Increase in DA to 72% with effect from July-2012.

   The meeting of the Union Cabinet, which was scheduled to consider a 7 per cent hike in dearness allowance to 80 lakh central government employees and pensioners, has been put off to tomorrow.

   “The Cabinet, CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) and CCI (Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure) meetings scheduled for Friday, have been postponed,” an official announcement said.

   Cabinet meetings usually take place on Thursdays, but they have been postponed apparently in view of the rapid political developments in the aftermath of the government’s decision to hike diesel prices and operationalise its earlier move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

Allotment of revised pay structure for Official Language staff of Indian Railways.

BHARAT SARKAR/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RAIL MANTRALAYA /MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS 
(RAILWAY BOARD)

Latest Railway Board Orders

S.No. PC-VI/300
No. PC-VI/2008/1/5/2

RBE No.101/2012
New Delhi, dated 13.09.2012

The GMs/CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Allotment of revised pay structure for Official Language staff of Indian Railways.

   Based on the recommendations of 6th Central Pay Commission, the revised pay structure of Rajbhasha staff of Zonal Railways was notified vide Board’s letter No.PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 11.9.2008 and 19.11.2008. There have been demands regarding improvement in the pay structure of above staff and an item has been raised by both the Federations before Departmental Anomaly Committee also.

   2. The issue of Rajbhasha Staff of Zonal Railways has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). The President is pleased to decide as under:-

Pensioners Portal - Agenda Items for 21st Meeting of SCOVA.

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE)

AGENDA ITEMS FOR 21st MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTARY AGENGIS(SCOVA) TO BE HELD ON 27th SEPTEMPER, 2012

   Time bound grievance redressal & real time dissemination of information are the two main ingredients of this novel venture for the welfare of pensioners.

   It has been reported that several Ministries especially Railways are not handling he Grievances with all seriousness which is required in such cases. These are sometime transmitted to wrong destinations and are also unilaterally closed on incorrect grounds without resolving.

Reasons being :

   a)DOP&PW simply forward the complaint to the concerned authority and leave it there.

   B)Concerned authorities now can close the complaint at their level w/o resolving it.

   c)Complete details recorded by the identified association while registering the grievance are not forwarded to concerned authority.

   d)Concerned authorities at ground level do not get the enclosed supporting documents.

   e)Authorities are not sensitive enough.