Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association

NEWS FLASH

• Decision awaited from MoF on Grade Pay of 4800 to all in 4600. IRTSA again urges RB for 4800 for JEs & 5400 for SSEs and CMS etc. - GS, IRTSA
• GS & ACT, IRTSA meet MM, AMS & others in Railway Board. Discuss major issues and urge for early decisions on GP, Pass, upgrading to Group-B etc.

LATEST ORDERS

• MACP Benchmark cannot be higher the Benchmark for normal promotion - RB dt 12-3-2010
• Periodical Transfers of Railway Employees holding sensitive posts
• Reservation for PTO holders in Jan Shatabdi and Shatabdi Trains
• Diet Charges to be recovered from indoor Patients in Railway Hospitals
• Family Pension to Physically or Mentally Handicapped Children
• Revision of Incentive Rates from 1-6-09 & Reduction of Allowed time, Incentive to continue after MACP as per post held.
• Administrative Orders 2010

MEMORANDUMS SUBMITTED BY IRTSA TO RB, DOP, MOF, NAC, DAC

• Memorandums submitted by IRTSA in 2010
• Memorandums submitted by IRTSA in 20008 & 2009

RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS

• Administrative Orders (upto December 2009)

AGENDA & MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

• Agenda for Departmental Anomalies Committee submitted. Grade Pay of Rs 4800 demanded for Junior Engineers & Rs 5400 for Senior Section Engineers of all Departments
• Agenda & Minutes of JCM & Anomalies Committee Meetings
• Updates on Cadre Restructuring

ITEMS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION:

• Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS) - Some Salient Features
• 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
• CMA's Case for higher Grade Pay of Rs 4600 - CAT Kolkata directs Railways to decide in 4 months & pass speaking orders
• Upgrading of Senior Supervisors (in pre-revised scales of Rs.6500-10500 & Rs.7450-11500) to Grade Pay of Rs.4800 - Railways to refer back the issue to Ministry of Finance with all functional, qualification and training aspects of Technical Supervisors.
• The proposal to revise the fixed medical allowance to Rs. 500 plus DA thereon is pending before the Department of Expenditure

RECENT CAT & COURT JUDGMENTS

• Forum on Courts & CAT Judgments
• Promotion cannot be denied from back date if already worked on a post for reasonable period & eligibility criteria are fulfilled – CAT Delhi
• 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
• Hours of Employment Regulation - HOER
• Categories in various Classification under HOER

CENTRAL ACTS, BUDGET & CONSTITUTION

• Central Services Acts & Rules
• Constitution of India
• General Budget 2010-11 - Summary, Highlights, Income Tax Slabs & Comments of GS, IRTSA etc.
• Railway Budget 2010-11 - Summary, Details & Highlights

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
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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

• Industrial Chamber asks for higher IT exemption limit
• 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 - INCOME TAX RETURN [For Individuals having Income from Salary/ Pension/ family pension and Interest] - Assessment Year - 2009-10
• 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)