Bangalore: Republic Day Flower show at Lalbagh from Jan 17
Bangalore, Jan 16: The Indian Republic Day horticultural flower show will be inaugurated on Saturday January 17 at 3 pm at the Lalbagh Glass House in the city by Dileep Rao, administrator, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. B P Kaniram, secretary, horticultural department, government of Karnataka, will be the chief guest under the chairmanship of Dr G K Vasanth Kumar.
Ikebana, Indian floral art, vegetable carving, Dutch flower arrangements, dry flowers, Thai-art, ‘Jannur’, and bonsai shows will be inaugurated on Sunday January 18 at 3 pm at the Dr M H Marigowda Memorial Hall, Lalbagh, by Dr Umadevi Bidari, wife of Shankara Bidari, commissioner of police, Bangalore city.
The information was conveyed to media persons in a press conference held on Friday January 17, at Dr Marigowda Memorial Hall, Lalbagh. The press meet was attended by Dr M Jagadeesh, ex-officio secretary, Dr Ashwath, joint director, Horticultural
Gardens, and Dr Vasanth Kumar, chairman.
The Mysore Horticultural society was founded in 1912 by then superintendent G H Krimbigal. Since 1922, the society had been organizing bi-annual flower shows known as winter and summer shows. But since 1951, the agricultural and horticultural
societies have been jointly organizing the shows, now called Indian Republic and Indian Independence shows.
The Glass House which is the venue of the flower show was constructed in1889. Over 200 varieties of flora which flower only in winter are the highlight of this year’s show. For security reasons, door frame metal detectors, hand metal detectors, and
security cameras, are being deployed at the entrance to Lalbagh, the Glass House, and other places.
Interesting stalls such as ‘Hasire usiru’, and ‘Parisara sneha’, will be on display. Entry to the show will close at 5 pm and the show will close at 7 pm. Entry for school children will be free on Saturday January 24.
Source: daijiworld.com
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Indian Railways make big bucks with Tatkal Seva
Indian Railways make big bucks with Tatkal Seva
BANGALORE: The Indian Railways - that gigantic organization that forms an integral part of the country's economic and social support system - is In the South Western Railways' Bangalore Division alone, the scheme is a major favourite with passengers.
Statistics show that despite the limited number of Tatkal seats, in every consecutive month, along three major lines, the number of tickets in demand and those issued has always been higher, in some cases, almost double.
This, railways officials explain, is because when it comes to issuing tickets to those in the waiting list, passengers in the Tatkal waiting list are given first preference over general passengers. Tatkal tickets are available, at an additional fee, to passengers five days before the day of the journey.
South Western Railways charges Rs 150 for a sleeper class Tatkal ticket and Rs 200 additional fee, more than the actual fare, for 2nd class and 3rd classA/C coach.
Though the additional charges vary as per the peak season, officials add that there is a proposal to make the Tatkal fees uniform throughout the year. The peak season of April, May and June, including a bit of the Dasara rush, is when the railways
see the highest demand for this service. Bangalore divisional railway manager Akhil Agrawal said the Karnataka Express that runs between Bangalore and New Delhi, is almost always booked completely.
In December 2008 alone, the seats confirmed under tatkal scheme were over 7,900, while the numbers of tickets available were a wee bit over 6,900 under the sleeper class alone. riding high on the revenue accrued through the Tatkal Seva scheme.
The railways make a tidy penny out of the service. Last year, the revenuegenerated from Tatkal scheme alone was over Rs 300 crore all over the country. Bangalore gets a fair chunk of it too. Several complaints of discrepancies and passengers being
left in the lurch continue to make some noise. But the tatkal scheme continues to be that last resort to millions of rail travellers.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
BANGALORE: The Indian Railways - that gigantic organization that forms an integral part of the country's economic and social support system - is In the South Western Railways' Bangalore Division alone, the scheme is a major favourite with passengers.
Statistics show that despite the limited number of Tatkal seats, in every consecutive month, along three major lines, the number of tickets in demand and those issued has always been higher, in some cases, almost double.
This, railways officials explain, is because when it comes to issuing tickets to those in the waiting list, passengers in the Tatkal waiting list are given first preference over general passengers. Tatkal tickets are available, at an additional fee, to passengers five days before the day of the journey.
