PNB makes home, auto loans attractive for government staff

PNB makes home, auto loans attractive for government staff

New Delhi: To cash in on the 7th Pay Commission payout to government employees, state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) is offering them home and auto loans at attractive rates of 9.3-9.8 per cent beginning this month.

Besides, the bank said it will offer loans to these segments without any processing or upfront fee and no documentation charges will be levied on them.

The rate of interest is with effect from October 1, 2016.

The Delhi-based state lender said the objective of the drive — christened as ‘PNB Pride’ — is to “ensure availability of housing and vehicle loan at attractive rates and ensure a house and a car for all government employees”.

For housing loans, the floating interest rate has been fixed at marginal cost of lending rate (MCLR) for one year at 9.3 per cent. For those availing the housing loan on a fixed rate basis, it will be a floating one of interest plus 0.50 per cent (i.e, 9.8 per cent).

For car loan, customers will be charged MCLR of one year plus 0.25 per cent (9.55 per cent) on a floating basis. As for fixed interest rate with a reset clause of 3 years, it will be MCLR of one year plus 0.25 per cent, or 9.55 per cent.

Permanent employees of central and state governments, defence personnel and paramilitary forces will be able to avail of the benefits of lower rates under the PNB Pride scheme.

All other terms and conditions of the existing housing and car loan scheme will be applicable to the borrowers, PNB said.

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Government notifies new disability pensions rule for armed forces

Government notifies new disability pensions rule for armed forces

New Delhi: The government has notified a new set of rules for disability pensions for the armed forces, a move that came in for criticism from the opposition parties and the security establishment.

The new rules replaces the decade-old system governed by the Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC) instituted in 2006 under which disability pensions arising from battle injuries, or disabilities attributable to/aggravated by military service, were calculated on a percentage basis, related to the last pay drawn.

However, under the new scheme, disability pensions will be calculated according to a slab system that existed earlier.

What the military personnel are upset about is that civilians will continue to be paid pensions according to the earlier percentage system, which means that a civilian employee will have higher disability pension than his military counterpart.

This is very wrong. Our soldiers deserve better. I urge centre to increase disability pension n not decrease it, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also attacked the Modi government for what it termed as downgrading the armed forces.

On one hand, the government carries out a surgical strike and on the other it reduces the disability pension, thereby downgrading their morale. Why have you thrown into dustbin the recommendations of the three service chiefs, Surjewala said.

Sources said that until the September 30 notification, officers and soldiers who had suffered 100 per cent disability in battle were entitled disability pension that matched their last pay drawn.

In addition, they would draw a service component of pension, which amounted to 50 per cent of their last pay drawn.

Under the new rules, which come into effect retrospectively from January 1, 2016, the service component remains unchanged, but a slab system has been introduced for disability pension, which is lower than the percentage system  Rs 27,000 a month for officers, 17,000 for junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and Rs 12,000 for all other ranks (ORs).

Senior officers from the services also expressed their disappointment with the new pension rules.

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Prescription of Timelines under CGHS for settlement of Medical claims of Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries : Maximum of 45 days to 90 days prescribed

Prescription of Timelines under CGHS for settlement of Medical claims of Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries : Maximum of 45 days to 90 days prescribed

CGHS circular for prescribing Timelines for settlement of Medical Claims

Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS

No: Z.15025/79/1/DIR/CGHS

545-A Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 5th October, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Prescription of Timelines under CGHS for settlement of Medical claims of Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries.

With reference to the above subject the undersigned is directed to state that it has now been decided to define ‘Time Lines’ for processing and settlement of medical claims of pensioner CGHS beneficiaries as per the details given under:

Medical Claims not requiring Special approvals

i. Issue of Serial No. for Medical Claim at CGHS WC : same day

ii. Submission of physical bill to Office of AD : within 7 days

iii. Processing of Claims by Dealing Asst. and submission to CMO(R&H) : within 10 days

iv. Processing of Medical claims by CMO(R&H) : within 7 days

v. Sanction of Addl. Director and return to CMO : within 3 days

vi. Preparation of Bill and submission to P&AO : within 7 days

(Total within 45 days)

Medical claims

requiring approval of higher authorities

Total time within 60 days in Delhi

Total time within 90 days in other cities

Medical claims

requiring opinion of specialists

Total time 60 days

Medical Claims requiring STC approval for full reimbursement

1st STC meeting may be conducted within 90 days

Chief Medical Officer in charge shall thoroughly check the papers initially for the completeness of the requisite documents before accepting the claim papers to ensure that the claim papers are not returned subsequently for want of some documents.

