GOVERNMENT TRASHES PROPOSAL TO INCREASE RETIREMENT AGE

May 22, 2011

As per news in Hindustan Times dated 22-05-2011 a government committee has rejected a proposal to increase the retirement age of government servants from 60 to 62. The decision is likely to impact over one lakh central government employees and 50,000 defence personnel on the verge of retirement. The proposal, which could have meant saving Rs 4,000 crore in this fiscal, was rejected as the government wants a younger bureaucracy.

Source : Hindustan Times

CENTRAL STAFF SEEK SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION

HYDERABAD, MAY 16: STATING THAT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WERE NOT HAPPY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 6TH PAY COMMISSION, SK VYAS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS (CCGEW), DEMANDED CONSTITUTION OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS OF EMPLOYEES. HE WAS SPEAKING AT A STATE-LEVEL CONVENTION OF CCGEW HERE ON SUNDAY.

 KKN Kutti, secretary general of CCGEW was also present.

STANDING COMMITTEE & SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE 35TH MEETING OF DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL (JCM), MOWR HELD ON 29TH APRIL 2011

Standing Committee & Sub Committee meetings of the 35^th Meeting of Departmental Council (JCM), MOWR chaired by the Joint Secretary (A), MOWR were held on 29^th April 2011. Outcome of discussion at the meeting in respect of agenda items related to Association of Junior Engineers will be placed in due course.