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
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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.
(As per Annexure-โXโโ) (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 โCancelledโ.
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.
Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Govt Pensioners till 28th Feb 2022: RBA 74/2021
Government of India (เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคธเคฐเคเคพเคฐ) Ministry of Railways (เคฐเฅเคฒ เคฎเคเคคเฅเคฐเคพเคฒเคฏ) Railway Board (เคฐเฅเคฒเคตเฅ เคฌเฅเคฐเฅเคก)
RBA No. 74/2021
No. 2010/AC-II/21/10/PT.IV
Date: 31.12.2021
General Managers, All Zonal Railways/Production Units
Sub : โ 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:- Boardโs letter of even no.dated 11.10.2021and 3.12.2021(RBA 54/2021 and 69/2021 respectively)
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 โBest available fareโ on the date of booking on the basis of tour programme as per their entitlement.
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.
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 โ 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 Honโble 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 Honโble 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.
3. In this regard attention is also invited to this Departmentโs 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
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 โ 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 Boardโs letter ibid, a copy of Ministry of Financeโs 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.
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 โ 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.
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) โ November, 2021
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of November, 2021 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for November. 2021 increased by 0.8 points and stood at 125.7 (one hundred twenty five and point seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.64 per cent with respect to previous month compared to an increase of 0.33 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. At item level, French-Bean, Kundru. Lady’s finger, Tomato, Potato, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage. Cooking Gas, Medicine Allopathic, Telephone charges mobile, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Buffalo-Milk. Poultry/chicken, Soyabean oil, Sunflower oil, Banana, Cauliflower, Garlic, Ginger, Domestic Electricity, Diesel, Petrol, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Puducherry recorded a maximum increase of 6.9 points followed by Mercara-Kodagu with 4.0 points. Among others. 5 centres observed an increase between 3 to 3.9 points, 9 centres between 2 to 2.9 points, 16 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 31 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary. Sangrur recorded a maximum decrease of 4.6 points followed by Atnritsar with 3.8 points, Among others. 2 centres observed an decrease between 2 to 2.9 points, 2 centres between I to 1.9 points and 17 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 2 centres’ indices remained stationary.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 4.84 per cent compared to 4.50 per cent for the previous month and 5.27 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 3.40 per cent against 2.20 per cent of the previous month and 7.48 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of December, 2027 will be released on Monday, 31st January,2022. The same will also be available on the office viebsite www.labourbureaunew.gov.in
Revision in Recruitment Rules of Lower Division Clerk in PAOs
No. 251(01)/2014/PA Admn II/2739-2776 Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts PA Wing, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi
Dated 31.12.2021
Sub: Revision in Recruitment Rules of Lower Division Clerk in PAOs – circulation thereof.
Sir/Madam,
The undersigned is directed to say that as per DoP&T OM No AB-14017/6112008-Estt (RR) dated 13.10.2015 the proposal for framing/amendment of Recruitment Rules (RRs) are to be uploaded on the website of respective Ministries/Departments for 30 days for inviting comments from the stakeholders.
2. Competent Authority in Department of Posts has decided to revise the RRs governing the appointments of Lower Division Clerk in Postal Accounts offices. Draft of the proposed RRs is attached herewith for comments of stakeholders.
3. All Stakeholders are requested to go through the draft Recruitment Rules and furnish their comments, if any, to the undersigned within a period of one month from the date of issue of the communications.
4. Draft RRs shall be available on the website of Department of Posts (www.indiapost.gov.in) during 01.01.2022 to 31.01.2022.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Hindi version will follow.
Encl: As above.
Yours Faithfully, (Furqan Akhtar) ADG (PA-Admn)
1.All GM (F)/DA (P). 2.All Postal Federation and non-Federated recognised Service Association of Postal Accounts Cadre. 3.GM (CEPT), Mysore, A copy of draft notification of RRs on the aforementioned post is enclosed with a request to upload the same in the website of India post with Heading “Lower Division Clerk in PAOs from 01.01.2022 to 31.01.2022.
