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DOPPW released comprehensive guidelines for sensitive, accessible and meaningful redressal of Central Government Pensioners’ grievances on CPENGRAMS Portal

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DOPPW released comprehensive guidelines for sensitive, accessible and meaningful redressal of Central Government Pensioners’ grievances on CPENGRAMS Portal

F-No-14/12/2023-P&PW (CPEN)-9012
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 16th October, 2024

Subject: Comprehensive guidelines for sensitive, accessible and meaningful redressal of Central Government Pensioners’ grievances on CPENGRAMS Portal – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare’s OMs dated 06.08.2021 and 23.08.2023 regarding the strengthening of the Pensioners’ grievance redressal mechanism and to say that in compliance of Cabinet Secretary’s DO No. 1/28/2/2024- Cab. dated 01.07.2024, conveying the directions of Hon’ble Prime Minister during his interaction with the Secretaries to the Government of India on 29th June, 2024 to make grievance redressal system more sensitive, accessible and meaningful, this Department has reviewed the process of the Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS).

2.Accordingly, the guidelines have been revised on following issues, as under:

A. Role and Responsibilities of Grievance Redressal Officers (GROs):

(i) Grievance shall be redressed under ‘whole of the Government approach’. If the grievance does not pertain to the GRO to whom it has been forwarded, he shall immediately forward the same to the concerned GRO, if he knows the correct mapping. Otherwise, he shall return it back to the Nodal Public Grievance Officer of his Ministry/Department and the Nodal Officer shall forward the grievance to concerned GRO or to the DOPPW (in case, the grievance does not pertain to that Ministry/Department). In no case, grievance shall be closed summarily by stating, ‘it does not pertain to this Office ‘.

(ii) No grievance shall be closed without final outcome accruing to the applicant. As most of the pension grievances are monetary in nature, therefore, in the Action Taken Report (ATR) filed at the time of closure of grievance, Unique Transaction Reference (UTR) number or Reference number should be filled in on the portal. For grievances which are not monetary in nature, relevant order(s) or document(s) including PPO/letter/e-mail should be uploaded.

B. Role and Responsibilities of Nodal Public Grievance Officers:

(i) Every Nodal PG Officer shall undertake a monthly review of Pension related grievances pending on the portal to ensure the qualitative redressal of grievances within the prescribed time limit as mentioned in para 2C(ii) of this OM. The Nodal PG officer may access the poor/average feedback of the applicants by accessing CPGRAMS Portal (https://pgportal.gov.iniccfeedback/) and take necessary corrective measures.

(ii) The Nodal PG Officer shall analyze the trend of grievances and conduct a root cause analysis. Accordingly, remedial measures related to people, policy and procedures to reduce the incidence of grievances may be taken.
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C. Timeline for the redressal of the grievances:

(i) Over the period, the average redressal time of the pension related grievances has reduced substantially due to the reforms brought in the grievance redressal process including constant monitoring by DOPPW, on-line movement of the grievances to the concerned GROs and the capacity building of manpower deployed in pension grievance redressal process.

(ii) Therefore, Ministries/ Departments should strive to redress the pensioners’ grievances within 21 days with the employment of technological intervention and development of skill sets of the GROs. In the cases, where redressal of the grievance requires longer time, an interim reply may be furnished on the portal along with the reason for the same and the expected timeline for redressal of the grievance.

D. Appellate Mechanism:

(i) Upon the closure of the grievance, applicant is provided with the option to prefer an appeal against the redressal of his grievance within 30 days of closure of the grievance.

(ii) The Appellate Authority shall dispose of the appeal within 30 days of receipts of the appeal. A speaking order shall be passed, attaching relevant documents, if any.

E. Dealing with physical grievances :

The grievance applications filed in physical form with the Ministry/Department shall be uploaded on the CPENGRAMS portal to ensure proper monitoring of these grievances. For filing of grievances on the portal, the process as elaborated under the heading- ‘Help’ on the Home page of CPENGRAMS Portal ( https://pgportal.gov.in/pension/Help.aspx) may be referred.

3.This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Dr. Pramod Kumar)
Director

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Cabinet approved 3% Dearness Allowance hike for Central Govt Employees, Pensioners from July 2024

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Cabinet approved 3% Dearness Allowance hike for Central Govt Employees, Pensioners from July 2024

In a festival bonanza, the central government on Wednesday announced a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners, with effect from July 1, 2024, announced Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. After the latest decision, the DA has been increased from 50% to 53%.

