THE STRIKE BECOMES INEVITABLE - ARTICLE BY COM. K. K. N. KUTTY, NATIONAL PRESIDENT, CONFEDERATION

THE STRIKE BECOMES INEVITABLE - ARTICLE BY COM. K. K. N. KUTTY, NATIONAL PRESIDENT, CONFEDERATION

THE STRIKE BECOMES INEVITABLE

K. K. N. Kutty, National President, Confederation

                It is now more than four months that the Government has held out the assurance to the leaders of NJCA that they would revisit the minimum wage determination and the consequent fitment factor of the 7^th CPC.  The understanding reached on 30^th June, 2016 was that the Government would set up a high level committee to examine the complaint made by the employees organizations to the effect that the 7^th CPC had not adhered to the norms of the Dr. Aykhroyd formula.  The said decision was in the backdrop of the NJCA’s strike notice which was served on 9^th June, 2016 and its resolve to go ahead with the said decision to organize the indefinite strike action from 11^th July, 2016.  

            The employees had realized that contrary to the impression, the 7^th CPC  imparted to the leaders during their interaction with it, its final suggestions were extremely nugatory and were the product  of pressure exerted by the Government on the Commission .at the fag end of its functioning.  They found that the minimum wage determined by the commission was in violation with the agreed principles of wage determination in the case of civil servants, it had recommended the least quantum increase in the wages in comparison with all the earlier Commissions; it had reduced the rates of various allowances without any valid  rhyme or reason; it had abolished certain allowances despite the continuance of the extra functions/circumstances for which those allowances were originally granted; had abolished all interest free advances;  had withdrawn the existing benefits, perks and privileges which had originally granted to a section of the employees and officers taking into account the peculiarities of the assigned jobs to them etc.  Naturally the disappointment that arose from such negative attitude of the Commission paved way for anger and consequent agitation,  creating thus an atmosphere of confrontation.  

            The setting-up of a committee under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary was, therefore, seen as a step in the right direction.  After about six months deliberations, the Committee seems to have given a report to the Government content of which was not made public.  However, during its inter action with the Staff Side, the Committee had given the impression and indication  that it would make changes to the quantum of minimum wage and fitment factor and the Fixed Medical Allowance of the Pensioners would be suitably amended.  The Committee intimated the staff Side that the Government would set up separate Committees for allowances and advances to effect a relook into the matter in consultation with various nodal departments of the Government of India.  In other words, the Government through the Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary conveyed that it would create a conducive climate for a fruitful negotiation and settlement.  

            The 29^th June proclamation in the form of Notifications was a bolt from the blue .   Was it designed to discredit the NJCA leadership or snub the Committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary or reflection of the arrogance of the party in power was not discernible.  It was in that background the NJCA met on 30^th June and decided unanimously to go ahead with the preparation for the indefinite strike action.  Undoubtedly the  Government’s attitude had added fuel to the fire of anger and the leaders especially at the gross root level ,who had hoped that the Government would avert the situation of confrontation welcomed the decision of the NJCA wholeheartedly.

            The late night discussions, the group of Ministers  had with the NJCA leadership on 30^th June, 2016  and the offer of a negotiated settlement of the core issues through the setting up of a high level committee was considered a step in the right direction by the NJCA leadership while accepting the offer of talks, though the State level leadership in quite a number of states felt that the Government was indulging in chicanery.  

            

The time frame of six months for the Committee to complete its deliberations and make suggestions to the government on the core issues was over technically on 6^th November, 2016 .  The  National Secretariat  of the Confederation met and rightly decided to chalk out a series of programmes of action, the second phase of which would be carried out on 15^th June, 2016 in the form of a massive march to the Parliament house. These programmes are to culminate in a strike action.   Isolated action, the Confederation is fully aware is not capable of bringing about compulsion on the Government to revise their decisions promulgated on 29^th June, 2016.   Confederation is confident that the Defence and Railway organizations who are the predominant partners in the NJCA  would realize the gravity of the situation  and enliven the NJCA  and spearhead the movement to its logical end.  Isolated ventures will not be avoidable  in certain exigencies, when demarcation in action becomes necessary so as to maintain the character and ideology of the organization and confidence of its members becomes paramount.

