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TN Pongal Bonus GO 2022 for ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Pensioners

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TN Pongal Bonus GO 2022 for ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Pensioners

Government of Tamil Nadu
2022

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FINANCE (PENSION) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.02, Dated 1st January, 2022
(Pilava, Margazhi-17, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2052)

ABSTRACT

Pongal Festival, 2022 – Grant of Pongal Prize to ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Pensioners / All Family Pensioners – Orders – Issued.

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.02, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 04-01-2021.
2. G.O.Ms.No.01, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated: 01-01-2022.

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ORDER:

The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) to all Government Pensioners who retired from the categories of ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group (‘C’ and ‘D’ Group of Scales of Pay (Ordinary Grade) is annexed to this order) including all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group of Pensioners of Aided Educational Institutions, Local Bodies, Ex-Village Establishment (Ex-Village Officers and Village Servants / Assistants), Ad-hoc Pensioners of all categories (Pensioners those who are drawing Special Pension of Rs.2,000/- with effect from 1-10-2017 i.e. Noon Meal Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants, Anganwadi Helpers, Panchayat Secretaries, Village Librarian, Sweepers / Sanitary Workers / Scavengers, Plot Watchers, Anti-poaching Watchers, Police Station Cleaners, Ayah) and to all Family Pensioners irrespective of the Groups from which the Pensioners / Deceased Government employee had retired / died while in service.

2. This order shall also be applicable to all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group provisional pensioners. The Pongal Prize amount shall not be admissible to those employees who retire on or after 01-01-2022.

3. Those who have retired/died in harness on or after 04.01.2021 are not eligible for the Pongal Prize amount if they are paid Adhoc Bonus as per the orders issued in the Government Order second read above. For this purpose, the Pension Disbursing Officers shall obtain non-drawal certificates from the departments concerned before making payment to these Pensioners.

4. This order is not applicable to the following categories of pensioners:-

(i) Special Pensioners such as Ulema Pensioners, State Freedom Fighters Pensioners and Social Pension for Scholars and Eminent persons, etc.

(ii) Family Pensioners who are appointed on compassionate grounds if adhoc bonus/special adhoc bonus is paid to them as applicable to the employees in service.

(iii)All Pensioners who retired from Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts including All India Service Officers and Officers governed by University Grants Commission (UGC) / All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Regulations.

5. The Government also direct that the procedure indicated below shall be followed for disbursement of Pongal Prize amount in respect of Pensioners/Family Pensioners coming under the Pension Pilot Scheme.

(i) In respect of those Pensioners /Family Pensioners to whom Pension/family pension is sent by Money Order at Government cost, the Pongal prize amount also shall be sent by Money Order at the Government cost.

(ii) In respect of Pensioners/Family Pensioners to whom pension/family pension is paid through Banks,

(a)In Pension Pay Office, Chennai and District Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills/Electronic Clearing System is in vogue, the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai and District Treasury Officers/Sub Treasury Officers are permitted to issue cheques and send the cheques to the respective paying branches of the bank with a covering list of Pensioners/Family Pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’/family pensioners’
savings bank account.

(b)As regards Banking Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills/Electronic Clearing System is not in vogue, the Sub-Treasury Officers are permitted to get Banker’s cheque/Bank draft and send them to the respective Pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’/family pensioners’ savings bank account.

6. In respect of Pensioners /Family Pensioners for whom expenditure is met from State Consolidated Fund, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:-

“2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure- AF. Pongal Prize to Pensioners and Family Pensioners – 327. Pensions09.Others.

OLD: (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 2799)
IFHRMS: (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 32709)”.

In respect of payment of Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:-

“2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits – 01.Civil – 800.Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure – AK. Other Expenditure – Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers – 327. Pensions – 09. Others.

OLD: (D.P.C.2071 01 800 AK 2799)
IFHRMS: (D.P.C.2071 01 800 AK 32709)”

7. In respect of Pensioners (‘C’ and ‘D’ Group) /Family Pensioners of Local Bodies for whom expenditure is met from the fund maintained by the Director of Local Fund Audit or Municipal Funds, as the case may be, the expenditure shall be met from the respective funds. In respect of Special Pensioners of Noon Meal Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants and Anganwadi Helpers, the Block Development Officers / Child Development Project Officer concerned shall debit the expenditure under the head of account mentioned in para-6 above.

