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Ex-gratia lump sum compensation – MoD Clarification Order dated 14.07.2021

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Ex-gratia lump sum compensation – MoD Clarification Order dated 14.07.2021

No. 20(1)2017/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs

New Delhi, 14th July, 2021

To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
The Chief of the Navy Staff

Subject: Ex-gratia lump sum compensation – Clarification

Sir,

I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 20(1)98/D(Pay/Services) dated 22.9.1998 as amended vide letter of even number dated 12.4.1999, 3.8.1999, 19.5.2000, 21.10.2008, letter No. 20(5)2009/D(Pay/Services) dated 46.2010 and letter No. 20(2)2016/D(Pay/Services) dated 2.11.2016 on the above subject and to say that following has been clarified for better interpretation of the aforementioned letters regarding grant of Ex-gratia lump sum compensation to the next of kin of the Defence Service personnel who die in harness in the performance of their bonafide official duties:

(a) A person subject to the disciplinary code of the Armed Forces shall be treated on ‘Bonafide Official duty’

a. When performing an official task or a task failure to do which would constitute an offence, triable under the disciplinary code applicable to him.

b. When moving from one place of duty to another place of duty irrespective of the mode of journey.

c. During the period of participation in recreation and other unit/sports activities organized or approved by service authorities and during the period of traveling in relation thereto.

Note 1: Personnel of the Armed Forces participating in local/national/ international sports tournaments as member of service teams or mountaineering expeditions/ gliding organized by service authorities, with the approval of Service HQs, shall be deemed to be ‘on bonafide duty’ for the purpose of grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation.

Note 2: Personnel of Armed Forces participating in sports tournaments or in privately organized mountaineering expeditions of indulging in gliding as a hobby in their individual capacity, shall not be deemed to be ‘on bonafide duty’ for the purpose of grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation, even though prior permission of the competent service authorities have been obtained by them.

Note 3: Injuries sustained by personnel of the Armed Forces in impromptu games and sports which are organized by or with the approval of the local service authority and death or disability arising from such injuries, will be regarded as having occurred ‘on bonafide duty’ for the purpose of grant of ex-gratia lump Sum compensation.

Note 4: The personnel of the Armed Forces deputed for training at courses conducted by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling and other similar institutes shall be treated at par with personnel attending other authorized professional courses of exercise for the Defence Services for the purpose of grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation on account of death sustained during the courses.

d. When proceeding on leave/ valid out pass from his duty station to his leave station or returning to duty from his leave station on leave/ valid out pass.

Note 1: An Armed Forces personnel while travelling between his place of duty to leave station and vice-versa is to be treated on duty irrespective of whether he has availed railway warrant/ concession vouchers/ cash TA etc or not for the journey. This would also include journey performed from leave station to duty station in case the individual returns early.

Note 2: The occurrence of death should have taken place in reaching the leave station from duty station or vice versa using the commonly available/ adopted route and mode of transport.

e. When travelling by a reasonable route from one’s official residence to and back from the appointed place of duty irrespective of the mode of conveyance (whether private or provided by the Government).

f. Death which occurs when an individual is not strictly ‘on duty’ e.g. on leave, including cases of death as a result of attack by or action against extremists or anti-social elements may also be considered attributable to service, provided that it involved risk which was due to his belonging to the Armed Forces and that the same was not a risk faced by a civilian. Death due to personal enmity is not admissible.

Note 1: For the purpose of grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation leave shall include all types of leave granted by Competent authority. Leave/Casual Leave shall not be treated as ‘Duty’ except in situations mentioned above.

2. This letter takes effect from the date of issue of this letter.

3. The other terms and conditions contained in the Ministry’s dated 22.9.1998 as amended shall remained unchanged.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their U.O. No. 8(15)/2004-AG/PA dated 13.7.2021.

