NEW DELHI: India, which is aiming for average 9 per cent GDP growth in the 11th Five Year Plan ending 2012, may find the feat challenging as growth falters on the back a global economic slowdown.
The target of 9-10 per cent growth rate may look little ambitious in the current year when the world economy seems to be slowing down, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here today.
“It will not be big surprise if growth will be slightly lower than what was forecast eight months ago,” he said, adding that in the medium term, “it (fast growth) is eminently feasible.”
The Indian economy registered a growth of 9.1 per cent in 2007-08. The Reserve Bank has since downgraded the growth rate for this fiscal to 8 per cent, while the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council has further pegged it down at 7.7 per cent.
Asked about the impact of implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission, he said, “I am sure we will be able to handle that.” - PTI
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/01211907.htm
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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After cabinet approval of modified 6th pay commission report, here you can check your actual pay hike with most trusted pay calculator and arrears calculator.
This sixth pay commission pay calculator taken into account following modification
1. Fitment factor is 1.86 (changed from 1.74)
2. Fixed pay increment rate of 3%, only in month of July
3. Lowest transport allowance of Rs. 600/- instead of Rs. 400/-
4. DA rates taken as -
0% -> from 1.1.2006;
2% -> from 1.7.2006;
6% -> from 1.1.2007;
9% -> from 1.7.2007;
12% -> from 1.1.2008
16% -> from 1.7.2008 onwards
Source: http://6thpaycommission-news.blogspot.com/
After cabinet approval of modified 6th pay commission report, here you can check your actual pay hike with most trusted pay calculator and arrears calculator.
This sixth pay commission pay calculator taken into account following modification
1. Fitment factor is 1.86 (changed from 1.74)
2. Fixed pay increment rate of 3%, only in month of July
3. Lowest transport allowance of Rs. 600/- instead of Rs. 400/-
4. DA rates taken as -
0% -> from 1.1.2006;
2% -> from 1.7.2006;
6% -> from 1.1.2007;
9% -> from 1.7.2007;
12% -> from 1.1.2008
16% -> from 1.7.2008 onwards
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Wikipedia: Sixth Central Pay Commission
Pay commission
A Pay Commission is a panel comprised of members of the Union Cabinet of India for hiking the salaries of government employees.
History
Since India's Independence, six pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis to review and make recommendations on the work and pay structure of all civil and military divisions of the Government of India
First Pay Commission
The first pay commission was constituted in May 1946, and had submitted its report in a year.
Second Pay Commission
The second panel had been set up in August 1957 and had given its report exactly after two years, with a financial impact was Rs.396 million.
Third Pay Commission
The third pay commission set up in April 1970 gave its report in March 1973, and created proposals that cost the government Rs.1.44 billion.
Fourth Pay Commission
Constituted in June 1983, its report was given in three phases within four years and the financial burden to the government was Rs.12.82 billion.[1]
Fifth Pay Commission
The Fifth Pay Commission was set up in 1994 and implemented in 1997 at a cost of Rs. 17,000 crore.
Sixth Pay Commission
Main article: Sixth Central Pay Commission
In July 2006, the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay commission. This commission has been setup under Justice B.N.Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months. The cost of hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about Rs. 20,000 crore for a total of 5.5 million government employees as per media speculation on the 6th Pay Commission, the report of which is expected to be handed over in late March/early April 2008. The employees had threatened to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to hike their salaries. Reasons for the demand of hikes include rising inflation and rising pay in the private sector due to the forces of globalization .com/fullstory.php?newsid=71343|title="Rs 20,000 crore for babus?"|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2006-07-20}} The Class 1 officers in India are grossly underpaid with an IAS officer with 25 years of work experience earning just Rs.55,000 as his take home pay.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_commission
A Pay Commission is a panel comprised of members of the Union Cabinet of India for hiking the salaries of government employees.
History
Since India's Independence, six pay commissions have been set up on a regular basis to review and make recommendations on the work and pay structure of all civil and military divisions of the Government of India
First Pay Commission
The first pay commission was constituted in May 1946, and had submitted its report in a year.
Second Pay Commission
The second panel had been set up in August 1957 and had given its report exactly after two years, with a financial impact was Rs.396 million.
Third Pay Commission
The third pay commission set up in April 1970 gave its report in March 1973, and created proposals that cost the government Rs.1.44 billion.
Fourth Pay Commission
Constituted in June 1983, its report was given in three phases within four years and the financial burden to the government was Rs.12.82 billion.[1]
Fifth Pay Commission
The Fifth Pay Commission was set up in 1994 and implemented in 1997 at a cost of Rs. 17,000 crore.
Sixth Pay Commission
Main article: Sixth Central Pay Commission
In July 2006, the Cabinet approved setting up of the sixth pay commission. This commission has been setup under Justice B.N.Srikrishna with a timeframe of 18 months. The cost of hikes in salaries is anticipated to be about Rs. 20,000 crore for a total of 5.5 million government employees as per media speculation on the 6th Pay Commission, the report of which is expected to be handed over in late March/early April 2008. The employees had threatened to go on a nationwide strike if the government failed to hike their salaries. Reasons for the demand of hikes include rising inflation and rising pay in the private sector due to the forces of globalization .com/fullstory.php?newsid=71343|title="Rs 20,000 crore for babus?"|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=2006-07-20}} The Class 1 officers in India are grossly underpaid with an IAS officer with 25 years of work experience earning just Rs.55,000 as his take home pay.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_commission
http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php - Sixth Central Pay Commission
The Sixth Central Pay Commission submitted its Report to the Government on 24th March, 2008.
The following studies have been taken up by the Commission:
» Studies on Formulating the Concept, Principles, and Parameters for Performance-Related Incentives (PRI) in Government
» Study for Estimating the Compensation Package for Government Employees and the Cost to the Government
» A Study of Terminal Benefits of the Central Government Employees
Note: The contents of this site are a public resource of general information which may be acknowledged whenever used.
Resolution
New Delhi, the October 5, 2006 Asvuna 13,1928 (Saka)
The Government of India have been considering for some time past the changes that have taken place in the structure of emoluments of Government employees over the years. Conditions have also changed in several respects since the last Pay Commission made its report in 1997. Accordingly, it has been decided to appoint the Sixth Central Pay Commission comprising of the following:
1 Chairman Mr. Justice B.N.Srikrishna
2 Member Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
3 Member Mr. J.S.Mathur
4 Member-Secretary Smt. Sushama Nath
Terms of Reference of the Sixth Central Pay Commission
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Terms of Reference
To examine the principles, the date of effect thereof that should govern the structure of pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits whether in cash or in kind to the following categories of employees:-
Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial.
Personnel belonging to the All India Services.
Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces.
Personnel to the Union Territories.
Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Members of the regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI) set up under Acts of Parliament*.
Officers and employees of Supreme Court of India**.
To transform the Central Government Organisations into modern, professional and citizen-friendly entities that are dedicated to the service of the people.
To work out a comprehensive pay package for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned at (A) above that is suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy through rationalization of structures, organizations, systems and processes within the government, with a view leveraging economy, accountability, responsibility, transparency, assimilation of technology and discipline.
To harmonize the functioning of the Central Government Organisations with the demands of the emerging global economic scenario. This would also take in account, among other relevant factors, the totality of benefits available to the employees, need of rationalization and simplification, thereof, the prevailing pay structure and retirement benefits available under the Central Public Sector Undertakings, the economic conditions in the country, the need to observe fiscal prudence in the management of the economy, the resources of the Central Government and the demands thereon on account of economic and social development, defence, national security and the global economic scenario, and the impact upon the finances of the States if the recommendations are adopted by the States.
To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits having financial implications to the present and former Central Government employees appointed before January 1, 2004.
To make recommendations with respect to the general principles, financial parameters and conditions which should govern payment of bonus and the desirability and feasibility of introducing Productivity Linked Incentive Scheme in place of the existing ad hoc bonus scheme in various Departments and to recommend specific formulae for determining the productivity index and other related parameters.
To examine desirability and the need to sanction any interim relief till the time the recommendations of the Commission are made and accepted by the Government.
*A. vi substituted by Ministry of Finance Resolution No.5/2/20006-E.III (A) dated the 7th December, 2006.
**A. vii substituted by Ministry of Finance Resolution No.5/2/2006-E.III (A) dated the 8th August, 2007.
The Commission will devise its own procedure and may appoint such Advisers, institutional consultants and experts, as it may consider necessary for any particular purpose. It may call for such information and take such evidence, as it may consider necessary. Ministries and Departments of the Government of India will furnish such information and documents and other assistance as may be required by the Commission. The Government of India trusts that State Governments, Service Association and others concerned will extend to the Commission their fullest cooperation and assistance.
The Commission will have its headquarters in Delhi.
The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized.
Suggestions & Comments
Sixth Central Pay Commission had invited all interested persons, including members of the public, peoples' representatives, consumer associations, staff associations, State/UT governments, ministries/departments to send their views on the subject by 31st December 2006. Consequent to an addition in the terms of reference, Unions/Associations of officers and employees of the Supreme Court of India were requested to submit any memorandum to the Commission before 31st August 2007.
Source: http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php
The following studies have been taken up by the Commission:
» Studies on Formulating the Concept, Principles, and Parameters for Performance-Related Incentives (PRI) in Government
» Study for Estimating the Compensation Package for Government Employees and the Cost to the Government
» A Study of Terminal Benefits of the Central Government Employees
Note: The contents of this site are a public resource of general information which may be acknowledged whenever used.
Resolution
New Delhi, the October 5, 2006 Asvuna 13,1928 (Saka)
The Government of India have been considering for some time past the changes that have taken place in the structure of emoluments of Government employees over the years. Conditions have also changed in several respects since the last Pay Commission made its report in 1997. Accordingly, it has been decided to appoint the Sixth Central Pay Commission comprising of the following:
1 Chairman Mr. Justice B.N.Srikrishna
2 Member Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
3 Member Mr. J.S.Mathur
4 Member-Secretary Smt. Sushama Nath
Terms of Reference of the Sixth Central Pay Commission
Close X
Terms of Reference
To examine the principles, the date of effect thereof that should govern the structure of pay, allowances and other facilities/benefits whether in cash or in kind to the following categories of employees:-
Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial.
Personnel belonging to the All India Services.
Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces.
Personnel to the Union Territories.
Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Members of the regulatory bodies (excluding the RBI) set up under Acts of Parliament*.
Officers and employees of Supreme Court of India**.
To transform the Central Government Organisations into modern, professional and citizen-friendly entities that are dedicated to the service of the people.
To work out a comprehensive pay package for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned at (A) above that is suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy through rationalization of structures, organizations, systems and processes within the government, with a view leveraging economy, accountability, responsibility, transparency, assimilation of technology and discipline.
To harmonize the functioning of the Central Government Organisations with the demands of the emerging global economic scenario. This would also take in account, among other relevant factors, the totality of benefits available to the employees, need of rationalization and simplification, thereof, the prevailing pay structure and retirement benefits available under the Central Public Sector Undertakings, the economic conditions in the country, the need to observe fiscal prudence in the management of the economy, the resources of the Central Government and the demands thereon on account of economic and social development, defence, national security and the global economic scenario, and the impact upon the finances of the States if the recommendations are adopted by the States.
To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits having financial implications to the present and former Central Government employees appointed before January 1, 2004.
To make recommendations with respect to the general principles, financial parameters and conditions which should govern payment of bonus and the desirability and feasibility of introducing Productivity Linked Incentive Scheme in place of the existing ad hoc bonus scheme in various Departments and to recommend specific formulae for determining the productivity index and other related parameters.
To examine desirability and the need to sanction any interim relief till the time the recommendations of the Commission are made and accepted by the Government.
*A. vi substituted by Ministry of Finance Resolution No.5/2/20006-E.III (A) dated the 7th December, 2006.
**A. vii substituted by Ministry of Finance Resolution No.5/2/2006-E.III (A) dated the 8th August, 2007.
The Commission will devise its own procedure and may appoint such Advisers, institutional consultants and experts, as it may consider necessary for any particular purpose. It may call for such information and take such evidence, as it may consider necessary. Ministries and Departments of the Government of India will furnish such information and documents and other assistance as may be required by the Commission. The Government of India trusts that State Governments, Service Association and others concerned will extend to the Commission their fullest cooperation and assistance.
The Commission will have its headquarters in Delhi.
The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized.
Suggestions & Comments
Sixth Central Pay Commission had invited all interested persons, including members of the public, peoples' representatives, consumer associations, staff associations, State/UT governments, ministries/departments to send their views on the subject by 31st December 2006. Consequent to an addition in the terms of reference, Unions/Associations of officers and employees of the Supreme Court of India were requested to submit any memorandum to the Commission before 31st August 2007.
Source: http://india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php
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Summary of 6th Pay Commission Recommendations: Allowances & Facilities
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The Government of India constituted the 6th Pay Commission to suggest pay revisions for its employees. The recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission has been accepted by the Government with minor modifications. Besides recommending new pay scale, this commission has recommended changes in the different allowances admissible to Central Govt. employees and other facilities provided to them for serving people and country. Below are given the major recommendations of the commission related to allowances, advances, holidays and class entitlements.
1. Dearness Allowance:
the AICPI (IW) will continue to be the index used for calculating DA for Government employees.
Merger of dearness allowance with basic pay is not recommended.
DA will continue to be sanctioned twice a year as on 1st January and 1st July payable with the salary of March and September, respectively.
2. City Compensatory Allowance (CCA):
City Compensatory Allowance to be abolished.
3. Other Compensatory allowances:
Rates of Special Compensatory (Hill Area/Remote Locality), Tribal Area Allowance, Project Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance revisied as follows :
Project Allowance: Rs.1500 p.m. For posts in the grade pay of Rs.5400 and above; Rs.1000 p.m.For posts in the grade pay of less than Rs.5400
The rates of all the above allowances shall automatically increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
Abolition of Special Compensatory Allowance for Gandhinagar and Special Compensatory (Border Area) Allowance.
As regards Special (Duty) Allowance for postings to North East Regions, the allowance at the existing rates should be paid to all Central Government employees on their posting on transfer to any North East Region irrespective of whether the transfer is from outside the North East Region or from another area of that region.
The condition that the employees have all India transfer liability should also be dispensed with. This will ensure that all employees, irrespective of their group, get the benefit of this allowance on their posting to a new city in North East on transfer.
The Special (Duty) Allowance as well as other concessions allowed to the Government employees in North East region to be extended to the Government employees posted in Ladakh.
Island Special (Duty) allowance: No change is recommended in respect of this allowance. However, this allowance should, henceforth, also be paid to all Central Government employees on their posting on transfer to any place in these Islands without insisting on an all India transfer liability.
Hard Area Allowance to the employees posted in the Nicobar group of Islands to be paid separately along with Island Special (Duty) Allowance. Further, this allowance should also be extended to the Lakshadweep group of islands.
Project Allowance
Bad Climate & Special (Hill Area) Allowance
4. Traveling Allowance:
Travel entitlements
No change in the travel entitlement for travel outside India.
In case of road travel between places connected by rail, travel by any means of public transport be allowed provided the total fare does not exceed the train fare by the entitled class.
In case of places not connected by train, travel by AC bus for all those entitled to travel by AC II Tier and above in train and by Deluxe/Ordinary bus for those who are entitled to travel by First Class/AC III Tier/AC Chair Car/Sleeper Class in train is recommended.
All mileage points earned by Government employees on tickets purchased for official travel should be utilized by the concerned department for other official travel by their respective officers.
The travel entitlements while on tour and transfer to be revised as under :
Travel Entitlement
5. Daily Allowance
The recommended rates of daily allowances are illustrated in above Table.
