Cabinet Secretary asks the different Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under these Ministries to set-up and activate a GST Facilitation Cell

Cabinet Secretary asks the different Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under these Ministries to set-up and activate a GST Facilitation Cell

Cabinet Secretary asks the different Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under these Ministries to set-up and activate a GST Facilitation Cell to provide all possible support to the business and industry sector for the smooth roll-out of GST with effect from 1st July, 2017. 

The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, Shri P.K. Sinha has asked the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments to set-up a Goods and Service Tax (GST) Facilitation Cell in their respective Department/Ministry. Shri Sinha said that the Cell, in turn, shall be in constant touch with the major industry and business associations relating to the respective Ministry/Department and provide all possible support for the smooth roll-out of GST w.e.f. 1st July, 2017. The Cabinet Secretary in a letter to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments has further mentioned that the GST Facilitation Cell can preferably be managed by a small core team headed by the Economic Adviser or any other designated officer of the respective Ministry/Department. He said while the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance is making the Help lines operational for any individual tax payer to seek resolution of any legal or IT related issues, the GST Facilitation Cell, on the other hand, could serve as the first point of contact for addressing any issue being faced by any business or industrial sector related to the respective Ministry. The Cabinet Secretary further added that this would greatly facilitate the roll-out of GST.

The Cabinet Secretary in his letter to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments has also asked them to ensure that all Public Sector Units (PSUs) under the administrative control of their respective Ministry/Department are GST Compliant before 1st July, 2017. He asked the Secretaries to have meeting(s) with all the CMDs/Chair Persons of the PSUs, if any, under their charge in order to sensitize them towards GST roll-out. The Cabinet Secretary further added that preferably each PSU may constitute a GST Cell, which, in turn, should be fully equipped with the complete knowledge of all the relevant GST Act/Rules/Rate Structure etc.

The Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K.Sinha has further stated that to ensure smooth and successful roll-out of GST, it is essential that all stakeholders, both in the Government as well outside, are adequately prepared for the roll-out. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that all sectors/businesses are GST ready before 1st July, 2017.

Earlier, the Revenue Secretary, Dr. Hasmukh Adhia had also written to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments that there is an urgent need for all the Central Governments Ministries/PSUs (working under them) to be made aware of the basic features of GST Law and procedures, including implication in their respective areas of work. The Revenue Secretary had stated that the PSUs and other entities who are likely to pay GST need to be GST ready.

The Revenue Secretary, Dr. Adhia had also mentioned that the new scheme of tax administration will have an impact on the work of various Ministries/Departments including PSUs and other autonomous bodies who are involved in the economic activity in one way or the other, therefore, there is need for a time bound schedule for undertaking GST awareness campaign and training programme for the officials of the respective Ministry/Department. The Revenue Secretary stated that National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) has been mandated to conduct the GST training for the officers as well as for the representatives of trade and industry. He said that NECAN has a panel of resource persons/master trainers across India and would be happy to provide required assistance in this regard.

Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 Pensioners / Family Pensioners-reg.

CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision(7th CPC)/19.Vol-III/2016-17/41

06/06/2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 Pensioners / Family Pensioners, etc.-reg.

Reference is invited to the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated-12th May 2017 (copy enclosed) regarding revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners under 7th CPC recommendations. It has been decided that the Pension/Family Pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in respect of all Central civil pensioners/family pensioners, including CAPFs, who retired/died prior to 01.01.2016, will be revised by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th CPC in the Level/Index corresponding to the pay in the pay scale/pay band and grade pay at which they retired/died. 50% of the notional pay fixed as per the 7th CPC as on 01.01.2016 shall be the revised pension and 30% of this notional pay shall be the revised family pension w.e.f. 1.1.2016. The amount of revised pension/family pension so arrived at shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee

2. In compliance of the above mentioned OM, all the Banks are required to ensure that the correct amount of revised pension and arrears thereto are paid to the pensioners/ family pensioners at the earliest on receipt of Revision Authority from CPAO. Accordingly, Banks are instructed as follows:

