Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Pongal wishes



தை பொங்கல்

உழவர் விழா.
அறுவடை விழா.
முதன்மை கடவுளான சூரியனுக்கு நன்றி சொல்லும் விழா.
இது ஒரு நான்கு நாள் விழா.
நாள் : மார்கழி மாதத்தின் கடைசி நாள் முதல் தை மாதத்தின் மூன்று நாட்கள் வரை.
January 14th to 16th.

 
முதல் நாள் : போகி பண்டிகை
மார்கழி மாதத்தின் கடைசி நாள்.
பழையன எரித்தலும் புதியன புகுதலும்.
பஞ்சாப் ல் லோஹ்ரி (LOHRI) மற்றும் அஸ்ஸாம் ல் மக்ஹ பீகு ( Magh Bihu ) / போகலி பிகு (Bhogali Bihu )

இரண்டாம் நாள் : தை பொங்கல்
இன்று தான் சூரியன் தனது ஆறு மாத பாதையை தட்சிணாயனம்-ல் இருந்து உத்தராயணம்-ல் மாற்றுகிறார்.
மேலும் ஜோதிட சாஸ்திரத்தில் சூரியன் 10 இடமான மகரத்தில் பிரவேசிக்கிறார்.
இது தமிழர்களின் முக்கியமான திருவிழாவாகும்.
இது உலகமெங்கும் உள்ள தமிழர்களால் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. குறிப்பாக, தமிழ்நாடு, புதுச்சேரி, இலங்கை, மொரிஷியஸ் மற்றும் பல.

பொங்கல் என்றல் என்ன ? பொங்கி வருவது.
சூரிய உதயத்திற்கு முன்பாக மண் அடுப்பில், மண் பாத்திரத்தில் பொங்கல் வைத்து அது பொங்கும் பொது பொங்கலோ பொங்கல் என்று சொல்ல வேண்டும். பொங்கல் பொங்குவது போல நம் வாழ்வும் செழிக்க வேண்டும் என்பது.
மேலும் தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும்.
இது சுமார் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டு கால பழமையான விழாவாகும், சோழர் காலம் முதல்.
மகர சங்கராந்தி ஆக வட இந்தியா முழுவதும் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது.
  
மூன்றாம் நாள் : மாட்டு பொங்கல்
உழவர்களின் வாழ்வில் மாடு, எருது, கன்றுகளின் பங்கு மிக மிக முக்கியமானது. இவற்றிக்கு நன்றி தெரிவிக்கும் விழாவாகும்.
இவை அனைத்தையும் நன்றாக அலங்கரித்து, கொம்புகளுக்கு பெயிண்ட் அடித்து, மாலை அணிவித்து, குங்குமம் இட்டு, பூஜை செய்வார்கள். மேலும் அதற்க்கு வெண் பொங்கல், வெல்லம், பழம், தேன் கொடுப்பார்கள்.
மேலும் இவற்றிக்கு கற்பூரம் காட்டி, மூன்று முறை வலம்வருவார்கள். இது திர்ஷ்டி ஆகும்.
தென் தமிழ்நாட்டில் ஜல்லிக்கட்டு உலக பிரசித்தமானது.




காணு பிடி : பெண்கள் பறவைகளுக்கு உணவளித்து, தாங்கள், தங்களது உடன் பிறந்தோர், குடும்பம் அனைவரும் நலமாக இருக்க பிரார்த்தனை செய்வார்கள். வித விதமான அரிசிகள், வேகவைத்த காய்கறிகள், பழம், சக்கரை பொங்கல், இஞ்சி ஆகியவற்றை வாழை இலையில் வைத்து காகத்திற்கு படைத்து வரவழைப்பார்கள்.
இது ஆந்திராவில் முக்கனுமா (Mukkanuma) என்று அழைக்கப்படுகிறது
 

