Punjab Gau Sewa Commission approved; VAT on newsprint slashed from 5.50% to 2% Punjab Cabinet nods for renaming PTU as IK Gujral Punjab Technical University New IT Policy to develop Mohali as knowledge hub over an area of 402 acres okayed EM fund on Sand and Gravel reduced from 15 to 10%; Royalty on both slashed from Rs. 60 to Rs. 30 per tone

Punjab Cabinet gives nod for PBIP to ensure speedy approvals of investments

IT tax on cotton seed (Banaula) and Cotton (Ginned and unginned cotton) exempted

Chandigarh November 30 : In a bid to give impetus to investment promotion in the state under the ‘Progressive Punjab Campaign’, the Punjab Cabinet today approved the establishment of the Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP) to carry forward the new investment policy of 2013 expeditiously in a time

All India Bar Exam on January 19,2014

Nov 30,2013: The Bar Council of India will conduct the 6th All India Bar Examination on 19th January, 2014. The objective of The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) is to examine an advocate’s capability to practice the profession of law in India. It will assess skills at a basic level and is intended to set a minimum benchmark for admission to the practice of law. It will address a candidate’s analytical abilities and understanding basic knowledge of

CBSE students to get more time for OBTA

Ludhiana Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Schools will provide extra time for the students of class IX and XII for the newly introduced Open Text Based Assessment (OBTA). Students will be getting 30 minutes extra for exam other than 15 minutes, provided to students to read the question paper. Students feeling relaxed with this decision of CBSE. OBTA is “meant to incorporate analytical and

PSTET exam a mere eyewash: Teachers

Jalandhar:The state government will be holding yet another Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) for the candidates on December 28. However, TET-passed teachers have already termed it as a “mere-eyewash”. The teachers have said that it is only an attempt by the state government to collect money and no outcome should be expected from it. The online registration for the candidates was started four days back and it will continue till the first week of December. Miffed over the state

UPSC declares Final results of NDA & Naval Academy Examination (I), 2013

New Delhi, November 29: UPSC has declared final result of NDA & Naval Academy Examination (1) with 469 candidates in order of merit, who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Written Examination held by the Union Public Service Commission in April, 2013 and the subsequent Interviews held by the Services Selection Board, of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy for the 131st Course and Naval Academy for the 93rd Indian Naval

SSA Non-Teaching Union protests outside govt school

Amritsar, November 29
Members of the district unit of the Sarab Sikhya Abhiyan (SSA) Non-Teaching Union today staged a protest outside Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Mall road, venue of the state-level quiz competition on social study in view of the scheduled arrival of the Director-General School Education (DGSE), Kumar Rahul.

The DGSE, who was the chief guest, did not turn up and Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat performed the formality.

5178 Pendu sahyogi Teachers posts: Punjab Govt to verify degrees

Chandigarh, November 29
The Punjab School Education Department has initiated the process of checking the authenticity of postgraduate and doctoral degrees from universities under scanner possessed by candidates for the posts of rural associate teacher. The department will recruit at least 5,178 teachers, mainly in social sciences.

Special chance to clear reappear in GNDU

Special chance to clear reappear in GNDU


Amritsar: To facilitate the students of the Guru Nanak Dev University, the University would provide Special Chance for clearing re-appear examinations to those students who have entered final semester in May, 2013 and did not cleared reappear lower odd/ever semester examination (theory and practical, Internal Assessment, Practical/Viva-Voce of Practical and Project Report) and lost all chances to re-appear has been provided a special chance by

Education dept committees on women safety

CHANDIGARH: The Education department has constituted various committees at state and district level to ensure safety and security of women employees’ and student’s in all the schools of the state. Disclosing this here today, the Education & Language Minister Punjab Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka said that the government has taken required measures to ensure complete security and safety of the

Punjab announces 15% DA hike for employees/pensioners on old scales DA enhanced from 151 to 166% of the unrevised basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2013

Chandigarh, November 28:The Punjab Government today has announced to hike Dearness Allowance (DA) by 15% for the state government employees/pensioners who are getting their pay on the basis of unrevised scales.
Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the Punjab government said that the rate of DA has been enhanced from 151 to 166% of the unrevised basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2013. He said that the amount on account of enhanced dearness allowance would be paidcash from 1st july, 2013.
He further said that enhanced DA would be paid cash with pay/pension
effect from 1st November, 2013 and dues from July to October would be
paid in cash. Payment of pending dues from January to June would be
decided later

Punjab Cabinet to meet in Chandigarh on November 30

Chandigarh, November 27: Punjab Cabinet Meeting has been scheduled in Chandigarh on November 30 at 2:00 pm. Sources said that the upgradation of Punjab Gau Sewa Board into a Commission and setting up of Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion are likely to be on the agenda besides various other issues concerning the state

Newly recruited PCS officers likely to be given postings in Punjab within one month

Chandigarh, November 27: The Punjab Govt. has started the process of giving postings to newly recruited PCS and allied services officers by the Punjab Public Service Commission. The PPSC has already sent the list of 160 successful candidates to the personnel department of the Punjab Government. According to official sources

Frame recruitment rules in a month: HC State told to protect interests of contractual staff

Frame recruitment rules in a month: HC
State told to protect interests of contractual staff
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 27
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) to protect the interests of contractual/outsourced employees while finalising the recruitment rules for hiring employees on a permanent basis.

In a far-reaching direction issued to the Punjab Government and the commission, Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Augustine George Masih directed the rights body chairman to protect the interests of all the employees working on a contractual or outsourcing basis for a considerable period while finalising the recruitment rules.

Teachers meet Zila Parishad chief Demand verification of experience certificates of 431 headmasters recruited by cdac

Bathinda, November 27
A deputation of the Government School Lecturer Union, Punjab, today met chairman of the Zila Parishad Gurpreet Singh Maluka and submitted a memorandum asking to verify the certificates of the 431 teachers recruited under the head master cadre.

The union said the state education department had issued an advertisement for the recruitment of teachers under the head master cadre in 2004 and had asked for six years of teaching experience as one of the eligibility criteria.

18% schoolchildren have eye problems: Report

Chandigarh, November 27
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) report for the first quarter of the 2013-2014 session on the mid-day meal scheme points out that at least 18 per cent of the enrolled children do not go to school because they "cannot see properly and their refractive errors need to be corrected".

More than 10 crore students are covered under the scheme in more than 12.63 lakh schools and Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) centres.

Boards: PSEB to conduct practical exams in Feb

In order to declare the results of Classes 10 and 12 exams in time, the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has decided to conduct the practical exams before written exams. The board declares the results of Class 12 in mid-May and of Class 10 in the first week of June. The practical exams will start from February 15 and written exams from March 1, 2014. Earlier, the board used to conduct practical exams after written exams. Talking to Hindustan Times, Suresh Tandon, vice-chairman of

CBSE extends date for submission of online details for PSA to Dec 15

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the date for the submission of details of candidates for improvement in problem solving assessment (PSA) in Class 10 and 12 from November 15 to December 15. Now schools can send the details of the candidates online till December 15. RJ Khanderao, CBSE regional head,

6 more summoned as accused in Punjab clerk recruitment scam: The case will now be heard on December 11

A court here has summoned six more persons as accused in the clerk recruitment scam in which former Punjab education minister Tota Singh is an accused. The six persons - including former Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) chairman Kehar Singh, present officer on special duty (OSD) to the chairperson Varinder Kumar, Major Charanjeet Singh (retd), Tej Ram Goel and Mahinder Singh Karir - have been summoned on an application submitted by one of the main witnesses in the case, Om Parkash Soni. In the application that was filed about six months ago, Soni had claimed that all

ECI Orders - Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll — Regarding

General Election to the State Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Delhi and bye-elections to fill the casual vacancies in the StateLegislative Assemblies of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu — Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll — Regarding.

Centre’s ranking of states on midday meal scheme sparks protests

NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry's ranking of states on the basis of their performance in implementing the Mid Day Meal scheme has raised serious questions about the parameters employed to judge states. Also, the fact that states were not consulted and some of the best performing ones like Tamil Nadu and Delhi have been relegated to the bottom of the heap has added to the protest against the ministry's move.

