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Union Budget 2021-22 : Senior Citizens above 75 years of Age, Having Pension & Interest Income exempted from Filing Tax Return

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Senior Citizens above 75 years of Age, Having Pension & Interest Income exempted from Filing Tax Return

Further push to Affordable / Rental housing

Faceless dispute resolution committee in the offing

Tax relaxations for attracting Foreign Investment in Infrastructure sector

Tax incentives announced in Budget for Start-ups

Number of return fillers increased from 3.31 Crore to 6.48 Crore in 6 years

The Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament today by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman seeks to further simplify the Tax Administration, Litigation Management and ease the compliance of Direct Tax Administration.

In the Budget Speech, the Finance Minister provided relief to senior citizens in filing of income tax returns, reduced time limit for income tax proceedings, announced setting up of the Dispute Resolution Committee, faceless ITAT, relaxation to NRIs, increase in exemption limit from audit and relief for dividend income. She also announced steps to attract foreign investment into infrastructure, relief to affordable housing and rental housing, tax incentives to IFSC, relief to small charitable trusts, and steps for incentivizing Start-ups in the country.

Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget speech, said that post-pandemic, a new world order seems to be emerging and India will have a leading role therein. She said in this scenario, our tax system has to be transparent, efficient and should promote investment and employment in the country. The Minister said that at the same time, it should put minimum burden on our tax payers. She said that a series of reforms had been introduced by the Government for the benefit of tax payers and economy, including slashing of corporate tax rate, abolition of dividend distribution tax, and increasing of rebate for small tax payers. In the year 2020, the income tax return filers saw a dramatic increase to 6.48 crore from 3.31 crore in 2014.

RELIEF TO SENIOR CITIZENS

In the 75th year of independence, the Budget seeks to reduce compliance burden on senior citizens who are of 75 years of age and above. Such senior citizens having only pension and interest income, will be exempted from filing their income tax return. The paying Bank will deduct the necessary tax on their income.

RELAXATION TO NRIs, RELIEF FOR DIVIDEND

The Budget proposes to notify rules for removing the hardship of Non-Resident Indians returning to India, on the issue of their accrued incomes in their foreign retirement account. It proposes to make dividend payment to REIT/InvIT exempt from TDS. For Foreign Portfolio Investors, the Budget proposes deduction of tax on dividend income at lower treaty rate. The Budget provides that advanced tax liability on dividend income shall arise only after the declaration or payment of dividend. The Minister said that this was being done as the amount of dividend income cannot be estimated correctly by the shareholders for paying advance tax.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING/ RENTAL HOUSING

The Finance Minister proposed to extend the eligibility period for claim of additional deduction for interest of Rs. 1.5 lakh on loan taken for purchase of an affordable house to 31st March, 2022. In order to increase the supply of affordable houses, she also announced extension of eligibility period for claiming tax holiday for affordable housing projects by one more year to 31st March, 2022. For promoting supply of affordable rental housing for the migrant workers, the Minister announced a new tax exemption for the notified affordable rental housing projects.

TAX BENEFITS FOR START UPS

In order to incentivize start ups in the country, Smt. Sitharaman announced extension in the eligibility for claiming tax holiday for startups by one more year till 31st March, 2022. In order to incentivize funding of start ups, she proposed extending the Capital Gains exemption for investment in start ups by one more year till 31st March, 2022.

TIMELY DEPOSIT OF EMPLOYEES’ CONTRIBUTION TO LABOUR WELFARE FUNDS

The Finance Minister said that delay in deposit of the contribution of employees towards various welfare funds results in permanent loss of interest/income for the employees. In order to ensure timely deposit of employee’s contribution to these funds by the employers, she announced that late deposit of employee’s contribution shall never be allowed as deduction to the employer.

