Government Employees of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to get all 7th CPC Allowances from 31st October 2019

Government Employees of Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to get all 7th CPC Allowances from 31st October 2019

Central government news today – 7th CPC Allowances

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government Employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh to get all 7th CPC Allowances from 31st October 2019

22 OCT 2019

After the Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 8th August, 2019, wherein he announced that all the financial facilities being given to the employees of other Union Territories (UT), as per the recommendations of 7th CPC, would soon be extended to the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.

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Accordingly, Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has approved the proposal of payment of all 7th CPC allowances to the Government employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh, which shall come into existence from 31st October, 2019. Union Home Ministry has issued orders in this regard. The move will benefit 4.5 lakh Government employees, who are working in the existing State of Jammu & Kashmir and will become the employees of UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh from 31st October, 2019.

The annual financial implication of 7th CPC allowances like Children Education Allowance, Hostel Allowance, Transport Allowance, LTC, Fixed Medical Allowance etc. in respect of 4.5 lakh Government employees of existing State of Jammu & Kashmir shall be Rs. 4800 crore tentatively:

S.No.	Description	Amount (Rs.in Crore)
1	i) Children Education Allowance ii) Hostel Allowance	607.00 1823.00
2	Transport Allowance	1200.00
3	Leave Travel Concession (LTC)	1000.00
4	Fixed Medical Allowance	108.00
5	Other Allowances	62.00
	Total	4800.00

Source: PIB

Payment of Revised Dearness allowance to Tamilnadu Pensioners and Family Pensioners July 2019

Payment of Revised Dearness allowance to Pensioners and Family Pensioners July 2019

Revised rate Dearness Allowance to the Pensioners and Family Pensioners July 2019

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Government of Tamil Nadu
2019

FINANCE [Pension] DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.327, Dated 21st October 2019.

(Vihari, Aiypasi-4, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2050)

ABSTRACT

PENSION – Dearness Allowance to the Pensioners and Family Pensioners – Revised rate admissible from 1st July 2019 – Orders – Issued.

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.154, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 20-05-2019.

2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, New Delhi Office Memorandum No.42/04/2019-P&PW (D), dated 21-10-2019.

3. G.O.MS.NO.323, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated:17-10-2019.

ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning the revised rates of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners as detailed below:-

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (Per month)
1	2
1-1-2019	12 per cent of Basic Pension/Family pension

 2. Government of India, in its Office Memorandum second read above has enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to its Pensioners / Family Pensioners from the existing rate of 12% to 17% with effect from 1st July 2019.

3. In the Government order third read above, orders were issued revising the Dearness Allowance payable to State Government employees and teachers from the existing rate of 12% to 17% with effect from 1st July 2019, following the Government of India’s decision on enhancing the Dearness Allowance to its employees.

4. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government Pensioners/ Family Pensioners as indicated below:

Date from which payable	Rate of Dearness Allowance (Per month)
1	2
1-7-2019	17 per cent of Basic Pension/Family pension

5. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash with effect from 1-7-2019.

6. The arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of July to September, 2019 shall be drawn and paid by existing cashless mode of Electronic Clearance System (ECS). While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.

7. Pending formal authorisation by the Principal Accountant General, the revised Dearness Allowance shall be paid straightaway by the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai-35, Treasury Officers and Public Sector Banks concerned.

8. This order will apply to the following categories of pensioners:-

(i) Government Pensioners, Teacher Pensioners of aided and local body educational institutions and other pensioners of local bodies.

(ii) The State Government employees who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Public Sector Undertaking / Autonomous Body / Local Body / Co-operative institution and have become entitled to restoration of commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount.

(iii) Present and future family pensioners; In the case of divisible family pensioners, Dearness Allowance shall be divided proportionately.

(iv) Former Travancore-Cochin State pensioners drawing their pension on 1st November, 1956 in the Treasuries situated in the areas transferred to Tamil Nadu State on that date, i.e. Kanniyakumari District and Shencottah Taluk of Tirunelveli District.

(v) Pensioners who are in receipt of special pensions under Extra-ordinary Pension Rules, Tamil Nadu and Compassionate Allowance.

9. The expenditure on Dearness Allowance payable to the Pensioners and Family Pensioners shall be debited to the respective following Heads of Account:

“2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01.Civil – 101. Superannuation and Retirement Allowances –State’s Expenditure – AC. Dearness Allowance to Pensioners -303. Dearness Allowance – 01. Dearness Allowance (D.P.C. 2071 01 101 AC 30301)”

“2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil -105. Family Pensions – State’s Expenditure – AC. Dearness Allowance to Family Pensioners of Tamil Nadu Government -303. Dearness Allowance – 01. Dearness Allowance (D.P.C. 2071 01 105 AC 30301) “.