(T. Johnson)
Gp Capt
Director (Pay/Services)

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Dearness Allowance to Rajasthan Work-charged Employees from July 2021

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Dearness Allowance to Rajasthan Work-charged Employees from July 2021

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)

No. F. 13(2)FD(Rules)/2017

Jaipur, dated : 15 July, 2021

ORDER

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged Employees.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable, to the work-charged employees governed under the Rajasthan Public Works Department (B&R) including Gardens. Irrigation, Land Development (Programme), PHED, CAD Chambal Department, Kota, Ayurved and Forest Department Work-charged Employees Service Rules, 1964 or under corresponding provisions of standing orders, where such employees are governed by specific standing orders and are drawing pay in the Level in Pay Matrix prescribed under the Rajasthan Work-charged Employees (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017 shall be revised from 17% to 28% with effect from 01-07-2021.

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DA Order to Rajasthan Government Employees from July 2021

Dearness Relief Order to Rajasthan Government Pensioners from July 2021

2. The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the Basic Pay i.e. pay drawn in the Pay Matrix of the prescribed Levels and shall not include any other type(s) of pay like Special Pay or Personal Pay etc.

3. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored.

4. DA reflects the additional installments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Allowance for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%.

5. Cash payment shall be admissible from 01-07-2021 i.e. salary for the month of July, 2021 payable on 01-08-2021.

By order o f the Governor,

(Akhil Arora)
Principal Secretary, Finance

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Dearness Relief Order to Rajasthan Government Pensioners from July 2021

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Dearness Relief Order to Rajasthan Government Pensioners from July 2021

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)

No.F.12(8)FD(Rules)/2017

Jaipur, dated : 15 July, 2021

ORDER

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Relief sanctioned vide Finance Department Order of even number dated 27-03-2020 to the State Government Pensioners who are in receipt of superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation, family and extraordinary pension etc. shall be revised from 17% to 28% with effect from 01-07-2021.

For the purpose of this order –

(i) Pension/Family Pension in the case of pre-01-01-2016 retirees and where Family Pension was sanctioned prior to 01-01-2016, means the Revised Pension or Revised Family Pension, as the case may be, effective from 01-01-2016 in terms of Finance Department Memorandum No. F.12(6)FD(Rules)/2017 dated 30-10-2017 as amended vide Order No. F.12(6)FD(Rules)/ 2017 dated 09-12-2017 and F.12(6)FD(Rules)/ 2017 Pt.-I dated 06-06-2018.

Also Read : DA Order to Rajasthan Government Employees from July 2021

(ii) In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 01-01-2017 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 01-01-2017, Pension/Family Pension means the Basic Pension/Basic Family Pension, as the case may be, in terms of Finance Department Notification No. F.12(6)FD(Rules)/ 2017 dated 30-10-2017 as amended vide Order No. F.12(6)FD(Rules)/ 2017 dated 09-12-2017.

(iii) Dearness Relief will also be admissible on the additional quantum of pension / family pension allowed to the pensioners who have attained the age of 80 years and above.

(iv) Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

(v) Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners’ such as regulation of dearness relief during employment/re-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged.

(vi) This order shall also be applicable in case of Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.

(vii) This order shall not be applicable in case of Old Age Pensions, Political Pensions or any other kind of similar pensions, which are not related to the service rendered under Government.

(viii) Dearness Relief at revised rates as above would also be admissible to pensioners who retired/retire from service of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad and whose Pension Payment Orders have been issued by the Director, Local Fund Audit Department or Director, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur.

(ix) DR reflects the additional installments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Relief for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%.

(x) Cash payment shall be admissible from 01-07-2021 i.e. pension for the month of July, 2021 payable on 01-08-2021.

By order the Governor

(Akhil Arora)
Principal Secretary, Finance

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DA Order to Rajasthan Government Employees from July 2021

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DA Order to Rajasthan Government Employees from July 2021

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)

No. F. 6(3) FD (Rules)/2017

Jaipur, dated: 15 July, 2021

ORDER

Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees.

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees, drawing pay in the Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2017, under Finance Department Order of even number dated 27-03-2020 shall be revised from 17% to 28% with effect from 01-07-2021.

2. The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the Basic Pay i.e. pay drawn in the Pay Matrix of the prescribed Levels and shall not include any other type(s) of pay like Special Pay or Personal Pay etc.

