7th Pay Commission: Central Government Employees to Go on Indefinite Strike  

New Delhi, December 2: After the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided not to increase the minimum wage of the central government employees beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, the union have decided to go on an indefinite strike to oppose the government’s decision. (Also Read: 7th Pay Commission: Rahul Gandhi Questions Modi Government on Low Minimum Pay, Demands Hike)
Since last one month, central government employees are upset with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. They said that he was the one had assured to look into the pay hike issue.
“We were assured by a group of ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. He has betrayed us and we will not keep quiet,” a government official said.
Some reports suggest that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley are soon likely to meet and discuss a hike in minimum pay and fitment factor beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
A report quoted a source within the ministry saying that the Finance Ministry officials are likely to meet and discuss a proposal for hiking minimum pay and fitment factor beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. After this, the hopes of one crore central government employees were completely crushed when a finance ministry official confirmed that there will be no hike in minimum pay beyond the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission.
The Union Cabinet had earlier given their nod to raise the minimum pay to Rs 18,000 per month on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission from Rs 7,000 per month and maximum basic pay from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2.25 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh for the cabinet secretary and a fitment factor to 2.57, as proposed by the 7th Pay Commission.
However, the central government employees on the other side demanded a raise in minimum pay from Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000, a hike by Rs 8,000 and fitment factor of 3.68 times from 2.57 times, beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Budget 2018: Pensioners, corporates could get tax breaks, no big bang reforms expected

Having carried out major reforms in the last three years, the Centre is looking for a pause, finance ministry officials have said.

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Moneycontrol News  The Finance Ministry is working on offering tax breaks, and larger sops to pensioners as well as corporates in the 2018-2019 Union Budget, according to a report by the Business Standard. The direct taxes levied on the corporate sector could also see changes, the report suggests.
"We have gone through a series of steps in the past three years to bring some major changes in the economy. It is time to offer a pause," an official involved in the Budget process told the newspaper.

The Centre will also reportedly focus more on building 10 million houses for the poor, under the 'Housing for All' initiative, and work on the nationwide road-building programme after having implemented multiple reforms like GST and demonetisation, and simplified processes to improve ease of doing business.
According to the official, a pause has become necessary because, while the collections from GST have picked-up, they still have a long way to go.

Capt Amarinder singh protest tuition fee cap by MOD

  Ajay Banerjee

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 1

The armed forces, former Army Chief General VK Singh and Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh have separately sought that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) should not “cap” educational expenses paid to children of martyrs, or those disabled in action. Some 3,200 students studying in schools, colleges and professional colleges are beneficiaries under the scheme. The facility is from the lowest class like nursery till the child acquires the first degree (like BA, MBA, B.Com, B.SC, engineering or MBBS, among others). A letter dated September 13 this year, issued by the department of ex-servicemen, capped the fee for tuition and hostel at Rs 10,000 per month. With children of martyrs or disabled soldiers studying professional courses like MBBS, MBA, or engineers in private institutes, this fee cap may trouble several of them. The fee in private colleges in such courses runs into a couple of lakh each year, besides the hostel fee. The Tribune had first reported this matter on December 1. The scheme is applicable to the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force. It never had a “cap”. The three armed forces have collectively written to the Defence Minister, seeking lifting of the cap, sources have confirmed. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asking the ministry to review its decision to restrict its educational expenses paid to children of martyrs. In the letter, the CM has called the decision to cap educational expenses paid to martyrs’ children at Rs 10,000 ‘immoral’ and ‘unprincipled’. He added: “The fee being paid to the children of martyrs and disabled soldiers was a small price in exchange for what they had given, and continued to give, to the nation”. Former Army Chief and Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh tweeted: “Have written on the issue to RM (Raksha Mantri). Am sure Babus of the MoD will rectify this as early as possible”. The scheme for government bearing the cost of education of martyrs’ children was announced on December 18, 1971 – two days after Pakistani forces surrendered at Dacca (now known as Dhaka) in the India- Pakistan war to liberate Bangladesh. In stages, children of officers and jawans killed or disabled in operations were added in the scheme.

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"Decision to cap educational expenses paid to martyrs’ children at Rs 10,000 is ‘immoral’ and ‘unprincipled’. The fee was a small price in exchange for what martyrs had given to the nation." — Capt Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister   "I have written on the issue to RM (Raksha Mantri). I am sure babus of the Ministry of Defence will rectify this as early as possible. " — General VK Singh, Union Minister of State

7th CPC Pre-2016 Pension Revision: CGDA has published the list of pensioners reg non-availability of correct bank and other details

7th CPC Pre-2016 Pension Revision: CGDA has published the list of pensioners reg non-availability of correct bank and other details

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS

ULAN BATAR MARG, PALAM, DELHI CANTT.-110010

No. AN/IV/REV.PENSION 

Dated: 27.11.2017

Important Circular

Subject: Implementation of Govt's decision on the recommendations of The 7th Central Pay Commission- Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners / Family Pensioners, etc.

Reference: PCDA(P) Allahabad letter No. G1 / C /0199/ Vol.-I / Tech, dated 30.05.2017 and this office Important Circular of even no. dated 05.06.2017.

LPC-Cum-Data-Sheet for revision of pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners / Family Pensioners was forwarded to PCDA (P) Allahabad for issue of e-PPO. PCDA(P) Allahabad has returned a number of LPC-Cum-Data-Sheets with the following reasons:

i. Incomplete / Incorrect bank A / c number. 

ii. Date of Death of Pensioners not available

2. A list of the Pensioners / family pensioners are enclosed as Annexure "A".

3. All the Pensioners / family pensioners are therefore requested to kindly provide following information / documents to this Office so that revised LPC-Cum-Data-Sheet may be forwarded to PCDA(P) Allahabad:

a. Complete Bank details viz Bank A / c No., Name of Bank, Branch Name, IFS Code, Death Certificate, if applicable.

4. The information may be sent through fax, Email or by post as per the details given below:

• FAX No.: 011-25674777
• Email: an4-pay.cgda[at]nic.in
• Postal address: The CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.

5. For any enquiry/ clarification on the subject, pensioners / family pensoiners may contact Shri Mahesh Kumar, Sr. Accounts Officer (AN) on Phone No. 01 1- 25665560.

(Mustaq Ahmad)

Dy.CGDA(Admin)

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