IDA from July 2021 for executives and Non-unionized supervisors in CPSE – BSNL IDA from July 2021
F.No. W-02/0002/2014-DPE(WC)-GL-III/2021 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 Dated: 2nd August, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Board level posts and below Board level posts including Non-unionized supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 – Payment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.
2.In modification of this Departmentโs O.M. of even No. dated 17.08.2020, the rate of DA to the executives andnon-unionized supervisors of CPSES (2007 pay revision) is increased from 159.9% to 170.5% w.e.f. 01.07.2021 (Calculation Sheet is attached at Annexure). The increase subsumes theadditional installments arising on 01.10.2020, 01.01.2021 and 01.04.2021. The rate of Dearness Allowance for the period from 01.10.2020 till 30.06.2021 shall remain at 159.9%. .
3 The above rate of DA i.e. 170.5% would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.Ms. dated 26.11.2008, 09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009
4.All administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are requested to bring the foregoing to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end.
CGA Order : Family pension and other dues in respect of the deceased employees in such cases are released to their families on priority basis
TA-3-6/3/2020-TA-III/CS-4308/611 Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Office of Controller General of Accounts Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan, E-Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi
Dated : 02/08/2021
Office Memorandum
Subject : Payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family on death of a Government servant during service – reg.
2.All the Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs (ICs) of the respective Ministries/Departments are requested to ensure strict compliance of the said OM. It is also incumbent on all concerned to ensure that the family pension and other dues in respect of the deceased employees in such cases are released to their families on priority basis, without looking at the maximum time limit prescribed in the CCS (Pension) Rules and CGAs OM issued dated 19th Feb 2021 in this regard for processing such cases.
3. It is also to be ensured that the provisional family pension may continue to be paid for the month in which claim is received by PAO from Head of Office and till the period PPO is prepared and dispatched to CPAO in such a manner that disbursement of family pension to the family pensioner for the succeeding month is commenced by the bank without any disruption in continuous receipt of family pension at any point of time. Therefore, PAO shall indicate the date from which the family pension is authorized in the PPO to be paid by the Bank.
(Ashish Kumar Singh) Dy. Controller General of Accounts
CCS (Pension) Amendment Rules 2020 – Rule 8 prohibiting the retired officers from writing about their department
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)
RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021)
CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (PENSION) AMENDMENT RULES, 2020
427 DR. SANTANU SEN:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministry has consulted different stakeholders while bringing in the Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2020 through which a condition of ‘good conduct’ has been added in Rule 8 prohibiting the retired officers from writing about their departmentอพ
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereforอพ and
(c) the detailed rationale behind taking such decision?
ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTERโS OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) : Stakeholders were consulted while amending Rule 8 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2021 [Vide Corrigendum dated 01.07.2021 notified in The Gazette of India, 2020 replaced with 2021]. The condition of good conduct already exists in the CCS (Pension) Rules.
(b): The Intelligence or Security Organizations included in the Second Schedule of the Right to Information Act, 2005, were consulted through administrative Ministry / Department.
(c): Prior to amendment, it was upto the concerned official to decide whether the published material falls in the prescribed prohibited categories or not. In case, the official feels that the material he is going to publish does not fall in the prohibited category then he could publish the material without any prior approval of the Government. Later on, in case Government comes to a conclusion that the published material comes / falls under the category of prohibited material, a loss to the country would have already happened. To prevent such situations, the current amendment has been made.
Dearness Relief to Pre 1986 Bank Retirees from Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 – IBA
Indian Banksโ Association
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HR&IR/MBR/D/G2/10197 August 2, 2021
Designated Officers of all Nationalized Banks and State Bank of India
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dearness Relief payable for the period August 2021 to January 2022 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks (b) surviving spouses of pre 1.1.86 Retirees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia
As per the directive contained in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division) letter F.No.11/2/2012-IR dated 17.12.2013, the Dearness Relief payable to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks for the period August 2021 to January 2022 on Ex-gratia will be as under:
Dearness Relief to Bank Pensioners from Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 – IBA Circular
Indian Bankโs Association
HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
HR&IR/MBR/D/G2/10196 August 2, 2021
Designated Officers of all Member Banks which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period August 2021 to January 2022
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2021 are as follows:-
April
2021
7895.20
May
2021
7828.07
June
2021
8000.39
In terms of Regulation 37 of Bank Employeesโ Pension Regulations, 1995, Dearness Relief is payable to pensioners at rates specified in Appendix II to the Regulations.
Pending amendments to Pension Regulations, Banks may pay on ad hoc basis, the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period August 2021 to January 2022 as per Annexure.