South Western Railways charges Rs 150 for a sleeper class Tatkal ticket and Rs 200 additional fee, more than the actual fare, for 2nd class and 3rd classA/C coach.
Though the additional charges vary as per the peak season, officials add that there is a proposal to make the Tatkal fees uniform throughout the year. The peak season of April, May and June, including a bit of the Dasara rush, is when the railways
see the highest demand for this service. Bangalore divisional railway manager Akhil Agrawal said the Karnataka Express that runs between Bangalore and New Delhi, is almost always booked completely.
In December 2008 alone, the seats confirmed under tatkal scheme were over 7,900, while the numbers of tickets available were a wee bit over 6,900 under the sleeper class alone. riding high on the revenue accrued through the Tatkal Seva scheme.
The railways make a tidy penny out of the service. Last year, the revenuegenerated from Tatkal scheme alone was over Rs 300 crore all over the country. Bangalore gets a fair chunk of it too. Several complaints of discrepancies and passengers being
left in the lurch continue to make some noise. But the tatkal scheme continues to be that last resort to millions of rail travellers.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: Rs 500 fee hike irks Delhi pvt schools
Sixth Pay Commission: Rs 500 fee hike irks Delhi pvt schools
NEW DELHI: Parents could end up having to pay more than the Rs 500 hike in fees for private schools recommended by the Bansal Committee, which submitted its report to the Delhi government on Tuesday. The schools have unanimously said the proposed hike is too little and have threatened to move court if the recommendation is implemented.
Many private schools are demanding that they be allowed to hike fees by 50% to meet the increase of 40%-50% in the salary of teachers as per the Sixth Pay Commission. The schools are also seeking the government's approval to charge Rs 8,000 per student for arrears to teachers, which is far more than the limit of Rs 4,500 set the committee which went into the issue.
"Putting a cap of Rs 500 on the fee hike has no rationale. Thankfully, it is only a recommendation as of now. But if the government ends up considering it, we may even move the court. We cannot implement the provisions of the Sixth Pay Commission unless we hike the school fees enough," said S K Bhattacharya, president, School Action Committee (SAC) ^ a body of all the school organizations in the capital.
The seven-member Bansal Committee was constituted by the city government to recommend a suitable fee hike in private schools which would enable them to bring the salaries of their staff on a par with the Sixth Pay Commission bands. Bhattacharya said SAC had worked out the required fee hike to be 50% as the increase in teachers' salaries, with effect from September 1, 2008, might be to the tune of 70%. The hike in salary will also be applicable to the non-teaching staff in the school.
The Bansal Committee has recommended slabs for different schools, which amounts to less hikes for bigger schools like DPS. Vinay Kumar, principal, DPS, Vasant Kunj said, "We are a big school but that doesn't mean we don't require to hike the fees. We have 200 regular teachers and 4,000 students. The minimum fee hike we require is between Rs 800 and Rs 1000. The arrear per child works out to be Rs 16,000."
Kumar said the government can't have it both ways. "They cannot ask us to not hike the fees suitably while telling us to increase the salary of teachers."
Ameeta Mulla Wattal, principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road said that her school will be run in a deficit if the fee-hike is capped at Rs 500. "If this hike is approved, we will have to stop all building development programmes, community programmes over the next two years. We may also pay staggered amount to our teachers as arrears over a longer period of time," said Wattal.
Though the government has now appointed a sub-committee to work out the technical aspects of the Bansal Committee report, schools say the move will only waste time. "Arrears are mounting. How will we afford it? The government should take a decision fast," said S L Jain, chairperson, National Progressive Schools' Conference.
Wattal agreed, "Besides arrears, Class XII is soon going to move out and the new nursery class will be coming in. A decision has to be taken this session itself. If the government had to go about the entire matter again by a making a sub-committee now, what good was the Bansal Committee?" Wattal said.
Schools say classifying schools into different categories doesn't seem feasible as this would take a long time to accomplish. Bansal Committee itself had taken two extra months to decide on the recommendations after talking to the representatives of several schools and also parents. "Now the sub-committee will probably have to do a survey or receive a proforma from schools to fix the hike for every school. It will be a lengthy process," said L V Sehgal, principal, Bal Bharti School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NEW DELHI: Parents could end up having to pay more than the Rs 500 hike in fees for private schools recommended by the Bansal Committee, which submitted its report to the Delhi government on Tuesday. The schools have unanimously said the proposed hike is too little and have threatened to move court if the recommendation is implemented.
