Minister of Railways introduced Wi-Fi services at Three More Railway Stations i.e. Patna, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam

Minister of Railways introduced Wi-Fi services at Three More Railway Stations i.e. Patna, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam

The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the High Speed Wi-Fi services at Patna (Bihar), Ranchi (Jharkhand) & Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Railway Stations through Video Conferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi for the commuters at these Railway Stations. The Wi-Fi facility for the visitors & rail users at these stations has been commissioned by RailTel in association with Google for providing high speed state of the art world class internet experience to the commuters. Chairman, Railway Board Shri A.K. Mital, Member Engineering Shri V.K. Gupta, M.D. RailTel Shri R.K. Bahuguna, and other board Members were present at Rail Bhawan to grace the occasion. Various dignitaries were also presented at the respective abovementioned Railway Stations.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu said that as the India is heading towards digitalization, Internet has become the basic need of every individual for which they are entitled to. He said that to bring the railway stations to world standard and to keep pace with the latest technology, provision of high speed WiFi is the first step in this direction. He said that so far this facility has been provided at 19 Railway Stations which will be extended to 100 Railway Station in the coming one year. He said that after completion of this project of providing WiFi facility at all 400 stations, it would be the biggest WiFi service in the world. He said that Indian Railways have been taking lot of measures to improve the facilities for the railway users and the coming time will also bring lot of new facilities which will make the railway passengers feel proud.

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Union Home Minister announced ex-gratia amount of Rs.25 lakh

Union Home Minister announced ex-gratia amount of Rs.25 lakh

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has expressed his deep sorrow and grief on the sad demise of Shri M.M. Khan, Deputy Law Officer of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). Shri M.M. Khan was murdered on May 16, 2016.

In his message, Shri Rajnath Singh has said that Shri M.M. Khan was a dedicated and honest employee of NDMC. Delhi Police has apprehended all the seven accused in the murder of Shri M.M. Khan within 48 hours of the incident. Union Home Minister has conveyed his deepest condolence to the family of Shri M.M. Khan and has said that every possible support to the family of the deceased would be given.

Shri Rajnath Singh has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs.25 lakh to the family of the deceased. On the directions of Home Minister, NDMC has offered a job to the wife of late Shri M.M. Khan on compassionate grounds. NDMC has also been directed to extend every possible support to the family of the deceased. The employees of NDMC have also shown their solidarity to the family of Shri M.M. Khan and have decided to contribute their one day salary to the family of Shri M.M. Khan.

Union Home Minister has said that Ministry of Home Affairs and NDMC stand united with the family of late Shri M.M. Khan in their moment of grief.

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7th Pay Commission Latest News – 27% increase expected as against 14.29% recommended

7th Pay Commission Latest News – 27% increase expected as against 14.29% recommended by 7th CPC – Increase in Minimum pay expected now is Rs. 20,000 in the place of Rs. 18000 recommended by 7th Pay Commission

In addition to revision of minimum entry pay and multiplication factor, staff side has been demanding revision of annual increment from 3% to 5%, and reconsider 7th Pay Commission’s proposal to abolish various allowances 

Recent developments regarding implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations indicate that Govt may consider some of the demands of Staff Side, JCM such as minimum pay and multiplication factor etc., relating revision of Pay Central Government Employees.

7th Pay Commission has recommended that minimum Basic Pay of Central Government Employees which is Rs. 7000 presently to be increased to Rs. 18,000. This works out to 14.29 % increase when taking in to account the dearness allowance of 125% with effect from 1st January 2016.

As far as existing employees are concerned 7th CPC has recommended that their present basic pay has to be mulitiplied by 2.57, to arrive at new new basic pay as on 1st January 2016. This new basic pay is 14.22% more than the existing one.

Multiplication Factor as per 7th Pay Commission Report:

	Multiplication Factor
Existing Basic Pay (Pay in pay band + Grade Pay	1
Existing Basic Pay with DA	2.25
7CPC recommended Basic Pay	2.57
(Net increase = 14.22%)

Since the implementation of 6th Pay Commission recommendations provided an increase of 30% to 40% in the pay of Employees, pay hike of 14.22% proposed by 7th Pay Commission was termed by Staff Side, JCM as very meagre and retrograde.

