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AWARENESS PROGRAMME OF PENSIONERS PORTAL.

The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is implementing a web based mission mode project on pensions namely Pensioner’s Portal under the National e-Governance Plan. The Department has also started initiative called SANKALP for channelizing the experience and skill of Pensioners towards meaningful social activities.

The Department is proposing to conduct the next such Awareness Programme for Pensioners on October 08,2015 at Ahmedabad Medical Association, AMA House, Opp H.K.Arts College. The meeting will be chaired by Shri Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary (P,AR&PG).

The basic objective of the project is to facilitate redressal of Pensioners’ Grievances as also to provide information and guidance to pensioners on various pension and retirement related matters. User Ministries/Departments, Pensioners, Banks, Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Post Offices etc. are the stakeholders in this venture aimed at welfare of the Pensioners.

With a view to providing know how about the operational aspects of this Portal and the Grievances Redressal Mechanism in particular, the Department of Pensions is conducting Awareness Programmes at different locations in the country. So far such programmes have been conducted at Chandigarh, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Lucknow, Thiruvanthapuram, Kolkata, Jallandhar, Vadora, Shillong , Agartala and Kohima for Pensioners/Pensioners’ Association who are major stakeholders.

TRAI received the least number of call drop complaints against BSNL and maximum against Airtel & vodafone

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has received the maximum number of complaints for call drops against Bharti Airtel, in 2015. As per latest reports, there were 31 complaints of call drops against Airtel in 2015 (up to June 30).There were 17 complaints against Vodafone and 10 each forIdea Cellular and BSNL.
Exclusive: TRAI received the least number of call drop complaints TRAI received the least number of call drop complaints against BSNL and maximum against Airtel & vodafoneBSNL and the maximum against Airtel
In addition, TRAI received eight complaints against Reliance Communications, two against MTS, and one each against Aircel and Tata during the reported period, the telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

Call drop in a network can occur due to various reasons, including insufficient coverage due to paucity of mobile towers and handover failure due to network congestion on account of more users in a particular area.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has laid down quality of service parameters for mobile phone services. As per these regulations, TRAI has been monitoring the performance for service providers against the quality of service benchmarks for the various parameters through quarterly performance monitoring reports. The call drop rate should be less than 2 per cent, according to the TRAI benchmark.
“Meetings have been held by the regulator with operators for improving their performance. According to service providers, the common reasons attributed to call drops are equipment faults, frequent load shedding in some circles, difficulty in site acquisition, shutting of existing mobile towers due to radiation concerns and restrictions near international border,” the minister said.
“Meetings with telecom service providers have been held in April as well as second week of July, 2015 on the call drop issue, wherein they have been asked to take immediate measures to address issues of call drops by radio frequency optimisation, installation of new sites and in-building solutions(IBS),” he added.
Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked TRAI to give its views as to whether the customers can be compensated for dropped calls. See its details below:

Moscow: The Labor Migrant Workers’ trade Union in Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of WFTU.

September, 26, in Moscow the Labor migrant workers’ trade union organized a traditional monthly seminar for the trade union activists. A certain part of the meeting was devoted to the 70-th Anniversary of WFTU.

The Chairman of the TU Central Committee comrade Renat Karimov and the member of the TU Central Committee Igor Midtsev, representing WFTU in Moscow, told the participants of the seminar about the history of foundation of WFTU, about the development and the aims of the international class-orientated trade unions movement. About the modern activities and the struggle of WFTU for the interests of working people, against imperialist wars and invasions and interventions, against racism, neo-fascism and xenophobia, for the future without exploitation.

With great interest the unionists listened about the participation of the comrade Renat Karimov in the International WFTU Conference in Damascus this September, about the WFTU’ firm position of support of migrants and refugees – the victims of the imperialist policies.The solidarity statement, supporting the WFTU position was unanimously adopted.

 

Brazil: CTB and Brazilian Postal Service publish Stamp with the Winning Poster

Another important initiative on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary Celebrations comes from Brazil in the framework of the preparations for the Central Activity of the WFTU on October 3rd, 2015 in Sao Paolo. A special Stamp depicting the Winning Poster of the 70th Anniversary Poster Competition has been published by CTB Brazil in coordination with the Brazilian Postal Service for country wide use.

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners with effect from 1.7.2015

F. No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date : 28th Sept, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 1.7.2015.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 27th April, 2015 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 113% to 119% w.e.f. 1st July, 2015.

2. These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensloners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are lndian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008- P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.

3. Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department’s OM No. 4/59/97- P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 119% w.e.f. 1.7.2015 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the a.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s OM No.4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refer.

4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and reemployed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.

6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.

7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.

8. The offices of Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-11 dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CPL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.

9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.

10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 1/3/2015-E.II(B) dated 23rd September, 2015.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source : http://pensionersportal.gov.in/

WFTU Day, 3rd October 2015 – Participate in Joint Programme

In all important centres, CITU and connected trade unions are organising and observing the WFTU Day on 3rd October 2015, which also is the 70th anniversary of its formation. In many places it is jointly organised by all the Left Trade Unions and unions like BSNLEU, Confederation of CG employees, CGPA, AIPRPA etc.