REDUCTION IN TIME FOR REOPENING INCOME TAX PROCEEDINGS

In order to reduce compliance burden, the Budget provides reduction in the time-limit for reopening of income tax proceedings to three years from the present six years. In serious tax evasion cases, where there is evidence of concealment of income of Rs. 50 lakh or more in a year, the assessment can be reopened upto 10 years but only after the approval of the Principal Chief Commissioner.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE & NATIONAL FACELESS INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CENTRE

Stating the resolve of the Government to reduce litigation in the taxation system, the Finance Minister said that the Direct Tax ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ Scheme announced by the Government has been received well. Until 30th January, 2021, over one lakh ten thousand tax payers have opted to settle tax dispute of over Rs. 85 thousand crores under the Scheme. To further reduce litigation of small tax payers, Smt. Sitharaman proposed to constitute a Dispute Resolution Committee. Anyone with a taxable income upto Rs. 50 lakh and disputed income upto Rs. 10 lakh, shall be eligible to approach the Committee which will be faceless to ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability. She also announced setting up of National Faceless Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Centre.

TAX AUDIT LIMIT HIKED FOR DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS

To incentivize digital transactions and to reduce the compliance burden of the person who is carrying almost all of their transactions digitally, the Budget proposes to increase the limit for tax audit for persons who are undertaking 95 per cent of their transaction digitally from Rs. 5 Crore to Rs. 10 Crore.

INCENTIVES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

To attract foreign investment into infrastructure sector, the Budget proposes to relax certain conditions relating to prohibition on private funding, restriction on commercial activities and direct investment in infrastructure. In order to allow funding of infrastructure by issue of zero coupon bonds, the Budget proposes to make notified infrastructure debt funds eligible to raise funds by issuing tax efficient zero coupon bonds.

TAX INCENTIVE TO IFSC

In order to promote International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City, the Budget proposes more tax incentives which include tax holiday for Capital gains from incomes of aircraft leasing companies, tax exemption for aircraft lease rentals paid to foreign lessors, tax incentives for relocating foreign funds in the IFSC and to allow tax exemption to the investment division of foreign banks located in IFSC.

RELIEF TO SMALL TRUSTS

In order to reduce compliance burden on the small charitable trusts running educational institutions and hospitals, the Budget proposes to increase the limit on annual receipts for these trusts from present Rs.1 Crore to Rs. 5 Crore for non-applicability of various compliances.

FACELESS ITAT

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman further proposed to make Income Tax Appellate Tribunal faceless. She proposed a National Faceless Income Appellate Tribunal Centre, wherein all communication between the Tribunal and the appellant shall be electronic.

PRE-FILLING OF RETURNS

In order to ease filing of returns, the Budget proposes that details of capital gains from listed securities, dividend income and interest from banks, post office etc. will also be pre-filled in returns. Details of salary income, tax payment, TDS etc already come pre-filled in returns.

Release of Stagnation Increment notionally for the purpose of Pension under the 10th Bipartite Settlement

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Release of Stagnation Increment notionally for the purpose of Pension under the 10th Bipartite Settlement

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

No.HR&IR/GMB/2020-21/9578

January 29, 2021

MD & CEOs of PSBs .

Dear Sir/Madam,

Release of Stagnation Increment notionally for the purpose of Pension under the 10th Bipartite Settlement/ Joint Note

In the 10th Bi-partite settlement / Joint note signed on 25.05.2015 an additional stagnation increment was considered for award staff and certain scales of officers to be notionally released from 1/11/2012 with monetary benefit to be paid from 1/5/2015. Those staff members who continued to be in the service post 30/4/2015 got monetary benefit in wages as well as benefit in their pension eligibility at the time of retirement. It was not explicitly mentioned in the bipartite/joint note that the benefit of notional stagnation increment would also be extended to those staff members who retired during the period from 1/11/2012 and 30/4/2015. While some banks have also extended the benefit to retirees, others have not extended the benefit of notional stagnation increment to those staff members who retired during the period from 1/11/2012 to 30/4/2015.

2. We have been receiving references from few banks, Officers and Workmen Unions wherein they have stated that there is a need to clarify to banks that the benefit of notional increment should also be extended to all those staff members/officers who retired from the services during the period from 1/11/2012 to 30/4/2015.