Public notice regarding 5178 pendu sahjogi teachers: Lists of S.St teachers(5178pendu sahyogi teachers) have been uploaded

Lists regarding Completed &uncompleted case related to subject S.St of 5178 pendu sehyogi teachers have been uploaded Visit at www.educationrecruitmentboard.com

Mid-day meal scheme: Punjab ranked second in Centre’s report

Chandigarh, November 26
 Despite drawing flak for unprofessional deliverance of mid-day meals in government schools at several places
 the state, Punjab has bagged the second position among states and union territories in the latest report on the scheme by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development.

HC: Ensure timely payments under scholarship scheme

Chandigarh, November 26
The Central Government has sanctioned Rs 280.81-crore as central assistance for the implementation of post-matric scholarship scheme for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes. The development is significant as 3.5 lakh students are entitled to the benefit spread over 2,000 institutions. The scheme is to be implemented by the state governments and union territories on 100 per cent assistance from the Union Government.

'Punjab revamps e-learning'

The Punjab government has established 2,077 Edusat computer labs under the NABARD project to enhance teaching and learning process in the state schools, especially in the remote areas. Besides, 914 more such Edusat labs would be

Maharastra declared result of HSC, SSC Examination 2013

The Results for the Maharashtra Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination is to announce today at about 1 pm. With the declaration of the results, the wait for the students and their parents for the examinations will be come to an

Rank Pay issue issue decided by Hon’ble Supreme Court is yet to be complied

The Supreme Court, responding to a contempt petition moved on improper implementation of its order on the rank pay case by the Retired Defence Officers Association, issued notices to top bureaucrats . “We have sought exemplary punishment for deliberate non-compliance against ex-Defence Secretary and present CAG Shashikant Sharma, department of expenditure secretary R.S. Gujral, the then controller general of defence accounts

NMC urges PM to appoint chairman of 7th Pay Commission

The National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately appoint chairman and other members of the recently-announced 7th Pay Commission at the next cabinet meeting. “We urge the PM to appoint Chairman and other members of the 7th Pay Commission and take decision in this regard at the next cabinet meeting as employees and pensioners will be

Scholarship scheme: Centre releases funds, Punjab ‘sleeps’-NSCA

Jalandhar Even as the Central government released its share of Rs 281 crore under the Post Matric Scheduled Castes Scholarship scheme, the ruling SAD-BJP alliance in the state was yet to release its share of Rs 43 crore in the scheme. While the Punjab government has been crying foul over the role of the Central government, the fact was that the SAD-BJP government-led by Chief Minister

Pallam Raju bats for higher investment in education

BANGALORE: Public and private investment in higher education should be stepped up substantially and resources should be utilized optimally to scale capacity and improve quality, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Pallam Raju said on Monday.

"State investment on higher education should be raised to 25 percent from 18 percent of the budget on education or to 1.5 percent from 1.12 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as an increase of 0.38 percent means an additional spending of Rs.25,000 crore by the central and state governments," Raju said at a day-long all-India conference of higher education ministers here.

Strike on, 20,000 SSA teachers await wages

Sangrur, November 25
More than 20,000 teachers of the SSA and the non-teaching employees of the Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan (SSA)/ Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) have not received their salaries for the month of October.

Since the state government and the union have not been able to reach a compromise, the functioning of the SSA has been adv

Govt workers want DA to be merged with salary

 Government employees have asked the Centre to consider merging dearness allowance with their pay, arguing that the Sixth Pay Commission -- quite like the Centre -- could not have anticipated the high inflation that has eroded real wages over the last decade. Since 2006 – when the recommendations of the last pay commission came into force – the dearness allowance has increased to 90%, a reflection of the high inflation environment that employees have to cope up with. The demand was made at a preliminary meeting held between the department of personnel and the employee representatives to discuss the proposed Seventh Pay Commission announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in September.

Protest to ‘save’ aided schools

Bathinda, November 24
The Bathinda unit of the Unaided Staff (Aided School) Front, Punjab, took out a protest march in the city today. Addressing the protesters, Jaspal Singh Gill, the state president of the union, stated that the last time members of the union had taken out a protest march, it was assured that their meeting would be arranged with the Education Minister of Punjab, Sikander Singh Maluka.

Let teachers’ voice be heard too: Educators

Release our arrears: Pensioners

Punjab enhances scholarship amount by 40% for apprenticeship

Punjab enhances scholarship amount by 40% for apprenticeship
Chandigarh, November 24: Punjab Government has enhanced the amount of scholarship from Rs. six hundreds to nine hundreds of apprenticeship training scheme to encourage youth for entrepreneur purposes. All ITI students have to undergo mandatory training programme under the apprenticeship Training Act 1961.

IBPS Specialist Officer notification issues, apply online

IBPS has declared notification for the conducing of Common Written Examination (CWE SPL-III) for the post of the recruitment of various posts in the different banks.

Bihar, Jharkhand treat staff like guinea pigs’-SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the Bihar and Jharkhand governments for abandoning constitutional responsibility and denying salary for a decade to employees of public sector undertakings which forced them to a state of despair.

The court came down heavily on the governments headed by Nitish Kumar and Hemant Soren for litigating incessantly and passing the buck about their responsibility to pay salaries to employees of PSUs Bihar Hill Area Lift Irrigation Corporation (Bhalco) and Jhalco - who were caught in the bifurcation of Bihar -- and taking a heartless stand that aggrieved employees could initiate winding up proceedings to recover their salaries.

12 states to get Rs 120 crore each for higher education

NEW DELHI: To boost research and innovation, 12 states will receive Rs 120 crore each under Rashtriya Uchchatara Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) programme which seeks to improve quality of higher education.

The funds, sanctioned under the research, innovation and quality improvement component, will support research programmes like base research, key technology (R&D), high-end (R&D), etc during the current Five Year Plan.

UP employees withdraw strike after HC interference

A division bench of Chief Justice Dhananjay Yashwant Chandrachud and Justice Rituraj Awasthi directed the state government and employees' organisations to sit and initiate a dialogue on their demands. The Court agreed to monitor the talks and stated that the strike period should be considered as employees' "earn leave" and action under the Essential

SC pulls up Bihar, J'khand for salary non-payment

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) The Supreme Court today came down heavily on Bihar and Jharkhand governments for non-payment of salaries to employees of two corporations for many years over differences at the time of Bihar bifurcation driving them to brink of starvation, and directed that their dues be paid.

PIL says teachers not going to tribal areas; HC summons top officials

MUMBAI: Hearing a PIL, the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed Maharashtra Chief Secretary to file a report within two weeks stating what steps had been taken by the state to fill up the vacancies of teachers in tribal areas. A bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah also asked the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thane Zilla Parishad to file an affidavit stating what steps were taken against 700 teachers

Punjab starts recruitment process for 14000 teachers-Maluka

Punjab to start recruitment process of 14000 teacher's:Maluka

SSA, RMSA staff stir enters Day 32

Bathinda, November 21
Members of the SSA/ RMSA/Central Sponsored Scheme Employees Union were today intercepted by police officials while they were on their way to stage a silent protest outside the residence of the Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) Sarup Chand Singla. It was their 32nd day of pen-down strike.

As many as 60 employees and their family members took out a candle light march towards the residence of the CPS in Aggarwal Colony.

Lecturers in punjab demand change in service rules

Mohali, November 20
Hundreds of commuters were put to a lot of inconvenience when members of the Government School Lecturers Union blocked the traffic on Phase VII road near YPS Chowk this evening.

The protestors, who were intending to move towards Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's residence at Chandigarh, sat on the road after being stopped by the police near the chowk.

Punjab govt to recruit more teachers-Maluka

Khanna, November 20
The Punjab Government is all set to recruit more teachers to fill vacant posts in the government schools in the state to provide better education. This was stated by education minister Punjab, Sikander Singh Maluka at DPS, Khanna.

He said a few months ago they had recruited about 5,000 teachers and will recruit about 9,000 more teachers in the coming 3-4 months.

