SAD NEWS.. Sri Ajnaneya Rao Supdt. Audit Circle-III Hyderabad has Expired today.

Sri Ajnaneya Rao Supdt. Audit Commissionerate, Circle-III Hyderabad has Expired today. May his soul rest in peace.

7TH PAY COMMISSION REPORT SUBMITTED TO FINANCE MINISTER TODAY

Seven Cpc Report

IS THE 15% HIKE IS JUSTIFIABLE ?

AS PROPAGATED BY THE MEDIA IS THE 15% INCREASE IN PAY COMMISSION REPORT IS JUSTIFIABLE? I DO NOT THINK THE SITUATION DEMANDS SUCH A LOW INCREASE OF PAY. IN MY VIEW THE PAY INCREASE HAS TO BE AT LEAST 30%.

7th Pay Commission – HOT NEWS – The Sources indicate, the Government is in no mood to take the wrath of the Government employees and is truly in a damage control mode.

The Bihar election was seen as a referendum on Modi’s popularity ahead of his visit to the UK on 12 November. A BJP win would have greatly affected India’s opposition parties, who were badly defeated by Modi’s party during the 2014 general elections. A Bihar state election win would have also meant that the BJP would have gained more seats in the upper house of parliament, where it currently lacks a majority. As a minority in the upper house, the governing party has struggled to pass key legislation and economic reforms.

The prime minister’s party has also come under controversy during the past few weeks over attempts to ban cow slaughter in the country. Hindus consider the animals sacred and several BJP-ruling states have begun tightening laws to ban beef consumption, which has created tension between religious groups. A number of Hindu mobs have been accused of violence against Muslim men who were alleged to be eating beef.

Modi’s party has also been facing increasing backlash from high-profile writers, film-makers and scientists, who are returning state awards in protest over “rising intolerance” under BJP rule. Many others have joined them in calling on the prime minister to address the recent killings, with protests also organised in the UK during Modi’s visit to meet David Cameron and the Queen.

If that was not enough, for the first time, after almost two years of Modi in power, the dissent within his party has come to light, with senior leaders like Advani, Yashwant Sinha including Shatrughan Sinha has openly criticized the high command.

The BJP had hoped to do well in Bihar, so it could swing the Rajya Sabha in its favour to unclog the deadlock taking place at the Centre. The most immediate impact of this election is that the deadlock is likely to remain in place. But Bihar means much more to the BJP. In 2014, the BJP won 22 of its 282 seats (8 per cent) from Bihar; the current loss in Bihar may have a carry-on effect to Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, where it won 71 Lok Sabha seats in 2014. In short, the drubbing in Bihar significantly weakens the BJP’s position at the Centre. Many policies that it had hoped to push through are now likely to be blocked or compromised.

Adding to the misery, the BJP is unlikely to do well in the 2016 State Assembly elections. In 2016, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal will have go for polls. Of these States, the BJP has a chance to have a reasonable seat share only in Assam (which will likely go to the polls in October 2016), although it has not fared well recently. This means that the BJP could go at least two years without winning a State election, and likely will go longer without winning. This will severely weaken the party as it heads into the all-important 2017 State Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

All these have set the Government to rethink and modify its strategies in many fronts.

Earlier the Government was planning for high and controversial reforms for the Government employees. However, the sources now indicate, with the debacle in Bihar elections, the Government is truly in backfoot and is considering a whole plan change in the implementation strategy of the 7th pay commission recommendations, which was planned earlier.

Let us take a quick look of what the 7th Commission is expected to recommend based on the media reports floating around.

• Retirement age
• Forced retirement
• Closing of CGHS facility
• Salary hike based on efficiency
• Change in Grade Pay Structure or even put an end to Grade Pay system
• An increase of 30% in Salary

The Finance Ministry too on its part before the submission of 7th Pay Commission report indirectly made its mind clear saying ‘the Seventh Pay Commission will be mindful of the fiscal concerns of the government while giving its report on new pay scales and remunerations for central government employees and pensioners’.

However, everything is changed after the Bihar results, sources indicate.

“We realise that the government employees are upset as it is becoming difficult for them to manage their household expenses with the high inflation rate. They were clearly against us not to merge 50 percent dearness allowance with basic pay before implementation of Seventh Pay Commission,” a central minister had to say. “Central government employees should not lose ground as inflation erodes their salaries” he further added.