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The decision, which was taken on Wednesday in a Cabinet meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will benefit over one crore central government employees and pensioners.

Briefing about the Cabinet decision today, Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “It will have a financial implication of Rs 9,448 crore for central exchequer.”

The government has also increased dearness relief (DR) by 3 per cent for pensioners. DA is given to government employees, while DR is given to pensioners. DA and DR are hiked twice a year, with effect from January and July.

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Comprehensive guidelines for sensitive, accessible and meaningful redressal of Central Government Pensioners’ grievances

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Citizen Centric approach: Comprehensive guidelines for sensitive, accessible and meaningful redressal of Central Government Pensioners’ grievances

Ministries and Departments strive for redressal of Pensioners’ grievances within 21 days on CPENGRAMS

Root cause analysis of the Pensioners’ grievances for checking the incidences of grievances

All the Pensioners’ grievance applications to be redressed in online mode through CPENGRAMS

Central Government has issued comprehensive guidelines after reviewing its Pensioners’ grievance redressal mechanism i.e. Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) to make it more sensitive, accessible and meaningful in line with the vision of the Prime Minister.

The guidelines envisage expeditious and efficient redressal of the grievances, bearing a testimony to the citizen-centric approach of the Government of India.

The main highlights of the comprehensive guidelines for handling Central government Pensioners’ grievances are as follows:

1. Ministries/Departments should strive to redress the Pensioners’ grievances within 21 days. In the cases, where redressal of the grievances requires longer time, an interim reply may be furnished on the portal.

2. The grievance shall be redressed under ‘whole of the Government approach’. In no case, grievance shall be closed summarily by stating, ‘it does not pertain to this Office’.

3. The grievance shall not be closed without its conclusive redressal and the Action Taken Report (ATR) should be filled in with the supporting information and documents at the time of closure of grievance.

4. Ministries/ Departments shall undertake monthly review of Pension related grievances, pending on the portal to ensure the qualitative redressal of grievances within the prescribed time limit.

5. The Nodal PG Officer shall analyze the trend of grievances and conduct a root cause analysis to check the incidence of grievances.

6. The applicant can file an appeal against the redressal of his grievance within 30 days of closure of the  grievance and it shall be disposed of within 30 days by  the Appellate Authority. A speaking order shall be passed, attaching relevant documents, if any.

7. The grievance applications, filed in the physical form with the Ministry/ Department, shall be uploaded on the CPENGRAMS portal to ensure proper monitoring of these grievances.

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Submission of six-monthly report on status of implementation of NPS through the NPS oversight mechanism online portal: DOPPW O.M 14.10.2024

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Submission of six-monthly report on status of implementation of NPS through the NPS oversight mechanism online portal: DOPPW O.M 14.10.2024

No.- 57/02/2021-P&P W(B)/7138
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated: 14.10.2024

Office Memorandum

Subject: Submission of six-monthly report on status of implementation of NPS through the NPS oversight mechanism online portal – reg.

Undersigned requests to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 04.06.2024 regarding submission of six-monthly report of NPS through the NPS OSM Portal for October, 2023 to March, 2024 pursuant to the instructions of Department of Expenditure vide OM No. 1(24)/EV/2016 dated 02.07.2019.

2. It is advised in the aforesaid instructions that an NPS oversight mechanism would be set up in each Ministry/Department to ensure proper monitoring of NPS contributions and ensuring that the same are regularly getting credited into the individual accounts of the employees covered under NPS and a 6- monthly status report may be sent to the DoPPW.

3. This Department circulated vide letter dated 07.06.2021 a prescribed format for the said report. Further DoPPW developed a portal with URL https://pensionersportal.gov.in/NPS for further facilitation. It was requested to furnish details of Nodal officers who would be handling the portal to this Department and also to submit the six monthly reports through the said portal. An user manual for handling the portal was also provided.

Also Read: NPS Contributions: Guidelines for Central Government Employees – DOPPW O.M dt 07.10.2024

4. 50 Ministries/Departments have furnished details of Nodal officers who have been registered on the portal by this Department. Further 34 Ministries/Departments submitted their report online through the portal during the last six-monthly period. Now, report for the six-monthly period from April, 2024 to September, 2024 is due for submission.

