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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

REVIEW OF LTC POLICY - Minister replies

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2100
ANSWERED ON 18.12.2013
REVIEW OF LTC POLICY
2100 . Shri AMARNATH PRADHAN
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS bepleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government plans to review the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) policy to check bogus LTC claims, inflated air travel bills and foreign travels by the employees of the Central Government, State Bank of India and other PSUs as reported in the media;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the manner in which the Government plans to check fictitious claims and streamline the working of private travel agencies; and
(d) the penal action proposed for violation of rules in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a) to (d): Government of India formulates the policies and schemes keeping in mindthe various service requirements of the employees and their welfare. Various Ministries/Departments & other independent agencies of the Government of India are responsible for the proper implementation of these policies. These policies are reviewed from time to time and also amended when situation demands.
In case of Leave Travel concession having any fraudulent activities coming to the notice of designated body/agencies, the irregularities are looked into in terms of Rule 16 of the CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 and disciplinary proceedings are initiated against the Government servant on the charge of preferring a fraudulent claim which may result in imposition of any of the penalties specified in Rule 11 of CCS (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965. During the pendency of disciplinary proceedings, the Government servant shall not be allowed the next two or more sets of LTC in addition to the sets already withheld.

Monday, January 27, 2014

POSTAL CRUSADER of FEB2014 - editorial


UNITED  WE  STAND
TOGETHER  WE  CONQUER
                   Battle lines for a showdown of the Central Govt. Employees are drawn.  Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers and National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) had served notice for 48 hours strike on 2014 February 12th & 13th, to Cabinet Secretary and Secretary, Department of Posts respectively on 21st January 2014 alongwith 15 point Charter of demands.
                   The demands raised by the entire Central Govt. employees includes DA merger, Interim relief, Grant of civil servant status and inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC, Regularisation and revision of wages of casual labourers, Rescind PFRDA Act and scrap new Pension Scheme, Date of effect of 7th CPC 01-01-2014 & Five year wage revision in future, Fixation of minimum pay based on Need-based minimum wage formula worked out by 15th ILC and modified by Supreme Court later, settlement of anomalies, Implementation of Arbitration awards, five promotions, cashless hassle free medical facilities, Removal of restrictions on compassionate appointments, removal of bonus ceiling, stop downsizing, outsourcing, contractorisation, casualisation and privatisation, Filling up of vacant posts. Stop price rise and strengthen public distribution system.  Right to strike, vacate victimisations and revive JCM forums are also included in the charter.
                   The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Central Govt. from 1991 onwards is threatening the very existence of Central Govt. departments.  Many Govt. functions are already outsourced and some departments are at the verge of closure.  Eventhough Govt. proclaim that there is no ban, six lakhs of vacant posts remain unfilled, out of which three lakhs are in Railways.  Downsizing, contractorisation and privatisation has become the order of the day.  Exploitation of  three lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks of the Postal department and casual labourers is still continuing.  Hard-earned statutory Pension of the Govt. employees has been snatched away and  share market oriented New Pension Scheme is introduced. Both the congress-led UPA Govt. and BJP led Opposition NDA had joined together in the Parliament to pass the PFRDA Bill.  Prices of all essential commodities has shooted up and grant of permission by the Govt. to  oil companies to raise the prices of Petroleum products including Gas has further aggravated the situation.  Life of the workers and common people has become miserable.  To compensate the price rise and to prevent further erosion in the real wages.  Govt. is not ready to grant DA merger or interim relief.  Entire negotiating forums called JCM has become totally ineffective and defunct due to the negative attitude of the Government. 
                   General Election to Parliament is going to be declared shortly.  Parliament is in session upto the second or third week of February 2014 only.  Once election is declared, we cannot expect any positive action from the Government till the end of 2014.  Confederation has framed the charter of demands in its National Council held at Mumbai in 2010 December 1st & 2nd and submitted to Government in 2011.  Series of Nationwide campaign and agitational programmes has been organised and a massive rally of about 20000 Central Govt. employees was conducted in front of Parliament on 26th July 2012.  As the Government remained indifferent one day’s nation-wide strike was conducted on 12th December 2012 followed by two days strike on February, 20, 21 along with the Central Trade Unions.  Strike ballot for indefinite strike was also declared in the month of August, 2013.  Due to the agitations conducted by  Confederation, Government was compelled to announce 7th Pay Commission in September, 2013, of course, with an eye on the votes of the Central Government Employees and Pensioners in the by-election to four states including Delhi.
                   Now four months are over since the announcement of the Prime Minister assuring constitution of Seventh CPC.  Till this day the notification constituting the 7th CPC is not issued by the Government and the Chairman and other committee members are also not appointed.  DA merger, Interim Relief and terms of reference are also pending.  In fact, Government has fooled about 50 lakhs Central Government employees including defence personnel and 40 lakhs Central Government Pensioners.  Nobody can tolerate this type of humiliation.
            We cannot expect any positive action from the Government, unless and untill we organise ourselves in a decisive manner and go for a strike action.  Central Government Employees have the potential to get their due rights from an unwilling Government.  For that there is no short-cut.  Unity and struggle is the only way.  2014 February 12th & 13th 48 hour strike will be an outburst of resentment and anger of the entire Central Government employees.  Let us unite together and make the 48 hours strike a show of our uncompromising determination, courage and unity.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

