Change the Policy or We Shall Change the Government – M. Krishnan

Change the Policy or We Shall Change the Government – M. Krishnan

“THE MORNING SHALL SURELY COME, THE DARKNESS WILL VANISH.

WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR AND HEAD IS HELD HIGH ……

=Gitanjali,Rabindranath Tagore

CLASS ORIENTED MILITANT STRUGGLE OF THREE LAKHS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

“CHANGE THE POLICY OR WE SHALL CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT”

M.Krishnan

Secretary General, Confederation

Ex-Secretary General, NFPE

The unprecedented strike of three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of Postal department will enter the 14^th day on Monday. Functioning of  rural postal services has come to a grinding halt. Out of 1,55,000 Post offices, 1,29,500 rural Post offices are completely shut down. GDS are not demanding to give them the “Moon” from the sky. They are demanding their legitimate wage revision. If 32 lakhs departmental employees wage revision can be implemented within eight months after submission of Seventh CPC report, why the unjustified delay of eighteen months for implementation of wage revision of only three lakhs low-paid GDS employees? Why lamenting about the deficit of the department only when GDS wage revision comes? Are GDS responsible for the deficit? No, not at all.

Postal “Gods” and Central Government are in deep slumber for eighteen months, when poor GDs are waiting..waiting..and waiting. The strike is a natural outburst of pentup discontentment and anger of the marginalized section after desperately waiting for long. Then suddenly the sleeping ‘Gods’ wokeup. Appeal after appeal started pouring in all languages just like distributing chocolates to lure children. But 96% of GDS stood united and continued their struggle. They declared they will not surrender their self-respect and prestige, evenif they and their families are made to starve or die by prolonging the strike.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before our country got freedom. Mahatmaji had told the Britishers “you can kill me, but you can not make me surrender”.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before the most dreaded “apartheid” system is legally banned and abolished in South Africa. Nelson Mandela has taught them “never to give up or surrender”.

They know, many had lost their lives and many sacrificed before the “slave system” is legally abolished in United States. Martin Luther King had told them “I have a dream” and his dream had come true later.

GDS system is a “beggar system”and nothing but slavery and bonded labour. This heroic struggle of GDS will definitely mark the beginning of the end of this slave system which is a “black mark in the face of Indian democracy”. Those GDS and departmental employees (though in some states only) who participated in this historic struggle for emancipation of the most down trodden section of the society will be remembered for ever in the history and their sacrifice will never go in vain.

Those Government’s supporters in the bureaucracy are propagating that GDS unions have committed a great mistake and unpardonable crime by going on an “untimely” indefinite strike, that too all the four Unions together. We have only to remind them the old saying “when a beggar come to your house, you need not give money to him if you don’t like, but please don’t unleash your dogs to bite him”.  Let the GDS fight for their own destiny. Government may allow their right or not. This struggle is not the end of history. As long as injustice and discrimination are there, strikes and protests will emerge again and again likephoenix bird from the ashes.

Now the ball is in the court of the Government and Postal Department. It is they to decide how to play. What is wrong in inviting the GDS unions for negotiation and in reaching an honourable settlement, instead of distributing pamphlet type appeals one after another? What is the mindset of the top bureaucracy of the Postal Board? Are they thinking like olden days feudal landlords and expecting the GDS Union leaders “to obey them and not to question them”. Sorry, they are thoroughly mistaken and they should understand the writings on the wall. Only mutual trust and goodwill can build confidence in the mind of striking GDS and that can only lead to an amicable settlement.

We hope that good sense will prevail upon the powers-that-be. We want to make it clear that any attempt to break or crush the strike by attempting to victimization or any other coercive methods will only complicate the situation and the entire Central Government Employees will be forced to come out to defend and protect the striking GDS at any cost.

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DA from July 2018 – Increase 2% Expected

DA from July 2018 – Increase 2% Expected – Estimated DA with effect from July 2018 will be 9% – Suggestion based on actual Consumer Price Index for 10 months and estimated CPI for 2 months

Central Government Employees including Railway Employees, Defence Personnel and all Central Services and Defence Pensioners are paid dearness allowance at the rate of 7% with effect from January 2018.

