Qualification Incentive and Dress Allowance to Defence Personnel

Qualification Incentive and Dress Allowance to Defence Personnel

Qualification Allowance

Higher Qualification Incentive (HQI). HQI have been introduced and extended to JCOs/OR.

Dress Allowance

Auth : GoI, MoD letter No 1(16)/2017/D(Pay/Services) dated 18 Sep 2017. 

Transport Related Allowances to Defence Personnel

Transport Related Allowances to Defence Personnel

Transport Allowance

Note : (a) Cities Auth Higher Tpt Allce (UA). Hyderabad, Patna, Delhi, Ahmadabad, Surat, Bengaluru, Kochi, Kozhikode, Indore, Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Jaipur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Kolkata.

(b) The allowance shall not be admissible to those service personnel who have been provided with the facility of Government transport.

(c) Officers in Pay Level 14 and above, who are entitled to use official car, will have the option to avail official car facility or to draw the Tpt Allce at the rate of Rs15,750 + DA per month.

(d) The allowance will not be admissible for the calendar month(s) wholly covered by leave.

(e) Physically disabled service personnel will continue to be paid at double rate, subject to a minimum of Rs 2,250 + DA.

Auth : GoI, MoD letter No 12630/Tpt.A/Mov C/246/ D(Mov)/17 dated 15 Sep 2017.

7th CPC Military Brochure -Pay Matrix : Officers {Except Military Nursing Service (MNS)}

7th CPC Military Brochure -Pay Matrix : Officers {Except Military Nursing Service (MNS)}

Pay Structure
1.3. Pay Matrix Offrs (Except MNS).

7th CPC Military Brochure – Level of Ranks : (MNS) Officers

7th CPC Military Brochure – Level of Ranks : (MNS) Officers

Level of Ranks : MNS Officers.

 (a) Lt – Level 10

 (b) Capt – Level 10A

(c) Major – Level 10B

 (d) Lt Col – Level 11

 (e) Col – Level 12

(f) Brig – Level 12B

 (g) Maj Gen – Level 13B

7th CPC Military Brochure – Level of Ranks : Officers (Except MNS)

7th CPC Military Brochure – Level of Ranks : Officers (Except MNS)

PART I : PAY

General

1.1. Level of Ranks.

All ranks are placed at various levels as per New Pay Structure. Level of Ranks are determined in accordance with the various levels as assigned to the corresponding existing Pay Band and Grades’ Pay or scale as specified in the Pay Matrix.

OFFICERS

1.2. Level of Ranks : Offrs. Level of Ranks for all offrs, incl those from AMC, ADC and RVC but excluding MNS are as under:-

(a) Lieutenant – Level 10

(b) Captain – Level 10B

(c) Major – Level 11

(d) Lieutenant Colonel – Level 12A

(e) Colonel – Level 13

(f) Brigadier – Level 13A

(g) Major General – Level 14

(h) Lieutenant General (HAG) – Level 15

(j) Lieutenant General (HAG+) – Level 16

(k) VCOAS & Army Cdrs (Apex) – Level 17

(l) COAS – Level 18

7th CPC Military Brochure – Introduction, Aim and Preview

7th CPC Military Brochure – Introduction, Aim and Preview

Introduction, Aim and Preview

INTRODUCTION

1. The 7 th Central Pay Commission (CPC) has been implemented for the Defence Forces vide Govt MoD Gazette Notification S.R.O. 12 (E) dt 03 May 2017 and S.R.O. 9 (E) dt 03 May 2017. This Info Brochure has endeavoured to combine the entitlements of each indl alongwith relevant authorities so that benefits of 7th CPC are exploited to the maximum.

2. The 7th CPC makes a major departure from its predecessors, in so far as the pay structure is concerned. The recommendations of 7 th CPC involves dispensing with the existing Pay Bands and Grade Pay and instituted Pay Levels which correspond to the erstwhile Grade Pay. The 7th CPC has proposed a Pay Matrix for the purpose of pay fixation of the employees. The major features of the 7th CPC, as related to Army, are as under:-

(a) The recommendations to take effect from 01.01.2016.

(b) The minimum revised pay approved is Rs 21700/- {in place of Rs 8460/- (6460/- + 2000) and the maximum is Rs 250000/- (in place of Rs 90000/-)}.

(c) A Fitment Factor of 2.57 is applied for transition from 6 th CPC to 7th CPC.

(d) Annual increment will be calculated by transiting one stage vertically down in the same Level.

(e) MACP shall continue to be granted without any changes.

(f) Separate Pay Matrix for Defence Personnel and Military Nursing Services Officers.

(g) All Allces have been rationalized.

(h) Most of the Allces have been raised corresponding to the rise in Dearness Allowance (DA).

(i) House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall be revised to 24%, 16% and 8% of Basic Pay in X, Y and Z Cities respectively. Rate of HRA will be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% when DA crosses 50% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% when DA crosses 100%.

(j) Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) and Military Service Pay (MSP) not to be included for calculating HRA, Composite Transfer Grant (CTG) and Annual Increment.

(k) All non-interest bearing advances to be abolished. (m) Ceiling for Gratuity to be enhanced to Rs 20 lakhs wef 01.01.2016 and thereafter increase of 25% to be allowed whenever DA rises by 50%.

