ORGANISED GP A SERVICES

Officers catagory in India

Given below is the Organised Gp A Services

1 Indian Audit & Accounts Service
2 Indian Trade Service
3 Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service.
4 Indian Postal Service
5 Indian Defence Accounts Service
6 Indian Defence Estates Service
7 Indian Foreign Service
8 Indian Civil Accounts Service
9 Indian Custom & Central Excise Service
10 Indian Revenue Service
11 Indian Information Service
12 Indian Railway Accounts Service
13 Indian Railway Personnel Service
14 Indian Railway Traffic Service
15 Railway Protection Force
16 Indian Inspection Service
17 Indian Supply Service
18 Indian Telecommunication Service
19 P&T Building Works Service
20 Border Roads Engg. Service
21 Indian Naval Armament Service
22 Indian Ordnance Factories Service
23 Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
24 Central Power Engineering Service
25 Indian Broadcasting Service (Engg.)
26 Indian Railway Service of Elec. Engg.
27 Indian Railway Service of Engineers
28 Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
29 Indian Railway Service of Signal & Telecommunication Engineers
30 Indian Railway Stores Service
31 Central Engg. Service (Roads)
32 Central Architects Service (CPWD)
33 Central Elect. & Mech. Engineering Service (CPWD)
34 Central Engg. Service (CPWD)
35 Central Water Engineering Service
36 Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service
37 Central Health Service
38 Border Security Force Health Service
39 Central Reserve Police Health Service
40 I.T.B.P. Health Service
41 Indian Railway Medical Service
42 Indian Company Law Service
43 Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service
44 Defence Quality Assurance Service
45 Defence Research And Development Service
46 Indian Cost Accounts Service
47 Indian Economic Service
48 Border Security Force
49 Central Industrial Security Force
50 Central Reserve Police Force
51 Indo Tibetan Border Police
52 Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service
53 Central Labour Service
54 Indian Legal Service
55 Geological Survey Of India
56 Indian Meteorological Service
57 Survey of India Group 'A' Service
58 Indian Statistical Servicedf/itr62Form10E.pdf

NEW PENSION SCHEME (NPS)

NPS IS NOW WITH HIGH RETURNS

The government has secured the support of BJP on the bill to reform the pension sector by agreeing to the main opposition's demand that the scheme offer a minimum assured return and foreign investment be capped at 26%.

The new pension scheme (NPS) will offer an option for an assured return of 8.6% for investments in government bonds, while subscribers willing to take a higher degree of risk can look at other choices, where their contributions are invested in a mix of private and government placements.

An understanding over the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill was arrived at at a meeting on Monday between finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and BJP leaders L K Advani, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Yashwant Sinha in Parliament. However, no consensus was possible with regard to the Companies Bill.

This is the second occasion on which the government and BJP have cooperated on the PFRDA Bill that seeks to give statutory cover to the NPS in force since 2003. The bill was introduced in Parliament in the face of Left resistance with BJP's backing and now its prospects of passage seem bright and it may be moved on Wednesday.

The terms of the deal are on the lines of the recommendations of the parliamentary finance standing committee that did not agree with the Centre's proposal that foreign investment in pension funds be raised to 49%, and also called for an assured rate of return, arguing that senior citizens should be given security on their investment.

The panel was also critical about the mediocre performance of the fund so far and the relatively low number of subscribers. While the government looked uncertain about the bill last week, Mukherjee's renewed bid for an agreement has borne fruit. BJP also seems prepared to be more accommodative towards Mukherjee, who the party feels is not needlessly combative towards the opposition.

Passage of the pension bill will be an important gain for the government after the reverses it has suffered over reform initiatives like FDI in multi-brand retail apart from the finance standing committee turning down proposed changes in the banking laws that would have given private investors voting rights equal to their investment.

On the Companies Bill, UPA conceded BJP's demand for allowing Limited Liability Partnership that would enable a group comprising only professionals from a category like chartered accountants or company secretaries to form their own company.

But the government has proposed so many changes to the bill - already scrutinized by a House panel - that it is now looking very different.

