Appointment on compassionate grounds - review of extant instructions relating to acquisition of higher qualification

Appointment on compassionate grounds - review of extant instructions relating to acquisition of higher qualification.

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

No.II/1-A/2018

Dated: 18/04/2019

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir.
Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds - review of extant instructions relating to acquisition of higher qualification - reg.

Ref: (i) NFIR's PNM Item No. 32/2016.
(ii) Railway Board's letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl/4 dated 02/04/2004 & 15/06/2007.
(iii) NFIR's letter No. IIl/1-A/Pt. 20 dated 26/04/2016.
(iv) Railway Board's reply vide letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl/4 dated 20/06/2017.
(v) NFIR's lefter No. II/1-A/Pt.20 dated 10/07/2017.
(vi) Railway Board's reply received vide letter No. E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl./4 dated 20/06/2017.
(vii) NFIR's letter No. II/1-A/2018 dated 22/01/2019.

A copy of Federation's letter dated 22/01/2019 requesting the Railway Board to review instructions issued vide Board's letter dated 15/0612007 superseding instructions dated 02/04/2004 (as a result of DC/JCM decision) is enclosed. Federation had requested the Railway Board to hold discussions at the level of Member Staff in case the Railway Board has divergent view on NFIR's demand contained in PNM Agenda Item No. 3212016. Federation feels sad to state that though a period of over three months has passed, there is no communication, nor meeting has been fixed by the Railway Board.

Federation re-iterates that the Board's order dated 15/06/2007 is violative of the DC/JCM agreement besides being arbitrary, therefore Board's letter dated 0210412004 is required to be restored.

NFIR, therefore, once again requests the Railway Board to kindly see that the matters are rectified or alternatively, meeting be fixed early to discuss the PNM subject.

DA/As above

Yours faithfully,
(Dr. M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Regarding transfer of NPS to GPF

High Court Order transferring NPS Subscription into GPF account

Regarding transfer of NPS to GPF

Government of India
Office of the director (Accounts)
Ministry of Home Affairs
Pay and accounts office, C.R.P.F
Plot No.14, PSF-2 Sector-23, Rohini,
New Delhi - 110085

No.PAO/CRPF/MHA/NPS/DA-I(1)/2018-19/797

Dated, the 15 March,2019,

To
The IG (Admin),
Directorate General, CRPF,
CGO Complex
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi-110003

Subject: Reg.transfer of NPS to GPF.

I am to say that various cases for transferring NPS subscriptions into GPF account have been received to this office after order of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in respect of WP(C) No.3834/2013 and WP(C) No.2810/2016 vide which benefits of Old pension Scheme are extended to personnel joined in the year 2004. As there is a large number of subscribers under this kind of transfer and many requests are received along with information of office orders issued by various authorities (i.e., The Commandants, The DIGs, The IGs, etc.,). In this regard, it is requested to issue appropriate orders to concerned formation to send these cases with the following documents(02 copies of each):

• Necessary administrative approval from the administrative Head of the Department;
• Application(in the format enclosed) duly filled by the subscriber;
• Month-wise details of NPS subscriptions duly certified by the DDO;
• Copy of office documents such as court order etc, related to counting of previous Government service rendered before 01.01.2004;
• Copy of order vide which previous service of the subscriber is counted(if applicable);
• Copy of technical resignation of the subscriber(if applicable);
• and cases should be sent only after NPS subscription is stopped and GPF subscription is started from salary.

Further, the cases should be sent through the Administrative Head of Department to this office. There are some instances where offices are asking subscribers to apply for re-issue of PRAN card for submission with the case for NPS to GPF transfer. In this regard it is to inform that only if PRAN card is available it may be sent and there is no need for re-issue the PRAN card for this purpose. The details of PRANs are available in pay and service related records. The cases can be forwarded to Principal Accounts Office, MHA for further processing only after the aforementioned documents are received.

Yours faithfully,
Sr. Accounts Officer (NPS)

NFIR - Special Allowance to Nursing Superintendents working in Operation Theatre/Intensive Care Unit-revision of Allowances

NFIR - Special Allowance to Nursing Superintendents working in Operation Theatre/Intensive Care Unit-revision of Allowances

No.I/5(g)/Part VI

Dated: 18/04/2019

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,
Sub: Special Allowance to Nursing Superintendents working in Operation Theatre/Intensive Care Unit-revision of Allowances-reg.

