Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion seems to be made from the same cloth as Page 3. It's just a sequel of the same film, like Corporate or Traffic Signal were.
Fashion, well, is set around the fashion industry. And of course there is not even a mention of clothes, designers, their works and the industry itself. The only thing we learn is that there is something called a show-stopper.
Show-stopper is a word for a top-model who is the last to walk in the ramp at any fashion show. Everyone wants to be a show-stopper. And according to this film, only one man can make this happen. He is the owner of a modeling placement agency. The entire industry has all about two fashion designers. There is space for only one super-model. So you get the fuzzy picture here.
The other word you learn or actually you already know is the typical Bombay slang called "struggler". Now to the best of my knowledge Chandigarh has the highest per capita income in India. It's about Rs 90,000 per annum. It's also the capital of two states and a union territory. I wouldn't exactly call this modern city a small town, as this film does. But Chandigarh is Priyanka Chopra's character comes from.
She is a small town girl with big dreams. She does make it, by becoming the mistress of the modeling agency head. She easily displaces the current champion, that's played by Kangana Ranaut.
Like Kangana's character, Priyanka's super-model falls into a life of sex, drugs, alcohol and arrogance. The other model in this group marries a gay designer. Thank you very much.
My favourite scene from the film is actually when the director of the movie himself appears at a party. One of the models looking at him says, "Oh that's Madhur Bhandarkar, the realistic filmmaker. Now he is going to expose the fashion world." This is when you realise how seriously the director takes himself.
Now every film is supposed to have a setting. Just because some mainstream Bollywood movies are set nowhere, it doesn't mean that merely having a setting is such a big thing. The main problem with Bhandarkar's Corporate is that it wasn't Corporate. Just like the problem with Fashion is that it isn't about fashion either.
Basically the movie perpetuates every myth and misconception you may have had about these decadent pretty young things or immoral models that you watch on billboards and television. For a film that claims to be realistic that's really quite a shame.
Cast Shreyas Talpadeas Mahadev Amrita Rao as Kamla Ravi Kishan Divya Dutta Rajeshwari Sachdev Ila Arun Kunal Kapoor as Banshi
Plot Mahadev is one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to be a novelist but finds it easier to make a living by writing letters sitting next to the post office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this power, he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such amusing results.
With this as the narrative frame, Welcome to Sajjanpur shows in an entertaining, musical and comic way, characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant. A delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village
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New Delhi, Aug 20, 2008: Trade Unions have gone on strike over anomalies in the Sixth Pay Commission implementation. Trade unions have alleged that the Sixth Pay Commission is heavily tilted in favour of officers and discriminates against an ordinary employee of the central government.
Trade unions allege that they are hurt by Union Progressive Alliance government’s anti-people policies.
The strike has affected the whole work at most central government offices including airport that were hit hardest. Several flights from Delhi were cancelled due to strike.
Six flights to Kolkata were already cancelled by 10 in the morning giving passengers some harrowing time.
Airport employees tried to do everything to disrupt flights by staging dharnas at domestic, International and Cargo terminals at the airport demanding a better pay and job security of the AAI employees in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Nagpur airports.
Communist party has announced to support the strike call. According to media reports, strike could affect banking, insurance, aviation, railways and other sectors of life.
Trade unions said that call has been given against increasing anti-worker trade and policies. Eight trade unions and over 40 labour unions along with airport authority and railways employees have announced their support for strike.
Important points of 6th Pay Commission
* The Directors General of Police have been put on par with the Chief Secretary.
* Though the Pay Commission recommended the lowest basic pay of Rs 6,600, the government had enhanced it to Rs 7,000.
*The Armed Forces Personnel below Officers Rank will get a Military Service Pay (MSP) of Rs 2,000 per month, Rs 1,000 more than that recommended by the Commission. The Officers of the Defence Forces would get an MSP Rs 6000 over and above their salary.
*The new system of four Pay Bands with 20 Grade Pays recommended by the Commission has been accepted with some minor modifications, Mr Dasmunsi said.
* The middle level officers of the Defence Forces, namely Colonels and Brigadiers, have been placed in the highest pay band of PB-4.
* Senior Lt Generals overlooked for promotion as Army Commanders due to lack of residual service would now get the grade of Army Command (Secretary’s grade). In the case of existing Major Generals/Lt Generals, MSP would be taken into account notionally for fixation of pay on January one, 2006.
*As replacement of the pay scale of Rs 24,050-26,000, a separate pay scale has been carved for DGPs/PCCFs/GM (Railways), members of the Boards of Income, Tax, Customs and Central Excise, Postal and Ordnance Factories, among others, who were in this pre-revised scale. This would take them to the level of Rs 80,000 in two years as against three years in the pre-revised scale.
*The IPS pay rules and the Indian Forest Service pay rules will be appropriately modified to provide in each state cadre one post of DGP and one post of PCCF at the apex level of Rs 80,000 for heading their respective forces.
*Middle level police and civilian officers — DIGs, Conservator of Forests, Scientists E and F, Superintending Engineers, Directors, Additional Commissioners of Income Tax and Central Excise and posts in equivalent grades — have also been placed in the highest pay brand.
*The lower limits of Disability Pension for Defence personnel to be doubled from Rs 1550 to Rs 3100. War Disability Pension to be granted at 60 per cent.
*The rates of Special Forces Allowance for Army and Air Force to be equated with Navy’s Marine Commando Allowance.
*For the officers of Central Para Military Forces, all the posts of Additional DIG upgraded to DIG level by the Pay Commission to continue to be manned by the cadre officers of CPMFs.
*For the Railway employees who are in receipt of Running Allowance, this allowance will be taken into account while fixing their pay in revised pay bands.
*Government has continued the present position of granting Group A scale to Group B officers after 4 years of service and these officers would be placed in PB-3 instead of PB-2 recommended by the Sixth CPC. This would benfefit Group B officers of the Railways, Accounts Services, CSS, CSSS and DANICS & DANIPS.
*For Doctors, the Cabinet has approved promitions under the Dynamic ACP Scheme upto Senior Administrative Grade (Joint Secretaryu level) for Doctors with 20 years of service. Counting of Dearness Allowance (DA) on Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as on 01.01.2006 for fixing their pay in revised pay bands has also been approved.
*For the scientists, continuation of the existing system of grant of Special Pay of Rs 2000 p.m. to Scientists G on promotion and doubling of the amount to Rs 4000 p.m. in Departments of Space and Atomic Energy and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has been recommended.
