Clarification regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance during Nation-wide Lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/ रेल मंत्रालय
(Railway Board) रेलवे बोर्ड
S.No. PC-VII/162
No. PC-V/2017/A/TA (E)
RBE No. 104/2020
New Delhi, dated 03-12-2020
The General Managers (P),
All Indian Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)
Sub : Clarification regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance during Nation-wide Lockdown due to Covid-19 pandemic.
References/ queries have been received from various Zonal Railways/PUs seeking clarification regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance to the employees who could not attend their offices during nation-wide Lockdown period. On this matter Ministry of Finance/Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 21/3/2020-E.II (B) dated 01-12-2020 have issued necessary clarification, a copy of which is forwarded herewith for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis-mutandis on the Railways also.
Reference is invited to this office Circular No. 637 dated 29.07.2020 under which all Record Offices were advised to submit the pension claim through an integrated system for online submission of all the regular cases (original as well as corrigendum) through UTILITY software except the six Record Offices as stated therein.
2. It is noticed that only original service pension claims from five Record Offices (AMC, RRC, JRC, Signal and EME) are being processed through Suvinay, whereas cases of family pension, disability pension etc. are not processed through Suvinay. The RRRC Delhi is also not covered under Suvinay. Accordingly following amendment is being issued at Para-2 of Circular No. 637 dated 29.07.2020:-
(i) All corrigendum claims, disability pension claims and family pension claims etc. will also be submitted through the utility hosted on WAN in case of five Record Offices (AMC, RRC, JRC, Signal and EME).
(ii) In case of RRRC, Delhi Gantt, all types of pension claim will be submitted through utility.
Pension Adalat through Video Conferencing on 28th Dec 2020 – CPAO
Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place-110066
All Central Civil Pensioners are informed that the Central Pension Accounting Office is going to organize a Pension Adalat, which will be held on 28th Dec, 2020 through video conferencing facility.
Therefore, all Central Civil Pensioners/Family Pensioners (except Railway, Defence, Post and Telegraph) may visit to register their grievance on CPAO website https://cpao.nic.in or send their grievance filled in the prescribed format through e-mail to Sr. Accounts Officers, Grievance Cell at [email protected] or via post to this office by 18th Dec, 2020. The prescribed format is available at CPAO website. To participate in Pension Adalat, a link will be sent one day before the Pension Adalat on your registered mobile number or e-mail. The resolution of grievance registered through this link will be done through video conferencing facility in the Pension Adalat to be organized on 28th Dec, 2020. Kindly mention your PPO Number, Account Number, Contact Address and telephone Number along with your grievance. If the grievance is being sent by post, then “Pension Adalat-2020” may be superscribed on top of envelope.
Dated: …………
New Delhi
{Chief Controller (Pensions)}
Details/Information of Pensioner/ Family Pensioner Grievances for redressal
Name of Pensioner/Family Pensioner …………………………………………………
पेंशनर/पारिवारिक पेंशनर का नाम:
Pension Payment Order: ……………………………………………………………………
Number of Pensioner/FP
पेंशनर का पी. पी. क्र. स. :
Bank Name & Account: ……………………………………………………………………
बैंक का नाम & खाता नंबर:
Full address: ……………………………………………………………………………
घर का पूरा पता:
Mobile number/Alternate telephone number (if any):- ……………………..
संपर्क नंबर/वैकल्पिक टेलीफ़ोन नंबर (यदि कोई हो):
e-mail ID:-
ई-मेल आई-डी:
Type of grievance-(Related to Bank/CPAO/PAO)
शिकायत का प्रकार:
Grievance Description
(शिकायत का विवरण)
Dated:
दिनाक:
(Signature of Pensioner/Family Pensioner)
(पेशनर/पारिवारिक पेंशनर का हस्ताक्षर
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY O RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2016/(E)UM/1(1)/7
New Delhi, dated: 27.11.2020.
The GMs/Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units (etc),
(As per mailing list)
Sub:- Implementation of Government’s decisions on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.
A copy of Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. No.38/02(01)/2020-P&PW/(A)(6827) dated 12.11.2020 on the above subject is enclosed for information and guidance. The DOP&PW’’s O.M. No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 12.12.2018 mentioned in para 16.0 of the Annexure to O.M. dated 12.11.2020 may be read as O.M. dated 21.12.2018.
2. The Railway Board’s instructions corresponding to DOP&PW’s instructions referred to in their aforesaid O.M. dated 12.11.2020 are given below:-
All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)
Dear Sir/Madam,
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of November, December 2020 & January 2021 under X BPS/ Joint Note dated 25.5.2015 (Revised)
2. The Circular was issued by considering the Consumer. Price Index (CPI) of September 2020 which is 118 as published by Ministry of Labour & Employment, Chandigarh vide its notification no. 23/15/2020- FLS dated 22.10.2020.