List of Super Speciality Hospitals in Coimbatore, Chennai and other Tamilnadu regions...



Medical Benefit Super speciality treatment 
For super speciality treatment such as open heart surgery, neuro surgery, bone marrow transplant, kidney transplant or specialised investigations like CAT scan, MRI angiography etc. referral arrangements are available with the reputed hospitals of the country. The total cost of such treatment, diagnostic facilities or surgical intervention is borne by the ESI Scheme.
Medical Benefit Super specialty treatment 
List of hospitals in Coimbatore, Chennai and other Tamilnadu regions where ESI Beneficiaries can avail Super speciality treatment




Hospitals in Coimbatore
1. Lalitha Hospital, Cross Cut Road, Coimbatore
2. The Eye Foundation, RS Puram,Coimbatore
3. Sheela Clinic, East Power House Road, Coimbatore
4. Kongunadu Hospital Private Ltd, Tatabad, Coimbatore
5. KG Hospital, Coimbatore
6. PSG Hospital, Coimbatore
7. Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore
8. Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore
9.  KTVR Group hospitals, Coimbatore

Other Hospitals in Tamilnadu Region
1. Appollo Hospital, Greams Road, Chennai
2. Mahatma Eye Hospital, Thiruchirapalli
3. Miot Hospital, Manapakkam, Chennai
4. Prem's Eye Clinic, Bazaar Road,Saidapet, Chennai-15
5. Sugam Hospital, T.H.Road, Chennai-19
6. AG Eye Hospital, Puthur, Trichy
7. Harvey Health Care Limited, TTK Road, Chennai
8. Bejan Singh Eye Hospital, Nagercoil
9. The Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Accident Surgery, Madurai
10. Dr. J. Mathias Hospital, Nagercoil
11. Sooriya Hospital, Chennai.
12. Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospitals Ltd., Cathedral Road, Chennai-86
13. Vizhiagam Eye Hospital, Sivaganga
14. Shanmuga Hospitals and Salem Cancer Institute, Salem
15. Sri Kavery Medical Centre(TRichy) Pvt Ltd. Trichy
16. Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy
17. Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Madurai
18. Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
19. Kidney Care Centre, Madurai Road, Tirunelveli
20. Quality Care Hospital, Ellis Road, Madurai
21. Sri Ramachandra Hospital, Porur, Chennai
22. Maruti Hospital, Tennur, Trichi-17
23. Appollo Hospital, KK Nagar, Madurai
24. Mani Hospital (P) Ltd. Theni

Source : www.esicoimbatore.org
[http://www.esicoimbatore.org/benefits/super_speciality_hospitals.htm]

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

NFPE HQ- NEWS

Temporary Contact Number of Com. M. Krishnan, Secretary General

Dear Comrades,

My Mobile is lost at Nagpur. A new SIM card in the same number 09447068125 will be issued by BSNL within few days.

Till that Time my temporary contact number is 
099 688 980 09.

Sorry for the inconvenience.


(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General
NFPE

Clarification between change of Membership and verification of Membership

Wife has the right to know husband’s salary

Wives of government servants have a "right" to know salaryparticulars of their husbands and these details should also be made public by their offices as mandated under suo-moto disclosure clause of the RTI Act, the Central information Commission has held.

Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu said every spouse has a right to information about the salary particulars of the other especially for the purpose of maintenance.

"More so, wife has a right to know the salary particulars of the husband, who is an employee of the public authority," he said.

The commissioner further said that the details about agovernment employee’s salary is no third party information and these have to be voluntarily disclosed under Section 4(1)(b)(x) of the RTI Act.

He said the salary paid to the public authority is sourced from the tax paid by the people in general and it has to be disclosed mandatorily under the RTI section.

"The information about the salary of employee or an officer of the same public authority cannot be considered as a third party information… Public authorities cannot reject such RTI applications about salary under the pretext of the third party information," he held.

Acharyulu warned the Home Department of Delhi government that such denial of information will be wrongful and could incur penalty. The warning was in context of an application filed by Jyoti Seherawat seeking salary slip of her husband who is employed at the Home (General) department.

The information was denied as her husband gave in written to the department that such an information should not be provided to anyone.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

STRIKE NOTICE SERVED

STRIKE NOTICE SERVED TO THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS TODAY ON 21.01.2014.click here

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Com. G.S.NAGENDRA PASSED AWAY

A Veteran trade union leader Com.G.S.Nagendra, Ex. Circle Secretary Karnataka R-III Union, Ex. Vice President and Asstt. General Secretary R-III (CHQ) passed away on 11.01.2014 at Apollo Hospital Bangalore. He was the founder leader of RMS Union in Karnataka Circle.
        NFPE HQ conveys its heartfelt condolences and dips its banner in respect of him.

Friday, January 17, 2014

FEB 12-13,2014 STRIKE! STRIKE!! STRIKE!!!



SPECIAL APPEAL FROM SECRETARY GENERAL, NFPE


Make the two days strike a thundering success in Postal







Dear Comrades,

Once again, NFPE and Confederation have taken the lead rising up to the occasion and have decided to go for 2 days Nationwide Strike on 2014 February 12th and 13th.

All of you know that the Government was compelled to declare 7th CPC only because of the struggles conducted by NFPE and Confederation including 2012 July 26th massive Parliament March and 12.12.2012 one day strike followed by 2 days National strike on February 20th & 21st, 2013 alongwith Central Trade Unions. Government has not constituted the 7th CPC till date and it is not ready to grant DA merger and interim relief. Further the Postal Board has made it clear that GDS will not be included under the purview of 7th CPC. Wagerevision of casual labourers is long pending. Government is not ready to review its decision to impose contributory pension scheme on the employees joined service on or after 01.01.2004. Most of the anomalies of 6th CPC including MACP anomalies are still pending.

It is needless to say that unless and until we mobilize employees and go for Strike action Government will not be ready to concede any of our demands. General Election is going to be declared in the last week of February orfirst week of March 2014. Parliament will be in session only upto 14th February 2014, it is reported. Once the election is announced, we cannot expect any favourable decision from the Government. Even after election, no decision can be expected within 6 months of assumption of office by the new Government i.e till the end of December 2014.

Hence it is the right time to strike. If we miss the bus now we cannot catch it again and we will be blamed by the employees for our inaction. It is in this back ground NFPE & Confederation has taken the decision to organize 2 days strike when the Parliament is in session. Our main demands are DA merger, Interim relief, grant of Civil servant status and inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC, date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014, regularisation and revision of wages of casual labourers, rescind PFRDA Act and scrap new Pension scheme and settlement of anomalies. Other demands in 15 Point Charter of demands are equally important. Strike Notice will be served to cabinet secretary by Confederation and Secretary Department of Posts by NFPE and its affiliated organizations on 21.01.2014.

NFPE is the biggest affiliate of Confederation and it is our duty to ensure that 100% strike is organised in each and every Circle/Division. We should take the lead to organize other sections of the employees also especiallyGrameen Dak Sevaks. It is not known whether the so called recognised GDS union will follow the decision of NFPE. It has not given strike notice to secretary, Department of Posts during the 12th December 2012 strike organised by NFPE and Confederation.

AIPEU GDS (NFPE), the newly formed GDS Union of NFPE, has already decided to join in the strike and we are sure that even if the so called recognised union is not ready to follow NFPE and join the strike, GDS employees will definitely participate enmasse in this strike under the banner of NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE). GDS demandsare also the most important demands of the strike charter.

