The Union Cabinet today approved release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners as due from 01.07.2011 at the rate of 7 per cent over the existing rate of 51 per cent.

The total financial implications on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.7228.76 crore per annum and Rs.4819.22 crore in the current financial year.

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Ahead of the festival season, the Government today announced an ad-hoc bonus of up to Rs 3,500 to Group C and D central government employees and personnel of the armed and para military forces.

The government has sanctioned grant of non-productivity linked bonus (ad-hoc bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2010-11 to the central government employees (Group C and D), a Finance Ministry’s office memorandum said.

The limit for bonus is Rs 3,500, it added. The bonus will also be given to all non-gazetted employees in Group B, who are not covered by any productivity- linked bonus scheme.

“The payment will also be admissible to the central Police and para-military personnel and personnel of armed forces,” it added.

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In a bid to provide relief from high inflation, the government today increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6 per cent to 51 per cent, benefiting over 50 lakh central government employees and 38 lakh pensioners.
The combined impact of the hike will be Rs 5,715.90 crore per annum. However in the next financial year, the burden on the exchequer would be Rs 6,668.52 crore after the additional 6 per cent DA payout is factored in from January 1 to March 31 this year.The increased DA, which will be effective from January 1, is provided to government staff and pensioners to compensate them for rising prices. The DA is paid at 45% of basic pay. The hike in DA by 6% would be in accordance with the formula prescribed by Sixth Pay Commission. Presently, the DA is paid at 45 per cent of basic pay.

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Mysoreans can take pride in being the first in the country to be assigned Unique ID numbers. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) tested its mechanism in April-May across Mysore and Tumkur districts.

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Pilot projects were launched elsewhere in the nation. Andhra Pradesh is also ready to issue the numbers but it could take some more time. The enrolment agencies are ready and the ground work to set up enrolment centres is on, he explained. The protocol devised by Karnataka will be replicated across India. The allotment will start in mid-October and completed by the year-end. Simultaneously, Tumkur district will also be covered by year-end.

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7. Bonanza for Bihar’s 500,000 government employees

The government today hiked the central dearness allowance by 10 percentage points to 45 per cent of basic pay, a double “festival” gift after yesterday’s move to raise provident fund savings rates.Today’s increase, cleared by the Union cabinet and taking retrospective effect from July this year, brings employees within sniffing distance of a larger bonanza.

When the DA rate crosses 50 per cent, as expected next year, all allowances will go up 25 per cent, according to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.Last March, the employees had got an 8 per cent DA hike, effective from January, though inflation was around 10 per cent in the preceding few months.

Around 50 lakh central employees and 38 lakh pensioners will benefit from today’s decision. The government said the hike was meant to compensate for the rising cost of living.Overall inflation stood at 8.5 per cent in August, while food inflation is around 15 per cent, according to a new set of price indices that kicked in this week.

However, the 15 per cent food inflation, computed for the week ended September 4, is not exactly comparable to the previous week’s 11.47 per cent because it has been calculated using a different reference point.The DA hike will cost the Centre an estimated Rs 6,202 crore in the nine months of the current financial year (July 2010 to March 2011), and Rs 9,303 crore every year, an official spokesperson said after the cabinet meeting.

The hike came on a day the Reserve Bank of India signalled a rise in interest rates by nudging up two benchmark rates to fight rising prices. DA revisions take effect two times a year, from January 1 and July 1.“The increase in DA is in accordance with the formula based on the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission,” the spokesperson said.The increase comes ahead of the Dussehra and Diwali festivals over the next two months.

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1. Get the Passport Application Form: One can apply for Passport through Online Registration, (after doing online registration, get print outs of the application form) click here for details for Online Registration. Apart from this applicant can submit directly in the respective passport office/ DPCs/Speed post centers, get the relevant application form from here.

2. How to fill the Form: The Passport Application Form is Machine Readable. Please follow the instructions as follows:

• Use capital letters only. Particulars given in the form will be printed in the passport. Therefore, please be careful in filling up the form and avoid any mistakes.
• Use black/blue ball pen only
• Do not fill the form with pencils or ink-pen.
• While filling up the boxes, kindly leave one box blank after each completed word.
• Write clearly within the box without touching the boundaries.
• Adjust the information to fit within the number of given boxes.
• Do not write anything outside the box.  Avoid over-writing
• Incomplete application will not be accepted.

Columnwise Guidelines for filling the application form can be had from here.