To

1) All National Secretariat Members

2) All affiliated organisations

3) All COCs

Dear Comrades,

It is proposed to submit a Memorandum to Hon’ble Finance Minister conveying our views and demands for inclusion in General Budget 2016-17. Draft Copy of the Memorandum is given below.

Please suggest additions/Modifications, if any, required, within two days.

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

Mob: 09447068125

E-mail: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

Click here to view - Draft Memorandum

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Salient features of 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission

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State Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced the recommendations made by the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission today on 28th November 2016. He said that the government will implement the recommendations of the 7th Assam Pay & Productivity Pay Commission from April next year. Earlier, the 7th Assam Pay Commission submitted its report to chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 18th November 2016.

He further added that the recommendations made by the State Pay Commission would be placed before the cabinet for approval in February following which it will be implemented from April, 2017. On the other hand, the dearness awareness (DA) will be increased with retrospective effect from January 1, 2016.

1.The minimum pay has been fixed at Rs 15,900 which is around 2.62 times the minimum pay recommended by the Assam Pay Commission 2008.

2.The Commission has recommended a maximum pay of Rs 1,30,000 as fixed pay and with this the ratio of the maximum pay to minimum pay has become 8.18 as against 9.08 in case of the earlier Pay Commission

3. There will be an increase of 16.44% over the previous minimum pay. This proposed raise in pay is greater than what central government employees got following a 14.3% increase.

4. The proposed pay structure has five Pay Bands and one fixed pay while the number of Grade Pay has been reduced from 30 to 24.

5. The rate of increment has been recommended as three per cent to be added on July 1 every year and employees completing three months or above in the grade as on July 1 shall be eligible for such increment.

6. The Commission has recommended City Compensatory Allowance for employees working in Guwahati (in different slabs of Rs 100, Rs 150, Rs 200 and Rs 250 per month) and Special Allowance (in different slabs of Rs 1,000, Rs 1,250, Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 per month) for the Special Branch personnel.

7. There will be an additional 20% pension for pensioners above 80 years while family pension equal to the original pension has been recommended till seven years after the death of the pensioner or till date the pensioner would have attained the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.

8. In case of an employee who dies before retirement, the original pension will continue for ten years with a ceiling of 67 years of age.

9. The Commission has also recommended a simplified procedure for grant of family pension to disabled children of the pensioner.

10. New salary and pension structures will cost Government an additional amount of Rs 3238.28 crore in the next financial year.

Interest rate cut by 0.10% on KVP, PPF, SCSS 2004 & Sukanya Samriddhi

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

29-November-2016 16:23 IST

Interest rate cut for long term saving schemes

The interest rates of Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), Senior Citizens Savings Scheme, 2004 (SCSS 2004), and Sukanya Samriddhi Account (the Girl Child Scheme) were reduced by 0.10 percentage point for the quarter 01.10.2016 to 31.12.2016, and not 0.10 percentage per annum.

The reduction in the rates of inter

est by 0.10 percentage point was necessitated by a significant fall in the yields on Government Securities of comparable maturities.

This was stated by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

No Limit for Withdrawals in Post Offices as per RBI relaxation - DoP Guidelines

Respected Sir/Madam,

Please find attached the RBI Notification regarding relaxation in the limit of withdrawal of cash from bank deposit accounts. The instructions of RBI stipulates that withdrawals may be allowed for deposits made in current legal tender notes on or after 29.11.2016 beyond the current limits preferably,available higher denomination bank notes of Rs. 2000/- and 500/- are to be issued for such withdrawals. 

This instructions of RBI is applicable only for those depositors who deposits valid legal tender notes and seeking withdrawal, for whom the current limit of (Rs. 24000/-) is relaxed. 