*Enhancement in the fitment in revised pay bands, which was recommended by the Sixth CPC to be based on multiplication factor of 1.74 to 1.86. This would result in increased emolumnets for Government Employees.
*Increase in the rate of annual increment for 2.5% to 3%.
*Removal of Campus restriction for grant of Transport Allowance.
*Increase in Transport Allowance at the lowest level to Rs 600 (from Rs 400 in A-1/A class cities recommended by the Sixth CPC) and Rs 400 (from Rs 300 in other cities recommended by the sixth CPC).
*At least three promotions have been assured for all Defence Forces personnel and civilian employees under the modified Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme. While the civilians would get it after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, the Defence Forces Jawans would get ACP in 8, 16 and 24 years. Click here to view more news Click here to Daily updated news
Civil servants, armed forces and paramilitary personnel will get to rejoice this Independence Day with the Central Cabinet approving the Sixth Pay Commission report in its Cabinet meeting today. Further Details awaited.
The details given in the above press release are strewn all over the media. However, one has to await a detailed government notification to work out the fine print of the implementable recommendations.
Sixth Pay Commission Report: What will employees get on April 4, 2008
The government has declared that the Sixth Pay Commission would submit its report by April 4, 2008. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Mr. P K Bansal, the Minister of State for Finance said, �The Commission is to finalise and submit its report within 18 months of its constitution, that is 4th April, 2008.�
About effectuation of the Pay Commission�s suggestions, Mr. Bansal stated, �Since the report is to be submitted, the time frame for its implementation cannot be stated.�
Regarding the terms of reference of the Sixth Pay Commission, he said that the Commission was analyzing the interest and requirement to approve any interim relief until its commendations were completed.
Employees can expect a decent rise in salary as the Elections are coming near. Government may not miss this chance to give additional benefits to employees in all pay scales to grab a bigger vote bank. The salary increase in Sixth Pay commission report 2008 may bring cheer among various government departments.
The new 6th pay commission pay scale table may also result in increase in salary for employees in private sector. Big companies are paying well but there are still many workers in small companies who are finding it very difficult to run their house on meagre income.
On media reports regarding big increase in salaries of civil service staff, Mr. Bansal told that the Commission is yet to settle down and present its report, so the media might be doubtful.
In October 2006, the Sixth Pay Commission was formed to suggest comprehensive changes in salary structure of the government employees.
It would also provide suggestions regarding the pay arrangement of government workers including industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, Armed Forces personnel, All India Services, and employees in the Union Territories.
Additionally, the Commission would study the pay structure for Indian Audit and Accounts Department, regulatory bodies establish by Act s in the Parliament and Supreme Court employees, Mr. Bansal said.
Central 6th pay commission scales may trigger state governments to offer salary hike to their employees. The expectations are higher and things may be clear by April 4, when the expected pay scale tables 2008 under VIth pay commission will be unveiled.
Sixth Pay Commission pay scale revision Indian Economy is booming and the prices have been rising for the past two years at a much faster rate. The price of Real estate is rising. A common man can’t buy a house unless he takes a huge loan. The loan he will need all his life to re-pay.
There are shopping malls coming up (which are only increasing the spending of middle income groups).
The stock markets witnessed a very fast increase in valuations in year 2007. The start of 2008 wasn’t good for Indian markets, but still many stocks are near their all time highs.
The government should revise the pay scales for Government employees with the Sixth Pay commission recommendations at the earliest. The cost of living for every household is rising with every passing day. The wages for government employees are the same.
Sixth Pay Commission has been set up to revise the pay scales for the following category of employees
(a) Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial (b) Personnel belonging to the All India Services (c) Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces (d) Personnel of the Union Territories (e) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (f) Officers and employees of the regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament.
Persons working in private companies are getting paid much more. I can agree that they work a lot and offer a good value of work for the money paid to them.
Indian government employees should be offered decent salary based on the work they are doing.
It will be good to keep the age of retirement at 58. Making it 60 isn’t a very wise decision while many government departments came up with VRS scheme recently. Chance should be given to the young generation. Most of them are only working in some private companies or have left India for better wages abroad.
The sixth pay commission may cause a big burden on government, but the employees have not seen revision for pay scales for a long time.
The address for communication for the VI pay commission is
Sixth Central Pay Commission 2nd Floor, ICADR Building ,Plot No.6, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Phase II New Delhi-110070.
Inquiries and suggestions can also be sent to >> PO Bag No.001, Vasant Kunj Post Office, New Delhi-110070
The government has declared that the Sixth Pay Commission would submit its report by April 4, 2008. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Mr. P K Bansal, the Minister of State for Finance said, �The Commission is to finalise and submit its report within 18 months of its constitution, that is 4th April, 2008.�
About effectuation of the Pay Commission�s suggestions, Mr. Bansal stated, �Since the report is to be submitted, the time frame for its implementation cannot be stated.�
Regarding the terms of reference of the Sixth Pay Commission, he said that the Commission was analyzing the interest and requirement to approve any interim relief until its commendations were completed.
Employees can expect a decent rise in salary as the Elections are coming near. Government may not miss this chance to give additional benefits to employees in all pay scales to grab a bigger vote bank. The salary increase in Sixth Pay commission report 2008 may bring cheer among various government departments.
The new 6th pay commission pay scale table may also result in increase in salary for employees in private sector. Big companies are paying well but there are still many workers in small companies who are finding it very difficult to run their house on meagre income.
On media reports regarding big increase in salaries of civil service staff, Mr. Bansal told that the Commission is yet to settle down and present its report, so the media might be doubtful.
In October 2006, the Sixth Pay Commission was formed to suggest comprehensive changes in salary structure of the government employees.
It would also provide suggestions regarding the pay arrangement of government workers including industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, Armed Forces personnel, All India Services, and employees in the Union Territories.
Additionally, the Commission would study the pay structure for Indian Audit and Accounts Department, regulatory bodies establish by Act s in the Parliament and Supreme Court employees, Mr. Bansal said.
Central 6th pay commission scales may trigger state governments to offer salary hike to their employees. The expectations are higher and things may be clear by April 4, when the expected pay scale tables 2008 under VIth pay commission will be unveiled.