The rates of all the components of Daily Allowance shall automatically increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
In case of stay or journey on Government ships, boats etc.or journey to remote places on foot/mules etc. for scientific/data collection purposes in organisations like FSI, Survey of India, GSI etc., daily allowance will be paid at rate equivalent to that provided for reimbursement of food bill. However, in this case the amount will be sanctioned irrespective of the actual expenditure incurred on this account with the approval of the Head of Department/Controlling Officer. For journey on foot, an allowance of Rs.5 per kilometer traveled on foot shall be payable additionally. This rate will also be increased by 25% whenever DA payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
6. LTC & other benefits:
travel entitlements under LTC should also be same as those on official tour and transfer except no daily allowance be payable for travel on LTC.
The facility shall be admissible only in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by the Government or any Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Government or a local body.
Encashment of Earned Leave upto 10 days along with LTC to the extent of total of 60 days be continued,
The leave encashed at the time of availing LTC not be deducted from the maximum amount of Earned Leave encashable at the time of retirement.
Consequently, the employees would be eligible to encash 300 days of Earned Leave at the time of their retirement, even though they may have encashed Earned Leave of upto 60 days during their career while availing LTC, whether to their home town or to any place in India.
The Railways employees be allowed to avail of this encashment at the time of availing of passes for a maximum of 60 days in the entire career subject to the condition that successive encashment cannot be made before a minimum period of two years has elapsed.
7. Transport Allowance:
in the revised scheme of pay scales, all the allowances and facilities will be governed by Grade Pay.
the existing condition which prohibits grant of Transport Allowance to the employees who have been provided with official accommodation within one Kilometer of the office is removed.
Other conditions regulating the grant of this allowance shall remain unchanged.
Physically disabled employees shall continue to draw this allowance at double the normal rates.
This, however, will be further subject to the condition that Transport Allowance in the case of physically disabled employees shall, in no case, be less than Rs.1000 per month plus the applicable rate of dearness allowance.
Employees in pay band PB-4 who are entitled to the use of official car for travel between residence and office may be given the option to draw transport allowance at a higher rate of Rs.7000 p.m. plus dearness allowance provided they give up the use of official car for travel between residence and office.
The Commission recommends following rates for Transport Allowance :
Transport Allowance
8. House Rent Allowance:
the Commission recommended merger of C Class Cities (having population of 50,000 to 5 lakh) with `Unclassified Towns' (having population of less than 50,000).
The existing population criterion for classifying towns and cities for purposes of HRA is being retained but population in the urban agglomeration should be taken into account for classifying a city for purposes of HRA.
HRA in A-1 cities be paid at the rate of 30% of the total of revised pay in the running pay band and grade pay thereon.
Erstwhile A, B-1 and B-2 categories are being merged.
The following rates of House Rent Allowance:
9. Education Allowance:
the Commission recommended merger of Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee which will henceforth be reimbursement upto the maximum of Rs.1000 per child per month subject to a maximum of 2 children.
Hostel subsidy may be reimbursed upto the maximum limit of Rs.3000 per month per child. The limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
10. Holidays:
The Government offices will remain closed only on the 3 National holidays.
No other closed holidays be allowed.
Restricted Holidays available to an employee shall be increased to 8 with the list of Restricted Holidays being suitably enlarged to include all the erstwhile Gazetted Holidays therein.
Every Head of Department (HoD) should be allowed the option of declaring the office closed for a maximum of two Restricted Holidays in a year based on local considerations.
The number of Casual Leave, Half Pay Leave and Earned Leave available to Government employees shall remain unchanged.
The number of casual leave for physically disabled employees will stand increased to 12 days. From 1/9/1981, Teachers, Principals and Head Masters working in schools and from 28/7/1984, Librarians, Laboratory Assistants and Watermen working in schools have not been allowed the facility of half pay leave. This facility needs to be restored for these categories as the present rules place them in difficulties in times of sickness, etc.
These categories should be made eligible for half pay leave on par with other Central Government employees.
11. Deputation (Duty) Allowance:
· the rates of Deputation (Duty) Allowance and Central (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance may continue to be paid at the rate of 5%, 10% and 15% of the aggregate of pay in the pay band and grade pay without any pecuniary limit. This will, however, be subject to the limit that the aggregate of pay in the pay band and Deputation (Duty) Allowance/Central (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance does not exceed Rs.39,200 being the minimum pay in the pay band PB-4.
12. Miscellaneous Allowances
· The Commission recommended doubling of the extant rates of Cycle Allowance, Washing Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Special Allowance, Night Duty Allowance and Split Duty Allowance.
· The rates of these allowances will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
· Machine Allowance withdrawn.
13. Over Time Allowance
· Abolition of compensation in the form of Over Time Allowance or any other similar allowance to any of the Central Government employees except those belonging to the categories of operational staff and industrial employees governed by statute.
14. Advances
A. Interest Free Advances
The Commission recommended that the existing amount of following interest free advances should be doubled:-
- Festival Advance
- Advance in the event of natural calamity like flood, drought, cyclone, etc.
- Advance for training in Hindi through Correspondence Course.
The rates of these allowances shall be increased by 25% every time dearness allowance on revised pay bands increases by 50%. All other existing conditions in respect of various interest free advances shall be maintained without any change.
B. Interest Bearing Advances
· no interest should be charged on advances for purchase of warm clothing and bicycle. Like in the case of other interest free advances, the existing rates of advances for purchase of warm clothing and bicycle should also be doubled.
· The Commission was of the view that in order to spread the benefit in a more equitable manner, it was desirable to provide only for the element of interest subsidy and make available various interest bearing advances to Government employees through arrangements with public sector banks.
· The Government will give an interest subsidy equal to 2 percentage points in rate of interest being charged by the bank to the employee.
· The interest subsidy for employees with disabilities will be equal to four percentage points in the rate of interest being charged by the bank.
· Simultaneously, the existing limit of various interest bearing advances should also be doubled for the purpose of getting the subsidy. This limit should automatically be increased by 25% every time the dearness allowance payable on revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
· The eligibility for taking the advances should also be removed because the repaying capacity would, in any case, be considered by the concerned bank at the time of processing the loan application.
15. Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA)
Accordingly, the Commissions recommends that Doctors should continue to be paid NPA at the existing rate of 25% of the aggregate of the band pay and grade pay subject to the condition that the Basic Pay + NPA does not exceed Rs.85,000.
16. Risk Allowance:
Risk Allowance is withdrawn.
Employees be provided with free medical and life insurance of Rs.5 lakhs for employees in PB-1 pay band; Rs.7 lakhs for employees in PB-2 pay band; Rs.10 lakhs for employees in PB-3 pay band/higher pay bands/scales.
The amount of the insurance should automatically be increased by 50% every time the DA payable on the revised pay goes up by 50%. The entire expenditure on paying premium for this insurance will be borne by the Government.
The amount insured will be paid in case of any serious injury/death sustained in the course of employment and will be over and above the other benefits available to all categories of Government employees.
These employees should also be provided with additional health benefits with mandatory health check-ups every quarter and enhanced leave, wherever the same is necessary for proper recuperation.
17. Uniform related Allowances:
the Commission recommends the following rates of Uniform Allowance for different categories of such personnel :
CPMFs/CPOs/RPF/IPS
Initial grant Rs.14000; Renewal grant Rs.3000; payable after every three years
Uniform allowance for Coast Guard officers:-
Initial grant Rs.16000; Renewal grant Rs.5000; payable after every three years.
Existing rates of Kit Maintenance Allowance be doubled for all categories of employees presently in receipt of this allowance. Uniform Allowance for nurses should also be increased to Rs.500 per month.
The rates of Uniform Allowance and Kit Maintenance
Allowance for all the above categories shall be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
18. T.A. on Transfer
The Commission recommends that transportation of personal effects by road at the rates prescribed for `other places' should be allowed in respect of places connected by train as well without subjecting it to the extant restriction that these can not exceed 1.25 times of the eligible train fare. The revised entitlements of transport while on transfer shall, therefore, be as follows :-
TTA
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Summary of 6th Pay Commission Recommendations: Allowances & Facilities
at 10:05 PM
The Government of India constituted the 6th Pay Commission to suggest pay revisions for its employees. The recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission has been accepted by the Government with minor modifications. Besides recommending new pay scale, this commission has recommended changes in the different allowances admissible to Central Govt. employees and other facilities provided to them for serving people and country. Below are given the major recommendations of the commission related to allowances, advances, holidays and class entitlements.
1. Dearness Allowance:
the AICPI (IW) will continue to be the index used for calculating DA for Government employees.
Merger of dearness allowance with basic pay is not recommended.
DA will continue to be sanctioned twice a year as on 1st January and 1st July payable with the salary of March and September, respectively.
2. City Compensatory Allowance (CCA):
City Compensatory Allowance to be abolished.
3. Other Compensatory allowances:
Rates of Special Compensatory (Hill Area/Remote Locality), Tribal Area Allowance, Project Allowance and Bad Climate Allowance revisied as follows :
Project Allowance: Rs.1500 p.m. For posts in the grade pay of Rs.5400 and above; Rs.1000 p.m.For posts in the grade pay of less than Rs.5400
The rates of all the above allowances shall automatically increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
Abolition of Special Compensatory Allowance for Gandhinagar and Special Compensatory (Border Area) Allowance.
As regards Special (Duty) Allowance for postings to North East Regions, the allowance at the existing rates should be paid to all Central Government employees on their posting on transfer to any North East Region irrespective of whether the transfer is from outside the North East Region or from another area of that region.
The condition that the employees have all India transfer liability should also be dispensed with. This will ensure that all employees, irrespective of their group, get the benefit of this allowance on their posting to a new city in North East on transfer.
The Special (Duty) Allowance as well as other concessions allowed to the Government employees in North East region to be extended to the Government employees posted in Ladakh.
Island Special (Duty) allowance: No change is recommended in respect of this allowance. However, this allowance should, henceforth, also be paid to all Central Government employees on their posting on transfer to any place in these Islands without insisting on an all India transfer liability.
Hard Area Allowance to the employees posted in the Nicobar group of Islands to be paid separately along with Island Special (Duty) Allowance. Further, this allowance should also be extended to the Lakshadweep group of islands.
Project Allowance
Bad Climate & Special (Hill Area) Allowance
4. Traveling Allowance:
Travel entitlements
No change in the travel entitlement for travel outside India.
In case of road travel between places connected by rail, travel by any means of public transport be allowed provided the total fare does not exceed the train fare by the entitled class.
In case of places not connected by train, travel by AC bus for all those entitled to travel by AC II Tier and above in train and by Deluxe/Ordinary bus for those who are entitled to travel by First Class/AC III Tier/AC Chair Car/Sleeper Class in train is recommended.
All mileage points earned by Government employees on tickets purchased for official travel should be utilized by the concerned department for other official travel by their respective officers.
The travel entitlements while on tour and transfer to be revised as under :
Travel Entitlement
5. Daily Allowance
The recommended rates of daily allowances are illustrated in above Table.
The rates of all the components of Daily Allowance shall automatically increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
In case of stay or journey on Government ships, boats etc.or journey to remote places on foot/mules etc. for scientific/data collection purposes in organisations like FSI, Survey of India, GSI etc., daily allowance will be paid at rate equivalent to that provided for reimbursement of food bill. However, in this case the amount will be sanctioned irrespective of the actual expenditure incurred on this account with the approval of the Head of Department/Controlling Officer. For journey on foot, an allowance of Rs.5 per kilometer traveled on foot shall be payable additionally. This rate will also be increased by 25% whenever DA payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
6. LTC & other benefits:
travel entitlements under LTC should also be same as those on official tour and transfer except no daily allowance be payable for travel on LTC.
The facility shall be admissible only in respect of journeys performed in vehicles operated by the Government or any Corporation in the public sector run by the Central or State Government or a local body.
Encashment of Earned Leave upto 10 days along with LTC to the extent of total of 60 days be continued,
The leave encashed at the time of availing LTC not be deducted from the maximum amount of Earned Leave encashable at the time of retirement.
Consequently, the employees would be eligible to encash 300 days of Earned Leave at the time of their retirement, even though they may have encashed Earned Leave of upto 60 days during their career while availing LTC, whether to their home town or to any place in India.
The Railways employees be allowed to avail of this encashment at the time of availing of passes for a maximum of 60 days in the entire career subject to the condition that successive encashment cannot be made before a minimum period of two years has elapsed.
7. Transport Allowance:
in the revised scheme of pay scales, all the allowances and facilities will be governed by Grade Pay.
the existing condition which prohibits grant of Transport Allowance to the employees who have been provided with official accommodation within one Kilometer of the office is removed.
Other conditions regulating the grant of this allowance shall remain unchanged.
Physically disabled employees shall continue to draw this allowance at double the normal rates.
This, however, will be further subject to the condition that Transport Allowance in the case of physically disabled employees shall, in no case, be less than Rs.1000 per month plus the applicable rate of dearness allowance.
Employees in pay band PB-4 who are entitled to the use of official car for travel between residence and office may be given the option to draw transport allowance at a higher rate of Rs.7000 p.m. plus dearness allowance provided they give up the use of official car for travel between residence and office.
The Commission recommends following rates for Transport Allowance :
Transport Allowance
8. House Rent Allowance:
the Commission recommended merger of C Class Cities (having population of 50,000 to 5 lakh) with `Unclassified Towns' (having population of less than 50,000).
The existing population criterion for classifying towns and cities for purposes of HRA is being retained but population in the urban agglomeration should be taken into account for classifying a city for purposes of HRA.
HRA in A-1 cities be paid at the rate of 30% of the total of revised pay in the running pay band and grade pay thereon.
Erstwhile A, B-1 and B-2 categories are being merged.
The following rates of House Rent Allowance:
9. Education Allowance:
the Commission recommended merger of Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee which will henceforth be reimbursement upto the maximum of Rs.1000 per child per month subject to a maximum of 2 children.
Hostel subsidy may be reimbursed upto the maximum limit of Rs.3000 per month per child. The limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
10. Holidays:
The Government offices will remain closed only on the 3 National holidays.
No other closed holidays be allowed.
Restricted Holidays available to an employee shall be increased to 8 with the list of Restricted Holidays being suitably enlarged to include all the erstwhile Gazetted Holidays therein.
Every Head of Department (HoD) should be allowed the option of declaring the office closed for a maximum of two Restricted Holidays in a year based on local considerations.
The number of Casual Leave, Half Pay Leave and Earned Leave available to Government employees shall remain unchanged.
The number of casual leave for physically disabled employees will stand increased to 12 days. From 1/9/1981, Teachers, Principals and Head Masters working in schools and from 28/7/1984, Librarians, Laboratory Assistants and Watermen working in schools have not been allowed the facility of half pay leave. This facility needs to be restored for these categories as the present rules place them in difficulties in times of sickness, etc.
These categories should be made eligible for half pay leave on par with other Central Government employees.
11. Deputation (Duty) Allowance:
· the rates of Deputation (Duty) Allowance and Central (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance may continue to be paid at the rate of 5%, 10% and 15% of the aggregate of pay in the pay band and grade pay without any pecuniary limit. This will, however, be subject to the limit that the aggregate of pay in the pay band and Deputation (Duty) Allowance/Central (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance does not exceed Rs.39,200 being the minimum pay in the pay band PB-4.
12. Miscellaneous Allowances
· The Commission recommended doubling of the extant rates of Cycle Allowance, Washing Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Special Allowance, Night Duty Allowance and Split Duty Allowance.
· The rates of these allowances will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
· Machine Allowance withdrawn.
13. Over Time Allowance
· Abolition of compensation in the form of Over Time Allowance or any other similar allowance to any of the Central Government employees except those belonging to the categories of operational staff and industrial employees governed by statute.