Note:   All original documents are to be shown at the time of submission of the passport application form. With the Original Passport Application Form, self-attested copies of all required documents need to be attached. Illiterate applicants should put only thumb impression in the box meant for thumb impression/signature. In case an applicant has stayed at more than one address during the last one year, he/she should furnish two additional photocopies of the PP form for each additional place of stay.

3. Where to Apply : For Online Registration, the applicant has to submit the print outs of the application form along with required documents to the respective passport office in the appointment date and time printed. Apart from this Passport Applications can be submitted at

1. The counter of the Passport office
2. The Speed Post centers
3. District Passport Cells
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An application for a passport may be submitted personally OR through a representative carrying an authority letter.

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Presently the online Registration for General Public is available at

***For Bangalore pl refer Home Page

1-                 You can apply on line for a fresh passport (if you have never possessed a passport earlier), re-issue of  passport (if your present passport of 10 years validity has expired or will expire in next 12 months), duplicate passport (if your present passport is lost or damaged).

2-                 Only the residents falling under the jurisdiction of the respective Passport offices are eligible to apply on-line through this website.

3-                 Through this site you can register your application with the respective Passport offices. After registration, the system will ask you to Open / Save your application form. After Open / Save,  please print the application form. (If you are  not able to print the application form for any reason, you must note down the application number. With the help of this application number and date of birth you can re-print the application form later. You can also  print the application if you have Saved the application.) There are still some columns in the application form which you will have to fill by hand. You will have to visit Passport office to submit the completed application form along with fee, supporting documents such as date of birth certificate etc. on the appointed day and time. The date and time of appointment at Passport office will be informed by the on-line system and will also be printed on the application form.

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A. What is Census? How is it useful?

Census 2011 - Logo Explanation

The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy & Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanization, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872. Census 2011 will be the 15th National Census of the country. This is the only source of primary data at village, town and ward level. It provides valuable information for planning and formulation of polices for Central & State Governments and is widely used by National & International agencies, scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more. The delimitation/reservation of Constituencies – Parliamentary/Assembly/Panchayats and other Local Bodies is also done on the basis of the demographic data thrown up by the Census. Census is the basis for reviewing the country’s progress in the past decade, monitoring the on-going schemes of the Government and most importantly, plan for the future. That is why the slogan of Census 2011 is “Our Census, Our Future“.

B. What is the National Population Register? What is its use?

The NPR would be a Register of usual residents of the country. The NPR will be a comprehensive identity database that would help in better targeting of the benefits and services under the Government schemes/programmes, improve planning and help strengthen security of the country. This is being done for the first time in the country.

C. How will both these exercises be conducted?

The Census is a statutory exercise conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948 and Rules made there under. The NPR is being created under the provisions of the Citizenship Act and Rules.

Census Process:

The Census process involves visiting each and every household and gathering particulars by asking questions and filling up Census Forms. The information collected about individuals is kept absolutely confidential. In fact this information is not accessible even to Courts of law. After the field work is over the forms are transported to data processing centres located at 15 cities across the country. The data processing will be done using sophisticated software called Intelligent Character Recognition Software (ICR). This technology was pioneered by India in Census 2001 has become the benchmark for Censuses all around the globe. This involves the scanning of the Census Forms at high speed and extracting the data automatically using computer software. This revolutionary technology has enabled the processing of the voluminous data in a very short time and saving a huge amount of manual labour and cost.

NPR Process:

Details such as Name, Date of Birth, Sex, Present Address, Permanent Address, Names of Father, Mother and Spouse etc will be gathered by visiting each and every household. All usual residents will be eligible to be included irrespective of their Nationality. Each and every household will be given an Acknowledgement Slip at the time of enumeration. The data will then be entered into computers in the local language of the State as well as in English. Once this database has been created, biometrics such as photograph, 10 fingerprints and probably Iris information will be added for all persons aged 15 years and above. This will be done by arranging camps at every village and at the ward level in every town. Each household will be required to bring the Acknowledgement Slip to such camps. Those who miss these camps will be given the opportunity to present themselves at permanent NPR Centres to be set up at the Tehsil/Town level. In the next step, data will be printed out and displayed at prominent places within the village and ward for the public to see. Objections will be sought and registered at this stage. Each of these objections will then be enquired into by the local Revenue Department Officer and a proper disposal given in writing. Persons aggrieved by such order have a right of appeal to the Tehsildar and then to the District Collector. Once this process is over, the lists will be placed in the Gram Sabha in villages and the Ward Committee in towns. Claims and Objections will be received at this stage also and dealt with in the same manner described above. The Gram Sabha/Ward Committee has to give its clearance or objection within a fixed period of time after which it will be deemed that the lists have been cleared. The lists thus authenticated will then be sent to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) for de-duplication and issue of UID Numbers. All duplicates will be eliminated at this stage based on comparison of biometrics. Unique ID numbers will also be generated for every person. The cleaned database along with the UID Number will then be sent back to the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (ORG&CCI) and would form the National Population Register. As the UID system works on the basis of biometric de-duplication, in the case of persons of age 15 years and above (for whom biometrics is available), the UID Number will be available for each individual. For those below the age of 15 years (for whom biometrics is not available), the UID Number will be linked to the parent or guardian.

