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)
Admissibility of LTC to the pensioner / family pensioner – CPAO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TAIKOOT-11, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI – 110066
CPAO/IT & Tech/UT Chandigarh/F.No. 50/2020-21/64
Date – 18.12.2020
Office Memorandum
Subject : Admissibility of LTC to the pensioner/family pensioner of UT Administration, Chandigarh as applicable to the pensioners of Punjab Govt.
As per GID (1) below rule 2 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 the employees of the Delhi Administration as well as other Union Territories are governed by Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 except hose of Chandigarh Administration in the matter of pensionary benefits.
2. The service conditions of employees of UT Administration Chandigarh are governed by Rules applicable to the employees of the Govt. of Punjab as per Gazette Notification No. 14012/2/88-CHD dated-13.01.1992 issued by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs using the power conferred in Article 309 of the constitution. All the benefits granted by the Punjab Govt. to its pensioners vide letter No. 1/15/89-IFP III /8078 dated-31.08.1989 has been adopted by UT Administration Chandigarh. Thereafter, the LTC facility was extended by the Punjab Govt. to the family pensioners vide their letter No. 1/4/2000-3FPPC/1219 dated-19.10.2011(copy enclosed) which was also adopted by UT Administration Chandigarh, Finance Deptt. vide their letter No.65/1/46-UTFII(12)-2012/669 dated-18.01.2012 (copy enclosed).
3. All the Heads of CPPCs of Authorised Banks are advised to ensure payment of LTC to the pensioner of UT, Chandigarh Administration as applicable to the Punjab Service Pensioners as per the instructions contained in above mentioned orders.
This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller (Pensions).
Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 25,00,000 – After sanction of DRM – East Coast Railway
EAST COAST RAILWAY
Office of the Pr. Chief Personnel Officer
Rail Sadan, 2nd Floor, Bhubaneswar-17
No.ECoR/Pers/Wel/Policy/Ex-gratia
Dated: 15.12.2020
To
Sr. Divisional Personnel Officer –
East Coast Railway
Sambalpur Division.
Sub :- Ex-gratia payment – Regarding.
Ref Your letter No. DRM(P)/SBP/Wel/Ex-gratia, dated- 27.08.2019.
In reference to the letter cited above, it is mention that, the suggestions given by SBP division to rationalize the policy of ex-gratia was put-up to the competent authority and has been decided that:
A) Immediate ex-gratia of Rs. 15000/- need not be paid in advance, however, full amount of Rs. 25,00,000/- may be given after sanction of DRM in consultation with associate finance.
Commercial circular No. 2011/TC-III/27/29/Ex-gratia, issued on July 26, 2012 may not be linked to ex-gratia circular issued by Welfare Directorate, Railway Board.
B) Personnel department will process for payment of lump-sum ex-gratia as per JPO.”
C) As per JPO circulated vide this office letter No. ECoR/Pers/Wel/Ex-gratia/JPO/02/12, dated- 09.07.2012 and clarification given by the PFA and PCPO, dated- 12.03.2019 and 30.04.2019 respectively, in the case of Late Shankar Chandra Sagar, Ex Tech-II/SBP, payment of lump-sum ex-gratia may be sanctioned to the families of Railway servants who died in harness in the performance of his bonafide official duties.
D) Similar cases may be dealt as per (C) above.
It is for your information and necessary action.
(R.N.A. Parida)
Chairman RRC/BBS
for Principal Chief Personnel Officer
One-time Relaxation to those Employers who could not file Return of contribution for the contribution period April, 2020 to September, 2020 within 42 days
Headquarters Employees State Insurance Corporation Panchdeep Bhawan, C.I.G. Marg, New Delhi-02
No:-P-11/12/Misc./SST Misuse/2019-Rev. II
Dated 01.01.2021
To,
All RDs / Directors (I/c) / JDs (I/c) / DDs (I/c),
Regional Office / Sub- Regional Office.
Subject :- One-time Relaxation to those Employers who could not file Return of contribution for the contribution period April, 2020 to September, 2020 within 42 days i.e. upto 11.11.2020.
Sir,
Keeping in view the problem being faced by the Employers in filing ESI contribution for the contribution period April, 2020 to September, 2020 within 42 days, the Director General, in exercise of powers vested under regulation100, has relaxed the provisions as entered in regulation 26 of The Employees’ State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950.
Accordingly, one-time opportunity has been given to those Employers who could not file ESI contribution for the contribution period April, 2020 to September, 2020 within 42 days after end of the contribution period. The Employers are now allowed to file this contribution for the Contribution Period from 1st April, 2020 to 30th September, 2020, up to 15.01.2021. Further, it is made clear that: –
1. This one-time relaxation is limited to the contribution period ending September, 2020 only and no further relaxation in limitation for other contribution period is allowed.
2. Such relaxation is not extended to other older or new contribution period.
In this regard it is advised to give wide publicity to the above relaxation in Local Media, Employers, Trade Associations and Employers’ Unions etc.