The following are the procedure to be followed:-

1.The withdrawal exceeding the current limits may be allowed only in the home SOL of the account holder.

2.The Finacle application should validate the withdrawals exceeding the limit for those depositors who deposit the current legal tender notes on or after 29.11.2016. For this purpose a Patch needs to be deployed.

3.The counter PA should maintain a separate register for entering details of such deposit transactions.The proforma of the register is as follows:-

S.No.
Date
Name of the Account Holder
SB Account Number
Amount Deposited through current legal tender notes
Deno. of legal tender notes
Counter PA Sign.
PM/SPM/ Counter Supervisor SignatureDate and amount of withdrawal, if any

4. The depositors who are depositing current legal tender notes on or after 29.11.2016 should write the denomination of currency notes on the pay in slip.

5. After acceptance of deposit by post office, the concerned PA should acknowledge the tendering of currency notes on the back side of the counterfoil of the pay in slip and write the Sl. No. of the entry in above mentioned register.

6. While allowing withdrawal the Counter PA should consult the prescribed Register and make necessary entries for the cash withdrawal from the respective account.

7. Counter PA should maintain the details of cash received and remitted to Treasurer separately for WOS Notes and Current Legal Notes.

CEPT team/FSI vendor is requested to put in place necessary validation by deploying a Patch in Finacle application. Further detail will be intimated in due course. 

In the meanwhile, necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned. 

With regards,

Sachin Kishore

Director (CBS)

Sansad Marg,

Dak Bhavan

PRESS NOTE ON CBI INVESTIGATION AGAIN POSTAL EMPLOYEES

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CG UPDATE(CBI)

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CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

ANTI-CORRUPTION BRANCH

III Floor, Kendriya Sadan, 

Sultan Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad-500 095

Phones: (040) 24732762,63,64 & 68 and 24734667

Fax: (040) 24612763, e-mail: hobachyd@cbi.gov.in 

PRESS NOTE 

REGISTRATION OF RC 24(A)/2016, CBI, ACB, HYDERABAD AGAINST 

OFFICIALS OF POST OFFICE 

Based on the credible information that certain grave irregularities have been committed in exchange of old currency notes with new currency notes to the general public at Himayathnagar Sub-Post Office a Joint Surprise Check was conducted by officials of CBI, Hyderabad along with Staff of Postal Vigilance. The Joint Surprise Check revealed that on 12-11-2016 an amount of Rs. 74,73,500/- in Rs. 2000/-new denomination has been shown to have been exchanged against the old currency notes amounting to Rs. 74,73,500/-. However only 987 numbers of Request Slips were only found available for total amount of Rs. 38,45,500/- against Rs. 74,73,500/- and there were no Request Slips for an amount of Rs. 36,28,000/- (Rs. 74,73,500/- minus Rs. 38,45,500/-). It is revealed that Smt. G. Revathi, Sub Postmaster, Himayathnagar Sub-Post Office has done this as per the instructions of Sri. K Sudheer Babu, IPoS, Senior. Superintendent of Post Offices, Hyderabad City Division, Hyderabad. Further Sri G. Ravi Teja, working as Office Assistant at O/o SSPOs, Hyderabad City Division, who is deputed for disbursement of new currency notes to various Post Offices under Hyderabad City Division, confirmed that said Sri Sudheer Babu gave him old currency notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination total amounting to Rs. 36,00,000/- and took new notes of Rs. 2000/- denomination for said amount of Rs. 36,00,000/- at the originating place i.e. GPO, Hyderabad Treasury itself.

