Necessity the raising of Retirement Age of Central Government Employee from 60 to 62

At the end of Every Year people used to talk about the proposal of raising the retirement age of government servants. Normally the people who are at the verge of retirement from government service are eagerly expecting the government to increase the retirement age. The Government servants especially those who are in the pay structure of Pay band –I will have to face financial burden as the Pension amount they will be paid after commutation will be very meager and it is not sufficient enough to meet their expenses of day to day life. Because the Government employees those who are drawing grade pay of Rs.1800/-, 1900/-, 2000/-, 2400/-and 2800/- will get only around Rs.20000 as the gross salary of every month. It is understood that one cannot lead a financially successful life with this income alone. So many government servants, to run the life, forced to avail loans from where ever they can get. At the end, they are badly in debt at the time of retirement. That is why the government servants don’t feel happy about retiring from service. But extending the service of two years from 60 to 62 will not solve all their problems. It will help them to put off facing the financial crisis for at least two years. But the Government does not consider this aspect any way to increase the retirement age of central govt.employees from 60 to 62.

  The Central Government always wanted to make better use of the knowledge and experience of its Bureaucrats even after their retirement.  For example recently home Ministry wanted to give one year extension to its former Director-General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) as he has done commendable work in his stint.  But it was denied by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). However, it was mainly the service rules that led to the ACC declining Home Ministry’s proposal.  Normally IAS officers offered multiple service extension.

Employees cadre	Retirement age Years
Central Govt .  Gr-D/C/B/A	60
Professors of  Central universities	65
Judges Supreme Court	65
Judges High court	62   * Recently Dr.Manmohan singh said the Govt. in favour  of raising the Retd Age  (  at 150 years  Bombay H.C celebrations )
Re-engagement of Retired employees  in Railways	Up to 62

   
         So keeping in view of the entire above aspects one can assume that the state and central governments and some Departments are in fovour of increasing the retirement age of Central and State governmentemployees.

       But Social Activists and youth associations are against this proposal and they expressed their dissatisfaction over this  and telling that the retirement age of central government employees should not be increased to 62 as increasing the retirement age is a threat for employment prospects of the youth. Many of them opined that instead of increasing, the retirement age should be reduced to 58 so that the youngsters will be given opportunity to get into Central government services.

//source: collection from  articles on retirement age //

Wishing a Happy retirement of those who are retrairing on 31.01.2013

    DPS – Transfers in Vijayawada &  Kurnool Regions

1.      Sri M.Venkatewarlu  -   posted as  DPS- Vijayawada Region

2.     Sri DSVR Murthy  -   Posted as  DPS- Kurnool Region.

=  wishing the officers to continue success in new posts too..



Msreddy with sri DSVR Murthy on Postal awards function  at vijayawada
(file / photo)





Rajiv Gandhi scheme: Govt. plans to allow tax benefits every year   : -                        



NEW DELHI, JAN. 23: Investors may soon be allowed to avail themselves of tax benefits in Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) every year. A formal announcement is expected in the Budget.  The present scheme allows an individual, with annual income up to Rs 10 lakh, to invest up to Rs 50,000 in certain equities and mutual fund schemes to get tax benefits for the first year. The investor gets a 50 per cent deduction of the amount invested from the taxable income for that year. This benefit is given only once under Section 80CCG of the Income-Tax Act 1961. The new thinking has twin purposes — first to attract more investors into the equity market and second to provide an alternative for saving income tax. BEYOND RS 1 LAKH LIMIT   ???????? “The Finance Ministry is actively considering making this scheme a regular tax-saving instrument rather than just for first-time retail investors with once in a lifetime tax savings,” a senior Government official told Business Line. The scheme was announced in this year’s Budget and was notified on November 23, 2012. This tax saving is separate from investments made under the more popular Rs 1 lakh limit under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. According to the official, a debate is on whether to make this limit a part of the deduction up to Rs 1 lakh under Section 80C of the Income-Tax Act or provide a separate limit. “A final decision on the modalities will be taken just before the Budget,” he added. At present, National Saving Certificates, Public Provident Fund, Post Office Saving Schemes, Life Insurance Policies and Employees Provident Fund, besides repayment of housing loans and health insurance polices and some other instruments are preferred for tax benefits.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Business Line

NEW  DELIVERY POST OFFICE  IN HYDERABAD CITY  REGION

  

Name of Post office	Status	Name of division	Account office	PIN Code alloted
KOMPALLY	Class III – DSO	Secunderabad	Trimulgherry	500 100

( Vide letter C.O lr no Mails/5-14/1/2006 dated 15.01.2013) .  Please give vide publicity of the PIN code.

Income Tax Rates/Slab for Assessment Year 2013-14 (Previous Year 2012-13)	Rates/ %age
Up to 2,00,000 Up to 2,00,000 (for women) Up to 2,50,000 (for resident individual of 60 years till 80 years)	Nil
200,001 – 5,00,000 Up to 500,000 (for resident individual of 80 years and above, Tax is nil)	10% Nil
5,00,001 – 10,00,000	20%
10,00,001 upwards	30%

Education Cess of 3% is also applicable to Income Tax computed as per above slab.

