Sixth Pay Commission: DRDO seeks foreign help in attracting, retaining talent
Bleeding from an exodus of talent, India's premier military research body Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) is seeking tips from other countries in attracting and retaining the best scientific brains.
“We have organised an international workshop on 'Future roadmap for Science and Technology Network', where experts from the
US, Britain, Australia, Germany and Israel will deliberate upon the issue,” said Arun Kumar, director of the DRDO's
Recruitment and Assessment Centre.
"Our main objective is to gain from their experience in highly specialised areas like scientists' recruitment and retention,"
Kumar added.
Former president A.P.J. Kalam, who once headed DRDO, will inaugurate the four-day workshop that will also see participation
by scientists and other stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as also the government.
DRDO, which celebrates its golden jubilee this year, loses a scientist every second day to a plum post in the private sector.
According to the defence ministry, 1,107 scientists - mostly young entrants - have resigned from DRDO between 2003 and 2007.
DRDO has a strength of 7,000 scientists, and the attrition rate is about 6.3 percent. The DRDO anually recruits 900
scientists. The private sector has been lapping up the young scientists, who get a comparatively lesser packages in the DRDO.
Created in 1958 to be the country's premier organisation in defence research and to enhance the country's self-reliance in
military requirements, the DRDO today is reeling under a major manpower crunch. It is able to fill up only 60-70 percent of
the vacancies for scientists that arise in the organisation.
DRDO scientists are in great demand in the private sector as they have considerable expertise in areas like aeronautics,
armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles, naval systems, advance computing,
simulation and life sciences.
It is not only the pay package that is affecting the morale of the scientists but also the lack of facilities, bureaucratic
red tape and the slow and frustrating pace of research.
DRDO had sent a comprehensive proposal to the Sixth Pay Commission on incentives for scientists, including reimbursement of
telephone and Internet expenses, entitling all scientists to air travel on official duty - perks that most private sector
executives take for granted.
However, the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission have not gone down well with DRDO scientists.
Source: http://www.freshnews.in/
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
6th Pay Commission: Government clears doubt on tax on pay arrears
6th Pay Commission: Government clears doubt on tax on pay arrears
17 Sep, 2008, 0108 hrs IST, ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: The lack of clarity over taxation of arrears that government employees will receive following the implementation
of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations has finally cleared. The tax on first installment will be deducted in the current
fiscal and that on the second installment will be deducted next year when they receive the actual payment.
Confusion had arisen about the tax treatment of the pay arrears that central government employees are about to get as part of
their latest wage revision. According to finance ministry sources, only the first installment of the arrears would be taxed
this fiscal. The taxation, they would be akin to the tax treatment in 1997 when the fifth pay commission recommendation was
implemented wherein the tax was deducted at the time of payment.
If the tax is deducted, employees who do not fall in the slab of 30% rate of income tax, would have to bear a surcharge, as
their total income, including both installments would have been higher. As per the current income tax slab, income over Rs
2,50,000 attracts a tax rate of 30% and income above Rs 10,00,000 attracts a rate of 30% as also 10% surcharge.
The government had last month announced an average increase of 21% in the wages of its employees. It had decided to pay 40%
arrears of their increased salaries this year and the rest next year to reduce the burden on the exchequer.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
17 Sep, 2008, 0108 hrs IST, ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: The lack of clarity over taxation of arrears that government employees will receive following the implementation
of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations has finally cleared. The tax on first installment will be deducted in the current
fiscal and that on the second installment will be deducted next year when they receive the actual payment.
Confusion had arisen about the tax treatment of the pay arrears that central government employees are about to get as part of
their latest wage revision. According to finance ministry sources, only the first installment of the arrears would be taxed
this fiscal. The taxation, they would be akin to the tax treatment in 1997 when the fifth pay commission recommendation was
implemented wherein the tax was deducted at the time of payment.
If the tax is deducted, employees who do not fall in the slab of 30% rate of income tax, would have to bear a surcharge, as
their total income, including both installments would have been higher. As per the current income tax slab, income over Rs
2,50,000 attracts a tax rate of 30% and income above Rs 10,00,000 attracts a rate of 30% as also 10% surcharge.