5. In view of the above, all Ministries/Departments arc requested to submit their six monthly reports for the period April, 2024 to September, 2024 thro the NPS OSM portal.

(Dhrubajyoti Sengupta)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Financial Advisors, All Ministries / Departments

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Important Notice: Implementation of Supreme Court Order on Notional Increment for Pension: DOPT O.M dt 14.10.2024

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Important Notice: Implementation of Supreme Court Order on Notional Increment for Pension: DOPT O.M dt 14.10.2024

No.19/116/2024-Pers.Pol.(Pay)(Pt)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th October, 2024.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of notional increment on 1st July/1st January to the employees who retired from Central Govt.service on 30th June / 31st December respectively for the purpose of calculating their pensionary benefits – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that in terms of Rule 10 of the Central Civil Services (Revise Pay) Rules, 2006, notified by D/o Expenditure vide Notification No.G.S.R.622 (E) dated 29.08.2008, date of annual increment was made uniform viz.1st July of every year with effect from 01.01.2006.It was subsequently decided vide Rule 10 (1) of the Central Civil Services (Revise Pay) Rules, 2016, notified by D/o Expenditure vide Notification No.G.S.R.721 (E) dated 25.07.2016, that there shall be two dates for grant of increment namely 1st January and 1st July of every year.

2. Hon’ble High Court of Madras in its Order dated 15.09.2017 in W.P.No.15732 of 2017-P.Ayyamperumal Vs Union of India & Ors. allowed grant of notional increment to the petitioner on the day following the date of his retirement from service for the purpose of calculation of pensionary benefits. Judgement in the case of Shri P.Ayyamperumal was implemented in personam. Following this, D/o Personnel and Training (DOPT) received a number of representations from the employees who superannuated on 30th June/ 31st December claiming similar benefit. Large number of Court cases have also been filed before Hon’ble Administrative Tribunals, High Courts and Supreme Court on the subject matter.

3. The issue was examined in consultation with the nodal authorities concerned and with due regard to the relevant provisions in the Fundamental Rules (FRs) which regulate grant of increment to the Central Government employees. It is pertinent to note that FR 9(21) (a) defines ‘pay’ as the amount sanctioned to a Government servant for a post held by him substantively or in an officiating capacity or to which he is entitled by reason of his position in a cadre.FR 17 provides that subject to any exceptions specifically made in these Rules, an employee shall begin to draw the pay and allowances attached to his tenure of a post with effect from the date when he assumes the duties of that post and shall cease to draw them as soon as he ceases to discharge those duties. Further, FR 24 stipulates that an increment may be withheld from a Government servant if his conduct has not been good or his work has not been satisfactory. To summarise these Rule provisions, for availing the benefit of an increment on the date of its accrual, an employee should be in service, should have rendered satisfactory work and should have displayed good conduct during the period of qualifying service.

4. However, Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 11.04.2023 in Civil Appeal No.2471 of 2023 (@SLP (C) No.6185/2020) – Director (Admn.and HR), KPTCL Vs C.P.Mundinamani & Ors, upheld the Orders passed by the Division Bench of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in Writ Appeal No.4193/2017 allowing grant of one annual increment, which the original writ petitioners earned on the last day of their service for rendering services during preceding one year from the date of retirement with good behaviour and efficiently, for the purpose of calculating the retiral benefits. However, Union of India was not among the Parties in the said case.

5. Subsequently, Hon’ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 19.05.2023 dismissed SLP(C) No.4722/2021(Uol Vs M.Siddaraj) filed by M/o Railways on the subject matter with the observation that the appeals filed therein are squarely covered by the Order dated 11.04.2023 in CA No.2471 of 2023.M/o Railways filed a Miscellaneous Application (MA No.2400/2024) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court seeking guidance/ clarification regarding the modalities to be adopted while implementing its Order dated 19.05.2023.On 22.07.2024, while hearing the matter, Supreme Court ordered that the learned counsel for the Union of India shall examine as to whether Union of India needs to file an application in CA No.2471/2023 disposed of vide judgment dated 11.04.2023.After due legal consultations on the directions of the Apex Court, this Department filed a Petition (Dy.No.36418/2024) before Supreme Court on 12.08.2024 seeking review of its Order dated 11.04.2023 which is pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