Many private schools are demanding that they be allowed to hike fees by 50% to meet the increase of 40%-50% in the salary of teachers as per the Sixth Pay Commission. The schools are also seeking the government's approval to charge Rs 8,000 per student for arrears to teachers, which is far more than the limit of Rs 4,500 set the committee which went into the issue.
"Putting a cap of Rs 500 on the fee hike has no rationale. Thankfully, it is only a recommendation as of now. But if the government ends up considering it, we may even move the court. We cannot implement the provisions of the Sixth Pay Commission unless we hike the school fees enough," said S K Bhattacharya, president, School Action Committee (SAC) ^ a body of all the school organizations in the capital.
The seven-member Bansal Committee was constituted by the city government to recommend a suitable fee hike in private schools which would enable them to bring the salaries of their staff on a par with the Sixth Pay Commission bands. Bhattacharya said SAC had worked out the required fee hike to be 50% as the increase in teachers' salaries, with effect from September 1, 2008, might be to the tune of 70%. The hike in salary will also be applicable to the non-teaching staff in the school.
The Bansal Committee has recommended slabs for different schools, which amounts to less hikes for bigger schools like DPS. Vinay Kumar, principal, DPS, Vasant Kunj said, "We are a big school but that doesn't mean we don't require to hike the fees. We have 200 regular teachers and 4,000 students. The minimum fee hike we require is between Rs 800 and Rs 1000. The arrear per child works out to be Rs 16,000."
Kumar said the government can't have it both ways. "They cannot ask us to not hike the fees suitably while telling us to increase the salary of teachers."
Ameeta Mulla Wattal, principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road said that her school will be run in a deficit if the fee-hike is capped at Rs 500. "If this hike is approved, we will have to stop all building development programmes, community programmes over the next two years. We may also pay staggered amount to our teachers as arrears over a longer period of time," said Wattal.
Though the government has now appointed a sub-committee to work out the technical aspects of the Bansal Committee report, schools say the move will only waste time. "Arrears are mounting. How will we afford it? The government should take a decision fast," said S L Jain, chairperson, National Progressive Schools' Conference.
Wattal agreed, "Besides arrears, Class XII is soon going to move out and the new nursery class will be coming in. A decision has to be taken this session itself. If the government had to go about the entire matter again by a making a sub-committee now, what good was the Bansal Committee?" Wattal said.
Schools say classifying schools into different categories doesn't seem feasible as this would take a long time to accomplish. Bansal Committee itself had taken two extra months to decide on the recommendations after talking to the representatives of several schools and also parents. "Now the sub-committee will probably have to do a survey or receive a proforma from schools to fix the hike for every school. It will be a lengthy process," said L V Sehgal, principal, Bal Bharti School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: Bardhan urges Nitish to hold talks with striking staff
Sixth Pay Commission: Bardhan urges Nitish to hold talks with striking staff
PATNA: CPI general secretary A B Bardhan appealed to the Nitish Kumar government to take proper initiative to hold dialogue with the striking employees to end the 10-day indefinite strike of the non-gazetted employees, secretariat staff and fourth
grade employees.
The indefinite strike began on January 7, demanding implementation of the Central Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. In between, the finance department officials held talks with associations of employees which had not gone on strike.
Bardhan said that the government should enter into dialogue with the representatives of striking employees and accede to their demands. "Their demand is simple. They want cent per cent implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations,"
Bardhan said.
According to him, several states had implemented it. CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Das Gupta, who, along with CPI state secretary Badri Narayan Lal, accompanied Bardhan, said that the West Bengal government had also been holding talks with the employees. "Why not Bihar?" Bardhan asked, adding: "We have never said that Bihar should always remain behind. In some matters, Bihar should be ahead."
Later, Das Gupta, who is also the general secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), addressed the rally of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation Employees' Federation held on the premises of the State Transport Corporation. Das
Gupta said that the demands of the transport corporation employees were genuine, and, therefore, the government should implement the order of Supreme Court with regard to their demands.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
PATNA: CPI general secretary A B Bardhan appealed to the Nitish Kumar government to take proper initiative to hold dialogue with the striking employees to end the 10-day indefinite strike of the non-gazetted employees, secretariat staff and fourth
grade employees.
