सातवें वेतन आयोग की 10 प्रमुख सिफारिशें

सातवें वेतन आयोग की 19 नवंबर 2015 को की गयी 10 प्रमुख सिफारिशें :
  1. 7वें वेतन आयोग की प्रमुख सिफारिशें 19 नवंबर 2015 को न्यायमूर्ति एके माथुर की अगुवाई वाले सातवें वेतन आयोग ने वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली को रिपोर्ट सौंप दी है ।
  2. 7वें वेतन आयोग में मूल वेतन में 16% की बढ़ोतरी की सिफारिश की गई है।
  3. 7वें वेतन आयोग में भत्तों में 63% की बढ़ोतरी की सिफारिश की गई है।
  4. 7वें वेतन आयोग में वेतन एवं पेंशन में औसतन  23.55% बढ़ाने की सिफारिश की है।
  5. 7वें वेतन आयोग में सालाना 3% बढोत्तरी की सिफारिश जिससे कर्मचारियों को सालाना इन्क्रीमेंट में अधिक फायदा होगा ।
  6. 7वें वेतन आयोग में ग्रेड पे खत्म करने की सिफारिश की है जिससे केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों का वेतन भी अब PSU कर्मचारियों के समान होगा।
  7. 7वें वेतन आयोग में ग्रेच्युटी की सीमा 10 लाख से बढ़ाकर 20 लाख की गई है ।
  8. 7वें वेतन आयोग में सैनिकों की तरह केंद्र सरकार के कर्मचारियों के लिए भी “वन रैंक- वन पेंशन” की सिफारिश की गई है।
  9.  7वें वेतन आयोग में सरकारी कर्मचारियों का न्यूनतम वेतन 18 हजार और अधिकतम 2.25 लाख रुपये तय करने की सिफारिश की है।
  10. केंद्र सरकार प्रत्येक 10 साल बाद अपने कर्मचारियों के वेतनमान में संशोधन के लिए वेतन आयोग का गठन करती है। छठा वेतन आयोग 1 जनवरी, 2006 से लागू हुआ था और 7वें वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशें 1 जनवरी, 2016 से लागू हो जाएंगी।  कुछ संशोधनों के साथ यही वेतन राज्य कर्मचारियों को भी दिया जाता है, हालांकि PSU कर्मचारियों का वेतन आयोग कुछ अधिक मूल वेतन के साथ 1 जनवरी, 2017 से लागू होगा ।
अधिक जानकारी के लिए 7वें वेतन आयोग की रिपोर्ट Pdf में: 7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf

VHP Leader Ashok Singhal Passes Away

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal passed away on Tuesday, less than a week after he was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon following complaints of breathlessness. "Mr Singhal died at 2.24 pm at Medanta Medicity hospital in Gurgaon," said Pravin Togadia. The 89-year-old Singhal was on Saturday admitted to Medanta hospital after his health deteriorated. He was suffering from respiratory problems for over a month. "He had multi-organ dysfunction, ARDS and sepsis and was being treated by a team of specialists," said Medical Superintendent Dr AK Dubey. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief and said that Ashok Singhalji's death was a personal loss. "He was an institution in himself, whose life was centred around serving the nation," the PM tweeted.
A bachelor and an RSS pracharak all his life, Singhal, adopted an aggressive style in the "kar sewak" campaign in the build up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in December, 1992. A metallurgy engineering graduate from Banaras Hindu University, he pitchforked the organisation in the Ayodhya Ram temple movement and sought to internationalise it by recruiting supporters and organising branches world wide. The overseas supporters contributed immensely to the VHP campaign.

दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ

"दीपावली" के पावन पर्व पर सभी प्रदेशवासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।

Winter session of Parliament from 26 November to 23 December 2015

Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) today met and recommended convening of Winter session of Parliament from November 26 till December 23, 2015 subject to the exigencies of Government Business. This was announced to the media by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu. Shri Naidu also informed that separate special sittings of both the Houses of Parliament will be held on the first two days of Winter session to discuss ‘Commitment to the Constitution’ as a part of 125th Birth Anniversary celebration of Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar and November 26 will be observed as ‘Constitution Day’ commemorating the acceptance of Draft Constitution on November 26,1949. Question Hour and Zero Hour will be dispensed with on these two days.
Talking to media persons later, Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu urged the opposition parties in the Parliament to cooperate in passing of important pending Bills pertaining to introduction of Goods and Service Tax (GST) and setting up Real Estate Regulators etc. He said that the Bihar Assembly Verdict reflected the mood of the people in the state and it should not be construed as a mandate to stall the functioning of the Parliament. He said : “I was disturbed by media reports and analyses in the media after yesterday’s Bihar verdict that opposition parties in the Parliament will now be more emboldened to unite and stall the government’s Parliamentary agenda for the coming winter session. I sincerely hope that it is not the view of the concerned parties. All concerned need to understand the Bihar verdict in right perspective. People of Bihar like in other states too want development. By development, it means rapid economic growth through flow of investments into different sector like infrastructure, power, irrigation, education, health etc.
To realise rapid economic growth, we need to put in right environment in place. This required carefully considered reforms. To interpret Bihar verdict in any other manner only amounts to questining the wisdom of the people of the state. Bihar verdict is a clear statement of people’s aspirations. It should not be interpreted as a mandate to obstruct Parliament. Development of Bihar and that of India are interlinked and are mutually reinforcing. The legislative initiatives under consideration of the Parliament are equally crucial for Bihar in as much as for other states. Measures for introduction of GST and Real Estate Regulator have been initiated long back and need to be taken to their logical conclusion given the benefits that flow. Opposition parties may have some concerns and the Government is always willing to sit with them and address them. This has been our approach since assumption of office last year.”

Centre to support Rajasthan in building Inland Shipping Port at Jalore

Inland Waterways Authority of India under the Ministry of Shipping proposes to guide and support Rajasthan government for building an Inland Shipping Port at Jalore. The port and the terminal that are to be created, will help develop inland navigation facilities in western Rajasthan and will also bring about socio-economic development of the region. Business development opportunities along the canal for limestone, gypsum, lignite and cement factories are to be explored by the state government. The pre-feasibility report of the project will be done by WAPCOS and they will submit the same within 5 months, duly monitored and guided by Inland Waterways Authority of India.
A canal is proposed to be built between Mori creek and Jalore . This canal will be required to maintain a minimum draft of 3 meters. It is also proposed that existing cherras and rivers, like Luni may be explored for establishing connectivity from Jalore to Mori Creek. Efforts will be made to desalinate the water and use it for irrigation. This would help develop the drought resistant crops and improve the agrarian pattern in the region. The viability of saline resistant crops like soya will also be studied for improving the agricultural diversity along the canal. In addition to this there are plans to develop smart cities on this stretch. A study will also be undertaken on how to make the Indira Gandhi Canal navigable. The state government will take up the study to determine the requirements of width, cross structure along the canal, establishing vertical & horizontal clearance and bridges that need to be replaced with the cost associated with the project.

Suprement Court issues Notice to Centre on PIL for Improper Implementation of NREGA

Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Ministry of Rural Development on a PIL alleging improper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation. “States should wake up and make prompt payments,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu told advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioners RTI activist Aruna Roy, social activist Nikhil Dey and ex-civil servant Lalit Mathur, seeking the setting up of independent social audit units and indexing wage rates under the NREGA higher than that of the minimum wages stipulated under the Minimum Wages Act. The petitioners have claimed that irregularities in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has eroded the entire objective of securing livelihood for the people of rural India. Maintaining that Section 22(1) of the Act mandates the Centre to release funds for the wages, the petitioners said the dues payable to the rural workers have mounted to Rs 3,100 crore. "There is continuing violation of the provisions of the Act and there is a failure to provide funds for the work done," it added. "Poor implementation of the Act at the hands of the Central as well as State Governments has rendered the Act ineffective," the PIL said. 
MGNREGS aims to ensure 100 days of employment in a financial year to adult members of a rural household who volunteer to perform unskilled manual work. The rural employment programme was notified on 7 September 2005, and came into effect on 2 February 2006. It seeks to create “durable assets” such as roads and irrigation facilities.