The eyes of the central government employees will be firmly glued on the forthcoming 6th Pay Commission Pay Scale, which is likely to be announced on Friday, Aug 15.
The central government has sanctioned the setting up of the sixth pay commission to revise salary structures plus other perks for its 5.5 million staff across the country.
The sixth pay commission is estimated to cost the government an additional Rs 20,000 crore.
The Centre assured that the sixth pay commission report would be "beneficial" for the employees as administration is keen to provide comprehensive and fine salary packages to attract quality human resource.
The upcoming pay commission would give recommendations regarding the pay structure of government employees including industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, all-India services, armed forces personnel and employees in the Union Territories.
Moreover, the commission would consider the pay structure for Indian audit and accounts department, regulatory bodies established by Acts in Parliament and Supreme Court employees.
Normally, a central government employee’s total salary comprises a basic salary, a 51% dearness pay along with basic and a 41% dearness allowance of the total.
The sixth pay Commission will result in a hike of 28% in basic salary of central government staff in various categories. The central 6th pay commission scales may also help employees to fight with the growing inflation.
The expected pay scale table of the sixth pay commission pay structure may also result in a decent increase in the salaries of employees working in private sector.
A high level meeting on Wednesday led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh along with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister AK Antony and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram discussed the pay commission information and the suggestions of the empowered group of Secretaries that entered the anomalies and other subjects.
A senior Union minister said that Cabinet is ready to sanction the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations today.
The commission had recommended several changes like staggered timings for women, introduction of performance related incentives, forcing central para-military services to recruit personnel from ex-servicemen after they complete 17 years of service in the armed forces and cutting down the number of gazetted holidays after nearly 17 days to three.
New Delhi, Mar 24 : The Sixth Pay Commission headed by Justice B. N. Srikrishna has recommended a hefty increase in salaries with effect from January 1, 2006 for as many as 4.5 million central government employees.
The Commission�s recommendations, submitted to Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram this morning, would cost the exchequer Rs 12,561 crore in 2008-09 and impose an arrear payout burden of Rs 18,060 crore on the Government.
The pay panel proposals revised pays that fixed the salary of the Cabinet Secretary at Rs 90,000 a month and a Secretary at Rs 80,000 per month, while making Rs 6,660 as the minimum entry level salary.
The existing House Rent Allowance (HRA) rate has been retained for A-1 cities while it is higher by 20 per cent for A, B-1 and B-2 cities. For C and unclassified cities the allowance is higher by 10 per cent.
The report recommends that City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) be subsumed in Transport Allowance, and the rate be increased by four times. In other changes, travel is to be paid on actual.
The Commission also suggested a 40 per cent increase in pension and family pension.
The panel placed the military services' pay on par with those recommended for civilians, while suggesting an allowance of Rs 6,000 per month for officers till the rank of Brigadier and equivalent.
"A scheme of Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) has been recommended. PRIS should also work as a substitute for bonus, honorarium and overtime allowances," the report said.
The Finance Ministry will consider the report and will submit its recommendations to the Union Cabinet.
While Chidambaram did not announce any provision in the Budget for the increased wage bill in 2008-09, he had maintained that there was enough head-room to meet the additional expenditure. (ANI) Increase in salary not a disruption for state finances: Montek
New Delhi, Feb 27: Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh AhluwaliaDeputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that an advance on salaries of state government employees would not seem to disrupt state finances.
”I don't think that the impact of this disruption is going to be all that crucial,” he said on the possible impact of adoption of the Sixth Pay Commission award by the state governments.
The report is likely to be submitted by early April.
“The state governments would be under pressure to revise the salary of state employees once the Pay Commission submits the report. Pay Commissions are constituted once in 10 years and blind adoption of the Pay Commission award by the state governments will not be a good idea,” Ahluwalia said.
“Since the Dearness Allowance (DA) does not adequately take care of inflation, the government was made to affect a big increase in salaries of its employees at the end of 10 years. So at the end of 10 years, the government will be benefiting from a squeeze in real pay because the DA was never enough... So you have a big increase," he said.
In anticipation of the Pay Commission recommendations, the Railway Budget has made an ad hoc provision of Rs 5,000 crore for 2008-09 to meet additional liability towards employees and pensioners. (ANI) Inflation Can Effect Growth, Says Montek
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh AhluwaliaIndia is not the only country to be affected by the inflation. All countries are facing economic problems due inflation. He emphasized that world is in middle of a dramatic change in the world price distribution. Hence Indians should get used to the high energy prices.
"Controlling inflation is a short term challenge and would not affect growth rate on a medium to long term basis," Ahluwalia said, adding, "Though this fiscal, we may see a slightly lower growth rate... at about 8%... or a little less than that, say around 7.9%... that is not bad," he said.
However, he added, "If properly handled, inflation should not affect average growth objective of 9%. He said that surging oil prices have pushed up inflation not only in India but also in other countries.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance P K Bansal on Tuesday said that the Sixth Pay Commission would submit its report by April 4.
The commission was constituted in October 2006 to recommend changes in salary structure of the government employees.
"The Commission is to finalise and submit its report within 18 months of its constitution, that is 4th April, 2008," Bansal told Rajya Sabha in a written reply.
Commenting on the implementation of the commission's recommendations, Bansal said that as the report was yet to be submitted "the time frame for its implementation cannot be stated."
Talking about media reports that there would be a good hike in salaries of civil service staff, the minister said that it might be speculative. (ANI)
PuneMontek Singh Ahuwalia, Aug 1: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman and noted economist Montek Singh Ahuwalia will be awarded with “Lokmanya Tilak Puraskar” here today for his contribution to the country’s economic growth.
The award includes a gold medal, a citation and Rs one lakh.
Earlier, Chairman of Lokmanya Tilak Trust Deepak Tilak had said, “Ahluwalia would be awarded on the death anniversary of the freedom fighter Balgangadhar Tilak whom the British described as the ‘father of Indian unrest’”.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be present on the occasion.
Ahuwalia who assumed the post in 2004, has also worked as an additional secretary to former premier Rajiv Gandhi between 1985 and 1990.
Besides, he also served in the World Bank for three years. (ANI)
Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Montek Singh Ahluwalia that India has to attain its objective of 9 percent GDP growth within the next five year regardless of economic slowdown.
While addressing the convocation function of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), he said, “We are well set to achieve the target of nine per cent growth rate in the next five years.”