3.5 lakh SC students to get post-matric scholarship in 6 weeks

Around 3.5 lakh Scheduled Caste (SC) students studying in about 2,000 educational institutes of Punjab can now expect to get the post-matric scholarship under a centrally-sponsored scheme within the next six weeks. The statement was made by Anurag Agarwal, secretary, department of welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, Punjab, before the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday. Agarwal informed the division bench headed by chief justice

PU entrance tests schedule out for session 2014-15

Chandigarh: Panjab University has announced the entrance tests schedule for the admission for session 2014-15 at PU. Admission to various departments/institutes on the PU Campus is given on the basis of various entrance tests conducted by the University from time to time. PU Common Entrance Test for Under Graduate [PU-CET (UG)] classes would be conducted on May 25, 2014. Admission to Under Graduate classes like B Pharmacy at University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), streams like Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics, Physics-

Cabinet likely to red-flag super-rich tax in DTC Bill Govt may not want to sully business environment in the run-up to polls

The proposal to levy a ‘super-rich’ tax, at the rate of 35 per cent, on those earning more than Rs 10 crore a year might not receive support of the Union Cabinet, which is to consider the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill this month. This is because the government might not like to sully the business environment in the country in the run-up to the general elections. The finance ministry is moving a supplementary note to propose changes in the DTC Bill sent to the Cabinet in August. Though it is unlikely to propose any change to the ‘super-rich’ tax provision, officials say the Cabinet might not clear it in view of the polls. The Cabinet had not taken up the Bill at its previous meeting, reportedly due to apprehensions at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) over the new tax slab. PMO, it is learnt, also worried the time might not be right to bring a new legislation without extensive consultation. BREAKING THE CODE The amendments to

Talk to employees, take action if they don't budge:HC tells UP

The Allahabad High Court today directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh to initiate a dialogue with state government employees who have been striking work for past one week and ensure smooth supply of essential goods in the meantime. Asking the Chief Secretary to initiate the dialogue process within 24 hours, the court made it clear that the state government "must take legal action" against the striking employees if the talks failed to make any headway. The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising justices Sheo Kumar Singh and P K S Baghel on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Ajai Kumar

Teachers want govt to fill remaining 3442 posts

Ludhiana, November 19
Teachers, who have passed the Teacher Eligibility Test, have asked the state government to fill the remaining 3,442 posts at the earliest. They demanded that the recruitment process of 5,078 rural associate teachers should also be started as the counselling was done a month ago.

President of the Teacher Eligibility Test Pass Unemployed Teacher Union Deep Raja said in the last meeting held with the panel including, Chief Minister Parkash

Education Dept of punjab strives for amicable end to court cases

Faridkot, November 19
Wary of increasing court cases, the Education Department has invited litigants, most of them teachers, to settle their complaints amicably.

The state Director General of School Education had recently issued related directions to all circle and district education officers. The latter were told to identify court cases that could be resolved cordially during a Lok Adalat slated for November 23.

SSA employees continue protest on second day

Mohali The members of Office Employee Union Punjab (OEUP) and employees of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) staged a protest for the second consecutive day. The members staged a dharna in front of the Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI). The protesting employees also distributed around 70,000 written pamphlets against the state government highlighting their problems. Addressing the protesting union members, the vice-president of the union Gurmeet Singh said that the state

PSTET DEC 2013:Now Apply online from 20/11/13

DA arrears to be credited in bank A/Cs of pensioners / family pensioners in Punjab

Chandigarh, November 19: The Punjab Government today informed that arrears of Dearness Relief for the month of July to September, 2013 which is to be paid in cash shall be credited by the respective banks in the Bank Accounts of the concerned pensioners/ family pensioners.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesman of the Punjab Government said that the 8

New rule lowers HRA exemption claim limit

NEW DELHI: If you are a salaried taxpayer claiming HRA (house rent allowance) deduction, watch out. The central government has lowered the exemption limit for reporting the rent received. Salaried taxpayers claiming HRA exemption and paying a rent of over Rs 1 lakh per year have to give landlord's PAN (permanent account number). Till now, if the total rent paid was less than Rs 15,000 a month there was no need to submit the landlord's PAN details. The new rule effectively lowers the rent limit from Rs 15,000 a month to Rs 8,333 per month for claiming HRA exemption without making any disclosures.

Govt employees strike enters 7th day in UP

Lucknow, Nov 18 (PTI) The indefinite strike of Uttar Pradesh government employees entered seventh day today as the stalemate between the unions and authorities refused to end, affecting official work. A section of employees from the health department also joined the stir.

PU takes step towards UG semester system, key meet next month

In a significant step towards introduction of semester system in under-graduate (UG) courses at Panjab University’s 188 affiliated colleges, an 18-member committee of various colleges from Punjab and Chandigarh and university officials evolved an “in-principle” approval at a meeting on Monday.

Now, admission at PTU twice a year

Bathinda, November 18
The announcement made by the Punjab Technical University (PTU) to begin a second admission process in January apart from the July-August format, is set to spell boon for the students.

Making the announcement, university's top administrators said the move was expected to come to the rescue of the students who got their results late and missed out on the July-August admission process. According to the Dean (Academics), PTU, Dr Buta Singh Sidhu, the bi-annual admission process will help students, especially from Jammu & Kashmir, the North-East region and from other countries.

CBSE announces dates for 2014 examinations

Teachers to gherao Punjab treasury over due arrears

Teachers to gherao Punjab treasury over due arrears Chandigarh, November 18, 2013: Teachers and non-teaching staff members of 484 government-aided schools in Punjab will gherao the treasury here on Tuesday demanding immediate release of the second installment of their arrears. The second installment of the 30 per cent arrears alloted in the Fifth Pay Commission by the state government is yet to be released, president of the Government-Aided School Teachers & Other Employees Union (Punjab)

Punjab State Teachers Eligibility Test (PSTET)to be held on December 28, 2013 -Maluka

Chandigarh:Punjab Government has decided to conduct the Punjab State Teachers Eligibility Test (PSTET) on December 28, 2013 (Saturday) for the year 2013. Online application for this test will be invited through the Education Department.

Disclosing this here today Education Minister Punjab Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka said that to ensure more transperancy in PSTET this time candidates would be allowed to take away Question Booklets and also be provided corbon copies of OMR answer sheet. Minister further said that the fees for this test for general/Backward Classes candidates would be Rs. 500/- per test and for sheducled caste and disabled candidates Rs 300/- per paper.

Employment News for the week 16th Nov to 22nd Nov 2013

Employment News – Weekly Report for the week 16th Nov to 22nd Nov 2013

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Union Public Service Commission requires Junior Scientific Officer, Assistant Registrar & Training Officer. Last Date – 28.11.2013.

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PTU introduces major reforms in examination system

Jalandhar, November 17: Punjab Technical University (PTU) has announced major initiatives with an objective to reform the examination system for Distance Education Programme (DEP).
According to Dr. Rajneesh Arora, Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University (PTU), “Our endevour is to bring the standard of education of DEP at par w

Won’t advance X, XII board exams: CBSE

NEW DELHI: Bombarded with parents' queries, CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi announced on Sunday that the Class X and XII board examination dates won't be advanced and will be held on March 1,

UGC chairman urges state govts to conduct SET for teaching aspirants

Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Ved Prakash said state governments should conduct a State Eligibility Test (SET) in their respective states to determine eligibility of candidates aspiring for lectureship in colleges and universities. "Usually, it is the UGC that conducts National Eligibility Test (NET) that determines eligibility of candidates

EPFO to pay at least 8.5% interest on PF deposits this fiscal

NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO will pay at least 8.5 per cent rate of return on PF deposits for 2013-14 to its over 5 crore subscribers as provided in the previous fiscal and the decision in this regard could be taken as early as next month. "The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will not pay less than 8.5 per cent interest rate on PF deposits for the current fiscal," an EPFO official said. "The decision in this regard could be taken in December as the body is planning to

No impact on your retirement corpus With EPFO capping the contributions to your pension scheme, you could look at other pension plans

As the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has capped the monthly contribution to the Employee Pension Scheme 95 (EPS 95) to a maximum wage ceiling of Rs 6,500 or a contribution of Rs 541, it leaves those desiring extra pension in their retirement years to scout out other alternatives. The EPFO has capped the contribution to EPS

Many of having fake degrees in the recruitment of 5078 rural teachers

Mega education city to come up near Chandigarh soon: Sukhbir Badal

LUDHIANA: Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said a mega education city would come up near Chandigarh soon to give further impetus to the quality of higher education in the state.