Calculate your Income Tax for Financial Year 2012-2013

Through the following link :  (Press Cntrl+mouse click to follow link)

https://www.imygoals.com/pdf/taxCurrent.php#report

Regarding tests/investigations at private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres empanelled under CGHS.

S-11045/40 /2012/CGHS/HEC/CGHS (P)
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 15th January, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regarding tests/investigations at private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres empanelled under CGHS.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to the Office Memorandum of even no. dated 1st January, 2013 on the above subject and to further lay down the procedure for getting the diagnostic tests / investigations carried out at the CGHS empanelled private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres on a valid prescription issued by a CGHS Medical Officer / Government Specialist, without a referral / permission letter from the Department concerned or CMO-in-charge of CGHS Weliness Centre, as the case may be.

2. The CGHS empanelled private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres shall perform the investigations /diagnostic tests as prescribed by the CGHS Medical Officer /Government Specialist on cashless basis to the CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, ex-MPs, freedom fighters and other eligible categories of CGHS beneficiaries, who are presently eligible for credit facility, at CGHS approved rates, only in respect of the tests / investigations for which CGHS rates are available.

3. The Serving beneficiaries will not require any permission from their Department for getting the diagnostic tests / investigations carried out in a CGHS empanelled private hospital /diagnostic laboratory / imaging centre in respect of investigations for which CGHS rates are available. They will get the prescribed tests done on payment basis and claim reimbursement from their Office.

4. For providing cashless facilities to the eligible CGHS beneficiaries, the empanelled private hospital / diagnostic laboratory / imaging centre shall obtain the prescription either in original or self-attested copy of the prescription and self attested photocopies of the CGHS card of the patient and the CGHS card of the main CGHS card holder beneficiary and enclose the same with their bills for claiming payment from CGHS or the Department concerned, as the case may be. The hospital / diagnostic laboratory / imaging centre shall
however, verify the self attested copies from the original prescription / CGHS cards, before allowing the credit facility to the eligible CGHS beneficiary.

5. The medical prescription issued by a CGHS Medical Officer / Government Specialist prescribing diagnostic tests / investigations shall be treated as valid for a single use within a period of two weeks from the date of prescription unless specifically provided otherwise by the Government Specialist in the prescription, about the date or period after which the prescribed tests are to be conducted for a follow up treatment. The medical prescription would require revalidation or issue of a fresh prescription from the prescribing CGHS doctor/Government Specialist for getting the prescribed tests done after expiry of the validity period of two weeks, as indicated above.

6. The CGHS empanelled private hospitals / diagnostic laboratories / imaging centres shall provide cashless facilities to the serving CGHS beneficiaries entitled for credit facilities in terms of this Ministry’s OM No Rec.1-2008/ Gr./CGHS/Delhi/CGHS (P) dated 10.06.2008, on submission of a self attested photocopy of his / her identity card issued by the Department / Ministry, alongwith self attested photocopies of the CGHS card of the patient and the main cardholder. The hospital / diagnostic laboratory / imaging centre shall enclose the above documents with their bills to the Department concerned for claiming

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CALENDAR OF DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR 2013 AGAINST THE VACANCIES AVAILABLE.  D.G. Posts No. A-34012/01/2013-DE dated 9th January, 2013.
(A) Centralized Examinations
S. No.	Name of Examination	Proposed Schedule tentatively
1.	Inspector of Posts Examination	7th & 8th September 2013
2.	PS Group ‘B’ Examination	9.6.2013 Sunday
3.	Postmaster Grade-I Exam	9.6.2013 Sunday
4.	LGO Examination for Pas/SAs in Circles	9th September, 2013
5.	Junior Engineer (C&E) Examination	Will be notified after receipt of Question Banks and syllabus revised.
6.	Asstt. Engineer (C&E) Examination
7.	Sr. Postmaster Examination	Tentatively proposed to be held in November 2013.
8.	PAs/SAs Direct Recruitment Examination	20th October 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
9.	Assistant Manager(MMS)	Will be notified after receipt of revised Recruitment rules.
10.	Assistant Accounts Officer(AAO)
(B) Decentralized Examination
1.	Confirmation Examination for direct recruit Jr. Accountants in PAO	11th & 12th May, 2013
2.	LDCs to Junior Accountants in PAOs	15th & 16th June 2013
3.	LGOs Examination for promotion to Assistant of other wings i.e. MMS, Foreign Post, RLO, Stores Depot and CO/RO	21st July 2013
4.	Postman Examination	To be held in November 2013 for 2013 vacancies.
5.	Direct Recruitment to Multi-Tasking Staff
6.	Departmental Examination for promotion to LDCs in PAOs from Stores and MTS	28.07.2013

Wish you All a Happy Republic day