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Calculation of monthly contribution towards cost of Pension payable during foreign service – DOPT

No. 2/9/2017- Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated, 09th October, 2020.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub : Calculation of monthly contribution towards cost of Pension payable during foreign service – Reg.

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Department’s OM No. 2/34/2008-Estt (Pay-Il) dated 19th November, 2009 on the above subject and to say that according to this OM w.e.f. 01.01.2006, the pension contribution payable in respect of a Government employee during the active period of his foreign service shall be based on the existing basic pay (Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay) of the post held by the Government servant at the time of proceeding on foreign service, and in case he receives Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation while on foreign service, on the basic pay (Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay) fixed on such promotion/financial up-gradation.

2. Consequent upon implementation of the recommendations of the 7th CPC, the matter of issuing revised instructions on the above subject has been engaging the attention of the Government of India. The President is now pleased to decide that pension contribution payable in respect of a Government servant during the active period of his foreign service shall be based on the basic pay in the level (in Pay Matrix) of the post held by him/her at the time of proceeding on foreign service; and in case of grant of Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation while on foreign service, the same shall be based on basic pay in the Level (in Pay Matrix) fixed on such Proforma promotion / financial up-gradation.

Also ReadRegularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts – DOPT

3. In respect of Government employees covered by the NPS, during the active period of foreign service w.e.f. 01.01.2016, it has been decided to fix the monthly Pension contribution @ 24% of basic pay in the level (in Pay Matrix) of the post held by him/her at the time of proceeding on foreign service plus DA admissible on such basic pay (i.e. employee’s contribution @ 10%, employer’s contribution @ 10% and contribution by employer for gratuity @ 4%). However, consequent to revision of Government’s contribution for NPS from 10 % to 14% w.e.f. 01.04.20 19 vide Department of Financial Services Notification dated 31.01.2019, the monthly Pension contribution for Government employees covered by the NPS w.e.f. 01.04.2019 will be 28% of basic pay in the level (in Pay Matrix) plus DA of the post held by him/her, which will include employee’s contribution @ 10%, employer’s contribution @ 14%, and contribution by employer for gratuity @ 4%. In case of grant of Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation while on foreign service, the same shall be based on basic pay in the Level (in Pay Matrix) fixed on such Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation.

4. In respect of the employees covered under the Old Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, it has been decided to fix their rates of monthly contribution of pension during the active period of foreign service as 14% of basic pay in the level (in Pay Matrix) of the post held by him/her at the time of proceeding on foreign service plus DA admissible on such basic pay during foreign service w.e.f. 01.01.2016. The monthly contribution of pension during the active period of foreign service w.e.f. 01.04.2019 will be 18% of the basic pay in Pay Matrix of the post held by the officer at the time of proceeding on foreign service plus DA admissible on such basic pay. In case of grant of Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation while on foreign service, the same shall be based on basic pay in the Level (in Pay Matrix) fixed on such Proforma promotion/financial up-gradation.

5. It has also been decided that these pension contributions would be in addition to the leave salary contributions for the period of foreign service, in respect of both NPS employees and the employees under Old Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

6. In case of employees covered under NPS, during the period of active foreign service, the borrowing organisation shall make its part of contribution mandatorily to the NPS Account of the employee.

7. This OM will be effective from 01.01.2016. In respect of persons who are already on foreign service as on 01.01.2016, the pension contribution will be calculated at the above rates on the revised pay as per 7th CPC from the date which they opt to come over to the revised pay structure after implementation of 7th CPC recommendations, in their parent cadres. For the earlier period, the pension contributions will be as per extant orders i.e. the order in force during period prior to 01.01.20 16 from time to time.

8. The modalities! mechanism of payment of pension contribution during the active period of foreign service in respect of NPS subscribers will be issued separately.

9. 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 & Auditor General of India.