6. Meanwhile, on 06.09.2024, while hearing MA No.2400/2024 filed by M/o Railways along with several Intervention Applications tagged therewith, Hon’ble Supreme Court took note of the pending Petition (Dy.No.36418/2024) filed by Union of India seeking review of its Order dated 11.04.2023 in CA No.2471/2023 in the matter. While observing that the issue raised in the applications requires consideration insofar as the date of applicability of the judgment dated 11.04.2023 in CA No.2471/2023 to third parties is concerned, Hon’ble Court issued following directions, by way of an Interim Order, to prevent any further litigation and confusion:

a. The judgment dated 11.04.2023 will be given effect to in case of third parties from the date of the judgment, that is, the pension by taking into account one increment will be payable on and after 01.05.2023.Enhanced pension for the period prior to 30.04.2023 (erroneously mentioned as 31.04.2023 in the Order) will not be paid.

b. For persons who have filed writ petitions and succeeded, the directions given in the said judgment will operate as res judicata, and accordingly, an enhanced pension by taking one increment would have to be paid.

c. The direction in (b) will not apply, where the judgment has not attained finality, and cases where an appeal has been preferred, or if filed, is entertained by the appellate court.

d.In case any retired employee has filed any application for intervention/impleadment in Civil Appeal No.3933/2023 or any other writ petition and a beneficial order has been passed, the enhanced pension by including one increment will be payable from the month in which the application for intervention/impleadment was filed,

This interim order will continue till further orders of this Court.However, no person who has already received an enhanced pension including arrears, will be affected by the directions in (a), (c) and (d).

Relist in the week commencing 04.11.2024.”

7. The matter has been examined in consultation with D/o Expenditure and D/o Legal Affairs.It is advised that in pursuance of the Order dated 06.09.2024 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court referred above, action may be taken to allow the increment on 1st July/ 1st January to the Central Government employees who retired/are retiring a day before it became due i.e.on 30th June/31st December and have rendered the requisite qualifying service as on the date of their superannuation with satisfactory work and good conduct for calculating the pension admissible to them.As specifically mentioned in the Orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, grant of the notional increment on 1st January/1st July shall be reckoned only for the purpose of calculating the pension admissible and not for the purpose of calculation of other pensionary benefits.

Also Read: References/ Representations/ Court cases for granting notional increment for pensionary benefits in pursuance of the judgement dated 15.09.2017 of Hon’ble High Court of Madras in W.P. No. 15732 of 2017 in the case of P. Ayyamperumal Vs Union of India & Ors-regarding.

8. It may also be noted that these instructions are being issued in compliance of the Interim Orders dated 06.09.2024 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in MA Dy.No.2400/2024 without prejudice to the legal stand of the Union of India in the matter and without prejudice to any change of law in this regard.Further, the action taken shall be subject to the final outcome of the Review Petition (Dy.No.36418/2024) pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court which is expected to be heard by the Apex Court in the week commencing 04.11.2024,

9. This issues with the concurrence of D/o Expenditure vide their Dy.No.08- 09/2019-E.III.A(Vol.III) (3969602) dated 08.10.2024 and D/o Legal Affairs vide Computer Dy.No.E 128445 dated 30.09.2024.

10. Hindi Version will follow.

(Mahesh Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To
All Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

Copy also forwarded to:-

1. The Secretary General, Supreme Court of India.
2.The Controller General of Accounts/ Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Finance.
3.Union Public Service Commission/ Lok Sabha Sectt./ Rajya Sabha Sectt./ Cabinet Sectt./ Central Vigilance Commission/President’s Sectt./ Vice-President’s Sectt/ Prime Minister Office/ Niti Aayog.
4.Governments of all States and Union Territories
5.Department of Personnel and Training (AIS Division), JCA/ Admn.Section.
6.The Secretary, National Council of JCM (Staff Side), 13-C, Feroz shah Road, New Delhi.
7.All Members of Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/ Department Council.
8.Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance

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Entitlements for Central Government Servants Absorbed in Corporations Under the National Pension System: DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

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Entitlements for Central Government Servants Absorbed in Corporations Under the National Pension System: DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

No.- 57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361(4)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 7th October, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Entitlement on absorption in or under a corporation, company or body in respect of Central Government servant covered under the National Pension System -reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to govern the service related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under the National Pension System.

