Optimisation of Direct Recruitment to civilian posts

No. 2/8/2001-PIC
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Deptt. of Personnel & Training

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North Block, New Deihi
Dated. 14th September, 2006

Subject:- Optimisation of Direct Recruitment to civilian posts

Reference : (i) DoPT O.M. No 2/8/2001-PIC dated 16-05-2001

(ii) DoPT O.M. of even number dated 30-08-2006

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Your attention is invited to the above references and also to the other O.M.s which have been issued in this connection by DoPT, from time to time. Vide DoPT O.M. dated 30-08-2006, the Scheme of Optimization of Direct Recruit to Civilian posts has been extended upto 31st March, 2009, subject to a review being undertaken after receipt of the 6,h Pay Commission recommendations.

2. In view of the above, all Ministries/Departments are advised to immediately review the position regarding holding of Screening Committee Meetings. If there is a backlog of meetings, the same may be cleared without delay. The current year’s meeting should also be held expeditiously.

3. Indents of such Direct Recruitment posts, which have been cleared by the Screening Committees, should be placed well in time with the Recruiting Agencies, so that no dislocation is caused in the schedule of holding of the Recruitment Examinations.

4. In this connection, it is also pertinent to mention that the Department Related Parliament Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Law and Justice, in their 14th Report have expressed concern over delays in filling up of Direct Recruitment vacancies.

5. All Ministries/Departments are therefore requested to ensure holding of Screening Committee Meetings regularly, so that indents could be placed, with

VIDHU KASHYAP
Director (JCA)

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Karnataka Pay Commission report published

REPORT OF THE OFFICIAL PAY COMMITTEE (2011)

Revised Pay Structure & Pay Scales

(i) The State should continue to have its own Pay Structure for its employees.

(ii) The new Pay Structure is related to the index level of 191.5 points obtainable on 1.1.2012 (base 2001=100).

(iii) The concept of Master Scale with 91 stages are retained.

(iv) The Fitment Benefit is 22.5 per cent inclusive of 15 per cent Interim Relief.

(v) To retain the existing 25 standard scales, segments from the Master Scale.

(vi) The new pay structure includes the Dearness Allowance as on 1.1.2012 at the
index level of 191.5 points.

(vii) The revised Pay Scales, Allowances and Pensions are effective from 1.4.2012.

(viii) To revise the Minimum pay scale from Rs.4800-7275 to Rs.9600-14550.

(ix) To revise the Maximum pay scale from Rs.28275-39900 to Rs.56550-79800.

(x) The existing rates of increments have been doubled.

(xi) The new pay shall be fixed w.e.f. 1.4.2012 as follows.

1) Basic Pay as on  1.4.2012

2) DA of 76.75 per cent as on 1.1.2012

3) Fitment benefit of 22.5 per cent of basic pay inclusive of 15 per cent
Interim Relief.

(xii) The DA from 1.7.2012 is to be allowed with multiplication factor of 0.604 for
every 1 per cent  of DA sanctioned by Government of India.

 

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AICPIN for month of February 2012

All India Consumers Price Index for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of February, 2012
 
                         All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of February, 2012 increased by 1 point and stood at 199 (one hundred & ninety nine).
        
         During February, 2012, the index recorded maximum increase of 5 points in Puducherry centre, 4 points each in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Mariani Jorhat centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in 30 centres. The index decreased by 5 points in Quilon centre, 3 points each in Tiruchirapally and Salem centres, 2 points in 2 centres, 1 point in 8 centres, while in the remaining 17 centres the index remained stationary.
        
                        The maximum increase of 5 points in Puducherry centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Rice, Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Curd, Snack Saltish, Country Liquor, Refined Liquor, Shirting Cloth (Synthetic), Bus Fare, Auto-rickshaw Fare, Barber Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands etc. The increase of 4 points each in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Mariani Jorhat centres is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Goat Meat, Fish Fresh, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Electricity Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. The decrease of 5 points in Quilon centre is due to decrease in the prices of Coconut Oil, Fish Fresh, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc. The decrease of 3 points each in Tiruchirapally and Salem centres is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Eggs (Hen), Onion, Garlic, Tamarind, Chillies Dry, Vegetable items, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc.
          The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
 
1. Ahmedabad -196
2. Bangalore-204
3. Chennai-186
4. Delhi-182

5. Kolkata-186 

6. Mumbai -200
 
                     The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of February, 2012 is 7.57% as compared to 5.32% in January, 2012. Inflation based on Food Index attained the level of 5.08% in February, 2012 as compared to 0.49% in January, 2012.
        
           The CPI-IW for March, 2012 will be released on the last working day of the next

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