10. Hindi version will follow.

(Rajeev Bahree)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

Regularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts – DOPT

No.49014/7/2020-Estt.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 7th October, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Regularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts – Uma Devi judgement – facts/clarification – reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that the instructions for Regularisation of qualified workers appointed against sanctioned posts in the light of Honible Supreme Court’s Judgement dated 10.04.2006 in case of Uma Devi were issued vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 49019/1/2006-Estt(C) dated 11.12.2006. The above instructions state that:

“in the case of Secretary State of Karnataka and Ors. Vs. Uma Devi it was directed that any public appointment has to be in terms of the Constitutional scheme. However, the Supreme Court in para 44 of the aforesaid judgement directed that the Union of India, the State Governments and their instrumentalities should take steps to regularize as a one time measure the services of such irregularly appointed, who are duly qualified persons in terms of the statutory recruitment rules for the post and who have worked for ten years or more in duly sanctioned posts but not under cover of orders of courts or tribunals.

Accordingly a copy of the above judgement is forwarded to all Ministries/Departments for implementation of the aforesaid direction of the Supreme Court.”

2. In this regard, various cases have been received in this department seeking clarifications regarding implementation of the above judgement. Therefore, it has been decided that further important aspects of the judgement dated 10.04.2006 may be enunciated for the purpose of clarity of the judgement. These important points as quoted from the judgement are reproduced below:

i. Equality of opportunity is the hallmark for public employment and it is in terms of the Constitutional scheme only (Para 1).

ii. The filling of vacancies cannot be done in a haphazard manner or based on patronage or other considerations (Para 2).

iii. The State is meant to be a model employer and can make appointments only in accordance with the rules framed under Article 309 of the Constitution (Para 5).

iv. Regularization is not and cannot be a mode of recruitment by any State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India, or any body or authority governed by a statutory Act or the Rules framed thereunder. Regularization, furthermore, cannot give permanence to an employee whose services are ad hoc in nature. The fact that some persons had been working for a long time would not mean that they had acquired a right for regularization. (Para 27).

v. Any regular appointment made on a post under the State or Union without issuing advertisement inviting applications from eligible candidates and without holding a proper selection where all eligible candidates get a fair chance to compete would violate the guarantee enshrined under Article 16 of the Constitution (Para 30).

vi. If it is a contractual appointment, the appointment comes to an end at the end of the contract (Para 34).

vii. Regularization, if any already made, but not sub judice, need not be reopened based on this judgment, but there should be no further by-passing of the Constitutional requirement and regularizing or making permanent, those not duly appointed as per the Constitutional scheme (Para 44).

viii. In cases relating to service in the commercial taxes department, the High Court has directed that those engaged on daily wages, be paid wages equal to the salary and allowances that are being paid to the regular employees of their cadre in government service, with effect from the dates from which they were respectively appointed. The objection taken was to the direction for payment from the dates of engagement. We find that the High Court had clearly gone wrong in directing that these employees be paid salary equal to the salary and allowances that are being paid to the regular employees of their cadre in government service, with effect from the dates from which they were respectively engaged or appointed. It was not open to the High Court to impose such an obligation on the State when the very question before the High Court in the case was whether these employees were entitled to have equal pay for equal work so called and were entitled to any other benefit. They had also been engaged in the teeth of directions not to do so. We are, therefore, of the view that, at best, the Division Bench of the High Court should have directed that wages equal to the salary that are being paid to regular employees be paid to these daily wage employees with effect from the date of its judgment. Hence, that part of the direction of the Division Bench is modified and it is directed that these daily wage earners be paid wages equal to the salary at the lowest grade of employees of their cadre in the Commercial Taxes Department in government service, from the date of the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court. Since, they are only daily wage earners, there would be no question of other allowances being paid to them (Para 46).

