NFPE

Monday, 30 January 2017

Limits on Cash withdrawals from Bank accounts and ATMs - RBI Order


RBI/2016-17/217
DCM (Plg) No. 2905/10.27.00/2016-17

January 30, 2017

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

Dear Sir/Madam,

Limits on Cash withdrawals from Bank accounts and ATMs - Restoration of status quo ante

Please refer to our circular DCM (Plg) No.1226/10.27.00/2016-17 dated November 08, 2016 placing limits on Cash withdrawals from bank accounts and ATMs in the wake of withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of Specified Bank Notes (SBN) and subsequent circulars DCM (Plg) Nos.12561274131714372142 and 2559 dated November 11, 14, 21, 28, December 30, 2016 and January 16, 2017 respectively, providing for relief and relaxations therefrom.

2. On a review of the pace of remonitisation, it has been decided to partially restore status quo ante as under:
  1. Limits placed vide the circulars cited above on cash withdrawals from Current accounts/ Cash credit accounts/ Overdraft accounts stand withdrawn with immediate effect.
  2. The limits on Savings Bank accounts will continue for the present and are under consideration for withdrawal in the near future.
  3. Limits vide the circulars cited above placed on cash withdrawals from ATMs stand withdrawn from February 01, 2017. However, banks may, at their discretion, have their own operating limits as was the case before November 8, 2016, subject to 2 (ii) above.
3. Further, banks are urged to encourage their constituents to sustain the movement towards digitisation of payments and switching over of payments from cash mode to non-cash mode.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

Yours faithfully,

(P Vijaya Kumar)
Chief General Manager

NFPE CIRCULAR


National Federation of Postal Employees
1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001
Phone: 011.23092771                                                      e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com
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      No. PF-01(e)/2017                                                                  Dated: 3oth January-2017

To
            All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers     
            All Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions

Sub: Confederation Trade Union Education Camp at Trivandrum - from 06th to 07th                May, 2017.

Comrades,

            Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, vide Circular No. Confdn/TU Camp /2017 dated 18.01.2017, has intimated that Confederation Trade Union Education Camp will be held at Trivandrum (Kerala) from 6th to 7th May-2017 (Saturday and Sunday).

            Confederation has allotted quota of 100 delegates for NFPE.

            Accordingly the quota is allotted to all affiliates as mentioned below:

            P-III   -30         P-IV-25                        R-III-15          R-4-10
            Admn.-5         Postal A/C-5             SBCO-5          GDS-10      Casual/L-5

            All General Secretaries of affiliated unions are requested to allot delegates to participate in the Camp with the direction to them to book to and fro tickets as early as possible to avoid inconvenience.

            The venue of the Camp is ” EMS Academy” about 11 KMs far away from Trivandrum Railway Station and 17 KMs from Trivandrum Air Port.

            Accommodation will be arranged by the Reception Committee from 5th May after Noon to 08th May morning 6 A.M.  Food will be supplied from 5th May Night to 7th May Night.

            Reception Committee Volunteers will be available  at RMS office  situated near Railway Station Trivandrum  and Bus  Stand  Trivandrum  from 5th May  morning to 8th May  Morning.

            Nobody will be allowed to leave the Camp from 6th Morning to 7th evening. Strict discipline will be enforced in the Camp. Those people who want to visit places should arrange their travel in such a way so that they may attend camp on 06th & 7th May-2017.

            With fraternal greetings
Yours faithfully,

(R.N. Parashar)

Secretary Genera

Income Tax Rates FY 2016-17 (AY 2017-18) - Finmin Orders


CIRCULAR NO : 01/2017
F.No.275/192/2016-IT(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 2nd January, 2017

SUBJECT: INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION FROM SALARIES DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016-17 UNDER SECTION 192 OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961.

Reference is invited to Circular No.20/2015 dated 02.12.2015 whereby the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income under the head "Salaries" under Section 192 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter ‘the Act’), during the financial year 2015-16, were intimated. The present Circular contains the rates of deduction of income-tax from the payment of income chargeable under the head "Salaries" during the financial year 2016-17 and explains certain related provisions of the Act and Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereinafter the Rules). The relevant Acts, Rules, Forms and Notifications are available at the website of the Income Tax Department- www.incometaxindia.gov.in.