(D.C.Joshi)
  Director, CGHS

Download CGHS Circular No: Z.15025/79/1/DIR/CGHS dated 05.10.2016

Central has so far not set up the High Level Committee on Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula revision and other main demands of CG employees : Karnataka COC

Central has so far not set up the High Level Committee on Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula revision and other main demands of CG employees : Karnataka COC

Prepare for Strike

Comrades,
The meetings of allowances and standing committee of National JCM scheduled on 13th October 2016, has been postponed to 25th October 2016. It was expected that the recommendations of allowance committee will be made in October 2016 , with the postponement of meetings now we can expect in November 2016 the allowances committee will submit its report .

Meanwhile the Finance Ministry has issued orders on advances. The 7th CPC has recommend for abolition of all advances, the staff side JCM demanded retention of all advances , the some of the advances such as medical, computer and travelling allowances are retained, but the important festival advance is been abolished.

The Government has so far not set up the high level committee on minimum wage, fitment formula revision and other main demands of CG employees as assured by Cabinet Ministers in July 2016. Since four months time which was sought by the Cabinet Ministers is going to end shortly.

The Central Government has shown urgency in issuing orders on advances, but the same urgency is not shown in case of issue of orders on allowances and revision of minimum wage, fitment formula which will benefit lakhs of Central Government employees.

To put more pressure on the Central Government to accept the main demands of the Central Government employees all are requested to observe the following programs.

1st PHASE : 20th OCTOBER 2016 : THURSDAY
Demonstration at all centres/all office gates and forwarding of resolutions adopted on charter of demands to Hon'ble Prime Minister of India (2) Hon'ble Home Minister (3) Hon'ble Finance Minister and all Departmental heads.

2nd PHASE : 7th NOVEMBER 2016 : MONDAY
Mass dharna at all state capitals/important centres.

3rd PHASE : 15th DECEMBER 2016 : THURSDAY
Massive Parliament March of not less than 20000 Central Government employees. Reserve your tickets immediately.

4th PHASE : STRIKE JOINTLY WITH ALL LIKE MINDED ORGANISATIONS
Date will be decided in consultation with other organisations.

Comradely yours

(P.S.Prasad)
General Secretary

Source: http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/

Attention Central Government (Civil) Pensioners/Family Pensioners

Attention Central Government (Civil) Pensioners/Family Pensioners

Do You Know?

Basic pension is revised by the government from time to time, at least once every 10 years since 1986.

Minimum basic pension/family pension, excluding dearness relief was Rs.3500 till December 31 2015 and is Rs.9000 w.e.f. January 1,2016

20% to 100% additional pension is granted on attaining age of 80 years and above

Fixed medical allowance in non-CGHS area is Rs.500 from November 9.2014

Aged/ill pensioners can submit life certificates through gazetted officers/ Sarpanch/Magistrate/RBI or other bank officer etc.

Aadhaar based Life Certificates can be submitted online from home.

For pensioners holding joint account with spouse, only death certificate is sufficient for commencing family pension for spouse.

Succession certificate not required for starting family pension

Names of permanently disabled dependent children/siblings and dependent parents can be added in PPO.

Provide mobile number to banks to get SMS on payment of pension and important updates.

For further information please contact your bank branch or write to:

Director (PW), Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare, 3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi 110003

Grievance Cell, Central Pension Accounting Office, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Trikoot ll, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066

Visit Website: www.pensionersportal.qov.in, www.cpao.nic.in

Authority: www.davp.nic.in

Brief of the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension), Government of India, to discuss 7th CPC recommendation for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners

Brief of the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension), Government of India, to discuss 7th CPC recommendation for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners

National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery For Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi

No. NC/JCM/20 16

Dated: October 6, 2016

Dear Comrades!

Sub: Brief of the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension), Government of India on 06.10.2016, to discuss 7th CPC recommendation for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners

In the meeting, referred to above, the Official Side expressed doubt to have details of service particulars, i.e. date of promotion and subsequent increment etc., specially pre- 01.01.2006 retirees. As such, it may not be feasible to fix-up pension, taking into account of increment received in the post from which one has retired from service.

As per opinion of the Secretary (Pension), "if recommendation No.1 is accepted, Service Record of certain persons may not be located. This will lead to number of litigations. However, we have produced certain pension dockets wherein all these things are available (where calculation of Qualifying Service was undertaken) and such option should be left with individual pensioner as per ones advantage. The Official Side lastly suggested that, parity in pension, as was granted after the recommendation of V CPC, w.e.f. 01.01.1996, may be adopted for determining the method (notional) of all pre-01.01.2016 pensioners.

Next meeting in this regard will be held at 10:00 hrs. on 13th October, 2016. Further, the matter of National Pension System (NPS) will be referred to a separate committee. We have impressed upon the Secretary (Pension) that, four months time is running out. As such, decision on revision of pension of pre-01.01.2016 retirees and the matter of the NPS should be decided without any further loss of time. Meeting on Allowances, which was slated to be held on 13th October, 2016, has been postponed to 25th October, 2016.