Also Read : Rajasthan Govt Hikes Dearness Allowance of State Employees to 28% From July 1

3. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored.

4. DA reflects the additional installments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021. The rate of Dearness Allowance for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%.

5. Cash payment shall be admissible from 01-07-2021 i.e. salary for the month of July, 2021 payable on 01-08-2021.

By order of he Governor,

S/d,
(Akhil Arora)
Principal Secretary, Finance

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Rajasthan Govt Hikes Dearness Allowance of State Employees to 28% From July 1

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Rajasthan Govt Hikes Dearness Allowance of State Employees to 28% From July 1

After the Union Cabinet took the decision to restore the dearness allowance of the central government employees, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday decided to increase the DA of the state employees and pensioners from the present 17 per cent to 28 per cent. Notably, this hike from the Rajasthan government will be effective from July 1, 2021. The decision to hike the DA was announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Rajasthan government has decided to increase dearness allowance of state government employees & pensioners from 17% to 28%, applicable from July 1, 2021: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot – ANI Report

“It has been decided to increase the dearness allowance of the Rajasthan government employees and pensioners from 17 per cent to 28 per cent,” Ashok  Gehlot said in a tweet.

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First Credit of pension on the basis of e-PPO followed by subsequent verification with physical PPOs – CPAO

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First Credit of pension on the basis of e-PPO into the account of the pensioner/family pensioner followed by subsequent verification with physical PPOs

F. No. O/o-13012(12)/3/2021-IT Technical/40
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Central Pension Accounting Office,
Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Kama Place,
New Delhi

Dated: 12/07/2021

Office Memorandum

Subject : First Credit of pension on the basis of e-PPO into the account of the pensioner/family pensioner followed by subsequent verification with physical PPOs – Regarding

It has been observed that the first credit of pension into the account of pensioner/family pensioner is delayed as the CPPCs of Banks await the receipt of the physical PPO for verification before starting the payment of benefits. The delay in crediting of pension to the pensioner’s account due to this has been causing undue hardship to pensioners.

Also Read : CPAO clarification on Payment of Commuted Value of Pension

2. With a view to streamline the process to expedite the payment of first credit, all the Heads of the CPPCs of Authorised Banks are hereby directed to ensure that the credit of the first pension into the account of pensioner/family pensioner is carried out immediately on the basis of e-PPO and e-SSA received from the CPAO. The physical PPO booklet and related documents will continue to be sent to CPPCs until further orders. On receipt of the same, the CPPC of Banks will verify the details and if any differences are found between the e-PPO and manual PPO, the same should be intimated to CCP, CPAO within a month for necessary corrective action.

3. It may also be ensured that the e-Scroll for all payments of pension made is submitted the Same day to CPAO while intimating RBI.

4. The order shall come into effect from the date of issue of this OM

This issues with the approval of the Controller General of Accounts.

Chief Controller (Pensions)

To
1. All the Heads of CPPCs of Authorised Banks
2. All the GBUs/GBDs of Authorised Banks
Copy to
1. Addl. CGA (HR&O)
2. Addi. CGA(PFMS)

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Settlement Forms to be filled by the retiring Railway servant

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Settlement Forms to be filled by the retiring Railway servant

GOVERNMENT OF IND1A (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

2016/F(E)III/1(1)/8

New Delhi, dated:14 .07.2021.

The GMs/PFAs,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)

Sub : Settlement Forms to be filled by the retiring Railway servant.

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Attention of the Zonal Railways/Production units is invited to Board’s letters of even number dated 12.11.2018 & 25.01.2019 on the above subject, vide which, a set of settlement forms to he filled in by the retiring railway employees was circulated.

2. With respect to these settlement forms, some concerns and hardships being faced by the retiring employee/family pensioner have been raised while shifting to HRMS and also by the Federation(AIRF). Therefore, it has been decided by the Board( MF, CRB & CEO) to keep in abeyance, the settlement forms issued vide letters dated 12.11.2018 & 25.01.2019, for a year and that the same may he reviewed after a lapse of one year.