The indefinite strike began on January 7, demanding implementation of the Central Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. In between, the finance department officials held talks with associations of employees which had not gone on strike.
Bardhan said that the government should enter into dialogue with the representatives of striking employees and accede to their demands. "Their demand is simple. They want cent per cent implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations,"
Bardhan said.
According to him, several states had implemented it. CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Das Gupta, who, along with CPI state secretary Badri Narayan Lal, accompanied Bardhan, said that the West Bengal government had also been holding talks with the employees. "Why not Bihar?" Bardhan asked, adding: "We have never said that Bihar should always remain behind. In some matters, Bihar should be ahead."
Later, Das Gupta, who is also the general secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), addressed the rally of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation Employees' Federation held on the premises of the State Transport Corporation. Das
Gupta said that the demands of the transport corporation employees were genuine, and, therefore, the government should implement the order of Supreme Court with regard to their demands.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: Grade A IIT officers seek pay revision
Sixth Pay Commission: Grade A IIT officers seek pay revision
NEW DELHI: After the teachers of central universities, it's the Grade A officers of all the seven IITs, who are seeking pay revision. The members of the All IITs Group A Officers Federation (AIITGAOF) are meeting in IIT Kanpur on Sunday to plan their agitation for the same.
As per the statement released by AIITGAOF president B N Yadav, the salary of the non-teaching staff of IITs is not at par with the UGC's teaching staff after the Sixth Pay Commission. Yadav stated the pay revision being implemented for the non-teaching staff as proposed by the MHRD is lopsided.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NEW DELHI: After the teachers of central universities, it's the Grade A officers of all the seven IITs, who are seeking pay revision. The members of the All IITs Group A Officers Federation (AIITGAOF) are meeting in IIT Kanpur on Sunday to plan their agitation for the same.
As per the statement released by AIITGAOF president B N Yadav, the salary of the non-teaching staff of IITs is not at par with the UGC's teaching staff after the Sixth Pay Commission. Yadav stated the pay revision being implemented for the non-teaching staff as proposed by the MHRD is lopsided.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: EJCC Calls for Pen-Down Strike on Jan 28
Sixth Pay Commission: EJCC Calls for Pen-Down Strike on Jan 28
Srinagar, Jan 17, KONS: State government employees have called for a one-day pen-down strike on January 28 to press for their demands, including the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and enhancement of the retirement age to 60.
The decision was announced simultaneously in Jammu and Srinagar by functionaries of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee (EJCC), a union of government employees’ organizations.
EJCC leaders, including heads of both factions of the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), called an emergency press conference in Jammu today accusing the state government of not fulfilling their demands despite repeated assurances, and not taking any initiative in this direction.
The union leaders said that they had held several rounds of talks with the government and on every occasion had been assured of serious dispensation of their demands, but nothing practical had been done so far.
They said that even the governor, N. N Vohra, had promised that employees’ issues would be solved once the new government took over.
“But even after the new dispensation having taken office, there has been no headway in our demands,” they said.
The five demands the employees front has put before the government include the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, removing the pay disparities in state government employees, enhancing the retirement age to 60 from 58, increasing the wages of daily-wagers and other temporary employees, releasing COLA for public sector employees.
Calling for a pen-down strike on January 28, the employees’ leaders have threatened an indefinite shutdown thereafter if their demands are not met.
Employee leaders in Srinagar, too, have endorsed the strike call, saying that the EJAC would abide by the programme of the employees’ platform.
Source: http://www.kashmirobserver.net
Srinagar, Jan 17, KONS: State government employees have called for a one-day pen-down strike on January 28 to press for their demands, including the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and enhancement of the retirement age to 60.
The decision was announced simultaneously in Jammu and Srinagar by functionaries of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee (EJCC), a union of government employees’ organizations.
EJCC leaders, including heads of both factions of the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), called an emergency press conference in Jammu today accusing the state government of not fulfilling their demands despite repeated assurances, and not taking any initiative in this direction.
The union leaders said that they had held several rounds of talks with the government and on every occasion had been assured of serious dispensation of their demands, but nothing practical had been done so far.
They said that even the governor, N. N Vohra, had promised that employees’ issues would be solved once the new government took over.