The education city, to be spread over an area of 1500 acres, would be established at Mullanpura, he said. It was his

Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme

Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme
Gratuity To The Employees Covered Under New Pension Scheme

No.7/2/2013-P&PW(F)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension &Pensioners Welfare
(Desk-F)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
NewDelhi- 10003
Dated the 15th October,2013

Office Memorandum

Subject: Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme

EPFO: Unions press for CBT meet for decision on interest rate

Trade unions are pressing Labour Ministry to urgently convene the meeting of EPFO's apex decision making body CBT to decide interest rate on PF deposits for 2013-14 for over 5 crore subscribers.

"Some unionists who are also members of Central Board of Trustees (CBT) have written to the Labour Minister to convene a meeting of trustee to take important decision like fixing interest rate on PF deposits. I will also write to him on the issue to call a meet at the earliest," Secretary Hind Mazdoor Sabha A D Nagpal said.

Tussle between teachers hots up DRP posts not sanctioned by Union Human Resources Ministry, say SSA contractual teachers

Jalandhar, November 15
Contrary to the claims of the regular teachers on deputation, contractual teachers under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) today said the DRP posts were not sanctioned by the Union Human Resources Ministry (UHRM). The ministry had sanctioned only BRP subject-specific posts under the SSA, they said.

Pensioners hold state-level rally Threaten to intensify stir against the SAD-BJP government if their demands are not met

Bathinda, November 15
Hundreds of pensioners participated in a state-level rally held here today. The call for the rally was given by the Punjab Government Pensioners' Joint Front. Raising slogans against the SAD-BJP government, the pensioners took out a protest march towards the Deputy

Non-compliance with RTE norms: 219 schools closed down in Punjab, HC informed

Chandigarh, November 15
The Punjab Government has closed the chapter of schools operating in the state without complying with the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) norms. As many as 219 schools have now been closed for non-compliance.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, on a previous date of hearing, was told that as many as 931 private schools in Punjab have also been closed for non-compliance of RTE norms.

HC rebukes AICTE for harassing good colleges

CHENNAI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) came under fire on Thursday, with the Madras high court ticking off the central regulatory body for treating all good and bad educational institutions alike, resulting in the harassment of those achieving excellence.

Justice K K Sasidharan, passing orders on a writ petition filed by Shanmuga Polytechnic College, an associate of Thanjavur-based Sastra University, said: "There is no dispute that there are ill-equipped institutions

Punjab: School kids to get grace marks for sports achievements

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government on Thursday decided to grant additional marks to school students achieving prizes in sports at the state, national and international levels.

Announcing this here, education minister Sikander Singh Maluka said students achieving first three positions in sports competitions on various leves would be granted additional marks.

Relief for associate schools in punjab, Minister says would be given more time if they fulfill minimum norms

Jalandhar In a move to provide relief to associate schools facing closure, the Punjab Education Department has decided to given them continual certificates if they adhere to some guidelines at least. Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka told Daily Post, “If any associate school fulfills even the minimum guidelines, strict action would not be taken. They would have to conduct a single class in a single

Verification of 40 aided schools conducted in Amritsar

Amritsar, November 14 With conducting of physical verification of teachers, buildings and other infrastructure of aided schools, the Government Aided-School Teachers Union's demand for merger with the Education Department has apparently gained credence with the state

Punjab Pensioners to hold state-level rally today

Bathinda, November 14
The Punjab Government Pensioners Joint Front will be holding a state-level rally at Bathinda tomorrow pressing for their long-pending demands.

The rally will begin from the Pensioners’ Bhawan and culminate at the Suvidha Centre on the District Administrative Complex. Also, pensioners from Barnala today joined the Front on the fourth day of its members’ hunger strike.

PSTET Dec 2013: Now Apply online from 20-11-13

Kerala hikes 10% D.A. from July 2013

Employees would get the new DA from July this year and the state exchequer would have an additional expenditure of Rs 130 crore per month on this account, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told

UK PG degree valid only after bridge course

NEW DELHI: In order to resolve the impasse over India not recognizing one year post-graduate course from the United Kingdom, the HRD ministry has decided that students will have to undergo a six-month bridge course in India.

The ministry has also found a way out to recognize one-year management course done in the UK. Students will have to do a six-month internship in an Indian company.

Now, 3-year degree for health workers

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the health ministry's proposal to institute a three-year degree programme for public health professionals. The bachelor in community health programme will act as a bridge between auxiliary nurse midwife and a doctor and overrides the objections raised by a parliamentary panel and the Medical Council of India.

The decision will help raise a cadre of public health professionals for rural areas. Sources said the move will help reduce the gap of trained health professionals in rural areas. India has 1 doctor for 1,700 people while the World Health Organization (WHO) mandates a ratio of 1:1000.

Govt gets pension regulator to quit

NEW DELHI: Weeks after the passage of the pension bill, the sector regulatory body chief Yogesh Agarwal on Wednesday put in his papers which he said was under instructions from the government, making it a rare case of a regulator being asked to step down.

"Yes, I have resigned. I was asked to put in my papers," Agarwal told TOI, but declined to comment on the reasons for his departure. The banker-turned-regulator has stepped down around one-and-a-half years before his five-year term was due to end. Finance ministry officials, however, said Agarwal had submitted his resignation, saying that he opted to put in his papers since the government was setting up a statutory body under the recently-enacted Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority Act. There was speculation that Agarwal had quit as the government did not involve him in the selection of PFRDA members.

SSA/RMSA contractual staff, teachers spar

Jalandhar, November 13
A war of words is on between the contractual employees of Sarv Shikhya Abhiyan and Rashtriya Madhymic Shikhya Abhiyaan (SSA/RMSA) and the teachers deputed as district coordinators as part of these schemes, especially those with the Management Informatics System (MIS).

The contractual employees under the MIS are raising objection over the deputation of teachers as district MIS coordinators.

HC questions govt move on contractual recruitment

Chandigarh, November 13
In what could change the way recruitment is carried out in the State of Punjab and give a sense of stability to job aspirants, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has questioned the government’s insistence on outsourcing the process of recruitment on contractual basis.

The query by Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa came in connection with the recruitment of medical laboratory technicians on contractual basis. But the issue has far reaching repercussions as Justice Dhindsa has observed that the present recruitment process in their case was opposed to regular selection process, which was in conformity with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

Direct Tax Code to raise income tax exemption limit to R 3 lakh, introduces 'Super Rich' category

New Delhi: In a time when high inflation is blowing holes in pockets of consumers, if a relaxation is granted on tax deduction, consumers will definitely get a reason to celebrate. Well, Ministry of Law and Justice has approved the proposal to raise annual income tax exemption limit from 2 lakh to 3 lakh, reports DB correspondent.

The Direct Tax Code (DTC) draft will now be sent to Cabinet for approval. Thereafter, the approved draft will be introduced in Parliament. According to an official of Ministry of Finance, Parliamentary Committee has nearly agreed to the tax exemption limit under the latest draft of future DTC bill.

