Cabinet Meet: 11% DA Hike in Favour of Employees, Pensioners

SrinagarIn major relief for the state government employees and the pensioners, the Government announced 11% hike in their Dearness Allowance.

The State Cabinet accorded approval to the release of DA installment @ 7% of pay, w.e.f. July 2016 and @ 4% w.e.f. January 2017 raising the total Dearness Allowance of the State Government employees from 125% to 132% w.e.f. 1.7.2016 and 132% to 136% w.e.f. 1.1.2017.

The arrears on account of additional installments from July, 2016 and from January, 2017 upto May 2017 shall be credited to the individual GPF accounts of Government employees in the month of June, 2017 and shall form part of the monthly salary from there onwards.

In respect of such of the State Government employees, who are governed by the New Pension Scheme, the arrears on account of additional installments from July, 2016 and January 2017 upto May 2017, shall be paid in cash in month of June, 2017 and the employees share @ 10% shall be deducted at source and credited to their PRAN numbers along with the matching share by the employer. Thereafter, the enhancement in the DA shall form part of the monthly salary.

Enhancement in DA will also apply to the work charged/whole time contingent paid employees, working in a regular time scale.

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Cabinet approved the release of the Dearness Allowance installment @ 7% w.e.f. 1.7.2016 and 4% w.e.f. 1.1.2017 raising the total Dearness Allowance of the State Government pensioners/family pensioners from 125% to 132% w.e.f. 1.7.2016 and from 132% to 136% from 1.1.2017 respectively.

The arrears on account of the enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance from July, 2016 and January, 2017 upto May 2017 shall be paid to them in cash in the month of June, 2017 and shall form part of the monthly pension/family pension there onwards.

The State Government employees and the pensioners have hailed the present government for timely release of DA. They said it is for the first time that the DA is being released by the Government without the employees having to resort to any agitation for the same.

They said that bringing down the qualifying service for full pensionery benefits from 33 to 20 years and increase of TMA from Rs 10000 to Rs 15000 are some other laudable measures taken by the present government.

Single BPL List within a month

The Cabinet meeting while expressing concern over the slow progress in regard to regularization of casual/temporary/need based labourers/ workers engaged after 31.01.1994, directed that such Administrative Departments as have not submitted Bio-Metric details together with related information in respect of aforementioned category of workers, will submit the same to the Finance Department within a month.

Cabinet also discussed the issue of having a single BPL list. Cabinet directed that the BPL list compiled by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs Department (FCS&CAD) be reviewed under the aegis of the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department (PDMD) in consultation with the Departments of FCS&CA, Power Development, Social Welfare and Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to finalize a single BPL list within a month, to be used in connection with all BPL related Welfare programmes.

Cabinet directed the Higher Education Department to examine the requests for setting up of new Degree Colleges, particularly in the light of resource commitment from Central Government for setting up such institutions.

Cabinet directed that the Home Department shall in consultation with the Finance Department examine the issue relating to operationalization of new/sanctioned Fire and Emergency Service Stations by way of provision of required infrastructure and manpower.

J&K Transfer of Property (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017

The Cabinet Meeting approved the draft Jammu and Kashmir Transfer of Property (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, for its submission to the Governor for promulgation.

JKP (Gazetted) Service

To remove stagnation of State Police Service officers, belonging to various wings/cadres, the Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today approved review of the strength and composition of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Service based on the proposal of the Home Department and the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-Committee which had been constituted by the Cabinet.

There had been a demand for carving out higher scales of pay in the General Cadre of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Service on the pattern of the officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) and the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts (Gazetted) Service.

The Cabinet approved introduction of Selection Grade at the level of DySPs/SPs in various cadres/wings of the service, enhancement of Selection Grade quota at the level of SPs and introduction of deputation reserve in the Prosecution Cadre.

Cabinet also approved introduction of three new scales in General Cadre including Selection Grade-I in PB:4 Rs 37400-67000+GP Rs 8700, Super Time Scale (i) in PB:4 Rs 37400-67000+GP Rs 8900 and Super Time Scale (ii) in PB:4 Rs 37400-67000+GP Rs 10,000.

Cabinet Enhances Selection Grade Posts of Constables

The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the enhancement of the percentage of posts of Selection Grade Constables to 50%, from the existing 25% at constabulary level and upgradation of pay scale of Selection Grade Constable from existing grade pay of Rs.2100/- to grade pay of Rs.2400/- in the pay band of Rs.5200-20200/-. A Constable with 09 years of service only shall be eligible for placement in the Selection Grade subject to availability of post. Constables getting insitu promotion earlier will be entitled to pay scale of Rs.5200-20200 + GP Rs.2400/- but not rank. They will be entitled to rank only after their placement in the Selection Grade of Constable.

Promotion of K B Agarwal to Fixed Scale of IAS

The Cabinet accorded sanction to the promotion of Mr. K.B. Aggarwal, IAS (JK:1985) to the Fixed Scale of IAS (Rs.80,000/-) (pre-revised), notionally from 01.11.2015, and regularly with effect from 07.03.2017.

Cabinet approves promotion of IPS officers

The Cabinet accorded sanction to the promotion of IPS Officers of J&K Cadre of 1999 Batch, Mr. S. Anand Jain and Mr. S.R. Samuel on proforma basis, Mr. Nitish Kumar, Mr. Ashkoor Ahmed Wani and Mr. Nisar Ahmed to the Super Time Scale (ii)-IGP (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix), w.e.f. 05.06.2017.

Cabinet approves creation of 5 posts of AAG

The Cabinet accorded sanction to the creation of 4 posts of Additional Advocate General at New Delhi and enhancement of monthly retainership and Counsel fee of Law Officers at New Delhi. Accordingly Advocate on record shall be entitled to a monthly retainership of Rs 30, 000 per month and Counsel fee of Rs.10,000 per case against the existing Rs.9450/ per month and Rs.6750 per hearing respectively. Additional Advocate General shall be entitled to monthly retainership of Rs.30,000 per month and Counsel fee of Rs.9000 per case against the existing Rs.20,000 per month and Rs.9000 per hearing respectively. Similarly, Additional Standing Counsel shall be entitled to monthly retainership of Rs.25,000 and Cousel fee of Rs.9,000 per case as against the existing Rs.9,450 per month and Rs.6,000 per hearing respectively.

The Cabinet also approved creation of an additional post of Additional Advocate General who will exclusively look after all the cases relating to State owned properties outside J&K; particularly in the States of Punjab (Chandigarh & Amritsar) and Haryana (Sirsa) etc.

Transfer of land to JK Bank, Technical Education Department

The Cabinet accorded sanction to the transfer of land on lease basis, measuring 50 kanals available with Government Joinery Mills, Pampore to the Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited @ Rs.45 lakh per kanal for development of a Mega Currency Chest and establishment of Staff Training College, keeping in view the provisions of the relevant law.

The Cabinet also approved transfer of State land measuring 64 kanals and 1 marla situated at village Sathra Tehsil Mandi, District Poonch for construction of Government Polytechnic College, Poonch in favour of Technical Education Department.

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