3. The matter was placed in the meeting of IBA Standing Committee on HR held on 11.01.2021. The Committee after detail deliberations noted that some banks after obtaining legal opinion, have already extended the benefit of notional stagnation increment for pension to workmen and officers who retired during the period from 01.11.2012 to 30.04.2015. Accordingly, to have an industry level uniformity, it was decided that the banks with approval of their respective boards can extend the benefit of notional stagnation increment for the purpose of pension only to the workmen and officers who were otherwise eligible and retired during the period from 01.11.2012 to 30.04.2015, with monetary benefit from 1/5/2015,

4. Banks may please be guided accordingly.

Warm regards,

Sd/-
Gopal Murli Bhagat
Deputy Chief Executive

AICPIN for the month of December 2020

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AICPIN for the month of December 2020

All-India CPI for Industrial Workers (2016=100) for December, 2020 decreased to 118.8 points compared to 119.9 points for November, 2020.

In percentage terms, it went down by 0.92% w.r.t. previous month mainly due to Food group items having a share of 39.17% in the total weight which recorded a fall of 3.16% between these two months. During the period, decrease in prices of food items viz. Rice, Poultry (Chicken), Orange, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrot, Chillies Green, Ginger, Onion, Peas, Potato, Tomato, etc.  had greater impact.

Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 3.67 per cent for December, 2020 as compared to 5.27 per cent for the previous month and 9.63 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 2.89 per cent against 7.48 per cent of the previous month and 12.22 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2020 decreased by 1.1 points and stood at 118.8 (one hundred eighteen and point eight). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.92per cent between November and December, 2020compared to (+) 0.61 per cent increase between corresponding months of previous year.

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The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing (-) 1.53 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Poultry (Chicken), Orange, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrot, Chillies Green, Ginger, Onion, Peas, Potato, Tomato, etc. are responsible for the decline in index. However, this decline was checked by Soyabean Oil, Mustard Oil, Sunflower Oil, Tea Leaf, Cooking Gas, Petrol, etc., putting upward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Ramgarh recorded the maximum decrease of 6points. Among others, 4 points decrease was observed in 3centres,3 points in 7 centres,2 points in 29centres and 1 point in 24centres. On the contrary, Solapur recorded a maximum increase of 2 points. Among others, 1 point rise was observed in5centres.Rest of 18centres’ indices remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 3.67 per cent for December, 2020 as compared to 5.27 per cent for the previous month and 9.63 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 2.89per cent against 7.48per cent of the previous month and 12.22 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)

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All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for Novemberand December, 2020

 

Sr. No. Groups Nov, 2020 Dec, 2020
I Food & Beverages 123.6 119.7
II Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants 133.1 133.3
III Clothing & Footwear 117.4 117.6
IV Housing 113.5* 113.5*
V Fuel & Light 126.8 132.4
VI Miscellaneous 117.2 117.6
General Index 119.9 118.8

*Rounded up from second decimal place.

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Speaking about the latest index, Shri Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment said,the fall in inflation during December month is mainly due to food items which experienced a significant fall in retail prices on account of rise in supply. He added that the fall in inflation would imply increased purchasing power in the hands of Working class families.

Shri DPS Negi, Director General of Labour Bureau while releasing the index said,the fall in index during December, 2020 and fall in inflation rate are in line with other price indices compiled and released by other Government agencies.

He further said that it is mainly due to Food & Beverages group contributing (-) 1.53 percentage points to the total change. Among items, Rice, Poultry (Chicken), Orange, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Carrot, Chillies Green, Ginger, Onion, Peas, Potato, Tomato, etc. are responsible for the decline in index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2021 will be released on Friday 26thFebruary, 2021. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.

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TN G.O.Ms.No.27 : Enhancement of monetary limit for purchase of cars and two wheelers – Revision of eligibility criteria

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TN G.O.Ms.No.27 : Enhancement of monetary limit for purchase of cars and two wheelers – Revision of eligibility criteria

Government of Tamil Nadu
2021

Finance [Salaries] Department
G.O.Ms.No.27, Dated 20th January 2021
(Saarvari, Thai-7, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2052)

ABSTRACT

Loans and Advances – Conveyance Advance – Enhancement of monetary limit for purchase of motor cars and motorized two wheelers – Revision of eligibility criteria – Orders Issued.

