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.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO : 412 ANSWERED ON: 24.03.2021
Outsourcing in Government Offices
Sumalatha Ambareesh Doddaalahalli Kempegowda Suresh Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether it is a fact that the employees are outsourced to work in Government offices through contractors, if so, the total number of outsourced employees during the last three years, year-wise and department-wise;
(b) whether the Government has put in place adequate regulations to ensure the admissible benefits for the outsourced employees and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government has received any complaints from outsourced employees against contractors and if so, the details thereof?
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 TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 412 BY SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH & SHRI D.K. SURESH REGARDING โOUTSOURCING IN GOVERNMENT OFFICESโ
(a): Yes, Sir. The establishments in the Government may outsource employees based on their respective requirements. The General Financial Rules 2017 (GFR 2017) allow the Central Government establishments to outsource certain services. As each Ministry/Department is competent to procure services of outsourcing agencies at their level to meet seasonal or short-term requirements, the centralized data is not maintained in this regard.
(b): Regular inspections are conducted under relevant legislations for compliance of various Labour Laws. Scheme has been devised by Government to carry out inspections for implementation of various Labour Laws in Central sphere such as the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 etc. to regulate the employment of contract labour, payment of wages and welfare of employees recruited through contractors. The social welfare legislations apply equally to contract/outsourced labourers as in case of regular workers.
(c): Protection of the interests of contractorsโ employees is enforced by the Government through the Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) which carries out inspections in case of complaints received from outsourced employees to regulate issues of employment of contract labour, payment of minimum wages and welfare etc. against the contractors. The centralized data is not maintained in this regard.
Non Payment of enhanced HRA at 9,18 and 27 percent – Confederation writes to ACGA (PFMS)
Ref: Confd/HRA/2021
Dated – 27.07.2021
To: Smt. Dharitri Panda, Additional Controller General of Accounts (PFMS), O/o Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, 3rd and 4th Floor, Shivaji Stadium Avenue, Connaught place, New Delhi-110001
Sub: Non Payment of enhanced HRA @ 9, 18 and 27 percent after DA increase beyond 25%
Madam,
As you are aware that after enhancement of DA from 17% to 28%, it is required to enhance HRA @ 9, 18 and 27% as per report of 7th CPC.
Now, it has been reported by some Departments under Central Government, that it has not been updated in System, therefore it will not be paid with the salary of July 2021.
It is therefore, requested to kindly to cause suitable action to update the System so that the officials may also get enhanced HRA with the salary of July 2021.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERSโ WELFARE)
RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 430 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2021)
CALCULATION OF COMMUTED PENSION
430 SHRI NEERAJ DANGI:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the formula for calculating the commuted pension for employees of Union Government while deciding the recovery period of commuted pension for employeesอพ
(b) the rate of interest for FD, when 14 year was decided as the recovery period for commuted pension of employeesอพ
(c) whether this recovery period is justified in the present scenario when the rate of interest for FD is 5-6 per cent only, if so, the details thereofอพ and
(d) whether Government is willing to revise this period of recovery of commuted pension, if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?
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 (d): The lump sum commuted value of pension payable to a pensioner, who applies for such commutation, is calculated in accordance with the Table of the values appended to the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981. A copy of the Table, presently applicable for calculating the commuted value of pension, is at Annexure. The commuted amount of pension is restored on completion of 15 years from the date the reduction of pension becomes operative.
The existing Table of the values for calculation of lump sum commuted value of pension was incorporated in the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 in implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission vide Department of Pension & Pensionersโ Welfare O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2nd September, 2008 . This Table is based on LIC (94-96) Ultimate Tables and rate of interest of 8%. While recommending the aforesaid Table, the Sixth Central Pay Commission did not recommend any change in the period of 15 years for restoration of commuted pension. The Seventh Central Pay Commission also did not recommend any change in the said period for restoration of commuted pension.
Honโble High Court of Delhi, vide order dated 17.01.2019 , dismissed a Writ Petition No. 1222/2015 seeking reduction in the period for restoration of commuted pension. An SLP(C) No. 8852/2019 filed against the said order of Honโble High Court of Delhi was also dismissed by Honโble Supreme Court on 15th April, 2019.
At present, in view of the above, there is no proposal to revise the period of restoration of commuted pension.
ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN PARA 1 OF ANSWER TO RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 430 DATED 22.07.2021
COMMUTATION VALUE FOR A PENSION OF Re.1 PER ANNUM
Ageย nextย Birthday
Commutationย value expressed as number of yearโs purchase
Ageย nextย Birthday
Commutation ย value expressed as number of yearโs purchase
Ageย nextย Birthday
Commutationย value expressed as number of yearโs purchase
20
9.188
41
9.075
62
8.093
21
9.187
42
9.059
63
7.982
22
9.186
43
9.04
64
7.862
23
9.185
44
9.019
65
7.731
24
9.184
45
8.996
66
7.591
25
9.183
46
8.971
67
7.431
26
9.182
47
8.943
68
7.262
27
9.18
48
8.913
69
7.083
28
9.178
49
8.881
70
6.897
29
9.176
50
8.846
71
6.703
30
9.173
51
8.808
72
6.502
31
9.169
52
8.768
73
6.296
32
9.164
53
8.724
74
6.085
33
9.159
54
8.678
75
5.872
34
9.152
55
8.627
76
5.657
35
9.145
56
8.572
77
5.443
36
9.136
57
8.512
78
5.229
37
9.126
58
8.446
79
5.018
38
9.116
59
8.371
80
4.812
39
9.103
60
8.287
81
4.611
40
9.09
61
8.194
[Basis: LIC (94-96) Ultimate Tables and 8.00% interest]
Dearness Relief to Railway Pensioners from July 2021 – [ RBE No – 56/2021 ]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No.:174
RBE No.: 56/2021
File No. PC-VII/2016/1/7/2/3
New Delhi, dated: 28.07.2021
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Sub : Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensionersโ Revised rate effective from 01.07.2021
A copy of Office Memorandum No. 42/07/2021-P&PW(D) dated 22.07.2021 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension and Pensionersโ Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and compliance. This order shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also.
2. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to refer to answer to Unstarred Question 428 given in the Rajya Sabha on 4th February, 2021 and state:
(a) whether Supreme Court has dismissed the Special Leave to Appeal (C) 173/2021 on 04/02/2021 and has allowed the Central Government officials under NPS, the benefits of old pension scheme whose advertisement were advertised before 01/01/2004 and results/joining occured after 31/12/2003อพ
(b) if so, the details thereofอพ
(c) whether Government would issue general orders for similar cases to ease out litigation and undue burden on resources and exchequer of Government and its own officials on the line of above judgmentอพ and
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 (d ): A Writ Petition No. 756/2020 was filed by Dr. Davinder Singh Brar before the Honโble High Court of Delhi. Honโble Court vide its order dated 28.01.2020, allowed the Writ Petition. The operative portion of the order reads as under:
12. Mr. Anurag Ahluwalia, CGSC sought to draw a distinction between the aforesaid case and the one at hand by pointing out that the Petitioner here had been selected pursuant to a selection process that concluded only in February, 2004, whereas, in other instances where this Court had granted relief, the selection process had concluded before 1st January, 2004.
13. The Court is not persuaded that the above distinction can constitute a ground for denying to the Petitioner coverage under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). The fact remains that for an advertisement that came to be issued on 24th May, 2003, the Respondents only concluded the selection process in February, 2004. It is not the case of the Respondents that this delay was attributable to the Petitioners. Further, the OM dated 13th April, 2018, referred to hereinabove, does not recognize any such distinction for the purpose of deciding eligibility of personnel to the OPS.
14. In that view of the matter, the impugned order dated 17th August 2019 is hereby set aside. A direction is issued to the Respondents to extend the benefit of the OPS to the Petitioner in terms of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 by issuing appropriate order within a period of 12 weeks from today. The petition is disposed of in the above terms.”
Since, the above judgement was not in consonance with the provisions of notification issued by Ministry of Finance ( Department of Economic Affairs) on 22.12.2003, an SLP No. 173/2021 was filed before Honโble Supreme Court. Honโble Supreme Court vide its order dated 04.02.2021, dismissed the SLP.
National Pension System (NPS) was introduced for Central Government employees by a Notification of Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) dated 22nd December, 2003. NPS is mandatory for all new recruits to the Central Government service from 1st January, 2004 (except the armed forces). However, in some specific court cases, like WP(C) No. 3834/2013 titled Parma Nand Yadav Vs. Union of India and WP(C) No. 2810/2016 titled Rajendra Singh Vs. Union of India, where the selection of candidates had been made before 01.01.2004 but their actual appointment in the Government service could be made on or after 01.01.2004 due to various reasons, on the direction of the Honโble High Court of Delhi, the benefit of old pension scheme was allowed to the petitioners.
After considering all the relevant aspects and to extend the benefit to similarly placed Government servants in order to reduce further litigation, the Government has decided, vide an Office Memorandum No. 57/04/2019-P&PW(B) dated 17th February, 2020 of the Department of Pension & Pensionersโ Welfare, that in all cases where the results for recruitment were declared before 01.01.2004 against vacancies occurring on or before 31.12.2003, the candidates declared successful for recruitment shall be eligible for coverage under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. Accordingly, such Government servants who were declared successful for recruitment in the results declared on or before 31.12.2003 against vacancies occurring before 01.01.2004 and covered under the National Pension System on joining service on or after 01.01.2004, may be given a one โ time option to be covered under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
In view of the specific provisions of the Notification dated 22.12.2003, the date of advertisement for the vacancies or the date of examination for selection against those vacancies is not considered relevant for determining the eligibility for coverage under the Old Pension Scheme or the National Pension System.