10. The orders regarding sanction of Dearness Allowance to the widows and children of the deceased Contributory Provident Fund / Non Pensionable Establishment beneficiaries of State Government and the former District Boards who are drawing ex-gratia will be issued separately.

11. The increased expenditure due to the sanction of Dearness Allowance in this order is allocable among the successor States as per the provisions laid down under the State Reorganization Act, 1956.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S. KRISHNAN

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

7CPC Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance

7CPC Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance

Seventh Central Pay Commission Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance

File No.06-4/2018-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
P.A.P. Section

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi -110001
Dated: 17th October, 2019.

To

The Chief Postmaster General,
Mumbai 400001

Sub: Implementation of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission - Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance - Clarifications.

A reference has been received in the Directorate seeking clarification regarding admissibility of Cash Handing and Treasury Allowance on DOPT OM No - 4/6/2017-Estt. (Pay-II) Date 18.01.2019 ,circulated vide Directorate letter No. 06-04/2018-PAP dated 22.01.2019, on the following issues from Chief Postmaster General Mumbai vide his letter No.Estt/19-1/Cash Handling Allowance/2008-14 dated at Mumbai 28.06.19


Also check: Implementation of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission - Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance

The matter has been considered in the Directorate and clarified the queries are as under.

Query No.1. Whether the revised rates of 7th CPC for Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance are also applicable for cash handling to the Sub Postmasters in single and double handed Post offices and to those Sub Postmasters in Post Offices where there is no separate Treasury is justified.

Clarification: Not applicable. Already clarified in para 2 (iv) and (v) of DOPT OM No. 4/6/17- Estt.(Pay-II) dated 18.01.2019.

Query No.2: Whether Rs. 700/- rate of Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance is to be granted directly to all eligible operative staff as it fixed for amount <=5 lakh average monthly cash handled or whether it is to be calculated and fixed every year based on the statistics of previous financial year’s average quantum cash disbursed for the Treasurers and Sub Postmasters in Post Offices where there is no separate Treasurer is justified.

Clarification: As per para 2(iii) of the said OM dated 18.01.2019 ” the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance should be reviewed every financial year.”

Query No.3. Whether Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance will be allowed to all Treasurers in big offices if more than one Treasurer is working in those offices.

Clarification: No. Already clarified in para 2(vi) of the of the aforesaid mention OM dated 18.01.2019 that “not more than one official should be allowed the Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance in an office.”

(D.K.Tripathi)
Assistant. Director General (Estt.)
Phone No - 011-23096191

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7th CPC dress allowance for CGHS employees

7th pay commission dress allowance for CGHS employees

7th CPC Dress Allowance

File No.A.27011/1/2019-CGHS.II
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
CGHS-II Section

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 26.09.2019

To
The Additional Directors,
All CGHS cities

Subject: Grant of Dress Allowance for CGHS employees - regarding.

Sir/Madam,
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M of even no. dated 23.08.2018 regarding grant of dress allowance in lieu of Uniform Allowance and Washing Allowance to eligible employees of CGHS as per recommendations of 7th CPC. All Additional Directors are requested to issue necessary instructions to all employees concerned under their administrative control to wear uniform while on duty. It may be made sure that guidelines in this regard are strictly be adhered to and instances of employees not adhering to the said instructions may be brought to the notice of this Ministry.

2. This issues with the approval of SS & DG (CGHS).

Also read: 7th CPC Payment of dress allowance

Yours faithfully,

(Dharminder Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

7th CPC DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs

7th CPC DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs

Payment of DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs, drawing pay in 7th CPC pay scales

F. No. W-02/0038/2017- DPE (WC)-GL- XXIV/19
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi-110003, the 18th October,2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs, drawing pay in 7th CPC pay scales.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Para No. 3 and Annexure-II(a) and 11(b) to this Department’s O.M. No. W-02/0058/2016-DPE(WC) dated 17.08.2017 wherein the rates of DA payable to the employees who are following CDA pattern pay scales have been indicated.

2. The DA payable to the employees may be enhanced from the existing rate of 12% to 17% with effect from 01.07.2019.

Also check: DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs, drawing pay in 7th CPC pay scales

3. The payment of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.

4. These rates are applicable in the case of CDA employees whose pay have been revised with effect from 01.01.2016 as per DPE’s G.M. dated 17.08.2017.