In this background, now it is disclosed by reliable sources that Empowered Committee formed by the Govt to process the 7CPC recommendations is considering the staff side’s demand to revise the minimum pay to Rs. 26,000. Minister of State for Finance has also promised to consider the demands of staff side for revising the minimum and multiplication factor, favourably.

It is learnt that Govt may persuade Staff Side to settle with the minimum pay of 20,000 and multiplication factor of 2.86. This is 27% more than present pay. As a result Net increase in Basic Pay will be 27%

In addition to revision of minimum entry pay and multiplication factor, staff side has been demanding for revision of annual increment from 3% to 5%.

7th Pay Commission on pay and pension: Pensioners to Gain the Most

Based on the 7th Pay Commission data, already pension payments account for a third of the government’s wage bill. That is going to rise sharply over the next 10 years.

7th Pay Commission – Pensioners to Gain the Most – While the 7th Pay Commission pay scale increase of serving employees is 16%, pensioners will see a 23.63% rise.

7th Pay Commission on pay and pension: Once the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission are implemented, the biggest gainers will be pensioners. While the 7th Pay Commission pay scale increase of serving employees is 16%, pensioners will see a 23.63% rise. However, the big gain per se is in allowances, which rise by as much as 63%. Here is an elaboration of the 7th Pay Commission pension recommendations:

Going by the numbers, pension payments could well be the next time-bomb. Based on the 7th Pay Commission data, already pension payments account for a third of the government’s wage bill. That is going to rise sharply over the next 10 years. It is driven by the fact that 9.48 lakh employees accounting for 29% of the 30.32 lakh employees on the rolls now are in the 50-60-year band. By this time in 10 years, that means the government will need to pay for an additional million pensioners. So, the pension bill will continue to rise – with better health, most people live almost 20 years after retirement.


The Urban Development Ministry will see the sharpest fall (61.3%) followed by the Department of Posts (41.6%). However, the Indian Railways will account for half of the retirees (4.94 lakh). Despite the 37.5% fall in employees, the Indian Railways will still have 9.22 lakh employees if no new ones are hired.

This is also due to the fact that there has been no real move to reduce the government employee base over the years. While there are 33 lakh employees now it was 32.74 lakh in 2006 and 32.31 lakh in 2010. The only relief from the pension bomb will come when those employed after 2004 come to retirement age. These people are covered under the National Pension Scheme where the pensions they receive will depend on the payout they make while being employed. However, these employees will reach the retirement age a good 30 years from now. Check out 7th Pay Commission on pay and pension quick calculator below:

Dept.	Employees (in lakh)	In 50-60- yr group	% share
Railways	13.16	4.94	37.54%
MHA	9.8	0.68	6.94%
Defence (civil)	3.98	1.51	37.94%
Posts	1.9	0.79	41.58%
Urban devp	0.31	0.19	61.29%
Atomic energy	0.32	0.11	34.38%
Health	0.21	0.07	33.33%
Accts & audit	0.48	0.16	33.33%
Revenue	0.96	0.33	34.38%
Others	1.86	0.7	37.63%
Total	32.98	9.48	28.74%

Source: The Financial Express

Appointment of the Additional Secretaries to the Government of India

Appointment of the Additional Secretaries to the Government of India

No. 36/02/2016-EO(SM.I)
Government of India
Secretariat of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training 

New Delhi, the 19th May, 2016

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:

1.  Ms Shalini Prasad, IAS (UP:1985), presently in her Cadre as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power vice Shri Badri Narain Sharma, IAS (RJ:1985) on his appointment as Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

2.  Ms Madhulika P Sukul, IDAS (1982), presently in her Cadre as Additional Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution vice Shri G. Gurucharan,IAS (KN:1982) on his appointment as Secretary (Performance Management), Cabinet Secretariat.

3.  Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, IAS (MN:1983), Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vice Shri Hem Kumar Pande, IAS (WB:1982) on his appointment as Secretary, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.


4.  Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, IAS (GJ:1985), Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry  of Finance as Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance vice Ms Snehlata Shrivastava, IAS (MP:1982) on her appointment as Secretary, Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice.


5.  Ms Amita Prasad, IAS (KN:1985), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as Additional Secretary, Ministry of  Environment, Forest and Climate Change vice Shri Susheel Kumar, IAS (UP:1982) on his appointment as Secretary (Border Management), Ministry of Home Affairs.


