CLICK HERE TO VIEW O.M No. 41/21/2000-P&PW(D), DATED 20.08.2015 ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to pensioners
CLICK HERE TO VIEW O.M No. 41/21/2000-P&PW(D), DATED 20.08.2015 ISSUED BY DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS WELFARE.
PFRDA to launch online facility to open NPS accounts
MUMBAI: Pension fund regulator PFRDA is set to launch an online facility for opening of accounts under the National Pension System (NPS) to net in prospective customers.
"We are set to launch the online on-boarding facility for the prospective customers of pension schemes under the NPS," PFRDA chairman Hemant Contractor told reporters on the sidelines of an insurance summit organised by the industry lobby CII here this evening.
"We have also urged the government to offer tax-breaks to pension schemes falling on the lines of other financial products like mutual funds and insurance, to popularise pension products in the unorganised sector," he said.
The Pension Funds Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA has sought clarification from the government if the pension products being run by various fund houses and life insurers can be regulated by it
"We have asked the government to clarify whether we can regulate the pension business being run by mutual fund houses and life insurers because the PFRDA Act empowers us to regulate all kinds of pension business," Contractor said.
On the pension business being managed by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation ( EPFO), he said it is up to the government to decide that who will be regulating it.
Commenting on the progress of NPS, he said the NPS corpus has already crossed Rs 94,000 crore so far, which includes Rs 7,000 crore from the Atal Pension Yojana.
He further said, "We've already opened 6,80,000 accounts under the Atal Pension scheme during the past couple of months and we are looking at taking it to 2 crore by December. Out of these 6,80,000 accounts, 65 per cent subscribers come from urban areas and the rest from the rural areas."
The three state-owned fund managers, who are managing the Atal Pension scheme funds are UTI, SBI and LIC Pension Fund.
The regulator is getting ready to appoint new fund managers for the NPS, which has seven active fund managers now and also reviewing fund management charges.
Contractor also said the regulator is planning to increase the tenure of NPS fund managers to five years from the present three.
"We don't mind paying a higher commission to incentivise fund managers and distributors so as to expand the NPS reach. We are reviewing a proposal in this regard and we will be issuing a request for proposal to appoint new fund managers within a month," he said.
Saturday, 22 August 2015
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) New Pattern / Syllabus of Officers in Grade-‘B’- Posts 2015
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) New Pattern / Syllabus of Officers in Grade-‘B’- Posts 2015 :
New Pattern / Syllabus of RBI Grade B Officers Online Exam 2015
New Pattern / Syllabus of RBI Grade B Officers Online Exam 2015
- Phase I :
- Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions.
- Duration : 2 Hours
- Max Marks : 200
- Consists the following modules,
- General Awareness
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning.
- Phase II :
- Paper I - English - Computer Based Descriptive (Compulsory),
- Paper II - Economic and Social Issues (Compulsory) and
- Paper III -
- Finance & Management / Economics / Statistics (you can choose any one of these three)
- You will have to clear Phase I in-order to appear for Phase II Exam.
- Minimum of 60% marks (50% in case of SC/ST/PWD) or equivalent in Bachelor’s Degree as well as in 12th and 10th standard examinations is compulsory.
- The maximum permissible number of attempts (only for General category) is 6 (earlier it was 4)
New Pattern / Syllabus in Details : Click Here
Friday, 21 August 2015
Special Income Tax Return Counters to be Organised for Salaried Tax Payers including Pensioners to File Paper Returns Between 24th August to 31st August, 2015
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
21-August-2015 15:10 IST
Special Income Tax Return Counters to be Organised for Salaried Tax Payers (Including Pensioners) to File Paper Returns Between 24th August to 31st August, 2015 at Pratyaksha Kar Bhawan in National Capital;
Special Facilitation Counters for Senior Citizens and Differently Abled Persons;
These Counters to Facilitate Smaller Tax Payers Having Salary/Pension Income But Their Total Income do not Exceed Rs. 5 Lakhs or Their Returns do not Contain any Claim for Refund
The Principal. Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, New Delhi will be organizing Special Return Counters for Salaried Tax Payers (including pensioners) between 24th August to 31st August, 2015 at Pratyaksha Kar Bhawan, Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi. The camp will be inaugurated by Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT), Smt. Anita Kapur at 10.00 am. on Monday,24th August 2015
The special counters are being organized to facilitate smaller tax payers having salary/pension income, to file paper returns. Taxpayers may note that for the assessment year 2015-16, corresponding to the financial year 2014-15, e-filing of return of income is mandatory for persons whose total income exceeds Rs. 5 lakhs or if the return contains a claim for refund. Paper Returns in such cases will not be accepted.