Ref: (i) NFIR’s PNM Item No. 1-B/2012.
(ii) Railway Board’s OM No.E(P&A)I-2009/SP-1/Gen1/1 dated 09/07/2010 and 08/10/2013.
(iii) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(g) dated 08/11/2012 & no.1/5 (g)/Pt.V dated 02/09/2013 and 13/01/2014.
(iv) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare letter no. Z.28015/2012013 – N dated 17th October 2013 copy endorsed to NFIR.
(v) Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2012/FE-4/1 dated 23/01/2014.
(vi) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(g)/Part V dated 21/10/2014, 20/10/2015, 30/05/2017 & letter No. I/5(g)/Part VI dated 20/09/2017.
(vii) O.M. No. Z.28015/52/2017-N dated 27th September, 2017 issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to all ministries/departments (Government of India).
(viii) NFIR’s letter No. I/5 (g)/Part VI dated 16/10/2017.
(ix) Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2017/SP-1/MH-1 dated 27/12/2017.
(x) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(g)/Part VI dated 05/01/2018.
(xi) Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2012/FE-4/1 dated 27/02/2018 to GS/NFIR

The Railway Board vide reply sent to the Federation under letter dated 27/02/2018 (NFIR’s PNM Agenda Item No. 1-B/2012) on payment of Special Allowance to Nursing Personnel working in Operation Theatre/Incentive Care Units etc., has admitted that the issue is still under consideration in consultation with MoH & FW, the nodal Ministry, whose reply is still awaited despite several reminders and the Ministry of Railways cannot take decision for revision of rates of the Special Allowance from Rs. 120 p.m. to Rs. 360 pm. unilaterally and that as and when such a communication is received from MoH & FW, the rates will be revised. Similar position has also been conveyed to the Federation during NFIR’s PNM meeting held with the Railway Board on 10/11-05-2018 through Action Taken Statement as the Agenda Item could not be discussed due to paucity of time. Federation feels sad that though a period of more than ten months passed, there has been no progress in the matter, while the subject is under discussion since over six years.

In this connection, Federation places following points for consideration in order to take independent decision on the issue:-

The 6th CPC vide Para No. 4.2.81 relating to Miscellaneous Allowances made following recommendation :-

“Similarly, rates of Allowances specific to different Ministries/Departments/ Organizations not covered in this report will also be doubled. The rates of these Allowances will be increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%”.

The above recommendation of the 6th CPC was accepted by the Government as notified in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary-29/08/2009.

Consequently, the operation Theatre Allowance (Special Allowance) to Nursing Personnel working in the Operation Theatres/ICUs etc., should have been doubled from Rs.120 p.m. to Rs.240 p.m. w.e.f. 01-09-2008. This amount should have been revised to Rs.300 p.m. w.e.f 01-01-2011 due to DA hike upto 50%. Similarly, the Special Allowance should have again been revised to Rs.360 p.m. w.e.f. 01-01- 2014 as the DA touched 100% of pay.

It is noteworthy to appreciate that the Railway Board have issued orders independently, revising the rates of Operation Theatre Allowance and other Specialized Allowances to the Nursing Personnel working in the Railway Hospitals vide letter dated 27-12-2017, consequent upon acceptance of the recommendations of 7th CPC.

Note: Railway Board may also take into account that many Nursing personnel have since retired after 01-09-2008, therefore they should also be covered for payment of the Special Allowance.
Federation also brings to the notice of Railway Board that the first O.M.vide No.E(P&A)I- 2009/SP-1/Genl/1 dated 09-07-2010 was sent by the Railway Ministry to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare i.e more than nine years ago which shows that abnormal delay had already been caused in the matter while the Allowance as per the 7th CPC recommendations have already been implemented.
NFIR again requests the Railway Board to consider the above points and accord approval, revising the Special Allowance from Rs.120 p.m to Rs.240 p.m., Rs.300 p.m and Rs.360 p.m. to the Nursing Personnel with effect from the dates mentioned above. A copy of the order may be endorsed to the Federation.

Yours faithfully,

(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

DoPT: Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW

DoPT: Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Window) of Group 'A', 'B' and 'C' officers- Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19.

No.21011/02/2015-Est(A-II)-Part II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi - 110001

Dated the 18th April 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Window) of Group 'A', 'B' and 'C' officers- Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19.

The undersigned is directed to say that a large number of officers of the Central Government Ministries/Departments have been deputed for election duty in the General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2019. It is understood there would be practical difficulties in recording of APAR online as per the target dates prescribed in DoPT O.M.No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Ptll) dated 23rd July, 2009, through SPARROW platform, for officers deputed for election duty.

