Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2012-13.

No.7/24120071E III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E III (A) Branch

New Delhi, the 27th September, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject – Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2012-13.

The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President to the grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30days emoluments for the accounting year 2012-13 to the Central Government employees in Groups C’ and D and all non-gazetted employees in Group ‘B’,

who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall continue to be monthly emoluments of Rs. 3500/-, as hitherto. The payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders will also be admissible to the eligible

employees of Central Para Military Forces and Armed Forces. The orders will be deemed to be extended to the employees of Union Territory Administration which follow the Central Government pattern of emoluments and are not covered by any other bonus or ex-gratia scheme.

2. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and

Conditions:

i) Only those employees who were in service as on 31.3.2013 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2012-13 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months).

(ii) The quantum of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) will be worked out on the basis of average emoluments/ calculation ceiling whichever is lower. To calculate Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) for one day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). This will

thereafter be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. To illustrate, taking the calculation ceiling of monthly emoluments of Rs. 3500 (where actual average emoluments exceed Rs. 3500), Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs. 3500×30/30.4=Rs.3453.95 (rounded off to Rs.3454/-).

(iii) The casual labour who have worked in offices following a 6 days week for at least 240 days for each year for 3 years or more(206 days in each year for 3 years or more in the case of offices observing 5 days week), will be eligible for this NonPLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) Payment. The amount of Non-PLB (ad- hoc bonus) payable will be (Rs.1200×30/30.4 i.e.Rs.1 184.21 (rounded off to Rs.1184!-). In cases where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.12001- p.m., the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments.

(iv) All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

(v) The clarificatory orders issued vide this Ministry’s OM No.F.14 (10)—E. Coord/88 dated 4.10.1988, as amended from time to time, would hold good.

3. The expenditure on this account will be debitable to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of these employees are debited.

4. The expenditure incurred on account of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) is to be met from within the sanctioned budget provision of concerned Ministries/Departments for the current year.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Amar Nath Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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7th Pay Commission for central govt employees announced

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today approved the constitution of the 7th Pay Commission, which is likely to impact at least 85 lakh central government employees and pensioners.

"Its (7th Pay Commission's) recommendations are likely to be implemented with effect from January 1, 2016," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said in a statement.

The setting up of the Commission comes ahead of the Assembly elections in five states this year and the general elections next year.

The government constitutes Pay Commission every 10 years to revise the pay scales of its employees and often these are adopted by states after some modification.

The names of the chairperson and members, as well as the terms of reference, of the Pay Commission will be finalised and announced shortly, the Finance Minister added.

The recommendations of the sixth Pay Commission were implemented from January 1, 2006; fifth from January 1, 1996, and fourth from January 1, 1986.

There are at present around 50 lakh central government employees and 35 lakh pensioners, who stand to benefit from the recommendations from the Pay Commission.

Govt approves 10% dearness allowance hike to Central Govt Employees and Pensioners

The government on Friday approved a proposal to hike dearness allowance to 90% from existing 80%, a move that would benefit about 50 lakh central government employees and 30 lakh pensioners.

"The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to increase dearness allowance to 90% at its meeting. The hike would be effective from July 1, this year," a source said.

According to the source, the increase in DA to 90% would result in additional annual expenditure of Rs 10,879 crore. There would be additional burden of Rs 6,297 crore on exchequer during 2013-14 on account of this hike in DA.

This is a double digit hike in DA after about three years. It was last in September, 2010, that the government had announced a hike of 10% to be given with effect from July 1, 2010.

DA was hiked to 80% from 72% in April, 2013, effective from January 1, this year.

Forgot your deposit? Postal department will ring a bell

Post offices in the next few months may be expected to inform a large number of people, who have forgotten about their deposits, about the unclaimed money in around 2.49 crore accounts across the country. Many people like 62-year-old housewife Krishna, who had forgotten about Indira Vikas Patra deposit in a post office in Gurgaon will benefit by the move.

Information watchdog, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the postal department to take proactive steps to refund unclaimed money to legitimate claimants or their heirs. Public funds to the tune of Rs. 1,164 crore are lying unclaimed under the Indira Vikas Patra..Another Rs. 752 crore is in the dormant saving post office accounts.

The CIC issued the order in an appeal filed by RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal against the postal department for refusing information regarding dormant accounts.

He had sought details about 100 top unclaimed accounts in post offices but the department expressed its inability to provide information saying it was lying with individual post offices.