All AIBDPA units are requested to participate in the joint programme enmasse.

78.2% IDA MERGER- DOT INTERNAL FINANCE CLEARED THE FILE.

Com. V. A. N. Namboodiri, Advisor and Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary have visited Sanchar Bhawan today the 28th September, 2015. They actually wanted to meet the Secretary, DOT with whom they had sought an appointment. But he was not available , already left to Kenya to attend an International Telecom Meeting and will be back only on 5th October, 2015.

Therefore they met Ms.Annie Moraes, Member (Finance) and discussed the issue of 78.2% IDA merger. She stated that the file incorporated with the necessary data sought by the Department of Expenditure  has been forwarded to the Establishment section for further necessary action. When the Association representatives asked whether the file would be sent directly to the cabinet from the establishment section,she replied that it is sufficient but is to be decided by the establishment section. Thereafter they met Shri.S.K.Jain, DDG (Establishment) also who shared the view of Member(Finance) but a final decision will be taken within a couple of days.

A GOOD WAGE AGREEMENT IN MARUTI, TO GET 38% HIKE.

According to reports the three unions in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s Haryana plants have signed a wage pact with the country’s largest car maker after a marathon 40 rounds of negotiations that lasted six months. The agreement is for three years from April 1,2015 to March 31,2018.

The basic pay hike will be Rs.16,800 per month, to be paid in three instalments over three years.-50 per cent this year and 25 per cent each in the next two years. In addition, the company’s MD and CEO has promised an incentive of Rs.3000 each as a one time measure in appreciation of an amicable settlement.

In July 2012, Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant was in news after  the death of an HR executive during the workers stirke, consequent on which 147 workers were  arrested and jailed. Only 77 managed to get bail this month. 550 permanent and 1800 contract workers were terminated. The good wage agreement could well be attributed as a consolation for the cruel victimisation meted out to the workers by the Maruti management in 2012.

MUKESH AMBANI INDIA’S RICHEST FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW.

 Industrialist Mukesh Ambani was today named India’s richest for ninth year in a row with a net worth of USD 18.9 billion even as his wealth dipped by USD 4.7 billion in a year, while ecommerce giant Flipkart’s founders made their debut on the country’s top 100 rich list.As per Forbes magazine’s latest India rich list released tonight, Ambani was followed by Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi as second richest with a net worth of USD 18 billion, while Wipro’s Azim Premji retained his third place with USD 15.9 billion.

Flipkart’s co-founders Sachin and Binni Bansal made their debut at 86th position with a net worth of USD 1.3 billion each.

The combined wealth of India’s 100 richest persons remained largely unchanged at USD 345 billion, as compared to USD 346 billion in 2014, Forbes said.

The magazine said the Indian economy was estimated to grow at 7 per cent this year, but the wealth of many of India’s 100 richest have gone down due to decline in the stock markets and depreciation in rupee value over the past one year.

As many as 10 of them saw their net worth dip by over USD 1 billion each in one year, including Lakshmi Mittal, whose net worth dipped to USD 4.6 billion (ranked 8th with USD 11.2 billion). His rank also slipped three places.

At the same time, many of the billionaires also saw their net worth rise further.

The list saw as many as 12 newcomers including Flipkart’s founders and low-cost airline IndiGo’s co-founder Rakesh Gangwal who has debuted at 70th position with a net worth of USD 1.6 billion ahead of his company’s IPO.

Gangwal’s partner Rahul Bhatia has moved up 12 positions to 38th with a net worth of USD 2.4 billion.

The biggest gainer was vaccine maker Serum’s Cyrus Poonawalla whose wealth rose from USD 6.2 billion to USD 7.9 million, pushing his rank to the 9th position.

Forbes said the minimum threshold for making it to the list has increased from USD 1 billion to USD 1.1 billion in 2015.

In the top ten, Hinduja brothers were ranked 4th with USD 15.9 billion, followed by Pallonji Mistry at USD 14.7 billion, Shiv Nadar (USD 12. 9 billion), Godrej family (USD 11.4 billion), Lakshmi Mittal (11.2 billion), Cyrus Poonawala (USD 7.9 billion) and Kumar Mangalam Birla (USD 7.8 billion).

Forbes said the list was compiled using shareholding and financial data obtained from families and individuals, stock exchanges, analysts and regulators.

The ranking lists family fortunes including those shared among extended familes such as in the case of Godrej and Bajaj families, while public fortunes were calculated on the basis of share price and exchange rates as on September 11.

The privately held companies were valued on the basis of their peer group companies that are publicly listed.

FINANACE MINISTRY ISSUES ORDERS ON DA DUE FROM 1st JULY,2015.

Today Ministry of Finance issued DA order for Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees with effect from July 2015

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 23rd September, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.7.2015

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. i/2i201S-E-II (B) dated April, 201 S on the subject mentioned above and to Say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate orf113%to 119% with effect from 1st July, 2015.

2. Provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and of this Ministry’s O.M. NO. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August. 2008 Shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these Orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to ell Central Government employees.

4.These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate Orders will issued by the Ministry Of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5.In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department arc concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence Of the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India,

(A.Bhttacharya)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Download ORDER : DA order for July 2015