“There was a sense of insecurity among government employee who feared the media rumours that the pay commission is planning to recommend the retirement age of government employees as the completion of 33 years of service, or at the age of 58, whichever comes first. We want to prove the ‘false’ media rumours to implement pay commission soon,” said the minister.

He further said, “People who work for the Central Government are hard working, they care for their country, they are patriotic, they do a good job, It is also time to stop demonize central government employees and to encourage them, the recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission for central government employees will be implemented in the next financial year, he added.

Accordingly, Central government will implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission in April after fund allocation in budget 2016-17, which will be possible pre-election “special packages” for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, which are all due for polls by May 2016. The Government Sources said.

Highly reliable Sources indicate, the Government is in no mood to take the wrath of the Government employees and is truly in a damage control mode.

The Source further added, the Government has also asked the finance ministry to work out a plan if it is possible to increase the pay by 40% for the Central Government employees as against the projected recommendation of 30% by the 7th Pay Commission.

Source: 7th Pay news

27th meeting of SCOVA was held on 13.11.2015 and the important decisions taken are listed below

SCOVA meeting was held on 13th November 2015, Honourable Minister of State (PP) & Chairman SCOVA attended. Important decisions in respect of Pre-2006 Pensioners were taken

The 27th meeting of SCOVA was held on 13.11.2015. Honourable Minister of State (PP) & Chairman SCOVA attended. The following important points and decisions emerged in that meeting.

1. 9697 PPOs are still pending to be issued with Revised PPOs for Pre-2006 Pensioners.

• Health Insurance scheme for pensioners in Non-CGHS Areas: Ministry of Health has informed that after consultations with various Ministries and Insurance Companies, a scheme for Health Insurance has been prepared for employees and pensioners. An EFC Memo would be circulated soon.
• CGHS facilities to all P&T Pensioners: It was demanded that since on 22.08.2014 the Supreme Court had finally disposed of the SLP, the OMs of Health Ministry dated 1.8.1996 and 1.9.1996 must be withdrawn and all P&T Pensioners must be allowed into CGHS . Ministry of Health has informed that a proposal for extending the CGHS benefit to all P&T pensioners on par with other Government Pensioners has been sent for approval to Department of Expenditure.
• Extension of benefit of upgraded Grade Pay to Pre-2006 Pensioners of S-12 Grade: Department of Expenditure has informed that the matter is under its consideration and a response would be sent to Ministry of Pension within a week.
• Pension re-fixation to Pre-2006 Pensioners with less than 33 years of service: As the Revision Petition in theSupreme Court filed by the Government had been rejected by the Apex Court on 26.08.2015, the matter is under examination.
• Refixation of pension from 1.1.2006: It is instructed to implement the orders dated 30th July, 2015 before 31.10.2015.

Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to the Central Government Employees for the year 2014-15

16-10-2015

DA ORDERS FROM 1.7.2015 ISSUED

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HYD CCA MACP ORDERS

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UPDATE ON VII PAY COMMISSION

The Seventh Pay Commission, headed by justice A.K. Mathur, has sought a one-month extension from the finance ministry and is preparing to submit its report by the end of September. The commission is unlikely to recommend the lowering of the retirement age as rumoured earlier or push for lateral entry and performance-based pay.

The commission, set up once in every 10 years to review pay, allowances and other benefits for central government employees, was appointed by the previous government on 28 February 2014 and was asked to submit its report in 18 months, which falls on 31 August.

“There are some data points that are missing, which we hope to get by this month end. We are trying to submit the report by 20 September,” an official of the commission said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The Sixth Pay Commission had submitted its report a little ahead of its deadline on 24 March 2008. The revised pay scales were implemented retrospectively starting 1 January 2006, while recommendations relating to allowances were implemented prospectively.

The finance ministry apprehends that salary and pension expenditure will both rise by around 16% in 2016-17 as a result of the implementation of the Pay Commission recommendations. This may allow capital expenditure to grow by no more than 8% during the year, leaving little room to aggressively push for an infrastructure build-up.

MACP PENDING LIST HYDERABAD CCA

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Macp Vizag Zone

HYDERABAD ZONE SEZ CIRCULAR

TIRUPATHI SUPDTS ORDERS

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LOKPAL RETURN TIME EXTENDED UP TO 15TH OCTOBER 2015 FROM 30TH APR 2015

VIZAG SUPDTS ORDERS

HYDERABAD SUPDTS ORDER.

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CHANDIGARH SUPDTS' ASSN RAISE VOICE AGAINST PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE

SUPERINTENDENTS IZT ORDERS HYDERABAD CCA

IZT ORDER 2015.pdf

HYDERABAD ZONE INSPECTORS' IZT POLICY ISSUED.