Read:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.485, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated: 08.08.1996.
2. G.O.Ms.No.403, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated: 13.08.1998.
3. G.O.Ms.No.91, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated: 11.03.1999.
4. G.O.Ms.No.467, Finance (Salaries) Department, dated: 22.09.2009.

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ORDER:-

In the Government Order first, second, third and fourth read above, orders were issued fixing the quantum of advance for the purchase of conveyance and revising the eligibility criteria.

2. The Public (Special-B) department has requested the Finance department to study the feasibility of increasing the ceiling of the Motor Car Advance now being sanctioned to Government servants as one of the better methods of increasing the consumption in the economy.

3. The Government, after careful consideration has decided to enhance the quantum of advance for purchase of motor cars and motorized two wheelers. Accordingly Government direct that the quantum of advance for purchase of new motor car be enhanced as indicated below:

Levels of Pay of the Government Employee Maximum Amount
Level 28 and above (Pay Band 4 and
above) & All India Service Officers		 Rs.14 lakhs
Level 21 to Level 27 (Pay Band 3) Rs.10 lakhs
Level 10 to Level 20 (Below Pay Band 3 till
Grade Pay of Rs.2,800/-)		 Rs.6 lakhs

 

4. Government also order that in respect of motorized two-wheelers, the existing distinctions based on the capacity of the engine be hereby dispensed with and all regular Government employees in time scale of pay shall be eligible for a uniform maximum ceiling of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) for all categories of motorized two-wheelers

Also Read : Tamilnadu Government Holidays 2021 – G.O.Ms. No.554

5. The revised norms will be subject to the following conditions:

a) If the actual value of the car or two wheeler purchased is below the ceilings prescribed above, the admissible advance will be restricted to the cost of the vehicle including taxes, registration and insurance.

b) As already done in the case of two-wheelers, no advance shall be given for the purchase of second hand motor cars.

c) The revised ceilings prescribed above are applicable for the year 2020-2021. For every subsequent year, the ceiling shall be automatically enhanced by 5% over the previous year.

d) The period of recovery of the advance and the other rules and regulations for sanction of conveyance advance shall remain unchanged.

6. Necessary amendment to Tamil Nadu Financial Code Volume-I will be issued separately.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S.KRISHNAN
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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Extension of deadline for issuance of Manual Pass to Railway Employees – AIRF

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Extension of deadline for issuance of Manual Pass to Railway Employees – AIRF writes to Railway Board

Manual Pass to Railway Employees

No.AIRF/82 Dated: January 27, 2021

The Chairman-Cum-CEO,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Extension of deadline for issuance of Manual Pass to Railway Employees

Ref.: Railway Board’s letter No.PC-VII/2020/HRMS/6 dated 22.01.2021

Kindly call for AIRF’s communication bearing even number dated January 20, 2021, wherein a number of problems and discrepancies in issuances of Railway Passes/PTOs through e-office have already been forwarded to Railway Board.

Also Read : Medical Insurance for all Railway Employees – AIRF

Railway Board vide their letter supra dated 22.01.2021 have though extended the deadline for issuance of Manual Passes/PTOs up to 28.02.2021, however, it is firm opinion of this Federation(AIRF) that, this time limit is not sufficient to address the problems and discrepancies, already pointed out in Federation(AIRF)’s earlier letter dated 20.01.2021.

AIRF, therefore, desires that, issuance of Manual Passes/PTOs to Railway Employees should be continued simultaneously until the issues pointed in our letter dated 20.01.2021 are amicably resolved, so that, Serving and Retired Railway Employees are not subjected to undue hardship on this account.

Yours faithfully,

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source : AIRF

Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

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Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

No.17-31/2016-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001

Dated. 22.01.2020

Office Memorandum

Subject : Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).