3. However, they have now revised the CPI of September 2020 at 118.1 as published in its notification no. F.NO.5/1/2020- CPI dated 27.11.2020. Accordingly, please note the necessary changes as under:-
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base1960=100) for the quarter ended September 2020 are as follows:-
July 2020 – 7669.50
August 2020 – 7715.15
September 2020 – 7763.73 (Base 2016 = 100)
The average CPI of the above is 7716.13 and accordingly the number of DA slabs are 819(7716 – 4440= 3276/4= 819 Slabs) The last quarterly Payment of DA was at 775 Slabs. Hence there is an increase in DA slabs of 44 i.e. 819 Slabs for payment of DA for the quarter November, December 2020 & January 2021.
5. In terms of clause 7 of the 10th Bipartite Settlement dated 25.05.2015 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 25.05.2015, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to workmen and officer employees for the months of November, December 2020 & January 2021 shall be 81.90 % of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.
Heads of Telecom Circles/
All Heads of metro Districts /
All Heads of Administrative Unit, BSNL.
Subject: Holidays to be observed in BSNL Offices during the year 2021- reg.
In accordance with Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Deptt. of Personnel & Training) O.M. No. 12/9/2020-JCA-2 dated 10th June 2020, it has been decided by the Competent Authority that the holidays as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M. will be observed in all the BSNL Offices located at Delhi / New Delhi during the year 2021. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – II.
2. BSNL Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:
REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
IDU’L FITR
IDU’L ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Circle Heads of Territorial Circles in consultation with the Circle Staff Welfare Board and the representative Union and keeping in view the recommendation of the Central Government Employees Coordination Committee in the State Capitals. The final list applicable uniformly to all BSNL offices within the territorial jurisdiction of the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and a copy endorsed to the Corporate Office within a period of 4 weeks of issue of this letter and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for BSNL Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Heads of Territorial Circle in consultation with the Circle Staff Welfare Board and the representative Union and Keeping in view the recommendations of the Central Government Employees Co-ordination Committee in the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel. Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from. the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police),
5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Heads of Territorial Circles are authorized to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of ldul Fitr, Idul Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V. /A.L.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Territorial Circles may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2021, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday, November 4, 2021 (Kartika 13). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepawali is observed on – “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for the BSNL Offices in a State in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.
7. BSNL Offices which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by respective Heads of Circle themselves for the year 2021, subject to para 3.2 above.
(Keshav Kumar)
Assistant General Manager (Estt. II)
No. AB.14017/30/2011-Estt.(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, the 02 December 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services.
Reference is invited to para 1(iv) of this Department OM No.AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09 regarding Non-Functional Upgradation for officers of Organised Group ‘A’ Services. The details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at the Centre in various grades were issued from time to time.
2. The details of the batch of IAS officers posted in the Centre in the grade of Additional Secretary as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the respective batch is indicated in the table below for taking necessary action:
S.No
Batch and Level in IAS
ACC order issued on
Batch of Organized Group ‘A’ service to be considered for Non-Functional upgradation
PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (WESTERN COMMAND)CHANDIGARH FAX No-0172-2741611-14
PART 100-104
DATED: 26.11.2020
Sub:- Stepping up of pay-Consolidated guidelines
Ministry of Defence DMA’s ID Note No. 1(12)2020/D(Pay/Services) dated 19.11.2020 alongwith the related Ministry of Personnel, Personnel Grievances & Pensions OM No. 4/3/2017-Estt(Pay-I) dated 26.10.2018 received vide HQr letter No. Army/BR/Pay/Ors/3510/7th CPC/Option/Vol-1A dated 23.11.2020 on the above subject is uploaded on the official website for information and further necessary action by all concerned.
Sub: Freezing of Dearness Allowance to Employees of CPSEs drawing pay as per 2017 , 2007, 1997, 1992 & 1987 IDA pay revision guidelines at current rates till 30th June, 2021 – reg.
No. 7(2)/EV/2016
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 27 November, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub : Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 – Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.10.2020 to 31.12.2020.
The Tables of Benefits for Savings Fund to the beneficiaries under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980, which are being issued on a quarterly basis from 01.01.2017 onwards, as brought out in this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 17.03.2017, for the quarter from 01.10.2020 to 31.12.2020, as worked out by IRDA based on the interest rate of 7.1% per annum (compounded quarterly) as notified by the Department of Economic Affairs as per their Resolution No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2020 dated 27.10.2020, are enclosed.
2. The Tables enclosed are of two categories as per the existing practice. As hitherto, the first Table of Benefits for the savings fund of the scheme is based on the subscription of Rs.10 p.m. from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 p.m. w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards. The second Table of Benefits for savings fund is based on a subscription of Rs.10 p.m. for those employees who had opted out of the revised rate of subscription w.e.f. 1.1.1990.
4. In their application to the employees 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.
5. Hindi version of these orders is attached.
(B. K. Manthan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