Agarwal, however, contended that the information was important as unclaimed balances were prone to fraud.

He cited the instance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issuing guidelines to banks to transfer dormant balances to the government of India account after a period of 10 years.

Such a mechanism is being done in the case of unpaid dividends which are required to be transferred to the government after 3 years.

Agarwal suggested that post offices adopt similar practice.

Agreeing with him, information commissioner Basant Seth said that the ministry of corporate affairs and the RBI have issued appropriate guidelines for monitoring and taking proactive steps to refund unclaimed balances.

source-http://www.hindustantimes.com

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Britain launches postal service privatization

Britain's government on Thursday officially launched plans to privatize more than half of Royal Mail, saying an initial sale of shares in the state-run postal service would occur within weeks.

"Her Majesty's Government today announces its intention to proceed with an initial public offering of Royal Mail," said a joint statement, which added that the IPO was "expected to take place in the coming weeks".

Royal Mail is to list on the London Stock Exchange, while the coalition government said it would "retain flexibility around the size of the stake to be sold".

The government had in July announced plans to privatize more than 50 percent of Royal Mail following a major restructuring of the organization in recent years, triggered by fierce competition from email.

Royal Mail was expected to be Britain's biggest privatization since the 1980 sell-offs of former nationalized giants British Gas and British Telecom.

Media reports say the part sale of Royal Mail could be worth up to £3.0 billion ($4.74 billion, 3.57 billion euros). The government previously said that it would take on Royal Mail's historic pension deficit.

"This is an important day for the Royal Mail, its employees and its customers," business secretary Vince Cable said in Thursday's statement.

"HM Government is taking action to secure a healthy future for the company. These measures will help ensure the long term sustainability of the six days a week, one-price-goes-anywhere universal postal service.

"By announcing today that we intend to move ahead with a sale of shares in Royal Mail, we are completing the third and final part of the reforms agreed by parliament two years ago."

Cable, a member of the Liberal Democrats which share power with Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives, confirmed Thursday that 10 percent of Royal Mail shares would be handed out to its employees free of charge.

Around 150,000 staff will be eligible to get a free stake in the business under Britain's largest employee share scheme of any major British privatization for almost 30 years.

The government has argued that partial privatization will allow Royal Mail the freedom to raise capital, continue modernizing and meet booming demand for online shopping delivery.

Royal Mail recently enjoyed a surge in annual profits thanks to the increasing popularity of online shopping which generates parcel traffic, and owing also to deep cost-cutting and big increases in stamp prices.

The coalition government relaunched plans to part-privatize Royal Mail three years ago and after the proposal was ditched by the former Labour administration.

Former prime minister Gordon Brown's Labour government scrapped the sell-off plans in 2009 as Britain struggled with recession following the global financial crisis.

Royal Mail continues to operate most British postal services even though its more than 350-year-long monopoly of the letter-delivery business ended in 2006 as new rules kicked in to allow rival operators.

While Brown's Labour government was seeking to offload a big chunk of the Royal Mail, it was also forced to nationalize or rescue several major British banks at the top of the global financial crisis in 2008.

Source :

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/Britain-launches-postal-service-privatization/articleshow/22511983.cms

Two Chennai-based Head Post offices granted ISO certification

Two of the city-based Head Post Offices have been granted ISO certification by the Bureau of Indian Standards, India Post said on Wednesday.

"Anna Road HPO and Mylapore HPO have been granted ISO Certification under the Service Quality Management Systems in accordance with IS 15700:2005 by the Bureau of Indian Standards," it said.

The certification has been granted for "following stringent service quality systems' regarding sale of postages, Speed Post, Express Post and Savings Bank and Savings Certificates services, among others, a statement from the office of Postmaster General, Chennai City Region, said.

India Post had laid down a Citizen's Charter according to which counter transactions are carried out. The time taken for every transaction is recorded and scrutinised and "this ensures timely services," to customers in these HPOs, it said.

Further, an internal audit team regularly inspects the performance levels at various stages to ensure prescribed standards are followed, it added.

The release said the department had drawn its Service Quality Manual based on a government programme called 'Sarvottam'.