14. Advances
A. Interest Free Advances
The Commission recommended that the existing amount of following interest free advances should be doubled:-
- Festival Advance
- Advance in the event of natural calamity like flood, drought, cyclone, etc.
- Advance for training in Hindi through Correspondence Course.
The rates of these allowances shall be increased by 25% every time dearness allowance on revised pay bands increases by 50%. All other existing conditions in respect of various interest free advances shall be maintained without any change.
B. Interest Bearing Advances
· no interest should be charged on advances for purchase of warm clothing and bicycle. Like in the case of other interest free advances, the existing rates of advances for purchase of warm clothing and bicycle should also be doubled.
· The Commission was of the view that in order to spread the benefit in a more equitable manner, it was desirable to provide only for the element of interest subsidy and make available various interest bearing advances to Government employees through arrangements with public sector banks.
· The Government will give an interest subsidy equal to 2 percentage points in rate of interest being charged by the bank to the employee.
· The interest subsidy for employees with disabilities will be equal to four percentage points in the rate of interest being charged by the bank.
· Simultaneously, the existing limit of various interest bearing advances should also be doubled for the purpose of getting the subsidy. This limit should automatically be increased by 25% every time the dearness allowance payable on revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
· The eligibility for taking the advances should also be removed because the repaying capacity would, in any case, be considered by the concerned bank at the time of processing the loan application.
15. Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA)
Accordingly, the Commissions recommends that Doctors should continue to be paid NPA at the existing rate of 25% of the aggregate of the band pay and grade pay subject to the condition that the Basic Pay + NPA does not exceed Rs.85,000.
16. Risk Allowance:
Risk Allowance is withdrawn.
Employees be provided with free medical and life insurance of Rs.5 lakhs for employees in PB-1 pay band; Rs.7 lakhs for employees in PB-2 pay band; Rs.10 lakhs for employees in PB-3 pay band/higher pay bands/scales.
The amount of the insurance should automatically be increased by 50% every time the DA payable on the revised pay goes up by 50%. The entire expenditure on paying premium for this insurance will be borne by the Government.
The amount insured will be paid in case of any serious injury/death sustained in the course of employment and will be over and above the other benefits available to all categories of Government employees.
These employees should also be provided with additional health benefits with mandatory health check-ups every quarter and enhanced leave, wherever the same is necessary for proper recuperation.
17. Uniform related Allowances:
the Commission recommends the following rates of Uniform Allowance for different categories of such personnel :
CPMFs/CPOs/RPF/IPS
Initial grant Rs.14000; Renewal grant Rs.3000; payable after every three years
Uniform allowance for Coast Guard officers:-
Initial grant Rs.16000; Renewal grant Rs.5000; payable after every three years.
Existing rates of Kit Maintenance Allowance be doubled for all categories of employees presently in receipt of this allowance. Uniform Allowance for nurses should also be increased to Rs.500 per month.
The rates of Uniform Allowance and Kit Maintenance
Allowance for all the above categories shall be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on revised pay bands goes up by 50%.
18. T.A. on Transfer
The Commission recommends that transportation of personal effects by road at the rates prescribed for `other places' should be allowed in respect of places connected by train as well without subjecting it to the extant restriction that these can not exceed 1.25 times of the eligible train fare. The revised entitlements of transport while on transfer shall, therefore, be as follows :-
TTA
Source: http://paycommissionnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/summary-of-6th-pay-commission.html
sixpaycommission.blogspot.com - Sixth Pay Commission for Babus'
Various States to implement CPC report
After Union Government its now the turn of various State Government. May states have annouced the implementation of 6th Pay Commission in their respective states. UP, Haryana, Tamilnadu, West Bengal have already announced the implementation. It is hoped the majority of the states will announce the implementation this month itself.
Source: http://sixpaycommission.blogspot.com/
After Union Government its now the turn of various State Government. May states have annouced the implementation of 6th Pay Commission in their respective states. UP, Haryana, Tamilnadu, West Bengal have already announced the implementation. It is hoped the majority of the states will announce the implementation this month itself.
Source: http://sixpaycommission.blogspot.com/
Sixth Pay commission - towards realizing
From paper to practice
Today the sixth pay commission report as approved by the cabinet has been handed over to DOPT (Department of Personnel and Training) for its implementation.
some highlights of latest developments are
Uniform Date of increment (July).
Reduction in HRA for senior officers in A1 Cities, to bring parity with market rents in metros.
De-merging of Grade Pays of Group B & C employees (which were earlier merged)
Updates from the States
The state governments seem to have been jolted awake with the elections coming closer. After Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Uttarkhand and more recently Sikkim have constituted pay panels.
In Sikkim The Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said that the State Government will soon implement Sixth Pay Commission in the State.
Where as in Uttarakhand government is considering a strategy to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the hill state for its employees.
The government has constituted a high-powered two-member committee headed by former union petroleum and natural gas secretary Sushil Kumar Tripathi.
At present, the state government has 160,000 employees even as 65,000 jobs are lying vacant. In case these posts are filled, the government will require Rs 1,500 crore every year.
The government has come under considerable pressure after the Uttar Pradesh government announced its decision to implement the sixth pay panel recommendations. The state employees are hoping that they will get a hike of 25 per cent.
The main task of the committee will be to devise ways and means for the implementation of the sixth pay commission report in the hill state.
Source: http://surispace.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/sixth-pay-commission-towards-realizing/
Today the sixth pay commission report as approved by the cabinet has been handed over to DOPT (Department of Personnel and Training) for its implementation.
some highlights of latest developments are
Uniform Date of increment (July).
Reduction in HRA for senior officers in A1 Cities, to bring parity with market rents in metros.
De-merging of Grade Pays of Group B & C employees (which were earlier merged)
Updates from the States
The state governments seem to have been jolted awake with the elections coming closer. After Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Uttarkhand and more recently Sikkim have constituted pay panels.
In Sikkim The Chief Minister Pawan Chamling said that the State Government will soon implement Sixth Pay Commission in the State.
Where as in Uttarakhand government is considering a strategy to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the hill state for its employees.
The government has constituted a high-powered two-member committee headed by former union petroleum and natural gas secretary Sushil Kumar Tripathi.
At present, the state government has 160,000 employees even as 65,000 jobs are lying vacant. In case these posts are filled, the government will require Rs 1,500 crore every year.
The government has come under considerable pressure after the Uttar Pradesh government announced its decision to implement the sixth pay panel recommendations. The state employees are hoping that they will get a hike of 25 per cent.
The main task of the committee will be to devise ways and means for the implementation of the sixth pay commission report in the hill state.
Source: http://surispace.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/sixth-pay-commission-towards-realizing/
Sixth Pay Commission: Committee set up to examine pay revision
CHENNAI: The State government on Wednesday announced the setting up of a committee to examine the decision of the Centre on the revision of pay scales to its employees based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The committee will submit its report in three months.
It will make recommendations on extending the revised Central scales of pay to State government employees, teachers and employees of local bodies, says a release from K. Gnanadesikan, Finance Secretary.
The committee will be headed by the Home Secretary and will have as its members the Finance Secretary, the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary and the School Education Secretary.
It will also examine the revision of pension/family pension and retirement benefits extended to Central government employees and make recommendations.
Recognised service associations and association of employees could send in their representations to the committee.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/21/stories/2008082158170100.htm
It will make recommendations on extending the revised Central scales of pay to State government employees, teachers and employees of local bodies, says a release from K. Gnanadesikan, Finance Secretary.
The committee will be headed by the Home Secretary and will have as its members the Finance Secretary, the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Secretary and the School Education Secretary.
It will also examine the revision of pension/family pension and retirement benefits extended to Central government employees and make recommendations.
Recognised service associations and association of employees could send in their representations to the committee.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/21/stories/2008082158170100.htm
Bangalore to host Asia's largest entrepreneurial summit
BANGALORE: TiE Entrepreneurial Summit (TES 2008), a top-ranking global entrepreneurial event positioned as the largest in Asia, would be held here from December 16 to 18, it was announced here on Wednesday.
More than 1400 delegates and 100 speakers would attend the event, which would be a meeting place for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academia, industry, thought leaders and other stakeholders from various industries and verticals, organisers TiE said.
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley in the US by a group of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in teh Indus region. TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education.
Pradeep Kar, President TiE Bangalore Chapter, said the summit features successful and experienced entrepreneurs, sharing their knowledge on global entrepreneurship over three days across 50 sessions.
"After two very successful shows in the past, this year's summit will be more comprehensive. More so because it will involve a wider segment of the entrepreneurial landscape, be more global, as well as encourage the participation of other start-up support organisations", he told reporters.
According to TES 2008 Chairperson Ravi Narayan, the theme of TES 2008 is "inclusive entrepreneurship". More than 30 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and thought leaders including Prof. C K Prahalad, Carl Schramm, Nandan Nilekani, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Apurv Bagri, J P Solomon, Prof Martin Haemmig, David Brophy, Naren Gupta and Nirmal Jain have confirmed participation.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
More than 1400 delegates and 100 speakers would attend the event, which would be a meeting place for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academia, industry, thought leaders and other stakeholders from various industries and verticals, organisers TiE said.
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in 1992 in Silicon Valley in the US by a group of entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals with roots in teh Indus region. TiE's mission is to foster entrepreneurship globally through mentoring, networking, and education.
Pradeep Kar, President TiE Bangalore Chapter, said the summit features successful and experienced entrepreneurs, sharing their knowledge on global entrepreneurship over three days across 50 sessions.
"After two very successful shows in the past, this year's summit will be more comprehensive. More so because it will involve a wider segment of the entrepreneurial landscape, be more global, as well as encourage the participation of other start-up support organisations", he told reporters.
According to TES 2008 Chairperson Ravi Narayan, the theme of TES 2008 is "inclusive entrepreneurship". More than 30 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and thought leaders including Prof. C K Prahalad, Carl Schramm, Nandan Nilekani, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Apurv Bagri, J P Solomon, Prof Martin Haemmig, David Brophy, Naren Gupta and Nirmal Jain have confirmed participation.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
www.flykingfisher.com - New Bangalore connection from Kingfisher
Kingfisher Airlines (website: www.flykingfisher.com) is to launch a new daily service between London Heathrow Airport and the city of Bangalore, ABTN reports.
There had been doubts about whether it would be granted the runway slot due to Indian rules that airlines must have been flying for five years before gaining an international licence.
The carrier has only been operating flights since August 23, 2005, but its majority stake in Deccan has apparently convinced regulators that it is worthy of the connection.
The first flight is expected to take to the skies on September 3 and will be operated by an Airbus A330. It will compete directly with a British Airways Boeing 747 daily service.
Analysts note that Kingfisher recently paraded a new A330 at the Farnborough Air Show. That plane was configured with a two-class operation, as compared to BA's four distinct cabins.
The news comes as rival Indian airline Jet Airways confirmed it is also opening an international base in Bangalore, opening up several links with North America via its European hub Brussels.
Source: http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/2008/08/new-bangalore-c.html
There had been doubts about whether it would be granted the runway slot due to Indian rules that airlines must have been flying for five years before gaining an international licence.
The carrier has only been operating flights since August 23, 2005, but its majority stake in Deccan has apparently convinced regulators that it is worthy of the connection.
The first flight is expected to take to the skies on September 3 and will be operated by an Airbus A330. It will compete directly with a British Airways Boeing 747 daily service.
Analysts note that Kingfisher recently paraded a new A330 at the Farnborough Air Show. That plane was configured with a two-class operation, as compared to BA's four distinct cabins.
The news comes as rival Indian airline Jet Airways confirmed it is also opening an international base in Bangalore, opening up several links with North America via its European hub Brussels.
Source: http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/2008/08/new-bangalore-c.html
Brett Lee confirms split with wife
Indo Asian News ServiceThursday, August 21, 2008: (Sydney):
Paceman Brett Lee on Thursday confirmed that he is splitting with his wife and will be missing Australia's one-day series against Bangladesh beginning Aug 30.
"We have been caught by surprise as to how quickly our situation has become public. It is with regret that I confirm today's media reports are correct and that Liz and I have decided to separate," Lee said in a statement.
"Given the personal nature of the matter I ask that you please respect our privacy as we attempt to deal with this sensitive situation," Lee said.
According to reports, the glamour fast bowler, who had on Tuesday become the latest sports star to launch his own line of men's underwear range here, was spending time with his parents and working out his next move.
Lee, 31, and podiatrist wife Liz Kemp, 31, have separated after just two years together. They have a son Preston.
Confirming that Lee had been granted short-term leave, acting Cricket Australia chief executive Michael Brown said: "We look forward to Brett Lee rejoining the group as soon as possible."
Meanwhile, fans of the Australian cricketing legend can look forward to soon seeing him in action on the big screen.
Lee is starring in Victory, a Bollywood film on cricket to be produced by Vivek Aggarwal and Ajit Pal for Victory Films India, scheduled for release soon.
http://movies.ndtv.com/newstory.asp?section=Movies&id=ENTEN20080062420
7 lakh rural students to benefit from health drive
PUNE: In an attempt to spread health awareness in rural schools, the district administration launched a 'school health check-up ' drive on August 15 which it intends to wrap up within a month.
The drive was flagged of by district guardian minister Ajit Pawar. More than 5,430 primary and secondary schools at the district level will benefit from the programme and over 7,21,000 children will be examined under this drive, said Zilla Parishad CEO Shyam Vardhane In addition, all schools will receive medical kits at the time of the check-up . A separate medical team for each taluka has also been set up to complete the health drive within the stipulated time period, he added.
"The drive is being implemented under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - a central government scheme for early detection of diseases and physical disabilities in students of primary and secondary schools. It also aims at spreading awareness about precautionary health measures," said Vardhane.
He added, "The visiting medical teams comprise both men and lady doctors to examine the children, accompanied by nurses and medicine manufacturers. Health charts will be prepared by the team and the drive also consists of different kinds of necessary tests, like blood tests to detect anaemia."
Vardhane said it had been noticed that problems pertaining to eyes, ears and skin were often get neglected by school children. The drive aimed at detecting such problems which were usually ignored.
He said in cases of minor diseases, remedies would be executed on the spot, while major problems or serious disorders would be referred to the district hospitals immediately . "Students and teachers will be made aware about the importance of ideal health practices and cleanliness activities."
n 5,430 schools to be visited
n Over 7,21,000 children to be examined
n Dedicated medical teams for each district
n Schools to get medical kit
n Complex cases to be referred to district hospitals
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The drive was flagged of by district guardian minister Ajit Pawar. More than 5,430 primary and secondary schools at the district level will benefit from the programme and over 7,21,000 children will be examined under this drive, said Zilla Parishad CEO Shyam Vardhane In addition, all schools will receive medical kits at the time of the check-up . A separate medical team for each taluka has also been set up to complete the health drive within the stipulated time period, he added.
"The drive is being implemented under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - a central government scheme for early detection of diseases and physical disabilities in students of primary and secondary schools. It also aims at spreading awareness about precautionary health measures," said Vardhane.
He added, "The visiting medical teams comprise both men and lady doctors to examine the children, accompanied by nurses and medicine manufacturers. Health charts will be prepared by the team and the drive also consists of different kinds of necessary tests, like blood tests to detect anaemia."
Vardhane said it had been noticed that problems pertaining to eyes, ears and skin were often get neglected by school children. The drive aimed at detecting such problems which were usually ignored.
He said in cases of minor diseases, remedies would be executed on the spot, while major problems or serious disorders would be referred to the district hospitals immediately . "Students and teachers will be made aware about the importance of ideal health practices and cleanliness activities."
n 5,430 schools to be visited
n Over 7,21,000 children to be examined
n Dedicated medical teams for each district
n Schools to get medical kit
n Complex cases to be referred to district hospitals
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Health insurance scheme for poor, first in state
BHAGALPUR: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday launched the ambitious National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the state. Smart cards of NHIS were also distributed to some of the beneficiaries on the occasion in Bhagalpur.