The government had last month announced an average increase of 21% in the wages of its employees. It had decided to pay 40%
arrears of their increased salaries this year and the rest next year to reduce the burden on the exchequer.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com
Sixth Pay Commission: Sixth Pay to be implemented in toto
Sixth Pay Commission: Sixth Pay to be implemented in toto
Bhopal, Sept 16: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced here on Tuesday that the recommendations of Sixth Pay
Commission would be implemented in toto in the state. Talking at the felicitation programme at the garden in front of the
State Secretariat, he said that the state government is playing a big role for the development of the state and welfare of
the people. The government will make them happy, and not frustrated, he said.
Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is rich in minerals and other resources. To make the state as one of the most progressed in
the country the officers and employees have a great role to play. He has given oath to the assembled officers and employees
to co-operate with the government for making it as one of the most progressed state.
The programme was organised on the 'Engineers Day'. On this occasion the chief minister announced that from next year onwards
the state government would honour the engineer who does good work. Water Resources Minister Anoop Mishra who was special
guest on the occasion said that Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the first chief minister to whom 15 lakh employees and officers
trusts.
Convenor of the programme and organiser of the officers-employees joint action committee Shiv Singh Tomar stated that with
the employee-friendly decisions the trust of the employees and officers in the chief minister has doubled.
Madhya Pradesh Diploma Engineers Association President Rajendra Singh Bhadoria in his welcome address has termed the decision
of the chief minister as 'historic' and commended the chief minister for his generous attitude. State Employees Federation
General Secretary Gyanprakash Tiwari also spoke on the occasion.
On this occasion the chief minister honoured as best regional unit of Diploma Engineers Association's Ujjain unit president
Suresh Dwivedi, as best district unit (Damoh Unit)president KG Parashar and Association's office secretary DK Malviya for his
special contribution. They have been given certificates.
At the outset the chief minister and other guests began the programme by lighting the traditional lamp. Rajendra Bhadoria,
Shiv Singh Tomar and Gyanprakash Tiwari welcomed the chief minister with flower garlands. Statue of Swami Vivekanand was
given to Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Anoop Mishra as memento.
The programme, organised on the birth anniversary of Padmashri Vishweshwarayya, office bearers of different employees
organisations including Dr RK Chourasia, Ajay Shrivastava Neelu, Dr RL Singh, RP Upadhyaya, Ramnath Solanki, Narendra Khare,
Rajendra Parashar, OP Gour, Dinesh Sharma, Sanjay Rathore, Satmani Sharma, Mohd Salim Qureshi, Rajkumar Patel, Kamal Gour,
Sunil Saxena, RK Tiwsari, Arun Verma, Prakash Chandwani, RC Gupta, Dr DK Rai, Dr Nilesh Desai, Ajit Rai, Ashok Tyagi, Azim
Khan, Brajendra Sharma, RS Kushwaha, Rakesh ?Walia, Rajesh Shrivastava, SK Maske, KSS Bais, PS Parihar, Sanjay Awasthi, Arun
Dwivedi, Rajendra Shukla, Hemant Bahadur Singh Parihar, Chandrashekhar Vyas, Mohd Yunus Khan, GS Solanki, Baldev Chouragarhe,
Surendra Kourav, Shailendra Sharma, BS Solanki, Shivpal Singh, Raman Bhatnagar, Devendra Bhadoria, JP Patel, S Karanjgaonkar,
RK Vyas, RB Singh, Brajendra Sharma and Kailash Chandra Parashar have welcomed. Employees welfare council president Arvind
Shrivastava and officers and employees in large number were present on the occasion.
Source: http://www.centralchronicle.com/20080917/1709021.htm
Bhopal, Sept 16: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced here on Tuesday that the recommendations of Sixth Pay
Commission would be implemented in toto in the state. Talking at the felicitation programme at the garden in front of the
State Secretariat, he said that the state government is playing a big role for the development of the state and welfare of
the people. The government will make them happy, and not frustrated, he said.
Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is rich in minerals and other resources. To make the state as one of the most progressed in
the country the officers and employees have a great role to play. He has given oath to the assembled officers and employees
to co-operate with the government for making it as one of the most progressed state.
The programme was organised on the 'Engineers Day'. On this occasion the chief minister announced that from next year onwards
the state government would honour the engineer who does good work. Water Resources Minister Anoop Mishra who was special
guest on the occasion said that Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the first chief minister to whom 15 lakh employees and officers
trusts.
Convenor of the programme and organiser of the officers-employees joint action committee Shiv Singh Tomar stated that with
the employee-friendly decisions the trust of the employees and officers in the chief minister has doubled.
Madhya Pradesh Diploma Engineers Association President Rajendra Singh Bhadoria in his welcome address has termed the decision
of the chief minister as 'historic' and commended the chief minister for his generous attitude. State Employees Federation
General Secretary Gyanprakash Tiwari also spoke on the occasion.