Based on the outcome of said Joint Surprise Check CBI, Hyderabad registered a Regular Case vide RC No. 24(A)/2016-CBI-HYD u/s 120-B r/w 406, 409, 477-A IPC and 13(2) r/w 13 (1) (d) of PC Act against said Sri. K Sudheer Babu, IPoS, Senior. Superintendent of Post Offices, Hyderabad City Division, Hyderabad, G. Revathi, Sub Postmaster, Himayathnagar Sub-Post Office and Sri G. Ravi Teja, working as Office Assistant at O/o SSPOs, Hyderabad City Division and unknown other public servants and private persons on the allegation that accused in criminal conspiracy with other public servants and private persons by abuse of their official position fraudulently exchanged Rs.36 lakhs of old demonetised currency notes of Rs.500 and 1000 denomination with the new currency notes of Rs.2000/- denomination without genuine documents on 12.11.2016 which was meant for disbursement among genuine general public and thereby misappropriated Rs.36 lakhs.

During the investigation, searches were conducted at the residence of said Sri Sudheer Babu and during interrogation he revealed that he exchanged the old currency notes worth Rs. 36,00,000/- with new notes of Rs. 2,000/- denomination. 

IF PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CORRUPTION IN CENTRAL GOVT. DEPTs & PSUs, BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES OF TELANGANA AND RAYALASEEMA REGIONS OF AP THEY MAY CONTACT SUPDT. OF POLICE, CBI, HYDERABAD, IN PERSON OR OVER PHONE NOs. 24732768 (O) 9010299553 (Cell).

Sd/-

DY. INSPR. GENL. OF POLICE

CBI, ACB, HYDERABAD

Dated: 28.11.2016.

Conduct of Limited Department Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of P.S. Group 'B' scheduled on 04th December, 2016

Directorate has now issued to instruction to Circles vide DE Section Letter No.A-34012/08/2016-DE dated 29th November,2016 to issue Admit Cards to the eligible candidates of the Examination scheduled on 04th December, 2016.

CHQ wishes all the best to its members who are appearing for the above Examination. 

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER

DECEMBER 2016

 

DEMONETIZATION (NOTE BANDI)

CAUSE OF SUFFERING FOR PUBLIC

            The object of demonetization was stated by Prime Minister to combat corruption and black money .But without making proper preparations it’s implementation has caused suffering more to the public in general and Bank and Postal Employees in particular. All Government Employees, Workers, Farmers and small & big entrepreneurs are also suffering because of this. People start standing in ques in front of ATMs since early in the night. As the ATMs were not calibrated as per  new notes of Rs.2000/- and 500/- so these notes are not being put in ATMs and 100/- Rupees  notes are exhausted within a short period and remaining persons remain standing in ques. The decision taken in hurry is being changed frequently. Firstly it was ordered that anybody can change the old notes worth Rupees 4000/- from any Bank & Post Office, after that limit raised as Rs.4500/- and now it has been reduced to Rs.2000/- from the Post Offices or Bank where account stands.

            `No employer is giving salary to his employees. Shops are being shut. The business in Mandis is getting stopped. Workshops and factories are being closed. Workers are returning back from Metro Cities to their villages.

            The problems before farmers are aggravating. Now this is season of RAVI CROPS and Farmers are not able to purchase seeds and fertilizer besides having money. If it peasants come in distress it will adversely affect the economy of nation. Agricultural products like vegetables and fruits are not being purchased in Mandis. All the small enterprises, from brick Kilns  to factories , who have  to pay cash wages to workers have stopped working or not making full payment of wages as they have been allowed to withdraw Rs.25000/- . As per the RBI directives, distinct and primary co-operative banks which cater to millions of farmers are not allowed to exchange the votes. This has paralysed the banking operations causing hardship to farmer and rural population. Workers working in transport sector have become unemployed. The goods carrier vehicles have come to halt, as to operate these there is no money and it will result shortage of food items.

             The Government has authorized all Hospitals to accept old notes but the private hospitals and Nursing Homes have not been allowed therefore people are not getting proper treatment and some have died due to lack of treatment.

            Most of the work in this country is done by cash transaction. After barring 86% currency which was in the form of notes of higher denomination has caused suffering to the common man including labourers, farmers, entrepreneurs and government employees. The way in which this has been implemented adverse effect on livelihood of common man can be noticed.

