Declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the year 2012-2013.

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. Of India)

No. WSU/12(1)12012-13/PLB/13048

Date: 09 Oct 2013

All Regional P.F. Commissioners
In-charge of the ROs/SROs
Regional P.F. Commissioner-I(ASD), Head Office

Sub: Declaration of Productivity Linked Bonus (P.L.B.) for the year 2012-2013.

Sir,
   The Central Government, under Section 5D(7) of the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 has conveyed its approval to the extension of the existing Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme 1998-2004 (Revised) for the year 2012-2013 vide their letter No A-26022/1/1994-SS.1 dated 07th October 2013.

Private Hospitals threaten to stop CGHS treatment

   Cashless treatment may be stopped for central government employees
 
   Corporate hospitals across the country have threatened to stop cashless treatment to lakhs of Central Government employees from January 1. This will impact about 45 lakh employees of the Central Government and public sector agencies who are benefiting from the insurance scheme.

   Protesting against “unviable” rates being given to them under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI) has said that it will give three months’ time to the Government to revise the rates.

Sanction of Dearness Allowance @ 10% to Odisha Government Employees with effect from 01.07.2013.

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

No. 31434/ CS-I V(ALW)-0001/ 2012., Bhubaneswar, date the 08th Oct 2o13

Sub:- Sanction of Dearness Allowance @ 10% to State Government Employees with effect from 01.07.2013.

   Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Department of Expenditure in their Office Memorandum No-1-8/2013-E-II(B).,dtd.25.09.2013 have enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to the Central Government employees from existing 80% to 90% w.e.f. 01.07.2013.

   2. Now, considering the overall financial resources and fiscal targets stipulated under Odisha Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005, the State Government have been pleased to release additional dose of DA @ l0% enhancing the same from the existing rate of 80% to 90% on the Basic Pay and Grade Pay taken together w.e.f. 01.07.2013 in case of the State Government employees, who are covered under the ORSP Rules, 2008. This additional dose of DA will be paid in cash and can be drawn in the Pay Bill of October, 2013 payable in November, 2013 and onwards. Arrear from the month of July, 2013 to September, 2013 on account of the enhanced DA will be drawn and disbursed latest by 31.03.2014.