3. In the meantime, the latest relevant forms as prescribed in the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and in the subsequent instructions may be followed.

Please Acknowledge receipt.

(G. Priya Sudarsahi)
Director, Finance(Estt.)
Railway Board

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Dearness Allowance : How much Central Government Employees lost due to DA Freeze ?

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Dearness Allowance : How much Central Government Employees lost due to DA Freeze ?

The Centre approved an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) given to central government employees and pensioners from 17 per cent to 28 per cent.

In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Centre had frozen the three additional instalments of the DA and DR which were due from January 1, 2020, July 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021.

The Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension,” a release stated.

As we all know that under 7th CPC the minimum Grade Pay of a Level-1 employee is GP 1800 and his basic salary ranges from Rs 18,000 to Rs 56,900, the minimum loss for Level-1 employee is around Rs 11,880 since Jan 2020 to June 2021.

How much central government employees will lose if they don’t get arrears

Finance Ministry clearly  stated in the office memorandum No. 1/1/2020-E- II(B) dated 23rd April, 2020 that No arrears for the period from 1st January 2020 till 30th June 2021 shall be paid

Employees lost a significant amount due to the DA Freeze. Instead of saying loss we can say this is for Covid Relief Contribution. To get an idea of how much an employee contributed for COVID-19, check the DA Loss Calculator

DA LOSS CALCULATOR – CLICK HERE

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HRA revised to 27%, 18% and 9% from July 2021

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HRA revised to 27%, 18% and 9% from July 2021

The Union Cabinet approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) given to central government employees from 17 percent to 28 percent with effect from July 1, 2021. House Rent Allowance & Transport Allowance allowance also get increase based on the DA percentage.

Central Government Employees have a number of allowances that are attached to their salaries. One of the important allowance for Government Employees is the House Rent Allowance (HRA) which is provided under the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) rules. Here are some very important facts about 7th Pay Commission allowance:

The HRA entitlement depends upon the city that the central government employee resides in. The government has classified cities/towns in three categories namely X, Y and Z. For all central government employees residing in X category city, the rate of HRA per month as a percentage of basic salary will be 24 per cent. For employees living in Y and Z categories the rate of HRA per month as a percentage of basic salary will be 16 per cent and 8 per cent respectively.

Also Read : 7th CPC House Rent Allowance for Central Government Employees

As per the 7th Pay Commission recommendation the admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) shall be as under

Classification of Cities/Towns Rate of House Rent Allowance per month as a percentage of Basic Pay only
X 24%
Y 16%
Z 8%

 

The rates of HRA will not be less than Rs.5400, Rs. 3600 and 1800 at X, Y & Z class cities respectively.

Finance Ministry released the Office Memorandum No.2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 7th July, 2017, in the said memorandum it has mentioned that HRA amount for all employees living in either of the X, Y and Z categories will also be subject to revision if the Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25 per cent as per the rules laid down in a government notification. If DA exceeds 25 per cent, the new HRA will become 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent. This will further be increased to 30 per cent , 20 per cent and 10 per cent of your DA crosses 50 per cent.

Now DA crossed 25%, i.e Central Government hiked dearness allowance to 28% for Central Government Employees, as per the Finance Ministry OM dated 7th July 2017, HRA will become 27 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent for Central Govt Employees.

Revised HRA

Classification of Cities/Towns Rate of House Rent Allowance per month as a percentage of Basic Pay only
X 27%
Y 18%
Z 9%

 

Check the latest 7th CPC Salary Calculator for revised DA, HRA & TA Rates.

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Cabinet approves DA hike for Central Government Employees to 28%

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Cabinet approves DA hike for Central Government Employees to 28%

The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.

In view of the unprecedented situation which arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three additional instalments of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners, which were due from 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021, had been frozen.

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Now, the Government has decided to increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension.  The increase reflects the additional instalments arising on 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and 01.01.2021.  The rate of Dearness Allowance/Dearness Relief for the period 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021 shall remain at 17%

 

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