To effectively counter the scarcity of face masks, SHG Didis in Odisha have set up mask selling counter promoted by ORMAS outside SIRD, Bhubaneswar. (Rs.15 /- each) Mobile vans are also moving.
Sunday, 19 April 2020
No proposal for reduction of pension
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
No proposal for reduction of pension, says Government
Posted On: 19 APR 2020 12:38PM by PIB Delhi
It has come to the notice of the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare of the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension that in the wake of the current pandemic, Covid-19 and the ensuing economic scenario, many rumours are afloat that the Government is contemplating a reduction/stoppage of Pension which has become a source of worry for the Pensioners.
As clarified earlier, it is being reiterated that there is no such proposal for reduction of pension and no action is contemplated by the Government in this respect. Instead, the Government is committed for the welfare and well being of the pensioners.
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Saturday, 18 April 2020
Corona Crisis: Central Govt to cut 1 day’s salary of employees, may freeze DA hike for time being
The pay deducted from the salary of employees will be contributed to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund).
In a Circular to the Department of Revenue, the government said that it has decided to appeal to the officers and staff of the Department to contribute their one day’s salary every month till March 2021 to the PM CARES Fund.
However, the Circular also said, “Any officer or staff having objection to it may intimate Drawing & Disbursing Officer, Department of Revenue in writing mentioning his/her employee code latest by 20.04.2020.”
The employees of other departments, except those involved actively in the fight against COVID-19, may also have to contribute one day’s pay from their monthly salary to the Fund.
Apart from one day’s salary, Central Government employees and pensioners may also have to sacrifice the latest hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) respectively for the time being.
Sources privy to the Department of Personnel and Training said in condition of anonymity that the Centre is mulling to postpone the DA and DR hikes, so that the government may curtail expenditure and focus on accumulating resources to win the fight against COVID-19.
The Union Cabinet on March 13, 2020 approved the increase in the Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees by 4 per cent in accordance with the accepted formula based on the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. Along with the DA, a decision was taken to increase the DR for pensioners also by 4 per cent.
The Central Government employees and pensioners were scheduled to receive the hiked DA and DR from January 1, 2020.
With the economic activities coming to almost standstill due to nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, the government needs huge funds, not only to fight the highly infectious disease, but also to feed crores of people starving due to loss of their work to earn daily wages.
Moreover, prolonged support may be needed, as there are chances that the lockdown would translate into a vicious sequence of stalled production, manufacturing and construction, delays in loan repayments and debt servicing to banks and an overall slump in demand due to uncertainties in employment and salary cuts.
Source : Financial express
Friday, 17 April 2020
MHA order to exempt activities from #Lockdown2 restrictions
- Activities reg. Minor/Non-Timber Forest produce
-Activities reg. Bamboo, Coconut, Arecanut, Cocoa, Spices plantations
- NBFCs & Coop Credit Societies
- Activities reg. Construction in Rural Areas
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Six IAS officers are assigned three zones in Bhubaneswar
North Zone
Smt Ranjan Chopra, IAS
Shri Bishnupada Sethi, IAS
South East Zone
Shri S.K.Lohani, IAS
Shri Saswat Mishra, IAS
SouthWest Zone
Shri Ashok K Meena, IAS
Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, IAS
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
PM announced Lockdown in India upto 3rd May, 2020
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Until 20th April, every town, every police station, every district, every state will be evaluated on how much the lockdown is being followed.The extent to which has the region protected itself from Corona virus will be noted. Areas that will succeed in this litmus test, which will not be in the hot-spot category, and will have less likelihood to turn into a hot-spot;maybe allowed to open up select necessary activities from 20thApril.
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Monday, 13 April 2020
Bhubaneswar Foundation Day celebration cancelled amid COVID-19 outbreak
Celebration of 72th Foundation Day of Bhubaneshwar cancelled.
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Foundation :
13th April, 1948
By Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
Architect:
Otto Königsberger
Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital on 19 August 1949, 2 years after India gained its independence from Britain. The modern city was designed by the German architect Otto Königsberger in 1946. Along with Jamshedpur and Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities.
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