APPSC: APPSC Group 2 Results Announced

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Happy New Year: New Year Greetings, New Year Wishes

Happy New Year: New Year Greetings, New Year Wishes

I wish you Health...

So you may enjoy each day in comfort.

I wish you the Love of friends and family...
And Peace within your heart.

I wish you the Beauty of nature...
That you may enjoy the work of God.

I wish you Wisdom to choose priorities...
For those things that really matter in life.

I wish you Generousity so you may share...
All good things that come to you.

I wish you Happiness and Joy...
And Blessings for the New Year.

I wish you the best of everything...
That you so well deserve.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIEND!

~ Author Unknown to me ~


H ours of happy times with friends and family
A bundant time for relaxation
P rosperity
P lenty of love when you need it the most
Y outhful excitement at lifes simple pleasures

N ights of restful slumber (you know - dont' worry be happy)
E verything you need
W ishing you love and light

Y ears and years of good health
E njoyment and mirth
A angels to watch over you
R embrances of a happy years!


~ Author Unknown to me ~


Happiness deep down within.
Serenity with each sunrise.
Success in each facet of your life.
Family beside you.
Close and caring friends.
Health, inside you.
Love that never ends.
Special memories of all the yesterdays.
A bright today with much to be thankful for.
A path that leads to beautiful tomorrows.
Dreams that do their best to come true.
Appreciation of all the wonderful things about you.

~ Author Unknown to me ~


I look to the new year and my wish for you;

Peace within your heart
Love from family and friends
Faith to guide your way
Hope to to make it through each day
Sunshine to light the day
Heavenly Stars to wish upon
Rainbows to to let you know there is a tomorrow
A tear to show compassion
A heart to hold the love
But most of all I wish for you
to feel my hand in yours,
To know I am here if you stumble or fall.
To bring you cheer, to bring you love,
to return the love you always share with me.

~ Author Unknown to me ~


Perhaps a bit wiser,
a bit kinder, too,
a little bit braver,
a heart that's more true,
a touch of believing
I've not known before,
in joys I'm receiving
a little bit more.

A little more anxious
to reach out my hand,
despite hurt or problems
to still understand,
accepting the heartache
that life often brings,
a little more beauty
in life's simple things.

A prayer when I'm weary
as onward I trod,
a little more trusting,
believing in God,
'tis this I would wish for
within moments dear,
not a lot - just a little
this wondrous new year.

~ Garnett Ann Schultz ~

Source: rosebriar.uk.com

Snap 2008 Answer Key

Snap 2008 Answer Key

SNAP Answer Key | Solution Key

SNAP Exam’s (held on 21st December 2008) Answer key will be put up on competeindia.com shortly.

Christmas Decorations

Christmas Decorations

Christmas decorations extend well beyond the Christmas tree. Christmas is an occasion to decorate the entire home – outdoors,

indoors, window decor, lighting displays, mantle garlands, Christmas stockings, beautiful door wreaths – the list never ends!

lick Celebrations.com experts have tips and

ideas to help you and your family spread Christmas cheer throughout your home.

Click here for more.

Jet Airways Bengaluru/Mangalore Flights & Pune/Bangalore Services,Dec 01,2008

Nov 20, 2008

Bengaluru/Mangalore, November 17, 2008: Jet Airways India’s premier international airline, will reintroduce daily service on

the Bengaluru – Mangalore – Bengaluru sectors, effective December 01, 2008.This has been necessitated due to rise in popular

demand in passenger traffic on these routes in the up coming holiday season.

Flight 9W 3561 will depart daily from Bengaluru at 0855 hrs in the morning, and arrive at Mangalore at 0955 hrs. On the

return leg, flight 9W 3562 will leave Mangalore at 1025 hrs and arrive back at Bengaluru at 1125 hrs.

In the evening, flight 9W 3563 will depart Bengaluru at 1730 hrs and arrive in Mangalore at 1830 hrs. On the return journey,

flight 9W 3564 will leave Mangalore at 1900 hrs and arrive back into Bengaluru at 2000 hrs.

With these timings, passengers travelling on business will find it convenient to take advantage of a same day return

facility.

Also effective 1st December'08, Jet Airways will further enhance its services to and from India’s the IT hubs Pune and

Bengaluru. Flight 9W 3559 will depart Pune daily at 0620 hrs and arrive in Bengaluru at 0820 hrs. 9W 3560 will then depart

Bengaluru 2030 hrs and arrive in Pune at 2250 hrs.

This is in addition to Jet Airways’ existing services operated by 9W 445 on the Bengaluru – Pune, and 9W 446 on the Pune -

Bengaluru routes.

All the above routes will be serviced by Jet Airways’ comfortable turboprop aircraft, ATR 72-500 series, with an all economy

configuration.

About Jet Airways:

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 85 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 11 Airbus A330-200

aircraft, 52 classic and next generation Boeing 737-400/700/800/900 aircraft and 12 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft.With

an average fleet age of 4.38 years, the airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleet in the world.

Flights to 64 destinations span the length and breadth of India and beyond, including New York (both JFK and Newark), San

Francisco, Toronto, Brussels, London (Heathrow), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, Bangkok,

Kathmandu,Dhaka, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

About JetLite:

JetLite is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jet Airways India Ltd. and was acquired by Jet Airways in April 2007.Positioned as an

all-economy value carrier, JetLite promises to offer value for money fares.JetLite currently operates a fleet of 24 aircraft,

which includes 17 Boeing 737 series and 7 Canadian Regional Jets 200 Series.The airline flies to 30 domestic destinations and

2 international destinations (Kathmandu and Colombo).

Jet Airways, with the acquisition of JetLite, today has a combined fleet strength of 109 aircraft.

Jet Airways
Public Relations
New Delhi & Mumbai,India
November 2008
Jet Airways (I) Ltd

Ragini Chopra
Vice President – Corporate Communications & PR
New Delhi,India
Tel: +91-11-4164 5080
Fax: +91-11-4609 5084
raginic@jetairways.com

A.K. Sivanandan
Sr. General Manager – PR
New Delhi,India
Tel: +91-11-2652 3357
Fax: +91-11-2652 3348
asivanandan@jetairways.com

Srirupa Sen
Manager – PR
Mumbai,India
Tel: +91-22-2852 3648
Fax: +91-22-2920 4437
ssen@jetairways.com

Source: http://www.mediasyndicate.com

KSRTC launches online hotel booking

Bangalore: If you plan to travel, you can now book hotels online through the new KSRTC website -- www.ksrtc.in -- that was

launched on Wednesday. The corporation has developed a software for booking hotels through private and e-booking services.

Many hotels in Bangalore, Mysore, Pondicherry and Mangalore have entered into agreement with KSRTC to use the online booking

service.

Transport principal secretary Upendra Tripathy said a state transport policy is in its planning stage. "Mobility is a

fundamental right. There should be 1,000 buses for every 10 lakh people," he said. "But for 4.5 crore population in

Karnataka, there are 20,000 buses maintained by four corporations and 7,000 private buses. The number should be 45,000

buses," he added.

Along with the launch of the website, Suvarna Karnataka tickets were also released. These tickets are valid for three or four

days and are ideal for short distance travel, such as in weekends. Passengers can buy the tickets online too.

The corporation has also launched a web portal to accommodate advertisements. The webpage will also offer news and other

information.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com (20 Nov 2008)

Ind vs Eng - India vs England

Watch 1st ODI Ind Vs Eng 2008 Series LIVE

November 14th, 2008

Follow Ind vs England 2008 your way!

The 1st ODI India Vs England Series started at 0900 am IST and is currently played at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot.

England won the toss and elected to bowl. At the time of writing India has made 247 at the loss of four wickets with Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on strike.

India’s players for today are Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Munaf Patel.

Representating England : Kevin Pietersen (Captain), Ian Bell, Matt Prior, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff, Samit Patel, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Steve Harmison.

The Umpires for today are Russel Tiffin and Suresh Shastri.