The undersigned is directed to convey approval of Competent Authority on the following guidelines to regulate the Limited Transfer facility of Gramin Dak Sevaks in suppression of all previous orders:-

1. Conditions of Transfer

(i) The maximum number of chances to. be provided for male GDSs is ONE only and TWO for female GDSs.

(ii) The transfer will be at his/her own request and own cost to a vacant post at his/her place of choice to his/her/spouse home village or home division or a place recommended for medical treatment.

(iii) A minimum engagement period of TWO years from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory for male GDS, before transfer request can be entertained.

(iv) A minimum engagement period of ONE year from the date of regular engagement on GDS post will be mandatory for female GDS.

(v) For PwD GDS and GDS having PwD dependents/Mentally retarded dependents, a minimum engagement period of ONE year from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory.

(vi) Transfer request of GDS who are under put off duty or against whom any disciplinary action, Police case or Court case is pending will not be entertained.

(vi) Past engagement period will be counted for assessing the eligibility for appearing in departmental examination as well as for annual increment. GDS will not have any claim to go back to the previous engagement /recruitment Unit/Division in any circumstances.

(viii) When a GDS is transferred at higher own request and the transfer is approved by the competent authority, she/he will rank junior in the seniority list of the new unit, to all the GDS of that unit who exist in the seniority list on the date on which the transfer is ordered. except in case of transfer within the same engagement/recruitment Sub Division/Unit /Division.

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(ix) Mutual Exchange facility can be provided to all GDS on completion of ONE year (for Female GDS) and TWO years (for Male GDS) engagement period as the case may be.

(x) The GDS can be transferred on his/her request in following circumstances:-

(a) BPM Level 2 to BPM Level-2 in TRCA slab 3

(b) BPM Level-1 to BPM Level-1 in TRCA slab-2.

(c) ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-2 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-2 in TRCA stab-2.

(d) ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-1 in TRCA slab-1.

(e) BPM Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2(Postal/RMS) in same TRCA slab.

(f) ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2 (Postal) to BPM Level-1 in the same TRCA slab provided that, the GDS has to make accommodation arrangement for managing BO as per standard prescribed for BO and fulfilling the condition of educational qualification. Computer certificate etc. prescribed by the Department from time to time. Before joining as BPM Level-1, he/she has to undergo prescribed training for BPM.

(g) Request transfer of ABPM/Dak Sevak from Postal to RMS in the same TRCA stab.

(h) Transfer from RMS to Postal i.e. from Dak Sevak to ABPM/Dak Sevak in the same TRCA level. However, Dak Sevak from RMS should not be transferred to Postal Dn as BPM.

(xi) There will not be any drop in TRCA slab on account of a request transfer and numbers of increments earned by GDS will be retained

(xii) All request transfers are to be considered subject to condition that verification formalities viz (Caste, Education and Police verification report etc.) should have been completed.

2. Competent Authority

The transfer of GDS will be approved by Regional PMG, if the transfer is within the Region and by the Head of the Circle, if the transfer is within the Circle The approval of two concerned Head of Circle will be required, if the transfer is between two Circles.

3. Process of Transfer

(i) Application for transfer should be called for during April -June of every year.

(ii) An application will be submitted to the Divisional Head on a prescribed Proforma attached herewith as Annexure-I. The application will be submitted through head of the recruitment/engagement Unit/ Division duly recommended.

(iii) Divisional Head will submit all the applications to approving authority through proper channel with factual report and recommendations.

(iv) A separate register in prescribed Proforma attached herewith as Annexure-II is to be maintained at Circle Office/Regional Office/Divisional Office for recording transfer requests of all categories of GDS.

(v) All the applications received will be arranged in order of seniority from the date of engagement of GDS and the orders for transfer may be issued during July.