Government clears Rs. 919 Crore for AMRUT projects in Rajasthan

Ministry of Urban Development has approved the first batch of state level Action Plans under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aimed at enabling water supply as per the norm and providing water supply and sewerage connections to all urban households. An inter-ministerial Apex Committee of AMRUT chaired by Shri Madhusudhan Prasad, Secretary(Urban Development) cleared plans worth Rs.2,786.28 cr in this regard for 89 cities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. The Apex Committee of AMRUT approved State Annual Action Plans (SAAP) for the three states for 2015-16. Gujarat proposed SAAP entailing an investment of Rs.1,204.42cr followed by Rajasthan –Rs.919 Crore and Andhra Pradesh proposing an investment of Rs.662.86 cr.
This is for the first time that the Urban Development Ministry approved state level plans unlike the past practice of appraising and approving individual projects. The approved Action Plans have a total of 143 projectsin 89 AMRUT cities in these 3 states. These include 47 schemes relating to ensuring water supply connections and augmenting water supply and 31 projects for expanding sewerage network services in identified cities and towns. The rest pertain to storm water drains, urban transport and green spaces and parks. Under AMRUT, Central Government will provide an assistance of 50% of project cost for cities with a population of up to 10 lakhs each and one third of project cost for cities with a population of above 10 lakhs each. Rest of the project cost has to be borne by the states and urban local bodies. As per these norms, central assistance for the approved projects in three states comes to Rs.1,356.23 cr.  First installment of central assistance of Rs.118.03 cr for Gujarat, Rs.91.90 for Rajasthan and Rs.66.29 for Andhra Pradesh under Atal Mission will be released shortly.

राजस्थान में 13 दिसम्बर से लागू होगी स्वास्थ्य बीमा योजना

मुख्यमंत्री श्रीमती वसुन्धरा राजे की पहल पर प्रदेशवासियों को गुणवत्तायुक्त स्वास्थ्य सेवाएं उपलब्ध कराने के उद्देश्य से प्रस्तावित महत्वाकांक्षी स्वास्थ्य बीमा योजना सम्पूर्ण राज्य में आगामी 13 दिसम्बर से शुरू होगी। इसके लिए पूर्वाभ्यास 26 अक्टूबर से शुरू होगा। श्रीमती राजे ने योजना की तैयारियों की समीक्षा के लिए सोमवार को मुख्यमंत्री कार्यालय में एक उच्च स्तरीय बैठक में बताया कि स्वास्थ्य बीमा योजना के पात्र लोगों की पहचान के लिए भामाशाह कार्ड, आधार कार्ड या राशन कार्ड को आवश्यक बनाया जायेगा। उन्होंने अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिए कि स्वास्थ्य बीमा योजना का व्यापक प्रचार-प्रसार किया जाये ताकि अधिक से अधिक लोग इससे लाभान्वित हो सकें। बैठक में बताया गया कि योजना के तहत प्रदेश के समस्त भामाशाह कार्डधारी, प्रदेश के राष्ट्रीय खाद्य सुरक्षा योजना में आने वाले परिवार एवं राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य बीमा योजना में आने वाले परिवार लाभान्वित होंगे। योजना के लाभ राज्य के समस्त मेडिकल काॅलेज अस्पतालों, जिला अस्पतालों, सेटेलाइट अस्पतालों, सब डिविजनल अस्पतालों तथा सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य केन्द्रों पर उपलब्ध होंगे। प्रत्येक परिवार को प्रतिवर्ष सामान्य बीमारियों के लिए 30 हजार रुपये का बीमा व चिन्हित गंभीर बीमारियों हेतु 3 लाख रुपये तक का स्वास्थ्य बीमा मिलेगा। प्रतिवर्ष लगभग 400 करोड़ रूपये व्यय कर एक करोड़ परिवारों को 3 लाख करोड़ रूपये का बीमा कवर उपलब्ध कराया जायेगा। सामान्य बीमारियों के 1 हजार 45 पैकेज व क्रिटिकल बीमारियों के 500 पैकेज तैयार करने के साथ ही राजकीय अस्पतालों के लिए आरक्षित 173 पैकेज निर्धारित किये गये हैं।