All Members of the Association (Designated Officers)
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2021 under XI BPS/ 8th Joint Note dated 11.11.2020
We have to advise that the confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2021 as published by Govt. of India in its website Labour Bureau are as follows:-
April
2021
7895.20
May
2021
7828.07
June
2021
8000.39
The average of the above is 7941.22 and accordingly the number of DA slabs works out to 397 (7941.22 โ 6352= 1589.22 = 397 Slabs) The payment of DA for the months May , June and July 2021 was at 367 Slabs. Hence, there is a increase of 30 slabs of DA i.e. 397 -367 Slabs for payment of DA for the months August, September and October 2021.
Accordingly, in terms of clause 7 of the 11th Bipartite Settlement dated 11.11.2020 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 11.11.2020, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to Workmen and Officer employees for the months of August, September and October 2021 shall be 27.79 % of โpayโ. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.
Denial of DA Arrears : Meeting Notice for National Secretariat of the Confederation on 18th August, 2021
No. Contd./National/Sectt/2021
Dated: 01st August 2021
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given for a meeting of the National Secretariat of the Confederation on 18th August, 2021. The meeting will be held partially on physical platform and partially on virtual platform. Those who can go over to Delhi and attend the meeting may do so. The venue of the meeting will be the NFPEHQ, 1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110001. To enable the members who cannot go over to Delhi, the link for virtual meeting will be sent later.
All Sectt. members are requested to compulsorily attend the meeting
The meeting will discuss the following agenda.
Review of the programmes of action chalked out and implemented.
Denial of DA arrears and the need to chalk out a programme over the said issue.
Other important issues: viz. compensation for the employees who died due to Covid , full reimbursement of the medical expenses of the employees suffered from Covid, any other Covid related issues.
Organisation: Democratic functioning of State COCs and affiliates; difficulty in holding conferences etc.
Reporting of the NC JCM meeting;
Reporting of the standing committee meeting.
Finance: subscript.; finalisation of accounts for the period ending on 31.3.2021.
Any other matter with the permission of the chair.
Regularization of the period of absence from duty in r/o Gramin Dak Sevaks during COVIDโ19
No. 17-13/2021-GDS Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (Establishment Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi โ 110 001
Dated: 29th July, 2021
To
All Chief Postmaster General
Chief General Manager, Business Development & Parcel/ PLI Directorate
Director RAKNPA/ CGM CEPT/ Director, All Postal Training Centers
Subject : Regularization of the period of absence from duty in r/o Gramin Dak Sevaks during COVIDโ19 pandemic periods.
Madam/Sir,
This Department is in receipt of various references regarding regularization of the period of absence of Gramin Dak Sevaks of Department of Posts during lockdown / quarantine period, etc. The matter has been considered and with the approval of the competent authority, following orders are issued:-
(a). Period of absence due to restrictions on movement and travel imposed by the Central Government, State/UT Government, district authorities, local authorities, residential society etc. and due to residential area concerned notified as containment zone and due to Suspension of public transport due to which the GDS is not able to attend office โ shall be treated as duty for all purposes.
(b). Period of quarantine/isolation, as prescribed by the authority from time to time, on coming into contact with a Covid positive person while in office or while carrying out official duty or while at place of residence โ to be treated as duty for all purposes.
(c). In case of a GDS getting infected with Covid, a provision of paid leave on contracting Covid up to 30 days is provided for. The Period of absence due to GDS contracting Covid 19 โ sanction of paid leave upto 30 days would be regulated as following: โ
(i) Sanction of paid leave at credit of GDS
(ii) Sanction of emergency leave at credit of GDS
(iii) Sanction of paid leave/emergency leave which is not yet due and which shall be credited in leave account of GDS in subsequent half yearly periods.
Total paid leave sanctioned as per (i), (ii) and (iti) above shall not exceed 30 days.
(d) In cases where the period left with the GDS before he/she is discharged on attaining 65 years of age is less than two years, he/she shall be able to avail paid leave/emergency leave not yet due only to the extent of leave expected to be credited in his/her account till his/her attaining 65 years of age.
(e) In cases where the GDS who has availed paid leave/emergency leave not yet due get discharged before the leave availed are adjusted against the future entitlement of leave, recovery from his/her Severance/Gratuity may be made. As for GDS who have not completed 10 years of engagement period and thus not entitled for Severance Gratuity, will have to deposit amount equivalent to the leave not adjusted before discharge.