Comradely yours,

(Rakhal Das Gupta)
Member
NC/JCM(Staff Side)

Source: NC JCM Staff Side

Allowance Committee and JCM NC Standing Committee meetings postponed to 25.10.2016

Allowance Committee and JCM NC Standing Committee meetings postponed to 25.10.2016

ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE MEETING & JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS POSTPONED TO 25th OCTOBER 2016

GOVERNMENT INFORMED THAT MEETINGS OF THE ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE AND JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 13TH OCTOBER 2016 STANDS POSTPONED TO 25th OCTOBER 2016

M.Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation
Mob: 09447068125
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

Source: Confederation Blog

Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners : Another meeting on 17.10.2016

Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners : Another meeting on 17.10.2016

MESSAGE from GS/NFIR : Meeting of the Committee set up to examine feasibility of implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners.

NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI 110 055

No.IV/NC-JCM/COR

Dated: 07.10.2016

MESSAGE

Sub: Meeting of the Committee set up to examine feasibility of implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners-reg.

Responding to the invitation extended by the Secretary (Pension) Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pension, DoP&PW; thc JCM leaders participated in the discussions on the issue of implementation of Option l, recommended by the 7th CPC which is main recommendation for revising the Pension of Pensioners and to give them satisfaction.

During discussions, the JCM (Staff Side) insisted that the pay Commissions recommendations as already accepted by the Government should be implemented.

After discussion it was decided to have another meeting on 17th October 2016. The President NFIR, Shri Guman Singh participated in the meeting held on 06th October 2016.

sd/-
(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

E-Receipts as a proof of payment of fee may be treated as original for Children Education Allowance

E-Receipts as a proof of payment of fee may be treated as original for Children Education Allowance

E-Receipts produced by Railway employees as a proof of payment of fee, etc., may be treated as original and hence may be allowed for claiming reimbursement of Children Education Allowance : Railway Board Orders on 6.10.2016

Children Education Allowance : Clarification

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. E(W)2008/ED-2/4

New Delhi, dated 06.10.2016

The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.

Sub: Children Education Allowance : Clarification

Please refer to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 01.10.2008 followed by subsequent letters regarding revised policy instructions / clarifications on Children Education Allowance admissible to Railway Servants, based on the recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission.

2. In terms of DOP&T’s recent OM No.A-27012/01/2015-Estt.(AL) dated 22.08.2016, it is clarified that E-Receipts produced by Railway employees as a proof of payment of fee, etc., may be treated as original and hence may be allowed for claiming reimbursement of Children Education Allowance. This is for guidance of all concerned.
Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(Sunil Kumar)
Director Estt.(Welfare)
Railway Board

Source: NFIR

Confusion Continues in Promotion Option after Finance Ministry order

Confusion Continues in Promotion Option after Finance Ministry order

Ministry of finance has issued an Office Memorandum regarding Revising Promotion Option under FR 22(1) (a).

Here there should not be any misunderstanding between Exercising Option for Pay Revision under CCS (RP) Rules 2016 and Exercising option for Pay Fixation for Promotion/MACP under FR 22(1)(a)
As per the provisions of FR 22 (l) (a) the Government servants have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion or from the date of next increment.

Some of the employees. promoted between 01.01.2016 and 25.7.2016 had opted for their pay fixation on promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS from the date of their next increment in the lower grade. Consequent upon notification of CCS CRP) Rules, 2016 i.e 25th July, 2016. the option submitted by such employees has now turned out to be disadvantageous.

In some Department the Employees Promoted between 01-01-2016 and 25-7-2016 are allowed to exercise their Option to revise their Pay from the Date of Next increment i.e 1st July 2016.
But As per the provisos to CCS (RP) Rules 2016, they should not have been allowed to give option to revise their Pay beyond their date of Promotion Since it has been stated in CCS (RP) Rules 2016 under Rule No.5.

Now the Ministry of Finance issued an OM which says
Under the changed circumstances after notification of CCS (RP) Rules. 2016. the employee may be allowed to exercise revised option for fixation of pay under FR 22(I)(a)(I). Such revised option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this OM Option so revised, shall be final

After this Clarification there is confusion among Government servants those who got Promotion between 01-01-2016 and 25-7-2016 regarding how their Pay will be fixed…?

The Doubts are ..
1. What is the status of Employees promoted between 01.01.2016 and 25.7.2016 and opted to Revise their pay on Date of Next Increment i.e 1.7.2016 ?

i. Would they be asked to revise their promotion option under FR 22(1)(a) ?
ii. The option Exercised under the provisos to rule 5 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 also to be revised again…?
iii. If one opt to fix the pay on Date of Promotion under FR 22(1)(a) and Opt to revise the pay on date of Promotion under Revised Pay Rules 2016, how the Pay will be fixed…?

The Concerned Departments / Federations may take up this issue to appropriate level for necessary clarification to clear the doubts of central government Employees.

Source: http://www.gservants.com/