The scheme was launched through video-conferencing in Patna in the presence of central and state government officials while ministers Ashwini Chaubey and Awdhesh Narayan Singh along with divisional officials were present in Bhagalpur.
It may be mentioned here that extremely poor and needy people living below poverty line (BPL) have been brought under the purview of the innovative NHIS. Under the scheme, BPL people, especially those working in unorganized sectors, including farming, would be major beneficiaries.
All beneficiaries would get a health insurance cover of Rs 30,000, which would be utilized in medical treatment, including hospitalization. Cash payment of Rs 100 upto a maximum of Rs 1000 per annum would be paid to the insured beneficiaries for transportation of patients to hospitals and bringing them back home.
All costs for the health insurance scheme under NHIS would be borne by central and state governments jointly. As much as 75 percent of the cost would be borne by the central government whereas the state government would bear 25 percent of the cost of NHIS premium. A nodal agency would monitor the execution of NHIS in the state.
Asserting his commitment to better the lives of the poor, Nitish said that NHIS would bring a radical change in the overall image of a welfare state. The poor, who often fall victim to circumstances, find it difficult to seek medical services, said the chief minister adding that NHIS would now end their ordeal.
Nitish said that radical transformation in health services in the state has taken place and nowadays primary health centres (PHCs) apart from other government hospitals are rendering quality service to the needy even in remote areas. NHIS would add up to the health services being provided to the deprived, he added.
Labour minister Awdhesh Narayan Singh and PHED minister Ashwini Chaubey welcomed the launch of NHIS in the state from Bhagalpur.
They said that NHIS would wipe the tears from the eyes of the poor and needy. NHIS is also being implemented in other districts, including Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa, Purnea, etc, said the ministers.
Those present on the occasion included divisional commissioner Akhileshwar Giri, DM Santosh Kumar Mall, DDC Laxmikant Chouhan besides other officials.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The scheme was launched through video-conferencing in Patna in the presence of central and state government officials while ministers Ashwini Chaubey and Awdhesh Narayan Singh along with divisional officials were present in Bhagalpur.
It may be mentioned here that extremely poor and needy people living below poverty line (BPL) have been brought under the purview of the innovative NHIS. Under the scheme, BPL people, especially those working in unorganized sectors, including farming, would be major beneficiaries.
All beneficiaries would get a health insurance cover of Rs 30,000, which would be utilized in medical treatment, including hospitalization. Cash payment of Rs 100 upto a maximum of Rs 1000 per annum would be paid to the insured beneficiaries for transportation of patients to hospitals and bringing them back home.
All costs for the health insurance scheme under NHIS would be borne by central and state governments jointly. As much as 75 percent of the cost would be borne by the central government whereas the state government would bear 25 percent of the cost of NHIS premium. A nodal agency would monitor the execution of NHIS in the state.
Asserting his commitment to better the lives of the poor, Nitish said that NHIS would bring a radical change in the overall image of a welfare state. The poor, who often fall victim to circumstances, find it difficult to seek medical services, said the chief minister adding that NHIS would now end their ordeal.
Nitish said that radical transformation in health services in the state has taken place and nowadays primary health centres (PHCs) apart from other government hospitals are rendering quality service to the needy even in remote areas. NHIS would add up to the health services being provided to the deprived, he added.
Labour minister Awdhesh Narayan Singh and PHED minister Ashwini Chaubey welcomed the launch of NHIS in the state from Bhagalpur.
They said that NHIS would wipe the tears from the eyes of the poor and needy. NHIS is also being implemented in other districts, including Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa, Purnea, etc, said the ministers.
Those present on the occasion included divisional commissioner Akhileshwar Giri, DM Santosh Kumar Mall, DDC Laxmikant Chouhan besides other officials.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nokia, Samsung, Motorola unperturbed by iPhone
As Apple's ultimate mobile gadget 'iPhone' prepares to conquer gizmo geeks in India, rival camps are anything but perturbed saying the iconic touchscreen phone was hardly a threat to their sales.
A lot of hype has been generated ahead of the launch of iPhone, which would be available at Rs 31,000 a piece for the 8Gb memory model and Rs 36,100 for 16GB from the stroke of midnight tonight.
Leading service providers Vodafone-Essar and Bharti Airtel, who have been accepting bookings from customers, have said the response has been extremely good.
Finland-based Nokia Corp, which dominates the Indian handset market, said that its sales would not be impacted by the launch. But the company's decision to launch its latest multimedia device N96 in India, almost a month ahead of global launch, speaks volumes about Nokia's concerns.
"Our sales will not be affected by the launch of iPhone in the country...There are different segments of consumers whose needs are different," Nokia India Director-Marketing Devinder Kishore had said.
Samsung, which also has music phones in its stable, said: "There is a global trend towards touchscreen handsets and we have a strong line-up available, which we are in the process of introducing globally and in India."
US major Motorola is of the view that heightened interest in mobile devices benefits the entire mobile device industry.
"The Indian mobile phone industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. With the massive size of this industry, we believe, consumers should have a wide choice of products to choose from," Lloyd Mathias, senior director (Sales and Marketing), Motorola India, said.
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi August 21, 2008, 19:00 IST
http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=45066
A lot of hype has been generated ahead of the launch of iPhone, which would be available at Rs 31,000 a piece for the 8Gb memory model and Rs 36,100 for 16GB from the stroke of midnight tonight.
Leading service providers Vodafone-Essar and Bharti Airtel, who have been accepting bookings from customers, have said the response has been extremely good.
Finland-based Nokia Corp, which dominates the Indian handset market, said that its sales would not be impacted by the launch. But the company's decision to launch its latest multimedia device N96 in India, almost a month ahead of global launch, speaks volumes about Nokia's concerns.
"Our sales will not be affected by the launch of iPhone in the country...There are different segments of consumers whose needs are different," Nokia India Director-Marketing Devinder Kishore had said.
Samsung, which also has music phones in its stable, said: "There is a global trend towards touchscreen handsets and we have a strong line-up available, which we are in the process of introducing globally and in India."
US major Motorola is of the view that heightened interest in mobile devices benefits the entire mobile device industry.
"The Indian mobile phone industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. With the massive size of this industry, we believe, consumers should have a wide choice of products to choose from," Lloyd Mathias, senior director (Sales and Marketing), Motorola India, said.
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi August 21, 2008, 19:00 IST
http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=on&autono=45066
iPhone wikipedia
iPhone wiki
The iPhone is an Internet-enabled multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It has a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons, but a minimal amount of hardware input. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone and portable media player (equivalent to the iPod) in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. The first generation phone hardware was quad-band GSM with EDGE; the second generation also adds UMTS with HSDPA.
Apple announced the iPhone on 9 January 2007. The announcement was preceded by rumors and speculation that circulated for several months. The iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on 29 June 2007 and is in the process of being introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine's Invention of the Year in 2007. On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released and supported faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS
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Source: wikipedia.org
The iPhone is an Internet-enabled multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It has a multi-touch screen with virtual keyboard and buttons, but a minimal amount of hardware input. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone and portable media player (equivalent to the iPod) in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity. The first generation phone hardware was quad-band GSM with EDGE; the second generation also adds UMTS with HSDPA.
Apple announced the iPhone on 9 January 2007. The announcement was preceded by rumors and speculation that circulated for several months. The iPhone was initially introduced in the United States on 29 June 2007 and is in the process of being introduced worldwide. It was named Time magazine's Invention of the Year in 2007. On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released and supported faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS
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Timesofindia.indiatimes.com - iPhone at midnight: A fantasy turned sour?
NEW DELHI: In probably a first for a gadget launch in the country, iPhone lovers will be able to lay their hands on their favourite toy at midnight on August 22. To celebrate the launch, both service providers, Airtel and Vodafone, will keep their select stores in key metros open well past midnight. The companies have taken special permission for the same.
Airtel will open three of its stores, one each in national capital region of Delhi (read Gurgaon), Mumbai and Bangalore to cater to prospective iPhone buyers on a first-come-first-serve basis.
In NCR, the unveiling will take place at Airtel brand shop in Sahara Mall, Gurgaon. The company claimed that over 2 lakh prospective buyers had registered on its website for an iPhone. What it did not mention was the fact that it was before iPhone prices for India had been announced. At Rs 31,000 for the 8GB model, many a prospective customers may simply choose not to buy an iPhone.
Both, Airtel and Vodafone, expect a huge rush and people queueing up to lay their hands on the ultimate piece-de-resistence. However, it remains to be seen how many people eventually queue up to buy the iPhone at a price more than four times that in the US.
Unlike in other markets where iPhone sales have been marked by huge marketing and branding hype, there has been virtually no media blitzkrieg from the two service providers or from Apple prior to the Indian launch. Both GSM operators have been authorised to sell iPhone in India by Apple unlike in most countries where the company has stuck to choosing only one operator for the sales.
As reported by Indiatimes Infotech, Essar Vodafone had, on Wednesday text messaged its pre-registered customers that it would start selling the 8GB iPhone at Rs 31,000 and the 16GB model at Rs 36,100.
This has spelt disappointment for a large number of potential buyers who were expecting a price tag closer to US pricing. Many upset readers wrote in expressing their disappointment with the development.
Bharti Airtel, too, intimated its prospective buyers by mail on Thursday that the company would sell iPhones at exactly the same price as Essar Vodafone.
The two companies will be the first in the country to have a midnight launch of a tech product. The concept of a midnight launch did not exist in India until now, as authorities do not allow stores to remain open until midnight.
The reason behind the midnight launch could be many, right from anticipating iPhone frenzy like the one the world witnessed when the iPhone had its global debut on July 11. Or it could be just hype, or a marketing gimmick by these companies to catch the early birds!
Whether the iPhone mania results in snaking queues and genuine customers camping outside, remains to be seen.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/iPhone_at_midnight_A_fantasy_turned_sour/rssarticleshow/3390535.cms
Airtel will open three of its stores, one each in national capital region of Delhi (read Gurgaon), Mumbai and Bangalore to cater to prospective iPhone buyers on a first-come-first-serve basis.
In NCR, the unveiling will take place at Airtel brand shop in Sahara Mall, Gurgaon. The company claimed that over 2 lakh prospective buyers had registered on its website for an iPhone. What it did not mention was the fact that it was before iPhone prices for India had been announced. At Rs 31,000 for the 8GB model, many a prospective customers may simply choose not to buy an iPhone.
Both, Airtel and Vodafone, expect a huge rush and people queueing up to lay their hands on the ultimate piece-de-resistence. However, it remains to be seen how many people eventually queue up to buy the iPhone at a price more than four times that in the US.
Unlike in other markets where iPhone sales have been marked by huge marketing and branding hype, there has been virtually no media blitzkrieg from the two service providers or from Apple prior to the Indian launch. Both GSM operators have been authorised to sell iPhone in India by Apple unlike in most countries where the company has stuck to choosing only one operator for the sales.
As reported by Indiatimes Infotech, Essar Vodafone had, on Wednesday text messaged its pre-registered customers that it would start selling the 8GB iPhone at Rs 31,000 and the 16GB model at Rs 36,100.
This has spelt disappointment for a large number of potential buyers who were expecting a price tag closer to US pricing. Many upset readers wrote in expressing their disappointment with the development.
Bharti Airtel, too, intimated its prospective buyers by mail on Thursday that the company would sell iPhones at exactly the same price as Essar Vodafone.
The two companies will be the first in the country to have a midnight launch of a tech product. The concept of a midnight launch did not exist in India until now, as authorities do not allow stores to remain open until midnight.
The reason behind the midnight launch could be many, right from anticipating iPhone frenzy like the one the world witnessed when the iPhone had its global debut on July 11. Or it could be just hype, or a marketing gimmick by these companies to catch the early birds!
Whether the iPhone mania results in snaking queues and genuine customers camping outside, remains to be seen.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/iPhone_at_midnight_A_fantasy_turned_sour/rssarticleshow/3390535.cms
howstuffworks.com - Free iPhone Applications
The Apple iPhone isn't just pretty, it's useful, too. One of its coolest features is that it can be customized with hundreds of free Web applications. These applications allow you to check in on your favorite social-networking sites, receive RSS (Really Simple Syndication) news feeds, watch videos and play games -- all on an interface that's made for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Web applications, also known as Web apps, don't require any special software downloads. Since they're Web-based, they're accessible through the iPhone's Safari Web browser. Simply type in the application's URL, and you're there. If you like a Web app, you can easily add an icon to your iPhone home page for easy, one-click access.
Here are 10 of the coolest free iPhone Web apps:
Leaftlets -- This useful site resembles 10 free iPhone Web apps in one. From a simple, iPhone-friendly Web portal, you can choose from a Flickr Web app, apps for del.icio.us and Newsvine, and one for The New York Times that claims to run 10 times faster than the normal NYTimes.com.
Free Videos -- There are several apps that allow you to search, view and save video clips from all available video-sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, Dailymotion, et cetera. Two of the most popular free video Web apps are Avot mV and vTap for iPhone.
Facebook -- Widely recognized as the "gold standard" for iPhone Web apps, the popular online social network has built a streamlined iPhone site for updating your profile, checking in on friends and responding to in-network messages [source: TechCrunch]. Facebook's not alone, of course. Meebo has an iPhone app, and there are also iPhone-specific social nets cropping up like iPhone Colony. Hahlo is a Twitter site designed especially for updating your status through the iPhone.
Pinpoint -- Enter your location and this Web app allows you to search for nearby restaurants, movie theaters, bars, hotels, WiFi hotspots and more, with search results appearing on the iPhone's built-in Google Maps application.
Games, games, games -- These apps are perfect for long commutes. There are numerous free games you can access from your iPhone. Some of the most popular are 3D Rubik's Cube, iSudoku, Bejeweled, iHang (a hangman game), Connect Four and Chess.
Reader -- Upload any document -- Word doc, PDF, e-book -- to your iPhone and read it on the go with this clear and easy-to-use text reader.
Weather -- Get live weather updates, 10-day forecasts and access to live radar and video from sites like The Weather Channel, Weather Bug and Weather Underground, which each offer a special iPhone version.
TIME Mobile -- iPhone users can enjoy special access to TIME magazine and Time.com content through this new site. Users can read top stories from around the world, check out special Web columns and blogs and browse through photo essays.
ZKOUT -- This site represents a new kind of "location-aware" social network that allows you to connect with other ZKOU users in your vicinity. Not only can you post profiles and share photos, but you can also make friends with the girl at the next table tinkering away on her iPhone.
Sports -- Keep up with your favorite football, baseball, basketball and hockey team's scores by downloading sports applications like iPhone Sports and Sports Tap.
Source: http://communication.howstuffworks.com/free-iphone-applications.htm
Web applications, also known as Web apps, don't require any special software downloads. Since they're Web-based, they're accessible through the iPhone's Safari Web browser. Simply type in the application's URL, and you're there. If you like a Web app, you can easily add an icon to your iPhone home page for easy, one-click access.
Here are 10 of the coolest free iPhone Web apps:
Leaftlets -- This useful site resembles 10 free iPhone Web apps in one. From a simple, iPhone-friendly Web portal, you can choose from a Flickr Web app, apps for del.icio.us and Newsvine, and one for The New York Times that claims to run 10 times faster than the normal NYTimes.com.
Free Videos -- There are several apps that allow you to search, view and save video clips from all available video-sharing sites like YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, Dailymotion, et cetera. Two of the most popular free video Web apps are Avot mV and vTap for iPhone.