However, the income limit of Rs. 5 lakhs and claim of refund will not apply to taxpayer over the age of 80 years deriving salary/pension income. In such cases paper returns will be accepted.
The special counters would be set-up jurisdiction wise as follows:
· For PCIT-22 Charge (Government salary)-‘B’ Block, Ground floor of Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi.
· For PCIT-23 Charge(PSUs/Bank employees/School and College employees)-‘C’ Block, Ground floor, Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi.
· For PCIT-24 Charge (Private salaries)- ‘C’ block, Civic Centre, Minto Road, New Delhi.
There will be special facilitation counters for senior citizens and differently abled persons.
Facilities like a Helpdesk, assistance of Tax Return Preparers (TRPs), UTI/NSDL counters, banking, tax payment facility, PAN verification counters, drinking water, and emergency medical aid will be available at the venue.
Similar facilitation counters are being set-up in other metropolitan cities based on the local requirement.
Source: Press Information Bureau
Banks to remain closed on 2nd, 4th Saturdays from September 1
NEW DELHI: Bringing cheers to lakhs of bank employees, the government has accepted the long-pending demand of workers to declare second and fourth Saturdays holidays, with effect from September 1.
"The notification regarding Saturday off has come. It is effective from September 1," All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C H Venkatachalam told PTI.
At present, all PSU and private sector banks work half-day on Saturdays.
"This is a welcome move. This will be a big relief to employees and I hope that this will improve the productivity of employees," he said.
In case of a month having five Saturdays, banks will be closed only on second and fourth
Saturdays.
CSD facilities for Retired employees – MoD Order with Application Forms
CSD facilities for Retired employees – MoD Order with Application Forms
1. Refer Army Order 02/2006/QMG
2. Government of India has decided to extend the CSD Canteen facilities to the Retired Defence Civilian Employees vide MoD letter No. F.No.8(14)/2015-D(Mov) dated 31 Jul 2015.
3. Eligibility : Retired Defence Civilian Employees of following departments who were not entitled to avail CSD facilities will now be entitled for CSD facilities:
(a) Ministry of Defence including those working in their respective attached offices and those working in lower military formations.
(b) Defence Audit Departments.
(c) Executive Officer Cantonment Board
(d) Hindutan Aeronautics Ltd personnel retired from Air Force Station Hyderabad, Jorhat, Air Force Academy, Dundigal (Hyderabad) and Air Force Station Yelahanka(Bangalore)
(e) Indian Defence Accounts Services.
(f) Secretariat Border Roads Development Board and HQ Director General Border Roads.
(g) Retired employees of Canteen Stores Departments who are getting pension from CSD Fund.
(h) MES Employees.
4. Entitlement : They will be entitled for only Grocery Stores. No Liquor will be authorised.
5. Validity : The cards will have a validity of 10 years, from the date of issue and will be renewed every year.
6. Process for applying for Retired Defence Civilian Employees Card : All Retired Defence Civilian Employees will apply for the Smart Card to the URC through which they want to avail the Canteen facilities after authentication of the application.
7. Authentication : The application form will be authenticated for its correctness by the Department from which the employees has retired. The form will be countersigned by an officer not below the Rank of Under Secretary or equivalent.
8. Documents to be submitted to Department URC : The following attested documents will be submitted to the URC :
(a) Application for Canteen Smart card duly countersigned by the competent authority.
(b) Govt order for Retirement.
(c) Copy of Pension Payment Order (PPO)
(d) Address Proof and Copy of PAN card.
(e) Payment of Rs.135 to the URC.
9. Guidelines for Authenticating Authority:
(a) Each concerned department shoud appoint officer authorised to countersigned and promulgate orders and forward details to this office.
(b) Countersigned officer will verify that all columns are filled correctly prior to countersigned.
10. Guidelines for URC : Vetting of application will be done at URC for correctness. The following will be checked :
(a) That application is filled in all respect and no column is left blank.
(b) Signature of Countersiging authority.
(c) All personal particulars are checked for correctness with PPO and other supporting documents.
(d) In case an application is rejected the same will be informed to the applicant.
