Expected DA for January 2014 : AICPIN for the Month of October 2013.

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

   According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for October, 2013 rose by 3 points and pegged at 241 (two hundred and forty one). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 1.26 per cent between September and October compared with 0.93 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

   The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 2.53 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Milk (Cow & Buffalo), Pure Ghee, Onion, Vegetable items, Tea Readymade, Electricity Charges, etc.. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Groundnut Oil, Ginger, Petrol, putting downward pressure on the index.

Revision of service pension w.e.f 1.7.2009 and 24.09.2012 in terms of re-grouping of certain treads.

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No. 517

Dated: 08.11.2013

Subject: Revision of service pension w.e.f 1.7.2009 and 24.09.2012 in terms of re-grouping of certain treads.

Reference: This office Circular No. 430 dated 10.03.2010, circular No 478 dated 13.02.2012 and 501 dated 17.01.2013.

   Kindly refer this office circular No. 478 dated 13.02.2012 under which instructions  regarding re-grouping of certain trades in terms of Para 7.3 of circular No. 430 dated 10.03.2010 has been issued. Some PDAs have expressed doubts regarding revision of service pension on the basis of re-trading of group due to non-indication of trade in PPO.

Entitlement of LTC in Ordnance Factories

Office of the Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys)
10A. S. K Bose Road, Kolkata – 700001

No. Pay/Tech-1/LTC/2013/31
   
Dated 19-11-2013

To
All CsFA (Fys)

Subject : Entitlement of LTC in Ordnance Factories

   It has come to the notice that some Local Accounts Offices are not allowing LTC to travel by air from their place of posting (or nearest airport) to a city in the NER to the Mavls who are Non-Gazetted Group ‘B’ officers working in Ordnance Factories, in this connection Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Department of Personnel & Training, Estt. (A) Section, New Delhi OM No. 31011/4/2007-Estt.(A) dated 14-05-2008 regarding clarification of entitlement of travel by air to visit NER and order dated 09-04-2009 alongwith OFB,. Kolkata Note A/I (ID N. 01/CR/A/I/Vol.III/658/LTC dated 08-11-2013) regarding classification of the posts of MCM with reference to Grade Pays are forwarded herewith for information and necessary action of all concerned. As OFB Note specific on a particular post, i.e., MCM, it is directed to treat MCM posts as Group `B’ for all purposes including LTC and CGEGIS.