Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association

ENGINEERS ! STRENGTHEN IRTSA IN OUR PURSUIT FOR JUSTICE – GS IRTSA

NEWS FLASH

• Rly. Board seeks more data from Zonal Railways for Cadre Re-Structuring - GS IRTSA invites suggestions for Memo to CRC

LATEST ORDERS

• Implementation of law against excess recovery of pension- OM P&PW(D) 27-1-2010
• Reservation on Passes - Cancelation must be endorsed-CS-21 of 19-1-2010
• MACP Scheme - Average CR admissible for Upgrading
• Committee formed on changing pattern of workload in Workshops
• Children Education Allowance Hostel Subsidy - Clarification
• Family Pension to Disabled Son or Daughter
• Visit the Newly started Forum
• Status of Panels finalised - Selections initiated prior to Board's orders Dtd 3-9-09 RBE 161 (RBE 8-2010)
• NDA to continue to all Non Gazetted Staff even after MACP above Rs 4600 (RBE 14/2010)
• National Holiday Allowance (NHA) - admissible to all Non Gazetted Staff - even after upgrading under MACP

RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

• Posting of husband and wife at the same station - DOP Orders
• Separate IInd class cheque pass for attendant when pass holder travels by a train not having IInd class accommodation
• Re-employment of Retired employees - Daily Allowance
• Counting of Service of Ex-Servicemen & other CG employees recruited in Rlys for Eligibility of Passes
• Employees who resigned to be absorbed in PSUs can join RELHS-1997
• Effect on modificatione or expunction of adverse remarks in the ACRs
• Revision of (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993-Constant Atendant Allowance RBE-223
• Incentive for acquiring higher qualifications Dated 9-4-1999
• Classification of Rly Services in Rev Pay Rules 2008 Adv Cor Slip 110
• Last call for suggestions reg addition or deletion of qualifications Grant of incentive for acquiring higher qualification
• Children Education Allowance & Hostel Subsidy - Clarification - reg Vidyalya Vikas Nidhi charged by KVS and definition of "Nursery"
• Encashment of leave of Railway employees RBE-204
• Encashment of Leave on Average Pay (LAP) while availing Rly Passes-PTOs - Clarification RBE-208
• Family Pension to Disabled Dependents
• Full Pension for less than 33 yrs service
• Grade Pay of Rs.4600 to all in Pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 - RBE-226
• Grant of full pension to Government Servants who retired on or after 1.1.2006 - RBE-222
• Revision of (Extraordinary Pension) Rules
• Revision of pay limits for final withdrawals from SRPF account for purchase of Vehicles
• Administrative Orders on Service Matters (upto Dcember 2009)

AGENDA & MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Agenda for National Anomalies Committee
• Minutes of meeting of JCM on Pensionary matters on 8-1-2010
• Minutes of Meeting of NAC held on 12-12-2009
• Agenda items for 46th Meeting of National Council (JCM)
• Agenda & Minutes of JCM & Anomalies Committee Meetings
• Updates on Cadre Restructuring

ITEMS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION:

• It was agreed by the Official Side (Railway Board) - in the meeting held on 22.01.2010 - that in the case of merged grades, designations of the highest grade posts would be kept intact and revision will be considered later, Interim orders are expected early.
• Revised entitlement of passes
• Upgrading of Senior Supervisors (in pre-revised scales of Rs.6500-10500 & Rs.7450-11500) to Grade Pay of Rs.4800
• Raising of Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs 100 pm granted after Fifth CPC. DOP proposes Rs.500. Our demand Rs.1000 pm

RECENT CAT & COURT JUDGMENTS

• Promotion cannot be stalled till criminal charges are framed | Download CAT Judgement in PDF
• Pension or gratuity cannot be withheld unless charges are of grave misconduct
• Unhappy with RTI? Move Consumer Forum. National Commission upholds orders of District Forum
• TA paid after salary hike not recoverable: HC