(f). Following undertaking shall be obtained by the leave sanctioning authority where paid leave/emergency leave not yet due is sanctioned: โ
Undertaking
โI undertake to return to the Department the amount of paid leave/emergency leave sanctioned to me in accordance with Dte. OM No. dated _ and which is in excess of the paid leave/emergency leave which is credited in my leave account till my date of discharge.โ
Name: Designation: Office:
2. The leave sanctioning authority accordingly after satisfying himself/herself shall issue appropriate orders.
3. In case the GDS concerned is not satisfied with the decision of leave sanctioning authority, he/she may represent to next higher authority. The next higher authority will decide the representation within 15 days of receipt.
4. These orders shall cover all the period of absence of GDS due to covid-19 related circumstances since imposition of first lockdown i.e. 24.03.2020 and shall remain in force till end of Covid-19 pandemic declaration by government authorities.
Yours faithfully,
(Tarun Mittal) Assistant Director General (PE-1& SCT)/LO ADG (GDS/PCC)
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis ofretail 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 June, 2021 is being released in this press release.
The All-India CPI-IW for June, 2021increased by 1.1 points and stood at 121.7 (one hundred twenty-one and point seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.91 per cent with respect to previous month compared to an increase of 0.61 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.72 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Fish Fresh, Poultry/Chicken, Eggs-Hen, Edible Oil, Apple, Banana, Brinjal, Carrot, Cauliflower, French Beans, Onion, Potato, Tomato, Tea-leaf, Electricity Domestic, Kerosene Oil, Barber/Beautician charges, Doctorโs/Surgeonโs Fee, Petrol for Vehicle, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked byArhar Dal, Coconut Fresh with Pulp, Mango, Pomegranate/Anar, Water Melon, Lemon, Tamarind, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Shillong recorded maximum increase of 6.2 points followed by Puducherry and Bhopal with 3.5 points and 3.1 points respectively.Among others,13 centres observed an increase between 2 to 2.7 points, 30 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 32 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points.On the contrary, Indore recorded a maximum decrease of 1.1 points. Among others, 7 centres observed a decline between 0.1 to 0.7 points. Rest of 2 centres remained stationary.
Shri DPS Negi, Senior Labour and Employment Advisor & Chief Labour Commisioner (Central) said in a tweet message that the rise in Index during June, 2021 is in line with all other consumer price indices compiled and released by different agencies in the country and the rise in prices of Food & Beverages and Fuel items are responsible for increase in index. โIncrease in wages will provide some respite to working class families who have witnessed many hardships during the Lockdown period.โMrNegi further stated.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.57 per cent compared to 5.24 per cent for the previous month and 5.06 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 5.61 per cent against 5.26 per cent of the previous month and 5.49per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for May and June, 2021
Sr. No.
Groups
May, 2021
June, 2021
I
Food & Beverages
120.0
121.8
II
Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
137.8
137.9
III
Clothing & Footwear
119.0
120.1
IV
Housing
115.2
115.2
V
Fuel & Light
148.9
149.6
VI
Miscellaneous
118.6
119.7
General Index
120.6
121.7
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of July, 2021 will be released on Tuesday31st August, 2021.
Provision of Creamy Layer in General Category for Government Services
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 112 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2021)
PROVISION OF CREAMY LAYER FOR GENERAL CATEGORY 112 # SMT. CHHAYA VERMA:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is considering to make provision of creamy layer in general category for Government services on the lines of provision of creamy layer for the candidates in Other Backward Classes so that only weaker sections get Government servicesอพ
(b) whether a dual policy is being implemented on the candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes by implementing the provision of creamy layer only on Other Backward Classesอพ and
(c) the details of income criteria set for creamy layer at present and when was it increased and whether it is being increased from time to time?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTERโS OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.112 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2021 BY SMT. CHHAYA VERMA REGARDING
PROVISION OF CREAMY LAYER FOR GENERAL CATEGORY
(a) & (b): The concept of exclusion of creamy layer from amongst Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been introduced based on the directions of the Honโble Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney Vs.UOI & Ors. delivered in 1992.
(c): The income criteria to exclude creamy layer has been revised from time to time as follows:
(i) Vide O.M. No.36033/3/2004-Estt(Res), dated 9th March, 2004, the income limit was revised from Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2.5 lakh per annum.
(ii) Vide O.M. No.36033/3/2004-Estt(Res), dated 14th October, 2008, the income limit was revised from Rs.2.5 lakh to Rs.4.5 lakh per annum.
(iii) Vide O.M. No.36033/1/2013-Estt(Res), dated 27th May, 2013, the income limit was revised from 4.5 lakh to Rs.6 lakh per annum.
(iv) Vide O.M. No.36033/1/2013-Estt(Res), dated 13th September, 2017, the income limit was revised from Rs.6 lakh to Rs.8 lakh per annum.