Facebook -- Widely recognized as the "gold standard" for iPhone Web apps, the popular online social network has built a streamlined iPhone site for updating your profile, checking in on friends and responding to in-network messages [source: TechCrunch]. Facebook's not alone, of course. Meebo has an iPhone app, and there are also iPhone-specific social nets cropping up like iPhone Colony. Hahlo is a Twitter site designed especially for updating your status through the iPhone.
Pinpoint -- Enter your location and this Web app allows you to search for nearby restaurants, movie theaters, bars, hotels, WiFi hotspots and more, with search results appearing on the iPhone's built-in Google Maps application.
Games, games, games -- These apps are perfect for long commutes. There are numerous free games you can access from your iPhone. Some of the most popular are 3D Rubik's Cube, iSudoku, Bejeweled, iHang (a hangman game), Connect Four and Chess.
Reader -- Upload any document -- Word doc, PDF, e-book -- to your iPhone and read it on the go with this clear and easy-to-use text reader.
Weather -- Get live weather updates, 10-day forecasts and access to live radar and video from sites like The Weather Channel, Weather Bug and Weather Underground, which each offer a special iPhone version.
TIME Mobile -- iPhone users can enjoy special access to TIME magazine and Time.com content through this new site. Users can read top stories from around the world, check out special Web columns and blogs and browse through photo essays.
ZKOUT -- This site represents a new kind of "location-aware" social network that allows you to connect with other ZKOU users in your vicinity. Not only can you post profiles and share photos, but you can also make friends with the girl at the next table tinkering away on her iPhone.
Sports -- Keep up with your favorite football, baseball, basketball and hockey team's scores by downloading sports applications like iPhone Sports and Sports Tap.
Source: http://communication.howstuffworks.com/free-iphone-applications.htm
Sixth Pay Commission submits report
New Delhi, PTI:
The Sixth Pay Commission on Tuesday submitted its report to the government presumably recommending a 40 per cent hike in salary for the Central Government employees.
The commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, submitted its report to Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday morning.
The recommendations of the commission, when accepted, would provide a bonanza to over four million Central Government employees. The commission was set up by government in 2006.
The government has decided to merge 50 per cent of the Dearness Allowance (DA) in the basic pay of its employees and the recommendation would have an impact of substantial increase in salary.
Although Finance Minister had not provided for any specific allocation for the salary hike in the budget, he had stated that there was enough head-room.
Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar242008/national2008032459209.asp?section=updatenews
The Sixth Pay Commission on Tuesday submitted its report to the government presumably recommending a 40 per cent hike in salary for the Central Government employees.
The commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, submitted its report to Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday morning.
The recommendations of the commission, when accepted, would provide a bonanza to over four million Central Government employees. The commission was set up by government in 2006.
The government has decided to merge 50 per cent of the Dearness Allowance (DA) in the basic pay of its employees and the recommendation would have an impact of substantial increase in salary.
Although Finance Minister had not provided for any specific allocation for the salary hike in the budget, he had stated that there was enough head-room.
Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar242008/national2008032459209.asp?section=updatenews
6th Pay Commission Report - the fineprint
For government employees, the suspense is over. For the past couple of days, we have been inundated with queries about the various scales and details of the 6th Pay Commission Panel report that was submitted to the government on Monday. Read on to find out what the Commission has in store for you.
• Implementation of the revised pay scales from January 1, 2006. Recommendations relating to allowances to be implemented prospectively.
• To remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs 26,000 (fixed).
• Four distinct running pay bands being recommended - one running band each for all categories of employees in groups 'B' and 'C' with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.
• The posts of Secretary to Government of India/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to be kept in distinct pay scales.
• A separate running pay band, designated as -1S scale, is not to be counted for any purpose as no future recruitment is to be made in this grade and all the present Group D employees not possessing the prescribed qualifications are to be upgraded and placed in the Group 'C' running pay band PB-1 after they are suitably retrained. Group D employees possessing the minimum prescribed qualifications to be placed in PB-1 pay band straightaway.
• Minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band to be Rs 6660 (Rs 4860 as pay in the pay band plus Rs 1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of Secretary/equivalent to be Rs 80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12.
• Every post, barring that of Secretary/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to have a distinct grade pay attached to it. Grade pay (being a fixed amount attached to each post in the hierarchy) to determine the status of a post with a senior post being given higher grade pay.
• The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.
• At the time of promotion from one post to another, the grade pay attached to posts in different levels within the same running pay band to change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment to be given at the time of promotion. A person stagnating at the maximum of any pay band for more than one year continuously to be placed in the immediate next higher pay band without any change in the grade pay.
• Annual increments to be paid in form of two and half percent of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, to be first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 to be eligible.
• Another form of variable increments for Group A Pay Band PB-3, where annual increments in the band will vary depending upon the performance. Eighty percent or more employees in the grade to be allowed normal increment at the rate of 2.5% with the high performers (not exceeding 20 per cent) during the year being allowed increment at the higher rate of 3.5%. Government advised to extend the scheme of variable increments in running paybands PB1 and PB2.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Sixth_Pay_Commission_Report_-_the_fineprint/articleshow/2898085.cms
• Implementation of the revised pay scales from January 1, 2006. Recommendations relating to allowances to be implemented prospectively.
• To remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs 26,000 (fixed).
• Four distinct running pay bands being recommended - one running band each for all categories of employees in groups 'B' and 'C' with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.
• The posts of Secretary to Government of India/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to be kept in distinct pay scales.
• A separate running pay band, designated as -1S scale, is not to be counted for any purpose as no future recruitment is to be made in this grade and all the present Group D employees not possessing the prescribed qualifications are to be upgraded and placed in the Group 'C' running pay band PB-1 after they are suitably retrained. Group D employees possessing the minimum prescribed qualifications to be placed in PB-1 pay band straightaway.
• Minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band to be Rs 6660 (Rs 4860 as pay in the pay band plus Rs 1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of Secretary/equivalent to be Rs 80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12.
• Every post, barring that of Secretary/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to have a distinct grade pay attached to it. Grade pay (being a fixed amount attached to each post in the hierarchy) to determine the status of a post with a senior post being given higher grade pay.
• The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.
• At the time of promotion from one post to another, the grade pay attached to posts in different levels within the same running pay band to change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment to be given at the time of promotion. A person stagnating at the maximum of any pay band for more than one year continuously to be placed in the immediate next higher pay band without any change in the grade pay.
• Annual increments to be paid in form of two and half percent of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, to be first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 to be eligible.
• Another form of variable increments for Group A Pay Band PB-3, where annual increments in the band will vary depending upon the performance. Eighty percent or more employees in the grade to be allowed normal increment at the rate of 2.5% with the high performers (not exceeding 20 per cent) during the year being allowed increment at the higher rate of 3.5%. Government advised to extend the scheme of variable increments in running paybands PB1 and PB2.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Sixth_Pay_Commission_Report_-_the_fineprint/articleshow/2898085.cms
6th Pay Commission Reports,News,Salary & Pension Arrears Calculators
Detail Coverage of the Sixth Pay Commssion of Bharat including 6th Pay Commission Reports, Arrears Calculators,Pay Commissoin News, Highlights and Recommendations. Calculate Salary Arrears, Pensioneer Arrears, Salary Pay bit and Pension Hike from the ordinal clear commission.
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3-member Panel to examine Sixth Pay Commission recommendations
Chennai, Aug 20 : The Tamil Nadu Government today constituted a three-member official panel to examine the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, announced by the Centre, for extending the same to the State Government employees.
An official release here said the panel, comprising Principal Secretaries of Finance, School Education and Employees and Administrative Reforms, would examine the Commission's recommendations and submit a report to the State Government in three months.
Based on the panel's recommendations, the State Government would implement the same for its employees, teachers and for those employed in local bodies.
The panel would also study the pension benefits announced in the pay commission and recommend to the government for extending the benefit to its pensioners.
Authorised representatives and associations would send their demands on revision of pay scales to the panel, the release added.
The constitution of the panel comes in the wake of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's announcement during the Independence day address that the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations would be extended to the State Government employees.
--- UNI
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-13454.html
An official release here said the panel, comprising Principal Secretaries of Finance, School Education and Employees and Administrative Reforms, would examine the Commission's recommendations and submit a report to the State Government in three months.
Based on the panel's recommendations, the State Government would implement the same for its employees, teachers and for those employed in local bodies.
The panel would also study the pension benefits announced in the pay commission and recommend to the government for extending the benefit to its pensioners.
Authorised representatives and associations would send their demands on revision of pay scales to the panel, the release added.
The constitution of the panel comes in the wake of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's announcement during the Independence day address that the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations would be extended to the State Government employees.
--- UNI
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-13454.html
Uttarakhand govt to implement Sixth Pay Commission
Dehra Dun, Aug 21 : The Uttarakhand Government has constituted a two-member committee headed by fomer Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary Sushil Kumar Tripathy and Finance Secretary Radha Raturi to implement the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
The high-level commission notified yesterday, would be given six months to submit its report, sources said.
The commission would be entrusted to suggest ways and means for the implementation of the report, to put the minimum burden on the state's exchequer.
The implementation of the suggestions could put an additional burden of Rs 2500 crore on the state's exchequer for which it would require Rs 810 cr every year.
The Uttarakhand government presently has 160,000 employees and 65,000 jobs are still lying vacant. These vacancies when occupied, would put an additional burden of Rs 1,500 cr on the state.
In the first year itself, the payment of pensions would put a burden of Rs 120 cr on the state's coffers.
State employees hope to get a hike of 25 per cent after the commission's implementation.
--- UNI
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-13622.html
The high-level commission notified yesterday, would be given six months to submit its report, sources said.
The commission would be entrusted to suggest ways and means for the implementation of the report, to put the minimum burden on the state's exchequer.
The implementation of the suggestions could put an additional burden of Rs 2500 crore on the state's exchequer for which it would require Rs 810 cr every year.
The Uttarakhand government presently has 160,000 employees and 65,000 jobs are still lying vacant. These vacancies when occupied, would put an additional burden of Rs 1,500 cr on the state.
In the first year itself, the payment of pensions would put a burden of Rs 120 cr on the state's coffers.
State employees hope to get a hike of 25 per cent after the commission's implementation.
--- UNI
http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-13622.html
Bipasha promises Vijender Kumar a golden date!
Bipasha Basu has promised to go on a date with boxer Vijender [Images] Kumar if he brings a gold medal for India.No, it's not a prank. The actress told a television channel, Aaj Tak that she is ready to go on a date with the boxer after a reporter informed her that Vijender is a great fan of hers.
"I have heard that he is a great fan of mine and I promise that I will go out on a date with him if he brings gold for India," Bipasha told Aaj Tak.
Vijender Kumar on Wednesday defeated Carlos Gongora of Ecuador in the boxing quarter-finals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing [Images]. He defeated Carlos with a 9-4 score. The victory has assured him at least a bronze medal.
Now, he needs two wins in the semi-finals to make it to the finals and to the date as promised.
Source: http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/21bips.htm
Sixth Pay Commission recommendations: Armed forces should put their house in order
Armed forces should put their house in order
Harsh V Pant
August 21, 2008
When the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations came out earlier this year, the reaction in the rank and file of the Indian armed forces was strongly negative as it once again felt let down by the political-bureaucratic establishment. The veterans came out on the streets to protest and the Indian army chief was forced to take his case to the President, much to the annoyance of the government.
The issues related to the Military Service Pay, the exclusion of the rank pay from the pay scale of officers leading to a lowering of officers' status, introduction of running pay bands were, among others, issues that caused a lot of consternation within the services, especially as it reinforced a perception that it's all part of a well-established pattern of behaviour on the part of their civilian masters.
Such turmoil within the ranks of any nation's armed services should be a cause for concern but in the case of India that aspires to join the ranks of world's major global powers this is a recipe for disaster. Some time back, I had written in these columns about the need for the government to take these concerns seriously and to give due recognition to the role that armed forces play in our society.
The government has now decided to implement a modified version of the Pay Commission recommendations and the service chiefs seem to have given their blessings to the proposed changes. The navy chief has been quoted as saying that the concerns of the armed forces appear to have been suitably addressed. One hopes these views are shared by the rank and file of the nation's defence forces.
If the top leadership is indeed satisfied with the government's response, then the onus now is on them to give the Indian defence policy a new direction, a trajectory that does justice to India's rising stature in the global inter-state hierarchy. Blaming the government for all the ills afflicting the defence sector seems to be becoming the default position within the ranks of the military, and taking this too far can be really dangerous for the liberal democratic ethos of this nation.
India's armed forces need fundamental reforms, a restructuring that enables them to operate with utmost efficiency in a rapidly evolving domestic and global context. The armed forces can begin by putting their own house in order.
A General's letter in anguish to the PM
It is true that big macro issues remain beyond the influence of the armed forces as they have to work within the strategic framework set by the civilian leadership. The Indian economy will have to continue to grow at high rates of growth if Indian defence needs can be adequately catered to. High rates of economic growth over the last several years have given India the resources to undertake its military modernisation programme and redefine its defence priorities.
India, which currently has the world's fourth largest military and one of the biggest defence budgets, has been in the midst of a huge defence modernisation programme for nearly a decade that has seen billions of dollars spent on the latest high-tech military technology. This liberal spending on defence equipment has attracted the interest of Western industry and governments alike and is changing the scope of the global defence market.
A country like India does not have the luxury to make a choice between guns and butter and high economic growth is the only solution that will allow it to take care of its defence and developmental needs simultaneously. India's own version of 'revolution in military affairs' will force it to spend much more on sophisticated cutting-edge defence technology and on trained manpower. Without sustained rates of high economic growth, this will become very difficult to achieve as the defence forces will find it difficult to make demands on the government for greater resources.
The other issue is of appropriate institutional frameworks that enable a nation to effectively leverage its capabilities -- diplomatic, military and economic -- in the service of its strategic interests. India lacks such institutions in the realm of foreign and defence policies. While the prime minister laments the paucity of long-term strategic thinking in India, his government has done nothing substantive to stimulate such thinking.
The National Security Council still does not work as it ideally should. The headquarters of the three services needs to be effectively integrated with the ministry of defence and the post of the chief of defence staff is the need of the hour for single-point military advice to the government. The fact that successive Indian governments have failed to produce a National Security Strategy is both a consequence of the institutional decay in the country as well as a cause of the inability of the armed forces to plan their force structures and acquisitions adequately to meet their future challenges.
Yet, the Indian politico-bureaucratic establishment is not the only guilty party here as the Indian armed forces also have a lot to answer for. Their top leadership has shied away from making tough choices about reducing manpower strength; about adjusting the inter-service budgetary balance; and about restructuring the nation's professional military education system. No military anywhere in the world gets all the resources from its government that it deems adequate but an effective military organisation should be able to optimise the use of whatever is at its disposal.
Resources alone, however, will not make Indian armed forces the envy of its adversaries. It is the policy direction that is set by the military leadership and the quality of training imparted to its manpower that will make the difference. The debate on the wide-ranging changes that India's defence set-up needs should have been initiated long back by the armed forces themselves.
The questions that need to be debated and answered include: Do we have a 21st century military in terms of doctrine and force structure? Have the doctrines and force structures evolved in line with the equipments that the nation's resources are being spent on? Do India's command and control processes reflect the changing strategic and operational requirements? Does the Indian military have the capacity to initiate military actions on very short notice and actually conduct military operations that result in something other than a stalemate, something that India might have wanted to do during Operation Parakram in 2001-02 but could not? Have the Indian armed forces got the balance between capital and labour right?