3. Additionally, it is also stated that vide the judgement of State of Karnataka Vs. M.L Kesari dated 03.08.2010, the Hon’ble Supreme Court had clarified some aspects of the Uma Devi judgement which are pertinent for proper understanding of the said judgement dated 10.04.2006. These aspects brought out in the M.L. Kesari judgement are reproduced as under:

i. The employee concerned should have worked for 10 years or more in duly sanctioned post without the benefit or protection of the interim order of any court or tribunal. In other words, the State Government or its instrumentality should have employed the employee and continued him in service voluntarily and continuously for more than ten years.

ii. The appointment of such employee should not be illegal, even if irregular. Where the appointments are not made or continued against sanctioned posts or where the persons appointed do not possess the prescribed minimum qualifications, the appointments will be considered to be illegal. But where the person employed possessed the prescribed qualifications and was working against sanctioned posts, but had been selected without undergoing the process of open competitive selection, such appointments are considered to be irregular.

iii. The employees who were entitled to be considered in terms of Para 53 of the decision in Umadevi, will not lose their right to be considered for regularization, merely because the one-time exercise was completed without considering their cases, or because the six month period mentioned in para 44 of Umadevi has expired. The one-time exercise should consider all daily-wage/adhoc1those employees who had put in 10 years of continuous service as on 10.4.2006 without availing the protection of any interim orders of courts or tribunals. If any employer had held the one-time exercise in terms of para 44 of Umadevi, but did not consider the cases of some employees who were entitled to the benefit of para 44 of Umadevi, the employer concerned should consider their cases also, as a continuation of the one-time exercise. The one time exercise will be concluded only when all the employees who are entitled to be considered in terms of Para 44 of Umadevi, are so considered.

4. It is also clarified that regularisation under Uma Devi judgement was only a one time exercise.

5. It is also emphasized that all concerned administrative authorities should take steps to effectively defend the Court cases on the basis of principles in the Uma Devi judgement and instructions of DoPT within the limitation period without giving any scope to the Courts to decide the cases against the Government on grounds of delay in filing its reply/appeal. Any laxity in the matter to comply with these instructions leading to adverse orders of the Courts shall be viewed seriously inviting disciplinary action in the matter.

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

DoPT relaxes LTC facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, Ladakh, NER and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

DoPT relaxes LTC facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Travel relaxation has been extended up to 25th September 2022: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Government employees can avail LTC for these places in lieu of a hometown LTC

For ease of travel, employees can travel to these areas even by private Airlines

DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that this relaxation has been extended up to 25th September 2022.

As a consequence, to this circular, Dr Jitendra Singh said that an entitled government official can avail LTC for visiting Jammu & Kashmir, North Eastern Region, Ladakh and Andaman & Nicobar in lieu of a hometown LTC.

In addition, the facility of Air journey to non-entitled government servants will be available for visiting Jammu & Kashmir, North Eastern Region, Ladakh and Andaman &Nicobar Islands. As a further convenience, ease of travel permission is also being granted to undertake journey to these areas by private Airlines, whereas normally a government servant is expected to travel by the state owned Air India, he added.

Pertinent to mention that in relaxation to Central Civil Services (LTC) Rules 1988, the scheme allowing government servants to travel by Air to visit Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Union Territory of Ladakh, the North Eastern States and Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been extended for a period of two years till 25th September 2022.

Describing this as a huge and an exclusive facility for the government employees, Dr Jitendra Singh said that all eligible government servants may avail LTC to visit Jammu & Kashmir or North East or any of these mentioned areas against the conversion of their one Home Town LTC in a four-year block. However, the government servants whose hometown and place of posting is the same, are not allowed this conversion. He said, such government servants who are not otherwise entitled to travel by Air will also be allowed to travel by Air, under the norms of this scheme, in Economy class by any Airlines, subject to the maximum fare limit of LTC-80 scheme.

Ever since the Modi government took over in 2014, said Dr Jitendra Singh, it has been the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give priority to the far flung and difficult regions, and do whatever possible for ease of living and ease of governance in these areas.

Attendance of Central Government Officials – DOPT ORDER

F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A.III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

***

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 7th October, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Attendance of Central Government officials regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to OM of even number dated the 5th June, 2020 reiterating, inter alia, the instructions/advisory issued vide OMs dated 17.3.2020, 18.5.2020 and 19.5.2020 for well-being of Government employees and regulating attendance of Central Government employees in offices with staggered timings. The matter has now been reviewed and it has been decided as under: –

(a) The Government servants at the level of Under Secretary and above to attend offices on all working days.