The government has secured the support of BJP on the bill to reform the pension sector by agreeing to the main opposition's demand that the scheme offer a minimum assured return and foreign investment be capped at 26%.

The new pension scheme (NPS) will offer an option for an assured return of 8.6% for investments in government bonds, while subscribers willing to take a higher degree of risk can look at other choices, where their contributions are invested in a mix of private and government placements.

An understanding over the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill was arrived at at a meeting on Monday between finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and BJP leaders L K Advani, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Yashwant Sinha in Parliament. However, no consensus was possible with regard to the Companies Bill.

This is the second occasion on which the government and BJP have cooperated on the PFRDA Bill that seeks to give statutory cover to the NPS in force since 2003. The bill was introduced in Parliament in the face of Left resistance with BJP's backing and now its prospects of passage seem bright and it may be moved on Wednesday.

The terms of the deal are on the lines of the recommendations of the parliamentary finance standing committee that did not agree with the Centre's proposal that foreign investment in pension funds be raised to 49%, and also called for an assured rate of return, arguing that senior citizens should be given security on their investment.

The panel was also critical about the mediocre performance of the fund so far and the relatively low number of subscribers. While the government looked uncertain about the bill last week, Mukherjee's renewed bid for an agreement has borne fruit. BJP also seems prepared to be more accommodative towards Mukherjee, who the party feels is not needlessly combative towards the opposition.

Passage of the pension bill will be an important gain for the government after the reverses it has suffered over reform initiatives like FDI in multi-brand retail apart from the finance standing committee turning down proposed changes in the banking laws that would have given private investors voting rights equal to their investment.

On the Companies Bill, UPA conceded BJP's demand for allowing Limited Liability Partnership that would enable a group comprising only professionals from a category like chartered accountants or company secretaries to form their own company.

But the government has proposed so many changes to the bill - already scrutinized by a House panel - that it is now looking very different.

CPMF POSTS TO BE FILLED WITH EX-SERVICEMEN

10 per cent of Group ‘B’ posts in Central paramilitary forces to be filled soon. Bowing to years of pressure from the armed forces, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has agreed that retired military personnel will make up 10 per cent of the combat strength of all central armed police forces. According to a defence ministry (MoD) press release on Thursday, Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for Defence that “The MoHA has agreed to fill 10 per cent of the Group ‘B’ posts in Central Paramilitary Forces from among Ex-Servicemen.” Group ‘B’ consists mainly of combatants. Antony also stated “efforts are now being made to persuade public sector undertakings and the private sector to tap this invaluable reservoir of talented and disciplined Ex-Servicemen.” The “Central Paramilitary Forces” that Antony mentions include the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); the Border Security Force (BSF); the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF); the Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP); the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); and other smaller forces. Going by the government’s own definition that was formalised in March 2011, Antony erred in terming these “Central Paramilitary Forces”; the correct term is “Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).” A “paramilitary force” is an armed force that is officered by serving military officers. India’s only “Central Paramilitary Forces” are the Assam Rifles; the Special Frontier Force; and the Coast Guard. The MoHA’s acceptance of ex-servicemen comes as a double relief for the MoD. The defence services have a growing pension bill (Rs 34,000 crore this fiscal) for soldiers, sailors and airmen who retire as young as 35, after 15 years in uniform, and draw pensions for the rest of their lives. Post-retirement employment with a CAPF would postpone their entitlement of pension. It would also free the MoD of responsibility for rehabilitating them. The military has pushed this case since 1997-98, when army chief, General VP Malik, suggested that CAPFs re-enlist half of the 50,000 soldiers who retire from the army each year. The army’s suggestion was to reduce colour service — the period for which an individual is recruited into the army — to just seven years. After that the fully trained soldier would join a CAPF. This would make the army younger; and also stiffen the CAPFs’ combat capabilities with trained soldiers. “This win-win proposal was strongly backed by the 5th and the 6th Pay Commissions; but the MoHA resisted it. The army will welcome the 10 per cent opening given to ex-servicemen. It is a good beginning,” says Brigadier (Retd) Gurmeet Kanwal, who framed the original proposal in 1997-98 and now heads the army’s think tank, Centre for Land Warfare Studies. The MoHA’s objections are detailed in the 29th report of Parliament’s Standing Comm-ittee on Defence. North Block objected that absorbing soldiers who had served seven years in the military would make the CAPFs older and greyer. The parliamentary committee rebutted that, pointing out that the average soldier is recruited at 19 years and would be just 26 years old after seven years of military service. Since the age limit for recruitment into CAPFs is 26 years, ex-servicemen would qualify even as fully trained soldiers. The MoHA then protested that soldiers have a proclivity for excessive force, whereas the CAPFs must function with a softer touch. The Standing Committee responded that soldiers, who are extensively employed in counter-insurgency operations in J&K and the northeast, have conclusively demonstrated the restraint that such situations demand. In a sarcastic aside, the Standing Committee noted that CAPF restraint emerges mainly when face-to-face with Naxals and militants. The biggest sticking point, however, was the seven years of seniority that soldiers would carry, giving them a promotion advantage over direct recruits into the CAPFs. The MoD has agreed that direct inductees’ promotion vacancies and salaries would be suitably protected. There are more than 7,50,000 personnel in the CAPFs, which have a combined budget of more than Rs 25,000 crore in the current financial year. n

