Expected DA from July-2013, AICPIN for the month of April 2013.

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) April 2013

                According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for April, 2013 rose by 2 point and pegged at 226 (two hundred and twenty six). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.89 per cent between March and April  compared with 1.99 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

                The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 2.08 per cent, contributing 2.07 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Fuel & Light group with 0.91 percent increase contributing 0.12 percentage points to the change.  At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Milk (Cow), Ginger, Root & Green Non-leafy vegetables, Tea Leaf, Tea (Readymade), Snack Saltish, Cigaratte, Electricity Charges, Medicine (Allopathic) etc. However, this was  compensated by Mustard Oil and Petrol putting downward pressure on the index.

                The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 10.24 per cent for April, 2013 as compared to 11.44 per cent for the previous month and 10.22  per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 12.39 per cent against 13.21 per cent of the previous month and 10.66 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

                At centre level, Mysore recorded the largest increase of 13 points followed by Giridih, Bengaluru  and Puducherry (8 points each) and Darjeeling (7 points). Among others, 6 points rise was registered in 6 centres, 5 points in 2 centres, 4 points in 7 centres, 3 points in 15 centres, 2 points in 17 centres and  and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 4 points was reported in  Godavarikhani, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in one centre. Rest of the  7 centres’ indices remained stationary.

                The indices of 40 centres are above All-India Index and other 35 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of  Chandigarh, Haldia and Ahmedabad centres remained at par with all-India index.

                The next index of CPI-IW for the month of May, 2013 will be released on Friday, 28 June, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.gov.in.

Source: PIB

HBA 2013-14- Online Filing of Applications-Instructions.

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
FINANCE (HBA) DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR

No.48/2013/Fin.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 28.05.2013

Sub: - House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees — Online registration of HBA applications by Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities 2013-14 — Instructions issued – reg.

Ref: -   1) G.O (P) No. 505/2009/Fin, dated 12.11.2009
           2) Circular No.38/2010/Fin, dated 30.04.2010

   In the Government Order dated 12.11.2009, Government have reintroduced the House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees and Teachers. In pursuance of the above Government Order and the instructions contained in the circular cited all the Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities are instructed to register online eligible HBA applications 2013-14 from 01.06.2013 onwards.

   2) The online registration of HBA applications 2013-14 starts from 01.06.2013 and the HBA SEL website will freeze on 29.06.2013 at 5 pm.

   3) After online registration the HBA appendix III statement generated from the website signed by Heads of Departments shall be forwarded to Finance Department before 15.07.2013. Manually created appendix III statement will not be entertained in Finance department. Therefore all the Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities shall ensure themselves whether all the eligible applications have been entered online. In the case of joint application of employees working in different departments, the application along with connected documents shall be forwarded to Finance Department only after online registration by any one of the Heads of Departments. In the case of joint application of employees working in same departments, the applications shall be processed by the Head of the department concerned and it need not be forwarded to Finance Department.

   4) All the Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities shall see that the HBA list once prepared and published online by Government is having continuity and fresh application for HBA need not be obtained from those hands whose name is figured in the previous year HBA list, but pending disposal for want of administrative reasons.

   5) The HBA combined State wise seniority list shall be published in the www.finance.kerala.gov.in website. No corrections shall be permitted after publishing the final eligibility list. The seniority is based on date of retirement (‘lesser the service left higher the priority will be’ is the norm being followed). Therefore all the Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities shall verify scrupulously the correct date of birth, date of retirement, HBA amount recommended for and ensure that the documents as provided under Form No.29 (Art 244 C KFC) are appended with the application at the time of applying for HBA itself before publishing the combined HBA State Seniority List 2013-14. In complete applications shall summarily be rejected by the Heads of Departments concerned.

T.GANGADHARAN NAMBIAR
Additional Secretary (Finance)

Source:www.finance.kerala.gov.in

LOANS AND ADVANCES by the Tamil Nadu Government – Advances to Government Employees for the Celebration of Marriages Order–Issued.

Government of Tamil Nadu
2013

FINANCE [Salaries] DEPARTMENT

G.O.No.172, Dated 29th May 2013.
(Vaikasi -15, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2044)

ABSTRACT

LOANS AND ADVANCES by the State Government – Advances to Government Employees for the Celebration of Marriages - Allotment of Funds for the year 2013-2014 – Order–Issued.

Read:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.234, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated 30-03-1995.
2. G.O.Ms.No.102, Finance (BG-I) Department, dated 29-03-2013.
3. G.O.Ms.No.170, Finance (B.Coord.) Department, dated 27-05-2013.

ORDER:

   In the Government order first read above, Government have enhanced the marriage advance to Rs.6,000/- in the case of male Government employees and sons of Government employees and Rs.10,000/- in the case of female Government employees and daughters of Government employees for the marriages held on or after 1st April, 1995.

   2. A sum of Rs.50.00 lakhs has been provided in the Budget Estimates for the year 2013-2014 under Demand No.16. Finance Department towards sanction of advances to Government employees for celebration of marriages. In the Government order second read above, Government have exempted the Marriage Advance from the operation of the Quarterly Control of Appropriation System during 2013-2014. In the Government order third read above, it has been ordered that the Demands for Grants, as voted by the Legislative Assembly, are intended to cover the expenditure of the State on existing services and purposes for the entire financial year, commencing from 1st April, 2013.

   3. The Government accordingly direct that Out of Rs.50.00 lakh(Rupees Fifty lakh only) provided in Budget Estimate 2013-2014 a sum of Rs.40.00 lakh (Rupees Forty lakh only) be allocated among the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors as shown in Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III to this order for the entire financial year commencing from 1st April, 2013. The balance amount of Rs.10.00 lakh (Rupees Ten lakh only)is kept in reserve for allocation among the departments as and when additional allotment is required based on the applications received.

   4. The Secretaries to Government, Heads of Departments and the District Collectors are requested to ensure that the sanctions are restricted to the allotment as indicated in the Annexures. They are also requested to send the quarterly reports to the Government in Finance (Salaries) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 on the utilisation of funds allotted to the departments.

   5. The above expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:

   7610.00. LOANS TO GOVERNMENT SERVANTS, ETC.

   800. Other Loans

   I. Non-Plan

   AC. Marriage Advance – Controlled by the Secretary to Government, Finance Department.

   01. Marriage Advance

   (D.P.C. 7610 00 800 AC 0106)

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S.KRISHNAN
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT(EXPR.)

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin_e_172_2013.pdf