Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.
To
1. All Heads of Departments, Commissioners of Divisions in Haryana.
2. All the Deputy Commissioners & Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) in Haryana.
3. The Registrar, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
Dated, Chandigarh, the 29th December, 2020
Subject:- Scheme for payment of pension through e-pension system—Submission of Life Certificate-extension thereof
I am directed to refer to this Department’s letter No.2/32/2012- 1Pension (FD) dated 18.11.2020 regarding the extension of timeline for submission of life certificate by State Government’s pensioners from 1st November,2020 onward, till 31st December,2020.
2. This Department has been in receipt of request from Pensioners Associations as well as individuals requesting a further extension in the date for submitting Life Certificate in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and keeping in view of the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus. The Pensioners have also referred to the decision of Centre Government extending the date for submitting Life Certificate in this regard.
3. State Government, after due consideration, has now decided to further extend the existing timeline for submission of life certificate. This year all State Government’s pensioners can submit life certificate from 1st November, 2020 onwards till 28th February, 2021. During this extended period the pension will be continued to be paid by the Pension Disbursing Authority (PDA) uninterrupted.
4. The above order can be downloaded from the website of Finance Department i.e. www.finhry.gov.in.
Under Secretary Finance (Pension)
for Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.
Rate of Interest for the Employees Provident Fund Members Account for the year 2019-20
File No.INV-11/1/2020-INV/1/8734/2021
EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066
No. INV- INV-11/1/2020-1NV/2025
Date: 04 JAN 2021
To
All Regional Provident Fund Commissioners,
Officers-In-Charge,
Regional offices.
Sub: Declaration of Rate of Interest for the Employees’ Provident Fund Members Account for the year 2019-20 – regarding
Sir,
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has conveyed the approval of the Central Government under para 60(1) of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 to credit interest @8.50 % for the year 2019-20 to the account of each member of the EPF Scheme as per the provisions under Para 60 of EPF Scheme, 1952.
2. You are accordingly, requested to issue necessary instructions to all concerned for crediting the said interest to the members’ accounts.
(Authority: – Ministry of Labour and Employment letter No.R-11018/ 1/ 2017 -SS-II-Dated 31st December, 2020).
(VISHAL AGARWAL)
REGIONAL P. F. COMMISSIONER — I (INVESTMENT)
Furnishing of Annual Immovable Property Return for 2020 – IDAS Officers – CGDA ORDER
Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt. 110010
No: AN-1/1479/5/1PR(Misc-Corr)
Dated:06.01.2021
To,
All PCsDA/CsDA & equivalents.
(Through CGDA’s web-site)
Subject: Furnishing of Annual Immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2020 (position as on 01.01.2021) -IDAS Officers.
In accordance with the Rule 18(1)(ii) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and MHA OM No. 25110/55-Estt (A) dated 12/01/1956, every Government Servant holding a Group ‘A’ post is required to submit the IPR in the prescribed format giving full particulars regarding the immovable property inherited by him or owned or acquired by him or held by him on lease or mortgage either in his own name of in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other person by 31st January of the next year. Further, as per DoP&T OM No. 11013/3/2011-Estt.A dated 23.09.2013, Annual Property Returns submitted by Group ‘A’ Services of Central Government are required to be placed in domain by 31st March of that year, by respective Cadre Controlling Authorities.
2. Further, failure on the part of a Government servant to comply with the requirement of the aforesaid rule can form good and sufficient reasons for initiating disciplinary proceedings against him/her in terms of DOP&T OM No.11013/12/93-Estt.(A) dated 24.01.1994.
3. Therefore, it is, enjoined upon all the PCsDA and CsDA & equivalent to ensure that all the Immovable Property Returns (IPR) for the year 2020 (as on 01.01.2021) are submitted by all the IDAS officers (including themselves) under their administrative jurisdiction (including those on deputation) positively by 31/01/2021, so that the same could be placed in public domain.
4. Further, it is added that in case no immovable property is owned then “NIL” is required to be written against the relevant column of the proforma and the statements such as No Change” or “Same as last year” etc will not be accepted. It is mandatory to mention the date of filing of IPR.
5. The contents of the circular may be brought to the notice of all IDAS officers and IPRs concerned may be forwarded to this HQrs office latest by 20/02/2021.
Statistical Profile Compilation of details – DOPT ORDER 2021
F. No. 1.11019/10/2017-CRD
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
2nd Fioor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated 4th January, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Statistical Profile Compilation of details – reg.
The Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAs) of all the Central Group ‘A’ Services may refer to this Ministry’s OM of even No. dated 09.07.2018 (copy enclosed) on the subject cited above.
2. It is requested to provide statistical information as on 1st January, 2021 and other details as required under this Department’s OM referred above by 31st January 2021 positively alongwith the name of nodal officers to be contacted for any clarifications. These details may be sent to the email IDs [email protected], [email protected].
(Harmit Singh Pahuja)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tel: 24624893
To
The Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCAS) of all the Central Group ‘A’ Services
National Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates from Jan to March 2021 – SB Order No. 38/2020
SB Order No. 38/2020
e.F.No 113-03/2017-SB(Pt.1) Govt. of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (FS Division)
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 Dated: 31.12.2020
To,
All Head of Circles/Regions
Subject : Revision of interest rates for National (Small) Savings Schemes w.e.f. 01.01.2021
Sir/Madam,
The undersigned is directed to say that vide memorandum No. 1/4/2019-NS dated 30.12.2020 (copy enclosed), Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division) have informed that the rate of interest on various Small Savings Schemes (National Savings Schemes) for the fourth quarter of financial year 2020-21 (starting from 1st January, 2021 and ending on 31st March, 2021) shall remain unchanged from those notified for the third quarter of Financial Year 2020-21 (01st October, 2020 to 31st December, 2020). The details are indicated below for ready reference : –
SI. No.
Instruments
Rate of interest w.e.f. 01.10.2020 to 31.12.2020
Rate of interest w.e.f 01.01.2021 to 31.03.2021 (Unchanged)
Compounding Frequency*
1
Post Office Savings Account
4 .0
4 .0
Annually
2
I Year Time Deposit
5.5
5.5
Quarterly
3
2 Year Time Deposit
5.5
5.5
Quarterly
4
3 Year Time Deposit
5.5
5.5
Quarterly
5
5 Year Time Deposit
6.7
6.7
Quarterly
6
5 Year Recurring Deposit Scheme
5.8
5.8
Quarterly
7
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme
7.4
7.4
Quarterly and Paid
8
Monthly Income Account
6.6
6.6
Monthly and paid
9
National Savings Certificate (VIIIth Issue)
6.8
6.8
Annually
10
Public Provident Fund Scheme
7.1
7.1
Annually
11
Kisan Vikas Patra
6.9 (will mature in 124 months)
6.9 (will mature in 124 months)
Annually
12
Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme
7.6
7.6
Annually
2. It is requested to circulate it to all concerned for information and necessary guidance. Same may also be placed on the notice board of all Post Offices in public area.
3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
Kerala Government extended the benefit of Maternity Leave to the female officers appointed on contract basis
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Abstract
The Kerala Service Rules, Part I — Extending the benefit of Maternity Leave to the female officers appointed on contract basis, irrespective of the tenure -Orders Issued.
FINANCE (RULES-B) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(P) No.2/2021/Fin
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 04/01/2021
ORDER
As per Note below Rule 2, Appendix VIII, Part I, the Kerala Service Rules, Maternity leave under Rule 100 and 101 is admissible to female officers appointed on contract basis continuing in service beyond one year provided they would continue in service but for proceeding on such leave. On the other hand the female officers appointed on contract for a period of one year or less are not eligible for Maternity Leave.
2. The Hon’ble High Court in the judgment dated 27/02/2018 in WP (C) 30561/2017; Rakhi P.V. and others Vs. State of Kerala and another, has ordered that the petitioners who are appointed on contract basis will be entitled to maternity leave as is due to women employees under the Service Rules applicable to State and Central Government servants and to women employees under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
3. Government have examined the matter in detail and are pleased to extend the benefit of Maternity leave on full pay as per Rule 100, Part I, the Kerala Service Rules up to a period of 180 days or till the expiry of the existing contract whichever is earlier, to female officers appointed on contract basis, irrespective of the tenure of contract, subject to the condition that the leave will not be admissible from a date before three weeks from the expected date of confinement certified by the medical officer. Leave on full pay as per Rule 101, Part I, the Kerala Service Rules is also extended to female officers appointed on contract basis, irrespective of the tenure of contract, up to a period of 6 weeks or till the expiry of the existing contract whichever is earlier, subject to the condition that application for the leave is supported by a certificate from the medical officer.