UGC extends date for filing NET test applications

UGC extends date for filing NET test applications November 13, 2013 05:26 PM CHANDIGARH: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the last date to submit the application for the UGC-NET test to November 16. Earlier this date was November 14. UGC has asked the applicants for UGC–NET test of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Eligibility for Lectureship applicants to submit the

Employees in India can expect 11% pay hike in 2014: Report

NEW DELHI: Employees in India are expected to get double-digit salary hikes in 2014 as companies deal with challenges such as attracting and retaining critical talent, but high inflation will end up eroding much of their wages, a Towers Watson survey says. Average salary across Asia Pacific is set to rise 7% in 2014, while Indian employers are expected to dole out a hike of 11%. After factoring in inflation, the salary rise in India is expected to be

Merger of 50% Dearness Allowance with the Pay: PMO forwarded NFIR's letter to DoPT

Merger of Dearness Allowance with the Pay: PMO forwarded NFIR's letter to DoPT
Reproduced Text of PMO letter to DoPT regarding Merger of Dearness Allowance with the Pay of the Central Government Employees:-

Prime Minister’s Office

New Delhi – 110101
Sub: LETTER OF Sh. M RAGHAVAIAH NFIR, 3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI-55

States not doing enough for higher edn: UGC Chairman

New Delhi, November 12, 2013: State governments have not shown enough commitment for strengthening higher education, UGC chairman Ved Prakash said on Tuesday, stressing that the challenge before the Centre was to take them on board. Batting for public-private partnership in higher education, he said that the UGC is going to support private initiatives in this sector in a big way and added that a suitable model of

$3 million Melbourne-India scholarship launched

NEW DELHI: A new million-dollar scholarship will now provide researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in Australia and India with top-notch guidance and academic support. The $3 million Melbourne-India postgraduate programme will link Melbourne University with Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and the Indian Institutes of Technology of Kanpur and Madras.

Mass copying :Schools to face action: Maluka

Ludhiana, November 12
It will not be easy for the centers or schools to get away with mass-copying as from now onwards, the guilty schools, caught for mass copying during the annual examinations of various classes under Punjab School Education Board, will be banned for conducting examinations for at least two years.

The step has been taken by the Education Department, Punjab, to tighten the noose over such defaulting centers, which encourage copying.

SSA, RMSA employees continue pen-down strike after talks with the Chief Minister at Anandpur Sahib failed

Bathinda, November 12
The SSA, RMSA Non-Teaching Employees Union today continued their pen-down strike after talks with the Chief Minister at Anandpur Sahib failed today. Union members said the office of Director General of School Education (DGSE) had issued letters threatening the employees on agitation to join back or face the music.

HC notice to Punjab on mid-session closure of schools

The Punjab and Haryana high court, while hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the mid-session closure of various private schools operating across Punjab, issued a notice of motion to the state government for November 19. The petitions filed by 16 schools of SAS Nagar, Bathinda, Mansa and Rupnagar came up for hearing before the court headed by justice Rakesh Kumar Jain. The state government had directed around 219 private schools up to the level of Class 12 to close down last

Punjab puts ban on transfer and postings

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has put a ban on the transfers and postings for the year 2013-14 and orders in this regard have been issued.Disclosing this here today Official Spokesperson of the Punjab Government said that time period for routine transfers in the state was from 1st August, 2013 to 31st August, 2013 and now as per policy there is

UP govt employees begin indefinite strike

Lucknow: Lakhs of employees of the Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday went on an indefinite strike over their various demands, including removal of "anomalies" in salary and allowances. President of Rajya Karmchari Sanyukt Parishad Hari Kishore Tiwari while terming the strike as a success claimed that around 200 small and big employees' unions were participating in the agitation. The agitation is led by Rajya Karamchari Adhikaar Mahasangh. Tiwari said that the new organisation consisting of Rajya

Plan to start recruitment process in aided schools-Maluka

Ludhiana, November 11
Punjab Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said he had asked the Director General, Secondary Education, India, Jagmohan Raju, to allow states to decide the fate of students from Classes VI to VIII on merit and the Centre must not enforce its decision that the students of these classes have to be passed even if they are not up to the mark.

Talking to Ludhiana Tribune, the minister, who was in the city in connection with trials for the Kabaddi Cup, said he had a detailed meeting with Raju in Chandigarh today.

Only 5% of unemployed youth get jobs 500 of 10,000 youth registered at Kapurthala Employment Exchange given contractual employment

Kapurthala, November 11
The Department of Employment Generation and Training has failed to generate employment for the youth who had got registered their names for the past many years. Reports said about 10,000 unemployed youth have been registered at the Kapurthala Employment Exchange while only 5 per cent of them got contractual employment.

The total registered unemployed youth include 559 B.Ed degree holders, 546 graduates, 2,239 Class XII passouts, 2,068 matriculates, 530 diploma holders, 798 ITI pass-outs, 2,301 under-matriculates and 803 workers.

Volunteers above 50 yrs to teach dropouts-Maluka

Ludhiana Under the Right to Education Act, the state government has planned to recruit teaching volunteers above age of 50 for teaching children who cannot go to schools. The information was given by Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka, who came to PAU for the World Kabaddi Cup trials. Maluka said that the state has given a grant of Rs 18 crore to recruit these volunteers, but instead of

Aided schools to gherao treasury offices on November 18

DP Correspondent Ludhiana Government Aided School Teachers’ Union will gherao treasury offices through out the state on November 18, 2013, in protest of not clearing their bills pending with the Treasury Department. Union president Gurcharan Singh Chahal and general secretary N N Saini said the second

Schools flouting board norms to face action, says Maluka

Jalandhar Fate of 263 “associate schools” in Punjab, which do not fulfil the conditions, lay down by the Punjab School Education Board, hangs in the balance as Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka has asked the board to take necessary action against such schools. The file pertaining to the issue was recently moved to the board by the Education Minister. Talking to Daily Post, Maluka said the 263 associate schools, scattered all over

PUNJAB NOT TO HOLD PMT IN 2014

PUNJAB NOT TO HOLD PMT IN 2014


Chandigarh: Punjab will not conduct its own Pre-Medical Test (PMT) next year as it has decided to go with the All-India PMT (AIPMT), to be conducted by the CBSE on May 4, 2014, to fill seats in its own medical colleges, official sources said.

Haryana college teachers to protest on Nov 19 for promotions

College teachers in Haryana will stage dharnas on November 19 at their respective campuses against the "indifferent" attitude of the state government towards their demand for regular promotions. On the call of the Haryana Federation of University and College Teachers Organization (HFUCTO), the teaching staff of colleges will stage the dharnas to express resentment against "indifferent" attitude of the state

Kamal Sharma defends rise in the perks of CM, Ministers and MLAs

By Anil Dogra
Jalandhar, November 10: Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma admitted that the state was passing through a severe financial crisis but at the same time he denied that the state government employees were not being paid their salaries.
Interacting with media persons at a gathering at the Mayor House, Sharma said that for the remedial steps to tackle the financial crunch, the SAD-BJP

Punjab Govt starts filling up 1,925 posts of lecturers

SSA, RMSA union assured of relief Union members meet MP Manish Tewari to get their grievances redressed

TET forms' submission to continue till Nov 15 in Maharashtra

KOLHAPUR: The online registration for the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), which will be conducted for the first time in the state this year, will close on Monday. However, the submission of forms, which is mandatory for the candidates, will be on till November 15 on the premises of the Kolhapur zilla parishad (ZP).

The TET exam is set to be conducted on December 15. The test has been made compulsory for all the schools in the state irrespective of their funding status. The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) had published its advertisement on October 17, inviting online applications from the interested candidates.

Government schools told to form tobacco-control committees

Mandi Ahmedgarh, Nov 10
With intent to get recommendations of the Department of Health and Family Welfare regarding tobacco-control measures implemented in letter and spirit, the state Education Department has directed all the officials of the department to ensure that no student, staff member, member of management committee or a visitor can consume tobacco on the premises of any school.

The tobacco-control committees will be constituted soon which besides monitoring the progress of the movement will submit quarterly reports to the administration.

Hooda announces bonanza of sops for employees, pensioners , traders , farmers & other sections Rs.2000 / interim relief for all employess, old age pension hiked to Rs 1000

Baljit Balli
Chandigarh, November 10 – Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced a bonanza of sops for all sections of the society . These include enhancement in old age allowance and widow and as well as handicappeds’ pension to Rs 1000 per month and minimum daily wages, implementation of new schemes for farmers and agriculture labourer, live stock, one time settlement scheme for cooperative loans and enactment of new legislation for those operating rehri/fadi. He also announced incentives for traders, employees, teachers, students and minority communities as well as weaker sections of the society.