“But even after the new dispensation having taken office, there has been no headway in our demands,” they said.
The five demands the employees front has put before the government include the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations, removing the pay disparities in state government employees, enhancing the retirement age to 60 from 58, increasing the wages of daily-wagers and other temporary employees, releasing COLA for public sector employees.
Calling for a pen-down strike on January 28, the employees’ leaders have threatened an indefinite shutdown thereafter if their demands are not met.
Employee leaders in Srinagar, too, have endorsed the strike call, saying that the EJAC would abide by the programme of the employees’ platform.
Source: http://www.kashmirobserver.net
Sixth Pay Commission: Teachers’ dues: school turns to parents
Sixth Pay Commission: Teachers’ dues: school turns to parents
New Delhi With arrears to teachers mounting and the Bansal Committee’s report, to be submitted the government in November, being tabled earlier this week, schools are getting restive.
Shri Ram School has sent notices to parents asking them to submit around Rs 23,000 in three installments towards clearing ‘arrears’ of teachers. The installments are due in January, March and May. Shri Ram School, which runs its junior school in Vasant Vihar and senior wing in Gurgaon, has sent circulars apprising parents of the amount that each student will have to pay.
The school’s senior wing does not come under the purview of the Delhi government and hence the Delhi Education Act does not govern it. But the junior wing, according to school officials, comes under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The circular has been sent to all parents. The managing committee, comprising parents and government representatives, approved the amount, school officials said.
“When the government has asked us to pay the arrears in January and April and implement the pay hike, where else are we supposed to get the money from?” Chairperson and founder of Shri Ram School Manju Bharatram said.
She said it was just a circular informing parents who have children in the Delhi branch that as soon as the government’s decision on the fee hike and arrears comes in, this is the amount they would need to shell out. “This is not a bill. It’s just a circular,” she said.
According to the Education Minister A S Lovely, Education Secretary Rina Ray has asked for 10 days to review the recommendations. Sources say the report recommends that no more than Rs 4,500 should be collected from students for arrears.
In the Shri Ram School, the circular sent out on January 16, fees for 2009-10 school year would be Rs 84,000 after a “major revision”. Currently, the fees are around Rs 79,000. The non-refundable development fund for new admissions (2009-2010) would be around Rs 35,000. Earlier, it was Rs 25,000. The quarterly tuition fees total to Rs 6,300. After factoring in the impact of the Sixth Pay Commission, it would be Rs 6,800, according to the circular.
Towards arrears, two installments of Rs 9,194 each are due in January and March and an installment of Rs 5,264 is due in May.
“The school is not a money-making machine but is run on the fees paid by students,” Bharatram said. “As it is, the delay in the Delhi Government’s decision about the fee hike has delayed the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.”
The arrears are to be paid to the teachers from January 1, 2006, according to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
Haryana Education officials said they were clueless about the fee hike issues. Education Minister Mange Ram Gupta could not be reached for comments.
Various other schools have asked parents to expect an increase in fees but are waiting for the government’s decision before they announce the amount due to parents.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com
New Delhi With arrears to teachers mounting and the Bansal Committee’s report, to be submitted the government in November, being tabled earlier this week, schools are getting restive.
Shri Ram School has sent notices to parents asking them to submit around Rs 23,000 in three installments towards clearing ‘arrears’ of teachers. The installments are due in January, March and May. Shri Ram School, which runs its junior school in Vasant Vihar and senior wing in Gurgaon, has sent circulars apprising parents of the amount that each student will have to pay.
The school’s senior wing does not come under the purview of the Delhi government and hence the Delhi Education Act does not govern it. But the junior wing, according to school officials, comes under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The circular has been sent to all parents. The managing committee, comprising parents and government representatives, approved the amount, school officials said.
“When the government has asked us to pay the arrears in January and April and implement the pay hike, where else are we supposed to get the money from?” Chairperson and founder of Shri Ram School Manju Bharatram said.
She said it was just a circular informing parents who have children in the Delhi branch that as soon as the government’s decision on the fee hike and arrears comes in, this is the amount they would need to shell out. “This is not a bill. It’s just a circular,” she said.
According to the Education Minister A S Lovely, Education Secretary Rina Ray has asked for 10 days to review the recommendations. Sources say the report recommends that no more than Rs 4,500 should be collected from students for arrears.