"There is a talk in newspapers about slowdown of our economy. There is a slowdown, but India seems poised to have sustained growth for a long period," he said.
Ahluwalia stated that the IIM-A graduates that they are passing out of the top B-schools at a time when India is rising quickly.
He said more advanced technical education institutions have the need to uphold the country's economic development.
Ahluwalia also told that the Centre had also announced the establishment of new IIMs and IITs, which is really a good step forward.
"These institutes should be set up as fast as possible." Ahluwalia said it also required to guarantee growth of subsisting higher educational institutes.
The Centre has made an evaluation committee to inspect the performance of IIMs, and it would be a good chance for these institutions to obtain what they wish for, he said.
On government’s role in present circumstances, he said, It is sometimes said the economic reforms have reduced the role of government. But it is not the case. The role of the government has not been reduced but transformed. It is good the government is not running business which private parties can do."
"Government has now become a growth facilitator. It has to look after social development and infrastructure.
Mumbai: A top Government functionary said that the inflation rate based on the wholesale-price-index dropped, and the consumer price index (CPI) would also go down.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission said, “The wholesale price index (WPI) operates with a two-week lag and the CPI with a three-month lag....CPI will also come down.”
Mr. Ahluwalia said that bringing inflation down was a key sign of macro-economic success and the RBI has done this extremely well.
For the week ended September 8, inflation rate has dangled to 3.32 per cent from 5.22 per cent in the corresponding period of the last year (2006).
Point-to-point inflation rate, which is based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL augmented from 8.60 per cent and 8.02 per cent in July to 8.80 and 8.51 per cent correspondingly during August.
Asked about Chidambaram’s acoustic projection of a 10 per cent GDP growth, the well-known economic expert stated, “continuing the (economic) reforms process, we can take the economy to 10 per cent growth at the end of the 11th Five Year Plan period (2007-12).” Planning Commission chief Ahluwalia to talk on “India” at ASEAN Business Summit 2007
New Delhi, Nov. 16: Dr. Montek Singh AhluwaliaIndia will get special focus this weekend at the 2007 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit this year. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is hosting the “India Lunch” where Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission will pitch for India on Saturday, coinciding with the ‘2007 ASEAN Business & Investment Summit’ in Singapore.
This summit is an annual affair held just prior to the political summit by the host ASEAN country attracts high-level businessmen and senior economic officials from ASEAN and dialogue partner countries China, India, South Korea and Japan.
N Kumar, Past President, CII and Vice Chairman, Sanmar Group who will represent Indian Industry at the Business Summit said “ASEAN provides Indian companies with exciting opportunities and we are working to capitalize on these opportunities and build lasting partnerships here”
He further added that “It is clear that the India-Asean Partnership is a win-win situation. India also brings to the partnership some unique comparative advantages and will broaden the range of complementarities. For instance, all and Southeast Asian countries specialise in manufacturing and hardware capabilities, India's comparative advantage is more in services and software, and in knowledge-based manufacturing. However, to fully enjoy these benefits measures should be put in place to eradicate the impediments standing in the way of full economic cooperation. ”
The CII luncheon meeting is aimed at promoting mutual investment, and spurring enterprises to focus on opportunities and prospects offered within the region. With sustained engagement over the years and as a part of India’s Look East Policy, the ASEAN region has become a preferred destination for Indian enterprises, and many corporates have already set up operations in the region. Their interests extend to almost all sectors in manufacturing and services
India, with its huge consumer market, and infrastructure requirement that is estimated to involve an investment of about 500 billion dollars over the next five years, presents a formidable opportunity for companies of the ASEAN region. With sustained economic growth over the next two decades, it is predicted, India would become one of the three largest economies of the world with large consumer markets and service and manufacturing industries.
The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit provides a great opportunity to build connectivity and relationship with high-level business representatives, government leaders and economic officials of the partner countries. It also presents a platform to showcase promising Small and Medium enterprises of India, which could be global players of the future. (ANI) ASEAN urged to hold emergency summit on food security
Manila- Leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) must hold an emergency summit to address the looming food shortages in the region, a senior Philippine legislator said Saturday.
Senator Mar Roxas said the 10-member grouping must come up with concerted efforts to address the issue of shortages in staple food and runaway prices of basic commodities.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
"ASEAN has in its membership the world's two biggest rice exporters and the world's biggest rice importer," Roxas said in a statement.
"The proposed summit has the opportunity to ease the fear and the crisis that is gripping both the producing farmers and consumer families across the ASEAN and the region," he added.
Roxas said the summit can include ASEAN's partners like China, South Korea and Japan and multinational financial institutions that have interests on "both the consumer and the producer sides of the current crisis." (dpa) Inflation Surges To 12.44 Pc
The wholesale index-based inflation rate is further increased to 12.44 per cent. It was Inflation Surges To 12.44 Pc recorded 12.01 per cent in the previous week. The inflation rate was 4.39 per cent in the corresponding period in 2007. The growing rates of food, fruits and fuel prices have contributed in the increased inflation rate.
The prices of fruits increased by 8.9 per cent for the week ended August 2. The prices of maize, moong, urad and other spice went up by 4 per cent and 3 percent respectively. The prices of textile and cement were also increased during this week.
The finance ministry has expressed concerns over the ever increasing price rate. It apprehended further rise in inflation after the implementations of recommendations of 6th pay commission. The government has decided to increase the salaries of center government employees from August 15. The salary hike will further put pressure on exchequer by Rs 21,000 crore. The finance ministry has termed this price rise as shocking because the prices remained stable during last four weeks.
The former Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan has also expressed concerns over price rise. He said that the price rise can touch 13 per cent in near future. Some other economists also blamed turbulence in some parts of country for price rise.
New Delhi, Nov 12 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued a notice to the West Bengal Government directing it to submit a factual report on the conditions prevailing in Nandigram within 10 days.
The Commission is also sending its own team to the disturbed areas "to study the situation and suggest remedial measures", NHRC officials stated.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has also been asked by the Commission to take all necessary steps to restore peace in the area, and has been asked to submit an action taken report within two weeks.
The move by the Commission comes, as situation in Nandigram remains tense with incidents of gunfiring reported almost daily.
The area remains cut-off from the rest of the country with CPI (M) cadres and activists belonging to Trinamool Congress party supported Bhumi Uched Praitirodhi Committee continue fighting for control over the surrounding areas.