The cricket match livescore can be followed at

1. Visit www.thaindian.com main page, the live scores are shown on the right side. The score changes dynamically as the match progresses.
2. Cric Buzz is updating the scores at : http://live.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores-and-commentary.html
3. CricInfo is giving live ball by ball updates at : http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361043.html?CMP=OTC-GCN
4. Follow Rediff’s score card at : http://imsports.rediff.com/score/in_match9231.html

Source: http://www.thaindian.com

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Keep Bugging Around

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise

Continuing their trend of seeing New York City on foot, Katie Holmes was spotted meandering around the Big Apple earlier

today with her daughter Suri Cruise.

Undaunted by the rain, the “Mad Money” mommy came equipped with the lovely ladybug umbrella from last night, successfully

keeping them from getting wet.

Holmes looked beatnik chic in a black turtleneck underneath a black trench coat with sunglasses, while Suri sported a red

jacket, black leggings, and red shoes.

Earlier this morning, Katie was up and at ‘em with an energizing yoga session, starting her day off right with some physical

as well as mental focus.

Photo Credit: INF Daily

Source: celebrity-gossip.net

Infotech show in Bangalore from Nov 6-8

Software honchos and hardware geeks will gather to solidify strategies to tackle the effects of the global meltdown on the Indian information technology (IT) industry at a CEOs conclave. It will be a part of the three-day Bangalore IT.biz 2008 tech conference beginning at the Bangalore Palace grounds from November 6,2008.

N. Jayadeva, additional managing director of Karnataka Biotech and Information Technology Services of the Karnataka Government, told India Today that this year's edition will feature conferences and seminars on various IT verticals like telecom, cyber security, healthcare and even government's thrust on taking IT to the rural sectors.

The emphasis is on business and cyber security in the light of the increasing attempts to embrace technology by terrorists in India.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will open the event.

Yeddyurappa has said that he will like to emulate Modi's formula of development in his state, especially relevant after Karnataka fought hard to attract Ratan Tata's Nano project to his state which eventually drove to Gujarat, the partner state for the Bangalore tech show.

Famed guitarist Mexico-born Carlos Santana has been one of those who has endeared to the Indians not just because of the way he rendered top hits like Abraxas or Oye Como Va but also because of his closeness to Indian spirituality.

For a change, the Bangalore tech show will have a 50-member delegation from Mexico, the show's partner country. Mexico's minister for economy Gerardo Ruiz will be leading the team to explore tech opportunities in India.

"Indian software expertise has reached a new level," points out software hotshop Manthan Systems Managing Director Atul Jalan, "and Indian companies are at a level where they can offer their services to clients around the world."

Indian software exports have crossed thirty billion US dollars and the more than 6,000 units registered with Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) are hoping to push the figure beyond 50 billion dollars in three years.

STPI export awards will also be given away at the Bangalore IT.biz tech show.

Source: http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in

Sixth Pay Commission: U'khand opposes raising VAT limit

The Uttarakhand finance department today said it was not in a position to concede the demand of the business community for increasing the threshold VAT limit from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

The development comes a day after Chief Minister B C Khanduri assured the business community in Haldwani that he would look into their demand on sympathetic grounds, official sources said here today.

Indian Industry Association President Pankaj Gupta has also sought clarification from the chief minister whether any such move is being contemplated, saying the step would be “suicidal” for the economy of the hill state, which has meagre revenue resources.

Commenting on the chief minister’s reported statement, a top official said the threshold limit of Rs 5 lakh was in consonance with the national consensus on VAT. Any such increase would jeopardise the budget of the hill state, which is already reeling under the burden of the Sixth Pay Commission.

The Uttarakhand government recently decided to implement the new pay committee report that increases the salaries of its employees by 25 per cent and pensions by 40 per cent. The acceptance of the new wage report would put an extra burden of Rs 1,000 crore every year on the state exchequer. This year, the burden would be Rs 744 crore for salaries and Rs 284 crore for pensions.

“Since we are already reeling under huge financial burden, we will oppose any increase in VAT limit as and when the issue comes up,” said the official.

Meanwhile, Khanduri has also announced setting up of a new committee “Vyapar Mitra” to ensure better coordination between the business community and the government.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com

Sixth Pay Commission: The grim scenario of Rupee

(Inputs by Pallavi Mulay and Shakti Shankar Patra)

When the rupee was appreciating last year, it was widely believed that the upturn was here to stay. Foreign investments came

rushing to India, lured by its strong economic growth and low inflation. Even Indian corporates went overseas like never

before, borrowing heavily to fund acquisitions, as well as various expansion projects.

So, when the tide turned, it was a rude awakening for India Inc. Today, India is more integrated with the global economy

compared to a decade ago and the rupeedollar exchange rate has a huge bearing on India Inc’s growth prospects.

India continues to be a net importer of goods, especially capital goods and key industrial inputs. A costlier rupee raises

project costs and affects the rate of investment, which impacts economic growth. Besides, depreciation in the rupee reduces

the financial returns of foreign investors, reducing the relative attractiveness of India as an investment destination.

Given this, if we want to have a view on India’s growth story, it becomes necessary to understand the moves being made by the

rupee.

Why the rupee depreciated suddenly is an interesting question. The most obvious reason is the global financial crisis and the

ensuing massive unwinding of foreign portfolio investors to fund their domestic liquidity requirements. However , there have

been subtle changes in the economy over the past few months that have been hinting at a weak rupee.

India’s inflation spurted to double digits in June ’08 — higher than the rate of economic growth — on the back of high crude

oil and commodity prices. At the same time, the government’s decisions to raise subsidies rather than pass on the high global

prices of crude oil and fertilisers have dramatically increased the fiscal deficit.

Besides, the government has to make provisions for waiving agricultural loans, handing out the Sixth Pay Commission awards

and other welfare schemes launched in the recent past.

According to various estimates, these measures are expected to push India’s fiscal deficit to nearly 8% of the gross domestic

product (GDP) — the highest ever in nearly a decade. A bigger fiscal deficit translates into an equally huge trade deficit,

which puts downward pressure on the rupee. Till such a time these worries are addressed extensively, the downward pressure on

the rupee is likely to continue.

US AND THEM

It is not just the rupee, which has taken a thrashing from the sudden exit of foreign capital. Other emerging markets such as

Brazil and Russia have also witnessed a depreciation in their currencies — sharper than India’s — over the past few weeks.

While the rupee lost around 7.5% of its value from the beginning of July ’08, Brazilian real lost 20.6%, Russian rouble fell

10.3% and South Korean won depreciated by 16.9%. China is the only country whose currency has appreciated against the dollar

over a period of time.

THE SLIPPERY ZONE

While the outflow of the so-called ‘hot money’ has hit the rupee hard, the continuing liquidity problems overseas are adding

fuel to it. The foreign branches of Indian banks are suddenly finding it difficult to roll over short-term loans taken from

local banks.

In such cases, they are left with no other option, but to raise the necessary foreign exchange (forex) in the domestic market

by selling rupees, which adds to depreciation in the rupee.

LIQUIDITY WOES

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which overseas the domestic money supply, also monitors the supply of forex in India, so as

to smoothen out the erratic movements by keeping the markets wellsupplied and liquid.

However, RBI’s ability to intervene in the market is limited. The level of RBI’s forex reserves, which were on a secular

uptrend till May ’08 to reach $315 billion, have been waning since then.

Current forex reserves of $292 billion indicate a 7.3% drawdown from the peak, but they are still at very high levels,

considering India’s history of having reserves equivalent to around 12 months of imports.

But forex reserves have to be used carefully because they play a key role in maintaining the general confidence in the

currency. The structure of India’s foreign capital inflows has changed dramatically in the past few years.

While India’s total capital inflows have increased at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 58.4% over the past five

years, the hot money inflow — capital coming in through portfolio investments and short-term credit — has grown at 89%.

Hazy Future

During FY08 alone, nearly $46.8 billion of hot money flowed into India, representing 43.3% of India’s net capital inflows of

$108 billion. Since hot money can be easily pulled out at short notice, its large presence in the economy is a potential

danger. The boom in the economy and the stock market in earlier years led to its rising influence. But with things not so

smooth any more, it increases the risk of a sudden exodus of foreign capital.

Similarly, at times, RBI’s ability to intervene in the forex market gets restricted due to liquidity problems. When the rupee

is being sold off and losing value, RBI needs to sell dollars to support the rupee. This reduces liquidity in the banking

system.

