BSNL offers 1GB of free data to users do not yet have internet plans

BSNL 1GB data to its non-internet users:

Major state own telecom operator will start offering free data to the users. In this offer 1GB free data for the smartphone users not using BSNL GSM services.

Already a few days ago offered 2GB of 3G data every day and unlimited calling its network to counter Jio. This offer is also an attempt to counter Reliance Jio’s running Offers.

“On the pan-India basis, BSNL offers 1 GB free data for the smartphone users who are not using BSNL GSM data services. The intention of this offer is to promote a number of internet users in BSNL network,” said in a statement, according to PTI.

Its Previous release on On 16 March BSNL launches New Rs 339 plan where You get 2 GB daily 3g Data and Unlimated Free calls Too.Full detail Below.

BSNL Offer Detail	Benefits
DATA	2 GB 3G data daily
VOICE	Unlimited Free BSNL calling Local+ STD
VOICE other Network	25 minutes Daily after 25 Paisa per Minute
Plan Validity	28 days

#Update 2: BSNL offering 56 GB 3G Internet Data at 339 Rupees.

In a response to Reliance Jio Prime, BSNL have launched STV339 plan which gives users 2 GB of 3G internet data every day.

More Details on BSNL STV339 Plan

BSNL New Year Unlimited Free Calling Offer

BSNL New Year Offer 2017	STV144
Offers	Unlimited Free Calling + Free 300 MB Data
Validity	30 days
Price	Rs. 144.00
More Details	Valid for Prepaid & Postpaid Customers. Free Local & STD Calls to any network.

Validity of BSNL Happy New Year Offer 2017 which is STV144 Unlimited free voice calling plan is 30 days and apart from talktime you will also get free 300 MB data. This plan is available for both prepaid and postpaid customers. This offer will be available for a period of 90 days.

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#1: BSNL takes on Reliance Jio with Rs. 36 per 1 GB Internet Data Offer

BSNL has lower down their 3G mobile internet data rates where you have to pay only Rs. 36 per GB of data. BSNL stated that this is four times to the previously offered data for existing special tariff vouchers.

• BSNL STV291 – Pay Rs. 291 and get 8 GB of 3G internet data and is valid for 28 days.
• BSNL STV78 – Pay Rs. 78 and get 2 GB of 3G mobile internet data and is valid for 28 days.

#2: BSNL Republic Day Offer Valid till 31st March

We have shared a separate post on this where you will find 3 offers. One is STV26 plan where you will get 26 hours of free calling. Second and third are combo offer where you will get double of recharge amount to your mobile and talk time balance. For more details, open BSNL Republic Day Offer here.

#3: Extra Talk time Offer for North Zone Circle

Talk time of Rs. 550 on Top-Up of Rs. 500 recharge and talk time of Rs. 2300 on Top Up of Rs. 2000 recharge. This offer is valid from 6th Jan to 31st March.

#4: Double Data Offer on Yearly Plan

• BSNL STV4498 – Recharge with Rs. 4498 and get double data of 40 GB for 365 days that is 1 year.
• BSNL STV3998 – Recharge with Rs. 3998 and get double data of 30 GB for 365 days that is 1 year.
• BSNL STV2798 – Recharge with Rs. 2798 and get double data of 18 GB for 365 days that is 1 year.
• BSNL STV1498 – Recharge with Rs. 1498 and get double data of 9 GB for 365 days that is 1 year.

These double data offers are valid only for prepaid customers and can be availed till 31st March.

#5: BSNL Combo Offer on Data and Talk time

Combo Voucher	Freebies	Validity	Remarks
Rs. 15 (KRL, KTK) Rs. 14 (EZ) Rs. 13 rest of the India	Talk value Rs.15 + 10 MB Data	2	The talk value and the free Data both have validity of 2 days.
Rs.77	Talk value Rs.80 + 30 MB Data	10	The talk value and the free Data both have validity of 10 days.
Rs.177	Talk value Rs.180 + 50 MB Data	15	The talk value and the free Data both have validity of 15 days.