(b) As regards Government servants below the level of Under Secretary, at least 50% of attendance is to be ensured. The Heads of Department may mandate attendance of more than 50%, if required in public interest, while strictly ensuring that social distancing is maintained under all circumstances.

(c) The officers/staff shall follow staggered timings to avoid over-crowding in offices/work places as indicated below.

9.00 am. to 5.30 p.m.
10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

(d) All officers/staff residing in the containment zone shall be exempted from coming to offices till the containment zone is denotified.

(e) Those officers/staff who are not attending office shall work from home and they should be available on telephone and electronic means of communication at all times.

(f) Persons with Disabilities and Pregnant women employees shall continue to work from home till further orders.

(g) Heads of Departments shall ensure that the National Directives for the Covid-19 management, which include instructions issued for regular sanitization/cleaning of working places, maintenance of social distancing norms, wearing of masks etc. are strictly complied with. It may also be strictly ensured that there is no crowding in the corridors.

(h) Meetings, as far as possible, shall be conducted on video-conferencing and personal meetings with visitors, unless absolutely necessary in public interest, are to be avoided.

2. The above instructions shall be in force with immediate effect until further orders. Biometric attendance shall continue to be suspended and physical attendance registers shall be maintained until further orders. The Heads of the Department may kindly ensure strict implementation of these instructions.

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Signed Copy

Govt removes requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service for Defence personnel for Enhanced Family Pension – DESW ORDER

F.No. 14(02)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
D(Pension/Policy)

Room No.222, ‘B’ Wing,
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011.
Dated: 5th October, 2020

To,

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Sub : Revision of Regulation relating to rate of Family Pension (Normal rate & Enhanced rate) of Pension Regulation for the Army, Part-I (2008) in the line of amendment done in Sub Rule (3) of Rule 54 of CCS Pension Rule, 1972 by DoP&PW-reg.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to the provision of Note 3 (i) & (ii) below Army Instruction 51/80 and Regulation 64 (b) in Pension Regulation for Army, Part-I (2008) under which the minimum of 7 years of continuous qualifying service is required for grant of enhanced rate of Family Pension for the Armed Forces personnel.

2. Consequent upon issue of Gazette Notification No. 550 dated 19.09.2019 of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP&PW), the condition of minimum requirement of 7 years of continuous service for grant of enhanced rate of Ordinary Family Pension in the sub rule (3)(a) & (b) of Rule 54 of CCS Pension Rule, 1972 has been deleted w.e.f 1st October, 2019 and now Government servants who died in service/invalided out even with less than 7 years of qualifying service shall be eligible for enhanced rate of Family Pension. This notification also has a provision where a Government servant who died within ten years before the 1st day of October 2019 without completing continuous service of seven years, his family shall be eligible for family pension at enhanced rates in accordance with sub rule (3) with effect from the 1st day of October 2019, subject to fulfillment of other conditions for grant of family pension.

3. Now, the President is pleased to decide that the same provision shall be extended to Armed Forces Personnel also. Accordingly, the clause “after having rendered not less than 7 years continuous qualifying service” of Regulation 64{b) of Pension Regulations for the Army, Part-I (2008) stands deleted w.e.f. 01.10.2019.

4. It has also been decided that where an Armed Forces Personnel died within ten years before the 1st October, 2019 without completing continuous service of seven years, his family shall be eligible for ordinary family pension at enhanced rate as per Regulations 64(b) of Pension Regulations for the Army Part-I(2008) with effect from the 1st October 2019 subject to fulfillment of other conditions for grant of Ordinary Family Pension.

5. Further, the provision of Army Instruction No. 51/1980 would stand modified upto this extent w.e.f. 01.10.2019. The regulation and their instructions for grant of Ordinary Family Pension in Navy and Air Force shall also be amended accordingly.

6. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No. 10(02)/2020/FIN/PEN dated 23.09.2020.

