National Pension Scheme (NPS) funds for government workers gave worst ever returns in 2013-14

NEW DELHI: Aggressive equity investors in the NPS made hay in 2013-14 but the funds for Government workers churned out their worst ever performance during the year. The Central government schemes of the NPS gave average SIP returns of 5.37% while State government employees had to be content with 4.96%. These calculations are based on SIP returns on monthly contributions from April 2013 till March 2014. 

Higher Pay Scale for Postmaster Grade on cards

There is a clause in the Cadre Restructuring agreement that – “in respect of Postmaster Grade I, Grade II and Grade III posts, once the recommendations of this committee are implemented, the matter will be examined in the light of the same”. Many officials have sought clarification on this clause. Hence the following clarification is given.

entative Schedule of conducting Postal Exam ( Aptitude Test) in PA /SA in different phases

S. No	Phase No.	Date of conducting of Aptitude Test (Paper-I)	Circles	No. of Examination Cities	No. of candidates
1.	Phase –III	11-05-2014 (Sunday)	Maharashtra	7	360678
			Tamil Nadu	6	118191
			Uttarakhand	2	20594

Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014

The annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance raised from Rs 15000/- to  Rs.18,000/- per child.
The Hostel Subsidy shall be Rs.54000/- per annum  per child.

No.A-27012/1/2014-Estt. (Allowance)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

Block-IV, Old JNU Campus

New Delhi, 28th April, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014

The undersigned is directed to refer to para 1(j) of this Department’s 0M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt. (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008. This provides that the limits of Children Education Allowance would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. References are being received from various quarters with regard to the amount of Children Education Allowance admissible consequent upon enhancement of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees @ 100% w.e.f. 1 January, 2014 announced vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1/l/2014-E-1I (B) dated 27th March, 2014.

2. In accordance with the above, the following shall be the revised limits:

a) The annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance shall be Rs.18,000/- per child. Accordingly, the quarterly claim could be more than Rs.4500/- in one quarter. The Hostel Subsidy shall be Rs.4500/- per month per child;

b) The rates of Special Allowance for Child Care to women with disabilities stands revised to Rs. 1500/- per month; and

c) The annual ceiling for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.9000/- per child per month.

3. These revisions are applicable with effect from 1st January, 2014.

4. These revisions shall be subject to other terms and conditions mentioned in this Department’s O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008, O.M. No.12011/04/2008 dated 11.9.2008 and 12011/07(i)12011-Estt.(AL) dated 21.2.2012.

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(Mukul Ratra)

Director

Source:www.persmin.gov.in

Cadre Restructuring Agreement signed

The  JCM Staff side, Departmental council ( NFPE & FNPO) has signed the cadre restructuring proposal after several rounds of protracted negotiations with the administration on 28.04.2014.

The Salient features of the agreement are as follows :

1. Number of LSG posts will increase from 8 % to 22 %

2. Number of HSG II  posts will increase from 2 % to 12 %

3. Number of HSG I  posts will increase from 1.5 % to 4 %

4. After completion of 2 years in HSG I the official will be promoted to 4800 GP (Non-functional Basis)

5. The above proposal will be applicable to RMS, Circle Office and SBCO in the same ratio

6. Postman/Mail guard will get the same ratio of promotion.

                       Service Unions  demand for separate higher pay scale for PO& RMS Accountants, Creation of separate cadre for System Administrators or grant of special pay/allowance, bringing MTS also under cadre restructuring etc is not accepted by the administration. Regarding Postmaster Cadre after much bargaining, it is agreed to examine our claim for higher pay scale after the present proposal is approved by the government .

The present proposal is to be approved by Postal Board, DoPT & Finance Ministry.

Source : AIPEU P3CHQ

Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion — role of Departmental Promotion Committee

Click here to download the original order.

No. 22011/4/2007-Estt. (D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi,

Dated the 28th April, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion — role of Departmental Promotion Committee

The Department of Personnel & Training had in its O.M. No.22011/5/86-Estt (D) dated 10.04.1989 issued consolidated instructions on Departmental Promotion Committee and matters related thereto. Para 6.2.3 of said O.M. provides that "before making the overall grading after considering the CRs for the relevant years, the DPC should take into account whether the officer has been awarded any major or minor penalty or whether any displeasure of any superior officer or authority has been conveyed to him as reflected in the ACRs." These guidelines further provide that "the DPC should not be guided merely by the overall grading, if any, that may be recorded in the ACRs (now APARs) but should also make its own assessment on the basis of entries in the CRs (now APARs) because it has been noticed that sometimes the overall grading in a ACR (now APAR) may be inconsistent with the grades under various parameters or attributes".