STAFF CRUNCH IN CPMF/CAPF

Paramilitary forces face staff crunch

New Delhi, December 11
More than one lakh posts, including 25,000 in the BSF and 17,000 in the CRPF, are lying vacant in seven paramilitary forces in the country.

Home Ministry officials said of the 1,00,883 vacant posts in the paramilitary forces, 74,816 posts are of constables, 22,016 posts are of Junior Commission Officers and 4,051 are of Group A officer.

The BSF, which guards Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh borders, has vacancy in 25,674 posts, CRPF, which is engaged in anti-naxal, anti-militancy and general law and order duties, has vacancy in 17,019 posts, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which guards Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders, has vacancy in 21,316 posts while in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), deployed in protection of airports and industrial units, 17,320 posts are not filled.

The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force, primarily deployed in the icy heights along the Sino-Indian border, has 17,388 vacant posts, while Assam Rifles (AR), deployed in the Northeast, and National Security Guard, the special commando force, have 1,585 and 581 vacant posts respectively. "We have been trying to fill the vacancies as early as possible. But recruitment, training and finally deployment of a policeman is a time consuming exercise. "We hope to fill all the vacancies in the next two years," a Home Ministry official said.

During the last three years, the Home Ministry has taken several steps towards capacity building of the Central paramilitary forces which include sanctioning of 116 additional battalions and raising of 36 new battalions.

As many as 21 more battalions are in the process of being raised. The strength of a battalion is around 1,000 personnel. A total of 95,540 personnel were recruited to the seven paramilitary forces in 2009-10 and 2010-11.

An additional 92,168 constables (GD) are proposed to be recruited in 2011-12. Seventeen new training institutions are being set up. — PTI

The force No of vacancies

BSF (guards Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangla borders) 25,674

CRPF (engaged in anti-naxal, anti-militancy) 17,019

SSB (guards Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders) 21,316

CISF (protects airports and industrial units) 17,320

ITBP (deployed along the Sino-Indian border) 17,388

AR, (deployed in the Northeast) 1,585

NSG (special commando force) 581

ACTIVATE COAST GUARD RHQ (NE)

Coast guards must check refugees’

The Coast Guard needs to tackle the “strategic need” of checking the influx of “refugees” from Bangladesh and also anti-national activities in these border areas, the Parliamentary standing committee on defence has noted. In its report submitted to Parliament last week, the committee wanted “immediate action” on setting up a Coast Guard regional headquarters in Kolkata to tackle the problem.

“The committee during the course of deliberations have observed that the maritime states of Orissa and West Bengal are located adjacent to Bangladesh and of late there has been
a large number of refugee influx and anti-national activities in this area,” the committee noted.