The Commission had received messages from different social activists, including Medha Patkar, who was allegedly attacked by CPI (M) cadres in the State when she tried to enter Nandigram.
"Patkar had expressed fear that the gherao of Nandigram might lead to serious and unprecedented bloodshed. She had expressed apprehension whether the State government would be willing to stop the violence or not," a release issued by the Commission stated. (ANI) Inflation Rate Declines Marginally To 11.89%
The wholesale price index (WPI)-based annual rate of inflation stood at Inflation Rate Declines Marginally To 11.89%11.89 per cent for the week ended July 12, marginally lower than the 11.91 per cent reported in the previous week.
Inflation was 4.76 per cent during the corresponding week a year-ago.
According to official figures, the moderation was due to fall in prices of food items like potato, maize, sea fish, tea and imported edible oils, though other commodities like coffee, fruits and vegetables, mutton and certain pulses like urad, moong and arhar became expensive during the week ended July 12.
On a week-on-week basis, the WPI rose to 239 for the week ended July 12, from 238.7 in the previous week, prompting the finance ministry to say that inflation remains stable.
Singapore - Asia's main security forum on Thursday urged the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to expedite the formulation of guidelines governing the conduct in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
The ministers attending the 27-country ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) encouraged all countries which stake claims on the area to exercise self-restraint.
They noted that while the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in South China Sea of 2002 (DOC) was effective in building mutual trust and confidence among claimant countries, the ministers urged the "expeditious" formulation of guidelines to implement the document.
"They reiterated the hope that ASEAN and China would expeditiously conclude the guidelines on the implementation of the DOC," said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, outgoing chairman of the ASEAN.
The Spratlys group of islands straddles key shipping lanes in the South China Sea and are believed to be rich in oil, marine and mineral resources. It is considered a potential flashpoint in the region.
Kolkata, Nov 10 : Social activist Medha Patkar today began a 48-hour hunger strike demanding Central government’s intervention to restore peace in the violence-hit Nandigram in West Bengal’s East Midnapore District.
Patkar, joined by the representatives of Forum of Artistes, and other social forums, including groups of cultural activists and intellectuals, is demanding withdrawal all cadres, apparently belonging to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), from Nandigram.
Patkar, whose convoy was allegedly attacked by CPI-M supporters when she was on her way to Nandigram on Thursday, met Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Friday and submitted a memorandum demanding "urgent intervention by the Governor as well as the Government of India to open up Nandigram by ensuring withdrawal of siege and stopping outsiders from entering."
Patkar also alleged that the police there behaved in a partisan manner.
She has also called a mass rally on November 14 without any political banner.
Meanwhile, the CPI (M) state committee is holding a meeting on Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi’s statement on Nandigram violence issued on Friday.
Gandhi termed as “unlawful and unacceptable” the manner of recapture of villages in Nandigram that has become a “war zone”.
“The manner in which the recapture of Nandigram villages is being attempted is totally unlawful and unacceptable,” the Governor said in a statement to the media without naming the CPI-M-led State government.
There are reports of forcibly recapture of most areas in Nandigram.
A new turf war between the CPI-M cadres and Trinamool Congress workers has already claimed four lives, besides leaving thousands homeless and dozens injured.
Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concern over Nandigram violence and asked Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil to look into it urgently.
Nandigram has been the scene of recurring clashes since January resulting in deaths, including 14 in police firing and violence on March 14 when villagers resisted the police from entering.
Sporadic clashes between rival groups have continued despite the State government's decision against the setting up of a chemical hub in the area in the face of protests from a section of the people there. (ANI)
New Delhi, Mar 24 : The Sixth Pay Commission headed by Justice B. N. Srikrishna has recommended a hefty increase in salaries with effect from January 1, 2006 for as many as 4.5 million central government employees.
The Commission’s recommendations, submitted to Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram this morning, would cost the exchequer Rs 12,561 crore in 2008-09 and impose an arrear payout burden of Rs 18,060 crore on the Government.
The pay panel proposals revised pays that fixed the salary of the Cabinet Secretary at Rs 90,000 a month and a Secretary at Rs 80,000 per month, while making Rs 6,660 as the minimum entry level salary.
The existing House Rent Allowance (HRA) rate has been retained for A-1 cities while it is higher by 20 per cent for A, B-1 and B-2 cities. For C and unclassified cities the allowance is higher by 10 per cent.
The report recommends that City Compensatory Allowance (CCA) be subsumed in Transport Allowance, and the rate be increased by four times. In other changes, travel is to be paid on actual.
The Commission also suggested a 40 per cent increase in pension and family pension.
The panel placed the military services' pay on par with those recommended for civilians, while suggesting an allowance of Rs 6,000 per month for officers till the rank of Brigadier and equivalent.
"A scheme of Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) has been recommended. PRIS should also work as a substitute for bonus, honorarium and overtime allowances," the report said.
The Finance Ministry will consider the report and will submit its recommendations to the Union Cabinet.
New Delhi, Aug 14 : The Union Cabinet is likely to put its seal on the Sixth Pay Commission Report, which was tabled in the Parliament earlier this year, but not implemented till now.
A high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh last evening discussed the pay panel report and the recommendations of the empowered committee of Secretaries that went into the anomalies and other issues.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister AK Antony and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram attended the meeting.
The Prime Ministers is likely to make an announcement regarding the implementation of the Pay Commission Report during his Independence Day speech on Friday.
It is expected that the Pay Commission would result in an increase of around 1.83 times of the net pay for the defence personnel, though details regarding the amendment to the report are not clear. It is likely that civil servants may also get a substantial raise.
The new pay scales, if implemented, will cost the exchequer Rs 7975 crore in fiscal 2008-09. However, the one-time additional outgo on account of the retrospective revision of salaries is estimated to be Rs 18,060 crore. The arrears are to be given in installments.
The Sixth Pay Commission Report, submitted by Justice B N Srikrishna on March 24, had recommended an effective 28 per cent salary hike for an estimated 4.5 million Central Government employees.
Expressing resentment over the report, armed forces personnel had demanded a better deal considering the hardship factor involved in their services, followed by protest rallies by retired personnel. The three service chiefs also lobbied with the Defence Minister.
The Government then set up a high-powered committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to look into the anomalies pointed out by different sections of the government servants, including those from the defence services. (ANI)
The Sixth Pay Commission headed by Justice B. N. Srikrishna today submitted its report to Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presumably recommending a 40 per cent hike in salary for the central government employees.