Though high rates of economic growth have given and will, in the future, provide greater resources for defence, the changing socio-economic milieu will also make it increasingly difficult to attract young men and women to the services. As a result the armed forces will have to find a way to strike a balance between growing manpower shortage and the easing of budgetary constraints. The services have no option but to modernise their human resources policy -- recruitment, retention, promotions, exit et al which will make a huge difference to the satisfaction levels of the rank and file.
The armed forces need to do some serious introspection if these issues are to be sorted out before it's too late. It is disappointing to see the service headquarters continuing to resist greater integration and inter-services rivalry continuing to be as vicious as in the past. When the army came up with the doctrine of Cold Start, it found no support for it in the other services. The other services may have had genuine concerns about the doctrine but they have made no attempt to reconcile their differences, underlining Indian operational weaknesses.
The government, meanwhile, can always point to the malaise within the armed forces as an excuse for not undertaking any meaningful defence reforms of its own. India, for example, finds itself in a peculiar position of having a Strategic Forces Command but no CDS, partly because of the differences among the three services.
The debate has got stuck on the issue of the CDS whereas the nation needs to be thinking seriously about integrated theatre commands, allowing the three services to share their resources and enabling a reduction of manpower at various levels. Today's military challenges can not be tackled without a real integration up to the command level.
India desperately needs a defence policy that can do justice to its rising aspirations and its armed forces need to rise to this challenge. It is time for the Indian defence forces to start producing men and women of intellectual leadership and administrative acumen that this time in India's history demands.
The armed forces face a choice: They can keep blaming the political-bureaucratic establishment and do nothing or they can initiate a process of internal reforms forthwith. India's future, in many ways, will depend on the choice that they make.
Dr Harsh V Pant teaches at King's College London
Source: http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/aug/21guest.htm
Harsh V Pant
August 21, 2008
When the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations came out earlier this year, the reaction in the rank and file of the Indian armed forces was strongly negative as it once again felt let down by the political-bureaucratic establishment. The veterans came out on the streets to protest and the Indian army chief was forced to take his case to the President, much to the annoyance of the government.
The issues related to the Military Service Pay, the exclusion of the rank pay from the pay scale of officers leading to a lowering of officers' status, introduction of running pay bands were, among others, issues that caused a lot of consternation within the services, especially as it reinforced a perception that it's all part of a well-established pattern of behaviour on the part of their civilian masters.
Such turmoil within the ranks of any nation's armed services should be a cause for concern but in the case of India that aspires to join the ranks of world's major global powers this is a recipe for disaster. Some time back, I had written in these columns about the need for the government to take these concerns seriously and to give due recognition to the role that armed forces play in our society.
The government has now decided to implement a modified version of the Pay Commission recommendations and the service chiefs seem to have given their blessings to the proposed changes. The navy chief has been quoted as saying that the concerns of the armed forces appear to have been suitably addressed. One hopes these views are shared by the rank and file of the nation's defence forces.
If the top leadership is indeed satisfied with the government's response, then the onus now is on them to give the Indian defence policy a new direction, a trajectory that does justice to India's rising stature in the global inter-state hierarchy. Blaming the government for all the ills afflicting the defence sector seems to be becoming the default position within the ranks of the military, and taking this too far can be really dangerous for the liberal democratic ethos of this nation.
India's armed forces need fundamental reforms, a restructuring that enables them to operate with utmost efficiency in a rapidly evolving domestic and global context. The armed forces can begin by putting their own house in order.
A General's letter in anguish to the PM
It is true that big macro issues remain beyond the influence of the armed forces as they have to work within the strategic framework set by the civilian leadership. The Indian economy will have to continue to grow at high rates of growth if Indian defence needs can be adequately catered to. High rates of economic growth over the last several years have given India the resources to undertake its military modernisation programme and redefine its defence priorities.
India, which currently has the world's fourth largest military and one of the biggest defence budgets, has been in the midst of a huge defence modernisation programme for nearly a decade that has seen billions of dollars spent on the latest high-tech military technology. This liberal spending on defence equipment has attracted the interest of Western industry and governments alike and is changing the scope of the global defence market.
A country like India does not have the luxury to make a choice between guns and butter and high economic growth is the only solution that will allow it to take care of its defence and developmental needs simultaneously. India's own version of 'revolution in military affairs' will force it to spend much more on sophisticated cutting-edge defence technology and on trained manpower. Without sustained rates of high economic growth, this will become very difficult to achieve as the defence forces will find it difficult to make demands on the government for greater resources.
The other issue is of appropriate institutional frameworks that enable a nation to effectively leverage its capabilities -- diplomatic, military and economic -- in the service of its strategic interests. India lacks such institutions in the realm of foreign and defence policies. While the prime minister laments the paucity of long-term strategic thinking in India, his government has done nothing substantive to stimulate such thinking.
The National Security Council still does not work as it ideally should. The headquarters of the three services needs to be effectively integrated with the ministry of defence and the post of the chief of defence staff is the need of the hour for single-point military advice to the government. The fact that successive Indian governments have failed to produce a National Security Strategy is both a consequence of the institutional decay in the country as well as a cause of the inability of the armed forces to plan their force structures and acquisitions adequately to meet their future challenges.
Yet, the Indian politico-bureaucratic establishment is not the only guilty party here as the Indian armed forces also have a lot to answer for. Their top leadership has shied away from making tough choices about reducing manpower strength; about adjusting the inter-service budgetary balance; and about restructuring the nation's professional military education system. No military anywhere in the world gets all the resources from its government that it deems adequate but an effective military organisation should be able to optimise the use of whatever is at its disposal.
Resources alone, however, will not make Indian armed forces the envy of its adversaries. It is the policy direction that is set by the military leadership and the quality of training imparted to its manpower that will make the difference. The debate on the wide-ranging changes that India's defence set-up needs should have been initiated long back by the armed forces themselves.
The questions that need to be debated and answered include: Do we have a 21st century military in terms of doctrine and force structure? Have the doctrines and force structures evolved in line with the equipments that the nation's resources are being spent on? Do India's command and control processes reflect the changing strategic and operational requirements? Does the Indian military have the capacity to initiate military actions on very short notice and actually conduct military operations that result in something other than a stalemate, something that India might have wanted to do during Operation Parakram in 2001-02 but could not? Have the Indian armed forces got the balance between capital and labour right?
Though high rates of economic growth have given and will, in the future, provide greater resources for defence, the changing socio-economic milieu will also make it increasingly difficult to attract young men and women to the services. As a result the armed forces will have to find a way to strike a balance between growing manpower shortage and the easing of budgetary constraints. The services have no option but to modernise their human resources policy -- recruitment, retention, promotions, exit et al which will make a huge difference to the satisfaction levels of the rank and file.
The armed forces need to do some serious introspection if these issues are to be sorted out before it's too late. It is disappointing to see the service headquarters continuing to resist greater integration and inter-services rivalry continuing to be as vicious as in the past. When the army came up with the doctrine of Cold Start, it found no support for it in the other services. The other services may have had genuine concerns about the doctrine but they have made no attempt to reconcile their differences, underlining Indian operational weaknesses.
The government, meanwhile, can always point to the malaise within the armed forces as an excuse for not undertaking any meaningful defence reforms of its own. India, for example, finds itself in a peculiar position of having a Strategic Forces Command but no CDS, partly because of the differences among the three services.
The debate has got stuck on the issue of the CDS whereas the nation needs to be thinking seriously about integrated theatre commands, allowing the three services to share their resources and enabling a reduction of manpower at various levels. Today's military challenges can not be tackled without a real integration up to the command level.
India desperately needs a defence policy that can do justice to its rising aspirations and its armed forces need to rise to this challenge. It is time for the Indian defence forces to start producing men and women of intellectual leadership and administrative acumen that this time in India's history demands.
The armed forces face a choice: They can keep blaming the political-bureaucratic establishment and do nothing or they can initiate a process of internal reforms forthwith. India's future, in many ways, will depend on the choice that they make.
Dr Harsh V Pant teaches at King's College London
Source: http://in.rediff.com/news/2008/aug/21guest.htm
Cabinet likely to clear Pay Panel report, PM may declare on I-Day
The Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) is working overtime to ensure that the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission are deliberated and approved by the Cabinet on Thursday so that the Prime Minister could announce it on Independence Day.
Sources said that DoPT officials were readying the note for the Cabinet which would retain the Commission’s recommendation of an average 25 per cent increase in the basic pay of the Central government employees, including the armed forces.
However, there would be minor changes from the panel’s advisory with the proposal to introduce the raise from January 2007, as is being pushed by Finance Minister Mr. P Chidambaram, instead of January 2006 suggested by the panel.
The wage hike would be available in hard currency from April 2008 with past dues—or arrears—parked in the general Provident Fund to be provided as pension after retirement.
The aim of this exercise is to limit the outgo this year to Rs 12,500 crore, or else Mr.Chidambaram would have to shell out Rs 30,000 crore in one go, said sources.
The proposal would also incorporate the wish of the armed forces to improve the emoluments for jawans posted at frontiers by doubling the military special pay to Rs 2,000 per month.
The Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service would get relief with the abolition of the Deputy Inspector General scale as this position was getting to become a resting place for them thereby delaying their promotion.
There is no mention of the retirement age being raised to 62 years from current 60 years as has been frequently reported in the media, said sources.
The ball was set rolling last Thursday when the Principal Secretary to the PM, TKA Nair, was shown a presentation on the Committee of Secretaries’ approvals on Pay Commission recommendations.
The timing matches with the likely monsoon session of Parliament in September when the Finance Ministry would have to move for a supplementary demand for grant to fund the wage bill.
Defence Minister Mr. A K Antony is meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to take a final decision on the pay hike revision for the armed forces. The meeting, which will also be attended by the Finance Minister, will take a final call on salaries for the armed forces who have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Sixth Pay Commission Report.
Sources said while the main change would be doubling of the Military Service Pay (MSP) for soldiers to Rs 2,000 per month, the pay structure of officers will not be changed much. However, allowances for Lt Gen rank officers posted at Service Headquarters are expected to be increased and brought at par with Commander in Chiefs posted across the country.
Ministry sources said that Antony would also be pitching for an increase in pay over and above the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries before the PM. The minister is expected to push for an MSP of Rs 3,000 for soldiers due to the hardships faced by them.
Source: Indian Express (13.08.08)
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Sources said that DoPT officials were readying the note for the Cabinet which would retain the Commission’s recommendation of an average 25 per cent increase in the basic pay of the Central government employees, including the armed forces.
However, there would be minor changes from the panel’s advisory with the proposal to introduce the raise from January 2007, as is being pushed by Finance Minister Mr. P Chidambaram, instead of January 2006 suggested by the panel.
The wage hike would be available in hard currency from April 2008 with past dues—or arrears—parked in the general Provident Fund to be provided as pension after retirement.
The aim of this exercise is to limit the outgo this year to Rs 12,500 crore, or else Mr.Chidambaram would have to shell out Rs 30,000 crore in one go, said sources.
The proposal would also incorporate the wish of the armed forces to improve the emoluments for jawans posted at frontiers by doubling the military special pay to Rs 2,000 per month.
The Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service would get relief with the abolition of the Deputy Inspector General scale as this position was getting to become a resting place for them thereby delaying their promotion.
There is no mention of the retirement age being raised to 62 years from current 60 years as has been frequently reported in the media, said sources.
The ball was set rolling last Thursday when the Principal Secretary to the PM, TKA Nair, was shown a presentation on the Committee of Secretaries’ approvals on Pay Commission recommendations.
The timing matches with the likely monsoon session of Parliament in September when the Finance Ministry would have to move for a supplementary demand for grant to fund the wage bill.
Defence Minister Mr. A K Antony is meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to take a final decision on the pay hike revision for the armed forces. The meeting, which will also be attended by the Finance Minister, will take a final call on salaries for the armed forces who have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Sixth Pay Commission Report.
Sources said while the main change would be doubling of the Military Service Pay (MSP) for soldiers to Rs 2,000 per month, the pay structure of officers will not be changed much. However, allowances for Lt Gen rank officers posted at Service Headquarters are expected to be increased and brought at par with Commander in Chiefs posted across the country.
Ministry sources said that Antony would also be pitching for an increase in pay over and above the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries before the PM. The minister is expected to push for an MSP of Rs 3,000 for soldiers due to the hardships faced by them.
Source: Indian Express (13.08.08)
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Cabinet to approve Pay Commission report on 14-08-08
Civil servants, armed forces and paramilitary personnel will get to rejoice this Independence Day with the government all set to approve the Sixth Pay Commission report in its Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting attended by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and Finance Minister P Chidambaram and discussed the pay commission report and the recommendations of the empowered committee of secretaries that went into the anomalies.
"The Cabinet is likely to take up the Sixth Pay Panel report for approval on Thursday and the matter was discussed at a meeting chaired by the PM today," official sources said. The armed forces were unhappy with the pay hikes but now sources say a compromise has been reached between the government and the services.
Source: NDTV (13.08.2008) & Indo-Asian news service (13-08-08)
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"The Cabinet is likely to take up the Sixth Pay Panel report for approval on Thursday and the matter was discussed at a meeting chaired by the PM today," official sources said. The armed forces were unhappy with the pay hikes but now sources say a compromise has been reached between the government and the services.
Source: NDTV (13.08.2008) & Indo-Asian news service (13-08-08)
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www.gconnect.in - Sixth Pay Commission report approved by Cabinet
Sixth Pay Commission report approved by Cabinet
Service - 6pc matters
Cabinet has approved higher wages for government employees, following on the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission.
"The cabinet has approved the pay commission report," Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj told reporters after the cabinet meeting held today.
The pay panel recommendations will come into effect from January 1, 2006.
All recommendations for hike in salaries of civil and defence personnel accepted.
Rate of annual increment increased from 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
Arrears to be paid in two installments in cash — 40 per cent this fiscal (september-2008) and 60 per cent in the next financial year,I&B Minister P R Dasmunsi said.
Enhancement in the fitment in revised pay bands recommended by the pay commission to be based on multiplication factor of 1.74 to 1.86 to result in increased emoluments for government employees.
Minimum entry level pay raised to Rs 7,000 from Rs 6,660 per month recommended by the Commission. Total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level beyond Rs 10,000 per month including allowances.
At least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme. While civilians would get this after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, defence forces jawans would be promoted under ACP after 8, 16 and 24 years.
The lowest limit of disability pension for defence personnel would be doubled to Rs 3100 a month.
The government for the first time approved Military Service Pay for armed forces personnel, under which officers would get Rs 6,000 over and above their pay per month.
Financial implication of Pay Commission on General Budget Rs 15,700 crore; Rs 6400 crore on Railway Budget in 2008-09. The wage hike would increase the financial implication for the Centre by Rs 17,798 crore annually and the arrears with effect from January 2006 would cost Rs 29,373 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters after the Cabinet meeting. The government's present salary bill is over Rs 70,000 crore and the pension bill is over Rs 30,000 crore.
Keep watching this page for more details, which are yet to come.
Source: http://www.gconnect.in
Service - 6pc matters
Cabinet has approved higher wages for government employees, following on the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission.
"The cabinet has approved the pay commission report," Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj told reporters after the cabinet meeting held today.
The pay panel recommendations will come into effect from January 1, 2006.
All recommendations for hike in salaries of civil and defence personnel accepted.
Rate of annual increment increased from 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
Arrears to be paid in two installments in cash — 40 per cent this fiscal (september-2008) and 60 per cent in the next financial year,I&B Minister P R Dasmunsi said.
Enhancement in the fitment in revised pay bands recommended by the pay commission to be based on multiplication factor of 1.74 to 1.86 to result in increased emoluments for government employees.
Minimum entry level pay raised to Rs 7,000 from Rs 6,660 per month recommended by the Commission. Total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level beyond Rs 10,000 per month including allowances.
