Air Travel Extended for further 2 Years on LTC to visit J&K, NER and A&N effective from 26.9.2014

Dopt issued orders for Central Government employees to permit to visit to restricted places with their family members by air on LTC Scheme…

Air Travel Extended for further 2 Years on LTC to visit J&K, NER and A&N effective from 26.9.2014

No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: 26th September, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.

The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per the following scheme

(i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/ A&N against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC.
Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them.
(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC from their Headquarters in Economy class.
(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors:
a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER
b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair.
c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.

(iv) Air travel is to be performed by Air India in Economy Class only and at LTC-80 fare or less.
(v) Air travel by non-entitled officers on the sectors mentioned in item (iii) above may be permitted while availing LTC to any place in India (4 year Block) also.

(vi) Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. ‘M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels & Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’ (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.

2. These orders shall be in operation for a period of two years from the date of issue of this O.M.

3. All the Ministries/ Departments are advised to bring it to the notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under the rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC, Ministries/ Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air tickets submitted by the officials verified from the Airlines concerned with regard to the actual cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost indicated on the air tickets submitted by the officials.

4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

sd/-
(B. Bandyopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_3_2014-Estt.A-IV-26092014.pdf]

7th Pay Commission invites more staff on deputation basis

7th Pay Commission invites more staff on deputation basis


Ministry of Finance issued orders on the subject of Staff Mobilisation today on its portal that 13 more officials are required to 7th Central Pay Commission on deputation basis.

Filling up of balance vacancies of Under Secretary/ Section Officer/ Assistant/ UDC/ Cashier on deputation basis in the Seventh Central Pay Commission

Under Secretary (PB-3 GP Rs.6600) – 6 Posts
Section Officer (PB-2 GP Rs.5400) – 5 Posts
Assistant (PB-2 GP Rs.4600) – 1 Post
UDC (PB-1 GP Rs.2400) – 1 Post

These posts will be filled up only on deputation basis. The details of qualifications and experience required for the posts are given in the order.

Click to view the complete order…

NFIR writes to Railway Board about the PL Bonus payment should be announced earlier and paid in cash to all eiligible employees – NFIR

NFIR writes to Railway Board about the PL Bonus payment should be announced earlier and paid in cash to all eiligible employees – NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 110 055

No. 1/10/Pt. IV

Date: 23rd Sept 2014

The Member Staff,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

The Financial Commissioner (Rlys)
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,

Sub:- Productivity Linked Bonus payment – reg.

Pressure mounted from railway employees of different zones that the PL Bonus should be announced and paid in cash to enable them to make purchases for celebrating Dussehra. It is needless to mention that Puja days (Navratra) will commence from 25th Sept 2014 onwards hence there is need to arrange payment in cash.

NFIR, therefore, requests to kindly arrange to issue suitable instructions for payment of P.L. Bonus in cash as a special case.

Yours faithfuly,
sd/-
(M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Procedure for booking of air-tickets on LTC- Clarification issued by Dopt

Procedure for booking of air-tickets on LTC- Clarification issued by Dopt

No.31011/5/2014-Estt.(A-IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 24th September, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Procedure for booking of air-tickets on LTC- Clarification reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the conditions laid down by this Department’s O.M. No. 31011/4/2014-Estt.(A.lV) dated 19th June, 2014, as per which the Government employees are required to book the air tickets directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. ‘M/S Balmer Lawrie & Company’, ‘M/s Ashok Travels & Tours’ and ‘IRCTC’ (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoPT O.M. No. 310111612002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey(s).

2. The matter has further been reviewed and it is clarified that the web-portal of authorized travel agents, namely M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd., M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and IRCTC will also be treated as an acceptable mode for purchase of air tickets on LTC. However, booking of air tickets through web-portals of these authorized agents would also be governed by the provisions of Department of Expenditure’s O.M. No. 19024/1/2012-E-IV dated 5th September, 2014 which are as under:

(i) No feel service charges (by whatever nomenclature), which are not included in the ‘tariff’ charged by Air-India/airlines, are required to be paid to the aforementioned authorised travel agents.
(ii) As far as possible, air tickets on Government account may be obtained directly from the Air India/Airlines (booking counters/offices/websites) and if obtaining tickets directly from Air India/Airlines is not possible, should the services of authorised travel agents be availed of.