7. Hindi Version will follow.

Yours faithfully,

Ashok Kumar
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Signed Copy

Tamil Nadu Contributory Pension Scheme from July 2020 to September 2020

Government of Tamil Nadu
2020

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

FINANCE [PGC-I] DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.350, Dated 24th September 2020

(Sarvari, Purattasi 08, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2051)

ABSTRACT

PENSION – Contributory Pension Scheme (Tamil Nadu) – Accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the Contributory Pension Scheme (both Employees and Employers Contribution) Rate of interest for the Financial Year 2020-2021 – With effect from 01-07-2020 to 30-09-2020 – Orders – Issued.

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.236, Finance (PGC-I) Department, dated: 04-05-2020.
2. G.O.Ms.No.306, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated: 27-07-2020.

-oOo-

ORDER:

In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued fixing the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers of Contributory Pension Scheme at 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st April, 2020 to 30th June, 2020.

2. In the Government Order second read above, the rate of interest for accumulation at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) were fixed at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020.

3. The Government now direct that the rate of interest on the accumulations at the credit of the subscribers to the Contributory Pension Scheme (Tamil Nadu) shall be fixed at 7.1% (Seven point one percent) for the period from 1st July, 2020 to 30th September, 2020.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

S. KRISHNAN
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Signed Copy

Inter-Railway Request Transfer – Hardships being faced by the staff [ RBE No 85/2020 ]

RBE No. 85/2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No.E(NG)I/2020/TR/16

New Delhi, dated October 1, 2020

The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways and
Production Units.

Sub : Inter-Railway Request Transfer – Hardships being faced by the staff – Reg.

As the Railways are aware, transfers on request of officials working on the Zonal Railways cannot be claimed as a matter of right. However, enabling provisions under Ministry of Railways’ decision below Rule 226 of IREC Vol.I allows Transfer of Railway Servant in Group ‘C’ on request on the grounds of hardship from one Railway to another. Detailed instruction/ guidelines governing such transfers have been laid down by the Board from time to time.

2. Despite several executive orders issued by the Board from time to time to minimize the hardship of the officials, repeated complaints are being received from staff and the Federations that the transfer requests are not being processed properly. It has been observed that after issue of the NOC by the accepting Railway, the staff concerned are not relieved on time, at times taking more than one year, and by the time the staff are relieved on the basis of the NOC, the vacancies get filled up, and the Railway which had issued the NOC refuses to accept the transferred staff, putting such staff to considerable hardship as he is left with nowhere to go, having been relieved by the parent Railway.

3 The matter has been considered by the Board. To obviate such issues, it has been decided by the Board that NOC issued by the receiving Railway should be valid for a period of six months, and if transfer of the employees concerned are not effected within this period, the NOC in such cases should be mandatorily revalidated. The employees should be relieved on transfer only after re-confirming the validity of the NOC.

(D.Joseph)
Jt. Director/E(NG)I
Railway Board

Signed Copy

Minimum Qualifying Service Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019

Requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019

As per existing provision, there is a requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years for grant of Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate to NoK of Defence Forces personnel.

Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is calculated @ 50% of last Emoluments and Ordinary Family pension is calculated @ 30% of last Emoluments. Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is payable for 10 years without any upper age limit from the date following the date of death of the personnel in service. Where service personnel dies after release/retirement/discharge/invalidment with a pension, Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is granted for a period of 7 years from the date of death or up to attaining the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.

Also ReadGovt removes requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service for Defence personnel for Enhanced Family Pension – DESW ORDER

The requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years is done away with w.e.f 1.10.2019 vide Govt. letter dated 05.10.2020

Further, Defence Forces personnel who died within ten years before the 1st day of October 2019 without completing continuous service of 7 years, his family shall also be eligible for family pension at enhanced rate w.e.f 1.10.2019.