"I have recommended something for the good of the country. The Finance Minister will give the latest highlights," said Justice Srikrishna.
Over 4.5 million central government employees are expecting a bounty from the report which is likely to recommend major changes in salaries and terms of employment, including performance-linked pay and incentives.
"A senior secretary gets Rs 52,000 as monthly salary. I do not expect it to go up to more than Rs 60,000. Salaries of top officials will not be more than that of governors," a secretary-level official of the Central Government said.
The hike, which is with retrospective effect from January 2006, was necessitated by the fact that members of Parliament were drawing Rs 68,000, more than the Vice-President, who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
In his budget speech last month, Chidambaram had said the pay panel’s recommendations would meet the legitimate expectations of government employees. The railway budget for 2008-09 has kept aside Rs 50,000 million for implementing the Sixth Pay Commission's recommendations for its 1.4 million employees.
According to budget estimates of GDP for 2008-09, the financial impact of the proposal has been estimated to be within 0.4 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which amounts to about Rs 2,10,000 million.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held a meeting with defence minister A.K. Antony and finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday, regarding the pay commission recommendations for Central government employees, armed forces employees as well as paramilitary staff.
A senior Union minister stated that Cabinet is ready to sanction the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations today.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will declare the award during his Independence Day speech on Friday, August 15.
Around 5.4 million government workers will get their pay increases and the administration will have to distribute an additional Rs 20,000 crore.
The armed forces were sad with the new pay structures but now sources said that a compromise has been made between the administration and the services.
The government has accepted the demands of the defence forces.
But it's a bit less than the 15% extra they demanded earlier.
On the eve of country’s 61st Independence Day, the UPA government under the Bonanza For 50 Lakh Govt Employeesleadership of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sanctioned a wage hike higher than the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission for the country’s civil and defence staff.
After the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister made the announcement that there would be an average increase of 21 per cent in salaries of over 50 lakh government employees with effect from January 1, 2006.
Briefing media persons information and broadcasting minister P.R. Dasmunsi said that the wage hike would increase the financial implication for the Centre by Rs 17,798 crore annually and the arrears with effect from January 2006 would cost Rs 29,373 crore.
The minimum entry level salary of a government has also been increased to Rs 7,000 as against proposed by the commission headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, who submitted the report in March this year. This means that the employee at the lowest level would have a salary that would be beyond Rs 10,000, including allowances. The rate of annual increment has also been hiked from 2.5 per cent to the 3 per cent by the government.
The government under the modified Assured Career Progression scheme has also approved at least three assured promotions for all defence forces personnel and civilian employees. While civilians would get this after 10, 20 and 30 years of service, defence forces jawans would be promoted under the ACP after 8, 16 and 24 years.
The salaries of the Brigadiers has also been increased as the government have agreed to put them in pay band 4 (Rs 39,200-67,000) as against the suggested pay band 3 (Rs 15,600 - 39,100). A separate pay scale for the DGPs, PCCFs, GM (Railways), members of the boards of income tax, customs and central excise, postal and ordnance factories among others have also been carved out.
As against the pay scale of Rs 24,050-26,000 the revised pay scale would take them to the level of Rs 80,000 in two years as against three years.
Armed forces, civil servants and paramilitary staff will get to rejoice this PM Approves Changes To Pay Panel RecommendationsIndependence Day with the administration ready to approve the Sixth Pay Commission Report that was postponed in the Parliament earlier this year, but not implemented up till now.
A high level conference on Wednesday (August 13) led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh discussed the pay panel details and the suggestions of the empowered group of Secretaries that went into the anomalies and other matters.
The meeting was also attended by the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister AK Antony and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
According to official sources, “The Cabinet is likely to take up the sixth pay panel report for approval tomorrow and the matter was discussed at a meeting chaired by the PM today.”
Though the sources denied to share other details of the conference or the modification to the pay commission report, the addition over the commission’s proposals would result in an increase of 1.83 times of the net pay for the armed forces staff and a considerable increase for civil servants also.
The pay commission, submitted by Justice B N Srikrishna on March 24, had originally advocated that the pay for the defence forces be hiked up by 1.74 times, computed on the basis of the inflationary factors.
Showing anger over the pay commission report, armed forces staff called for a better deal considering the adversity factor involved in their services, followed by protest rallies by retired personnel.
The tri-services chiefs also lobbied with the Defence Minister.
The Government then set up a dynamic group led by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to investigate the anomalies signalized by various sections of the government servants, including those from the defence services
Centre hikes DA rate by 6 percent New Delhi, Mar 7 :dearness allowance The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to hike the rate of dearness allowance (DA) by six per cent.
The cabinet gave not to release of additional instalment of to the Central Government employees and dearness relief to pensioners due from January 1 this year at the rate of 6 per cent over the existing rate of 41 per cent, thus, the rate of DA from January 1 this year will be 47 per cent.
The Central Government employees and pensioners will become entitled to higher amount of dearness allowance and relief respectively January 1 this year.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both dearness allowance and dearness relief would be of the order of Rs. 3297.12 crore in a full year and Rs. 3846.66 crore in the financial year 2008-2009 ( for a period of 14 months from January 2008 to February, 2009). (AN
The government may announce the new pay package on 15 August for armed forces.
Armed forces had expressed dissatisfaction over the Sixth Pay Commission report and sought the revise of pay structure recommended by commission. The country has a total of 12 lakh personnel of the armed forces.
A meeting to discuss about salaries and perks of armed forces is scheduled on Wednesday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will chair the high-level meeting to take final decision on the salary issue. The meeting will also be attended by Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Cabinet Secretary K. Chandrashekhar.
The pay commission had submitted the report on May 24 and recommended 40 percent hike in the salaries. The hike becomes 20 per cent after imposing some taxes on hiked salaries. The armed forces had sought the intervention of defence ministry and submitted a joint memorandum to defence minister Antony. Defence minister had assured them some improvements in the original recommendations of commission.
The service chiefs and personnel below officer rank (PBOR) had also expressed their dissatisfaction on the pay structure issue. The army is should, now, be ready to get revised pay structure in terms of independence gift.