In the Shri Ram School, the circular sent out on January 16, fees for 2009-10 school year would be Rs 84,000 after a “major revision”. Currently, the fees are around Rs 79,000. The non-refundable development fund for new admissions (2009-2010) would be around Rs 35,000. Earlier, it was Rs 25,000. The quarterly tuition fees total to Rs 6,300. After factoring in the impact of the Sixth Pay Commission, it would be Rs 6,800, according to the circular.
Towards arrears, two installments of Rs 9,194 each are due in January and March and an installment of Rs 5,264 is due in May.
“The school is not a money-making machine but is run on the fees paid by students,” Bharatram said. “As it is, the delay in the Delhi Government’s decision about the fee hike has delayed the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.”
The arrears are to be paid to the teachers from January 1, 2006, according to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
Haryana Education officials said they were clueless about the fee hike issues. Education Minister Mange Ram Gupta could not be reached for comments.
Various other schools have asked parents to expect an increase in fees but are waiting for the government’s decision before they announce the amount due to parents.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com
Sixth Pay Commission: UCTAG, GUTA to jointly fight for implementation of 6th Pay Commission
Sixth Pay Commission: UCTAG, GUTA to jointly fight for implementation of 6th Pay Commission
PANAJI: Associations of university and college teachers in the state have decided to form a common joint co-ordination committee to approach the state government for the expeditious implementation of sixth pay commission recommendations.
Representatives of University and College Teachers' Association-Goa (UCTAG), Goa University Teachers Association (GUTA) and the Government College teachers met on January 15 at Dhempe College, Miramar, to discuss the issue.
At the joint meeting convened by UCTAG on Thursday, it was mooted that a joint co-ordination committee be formed of the organisations.
The committee will approach the government of Goa and concerned authorities for the speedy implementation of the new pay scales to college and university teachers in the state.
The new scales are as per the recommendation of the Ministry of Human Resource Development notification and the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
UCTAG has already met the director of higher education and requested him to do the needful for the speedy implementation of the new pay scales.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
PANAJI: Associations of university and college teachers in the state have decided to form a common joint co-ordination committee to approach the state government for the expeditious implementation of sixth pay commission recommendations.
Representatives of University and College Teachers' Association-Goa (UCTAG), Goa University Teachers Association (GUTA) and the Government College teachers met on January 15 at Dhempe College, Miramar, to discuss the issue.
At the joint meeting convened by UCTAG on Thursday, it was mooted that a joint co-ordination committee be formed of the organisations.
The committee will approach the government of Goa and concerned authorities for the speedy implementation of the new pay scales to college and university teachers in the state.
The new scales are as per the recommendation of the Ministry of Human Resource Development notification and the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
UCTAG has already met the director of higher education and requested him to do the needful for the speedy implementation of the new pay scales.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: Jal Sansthan employees protest pay panel disparity
Sixth Pay Commission: Jal Sansthan employees protest pay panel disparity
ALLAHABAD: To express resentment against the state government on the issue of implementation of Sixth Pay Commission, the employees of Jal Sansthan staged a demonstration at Collectorate and went on a day strike on Friday. Though the water supply was not affected but the main office and all the zonal offices were locked to express their resentment.
The main resentment of the employees was that though Jal Sansthan was included among the beneficiaries of the Sixth Pay Commission in the ordinance issued on August 22, but they have not been included in the ambit of the beneficiaries. Only the state government employees and the teachers were given the benefit of the Sixth Pay Commission which would be effective from January 1.
The employees and the officers of Jal Sansthan participated in the strike under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Jal Sansthan Karamchari Sangh and Jal Sansthan Engineers Association.
Their main concern was that though they are associated with the important work of supplying water to the city but they have are not included in the beneficiaries of the recommendations of Sixth pay Commission.
It is mention worthy here that Jal Sansthan does not get any economic help or grant from the state government . The Jal Sansthan distribute its salaries and meet its other expenses through the fund generated by it and the water taxes collected from the people. They have questioned the very rationale of not including the Jal sansthan employees from giving them the benefit of Sixth pay Commission.
