Central Government Employees News

No disparity in salary of regular and casual workers : Equal Pay for Equal Work EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK In civil appeal number 213 of 2013 the issue for consideration of the Hon‟ble Supreme Court was as under: “whether temporarily engaged employees (daily-wage employees, adappointees, employees appointed on casual basis, contractual employees and the like), are entitled to minimum of the regular pay-scale, alongwith dearness allowance (as revised from time to time) on account of their performing the same duties, which are discharged by those engaged on regular basis, against sanctioned posts”. The Hon‟ble Supreme Court held that: “There can be no doubt, that the principle of „equal pay for equal work‟ would be applicable to all the concerned temporary employees, so as to vest in them the right to claim wages, at par with the minimum of the payscale of regularly engaged Government employees, holding the same post” In so far as the contract labour is concerned, the Contract ...

Ex-gratia amount for CAPF personnel The amount of ex-gratia lump sum compensation available to the families of Central Government Civilian employees, who die in the performance of their bona fide official duties under various circumstances, has been increased on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission w.e.f. 01/01/2016 vide DoP&PW OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(i) dated 04/08/2016, as under: Circumstances Earlier amount ( Rs.) Revised amount (Rs.) Death occurring due to accidents in course of performance of duties. 10 lakh 25 lakh Death in the course of performance of duties attributed to acts of violence by terrorists, anti social elements etc. 10 lakh 25 lakh Death occurring in border skirmishes and action against militants, terrorists, extremists, sea pirates. 15 lakh 35 lakh Death occurring while on duty in the specified high altitude, unaccessible border posts, etc. on account of natural disasters, extreme weather conditions. 15 lakh ...

Extra Work Allowance 2 Percent of Basic Pay – Finmin Order The Allowances like Caretaking Allowance, Extra Duty Allowance, Flag Station Allowance, Flight Charge Certificate Allowance, Library Allowance, Rajbhasha Allowance and Special Appointment Allowance are abolished by 7th Pay Commission. And all eligible employees for these allowances will hereinafter be governed by newly proposed Extra work Allowance at the rate of 2% of basic Pay No.12-3/2016-E.lll(A) Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure ( E.III-A Branch ) North Block, New Delhi Dated: 20th July, 2017 Sub: Grant of Extra Work Allowance- (abolition of existing Caretaking Allowance, Extra Duty Allowance, Flag Station Allowance, Flight Charge Certificate Allowance, Library Allowance, Rajbhasha Allowance and Special Appointment Allowance) – decision of the Government on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC). The undersigned is directed to say that the decisions of the Govern...