Come Nov 15, NAAC accreditation will cost more

Kochi, November 10 , 2013 : The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has announced a steep increase in the fee structure for colleges to obtain accreditation. The revised fees will come into effect from November 15, 2013.

The Executive Committee of NAAC approved the revised fee structure at its 65th meeting held on October 25. As per the revised fee structure, the registration fee for Letter of Intent (LOI) and Institutional Eligibility for Quality Assessment (IEQA) has been fixed at Rs 25,000. Earlier, affiliated and constituent colleges seeking assessment and accreditation for the first-time had to pay just Rs 2,247.

Indian higher education: 40% of college teachers temporary, quality of learning badly hit

There are four members in the economics faculty of Khaira College near Balasore in Odisha. Two of them get salaries of over Rs 1 lakh, one gets around Rs 45,000 and the fourth just Rs 11,139. All of them take 30 to 33 lectures a month.

Although a UGC-recognized college, only the two top-earners get UGC prescribed pay scales. One is getting the state scale, and the lowest earning lecturer is under a contract covered by a 'block grant'. In many other Odisha colleges, there are lecturers working for as little as Rs 5,000 per month, says Pravas Chandra Mohapatra, a professor at Khaira.

Government employees protest in Srinagar

Dozens of government employees staged a protest on Saturday against what they termed the anti-employee policies of the Jammu and Kashmir government. The employees gathered at the Press Enclave at Residency Road in summer capital Srinagar raising slogans against the Omar Abdullah-led coalition government in the state. "We shall neither tire nor bow

UPSC declares result of Engineering Services Examination, 2013

New Delhi, November 8: UPSC has announced the results of the written part of the Engineering Services Examination, 2013 held in June, 2013.
The candidature of these candidates is provisional subject to their being found eligible in all respects. The candidates would be required to produce the original certificates in support of their claims relating to age, educational qualifications, community, physical disability etc. at the time of the Personality Test. They

IBPS announced RRB CWE-II results for Officers

Common Written Examination-II (RRB CWE-II) grade results for the Office Assistants. Those candidate who have been qualified in the written exam for the post, can check their result. Candidates can check result on the official web site of IBPS.
Click here to check results.
IBPS has conducted the written exam for the post RRB CWE-II in the month of September-October 2013 and students were eagerly waiting for their results.

Dhindsa: Govt to release arrears of employees

Kapurthala: The financial health of the state since the last six months has been improving claimed Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa on Friday. The FM was city to address a gathering. Dhindsa also attended a prize distribution function organised at Shri Harkrishan Public School. Former Finance Minister Upinderjit Kaur, Kapurthala DC Daljit Singh Mangat and SGPC member Gurpreet Kaur were among those present there. Dhindsa said that with the continuous rise in the state income, Punjab government will very soon release an amount of Rs 1,000 crore as 30 per cent of the pending arrears of state

Madras high court disposes of plea seeking teaching jobs under Tamil medium quota

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday disposed of a writ petition seeking a direction to the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) to recruit B Aruna Sankari (42) of Puliyankudi in Tirunelveli district under the persons studied in Tamil medium (PSTM) quota.

 The TRB conducted a test last year to fill up 2,895 vacancies for postgraduate assistants in various subjects. Aruna applied for the postgraduate assistant post in commerce.

Fill up vacant posts in NITs: Mukherjee

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday asked the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) to fill the vacant posts in a time-bound manner. He highlighted the fact that there are over 44 percent vacancies in faculty positions in the old NITs, and over 63 percent in the

Scholarships OK but where’s the staff?

Jalandhar, November 8
Though Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today launched the Dr Hargobind Khurana Scholarship Scheme with much fanfare, educationists say it may be of little help to students till adequate staff was recruited in government schools.

They said the situation was particularly alarming in rural and border area schools where not only staff but even basic infrastructure was lacking.

SSA, RMSA NT employees to hold its state level rally today at Ropar

Bathinda, November 8
The disbursal of grants to government schools for buying winter uniforms has been hit due to the pen down strike of the SSA, RMSA Non-Teaching Employees' Union that entered its19th day today.

Union president Pradeep Bansal said due to the strike the disbursal of grants and the work of sending reports to headquarters was suffering. The union is gearing up to attend the state-level rally to be convened at Ropar on November 9.

GNDU results declared

Amritsar, November 8
The results of B.Sc.(IT), B.Com. (Prof.) Part-II, BCA Part-II, B.Sc. (Biotechnology), Part-I and B. A. /B.Sc. Part-I examinations held by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) in September have been declared.

Teachers’ recruitment -HC to decide if MA, M.Ed are to be treated on par

Chandigarh, November 8
Can an M.Ed degree be treated on a par with an MA degree for the recruitment of teachers? The vital question of law will now be answered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The issue was today raised by Jasveer Kaur. She is seeking directions to Punjab Education Department and DPI (Secondary Education) to award 10 additional marks for an M.Ed degree for the purpose of recruitment to 5,178

Eye on polls: Haryana to fill 65,000 vacant posts

Chandigarh, November 7
The decks have been cleared for filling around 65,000 vacant posts in Haryana ahead of next year’s parliamentary and Assembly elections.
Barely three weeks after imposing a ban on filling posts lying vacant for two years to curtail wasteful expenditure, the Finance Department yesterday took a U-turn and lifted the ban on the recruitment, giving the Hooda Government a free hand to fill the posts in the pre-election year.

HC notice to Punjab on selection of 5178 rural teachers

Taking up a petition seeking directions that Masters of Education (MEd) degree should also be treated on a par with other post-graduate degrees for awarding 10 additional marks in the examination conducted for filling 5,178 posts of rural associate teachers in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a notice of motion to the state government.
The petition filed by Jasveer Kaur of Abohar, who holds BA, BEd and MEd degrees, came up for hearing before the court headed by justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa on Thursday.

Model degree colleges to come up in 56 districts

NEW DELHI: In the first meeting of the project approval board (PAB) for the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan — the ambitious higher education programme to reinvigorate state universities — 56 new model degree colleges were approved in as many districts with a total outlay of Rs 672 crore.

Uttar Pradesh has got 29 model colleges, followed by eight each in Karnataka and Odisha, Andhra Pradesh (7) and Kerala (4).

PSEB job scam: Next hearing on November 13

The local court may pronounce its verdict in the scam involving recruitment of 134 clerks and 60 helpers in Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) in which former Punjab Education Minister Tota Singh is one of the accused.

Though the pronouncement was expected on Wednesday but the court deferred the hearing till November 13. Tota Singh appeared in the court on Wednesday.

Punjab assures HC on pay hike to consumer fora members

Faced with contempt proceedings, the Punjab government on Wednesday assured the Punjab and Haryana high court to give a pay hike, as promised earlier, to members of consumer fora across the state. The state government had filed a reply to a public interest litigation in the high court in April last year, submitting that members of consumer fora, appointed from the judicial side or

Punjab starts process of filling 1,925 lecturers' posts in aided colleges

The Punjab government has started the process for filling up around 1,925 posts of lecturers in private aided colleges across the state.
The information was submitted by the state government in the Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by Jagwant Singh of Chandigarh.

Govt-aided schoolteachers’ union hits out at parties

Fatehgarh Sahib, November 6
Various organisations of the Government-Aided School Teacher's Union have criticised the political parties of the state for joining hands together to increase their salaries, and termed it as a cruel joke with the employee's organisations, who have been struggling to get the benefits of even fourth pay commission. They alleged that the ruling politicians have forgotten their slogan of "Raj Nahi Sewa".
Upjit Brar, president of the Government-Aided Progressive Front, Malkiat Singh, president and Anju Kaura, general secretary of the Government-Aided School Bachao Front said that still the aided-school teachers, belonging to 476 aided-schools, were getting medical allowances and house rent as per fourth pay commission.
The government had failed to implement fifth pay commission recommendations and to give benefits to its employees, whereas the neighbor states have implemented it completely and given 18 per cent DA to its employees.
They asked as why Punjab has lagged behind and asked If there was no resources crunch, while increasing their own salary.
They also asked if the economic condition of the state was not good then why the political parties have increased their own salaries. They urged all the employees union to join hands like political parties to get their rights. 