On this occasion the chief minister honoured as best regional unit of Diploma Engineers Association's Ujjain unit president
Suresh Dwivedi, as best district unit (Damoh Unit)president KG Parashar and Association's office secretary DK Malviya for his
special contribution. They have been given certificates.
At the outset the chief minister and other guests began the programme by lighting the traditional lamp. Rajendra Bhadoria,
Shiv Singh Tomar and Gyanprakash Tiwari welcomed the chief minister with flower garlands. Statue of Swami Vivekanand was
given to Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Anoop Mishra as memento.
The programme, organised on the birth anniversary of Padmashri Vishweshwarayya, office bearers of different employees
organisations including Dr RK Chourasia, Ajay Shrivastava Neelu, Dr RL Singh, RP Upadhyaya, Ramnath Solanki, Narendra Khare,
Rajendra Parashar, OP Gour, Dinesh Sharma, Sanjay Rathore, Satmani Sharma, Mohd Salim Qureshi, Rajkumar Patel, Kamal Gour,
Sunil Saxena, RK Tiwsari, Arun Verma, Prakash Chandwani, RC Gupta, Dr DK Rai, Dr Nilesh Desai, Ajit Rai, Ashok Tyagi, Azim
Khan, Brajendra Sharma, RS Kushwaha, Rakesh ?Walia, Rajesh Shrivastava, SK Maske, KSS Bais, PS Parihar, Sanjay Awasthi, Arun
Dwivedi, Rajendra Shukla, Hemant Bahadur Singh Parihar, Chandrashekhar Vyas, Mohd Yunus Khan, GS Solanki, Baldev Chouragarhe,
Surendra Kourav, Shailendra Sharma, BS Solanki, Shivpal Singh, Raman Bhatnagar, Devendra Bhadoria, JP Patel, S Karanjgaonkar,
RK Vyas, RB Singh, Brajendra Sharma and Kailash Chandra Parashar have welcomed. Employees welfare council president Arvind
Shrivastava and officers and employees in large number were present on the occasion.
Source: http://www.centralchronicle.com/20080917/1709021.htm
Sixth Pay Commission: States want Centre to bear 50 pc burden of pay revision
Sixth Pay Commission: States want Centre to bear 50 pc burden of pay revision
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The VAT panel wants the Union Government to bear at least half of the financial burden that the
states will have to bear following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
"At least 50 per cent of the additional financial burden of the states as a result of the Centre's decision on the Sixth
Central Pay Commission should be shared by the Central Government," Chairman of Empowered Committee of State Finance
Ministers on VAT Asim Dasgupta told reporters here today.
The pay panel's recommendation on pay revision of the Central Government employees is to be implemented from the current
month itself.
Many states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu have also decided to go for pay revision of their
employees.
However, in case of special category and north-eastern states, the VAT panel asked the Centre to bear the entire additional
burden of the pay revision.
Dasgupta said another option was that financial burden was fully accommodated by the Thirteenth Finance Commission, while
assessing expenditure needs of the states.
He stressed the Commission should work on modalities, which would provide a more justified relief to the states.
Referring to the royalty on coal and other minerals, the VAT panel asked the Thirteenth Pay Commission to revise it
frequently and wanted that the states were not denied their legitimate share on royalties on oil and power. PTI
Source: http://www.ptinews.com/
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) The VAT panel wants the Union Government to bear at least half of the financial burden that the
states will have to bear following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
"At least 50 per cent of the additional financial burden of the states as a result of the Centre's decision on the Sixth
Central Pay Commission should be shared by the Central Government," Chairman of Empowered Committee of State Finance
Ministers on VAT Asim Dasgupta told reporters here today.
The pay panel's recommendation on pay revision of the Central Government employees is to be implemented from the current
month itself.
Many states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu have also decided to go for pay revision of their
employees.
However, in case of special category and north-eastern states, the VAT panel asked the Centre to bear the entire additional
burden of the pay revision.
Dasgupta said another option was that financial burden was fully accommodated by the Thirteenth Finance Commission, while
assessing expenditure needs of the states.
He stressed the Commission should work on modalities, which would provide a more justified relief to the states.
Referring to the royalty on coal and other minerals, the VAT panel asked the Thirteenth Pay Commission to revise it
frequently and wanted that the states were not denied their legitimate share on royalties on oil and power. PTI
Source: http://www.ptinews.com/
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