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Wednesday 21 November 2012

Muhharam Greetings

Friday 16 November 2012

STEPPING UP OF PAY OF SENIORS GETTING LESS PAY THAN JUNIORS ON ACCOUNT OF ACP

Friday, November 16, 2012

STEPPING UP OF PAY OF SENIORS GETTING LESS PAY THAN JUNIORS ON ACCOUNT OF ACP


Stepping up of pay of seniors getting less pay than juniors

Recent Office Memorandum issued by DOPT for stepping up of pay of Senior Employees at par with junior employees who are getting more pay than seniors on account of ACP:
Check the following Office Memorandum issued by DOPT in this issue
The Tribune in its latest release explains this stepping up of pay as follows
Removing certain anomalies in its career progression scheme, the Central government has ordered stepping up of pay of employees in cases where a senior is getting lower emoluments than his junior.
The disparities had arisen between employees who came under the scheme before 2006 and those who got benefits between 2006 and 2008 consequent to the implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (SPC).
Orders issued by the Department of Personnel and Training earlier this month state, “It has been decided to allow stepping up of pay in such cases where the senior, but for the pay revision on account of the SPC, would have continued to draw higher pay”.
A large number of Central government employees will be financially benefited by this order. The employees affected had taken up the matter with the government and the anomalies committee, following which the issue was examined by the Department of Expenditure.
The government’s Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS), which granted two financial upgrades on completion of 12 and 24 years of regular service to employees who did not get promotion in the existing grade, was applicable up till August 2008.
It was replaced in September 2008 by the Modified Career Progression Scheme. As the revised pay scales under SPC were applicable with effect from January 2006, those employees who received benefits under ACPS between 2006 to 2008 got financial upgrade in the revised scales. Consequently, senior employees who got benefit under ACPS prior to 1996 began drawing lesser pay than their juniors.
The new order stipulates that for pay to be stepped up under the scheme, the junior and senior employee should belong to the same cadre and the posts in which they have been promoted or upgraded should be identical. Further, the senior employee should have been drawing equal or more pay than the junior before receiving ACPS benefits. 
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Sunday 11 November 2012

A  workshop-cum- meeting  on Trade Union Rights and Violations at work place( Sponsored by PSI, Public Services International) of Central Government Stenographers working in and around Ernakulam, held on 10th November 2012 at Harbour View Residency,Ernakulam.  35 members from various central Government Departments attended the work shop.   Shri.M.Harisithan, Secretary General, CAICGSA chaired the meeting.  Shri.R.Kannan, Sub-Regional Secretary, PSI, South  Asia  inugurated the work shop and lead the classes on the role of PSI and violations at work place, Shri.K.K.Vijayan, MSMED Stenographers Association  took class on "Conduct Rules", Shri.S.Venkatesh, CS,AIPSA took class on Trade Union campaign.  Shri.T.K.S. Nair,AINSA delivered vote of thanks.     A unit of Confederation,Kochi also constituted with the following members.


Unit Convenor   :  Smt.Rajani Raju, AINSA
Unit Co-Convenor: Shri.M.P.Sivakumar, Regional Pass Port Office,Kochi
 Unit Treasurer:   Smt.Sheela N.K, Postal Department
Execuitive Commtitte:-

1. Smt.Sangeetha V.K. Naval Stenos Association
2.  V.N. Narayanan Nair, EIA, Kochi
3. Ambiliy Vijayan,CIFNET Kochi







                                                   Photos of work shop at Kochi




Happy Diwali to All the Stenographers

Thursday 8 November 2012

Comment by Shri. Parameswaran, Stenographer


Let me congratulate you all for taking so much effort to form a Confederation for taking up the service matters of Non Sectt. Stenographers. As we all know the Government has not only tactfully avoided implementing complete parity but instead have granted higher scale of pay to Central Sectt Staff overriding pay Commission recommendations. In reality, they have taken up the matter in such a way that a complete parity can not be implemented. Therefore, it is high time that we should fight for our cause. By the way, I may mention here that there is already a provision in rules to get the GP of Rs.4200/- to existing Grade.III Stenographers. The DOPT OM No.DOPT OM No.28034/1/88-Estt.(D), dated 6.2.1989 and OM No.22034/5/87-Estt(D), dated 30.1.1991 provides for upgradation of Steno post from Grade.III to Grade.II (Rs.5000-8000). The only problem is that it is on functional consideration. If the attachment and sanctioned strength in any offices are according to these OMs they can on

 PSI WORK SHOP  ON TUR ON 10TH NOVEMBER 2012
AT HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL, ERNAKULAM,
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

         PSI/LOTCO TRADE UNION RIGHTS PROJECT

FORUM MEETING ON TRADE UNION RIGHTS BY CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA CENTRAL GOVERNMENT STENOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION(CAICGSA)