3. All Ministries/Departments are advised to bring these guidelines to the notice of all their employees.

sd/-
(B. Bandopadhyay)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_5_2014-Estt-A-IV.pdf]

7th Pay Commission has sought information on the parity of pay scales manifests in posts of a similar nature

Seventh Pay Commission has sought information on the parity of pay scales manifests in posts of a similar nature

MEENA AGARWAL
SECRETARY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

7CPC/99/RR/2014/1

Dated: 8th September, 2014

Dear
The 7th Central Pay Commission has been receiving a number of memoranda, representations from associations/federations as well as individual cadres on pay and related issues. As part of its working, the Commission is also hearing various groups of employees both in Delhi and during its visits outside Delhi.

2. One of the major issues raised before the Commission centres on the subject of parity. One aspect of parity manifests in how posts of a similar nature are placed. Certain cadres/category of employees have, in their deposition before the Commission, stated that there are cases when identical or similarly placed cadres/categories of employees in different Ministries/Departments are placed differentially in terms of pay and promotional prospects.

3. With a view to examining and addressing this aspect of parity amongst apparently similarly placed cadres/posts, the Commission has devised a template to be filled in for posts being administered by your Department. The template seeks to elicit information that would be readily available in the Recruitment Rules for the concerned post(s)/cadres. In case your Department only operates posts involving common cadres like the Central Secretariat Service (CSS), Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS), Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS), a NIL report may kindly be furnished to the Commission.

4. Since the Work of the Commission is time bound may I request that information as sought is furnished by 25 September 2014. Perhaps a copy of the RRs themselves could be sent as advance information.

Yours sincerely,
sd/-
(Meena Agarwal)

Source: http://confederationhq.blogspot.in/

Estimated 7th Pay Commission pay scales as on 01.01.2016

Estimated 7th Pay Commission pay scales as on 01.01.2016

Even as the 7th Pay Commission was constituted recently by Government for revision of Pay and allowances of Central Government Employees, Railway Employees and Defence Personnels, wide spread speculations on projected 7th Pay Commission pay scales are already going on. Blogs that provide Central Government Employees news and information have already started estimating possible 7th CPC pay scales based on different ideas.

GConnect.in was the first site that launched 6th Pay Commission Pay, Pension and arrears Calculator which received atmost popularity among Central Government Employees and CG Pensioners.

In respect of revised Pay and allowances of 7th Pay Commission also GConnect would come up with similar pay and pension calculators.

As a precursor, we thought of estimating 7th Pay Commission pay bands and grade pays based on the same methods adopted by Govt for determining 6th CPC revised pay Scales from the pre-revised (5th CPC) pay scales

Before estimation of 7th CPC Pay Scales let us have a look at the 6th CPC Pay Bands and Grade Pay Structure

6th CPC revised Pay Band, Grade Pay, Starting Pay in PB and Entry Pay

Pre RevisedPay Scale	PB	6 CPCPay Band	GradePay	StartingPay	Entry PayNew Recruits
S-1, S-2	PB-1	5200-20200	1800	5200	7000
S-3	PB-1	5200-20200	1800	5360
S4	PB-1	5200-20200	1800	5530
S-5	PB-1	5200-20200	1900	5880	7730
S-6	PB-1	5200-20200	2000	6060	8460
S-7	PB-1	5200-20200	2400	7440	9910
S-8	PB-1	5200-20200	2800	8370	11360
S-9	PB-2	9300-34800	4200	9300	13500
S-10	PB-2	9300-34800	4200	10230
S-11	PB-2	9300-34800	4200	12090
S-12	PB-2	9300-34800	4200	12090
S-13	PB-2	9300-34800	4600	13860	17140
S-14	PB-2	9300-34800	4800	13950	18150
S-15	PB-2	9300-34800	5400	14880
New	PB-3	15600-39100	5400	15600	21000
S-16	PB-3	15600-39100	5400	16740
S-17	PB-3	15600-39100	5400	16740
S-18	PB-3	15600-39100	6600	19210	25350
S-19	PB-3	15600-39100	6600	18600
S-20	PB-3	15600-39100	6600	19810
S-21	PB-3	15600-39100	7600	22320	29500
S-22	PB-3	15600-39100	7600	23720
S-23	PB-3	15600-39100	7600	22320
S-24	PB-4	37400-67000	8700	37400	46100
S-25	PB-4	37400-67000	8700	39690
S-26	PB-4	37400-67000	8900	39690	49100
S-27	PB-4	37400-67000	8900	39690
S-28	PB-4	37400-67000	10000	37400	53000
S-29	PB-4	37400-67000	10000	44700
S-30	PB-4	37400-67000	12000	51850	59100
S-31	HAG	75500-80000	75500		–
S-32	HAG	75500-80000	75500		–
S-33	Apex	80000 (fixed)	–		–
S-34	Apex	90000 (fixed)	–		–

