NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at strengthening the framework against sexual harassment at workplace, the ministry of women and child development is set to launch an e-platform this month to enable women employees of the central government to file their complaints in such cases online. It will be a reporting mechanism like the e-box for cases of sexual abuse of children.
Saturday, May 6, 2017
E-platform for govt staff soon to report sexual harassment
The Union government has a strength of 30.87 lakh employees. According to the census of central government employees of 2011, women constitute 10.93% of the total force.
"We are going to launch an online platform where women can file sexual harassment-related complaints," Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi told reporters on the sidelines of a workshop for capacity building of chairpersons of internal complaints committees of ministries and departments. The e-platform will be hosted on the WCD ministry's website.
7th Pay Commission: It may take 15-20 days for Government to take decision on arrears on allowances
In next few days, the report will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) which was set up to screen the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.
New Delhi, May 5: A week after Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa who was heading the ‘Committee on Allowance’ submitted its final report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, now it is upto the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) to take a final call. Some reports suggest that the Empowered Committee of Secretaries may take 2-3 weeks to screen the allowance committee report on 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The E-CoS will then come up with a firm proposal which will be kept in front of the Union Cabinet for approval.
The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), a joint body of union earlier this week met top government officials where he was told about the tentative time to be taken by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries on screening the allowance committee report on 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The Lavasa committee submitted its final report to Arun Jaitley on April 27.
According to a report, the allowance committee has suggested minor modifications in some allowances that are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which is applicable to specific employee categories.
The allowance committee is currently examining the cost and expenditure of the arrears on allowances. Once the process is completed, the report will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) which was set up to screen the 7th Pay Commission recommendations and then the proposal will be sent for approval of the Cabinet.
The employee union official said that the allowance report will be soon taken up by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries.
Earlier the 7th Pay Commission had recommended that the House Rent Allowance (HRA) be paid at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of the new basic pay, depending on the type of city. The Commission had also recommended that the rate of the HRSA must be revised to 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent when Dearness Allowance crosses 50 per cent, and further revised to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent when the Dearness Allowance crosses 100 per cent.
With regard to allowances, the NJCA and several other employee unions have demanded the HRA at the rate of 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent.
Last year the 7th Pay Commission had recommended that out of a total of 196 allowances, 52 must be abolished and 36 other allowances must be abolished as separate identities by subsuming them in another allowance.
Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the modification in recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners based on recommendations of a high-level panel. Some reports suggest that the decision might benefit over 55 lakh civil and defence pensioners and family pensioners who were employed before 2016.
The National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), a joint body of union earlier this week met top government officials where he was told about the tentative time to be taken by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries on screening the allowance committee report on 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The Lavasa committee submitted its final report to Arun Jaitley on April 27.
According to a report, the allowance committee has suggested minor modifications in some allowances that are applicable universally to all employees as well as certain other allowances which is applicable to specific employee categories.
The allowance committee is currently examining the cost and expenditure of the arrears on allowances. Once the process is completed, the report will be placed before the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) which was set up to screen the 7th Pay Commission recommendations and then the proposal will be sent for approval of the Cabinet.
The employee union official said that the allowance report will be soon taken up by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries.
Earlier the 7th Pay Commission had recommended that the House Rent Allowance (HRA) be paid at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of the new basic pay, depending on the type of city. The Commission had also recommended that the rate of the HRSA must be revised to 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent when Dearness Allowance crosses 50 per cent, and further revised to 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent when the Dearness Allowance crosses 100 per cent.
With regard to allowances, the NJCA and several other employee unions have demanded the HRA at the rate of 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent.
Last year the 7th Pay Commission had recommended that out of a total of 196 allowances, 52 must be abolished and 36 other allowances must be abolished as separate identities by subsuming them in another allowance.
Meanwhile, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the modification in recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners based on recommendations of a high-level panel. Some reports suggest that the decision might benefit over 55 lakh civil and defence pensioners and family pensioners who were employed before 2016.
Friday, May 5, 2017
The outcome of the standing committee held on 03/05/2017.
Meeting
of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) held on
03.05.2017. Only Action Taken Report (progress report) on old items
discussed in the Standing Committee meeting held on 25.10.2016 was
discussed from 3 to 7 PM.
The
protest of the staff side regarding the abnormal delay in
implementation of revised allowances from 01.01.2016, increase in
minimum pay and fitment formula, Option -1 parity of Pensioners,
revision of pension and grant of dearness relief to autonomous body
pensioners etc was conveyed to Secretary, Department of Personnel who
chaired the meeting. The proposed move to close down DGS&D was
also raised.
To
discuss the new items another meeting will be held shortly.
The
cabinet has approved the parity in pension recommended by the Pension
Committee constituted by Govt w.e.f.01.01.2016. (Whether it is 5th
CPC recommended parity can be confirmed only after seeing the
orders).
It
is confirmed that Option -1 recommended by 7th CPC is rejected.
Monday, May 1, 2017
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