मौजूदा प्रावधान के अनुसार रक्षा बलों के कर्मियों के निकट सम्बन्धियों को बढ़ी हुई दर पर साधारण पारिवारिक पेंशन देने के लिए 7 साल की निरंतर सेवा की अनिवार्यता समाप्त कर दी है।

बढ़ी हुई दर पर पारिवारिक पेंशन की गणना अंतिम परिलब्धियों के 50% पर की जाती है जबकि साधारण परिवार की पेंशन की गणना अंतिम वेतन के 30% पर की जाती है। सेवा में कर्मियों की मृत्यु की तारीख के बाद किसी भी ऊपरी आयु सीमा के बिना 10 साल के लिए बढ़ी हुई दर पर साधारण पारिवारिक पेंशन देय है। रक्षा कर्मियों की सेवा समाप्ति / सेवानिवृत्ति / निर्वहन / अमान्य होने के समय पेंशन की उपलब्धता रहेगी तो बढ़ी हुई दर पर साधारण पारिवारिक पेंशन, मृत्यु की तारीख से 7 वर्ष की अवधि के लिए या 67 वर्ष की आयु प्राप्त करने तक प्रदान की जाती है, जो भी पहले हो।

दिनांक 05.10.2020 को जारी परिपत्र में 7 वर्षों की निरंतर योग्यता सेवा की अनिवार्यता को ख़त्म कर दिया गया है।

इसके अलावा, रक्षा बल के वो कर्मी जिनकी मृत्यु 7 साल की निरंतर सेवा पूरी किए बिना पहली अक्टूबर 2019 से पहले दस साल के भीतर हुई है, उनका परिवार भी बढ़ी हुई दर पहली अक्टूबर 2019 से बढ़ी हुई पारिवारिक पेंशन के लिए पात्र होगा।

Bonus for Railway Employees 2020 : AIRF Letter to Railway Board

All India Railwaymen’s Federation
4, State Entry Road, New Delhi – 110055, India

No. AIRF/387

Dated: September 30, 2020

The Chairman & CEO,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Productivity Linked Bonus(PLB), for the year 2019-2020 to the Railwaymen – Payment – Reg.

Kindly recall our earlier communication of even number dated 7th August, 2020 (copy enclosed), on the aforementioned subject matter.

As Dussehra/Durga Puja Festival is approaching fast and Railwaymen are awaiting eagerly for payment of PLB, it would be in all appropriateness that, payment of PLB to Railway employees, for the financial year 2019-20, should be made, considering the facts mentioned in our letter dated 7th August, 2020.

An early action shall be highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source: AIRF

Rotation of officials working in Sensitive Posts

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2017/V-1/ALSL/1/1

New Delhi, Date 29.09.20

The General Managers
All Zonal Railways

CAO/COF Mow
DMW/Patiala

The SDGMs/CVOs
All Zonal Railways/PSUs/Pus

COREI/ALD,
Metro/Kolkata,
DG RDSO/LKO

Sub : Rotation of officials working in Sensitive Posts

Ref: No. 2017/V-1/ALSL/1/1 Dt.10.12.19 :

Vide above reference, uniform guiding factors for designating posts as sensitive, as per nature of duties rather than nomenclature of posts have been issued. Keeping in view of above guidelines, with the approval of General Manager, list of sensitive posts have been identified and submitted by Zonal Railways/PUs/other units to this office.

a) Perusal of lists submitted by various units, culminates to identification of nomenclature of sensitive posts as indicated in Annexure 8.1 of IRVM 2018, is considered to be applicable for all Zonal Railways/PUs/other units. For non-gazetted category, existing instructions issued vide RBV . No.2008/V-1/CVC/1/4 dt.11.08.08 would be relevant.

b) In regard to other posts not mentioned in Annexure 8.1, which are specific to ZR/PUs, sensitive posts as approved by concerned General Manager and submitted to Board vigilance would be deemed as “sensitive” in nature.

(c) In addition to above, General Managers on their own may also treat any other post not mentioned in the list as “Sensitive” and inform Board Vigilance, as and when need arises in future.

As part of Preventive Vigilance strategy, it is advised that officials manning sensitive posts should be rotated as per the extant policy to avoid developing vested interests. SOGMs may report on the compliance of rotation policy please.

This issues with the approval of CRB & CEO, Ministry of Railways.

Sd/-
(Srinivas Malladi)
Director Vigilance Engg(I)
Railway Board

Signed Copy

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