Transfers and Postings in IPoS Group A cadre

Postal Directorate vide memo no 4-3/2013-SPG dated 17.04.2014 has ordered the following transfers and postings in IPoS Group A Cadre.

 1. Sri D.R Gajbhiye (IPoS 2011 batch) SSPOs Nizamabad Dn is transferred and alloted to  Maharastra Circle from AP .
2. Ms. Saranya.U (IPoS 2011 batch) SSPOs Hyderabad South East Dn is  transferred and alloted to Maharastra Circle from AP.

Expert Committee Regarding New Capital for Successor State of Andhra Pradesh Constituted

The Centre has  constituted the following Committee known as the Expert Committee to study the various alternatives regarding the new Capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and make appropriate recommendations in pursuant to the Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014: -

a)         Shri K C Siva Ramakrishnan, IAS (Retd.), Research Professor & Chairman, Governing Board, CPR – Chairman

b)         Dr.Rathin Roy, Director, National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi

c)         Shri Aromar Revi, Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru

d)         Prof.Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi

e)         Prof. K T Ravindran, Former Dean School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

 The Terms of Reference of the Committee are as follows:

Substitute employee can't claim family pension against norms: High Court

NAGPUR: Allowing Central Railway's plea, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has ruled that temporary employee is not eligible for family pension without following procedure. "Though service of more than six months as a 'substitute' employee was rendered, that would not be sufficient to hold the respondent entitled for the family pension. The procedure prescribed has not been shown to be followed and, hence, mere acquisition of the status of a temporary employee would not make his family eligible for the pension," a division bench comprising justices Vasanti Naik and Atul Chandurkar held. 

Review of Rules 32,33 and 56 to 82 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Suggestions

Click here to view the Dept of Pensions and pensioners welfare circular dated 24.04.2014 on the above subject matter.

Transfers & Postings in ASP cadre in Visakhapatnam Region

  RO Visakahapatnam has issued the following transfers and postings in ASP Cadre vide memo no. ST/75/Rotation/ASP/2014-15 dated 24.04.2014.

Name & Desgn	Present post	Posting on transfer
PS Chandrasekhar	ASP Rajahmundry East sub-dn	ASP(Hqrs) Vizianagaram
KL. Naidu	ASP()Hqrs) Anakapalle	ASP(South) Visakhapatnam
V.Satyanarayana	Postmaster Visakhapatnam HO	ASP(Hqrs) Anakapalle
M.Srinivasareddy	ASP Rajahmundry (w) sub-dn	ASP(W) Srikakulam
DSUN Reddy	ASP(Hqrs)Rajahmundry	Postmaster Visakhapatnam HO
R.Baburao	ASP VSP(South)	ASP(Hqrs) parvathipuram
P.Balasubrahmanyam	ASP (Hqrs) Parvathipuram	ASP RMS “V” dn Rajahmundry
N.Subbarao	ASP RMS “V” dn Rajahmundry	ASP  Rajahmundry(E) sub-dn
A.Eashwarrao	ASP(Hqrs) vizianagaram	ASP(Vig) Visakhapatnam RO
D.Doraiswamy	ASP(W) Srikakulam sub-dn	ASP Rajahmundry (w) sub-dn
N.Rajaratnam	ASP® Rajahmundry	ASP (Hqrs)Rajahmundry
M.Chandrasekhar	ASP(E) R.O (on adhoc promotion as SP PSD Rajahmundry)	ASP ®Rajahmundry.
M.Ramanamurthy	ASP(Vig) RO Visakhapatnam	ASP(E) Vizianagaram

Revised syllabus for LDCE for the promotion to the cadre of PS Group B

Directorate vide memo No. A.34012/03/2013-DE dated 22nd April 2014 has revised the syllabus for LDCE for the promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B. 

Click here to view the said Directorate memo.