நான்காம் நாள் : காணும் பொங்கல்.
இது குடும்பங்கள் ஒன்று சேரும் விழா.
அனைவரும் தங்களுது சொந்தங்களின் வீடுகளுக்கு செல்வார்கள்.
அண்ணன்கள் தங்களுது தங்கைகளுக்கு அன்பு பரிசு அளிக்கும் விழா.
முதலாளிகள் தங்களுது தொழிலாளர்களுக்கு பரிசு, துணி, பணம் வழங்குவார்கள்.
நகரங்களில் பொது இடங்களுக்கு செல்வார்கள் குறிப்பாக, பார்க், பீச், கோவில்.






நண்பர்கள் மற்றும் குடும்பத்தார்க்கும் இனிய உளங்கனிந்த பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்.
இன்று போல் என்றும் செழிப்பாக இருக்க வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

PLI / RPLI Service Tax Table

Source : SA Post.

Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2014


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 January, 2015

G.S.R. 6(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Fundamental Rules, 1922, namely:—

1.         (1)       These rules may be called the Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2014.

 (2)       They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th October, 2013.

2.         In the Fundamental Rules, 1922, in rule 29, for clause (2), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) If a Government servant is reduced as a measure of penalty to a lower service, grade or post or to a lower time-scale, the authority ordering the reduction shall specify,—

(a)    the period for which the reduction shall be effective;

(b)    whether, on restoration, the period of reduction shall operate to postpone future increments and, if so, to what extent; and

(c)    whether the Government servant shall regain his original seniority in the higher service, grade or post or time-scale on his restoration to the service, grade or post or time-scale from which he was reduced.”

[F. No. 6/2/2013-Estt. (Pay-I)]
MUKESH CHATURVEDI, Director (Pay)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

In the Fundamental (Amendment) Rules, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 263(E) dated the 27th October, 2013, sub-clause (c) of clause (2) of rule 29 of the Fundamental Rules, 1922 was wrongly mentioned as clause (3) to that rule. Necessary amendment is required to be made retrospectively from the date of notification of the said rules. It is certified that none will be adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to the amendment.

Note : The principal rules were published in Official Gazette and came into force with effect from 1st January, 1922 and were subsequently amended vide:
1. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 2(a)-E. III/61 dated 1.02.1963 G.S.R. No. 253 dated 9.02.1963.
2. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(1)-E. III (A)/65 dated 20.01.1965 G.S.R. No. 415 dated 13.03.1965.
3. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(25)-E. III (A)/64 dated 30.11.1965 G.S.R. No. not available.
4. Ministry of Finance Notification No. F. 1(25)-E. III (A)/64 dated 1.10.1966 G.S.R. No. 1582 dated 15.10.1966.
5. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(3)-E. III (A)/64 Pt. II dated 18.7.1967 G.S.R. No. not available.
6. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(6)-E. III (A)/68 dated 26.04.1968 G.S.R. No. 896 dated 18.5.1968.
7. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(25)-E. III (A)/64 dated 27.05.1970 G.S.R. No. 1337 dated 12.09.1970.
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8. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 18(13)-E. IV (A)/70 dated 29.01.1971 G.S.R. No. 178 dated 6.02.1971.
9. Ministry of Finance Notification No. F. 6(2)-E. III (B)/68 dated 20.3.1971 G.S.R. No. 481 dated 3.4.1971.
10. Ministry of Finance Notification No. F . 6(28)-E.III (B)/68 dated 23.12.1971 G.S.R. No. 61 dated 01.01.1972.
11. Ministry of Finance Notification No. 1(9)-E. III (A)/74 dated 30.10.1974 G.S.R. No. 1208 dated 16.11.74.
12. Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 1(6)-P.U.1/79 dated 23.11.1979 G.S.R. No. 1449 dated 08.12.1979.
13. Department of Personnel & A. R. Notification No. F. 1(8)-P.U.1/80 dated 29.1.1981 G.S.R. No. 154 dated 14.2.1981.
14. Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 1/9/79-Estt (Pay-I) dated 6.10.1983 S.O. No. 4102 dated 12.11.1983.
15. Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 13/5/84-Estt (Pay-I) dated 17.8.1984 G.S.R. No. not available.
16. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 13/5/84-Estt (Pay-I) dated 24.9.1985 G.S.R. No. 950 dated 12.10.85.
17. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 11/1/85-Estt (Pay-I) dated 24.04.1986 G.S.R. No. 335 dated 10.5.1986.
18. Department of Personnel &Training Notification No. 4/17/88-Estt (Pay-II) dated 23.6.1989 G.S.R. No. 477 dated 15th July, 1989.
19. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 1/10/89-Estt (Pay-I) dated 30.8.1989 G.S.R. No. 679 dated 16.09.1989.
20. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 1/10/89-Estt (Pay-I) dated 28.11.1990 G.S.R. No. 744 dated 15.12.1990.
21. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 4/3/97-Estt (Pay-II) dated 12.3.1999 G.S.R. No. 208(E) dated 15.3.1999.
22. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 13/6/95-Estt (Pay-I) dated 10.8.2000 G.S.R. No. not available.
23. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 1/6/97-Estt (Pay-I) dated 30.01.2001. G.S.R. No. 76.
24. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 4/1/2009-Estt (Pay-II) dated 21.1.2010 G.S.R. No. 23.
25. Department of Personnel & Training Notification No. 6/2/2013-Estt (pay-1) dated 27.10.2013 G.S.R. No.263(E) dated 27.10.2013.