4. The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this O.M.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(S.B Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS-PCC)

Signed Copy

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Recovery of dues other than Government dues from the retirement benefits of BSNL VRS-2019 Scheme retired employees

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Recovery of dues other than Government dues from the retirement benefits of BSNL VRS-2019 Scheme retired employees

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
Corporate Office
Pension Section, 5th floor Bharat Sanchar Bhawan
H.C. Mathur Lane, New Delhi-110001

No.48-2/2020-Pen (B)

Dated: 20-01-2021

To
All Heads of Circles/Telecom Districts/ Regions/Projects/
Telecom Stores/Telecom Factories & Other Administrative Offices
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Sub : Recovery of dues other than Government dues from the retirement benefits of BSNL VRS-2019 Scheme retired employees – regarding.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to this Office letter of even no. dated 29/09/2020, wherein guidelines to recover due amount from the BSNL retirees, other than those retired under BSNL VRS-2019 Scheme has been issued. This is in accordance with the instructions issued vide DOT letter No.1/ misc/ Pen/ Issues/ BSNL/ DDG(Accts)/ 2019-Part(2)/2525 to 2958 dated 24/08/2020.

2. After issuance of the aforesaid letter, the guidelines to recover dues from the BSNL VRS-2019 retirees, who have been occupying BSNL accommodation after retirement, from their terminal benefits were under consideration.

3. Now, with the approval of the Competent Authority, it has been decided to recover the dues from the 2019 BSNL VRS optees, who are still in occupation of BSNL accommodation and also from those who have not submitted “No Dues Certificate” (NDC) in the following manner till they submit NDC after vacation of quarters :-

i) The amount of Leave Encashment payable by BSNL to the BSNL VRS-9019 retiree will be withheld;
ii) The remaining 8% of Ex-Gratia amount payable to BSNL VRS-2019 retiree will be withheld;
iii) Recovery will be made from the amount of reimbursement of Outdoor/Indoor Medical claims submitted by the retiree;
iv) Recovery will be made from the amount of reimbursement of LTC/TA claims submitted by the retiree;
v) Recovery will be made from the amount of reimbursement of Mobile Handset/ Briefcase / Bag/News Paper claims etc. Submitted by the retiree.

4. In this regard, the Unit/Branch, dealing with the allotment of BSNL Quarters may be asked to send Notice/ reminders to the concerned retirees for submitting the “No Dues Certificates” (NDC). After receiving the NDC, only the withheld amount in respect of the concerned retiree may be released by the Circle.

5. Further, as per the Clause 3,B 4 & 5 of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, Estate Officer is having full powers to issue Show Cause Notice to the Retired Employees, who were unauthorizedly occupying the Residential Accommodation, stating “Why an order of eviction should not be made within a period of three working days”. Hence, Estate Officers of the Circles are required to take necessary action, accordingly.

6. Estate Officers of the Territorial Circles may take extra care to collect the details of the staff quarters in merged Units in their concerned Circle either through REM in ERP or otherwise and take necessary action to evict the Unauthorised occupants under the provisions of the powers vested with them as per the “Eviction of Unauthorised Premises Act of 1971”.

7. The Estate Officers of the Circle/SSA are responsible for any loss caused to BSNL, if they do not exercise the powers vested with them. Suitable action may also be initiated to recover the outstanding dues, if any, from the Unauthorised occupants. Action taken in this regard may be intimated to this Office from time to time.

8. All the Heads of Circles/Administrative Units of BSNL are, therefore, “requested to take necessary action, in accordance with the aforesaid guidelines.

Yours faithfully,

(Sudhanshu Shekhar Ray)
Asstt. General Manager (Estt.)

Copy to :-

1. PPS to CMD, BSNL
2. PS to Dir (HR)/Dir (F)/Dir (Ent.)/Dir (CFA)/Dir (CM), BSNL Board
3. Sr. GM (Estt.)/GM (Pers.)/GM (Admn)/GM (CA) BSNL CO
4. BSNL CO Intranet Portal/Guard File

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Medical Insurance for all Railway Employees – AIRF

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Medical Insurance for all Railway Employees – AIRF writes to Railway Board

Medical Insurance for all Railway Employees

No.AIRF/101

Dated: January 23, 2021

The Chairman-Cum-CEO,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Medical Insurance to all Railway Employees

Ref.: (i) Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)2020/Misc./Dashboard-GIS dated 04.08.2020, 27.10.2020 and 30.12.2020

(ii) AIRF’s letter No.AIRF/71 dated 06.08.2020, No.AIRF/101 dated 16.09.2020 and 19.11.2020

Your kind attention is invited towards AIRF’s letter bearing number even dated 19.11.2020, addressed to Director General(Human Resources), Railway Board(photocopy enclosed for kind perusal), whereby this Federation had elaborately explained the facts necessitating in-house system of medical facilities presently available for Serving/Retired Railwaymen and their dependent family members.