Also Read: TN Pongal Bonus 2022 for Government Employees 

8. The Pongal Prize amount sanctioned above shall be paid to the eligible Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers immediately.

9. Necessary provisions have been made under the relevant head of account in Budget Estimate 2021-2022.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

N.MURUGANANDAM,
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

 

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Work from Home for 50% Central Government Employees: DOPT issues guidelines

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Work from Home for 50% Central Government Employees below Under Secretary Level

F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd January, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Attendance of Central Government officials regarding.

Reference : MHA Order No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated the 27th December, 2021.

In view of the initial signs of surge in cases of COVID-19, the matter regulating attendance of Central Government employees has been reviewed and it has been decided as under, with immediate effect till 31st January, 2022 :-

(i) Physical attendance of Government servants below the level of Under Secretary shall be restricted to 50% of the actual strength and the remaining 50% shall work from home. A roster may be prepared accordingly by all the Departments concerned.

(ii) All officers of the level of Under Secretary & above are to attend office on regular basis.

(iii) Persons with Disabilities and Pregnant women employees shall be exempted from attending office but are required to work from home.

(iv) The officers / staff shall follow staggered timings, to avoid over-crowding in offices, as indicted below:

(a) 9.00 A.M. to 5.30. P.M.
(b) 10.00 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.

(v) All officers/ staff residing in the containment zone shall be exempted from coming to offices till the containment zone is denotifed.

Also Read: Suspend the marking of biometric attendance in all Departments till 31st January 2022

(vi) Those officers/ staff who are not attending office and working from home shall be available on telephone and other electronic means of communication at all times.

(vii) Meeting, as far as possible, shall be conducted on video-conferencing and personal meetings with visitors, unless absolutely necessary in public interest, are to be avoided.

(viii) All Officers/Staff have to ensure strict compliance with covid-appropriate behavior viz. frequent washing of hands/ sanitization, wearing a mask/ face cover, observing social distancing at all times.

(ix) Proper cleaning and frequent sanitization of workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces may be ensured. HoDs may also ensure non-crowding in corridors, canteens etc.

2. All Ministries/ Departments / Offices as well as the Central Government employees are directed to ensure strict compliance of instructions on COVID-appropriate behavior issued by MHA, MoH&FW and DoP&T from time to time.

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

To

  1. All the Ministries/Departments, Government of India
  2. PMO / Cabinet Secretariat.
  3. PS to Hon’ble MoS(PP).
  4. PSO to Secretary (Personnel).
  5. Sr. Tech. Director, NIC, DoP&T — for uploading on website.

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PIB Fact Check: DA payable to Central Govt Employees will be kept in abeyance?

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PIB Fact Check: DA payable to Central Govt Employees will be kept in abeyance?

Recently, an order claiming to be from the Ministry of Finance stated that the Dearance Allowance and Dearness Relief payable to Central Government employees and pensioners will be kept in abeyance in view of the Omicron threat.

Now Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India – PIB Fact Check confirmed that no such order has been issued by the Finance Ministry and this order is FAKE

PIB Fact Check Official Tweet

Also Read: DA Freeze for Central Govt Employees Latest News

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Suspend the marking of biometric attendance in all Departments till 31st January 2022

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Suspend the marking of biometric attendance in all Departments till 31st January 2022

F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd January, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – suspension of biometric attendance regarding.

Reference: MHA Order No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 27th December, 2021.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated the 1.11.2021 regarding biometric attendance. The matter has been reviewed and, as a precautionary measure, it has been decided to suspend the marking of biometric attendance in Aadhar Based Biometric Attendance System in all Ministries / Departments of the Government of India, including its attached/subordinate offices, with immediate effect till 31st January, 2022. However, all the employees are required to mark their attendance in Attendance Registers to be maintained manually. All the Heads of Departments shall also continue to ensure that all employees wear masks, at all times, and follow COVID-appropriate behavior strictly.

Also Read: Revised rate of assistance to Registrars for Aadhar Generation and Mandatory Biometric updation

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To

  1. All the Ministries/Departments, Government of India.
  2. PMO/Cabinet Secretariat.
  3. PS to Hon’ble MoS.(PP).
  4. PSO to Secretary (Personnel).
  5. Sr. Tech, Director, NIC, DoP&T — for uploading.