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i. The functionality of pay fixation in terms of 7th CPC which entails new fields like Level & Index in the Pay Matrix should be incorporated in the software that the Banks are using for pension processing and calculation of arrears.

ii. The credit of revised pension in the bank accounts of pensioners/family pensioners and payment of arrears should be in a time bound manner after receipt of Revision Authority from CPAO (through electronic mode). It should not be later than the next due date of credit of pension in the pensioners accounts.

iii. No arrears on account of revision of Pension/Family pension on notional fixation of pay will be admissible for the period prior to 1.1.2016. The arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension in terms of these orders would be admissible with effect from 01.01.2016. For calculation of arrears becoming due on the revision of pension/ family pension on the basis of this O.M., the arrears of pension and the revised pension/family pension already paid on revision of pension/family pension in accordance with the instructions contained in the DP&PW OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) (ii) dated 04.08.2016 shall be adjusted.

iv. Banks are required to take immediate corrective action on the Internal Audit reports of CPAO on the audit of the pension paid by the banks to the pensioners/family pensioners under 7th CPC as per the 2.57 multiplication factor based on the DP&PW OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A)(II) dated 04.08.2016 and CPAO ?M No. CPAO/IT & Tech/Revision (7th CPC)/19. Vol-III/2015-16/109 dated 11.08.2016 to ensure correct payment of arrears consequent to receipt of revision authority from CPAO as per (ii) above.

3. Regular review meetings shall be held with the CPPCs and Government Business Divisions of Banks to monitor the progress in this regard. Banks are directed to ensure adequate infrastructure & manpower at their end to process large number of revisions in a short period of time and also ensure regular internal monitoring at their level.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Encl:-As above

(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)

(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)

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The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2017

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 2nd June, 2017

G.S.R. 548(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965,-

1. in rule 14,—

(i) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-

“(4) (a) The Disciplinary Authority shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Government servant a copy of the articles of charge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour and a list of documents and witnesses by which each article or charges is proposed to be sustained.

(b) On receipt of the articles of charge, the Government servant shall be required to submit his written statement of defence, if he so desires, and also state whether he desires to be heard in person, within a period of fifteen days, which may be further extended for a period not exceeding fifteen days at a time for reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf: Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge.”;

(ii) for sub-rule (13), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“(13) On receipt of the requisition referred to in sub-rule (12), every authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents shall produce the same or issue a non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within one month of the receipt of such requisition: Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents would be against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the Inquiring Authority accordingly and the Inquiring Authority shall, on being so informed, communicate the information to the Government servant and withdraw the requisition made by it for the production or discovery of such documents.”;

(iii) after sub-rule (23), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—

“(24) (a) The Inquiring Authority should conclude the inquiry and submit his report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiring Authority.

(b) Where it is not possible to adhere to the time limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the disciplinary authority in writing, who may allow an additional time not exceeding six months for completion of the Inquiry, at a time.

(c) The extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”;

II. in rule 16,-

(i) in sub-rule (1), in clause (b), for the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (23) of rule 14”, the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (24) of rule 14” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-rule (1-A), for the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (23) of rule 14”, the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (24) of rule 14” shall be substituted;

III. in rule 19, in the second proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;

IV. in rule 27, in sub-rule (2), in the proviso, in clause (i) after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;

V. in rule 29, in sub-rule (1), in the first proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;

VI. in rule 29-A, in the proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted.

[F. No. 11012/9/2016-Estt.A-111]

GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI, Jt. Secy.