Multiplication Factor of 1.86 adopted to for revision of Pay on implementation of 6th CPC :

While implementing 6th Pay Commission Government decided to adopt a multiplication factor of 1.86 for most of the pre-revised pay Scales to determine the revised pay in band of an employee

The 6th CPC revised pay in pay band of an employee was determined by multiplying the pre-revised basic pay drawn as on 01.01.2006 with 1.86 ( Of course, some of the pre-revised pay scales at higher level was revised by multiplying a factor more than 1.86).

This multiplying factor 1.86 was arrived at by taking in to account following components of pre-revised pay received by an employee prior to 01.01.2006.

Component	Multifplication Factor
Component A – Pre-revised Basic Pay	1
Component B – Dearness Pay (50% of pre-revised Basic Pay)	0.50
Component C – 24% Dearness Allowance on pre-revised basic pay and D.P prior to 01.01.2006	0.36 (24% on factors 1+0.5 taken for B.P and D.P)
Total Multiplication Factor	1.86

Estimation of Multiplication Factor to determine 7th Pay Commission revised Pay Scales and initial pay in pay band for each pay band :

By Adopting the same method followed by the Government to decide 6th CPC multiplication factor, the following Multiplication Factor has been arrived at for determing 7th Pay Commission revised Pay Scales and initial pay in pay band for each pay band as on 01.01.2016

Component	Multiplication Factor
Component A and B – Pay in pay band and Grade Pay as on 01.01.2016	1
Component C – 124 % Dearness Allowance on Pay in pay band and Grade Pay (** See the Note Below)	1.24
Total Multiplication Factor	2.24

** Note : DA as on 1st January 2014 is 100%. So DA as on 1st January 2016 has been conservatively estimated to be 124 % (6% increase for each 6 months period)

Estimation of 7th Pay Commission Grade Pay Structure

As we all know, there was no uniform correlation between Grade Pay and Pay in Pay band in the 6th CPC Pay Band Structure. So the ratio between the present grade pay and starting pay in the pay band of particular grade pay group was taken as the factor to estimate the 7th CPC grade pay.

For example Ratio of 6th CPC Grade pay of Rs. 8700 to starting pay (Rs.37400) in that grade pay group is 0.2327. This factor is multiplied with 7th CPC starting pay (Rs.83780) to get the equivalent 7th CPC grade pay of Rs.19500. Wherever this factor exceeded 0.35, the same was fixed as 0.35.

7th Pay Commission projected Pay Scale – Revised Pay Bands, Grade Pay, Starting Pay in PB and Entry Pay

Pre Revised Pay Scale	PB	6 CPC Pay bands	Grade Pay	7th CPC Pay Band	7th CPC Grade Pay	@ Starting Pay	@@ Entry Pay
S-1, S-2,	1	5200-20200	1800	11650-45250	4100	11650	15680
S-3	1	5200-20200	1800	11650-45250	4100	12010
S4	1	5200-20200	1800	11650-45250	4100	12390
S-5	1	5200-20200	1900	11650-45250	4300	13180	17320
S-6	1	5200-20200	2000	11650-45250	4500	13580	18960
S-7	1	5200-20200	2400	11650-45250	5900	16670	22200
S-8	1	5200-20200	2800	11650-45250	6100	18750	25500
S-9	2	9300-34800	4200	20840-77960	7300	20840	30240
S-10	2	9300-34800	4200	20840-77960	7300	22920
S-11	2	9300-34800	4200	20840-77960	7300	27090
S-12	2	9300-34800	4200	20840-77960	7300	27090	30240
S-13	2	9300-34800	4600	20840-77960	10400	31050	38400
S-14	2	9300-34800	4800	20840-77960	10400	31250	40700
S-15	2	9300-34800	5400	20840-77960	10800	33340
New	3	15600-39100	5400	34950-87590	10800	34950	47040
S-16	3	15600-39100	5400	34950-87590	10800	37500
S-17	3	15600-39100	5400	34950-87590	10800	37500
S-18	3	15600-39100	6600	34950-87590	14800	43040	56800
S-19	3	15600-39100	6600	34950-87590	14800	41670
S-20	3	15600-39100	6600	34950-87590	14800	44380
S-21	3	15600-39100	7600	34950-87590	17100	50000	66080
S-22	3	15600-39100	7600	34950-87590	17100	53140
S-23	3	15600-39100	7600	34950-87590	17500	50000
S-24	4	37400-67000	8700	83780-150080	19500	83780	103270
S-25	4	37400-67000	8700	83780-150080	19500	88910
S-26	4	37400-67000	8900	83780-150080	20000	88910	109990
S-27	4	37400-67000	8900	83780-150080	20000	88910
S-28	4	37400-67000	10000	83780-150080	22500	83780	118720
S-29	4	37400-67000	10000	83780-150080	22500	100130
S-30	4	37400-67000	12000	83780-150080	26900	116150	132390