CGA : Issuance of Pre-Loaded Rupay Cards for Government Servants as part of Special Festival Advance
Office of Controller General of Accounts
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
E-Block, GPO Complex, INA,
New Delhi-110023
No. R-1106/3/2020-GBA-CGA/ 958-1003
31st December 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub : Issuance of Pre-Loaded Rupay Cards for Government Servants as part of Special Festival Advance
2. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for disbursal of pre-paid UTSAV Card has also been circulated by DoE vide its OM dated 13th October 2020 (copy enclosed). The timeline for utilizing the advance is till 31st March 2021. Vide said OM, it was desired to send the requisite details in standard indent format for UTSAV Card to be mailed to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected].
3. Chief General Manager, Govt. Banking Unit, SBI is coordinating with Ministries/Departments to take the Government’s initiative forward so that maximum members of Central Government Employees take the benefit of the interest free advance.
4. A Nodal Officer has also been designated from SBI for this purpose as per detail given as under:
Mr. Sujay Kumar Yadav, DGM (D&TB P&O), SBI, Corporate Centre, Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021 Tel :- 022-22835514, E-Mail address : [email protected].
5. All the Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs (Independent Charge) of Ministries/Departments are, therefore, requested to bring the contents of OM dated 13th October 2020 to the notice of all its attached and subordinate Office for their information/necessary action and arrange for early submission of indents as per SOP, If not already done.
(Padamsing Patil)
Asst. Controller General of Accounts (GBA)
Payment of lump sum compensation to employees covered under NPS on retention in Government service in spite of disablement attributable to Government service in accordance with Rule 9(3) of CCS (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939
1/3/2019-पी और पीडब्लू (एफ)
भारत सरकार
कार्मिक लोक शिकायत और पेंशन मंत्रालय
पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग
तीसरी मंजिल, लोक नायक भवन
खान मार्केट, नई दिल्ली -११०००३
दिनांक 1st जनवरी २०२१
कार्यालय ज्ञापन
Subject : Payment of lump sum compensation to employees covered under NPS on retention in Government service in spite of disablement attributable to Government service in accordance with Rule 9(3) of CCS (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939-regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that on introduction of National Pension System with effect from 01.01.2004, among others, the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and CCS (EOP) Rules, 1939 were amended vide Notification No.38/16/2003 -P&PW (A) dated 30.12.2003 to the effect that the provisions of the aforesaid Rules would not be applicable to the Government employees appointed on or after 01.01.2004. However, considering the hardships being faced by the employees covered under National Pension System and their families, orders were issued vide this Department’s OM No 38/41/06-P&PW dated 05.05.2009 for provisionally extending the benefits of invalid pension, disability pension and family pension under CCS (Pension) Rules and CCS (EOP) Rules on discharge of such employees from service on invalidation/disability or on their death during service.
2. Representations/references have been received in this Department for extending the benefit under Rule 9(3) of CCS (EOP) Rules, to the employees appointed on or after 01.01.2004 and covered under NPS. In accordance with Rule 9(3) of CCS ( EOP) Rules, applicable to Government employees appointed before 01.01.2004, if a Government employee is retained in service in spite of a disablement attributable to Government service, a lump sum compensation is paid to him by arriving at the capitalized value of the disability element of disability pension, with reference to the commutation table in force from time to time. The broad-banding under Rule 8(3) of those rules is, however , not applicable in such cases. In accordance with the OM dated 05.05.2009, the benefit of disability pension is available to the employees covered under the National Pension System only on being boarded out on account of the disability attributable to Government service, however, the benefit under Rule 9(3) of the CCS ( EOP) Rules, is presently not available to an employee covered under NPS, if he is retained in service in spite of a disablement attributable to Government service.
3. The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Expenditure. It has now been decided that if a Government employee appointed on or after 01.01.2004 and covered under NPS is disabled, he shall also be eligible to receive a lump sum compensation computed in terms of rule 9(3) of CCS (EOP) Rules, if the disablement is attributable to Government service and the Government employee is retained in service in spite of such disablement. The provisions of this Department‘s OM No 38/41/06-P&PW (A) dated 05.05.2009 shall stand amended to that extent.
4. The provisions of this O.M. shall take effect from 01 .01.2004.
5. The is issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their ID No 1(6)/EV/2020 dated 23.12.2020.
6. In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued under Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their “यु.ओ.संख्या-232-स्टाफ हक़ (नियम)/ए.आर./09-२०१९ दिनांक 27.11.2020.
7. The Administrative Divisions of all Ministries/Departments and attached/subordinate offices are requested to bring the contents of these instructions to the notice of all concerned for compliance. The cases for payment of lump sum compensation to the employees covered under NPS and who have been retained in service in spite of disability attributable to Government service on or after 01.01.2004 may be processed accordingly.
DoP Order on TA Rules – Receipts for reimbursement of travelling charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on tour
File No.PP-17/2/2020-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communication
Department of Posts
Establishment Division/P.A.P Section
*****
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 1100 01
Date: 30th December, 2020.
To
1. All Chief Postmasters General/ Postmasters General
2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate/Parcel Directorate/ PLI Directorate
3. Director RAKNPA/ GM CEPT/ Directors of All PTCs,
4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance)/ DAP/ DDAP
Ref: This office’s letter no. 17-01/2017-PAP dated 19.07.2017.
Sub : Travelling Allowance rules- production of receipts/vouchers for reimbursement of travelling charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on tour – regarding.