As we have already explained, keeping in view peculiar nature of duties of the Railwaymen, who work under various arduous conditions in all weathers 24X7 throughout the year for keeping the wheels of the Indian Railways moving to ensure overall development of the country, the existing medical facilities were created for them and their dependent family members.

It would be pertinent to mention here that, even in the Colonial Days, British Rulers had recognised the need of medical facilities for Railwaymen and established many Dispensaries and Hospitals during those days. Even after the Independence, Medical System over the Indian Railways has been expanded to a greater extant to meet medical requirements of the Railwaymen and their families.

Medical facilities, so available for the Railwaymen, have been achieved by the Organised Labour after sustained struggle and persuasions in the wake of aforementioned peculiar working conditions.

Also Read : Treatment and Insurance Coverage to Railway Employees for COVID-19 – AIRF letter to Railway Board

It is a matter of concern that, Railway Board have not given any cognizance to AIRF’s viewpoint, already communicated to Railway Board vide AIRF’s letter dated 19.11.2020, addressed to D.G.(H.R.), Railway Board, and without consulting Organised Labour, who are representing more than one million Railway Employees and equal number of Retired Railway Employees(total number of beneficiaries being around one crore), Railway Board have been proceeding ahead for Medical Insurance to all the Railway Employees. This arbitrary change in the policy of medical assistance to Railway Employees is bound to create a lot of anguish in the minds of Serving as well as Retired Railway Employees.

AIRF, vide its communications No.AIRF/71 dated 06.08.2020, No.AIRF/101 dated 16.09.2020 and 19.11.2020, has already objected to Railway Board’s proposal of Medical Insurance to all the Railway Employees, quoting various reasons, but instead of holding discussion with the Recognised Federations, further informations are being sought by the Railway Board from the Zonal Railways and Production Units, vide their letter No.E(W)2020/Misc./Dashboard-GIS dated 30.12.2020, with a view to proceed further in the matter.

AIRF is of the firm opinion that, Railway Administration should not compel and force Serving as well as Retired Railway Employees to accept the proposal of Medical Insurance being initiated by the Railway Board.

It would, therefore, be quite appropriate that, such type of exercises, which are bound to create avoidable discontentment and resentment among Serving as well as Retired Railway Employees, should be stalled immediately. We presume that, this exercise is being undertaken to appease some of the Corporates who are dealing in Insurance Business.

Railwaymen are already in endurance because of National Pension System(NPS), therefore, AIRF would not accept any kind of Medical Insurance to Railway Employees on Indian Railways, which would further aggravate the situation.

AIRF sincerely hope that, Railway Board will take it seriously, and stall such type of exercises, in the larger interest of Industrial Harmony, otherwise we will be forced to launch a massive agitation against anti-labour policies of the Railway Board.

This may kindly be treated as “Most Urgent”.

Yours faithfully,

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Special Festival Package to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks

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Special Festival Package to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks

No. 17-16/2020-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001
Date-21.01.2021

Office Memorandum

Subject : Extension of Grant of Advance – Special Festival Package to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks.

The undersigned is directed to say that with a view to enable Gramin Dak Sevak to meet expenses relating to festivals and to encourage spending thereby giving a boost to economic activities, in pursuance of decision taken by the Department in consultation with AS & FA and Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, it has been decided that a special festival packaqe advance will be accorded to all approved category of Gramin Dak Sevaks for any important festivals upto 31st March, 2021:-

(i) Advance of Special Festival Package may be granted to a Gramin Dak Sevak if she/he fulfils the following conditions,-

(a) GDS should be is on duty and engaged regularly.