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LDCE for Inspector of Posts Examination 2013 on 14th and 15th September, 2013

Schedule for holding of Inspector of Posts Examination 2013

on 14th and 15th September, 2013 (in 19 Circles)

Date of Exam	Paper Nos.	Time
14th September,2013 (Saturday)	Paper-I (without  the  aid of books)	10:00 A. M. to 01:00 P. M.
14th September,2013 (Saturday)	Paper-II (without  the  aid of books)	02:00 P. M. to 05:00 P. M.
15th September,2013 (Sunday)	Paper-III (without  the  aid of books)	10:00 A. M. to 01:00 P. M.
15th September,2013 (Sunday)	Paper-IV (without  the  aid of books)	02:00 P. M. to 05:00 P. M.

Venue for Odisha Circle

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Disclose details of 100 dormant accounts: CIC to Postal Department

The Central Information Commission has directed postal department authorities to make public details of 100 biggest unclaimed accounts with them along with amount and dates since they are lying dormant.

The instructions were given on an RTI application filed by Subhash Agrawal who sought these details.

During the hearing Agrawal claimed that the postal department in its reply had said that unclaimed balance of Rs 752.44 crore are lying in 2.49 crore accounts.

He claimed postal authorities have taken no steps to return the money to the legitimate claimants. During his arguments, Agrawal said that unclaimed balances are prone to fraud.

He claimed Reserve Bank of India has now directed banks to transfer dormant balances to the government of India after a period of 10 years as is being done in case of unpaid dividends which are required to be transferred to the government after three years.

After hearing the arguments, Information Commissioner Basant Seth said as pointed out by the appellant, the RBI and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs have issued appropriate guidelines for monitoring and taking proactive steps to refund unclaimed balances to legitimate claimants or their heirs and to transfer the balances lying in dormant accounts to the government after a specified period.

"The CPIO should provide the information as above, free of cost, to the appellant within 45 days from the date of receipt of this order," he said.

Source : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

SIFY Network - Limits Internet Access in Post offices which is Migrated with CBS(Sify Network)

Approved and Accessible Sites through SIFY Network:

All links Under India Post:

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/Speednet/

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/RNet

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/emo

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/uidreports/

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/AccountsMIS/

http://indiapostarrow.gov.in/arrow/default.asp

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/RuralInfrastructure/

http://ptcinfo.org/eiodweb/

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/ccc/

http://www.ptcinfo.org/DigiFrank/

http://www.ptcinfo.org/eurogiro/

https://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/spc/

https://www.epostoffice.gov.in/

http://indiapost.nic.in/

https://mail.gov.in/iwc_static/layout/new_login.jsp

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/SpeedPost.aspx

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/ExpressParcel.aspx

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/IMOS.aspx

http://www.indiapost.gov.in/BusinessPost.aspx

http://ipsweb.ptcmysore.gov.in/ipswebtracking/

http://services.ptcmysore.gov.in/Speednettracking/Track/UIDTrack.aspx

https://wupos.westernunion.com/agent-app/login

http://www.reliancegold.in/jsp/userLogin.jsp

https://services.dopmobile.in/MerchantApp/

http://mail.nic.in

SDC Chennai:

tamilnadupost.nic.in/sdc/index.htm

Private Sites:

www.google.com

www.yahoo.com

All other Sites were blocked by SIFY Network as per DOP Order.

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Govt to hike dearness allowance by 10%; benefit 80 lakh employees & pensioners

Ahead of festival season, central government will this month announce a hike indearness allowance to 90% from existing 80%, benefiting about 50 lakh central employees and 30 lakh pensioners. 

According to official source, dearness allowance hike will be 10% and would be effective from July 1, this year.

The sources further said the exact amount of dearness allowance, as a proportion of basic pay, works out to over 90% after factoring in the revised all India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for June.

According to revised data released on August 30, retail inflation for factory workers for June stood at 11.63%, higher than provisional estimate of 11.06% for the month released on July 31.

Sources said that since the revised estimate for the month of June is available, the finance ministry would soon prepare a proposal for the purpose for seeking Union Cabinet nod.

They further said the proposal will be moved this month. There would be a double digit hike in DA after about three years. It was last in September, 2010, that the government had announced a hike of 10% to be given with effect from July 1, 2010.

DA was hiked to 80% from 72% in April, 2013, effective from January 1, this year.

As per the practice, the government uses CPI-IW data for past 12 month or a year to arrive at a number for the purpose of any DA hike. Thus, the retail inflation for industrial workers between July, 2012 to June 2013 will be used to take a final decision.

Source:-The Times of India