Thursday, December 3, 2015
Government to start electronic transfer of MGNREGA wages from 2016
An additional Rs 2,000 crore
would be sought from the Finance Ministry towards ensuring that MNREGA wages
are at par with the agriculture wages fixed by some states, Rural Development
Minister Birender Singh said.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provides 100
days of employment to registered workers on their demand.
During Question Hour, Singh said electronic transfer of wages under MNREGA
would be introduced in Kerala from January 1, 2016. "If it is successful,
we will introduce it (e-transfer of wages) in other states," he noted.
According to him, there are around 11 crore accounts and out of them, 65
percent are in banks and the remaining in post offices.
Noting that MNREGA is a demand-driven wage employment programme, the Minister
said various modalities have been put in place to prevent leakages in the
scheme.
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Cabinet approves relaxation in FDI for 15 sectors
New Delhi: Cabinet
yesterday gave ex-post-facto approval to the easing of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in 15 sectors that was approved by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi last month.
The
Cabinet, headed by PM Modi, approved the relaxation in FDI policy for 15
sectors including real estate, defence, civil aviation and News broadcasting,
official sources said. On November 10, PM Modi had in the immediate aftermath
of BJP's rout in Bihar assembly polls, approved a raft of reforms aimed at
boosting investor confidence and drumming up FDI for faster growth.
While
restrictions in the construction sector were freed up by allowing overseas
investors to exit and repatriate investment even before project completion,
foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 49 percent stake in defence firms and
regional airlines has been allowed without government nod.
As part
of the reform exercise, the government had allowed 100 percent FDI in cable and
direct-to-home TV operators, duty free shops and investment through automatic
route in limited liability partnerships.
It also
permitted portfolio investors to buy up to 74 percent in local private banks,
with full fungibility, while palm, coffee and rubber plantations have been
opened up for the first time.
Rules for
sourcing for single-brand retailers particularly for high-tech have been eased
by allowing them to sell online without specific permissions. But there is no
change in 51 percent limit for retailers like Wal-Mart in multi-brand
retailing.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Chennai floods: Landline calls in city to be free for a week: RS Prasad
Landline calls in the
Chennai circle will remain free for a week while telephones for which dues are
yet to be paid will not be disconnected for 15 days, said UnionTelecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasadtoday.
The city has been battered by the heaviest rainfall in close to a century.
"Landline calls in the Chennai circle are free for a week. The phones
whose dues are not paid will not be disconnected for 15 days," Prasad told
reporters here.
The
state-owned BSNL has
also announced that it will allow free local and STD calls to other BSNL mobile
phone users as well as 100 MB data for seven days for its pre-paid users. Other
private operators are not behind, which are offering free talktime to their
customers.
DNA
Govt Likely To Give Better Pay Package Than Seventh Pay Commission
New Delhi: This give a great pleasure to central government
employees, with the government is likely to modify the pay package of its
employees, they can expect a higher package from next year. The coming revised
pay will be higher than what the Seventh Pay Commission recommended.
The Seventh Pay Commission increased 16 per cent pay hike, which
is significantly lower than what the Sixth pay commission had recommended which
was close to a 40 percent increase in salaries. The extent of increase is
actually on the lower side of expectations.
The Seventh Pay Commission report for pay package hiking
submitted to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19. However, the
central government employees are in for disappointment as the report has been
proposed a 16 percent hike in pay package starting January 1, 2016.
We understand from sources of Finance Ministry that the average
increase in basic pay for all government employees will be in the region of
20-24%. This is a very rough average because for low paid employees, the
payback could increase by more than 26%.
We understand that minimum basic salary is likely to//copy hike at
least Rs 20,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay commission.
We also understand from sources, in good news for about 50 lakh
central government employees, the the government is likely to approve doubling
of existing rates of allowances and advances, which has been recommended for
abolition by Seventh Pay Commission like risk allowance, small family
allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance.
It is also added that the central government employees at
various levels have been complaining of the abolition of the above allowances
and advances.
They also demanded to make up pay gap between employees and
higher officers because in its report, the Seventh Pay Commission has
recommended to increase the pay gap between the minimum and maximum from
existing 1:12 to 1: 13.8, while all pay panels from second to sixth made up pay
gap from 1:41 to 1:12.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
SPMs & SDIs ARE NOT EXCEPTIONAL, AS THEIR PAY & ALLOWANCES ARE ALSO WITH HELD......
IT IS LEARNT THAT THE PAY & ALLOWANCES OF ABOUT 30 SPMs & FEW SDIs' ARE WITH HELD FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS THEY WERE FAILED TO ACHIEVE THE TARGETS ON OPENING OF NEW ACCOUNTS....
IT IS HAPPENED IN GUJRAT CIRCLE...... HOW SAD.....???
WHETHER IT IS OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL, THEIR PAY & ALLOWANCES WERE DETAINED BY THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN JUNAGHAD DIVISION.
CIRCLE SECRETARY, Gr.C, GUJRAT TAKEN UP THIS WITH THE PMG & CPMG........
WHERE & WHAT ARE WE ......?????????????????
EXCEPT AUTOCRACY ..... BEYOND BUREAUCRACY....!!!!
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Govt Likely To Hike Minimum Pay Rs 20,000; Not To Abolish Any Advance, Allowance
New Delhi: The government is likely to give minimum basic salary Rs 20,000 of central government employees while the Seventh pay commission recommended fixing the lowest at Rs 18,000 for the central government employees on its report which was submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19 by Justice A K Mathur, who heads the seventh pay commission.
An official of Expenditure Department Cell For implementation of Pay Commission recommendations said the government wants to make up pay gap between employees and higher officers and to hike Basic salary at least Rs 20,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay commission,
The government has no intention to cut current allowances and advances of any employees. The government motto is betterment must be done by protecting the current advances and allowances.
The Seventh pay commission has recommended for abolition of various allowances and advances like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance, he added.
He also said the government may not suggest any curtailment of the allowances and advances being now enjoyed by the central government employees, and the gazette of the pay hike, which is coming within six months, also would not do it.
The central government employees at various levels have been complaining of the abolition of the various allowances and advances.
They also termed the Seventh Pay Commission report as a width pay gap discrimination between employees and higher officers because in its report, the Pay Commission has recommended to increase the pay gap between the minimum and maximum from existing 1:12 to 1: 13.8
Every pay commissions made up pay gap between employees and higher officers from second Pay Commission 1:41 ratio to Sixth pay commission 1:12.
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