Steps to Reduce Losses Suffered by BSNL

   The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shri Milind Deora informed Rajya Sabha today in a written reply to a question that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has posted a loss of Rs 6384 crore for the financial year 2010-11. The Minister said that Department of Telecommunications (DOT) regularly reviews the performance of BSNL to improve its financial health. Some of steps taken by BSNL to reduce its losses and to improve its financial healthy are as follows:

• Optimizing CAPEX and OPEX through convergence and consolidation of infrastructure.

• Strengthening of stable revenue streams through concerted focus on broadband and enterprise business with major focus on government projects.

• Focusing on the revenue from top 100 cities for monitoring purpose.

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Pay Revision 2009 - State Government Employees working in New Delhi -Educational Allowance - Guidelines - Orders issued.

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Abstract

Pay Revision 2009 - State Government Employees working in New Delhi -Educational Allowance - Guidelines - Orders issued.

Finince (Anomaly Rectification Cell-B) Department

G.O (P) No.574/2011/(28)/Fin.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 28th November, 2011

Read:-

   1. G.O (P) No. 85/2011/Fin, dated 26/2/2011 read with G.O (P) No. 143/2011/Fin, dated 30/03/2011.

   2. Lr. No. 1392/RC1/2011 dated 10.6.2011 from the office of the Resident Commissioner New Delhi.

ORDER

   As per the Government Order read as 1st paper above, Educational Allowance @ Rs.500/- per month per child for maximum of two children have been sanctioned to the State Government employees working in State Government Offices in New Delhi. The Resident Commissioner in his letter read as 2nd paper above has sought guidelines for the disbursement of Educational Allowance.

   Government have examined the matter in detail and are pleased to issue the following guidelines for the disbursmcnt of Educational Allowance.

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House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees - Extension of date for encashment of HBA first batch allotment 2011-12 —Instructions issued - reg

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

FINANCE (HBA) DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR

No.83/2011/Fin.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 29/11/2011

Sub: - House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees - Extension of date for encashment of HBA first batch allotment 2011-12 —Instructions issued - reg

Ref: -
1) G.O.(P) No.505/2009/Fin. Dated 12.11.2009

2) Circular No.27/2011/Fin. Dated 12.05.2011

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Transfer policy of Inspecting Officials [S.I. of Schools, A.I. of Schools in W.B. Sub.E.S. & D.I./A.D.I. of Schools and ADSE in WBES] under this Department.

Government of West Bengal

School Education Department

Appointment Branch

Bikash Bhavan, 5th floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700 091

No. 937-SE (A)/6T-04/ll.

Dated, the 29th November, 2011.

MEMORANDUM

Sub :- Transfer policy of Inspecting Officials [S.I. of Schools, A.I. of Schools in W.B.Sub.E.S. & D.I./A.D.I. of Schools and ADSE in WBES] under this Department.

   The undersigned is directed to say that the proposal for making the transfer policy of Inspecting Officials i.e. S.I. of Schools & A.I. of Schools in W.B. Sub. E.S. and A.D.I./D.I. of Schools and ADSE in WBES under this Department is active consideration of this Government for sometime past.

   After careful consideration in the matter, the undersigned is directed by order of the Governor to say that the Governor has been pleased to make the transfer policy of the aforesaid Inspecting Officials in the following manner:-

A. The entire State is divided into two zones namely Zone-I and Zone-II.

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Trade Union Education Programme -“ Leadership Quality & upgradation of Skills at National Level from 12-12-2011 to 14-12-2011 at Secunderabad.

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

No.E(LR)III/2011/WE/0l

New Delhi, dated 01-12-2011

All General Managers

Sub:- Trade Union Education Programme -“ Leadership Quality & upgradation of Skills at National Level from 12-12-2011 to 14-12-2011 at Secunderabad.

   General Secretary, NFIR vide his letter No. 1/13(ii)Pt. 1dated 27.11-2011 has advised that the Federation has decided to conduct Trade Union Education Programme on “ Leadership Quality & upgradation of Skills at National Level from 12-12-2011 to 14-12-2011 at Secunderabad Facilities of passes and special casual leave as admissible in terms of extant orders may be granted to the following representatives of the Federation.

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Interpretation of dependency criterion for grant of two family pensions under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - regarding.

No.1 / 11 / 2011 -P&PW ( E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pension

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

New Delhi, the 30th November, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Interpretation of dependency criterion for grant of two family pensions under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to reter to this Department’s O.M. No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)- Part I, dated 27th October, 1997 and O.M. No.45/51 / 97-P&PW(E), dated 5th March, 1998 regarding eligibility of dependent parents, sons and daughters for receipt of family pension and the income/dependency criterion prescribed for that Attention is also invited to O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW(A), dated 2nd September 2008 whereby the dependency criterion has been revised.

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Welfare Projects for Government Employees and General Public

   Kendriya Bhandar was set up in 1963 as a welfare project to promote Consumer Cooperative societies amongst Central government employees and with the aim of supplying essential commodities of quality at competitive and fair prices. Over a period of last 47 years, Kendriya Bhandar has set up 87 stores in Delhi and 26 stores outside Delhi. In addition, Kendriya Bhandar has carried out certain specific welfare activities as under:

   (i) Kendriya Bhandar has successfully sold/distributed packed Atta 10 Kg bags @ Rs. 139/- each under the Bhagidari initiative of the Delhi Government.

   (ii) Kendriya Bhandar has successfully sold yellow peas in one Kg consumer packs under advice from Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

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Creation of New Grade NFSG for UDC

   The Government has created a new grade Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) for UDC in the grade pay of Rs. 4200/- in Pay Band-2 in Central Secretarial clerical Services (CSES). The pay of the employees of the State government is the subject matter of the State concerned and it is not in the purview of the Central Government to issue any instruction in this regard.

   Till the year 1995, the Lower Division clerks (LDCs) for Delhi Administration/NCT of Delhi were recruited through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) as and when requisitioned by the Delhi Government along with other indenting organisations. Upper Division Clerk (UDC) in CSCS is a promotional post for LDC.

   This was stated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and PMO Shri V. Narayanasamy in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

Source: PIB

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High Court comes to rescue of TamilNadu govt. employee

   Madras High Court has held as ‘illegal’ the termination of services of a government employee appointed on compassionate basis on the ground that his elder brother was employed at the time of their father's death.

   A bench comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and R. Subbiah confirmed a single Judge's order quashing the termination of the services of S. Raghunathan nearly 12 years after he was appointed in government service.

   Raghunathan was appointed as a Junior Assistant on January 5, 1996 on compassionate grounds in view of the death of his father, a Tahsildar in Salem district, in May 1988. However, in November 2007 the Revenue Secretary removed him from service on the ground that his elder brother was employed in a private company at the time of his father's death.

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Tamilnadu Government increases DA for transport employees.

   In a move that will benefit over one lakh employees of all eight government transport corporations in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today increased the Dearness Allowance of transport employees from 51 per cent to 58 per cent, with effect from July 1 this year.

   The increase will benefit 1,19,261 employees of all eight government transport corporations in the state and would additionally cost Rs 9.15 crore annually to the exchequer.

The arrears will be paid in cash, Jayalalithaa said in a statement.

   "I hope this increase will encourage employees and workers to do their duty with more motivation and cheer," she said, days after announcing a hike in bus fares. Jayalalithaa had in October increased the DA of state government officials, teachers and pensioners from 51 per cent to 58 per cent, placing them on par with their central government counterparts.

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