So, it needs to be careful that its forex market operations do not leave the domestic financial system dry. Non-food credit

growth has reached 25% despite high interest rates due to heavy borrowings by oil and fertiliser companies.

RBI has taken steps to address liquidity problems. It started a second daily liquidity adjustment facility for banks and also

allowed them to dip below the mandated 25% statutory liquidity ratio requirement by one percentage point. In a bid to attract

more foreign currency, RBI has hiked interest rates on foreign currency deposits by 50 bps.

MACRO MIX-UPS :

The Indian economy is not in good shape. Growth in IIP has slowed, while inflation has soared. During the first five months

of FY09, fiscal deficit has already crossed 87% of India’s full-year forecast. The spurt in global crude prices has

single-handedly increased India’s trade deficit.

Crude prices jumped to an average of $120 in the first half of FY09 from $70 in the corresponding period of previous year.

So, India’s oil import bill swelled 77% in August ’08 to $11 billion and by 60% to $46 billion during April-August ’08. In

view of this, India’s export growth is falling short of the growth in imports. The resultant trade deficit is likely to touch

$125 billion for the whole of FY09.

There appears some light at the end of the tunnel on this count. Crude prices have retraced nearly one-third from their peaks

to fall below $100 per barrel and are expected to remain range-bound . In the medium term, domestic availability of natural

gas and crude oil is expected to increase substantially as RIL’s oil fields in Krishna Godavari basin and Cairn’s Rajasthan

fields begin production. Both these factors will ease India’s crude import bill and reduce the fiscal deficit. A simultaneous

meltdown in the commodity market will also alleviate inflation.

NO CLEAR VIEW, YET:

The recent fall in the rupee, led by withdrawal of foreign portfolio investors from India, may not be rectified till

stability returns. The global scenario is uncertain.

India also needs to fight its own woes — high inflation, widening current account and fiscal deficits and slowing economic

growth — besides absorbing repercussions of the global turmoil. The Indian economy’s ability to re-emerge as an attractive

investment destination will determine the rupee’s upward movement. Till then, the rupee is likely to remain under pressure.

(Inputs by Pallavi Mulay and Shakti Shankar Patra)


Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

Sixth Pay Commission: Pay panel recommendation: Govt staff threaten stir

Ahmedabad, October 05 The state Government employees are up in arms against the government over the issue of implementing the

Sixth Pay Commission recommendations to hike their salaries. To register their protest, the employees carried out a huge

rally in Ahmedabad on Sunday afternoon.
Other protest programmes such as going on a Mass Casual Leave and calling an indefinite strike are also on the cards if the

government does not pay heed to their demand. The agitating employees have also threatened that the BJP government’s delaying

the pay-hike might cost the party dear in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

The rally was carried out by different associations and federations of the state government employees under the umbrella of

Guajrat Rajya Karmachari Sankalan Samiti (Gujarat State Employees Co-Ordination Committee) and was attended by thousands of

state government employees.

Gujarat State Panchayat Employees Federation, Gujarat State Primary Teachers’ Federation, Gujarat State Officers’ Federation

and Gujarat State Board Nigam Employees Federation are some of the notable organisations that took part in the rally.

Chairman of Gujarat State Employees Co-Ordination Committee, Vishnu Patel, told Newsline: “The state government had announced

the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission in its manifesto, but it has been delaying it on the pretext of putting it for

review by a committee. We outrightly condemn the formation of the committee to examine the pay commission’s recommendation.

We demand pay hike at the earliest.”
Patel also said that the BJP’s good performance in the coming Lok Sabha election maybe doubtful. “The total voting heads of

the state government employees and their families come to almost a crore. If the government does not give them their right,

it may prove costly for them in the election,” he said.

Patel also announced that all state government employees would go on a Mass Casual Leave on November 5 if their demands were

not accepted by then.

Joint General Secretary of the Co-Ordination Committee Harshad Raval said, “State governments of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

have already implemented the pay commission’s recommendations. So, it is high time Gujarat government heard our demands.”

President of the Gujarat State Officers’ Federation Vivek Kapadiya said: “The state government has an inclination of not

paying enough to its employees, as it believes it is already paying them enough. Apart from that, it also has a tendency to

outsource all the work. That is why it has not been recruiting people. To attain their goal, they are forcing the people to

leave their jobs.” Kapadiya added that the state Government might have served five years in the state but the cost of their

deeds might have to be borne by the central BJP leadership in the next Lok Sabha election....

Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/

Sixth Pay Commission: Antony pitches for two key pay demands of Services, pulls up Navy chief again

New Delhi, October 5 Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who sent out an unclassified signal on September 24 to all naval

officers and ranks on withholding implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission salary recommendations, is learnt to have been

pulled up again by Defence Minister A K Antony for the manner in which he, as Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, led the

other two chiefs — General Deepak Kapoor and Air Chief Marshal Homi Major — in virtually attacking the establishment.
This is the third time Admiral Mehta has been pulled up by Antony in recent months — earlier, he was pulled up for his

remarks over the build-up of Chinese submarines.

It is learnt that while Antony has agreed to look into grievances, even push in Parliament the “demands” of the armed forces

over pay, he is upset by the way Admiral Mehta dealt with the matter. After being almost nudged by Admiral Mehta to “refuse”

implementation of the pay panel report, the armed forces did not submit their revised salary slips to the Ministry’s accounts

office.

Antony is part of a three-member panel — the others are Pranab Mukherjee, the panel head, and P Chidambaram — tasked to look

into the pay anomalies. On September 26, he had an uncharacteristic tough talk with the three chiefs. He is now said to have

conveyed to Mukherjee that the Government has agreed in principle to the Services’ demand for restoring 70 per cent “extant

pensionary weightage” to jawans on the basis of their last drawn pay.


Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/

Indian stock market

Indian stock market

Bombay Stock Exchange

The Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (formerly, The Stock Exchange, Mumbai; popularly called The Bombay Stock Exchange, or BSE) is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. It is also the biggest stock exchange in the world in terms of listed companies with 4700 listed companies as of August 2007.[1] It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India. On 31 December 2007, the equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE was US$ 1.79 trillion, making it the largest stock exchange in South Asia and the tenth largest in the world.

The Bombay Stock Exchange was established in 1875. Around 6,000 Indian companies list on the stock exchange, and it has a significant trading volume. The BSE SENSEX (SENSitive indEX), also called the "BSE 30", is a widely used market index in India and Asia. Though many other exchanges exist, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India account for most of the trading in shares in India. Read more



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Sixth Pay Commission: Army brass defied Govt on pay hike by citing ‘larger interest of the services’

Sixth Pay Commission: Army brass defied Govt on pay hike by citing ‘larger interest of the services’

Shishir Gupta
Sep 30, 2008 at 0254 hrs IST

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 29 The armed forces have agreed to implement revised pay scales and arrears from October 1 but in a highly controversial move last Friday, the Army top brass, taking a cue from the Navy, cited “the larger interests of the services” to justify their defiance and “delay” in implementing revised salaries.
The Army signal was sent the day Defence Minister A K Antony talked tough with the three Services chiefs and told them in very clear terms to implement the Cabinet decision on the Sixth Pay Commission report.

Top sources confirmed to The Indian Express that via a signal on September 26 — two days after Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta signalled his men — Lt Gen V K Chaturvedi, Director General, Manpower Planning, under the Adjutant General of Army, informed “all ranks up to unit level” that the revised pay scales were delayed. The signal, being kept under wraps, was sent to Headquarters/Commands and Corps of the 1.1 million-strong Army.

While the armed forces process for issuing the Government notification has begun so that all officers and ranks get the new scales together with their civilian counterparts on time, the Army, in its signal, said that four pay-related issues still remain unresolved:

Uniform grades of pay at par with civilian officers.

•Lt Col should be upgraded to Pay band 4.

•t Generals should be placed in Higher Administrative Grade plus.

•Restoring pensionary benefits of personnel below officer rank.