            The government is claiming GDP at the rate of 8% but now it may come down up to 5% and the economy will take more time to come up after bearing this blow.

            The Government is claiming total removal of problem of corruption and black money after demonetization but experts are saying that there is only 6% black money in the form of cash and only 0.025% currency is fake. Rest 94% black money is in real estate, Share Market, Gold and Jewellery and foreign currency and so many other activities. For marriages, orders were issued to withdraw Rs.2.5 lakh but so many conditions have been imposed and fulfillment of these conditions is impossible and the people are committing suicide being aggrieved of it. To restrict withdrawal of its own money is clear-cut violation of constitutional provisions.

            With this decision the postal employees have also been very adversely affected. There is no adequate infrastructure in Post Offices. In most of the post offices, notes counting machines and fake currency detecting machines are not available. About 10000 Post Offices are single handed and he has to do all other works besides this demonetization work. The Post Offices are being opened since 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. and being opened on holidays and Sundays and no extra remuneration is being paid in lieu of this extra duty work. 

            There are no proper security arrangements in Post Offices for cash remittance. Cash cannot be retained in Post Offices. To remit the cash from SOs to HO. The employees have to take risk. Banks are not ready to accept. The banned currency due to non availability cash from Banks. Postal employees have to bear the annoyance of public.

            NFPE has raised all these issues before Postal Administration and other officers and accordingly Directorate has issued instructions to settle these problems but still this is not sufficient. 

            If the attitude of administration does not change than NFPE along with PJCA will proceed on path of agitation.

Denominations : Separate Pay-in-slips for depositing specified bank notes and other legal tender bank notes.

Denominations : Separate Pay-in-slips for depositing specified bank notes and other legal tender bank notes.

Denominations : Separate Pay-in-slips for depositing specified bank notes and other legal tender bank notes

 FAQ Serial No 17

17. Can I deposit Specified Bank Notes through ATMs, Cash Deposit Machine, cash Recycler and bank branches multiple times?

Yes, Specified Bank Notes can be deposited in Cash Deposits machines / Cash Recyclers or at bank branches more than once till December 30, 2016. At bank branches, customers should use separate pay-in-slips for depositing specified bank notes and other legal tender bank notes. (If a depositor has a mixed bunch of SBN and legal tender notes, he has to segregate them and submit two separate Pay-in slips).

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FAQs on Withdrawal of Legal Tender Status of the existingBank Notes in the denominations of  500/- and ₹1000/- (Updated as on November 28, 2016)

CBI files FIR on Postal Staff

RBI/2016-17/163
DCM.No.1437/10.27.00/2016-17

November 28, 2016

The Chairman / Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer,
Public Sector Banks/ Private Sector Banks / Foreign Banks /
Regional Rural Banks / Urban Cooperative Banks/
State Cooperative Banks/ District Central Cooperative Banks

Dear Sir,

Withdrawal of cash from bank deposit accounts - Relaxation

It has been reported that certain depositors are hesitating to deposit their monies into bank accounts in view of the current limits on cash withdrawals from accounts.

2. As it is impeding active circulation of currency notes, it has been decided, on careful consideration, to allow withdrawals of deposits made in current legal tender notes on or after November 29, 2016 beyond the current limits; preferably, available higher denominations bank notes of ₹ 2000 and ₹ 500 are to be issued for such withdrawals.

