POSTAL VOLUME

7th Pay Commission: Govt not to hike minimum pay, higher allowances to be paid from April 1 In a setback to central government employees, Centre has decided not to hike minimum pay under the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Higher allowances and minimum pay under the 7th Pay Commission have been the major bone of contention among majority of the central government employees. The government seems in no mood to increase minimum pay of Rs 18,000 under the 7th Pay Commission. Though the government is expected to announce higher allowances in March, it had no plan to give allowances in arrears from August. The government has fixed the minimum pay at a meagre Rs 18,000 in the 7th Pay Commission. In the 6th Pay Commission, the basic pay was Rs 7,000. The government multiplied it by 2.57 (fitment formula) and came to Rs 18,000. But the central government employees unions are demanding to hike minimum pay to Rs 26,000 by 3.68 fitment formula. Th...

  MATERNITY LEAVE 672. DR. SHASHI THAROOR: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)whether the Government proposes to extend the time span of the compulsory paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks in private organizations; (b)if so, the details thereof; (c)whether the Government also proposes to amend section 4 of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, to ensure that women employed in various public sector undertakings receive the same benefit; and (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA) (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government has decided to enhance the paid maternity leave from existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks and an Amendment Bill in this regard was introduced in the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha has already passed the Bill on 11.08.2016. With regard to women workers covered under Employees’ State Insurance Act,...

Budget 2017 and Central Government employees demands The budget for the year 2017-18 was presented by the Shri Arun Jaitleyji Hon’ble Minister of Finance on 1st Feb 2017 , the Central Government employees had lot of hopes of this budget especially on increasing the tax slabs and tax rates reduction , also on allowances and increasing our wages i.e. revision of the fitment formula . One more important issue of filling up of vacant post in the Central Government. Shri Arun Jaitleyji Hon’ble Minister of Finance had not uttered a single word about Central Government employees in his budget speech of nearly two hours, even though the Central Government employees work with dedication and implement the programmes and policy of the Central Government either way of revenue collection, transportation, public service , working for the welfare of the people of the country etc . This has caused dissatisfaction amongst Central Government employees as many of the demands of t...

7th Pay Commission: Is Modi government deliberately delaying higher allowances? Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has been delaying the implementation of higher allowances under the 7th Pay Commission since July last year. After the Cabinet approved the 7th Pay Commission, the government started paying higher basic pay with arrears, effective from January 1, 2016 to its employees. The 7th Pay Commission had recommended abolition of 51 allowances and subsuming 37 others out of 196 allowances, which triggered resentment among central government employees. The issue of higher allowance has been waiting government’s approval since seven months. Central government employees are also seeking arrears on allowances from January 2016. First citing the cash shortage following demonetisation of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes and then Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur, the Modi-government has been del...

FAQ - AGENT PORTAL 1.         Procedure to get eBanking User Id and Password   Solution:  eBanking user ID and Password will be forwarded on the day of migration by DMCC team only for agents (MPKBY/SAS/PRSS) who were linked with SB account in Sanchay Post. For agents created in Finacle, DSA ID along with SOL ID and other mandatory details to be sent to fsihelpdesk for generation of eBanking User Id and Password. 2.         eBanking user Id and Password created in wrong name   Solution:  eBanking user id and password will be generated in the name of the Primary account holder of the linked SB commission credit account. Suppose an MPKBY agent Ms Kala has linked Joint Account as commission credit account with Primary account holder name as Mr Ravi. eBanking user id will be generated in the name of Mr RAVI only and not in the name of Ms Kala. This will not have any effect an...

FAQ – AGENTS MODULE 1.         Non migration of agents and Creation of new agent ID in finacle and getting ebanking reference number   Solution:  As per migration logic, agents who were not linked with SB account number will not be migrated.    Agent IDs (DSA ID – Direct Selling Agent) to be created in Finacle and the DSA ID to be sent to fsihelpdesk for creation of eBanking Reference number. Newly created DSA ID should not have (.) Dots and Spaces. 2.         Creation of MPKBY/SAS/PRS agents in finacle   Solution :  Login    as Operator, Invoke HDSAMM menu. Click on Function Add. Enter the mandatory details. Select the appropriate Agent Type (MPB or SAS or PRS) by expanding the TAB. Agent Authority number to be captured in License No. free field. Click on Product Tab – Select the appropriate scheme code from the searcher. Payment Frequency – D – Da...