2. The matter has been examined in this Department and it has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the target dates prescribed in O.M. dated 23rd July, 2009 be relaxed as one time measure only for online generation, filling up of self-appraisal, reporting, reviewing and acceptance of APAR for the year 2018-19 through SPARROW portal for all Group 'A', 'B' and 'C' officers. The revised target dates for online recording and completion of entire APAR process for the year 2018-19 is enclosed as Annexure. This relaxation is subject to the condition that no remarks shall be recorded in the APAR for the year 2018-19 after 31.12.2019.Where the reporting, reviewing and the accepting authority fail to record their comments within the time frame, the officer reported upon may be assessed on the basis of the overall record and self-assessment for the year, if he has submitted his self-appraisal within stipulated time.

(Jayashree Chellamani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

All Ministries /Departments/ Cadre Controlling Authorities of the Government of India.

Annexure

Annexure to DoPT O.M. No.21011/02/2015-Est(A-II)-Part II dated 18th April, 2019 Time schedule for generation and recording of APAR for the year 2018-19 online through SPARROW web portal for Group 'A, 'B' and 'C' officers

S.No.	Activity	Date by which the activity to be completed
1	Submission of self-appraisal to the reporting officer	30th June, 2019
2	Forwarding of report by reporting officer to reviewing officer	31st July, 2019
3	Forwarding of report by Reviewing Officer Administration/APAR Cell or the acceptin authority (wherever provided)	31st August, 2019
4	Appraisal by accepting authority, wherever provided	15th September, 2019
5	(i) Disclosure of APAR to the officer reported upon where there is no accepting authority(ii) Disclosure of APAR to the officer reported where there is accepting authority	15th September, 2019 25th September, 2019
6	Receipt of representation, if any, on APAR	15 days from the date of communication
7	Forwarding of representation to the competent authority (iii) where there is no accepting authority for APAR (iv) Where there is accepting authority for APAR	3th September, 2019 31st October, 2019
8	Disposal of representation by the competent authority	Within one month of the date of receipt of representation by the competent authority
9	Communication of the decision of the competent authority on the representation by the APAR Cell	Within 15 days of finalization of decision by competent authority
10	End of entire APAR process, after which the APAR will be finally taken on record	31st December 2019

Source: DoPT

Enhanced the Ignorable Part of Pension from Rs.4,000 to Rs.15,000 with effect from 1-1-2016

Enhanced the Ignorable Part of Pension from Rs.4,000 to Rs.15,000 with effect from 1-1-2016

Enhancement of ignorable part of pension from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.4,000/- in the case of Commissioned Service Officers

Re-employment – Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners –

Enhancement of ignorable part of pension from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.15,000/-

in the case of Commissioned Service Officers and Civil Officers holding

Group-A posts who retire before attaining the age of 55 years – Orders –

Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

FINANCE [PENSION] DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.98, Dated 7th March 2019.

(Vilambi, Maasi-23,,Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2050)

ABSTRACT

PENSION – Re-employment – Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners –Enhancement of ignorable part of pension from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.15,000/- in the case of Commissioned Service Officers and Civil Officers holding Group-A posts who retire before attaining the age of 55 years – Orders – Issued.

Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.304, Finance (Pension) Department, Dated: 30-12-2014.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training O.M.No.3/3/2016-Estt.(Pay II), dated 01-05-2017.

ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders have been issued for enhancement of ignorable part of pension from Rs.1,500/- to Rs.4,000/- in the case of Commissioned Service Officers and Civil Officers holding Group-A posts who retire before attaining the age of 55 years on their re-employment with effect from the date of issue of order.

2. In the Office Memorandum second read above, the Government of India inter-alia has enhanced the ignorable part of pension from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.15,000/- with effect from 1-1-2016 in the case of Commissioned Service Officers and Civil Officers holding Group-A posts who retire before attaining the age of 55 years on their re-employment in Central Civil Service.

3. The Government, after careful consideration, on the analogy of the orders issued by the Government of India, have decided to extend the orders of the Government of India in the reference second read above to such officers in the State Government. Accordingly, the Government hereby enhance the ignorable part of pension from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only) in the case of Commissioned Service Officers and Civil Officers holding Group A posts who retire before attaining the age of 55 years on their re-employment in the State Service.