(e) New card will be sent by M/s. Smart Chip Ltd to the URC for issue to applicant. URC will check details with individuals Departmental retired identity Card prior to issue of new Canteen Smart Card.
(f) Since large number of applications are likely to be received intially at the URCs, the URC Manager must exercise due diligence while scrutinising and verifying the applications.
11. Guidelines for SCL : The following will be ensured ;
(a) All applications are sent by CCTS to M/s. Smart Chip Ltd, at the earliest.
(b) On receipt of application check for correctness with existing records through old Grocery Card Number.
(c) Verify applicants personal details through PAN No. on www.verifypan.in
(d) Ensure previous card of applicatin is hotlised prior to handing over of new card for Retired Defence Civilian Employees.
12. The application form (Blue Color) for Retired Defence Civilian Employees attached as Appendix will be made available in the URCs at the earliest by M/s. Smart Chip Ltd.
13. This letter be given vide publicity by displaying at prominent places like URSs, Station HQs, CAO and other controlling HQs.
Source: INDWF
Thursday, 20 August 2015
A Web-Based Portal VIZ. Vidya Lakshmi (www.vidyalakshmi.co.in) Launched for Students Seeking Educational Loans
A Web-Based Portal VIZ. Vidya Lakshmi (www.vidyalakshmi.co.in) Launched for Students Seeking Educational Loans;
First Portal of Its Kind Providing Single Window for Students to Access Information and Make Application for Educational Loans Provided by Banks as well as for Government Scholarships
A web-based portal viz. Vidya Lakshmi (www.vidyalakshmi.co.in) was launched on the occasion of Independence Day i.e. 15th August, 2015 for the benefit of students seeking Educational Loans. The Portal has been developed and maintained by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov) under the guidance of Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).
Earlier the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget for 2015-16inter-alia had proposed to set-up a fully IT based Student Financial Aid Authority to administer and monitor Scholarship as well as Educational Loan Schemes, through the Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram (PMVLK) to ensure that no student misses out on higher education for lack of funds. The launch of the aforesaid Portal is a first step towards achieving this objective,
Vidya Lakshmi Portal is a first of its kind portal providing single window for Students to access information and make application for Educational Loans provided by Banks as also Government Scholarships. The Portal has the following features:
- Information about Educational Loan Schemes of Banks;
- Common Educational Loan Application Form for Students;
- Facility to apply to multiple Banks for Educational Loans;
- Facility for Banks to download Students’ Loan Applications;
- Facility for Banks to upload loan processing status;
- Facility for Students to email grievances/queries relating to Educational
- Loans to Banks;
- Dashboard facility for Students to view status of their loan application and
- Linkage to National Scholarship Portal for information and application for
- Government Scholarships.
So far, 13 Banks have registered 22 Educational Loan Schemes on the Vidya Lakshmi Portal and 5 Banks viz; SBI, IDBI Bank, Bank of India, Canara Bank & Union Bank of India have integrated their system with the Portal for providing loan processing status to students. This initiative aims to bring on board all Banks providing Educational Loans. It is expected that students throughout the country will be benefited by this initiative of the Government by making available a single window for access to various Educational Loan Schemes of all Banks.
Source : PIB Release, 20.08.2015
Indumatee Media Essay Competition 2016
Indumatee Media Essay Competition 2016
Indumatee Media is conducting Indumatee Media Essay Competition for School and College Students and it is an annual competition. Indumatee Media Essay Competition is an initiative of Indumatee Media which provides services of Publication of Books, Anthologies, Magazines, Online Portals and other services. Indumatee Media operates three Web Portals www.odishabook.com (Online Portal), www.odishakatha.com (Bilingual Online Portal) and www.indiajobsbook.com (Online Job Portal) respectively.
The best essays are published in an anthology with an ISBN No. Top Winners are selected and receive prize (Cash/gift hampers), award certificate and free copy of the anthology.
Indumatee Media Essay Competition invites School and College Students to send essays.
Guidelines & Rules of Essay Competition:
1. Contest is open to Students of India.
2. Entries must be in English language and the original work of the Student.
3. No registration and no entry fee.
4. Competition will be for School & College Students.
5. Qualification is School Students of Classes 8th to 12th / Students pursuing ITI or Diploma/ College Students pursuing Graduate, B.E or B. Tech, MBBS, LLB.