AIM

3. The aim of this Information Brochure is to info all ranks about their entitlements in respect of Pay, Allces, Pension and Conditions of Service post implementation of 7 th CPC.

PREVIEW

4. The Information Brochure is laid out in four parts as under:-

(a) Part-I – Pay.

(b) Part-II – Allces.

(c) Part-III – Pension and Related Benefits.

(d) Part-IV – Terms and Conditions of Service.

Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 – Amendment to Rule 36

Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 – Amendment to Rule 36

Government of Tamil Nadu  2017

FINANCE [Pension] DEPARTMENT

G.O.No.357, Dated 6th December 2017.

(Hevilambi, Karthigai-20, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2048)

ABSTRACT

Pension – The Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 – Amendment to rule 36 – Orders – Issued.

Read:

From the Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research D.O.Letter No.5557/A2/11, Dated 03.02.2015

ORDER:

In the letter read above, the Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research has stated that the existing provision of Rule 36 of Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978 is misused frequently to perpetuate Government jobs within the families of existing Government servants and requested to make reference to Medical Board mandatory for all cases of retirement by Medical invalidation.

2.Based on the above, the Government after careful examination have decided to amend the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978. Accordingly, the following Notification will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette:-

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, 1978.

AMENDMENTS

In the said Rules, in rule 36, in sub-rule (1), under the heading “Explanation” in clause (a), –

(1) for item (i), the following item shall be substituted, namely:-

“(i) A Medical Board in the case of all Medical invalidation cases, whether they are self drawing Officers or non-self drawing Officers.”;

(2) in item (ii),-

(a) sub-item (a) shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-item (c), for the expression “Medical Officer” occurring in two places, the expression “Medical Board” shall be substituted.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

RAJEEV RANJAN

ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)

Signed Copy

7th Central Pay Commission: Discontinuation of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of Organized Group 'A' Services under CSS

7th Central Pay Commission: Discontinuation of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of Organized Group 'A' Services under CSS

No. 2/ 10/2017-Estt.(Pay-H)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 07, December, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission: Discontinuation of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of Organized Group 'A' Services on their appointment as Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director in the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme.

This Department's OM No. 2/22(A)/2008-Estt(Pay-II) dated 3rd September 2008 provided for rates of Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance to officers of Organized Group 'A' Services on their appointment as Under Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Director in the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme.

2. As provided in para 7 of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure)'s Resolution No.1-2/2016-IC dated 25th July, 2016, the matter regarding allowances (except Dearness Allowance) based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) was referred to a Committee under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary and until a final decision thereon, all allowances have been paid at the existing rates in the existing pay structure .

3. The decision of the Government on various allowances based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC and in the light of the recommendations of the Committee under the Chairmanship of the Finance Secretary, has since been issued as per the Resolution No.11-1/2016-IC dated 6th July 2017 of Department of Expenditure.

4. D/o Expenditure's OM No.29/ 1/2017-E.II(B) dated 11.07.2017 also provided that disbursement of all existing allowances which have not been specifically recommended for continuation in terms of the Resolution dated 6th July,2017 shall be discontinued from the salary of the month of Jul,2017.
5. In view of D/o Expenditure's OM No.29/1/2017-E.II(B) dated 11.07.2017, Central Secretariat (Deputation on Tenure) Allowance can not be paid without issue of a fresh O.M. All Ministries/ Departments may please take note for strict compliance.

(Rajeev Bahree)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To
All Ministries/Departments as per standard list.

Source: DoPT

FAQ: Timeline for completing Disciplinary proceeding in time bound manner under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965

FAQ: Timeline for completing Disciplinary proceeding in time bound manner under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.

F. No. 11012/09/2016-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk

North Block, New Delhi - 110001
Dated 8th December, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Frequently Asked Questions on timeline for completing Disciplinary proceeding in time bound manner under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.

Instructions have been issued in the past for expeditious disposal of disciplinary proceeding cases.  Further, Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 have also been notified vide Gazette Notification No. 548(E) dated 2.06.2017 (copy enclosed) for introducing stringent timeline for  completing disciplinary proceeding in a time bound manner. Based on the same, a set of frequently asked questions is attached for necessary information.

2. Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring the contents of this O.M. to all concerned for compliance.

3. Hindi version will follow.

(Nitin Gupta)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 23040264

To
The Secretaries of All Ministries/Departments
(as per the standard list)

Source: DoPT

CBDT extends date till 31.3.18 for linking of Aadhaar with PAN

CBDT extends date till 31.3.18 for linking of Aadhaar with PAN

Under the provisions of recently introduced section 139AA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), with effect from 01.07.2017, all taxpayers having Aadhaar Number or Enrolment Number are required to link the same with Permanent Account Number (PAN). In view of the difficulties faced by some of the taxpayers in the process, the date for linking of Aadhaar with PAN was initially extended till 31st August, 2017 which was further extended upto 31st December, 2017.

It has come to notice that some of the taxpayers have not yet completed the linking of PAN with Aadhaar. Therefore, to facilitate the process of linking, it has been decided to further extend the time for linking of Aadhaar with PAN till 31.03.2018.

PIB