2. Rule 15 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of NPS) Rules, 2021 provides for entitlement on absorption in or under a corporation, company or body (autonomous or statutory) in respect of a Central Government servant covered under the National Pension System. The rule provides that a Government servant who has been permitted to be absorbed in a service or post in or under a Corporation or Company wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Central Government or a State Government or in or under a Body ( autonomous or statutory ) controlled or financed by the Central Government or a State Government, shall be deemed to have retired from service from the date of such absorption and shall be eligible to receive benefits under the National Pension System in accordance with the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority ( Exits and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015 as admissible in the case of exit of Subscriber on superannuation.

3. The Subscriber shall continue to subscribe to the National Pension System with the same Permanent Retirement Account Number in the new organisation if the same system exists in the new organisation and in that case he shall not receive any benefit under the National Pension System at the time of such absorption but shall receive benefits after exit from the new body or organisation, etc.where Subscriber has been absorbed.

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4. However, in case, the employees of such autonomous or statutory body or public sector undertaking are not covered by the National Pension System, such subscriber may, at his option, continue to subscribe to the National Pension System with the same Permanent Retirement Account Number as a non-Government subscriber, in accordance with the regulations notified by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

5. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions regarding entitlement on absorption in or under a corporation, company or body in respect of a Central Government servant covered under the National Pension System may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the NPS matters of employees in the
Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation

(S.Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To
All Ministries/Departments/Organisations,
(As per standard list).

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NPS Benefits for Central Government Employees upon Resignation: DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

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NPS Benefits for Central Government Employees upon Resignation: DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

No.- 57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361 (3)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 7th October, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Entitlement on resignation from Government service in respect of Central Government servant covered under the National Pension System – reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to govern the service related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under the National Pension System.

2. Rule 14 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of NPS) Rules, 2021 provides for entitlement on resignation from Government service of a Central Government servant covered under National Pension System. The rule provides that on resignation from a Government service or a post, unless it is allowed to be withdrawn in the public interest by the appointing authority, the lump sum and the annuity out of the Subscriber’s accumulated pension corpus shall be paid to him in accordance with the regulations notified by the Authority as admissible in the case of exit of a Subscriber from the National Pension System before superannuation.

Also read: NPS Contributions: Guidelines for Central Government Employees – DOPPW O.M dt 07.10.2024

3. Such payment of lump sum withdrawal and annuity shall not be made before the expiry of a period of ninety days from the date on which the resignation becomes effective and the Subscriber is relieved of his duty.

4. However, if the Subscriber dies before the expiry of a period of ninety days from the date on which the resignation becomes effective, the payment shall be made to the person eligible to receive such payment immediately in accordance with the regulations notified by the Pension Fund Development and Regulatory Authority (PFRDA) as admissible in the case of exit of a Subscriber from the National Pension System before superannuation.

5. The Government servant on his resignation from service, at his option, may continue to subscribe to the National Pension System with the same Permanent Retirement Account Number, as a non-Government subscriber in accordance with the regulations notified by PFRDA.

Also Read: Guidelines for Government Contributions to the NPS: No Contribution during Leave Without Pay : DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

6. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions regarding entitlement on resignation from Government service of a Central Government servant covered under National Pension System may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the NPS matters of employees in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation

(S.Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

All Ministries/Departments/Organisations,
(As per standard list)

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Guidelines for Government Contributions to the NPS: No Contribution during Leave Without Pay : DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

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Guidelines for Government Contributions to the National Pension System: No Contribution During Leave Without Pay : DOPPW O.M 07.10.2024

No.- 57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361(2)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the 07th October, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Contribution by the Government to the National Pension System in respect to Central Government employees covered under NPS.

The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to govern service related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under National Pension System.Rule 7 of these rules deals with contributions by the Central Government into the National Pension System.

2. In accordance with rule 7 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021, the National Pension System shall work on defined contribution basis.The Central Government shall make contribution of fourteen per cent or such other percentage as may be notified from time to time, of the emoluments of a Government servant to the Individual Pension Account of the Central Government employee every month.The amount of contribution payable shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

3. No contribution shall be made by the Government for the period during which the Government employee is not required to make contribution in accordance with these rules.However, in cases where the leave is granted to the Subscriber on medical ground or due to his inability to join or rejoin duty on account of civil commotion; or for pursuing higher studies considered useful in discharge of his official duty, and during such leave, leave salary is not payable or is payable at a rate which is less than full pay, the Government shall make contribution equal to fourteen per cent or such other percentage as may be notified from time to time, of the notional emoluments comprising the amount representing pay and dearness allowance in the leave salary, non-practicing allowance referred to in rule 5 of these rules.