Yours faithfully,

(P Vijaya Kumar)
Chief General Manager

Source : https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=10752&Mode=0

Creamy layer expert committee Loksabha Q&A

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions reply to Lok Sabha on Creamy layer expert committee report.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 139

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.11.2016)

CREAMY LAYER

139. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the previous Government had set aside the report of first creamy layer expert committee and the Department of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued an official memorandum No. 36033/5/2004- Est. (SCT) dated 14 October, 2004 clarifying the creamy layer and which carries out two different meanings in its Hindi and English versions and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has accepted the mistakes of the said memorandum and if so, the action taken to cancel the said memorandum and the action taken against the officials found responsible therefor,

(c) if not, the reaction of the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government has disqualified many candidates of the OBC for IAS and other services despite qualifying the Civil Services Examination, 2015 as a result of the said memorandum and if so, the details in this regard; and

(e) the number of OBC candidates declared disqualified for IAS and other services on the basis of this memorandum from 2004 till date?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c): The DOPT Office Memorandum (O.M.) No. 36033/5/2004-Estt(SCT) dated 14 October, 2004 is only a clarification explaining the provisions of DOPT O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 8.9.1993. The O.M. of 8.9.1993 was issued by the DOPT based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee constituted by the then Ministry of Welfare.

The earlier unsigned typed copy of the English version of the O.M. dated 14.10.2004, uploaded on the website of this Department, had certain discrepancies in respect of Paragraph 9 vis-a vis its Hindi version uploaded on the Department's website. It was, therefore, felt necessary to rectify that discrepancy. Subsequently, the signed version of the O.M. was traced and uploaded on the Department’s website and now it is seen that there is no error in Paragraph 9 of the English version of the O.M. dated 14.10.2004 vis-a vis the Hindi version.

(d) & (e): In case of recommendation of name of a candidate by UPSC for service allocation, the candidate is considered for allocation to one of those services by the Government for which he has indicated his preference as per Civil Services Examination Rules and extant instruction on the subject.

Source : Lok Sabha

Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu launched cashless transaction facility of Visakhapatnam Corporation

All 4,041 cities/towns asked to shift to cashless transactions; Madhya Pradesh to do so by March next year Internet banking, Online payments and PFMS to be adopted

Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu launched cashless transaction facility of Visakhapatnam Corporation

As a part of the ongoing efforts to move towards cashless transactions of all kind, the Ministry of Urban Development has asked all the statutory 4,041 Urban Local Bodies to shift to e-payments at the earliest. These cities and towns account for about 75% of the total 40 crore urban population in the country.

Central Government’s message to the officials of these 4,041 urban local bodies was conveyed by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary(Urban Development) through interactive video-conferencing. Senior officials of concerned States also participated during the half day long interaction on various aspects of ensuring cashless transactions.

State and city level officials were asked to promote internet banking (RTGS/NEFT), online banking using credit and debit cards for cashless transactions besides using Public Finance Management Systems(PFMS) developed by the Ministry of Financing for fund transfer, accounting and reconciliation up to the level of cities and towns.

Shri Gauba emphasized that all transactions relating to both income and expenditure of urban local bodies needs to be shifted to e-payment mode. These include payment of Property Tax, Professional Tax, all user charges like water and power bills, all kinds of fee and license charges, online booking of community halls, issue and renewal of birth and death certificates, registration of shops and other establishments, enrollment of library membership etc.

Expenditure to be made cashless include payment of salaries and wages to all regular and contractual employees, all contract and work relate payments, procurements, beneficiary payments like social security etc.

City governments were asked to take up necessary infrastructure and capacity building, awareness campaigns for opening of accounts for employees of all categories and their family members.

States have been asked to adopt Public Finance Management systems (PFMS) up to city level to enable transfer, accounting, reconciliation and monitoring of transfer of funds under various government schemes.

To illustrate the transaction volumes, 59 cities have collected tax revenues of Rs.1,722 cr during November so far including dues payable. These include; Ahmedabad-Rs.187 cr, Bhopal-Rs.27 cr, Chennai-Rs.80 cr, Faridabad- Rs.17 cr, Guwahaty-R.s. 14 cr, Hyderabad-Rs.208 cr, Indore-Rs.32 cr, Kakinada (AP)-Rs.20 cr, Kalyan(Maharashtra)-Rs.170 cr, Lucknow-Rs.23 cr, Raipur-Rs.17 cr, Visakhapatnam-Rs.16 cr, Amritsar-Rs.12 cr, Kanpur-Rs.30 cr, Mumbai-Rs.167 cr and New Delhi Municipal Council-Rs.84 cr.

