Grant of provisional family pension to the dependants of CG Employees who died in harness due to covid – Confederation writes to DOPPW
Ref: Confdn/Pension/Covid
Dated – 27.05.2021
To
The Secretary,
Pension,
Department of Pension and Pensioner Welfare
Lok Navak Bhawan, New Delhi. 110 001.
Dear Sir,
Sub :- Grant of provisional family pension to the dependants of Central government employees who died in harness due to covid.
As you are aware, a number of Central Government employees died since November, 2019, having been afflicted with the corona covid 19 virus. The grant of family pension and other retirement benefits in their cases get delayed due to the delay in the completion of procedural formalities such as obtaining the medical certificate from the hospital where the concerned employees had undergone treatment, establishing the relationship etc. This apart, the lack of staff in the accounting formations of the concerned department also adds to the delay. This being unavoidable the dependant family members suffer.
We, therefore, request that the concerned heads of departments may be temporarily authorised to grant provisional pension and other retirement benefits to the dependants of such employees who dies due to covid 19. The heads of Departments may be asked to obtain the requisite undertaking from the dependant beneficiaries in order to enable him to recover any excess payment when the final dues are worked out.
Dept of Posts – Scheme for compassionate appointment – Additional Information
No.17-4/2018-SPG II/PT-I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 27 May 2021
To:
1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
2. CGM, Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate/CEPT.
3. Director, RAKNPA
4. Directors of all PTCs
5. Addl.DG, APS, New Delhi.
6. All GMs (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP.
Subject : Scheme for compassionate appointment – Relaxation of guidelines in the wake of COVID situation- regarding
(i) In case due to restrictions on mobility of any of the member of CRC, the meeting of CRC will be conducted through VC by circulating the required documents; and minutes of the CRC meeting may be signed by circulation.
(ii) In addition to the information as sought in annexure to the OM dated 24.5.2021 under reference, Circles may also submit following additional information as Part-3 in the following format:
3. Additional Information related to selected candidate:-
[ TN G.O.Ms.No.134 ] – Furnishing of Life Certificate 2021 – Exemption from Annual Mustering Process for 2021
Government of Tamil Nadu
2021
FINANCE [Pension] DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.134, Dated 26th May 2021.
(Pilava, Vaikasi-12, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052)
ABSTRACT
PENSION/FAMILY PENSION – Furnishing of Life Certificate, Non-employment Certificate and Non-remarriage / Non-marriage Certificate by the Pensioners/Family Pensioners including Digital Life Certificate thro’ Jeevan Pramaan Portal – Exemption from Annual Mustering Process for the year 2021 as a special case due to Covid-19 – Orders – Issued.
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued that State Government Pensioners including Family Pensioners shall furnish Life Certificate, Non-Employment Certificate and Non-remarriage/Non-marriage Certificate at any time during the months of April, May and June every year to the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned after duly getting it attested by the authority mentioned in the said Government Order. If the Pensioners / Family Pensioners do not furnish/produce the said Certificates on or before 30th June, the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned shall call for annual mustering of the Pensioners / Family Pensioners during the month of July every year. If the Pensioners / Family Pensioners neither produce the said certificates nor appear for annual mustering, the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned shall stop the payment of pension / family pension with effect from the month of August and the payment of pension / family pension will resume only on production of the said certificates or the Pensioner / Family Pensioner shall appear in person before the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned.
2. In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued that Pensioners including Family Pensioners shall furnish additional information along with Life Certificate. In the Government Order third read above, the Government in partial modification of the orders issued in the Government Orders first and second read above, directed that the State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners be allowed to give their Life Certificate at any time during the months of July, August and September every year for annual mustering instead of April, May and June to the Pension Disbursing Officer concerned. If any pensioner including family pensioner fails to do so, the Pension Disbursing Authority shall call for the personal appearance in October and pension/family pension will be stopped from November onwards for those pensioners including family Pensioners who neither appear directly for mustering nor furnish life certificate.
3. In the reference fourth read above, orders were issued exempting the Annual Mustering Process for the year 2020 as a special case due to COVID-19 by relaxing S.R 67(a)(1) and S.R 71(a)(1) of Tamil Nadu Treasury Rule 16.
4. Some Individual Pensioners and the Pensioners Association have now requested to dispense the Annual Mustering process for the year 2021, considering the COVID situation now prevailing citing the exemption given in the year 2020.
5. In the reference fifth read above, the Principal Secretary/ Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts has informed the Government that in the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation (Second Wave), if the mustering is conducted, there is possibility of spreading the Corona disease among the aged Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are already suffering from age related ailments and are highly vulnerable to infections. To avoid overcrowding and resultant infection to the aged Pensioners/Family Pensioners, he has requested the Government to issue necessary orders either for
(a) Exemption of Annual Mustering process of Pensioners/Family Pensioners for the year 2021 (or)
(b) Obtaining Life Certificate generated through the Jeevan Pramaan Portal during the period from July 2021 to December 2021.
