Dear Comrades,
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
India Post Bank to be a game changer
Dear Comrades,
It is certainly good to see the humble post office aim high with humility to set its goals, surviving the aggressive onset of express delivery services in the private sector. The India Post has got its bank incorporated in the name of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) Limited, which is expected to begin operations next year. The entire branch rollout would be completed by September 2017, making the process fastest for a bank anywhere in the world. What makes it the fastest is presence of an existing infrastructure of 1.55 lakh post offices spread throughout the country, even up to the remotest village in a far-flung area.
Minister of State for Labour and Employment (I/C) held meetings with Central Trade Union leaders on charter of demands of one day strike on 02.09.2016
Dear Comrades,
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
30-August-2016 18:05 IST
Minimum Wages to be Rs.350/- Per Day for Unskilled Non-Agricultural Workers for ‘C’ Category Areas
Shri Arun Jaitely, the Union Finance Minister, the Union Minister of State(IC) for Labour and Employment Shri Bandaru Dattatreya and Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy & Mines had a joint Press conference here today on charter of demands of the Central Trade Unions.
Government hikes minimum wage for workers as union strike nears
Dear Comrades,
New Delhi: The Centre today announced a hike in minimum wage for unskilled non-farm workers of the central government to Rs 350 a day, from the current Rs 246, in an attempt to mollify trade unions that have threatened to go on a nation-wide strike on Friday.
Interacting with reporters here, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the bonus for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be paid to central government employees based on revised norms. The Bonus Amendment Act will be implemented “strictly”.
7th Pay Commission: NJCA to pitch for 3.68 fitment factor to revise minimum pay in meeting with National Anomaly Committee
Dear Comrades,
7th Pay Commission: NJCA to pitch for 3.68 fitment factor to revise minimum pay in meeting with National Anomaly Committee
The National Anomaly Committee will meet leaders of central government employees unions including National Joint Council of Action (NJCA), who have demanded hiking minimum pay Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000 against the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.
Brief of the meeting held today between the Government of India and the National Council JCM Staff Side
Dear Comrades,
Brief of the meeting held today between the Government of India and the National Council JCM Staff Side
Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary
National council (staff Side)
Joint Consulative Machinery for Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi-110001
E-Mail : nc.jcm.np@gmail.com
No.NC/JCM/2016
Dated: August 30, 2016
All Constituents of National Council(JCM)
Dear Comrades!
Sub: Brief of the meeting held today between the Government of India and the National Council (JCM) (Staff Side)
The Government of India has constituted a committee, under the Chairmanship of Addl. Secretary(Exp.) with J.S.(Pers.), JS(Estt.) and JS(Imp.) as members, to deal with the pending issues of our memorandum, submitted to the Empowered Committee, of which prominent are “Minimum Wage and Multiplying Factor”.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
ONE MORE STRIKE DEMAND SETTLED : Bonus ceiling raised to Rs.7000/- from Rs.3500/- with effect from 01.04.2014 – orders issued : Government Understands the language of struggle and strike only
Dear Comrades,
ONE MORE STRIKE DEMAND SETTLED
Bonus ceiling raised to Rs.7000/- from Rs.3500/- with effect from 01.04.2014 – orders issued.
MAKE INTENSIVE PREPARATIONS AND CAMPAIGN TO MOBILIZE ENTIRE POSTAL WORKERS TO MAKE THE 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2016 ONE DAY STRIKE A HISTORIC SUCCESS
Dear Comrades,
WORKING CLASS UNITY ZINDABAD INQUILAB ZINDABAD
MAKE INTENSIVE PREPARATIONS AND CAMPAIGN TO MOBILIZE ENTIRE POSTAL WORKERS TO MAKE THE 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2016 ONE DAY STRIKE A HISTORIC SUCCESS.
2nd SEPTEMBER -2016 ONE DAY ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE ON CALL OF ALL CENTRAL TRADE UNIONS & INDEPENDENT FEDERATIONS INCLUDING CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS AND NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES.
2016 September 2nd General Strike 12 Point Charter of Demands of Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions submitted to government.
Grant of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) and non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc bonus) in case of Central Government employees for the accounting year 2014-15- enhancement of the calculation ceiling
Dear Comrades,
Grant of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) and non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc bonus) in case of Central Government employees for the accounting year 2014-15- enhancement of the calculation ceiling- Regarding.