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SPARSH Circular 09: Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation

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SPARSH Circular 09: Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation

Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pension)
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad – 211014

SPARSH CIRCULAR NO.-09
No. PCDAP/SPARSH/CIV/2021/VOL-1.
Dated: 20.12.2021

To,

(As per Annexure-“X’’)
(All Head of Department under Min. of Defence)

Subject :- Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation.

As already intimated earlier that all the organizations of Defence Civilian have been onboarded on SPARSH and most of them have successfully logged in to SPARSH (System for Pension Administration (Raksha). Therefore, all the pension claims of Defence Civilians are to be processed through SPARSH only as old legacy system of sanctioning of pension has been stopped. Accordingly, SPARSH Circular No.05 dated 24.08.2021 may be treated as “Cancelled”.

Also Read: SPARSH – System for Pension Administration (Raksha) – Defence Civilians / Defence Pension

In order to ensure timely sanctioning of pension to retirees, it is requested to process the pension claims well in advance through SPARSH for notification of PPO to the pensioners. Further, to assess the number of forthcoming retirees, it is requested to forward the data of employees who are going to retire in next 6 months in the attached Annexure-A at the earliest.

(Abhishek Singh, IDAS)
Dy. Controller

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Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Govt Pensioners till 28th Feb 2022: RBA 74/2021

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Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Govt Pensioners till 28th Feb 2022: RBA 74/2021

Government of India (भारत सरकार)
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
Railway Board (रेलवे बोर्ड)

RBA No. 74/2021

No. 2010/AC-II/21/10/PT.IV

Date: 31.12.2021

General Managers,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Sub : – Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners till 28th February 2022 in wake of current Covid-19 pandemic.

Ref:- Board’s letter of even no.dated 11.10.2021and 3.12.2021(RBA 54/2021 and 69/2021 respectively)

A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW) O.M No. No.18/1/2020-P&PW(H)-III-6786 dated 31.12.2021 regarding Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners till 28th February 2022 in wake of current Covid-19 pandemic is enclosed for information and necessary action.

DA:As above.

(Sanjeev Sharma)
OSD/Accounts
Railway Board

Copy to :-

  1. PFA and PCPOs of all Zonal Railways/PUs
  2. All PSBs paying Railway pension, RBI, DFS

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Travel agents are expected to provide the Best available Fare to the Government Employees

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Travel agents are expected to provide the Best available Fare to the Government Employees

Modification of instructions regarding of Air Tickets on Government account

No. 19024/03/2021-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 31st December, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Modification of instructions regarding of Air Tickets on Government account.

The undersigned is directed to refer to extant orders of this Department whereby in all cases of air travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials concerned are to travel by Air India only and air tickets are to be purchased directly from Air India or by utilizing the services of the three Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation ltd. (IRCTC).

2. In view of the decision of the Government for disinvestment of Air India, it has been decided that in all cases of air travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, air tickets shall be purchased from the three Authorized Travel Agents viz.

i) M/ s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL),
ii) M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT)
iii) Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation ltd. (IRCTC)

3. The travel agents are expected to provide to the Govt. employees the ‘Best available fare‘ on the date of booking on the basis of tour programme as per their entitlement.

Also Read: DOPT Clarification for relaxation of purchase of air tickets from authorized Travel Agents for LTC

4. The choice of the travel agent for booking of ticket from those in Para 2 is left open to the Ministry/Department . Tickets may be arranged by the office or may be booked by the employee himself. No agency charges will be paid to booking agency i.e. any of the three Authorized Travel Agents viz . M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited , M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

5. All Mileage Points earned by Government employees on tickets purchased for official travel shall continue to be utilized by the concerned Department for other official travel by their officers. Any usage of these mileage points for purpose of private travel by an officer will attract Departmental action. This is to ensure that the benefits out of official travel which is funded by the Government should accrue to the Government. The travel agents shall inform about accrued mileage points to the Ministry/Department on quarterly basis.

6. In case of unavoidable circumstances , where the booking of ticket is done from unauthorized travel agent/website, the Financial Advisors of the Ministry/Department and Head of Department not below the rank of Joint Secretary in subordinate/attached offices are authorized to grant relaxation.

7. To ensure timely payment of air ticket to the travel agents, to confirm the performance of journey , the employee has to submit a certificate/undertaking in prescribed proforma (enclosed as Annexure-1) within 7 days of completion of journey. TA bill may be submitted later as per the existing rules.

8. All Ministries/Departments are directed to ensure strict compliance of the order and to widely circulate this O.M. in all offices including attached/subordinate offices/ autonomous bodies under their control.