While the UPA government plans to take up the two signals issued by the Navy chief and Army Headquarters seriously as these have wider ramifications, it is foxed by the first demand which is not even within the purview of the Pranab Mukherjee committee — it also comprises P Chidambaram and Antony — set up by the Prime Minister last Friday to sort out pay-related anomalies with the armed forces.


Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/

Happy Navratri

Happy Navratri

Wish everybody Happy Navaratri through these Happy Navaratri Cards. Send these Happy Navaratri Greeting Cards to your friends and relatives and wish them all a delightful and wonderful Navratri . Choose from these Happy Navratri Ecards absoultely free. Also download Free Navaratri Wallpapers Read more


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Navratri Songs

Navratri Songs

Navaratri Special Songs and Lyrics: Clickhere for Songs and Lyrics.

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Durga Chalisa

Durga Chalisa

Shri Durga Chalisa is a "forty verse" prayer. These verses are usually recited or chanted by groups. The acts and deeds of Sri Durga are recalled in these verses to aid the devotee to meditate on virtuous and noble qualities.

Namo Namo Durge Sukh Karani, Namo Namo Ambe Dukh Harani
Nirakar Hai Jyoti Tumhari, Tihoun Lok Phaili Uujiyaari Read more


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Jai Mata Di - www.jaimatadi.org

Jai Mata Di - www.jaimatadi.org

Jai Mata Di

Rani Ma Vaishno Devi followed and worshiped Lord Vishnu and considered him as HER ideal.

At about 2 kms from Katra, from where we start our Rani Ma Yatra today, is situated an old village, Hansal, also called (Hansalli). Around 700 years ago, there lived a very poor priest named Pandit Shirdhar, who was very heartily devoted to Rani Ma Vaishnodevi. He used to sing his daily prayers and performed Rani Ma Puja daily. He also used to worship little girls (called Kanya Pujan) regularly. And as faith was, he was childless and had no children of his own.
His daily Puja and Prayers for Rani Ma Vaishnodevi went on for many years. At last seeing his firm-faith and the true devotion, Rani Ma one day came to Panditji, in the form of a little innocent girl.

Pandit Shridhar had been busy in his daily preparation of Kanya Pujan, where, some little girls were present before him. Rani Ma Vaishnodevi manifested herself in those little-girls. As per the Hindu tradition, while Pt. Shirdhar had been washing the feet of these little girls, his sight fell on Rani Ma manifested Herself in the form of a little girl. Panditji was astonished to see HER celestial beauty in vermilion garbs; SHE wore on HER divine body.. Read more


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Navratri SMS

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Sixth Pay Commission pay out: Govt needs extra funds, to borrow Rs 10k cr more in H1

Sixth Pay Commission pay out: Govt needs extra funds, to borrow Rs 10k cr more in H1

The government on Tuesday decided to borrow Rs 10,000 crore more than what it had planned for in the first half of 2008-09. Despite fulfilling its borrowing requirement for the first half of the fiscal, the finance ministry has now decided to advance its borrowing programme for the second half by scheduling issuance of dated securities worth Rs 10,000 crore in the month of September itself.

“This has been done keeping in view the emerging requirements of the government, market conditions and other relevant factors,” as per an official release. Accordingly the finance ministry will sell Rs 6,000 crore of 7.94%, 2021 bonds and Rs 4,000 crore of 8.28%, 2032 bonds on September 26.

The government has already borrowed Rs 96,000 crore in the first half of the year and has budgeted its net borrowing at Rs 1 lakh crore for 2008-09. It has however not announced its full borrowing calendar for the fiscal second half.

Analysts feel that the move shows that the government is likely to overshoot its slated borrowing for the year.

“This is a very surprising time to decide to raise funds as liquidity is tight in September because of the heavy payments as advance tax,” Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank said. The government expects to overshoot its borrowing estimates and so is sensitising the market to it. Alternatively, it is expects the global financial crisis to worse and so plans to secure domestic fund flows, he added.

Saugata Bhattacharya, economist at Axis Bank said, “This could be because of an immediate increase in its expenditure or because advance tax outflows is lower than projected.” The government may also be of the view that it may be able to raise funds at a lower rate at the current market conditions, he said. The UPA government needs additional funds for the Sixth Pay Commission pay out, issuing bonds for oil and fertiliser and possibly for the farm loan waiver as well. It is also likely to make extra provisions for relief and rehabilitation in wake of the Bihar floods.

As per the pay commission’s recommendations, the salary hikes will cost Rs 22,100 crore this fiscal, while the farm loans to be waived in three instalments is estimated at Rs 71,680 crore. The government has also budgeted Rs 7,500 crore for fertiliser bonds. Oil bonds for the fourth quarter of 2007-08 amounting to Rs 14,956 crore and

for the first quarter of 2008-09 estimated at Rs 24,408 crore will be issued after obtaining Parliamentary approval.


Source: http://www.financialexpress.com/

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The India Aviation 2008 is an exciting event for the country, as well as the aviation industry in India. In recent years India has seen a growth in the aviation industry, with the two main airlines operating in the country, Air Sahara and Jet Airways, gaining competition with the introduction of various other airlines into the market, including Indigo, Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet. With the increase of private airlines, the industry has opened up doors to give way to business ventures and opportunities in regard to maintenance and repair of aircrafts, aircraft manufacturing, development of infrastructures and various employment prospects in the airline service field.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Government of India joined forced to organize the first hosting of India Aviation 2008. It will be the first time that the Civil Aviation sector of India is able to invite exhibitors and guests to such a magnificent international event, with Hyderabad Airport as the venue, to promote and exhibit the aviation industry. It will take place from the 15th to the 18th of October and promises to be an unforgettable experience.

Not only will India Aviation 2008 assist in encouraging international companies within the industry to enter into business ventures within the country, but offer networking opportunities and showcase the positive changes within the aviation industry in India. To meet the biggest players in the Indian aviation industry, one will have to look no further than the inauguration and networking dinner, with the inauguration being done by the Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation.

There will be numerous events and attractions at India Aviation 2008, such as static displays, media conferences, chalets, demonstration flights, exhibitions, stands and aerial displays. Aircraft from around the world can also be seen at the event that will total approximately thirty-six different types of aircraft. Many countries such as the United States of America, Germany and Canada have confirmed their support of the exhibition, as have an abundant amount of companies that will be attending. For India and its aviation industry, the exhibition is an important event, not only for the present time but to assist in its development in the future.


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Yamaha FZ 150

Yamaha Motor India Limited is ready to launch FZ 150 on Indian roads by the
end of this year. Yamaha FZ 150 will take on its arch rival Bajaj Pulsar
directly and will tempt the owners of the economy 150 cc motorcycles. The bike
has all the latest technology features that the customer craves for. The stylish
yet innovative FZ 150 has macho and muscular looks redefining the 150cc bikes
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The Price ranges would be around Rs. 70,000 – 80,000.

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Yamaha India launched yet another stunning motorcycle in the 150cc segment last weekend in Goa. The new bike is called FZ16 and it is aimed to target the youth with its aggressive styling and street-fighter looks. The bike is powered by a 153.0cc power plant and packs in 14PS of power available at 7,500rpm and 13.6Nm of torque developed at 6,000rpm.

The cycle parts too are top-notch like the 41mm front forks and a Monocross rear suspension. The instrumentation upfront is all-digital with even the tachometer displaying the revs in a digital format.

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Speaking to the media during the launch, CEO and Managing Director, Mr. Tsutomu Mabuchi said, "With the launch of FZ 16, Yamaha is poised to provide Indian bike enthusiasts with both a rough and brutish expression as well as a certain subtlety.

The FZ16 will be a more potent bike in Yamaha's product placement than the race-focused YZFR15 as it will offer the 'average joe' the perfect balance of looks, performance and value-formoney. Yamaha has hit the right notes with FZ's pricing and the company astonished not only its rivals but also the entire Indian motorcycle community when it announced an exshowroom price of Rs 65,000 for the FZ16.


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Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points

Sixth Pay Commission: Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points

After the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, here is the brief list of Perks, Arrears, Increments & Key Points of the Sixth Pay Commission, as listed in the official report of the Sixth Pay Commission. How much of these perks, arrears and Increments are you elgible to receive depends upon your Pay Band and the salary. You may also check the Online Calculators for Sixth Pay Commission Salary Calculations.