Also read: NPS Contributions: Guidelines for Central Government Employees – DOPPW O.M dt 07.10.2024

4. In the case of a Government employee under suspension, contribution shall be made by the Government on the basis of the emoluments determined by taking into account the subsistence allowance paid to the employee during the period of such suspension.No contribution shall be made by the Government during the period of suspension where the Subscriber had opted not to pay his contribution during the said period of suspension.

5. However, if in the final orders passed by the Government on conclusion of the inquiry, the period spent under suspension is treated as duty or leave for which leave salary is payable, contributions by the Government to the National Pension System shall be determined based on the emoluments which the Subscriber becomes entitled to for the period of suspension.The difference of the amount of contribution to be deposited by the Government and the amount of contribution already deposited during the period of suspension, shall be credited to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber along with interest.The rate of interest for this purpose would be the rate of interest as decided by the Government from time to time for the Public Provident Fund deposits.

6. Contribution by the Government to the Individual Pension Account during foreign service in India or outside India, including deputation to United Nations’ Secretariat or other United Nations’ Bodies, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, or the Asian Development Bank or the Commonwealth Secretariat or any other International organisation, shall be regulated in accordance with the orders issued by Department of Personnel and Training from time to time and the procedure laid down by the Authority.

7. The provisions regarding time line as applicable in the case of remittance of contribution by the Subscriber would also be applicable for remittance of contribution by the Government. In case there is a delay in crediting of contribution to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber beyond the prescribed timeline due to factors not attributable to the Subscriber, the amount shall be credited to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber along with interest for the delayed period, as determined in accordance with rule 8 of these rules.

8. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the NPS matters of employees in the Ministry /Department and attached /subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.

(S.Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Govt.of India

To

All Ministries/Departments/Organisations,
(As per standard list)

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NPS Contributions: Guidelines for Central Government Employees – DOPPW O.M dt 07.10.2024

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NPS Contributions: Guidelines for Central Government Employees – DOPPW O.M dt 07.10.2024

No. – 57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361(1)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated the — 07th October, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Contribution by the Government employee to the National Pension System in respect to Central Government employees covered under NPS.

The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to govern service related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under National Pension System. Rule 6 of these rules deals with contributions by the Central Government employee into the National Pension System.

2. In accordance with rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021, the National Pension System shall work on defined contribution basis. A Government employee shall make a contribution of ten per cent or such other percentage as may be notified from time to time, of his emoluments to the National Pension System every month. The amount of contribution payable shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

3. During the period of suspension, contribution may be made by the employee at his option. However, if in the final orders passed by the Government on conclusion of the inquiry, the period spent under suspension is treated as duty or leave for which leave salary is payable, contributions to the National Pension System shall be determined based on the emoluments which the employee becomes entitled to for the period of suspension. The difference of the amount of contribution to be deposited and the amount of contribution already deposited during the period of suspension, shall be credited to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber along with interest. The rate of interest for this purpose would be the rate of interest as decided by the Government from time to time for the Public Provident Fund deposits.

4. No contribution shall be made by the Subscriber during the period of absence from duty (whether on leave or otherwise) for which no pay or leave salary is payable.

5. During the period of transfer on deputation to a Department or organisation under the Central Government or the State Government, the Subscriber shall remain subject to these rules in the same manner, as if he was not so transferred or sent on deputation and will continue to contribute towards National Pension System based on emoluments worked out in accordance with rule 5 of these rules.

6. The Subscriber shall contribute toward National Pension System during the period spent under probation.

7. Deduction and crediting of contributions to the Individual Pension Account during foreign service in India or outside India, including deputation to United Nations’ Secretariat or other United Nations’ Bodies, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development, or the Asian Development Bank or the Commonwealth Secretariat or any other International Organisation, shall be regulated in accordance with the instructions issued by the Department of Personnel and Training from time to time and the procedure laid down by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

8. The Drawing and Disbursing Officer shall deduct the contribution from the salary of the Government servant and send the bill to the Pay and Accounts Officer or Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer, as the case may be, along with details of contributions deducted in respect of each Subscriber on or before Twentieth day of each month.

