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After the grant of DA enhancement to employees last week, today Govt has enhanced Dearness relief to Central Government pensioners and family pensioners. The enhancement is to the tune of 8%, and with effect from 1.1.2010, CG pensioners and family pensioners will be getting Dearness Releif at the rate of 35%. Ministry of Finance has issued the OM No: 1(3)/2010-E-II(B) dated 26.3.2010 for revising the Dearness Allowance applicable to Central Government Employees from 27% to 35% with effect from 1.1.2010. The said order issued in this connection says that the additional instalment of DA payable under these orders shall be paid in Cash to all Central Government Employees.The arrears for DA for the months of January and February 2010 will be paid after the date of disbursement of salary for March-2010. Continue reading DA orders w.e.f 1.1.2010 issued Highlights of 2010-11 budget presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in parliament Friday:
– Clean energy cess of Rs.50 per tonne on coal produced in India – Concessional duty of 4 percent for solar power rickshaw developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Concessional customs duty of 5 percent for cable TV operators for importing equipment – Toys fully exempt from central excise duty – Service sector tax retained at 10 percent to aid the introduction of GST; more services to be taxed – Accredited news agencies exempt from service tax – Net revenue gain Rs.22,500 crore – Taxes on large cars and SUVs increased 2 percent to 22 percent – Basic duty of 5 percent on crude oil restored – Tax on cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco increased – Rs. 26,000 crore revenue loss due to reduction of direct taxes – Partial roll back of reduction in central excise duty Continue reading Indian Budget 2010 – Highlights |Income Tax Ready Reckoner Chaos prevailed for over five hours on the two-kilometre stretch of Vidhan Sabha Marg and Ashok Marg in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, following violent clash between the police and state employees on Thursday. Following this, teachers and employees of several government departments across the state decided to go on an indefinite strike to protest against police lathicharge on the protesting employees. Six employees reportedly have sustained critical injuries in the lathicharge, said B P Mishra, president of teachers-employees’ joint front. Continue reading Govt employees clash with police in Lucknow, six injured The Bihar government Tuesday announced a bonanza for its 500,000 employees by deciding to adopt the pay-scales recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission. The decision was taken at meeting of the state cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at the famous tourist spot Rajgir, about 100 km from here, officials said. ‘The state cabinet approved giving the Sixth Pay Commission pay-scale to government employees,’ they said.The arrears will be paid effective from Jan 1, 2006. The meeting also approved a Rs.77.67 crore drainage scheme for Rajgir.It was for the first time that the state cabinet held its meeting at Rajgir. ‘The state cabinet meeting was held at the convention centre of the Shanti Stupa atop Gidhakuta Hills in Rajgir amid tight security,’ an official in the chief minister’s office said here.Rajgir is the home district of Nitish Kumar. In the last four years, he has announced various development projects in the district. In February this year, Nitish Kumar held a cabinet meeting in Barbighee village of Begusarai district. Uttar Pradesh government today decided to revise the pay scale of staff of all state-owned enterprises and corporations and to provide other benfits as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2006. The decision will benefit about 98,000 employees and officers of public sector enterprises and corporations except energy sector undertakings, a government spokesman said here. It will entail an additional burden of Rs 305 crore annually which will be borne by the enterprises and corporations. However, the benefits of revised pay scale and other benefits will be subject to the economic capability of corporations and certain conditions, he said. “No government assistance will be provided,” the spokesman said. The government also decided to relax rules regarding payment of dearness allowance to the staff of enterprises and corporations and merge 50 per cent of the DA with the salary. Uttar Pradesh government today decided to revise the pay scale of staff of all state-owned enterprises and corporations and to provide other benfits as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission with effect from January 1, 2006.The decision will benefit about 98,000 employees and officers of public sector enterprises and corporations except energy sector undertakings, a government spokesman said here.It will entail an additional burden of Rs 305 crore annually which will be borne by the enterprises and corporations.However, the benefits of revised pay scale and other benefits will be subject to the economic capability of corporations and certain conditions, he said. The government also decided to relax rules regarding payment of dearness allowance to the staff of enterprises and corporations and merge 50 per cent of the DA with the salary. As the country marked the Teachers’ Day on Saturday, faculty members of prestigious IITs went on a hunger strike and teachers in Lucknow and Ranchi hit the streets demanding better wages suffering police lathicharge in the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The teachers of the IITs took part in a nationwide relay fast this morning demanding better salaries and allowances as part of the nationwide stir by them. Nearly 4,000 faculty members of the IITs also threatened to go on an indefinite strike to press their demands. A final decision on this would be taken when mmbers of the IIT Faculty Federation meet in Delhi tomorrow, Dr Devang Khakhar, Director, IIT-Bombay, told PTI. Ten days ago, the faculty of the elite technology institutes had taken mass casual leave and attended classes wearing black badges in protest. Continue reading Strike, violence across India on Teachers’ Day | Six Pay Commission Aftermath |
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