D. Will an Identity Card be given?

The National Population Register would have the data of every person enumerated during the Census operations irrespective of age. It would also have the biometric data and UID Number of every person of age 15 years and above. National Identity Cards will be given in a phased manner to all usual residents by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. The issue of Cards will be done in Coastal Villages to start with. After this the coastal Towns will be covered and so on till the entire country is covered.

E. Who will collect the Information?

Government servants duly appointed as Enumerators will visit each and every house and collect the information required. They will carry an Identity Card as well as an Appointment Letter. In case of need you may ask them to show these documents. The local Tahsildar can also be contacted in this regard.

F. What information will be collected?

Two Forms will be canvassed in each household. The first relates to the Houselisting and Housing Census. In this, 35 questions relating to Building material, Use of Houses, Drinking water, Availability and type of latrines, Electricity, possession of assets etc. will be canvassed.

The second form relates to the National Population Register. In this the following will be canvassed:
* Name of the Person
* Gender
* Date of Birth
* Place of Birth
* Marital Status
* Name of Father
* Name of Mother
* Name of Spouse
* Present Address
* Duration of stay at Present Address
* Permanent Address
* Occupation
* Nationality as Declared
* Educational Qualification
* Relationship to Head of family

G. Will my Information be disclosed to anybody?

All information collected under the Census is confidential and will not be shared with any agency – Government or private. Certain information collected under the NPR will be published in the local areas for public scrutiny and invitation of objections. This is in the nature of the electoral roll or the telephone directory. After the NPR has been finalised, the database will be used only within the Government.

H. How will I know that Census is being conducted?

The dates on which Census is being conducted in various States/Union Territories is given below:

Date of commencement
States /UTs

1st April
New Delhi (NDMC area), West Bengal, Assam,   A & N Islands, Goa, Meghalaya

7th April
Kerala, Lakshadweep, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim

15th April
Karnataka, Arunachal, Chandigarh

21st April
Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

26th April
Tripura, Andhra Pradesh

1st May
Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Maharashtra

7th May
Madhya Pradesh

15th May
J & K, Manipur, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

1st June
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh (non synchronous), Nagaland

Not finalised
Bihar, Jharkhand

Advertisements will be published in local Newspapers and in the radio/electronic media. Apart from this, the Census enumerators will be visiting your house in person. They will be affixing small Census stickers on the doorway of houses in which Census has been completed. These will indicate that they have commenced operations in your area.

I. Whom do I contact in case my house is not covered?

The local Tehsildar/Ward Officer of your area is the designated officer. In case of need you can also contact the Collector/DC/DM of your District or the Commissioner of your Town. You can also intimate us over e mail or contact us over the toll free number given in this website.

J. How do I ensure that the information given by me is being correctly entered?

The NPR form has to be signed by you. In case you require, ask the Enumerator to read it out to you and then affix your signature/thumb impression. In any case do ascertain that the details are correctly entered.

K. Do I need to show any documents to the enumerator?

The enumerator will take down all particulars as given by you. You are not required to show any proof. However, be cautioned that it is expected that you will provide correct and authentic information. You are also signing to this effect. The provision of false information can invite penalties under the Census and Citizenship Acts.

L. What is the Link between NPR and Unique ID Authority of India (UIDAI)?

The data collected in the NPR will be subjected to de-duplication by the UIDAI. After de-duplication, the UIDAI will issue a UID Number. This UID Number will be part of the NPR and the NPR Cards will bear this UID Number. The maintenance of the NPR database and updating subsequently will be done by the Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

M. How people working abroad will be registered in National Population
Register?

This is a Register of Usual Residents. If a person is staying at a particular place in India for 6 months in the past one-year or intends to stay there(in India) for at least 6 months in the future, they will be covered. If you are not a usual resident you will not be included in the NPR.

N. Can I send my census/NPR information electronically ?

No, however you can download blank schedules from census website from schedule section and keep the information ready. This may help Enumerators when he/she will come to your place for collecting/recording the information in the actual schedules especially designed for the census/NPR.

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