@ Starting Pay is the 7th CPC starting pay in a pay band against a pre-revised Scale

@@ Entry Pay is the pay in pay band applicable to New Recruits.

The above table provides an idea on estimated 7th CPC Pay Band, Grade Pay and starting pay for each grade pay group. We have planned to launch an online tool to estimate 7th CPC pay in pay band and grade for a given 6th CPC pay in pay Band and grade pay. It will be released soon. Keep watching this site for this online tool.

Disclaimer: The above 7th CPC projected Pay bands, grade pay and starting pay are merely an estimation. The Actual 7th Pay Commission Pay Band, Grade Pay etc will be known only after implements the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. The pay structure given above may totally change based on various factors taken in to account by 7th Pay Commission to review the pay and allowances of Central Government Employees, Railway Employees and Defence personnels.

The following Government Orders relating to implementation of 6th Pay commission report have been referred to for the estimation of above mentioned 7th pay commission projected pay bands

Source-http://www.gconnect.in/orders-in-brief/7thcpc/estimated-7th-pay-commission-pay-scales-01-01-2016.html

EXPECTED PAY STRUCTURE OF 7TH CPC

EXPECTED PAY STRUCTURE OF 7TH CPC

EXPECTED 7TH CPC PAY SCALE :-

7th CPC Pay Scale is fast becoming the most mesmerizing phrase among Central Government employees these days.

Every Central Govt Employee is waiting to find out the changes in their pay scale that the 7th CPC would recommend to the pay structure. Sensing this eagerness, Bloggers have been regularly coming up with their own versions of what the pay structure could be. Do not take those writings seriously sand authentically. 

Based on all the changes right from the 1st CPC, until the 6th CPC, we have predicted a pay structure. Even though we weren’t keen on it, we have been receiving requests by email and comments. At a point, it became unavoidable. We just had to give our own interpretation too.

Since the basic pay of an ordinary employee has evolved from 260-950-3050-7730, the next change is expected to increase the salary by 2.5 times. Our Projected Pay Scale is expecting an increase of no more than 3 times.

It could be 260-950-3050-7730-22500..!

More than the hike, everybody is hoping that the Grade Pay would be in proper series.

And, everybody wants and hopes for a recommendation that prescribes a uniform Multiplication Factor (6th CPC 1.86) to all categories of employees.

6th CPC PAY STRUCTURE					EXPECTED PAY STRUCTURE OF 7TH CPC
Pay Band	Pay Bands	Grade Pay	Pay in the Pay Band	Pay Scale	Pay Band	Grade Pay	Pay in the Pay Band	Pay Scale
PB-1	5200-20200	1800	5200	7000	15000-60000	5000	15000	20000
PB-1	5200-20200	1900	5830	7730	15000-60000	5500	17000	22500
PB-1	5200-20200	2000	6460	8460	15000-60000	6500	20000	26500
PB-1	5200-20200	2400	7510	9910	15000-60000	7500	23000	30500
PB-1	5200-20200	2800	8560	11360	15000-60000	8500	26000	34500
PB-2	9300-34800	4200	9300	13500	30000-100000	10000	30000	40000
PB-2	9300-34800	4600	12540	17140	30000-100000	13500	35000	48500
PB-2	9300-34800	4800	13350	18150	30000-100000	15000	40000	55000
PB-3	15600-39100	5400	15600	21000	50000-150000	16500	50000	66500
PB-3	15600-39100	6600	18750	25530	50000-150000	20000	60000	80000
PB-3	15600-39100	7600	21900	29500	50000-150000	23000	70000	93000
PB-4	37400-67000	8700	37400	46100	100000-200000	26000	100000	126000
PB-4	37400-67000	8900	40200	49100	100000-200000	27500	110000	137500
PB-4	37400-67000	10000	43000	53000	100000-200000	30000	120000	150000

Source: 90paisa.blogspot.in
via: Expected Pay Structure