Workers Strike Back; 2nd September Strike Demands Explained
Dear Comrades,
On 2 September 2016, crores of workers across the country will go on strike demanding an end to the all-round attack launched by the government against their lives, livelihood and dignity. Representing the interests of the big capitalists, both domestic and foreign, the Modi government has been trying to fool the working people with false promises even as it supports and actively imposes a policy that is snatching away jobs, looting family budgets, disarming workers of their rights and opening the doors to harsher exploitation. Last year’s all India strike saw an incredible 15 crore workers go on strike. This strike on 2 September is bound to surpass that, telling the government and the ruling class that it is not going to back down. Here is a brief explainer of the workers’ demands:
Bank employees to join All India General strike on September 2
Dear Comrades,
STRIKE CALLED TO PROTEST AGAINST THE CENTRE'S ANTI-PEOPLE ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ANTI-WORKER LABOUR REFORMS, SAYS UNIONS
AROUND FIVE LAKH BANK EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS IN BANKS WILL JOIN THE ALL INDIA GENERAL STRIKE ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 TO PROTEST AGAINST THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-PEOPLE ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ANTI-WORKER LABOUR REFORMS.
Employees and officers working in various public sector banks, private banks, foreign banks, regional rural banks and co-operative banks will join the strike.
RBI employees to join Sep 2 industrial strike
Dear Comrades,
Kolkata, Aug 29 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India workers and employees have decided to join the September 2 nationwide day-long strike called by central trade unions.
All India Reserve Bank Employees' Association (AIRBEA) and All India Reserve Bank Workers' Federation in a joint statement said: "Reserve Bank employees all over the country will participate in September 2 industrial strike in support of the demands of the country's working class."
Working Class Resistance in 25 Years of Neo-Liberal Reforms
Dear Comrades,
EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER SEPTEMBER-2016
THE working class is a prime target of attack under the neo-liberal regime in the country.From the initial days of the policy pronouncements in 1991, ruling class and policy makers have been targeting the working people and their hard earned rights.
Even while discussing about more investments, industrialisation, creation of employment opportunities, those in the authority could only identify rigidity and multiplicity of labour laws along with the `mushrooming’ of trade unions as hurdles. Along with this were the slogans of `flexibility’ and `downsizing’ which were presented as the way out of the crisis engulfing the country.
The experience of the Indian working class, during the last 25 years, confirms the apprehensions expressed by the trade unions in the country, though at that time they were not a united voice. Only those of the Left spectrum had an understanding of the catastrophe that would happen if these policies were implemented.
The efforts for implementation of the `reforms’ had begun in 1991 itself. The labour laws in the country, product of the long drawn battles of the working people, were targeted. This included the right to form a union of the workers’ choice. The Trade Union Act in the country was enacted in 1926. It is also a fact that despite this legislation being enacted during the British regime, the republic of India could not even to-day guarantee the right to collective bargaining for the workers, by making it mandatory at the national level for the employers to recognise a trade union.
The implementation of the ‘reforms’, as far as the labour laws were concerned had various components like non-implementation of existing laws; dismantling of the enforcement machinery of the government and new amendments to the existing laws against the interests of workers. But, the resistance movements including the massive strikes and also the overall political situation in the country and the coalition governments at the centre with the major party not having majority of its own were hurdles to these efforts.
While the attacks on the democratic and trade union rights have been continuing for the last 25 years, major amendments could not be passed. The right to form unions was denied almost fully in the new Industries in various parts of the country. Not only the multinational companies, but the Indian corporates who had to recognise this right in their establishments earlier, started emulating the MNCs.
In this situation, the employers could easily get rid of the job security of workers. Casualisation and contractorisation of regular jobs became the rule. Extreme cases of not having a single regular worker in factories which went on production schedules for years came to light when workers came out to form unions to fight the exploitation.
The result of this was that more than 60 percent of the work force in the organised sector is denied even statutory minimum wages and social security benefits like ESI and EPF. More than 50 percent of workers in the public sector and around 70 percent in private sector are contract workers. These workers under different nomenclature are employed in permanent, perennial and continuous jobs in total violation of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act and other labour laws. 12 hours work has become the order of the day in many establishments.
Another aspect of this is that the share of wages in industrial sector has been continuously declining from around 30 percent in 1982-83 to 12.9 percent in 2012-13. This has been falling further while the share of profits increased from around 20 percent to 50 percent during the above said period.