All of you are aware that NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court for implementation 1977 Supreme Court Judgment and grant of Civil Servant status plus other benefits of regular employees to the GDS. The supreme court has directed the Delhi High Court to consider the case and deliver judgment. The case came up for hearing in the Delhi High court on 15.01.2014 and it posted for next hearing on 07.05.2014.

Thus NFPE and AIPEU GDS (NFPE) are sincerely fighting for the cause of GDS both organizationally and legally.

The circular issued by NFPE and confederation are already sent to Circles/Divisions. I, on behalf of NFPE HQ, make this special appeal to you to act swiftly and without wasting a single minute. Please conduct intensive campaign in your Circle/Division and make the strike 100% success. Issue circulars with 15 point charter of demands in local language and circulate among all employees without fail. FNPO has also decided to go for strike on the same dates and on same demands and they will conduct their campaign separately.

This is the time to prove your ability as the leader of NFPE. This is the time to prove your capacity to organize a successful Strike. Let us take it as a challenge and make this strike a thundering success. History will remember only those who fight for the cause of our fellow comrades.

Remember the words of our great founder leader Com. Tarapada Mukherjee

“Take it from me, comrades, that petitions and memorandums and supplications will count for nothing so long as we do not organize ourselves in a manner to convince the Government ………… The ground is ready, only some daring spirits are wanted to sow the seed and reap abundant harvest”.

Comradely yours,


(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Confederation news

2014 FEBRUARY 12th & 13th ALL INDIA STRIKE

CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME OF CONFEDERATION NATIONAL SECRETARIAT MEMBERS
S. No.
Names of the Comrades
Area/states to be covered
1
S. K. Vyas, 09868244035
R. N. Parashar, 0986819295
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Bihar
2
K. K. N. Kutty, 09811048303
R. P. Singh, 09969080996
K. V. Jayaraj, 9869501189
Maharashtra (Except Nagpur region)
Gujarat & Rajasthan
3
T. Narasimhan, 09440056969
Yeshwant Purohit, 09406717191
T. Satyanarayana, 09912348500
Nilesh D. Nasree, 09850354898
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh
4
Giriraj Singh, 09811213808
A. K. Kanojia, 09810206426
I. S. Dabas, 09968099272
Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Jammu & Kashmir
5
K. P. Rajagopal, 09868277455
C. P. Sobhana, 09446721330
M. Duraipandian, 09789833552
R. Seethalakshmi, 09448819821
P. Suresh, 09885077451
Venkatasubramanian, 09443735356
Kerala, Tamilnadu & Karnataka
6
Vrigu Bhattacharya, 09868520926
Pijush Roy, 09433575577
Arup Chatterjee, 09874408310
Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam and North Eastern Region
7
N. Somaiah,
V. Nageswara Rao, 09912348233
B. Krishna Gaud, 09866618391
G. Mani Achari, 09442155128
Andhra Pradesh & Orissa
8
S. K. Vyas, 09868244035
K. K. N. Kutty, 09811048303
R. N. Parashar, 0986819295
Giriraj Singh, 09811213808
A. K. Kanojia, 09810206426
Vrigu Bhattacharya, 09868520926
New Delhi and National Capital Region
v  Com. M. Krishnan will attend the campaign programme of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Tamilnadu at some centres and other places of requirement.
v  Com. M. S. Raja relieved for campaign in IA & AD
v  All the Teams are to complete the campaign programme by the end of January 2014.
v  State COC Secretaries shall co-ordinate the campaign programme in their respective states in consultation with the leaders of the respective team (see Mobile numbers above)
v  From 1st February 2014 onwards the State COC leaders will carry out State level campaign programme in their respective states.
ALL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS - YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION PLEASE.
1.      Each affiliated organisation should issue separate circular along with the copy of the 15 point charter of demands to the State/District committees WITHOUT FAIL to make the two days strike a grand success ensuring 100% participation of their members
2.      Each affiliated organisation should conduct their own Department wise campaign programme and issue circulars, notices, posters etc. to popularize the charter of demands so that each and every employee is contacted before 31.01.2014.
3.      Each organistaion should serve Strike notice to their respective Departmental Heads on 21.01.2014 and a copy of the strike notice should be sent to the Confederation Head Quarters in the following address
M. Krishnan
Secretary General
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
E-mail ID: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com
Mobile No. 09447068125
4.      In the past, C-O-Cs have complained that the Head Quarters of some affiliated organizations are not issuing any circular to their branches or serving strike notices to their Departments. This time no such lapses should take place. Every organistaion should ensure that separate circular issued by their Head Quarters and separate strike notice is served by them to their Departmental Head.
5.      Model Copy of the strike notice will be exhibited in the confederation website within two days. Please download it and submit after necessary modification with mass demonstration in front of the respective offices. If any organisation cannot serve strike notice on 21.01.2014 due to late receipt of communication, it should be served on any date before 27.01.2014.
6.      Please ensure maximum participation of your members in all campaign programme.
7.      Please see the Confederation Website every day. It will not be possible to inform each developments through circular or over phone. All office bearers of affiliated organisations should see the Confederation Website every day.
WEBSITE: - www.confederationhq.blogspot.in
Let us make the strike a cent percent success
Comradely yours,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General