2. RATES OF INCOME-TAX AS PER FINANCE ACT, 2016:
As per the Finance Act, 2016, income-tax is required to be deducted under Section 192 of the Act from income chargeable under the head "Salaries" for the financial year 2016-17 (i.e. Assessment Year 2017-18) at the following rates:

2.1 Rates of tax
A. Normal Rates of tax:



 B. Rates of tax for every individual, resident in India, who is of the age of sixty years or more but less than eighty years at any time during the financial year:


C. In case of every individual being a resident in India, who is of the age of eighty years or more at any time during the financial year:

 

Monday, 23 January 2017

Monthly meeting with SPOs

Dear Comrades,


  The Monthly meeting with SPOs will be held on 27.01.2017 1400 hrs.  Comrades are requested to send the subjects to Secretary immediately.
T. Tamilselvan (9965428382)
Divisional Secretary
AIPEU Group 'C'
Srirangam Division
Srirangam - 620 006.
REVISION OF PROVISIONAL PENSION SANCTIONED UNDER RULE 69 OF THE CCS (PENSION) RULES, 1972.

AGAIN ASSURANCES



WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE ASSURANCES --- WE WANT POSITIVE ACTION AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT -- SEVEN MONTHS ARE OVER AFTER THE JUNE 30th ASSURANCES -- AGAIN SWEET WORDS AND ASSURANCES BY HON'BLE HOME MINISTER AND CABINET SECRETARY -- THIS TIME NO TIME FRAME --- PENSION COMMITTEE REPORT UNILATERALLY SUBMITTED TO CABINET WITHOUT REACHING ANY NEGOTITED SETTLEMENT WITH STAFFSIDE -- THE ONE AND THE ONLY POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION OPTION -1 FOR PENSIONERS IS GOING TO BE REJECTED -- FATE OF OTHER COMMITTEES MAY NOT BE DIFFERENT IF THERE IS NO NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT --  ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE NOT YET CONCEDED THE DEMAND OF JCM STAFFSIDE SECRETARY FOR GIVING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR DISCUSSION -- NO NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON ANY ISSUES -- GOVT MADE JCM FORUM ONLY A TALKING SHOP -- NEIROS ARE FIDDELING WHEN  ROME IS BURNING -- CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS CANNOT BE FOOLED ANY MORE --  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH -- MAKE THE 16th MARCH 2016 ONE DAY STRIKE A THUNDERING SUCCESS.


M. KRISHNAN
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob & WhatsApp:  09447068125.
Email : mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

GPF INTEREST RATE - LATEST ORDER



Important Recommendations made by GDS Committee - compiled by NFPE & AIPEU GDS


Dear Comrades,


For the preliminary information to all our GDS Comrades & well-wishers, a gist of recommendations have been extracted from the GDS Committee Report submitted by Shri Kamalesh Chandra.

= Categories of GDS:

Present Nomenclature
Category
BRANCH POST MASTER
All Branch Post Masters
ASSISTANT BRANCH POST MASTER  
GDS  MD, GDS MC
DAK SEVAK
GDSSV,GDS PKR
, GDSMM
..
= Viability of GDS Post Offices:

New norms for calculation of GDS Pos are recommended.
Further Categorization of GDS POs based on proportion of Revenue / Expenditure
Category of GDS PO
Revenue Norm
Urban & Rural (Normal)
100% of its expenditure
Rural (special)
50% of its expenditure
..
Category
Colour
Proportion of Revenue to expenditure
A
Green
100% or more of prescribed form
B
Orange
75% to 99% of prescribed form
C
Pink
50% to 74.99% of prescribed form
D
Red
Less than 50% of prescribed form

=Workload assessment:

In place of point system, the Committee recommends the new wage payment system. The new system linked to revenue generation and not to work load.

= Rural Business Development and Marketing:

The Committee Recommended many items for successful realization of rural business potentials.

= Committee recommends to improve the accessibility, visibility and infrastructure of GDS POs.

PO are with 10’ X 10’ dimensions in ground floor.
Building owned by Gram Panchayat
Building owned by Central Govt or State Govt. ie.,schools or offices BPM’s own house
Proper rented accommodation in a busy place of the village
Building owned by NGOs.

With all furniture and power supply.

= Legal status of GDS:

The Committee observed that the matter is sub judice.

The Department should take suitable steps to increase security of job, prevent exploitation and increase income of GDSs so that they feel secure and live happily with in the GDS system and with the existing legal status.

= Terms and conditions of engagement.

The Committee recommends changes in Rule-3A.
Introduce voluntary discharge scheme on willing to leave the post before 65 years
Discharge from the service on the last day of the month.
Relaxation on limited transfer facility.