4. These orders shall take effect from the date of issue of this order.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K.SHANMUGAM

ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Transfer under Rule 38 against vacancies reported for filling up through Direct recruitment examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission

Transfer under Rule 38 against vacancies reported for filling up through Direct recruitment examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission

No. 12- 1/2019-SPN-II(Pt.)

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

(Personnel Division)

DakBhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi - 110 001

Dated: 12th April, 2019

To
1 All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General

1. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
2. Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
3. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
4. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP

 Subject: - Considering transfer under Rule 38 against vacancies reported for filling up through Direct recruitment examination conducted by Staff Selection Commission.

Sir/Madam,
As per guidelines for transfer under Rule 38 of Postal Manual Volume-IV, vacancies left over after considering transfer cases are reported for filling up through Direct recruitment / LDCE. Moreover, transfer under Rule 38 is considered only against concerned mode of recruitment and category of an employee seeking transfer.

It is observed that Circles are not considering transfer requests against reported vacancies presumably for the reason that candidates in relevant category will be allocated on completion of examination process.

Examination process is a time consuming affair and the concerned unit has to wait for almost two (2) years for appointment of a candidate from the date of reporting of vacancies by Circles. Resultantly, inspite of availability of vacancies in a Circle, officials from other Circles seeking transfer are waiting for vacancy to arise in subsequent recruitment year.

Request for transfer under Rule 38 is made by an employee on personal grounds, primarily for joining their family who are away from their workplace.

The matter has been examined in detail and it has been decided as under:

a) Before consideration of transfer under Rule-38 as per the schedule for the year 2019, which will cover the vacancy to be occurred in 2020 recruitment year (01.01.2020 ta 31.12.2020), all applications pending till 31.03.2019 may be considered even if vacancy for Direct Recruitment through SSC/Examinations conducted by the Department has been reported/earmarked.

b) While considering the applications as at (a) above, the following shall be taken into consideration:-

• Transfer against vacancy reported or earmarked for Direct Recruitment through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) can be considered if the application was received prior to end of the recruitment year for which vacancy has been reported. [E.g. Applications received till 31.03.2018 can be considered only if relevant category of vacancy has been reported for 2017-18 recruitment year or subsequent recruitment years.] As on date, vacancy has been reported to SSC for (i) CGL 2017, (ii) CGL 2018, (iii) CHSL 2017, (ii) CHSL 2018 examinations.
  
• Transfer against vacancy earmarked for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination ODCE) / Competitive Examination limited to Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) can be made only if the examination for relevant recruitment year is yet to be held by relevant Circle (s), i.e. in case of inter-Circle transfer, examination should not have been held in both Circles. Transfer against vacancy of a recruitment year can be considered only if the application was received prior to end of the relevant recruitment year as explained above.
  
• Guidelines circulated vide Directorate communication No.141-141/2013- SPB II dated 31.01.2014 shall be followed for vacancy available till 31.12.2018. Guidelines circulated vide Directorate Communication No. 141- 141/2013-SPB II dated 31.07.2018 shall be followed for vacancy available during 2019 recruitment year (01.01.2019 to 31.12.2019).
  
• Since transfer under Rule 38 is permissible against relevant category of vacancy, (“e.g. SC/ST/ OBC/UR candidate against SC/ST/ OBC/UR vacancy respectively), instructions issued by the Government for appropriate representation of SC/ST/OBC, etc. should be followed.
  
• An official belonging to a particular category in Circle-X can be transferred to CircIe-X only if Circle-Y has reported vacancy for that category in the relevant recruitment year and after approval of the transfer under Rule-38, relevant category of vacancy of Circle-Y will be transferred to Circle-X for allocation of relevant category of candidate. [E.g. An OBC candidate of Circle-X applied for transfer in July 2018 can be transferred to Circle-Y only if Circle-Y has reported OBC vacancy for 2018 or 2019 recruitment year. After approval of the transfer of the official under Rule-38, one (1) OBC category of vacancy will be reduced from the total number of OBC vacancy reported by Circle- Y and consequently one (t) OBC category of vacancy will be added to the total number of OBC vacancy reported by Circle-Y for allocation of candidate.
  
  
• (vi) This will be a one time exercise to be completed by Circles by 15.05.2019. After completion of the exercise, Circles shall inform the details of inter Circle transfer made, category-wise, against vacancy reported for Direct Recruitment through SSC. For vacancy earmarked for examinations conducted by Directorate, revised vacancy status shall be communicated to DE Section of the Directorate. For examination conducted at Circle level, concerned Circle will take appropriate action.