6. Though generation of digital Life Certificate, by the Pensioners can be done thro’ the Jeevan Pramaan Portal, the old aged Pensioners/Family Pensioners are in the practice of Annual Mustering and that it may not be appropriate to insist the old age Pensioners/Family Pensioners to approach the e-Sevai Common Service Centre during the COVID pandemic period for furnishing digital Life Certificate considering the fact that Pensioners/Family Pensioners, being senior citizens, fall among the most vulnerable category with respect to risk of exposure to COVID.
7. The Government after careful consideration of the above facts and the current pandemic situation accept the request of Pensioners Association as well as the proposal of Principal Secretary/Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts and accord temporary exemption of the Annual Mustering Process including furnishing of Life Certificate/Digital Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Portal for the year 2021 as a special case by relaxing S.R 67(a)(1) and S.R 71(a)(1) of Tamil Nadu Treasury Rule 16.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
S. KRISHNAN
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
PENSION – Pension – Contributory Pension Scheme (Tamil Nadu) – Accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the Contributory Pension Scheme (both Employees and Employers Contribution) Rate of interest for the Financial Year 2021-2022 – With effect from 01.04.2021 to 30.06.2021– Orders – Issued.
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued fixing the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers of Contributory Pension Scheme at 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st January 2021 to 31st March 2021.
2. In the Government Order second read above, the rate of interest for accumulation at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) were fixed at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st April 2021 to 30th June 2021.
3. The Government now direct that the rate of interest on the accumulations at the credit of the subscribers to the Contributory Pension Scheme (Tamil Nadu) shall be fixed at 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st April 2021 to 30th June 2021.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
S.KRISHNAN
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.
Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital & AyurVAlD Hospital – CGHS empanelment extended till 14th May, 2022
F.NO.25-2/2018/CGHS/JDAYUSH
Government of India,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of Central Government Health Scheme
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Date: – . 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Extension of empanelment of AYUSH Hospitals/Centers under CGHS and CS (MA) Rules till 14th May, 2022.
The following AYUSH Hospitals were earlier empanelled vide Office Memorandum F.No.S11011/90/2016-CGHS(HEC)/AYUSH dated 14.05.2018 for a period of 3 year from the 14th May, 2018 as per the revised CGHS rates and terms & conditions as contained in the O.M. F.No. S11011/90/2016-CGHS (HEC)/AYUSH/Pt.-I dated 9th November, 2017.
Now, as requested by the hospitals, it has been decided to accord extension of one year i.e. validity of empanelment till 14th May, 2022 to the following Hospitals/ Centers.
Reimbursement of cost of OPD medicines purchased for the treatment of chronic illnesses – CGHS
Z 15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 25th May, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub : Reimbursement of cost of OPD Medicines : Special Sanction in view of COVID-19 regarding
In view of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19), all out efforts are made by the Government to contain its impact by instituting measures at community as well as at individual level.
2. In this regard the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the OM of even number dated 27.03.2020, 29.04.2020, 29.05.2020, 24th August 2020, 30th September 2020, 29.12.2020 and 15.04.2021 vide which an option has been provided to CGHS beneficiaries getting medicines for Chronic diseases, to purchase medicines based on the prescription held (prescribed by CGHS Medical Officers/ CGHS Specialists /other Govt. Specialists/ Specialist of empanelled hospital) till 28th February 2021 and from 15.04.2021 till 31.07.2021, Irrespective of Non-Availability certificate from CGHS or otherwise. Since, then this Ministry is in receipt of representations from CGHS beneficiaries for covering the intervening period from 1st March 2021 to 14th April to provide the option to purchase OPD medicines and claim reimbursement for treatment of chronic diseases.
3. The matter has been reviewed by the Ministry in view of the representation received in this regard and the undersigned is directed to convey the decision of this Ministry to allow reimbursement of cost of OPD medicines purchased for the treatment of the chronic illnesses during the intervening period from 1.3.2021 to 14.04.2021 on the same conditions as per the earlier OM dated 27.03.2020.
4. Issued with the approval of Integrated Finance Division, MoHFW vide CD No 322 dt. 25.05 .2021.
Financial up-gradation examination under Executive Promotion Policy (EPP) – BSNL
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
CORPORATE OFFICE
Training Cell, Bharat Sanchar Bhavan
Janpath, New Delhi-110001
Tel: 23716838, Fax: 23711544
BSNLCO-TRG/27(11)/2/2020-TRAINING
Dated: 18-05-2021
To
The CGM ALTTC,
Ghaziabad.