9. (i) The Pay and Accounts Officer or the Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer, as the case may be, based on the details of contributions in respect of each Subscriber sent by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer to Pay and Accounts Officer or Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer under sub-rule (8), shall prepare and upload a Subscription Contribution File and generate a Transaction ID by twenty- fifth day of each month.

(ii) The Pay and Accounts Officer or the Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer, as the case may be, shall remit the contribution to the Trustee Bank through the Accredited Bank by the last working day of each month. However, the contribution for the month of March shall be remitted by the Pay and Accounts Officer or the Cheque Drawing and Disbursing Officer to the Trustee Bank through the Accredited Bank on the first working day of the month of April.

(iii) In case of delay in crediting of contribution to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber beyond the prescribed timeline due to factors not attributable to the Subscriber, the amount shall be credited to the Individual Pension Account of the Subscriber along with interest for the delayed period, as determined in accordance with rule 8 of these rules.

10. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the NPS matters of employees in the Ministry /Department and attached /subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.

(S. Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

To
All Ministries/Departments/Organisations,
(As per standard list).

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Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for 2023-24: FinMin Released O.M

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Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees: FinMIn Released O.M

No.7/ 24/ 2007/ E III (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi, Dated 10.10.2024

Subject:- Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2023-24.

The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the President to grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2023-24 to the Central Government employees in Group ‘C’ and all non-gazetted employees in Group ‘B’, who are not covered by any Productivity Linked Bonus Scheme. The calculation ceiling for payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall be monthly emoluments of Rs.7000/-. The payment of ad-hoc Bonus under these orders will also be admissible to the eligible employees of Central Para Military Forces and Armed Forces. The orders will deemed to be extended to the employees of Union Territory Administration which follow the Central Government pattern of emoluments and are not covered by any other bonus or ex-gratia scheme.

2. The benefit will be admissible subject to the following terms and conditions:-

(i) Only those employees who were in service as on 31.3.2024 and have rendered at least six months of continuous service during the year 2023-24 will be eligible for payment under these orders. Pro-rata payment will be admissible to the eligible employees for period of continuous service during the year from six months to a full year, the eligibility period being taken in terms of number of months of service (rounded off to the nearest number of months);

(ii) The quantum of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) will be worked out on the basis of average emoluments/calculation ceiling whichever is lower. To calculate Non-PLB {Ad-hoc bonus) for one day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). This will, thereafter, be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. To illustrate, taking the calculation ceiling of monthly emoluments of Rs. 7000/ – (where actual average emoluments exceed Rs. 7000/ -), Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) for thirty days would work out to Rs. 7000×30/ 30.4=Rs.6907.89/ – (rounded off to Rs.6908/-) .

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(iii) The casual labour who have worked in offices following a 6 days week for at least 240 days for each year for 3 years or more (206 days in each year for 3 years or more in the case of offices observing 5 day week), will be eligible for this Non­ PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) Payment. The amount of Non-PLB (ad-hoc bonus) payable will be (Rs.1200×30/ 30.4 i.e.Rs.1184.21/- (rounded off to Rs.1184/-). In cases where the actual emoluments fall below Rs.1200/- p.m., the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments.

(iv) All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

(v) Various points regarding regulation of Ad-hoc / Non- PLB Bonus are given in the Annexure.

3. The expenditure on this account will be debitable to the respective object head in terms of Department of Expenditure’s Notification dated 16th December 2022.

4. The expenditure to be incurred on account of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc Bonus) is to be met from within the sanctioned budget provision of concerned Ministries/ Departments for the current year.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India as mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution of India.

(Umesh Kumar Agarwal)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India.