RAILWAY CODES, MANUALS AND ORDERS ON PAY COMMISSION & OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

• Policy, Syllabus, Question Bank, Guidelines & Knowledge Bank for Selections from Group 'C' to Group 'B' in all (Technical) Departments on Railways
• Codes and Manuals Indian Railways
• Sixth Pay Commission Report
• Orders on implementation of SCPC - by MOF, DOP
• Orders on SCPC - issued by Railway Board
• INDIAN RAILWAYS - VISION 2020| Click to download PDF Version
• "HIGHLIGHTS OF VISION 2020 INDIAN RAILWAYS - An IRTSA compilation"
• Master Circulars issued by Railway Board
• Directorates of Rly Board (Estt, PC, Fin, Mech, Elect, Civil, Signal) - Orders
• Compendium of Railway Board's Orders on SCPC - (An IRTSA compilation)
• Set up of Anomalies Committee on Sixth CPC Report & its Implementation
• Orders on Pensioners - regarding Sixth CPC
• Orders regarding Previous Pay Commissions
• Highlights of orders by RB on ACP - Post 5th CPC (An IRTSA Compilation)
• Holiday Homes - Circulars regarding

CENTRAL ACTS, BUDGET & CONSTITUTION

• Central Services Acts & Rules
• Constitution of India
• Courts & CAT Judgments
• Union Budget 2009-2010
• Budget Highlights
• Railway Budget 2009-2010

PAY COMMISSION REPORTS & NOTIFICATIONS OF OTHER STATES, DEPARTMENTS AND PSUs ETC

• Pay Scales of Defence Ordnance Factories
• Revised Pay Bands and Grade Pay in Tamil Nadu wef 1-1-2006
• Sixth Pay Commission for Defence Personnel
• Reports of State Pay Commissions
• Report of 2nd Pay Revision Committee For Executives of CPSEs
• Notification reg. acceptance of Punjab 5th PC report relating to pensioners

IRTSA FORUMS

• Technical Forums | Discussion Forum | Discussion on Service Matters | Open Forums | Literary Forum | Self Awakening | Computer and Internet | Fine Arts | Poetry Forum | Movies and Entertainment | Indian Newspapers | And Many More Features of Interest

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

• 6th CPC Calculator: Developed by Er. Dey
• Rounding off of Increment as per RBE 28/2009 dated 11.02.09
• Website for Pensioners & Senior Citizens - www.rscws.com
• Make irtsa.net your Home Page
• India Year Books 2007 and 2008
• EMI Calculator - On Reducing Balance
• Important Abbreviations pertaining to the Railways
• Questions and Answers on Rajbhasha
• An Emerging Superpower - A Power Point Slideshow
• Rates of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief since 1996 (with Orders)
• Approximate calculation of DA DR (upto Aug 09)
• Orders on ACP & MACP – 1999 to 2009
• No more unlimited free cash withdrawals from ATMs

REPLIES TO SOME IMPORTANT QUERIES

• New Pension Scheme - Some Questions and Answers
• New Pension Scheme - Some More Questions and Answers

INCOME TAX ISSUES

• Public Provident Fund Scheme (PPF), 1968
• Eligible investments for Section 80C of Income Tax Act
• Direct Taxes Code Bill 2009
• Income Tax Department Guide
• Income Tax Computation and Information
• Income Tax Slabs for F.Y. 2009-10
• Income Tax Calculation Sheet (Prepared by Er. Lalit Khandelwal)
• Yearly Salary & Income Tax Calculation for 2009-10 for Govt. Employees by Ismail K. Muzawar
• Assessment of Income Tax for 2009-10 Sub Form 10-E
• Gift above Rs.50,000 is taxable in the hands of the donee - AN IT Act Amendment
• New Tax Code Deduction Limit

DOWNLOAD CENTRE FOR IT FORMS

• Eligible investments for Section 80C
• Form 15G Individual claiming exemption from TDS
• Form 15H Individual 65 years or more claiming exemption from TDS
• Form 16 Certificate forTax deducted at source from income under the head "Salaries"
• Form ITR-1
• Form 10 E-ANNEXURE I - For Claiming of relief US 89(1)
• Public Provident Fund Scheme (PPF), 1968
• Form 15G-Individual (Word Doc)
• Form ITR-1 AY 2009-2010 (Word Doc)
• I Tax FAQ on Form 15G & Form 15H (Word Doc)