4. No officer shall be entitled to the above benefits unless she has actually worked under the employer for a period of not less than eighty days immediately preceding her expected date of delivery or date of miscarriage.
5. These orders will take effect from 27/02/2018. Necessary amendments to the Kerala Service Rules will be issued separately.
By order of the Governor,
RAJESH KUMAR SINGH
Additional Chief Secretary (Finance)
DESW : Reimbursement of Medicine : Special Sanction for Covid-19
File No. 22D(19)/2020/WE/D(Res-1)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-11
Dated the 01 January, 2021.
To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject: REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICINE : SPECIAL SANCTION IN VIEW OF THE COVID-19.
1. Further to MoD (DoESW) letter No. 22D(19)/2020/WE/D(Res-I) dated 1st Oct 2020.
2. A onetime sanction for purchase of medicines and claim reimbursement was issued till 31st Dec 2020. In view of current situation of COVID-19 pandemic and restricted movements in containment zones, to promote social distancing and avoiding unnecessary exposure to ECHS beneficiaries to COVID-19 as well as minimizing footfall at ECHS Polyclinics, the ECHS beneficiaries having life style/chronic ailments/diseases on long treatment may purchase medicines till 28th February 2021 based on the prescription held (prescribed by doctor of Polyclinic/Service hospital/Empanelled hospital/Sehat OPD) irrespective of NA or otherwise. It is also clarified that the ECHS Polyclinics are functional and ECHS beneficiaries also have the option to collect medicines through ECHS Polyclinics as per normal practice, instead of purchasing from market, after taking prior appointment from respective OIC Polyclinic.
3. One time sanction is hereby accorded to reimburse the above expenditure under individual reimbursement of medical claims. The reimbursement will be done as per guidelines issued by CO, ECHS vide letter No. B/49761/AG/ECHS/Medicine Policy dated 18 May 2020 and even no. 21 July 2020.
4. This will be applicable beyond 31st Dec 2020 till 28th February 2021.
5. This issue with the concurrence of MoD (Finance/Pension) – vide ID Note32(09)/2020/Fin/Pen dated 01.01 2021.
Government has decided to grant Adhoc Bonus to celebrate harvest festival “Pongal”, equivalent to 30 days emoluments on a base of 30 days a month to all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group regular and temporary Government employees, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including teachers on regular time scales of pay and Special Adhoc Bonus of Rs.1000/- to full time and Part time employees paid from contingencies / employees paid from Special time scale of pay for the accounting year 2019-2020.
2. In the Government Order read above, orders were issued to grant Ad-hoc Bonus for the Accounting Year 2018-19 equivalent to 30 days emoluments subject to a ceiling of Rs.3000/- to ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group regular and temporary Government employees, employees of Local Bodies in Government aided educational institutions.
3. Accordingly, Government direct that all “C and D” Group regular and temporary employees who are on regular time scales of pay, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including Teachers on regular time scales of pay in C and D Group be paid adhoc bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments subject to a ceiling of Rs.3,000/- for the accounting year 2019-20.
4. Government also direct that, Special Ad hoc Bonus of Rs.1,000/- be paid to full-time and part-time employees paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates, employees on consolidated pay/ special time scale of pay including employees in Nutritious Meal Programme/ Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Scheme (Anganwadi Workers /Mini Anganwadi Workers), Village Assistants, employees on daily wages and the employees partly worked on daily wages and subsequently brought under regular establishment and worked continuously for atleast 240 days or more during the accounting year 2019-2020.
5. The Ad-hoc Bonus shall be computed on the basis of actual emoluments as on 31st March 2020. The amount of ad-hoc bonus shall be calculated as if monthly emoluments were Rs.3,000/- per month. In respect of those drawing pay in the pre-revised / revised scales of pay, the calculation of Ad-hoc bonus shall be based on the emoluments drawn subject to the upper ceiling limit of Rs.3,000/- per month.
6. The Ad-hoc Bonus/Special Ad-hoc Bonus sanctioned above shall be admissible subject to the conditions prescribed in the Annexure to this order.