= Recommendations on wage structure and fixation of wages.

Committee recommends raising of minimum duty from 3 hours to 4 hours of all GDSs
Comparison : BPM = Postman
                        Asst. BPM & Dak Sevak = MTS
Minimum wage fixed at :
Rs.10,000- for 4 hours & Rs.12,000- for five hours. (Level-I)
Rs.12,000- for 4 hours & Rs.14,500- for five hours (Level-2)
Annual increase @ 3% on 1st January or 1st July
Wage matrix & Wage Level Table & Arrears calculation Table are given in detail.

= Allowances:

Dearness Allowance – no change
% of DA with regular employees – no change
Increased rate of DA – no change

Recommended allowances :

Composite Allowance
Cash Conveyance Allowance
Combined Duty Allowance
Children Education Allowance
Revenue linked Allowance for eligible BPMs
Risk & hardship allowance

Allowances to be withdrawn:

Office Maintenance Allowance
Fixed Stationery Allowance
Boat Allowance
Cycle Maintenance Allowance
Uttarakhand Allowance
Split Duty Allowance.

Composite Allowance Includes:

Rent for housing GDS PO, Rent for Accommodation, washing-repairs-maintenance of premises, furniture, stationery charges, electricity usage charges for office, Mobile / Telephone usage charges, Boat Allowance/ CMA/ TA, Hospitality charges for drinking water, other incidental charges.

=Performance Related Incentive

Revenue linked allowance along with the present system of incentives with automatic payment at the end of each month.

= Ex-gratia Bonus:

Dept should re-examine the formula for payment of bonus and ex gratia bonus with reference to the share of revenue generated by the departmental as well as GDS POs.

= Methods of engagement

Method of selection : on line method engagement should be introduced.
Recruiting Authority : appended to the GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011
Qualification :SSC/SSLC from State Board/CBSE/ICSE with certificate course or diploma course in IT
Knowledge of local language.
Maintenance of Reservation roster at divisional level.
Stop the security in the form of FG bonds, introduce 5 year TD or NSC as security.

= Career Progression

There is need to increase the Direct Recuitment quota of GDS in Postman & Mail Guard because of large working strength of GDS and to provide them with better opportunities for getting into departmental posts.

 Introduce a guaranteed special increase in wages after 12, 24 & 36 years of service with two annual increases.

Designation of GDSs should be changed after each financial upgradation.

=Leave & substitute arrangement:

Paid leave should be renamed as ordinary leave and enhanced from 20 to 30 days in a year.

Introduce Encashment of Ordinary leave.
Introduce ‘emergency leave’ for 5 days in a calendar year, but no carry forward.

No full time substitute will be engaged.

Women GDS – 26 weeks of maternity leave and paid from salary head.
Paternity leave for 7 days.

= Disciplinary Rules:

Department  should add a new punishment of ‘compulsory discharge from the service’ in the list  “major penalties’ and the content of Rule-9 of GDS (Conduct & Engagement)Rules 2011.

= Social Security Schemes:

Severance Amount : @ Rs.4,000 from 01-01-2016 for every completed year of service subject to maximum of Rs.1,50,000-.

Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS):

GDS contribution should be revised as minimum of 3% and maximum of 10%  of the basic wage per month.

Department contribution should be fixed as 3% of the basic wage.

Bring the GDS under the purview of Gratuity Act with an upper limit of Rs.5,00,000-

Group Insurance Scheme : enhance the rate of monthly subscription by Rs.500 per month with insurance coverage of Rs.5,00,000-.

 =Welfare Schemes:

GDS CWF subscription should be enhanced from Rs.20- to Rs.100- pm.
Department grant should be enhanced from Rs.100- to Rs.300- PA.

Point system should not be applied to the compassionate appointment of dependents of GDS.

Photo identity cards to all GDS with free of cost.
7th Central Pay Commission’s recommendations — revision of pay scales — amendment of Service Rules/Recruitment Rule    TO VIEW, PLEASE CLICK HERE. 

Grant of Transport Allowance at double the normal to deaf and dumb employees of Central Government – Finmin Orders




GDS COMMITTEE REPORT COPY

GDS COMMITTEE REPORT COPY :

PLEASE CLICK THE BELOW LINK

CLICK HERE - FOR FULL REPORT


Dear Comrades,

For the Convenience of downloading the GDS Committee Report 
Chapter wise links has been given below:




























Pay scales recommended by the GDS Commitee :

Remaining all details will be published soon.