Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – October, 2019

The All-India CPI-IW for October, 2019 increased by 3 points and pegged at 325 (three hundred and twenty five). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.93 per cent between September, 2019 and October, 2019 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.33 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 2.85 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Goat Meat, Milk Buffalo, Milk Cow, Garlic, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Gourd, Lady’s Finger, Potato, Tomato, Torai, Cooking Gas, Electricity Charges, Medicine (Homeopathic), College Fee, Petrol, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Ginger, French Bean, Radish, Apple, Lemon, Orange, Bus Fare, Hair Oil, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 7.62 per cent for October, 2019 as compared to 6.98 per cent for the previous month and 5.23 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 8.60 per cent against 7.05 per cent of the previous month and (-) 0.95 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level Varanasi and Jamshedpur observed the maximum increase of 12 points each followed by Munger-Jamalpur and Chhindwara (11 points each) and Jabalpur (9 points). Among others, 8 points increase was observed in 2 centres, 7 points in 4 centres, 6 points in 4 centres, 5 points in 12 centres, 4 points in 6 centres, 3 points in 15 centres, 2 points in 11 centres and 1 point in 10 centres. On the contrary, Goa recorded a maximum decrease of 4 points followed by Tiruchirapally, Ajmer and Delhi (2 points each). Rest of the 5 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 32 centres are above All-India Index and 44 centres’ indices are below national average. The indices of Ernakulum and Warangal centres remained at par with All-India Index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of November, 2019 will be released on Tuesday, 31st December, 2019. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix Level 1 Group D Vacancies in Railway for Disabled candidates (Divyangjan)

• Total Vacancies reserved for Disabled candidates (Divyangjan) were revised upwards by Railways from 729 to over 2400 with around 600 for each of the 4 Disability categories of LD, VI, HI and MD.
• There were total about 1.87 crore applicants. Written Exams (Computer-based 100% objective in 15 languages)
• Around 1,55,000 (1.55 lakhs) Disabled candidates took the exam for the around 2400 posts notified as reserved for such candidates.
• Around 34000 Disabled candidates scored above this threshold qualifying limit

aThe Government has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest, under the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)/(l), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension Rules, 1972

As per the information/data uploaded by the different Ministries / Departments/Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAs) on Probity Portal followed by the rectification requests made by some Ministries / Departments/CCAs, during the period from July, 2014 to October, 2019 (as on 21.11.2019), FR 56(j) has been invoked against a total number of 96 Group ‘A’ officers of different Ministries / Departments.

The Government has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest, under the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)/(l), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension Rules, 1972. These rules lay down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants, which is a continuous process.

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The Central Government once again clarified today in Parliament that there is no idea to decrease the retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 years to 58 years.

Today in Lok Sabha, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to a question that presently, there is no proposal to reduce the age of retirement on superannuation from 60 years to 58 years.

Submission of life certificate is more important for pensioners and family pensioners, to continue receiving their pension or family pension.

Submission of Life Certificate offline mode
Life certificate can be submitted in physical format to visit your pension issuing bank branch with aadhaar number, mobile, passbook and pension payment order (PPO). Checking your fingerprint with biometric devices and authentication will be generated with a unique ID. This ID is called Pramaan ID as acknowledgment.

Submission of Life Certificate online mode
Submission of life certificate through online mode (Digital submission) in your PC, laptop or mobile phone, need STQC certified Biometric Device. If not, download the ‘Jeevan Pramaan Application’ from the official portal of jeevanpramaan to your PC, laptop or mobile phone.

Payment of Travelling Allowance (TA) to the Officer / Staff for duties performed during election to the General Election to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019

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Aadhaar card will be sufficient as address proof to open bank account with Aadhaar KYC. For example, if a migrant worker comes from Jharkhand to Mumbai and his/her Aadhaar has Jharkhand’s address, then to open a bank account a self-declaration about his/her local address in Mumbai will be sufficient for Aadhaar KYC.

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