IZT Insp. Policy

IZT,2015 circular calling for transfer willingness/representations in common cadre of Superintendent of Hyderabad CCA issued

AGT CIRCULAR (1).pdf

Alert List of Superintendents due for transfer to Vizag Zone from Hyderabad Zone during AGT,2015

Alert List-2015 of Superintendent alongwith covering letter.pdf

Cabinet May Approve 6 Percent DA Hike Next Week

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is likely to approve hiking dearness allowance (DA) to 113 per cent from existing 107 per cent benefiting 30 lakh central government employees and 50 lakh pensioners in its meeting scheduled in next week.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

“The Union Cabinet will take a proposal to hike Dearness allowance for its employees and dearness relief for its pensioners to 113 per cent in next week as per agenda listed for the meeting,” a source said.

The hike in DA would be effective from the January 1 this year.

As per practice, the government uses Consumer Price Index- Industrial Workers ( CPI-IW) data of the past 12 months to arrive at a quantum for the purpose of any DA hike.

Thus, the CPI-IW from January 1 to December 31, 2014 would be used to take a final call on the matter.

The CPI (IW) of the months January, February, March, April, May, June and July were 237, 238, 239, 242, 244, 246 and 252 respectively.

The consumer price index -industrial workers (CPI-IW) remained stationery at 253 for last five months August to December, 2014.

“The average of the consumer price index -industrial workers (CPI-IW) from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 works out to be 6.3 per cent. Thus the Central government will hike dearness allowance for it employees by 6 per cent,” the source added.

However, the employees’ bodies are pressing hard to merger of 50 percent DA with basic pay but it has not been given heed by the seventh Pay Commission as well as the government.

The merger of 50 percent DA was discontinued in the Sixth Pay Commission but the Fifth Pay Commission had recommended that if the DA crosses more than 50 percent then it should be clubbed with the basic pay.

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AICEIA REPRESENTATION TO CC (HZ) ON ALL INDIA ICT

All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association

Representing the Inspectors of Central Excise throughout India. (RECOGNISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, VIDE CBEC F.NO. 12017/1/2004-Ad.IV dated 27.05.2013

HYDERABAD BRANCH                                                                     Dated : 11.03.2015

To                                                              

The Chief Commissioner,

Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax,

Hyderabad Zone,

Hyderabad.

Madam,

Sub: Inter Commissionerate Transfer –Request for forwarding of the representations -Regarding.

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It is humbly submitted to the benign Chief Commissioner that many representations which were submitted by the Inspectors working in Hyderabad Zone and Vizag Zone seeking Inter Commissionerates Transfer to other Zones have not been forwarded so far.

2.    It is submitted that Ministry vide letter F.No. A.22015/23/2011-Ad.III.A dated 27.10.2011 had lifted the ban on Inter Commissionerate Transfer in respect of Inspectors of Customs and Central Excise subject to completion of prescribed probation period. Recruitment Rules prescribes two years of probation period for Inspectors of Central Excise and accordingly, Inspectors working in these two zones have submitted representation requesting Inter Commissionerate Transfer after completion of two years of probation period as stipulated in the letter referred to above.

3.     Some of the ICT representations which were forwarded to the concerned zones have been considered favorably and the officers also got posted to their native place. The Association is grateful for the benign action and extends its sincere gratitude to the Chief Commissioner and cadre controlling Commissioner of Hyderabad for their generous action. However, it is regretted to bring to your kind notice that some of the representations are yet to be forwarded to the respective zones.

4.     All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, Hyderabad is aware of the fact of acute paucity of Inspectors after cadre restructuring as most of the senior inspectors got promoted as Superintendents. However, it is pertinent to submit that Staff Selection Commission has completed interview of 2013 Batch and final result of direct recruit inspector is awaited and the same is likely to be released very shortly. Further, written examination results for 2014 batch have also been declared by the Staff Selection Commission. It is expected that the inspector strength is likely to be augmented by the SSC in the coming months thereby averting the paucity in Inspector cadre.  Further, a large number of STAs are also on the verge of Promotion to the cadre of Inspectors.

5.      Since the process of acceptance of representations will also take reasonable time at the other end, it is requested that all such representations may please be forwarded to the concerned zones for necessary action. However, for the sake of administrative convenience, the relief of the officers whose representations are considered favourably at the other end, may be deferred till the new batch of inspectors allotted to Hyderabad / Vizag zone join the Department.