                    DATE  : 10TH NOVEMBER 2012        :
VENUE:  HARBOUR VIEW HOTEL,ATLANTIS ERNAKULAM

                    PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

                    10.00   to 10.45          :    Welcome/ introduction  and presentation                                                                         M.HARISUTHAN, Secretary General, CAICGSA
                                                          on LABOUR RIGHTS                                     

                    10.45 to 11.00          :          Tea break

                    11.00 to 12.00          :          Introduction on PSI and its role &
                                                               Trade Union violations                                                                                                  R.Kannan, Sub-Regional Secretary,
                                                               PSI South Asia
                                                        
                    12.00 to 12.30          :          Core Convension                                                                                                           Sivakumar, PA, Passport Office
                  
                    12.30 to 13.30          :          Trade Union Rights and introduction to ILO                                                                              E.Sukumaran, President
                                                             All India Postal Stenos Assn,CHQ
                   
                     1330 to 14.00          :          Lunch break

                    1400 to 14.30          :          Conduct Rules an instrument to curb:
                                                              Trade Union Rights of Association                                                                                  K.K.Vijayan, PA, MSMED ,Trissur

                    14.30 to 15.00          :          Presentation on   TU campaign           :                                                                            S.Venkatesh, Circle Secy
                                                     AIPSA, Kerala Circle

                    15.00 to 16.00          :          Plenary discussion and evolution                  

Tuesday 6 November 2012

Transfer to lower post under FR-15(a)

16/4/20 I 2-Pay-1
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
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New Delhi,
5 No v ., 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Transfer to lower post under FR I 5(a).
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No.
16/6/2001-Estt (Pay-I) dated the 14'
h February, 2006, read with OM of even number
dated the 4
th January, 2007, which clarified that on transfer to the lower post/scale
under FR I 5(a), the pay of a Government servant holding a post on regular basis will
be fixed at a stage equal to the pay drawn by him in the higher grade. lino such stage
is available, the pay will be fixed at the stage next below the pay drawn by him in the
higher post and the difference may be granted as personal pay to be absorbed in future
increments. If the maximum of the pay scale of the lower post is less than the pay
drawn by him in the higher post, his pay may be restricted to the maximum under FR
22(1)(a)(3).
2. Further, it was clarified vide the OM No. No. 13/9/2009-Estt (Pay-I) dated the
21
" October, 2009 that consequent upon implementation of the revised pay structure
comprising grade pays and running Pay Bands, w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in cases of appointment
of Government servants to posts carrying lower Grade Pay under FR 15(a) on their
own request, the pay in the pay band of the Government servant will be fixed at a stage
equal to the pay in the pay band drawn by him prior to his appointment against the
lower post. However, he will be granted grade pay of lower post. Further, in all cases,
he will continue to draw his increments based on his pay in the pay band +grade pay
(lower).
3. The above Office Memorandum also provides that in case the transfer to a
lower post was Made subject to certain terms and conditions then the pay may be
fixed according to such terms and conditions.
4. All Ministries/Departments are requested to revise the Terms/Conditions of
such transfers in line with the para 2 above.
7)
rat
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
'Fo
All Ministries/

Unique ID for GPF holders

No. ITD-CGA/07-11/GPF-MIDS/Pt. file III/888-925
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
Office of the Controller General of Accounts
Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market
New Delhi — 110 003
 (IT. Division)
Date : 29th October, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

     Reference is invited to dais office OM of even no. 673-708 dated 14.09.2012, vide which all the Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAs were requested to direct all the PAOs under their administrative control to update the General Information (GI) data of all the GPF subscribers in COMPACT with their Date of Birth, Date of Joining Government Service, Date of Superannuation and PAN allotted by Income Tax Department so that the multiple accounts of GPF subscribers could be mapped and Unique IDs could be allotted to all the Account holders.

 2.   However, on verification from the report available on e-Lekha, it has been observed that the GI data has been updated only by very few PAOs. The multiple accounts of GPF subscribers could be mapped only after receipt of the complete information.

 3.   Pr.CCA/CCA/CA may instruct all the PAOs under their payment control to update the GI data urgently so that this office may take steps towards allotment of Unique IDs to the individual GPF subscribers. It may be ensured that all the GPF account numbers are maintained through GPF module of COMPACT only by the respective PAOs.

 4.   A report to check the status of updation of GI data by the PAOs is available on e-Lekha. The Controller level user of e-Lekha can view this report viz., 'PAN No. Updation Status for GPF Subscribers', under sub module MIS-8 of e-Lekha.

sd/-
(Alok Kumar Verma)
Dy. Controller General of Accounts (IT