Officials from Madhya Pradesh informed that the major 7 cities have already enabled cashless transactions and all the 378 cities and towns would do so by March next year. Uttar Pradesh and Goa have reported using PFMS up to city level and found it to be very useful.

Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated such cashless payment system introduced by the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and orientation camps for educating citizens on e-payment.

PIB

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DECEMBER 15th PARLIAMENT MARCH

NO CHANGE

PROGRAMME WILL BE CONDUCTED

ONDECEMBER 15th ITSELF

          IT IS REPORTED THAT SOMEBODY IS SPREADING FALSE NEWS IN SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE DECEMBER 15TH PARLIAMENT MARCH IS POSTPONED.

THIS IS TOTALLY FALSE NEWS.

THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE DATE OF THE PARLIAMENT MARCH.

IT WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 15TH ITSELF

DO NOT BELIEVE SUCH FALSE NEWS

        M.KRISHNAN

 SECRETARY GENERAL

    CONFEDERATION

Goa will be First State to go Cashless from December 31, 2016

Goa will be First State to go Cashless from December 31, 2016

Highlights

• While cash transactions are not being banned, the move is to encourage a cashless society. 
• People will be able to buy perishables such as fish, meat, vegetables or anything else at the press of a button on their mobile.

PANAJI: Goa is likely to become the first state in India to go cashless from December 31, as people will be able to buy perishables such as fish, meat, vegetables or anything else at the press of a button on their mobile. 

There will be no need to carry your purse for purchases and the profession of pickpocketers may become extinct soon, as all transactions will be done on the mobile. "The money on purchases will be debited to the person's bank account," chief secretary R K Srivastava told STOI. 

One has to dial *99# from their mobile phone, not necessarily a smart phone, and follow the instructions to complete the transcation. This system is being introduced to transfer money to small vendors who do not have swipe machines. Swiping of ATM and credit cards at shops and establishments will also continue. 

A drive to create awareness on how to operate the cashless transaction for vendors and small shops and the public will commence on Monday at Mapusa and Panaji, in Goa. 

While cash transactions are not being banned, the move is to encourage a cashless society. Also, there will be no minimum limit on the cashless transfer of money. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said no fees will be charged for any of these transactions over the mobile. 

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday held a meeting with government officials and all the major nationalized and private banks. During the meeting, Parrikar discussed the modalities to implement the cashless scheme in the state. 

Parrikar said at the Vijay Sankalp Rally at Sankhali on Friday that PM Narendra Modi had a dream about a cashless society and "they told me that Goa can become the first state to go cashless".

"One thing we decided is that whenever India becomes a cashless society, Goa will become the first. We have to support the prime minister's dream," Parrikar added saying that your mobile can become your bank and one can do anything once he/she has registered her/his mobile number with the bank under the central government unified payment interference (UPI).

Srivastava said that Goa has an added advantage to be become the first cashless society because it is a small state with about 15 lakh population and 17 lakh mobile phone connections. "We have 22 lakh bank accounts, which means that one person has more than one account," he said. Most of the people in Goa use debit or credit cards while purchasing and hence it will not be a problem to go cashless, he added.

He also said that from Monday, people will be educated on the cashless transaction and the exact plan would be finalized on Sunday. Explaining how it works, Srivastava said that every vendor who registers with the bank would be given an MMID code.

Once a person purchases fish, vegetable etc. the customer just needs to dial the designated number (*99#) and punch in details of her/his account and the amount the customer needs to transfer to the vendor and then the customer has to enter the MI code of the vendor to transfer the funds. Within no time, the money would be transferred from the customer's account to the vendor's account.

"Everybody should have an account, card and the account should have money," Srivastava said.