State Wise Salary Hike details are covered in the links of the article: State Wise Salary Hike Details of Sixth Pay Commission. Please refer to the article and click on your respective state wise link for news and other information.

Link To: Revised Pay Scales, New Pay Bands Finalized by the Government

Union Government notified Sixth Pay Commission Friday. Following are some key points after notification.

Government has accepted most of the points but has rejected three recommendations and has put some other contentious issues to be taken up in future.

Pay Band and Grade pay:

* Grade Pay up to PB2 recommended by 6CPC accepted as such.

* Revised Grade pay from PB3 and above. Check New pay band and Grade Pay

* The basic pay drawn as on 1.1.2006 on the existing Fifth CPC pay scales will be multiplied by a factor of 1.86 and then rounded off to next multiple of 10. This will be the pay in the revised running Pay Band. Grade Pay, as approved by the Government, corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale, will then be added to the Pay in the revised Pay Band. The total of pay in the Pay Band and grade pay will be the revised Basic Pay as on 1.1.2006.

* Rate of annual increments will be 3% and the rate of variable increment for high achievers in PB-3 will be 4%.

* There will be a uniform date of annual increment, viz. 1st July of every year. Employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st of July will be eligible to be granted the increment. The first increment after fixation of pay on 1.1.2006 in the revised pay structure will be granted on 1.7.2006 for those employees for whom the date of next increment was between 1st July, 2006 to 1st Jan 2007.

DA and other Allowances

* AICPI (IW) with base 2001 may, henceforth, be used for the purpose of calculating DA till it gets revised. The base using the 2001 series works out to be 115.76. Based on this index the revised DA as on Jan-06, July-06, Jan-07, July-07, Jan-08 and July-08 are estimated to be 0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, 12%, and 16% respectively (based on the calculation made as per index - Exact DA rates are yet to be confirmed by the Government).

* “Campus” restriction for grant of Transport Allowance will be removed. Consequently, employees living in campuses will also be eligible for Transport Allowance. Further, Transport Allowance for the employees at the lowest levels will be increased to Rs.600 (from Rs.400) in A-1/A class cities and Rs.400 (from Rs.300) in other towns.

* New TA - Employees drawing grade pay of Rs. 5400 and above will be eligible to receive TA of Rs.3200 and DA thereon (A1/A class cites) and Rs.1600 and DA thereon (other places. Similarly Employees drawing grade pay of Rs.4200 to Rs.4800 will be eligible to receive TA of Rs. Rs.1600 and DA thereon (A1/A class cites) and Rs.800 and DA thereon (other places). Employees drawing grade pay of below Rs. 4200 will be eligible to receive TA of Rs. 600 and DA thereon (A1/A class cites) and Rs.400 and DA thereon (other places).

* City Compensatory Allowance abolished.

* Employess living in X (Earlier classified as A-1), Y (Earlier classified as A, B-1 & B-2), and Z (Earlier classified as C and Unclassified) will be eligible for HRA of 30%, 20% and 10% (on Fixed Pay and Grade Pay) respectively.

* Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee are merged and reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be paid upto the maximum of Rs.1000 per child per month subject to a maximum of 2 children. Hostel subsidy will be reimbursed upto the maximum limit of Rs.3000 per month per child. The limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%.

* Cycle Allowance, Washing Allowance, Cash Handling Allowance, Special Allowance, Night Duty Allowance and Split Duty Allowance have been doubled. Similarly, rates of allowances specific to different Ministries/Departments/Organisations not covered in this Report will also be doubled. The rates of these allowances will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.

* All provisions concerning travel under LTC are to be retained except frequency of travel in home town concession (up to three times during the first two blocks of 4 years after joining the service).

* The revised allowances, other than dearness allowance, will be effective from 1st day of September, 2008.

ACP (Assured Career Progression):

* Three upgradations will be granted under Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme at 10, 20 and 30 years as per the modified ACP Scheme recommended by the Commission. ACP Scheme will also be applicable to Group A employees.

* Financial upgradation through ACP will be available whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade.

* Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of normal promotion shall be allowed at the time of financial upgradations under the scheme. Thus, an increase of 3% of pay and grade pay shall be available as financial upgradation under the scheme.

Other Points accepted by the Government:

* The Commission’s recommendation regarding payment of arrears has been modified to the extent that the arrears will be paid in cash in two instalments – first instalment of 40% during the current financial year (2008-09) and the remaining 60% in the next financial year (2009-10).

* The Government has approved setting up of Anomalies Committees to examine individual, post-specific and cadre-specific anomalies. The Anomalies Committees should endeavour to complete their work in one year.

Recommendations not accepted by the Government in Sixth Pay Commission:

* Liberal ‘severance package’ for those employees who want to leave service without pension with more than 15, but less than 20 years of service.

* Recommendation relating to Holiday Policy that there should only be three closed holidays for Government employees.

* Flexi-hours for women employees and flexi-weeks for employees with disabilities.

Recommendations of Sixth CPC which will be examined separately :

* Recommendation related to Bonus and Over Time Allowance.

* Recommendation related to General Provident Fund for Central Government employees and Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme.

* Introduction of Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government employees and pensioners.


Source: http://www.khabrein.info/

Sixth Pay Commission: States ask Centre to bear 50 pc burden of sixth pay revision

Sixth Pay Commission: States ask Centre to bear 50 pc burden of sixth pay revision


New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Not keen on again bearing a financial stress that fell on them after implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission, state governments want the Centre to share half the burden of pay revision of their employees, in case they go for the next salary hike.
"The states would never forget the effect of the Centre's decision on recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission regarding pay revision on states' finances through consequences of pay revision at the states levels. This had resulted in a financial crisis for the states," VAT panel said in its presentation to the 13th Finance Commission.

The Empowered Committee of state finance ministers on VAT said that during that time, the Centre had agreed to bear half of the burden of the states but did not actually provide the assistance.

The VAT panel said the Sixth Pay Commission will "consequently cause the states to take certain decisions for the pay structure of their employees and others with serious financial implications".

When the Centre announcing the pay revision, it is a general practice for states to go for pay revision of its employees.

Due to the Sixth Pay revision, the Centre will bear an additional burden of Rs 15,700 crore on the central budget and Rs 6,400 crore on the railway budget. PTI


Source: http://www.ptinews.com

Sixth pay commission: Hike in pay scale, BMC employees to get richer

Sixth pay commission: Hike in pay scale, BMC employees to get richer

Mumbai, September 20 Employees of the richest municipal corporation in the country will be richer in the coming months with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) planning to spend Rs 1000 crore on its employees. BMC— with an annual budget of Rs 16,000 crore—will make reforms in the pay scales of the employees.
Although the one lakh strong workforce of BMC does not come under the central or state government’s pay commission, the civic administration will be making reforms in the pay scale. After a series of discussions and meetings with the employees’ union, the civic body has decided to increase the pay scale applicable from April1, 2005.

Additional Municipal Commissioner Mahadeo Sangle said that each of the civic employees- from labourer to high ranking official- will be applicable for the reformed pay scale. “The rise will be from 20 per cent to 48 per cent and will be applicable from April 2005 as against the center’s sixth pay commission of January 2006,” he said. The higher salary will burden the civic body by Rs 1000 crore. “But we are ready to spend that much on our employees. Revenue from octroi will be used and adjusted to pay for the salaries,” Sangle added.

Although the reforms are yet to get the final approval, the civic administration has also proposed hike in house rent by 30 per cent. “Not everyone has a house in the city or get the provision of civic quarters. In such case we have doubled the house rent from 15 per cent to 30 per cent as the property rates in the city are also sky-rocketing,” Sangle said. The meetings with union will begin from September 22 and the reforms will be finalised in the coming days.


Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/

Sixth Pay Commission: Uttar Pradesh's new taxes only for rich: Official

Sixth Pay Commission: Uttar Pradesh's new taxes only for rich: Official

20 Sep, 2008

LUCKNOW: A day after Uttar Pradesh hiked levies on laptops, mobile phones and airconditioners - among nearly 100 items - a top official on Saturday described it as a move to mobilise additional resources by "taxing the affluent".