At least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme. While civilians would get this after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, defence forces jawans would be promoted under ACP after 8, 16 and 24 years.
The lowest limit of disability pension for defence personnel would be doubled to Rs 3100 a month.
The government for the first time approved Military Service Pay for armed forces personnel, under which officers would get Rs 6,000 over and above their pay per month.
Financial implication of Pay Commission on General Budget Rs 15,700 crore; Rs 6400 crore on Railway Budget in 2008-09. The wage hike would increase the financial implication for the Centre by Rs 17,798 crore annually and the arrears with effect from January 2006 would cost Rs 29,373 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters after the Cabinet meeting. The government's present salary bill is over Rs 70,000 crore and the pension bill is over Rs 30,000 crore.
Keep watching this page for more details, which are yet to come.
Source: http://www.gconnect.in
www.gconnect.in - Highlights of approved Sixth Pay Commission Report
www.gconnect.in - Highlights of approved Sixth Pay Commission Report
Service - 6pc matters
Check this New Pay and Arrears Calculator for upto PB-2 based on Pay commission report approved by cabinet (updated 14.08.08)
Check this New Pay and Arrears Calculator for PB-3 and above based on Pay commission report approved by cabinet (updated 15.08.08)
These are Highlights of Sixth Pay Commission Report finally approved by Cabinet on 14.08.2008. It is expected that the Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh would give the details of the Pay Commission report approved by Cabinet during his independence day speech tomorrow.
Minimum basic Salary - Rs. 7000
Education Allowances for employees for upto two children - Rs. 1,000 per month (Earlier, it was Rs. 100)
Maximum Basic Salary - Rs. 90,000 (Cabinet Secretary)
National Holidays - 3
Gazette Holidays to be canceled
Pay hike will be implemented from January 01, 2006
Maternity Leave : 6 Months
HRA in A-1 Cities - 30% (Unchanged)
HRA in A, B, B-1 Cities - 20%
Increase in Transport Allowance at the lowest level to Rs.600 (from Rs.400 in A-1/A class cities recommended by the Sixth CPC) and Rs.400 (from Rs.300 in other cities recommended by the Sixth CPC).
Incentive Schemes to be announced
New Medical Insurance Scheme to be launched for government employees
Market-driven pay for scientists and all other jobs that require professional skill set.
Total number of salary grades to be reduced from 35 to 20.
Government has continued the present position of granting Group A scale to Group B officers after 4 years of service and these officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by the Sixth CPC. This would benefit Group B officers of the Railways, Accounts Services, CSS, CSSS and DANICS & DANIPS.
The government increased the minimum entry level salary of a government employee to Rs 7,000 against Rs 6,660 recommended by the Commission headed by Justice B N Srikrishna who submitted the report in March this year.
Consequently, it would push up the total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level beyond Rs 10,000 per month including allowances.
It also increased the rate of annual increment from 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
In the defence sector, it approved at least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme.
While civilians would get this after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, defence forces jawans would be promoted under ACP after 8, 16 and 24 years.
Group D personnel to stay (peons in ministries and porters in Railways).
For the Railway employees who are in receipt of Running Allowance, this allowance will be taken into account while fixing their pay in revised pay bands;
For Doctors, the Cabinet has approved promotions under the Dynamic ACP Scheme upto Senior Administrative Grade (Joint Secretary level) for Doctors with 20 years of service. Counting of Dearness Allowance (DA) on Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as on 01.01.2006 for fixing their pay in revised pay bands has also been approved;
For the scientists, continuation of the existing system of grant of Special Pay of Rs.2000 p.m. to Scientists G on promotion and doubling of the amount to Rs.4000 p.m. in Departments of Space and Atomic Energy and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been recommended.
Further, the IPS Pay Rules and the Indian Forest Service Pay Rules will be appropriately modified to provide in each State cadre one post of DGP and one post of PCCF at the apex level of Rs.80000 for heading their respective Forces.
Middle level Police and Civilian officers i.e. DIGs, Conservator of Forests, Scientists E & F, Superintending Engineers, Directors, Additional Commissioners of Income Tax and Central Excise and posts in equivalent grades have also been placed in PB-4.
The rates of Special Forces Allowance for Army and Air Force to be equated with navy’s Marine Commando Allowance;
For the officers of Central Para Military Forces, all the posts of Additional DIG upgraded to DIG level by the Pay Commission to continue to be manned by the cadre officers of CPMFs;
As replacement of the pay scale of Rs.24050-26000, a separate pay scale has been carved for DGPs, PCCFs, GM (Railways), members of the Boards of Income Tax, Customs & Central Excise, Postal and Ordnance Factories, among others, who were in this pre-revised scale. This would take them to the level of Rs.80000 in two years as against three years in the pre-revised scale.
The hiked salary would be given to the employees beginning September this year and the arrears from January 2006 would be given in cash in two installments - 40 per cent this fiscal and 60 per cent in 2009-10.
The government for the first time approved Military Service Pay for armed forces personnel, under which officers would get Rs 6,000 over and above their pay per month.
The lowest limit of disability pension for defence personnel would be doubled to Rs 3100 a month.
No Cabinet Secretary rank for Intelligence Bureau chief, the three Service chiefs or the Chairman, Railway Board.
Military service pay for persons below the officer rank (POBR) would be Rs 2,000 per month.
Significant hike in salaries of Brigadiers: they move to Pay Band 4 (Rs 39,200-67,000) from the suggested Pay Band 3 (Rs 15,600-39,100).
DIG-scale abolished in IPS and Indian Forest Service.
The salaries of Brigadiers will be in Pay Band 4 (Rs 39,200-67,000) as against the suggested pay band 3 (Rs 15,600 - 39,100) previously.
The wage hike would increase the financial implication for the Centre by Rs 17,798 crore annually and the arrears with effect from January 2006 would cost Rs 29,373 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters after the Cabinet meeting. The financial implication of Pay Commission on the General Budget would be Rs 15,717 crore and Rs 6414 crore on Railway Budget in 2008-09. The government’s present salary bill is over Rs 70,000 crore and the pension bill is over Rs 30,000 crore. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the budget deficit target would be adhered to, despite the implementation of the Pay Commission recommendations.
Source: http://www.gconnect.in
Service - 6pc matters
Check this New Pay and Arrears Calculator for upto PB-2 based on Pay commission report approved by cabinet (updated 14.08.08)
Check this New Pay and Arrears Calculator for PB-3 and above based on Pay commission report approved by cabinet (updated 15.08.08)
These are Highlights of Sixth Pay Commission Report finally approved by Cabinet on 14.08.2008. It is expected that the Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh would give the details of the Pay Commission report approved by Cabinet during his independence day speech tomorrow.
Minimum basic Salary - Rs. 7000
Education Allowances for employees for upto two children - Rs. 1,000 per month (Earlier, it was Rs. 100)
Maximum Basic Salary - Rs. 90,000 (Cabinet Secretary)
National Holidays - 3
Gazette Holidays to be canceled
Pay hike will be implemented from January 01, 2006
Maternity Leave : 6 Months
HRA in A-1 Cities - 30% (Unchanged)
HRA in A, B, B-1 Cities - 20%
Increase in Transport Allowance at the lowest level to Rs.600 (from Rs.400 in A-1/A class cities recommended by the Sixth CPC) and Rs.400 (from Rs.300 in other cities recommended by the Sixth CPC).
Incentive Schemes to be announced
New Medical Insurance Scheme to be launched for government employees
Market-driven pay for scientists and all other jobs that require professional skill set.
Total number of salary grades to be reduced from 35 to 20.
Government has continued the present position of granting Group A scale to Group B officers after 4 years of service and these officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by the Sixth CPC. This would benefit Group B officers of the Railways, Accounts Services, CSS, CSSS and DANICS & DANIPS.
The government increased the minimum entry level salary of a government employee to Rs 7,000 against Rs 6,660 recommended by the Commission headed by Justice B N Srikrishna who submitted the report in March this year.
Consequently, it would push up the total emoluments of an employee at the lowest level beyond Rs 10,000 per month including allowances.
It also increased the rate of annual increment from 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent.
In the defence sector, it approved at least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme.
While civilians would get this after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, defence forces jawans would be promoted under ACP after 8, 16 and 24 years.
Group D personnel to stay (peons in ministries and porters in Railways).
For the Railway employees who are in receipt of Running Allowance, this allowance will be taken into account while fixing their pay in revised pay bands;
For Doctors, the Cabinet has approved promotions under the Dynamic ACP Scheme upto Senior Administrative Grade (Joint Secretary level) for Doctors with 20 years of service. Counting of Dearness Allowance (DA) on Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as on 01.01.2006 for fixing their pay in revised pay bands has also been approved;
For the scientists, continuation of the existing system of grant of Special Pay of Rs.2000 p.m. to Scientists G on promotion and doubling of the amount to Rs.4000 p.m. in Departments of Space and Atomic Energy and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been recommended.
Further, the IPS Pay Rules and the Indian Forest Service Pay Rules will be appropriately modified to provide in each State cadre one post of DGP and one post of PCCF at the apex level of Rs.80000 for heading their respective Forces.
Middle level Police and Civilian officers i.e. DIGs, Conservator of Forests, Scientists E & F, Superintending Engineers, Directors, Additional Commissioners of Income Tax and Central Excise and posts in equivalent grades have also been placed in PB-4.
The rates of Special Forces Allowance for Army and Air Force to be equated with navy’s Marine Commando Allowance;
For the officers of Central Para Military Forces, all the posts of Additional DIG upgraded to DIG level by the Pay Commission to continue to be manned by the cadre officers of CPMFs;
As replacement of the pay scale of Rs.24050-26000, a separate pay scale has been carved for DGPs, PCCFs, GM (Railways), members of the Boards of Income Tax, Customs & Central Excise, Postal and Ordnance Factories, among others, who were in this pre-revised scale. This would take them to the level of Rs.80000 in two years as against three years in the pre-revised scale.
The hiked salary would be given to the employees beginning September this year and the arrears from January 2006 would be given in cash in two installments - 40 per cent this fiscal and 60 per cent in 2009-10.
The government for the first time approved Military Service Pay for armed forces personnel, under which officers would get Rs 6,000 over and above their pay per month.
The lowest limit of disability pension for defence personnel would be doubled to Rs 3100 a month.
No Cabinet Secretary rank for Intelligence Bureau chief, the three Service chiefs or the Chairman, Railway Board.
Military service pay for persons below the officer rank (POBR) would be Rs 2,000 per month.
Significant hike in salaries of Brigadiers: they move to Pay Band 4 (Rs 39,200-67,000) from the suggested Pay Band 3 (Rs 15,600-39,100).
DIG-scale abolished in IPS and Indian Forest Service.
The salaries of Brigadiers will be in Pay Band 4 (Rs 39,200-67,000) as against the suggested pay band 3 (Rs 15,600 - 39,100) previously.
The wage hike would increase the financial implication for the Centre by Rs 17,798 crore annually and the arrears with effect from January 2006 would cost Rs 29,373 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunsi told reporters after the Cabinet meeting. The financial implication of Pay Commission on the General Budget would be Rs 15,717 crore and Rs 6414 crore on Railway Budget in 2008-09. The government’s present salary bill is over Rs 70,000 crore and the pension bill is over Rs 30,000 crore. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the budget deficit target would be adhered to, despite the implementation of the Pay Commission recommendations.
Source: http://www.gconnect.in
6th Pay Commission recommendations: A web site for the 6th pay panel report
A web site for the 6th pay panel report
R Prema in New Delhi
Two Central Board of Excise and Customs staffers, Raman and Suresh, based in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, have set up a Web site based on the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and dedicated exclusively to government employees.
www.GConnect.in is a community Web site for the employees of the Indian government, their kin and fo those 'who want to be a part of this community.'
The Web site allows people to share ideas, opinions, and experiences with each other apart from helping them interact with other to clear they doubts, etc. are presently working in Customs in Trichy floated a web site www.GConnect.in dedicated to the employees of Union Government.
The Web site also has a pay calculator, a tax calculator, and a ready reckoner to help people understand what the revised pay scales would be like. It provides detailed information about the Pay Commission.
The success of GConnect has also led to the Web site generating sizeable revenue from advertisement.
Source: http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/21pay.htm
R Prema in New Delhi
Two Central Board of Excise and Customs staffers, Raman and Suresh, based in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, have set up a Web site based on the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and dedicated exclusively to government employees.
www.GConnect.in is a community Web site for the employees of the Indian government, their kin and fo those 'who want to be a part of this community.'
The Web site allows people to share ideas, opinions, and experiences with each other apart from helping them interact with other to clear they doubts, etc. are presently working in Customs in Trichy floated a web site www.GConnect.in dedicated to the employees of Union Government.
The Web site also has a pay calculator, a tax calculator, and a ready reckoner to help people understand what the revised pay scales would be like. It provides detailed information about the Pay Commission.
The success of GConnect has also led to the Web site generating sizeable revenue from advertisement.
Source: http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/21pay.htm
Sixth Pay Commission: Chhattisgarh government staff strike over pay
Raipur, Aug 21 (IANS) Over 250,000 Chhattisgarh government employees went on a daylong strike Thursday demanding an immediate hike in salaries as recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission.
‘Government work has been paralysed as more than 250,000 officers and employees stayed away from duty,’ Subhash Mishra, convenor of the Chhattisgarh Employees-Officers Joint Forum, told IANS.
‘We will go on an indefinite strike if the government does not raise salaries,’ he added. ‘The state government must immediately accept the Pay Commission recommendations.’
Reports reaching here say the strike was a total success in all the 18 districts. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh will likely implement the pay panel’s suggestion given forthcoming assembly polls in October-November.
The central government Aug 14 approved the new pay scale structure for five million government employees. This will see an average salary increase of 21 percent, and cost the exchequer Rs.221.31 billion in the current fiscal.
Source: http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/14004.htm
‘Government work has been paralysed as more than 250,000 officers and employees stayed away from duty,’ Subhash Mishra, convenor of the Chhattisgarh Employees-Officers Joint Forum, told IANS.
‘We will go on an indefinite strike if the government does not raise salaries,’ he added. ‘The state government must immediately accept the Pay Commission recommendations.’
Reports reaching here say the strike was a total success in all the 18 districts. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh will likely implement the pay panel’s suggestion given forthcoming assembly polls in October-November.
The central government Aug 14 approved the new pay scale structure for five million government employees. This will see an average salary increase of 21 percent, and cost the exchequer Rs.221.31 billion in the current fiscal.
Source: http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/14004.htm
Michael Phelps together with former Olympic Games swimming champion Alexander Popov
US Olympics swimming sensation Michael Phelps (R), together with former Olympic Games swimming champion Alexander Popov of Russia, take part in a 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sponsor event in Beijing on August 20, 2008. Phelps and four other swimming champions, Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Alexander Popov and Ian Thorpe have earned a staggering total 48 Olympic medals. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com
Michael Phelps arrives at a 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
US Olympics swimming sensation Michael Phelps arrives at a 2008 Beijing Olympic Games sponsor event in Beijing on August 20, 2008. Phelps and four other swimming champions, Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Alexander Popov and Ian Thorpe have earned a staggering total 48 Olympic medals. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com
Pay scales in six pay commission
Sixth Pay Commission - Pay Scales Released
Official : Sixth Pay Commission Pay Calculator
Comparing fifth and sixth Pay Commission reports.
Some Observations :-
Fifth CPC terminology of “Basic Pay” is comparable to Sixth CPC terminology of “Total Pay”.
All previous pay commissions taken on average had given an increase of 3.3 times for basic pays.
Sixth Pay commission has raised Basic/Total Pay 2.5 times on average and is lagging behind the previous pay commissions by 25% approximately.