Authority: www.dopt.gov.in

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Cadre Restructuring : Identification of HSG I and HSG II Posts in Chennai City Region (CCR) - TN Circle

Cadre Restructuring : Identification of HSG I and HSG II Posts in Chennai City Region (CCR) - TN Circle

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NFPE Unions Welcomed the new Postal Superintendent Gudur          Sri Y Raju who assumed charge today forenoon

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS (SA) POSTINGS IN HYDERABAD CITY DIVISION

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7th Pay Commission: Report to Cabinet submitted; HRA capped at 27%

7th Pay Commission: Report to Cabinet submitted; HRA capped at 27%

Key Highlights

E-CoS submitted its report on higher allowance under 7th Pay Commission to Union Cabinet

E-CoS recommended HRA slab ranging between 25-27% of the basic pay

Proposal to hike salary likely to be placed in Cabinet by next week

The Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) has submitted its report on higher allowances like House Rent Allowance (HRA), Dearness Allowance (DA) and Transport Allowance (TA) under 7th Pay Commission (7th CPC) to Union Cabinet, sources told Alok Priyadarshi.

Not meeting the demand of the central government employees, E-CoS recommended HRA slab ranging between 25%-27% of the basic as against demands of 30%, 20% and 10%. 

7th CPC had recommended house rent allowance (HRA) to be paid at the rate of 24%, 16% and 8% of the new Basic Pay, depending on the type of cities. 

Have an SBI account? Brace yourself to pay more service charges from 01.06.2017

While the government is urging citizens to move towards a cashless economy, country's largest bank State Bank of India has announced revised service charges on online transactions and also for exchanging soiled notes at bank branches.

The charges are effective from Thursday, June 1, 2017, and here are the increased charges you will have to factor in. 

1. ATM transactions:

Cash withdrawal from SBI's mobile app, State Bank Buddy, through ATM will now be charged Rs 25 per transaction. No charges will be levied on four ATM transactions in a month. Beyond four transactions, service charges will be levied on Basic Savings Bank Deposit account at Rs 20 plus service tax per transaction on other banks' ATMs and Rs 10 plus service tax per transaction on SBI's own ATMs. Other than that, normal bank accounts, such as the savings bank account, will continue to attract eight free ATM transactions in metros and ten free transactions in non-metros.

2. Depositing and withdrawing from Savings Bank:

Cash deposit into mobile wallet SBI Buddy of up to Rs 10,000 will be charged at 0.25 per cent of the transaction value with a minimum charge of Rs 2 and a maximum charge of Rs 8 plus service tax.

Similarly, cash withdrawal from SBI Buddy for an amount of up to Rs 2,000 (multiples of 100) will be charged at 2.5 per cent of the transaction value with a minimum charge of Rs 6 plus service tax.

3. IMPS funds transfer: 

IMPS fund transfer charges through INB/MB/UPI/USSD will be Rs 5 plus service tax for transfer up to Rs 1 lakh. Transfer of amount above Rs 1 lakh but below Rs 2 lakh will be charged Rs 15 plus service tax and amount above Rs 2 lakh will be charged Rs 25 plus service tax. 

4. Issue of ATM cards: 

Only RuPay cards will be issued free of charge. 

5. Exchange of soiled/Imperfect notes:

No charges shall be levied on notes up to 20 pieces and value up to Rs.5,000. More than 20 pieces will attract a charge of Rs 2 per piece plus service tax on the entire tender. For value above Rs 5,000, Rs 2 per piece or Rs 5 per 1,000 plus service tax, whichever is higher on the entire order will be charged.

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) PO Mains 2016-17 Exam Result Out

If you have appeared for IPPB PO Mains examination then check your registered email ID Now!!

To bring an end to your anticipation, India Post Payments Bank has finally released the result for the candidates who appeared for IPPB PO Mains Examination. The Result is sent through e-mail to your registered e-mail ID and we suggest that you check your email ID now to see if you've been called for Phase-III (Interview) of IPPB Recruitment or not.

IPPB has not yet released the cut off for the same but we expect it to come out soon. Check your mail IDs to see your result. Only the selected candidates have received an e-mail which itself is an invitation letter for Interview Procedure for IPPB PO Recruitment. The subject line of the email that selected students have received is: Invitation to interview | India Post Payments Bank and most of the selected students have been called to Mumbai for the Interview. They've mentioned date, time and exact address of the venue in the email itself.