5. All administrative Ministries / Departments of Government of India are requested to bring this to the notice of Central Public Sector Enterprises under their administrative control for action at their end

Naresh Kumar
Under Secretary

Grant of Ad-Hoc bonus to Rajasthan State Government Employees for the Financial Year 2018-19

Rajasthan State Government Employees Ad-Hoc bonus 2018-19

As per the orders employees of state government to receive an ad hoc bonus of 30 days emoluments for 2018-19.

Government servants who were in service on 31-03-2019 and remained in service on 1 April 2019, drawing pay at or below the pay level under Pay Matrix 1-12 Rules of Procedure for the Revised Payment Services Rules 2017 or Grade Pay Rs. 4800 or below the payroll in Rajasthan Civil Services Rules, 2008 (excluding State Services Officers) are entitled to an ad hoc bonus. Ad-hoc salary deduction is available.

The Ad-hoc bonus payable to eligible employees for the 2018-19 financial year is determined according to the existing emoluments as at 31 March 2019 and is limited to Rs.7000/- per month for the purposes of calculating the ad-hoc bonus.

In cases of retrospective pay allowing in pay level of the Pay Matrix 1-13 Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 or Rs. 5400/- Grade Pay of Rajasthan Civil Services (revised Pay) Rules, 2008 and above, in p, where in the Notice from the Head of Office, the ad hoc bonus eligible servant will definitely be unavailable for ad hoc bonus.

Also read: Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) granted to Central Government Employees for the year 2018-19

DA Hike for Karnataka Government Employees

DA Hike for Karnataka Government Employees

Karnataka Govt Employees gift at the Diwali Festival - 4.75% increase in DA.

After the announcement by Central Government and pensioners of a 5 percent increase in the DA, Karnataka State Government declared the same thing for its workers.

On Saturday (19 October 2019), Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa declared that the Dearness Allowance (DA) for workers would increase by another 4.75 percent as a Special Diwali Gift.

Under DA, the new rate will increase to 11.25% from 1 July 2019 at the present rate of 6.50 percent.
Both normal government and Zilla panchayat workers will qualify for the revised DA rates.

Pensioners would also qualify for the enhanced percentage of DA.

Also check: 5 Percent DA July 2019 Hike Order to Central Government employees

DoPT - Increase in salary for senior CSS assistants earns less compensation than their juniors in promotional levels

DoPT - Increase in salary for senior CSS assistants earns less compensation than their juniors in promotional levels

DoPT Orders 2019

F. No 9/4/2019-CS-I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2019

Office Memorandum

Subject: Stepping up of pay of senior Assistants of CSS drawing less pay on Promotion in the Section Officers’ Grade than their juniors - OM No. 18/2/2007-CS.I dated 20.05.2014 - Writ Petitions filed in the matter - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM of even number dated 01.07.2019 where by the Ministries / Departments were asked to defend the Writ Petitions filed in Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in the above matter on the basis of inputs provided by this Department

2. The above said instructions were issued with a view to ensure that uniform facts are placed before the Hon'ble High Court with analysis of method of pay fixation/re-fixation of the petitioners pursuant to issue of DOPT OM dated 20.05.2014.

Also read: Stepping up of pay of senior Assistants of CSS drawing less pay on promotion in the Section Officers’ Grade man their juniors - OM No.18/2/2007-CS-I dated 20.05.2014 - Followup action regarding

3. All the applications filed by a number of applicants were heard together and orders had been passed by the Learned CAT on 11.01.2019 rejecting prayer of the applicants.

4. Against the above orders of CAT, the applicants have filed Writ Petitions in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi. As on date, 10 Writ Petitions have been filed by individual/group of officers. The Ministries/Departments concerned have been asked to prepare counter replies based on the reply filed by this Department in WP No.1225/2019 (Pramod Sahoo & Ors Vs. UOI). Accordingly, the Ministries/Departments are sending the counter replies prepared by them to this Department for meting.

5. It is observed that the cause of action, prayers made and issues under adjudication in all the cases are the same. Hence, it has been decided that the Ministries / Departments may file the counter reply based on inputs made available by this Department (reply filed in Pramod Sahoo case) in consultation with Government Counsel after ensuring factual accuracy of the case. A copy of the reply so filed may be endorsed to this Department for records.