Yours faithfully,

(Muthuraman C)

Assistant Director General (SPN)

Election Duty Allowance - Rate of Remuneration to the Officials Deployed on Election Duty

Election Duty Allowance - Rate of Remuneration to the Officials Deployed on Election Duty

ELECTION MATTER/MOST URGENT

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, DELHI

F. No.: CEO/B&A/109(48)/200828435-89

Dated: 02.04.2019

ORDER

With the concurrence of the Finance Department, GNCTD, to the rates approved by the Election Commission of India, vide U.O. No. DSF-V /296 dated 25-03-2019 and DSF-V/343 dated 29-03-2019, the rates of remuneration to be paid to the staff deployed on Election Duty for the General Election to LokSabha-2019 are as under :-

Sl. No.	Designation of Officers /Officials	Minimum Rate of remuneration
1	Sector Officer	Rs. 5000/- lumpsum
2	Master Trainer	Rs. 2000/- lumpsum
3	Presiding Officer/ Counting Supervisor / Reception Supervisor	350/- per day or part thereof
4	Polling Officers/Counting Asstt. / Reception Assistant	250/- per day or part thereof
5	Class-IV	150/- per day or part thereof
6	Packed Lunch and/or Light Refreshment	150/- per day or part thereof
7	Video Surveillance.  Team, Video Viewing Team Accounting Team, Expenditure Monitoring Control Room and cell Centre Staffs, Media Certificate and Monitoring Committee, Flying Squads, Static Surveillance Team, Expenditure Monitoring Cell	Class-I/II (Rs. 1200/- lumpsum) Class-III (Rs. 1000/- lumpsum) Class-IV (Rs. 200/- lumpsum)
8	Micro Observer	Rs. 1000/- lumpsum
9	Assistant Expenditure Observer	Rs 7500/-lumpsum for full time duty and for partial duration on pro-rata basis.

The above mentioned rates are equally applicable to police personnel actually deployed on polling booths/counting centres.

The above rates are payable to the staff for attending class, collecting polling material as well as attending duty on the polling day/counting day.

The letter of the Commission communicated vide this office letter No. F.CEO/Admn/104(2)/2013/Cir/16980-94 dated 20-03-2014 inter-alia direct that keeping in view the long hours of duty, the day next to the day of polling is also to be treated as period on Election duty. Accordingly, polling staff shall be paid for maximum 4 days for training collecting polling materials ete. And 2 days for polling day, subject to the condition that such number of training are actually attended and record.

Reserve staff shall be paid 4 days for training and only 1 day for polling day.

Reception duty staff may be paid remuneration for 2 days i.e. 1 day for training and 1 day for attending the duty on reception counter on polling day.

Voter assistance booth staff may be paid remuneration equal to Polling officers i.e. Rs.250/-per day for 2 days i.e. 1 day for training and 1 day for attending the duty on polling day.

Counting duty staff (including statistical staff) may be paid remuneration for 2 days i.e. 1 day for training and 1 day for attending the duty on counting day.

MTS / Class-IV /Volunteers deployed for assisting voters with disabilities will be paid remuneration @ Rs. 150/-per day for 2 days i.e. one day for training and 1 day for attending the duty on polling day.

If same Micro-Observer is deployed for polling day as well as on counting day, it will be treated as separate duty and remuneration will be paid accordingly.

The staff deployed on polling stations/counting centers may be provide with packed lunch and/or light refreshment @ Rs. 150/- per head per day. In case of difficulty in respect of providing packed lunch, a cash payment @ Rs. 150/-per head may be paid to poll/counting staff. Further, police Personnel deployed on election work on poll/counting day including mobile parties/Home Guards/Forest Guards/Gram Rakshak Dal/NCC Sr. Cadets/Ex-army/Central Police Force may be provide with packed lunch/refreshment or payment in lieu thereof as is being given to Polling/Counting Personnels. No refreshment charge should be paid to the reserve parties for polling day as they can be spared immediately, if they are not needed on that day.

All the Assistant Expenditure Observes and Executive Magistrates (Team In-chage) of Flying Squad Deployed are to be reimbursed Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) as a fixed amount on account of Mobile Recharge for whole election process.

The above rates may be strictly adhered to and all personnel on election duty be well apprised of these rates during training etc.