However allowances have been increased e.g. TA and Children education etc. quantum of increase being more than previous pay commissions.
On the whole legitimate needs of employees have been met like Finance Minister stated during budget but it is far from being a Bonanza!
What do you think does this CPC fulfill your expectations?
The full-text of the report has been released and put up on the web site of Sixth Central Pay Commission. Here are the links:
Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (Chapter Wise) ; Full Report (zipped file)
Annexes to the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission ; All annexes (zipped file)
Reports of the three studies conducted by SCPC
Here are some interesting write ups on Pay commission
http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2008/03/21/pay-commission-bonanza-for-military/
http://vivekspace.com/2008/03/21/scpc-vi/
and finally studies on which CPC recommendations are based
http://india.gov.in/govt/cpc_studies.php
Tags: pay scales in six pay commission
Source: http://surispace.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/pay-commission-developing-story/
Official : Sixth Pay Commission Pay Calculator
Comparing fifth and sixth Pay Commission reports.
Some Observations :-
Fifth CPC terminology of “Basic Pay” is comparable to Sixth CPC terminology of “Total Pay”.
All previous pay commissions taken on average had given an increase of 3.3 times for basic pays.
Sixth Pay commission has raised Basic/Total Pay 2.5 times on average and is lagging behind the previous pay commissions by 25% approximately.
However allowances have been increased e.g. TA and Children education etc. quantum of increase being more than previous pay commissions.
On the whole legitimate needs of employees have been met like Finance Minister stated during budget but it is far from being a Bonanza!
What do you think does this CPC fulfill your expectations?
The full-text of the report has been released and put up on the web site of Sixth Central Pay Commission. Here are the links:
Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (Chapter Wise) ; Full Report (zipped file)
Annexes to the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission ; All annexes (zipped file)
Reports of the three studies conducted by SCPC
Here are some interesting write ups on Pay commission
http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2008/03/21/pay-commission-bonanza-for-military/
http://vivekspace.com/2008/03/21/scpc-vi/
and finally studies on which CPC recommendations are based
http://india.gov.in/govt/cpc_studies.php
Tags: pay scales in six pay commission
Source: http://surispace.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/pay-commission-developing-story/
Six pay commission of india
Six pay commission of india
Friday, October 06, 2006
Constitution & Terms Of Reference of Pay Commission
Thursday 5 October, 2006
Government of India has announced constitution & terms of reference of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. In a notification issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance here today, the Commission will comprise of the following: -
Chairman - Mr. Justice B.N. Srikrishna
Member - Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
Member - Shri J.S. Mathur
Member-Secretary - Smt. Sushama Nath
The terms of reference of the Commission will be as follows: -
To examine the principles, the date of effect thereof, that should govern the structure of pay, allowances and other facilities / benefits, whether in cash or in kind, to the categories of employees consisting of : (i) Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial (ii) Personnel belonging to the All India Services (iii) Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces (iv) Personnel of the Union Territories (v) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department; and (vi) Officers and employees of the regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament.
To transform the Central Government Organisations into modern, professional and citizen-friendly entities that are dedicated to the service of the people.
To work out a comprehensive pay package for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned at (A) that is suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy through rationalization of structures, organisations, systems and processes within the Government, with a view to leveraging economy, accountability, responsibility, transparency, assimilation of technology and discipline.
To harmonize the functioning of the Central Government Organisations with the demands of the emerging global economic scenario. This would also take in account, among other relevant factors, the totality of benefits available to the employees, need of rationalization and simplification thereof, the prevailing pay structure and retirement benefits available under the Central Public Sector Undertakings, the economic conditions in the country, the need to observe fiscal prudence in the management of the economy, the resources of the Central Government and the demands thereon on account of economic and social development, defence, national security and the global economic scenario, and the impact upon the finances of the States if the recommendations are adopted by the States.
To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits having financial implications to the present and former Central Government employees appointed before January 1, 2004.
To make recommendations with respect to the general principles, financial parameters and conditions which should govern payment of bonus and the desirability and feasibility of introducing Productivity Linked Incentive Scheme in place of the existing ad hoc bonus scheme in various Departments and to recommend specific formulae for determining the productivity index and other related parameters.
To examine desirability and the need to sanction any interim relief till the time the recommendations of the Commission are made and accepted by the Government.
The Commission will devise its own procedure and may appoint such Advisers, institutional consultants and experts, as it may consider necessary for any particular purpose. It may call for such information and take such evidence, as it may consider necessary. Ministries and Departments of the Government of India will furnish such information and documents and other assistance as may be required by the Commission. The Government of India trusts that State Governments, Service Associations and others concerned will extend to the Commission their fullest cooperation and assistance.
The Government of India have been considering for some time past the changes that have taken place in the structure of emoluments of Government employees over the years. Conditions have also changed in several respects since the last Pay Commission made its Report in 1997. The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized. The Commission will have its headquarters in Delhi.
Please see the Gazette notification here http://www.airfindia.org/vith%20cpcd.htm.
Tags: six pay commission of india
Source: http://sixpaycommission.blogspot.com/2006/10/constitution-terms-of-reference-of-pay.html
Friday, October 06, 2006
Constitution & Terms Of Reference of Pay Commission
Thursday 5 October, 2006
Government of India has announced constitution & terms of reference of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. In a notification issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance here today, the Commission will comprise of the following: -
Chairman - Mr. Justice B.N. Srikrishna
Member - Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
Member - Shri J.S. Mathur
Member-Secretary - Smt. Sushama Nath
The terms of reference of the Commission will be as follows: -
To examine the principles, the date of effect thereof, that should govern the structure of pay, allowances and other facilities / benefits, whether in cash or in kind, to the categories of employees consisting of : (i) Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial (ii) Personnel belonging to the All India Services (iii) Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces (iv) Personnel of the Union Territories (v) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department; and (vi) Officers and employees of the regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament.
To transform the Central Government Organisations into modern, professional and citizen-friendly entities that are dedicated to the service of the people.
To work out a comprehensive pay package for the categories of Central Government employees mentioned at (A) that is suitably linked to promoting efficiency, productivity and economy through rationalization of structures, organisations, systems and processes within the Government, with a view to leveraging economy, accountability, responsibility, transparency, assimilation of technology and discipline.
To harmonize the functioning of the Central Government Organisations with the demands of the emerging global economic scenario. This would also take in account, among other relevant factors, the totality of benefits available to the employees, need of rationalization and simplification thereof, the prevailing pay structure and retirement benefits available under the Central Public Sector Undertakings, the economic conditions in the country, the need to observe fiscal prudence in the management of the economy, the resources of the Central Government and the demands thereon on account of economic and social development, defence, national security and the global economic scenario, and the impact upon the finances of the States if the recommendations are adopted by the States.
To examine the principles which should govern the structure of pension, death-cum-retirement gratuity, family pension and other terminal or recurring benefits having financial implications to the present and former Central Government employees appointed before January 1, 2004.
To make recommendations with respect to the general principles, financial parameters and conditions which should govern payment of bonus and the desirability and feasibility of introducing Productivity Linked Incentive Scheme in place of the existing ad hoc bonus scheme in various Departments and to recommend specific formulae for determining the productivity index and other related parameters.
To examine desirability and the need to sanction any interim relief till the time the recommendations of the Commission are made and accepted by the Government.
The Commission will devise its own procedure and may appoint such Advisers, institutional consultants and experts, as it may consider necessary for any particular purpose. It may call for such information and take such evidence, as it may consider necessary. Ministries and Departments of the Government of India will furnish such information and documents and other assistance as may be required by the Commission. The Government of India trusts that State Governments, Service Associations and others concerned will extend to the Commission their fullest cooperation and assistance.
The Government of India have been considering for some time past the changes that have taken place in the structure of emoluments of Government employees over the years. Conditions have also changed in several respects since the last Pay Commission made its Report in 1997. The Commission will make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution. It may consider, if necessary, sending reports on any of the matters as and when the recommendations are finalized. The Commission will have its headquarters in Delhi.
Please see the Gazette notification here http://www.airfindia.org/vith%20cpcd.htm.
Tags: six pay commission of india
Source: http://sixpaycommission.blogspot.com/2006/10/constitution-terms-of-reference-of-pay.html
Six pay commission report
All about the 6th Pay Commission report
The following are the highlights of the 6th Pay Commission Panel report that was submitted to the government on Monday: The 18-month tenure of the Commission was till April 4, 2008.
Implementation of the revised pay scales from January 1, 2006. Recommendations relating to allowances to be implemented prospectively.
To remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs 26,000 (fixed).
Four distinct running pay bands being recommended -- one running band each for all categories of employees in groups 'B' and 'C' with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.
The posts of Secretary to Government of India/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to be kept in distinct pay scales.
A separate running pay band, designated as -1S scale, is not to be counted for any purpose as no future recruitment is to be made in this grade and all the present Group D employees not possessing the prescribed qualifications are to be upgraded and placed in the Group 'C' running pay band PB-1 after they are suitably retrained. Group D employees possessing the minimum prescribed qualifications to be placed in PB-1 pay band straightaway.
Minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band to be Rs 6660 (Rs 4860 as pay in the pay band plus Rs 1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of Secretary/equivalent to be Rs 80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12.
Every post, barring that of Secretary/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to have a distinct grade pay attached to it. Grade pay (being a fixed amount attached to each post in the hierarchy) to determine the status of a post with a senior post being given higher grade pay.
The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.
At the time of promotion from one post to another, the grade pay attached to posts in different levels within the same running pay band to change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment to be given at the time of promotion. A person stagnating at the maximum of any pay band for more than one year continuously to be placed in the immediate next higher pay band without any change in the grade pay.
Annual increments to be paid in form of two and half percent of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, to be first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 to be eligible.
Tags: six pay commission report
Source: http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/24paycom1.htm
The following are the highlights of the 6th Pay Commission Panel report that was submitted to the government on Monday: The 18-month tenure of the Commission was till April 4, 2008.
Implementation of the revised pay scales from January 1, 2006. Recommendations relating to allowances to be implemented prospectively.
To remove stagnation, introduction of running pay bands for all posts in the Government presently existing in scales below that of Rs 26,000 (fixed).
Four distinct running pay bands being recommended -- one running band each for all categories of employees in groups 'B' and 'C' with 2 running pay bands for Group A posts.
The posts of Secretary to Government of India/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to be kept in distinct pay scales.
A separate running pay band, designated as -1S scale, is not to be counted for any purpose as no future recruitment is to be made in this grade and all the present Group D employees not possessing the prescribed qualifications are to be upgraded and placed in the Group 'C' running pay band PB-1 after they are suitably retrained. Group D employees possessing the minimum prescribed qualifications to be placed in PB-1 pay band straightaway.
Minimum salary at the entry level of PB-1 pay band to be Rs 6660 (Rs 4860 as pay in the pay band plus Rs 1800 as grade pay). Maximum salary at the level of Secretary/equivalent to be Rs 80000. The minimum: maximum ratio 1:12.
Every post, barring that of Secretary/equivalent and Cabinet Secretary/equivalent to have a distinct grade pay attached to it. Grade pay (being a fixed amount attached to each post in the hierarchy) to determine the status of a post with a senior post being given higher grade pay.
The total number of grades reduced to 20 spread across four distinct running pay bands; one Apex Scale and another grade for the post of Cabinet Secretary/equivalent as against 35 standard pay scales existing earlier.
At the time of promotion from one post to another, the grade pay attached to posts in different levels within the same running pay band to change. Additionally, increase in form of one increment to be given at the time of promotion. A person stagnating at the maximum of any pay band for more than one year continuously to be placed in the immediate next higher pay band without any change in the grade pay.
Annual increments to be paid in form of two and half percent of the total of pay in the Pay Band and the corresponding grade pay. The date of annual increments, in all cases, to be first of July. Employees completing six months and above in the scale as on July 1 to be eligible.
Tags: six pay commission report
Source: http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/24paycom1.htm
Six pay commission salaries
6th central pay commission govt of india, sixth pay report news
Sixth Central Pay Commission Government of India 6th Pay Commissions
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet improved the recommendations of the Sixth Committee of remuneration on Thursday, coming with a please-final award, and in the process, giving the ruling coalition an important point of talk with nearly 40 lakh organized voice and government employees who were sullen with it for inflation and rising interest rates. (Watch)
The salary increase would be effective from January 1, 2006, but to save the Treasury of charge sudden, arrears of 32 months would be paid in two parts - 40% during the current year and the remaining 60% in 2009 -10. The initial report had proposed a liberal regime of quotas, which in some cases, four were raised. The allowances will be paid after the fact, with effect from September 1. The windfall will be the culmination of PM Manmohan Singh Independence Day discourse.
6th pay commission report news
"The financial implications in 2008-09 because of the implementation would be around Rs 15700 crore from the central budget and Rs 6400 crore on the budget of railways," expenditure secretary Sushma Nath said. These figures do not account for 60% of arrears to be paid during the next year.
The final package represents a 21% increase compared to what the remuneration committee has recommended, a sign that political considerations have shaped the May decision by the government, which this year's budget, cited concerns about increasing the budget deficit to avoid pressure on the exchequer. The magnitude of the upgrade suggests that the Government has not left his concern about inflationary pressures ahead on the path of its efforts to build bridges with the influential section organized in preparation to the polls.
Cabinet approves pay commission report
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission. The pay panel recommendations will come into effect from January 1, 2006.
Arrears will be paid in cash in two instalments, 40 per cent will be paid this year and the rest next year.
Now, minimum basic pay of a government employee has been raised to Rs 7000.
All the details of new approval are available at http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/aug/r2008081405cab.pdf and/or at http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=41333
Original report is available at at http://www.india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php.
Tags: six pay commission salaries
Source: http://www.24timepass.com/education/6th-central-pay-commission-govt-india-sixth-pay-report-news.htm
Sixth Central Pay Commission Government of India 6th Pay Commissions
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet improved the recommendations of the Sixth Committee of remuneration on Thursday, coming with a please-final award, and in the process, giving the ruling coalition an important point of talk with nearly 40 lakh organized voice and government employees who were sullen with it for inflation and rising interest rates. (Watch)
The salary increase would be effective from January 1, 2006, but to save the Treasury of charge sudden, arrears of 32 months would be paid in two parts - 40% during the current year and the remaining 60% in 2009 -10. The initial report had proposed a liberal regime of quotas, which in some cases, four were raised. The allowances will be paid after the fact, with effect from September 1. The windfall will be the culmination of PM Manmohan Singh Independence Day discourse.
6th pay commission report news
"The financial implications in 2008-09 because of the implementation would be around Rs 15700 crore from the central budget and Rs 6400 crore on the budget of railways," expenditure secretary Sushma Nath said. These figures do not account for 60% of arrears to be paid during the next year.
The final package represents a 21% increase compared to what the remuneration committee has recommended, a sign that political considerations have shaped the May decision by the government, which this year's budget, cited concerns about increasing the budget deficit to avoid pressure on the exchequer. The magnitude of the upgrade suggests that the Government has not left his concern about inflationary pressures ahead on the path of its efforts to build bridges with the influential section organized in preparation to the polls.
Cabinet approves pay commission report
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission. The pay panel recommendations will come into effect from January 1, 2006.
Arrears will be paid in cash in two instalments, 40 per cent will be paid this year and the rest next year.
Now, minimum basic pay of a government employee has been raised to Rs 7000.
All the details of new approval are available at http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2008/aug/r2008081405cab.pdf and/or at http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=41333
Original report is available at at http://www.india.gov.in/govt/paycommission.php.
Tags: six pay commission salaries
Source: http://www.24timepass.com/education/6th-central-pay-commission-govt-india-sixth-pay-report-news.htm
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