The situation from 1991 continued upto 2013 in the same trajectory, though under different regimes. The situation has changed for the worse with the NDA government under Narendra Modi coming to power after the general elections in 2014. The Modi government is moving aggressively, creating a devastating impact on the lives and livelihood of the working people of the country.
With the employment opportunities receding, the exploitation has increased manifold. Working people in all the sectors – organised, unorganised, public, private – are facing a critical situation. Along with them are those working in the governmental schemes categorised as volunteers who are paid only an honorarium, and who number more than ten millions.
A series of amendments have been proposed by the government of India during the last 26 months. While the government has announced its decision to convert 44 Labour laws into five labour codes, removing all the rights and protection clauses for labour, the drafts of Wage Code Bill and Industrial Relation Code are ready to be introduced in parliament. The Factories Amendments Bill is already in parliament and the government has rejected all the recommendations of the standing committee and is going ahead with more retrograde amendments. Simultaneously a new Bill – Small Factories Bill – is being readied. The net result of these two Bills related to factories is that more than 75 percent of the factory workers will go out of coverage of the Factories Act and also 14 other basic labour laws including Minimum Wages Act, Maternity Act, ESI and EPF Acts.
In total, in the name of ending inspection raj the enforcement machinery has been dismantled, the basic right to form a union of workers choice is being denied and all the existing labour laws are being amended to deprive workers even the minimum guarantee, which existed earlier. The net result is that of increasing the exploitation of workers and converting them literally to bonded labour.
Not only the central government, but many of the state governments, especially those under the BJP have gone ahead and amended the labour laws, mainly on the lines of the central government's proposals. In fact, with the Rajasthan government taking the lead in enacting the anti-worker amendments, the Prime Ministers Office had written to all the state governments to follow the Rajasthan government.
The working people in the country have been organising resistance against these policies from 1991 itself. Despite large-scale victimisation, threats of outright dismissals, physical attacks by police and goondas for making efforts to form unions, there have been powerful fight backs in almost all the major industrial centres in the country. These have happened even without formal unions being formed and sometimes resulting even in violence at work places. There have been strikes and struggles mainly related to these basic policy related issues at unit, sectoral and state levels, in addition to the country wide general strikes.
It is to the credit of the organised trade union movement in the country, that the Central Trade Unions and National Federations have been on a joint platform to struggle against these neo-liberal policies. The charter of demands included not only the work related issues, but demands of all sections of people. Though from 1991 it was the Left unions – Central Trade Unions and also National Federations – which went on campaigns and struggles, total unity of Central Trade Unions and National Federations could be achieved from September 2009. A common charter of demands, which was developed into a 10 point charter and later to a 12 point charter were submitted to the government of India. None of the governments at the Centre took up these demands for serious consideration.
From 1991, there were 16 countrywide general strikes of 17 days in total. In the sixteenth general strike on September 2, 2015 the BMS withdrew at the last minute, saying that the government should be given time to implement their assurances. All others went ahead with the strike in which 15 crores of workers and employees had participated. It is to be noted that 40 percent of those who had participated in the strike were not members of any union. This could be achieved because of the widespread anger among the workers, especially among sections like road transport workers and workers in the industrial clusters in many states.
After the strike on September 2, 2015, the Modi government has speeded up the `reforms’ in many sectors. The latest was to announce the `fixed term employment’, which the Vajpayee government had introduced and the Left parties and TUs had forced the UPA government to drop. Fixed term employment will result in the end of job security of workers, resulting in a situation of hire and fire with a legal sanction.
It is in such a situation that the Central Trade Unions and National Federations are preparing for the seventeenth country wide strike in the 25th year of neo-liberalism, on September 2, 2016.
It is a fact that the trade unions still have a long way to go in reaching out to all sections of working people. But the local, sectoral and national level struggles in India against neo-liberal policies are an important component of the world wide struggle of the working people against the offensive of the capitalist class.
A K Padmanabhan
President, CITU
Monday, August 29, 2016
Post office can soon shut down its creaky, expensive money order service: Unified Payment Interface takes a big leap
Dear Comrades,
The inauguration on Thursday of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)-initiated Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is a big step forward in financial inclusion and the use of technology to improve quality of life.
The post office can soon shut down its creaky, expensive money order service, which costs the sender 5% of the amount transferred, once the number of participating banks goes up from the present 21 to include all banks, as reported by economictimes.com.
UPI enables people to transfer money from their accounts instantly and at any time to another bank account linked to a smartphone.