6. However, all fresh cases filed in Delhi High Court in the matter may be duly reported to this Department by the Ministry / Department concerned as and when the WPs are received at their end. Further, the counter replies may be filed immediately, under intimation to this Department.
7. The Ministries / Departments have also been requested to get their cases tagged/connected with WP No. 1225/2019 so that all the cases containing similar cause of action could be heard together.
8 This issues with the approval of Joint Secretary (CS).

sd/-
(Chandra Shekhar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Interest free Festival Advance to Class IV Government employees during the year 2019-2020

Interest free Festival Advance to Class IV State Government employees during the year 2019-2020

No.36/1/2010-WM(6)

From
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.

To
1 All Head of Departments in Haryana.
2 Commissioner of Divisions in Haryana.
3 All Deputy Commissioners in Haryana.
4 Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) in Haryana.
5 The Registrar. Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
6 All District & Session Judges in Haryana.

Dated Chandigarh, the 16th October, 2019.

Subject: Grant of interest free Festival Advance to Class IV Government employees during the year 2019-20.

Sir,
With reference to subject noted above, I am directed to say that the State Government has decided to grant an interest free festival advance of Rs.8000/- (Rupees Eight thousand only) to all Class-IV Government employees in the State who apply for it.

2. The advance will be admissible to permanent / temporary Class-IV employees and to those ad-hoc employees who are continuing in service for the last one year and will likely to continue for another four months, on furnishing surety of a permanent Government employee. The advance will be sanctioned by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers concerned. In case of temporary employees, allow festival advance on the basis of a surety to their satisfaction so that it will be fully secured and its recovery will be ensured from the loan before the close of the financial year 2019-20.

Also read: Restoration of Festival Advance to the Central Government Employees

3. the following conditions should also be observed in sanctioning this advance:-

• The Drawing & Disbursing officer concerned. before sanctioning the advance, should satisfy himself that the incumbent will continue in service until full recovery of the total amount of the advance is effected.
• The advance will be recovered in four equal monthly instalments and the entire advance should be recovered from the pay of the employees before the close of the financial year 2019-20.
• Th advance may be drawn and disbursed on or before 25.10.2019.
• The advance will not be admissible to work charged & contingent paid staff and daily wagers.
• The advance should not be granted by parent Departments to those Class-IV employees who are no deputation to other Government / corporations and Local Bodies etc.
• If both husband and wife are employed, the advance should be allowed to only one of them.

4. It is requested that the Schedule of Recoveries should be attached with each bill in the enclosed performa-I. It is also requested that the detailed accounts of the recoveries of the advance should be maintained by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers which should be reconcilled with the office of the Accountant General, Haryana (A&E), chandigarh every month.

5. the expenditure incurred on the grant of festival advance may be communicated to the Finance Department (in Ways & Means Branch) by the Head of Departments by the end of November, 2019 positively in the enclosed Performa-II.

6. The expenditure will be debited to the Major Head, "7610-Loans to Government Servants. etc-800-Other Advances (98) Festival Advances 50-Advances". The recoveries made will be credited to the corresponding receipt head i.e "7610-Loans to Government Servants etc. 800-Other Advances - (98) Festival Advances (Receipt)

Copy of this letter can be down loaded from the site www.finhry.gov.in

Yours faithfully,

Under Secretary Finance
for Additional chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana
Finance Department

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DoPT - Appointment of officers working in the Ministries / Departments under CSS / Non-CSS posts to NITI Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis

DoPT Orders 2019

DoPT - Appointment of officers working in the Ministries / Departments under CSS / Non-CSS posts to NITI Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis

No. 7/3/2018 EO(MM-II)Pt.I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(Office of the Establishment Officer)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 16th October, 2019

To,
All Secretaries,
Ministries / Departments of Government of India

Subject: Appointment of officers working in the Ministries / Departments under CSS / Non-CSS posts to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis.

Sir/ Madam,
This is regarding filling up the posts of Deputy Secretary/Director level in the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under the Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis. The applications were invited for the post vide circular of even number dated 26.12.2018 (copy enclosed).

2. It has been decided to extend the last date for submission of application till 20.11.2019.

3. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned and the application(s) of the eligible candidate(s) may please be forwarded accordingly.

Also check: Appointment of officers working in the Ministries/Departments under CSS/Non-CSS posts to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis - DOPT

Yours faithfully,
(J. Srinivasan)
Director(MM)

Copy to:

1. NITI Aayog [Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog] Parliament Street, New Delhi 110001.
2. PPS to Dir(MM) for uploading through bulk e-mail system.

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