For teachers in Education Dept, higher qualification doesn’t pay

Patiala, November 6
Pursuing higher education during their service has proved “futile” for language teachers working with the Punjab Education Department. Instead of getting higher responsibility benefit after their promotion as language masters on the basis of their improved qualification, they have been denied the benefits of the Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme after every 8, 16, 24 and 32 years of service.
This benefit has already been given to their counterparts who are less qualified than them.
These employees were appointed language teachers after doing their matriculation followed by Giani (Punjabi)/ Prabhakar (Hindi) and Oriental Training (OT).

SC to decide whether gratuity can be withheld

SC to decide whether gratuity can be withheld
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 06, 2013, 16:40
 
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will lay down the law on whether an employer can withhold gratuity of an employee after retirement if a departmental proceeding is pending against him, saying there is no authoritative judgement on the issue.

The court referred the issue to a three-judge bench which will also decide whether an employee, who has retired, can be penalised with retrospective termination of service which

Punjab imposes complete ban on transfer of teachers in education department

Transfer orders of Head Masters/Mistresses ,NT staff,Lecturers dated 6/11/13

Transfer orders of Lecturers

Transfer orders of Head Masters/Mistresses

Transfer orders of Non-Teaching Staff

IBPS RRBs-CWE-II exam results 2013 published at Ibps.in

The Institute of Banking Personell Selections (IBPS) has declared the results of the RRBs- CWE-II exams on Nov 5, 2013 at its official website.

Centre okays IIT, IIM, 3 central universities for Seemandhra

NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry has given its nod for an IIT, an IIM and three central universities among other institutes for the Seemandhra region which has witnessed widespread resentment over the Centre's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.


The ministry has conveyed its decision to the home ministry which had forwarded representations made by different stakeholders to it earlier in response to the GoM on Telangana inviting suggestions on bifurcation of the state.

HC raps govt over sorry state of colleges

Chandigarh, November 5
A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said while the government was monitoring the functioning of private colleges in the state, its own colleges were in a shambles.

The strictures by Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Augustine George Masih came in connection with the deteriorating condition of Patiala Government College of Ayurvedic.

SSA, RMSA non-teaching staff continue pen-down strike

Bathinda, November 5
The pen-down strike of the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) and the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyaan (RMSA) Non-Teaching Employees Union entered its 16th day today. The protesters are demanding pay-scales equivalent to that of SSA teachers.

Punjab CM gets 100% raise Salary hike of Cabinet ministers, MLAs to cost Rs 6.96 cr extra annually

Chandigarh, November 5 The Punjab Government may have postponed the release of 30 per cent arrears of the new pay scales to its employees citing a resource crunch, but when it comes to those in power, there seems to be no dearth of funds. Sample this: The salary of the Chief Minister has been raised by 100 per cent and that of the Cabinet ministers, Vidhan Sabha Speaker and Leader of Opposition by over 66 per cent. This along with the hike in salaries of 117 MLAs in the state will cause an additional financial

Delhi Board of Senior Secondary Education Recruitment 2013- Apply Online for 23,625 posts

Delhi Board of SeniorSecondary Education invitesOnline applications form through DSSB-Recruitment 2013 notification from capable and dedicated job seekers for filling up of 23,625 vacant vacancies of PGT, TGT and non teaching posts.Interested Candidates can apply online before 19th November, 2013.

Vacancy details in Delhi Board of Senior Secondary Education 2013
Number of vacancies : 23,625
Name of posts :Name of the Post No of Vacancies Scale of Pay

BC/OBC families of annual income of Rs. 6 lac debarred for reservation

Chandigarh, November 5: Government of India has amended the annual income limit parameters for the wards of BC/OBCs for claiming reservation. As per the new amendment BC/OBCs family having annual income of Rs. 6 lac or more would now be considered in the creamy layer

NIT to offer free coaching to less-privileged students

JAMSHEDPUR: To provide knowledge support to aspiring engineers of marginalized communities, National Institute of Technology (NIT-Adityapur) has started free coaching classes for boys and girls of surrounding villages.

The Centre for Community Welfare of NIT, as part of its social responsibility programme, has introduced free coaching classes for students of Class VIII-Class XII of adjoining villages. These classes are also intended to prepare students for entrance examination to various engineering colleges."This will give them an opportunity to study in institutes of repute such as NIT," said NIT director Ram Babu Kodali on Thursday on the objective of the educational scheme commencing November 1.

LTC scam: CBI team gathers details from RS secretariat

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Monday approached the Rajya Sabha (RS) secretariat for documents related to fake travel bills allegedly submitted by a JD (U) MP Anil Kumar Sahani. The CBI on Friday had registered a First Information Report against Sahani for alleged submission of false travel claims worth around

BANK UNIONS MAY STRIKE

NEW DELHI: This Diwali may have failed to bring cheer to more than eight lakh employees engaged with public sector banks, who are yet to get some news on their wage revision.
Insiders said that in a recent meeting held with the Indian Banks’ Association and bank employees that there was no consensus on the quantum of wage increase even as prime minister Manmohan Singh approved the constitution of the seventh pay commission to look into the salaries of 80 lakh government employees and pensioners.

CM lauds migrants, announces free education, healthcare, house loans

Badal woos migrants; announces free education, health care, houses

VISHWAKARMA DAY CM promises camps to make ration cards, Aadhaar cards of eligible migrants

AMRITSAR: With a view to wooing voters, chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday announced free education, health care and housing facilities for migrant labourers, while addressing a gathering at a function organised by Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Parishad to celebrate Vishwakarma Day.
Parkash Singh Badal paying obeisance to Lord Vishwakarma in Amritsar on Monday. The chief minister said that by sheer dint of hard work, the migrant labourers had played a vanguard role in putting the state on a high growth trajectory. He averred that the migrant labourers had proved their mettle in every field, adding that it was the bounden duty of the state government to ensure the well-being of these people, who were contributing to the economic development of the state by staying away from their families

Parliamentary panel to examine proposed changes in RTI Act

A parliamentary standing committee will commence proceedings Wednesday to examine the amendment to the Right to Information Act which seeks to neutralise the verdict of the Central Information Commission (CIC). The amendment to the RTI Act is rooted in the June 3, 2013 verdict of the CIC. The CIC had held that since six national political parties, including the Congress, the BJP, the CPI-M, the CPI, NCP and BSP, were being "substantially financed" by the central government, and given the "criticality" of the role played by them in the country's "democratic set-up and the nature of duties performed by them that point to their public

Courts can't order recovery after quashing appointment: SC

The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot order recovery of the amount of an employee while quashing the appointment as the denial of pay for the service rendered would amount to "impermissible" "forced labour".

"We are of the resolute opinion that even while issuing a writ of quo warranto, there cannot be any direction for recovery of the sum...," a bench of justices Anil R Dave and Dipak Misra said.

Bank Employees DA increased to 96.5% from November 2014

Bank Employees DA increased to 96.5% from November 2014
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Bank Employees DA increased to 96.5% from November 2014 - Increase in Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in Banks for the months of November, December 2013 and January 2014
Bank Employees DA increased to 96.5% from November 2014 as per order dated 01.11.2013 of Indian Banks Association. Full text of the same is as follows

Cashless health card scheme for Andhra employees

Hyderabad, Nov 3, 2013, (IANS)


The Andhra Pradesh government Sunday presented a Diwali gift to its employees by announcing "cashless health card" scheme, said to be the first of its kind in the country.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy approved the scheme under which free health services would be provided to 14 lakh employees, pensioners and their family members. It will benefit a total of about 70 lakh people, said a statement from the chief minister's office.

Court notice to UGC over private Universities

Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC), asking it about the steps it has initiated to implement regulations pertaining to establishment and operation of private universities in the state.