Each of the items for which value added tax (VAT) has been hiked or an entry tax has been reintroduced are usually used by the rich, according to V S Pandey, principal secretary to Chief Minister Mayawati.

"A lot of care has been taken at the highest level to ensure that no item used by ordinary people is subjected to additional taxation," Pandey told.

According to him, "The additional tax on select items would mop up additional annual revenues of Rs 1,200 crores (Rs 12 bn)."

He said: "The state requires nearly Rs 5,000 crores (Rs 50 bn) to meet the burden on account of implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission report, so additional resources need to be mobilised."

The state government Friday night raised the VAT on various items. Entry tax that had been done away with by the previous government has also been reintroduced. While the entry tax varies between two and four percent, the hike in VAT ranges between 12 and 21 per cent as against the existing flat four percent.

Interestingly, the only item for which VAT has been reduced is 'bhang' - a popular intoxicant in semiurban and rural areas. The VAT on bhang has been reduced from 32 per cent to 12.5 per cent.

While cycle tyres have been exempted from the hike, all other tyres have been subjected to an entry tax.

Computers are going to cost more, with VAT going up from four percent to 12.5 per cent. Other items in the list include telephones, CDs, DVDs, wireless equipment and several other electronic gadgets.

The cost of machinery, tools, dyes as well as coffee powder, green tea, cocoa powder will also go up, with an identical rise in VAT from four percent to 12.25 per cent.

Turbine fuel and CNG have been subjected to the steepest hike - from one percent to 21 per cent.


Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

6th Pay Commission: Cabinet to decide on pay hike on September 23

6th Pay Commission: Cabinet to decide on pay hike on September 23

20 Sep 2008

PANAJI: The state government is likely to implement the 6th Pay Commission's recommendations with effect from November 2008. The state cabinet will formally decide on the issue when it meets on September 23.

The finance secretary Udipta Ray, along with joint secretary Suresh Shanbogue gave a presentation to the cabinet about the implications of the 6th Pay Commission for Goa on Thursday.

Sources in the finance department said that the 46,000 strong government workforce will get hiked salaries from the month of November, which will be paid on November 30.

The average jump in salary for any government servant ranges from 30 to 35 per cent. This includes house rent allowance (HRA) which has gone up by around 15 to 20%.

The city compensatory allowance (CCA) has been abolished and travelling allowance (TA) put in its place. As the dearness allowance increases , so does the travelling allowance, sources said.

The annual increment will be 3% of basic pay, and the date of increments is uniformly set for July 1 every year to all employees. Full pension will be given after completion of 20 years, that is, 50% of last 10 months average emoluments, sources said.

Implementing the 6th Pay Commission recommendations will entail an additional burden of around Rs 25 crore per month on the government .

The overall liability on the government in terms of salaries and arrears for the period from January 1, 2006, to August 31, 2008, is around Rs 800 crore.

While these are some of the salient features of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations to be implemented in Goa, government employees are eagerly waiting for the cabinet to give its formal nod to the recommendations during its meeting on September 2.


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Sixth Pay Commission: States demand share of taxes

Sixth Pay Commission: States demand share of taxes

Agartala, Sept. 19: The northeastern states, including Sikkim, have demanded 10 per cent of the total devolution of funds from taxes from the Centre, while supporting the demand for 50 per cent of the devolution to all states.

The demand was raised at a meeting of the newly constituted 13th Finance Commission, headed by economist and tax specialist B.K. Kelkar in New Delhi on September 16.

Though the 13th Finance Commission gave no assurance, the members of the commission as well as the chairman indicated that the matter would be considered seriously.

“The 12th Finance Commission had recommended devolution of 30 per cent of the tax-based income to states but this has proved to be inadequate, so we demanded 50 per cent devolution from the 13th Finance Commission,” said Tripura finance minister Badal Chowdhury.

The minister said going by the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commission, except Assam, the remaining seven northeastern states, including Sikkim, received less than one per cent each.

“In case our demand is accepted, 10 per cent of the funds on the head of devolution of taxes will be earmarked for the Northeast and that will take care of the gap in non-plan funds,” Chowdhury said.

“The implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission by the Centre has brought tremendous pressure on the states, and the Centre must help by bearing at least 50 per cent of the additional liability,” the minister added.

On behalf of the eight northeastern states, which belong to the special category, the demand has been raised for the Centre to bear the full liability on the implementation of the recommendations of the Pay Commission.

“We have requested the Finance Commission to look into the matter and make later adjustments with the non-plan gap grants,” said Tripura finance minister.

The minister said the issue of the Centre not sharing the collections of surcharges and cess with the states also figured in the discussion.

At the meeting , the issue of Centre-sponsored schemes was primarily discussed.“Most of the centrally sponsored schemes are based on subjects which fall under the jurisdiction of the states. The Centre should share more funds,” Chowdhury said.

“We have been told the Finance Commission will start visiting states from November this year and is expected in the Northeast by March next year,” Badal said.


Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com

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SBI declared the result of Probationary Recruitment as declared earlier.

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Sixth Pay Commission: Women in govt service to get 3 yrs' child care leave

Sixth Pay Commission: Women in govt service to get 3 yrs' child care leave

16 Sep 2008, 0826 hrs IST, Ashish Sinha,TNN

NEW DELHI: This is one rule that could turn women in India Inc green with envy. The Centre has not only increased maternity

leave for its employees to six months but has also cleared paid leave for two years to take care of children.

The order, effective from September 1, increases maternity leave of women employees from 135 days to a cool 180 days for each

of their two children. From now on, women employees can take paid leave up to two years (730 days) during their career for

"taking care" of their two children without affecting their seniority.

Even if a woman has only one child, she can take the two-year leave. Termed "child care leave", this will be besides the

maternity break they are entitled to. The new rules came into force on September 1.

Adding to the bonanza, a woman employee can avail of child care leave in any combination till her two children are 18 years

of age. In line with the Sixth Pay Commission proposals, the new leave regime for women means that during their stint with

the government, they can avail paid leave of as much as three years, provided they do it only for two children.

The child care leave can be taken for any of reason, including "rearing" or "to look after any of their needs like

examination, sickness etc". Women in the private sector are often hard-pressed for such leave beyond the maternity break

(rarely beyond 90 days), besides the regular quota of earned, casual and medical leave.

"The new rule has come as a godsend. I can now devote time to my son when he needs it the most. The best part is I can take

this leave till he is 18," said a director-level IAS officer. Contrast it with what a senior corporate executive said: "I

attended office up to two days before my child was born. I had to save as much of my 90-day maternity leave so that I could

devote time to my child later. The entire period is over now and I am back to work. I now leave my baby at my mother's house

and come to office."

The government has notified that child care leave can also be availed in continuation of the six-month maternity break. It

means that a woman employee deciding to have only one child can continue on paid leave for two-and-a-half years at a stretch.

Of course, she has the option of saving some of it for exigencies and, above all, she continues to enjoy her share of the

regular leaves. The new regime will definitely make government jobs much more attractive not only for women but also for men

as the couple would be assured that at least the mother would be with the child when needed. Semi-government establishments —

like PSUs, banks, insurance companies — should be expected to adopt the new women-friendly system sooner or later.


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Sixth pay commission: UGC pay panel delay likely to hit UPA’s election plans

Sixth pay commission: UGC pay panel delay likely to hit UPA’s election plans

16 Sep, 2008, 0244 hrs IST, ET Bureau

NEW DELHI: Much to the chagrin of the UPA government, the University Grants Commission’s pay review committee is unable to

“estimate” how much more time it will require to finalise its recommendations. The committee headed by Professor G K Chadha

was supposed to submit its report on September 5.

The HRD ministry has given it a month’s extension, but professor Chadha is unwilling to commit himself to a public deadline.

The UPA government would like to wrap up the pay review before elections are announced.

College and university teachers are an important electoral constituency and the government would rather give them the

expected pay hike in time so that it can reap electoral dividends.

However, the Chadha Committee does promise “radical” changes which will help the Indian higher education sector meet the

socio-economic and cultural challenges in the era of globalisation, even as Professor Chadha is unwilling to commit a

deadline.