Merger of 50 percent DA may soon be considered by Central Government –Sources

Merger of 50 percent DA may soon be considered by Central Government –Sources

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Rates of Income Tax for the year 2013-14 (Assessment Year 2014-15)

RATES OF INCOME-TAX FOR THE YEAR 2013-14 (ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15) AS PER FINANCE  ACT, 2013

As per  the Finance Act, 2013, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act  from income chargeable under the head  ”Salaries” for the financial  year 2013-14 (i.e. Assessment Year 2014-15) at the following rates:

2.1  Rates of tax

A.        Normal Rates of tax:
SlNo
Total Income
Rate of tax
1
Where the total income does not exceed Rs.
2,00,000/-.
Nil
2
Where the total income exceeds    Rs.
2,00,000 but does not exceed    Rs. 5,00,000/-
.
10 per cent of the amount by which the
total income exceeds Rs. 2,00,000/-
3
Where the total income exceeds    Rs.
5,00,000/- but does not exceed  Rs.
10,00,000/-.
Rs. 30,000/- plus 20 per cent of the
amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-.
4
Where the total income exceeds    Rs.
10,00,000/-.
Rs. 1,30,000/- plus 30 Per cent of the
amount  by which the  total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-
B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty years or more  but less than eighty years at any time during the financial year:
SlNo
Total Income
Rate of tax
1
Where the total income does not exceed Rs.
2,50,000/-
Nil
2
Where the total income exceeds  Rs. 2,50,000
but does not exceed  Rs. 5,00,000/-
10 per cent of the amount by which the
total income exceeds Rs. 2,50,000/-
3
Where the total income exceeds Rs.
5,00,000/- but does not exceed  Rs.
10,00,000/-
Rs. 25,000/- plus 20 per cent of the
amount by which the total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-.
4
Where the total income exceeds Rs.
10,00,000/-
Rs. 1,25,000/- plus 30 per cent of the
amount   by which the  total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-
C. In case of every individual being a resident in India, who is of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the financial year:
SlNo
Total Income
Rate of tax
1
Where the total income does not exceed Rs.
5,00,000/-
Nil
2
Where the total income exceeds    Rs.
5,00,000 but does not exceed    Rs.
10,00,000/-
20 per cent of the amount by which the
total income exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/-
4
Where the total income exceeds    Rs.
10,00,000/-
Rs. 1,00,000/- plus 30 per cent of the
amount  by which the  total income exceeds Rs. 10,00,000/-
2.2       Surcharge on Income tax:
The amount of income-tax shall be increased by a surcharge @10% of the Income-tax onpayments to an individual taxpayer, if the  total income of the individual  exceeds Rs 1 crore during FY 2013-14 (AY 2014-15). However the amount of Surcharge shall not exceed the amount by which the individual’s total income exceeds Rs 1 crore and if surcharge so arrived at, exceeds such amount (assessee’s total income minus one crore) then it will be restricted to the amount of total income minus Rupees one crore.
2.3.1    Education Cess on Income tax:
The amount of income-tax including the surcharge if any,  shall be increased by Education Cess on Income Tax at the rate of two percent of the income-tax.
2.3.2    Secondary and Higher Education Cess on Income-tax:
An  additional  cess  is  chargeable  at  the  rate  of  one  percent  of  income-tax  including  the surcharge if any,  but not including the Education Cess on income tax as in 2.3.1.
source: gconnect,in