#6: Unlimited On-net / Off-net Local and STD Free Calling

All free plan
MRP	Plan 149 (+/- Rs. 5 for South & West   Zone Circles) , (+/- Rs. 4 for North & East Zone Circles)	Plan 439 (+/- Rs. 5 excluding multiple of Rs. 10)
Freebies	Unlimited On-net (local/STD) voice calls + Unlimited Off-net* (local/STD) voice calls for first 30 days	Unlimited On-net (local/STD) voice calls + Unlimited Off-net* (local/STD) voice calls for first 90 days
Voice & Video (Home & National Roaming)	All Calls (Local/STD) (On-net/Off-net) @ 80 Paisa/Minute	All Calls (Local/STD) (On-net/Off-net) @ 80 Paisa/Minute
Plan Validity	180 days / (90 days for NE-I/II, J&K and Assam)	180 days / (90 days for NE-I/II, J&K and Assam)
SMS Home	50 Paisa/SMS	50 Paisa/SMS
SMS (National Roaming)	Local-25 Paisa/SMS, STD-38 Paisa/SMS	Local-25 Paisa/SMS, STD-38 Paisa/SMS

#7: BSNL Pan-India Unlimited Free Calling Offer

Recharge with STV339 worth Rs. 339 plan and get unlimited free local/STD calling from BSNL to BSNL/others with additional 1 GB internet data for 28 days. This offer will be available for a period of 90 days i.e. approximately between mid of March 2017

Aadhaar mandatory for mobile connections:

If you don’t have Aadhaar card then must apply for as soon as possible. As per supreme court, last month order government has announced that Aadhaar mandatory for the mobile phone number. Also as per Department of Telecom has announced that all telecom operators must re-verify all existing mobile number subscribers through Aadhaar based EKYC process.

Re-Verification process:

In this process, operators need to send a “Verification code” to the number. Before start the primary KYC process, user show the code to verify that SIM card is physically available to the subscriber.

Dot has also said that this full KYC process must complete within a year.

To activate BSNL STV144 Unlimited Calling plan, contact customer care or nearest retailer or simply go for direct recharge via any online recharge website like Paytm, Freecharge or mobikwik.

"I hope you liked this first post of New Year on BSNL unlimited free calling plan 2017. Share your views on this new offer and will you activate this plan or stick to Jio until March 2017 "

Decision on 7th CPC allowances – Deep sense of frustration among employees

Delaying 7th CPC allowances announcement will cause deep sense of frustration among Central Government employees.

“Reports indicate that the Government might take more time to announce its decisions regarding the Ashok Lavasa Committee’s report on allowances that were prescribed by the Seventh Pay Commission”

The Committee on Allowances was formed under the leadership of Ashok Lavasa in July 2016 to review the recommendations on allowances by the 7th CPC. The committee was initially given 4 months period to submit its report to Finance Ministry.

Later, citing the stagnation that resulted due to demonetization, the Finance Ministry extended the period for submitting the report to 22nd Feb 2017.

Replying to a question in the Parliament, Central Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said, on March 10, that the Allowance Committee has not yet submitted its report and that the government will immediately announce its decisions on the report as soon as it is received. He added that the committee is in the last leg of preparing its reports and that it would be submitted to the government very soon. And again, the DoPT Minister said the same statement in the Lok Sabha on 22nd March 2017.

Previously, it was said that the government will announce its decision as soon as the assembly elections in the five states concluded. Also, announcements were expected in Arun Jaitley’s budget speech in the Parliament. BJP’s win in the elections is now believed to be the reason behind a dramatic change in the situation.

As far as the Central Government employees are concerned, those living in the accommodations provided by the government are not bothered by the House Rent Allowance because the government doesn’t pay them any House Rent Allowance. Moreover, most higher officials stay in government accommodations.