Mindless entertainers seem to be the statement makers for a long time now. Adding to the list is 'God Tussi Great Ho' directed by Rumy Jaffrey. The movie stars Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Sohail Khan in the lead. The movie has been in the making for a long time now. The promotion has been low key, any hopes? Arun Prajapati (Salman Khan) has been trying to be a successful TV anchor but success has always eluded him. He only blames God for this. Arun is head over heels in love with Alia (Priyanka Chopra), who is a TV anchor and well-known star working in the same channel but he has never been able to express his love for her. Destiny plays a cruel game with him when Rocky is appointed as an anchor for the channel. Arun starts believing that Rocky will win over Alia. Circumstances go out of hand for Arun and he gets thrown out of the channel.
He has nobody to blame but God. And very soon he has an encounter with the God Almighty. An argument ensues between the two. God then decides to give Arun the power to run earth for seven days as Arun claims he can do a better job. After Arun becomes God, he becomes successful. He puts Rocky into an uneasy spot and wins Alia's heart. Also, he grants everybody's wish, and much to his dismay this becomes the biggest problem of his life.
A few moments of laughter and fun is what God Tussi Great Ho is all about. The director has etched in some crazy scenes here and there in a plot line that makes very little sense with few songs attached to add to the runtime of the movie. The first half is spent in telling us about the failures of our hero Arun and how he gets the power of God. After all this, you expect a good second half but it disappoints. The pace is slow and the songs in the later half are bad! A few scenes between Salman Khan and Anupam Kher are good. But that is all the movie has got to offer. As a whole, although entertaining, it fails to hold the viewers attention. It's the script that lets the director down more than anything else.
Cinematography is good. Dialogues are very hilarious at times. Music by Sajid-Wajid is strictly okay, doesn't live up to their usual standard.
Coming to the performances, the movie hardly has any scope for the actors except Salman's character. Salman Khan has the meatiest role and he carries it off like he usually does. His chemistry with Anupam Kher is good. The legendary Bachchan can carry off any role and he suits the role of God. Anupam Kher is great. Priyanka Chopra's role doesn't demand any acting talent. Sohail Khan is okay.
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This isn’t the first game to be based on this year's Olympics – last year Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games hit the shelves. However this is the first game which sets out to simulate the 2008 Olympic Games in a realistic fashion. And while graphically it’s quite a treat, gameplay-wise it leaves a bit to be desired.
You can compete in a wide variety of sports (38), from the 100m freestyle to the 800m track. Each comes with a nicely rendered in-game intro: It’s almost as if you’re watching the actual games on TV! However once you actually start competing it all turns into a massive button mashing exercise. Now I’m not sure if it was just me, but this turned out to be quite difficult. Button mashing is usually easy. This game makes it quite hard. You button mash to gain speed when you run, you twiggle sticks to lift weights, and you bash more buttons to do the butterfly.
I suppose it’s difficult to come up with practical ways to simulate basic human behaviour (like running) on a controller – most games take running for granted, whereas this one has to make the running (and swimming, and jumping…) a honed skill. It’s quite unusual and daunting. There is fun to be had tackling each rather varied event (online play is included), but the way to go seems to be the 'Olympic Games' mode, where you guide your team through the whole Olympics (minus some vital sports like synchronized swimming).
It's a bit weird is that you build power and speed as you go – so you’re essentially starting with a lame-ass team that needs work from day 1. It gives you something to achieve I suppose, but you’d hope that if you’re at the Games in the first place you’d already be at the top of your game. Maybe my sporting knowledge is just lacking here, but I’m pretty sure it’s not. All in all, an unusual and difficult sporting game – but perfect if you want to feel a little closer to the action. Just be prepared for sore fingers, and – if you don’t take breaks – a good case of RSI.
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The eyes of the central government employees will be firmly glued on the forthcoming 6th Pay Commission Pay Scale, which is likely to be announced on Friday, Aug 15.
The central government has sanctioned the setting up of the sixth pay commission to revise salary structures plus other perks for its 5.5 million staff across the country.
The sixth pay commission is estimated to cost the government an additional Rs 20,000 crore.
The Centre assured that the sixth pay commission report would be "beneficial" for the employees as administration is keen to provide comprehensive and fine salary packages to attract quality human resource.
The upcoming pay commission would give recommendations regarding the pay structure of government employees including industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, all-India services, armed forces personnel and employees in the Union Territories.
Moreover, the commission would consider the pay structure for Indian audit and accounts department, regulatory bodies established by Acts in Parliament and Supreme Court employees.
Normally, a central government employee’s total salary comprises a basic salary, a 51% dearness pay along with basic and a 41% dearness allowance of the total.
The sixth pay Commission will result in a hike of 28% in basic salary of central government staff in various categories. The central 6th pay commission scales may also help employees to fight with the growing inflation.
The expected pay scale table of the sixth pay commission pay structure may also result in a decent increase in the salaries of employees working in private sector.
A high level meeting on Wednesday led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh along with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister AK Antony and Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram discussed the pay commission information and the suggestions of the empowered group of Secretaries that entered the anomalies and other subjects.
A senior Union minister said that Cabinet is ready to sanction the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations today.
The commission had recommended several changes like staggered timings for women, introduction of performance related incentives, forcing central para-military services to recruit personnel from ex-servicemen after they complete 17 years of service in the armed forces and cutting down the number of gazetted holidays after nearly 17 days to three.
But all things get cleared after the submission of the sixth commission report
Indian Economy is booming and the prices have been rising for the past two years at a much faster rate. The price of Real estate is rising. A common man can’t buy a house unless he takes a huge loan. The loan he will need all his life to re-pay.
There are shopping malls coming up (which are only increasing the spending of middle income groups).
The stock markets witnessed a very fast increase in valuations in year 2007. The start of 2008 wasn’t good for Indian markets, but still many stocks are near their all time highs.
The government should revise the pay scales for Government employees with the Sixth Pay commission recommendations at the earliest. The cost of living for every household is rising with every passing day. The wages for government employees are the same.
Sixth Pay Commission has been set up to revise the pay scales for the following category of employees (a) Central government employees – industrial and non-industrial (b) Personnel belonging to the All India Services (c) Personnel belonging to the Armed Forces (d) Personnel of the Union Territories (e) Officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (f) Officers and employees of the regulatory bodies set up under Acts of Parliament.
Persons working in private companies are getting paid much more. I can agree that they work a lot and offer a good value of work for the money paid to them.
Indian government employees should be offered decent salary based on the work they are doing.