SB Order 1 - extension of PPF services to double handed offices


Monday, January 12, 2015

Proposal for cadre restructuring of IP/ASP cadre and merger of ASP cadre to PS Gr. B cadre



No. GS/AIAIASP/Merger-ASP/2013                             dated : 9/1/2015

To,

The Director General,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001.

Subject:   Minutes of the meeting held on 28.11.2014 with representatives of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents, Posts.

Ref.      :  Dte Letter No. 25-35/2011-PE-I dated 3rd December, 2014

Respected Madam,

At the outset, I would like to thank Directorate for convening cadre restructuring meeting of IP/ASP cadre and merger of ASP cadre to PS Gr. B cadre. The concern shown by the Administration to resolve this long pending demand is highly appreciable, and we thanks for the same.

This Association would like to bring to your kind notice that fifth CPC in para 32 Appendix 1 of volume 3 acknowledged that cadre review has become part of rules and they are to be mandatorily held once in 5 years. Contrary to it, no cadre review took place for IP/ASPs since 1979. Second cadre review that envisaged upgradation of 245 posts for IP/ASP to PSS Group ‘B’ on matching saving basis has not been implemented so far though a span of 25 years have elapsed . These orders were issued vide PE memo No. 28-29/87- PE I dated 20-08-1990. Apparently the period was enough to carry out 5 cadre reviews for IP/ASPs but this has not been done, whereas this took place for other cadres to the agony of IP/ASP.

As discussed in the aforesaid meeting, a fresh proposal however is hereby re-submitted for kind consideration.

A)           Present status of posts :
1)    Total posts of Inspector Posts as on date                           :         2106
2)    Total posts of Assistant Superintendents as on date          :         1990

Out of 1990 ASPs, 282 ASPs are available in Circle/Regional Offices.