Decisions on allowances offered to the armed forces are of special significance.

More than 50 lakh employees are hoping that the Centre will implement the revised allowances from April 1 onwards.

SOURCE

CABINET TO APPROVE DA HIKE SOON

 

The cabinet is, at its next meeting, expected to give its approval to the additional Dearness Allowance of two percent to Central Government employees and pensioners, to come into effect from January 1, 2017 onwards.

The 2% Additional Dearness Allowance hike will be calculated on the basis of the basic pay as recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission, and will be given to more than 47 lakh Central Government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces.

The Dearness Allowance, issued once every six months, is given to Central Government employees and pensioners to help them manage the increase in prices of essential commodities. The Dearness Allowance is calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base Year 2001=100.

 

 The percentage for January 2017 was arrived at by recording the prices of essential commodities at 78 towns and cities across the country, for the months of July 2016 till December 2016. Based on the data and calculation, the percentage may be fixed at 4.95 percent. But, according to the method prescribed by the Pay Commission, the decimal numbers are ignored. Hence, a Dearness Allowance of four percent will be issued with effect from January 1, 2017 onwards.

Allowance Committee has not submitted its report to the Government – Minister replied in Lok Sabha

Committee on Allowances of Seventh Central Pay Commission

The Minister of State for Finance Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a written reply to a question today in Lok Sabha regarding 7th CPC Allowance Committee report.

The Committee on Allowances has been constituted vide order dated 22.07.2016. The Committee is to examine the recommendations of the 7th CPC in regard to various allowances having regard to the representations made by the Staff Associations and the suggestions of the concerned Ministries/Departments and make recommendations as to whether any changes in the recommendations of the 7th CPC are warranted and if so, in what form.

The Committee has not submitted its report to the Government. The deliberations of the Committee are in the final stages. Decisions on implementing the Report will be taken after the Report is submitted by the Committee.

“Will the authorities announce the Government’s decisions regarding all the allowances for the Central Government employees, including the HRA, at least this week?”

The 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations on the allowances being given to the Central Government employees was nothing short of controversial. The employees were very dissatisfied that the Commission had recommended that the rates of HRA percentage, which they had been receving for the past ten years, be reduced. The various Central Government employees’ unions and federations announced protests to review the recommendations on Minimum Pay, Fitment Factor including HRA.

The centre responded by constituting a special high-level committee, chaired by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa to review the recommendations on allowances by the 7th CPC. The government had initially instructed the committee to submit its report within four months. Later, citing the stagnation that resulted due to demonetization, the committee was given an additional two months’ time. The extended duration ended last month.

The Allowance Committee was expected to submit its report to the government on February 22. The media – print, websites of all the leading dailies and countless blogs, were full of contradictory reports and guesses. There is no concrete information available on this issue until now.

Meanwhile, the CGDA published a circular on 3rd March 2017 regarding Alloawnce Committee on its official portal. The circular said, MoD has received an Office Memorandum from the Finance Ministry on 23.02.2017 regarding HRA. The O.M. had instructed the Ministry of Defence to submit a detailed report of all its employees, those who were given Government accommodations, and on those who were receiving house rent allowances.

The order said that the step was taken as part of its response to the demand made by the Staff Side of National Council JCM and many other Ministries/Departments, to revise the rates of HRA percentage recommended by the 7th Pay Commission.

Latest reports claim that the government has decided to release its reports after studying the current status of HRA in the Defence sector, which employs the most number of employees among the various Central Government Ministries.

Source: http://teut.in/

“The Central cabinet is likely to give its approval to a two percent Dearness Allowance hike, with effect from January 2017, to the Central Government employees.”

The cabinet is, at its next meeting, expected to give its approval to the additional Dearness Allowance of two percent to Central Government employees and pensioners, to come into effect from January 1, 2017 onwards.

