17th March, 2014 declared as Holiday on occasion of DOLJATRA.

Government of West Bengal

Finance Department

Audit Branch

No.1182—F(P) 

28th February 2014.

NOTIFICATION                     

In continuation of this Department Notification No.8004-F(P) dated 20.10.2013, the Governor is pleased to notify the 17th March, 2014, day after Doljatra (on 16th March, 2014), as a holiday in all the offices under the Government of West Bengal with the exception of the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and the Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata.

By order of the Governor,

Sd/- 

A.K. Das

OSD & E.O. Joint Secretary to the

Government of West Bengal

Finance Department

Re-Constitution of Departmental Peer Review Committee for considering the cases for extension of service of Scientists beyond the age of superannuation.

No.26012/5/2014-Estt (A.IV) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training 

New Delhi, dated the 5th March, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject : Re-Constitution of Departmental Peer Review Committee for considering the cases for extension of service of Scientists beyond the age of superannuation. 

The Prime Minister has approved the composition of the Standing Peer Review Committee in respect of Department of Bio-Technology with the following composition for extension of service of Scientists beyond the age of superannuation under FR 56(d): 

i) Dr.K.VijayRaghavan, Secretary                   Chairman 

Department of Bio-Technology 

ii) Dr S.Ayyappan, Secretary 

Department of Agricultural Research & 

Education & Director General, 

Indian Council of Agricultural Research           Member 

iii) Dr.R.K.Shevgaonkar, 

Director, IIT, New Delhi                                    Member 

iv) Dr.V.M.Katoch, 

Secretary, Department of Health Research, 

Director General, ICMR                                   Member 

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

v) Secretary, Deptt.of Personnel & Training    Member 

2. The tenure of the Committee will be two years. 

3. The Committee will hold biennial meetings, three to four months in advance to consider the proposals for extension of service coming up in the six months block i.e., April- September and October-March so that the ACC gets sufficient time to consider the 

proposals. The recommendation of the Peer Review Committee for extension of service beyond 60 years and up-to 62 years may be submitted to the EC Division of DOP&T for obtaining approval of the ACC. 

4. The Committee will also consider the cases of extension of service beyond 62 years and up-to 64 years and the recommendation of the Committee may be submitted to the Establishment Division for placing the same for consideration by the Screening Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary before obtaining the approval of the ACC. 

Sd/-

(B.Bandyopadhyay) 

Under Secretary

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/26012_5_2014_Estt.pdf

30% salary hike through 50% DA Merger - Percentage analysis

Can the govt. servants get 30% Salary hike on account of 50% DA Merger? – An analysis

It is observed that recently Public Medias are interested to publish the news about pay hike of central government employees.

We all know the Federations of Central Government employees have been holding demonstrations and Struggles to invite the attention of govt. to settle their many demands for the past few months. As a result of this Centre has accepted to settle some demands.

One of the main demands laid down before the Central Government by Federations is 50% DA Merger. A Sensational News was spread across the country that a decision on 50% DA merger will be announced in the Cabinet Meeting held last week. But, though there

was no any formal announcement in this regard, the approval of 7th CPC Terms of reference by Government made everyone to think that it will be considered sooner or later.

A Popular English daily published a tabloid news last week, in which The daily claimed that a govt. official informed them ‘the govt. servants will get 30% Pay Hike on account of Merger of 50% dearness Allowance with Basic Pay.’

Is that true? Let us see with an example

For example, let us consider as if a government servant is working in one of the four metropolitan cities and rendered 10 years’ of service.

His Basic Pay is (7600+2400)	10,000
Dearness Allowance 100%	10,000
HRA 30%	3,000
Transport Allowance (1600+1600)	3,200
Total	26,200

Rs.26,200 is the maximum total emoluments of this particular Basic Pay. This will not be exceeded at any cost but there are some reasons to make these total emoluments to be lesser than this.

The salary with same basic pay after DA merger

In case the central government agrees to merge the 50% DA with basic pay, then that govt. servant can expect a considerable pay hike on account of Merger of 50% DA.

After Merger of 50% DA his Pay will be as fallows

Basic Pay (7600+2400)	10,000
Dearness Pay	5,000
Dearness Allowance	7,500
HRA	4,500
Total	29,400
Total Hike in Pay (29400 – 26200)	3,200
% of Hike is	12%

How can one say that he will be getting 30% hike when he is getting only Rs.3200 in addition to his previous salary of Rs.26,200 after 50% DA merger?

Everybody fallowed the particular Daily and started writing that the Government servants will get 30% salary hike after 50% DA is merged with basic Pay. But this example clearly shows that there is no such hike and if the DA is merged with Basic Pay the increase in salary will be only from 8% to 15%

According to their entitlement the percentage of increase will vary, but no one can get 30% pay hike on account of DA merger.

Source:http://7thpaycommissionupdates.blogspot.in/2014/03/can-govt-servants-get-30-salary-hike-on.html