Trade unions refuse to call off 2 September strike
Dear Comrades,
Trade unions refuse to call off 2 September strike
New Delhi: Senior Union ministers on Saturday held extensive
talks after trade unions said no to the government’s request to call off
their proposed nationwide general strike on 2 September.
Labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya had urged the central trade
unions (CTUs) on Friday to reconsider their decision to go on strike.
However, trade unions on Saturday rejected the request saying that the
government has failed to address their 12-point charter of demands.
Replying to Dattatreya’s letter, All India Trade Unions Congress (AITUC)
and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said the status report on the
demands is “almost the same as that you circulated exactly one year ago,
in the joint meeting with the CTUs held on August 26-27, on the eve of
the general strike in 2015”.
The unions attacked the government saying it is “equally unfortunate”
that no concrete measures have been spelt on the issue of price control
of essential commodities, statutorily fixing the minimum wage as per
norms and social security. Meanwhile, power and coal minister Piyush
Goyal and Dattatreya on Saturday held extensive consultations and
meetings with senior labour ministry officials over the proposed
countrywide strike, sources said.
2nd Sept, 2016 strike : Support for the strike from so many sections could make it one of the biggest in recent memory
Dear Comrades,
Support for the strike from so many sections could make it one of the biggest in recent memory
All the central trade unions (CTUs), barring the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
(BMS) on Saturday evening categorically rejected the appeal made on
Friday by the Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya to
call off the scheduled September 2 all-India general strike.
Responding
to an e-mail sent by the Minister to the trade unions, which lists the
‘proactive steps’ taken by the government to address the unions’ charter
of demands, AITUC General Secretary Gurudas Das Gupta told The Hindu,
“The Minister’s letter and the status report on our charter of demands
is a repetition of old arguments. Nothing tangible has been offered, so
our decision to strike stands.”
Saturday, August 27, 2016
IMPORTANT GOVT ORDER : Extension of benefit of Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity to the Central Government Employees covered by new Defined Contribution Pension System (National Pension System)
Dear Comrades,
IMPORTANT GOVT ORDER
A MAJOR VICTORY OF THE STRUGGLE OF CENTRAL GOVT EMPLOYEES:
Confederation of central Govt Employees & Workers have been continuously fighting against pension reforms implemented by Govt in tune with the neo-liberal policies and demanding SCRAPPING OF THE NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS). Further we have been demanding that those employees who are covered by NPS should be eligible for payment of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and Family Pension and also Govt guaranteed Minimum Pension and Compensation for price rise (Dearness Relief). Now the Govt has conceded one of our demand. Govt of India has issued orders to extend the benefit of Gratuity to all NPS Employees. Further the Cabinet has decided to constitute a committee for streamlining the implementation of NPS. We shall present the remaining issues before that Committee also. Scrapping of NPS is one of the main demand of 2016 September 2nd General Strike also. No struggle will go in vain. Let us make the strike a grand success
M.Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation.
No. 7/5/2012-P&PW(F)/B
Ministry of Personnel, Public (Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
Shri Anil Ku. Singh (IPoS-1989) posted as PMG, North Region, Muzaffarpur on promotion
Dear Comrades,
Shri Anil Ku. Singh (IPoS-1989) posted as PMG, North Region, Muzaffarpur on his promotion vide Directorate Order No.1-4/2016-SPG dated 26-08-2016.
Promotion and Postings of Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) of the Service and transfers / postings of regular HAG officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' - order dated 26th August 2016
Dear Comrades,
Promotion and Postings of Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) of the Service and transfers / postings of regular HAG officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' - order dated 26th August 2016
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Promotion and Posting of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of the service - order dated 26th August 2016
Dear Comrades,
Promotion and Posting of Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) officers of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A' to the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of the service - order dated 26th August 2016
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HC Judgement on the Termination of Postal Recruitment PA/SA 2014
Dear Comrades,
HC Judgement on the Termination of Postal Recruitment PA/SA 2014
Friday, August 26, 2016
Dr. Santosh Ku. Kamila (IPoS-1986) posted as Chief PMG, Odisha Circle
Dear Comrades,
Dr. Santosh
Ku. Kamila (IPoS-1986) posted as Chief PMG, Odisha Circle vide Directorate
Order No.1-3/2016-SPG dated 26-08-2016.
All India
Postal Employees Union, Koraput Divisional Branch welcomes him to Odisha Circle.
