According to media reports, the government has decided to give Rs 1,000 as cooking allowance to confectioners and assistant confectioners working in government canteens. The allowance is effective from October 1, 2019.
Informing the same by issuing an order, the government said the hundreds of assistant cooks working in non-statutory departmental canteens in central government offices will be given risk and hardship allowance.
On the other hand, there were a lot of expectations that the Modi government will hike the minimum pay, ahead of the festive season, as demanded by the CG employees. However, no announcement was made in this regard.
At present, the minimum pay of the Central government employees is Rs 18,000. Citing that it is not enough to meet the present price index and it has failed to put an impact on their financial condition, the CG employees want Rs 8,000 hike.
So, if the government considers the demand of the employees, there will be an increase in the fitment factor from the current 2.57 times to 3.68 times, which will further take the minimum pay to an increased Rs 26,000.
However, considering the present economic condition, any decision of such hike that will put extra burden on the government exchequer, is not seeming possible for the time being.
It currently seems that the Modi government may take a decision regarding the CG employees’ minimum pay hike in its next cabinet meeting in November. “It’s a long-standing demand of the government employees and despite the economic slowdown, the Centre is considering a hike in the minimum pay,” said an official close to the development.
The Modi government is planning to deal with the economic slowdown the entire world currently gripped in. In such situation, it will expect its employees to give their 100 per cent. Besides, a hike in any form is seen as an encouraging factor which directly reflects on the work performance of employees, the official added.
The Central government employees have been demanding to increase the fitment factor to 3.68 times, which means a hike of Rs 8000 against their present minimum pay. They are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000, which they want to be increased to Rs 26,000.
Earlier, reports were there that the Centre would hike DA of the Central government employees, which is reportedly pending for the last three months.
It is worth mentioning that the CG employees have been waiting for a hike in DA. They are presently getting 12 per cent DA, which was implemented last in January this year. Now, they are waiting for the DA hike for the second half of 2019.
The Dearness Allowance (DA) of the central government employees have been increased by 5 per cent. This means the government has increased the DA from 12 per cent to 17 per cent. The announcement will benefit 50 lakh central government employees. The decision in this regard was approved in a cabinet meeting today.
"Under leadership of Prime Minister Modi, several decision have been taken and good news for govt employees is that Dearness Allowance has been hiked by 5 per cent," said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The decision will cost the exchequer Rs 16,000 crore. This is the highest ever 5 percentage points increase in DA in one go by the central government," said Javdekar adding that the decision will bring cheers to the government employees on the eve of Diwali.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today announced to give pre-Diwali and Chhath puja bonanza to its employees with five per cent additional dearness allowance along with the salary for the month of October.
As per reports, a direction has been issued to disburse the salary from October 25 onwards, ahead of the Diwali and Chhath puja.
Modi, who also holds Finance portfolio, said in a release that the salary in the normal course is given on the first day of every month, but this year keeping in mind the two big festivities it will be made available beforehand.
In line with the Centre's decision to increase the DA by five per cent from 12 to 17 per cent with effect from July 1, 2019, the state government has in principle decided to give enhanced five per cent of da to its employees, pensioners and family pensioners from the same date, PTI quoted the Dy CM as saying.
Meanwhile, the enhanced DA is likely to put an additional burden of Rs 1048 crore on the state exchequer, Modi added.
If reports are anything to go by, after the Finance Ministry approved proposals, Indian Railways as well as the postal department has issued orders to increase the DA of their employees from 5 per cent to 17 per cent. It is also being said that all the departments as well as the state governments will be able to extend additional DA gifts to their employees before the festival of Diwali.
Reports further claimed that the central government is doing its best to give this month's salary to employees with increased DA.
After DA hike for employees in Haryana, the state governments of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are also trying to increase their employees' salary before Diwali. Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to give a bonus of Rs 7000 to non- gazetted Group C and Group D employees, said sources.
Meanwhile, the government employees of the newly created Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh will get all the Central Pay Commission benefits from October 31. “Union Home Ministry has issued orders in this regard. The move will benefit 4.5 lakh government employees who are working in the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh from 31st October, 2019 (sic.),” said a government note.
After the Dussehra and Diwali disappointment, now reports are there that the Narendra Modi government is seriously considering the long-standing demand of the employees and it will take a decision in this regard in November.
It is worth mentioning that the Cabinet meeting of the Modi government is in Novembers and if sources are to be believed, a final decision may be taken in this regard during the meeting.
“The Dearness Allowance (DA) of the Central government employees was recently hiked, though a bit late. There were expectations of a minimum pay hike too but it didn’t happen. However, looking into the present market condition, the Centre is likely to take a decision in favour of the employees during the Cabinet meeting irrespective of the economic slowdown,” said a source.
The basic pay hike is a genuine demand of the Central government employees. They have been demanding the same since the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission. Former Home Minister Rajnath Singh (presently the Defence Minister), had also held a discussion on the issue but it was couldn’t be materialised then; but a positive news can be expected soon, maybe next month, he added.
The Central government employees are presently getting Rs 18,000 basic pay, but demanding an increase of Rs 8000. If the present fitment (2.57 times) factor is hiked to 3.68 (as per the demand), they will get Rs 26,000 as the basic pay.
Reports had earlier claimed that after the Finance Ministry approved proposals, Indian Railways as well as the postal department issued orders to increase the DA of their employees from 5 per cent to 17 per cent. It was also being said that all the departments as well as the state governments were planning to extend additional DA gifts to their employees before the festival of Diwali.
