Guidelines for formation of Quality Check Team in Department of Posts for Physical Verification of PMEGP Units
Friday, 14 February 2025
Exploring feasibility to offer land by the Villagers might free of cost for erecting Departmental buildings or free built up spaces
Exploring feasibility to offer land by the Villagers might free of cost for erecting Departmental buildings or free built up spaces
A post office that floats? Only with India Post!
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Thursday, 13 February 2025
Fiscal Priorities and Unjustified Withholding of DA/DR Arrears
Fiscal Priorities and Unjustified Withholding of DA/DR Arrears
Stepping up Government Servant’s Pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 2016: Question raised in Rajya Sabha and answered on 11.02.2025
Stepping up Government Servant’s Pay under CCS (RP) Rules, 2016: Question raised in Rajya Sabha and answered on 11.02.2025
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTIONS No. 876
TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025/22 MAGHA, 1946 (SAKA)
“STEPPING UP GOVERNMENT SERVANT’S PAY” –
876: Shri Neeraj Shekhar
Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:
a) the details of references/representations received by Department of Expenditure, since 1st January, 2025 till date, from various Ministries/Departments and other organizations where CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 is applicable, regarding stepping up of pay of senior Government servants promoted to higher post on or before 01.01.2015 and drawing less pay in revised pay structure than their juniors who were promoted on or after 01.01.2016 under CCS (Revised Pay) Rule 7(10) read with Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rule, 2016, Ministry /Department/organization-wise, and
b) the number of such references which are pending along with the reasons therefor, reference-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY
(a) & (b): No such reference has been received since 1st January, 2025 in respect of senior government servants promoted on or before 01.01.2015.
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Directorate Instructions for non disturbance of postal services in c/w phase wise agitational programme by Postal JCA
Directorate Instructions for non disturbance of postal services in c/w phase wise agitational programme by Postal JCA
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Instructions on filling up of Accounts line posts of Postal / RMS wing
Instructions on filling up of Accounts line posts of Postal / RMS wing
Terms of reference of 8th CPC – Suggestions by Indian Railways Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) vide letter 04.02.2025 addressed to The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training.
Terms of reference of 8th CPC – Suggestions by Indian Railways Technical Supervisors’ Association (IRTSA) vide letter 04.02.2025 addressed to The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training.
INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS’ ASSOCIATION
No:IRTSA/Memo/7/8th CPC
Date:04.02.2025
The Secretary
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training.
Respected Sir,
Sub: Suggestions for terms of reference of 8th CPC.
Ref: Dy. Secy (JCA) letter No.6/1/2025-JCA, dated 23.01.2025.
Following suggestions are submitted for the composition of 8th CPC and for the terms of reference for 8th CPC.
Composition of 8th CPC
1) Commission may be headed by a retired or serving Judge of the Supreme Court.
2) One of the members of the Commission may be a Technocrat.
3) One of the members of commission may be a serving member of Railway Board to project the special conditions prevailing therein.
Following points may be included in terms of reference for 8th CPC in addition to terms of reference of 7th CPC
4) Release of withheld arrears of 18 months of DA/DR: To review the decision taken to withheld additional rates of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief payable to Central Government Pensioners & Family Pensioners due from 1st January 2020, 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021.
5) Merger of 50% Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR): To decide and recommend merger of 50% DA & DR to Central Government Employees & Pensioners/ Family Pensioners as on 01.01.2024 up to implementation of 8th CPC recommendations.
6) Interim Relief: To decide on interim relief of Pay /Pension/ family Pension from1.1.2026 till the revised pay & pension are paid if 8th CPC recommendations are not implemented from 01.01.2026, due to heavy inflation & to compensate for the shortcomings in compilations of price index & other.
7) Covering all Central Government employees in OPS: To examine and recommend modalities to cover all Central Government employees in Old Pension Scheme with objective of ensuring assurance in the old age and the employees would not be left in the lurch after retirement.
8) Anomalies: To review and recommend solutions for anomalies regarding pay level, increment, pay fixation, promotions, MACPS, retirement benefits, etc, pending for many years without sufficient negotiation with staff side.
9) Court cases: To study and recommend about thousands of cases pending in Central Administrative Tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court related to pay, allowances, pay fixation, MACPS, promotions, increments, following reservation policy, pension, pension commutation, restoration of full pension after recovery of commutated value of pension, transfers, etc. 8th CPC should quantify and classify pending court cases and to give its recommendations to clear court cases.
10) Work measurement & Bench Marking: To recommend on work measurement and bench marking of all jobs in Central Government.
Thank You
Yours’ truly
K.V.RAMESH
General Secretary, IRTSA
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Copy for kind information
1) Secretary Railway Board, New Delhi.
2) Deputy Secretary (JCA), DoPT.
Monday, 10 February 2025
Ease of Travel for Senior Citizens in the Indian Railways: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 609 by Ms. Sushmita Dev, answered on 07.02.2025 by Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology (Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw)
Ease of Travel for Senior Citizens in the Indian Railways: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 609 by Ms. Sushmita Dev, answered on 07.02.2025 by Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology (Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 609
ANSWERED ON 07.02.2025
EASE OF TRAVEL FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
609 Ms. SUSHMITA DEV:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the steps taken by Government to ensure ease of travel for senior citizens in the Indian Railways;
(b) the number of senior citizens that have travelled by Indian Railways, since 2020, year-wise;
(c) the number of senior citizens that availed any fare concessions offered by the Indian Railways, year wise, and the amount of concession offered since 2020,year-wise;
(d) the amount of fare concession offered to all sections, especially senior citizens since 2020, year-wise;
and
(e) whether the concession to senior citizens have been discontinued, if so, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (e) During the financial years 2020-21 to 2024-25 (upto December, 2024), approximately 2357.8 crore passengers of all ages (including senior citizens) travelled on Indian Railways. Further, with a view to provide safe and convenient journey to senior citizens, Indian Railways has already taken various steps, some of which are as under:-
- Provision to allot lower berths automatically to senior citizens, female passengers of 45 years and above even if no choice is given, subject to availability of accommodation at the time of booking.
- Earmarking of a combined reservation quota of six to seven lower berths per coach in Sleeper class, four to five lower berths per coach each in Air Conditioned 3 tier (3AC) and three to four lower berths per coach in Air Conditioned 2 tier (2AC) classes (depending on the number of coaches of that class in the train) for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women.
- Allotment of lower berths falling vacant in the train to senior citizens, Persons with Disabilities or pregnant women on priority.
- Earmarking of unreserved accommodation for senior citizens in 2nd class general compartment on suburban sections of Indian Railways.
- Earmarking of separate counters at various Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers for dealing with the reservation requisitions received from senior citizens subject to demand pattern and availability of counters.
- Provision of Battery Operated Vehicles (BOVs) at some important stations for senior citizens, divyangjans, sick passengers and pregnant women.
- Provision of wheel chairs at railway stations.
- Provision of ramps, lifts, escalators, signage, May I Help Booths, etc. at various stations.
Indian Railways strives to provide affordable services to all strata of the society and gave subsidy of 56,993 crore on passenger tickets in 2022-23. This amounts to concession of 46% on an average, to every person, travelling on Railways. In other words for easier understanding, 1f the cost of providing service is ₹100, then the price of ticket is ₹54 only. This subsidy is continuing for all passengers. Further, concessions beyond this subsidy amount are continuing for many categories like 4 categories of Persons with disabilities (Divyangjans), 11 categories of patients and 8 categories of students. Further, number of passengers availing the concession in different classes and in different trains over various Zonal Railways varies from year to year.
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