We have attempted to estimate DA from July 2018 in this article.

Dearness Allowance payable with effect from 7th CPC Basic Pay

= (Avg of CPI-IW for the past 12 months – Average of CPI-IW recorded in 2015)*100/(Average of CPI-IW recorded in 2015)

New DA Calculator for calculating Dearness Allowance payable on 7th CPC Basic Pay:

Taking in to account, the revised DA Calculation Formula we have now come up with a new 7th Pay Commission DA Calculator.

DA from 1st July 2018:

We need AICPI (IW) (All India Consumer Price Index (Industrial Workers) for the months from July 2017 to June 2018 to determine Dearness Allowance with effect from July 2018. Actual Consumer Price Index for the months from July 2017 to March 2018 which are already available are tabulated as follows.

Month	Actual AICPI-IW
July-2017	285
Aug-2017	285
Sep-2017	285
Oct-2017	287
Nov-2017	288
Dec-2017	286
Jan-2018	288
Feb-2018	288
Mar-2018	287
Apr-2018	288
May-2018	To be released
Jun-2018	To be released

With actual CPI for the months from July 2017 to April 2018 and estimated CPI from May 2018 to June 2018, we have to determine DA from July 2018.

Expected DA from July 2018 : Estimation : 1

A conservative estimation of keeping CPI for May and June 2018, at the same level which was recorded in the month of April 2018 viz., CPI of 288, gives us an increase of 2% in DA from July 2018.

A with effect from 1st July 2016	= [ (285+285+285+287+288+286+288+288+287+288+288+288)/12]-(261.4)X100/261.4
	= 9 % (increase of 2% from the present DA of 7%)

 Expected DA from July 2018 : Estimation : 2

We need at least 4 point increase in consumer price index for the month of May 2018 and at least 1 point increase from that level in the month of June 2018 to get 3% increase in DA with effect from July 2018.  In other words, Consumer price index should at least be recorded as 292 and 293 in the month of May and June 2018 to get Dearness Allowance to increase to 10% with effect from July 2018.

DA with effect from 1st July 2016	= [ (285+285+285+287+288+286+288+288+287+288+292+293)/12]-(261.4)X100/261.4
	= 10 % (increase of 3% from the present DA of 7%)

 Expected DA from July 2018 : Estimation : 3

In the lowe side, CPI should record below 277 in the month of May 2018 and June 2018 to get DA increase of 1% or no increase in DA  with effect from July 2018 compared to January 2018.

DA with effect from 1st July 2016	= [ (285+285+285+287+288+286+288+288+287+288+276+276)/12]-(261.4)X100/261.4
	= 8 % (increase of 3% from the present DA of 7%)

Out of 3 Estimations for DA from July 2018, which has got more chance ?

Considering the previous Trend in Consumer Price Index, Chances for Estimation 1 is possible.

Chances for Estimation 2 may not be possible a as CPI should increase 4 points from the present level in the month of May 2018.

Estimation 3 is likely to happen only if 12 point decrease in consumer price index for the month of May 2018 . Decrease in CPI to such an exteent is not at all possible considering the past trend in CPI.

Hence, based on the above calculations, it is expected that DA from July 2018 will be 9% and net increase from July 2018 will be 2%

Checkout this new DA Calculator for Dearness Allowance after implementation of 7th Pay Commission report, to verify the above calculations.

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Guidelines to be Followed for Holding Of Conferences – Finmin Orders

Guidelines to be Followed for Holding Of Conferences – Finmin Orders

Guidelines to be followed for holding of Conferences/ Workshops/ Seminars, etc. (Domestic and International)

No. 19/(36)/E.Coord/2018
Government Of India
Ministry of Finance
Department Of Expenditure
E.Coord Branch

New Delhi, the 30th May, 2018

MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines to be followed for holding Of Conferences/ Workshops/Seminars, etc. (Domestic & International)

Ministry of Finance, Department Of Expenditure has been issuing guidelines for holding of Conferences/ Workshops/ Seminars, etc. (Domestic & International) from time to time with the objective that Ministries/Departments undertake such events keeping in mind the absolute necessity of it and adhering to almost economy. The extant guidelines have been reviewed and stand revised.