No matter what, expectations are high that the Narendra Modi-led central government is likely take a big decision regarding the minimum pay hike of CG employees in its next cabinet meeting in November. “We understand it is a long-standing demand of the government employees and despite the economic slowdown, the Centre is considering a hike in the minimum pay,” said an official.
At present, the Central government employees are getting Rs 18,000 basic pay. Going by the demands of an increase of Rs 8000, if the present fitment (2.57 times) factor is hiked to 3.68 (as per the demand), they will get Rs 26,000 as the basic pay.
Now that all the festivities are gone, reports suggest that the Narendra Modi-led Central government is doing its best to fulfill the long-standing demands of the employees.
Reports were making rounds that the Modi government would take a decision regarding the Central government employees’ minimum pay hike in its next cabinet meeting, which is expected to be held this month.
“It’s a long-standing demand of the government employees and despite the economic slowdown, the Centre is considering a hike in the minimum pay,” an official close to the development had earlier said.
The Centre is planning to deal with the economic slowdown the entire world currently gripped in. In such a situation, it will expect its employees to give their 100 per cent. A hike in any form is considered as an encouraging factor which directly reflects on the work performance of employees, the official had added.
It is worth mentioning that the Central government employees have been demanding an increase in the fitment factor to 3.68 times. This will increase the present minimum pay Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000.
Earlier, the Centre had hiked DA of the Central government employees, which was pending for the last three months.
Here are some of the latest 7th Pay Commission updates:
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has decided to provide travelling allowance (TA) as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendation to its over 11,000 regular staff. It has also reportedly decided to provide uniform to over 12,000 of its contractual employees.
Meanwhile, the regular staff will have to surrender their destination passes to avail the TA benefit, DTC said.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking implementation of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission in private unaided schools in the national capital last week.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said 'as and when any staff of these schools approaches the court, then only after hearing all stakeholders an order can be passed' and hence, the Court sees no reason to entertain the writ petition.
The plea had it mentioned that the 7th Pay Commission recommendations should be implemented to bring the pay, allowances and other benefits of staff in the private unaided schools on par with the government and Municipal Corporation-run schools' staff in the national capital.
The teachers of Jadavpur University in Kolkata recently observed a cease work demanding full implementation of the revised UGC pay scale as per the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
The cease work was reportedly called the on November 19 and 20 and over 400 teachers launched a sit-in in front of the administrative building of the varsity.
Earlier in the month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced that the teachers will get the revised UGC pay scale effective January 1, 2020, three per cent annual increment for the period January 2016-December 2019, instead of arrears.
This is the long-standing demand of the Central government employees which the government is yet to be considered.
They have been demanding an increase in the fitment factor to 3.68 times. This will increase their present minimum pay by Rs 8,000.
It is worth mentioning that the Central government employees are presently getting a minimum pay of Rs 18,000. However, citing financial issues, they want the basic pay to be increased to Rs 26,000.
The Central government employees can expect a DA hike between 3 and 4 per cent for the January-June period, based on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The 3-point rise in inflation in the July-October period last year raises the hope of around 4 per cent hike in the DA.
Once the hike is announced, the pay of the employees likely to be increased from Rs 720 to Rs 10,000 depending on the salary drawn at the various levels.
In October 2019, the government had increased the DA from 12% to 17%, which was the highest increase in one go. Announcing the same, Union minister Prakash Javadekar had said that a 5 per cent increase in DA was the highest in the last seven years as it was used to be around 2-3 per cent.
Though ahead of every Cabinet meeting, last year, it was expected that the Centre would consider the long-standing demand of the 50 lakh employees regarding the minimum pay hike, it didn't happen.
However, it is expected that the Modi government will come up with a decision in this regard soon and hike the minimum pay which is presently Rs 18,000.
India Post has released a notification inviting interested and eligible candidates to apply for Staff Car Driver. The last date to apply for the same is September 30, 2020.
Job Location for those appointed will be Nagpur with a pay scale of Rs 19, 900 - Rs 63,200 in the pay matrix of 7th Pay Commission.
Age Limit: Those applying need to be between 18 and 27 years (relaxable by 5 years for SC and ST and 3 years for OBC). The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date of receipt of applications from candidates in India.
Educational & Other Qualifications
a. Valid driving license for light and heavy Motors vehicles.
b. Knowledge of Motor Mechanism (candidate should be able to remove minor defects in vehicle)
c. Experience of driving light and heavy Motor vehicle at least three years.
d. 10th standard from a recognized Board or Institute.
Desirable qualification: Three years of service as a Home guard or Civil Volunteers.
Period of Probation: Two years
Method of recruitment: Direct recruitment
Selection Mode: It will be made on the basis of the test as prescribed by Department to assess their competency to drive light and heavy motor vehicles including knowledge of Motor Mechanisms and the ability to remove minor defects in vehicles.
NOTE: The date and venue of the tests will be intimated separately to the eligible candidates. No intimation will be sent in respect of other applicants who are not eligible.
Application should be submitted as per format of application enclosed and should be signed by the candidate and accompanied with, photocopies of the following certificates duly attested by Gazetted Officer/Self-attested:
(i) Age proof Birth certificate (10th Board Certificate/ School Leaving Certificate)
(ii) Educational Qualification
(iii) Driving Licence and Experience Certificate
(iv) Caste Certificate as per prescribed format (if any)
(v) Technical Qualification
(vi) Citizen Certificate (Domicile/Nationality/Permanent Residence Certificate)
(vii) Photo Id proof
(viii) One recent passport size photographs attested by Gazetted Officer/self-attested should be pasted in the application form
(ix) Declaration stating that the information provided is the valid, true and authentic
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