ANNEXURE to O.M. No. 7/24/2007-E-III (A) dated 10/10/2024

Point Clarification
1. Whether the employees in the following categories are eligible for the benefit of ad-hoc bonus for an accounting year Subject to completion of minimum six months continuous service and being in service as on 31st March, 2024.
(a) Employees appointed on purely temporary ad-hoc basis. (a) Yes, if there is no break in service.
(b) Employees who resigned, retired from service or expired before 31st March, 2024. (b) As a special case only those persons who superannuated or retired on invalidation on medical grounds or died before 31st March, 2024 but after completing at least six months regular service during the year will be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus on pro rata basis in terms of nearest number of months of service.
(c) Employees on deputation/ foreign service terms to state governments, U.T. Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, etc., on 31st March, 2024. (c} Such employees are not eligible for the ad-hoc bonus to be paid by the lending departments. In such cases the liability to pay ad-hoc bonus lies with the borrowing organization depending upon the ad-hoc bonus/ PLB/ex-gratia/incentive payment scheme, if any, in force in the borrowing organization.
(d) Employees who reverted during accounting year from deputation on foreign service with the organizations indicated in ‘C’ above. (d) The total amount of bonus/ex-gratia received for the accounting year from foreign employer and the ad-hoc bonus, if any, due from a central government office for the period after reversion will be restricted to the amount due under ad-hoc bonus as per these orders.
(e) Employees from state Government/U.T. Admn./Pub1ic Sector Undertakings on reverse deputation with the Central Government. (e) Yes, they are eligible for ad-hoc bonus to be paid by the borrowing departments in terms of these orders provided no additional incentive as part of terms of deputation, other than Deputation Allowance, is paid and the lending authorities have no objection.
(f) Superannuated employees who were re-employed. (f) Re-employment being  fresh employment, eligibility period is to be worked out separately for re-employment period; the total amount admissible, if any, for prior to superannuation and that for re-employment period being restricted to the maximum admissible under ad-hoc bonus under these orders.
(g) Employees on half-Pay leave/ E.O.L./Leave not due/study leave at any time during the accounting year. (g) Except in the case of leave without pay the period of leave of other kinds will be included for the purpose of working out eligibility period. The period of E.O.L./dies non will be excluded from eligibility period but will not count as break in service for the purpose of ad-hoc bonus.
(h) Employees  under suspension at any time during the accounting year. (h) Subsistence allowance given to an employee under suspension for a period in the accounting year cannot be treated as emoluments. Such an employee becomes eligible for the benefit of ad-hoc bonus if and when reinstated with benefit of emoluments for the period of suspension, and in other cases such period will be excluded for the purpose of eligibility as in the case of employees on leave without pay.
(i) Employees transferred from one Ministry/Department/Office covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to another within the Government of India or a Union Territory Government covered by ad-hoc bonus orders and vice versa. (i) Employees who are transferred from any of the Ministry/Department/Office covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to another such office without break in service will be eligible on the basis of combined period of service in the different organizations. Those who are nominated on the basis of a limited departmental or open competitive exam from one organization to a different organization will also be eligible for the ad- hoc bonus. The payment will be made only by the organization where he was employed as on 31st March, 2024 and no adjustments with the previous employer will be necessary.
(j) Employees who are transferred from a Government Department/ Organization covered by ad-hoc bonus orders to a Government
Department/ Organization covered by productivity – Linked Bonus scheme or vice versa.		 (j) They may be paid what would have been paid on the basis of emoluments in ad- hoc bonus covered department for the entire year less the amount due as productivity- linked bonus. The amount so calculated may be paid by Department where he was working on 31st March, 2024 and/or at the time of payment.
(k) Part-time employees engaged on nominal fixed payment (k) Not eligible.
2. Whether ad-hoc bonus is payable to casual labour for an accounting year in the following cases:-  
(a) Those who have put in specified number of days of work in different offices during each of the three years ending with the said accounting year. (a) The eligibility is to be worked out for three years from the said accounting year backwards. The period of 240 days of work in each of these years may be arrived at by combining the number of days worked in more than one offices of the government of India, for which bonus, ex-gratia or incentive payment has not been earned and received.
{b) Casual labour who were not in work on 31st March, 2024. (b) The condition of being in employment on 31st March, 2024 as laid down in these orders is applicable to regular Government Employees and not to casual labour.
(c) Those who have put in at least specified number of days of work in each of two years preceding the accounting year but are short of this limit due to regularization in employment in the said accounting year. (c) If a casual labour, who has been regularized in the accounting year does not fulfill the minimum continuous service of six months as on 31st March, 2024 and therefore, cannot be granted benefit as a regular employee, he may be allowed the benefit as for a casual labour provided the period of regular service in the said year if added to the period of work as casual labour works out to at least specified number of days in that accounting year.

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