6. The Essay must be between 700 and 1000 words.
7. Essays may be about any topic and in any form and unpublished work.
8. Essays should not be a translation of another writer’s work.
9. The essay should be sent in the word format with 12 font size or hand written, single-sided with pages numbered and title as a header on first page. It should carry the name of the author, date of birth, qualification, Father/ Guardian’s name, Address, Mobile number/Telephone number (along with STD code) and e mail ID.
10. The author will be solely responsible for any violation of the Copyright Act where the material submitted for the competition is not original.
11. Entry should be an individual effort and not a combined work.
12. The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. We hold the rights to cancel any entry without any prior information and clarification.
14. The Anthology publication will include 15 to 20 Essays. If your essay published in that year's anthology, you will be notified and we will ask you to send a photo of yourself and a brief biography.
15. Last date of receipt of entries is 20th October, 2015. Entries received after this date will not be considered.
16. Winners will be notified via e-mail or by phone/ post.
17. Please send your Essays by Post and mark your envelope “Indumatee Media Essay Competition 2016” and send it to Akshaya Sahoo, C/o- Indumatee Media, Gajendrapur, KalashreeGopalpur, Jajpur-754292, Odisha.
18. Online submissions will be accepted also, may send submissions by e-mail to indumateemediacompetitions@gmail.com
19. Winners will be announced within two months after the deadline for competition.
21. Cash Prizes will be Pay through Cheque/Draft/Money order and Gift Hampers, certificate which will be sent via Regd. post or courier.
22. Comments or questions about the Indumatee Media Essay competition are welcome. Please write to indumateemediastudentawards@gmail.com
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‘Jeevan Pramaan’, the Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certification system, for Pensioners
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
20-August-2015 13:35 IST
The Government has asked banks to achieve weekly targets set for the purpose of enabling “Jeevan Pramaan” – an “Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certification system for Pensioners so as to cover at least 50% in next 2-3 weeks. Pensioners can approach their paying branches with the PPO, Aadhaar card and bank pass book for trouble-free seeding of Pensioners’ Aadhaar number in their bank account.
Various steps are being taken by the Government to sensitize pensioners and bank branches to link up the Aadhaar number, PPO number and bank account number. All pension disbursing banks observed 1st to 7th August, 2015 as ‘Aadhaar Seeding Week for Pensioners.’ All through the week, priority was given to pensioners visiting the bank branches for seeding Aadhaar number in their bank account. Besides, five camps were organised from 13th to 17th July, 2015 at different locations covering Delhi, NOIDA and Faridabad to facilitate seeding of Aadhaar number in the bank accounts of pensioners. All banks participated in these camps. Facility was also provided by UIDAI for on-the-spot registration for Aadhaar numbers.
Conventionally, pensioners are required to give a Life Certificate to the pension disbursing authority in November, every year – either by presenting themselves before the Branch Manager or by means of a Certificate issued by a Gazetted Officer or other designated authorities.
The “Jeevan Pramaan” – an “Aadhaar-based Digital Life Certification system with an objective to facilitate on-line submission of Life Certificate by pensioners, was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 10th November, 2014. This facility is in addition to the other existing methods of submitting Life Certificates. It is hoped that all pensioners who have Aadhaar numbers will make use of this additional facility of biometric life certification.
With “Jeevan Pramaan” the pensioners and family pensioners need not visit the pension disbursing agency or Gazetted/designated authority for submission of Life Certificates. The Life Certificates may be submitted from personal computers and laptops at home or by visiting a conveniently located Common Service Centre or the nearest branch of any pension disbursing bank. There are about 55,000 branches of pension disbursing banks and 40,000 Common Service Centres throughout the country. Submission of Digital Life Certificate also ensures authenticity of pension payments.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Recruitment for Constable / DCPO Posts 2015
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has published a Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2015. Check below for more details.
Posts : Constable / DCPO
Total No. of Posts : 156 Posts
Educational Qualification :
Age Limit : 21 to 27 years
Pay Scale: Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2000/-
Selection Process : Candidates will be selected based on interview.
Physical Standards:
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Last Date : 03-10-2015
Posts : Constable / DCPO
Total No. of Posts : 156 Posts
Educational Qualification :
- The candidate should have passed Matriculation or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board.
- Educational certificate other than State Board/Central Board should be accompanied with Government of India notification declaring that such qualification is equivalent to Matric / 10th class pass for service under Central Government.
Age Limit : 21 to 27 years
Pay Scale: Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2000/-
Selection Process : Candidates will be selected based on interview.
Physical Standards:
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Last Date : 03-10-2015
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