2. It has been decided that henceforth only proposals involving expenditure above Rs. 40 lakhs for International as well as domestic Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops etc, will need to be referred to the Department of Expenditure.

3. International conferences/ workshops Iseminars/ meetings etc:

i) All proposals involving expenditure of Rs. 40 Lakh or less for holding conferences/ workshops/ seminars} meetings etc. involving participation of foreign delegates may be decided by the Ministry/ Department in consultation with their Financial Adviser The approval of the Minister in Charge, political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs and clearance of Ministry of Home Affairs from security angle (wherever required) shall be obtained.

ii) All Proposals involving expenditure above Rs. 40 (Forty) lakh for incurring expenditure on holding conferences,’ workshops/ seminars/ meetings etc. with international participation should be referred to the Department of Expenditure (DOE) with the approval Of the Minister in Charge. political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs and clearance of Ministry of Home Affairs from
security angle (wherever required) for obtaining approval Of the Cabinet Secretary through Secretary (Expenditure).

iii) Commitment for bearing travel/ accommodation cost on participants from foreign countries should be kept to the barest minimum. Ministries/ Departrnents shall exercise utmost economy and austerity in this regard

iv) “In-principle” approval of the Minister-in-charge should be taken sufficiently in advance before the event.

v) Priority will be given to those conferences that arise out of intemational agreements/ obligations. Other conferences etc. should be planned only if there is residual provision in the Budget.

vi) All preparations for holding the conference and other formalities should be completed sufficiently in advance to avoid any last minute hitch and embarrassment.

vii) All administrative arrangements including issuance Of invitations should be done after receiving Cabinet Secretary’s approval or as per the powers delegated under this 0M.

4. Domestic conferences/ workshops Iseminars/ meetings etc: proposals involving RS 40 (Forty) lakh or less may be decided by the Ministry/ Department in consultation with their Financial Adviser. proposals involving expenditure above Rs 40 (Forty) lakh for incurring expenditure on holding conferences/ workshops/ seminars/ meetings etc, with participation limited to Indian delegates only may be referred to Department of Expenditure for approval of Secretary (Expenditure). Approval Of Secretary of the Ministry/ Department may be Obtained prior to the file being referred to Department Of Expenditure.

5. Autonomous Bodies:

i) Conferences held by Autonomous Bodies generally generate revenue from sponsorships and registrations and most of the time either they do not require government support or require in small portions. Administrative Ministries are competent to grant approval for holding the conferences (whether domestic or intemational) where no funds are required from Government

ii) However, if Government funds are required and the financial assistance required is more than Rs. 40 Lakhs for International as well as Domestic conferences/ workshops ‘seminars/ meetings etc. such cases shall be referred to Department of Expenditure.

6. General Instructions: While referring the cases of Conferences etc., whether domestic or international, to Department of Expenditure, following may be strictly adhered to:

(i) Holding of Exhibitions/ fairs/ seminars/ conferences/ workshops etc. abroad should be discouraged except for promotion of trade and business and for projection of ‘Brand India’. For this purpose, depending on the nature of event, if more than one Ministry/ Department is involved, a Nodal Ministry/ Department should be identified to take the lead for coordinating and organizing the event.

(ii) All proposals referred to Departrnent of Expenditure on the subject should be sent at least one month in advance of commencement of the event and only through the Financial Adviser concerned While referring the proposals to the Department of Expenditure, it may be ensured that necessary clearances viz. from Ministry Of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs etc. and approval Of competent authority in the Ministry/ Department have been obtained and placed in the file. In the absence of these, the proposals will be retumed without processing in the Department of Expenditure

(iii) Sufficient provision in the relevant Budget should be ensured before such proposals are processed in the Ministry/ Departrnent and before referring proposals to Department Of Expenditure. The proposal should clearly indicate the budget provision.

(iv) Stipulated timeline for submission of proposals may be adhered to strictly. It may be noted that henceforth, delayed proposals will not be processed unless accompanied by a Delay Report containing reasons for delay, duly approved by the Administrative Secretary.