He says that the committee will take “no longer than is necessary”. One of the reasons, the chairman has cited for the delay

is that the committee is yet to reach at a consensus on three or four issues.

These include changes in the “layers” of the faculty at the college and university levels — the choice is to continue with

the current gradation from lecturer to reader to professor or to introduce new levels. Professor Chadha said that should

changes be introduced, suitable time scales will also have to be introduced.

Other unresolved issues include whether the UGC pay committee should replicate the central pay commission’s system for grade

pay and pay bands, and the manner in which to resolve the anomalies of the previous committee’s — the Rastogi Committee —

recommendations.

Another area that the committee members feel needs more attention is the manner in which stagnation of college and university

professors can be addressed. At present, it seen that often college professors achieve the top of their scale and then

continue to remain there without any possibilities of advancement.

Former IISc director Professor G Padmanaban, who is member of the committee, said that there was a strong view within the

panel that no teacher should suffer from stagnation.

Now, the committee needs to work out a way to compensate these members of the teaching community, and to do so they will need

to find parallels within the sixth pay commission’s recommendation.

In light of the vast higher education expansion plans of the government, the committee has suggested a uniform retirement age

of 65 years across the country. At present, there is a “great discrepancy” in the retirement age that ranges for 55 to 65

years.

“We are in a situation when availability of teaching faculty is critical to the government’s plans. This issue can be

addressed to some measure through a retirement age that is uniformly set across the entire higher education system,”

Professor Chadha said.

Professor Chadha said that at the entry level the higher education sector is competing with the corporate sector and civil

services for the best minds. “We need to offer an attractive package. While we can’t compete with the corporate sector it

should be such that 10 years down the road, the academic has no regrets.”

Stating that the choice was clear, Professor Chadha said, “We can’t give the red carpet welcome but we can provide a decent

living condition”. The effort to attract the best minds to join the academic circuit will include “unprecedented financial

support” and improved research facilities.


Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/

Sixth Pay Commission: Private school teachers want sixth pay panel scales

Sixth Pay Commission: Private school teachers want sixth pay panel scales

Puducherry, Sept 15: The Confederation of Associations of Staff of Private schools in Union Territory of Puducherry today

asked the administration to ensure that the pay scales were revised for the staff in the private schools in accordance with

the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.

A release from the confederation said its general body meeting held here today urged that all teachers and employees in

government aided schools in the Union Territory should also be extended the benefit of increase in wages and allowances as

had been implemented for the government employees as per the pay commission’s recommendations.

The administration should also bring in a legislation to guarantee job security for the teachers in private schools and also

to tone up their service conditions.

All vacant posts of teachers in aided schools should be filled without delay and its charter of demands already presented to

the government should be conceded.

Bureau Report


Source: http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=469372&sid=REG

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Sixth Pay Commission: Armed forces take pay panel grievances to PMO

Sixth Pay Commission: Armed forces take pay panel grievances to PMO

6 Sep 2008, 0237 hrs IST,TNN

NEW DELHI: The armed forces have now taken the raging battle over the 6th Pay Commission right till the PMO, seeking direct intervention from the country’s top political leadership in restoring their parity with their civilian and paramilitary counterparts.

Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, in his capacity as the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee (CoSC), made a representation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday about their grievances with the August 29 gazette notification of new pay scales.
‘‘Apart from briefing the PM on his recent visits to Japan and South Korea as well as the rescue operations in flood-hit Bihar, Admiral Mehta presented a written brief to PM about the demoralisation in the three Services due to the new pay scales,’’ said a source.

To ensure that this unprecedented action is not seen as mutinous in any way, the armed forces have reposed their ‘‘full confidence’’ in the Union Cabinet in the latest letter written to defence minister A K Antony by the CoSC chairman.

The forces, in fact, want the pay notification to ‘‘be kept in abeyance’’ till the Union Cabinet considers the ‘‘core issues’’ and issues corrective directions to ensure that its officers are not downgraded, in terms of pay and status, in comparison with other civil services and paramilitary forces, including the IPS.

If this is not done, it will lead to ‘‘despondency’’ among the ‘‘badly demoralized’’ officers of the three Services. Moreover, it will seriously jeopardise ‘‘operational’’ and ‘‘functional’’ harmony between the armed forces and the paramilitary forces whenever they operate together, warned Admiral Mehta, in his letter.

The main grouse of the forces revolves around the fact that the ‘‘extant parity’’ of Lt-Colonel rank officers has been lowered by retaining them in Pay Band-3 (Rs 15,600-39,100), while raising similarly placed civilians and paramilitary officers to PB-4 (Rs 37,400-67,000). The forces have also sought restoration of parity in grade pay for lower and middle rung Service officers with their civilian counterparts, who are going to get more as per the new pay scales.

Then, of course, the armed forces are also angry at the fact that all directors-general of police and their equivalents have been placed over Lt-Generals by the creation of a new ‘‘higher administrative grade-plus’’.

The ‘‘lowering of status’’ of Lt-Cols and their equivalent ranks in IAF (Wing Commander) and Navy (Commander), who constitute the bulk of the fighting force among officers, is of course the most painful for the forces.


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

MP govt to implement 6th Pay Commission from Sept 1

MP govt to implement 6th Pay Commission from Sept 1

Chronicle News Service

Omkareshwar (MP), Sept 7: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here Sunday announced that the state government employees will get 'enhanced salary' as per the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission from September 1.

"The state government employees will get the enhanced salary on October 1 (for the month of September), as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission," Chouhan told reporters after performing puja at the Omkareshwar temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlings in the country.

Chouhan was in the town as part of his ongoing 'Janahirwad Yatra' in the state.

Referring to the poll issues in the coming assembly elections, he said the ruling party will seek people's decisive mandate on the twin issues of "development and people's welfare".

He highlighted his government's achievement's in the last four and a half years and claimed that what his party's government has done for the people during the period, Congress was unable to do the same in the last 50 years of its rule.

Regarding India's achievement in negotiating the nuclear deal with the Nuclear Supply Group (NSG) he said that the country has the right to conduct nuclear tests and that nobody would be able to take away from it.

To a question, he said that laws are there because of people and not vice-versa, therefore any law which obstructs the development of the people will be changed and added that his government has changes several such laws during its tenure.


Source: http://www.centralchronicle.com/20080908/0809002.htm

6th Pay Commission: Information on pension just a call away

6th Pay Commission: Information on pension just a call away

Khabrein.Info Correspondent,

Mumbai, September 9, 2008: Information on pensions as per 6th Pay Commission Recommendations is just a call away.

It must be good news to central government pensioners who were finding it hard to get information about the new pension amount that they would be getting.

With news on several aspects of 6th Pay Commission still sketchy pensioners specially those who live alone are finding it difficult to get information on their new salary structure as well as on amount of arrears that they may be getting.

Government has raised the amount that the pensioners would be getting. It has even improved upon the sixth pay commission recommendation in the final notification that was issued last week.

Octogenarians will now be paid an additional 20 per cent of their basic pension, while those aged 85 will get 30 per cent more, rising to 100 per cent additional pension for centurions.

To get an idea of the quantum of hike, a person with a basic pension of Rs 10,000 — who used to get Rs 22,050 in hand — will now receive a total pension of Rs 26,216. The new rates are effective from January 2006 and the arrears will be given out in two instalments — 40% during the current fiscal, 60% in 2009-10.

Now the pensioners can get all the information on pension by calling Defence Accounts Pensioners Association (DAPA) in Pune on telephone number 020-24451319.

The call can be made between 2 pm to 8 pm.

Contact persons: U.P. Kamble and Shailendra Mhaskar
Tel. No. 020-24451319

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Source: http://www.khabrein.info

Bangalore metro rail extension approved

Bangalore metro rail extension approved

It is reported that the board of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation has approved the extension of the metro project in Bangalore city.

The project will comprise two corridors east-west and north-south. The east-west corridor will be 18.1 kilometer in length and will start at Byappanahalli and terminate at Mysore Road. It will cover Indiranagar, CMH Road, Swamy Vivekananda Road, MG Road, Ambedkar Road, Post Office Road, KG Road, Majestic, KSRTC Bus Stand, Bangalore City Railway Station, Magadi Road, Tool Gate, Chord Road, Vijayanagar, Mysore Road up to Ring Road Junction.

