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Finance Minister not given assurance for reviewing the retrograde recommendations of 7th CPC – NFIR

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Finance Minister not given assurance for reviewing the retrograde recommendations of 7th CPC – NFIR NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi 110 055 Press Statement of M.Raghavaiah, General Secretary Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget (2016-17) failed to address the genuine aspirations of working class. The Income Tax Exemption limit for serving and retired Central Government employees has not been revised. The Fixed Medical Allowance for Retired Central Government employees has not been raised to Rs. 2000/- p.m. from the existing Rs. 500/- p.m., resulting continued hardship to Retired Central Government employees who live in remote places and small towns where medical facilities not provided. The Finance Minister has not spoken on the employees’ demand for abolition of New Pension Scheme. It is sad to note that the Finance Minister has not given assurance for reviewing the retrograde recommendations of 7th Cent

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – January, 2016

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Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – January, 2016 AICPIN FOR JAN 2016 No.5/1/2016 - CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU CLEREMONT, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 29th February, 2016 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – January, 2016 The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2016 remained stationary at 269 (two hundred and sixty nine) . On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between December, 2015 and January, 2016 when compared with the rise of 0.40 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Housing group contributing (+) 1.11 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Groundnut Oil, Fish Fresh, Eggs (Hen), Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Milk (Buffalo & Cow), Garlic, Sugar, Bidi, Firewood, Medicine (Allopathic), Barber Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands, Tailoring

Annual Budget 2016 – Will the income tax slab increase? Or, will it not?

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Annual Budget 2016 – Will the income tax slab increase? Or, will it not? “It is important to keep in mind the expectations of Central Government employees, who accurately calculate and set aside more than their one month’s salary to pay income tax each year.” The annual budget of 2016 is being presented today. Expectations are high that Modi  Government will fulfill the requirements of the farmers, industrialists and Central  Government employees. There are conflicting rumours that the income tax slab is likely to be raised this year.  Some say that it wouldn’t.  The Railway Budget was presented on February 25. The Annual Budget of 2016-17 will  be presented at 12.00 PM today (February 29, 2016). This is the third general budget  presented by the Modi Government’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.  With the Government requiring more than Rs.1 lakh crore to implement the  recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, Arun Jaitley’s budget will reveal how the  governmen

7th CPC Minimum Pay should be fixed 24000 in place of 18000 - BPMS Agitation

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7th CPC Minimum Pay should be fixed 24000 in place of 18000 - BPMS Agitation BPMS circular for agitation programme from 01.03.2016 to 05.03.2016 Source: www.bpms.org Read also... TOP  STORIES FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES PAY MATRIX TABLE - EASY WAY TO SEARCH EXPECTED DA CALCULATION DA MERGER WITH BASIC PAY RETIREMENT AGE DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TABLE DOPT ORDERS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL PAY MATRIX TABLE -  EASY WAY TO SEARCH ONE RANK ONE PENSION LATEST NEWS OROP TABLE DOWNLOAD BREAKING NEWS AICPIN FOR JAN 2016 - 7TH CPC DA CALCULATION BEGINS..! BPMS PROTEST FOR FIXING MINIMUM PAY AS 24000 AND FITMENT FACTOR SHOULD BE 3.42 REPORT OF NJCA MEETING WITH 7TH CPC IMPLEMENTATION CELL

7th CPC DA Calculation - First AICPIN points of 2016 will be released tomorrow

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7th CPC DA Calculation - First AICPIN points of 2016 will be released tomorrow 7th Pay Commission DA Calculation – Jan 2016 AICPIN starts with new episode of ‘Expected DA July 2016’ “The first AICPIN points of 2016 will be released tomorrow” The Dearness Allowance given to Central Government employees and Pensioners will henceforth be calculated on the basis of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations from 1.1.2016.(Expects its recommendations to be implemented by the Government) The first All India Consumer Price Index – CPI (IW) Base Year 2001=100, used for calculating the Dearness Allowance will be announced tomorrow by the Central Government. The current DA, according to the 6th Pay Commission, began at zero on 01.01.2006, and ended at 125%. It will restart again at zero from 01.01.2016 onwards. There is no Dearness Allowance for the six months from January to June 2016. From July 2016 onwards, the new and first Dearness Allowance will be announced bas

Resettlement of Defence Personnel

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Resettlement of Defence Personnel  Approximately, 55,000 personnel retire annually from the armed forces. Government is imparting training to the personnel of the Armed Forces before their retirement. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) has also come forward to help them in finding employment. IIM Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Indore are conducting 24 weeks Management Courses regularly for Armed Forces personnel. There is no proposal from them for encouraging entrepreneurship among Ex-servicemen. Details of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) selected for various jobs in the Central Government Departments during the last three years in the country is as follows:- Year Central Government Departments Central Para   Military Forces 2013 3826 129 2014 4432 01 2015 2151 90 To facilitate ESM to get suitable employment, the following steps are taken by the Government:- ·         Dissemination of information on Direct

7th CPC Latest News : BPMS Protest for Minimum Pay 24000 and Fitment formula 3.42

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7th CPC Latest News : BPMS Protest for Minimum Pay 24000 and Fitment formula 3.42 BPMS circular for agitation programme from 01.03.2016 to 05.03.2016 BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH (AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS) (AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.) (RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA) CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR – 208001, PH & FAX : (0512) 2332222 MOBILE: 09415733686, 09235729390, 09335621629, WEB : www.bpms.org.in REF: BPMS/20/CIR/2015 Dated: 19.02.2016 To, The President/ General Secretary Unions Affiliated to Federation Subject: Agitation Programme from 01 March, 2016 to 05 March, 2016. Sadar Namaskar I hope this letter will find to all of you in good health and high spirit and busy in accelerating trade union activities. The meeting of office bearers of BPMS was conducted on dated: 11th and 12th February, 2016. In this meeting the recommendations of 7th CPC was discussed specially. As all of y

Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension cases - CPAO Orders

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Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension cases  - CPAO Orders Ministry wise Pre-2006 revised Vs unrevised summary report based on e-scroll No. CPAO/Co-ord/(85)/2015-16/1138 Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Central Pension Accounting Office, Trikoot -II, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110066 Dated: 19th February, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension cases. Though a substantial number of pre-2006 pension cases have been revised, still 5,648 pension cases are pending for revision constituting 1.30 percent of Civil Ministries/Departments. Out of this, 376 cases (67%) pertain to 8 Ministries/Departments where the pendency is more than 200 cases, viz Home Affairs (1075), CBEC (751), Atomic Energy (518), PPG&P (381), Prasar Bharti (350), HRD (264), Telecommunication (217) and Finance (204). The details of unrevised cases are provided under the CCA & PAO login of CPAO website (www.cpao.n