Thanking you Madam,

                                                                                         Yours faithfully,

                                                               (SUDESH SINHA)
                                                                   PRESIDENT

Copy submitted to the Commissioner, Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax, Hyderabad –I Commissionerate.

HYDERABAD CCA IZT TRANSFER POLICY ISSUED

IZT Policy,2015 in the common cadre of Superintendents of Central Excise of Hyderabad CCA has been issued. 

Salient features are:

1. Tenure on promotion from Hyderabad Zone to Vizag Zone – 990 days.

2. Tenure on rotation from Hyderabad Zone to Vizag Zone – 330 days

3.  For lady officers it will be one time  tenure of  330 days. 

4. Officers transferred/posted on promotion/rotation to Vizag Zone  and completing two years/one year on or before 31-8-2015 will be repatriated in this AGT to Hyderabad Zone. 

5.  The cut off date for completion of tenure  for repatriation to Hyderabad Zone from next AGT onwards will be 30th June. 

5. Vizag Zone Officers completing minimum tenure of four years in Vizag Zone will be eligible for applying transfer to Hyderabad Zone without any annual cap. 

7. Officers promoted during CR-2014 and later on will be sent to Vizag Zone in this AGT  from bottom of their seniority in the Superintendent cadre as per the requirement. Left over officers  will be sent next year and thereafter as per the requirement. 

8. Only after completion of the CR batch and subsequent batches, senior officers will be  sent on rotation as per requirement in future. 

SOURCE:HYDEXCUST

Govt May Implement Seventh Pay Commission Report From April 2016

New Delhi: The Seventh Pay Commission drafted in to make a new pay structure for the 30 lakh Central government employees would not be able to submit its report in August this year, the Commission is likely to seek extension till October.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

The reports of Seventh Pay Commission will be implicated from April next year as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Parliament on February 27, “The 7th Pay Commission impact may have to be absorbed in 2016-17.”

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said above statement in his pre-budget speech. His statement indicates that the government may implement Seventh Pay Commission report from April 2016.

The UPA government formed the Seventh Pay Commission on 28 February 2014 under chairman justice Ashok Kumar Mathur with a timeline of 18 months to make its recommendations. According to present position, the commission will take at least 20-24 months.

However, the Sixth Pay Commission had submitted its report within 18 months.

As a result of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, pay and allowances of the central government employees more than doubled as per Fourteenth Finance Commission estimates.

As such, the central government employees are expected to get 100 percent salary hike under the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission.

Issues like inflation, the government’s financial position and salary structure of government employees in other countries would also be considered as parts of pay panel recommendations.

The Fourteenth Finance Commission asked the pay panel to link the pay with productivity, which will be the biggest hurdle for central government employees to be got over to get salary hike.

It is interesting to note that the earlier governments never accepted to link the pay with productivity.

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GREAT ACHIEVEMENT BY HYDERABAD INSPECTORS: CONTROL ROOM DUTIES RESTRICTED TO NIGHTS

FINALLY THE EX-SERVICEMEN SUCCEED IN THEIR OROP

RETIRED OFFICERS MISSED PROMOTION DUE TO LATE DPC TO GET PROMOTION NOW

Times of India
NEW DELHI: Retired government employees who missed out on their promotions due to late meetings of the committees deciding on such departmental elevations will now be able to avail its post-retirement benefits. 

"Instructions have been issued to all ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to those employees who missed it due to late meeting of departmental promotion committee (DPC)," an official in the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said. 

It would not be in order if eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration or panel, as per the DoPT order. 

Consequently, their juniors are considered (in their place) for promotions, who would not have been in the zone of consideration if the DPC had been held in time, it said. 

"Appointment committee of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year," the order said, adding that this "undesirable trend negate the very purpose" of government's existing instructions for inclusion of such employees. 

There have been reports that some of the eligible retired employees are not being given the benefit of promotion which they missed due to late DPCs. In fact the DPCs were being held very late, the official said. 

The DoPT has asked all central government ministries and departments under it to ensure "strict compliance" of its instructions to include retiring employees for promotions in case the DPCs are delayed. 

Such retired officials would, however, have no right for actual promotion, the DoPT official said.

LETTER TO CHIEF COMMISSSIONER ON CONTROL ROOM DUTIES BY AICEIA HYDERABAD

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LETTER TO CC HYD ZONE TO REGULARISE ADHOC PROMOTIONS

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