(v) Holding of conferences/ workshops Iseminars/ meetings etc. in Five Star Hotels is banned except in case of bilateral/ multilateral official engagements held at the level Of Minister-in-Charge or Administrative Secretary with foreign Government or international bodies of which India is a Member. Any deviation in this regard should be referred to the Department of Expenditure with adequate justification.

(vi) Ministries/Departments shall not resort to seeking ex post- facto approval on the proposals since they are liable to be rejected. Hence, adequate advance planning and obtention of all requisite approvals/clearances is emphasized

7. Notwithstanding the enhancement in the prescribed expenditure ceiling, all Ministries/ Departments shall ensure utmost economy in public expenditure.

8. This is in supersession of Department of Expenditure’s earlier instructions on tie subject cited above issued vide following OMs NO.:i) 19(9)/E.Coord/2011 dated 5th March, 2015

ii)19(9)/E.Coord/2012 dated 12th July, 2012
iii)19(9)/E.Coord/2012 dated 13th September, 2011
iv) 7(1)/E.Coord/2010 dated 13th September, 2010
v) 7(1)/E.Coord/2010dated 31st May, 2010
vi) 7(1)/E.Coord/2002 dated 28th May, 2003

9. These instructions will come into operation with immediate effect.

sd/-
(H. Atheli)
Director

Authority: www.doe.gov.in

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Brief on Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018

” Representatives are requesting to this Ministry that the effective date of Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 will 01.01.2016 instead of 29.03.2018 at par with the Central Government employees’

1. The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed the 14th Sabba Sabha on 15.03.2018 and 22.03.2018 respectively and assented to by the Hon’ble President on 28th March, 2018.

2. The Government vide notification No.1420(E) dated 29th March, 2018 has enhanced the gratuity ceiling under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 from Rs.10 lakh to Rs.20 Lakh with effect from 29th March, 2018.

3. A Large number of representations have been received in this Ministry from the Unions/Organizations/Individuals physically, through Social Media (Facehook/Twitter etc.) and PG Portal whereby the representatives are requesting to this Ministry that the effective date of Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 will 01.01.2016 instead of 29.03.2018 at par with the Central Government employees’

4. In this regard, it is informed that on earlier occasions also, the enhancement in gratuity ceiling under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 has been implemented with prospective date only. Further, implementation of the same with effect will be administratively difficult and employers may not have sufficient liquidity to meet the arrears liabilities.

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Enhanced Family Pension – Time Limit Prescribed By Department Of Pension

Enhanced family Pension (50% of pay last drawn by employee) is payable for 7 years or till the deceased retired Employee would have attained the age of 67 years

CPAO/IT & Tech/clarification/13(vol-III)/2018-19/32

28-05-2018

Office Memorandum

Subject – Date up to which enhanced family pension payable.

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare has clarified vide its ID No.1/1(5)2018-P&PW (E) 32206 dated-12.04.2018 that family pension at enhanced rates will be payable for 7 years or till the deceased retired government servant would have attained the age of 67 years had he survived, whichever is less, irrespective of type of retirement, date of retirement and age of superannuation applicable in the case of retired Govt. servant. This would equally apply in all Central Civil Govt. Departments/ Offices including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Medical Officers.

This issues with the approval of Chief Controller (Pensions).

S/d,
(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)
(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)
Ph No.011-26103074

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Talks failed today also. Strike will continue. Rally with 5000 in Delhi thundering success.

Talks failed today also. Strike will continue. Rally with 5000 in Delhi thundering success.

Talks failed today also. Strike will continue. Rally with 5000 in Delhi thundering success.