It will be good to keep the age of retirement at 58. Making it 60 isn’t a very wise decision while many government departments came up with VRS scheme recently. Chance should be given to the young generation. Most of them are only working in some private companies or have left India for better wages abroad.
The sixth pay commission may cause a big burden on government, but the employees have not seen revision for pay scales for a long time.
The address for communication for the VI pay commission is
Sixth Central Pay Commission 2nd Floor, ICADR Building ,Plot No.6, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, Phase II New Delhi-110070.
Inquiries and suggestions can also be sent to >> PO Bag No.001, Vasant Kunj Post Office, New Delhi-110070
The government has declared that the Sixth Pay Commission would submit its report by April 4, 2008. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Mr. P K Bansal, the Minister of State for Finance said, �The Commission is to finalise and submit its report within 18 months of its constitution, that is 4th April, 2008.�
About effectuation of the Pay Commission�s suggestions, Mr. Bansal stated, �Since the report is to be submitted, the time frame for its implementation cannot be stated.�
Regarding the terms of reference of the Sixth Pay Commission, he said that the Commission was analyzing the interest and requirement to approve any interim relief until its commendations were completed.
Employees can expect a decent rise in salary as the Elections are coming near. Government may not miss this chance to give additional benefits to employees in all pay scales to grab a bigger vote bank. The salary increase in Sixth Pay commission report 2008 may bring cheer among various government departments.
The new 6th pay commission pay scale table may also result in increase in salary for employees in private sector. Big companies are paying well but there are still many workers in small companies who are finding it very difficult to run their house on meagre income.
On media reports regarding big increase in salaries of civil service staff, Mr. Bansal told that the Commission is yet to settle down and present its report, so the media might be doubtful.
In October 2006, the Sixth Pay Commission was formed to suggest comprehensive changes in salary structure of the government employees.
It would also provide suggestions regarding the pay arrangement of government workers including industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, Armed Forces personnel, All India Services, and employees in the Union Territories.
Additionally, the Commission would study the pay structure for Indian Audit and Accounts Department, regulatory bodies establish by Act s in the Parliament and Supreme Court employees, Mr. Bansal said.
Central 6th pay commission scales may trigger state governments to offer salary hike to their employees. The expectations are higher and things may be clear by April 4, when the expected pay scale tables 2008 under VIth pay commission will be unveiled
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh held a meeting with defence minister A.K. Antony and finance minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday, regarding the pay commission recommendations for Central government employees, armed forces employees as well as paramilitary staff.
A senior Union minister stated that Cabinet is ready to sanction the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations today.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will declare the award during his Independence Day speech on Friday, August 15.
Around 5.4 million government workers will get their pay increases and the administration will have to distribute an additional Rs 20,000 crore.
The armed forces were sad with the new pay structures but now sources said that a compromise has been made between the administration and the services.
The government has accepted the demands of the defence forces.
But it's a bit less than the 15% extra they demanded earlier.
So, if in April the promised hike for a colonel was Rs 15,000, now it's going to be about Rs 19,000.
CNBC Awaaz reported recently that there may be an increase of 30 - 35 % in wages of employees in Sixth Pay Commission. If this happens, it will be a great news for the middle class in India. Main tax payers in the country are salaried employees. So giving benefit to a common man will help the Congress government to get more votes in upcoming elections. I expect the Finance Minister to pass the recommendations of salary revision from Sixth Pay commission panel.
I just wanted to share some basic concepts about the pay commission. There may be certain things which many of us may not be aware of. Sixth Pay Commission is an administrative group of members of the Union Cabinet of India for increasing the salaries of government employees.
Everyone is now waiting for the government to announce the 6TH Pay Commission 2008 proposed pay scales. Looking for more Sixth Pay Commission News and Pay structure for 2008.
5.5 Million government employees will be directly benefit from the Sixth Pay Commission. It may result in wage increase in private sectors as well. Also, it will prompt state governments to extend benefits to their employees. Sixth pay commission pay scales may help employees to fight with the ever increasing inflation.
The first pay commission was constituted in May 1946, which submitted its report within 12-months. The second panel had been set up in August 1957, which submitted its report after two years. The financial impact of the second pay commission was Rs 396 million.
The third pay commission, which was established during April 1970 gave its report in March 1973, and formed plans, which cost the government Rs 1.44 billion.
The fourth commission that constituted in June 1983 submitted its report in three different stages within four years and the financial burden to the government was Rs 12.82 billion.
The Fifth Pay Commission, constituted during Narasimha Rao�s regime in 1994, was executed in 1997 at a cost of Rs 17,000 crore.
In July 2006, the Cabinet sanctioned setting up of the sixth pay commission. According to it, the cost of increase in salaries is projected to be around Rs 20,000 crore for a total of 5.5 million government employees.
The report on Sixth Pay Commission, formed by the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, would be 'beneficial' for the employees as government is desperate to offer complete salary packages to attract quality human resource.
Ajay Maken, Union Minister for Urban Development (State) said, �The Sixth Pay Commission report will be good for the employees. We do not want efficient employees to leave government services to join the private sector.�
The Sixth Pay Commission, likely to submit its report by early April, would give recommendations regarding the pay structure of government employees comprising industrial as well as non- industrial central government employees, all-India services, armed forces personnel and employees in the Union
Territories. Additinally, the commission would examine the pay structure for Indian audit and ac-counts department, regulatory bodies set up by Acts in Parliament and Supreme Court employees. Sixth pay commission pay structure will help decide the pay structure for various private sector employees as well.
The expected pay scale table for Sixth Pay commission will also offer pending arrears to employees.
�The Sixth Pay Commission will have a multiplier effect in the economy; those salaries that are benchmarked against central government will also increase. The relativities are disturbed� a senior government functionary said.
For the railways, out of the Rs 5,000 crore allocated, Rs 500 crore is for pension and the remaining Rs 4,500 crore for salaries, wages and other allowances. For a staff strength of 14 lakh, therefore, the additional Rs 4,500 crore expenditure amounts to an average monthly hike of over Rs 2,000 irrespective of the various grades of employees and officers.
6TH Pay Commission Pay Scale Table should be released in first week of April. I will also request TopNews Media to keep us updated with the Sixth central pay commission latest news and expected central 6th Pay Commission Scales.
As the government announced many good things for Farmers and Tax Payers in its Election Budget, i hope the Sixth Pay commission report will also recommend a decent rise in pay scales for central government employees.