Counting of training period for the purpose of drawing increment - Clarifications regarding
Dear Comrades,
No. 16/16/88-Estt(Pay-I)
08/03/1995 |
Counting of training period of drawing increment - Clarification regarding.
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No. 16/16/89-Estt.(Pay-I)
27/09/1994 |
Counting of training period for the purpose of drawing increment - clarification regarding.
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Extension of benefits of (Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity) to the Central Government employees covered by new Defined Contribution Pension System (National Pension System)
Dear Comrades,
Extension of benefits of (Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity) to the Central Government employees covered by new Defined Contribution Pension System (National Pension System)- regarding.
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Revision of foreign postage rates of letter post items with effect from 1.09.2016
Dear Comrades,
Revision of foreign postage rates of letter post items with effect from 1.09.2016
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FIXATION OF PAY WHO ARE PROMOTED AFTER 25.07.2016 (DATE OF NOTIFICTION OF CCS (REVISED) PAY RULES 2016
Dear Comrades,
FIXATION OF PAY WHO ARE PROMOTED AFTER 25.07.2016 (DATE OF NOTIFICTION OF CCS (REVISED) PAY RULES 2016
Officials who are getting promotion after 25.07.2016 (Date of notification of Revised Pay Rules 2016), specially MACP-II promotion cases, are confused about their pay fixation.
If an employee is promoted to MACP-II (2800 to 4200) in 6th CPC and then fixed in 7th CPC, will get 2500 to 3000 extra benefit in basic than the official who is promoted in 7th CPC.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Seven CPC Pension Arrears Tool officially released by CEPT Revised on 24.08.16 11AM Update
Dear Comrades,
PENSION ARREARS CALCULATOR FOR PRE-2006 PENSIONERS
Official Link:
Options called for from surplus candidates qualified in the LDC Exam (LGOs Exam-2015-16 for the period from 1-4-15 to 31-3-16) of LGOs for promotion to the cadre of PA/SA held on 31-7-2016
Dear Comrades,
Memo No. B2/G-28/Ch-II dated at Jeypore(K) the 23.08.2016
To,
1. Sri Dolamani Putel, Postman, Umekote S.O
2. Sri Natabar Naik, Postman, Nabarangpur MDG
3. Sri Akhila Mohan Barik, Postman, Jeypore(K) HO
4. Sri Bhuban Gouda, Postman, Jeypore(K) HO
5. Sri Birabhadra Behera, Postman, Damanjodi S.O
6. Sri Sanjay Kumar Rath, Postman, Sunabeda-2 S.O
7. Sri Anil Kumar Dakua, Postman, Chitrakonda S.O.
Sub:-Declaration of result of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LGOs Exam-2015-16 for the period from 01-04-2015 to 31-03-2016) of Lower Grade Officials for promotion to the cadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants held on 31-07-2016.
Sub:-Declaration of result of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LGOs Exam-2015-16 for the period from 01-04-2015 to 31-03-2016) of Lower Grade Officials for promotion to the cadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants held on 31-07-2016.
Second Meeting of the Committee constituted to examine the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances will be held on 01.09.2016
Dear Comrades,
Second Meeting of the Committee constituted to examine the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances.
7th Pay Commission – Second meeting on Allowances on 01.09.2016 will be held at Room No. 72 North Block, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) Committee will seek views of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA).
No.11-1/2016-IC
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Department of Expenditure
(Implementation Cell)
Room No.216, Hotel Ashok,
Chankyapuri, New Delhi,
Dated :22/23.08.2016
To
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary, National Council (Staff Side), JCM
13C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary, National Council (Staff Side), JCM
13C, Feroz Shah Road, New Delhi.
Subject: Second Meeting of the Committee constituted to examine the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances.
Powerpoint on India Post Payments Bank
Dear Comrades,
Powerpoint on India Post Payments Bank
Click below to download Power Point on IPPB
Instructions regarding timely issue of Charge-sheet – DoPT Orders on 23.8.2016
Dear Comrades,
Subject: Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 – instructions regarding timely issue of Charge-sheet – regarding.
Instructions regarding timely issue of Charge-sheet – DoPT Orders on 23.8.2016
F.No.11012/04/2016-Estt.(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
North Block, New Delhi — 110001
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
North Block, New Delhi — 110001
Dated August 23, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 – instructions regarding timely issue of Charge-sheet – regarding.
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