The proposed merger of Jal Sansthan with Allahabad Municipal Corporation also angered the employees.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
ALLAHABAD: To express resentment against the state government on the issue of implementation of Sixth Pay Commission, the employees of Jal Sansthan staged a demonstration at Collectorate and went on a day strike on Friday. Though the water supply was not affected but the main office and all the zonal offices were locked to express their resentment.
The main resentment of the employees was that though Jal Sansthan was included among the beneficiaries of the Sixth Pay Commission in the ordinance issued on August 22, but they have not been included in the ambit of the beneficiaries. Only the state government employees and the teachers were given the benefit of the Sixth Pay Commission which would be effective from January 1.
The employees and the officers of Jal Sansthan participated in the strike under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Jal Sansthan Karamchari Sangh and Jal Sansthan Engineers Association.
Their main concern was that though they are associated with the important work of supplying water to the city but they have are not included in the beneficiaries of the recommendations of Sixth pay Commission.
It is mention worthy here that Jal Sansthan does not get any economic help or grant from the state government . The Jal Sansthan distribute its salaries and meet its other expenses through the fund generated by it and the water taxes collected from the people. They have questioned the very rationale of not including the Jal sansthan employees from giving them the benefit of Sixth pay Commission.
The proposed merger of Jal Sansthan with Allahabad Municipal Corporation also angered the employees.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
BIG TV emerges as fastest growing DTH player in South
BIG TV emerges as fastest growing DTH player in South
Mumbai: DTH service BIG TV has touched the 500,000 subscriber mark in the four Southern states within five months of its launch, making it the fastest growing DTH player in the country.
In August, 2008, BIG TV had crossed the one million-subscriber milestone within 100 days of launch.
"It's heartening to note that we're scoring impressively in the South, which has diverse content needs. Reaching the magic figure of five-lakh customer milestone in the four Southern States was a great New Year gift to us. It is indeed a testimony
to the superior product and the best proposition offered by BIG TV and its success in accelerating the growth momentum of DTH sector in India," said Reliance Communications president Mahesh Prasad.
According to him, this has been made possible by BIG TV's proposition, which saw that Southern viewers got their regional bouquet of channels along with popular channels all bundled with a competitive price offering and superior TV viewing
experience.
Another plus point for BIG TV has been that it is the only one to score high on an all-inclusive channel bouquet, for a cross section of populace from different regions, while other DTH operators focused on stiff packaging in South.
Among the Southern States, Karnataka with Bangalore topped the list by crossing 150,000-mark customer's base on 1 January, 2009. This was achieved with a strong DTH sales network of over 3500 retailers across Karnataka.
Prasad added, "Besides, BIG TV DTH offers superior product proposition & service quality based on the world's latest MPEG4 Technology platform which offers fully Digital Picture and Sound. Our superior content across the 200-channel bouquet helps
us service multiple needs of all customer segments. Our plans of defining the future of TV viewing in India are on desired course."
Source: businessofcinema.com
Mumbai: DTH service BIG TV has touched the 500,000 subscriber mark in the four Southern states within five months of its launch, making it the fastest growing DTH player in the country.
In August, 2008, BIG TV had crossed the one million-subscriber milestone within 100 days of launch.
"It's heartening to note that we're scoring impressively in the South, which has diverse content needs. Reaching the magic figure of five-lakh customer milestone in the four Southern States was a great New Year gift to us. It is indeed a testimony
to the superior product and the best proposition offered by BIG TV and its success in accelerating the growth momentum of DTH sector in India," said Reliance Communications president Mahesh Prasad.
According to him, this has been made possible by BIG TV's proposition, which saw that Southern viewers got their regional bouquet of channels along with popular channels all bundled with a competitive price offering and superior TV viewing
experience.
Another plus point for BIG TV has been that it is the only one to score high on an all-inclusive channel bouquet, for a cross section of populace from different regions, while other DTH operators focused on stiff packaging in South.
Among the Southern States, Karnataka with Bangalore topped the list by crossing 150,000-mark customer's base on 1 January, 2009. This was achieved with a strong DTH sales network of over 3500 retailers across Karnataka.
Prasad added, "Besides, BIG TV DTH offers superior product proposition & service quality based on the world's latest MPEG4 Technology platform which offers fully Digital Picture and Sound. Our superior content across the 200-channel bouquet helps
us service multiple needs of all customer segments. Our plans of defining the future of TV viewing in India are on desired course."
Source: businessofcinema.com
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