Exemption of Transport Allowance from the purview of Income Tax -Enhancement of exemption limit from Rs.800 to Rs.3200 plus D.A. thereon.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No. F(X) I-2012/23/9

New Delhi, Dated: 10.10.2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Exemption of Transport Allowance from the purview of Income Tax -Enhancement of exemption limit from Rs.800 to Rs.3200 plus D.A. thereon.

   The undersigned is directed to draw the attention of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Direct Taxes towards para 5.2(10) (i) at page 14 of their Circular No. 05/2011 dated 16.08.2011 wherein it has been specified that the transport allowance granted to an employee to meet his expenditure for the purpose of commuting between the place of his residence and the place of duty is exempt to the extent of Rs. 800/- per month.

Relaxation in the eligibility criteria for appearing in the Combined SO/PS Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for Private Secretary (PS) grade of CSSS— representations regarding.

IMMEDIATE

No. 4/4/2012-CS-II(A)(Pt.-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi — 110 003.
Dated the 12th October 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Relaxation in the eligibility criteria for appearing in the Combined SO/PS Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for Private Secretary (PS) grade of CSSS— representations regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to say that this Department has received a number of representations from the CSSS Association and various Ministries/Departments for grant of relaxation in the eligibility criteria to enable Personal Assistants (LDCE) of Select List Years 2004 & 2008 to appear in the Combined SO/PS Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the years 2009 and 2011 respectively for the Private Secretary grade of CSSS.

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates w.e.f. 01.07.2012 onwards - reg.

No.14-01/2011-PAP
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(ESTABLISHEMENT DIVISION)
DAK BHAWAN, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI - 110001

Date: 11th OCTOBER, 2012

TO All Chief Postmasters General,
All G.Ms(PAF)/Directors of Accounts, (Postal).

Subject : Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates w.e.f. 01.07.2012 onwards - reg.

   Consequent upon grant of another installment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st July 2012 to the Central Government employees, vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, O.M. No 1(8)/2012-E-II(B) dated 28th September, 2012 , duly endorsed vide this Department’s letter No. 8-1/2012-PAP dated 28.09.2012, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowance on basic TRCA at the revised rates with effect from 01.07.2012.  It has, therefore, been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhance from the existing rate of 65% to 72% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance,  with effect from 1st July, 2012.