6.  Shri Nikhilesh Jha, IAS (MN:1984), Additional Secretary, Ministry of  Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution vice Shri Prabhas Kumar Jha, IAS (UP: 1982) on his appointment as Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.


7.  Shri U P Singh, IAS (OR:1985), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation vice Shri Nikhilesh Jha, IAS (MN:1984) on his appointment as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

(Rajiv Kumar)
Secretary
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
&  Establishment Officer

DoPT Order

CALCULATION ARREARS ON 50% PENSION FOR JCO/OR

CALCULATION ARREARS ON 50% PENSION FOR JCO/OR

HOW TO GO ABOUT CALCULATION OF ARREARS OF JCOs & Ors:- With coming of this rule the arrears will be due to those persons who have been receiving Pension lesser than the 50% of “Minimum of Pay in Pay Band” wef 01 Jan 2006 to 30 June 2014 ie upto the date of implementation of the OROP Scheme.

2. Hence the first and foremost item to know is the “Min of Pay in Pay Band” pertaining to your Group and Rank. The above chart has been derived from various Circulars issued by PCDA(P). Do intimate in case there be some changes and modification is needed.

3. The amount by which you have been getting lesser than this amount is the Basic difference now payable per month.

4. In case of JCOs & ORs three Circulars ie 547, 430 and 501 are important. There will thus be three differences corresponding to periods as under :-

(a) Difference between MP in PB and figures in 547 from 01 Jan 2006 to 30 June 2009.

(b) Difference between MP in PB and figures of circulat 430 from 01 Jul 2009 to 23 Sep 2012.
(c) Difference between MP in PB and figures of Circular 501 from 24 Sep 2012 to 30 Jun 2014.

5. Note down these figures where ever they are less than the MP in PB. However in case they are higher than the MP in PB these are not to be taken into account and the difference be taken as Zero.
6. Multiply these three differences with Multiplication factors as under to add period and DA:-

(a) 01 Jan 2006 to 30 Jun 2009 = 46.02.
(b) 01 Jul 2009 to 23 Sep 2012. = 57.62
(c) 24 Sep 2012 to 30 Jun 2014. = 39.76

7. Add the results these are your likely Arrears:- Let us understand with the help of example of “Nb Sub / JWO / CPO” of “Y” Group. retired with 20 Yrs of service.

(a) The “MPinPB” for Rank & Gp is Rs 16660/- hence the BASIC PENSION is half of it i.e Rs 8330/-

(b) Pensions as per Circulars = 547 is Rs 6311, 430 is Rs 8088/- & 501 is Rs 8088/-

(c) Differences (1) 8330-6311= 2019, (2) 8330-8088= 242, (3) 8330-8088= 242

NOTE – In case the pension figs of the Cicular are more than the “MP-in-PB”, No arrears are due in such a case for the period and the current pension which is more than “MP-in-PB” will continue.

Arrears :-
(1) 2019X46.02=92914,
(2) 242X57.62= 13944,
(3) 242X38.76= 9622,

TOTAL = 116480 Its simple , Isn’t it.

COMPARATIVE TABLE JCOs AND ORs – VARIOUS CIRCULARS

Source-http://ex-airman.blogspot.in/ & http://ex-servicemenwelfare.blogspot.in/

Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,

NEW DELHI-110066

PHONES : 26174596, 26174456, 26174438

CPAO/IT&Tech/Single Window Service/2016-17/38

17th May, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

CPAO is in final stage of developing a single window service for Central Civil Pensioners providing them access to pension process status and all the required information about their Pension & revision details, also providing for Grievance Registration facility and its status to pensioners. This service also intends to track each pension case from the initial stage of preparation of list of all government servants who are due to retire within next twelve to fifteen months on quarterly basis and its submission to concerned Pay & Accounts Officer to the stage of first credit of Pension by the bank.

2. In this context, Rule 56 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides that:-

(i)Every Head of Department shall have a list prepared every three months, that is, on the 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, 1st October each year, of all Government servants who are due to retire within the next twelve to fifteen months of that date.

(ii) A copy of every such list shall be supplied to the Accounts Officer concerned not later than 31st January, 30th April, 31st July or 31st October, as the case may he, of that year.