All the DEOs/Ros are requested to ensure that the officers/staff deployed on Election Duty for the General Election to Lok Sabha-2019 are paid accordingly and following conditions are to be followed.

a) All codal formalities be observed.
b) All ECI and FDs guidelines be followed.
c) No duplicate payment is to be made
d) The responsibility rests with the CEO Office and DEOs concerned with regard to payment of each paisa in the right perspective.

The actual expenditure booked on this account may be intimated to Audit Officer, CEO (HQ) as the same is to be conveyed to Finance Department, as per the approval.

(SATENDRA KUMAR)
ELECTION OFFICER (ADMN.)

OROP - Implementation of One Rank One Pension to all Pre-01.06.1953 Defence pensioners and their families

OROP - Implementation of One Rank One Pension to all Pre-01.06.1953 Defence pensioners and their families

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)

Circular No. 622

DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Dated: 03.04.2019

To,

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. Of Govt, Bank Accounts, Central Office, C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai- 400051
2. CMDs, All Public Sector Banks.
3. The Nodal Officers, ICICI/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks
4. All Managers, CPPCs
5. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
6. The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh
7. The CDA (PD), Meerut :
8. The CDA, Chennai
9. The Director of Treasuries, All States
10. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, R K Puram; and Tis Hazari, New Delhi.
11. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai
12. The Post Master, Kathua (J&K); and Camp Bell Bay.
13. The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair.

Subject:- Implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ to all Pre-01.06.1953 Defence pensioners and their families.

Reference:- Gol, MoD letter No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-ll dated 3rd Feb 2016 (Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016), Circular 557 dated 17.03.2016, Circular 580 dated 05.07.2017, Circular 581 dated 02.08.2017 and Circular 591 dated 13.11.2017.

Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) are aware that as per this office Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016, pension of Armed Forces Personnel is to be revised w.e.f. 01.07.2014 by the PDAs as per tables attached with the circular.

In continuation of the same, the rates of ordinary family pension, Special Family Pension, 2nd life award of SFP, Liberalized Family Pension, 2nd life award of LFP, Disability/ Liberalized disability element for 100% Disability, War Injury Element for 100% disability (Invalid out cases) meant for post -53 retirees JCOs/ ORs of Regular Army of Group “Y” may be allowed to the families of pre-53 retirees under OROP scheme.

Further, cases where data is not available with PDAs, the same may be referred to PCDA(P) Allahabad for issue of Corr. PPOs.

In view of the above, this office Circular No. 591 dated 13.11.2017 stands cancelled in toto.
This Circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination of all concerned.

No. Gts/Tech/0167/XXX

Dated: 03.04.2019

Sd/-
(Sushil Kumar Singh)
Addl. CDA (Pensions)

Source: PCDA

7th CPC Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners from 01.01.2019

7th CPC Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners from 01.01.2019

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners- Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019 under Seventh CPC

KENDRIYA VlDYALAYA SANGATHAN
18, lnstitutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi 110 016

F.110230(Misc)2016/KVS(HQ)P&I/1615

Dated: 15.04.2019

The Manager (instt.),
State Bank of India,
Main Branch (4th Floor),
Parliament Street,
New Delhi

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/ family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01.01.2019 under Seventh CPC

Sir/Madam,
It is to state that the Govt of India, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare has issued an Office Memorandum No.F.No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D) dated 06th March 2019 regarding the revision of rates for Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (drawing pension under Seventh CPC) from 9% to 12% w.e.f. 01.01.2019.

You are, therefore, requested to comply with the same for all cases of Pensioners/family pensioners of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.

This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(A.K.Srivastava)
Assistant Commissioner (Finance)

Department of Posts: Regarding premature closure of RD/TD/MIS accounts

Department of Posts: Regarding premature closure of RD/TD/MIS accounts

No: - 8-01/2016-Inv.
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Investigation Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001,

Dated: 11 April, 2019.
To
All Heads of Circles/All Heads of Regions

Sub: Regarding premature closure of RD/TD/MIS accounts.

I am directed to convey the observation of competent authority made during a recent review meeting of Loss & Fraud cases held in Directorate on 27.03.2019. In some of the fraud cases committed in the past the modus operation adopted was premature closure of RD/MIS/TO accounts without the knowledge of the depositors by making payment to agents or by crediting the amount to fake POSB accounts. Therefore, the competent authority has desired that premature closure of RD/TD/MIS and others scheme may be allowed only if depositors are personally present. You are therefore requested to issue necessary instructions to all concerned to ensure this.

(C.R Ramakrishnan)
Director (Investigation)

Source: NFPE