“While taking note of the strategic and important location of the maritime states of Orissa and West Bengal, the committee is of the firm view that there is an urgent need to take immediate action with regard to setting up of regional headquarters (Northeast) at the proposed site in Kolkata so that the environment, sea-life and property are protected besides meeting the strategic need of checking the influx of refugees, anti-national activities and poaching,” the Parliamentary committee has noted.

Tax Exemption on (CPMF) Canteen

Tax Exemption on CPMF Canteen Sales

The Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF) have sought VAT exemption on canteen sales. Chairman, Welfare And Rehabilitation Board (WARB) has written to the Chief Ministers of all the States and to the Union Territories for seeking exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) to Central Police Canteen (CPC).

Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs and Home Secretary have also written to all the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations vide letter dated 30/09/2011 and 02/06/2008 for exemption of Value Added Tax (VAT) to Central Police Canteen (CPC). Till date, 12 States/UTs viz. Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Tamilnadu, Orissa, Kerala & Chandigarh have agreed for exemption of VAT on sales of Central Police Canteens.

This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

IJ/PT/Tax exemption

ATTRITION AND SUICIDES IN CPMF

Central Paramilitary forces find it tough to battle attrition, suicides

In what should be a major cause of concern, the Central Paramilitary Forces are not only witnessing an alarming attrition rate — over 850 personnel are leaving the forces every month on an average so far this year — but also suicides by its personnel, with 10 cases being reported every month.

As many as 8,550 CPMF personnel opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), with maximum from the BSF (4,852), followed by the CRPF (2,128). With regard to suicides, CRPF tops the list among the six CPMF with 38 of its personnel committing it so far followed by the BSF (36).

Other forces where personnel took VRS are Assam Rifles (758), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) (329), ITBP (252) and CISF (231).

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh, however, said, “Only few central armed police force (CAPF) personnel took voluntary retirement. Generally, the central armed police forces personnel have cited personal/domestic problems as reasons for seeking voluntary retirement.”

The Government has implemented measures like ensuring a transparent leave policy, revamping of grievances redressal machinery and increased risk, hardship and other allowances, among others, to deal with the situation, Singh sought to assert.

Other measures to check the growing attrition include yoga classes for better stress management, recreational and sports facilities, provision of STD telephone facilities, medical and canteen facilities, he pointed out.

The maximum number of ‘firing on colleagues’ (fratricide) cases — three — were also reported in CRPF comprising close to three lakh personnel, the Lok Sabha was further informed.

The CRPF was closely followed by Border Security Force (BSF) with 36 suicide cases and two cases of fratricidal killings, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) with 11 suicides and two cases of firing on colleagues and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) with ten suicidal deaths and one instance of fratricidal murder.

The other forces like Assam Rifles recorded eight suicides and one case of fratricidal incident, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) had four suicidal cases and the National Security Guard (NSG) had two such incidents this year.

“The causative factors in most of the cases were found to be generally the personal and domestic problems like marital discord, personal enmity, mental illness and depression among others and were not related to the forces as such,” Singh told the Lok Sabha.

“The corrective steps being taken by the Government are regulating duty hours to ensure adequate rest and relief, grant of entitled leave to the needy personnel, provision of recreational facilities, providing opportunities for team sports and games, training in yoga and meditation, organising talks by doctors and other specialists, regular interaction with personnel by senior officers among others,” Singh said.

GURGAON VS NOIDA

PROPERTY MATTERS:

Gurgaon's zooming real estate prices underline the fact that it has arrived as a leading commercial and residential hub while Noida and Greater Noida continue to lag behind. Commercial space in Gurgaon today fetches a monthly rent of between Rs 120 and Rs 140 per square foot. In Noida, the same space is available for a paltry sum of Rs 35 per square foot.

GURGAON

The same story holds for residential space. Gurgaon's new sectors command a handsome price of Rs 4,000 per sq foot but in Noida, the price is between Rs 2,000 and Rs 2,500 per square foot. But Noida developers are building big for the future. A large number of high-quality commercial and residential projects are being developed on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.