Date of presentation of Cheque is being allowed as date of payment - Amendment to POLI Rules, 2011

COMPARISON OF 6th AND 7th PAY COMMISSION QUESTIONNAIRE

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Excess pay given due to wrong pay fixation shall not be recovered from the employee

Madras High Court today said that if excess pay was granted to an employee due to the mistake of the department and not due to any misrepresentation by him, that amount shall not be recovered from the worker from the retiral benefits, that too after retirement.

Allowing a petition from K Syed Razack, a retired Police Inspector, Justice D Hariparanthaman set aside the order of the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, to recover Rs 36,312 from the DCRG (Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity) of the petitioner.

He directed the authorities not to make any recovery on the ground of any wrong fixation done during the service, as it was not the petitioner's mistake.

Sri E.V.RAO assumed charge of DPS, Mumbai Region

Analysis of cases disposed of by the Central Administrative Tribunal

Click here to view the analysis.

Transfers & Postings in IP Cadre in Kurnool Region

R.O, Kurnool has issued the following Transfers & Postings in Inspector Posts cadre vide mem dated 16.04.2014.

LDCE for promotion to the cadre of PS Gr. B - An update

It is learnt that Directorate is going to revise syllabus pattern and few changes in eligible criteria for PS Gr. B Examination. Actual notification for holding of examination for the year 2013 will be issued thereafter.e  
source : GS IP/ASP association 

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

No. 14-01/2011-PAP

Government of India

Ministry of Communication & IT

Department of Posts

(Establishment Division)/P.A.P. Section

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi — 110 001.

Dated 16th April, 2014.

To,
All Chief Postmaster General
All G.Ms. (PAF)/Directors of Accounts (Posts).

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates w.e.f. 01.01.2014 onwards — reg.

Consequent upon grant of another installment of Dearness Allowance, with effect from 1st January, 2014 to the Central Government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's O.M. No. 1/1/2014-E-I1 (B) dated27.03.2014, duly endorsed vide this Department's letter No. 8-1/2012-PAP (Pt.) dated 28.3.2014, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowances on basic TRCA at the revised rate with effect from 01.01.2014. It has, therefore, been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90% to 100% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance, with effect from the 1st January, 2014.

2. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under this order shall be paid in cash to all Gramin Dak Sevaks.

3. The expenditure on this account shall be debited to the Head "Salaries" under the relevant head of account and should be met from the sanctioned grant.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No98/FA/2014-CS dated 16/04/2014.

(Shankar Prasad)

Assistant Director General (Estt.)

woman employee of central government can get uninterrupted leave for two years for child care

The Supreme Court held that a woman employee of central govt can get uninterrupted leave for two years, which also includes needs like examination and sickness. Reuters 

The Supreme Court today held that a woman employee of central government can get uninterrupted leave for two years for child care, which also includes needs like examination and sickness. 

Schedule of PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination (Paper I)

Schedule of  PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination (Paper I) for the following Postal Circles is as follows:

Postal Circles Exam Date Exam Time Delhi (15), Kerala (22), Rajasthan (28)              27-Apr 02:00PM to 04:00PM Assam (12), Chhattisgarh (14), North East (25), Odisha (26)              27-Apr 10:00AM to 12:00NOON

Candidates may download the Admit Cards for above stated Postal Circles by Logging into the website http://www.pasadrexam2014.in/ from today to exam date.

Posting in Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of Indian Postal Service, Group "A"

Click here to view Directorate memo 02.04.2014 on the above subject matter.

Notification for holding of LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade-I 2014 on 15.06.2014

Click here to view Directorate's notification No. A.34012/02/2014-DE dated 7th April 2014.

The Examination is scheduled to be held on 15.06.2014 and the last date for submission of applications is 05.05.2014.

Grant of revised rate of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - with effect from 1.1.2014

Click here to view Department of Pensions and Pensioner's Welfare OM No. 40/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 9th April, 2014 on the above subject matter.

Deputations in PA Cadre to Circle Office, Hyderabad

Copy of Circle Office, Hyderabad memo no ST/1-31/Deptn/Techn/2013 dated 09.04.2014.

Induction Training for Inspector Posts (Deptl/DR)

Circle Office, Hyderabad has ordered  vide  letter no ST/IP-ASP/Training/2013 dated 02.04.2014 to direct  the following Inspector Posts to attend Induction Training at PTC Mysore   from 05.05.2014 to 02.08.2014 for  Deptl IPs and  from 21.04.2014 to 02.08.2014 for DR IPs.