3. Joint Secretary (Admn) of all the Ministries/Departments (copies endorsed to Pr. CCAs/ CCAs/CAs) have already been requested to provide the above lists to their concerned Accounts Officer vide CPAO’s OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2015- 16/515-662 dated 10.07.2015 followed by OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/ 2015-16/1770 dated 07.03.2016.

4. All the PAOs must have these lists with them by now. Accordingly, all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/ CAs/AGs/Administrators of UTs are requested to ensure that the lists of all such government servants as on 1st April, 2016 are provided to CPAO latest by 3rd June, 2016 positively through PAO login provided on the CPAO’s website cpao.nic.in in the annexed format.

5. The facility of generating PPO Nos. through the list itself is also being developed by CPAO.

sd/-

(Subhash Chandra)

Controller of Accounts)

Download signed copy here – Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

Revision of Scheme of National Welfare Fund of Sportspersons

Revision of Scheme of National Welfare Fund of Sportspersons

The National Welfare Fund for sports persons was set up in March, 1982 with a view to assisting outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears, who had brought glory to the country in sports, now living in indigent circumstances,. The scheme was last reviewed and revised in July 2009.

Scheme of National Welfare Fund of Sportspersons has been reviewed again and has been revised extensively.

Under the revised Scheme, amount of annual income for being eligible for getting financial assistance from the Fund has been raised from the existing Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 4 lakh.

Scope of the Scheme has also been expanded to include more sportspersons for being considered for financial assistance from the Fund.

Quantum of assistance from the Fund has also been substantially enhanced.

Under the revised scheme, sportspersons and family members of the sportspersons living in indigent circumstances will be eligible for following amounts of financial assistance:

    (i) Financial assistance may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson now living in indigent circumstances, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakh.

    (ii) Financial assistance subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson for injuries sustained during training for and participation in sports competitions.

    (iii) Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 5.00 lakh may be provided to the families of deceased outstanding sportspersons living in indigent circumstances.

    (iv) Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 10 lakh may be provided for medical treatment of an outstanding sportsperson or of any of his/her family members living in indigent circumstances.

    (v) Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 2 lakh may be provided to coaches and support personnel such as sports doctors, sports psychologists, sports mentors, physiotherapists, masseurs who have been attached with national coaching camps for senior category players and national teams (senior category), and umpires, referees and match officials, who have been associated with recognized national championships (senior category) and international tournaments (senior category) in the sports disciplines included in Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games who are living in indigent circumstances or to family members of such deceased support personnel living in indigent circumstances.

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Pre-2006 retiree IAS, IPS officers to get pension hike

Pre-2006 retiree IAS, IPS officers to get pension hike

IAS and IPS officers, who have retired before 2006, will get a hike in pension, in addition to the arrears, as the Centre has done away with a provision of 33-years of service for earning full pension.
The move comes after the Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare decided that the revised consolidated pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall not be lower than 50 per cent of the minimum of the pay in the pay band and the grade pay even if they had served for less than 33 years at the time of retirement.

Necessary orders directing concerned authorities to calculate the revised pensions in respect of central government pensioners, excluding retiree officers of three all India services — Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) — have already been issued.

It has been now decided that the same provisions “shall be applicable mutatis-mutandis (as mentioned in earlier order issued in this regard) to all India service pensioners of pre-2006″, said a communique sent to all chief secretaries of state governments and union territories administration by the Personnel Ministry.

As per rules, a central government servant is entitled to receiving superannuation pension on completion of at least 10 years of service. With effect from January 1, 2006, pension is calculated with reference to average emoluments — the average of the basic pay drawn during the last 10 months of service or last basic pay drawn whichever is higher.

Before 2006, for service of less than 33 years, amount of pension was proportionate to the actual service broken into completed half-year periods.

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Nurses diet allowance hiked

Nurses diet allowance hiked

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday announced increase in diet allowance for nurses from Rs 6 to Rs 25 besides regularizing the services of the nurses appointed on contract basis by Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS) who had completed five years of contractual service.

Presiding over the closing ceremony of International Nurses Day at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) here, he also announced setting up of separate cell for nurses in the Directorate of Health Service (DHS).

Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur said nurses had greater responsibility than doctors as they play a crucial role in care of patients.

He said 4,025 posts of paramedical staff had been sanctioned besides 377 posts of nurses had been sent to Service Selection Board.