From the news item that has appeared in The Tribune, it transpires that the UGC is abdicating its authority bordering on non-performance and disregarding the violations committed by the private universities, a division bench

'Supreme Court directions on civil servants will serve public interest'

'Supreme Court directions on civil servants will serve public interest'
Sunday, November 03, 2013, 12:22
New Delhi: The Supreme Court's directions that civil servants should have an assured minimum tenure and should refrain from acting on verbal orders given by politicians will serve public interest by improving governance and bringing greater accountability in the system, say retired bureaucrats who have held key positions in the government.

Happy Diwali to all members and viewers of Punjab Employees News!!!

Happy Diwali to all viewers !!!

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Combined Defence Services Exam: Apply by Dec 2

Kochi, November 2, 2013: A Combined Defence Services Examination will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on February 9, 2014 for admission to various courses. 

COURSES: 
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 133th Course 
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala 

Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course 

Officers  Training  Academy, Chennai, 101st SSC Course (for Men) 

Teacher cannot be forced to fold hands in school prayers: Bombay high court

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has held that a teacher cannot be forced to fold his hands while standing in the school prayers or hold his hand in the front while taking oath of the preamble of the Constitution.

 "Forcing a teacher to do so will be a violation of the fundamental rights conferred on him under the Constitution," observed a bench of Justice Abhay

Cannot escape payment recovery even after retirement: Apex court

SC: Can’t escape recovery of the excess amount that is credited due to an error in salary calculations

New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Friday that even after retirement from service, an employee can’t escape the recovery of the excess amount that is credited due to an error in salary calculations. Rejecting the submission that no amount should be recovered from the excess salary paid to employees, the apex court bench of Justice Anil R Dave and

Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha join JEE (Main) system

Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha have joined the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) system that was introduced from this year for admission to premier technical institutes in the country.

According to a press release issued by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) , candidates seeking admission to institutes in the states, which previously carried out admissions through their own state-level exams, have been asked to fill in the JEE (Main) 2014 application form online.

Accept claims bearing authorised signs: EPFO to field offices

R
etirement fund body EPFO has directed its field staff to accept all claims that are signed by the authorised signatories irrespective of whether those are registered digitally or not.

"In case the employer has authorised few digital signatories in addition to existing authorised signatory, all such authorised signatories may also attest the physical claims an the signature will be verified from the specimen signature card of the respective authorised signatory," the EPFO's office order said

Last month, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has started facility of online settlement of PF transfer claims on changing jobs, where registration of digital signatures of employers is a prerequisite.

Centre may allocate elite education institutions to Seemandhra

NEW DELHI: With an aim of placating people of Seemandhra, Centre may allocate elite educational institutions like IIT, IIM and NIT to the region which has witnessed widespread resentment over its decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.


Highly-placed sources in the HRD ministry said a decision in this regard could be soon conveyed to the home ministry which had forwarded representations made by

LTC scam: CBI books Rajya Sabha member, AI official, travel agency

NEW DELHI: More than two months after TOI reported irregularities in the leave travel concession (LTC) claims made by central government and public sector employees, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered its first FIR, naming Rajya Sabha member Anil Sahani of the Janata Dal (United), an Air India official and a Delhi-based travel agency.

Class IV Govt. Employees Union demand regularization of temporary employees

Ferozepur, November 1: Today, as per the call of the Punjab State Body, the Class IV Govt. Employees Union staged protest in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner, head by Kala Singh District President, Ram Awtar, District General Secretary, Samar Bahadur Chairman, which was attended hundreds of employees.

Second notice served on schools Education Dept bars giving clerical work to government schoolteachers

Chandigarh, November 1
The UT Education Department has served another notice on all the government schools, asking them to immediately transfer the responsibility of monitoring the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds from schoolteachers to clerical staff.

This is the second notice sent by the department within a month and a half. The previous notice, issued on September 16, raised similar concerns.

Source said the failure of the schools to give heed to the previous order forced the department to resend the notice.

Nearly 100 government schoolteachers end up working as clerks in the UT government schools, while managing the SSA funds. Their responsibility includes keeping the attendance record of teachers recruited under the SSA society, making their salary cheques, and maintaining account heads, cash books, ledgers and stock registers besides other formalities.

Punjab MLAs’ salaries to go up by 57% House panel also recommends hike in allowances, pensions

Chandigarh, November 1
The Punjab MLAs, cutting across party lines, have recommended to the state government to raise their salaries by a whopping 57 per cent.

Clearly, the Punjab Government may be dithering on meeting its committed liabilities and the Opposition MLAs may be crying hoarse seeking a “white paper” on the state’s economy, but when it comes to their own benefits, the government-

Centre planning common form for govt employees for gratuity, provident fund and insurance schemes

NEW DELHI: The Centre is planning to introduce a common form for nomination by central government employees to get benefits of gratuity, provident fund and group insurance schemes.

At present, separate nomination forms are required to be filled for various benefits.

UGC to roll back decision to disqualify NET students

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) UGC has decided to roll back its decision to disqualify over 21,000 students who had sat for UGC-NET exam in June and manually correct their answer scripts. The disqualification was a result of "unfair means" resorted by the students as they had changed their responses on the answer sheets by scratching or using white fluid. The decision, however, led to resentment and protest from the affected students, eventually prompting UGC to change its decision.

NDA, NAE exam result published

New Delhi, November 1, 2013: The Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence has published the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination held by the Union Public Service Commission on August 11, 2013 for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy.

Teachers /employees of Pb Education dept. under suspension for more than 2 months, reinstated by Maluka Punjab announced holiday on Saturday Nov.1 in all schools

• Teachers /employees of Pb Education dept. under suspension for more than 2 months, reinstated by Maluka
• Punjab announced holiday on Saturday Nov.1 in all schools

Treat aided schools at-par with government schools :Thukral

Fazilka November 1 :The Health Department has procurement additional medicines worth Rs.34 crore without any demand for free treatment under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scheme which are not required whereas on the other hand sports are being ignored in the schools and sports policy cannot be implemented because of shortage of funds as admitted by Sikandar Singh Malooka, Education Minister.

Punjab Government will distribute Tablets to 1.5 lakh students in rural areas at a cost of Rs 110 crore.

Amritsar, Oct 31, 2013 (PTI):


Punjab Government will distribute Tablets to 1.5 lakh students in rural areas at a cost of Rs 110 crore.

The Tablets will be given to students from this session with an aim to aware the rural students about the use of technology in education, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Inderbir Singh Bolaria said.

Expected DA for January 2014 : AICPIN for the Month of September 2013

According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for September, 2013 rose by 1 points and pegged at 238 (two hundred and thirty eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.42 per cent between August and September compared with 0.47 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Miscellaneous group

Delhi High Court scraps AICTE's C-MAT

Kochi, October 31, 2013: The Delhi High Court (HC) on Wednesday cancelled the common management admission test (C-MAT), administered by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), citing that that it has no authority to regulate MBA courses. A division bench of the HC, led by Chief Justice NV Ramana, said AICTE did not have the authority to regulate MBA courses as it don't fall under technical education as defined in the AICTE Act. The Federation of Association of Management of Unaided Professional Educational Institutions of India, the petitioners, had appealed to the division bench against the order of a single-judge bench that questioned the powers of the AICTE to conduct the entrance test. The High Court in its order has relied on the

Computer teachers to boycott work Sans salaries for past three months, have been assigned extra work

Jalandhar, October 31
The Computer Teachers’ Union today announced the boycott of the DISE data entry work across the state by computer teachers in protest against the instructions on these lines by the DGSE office.

They said they would hold protest demonstrations against the department.

Gurvinder Singh Tarn Taran, state president of the union, in a press note

Badal: Firm on quality education, scholarships

Chandigarh Reiterating his commitment to impart quality education and scholarships to poor students, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday announced to open six special government schools to impart free education, hostel and food to the underprivileged meritorious students at par with the best educational institutions in the state. “We will hire best available faculty for these state-of-the-art institutions, which would cost Rs 25 crore each,” the Leader of the House disclosed during the Question Hour on fourth day of the five-day winter session of the Vidhan Sabha here. Badal made this statement after the treasury and Opposition benches indulged in allegations and counter-