The north-south corridor will start at Yeshwanthpur and terminate at Jayanagar. It will cover Chord Road, Mahakavi Kuvempu Junction, Swastik, Platform Road, KSRTC Bus Stand, Chickpet, City Market, KR Road, Vani Vilas Road, Lalbagh, RV Road, South End Circle and Jayanagar. While the main depot-cum-workshop for the east-west corridor is planned at Byappanahalli, for the north-south corridor, the depot is slated to be set up at Yeshwanthpur.

BMRCL expects to complete the Byappanahalli-Cricket Stadium by March 2010; Yeshwanthpur-Swastik by November 2010, underground section by October 2011, City Railway Station-Mysore Road section by October 2011 and City Market-R.V. Road Junction by December 2011.

Source: http://steelguru.com/

Bangalore University (BU) admissions rescheduled

Bangalore University (BU) admissions rescheduled

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Bangalore: Admission process for Bangalore University’s MFA, MIB, MTA, MCom, and BPEd courses has been rescheduled. Entrance tests and counselling will be held at the commerce department, Central College, for all these courses except BPEd.

For MFA, entrance test will be held at 11 am on September 10 and counselling at 10 am on September 12.

For MIB and MTA, entrance tests will be held at 2 pm on September 10 and counselling at 10 am on September 12.

Counselling for MCom will be held at 10 am from September 13 to 16.

For BPEd, entrance tests will be held at 11 am on September 10 and 11 and counselling on September 18. These will take place at the University College of Physical Education, Jnanabharathi.

09/09/2008/Times of India

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Central govt. improves over 6th Pay Commission in case of pensioners

Central govt. improves over 6th Pay Commission in case of pensioners

Khabrein.Info News Desk,

New Delhi, Sept 6, 2008: Former central government employees should be happy to know that the Central government has improved

over Sixth Pay Commission when it comes to pensioners.

Pensioners were worried as not many details were available when it came to pension in the aftermath of the sixth commission

recommendations’ implementation.

Government has improved the pension of the central government pensioners giving them substantial rise than the pay panel had

demanded.

An important benefit approved by the union cabinet is raising the gratuity limit to Rs 10 lakh, higher pension for

octogenarians, exclusion of earned leave encashed while in service from the overall limit, clubbing of earned leave and

half-day pay leave for encashment.

Octogenarians will now be paid an additional 20 per cent of their basic pension, while those aged 85 will get 30 per cent

more, rising to 100 per cent additional pension for centurions.

To get an idea of the quantum of hike, a person with a basic pension of Rs 10,000 — who used to get Rs 22,050 in hand — will

now receive a total pension of Rs 26,216. The new rates are effective from January 2006 and the arrears will be given out in

two instalments — 40% during the current fiscal, 60% in 2009-10.

On voluntary retirement front too the government officials who wanted to quit their job or retire voluntarily had never had

it so good and enticing. It will be like having the cake and eating it too.

In fact the sixth pay commission has all the charms to both entice the government officials to be in job and/ or also prompt

him to leave his well paying job.

The mid level or senior government officials who still think that they don’t get the pay package they deserve in their

present government jobs may well like to seek a job change and here the new pay commission would help them.

The current practices don’t give full pension to a government employee who does not complete 33 years of services in his job.

But the sixth pay commission has reduced this period to just 20 years.

So if you have completed 20 years in your government jobs and hope that you could get better options you can think of

shifting to a corporate office without fearing that you may lose on your pension.

Sixth pay commission’s recommendation is this regard has been accepted by the Union Cabinet, along with other recommendations

of the Sixth Pay Commission on pension benefits for the estimated 3.84 million central government pensioners. Experts said

the reduction in the number of years of service to 20 years to earn full pension benefit was a liberal move and would end

stagnation in government service.


Source: http://www.khabrein.info/

Sixth Pay Commission revises Children Education Allowance

Sixth Pay Commission revises Children Education Allowance

New Delhi, Sept 4, 2008: Sixth Pay Commission has several good features and that includes revised Children Education

Allowance. The government has not only revised the children education allowance for good but also made the allowance

commensurate to the needs of its employees.

Though it still fall well short of what most average government employees pay for education of their kids in average schools,

nevertheless it will give them a breather.

And for central government employees living in small towns and cities it will do more good. In most small towns the revised

allowance of Rupees one thousand per child for two children will be more than sufficient to take care of children education

of central government employees.

But in metros like Delhi and Mumbai, it will still just partially take care of the amount of money that parents spend on

their kids.

This is not to deny the importance of the hefty increment. Earlier government used to pay its employees a paltry Rs 40 as

tuition fees for its employees children upto class 10.

In another welcome development the government has revised hostel subsidy for children. Hostel subsidy may be reimbursed upto

the maximum limit of Rs.3000 per month per child. The limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness

Allowance on the revised pay bands goes up by 50%. Revised

Salient features of the revised orders are:-

(a) Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of Tuition Fee which were hitherto payable separately will be merged and

will henceforth be known as 'Children Education Allowance Scheme'.

(b) Under the Scheme of Children Education Allowance reimbursement can be availed by Government Servants upto to a maximum of

2 children.

(c) Reimbursement as indicated above will be applicable for expenditure on the education of school going children only i.e.,

for children from classes nursery to twelfth, including classes eleventh and twelfth held by junior colleges or schools

affiliated to Universities or Boards of Education.

(d) Henceforth, the reimbursement of Children Education Allowance shall have no nexus with the performance of the child in

his class. In other words, even if a child fails in a particular class, the reimbursement of Children Education Allowance

shall not be stopped.

(e) Reimbursement for the following items can be claimed under this Scheme:

Tuition Fee, admission fee, laboratory fee, special fee charged for agriculture, electronics, music or any other subject. Fee

charged for practical work under the programme of work experience, fee paid for the use of any aid or appliance by the child,

library fee, games/sports fee and fee for extra-curricular activities. This also includes reimbursement for purchase of one

set of text books and notebooks, two sets of uniforms and one set of school shoes which can be claimed for a child, in a

year.

(f) The annual ceiling fixed for reimbursement of Children Education allowance is Rs. 12000.

(g) Under this scheme, reimbursement can be claimed once every quarter. The amount that can be claimed in a quarter could be

more than Rs.3000, and in another quarter less than Rs.3000, subject to the annual ceiling of Rs. 12000 per child being

maintained.

(h) In case both the spouses are Government servants, only one of them can avail reimbursement under Children Education

Allowance.

(i) Hostel subsidy will be reimbursed upto the maximum limit of Rs.3000 per month per child subject to a maximum of 2

children. However, both hostel subsidy and Children Education Allowance cannot be availed concurrently.

(j) The above limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes

up by50%.

In order to ensure that Government servants have no difficulty in claiming reimbursement, the procedure under this Scheme is

being kept simple. Reimbursement should henceforth be made on the submission of original receipts on the basis of

self-certification by the Government servant.

Source: http://www.khabrein.info/

Risk Allowance is Withdrawan as per Sixth Pay Commission

Risk Allowance is Withdrawan as per Sixth Pay Commission

Risk Allowance - Risk Allowance is withdrawn as per the Sixth Pay Commission Report and instead of that employees will be

provided with free Life and Medical Insurance of Rs 5 Lakhs.

Free Medical and Life Insurance Amounts as per Pay Band

Employees be provided with free medical and life insurance of
Rs.5 lakhs for employees in PB-1 pay band,
Rs.7 lakhs for employees in PB-2 pay band,
Rs.10 lakhs for employees in PB-3 pay band/higher pay bands/scales.

The amount of the insurance should automatically be increased by 50% every time the DA payable on the revised pay goes up by

50%. The entire expenditure on paying premium for this insurance will be borne by the Government.

The amount insured will be paid in case of any serious injury/death sustained in the course of employment and will be over

and above the other benefits available to all categories of Government employees.

These employees should also be provided with additional health benefits with mandatory health check-ups every quarter and

enhanced leave, wherever the same is necessary for proper recuperation.


Source: http://www.khabrein.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16405&Itemid=88

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