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7th CPC Report : Key Recommendations Image representative of the cover page of the report as available in the 7CPC website The system of P ay B ands and G rade P ay has been dispensed with and new functional levels arrived by merging the erstwhile grade pay with the pay in the pay band has been proposed. All of the existing levels have been subsumed in the new structure; no new level has been introduced nor has any existing level been dispensed with… reads the 880 page report submitted by the commission. The recommendations will translate into 23.55% increase in salary, allowances and pension along with a virtual one-rank-one-pension for civilians. Some 48 L akh serving and about 52 lakh pensioner will be benefitted from the pay revision effective from 1st J an, 2016. Here is the first impression of the recommendations for a civilian employees . .  -         Bands and Grade Pay replaced with new functional levels/pay matrix. ...

PERILS OF BOOKING A TICKET FROM AIRINDIA WEBSITE By Debkumar Bhadra  |  Musings of an Islander  |  South Andaman It all started, when I attempted to book airtickets for the holiday that I had promised my family as part of this year’s wishlist.  Choosing A ir I ndia as the carrier and www.airindia.com as the website to book ticket was easier than easy since the fraternity, to which I belong are duty bound to oblige airindia with our patronage. As such there was no confusion in my mind thus directly landed at the airindia website and initiated a booking. Image for representational purpose It was 06 N ov, 2015 . After an hour long sojourn and a dozen near misses, the payment page finally loaded. Quickly but carefully keyed the login credentials and authorized the payment. To my utter dismay, the page after receiving payment information slowly slipped into comatose, keeping my desire to have the booked ticket on standby. The ensuing silence...