Transfers in the cadre of JAG in AP circle taken effect today

Smt.B. RadhikaChakravarty assumed charge of DPS(Hqrs) CO, Smt. Mariammathomas took charge of DPS(M&SP) CO and Smt. NR Visalatchy joined as DPS(HR) Hyderabad Region on 09.04.2014.

Transfers & Postings in Inspector Posts cadre in Vijayawada Region

R.O, Vijayawada has ordered the following Transfers / Postings in the cadre of Inspector Posts vide memo no T-I/9-1/III dated 07.04.2014.

Sl NO	Name of the official	Region/Unit to which belongs	Place of Posting on promotioon to IP cadre
1	8375696-N WO K.Naga Veera Venkata Rao	APS	IP, Pamarru sub  Dn of Machilipatnam Dn
2	8376138-Y WO S S Prakasa Rao	APS	IP, Tadepalligudem Sub Dn
3	8676451-F WO V Sudhakar	APS	IP, Addanki Sub Dn of Prakasam Dn

Reiteration of provisions of CCS Pension Rules 1972 in cases of irregularly withholding Gratuity / Pensionary benifites on account of Disc proceedings etc

Click here  to view the Postal Directorate clarification on the above subject matter.

Admissibility of Special allownace to PO & RMS Accountants, promoted under MACP/TBOP/BCR schemes

Click here to view the clarificatory orders issued vide Directorate OM F.No.1-02/2011-PAP dated 21.03.2014 on the above subject matter.

THE ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANISATION ACT, 2014

Click here to view the complete act published in the Gazette of India.

Acceptance of business from SAS Agents - ADDENDUM TO SB ORDER NO 6 / 2014

Click here to view Addendum to SB order no 6/2014.

Transfers and Postings in PS Group B cadre

In pursuance of the Directorate order no 41-9/2013-PE.II dated 23.01.2014,conveying the approval for redeployment of the post of Deputy SPOs o/o SSPOs Vijayawada Dn as Assistant Director(BD&Mktg) o/o CPMG APcircle, Circle office Hyderabad has ordered the following transfers and Postings in the cadre of PS Group B with immediate effect.

1. Sri G.Suryanarayana , SP PSD Hyd and temporarily attached as AD(Mktg)  is now posted as AD(BD&Mktg) C.O Hyd vice the post  of Dy SPOs Vijayawada. 

2.The Group B  lien post of Sri A.Seshagiri rao who is working as Chief Postmaster, Hyderabad GPO is shown as SP PSD Hyderabad. 

Post Bank of India: a missed opportunity for UPA-II Govt

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday, decided to keep in abeyance its decision to grant banking licence to the Department of Posts (DoP) for setting up the Post Bank of India (PBI), thanks to sheer indecisiveness on the part of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that has been sitting on the issue for the past three months.

Installation of ATMs at Post Offices

The following 14 prioritized  offices  of the A.P. Circle have been selected for construction of ATMs  for the 1st quarter of FY 2014-15.

Sl No.	Name of Region	Name of Division	Office Name
1	HYDERABAD CITY	HYDERABAD GPO	Hyderabad G.P.O.
2	HYDERABAD CITY	SECUNDERABAD	Secunderabad H.O
3	HYDERABAD CITY	HYDERABAD CITY	Khairatabad H.O
4	HYDERABAD CITY	HYDERABAD SOUTH EAST	Hyderabad Jubilee H.O
5	HYDERABAD CITY	SECUNDERABAD	Trimulgherry H.O
6	VIJAYAWADA	VIJAYAWADA	Vijayawada H.O
7	KURNOOL	KURNOOL	Kurnool H.O
8	KURNOOL	TIRUPATI	Tirupati H.O
9	VISAKHAPATNAM	VISAKHAPATNAM	Visakhapatnam H.O
10	VISAKHAPATNAM	RAJAHMUNDRY	Rajahmundry H.O
11	HYDERABAD	WARANGAL	Warangal H.O
12	HYDERABAD	NIZAMABAD	Nizamabad H.O
13	VIJAYAWADA	GUNTUR	Guntur H.O
14	VIJAYAWADA	NELLORE	Nellore H.O