3)    No. of Class-I (Postal) divisions as on date                        :           176
4)    No. of Class-I (RMS) divisions as on date                          :             15
5)    No. of GPOs having Class-I status (including JAG)             :             03
6)    No. of HPOs having Class-I status                                     :             04

B)   As on date GP of below mentioned three cadres are as under :

Inspector Posts (IP)                    : Rs. 4200/-
Assistant Supdt. Posts (ASP)      : Rs. 4600/-
PS Gr. B                                     : Rs. 4800/-

C)   Following no. of posts are proposed for up-gradation from ASP cadre to PS Gr. B cadre :

One post of ASP from Class-I Postal Dn to PS Gr. B           :           176
One post of ASP from Class-I RMS Dn to PS Gr. B             :             15
         One post of ASP from GPO whose incharge is Class-I         :               3
         One post of ASP from Class-I HO                                       :               4
         50% posts of ASPs from s/s of ASPs of Circle/Regional Offices:      141
         Total posts proposed for upgradation from ASP to PS Gr. B:            339

D)   Additional expenditure :

The difference of GP between PS Gr. B and ASP is Rs. 200/- only.
          Net effect including DA, HRA etc. would be Rs. 425/- only.

If 339 ASP cadre posts are upgraded to PS Gr. B cadre then monthly additional expenditure would be as under:
        
339 x Rs.425/-       = Rs. 1,44,075/- per month
          Annual additional expenditure would be as under:
Rs. 1,44,075/- x 12 = Rs. 17,28,900/- per annum (rounded to Rs. 17.5 lacs)

E)   Matching savings for up-gradation of ASP posts to PS Gr. B posts:

Average pay of one Inspector Posts is Rs. 35000/- per month (appx).
12 month’s pay would be Rs. 35000/-x 12 = Rs. 4,20,000/- (appx)

The resultant savings would be by abolition of 4 Posts of Inspector Posts.
i.e. 18,05,000/4,20,000 = 4.11

One each post of Inspector Posts (PG) from big circles (like Uttar Pradesh / Andhara Pradesh /Maharashtra / Tamil Nadu may be abolished.

F)   Surrendering 141 posts of HSG-I (IP Line) to HSG-I (GL)

As per the revised RRs of HSG-I cadre, 141 HSG-I (IP Line) posts presently held by ASP cadre are given to General Line.  Therefore Inspector Posts cadre has been deprived from promotional avenues.

G)   Inspector Posts GP should upgraded from Rs. 4200/- to 4600/-.

The pay scales of the post of Income Tax Inspectors under Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Posts of Inspector of Central Excise were revised from Rs.5500-9000 to Rs. 6500-10500 as per Office Memorandum dated 21-04-2004. The pay scale of the analogous posts of Assistants/PA's in Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) was also upgraded  from Rs.5500-9000 to the scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 w.e.f 15.09.2006 as per Office Memorandum dated 25-09-2006. However, the pay scale of the Inspector of Post/Inspector of RMS under the Department of Posts has not been upgraded to the scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500 without any justifiable reasons. The revised pay scales have been brought into force with effect from 01-01-2006. Thus the analogous posts of Inspector Posts and Inspector of CBDT/CBEC and Assistants in CSS were brought in the same Pay Band/Scale of PB-2 Rs. 9300-34800 with the same corresponding Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- w.e.f 01.01.2006. Subsequently, Ministry of Finance issued O.M. dated 13-11-2009 directing that the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 6500-10500 as on 01-01-2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- in the Pay Band PB-2, will be granted Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in the Pay Band PB-2 corresponding the pre-revised scale of Rs. 7450-11500 with effect from 01-01-2006.

H)   Residual ASP Posts :

Remaining 1651 (1990-339) ASPs will work at their respective posts and retained their pay, GP and Gazetted status till their elevation to PS Gr. B cadre or retirement whichever is earlier. These ASPs will be treated as dying cadre posts.

I)     Merged cadre strength and nomenclature :

Existing Inspector Posts             : 2106
Residual ASPs (till its elevation) : 1651
Total                                          : 3757
Abolition of IPs posts                 :    4
Net Total                                   : 3753

The nomenclature of merged cadre would be “Inspector Posts” Group B with grade pay of Rs.4600/-.

We hope that this revised proposal will be considered by Directorate.

Yours sincerely,

 Sd/-
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary

Source : CHQ Blog.
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