9. These orders shall be effective from 01.01.2022.

10. This is issued with the approval of the Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure).

(Nirmala Dev)
Director

To,

All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as per standard distribution list.

Copy : O/o C&AG, UPSC etc. as per standard endorsement list.

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Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay

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Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay

IMMEDIATE

F.No.6/3/2021-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 30th December, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Audit Para No.13 of Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay – regarding

The undersigned is directed to invite attention of the Ministries/Department to the OM No.18/2/2007-CS.I dated 20.05.2014 issued by this Department in the matter of stepping up of pay of Senior Assistants (now ASOs) on their promotion as Section Officers with reference to their junior Assistants (ASOs).

2. However, as Ministries/Departments are already aware, the OM dated 20.05.2014 and the re-fixation orders issued by the Ministries/ Departments in compliance with the instructions issued vide OM dated 20.04.2014 have been challenged in a number of Writ Petitions filed in the High Court of Delhi. Thus the matter is presently sub-judice and the Hon’ble High Court through its interim orders in the WPs filed in the matter has stayed downgrading of the pay and recovery from their pay of the petitioners and the non-petitioners who are similarly situated subject to submission of Affidavit of Undertaking. Accordingly, this Department issued instructions vide OM dated 01.07.2019 and 01.06.2020 in consultation with Department of Expenditure to comply with the directions of Hon’ble High Court and it was also instructed that if any officer, whose pay has been restored in accordance with these instructions, superannuates or retires voluntarily, his/her case may be dealt with as per the provisions of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 relating to provisional pension, payment of gratuity etc.

Also Read: DOPT Order on Stepping up of Pay

3. In this regard attention is also invited to this Department’s OM No.18/2/2014-CS-I(S) dated 27.12.2016 vide which it was informed that the DG Audit had raised the following audit para in the matter: Para No. Brief of Para 13 of Transaction Audit for the year 2014-15 Non-submission of excess amount borne by the ministries by the virtue of irregular/ wrong stepping up of pay

4. The aforesaid audit para could not be settled for the reasons stated in para 2 above. However, the Standing Audit Committee (SAC) which reviewed the pending audit paras of this Department in its meeting held on 07.12.2021 has desired that a detailed Status Report indicating the number and names of the officers who have been granted stepping up of pay in contravention to the instructions issued by this Department may be submitted to them.

5. In Order to comply with the directions of the Standing Audit Committee, Ministries/Departments of Government of India are requested to furnish the information as per the attached format (Annexure) latest by 15.01.2022 clearly indicating the number and names of all the officers who have been granted stepping up of pay and whose case has been reviewed or qualify for review as per OM dated 20.05.2014.

(Zachariah Thomas)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Ph: 24624046

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CGEGIS Table of Benefits of saving funds from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021: RBE No. 88/2021

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CGEGIS Table of Benefits of saving funds from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021: Railway Board RBE No. 88/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 88/2021

No. PC-III/2000/GIS/2

New Delhi, dated 03.12.2021

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980 – Tables of Benefits for the Savings Fund for the period from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021.

The Table of Benefits under CGEGIS-1980 for the period 01-07-2021 to 30-09-2021 issued by Ministry of Finance vide their OM dated 22-07-2021 was circulated to Zonal Railways/Production Units etc. vide Boards letter of even number dated 12-08-2021.

In continuation of Board’s letter ibid, a copy of Ministry of Finance’s OM No. 7(2)/EV/2016 dated 10-11-2021 circulating Tables of benefits tor the period from 01-10-2021 to 31-12-2021 is enclosed herewith for information and necessary action.

DA: As above

(Priya Gopalkrishnan)
JDPC
Railway Board

Signed Copy

 

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Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes from Jan 2022 to March 2022 remain unchanged

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Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes from Jan 2022 to March 2022 remain unchanged

F.No.1/4/2019-NS
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 31.12.2021

Office Memorandum

Subject: Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes — reg.

The rate of interest on various Small Savings Schemes for the fourth quarter of financial year 2021-22 starting from 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st March, 2022 shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for the third quarter (1st October, 2021 to 31st December, 2021) for FY 2021-22.

Also Read: Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates unchanged from Oct 2021 to Dec 2021

2. This has the approval of the competent authority.

(Hanumaiah K.)
Deputy Secretary(Budget)
Tele:011-230922326

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