Odds And Ends

The Union Cabinet on Thursday raised the Dearness Allowance for Central government employees from the existing 16% to 22% with effect from Jan 1, 2009. The Cabinet met today and cleared the hike which will increase the burden on the exchequer to over Rs 6,000 crore. The move is significant since elections are round the corner and notification from the Election Commission is expected shortly.

The committee meeting was held on 19-Feb-2009 at New Delhi. The following points were finalized as per the information received. 1. Assured Career Promotion (III – ACP) order will be announced next week. 2. Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 for Pharmacist will be discussed in the next meeting. 3. Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 will be given to Master Crafts Man (MCM), agreed by the Finance Ministry.

Government employees, waiting for the balance of the sixth pay commission arrears are likely to be disappointed. More than 8.3 million central government employees and pensioners will have to wait till at least August 2009 to receive the second instalment of Sixth Pay Commission arrears This became clear from the Interim Budget presented last week, which has not sought Parliamentary approval in

Office Memorandum from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 19-February-2009. CGHS – Payment / Reimbursement of Medical Expenses to Beneficiaries under CGHS and Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 from two sources – from Insurance Agencies and from the CGHS or from the Ministry / Department. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare carefully considered and it has been dicided,

No.7/7/2008-P&PW (F) Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare ******* Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, NewDelhi-110 003 dated 13th February, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendation ofthe Sixth CPC – Revision of provisions regulating gratuity . The undersigned is

1. LTC Rules is allowed all Government servants irrespective of the distance between headquarters and their home town.2. LTC Rules is allowed Hometown" means the town, village or any other place declared as such by the servant and accepted by the controlling officer.3. LTC Rules is allowed only to those who have completed one year of service on the date of journey.4. LTC Rules is allowed for self

Travelling Allowance Rules-Implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission.In para 4 (C) column (3) of O.M. No. 19030/3/2008 – E.IV dated 23-09-2008 on the above subject, the following may be corrected:- Rage per km. for transportby road (Rs. Per km.) Read 18.00 (Rs.0.30 per kg in per km. 18.00(Rs. 0.003 per kg/per km.) 18.00 (Rs.0.30 per kg per km. 18.00 (Rs. 0.003 per kg/per km.) 9.00

  1. The Scheme of House Building Advance to Central Government Employees is aimed at providing assistance to the Government employees to construct/acquire house/flats of their own. The scheme was introduced in 1956, as a welfare measure. Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation act as the nodal Ministry for the same. 2. House Building Advance is admissible to all those temporary

  The Government has released orders for constituting National Anomaly Committee and Departmental Anomaly Committees for settlement of anomalies arising out of implementation of 6th CPC recommendations. No.11/2/2008-JCA OFFICE MEMORANDUM Dated the 12th January, 2009 Subject:- Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implentationof the 6th CPC recommendations.

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of November, 2008 remained stationary at 148 (one hundred and fortyeight).During November, 2008, the index recorded maximum increase of 5 points each in Quilon and Madurai centres, 3 points each in Mysore, Ernakulam, Bhilwara and Coonoor centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 14 centres.