7. The expenditure on Ad-hoc Bonus/Special Ad-hoe Bonus shall be debited to the sub-detailed head “04. Other Allowances” under the detailed head “01. Salaries” or the detailed head “02. Wages” as the case may be, under the relevant service head of the department concerned.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
Dr. M. SAI KUMAR
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)
The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) to all Government Pensioners who retired from the categories of ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group (`C’ and D’ Group of Scales of Pay (Ordinary Grade) is annexed to this order) including all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group of Pensioners of Aided Educational Institutions, Local Bodies, Ex-Village Establishment (Ex-Village Officers and Village Servants / Assistants), ad-hoc Pensioners of all categories (Pensioners those who are drawing special pension of Rs.2,000/- with effect from 1-10-2017 i.e. Noon Meal Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants, Anganwadi Helpers, Panchayat Secretaries, Village Librarian, Sweepers / Sanitary Workers / Scavengers, Plot Watchers, Anti-poaching Watchers, Police Station Cleaners, Ayah) and to all Family Pensioners irrespective of the Groups from which the Pensioners / Deceased Government employee had retired / died while in service.
2. This order shall also be applicable to all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group provisional pensioners. The Pongal Prize amount shall not be admissible to those employees who retire on or after 04-01-2021.
3. Those who have retired/died in harness on or after 06.01.2020 are not eligible for the Pongal Prize amount if they are paid Adhoc Bonus as per the orders issued in the Government Order second read above. For this purpose, the Pension Disbursing Officers shall obtain non-drawal certificates from the departments concerned before making payment to these Pensioners.
4. This order is not applicable to the following categories of pensioners:-
(i) Special Pensioners such as Ulema Pensioners, State Freedom Fighters Pensioners and Social Pension for Scholars and Eminent persons, etc.
(ii) Family Pensioners who are appointed on compassionate grounds if adhoc bonus/special adhoc bonus is paid to them as applicable to the employees in service.
(iii) All Pensioners who retired from Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts including All India Service Officers and Officers governed by University Grants Commission (UGC) / All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Regulations.
5. The Government also direct that the procedure indicated below shall be followed for disbursement of Pongal Prize amount in respect of Pensioners /Family Pensioners coming under the Pension Pilot Scheme.
(i) In respect of those Pensioners /Family Pensioners to whom pension/ family pension is sent by Money order at Government cost, the Pongal prize amount also shall be sent by Money Order at the Government cost.
(ii) In respect of Pensioners/Family Pensioners to whom pension/family pension is paid through Banks,
(a) In Pension Pay Office, Chennai and District Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills /Electronic Clearing System is in vogue, the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai and District Treasury Officers/ Sub Treasury Officers are permitted to issue cheques and send the cheques to the respective paying branches of the bank with a covering list of Pensioners/Family Pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’/family pensioners’ savings bank account.
(b) As regards Banking Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills/Electronic Clearing System is not in vogue, the Sub-Treasury Officers are permitted to get Banker’s cheque/Bank draft and send them to the respective Pensioners for crediting the amount to the pensioners’/ family pensioners’ savings bank account.
6. In respect of Pensioners / Family Pensioners coming under the Public Sector Bank Scheme, all Public Sector Banks are authorized to credit the lumpsum amount to the C 8v D pensioners to the pensioners’/ family pensioners’ account.
7. In respect of Pensioners /Family Pensioners for whom expenditure is met from State Consolidated Fund, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:
“2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure-AF. Pongal Prize to Pensioners and Family Pensioners – 327. Pensions- 09.Others.
OLD: (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 2799)
IFHRMS: (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 32709)”
In respect of payment of Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:-
“2071. Pension and Other Retirement Benefits – 01.Civil -800.0ther Expenditure – State’s Expenditure -AK. Other Expenditure – Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers -327. Pensions – 09. Others.
OLD: (D.P.C.2071 01 800 AK 2799)
IFHRMS: (D.P.C.2071 01 800 AK 32709)”
8. In respect of Pensioners (‘C’ and ‘D’ Group) /Family Pensioners of Local Bodies for whom expenditure is met from the fund maintained by the Director of Local Fund Audit or Municipal Funds, as the case may be, the expenditure shall be met from the respective funds. In respect of Special Pensioners of Noon Meal Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Mini Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Cook Assistants and Anganwadi Helpers, the Block Development Officers / Child Development Project Officer concerned shall debit the expenditure under the head of account mentioned in para-7 above.
9. The Pongal Prize amount sanctioned above shall be paid to the eligible Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers immediately.
10. Necessary provisions have been made under the relevant head of account in Budget Estimate 2020-2021.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
Dr.M.SAI KUMAR
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (FAC)