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AICPIN for the Month of April 2018

AICPIN for the Month of April 2018

No. 5/1/2018-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 31st May, 2018

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — April, 2018

The All-India CPI-IW for April, 2018 increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 (two hundred and eighty eight). On I-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.35 per .cent between March, 201,8 and April, 2018 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.73 per cent between the corresponding months of-previous year.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.01 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Groundnut Oil, Fish Fresh, Milk, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, French Bean, Green Coriander Leaves, Lady Finger, Methi, Palak, Peas, Potato, Radish, Tomato, Apple, Coconut, Lemon, Mango (Ripe), Electricity Charges, Petrol, Tailoring Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Wheat, Gram Dal, Eggs (Hen), Pure Ghee, Chillies Green, Onion, Bitter Gourd, Gourd, Parval, Sugar, Flowers/Flower Garlands, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 3.97 per cent for April, 2018 as compared to 4.36 per cent for the previous month and 2.21 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 1.33 per cent against 1.68 per cent of the previous month and 0.67 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Goa reported the maximum increase of 8 points followed by Giridih and Kodarma (5 points each). Among others, 4 points increase was observed in 5 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. On the contrary, Darjeeling and Rourkela recorded a maximum decrease of 4 points each followed by Ahmedabad and Amritsar (2 points each). Among others, 1 point decrease was observed in 9 centres, Rest of the 17 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 39 centres are above All-India Index and 38 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Bengaluru centre remained at par with All-India Index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of May, 2018 will be released on Friday, 29th June, 2018. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(AMRIT LAL JANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR

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TA BILL Generation Tool for Postal Employees

TA BILL Generation Tool for Postal Employees

We wish to share among our India Post employees who might find it very useful. It is designed and developed with utmost care and fully tested. It is very easy to use. Qt Cross Plat form framework is used to develop it and hence It will work on most windows platforms and will not need any prerequisite. The link to download installer file is provided below. 

Link : http://bit.ly/2svqoWC or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_3fUglI2cnTvDT6s-olXAg9A_2mXRcUX/view

Mirror :

Developed by

Rajendran.M Postal Assistant Vaniyambadi SO - 635751

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SB Order No. 06/2018 : Regularisation of PPF accounts opened in Joint names

SB Order No. 06/2018 : Regularisation of PPF accounts opened in Joint names

Regularisation of PPF accounts opened in Joint names

SB Order No. 06/2018

F.No.32-01/2017-SB

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001.

Dated: 28 .05.2018

To,

All Heads of Circles/Regions

Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Regularisation of PPF accounts opened in Joint names

Respected Sir/ Madam,

The undersigned is directed to say that vide their OM No. 3/1/2016-NS dated 07.05.2018, the Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division), New Delhi have informed that the as per the Public Provident Fund Scheme, 1968, a PPF account can not be opened in joint names, i.e. in the names of more than one individual. Ministry of Finance has been receiving references from various Banks and Post Offices seeking regularization of irregular PPF accounts opened in joint capacity. The matter has been, examined in Ministry of Finance afresh and decided that all the institutions (Dept of Posts/Agency Banks) may undertake a one-time exercise to identify PPF accounts opened in joint capacity in contravention of the provisions of the Scheme and forward a consolidated proposal for regularization of all such PPF accounts opened by various Accounts Offices (Post Offices/Bank Branches) under them to DEA/MoF by August 30, 2018. All such joint accounts shall be considered for regularization by converting, them into single accounts in the name of one of the joint subscribers. Banks/Department of Posts are also required to indicate in their proposals the name of one of the joint subscribers in respect of each such account, in whose name the account may be regularized.

2. The Circles are accordingly requested to launch special drives for the purpose to identify PPF account opened in joint capacity, if any & forward a detailed consolidated proposal for the whole of the Circle, for sending the same onward to DEA/MoF seeking regularization. Circles are requested to take up it on Priority arrange to send their consolidated proposal so as to reach this office by 31.07.2018, so that this office may compile & send the same to DEA/MoF by the due date, i.e. 30.08.2018. The DEA/MoF would consider such joint accounts for regularization by converting them into single account in the name of one of the joint subscribers. It should, therefore be indicated clearly in the proposal as to in whole name (for amongst the joint subscribers) the account is to be made single regularized.

3. It may kindly be noted that no request for regularization in such cases shall be entertained after the said deadline & responsibility would lie on the concerned Circle on account of any additional obligation arising out of court cases or otherwise for opening of such irregular PPF accounts.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Yours Sincerely,

Sd/-

(P L Meena)

Assistant Director (SB-I)

Source: http://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=2848

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