How to Check IPPB PO Mains Result 2016-17

• Login to your Email ID registered with IPPB recruitment
• Check for email from IPPB
• Email mentions Invitation to interview
• Details mentioned in Email include Date, Time and Address of the venue
• Interview will be conducted in Mumbai
• Download and Take print of IPPB Interview Call Letter

Selection Procedure for IPPB PO :

1. Preliminary Examination

2. Mains Examination

3. Interview Round

Congratulations to all the selected candidates!!!

GDS MARCH TO SANCHAR BHAWAN (Office of the Ministry of Communications) NEW DELHI ON 27-07-2017

Dear Comrades,

About 5000 Gramin Dak Sevaks will march to Sanchar Bhawan (Communications Minister’s office) demanding:

1. Immediate implementation of Positive recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report on GDS. Grant Civil Servant Status to Gramin Dak Sevaks.

2. Conduct GDS membership verification immediately as more than five years are over since last verification. Stop patronizing Govt. sponsored unions.

NFPE & AIPEU – GDS has decided to organize serious agitaitonal programmes on the above two GDS demands culminating in strike. 

Before declaring the strike date, NFPE & AIPEU-GDS has decided to organize a massive GDS March to the Communication’s Minister’s office (Sanchar Bhawan) on 27th July 2017 at 11 AM. 

Quota fixed for the GDS participants from all Circles is as follows:

Circle	No. of GDS	Circle	No. of GDS
ANDHRA PRADESH	250	ASSAM	50
BIHAR	200	CHHATTISGARH	50
DELHI	50	GUJRAT	300
HIMACHAL PRADESH	100	HARYANA	300
J & K	50	JHARKHAND	150
KERALA	200	KARNATAKA	200
MAHARASHTRA	200	MADHYA PRADESH	300
ODISHA	200	NORTH EAST	30
RAJASTHAN	500	PUNJAB	500
TELANGANA	200	TAMIL NADU	250
UTTAR PRADESH	500	UTTARAKHAND	100
WEST BENGAL	150

All CHQ Office bearers, Circle Secretaries are requested to mobilize minimum 5 GDS comrades from each division to participate in the programme. 

Near by Circles viz., Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana , Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh are requested to mobilize maximum number of GDS from the Divisions to make the programme a historic one i.e.,"March to Sanchar Bhawan" on 27th July 2017.

Please advice to book the tickets in advance and travel arrangements accordingly.

P.Pandurangarao

General Secretary

REVISED GDS COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT SCHEME - REVIEWED & SALIENT FEATURES

GDS - COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT SCHEME - REVIEWED & REVISED

Salient features of the revised scheme :

• Previous point system has been dispensed with & new scheme extended to missing GDS cases also.
• The scheme will come into effect from the date of issue of this letter. Applicable to pending cases also.
• Already settled cases will not be reopened.
• Scheme will not be applicable for GDS working on ad hoc / provisional basis / substitute / trainee
• "Dependent family member" categorized in to 7
• Head of the Circle will be the competent authority
• Applicant should be eligible & suitable - as per the conditions prescribed for normal regular selection.
• Scheme will not be applicable for Notified / referred to Employment Exchange / identified for surplus / redeployment cases
• Age : lower age limit - 18 years and above & upper age limit relaxation vested with the powers of HoC.
• No relaxation in the educational qualification prescribed.
• No time limit for application but within a reasonable time - cases will be considered and decided with in three months.
• Missing GDS cases : at least two years time from the date of missing. In case of missing the compassionate engagement is not be a matter of right.
• Prescribed pro forma may be used for application
• Speaking order would be issued by HoC on rejected cases.
• Undertaking in writing should be given by the selected candidate regarding the proper maintenance of the dependents.
• The power of termination of engagement on compassionate grounds are vested with HoC after selection.

Gramin Dak Sevak Promotion and Eligibility Criteria