after expiry of the Study Leave as prescribed by provisions of rule 50(5) of the said rules.

3.         . It has come to the notice of this Department that the provisions of the aforesaid bond are being circumvented and officers who have availed Study Leave proceed on prolonged spells of leave due and admissible to them and thus do not put in active service for the requisite period as indicates; in the bond executed by them.

4.         In view of the above position, the provisions of the prescribed format of the Bond have been reviewed in consultation with the Department of Legal Affairs and it has been decided that the prescribed forms 7, 8. 9 and 10 of the CSS (Leave) Rules, 1972 may be revised by incorporating a specific clause confirming commitment of the Government servant to put in requisite active service after expiry of the Study Leave. The copies of the revised formats are enclosed herewith. The grant of Study Leave shall continue to be regulated in terms of the relevant provisions of the rules as indicated in para 1 above. Ministry of Home Affairs, etc are requested to ensure that the necessary Bond in respect of grant of Study Leave under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 may henceforth be obtained in the revised formats.

5.         These orders are being issued after consultation with the C&AG of India in respect of persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department.

6.         Formal amendments to CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 are being issued separately

Sd/-

(Mukul Ratra)

Director (L&A)

Department of Personnel &Training

F No. 42011/2/2014-Estt.(Res) dated the 13" February, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Representation of SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and the Women on Selection Board/Committees.

The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the Ministries/Departments to this Department's O.M. No.4201111511995-Estt(SCT) dated 1lthhly, 1995. Para 2 provided as follows:-

“Para 2:  In partial modification of the above instructions it has now been decided that wherever a Selection Committee Board exists or has to be constituted for making recruitment to ten or more vacancies in Group 'C' or Group 'D' posts or services it shall be mandatory to have one Member belonging to SCISTIORC and one Member belonging to Minority Community in such Committees/Boards. Further, one of the Members of the Selection Committees/Boards whether from  the general category or from the minority community or from SC, ST,OBC should be a lady failing which a lady member should be co opted on the Committee/Board. It may please be ensured that where the number of vacancies against which the selection is to be made is less than ten no effort should be spared in finding SCISTIOBC officer, minority community officer and a lady officer as explained in para (2) for inclusion in such Comrnittees/Boards. "

2. The matter has been reviewed and in partial modification of above instructions, it has now been decided that wherever a Selection Committee/Board exist or has to be constituted for making recruitment to 10 01. more vacancies in any level of posts or services, it shall be mandatory to have one Member belonging to SCIST, one Member belonging to OBC category and one Member belonging to Minority Community in such Committees/ Boards. Further, one of the members of the Selection Comrnittee /Board, whether from the general category or from the minority community or from the SCISTIOBC community should be a lady failing which a lady member should be co-opted on the Committee Board. It may also be ensured that where the number of vacancies against which selection is to be made is less than ten, no effort should be spared in finding the SCIST, OBC officer and the Minority Committee Officer and a lady officer, for inclusion in such Comrnittees/ Boards. -,

3. Similar instructions in Public Sector Undertakings and Financial Institutions including Public Sector Banks will be issued by Department of Public Enterprises and Ministry of Finance respectively.

Sd/-

(Sandeep Mukherjee)

Under Secretary to FOI

Department of Personnel and Training)

D N0.41034/1/2014-Estt(D) dated-30.01.2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-        Action Taken on 62nd Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on the Status of Women Government Employees, Service Conditions, Protection against exploitation, Incentives and other related issues -regarding. ***

The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 20.1 and Para 20.2 of the 62nd Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice wherein, the Committee has drawn attention to extant instructions of the Government on age relaxation for appointment of widows, divorced woman and woman judicially separated from their husbands and who were not remarried allowing age concession up to the age of 35 years (40 years for member of SCs/STs) for the post of Group 'C' and erstwhile Group 'D' filled through  SC/ Employment Exchange and has directed scrupulous compliance of these instructions by all administrative authorities.

2. The Department of Personnel and Training's O.M. No. 15012/13/79- Estt.(D) dated 19.1.1980 provides that for purposes of appointment to Group C and D posts under the Central Govt. filled through the SSC and the Employment Exchange, the upper age limit in the case of widows, divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried shall be relaxed upto the age of 35 years (upto 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes/Schedules Tribes) by invoking the provisions in

the relevant recruitment rules, subject to production of a certified copy of the judgment/ decree of the appropriate court to prove the fact of divorce or the judicial separation, as the case may be (provided through DoP&T O.M. No. 15012/1/82-Estt.(D) dated 06.09.1983) . Further, this relaxation has been extended to Group 'A' & '0' posts except where recruitment is made through open competitive examination vide DoP&T O.M. No. 15012/1/87-Estt.(D) dated 05.10.1990. 3. All Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned including attached and subordinate offices for strict compliance.

- (Arunoday Goswami)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of lndia

DG Posts No. 34012/10/2014-DE dated 21-2-2014

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited from the eligible applicants for filling up of posts of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants / Postal Assistants (SBCO)/ Postal Assistants (Foreign Post Organization)/ Postal Assistants (RLO) / Postal Assistants (MMS) and Postal Assistants (Circle / Regional offices) for the year 2013-2014 in 22 Postal Circles in the Country in Pay Band 5200-20200 with 2400 Grade Pay + other admissible allowances for the year 2013-2014.

2.         Age limit: 18-27 years for General category (unreserved Applicants) the applicable relaxation is provided to persons belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-Servicemen candidates as per the extant orders. The age limit will be as on 27-03-2014.

3.         Educational Qualification: (1)  10+2 Standard or 12^th class pass from a recognized university or Board of School Education or Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams).

(2)  The applicant should have studied local language of the state or union Territory of the concerned Po0stal Circle or in Hindi as a subject at least in matriculation level or equivalent.

The aspiring candidates are requested to access the website: wwwpasadrexam2014.in for further details like vacancies, eligibility, criteria, details of fee etc. The Applications are to be submitted on line and the last date for registration of applications on line is 23:59 hours of 27^th March, 2014.

Sd/-

(V.Santhanaraman)

Director (VP & DE)

Min of Finance (deprtment of Economic Affairs)

No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2013 dated 12^th nov, 2013

(Circulated vide DG Post No. 9-1/2008-F(Posts) dated 6-2-2014)

The undersigned is directed o state that the rates of interest for advances sanctioned to the Government Servants for purchase of conveyance during 2013-2014 i.e. from 02 April, 2013 to 31^st March, 2014 are revised as under;

(i)         Advance for purchase of conveyance other than motor car (viz. Motor Cycle, Scooter etc.)   - 9% per annum

(ii)        Advance for purchase of motor car  - 11.5% per annum

(AK Bhatnagar)

Under Secretary (Budgets)