The 2% Additional Dearness Allowance hike will be calculated on the basis of the basic pay as recommended by the Seventh Pay Commission, and will be given to more than 47 lakh Central Government employees and 53 lakh pensioners, of which 14 lakh employees and 18 lakh pensioners are from the defence forces.

The Dearness Allowance, issued once every six months, is given to Central Government employees and pensioners to help them manage the increase in prices of essential commodities. The Dearness Allowance is calculated on the basis of the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base Year 2001=100.

The percentage for January 2017 was arrived at by recording the prices of essential commodities at 78 towns and cities across the country, for the months of July 2016 till December 2016. Based on the data and calculation, the percentage may be fixed at 4.95 percent. But, according to the method prescribed by the Pay Commission, the decimal numbers are ignored. Hence, a Dearness Allowance of four percent will be issued with effect from January 1, 2017 onwards.

 

Source:90paisa

Policy letter on CTSE situations in empanelled hospitals for retired Railway Employees and their dependent family members

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7

New Delhi, Dated: 16.02.2017.

TheGMs/FA&CAOs,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units/RDSO.
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Policy letter on Cashless Treatment Scheme in Emergency situations (CTSE) in empanelled hospitals for retired Railway employees and their dependent family members.

 

Please refer to Board's letter No.2014/H/28/1/smartcard/Part A dated 14.07.2016 on the above subject vide which broad outlines of the Cashless Treatment Scheme in Emergency situations (CTSE) were circulated to all Zonal Railways and Production Units. The Scheme has been launched as a 'pilot scheme' in four (4) Metro cities (Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and their suburbs for one year (the period of one year of pilot scheme shall start only after the website starts working and not from the date of issue of Board's letter No. 2014/H/28/1/smart card/Part A dated 14.07.2016).

2. In respect of above, option of CTSE, may be taken from retirees,who intend to settle in the four Metro cities mentioned in para 1 above, in addition to RELHS, at the time of filling of pension papers. Also, this form may be included in the list of ‘forms to be submitted by a retiring Railway servant. The CTSE option may be taken in Annexure 3 of the Board’s letter dated 14.07.2016, a copy of which is enclosed.

3. This issues with the approval of Executive Director Finance (Estt.).

(SANJAY PRASHAR)
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III,
Railway Board.

Streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government Employees

Streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government Employees

No.57/1/2016-P&PW (B)

Government Of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G.and Pensions

Department Of Pension & Pensioners’Welfare

To,
The Secretary,
National Council (Staff Side)
JCM for Central Government Employees,
13 C, Firozshah Road,
New Delhi – 110 001.

Subject:Meeting of the sub committee Constituted by the Committee to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of the National Pension System for Central Government Employees-reg.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to letter No.NC-JCM-2016/Pension(NPS) dated 25.01.2017 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the sub-committee-III meeting with the representatives of the JCM (Staff Side) has been re-scheduled for 10.02.2017 at 3.00 p.m. at Room No.310, 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi to discuss the following issues:

(A) Framing of rules on service matters of NPS employees including the following:-

(i) Provision of an option for entitlements under old Pension scheme on death, disability or invalidation during service

(ii) Family for the purpose of payment of annuity.

(iii) Contribution during suspension, extra-Ordinary leave (i.e. leave without pay) unauthorized absence.

(iv) Entitlements/deductions on dismissal/removal during service.

(v) Withholding of NPS funds due to departmental/judicial proceedings pending at the time of retirement.

(vi) Departmental proceedings after retirement for the alleged misconduct during service.

(vii) Withholding of annuity on account of future misconduct.

(viii) Voluntary retirement of NPS Employees.

(ix) Commercial Employment of NPS employees after retirement.

(B) Provision of GPF for the NPS Employees.

2. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

Yours faithfully,

(Harjit Singh)

Director

Harjit.singh59@nic.in

Source:http://www.persmin.nic.in/Pension.asp