SUB : Regarding conduction of financial up-gradation examination under executive promotion policy(EPP)
Ref: Your office letter no. 9-182/ALTP-TM/HQ Corr. dated 15.04.2021
Kindly refer above cited letter from your office vide which it is intimated that due to sudden spurt of covid-19 cases and other related lockdown restrictions conduction of offline training on PAN India basis, it is not feasible to conduct offline training as per new training scheme for up-gradation examination in the current and ensuing quarters.
Further, it is also mentioned that preparation of handouts/PPTs/ question banks as well as uploading of these materials in digital library and also on RGMTTC Chennai servers for conduction of examination is in progress.
In view of above and prevailing grave Covid-19 situations, I am directed to convey that competent authority has agreed to continue the present scheme of conduction of examination at training centres with old syllabus to avoid any hardship on BSNL employees for quarters June 2021 and September 2021, as proposed by ALTTC.
This is issued with the approval of competent authority.
Payment of IDA based on court order – BSNLEU writes to the CMD BSNL
BSNLEU /418 (IDA)
24.05.2021
To,
Shri P.K. Purwar
CMD BSNL,
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan,
H.C. Mathur Lane, Janpath,
New Delhi – 110 001
Sir,
Sub : – Employees becoming restless due to the non-implementation of the order of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court, on the payment of IDA – reg.
Ref: – BSNLEU letter no.BSNLEU/418(IDA) dated 16.04.2021.
BSNLEU wishes to convey it’s extreme displeasure and resentment, over the non-implementation of the order of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court, dated 17th February, 2021, in the WP(C) No.29212/2020(B), regarding payment of IDA instalments to the Non-Executives of BSNL.
When I met you in person and discussed the matter on 23rd March, 2021, you were kind enough to state that, you would implement the order of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court, after getting the nod of the DoT. Thereafter, we were given to understand that, the matter was referred to the DoT. Nearly two months have rolled out since the “so-called” reference was made to the DoT. However, the matter is still hanging fire.
It is needless for us to state that, the employees have become restless. They feel that the Management has washed-off it’s responsibility, by passing over the buck to the DoT. As a result, the credibility of the Management is getting eroded in the eyes of the employees. Additional instalments of IDA have become payable to the Non-Executives, as per the following details, with effect 01-10-2020
In view of the foregoing, we request you to kindly take immediate steps, for the payment of the additional instalments of IDA, without any further delay.
Measures to be adopted for PLI and RPLI policyholders during COVID-19
F.No.25-01/2020-LI
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Directorate of Postal Life Insurance).
Chanakyapuri PO Complex, New Delhi-110021
Dated: 21.05.2021
To
All Head of Circles
Sub : Measures to be adopted for PLI and RPLI policyholders during COVID-19.
In view of the threat posed by the outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19), and lockdown across several states in India, following instructions are being issued for wide publicity and further necessary action, for facilitating PLI/RPLI Customers, viz: –
1. Waiving off penalty for payment of premium beyond the grace period:
PLI / RPLI premium due for the month of May 2021, June 2021 and July 2021 may be paid up to August 2021 without paying any penalty / default fee.
2. Encourage online payment of premium:
Circles shall make special efforts to enable the policyholders to pay premium online by educating them through SMS, emails etc. Circles may also carry awareness campaign in local / regional language for the same.
3. Expeditious settlement of claim cases:
Claims arising on account of Covid-19 should be processed expeditiously. Claims (death / maturity and surrender) should be processed and settled within the prescribed period by making special efforts.
4. Online issuance of new policies:
Wherever email addresses of policyholders are available, policy documents in respect of new policies (acceptance letter / policy bond) may be issued through email within the prescribed period. SMS may also be used to confirm to the policyholders about issue of policy documents.
5. Capture of email and phone number of insurants / prospective customers:
CPCs / sales force of PLI / RPLI may capture the email and phone number of the insurants / prospective customers for intimation of the commencement of the policy and for further policy servicing.
This issues with the approval of competent authority.
2. Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure vide para 7 of their O.M. dated 28.11.2019 also approved that the employees who have been regularly promoted or granted financial upgradation on or after 01.01.2016 and desire to exercise/re-exercise option for pay fixation under FR22(I)(a)(1) shall be given an opportunity to exercise or re-exercise option there under and such an option shall be exercised within one month of issue of their O.M.
4. The aforesaid O.M. dated 15.04.2021 of Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure shall be applicable mutatis mutandis in Railways too with respect to Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.
5. The “three months’ period mentioned in para 2 of aforesaid O.M. dated 15.04.2021 of Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure shall be three months from the date of issue of these instructions.
