Govt Doubles Monthly Bonus Calculation Ceiling To Rs 7,000
New Delhi: The Cabinet today decided to double the wage ceiling for calculating bonus to Rs 7,000 per month for factory workers and establishments with 20 or more workers.
“The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to enhance the monthly bonus calculation ceiling to Rs 7,000 per month from existing Rs 3,500 was approved by Union Cabinet here,” a source said after the Cabinet meeting.
The amendment bill will be made effective from April 1, 2015. Now the bill will be tabled in Parliament for approval.
The bill also seeks to enhance the eligibility limit for payment of bonus from the salary or wage of an employee from Rs 10,000 per month to Rs 21,000.
The Payment of Bonus Act 1965 is applicable to every factory and other establishment in which 20 or more persons are employed on any day during an accounting year.
The bill also provides for a new proviso in Section 12 which empowers the central government to vary the basis of computing bonus.
At present, under Section 12, where the salary or wage of an employee exceeds Rs 3,500 per month, the minimum or maximum bonus payable to employees are calculated as if his salary or wage were Rs 3,500 per month.
The last amendment to both the eligibility limit and the calculation ceilings under the said Act was carried out in 2007 and was made effective from April 1, 2006.
This amendment in the Act to increase wage ceiling and bonus calculation ceiling was one of assurances given by the Centre after 10 central trade unions went on one-day strike on September 2.
The government had hinted at meeting workers’ aspirations on nine out of 12 demands submitted by the unions.
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MOST URGENT / IMPORTANT
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES
CAMPAIGN TOUR PROGRAMME OF ALL INDIA LEADERS
FOR TWO DAYS STRIKE ON 1ST & 2ND DECEMBER-2015
SL No.
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Circle
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Place
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Leaders attending
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Date
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1.
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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Hyderabad
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Com. P. Suresh , G/S R-4
Com. T. Satyanarayana G/S Postal Accounts
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10.11.15
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2.
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ASSAM
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Guwahati
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Com. R.N. Parashar, S/G
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28.11.15
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3.
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BIHAR
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Patna
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Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE & GS-R-3
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02.11.15
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4.
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CHATTISGARH
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Raipur
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Com. R. Seetha Lakshmi Dy. S/G NFPE &G/S P-4
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08.11.15
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5.
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DELHI
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Delhi
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All General Secretaries
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Date will be decided later
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6.
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GUJARAT
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Ahmedabad
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Com. R. Seethalakshmi Dy. S/G NFPE &G/S P-4
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20.11.15
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7.
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HARYANA
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Ambala
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Com. Raj Kumar, Treasurer NFPE & Com. K.K. Sharma V/P NFPE
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06.11.15
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8.
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HIMACHAL P
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Shimla
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Com. Raj Kumar, Treasurer NFPE
Com. Balwinder Singh, Treasurer P-3
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07.11.15
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9.
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JAMMU &KASHMIR
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Jammu
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Com. Virendra Tiwari G/S SBCO
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16.11.15
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10.
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JHARKHAND
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Ranchi
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Com. R.N. Parashar, S/G
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28.10.15
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11.
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KARNATAKA
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Bangalore
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Com. S. Ragupathy, Asstt. S/G, NFPE
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12.11.15
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12.
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KERALA
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Trivandrum
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Com. A Manoharan, W orking President NFPE
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12.11.15
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13.
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MADHAY PRADESH
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Bhopal
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Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE & GS-R-3
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07.11.15
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14.
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MAHARASHTRA
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Mumbai
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Com. Giriraj Singh President NFPE & GS-R-3
Com. R.N. Parashar S/G NFPE
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08.11.15
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15.
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NORTH EAST
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Shillong
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Com. R.N. Parashar, S/G
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29.11.15
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16.
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ODISHA
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Bhubaneshwar
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Com. Pranab Bhattacharya, G/S Admn.
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06.11.15
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17.
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PUNJAB
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Chandigarh
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Com. K.K. Sharma , V/P (NFPE)
Com. Balwinder Singh, Treasurer P-3
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17.11.15
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18.
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RAJASTHAN
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Jaipur
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Com. Virendra Tiwari G/S SBCO
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26.11.15
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19.
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TAMILNADU
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Chennai
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Com. T. Satyanarayana G/S Postal Accounts
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06.11.15
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20.
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UTTAR PRADESH
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Lucknow
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Com. Pranab Bhattacharya, G/S Admn.
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18.11.15
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21.
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UTTARAKHAND
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Dehradun
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Com. R. Seetha Lakshmi Dy. S/G NFPE &G/S P-4
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17.11.15
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22.
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WEST BENGAL
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Kolkata
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Com. R.N. Parashar, S/G
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02.11.15
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1. All General Secretaries of NFPE will consult with Circle leaders and if any change is required can make suitable change.
2. Leaders whose names are given should compulsorily attend the meeting.
3. Circle Secretaries of NFPE should take initiative to arrange the joint meeting. They should consult each other and finalise the programme and arrange grand meetings..
4. Maximum publicity should be given to campaign programme and maximum participation of employees should be ensured.
5. Circle Unions / Divisional Unions should make maximum effort to make the strike a grand success. Joint campaign programme by Circle / Divisional Union Leaders may be organized in all Circles / Divisions.
6. Strike notice will be served to Secretary, Department of Posts on 06.11.2015. Copy may be served to all Circles / Divisional heads also by organizing demonstrations at all places. Copy of the strike notice may be down loaded from websites of NFPE& affiliated unions of NFPE.
7. All the affiliated of NFPE are participating in Two Day Strike on 1st & 2ndDecember, 2015.
20.10.2015
(R.N. Parashar)
Secretary General