(b) The amount of package should not be granted to those GDSS who are 9oin9 to discharge from engagement within 10 months from the date of sanction of advance.

(c) Provisionally engaged GDSs and substitute engaged against leave vacancy of GDS will not be entitled for this package

(d) GDS who are under Put Off duty/disciplinary proceed ing/cases are pending will not be entitled for this package

(ii) Head of offlce may sanction this festival package on the eve of any important festival to GDS under his administration control. The term “important festival- is clarified as such festivals or one of such festivals as Head of Department may declare in respect of establishment under his/her administration control.

(iii) The amount of package is Rs.5000/- to be paid as advance to Gramin Dak Sevak This amount is interest free The amount would be released through pre-loaded Rupay Card from SBI DDOS, on receipt of application from GDS for this package may process and acquire the prepaid cards from SBI for issue among the applicants A detailed SOP issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No 12(2)/2020.E.IIA (Pt.) dated 13th October, 2020 is enclosed for obtaining these pre loaded Rupay cards with an amount of Rs.5000/-. The amount paid under this package is recoverable in not more than ten ( 10) equally instalment.

(iv) GDSs are outside of the Civil service of the Union and shall not claim to be at par with Central Government employees on grant/ sanction of this Special Festival package

(v) These order will take effect from the date of issuance of this Office Memorandum and will be in force during the current financial year till 31st March, 2021.

2 This issues has the concurrence of IFW vide their diary No.86 dated 20.01.2021

(Dr.Vincent Barla)
Director (GDS/PCC)

Signed Copy

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Submission of Immovable Property Return for 2021 by the officers of CSSS and CSCS

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Submission of Immovable Property Return for 2021 by the officers of CSSS and CSCS

F.No. 25/3/2021-CS.Il (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

3 Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.
Dated: 21st January, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Submission of Immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2021 (as on 31.01.2021) by the officers of Central Secretariat Stenographer’s Services (CSSS) and CSCS – reg.

In terms of Rule 18 of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, the Immovable Property Return is required to be furnished by the CSSS officers in the grade of Principal Private Secretary and above, latest by 31.01.2021. IPR should be submitted by all the CSSS officers through Web Based Cadre Management System which is hosted at cscmc.nic.in. A copy of the print out (IPR submitted online) duly signed, should also be submitted to CS.II Division, which is the custodian of Immovable Property Return (IPR) of these Officers. CSCS officers and CSSS officers upto the level of Private Secretary will also submit their printout (IPR) duly signed, to their respective Admin/Vigilance Division.

2. Ministries/Departments are therefore, requested that the contents of this OM may be widely circulated to the notice of all CSSS and CSCS officials working under their respective control. They should also ensure that the IPR for the year 2020 (as on 31.01.2021) is submitted within the stipulated time by all the CSSS/CSCS Officials. The officers are also informed that non-submission of the IPR within the stipulated date, would invite the denial of vigilance clearance for empanelment, deputation, applying to sensitive posts and assignment to training programme (except mandatory training) as the IPR status needs to be checked for the said purpose(s).

Also Read : Furnishing of Annual Immovable Property Return for 2020 – IDAS Officers – CGDA ORDER

3. It is, therefore, requested that all the CSSS/CSCS officials may be directed to file their immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2020 (as on 31.01.2021) well in time, latest by 31.01.2021, through Web Based Cadre Management System only. IPRs received beyond the stipulated date, shall not be regarded as conforming to the extant guidelines. It is also stated that the date of filing of the IPR has already been started from 01st January, 2021 and the Immovable Property Returns” window has been operative at cscms.nic.in.

4. In case of any doubt/difficulty about filing the IPR, Shri Bhurelal (bl.Siwal[at]nic.in) and Shri Ajay Giri, Assistant Section Officer of CS-Il Division may be contacted at Telephone No.24625816.

(Vasanthi V. Babu)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 24623157

To
The Deputy Secretary/Director (Admn.)
All Ministries/Departments
(Through DoPT Websites)

Signed Copy

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