Amendment of Minimum Wages Act.

   As per the existing provisions of Minimum Wages Act, minimum wages are revised quinquennially in the Central Sphere. In order to protect the minimum wages against inflation, the Central Government introduced the idea of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) since 1989. The appropriate Governments are required to increase the minimum rates of wages from time to time by adding VDA, twice a year or annually, taking into account the rise in the Consumer Price Indices for the Industrial Workers. In the Central sphere, the minimum rates of wages are revised effective from 1stApril and 1st October every year.

Reservation in Promotion.

   The Supreme Court in the matter of M. Nagaraj case, while upholding validity of the Constitution amendments regarding reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, has laid down certain pre-requisite conditions for providing reservation in promotion to SCs and STs, namely the State has to see about inadequacy of representation, backwardness of the class and efficiency of administration. To overcome these pre-requisite conditions, the Government proposed to introduce a bill to amend the Constitution. Opinion of the Attorney General of India was sought on the proposed bill and he had not opined that the Bill on the Constitutional amendment for reservation of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in promotion in the Government jobs was erroneous.

Award of Incentive to the Government employees who have rendered 25 years of unblemished service — Orders issued — Extension of the same to State Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Boards — Regarding.

Finance (BPE) Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai — 600 009

Letter No. 64466/Fin(BPE)/2012 dated 29.11.2012

From
Thiru. K.Shanmugam, I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary to Government

To
The Chief Executive Officers of all
State Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Boards.

Sin Madam,
Sub: Award of Incentive to the Government employees who have rendered 25 years of unblemished service — Orders issued — Extension of the same to State Public Sector Undertakings / Statutory Boards — Regarding.

Ref: 1) G.O.Ms.No.390/Finance (Paycell) Dept dt.7.11.2012