A couple of upmarket residential projects are being constructed around 18-hole golf courses, which can rival any similar projects in Gurgaon. A residential project in Greater Noida by Jaypee Greens on 452 acres with an 18-hole golf course at the centre provides a world-class residential option to top corporate honchos. Gurgaon, on the other hand, has only the DLF golf course to boast of.

EAT & SHOP :

If you're the kind who needs a 'special' coffee place, eat out every other day or just unwind with a pitcher of freshly brewed wheat beer, then Gurgaon is just the place for you. Whatever else Noida may have on Gurgaon , its Haryana counterpart steals a march when it comes to entertainment and eating-out options. There are over 40 malls spread all over Gurgaon with cinema halls, restaurants and international brands. Compare that with Noida where all the action is centred around Atta Market or Sector 18.

If spending a weekend at the mall isn't your scene, then Gurgaon has plenty of fine-dining restaurants - standalone and in hotels - late-night dhabas, quiet coffee places, a superb bakery or even ahatas where you can take your booze, order some food and sit back while a Jimi Hendrix concert plays on the big screen. Innumerable microbreweries have sprouted in Gurgaon giving beer drinkers reason to cheer. Clubs in Gurgaon remain open till at least till 3am. Even liquor shops are licensed to stay open till 2am and some will even deliver at your doorstep. There is culture, too, with venues like Epicentre hosting some of the best theatre groups in India.

METRO MATTERS:

When it comes to Metro rail-based connectivity, Noida scores over Gurgaon. The authorities have collected money from end users and created a huge corpus of around Rs 9,000 crore for extending the existing lines up to Greater Noida. But, there is no similar mechanism available in Gurgaon.

SADAK, BIJLI, PAANI :

Gurgaon's swankiness is confined to indoors. The sewage main lines are missing in most localities, especially in the new Gurgaon sectors where sewage is dumped in vacant plots. The Haryana Urban Development Authority has adopted the Greater Noida model in developing sectors, with private companies constructing and maintaining the infrastructure. On the power front, both witness power outages of around 8 to 12 hours during summer. Water is where the east scores since it has more groundwater availability. Future plans for Gurgaon envisage a sufficient quantity of water from the NCR channel. Noida, on the other hand, has plans to provide 100% Ganga water by 2020.

PARK AND RIDE :

Cyber City is where the very centre of corporate razzle-dazzle in Gurgaon lies, though you wouldn't have guessed it if you go by the pockmarked and water-logged roads here. In Udyog Vihar, the region's industrial hub, with over 2,000 manufacturing units doing thousands of crores worth of business, there's no sign of a parking facility. Drive through the plushest of residential colonies, Sushant Lok, and marvel at the great heaps of garbage lying uncollected for months. Noida, on the other hand, follows a better approach to town management. The suburb has well laid-out sectors with wide roads, flyovers and under-passes and plenty of local shopping complexes in each sector. The Noida Authority recently announced the allocation of Rs 4,997.65 crore for development projects.

NOIDA BUILDINGS
HEALTHCARE:

When it comes to education, Gurgaon boasts of bigger names like Sriram and Heritage. But in terms of hospitals, they are about equal. Large facilities like Medanta, Fortis, Artemis and Paras are coming up in Gurgaon. Noida has its share of hospital chains like Fortis, Max Healthcare, Apollo, Metro and Kailash.

BRAND WARS :

Driving the Noida story is Mayawati, who has moved beyond her Behenji image, and is burning a lot of rubber to win the race. Team Hooda has the advantage of a pole position. Even if they seem a bit out of form now, maybe, a pit stop is all they need. Perception plays a huge role on track as well as off it. Till recently, Gurgaon was seen as a VIP city. Noida was still a middle-class suburb, notorious for crime.

The future looks great for Greater Noida, while nothing is new about New Gurgaon. Noida, supplied less than onethird the properties as Gurgaon till 2007, now supplies six times more properties than its competitor. It has better connectivity with three expressways and has successfully hosted the F1. But all is not well with Noida. More than 50,000 apartments were put at risk during the Noida Extension land dispute, which is yet to be resolved. If the realty bubble bursts, middle-class investors will be the biggest sufferers. The chequered flag is still out of sight. Which city would you bet on?