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Choice for POPs to integrate with CRAs for NPS

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PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

CIRCULAR

CIR No.: PFRDA/2020/30/SUP-CRA/13

Date : 16th July 2020

To,
All stakeholders under NPS

Choice for POPs to integrate with CRAs for NPS

Reference is invited to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Circular No. PFRDA/2017/5/CRA/2 dated 9th Feb 2017 on the captioned subject. Based on the feedback received from stakeholders, in partial modification to the said Circular, it has been decided and clarified as under:

(i) Points of Presence (POPs) shall have the option to integrate with one or more Central Record Keeping Agencies (CRAs) for the purpose of on-boarding and servicing of NPS subscribers under Voluntary/Corporate sector. However, the POPs which have already integrated with both the CRAs and have subscribers enrolled under both CRAs, may continue with their existing arrangement so as not to inconvenience the existing Subscribers.

(ii) Voluntary NPS subscribers desirous of obtaining the services from a particular CRA may open their NPS account through a POP which is integrated with that CRA. Alternatively, the subscriber shall have the option to open NPS account via the eNPS platform which offers the choice of both the CRAs.

Also Read : Choice of CRA Selection by NPS subscribers – PFRDA Circular

(iii) Similarly, the organizations/corporates offering NPS to their employees under the aegis of “employer-employee relationship” and are desirous of obtaining the services from a particular CRA, may open their NPS accounts through a POP, which has integrated with that CRA. In case, they register themselves with PFRDA as POPs, they may integrate with the CRA (s) of their choice.

(iv). POPS are required to display charges of both the CRAB under NPS section on their website to enable the subscribers to take well informed decision.

(v). This circular shall be applicable only to the POPS covered under sub. regulation (i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation 3 of PFRDA (Point of Presence) Regulations, 2018.

This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 14 of PFRDA Act, 2013 to protect the Interests of the subscribers and is available on PFRDA’s website (www.pfrda.org.in) under Regulatory Framework and In Circular Section of CRA and PoPs.

(K Mohan Gandhi)
General Manager

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Delayed GPF settlement for Retired Government Servants – DOPPW Office Memorandum

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igeadmin
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No.3/7/2020-P&PW (Desk-F) E.6574
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

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8th Floor, B-Wing, Janpath Bhavan,
Janpath, New Delhi-110001,

Dated: July 17, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Missing entries in GPF accumulation of subscribers

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This office has been receiving grievances from retired government servants for inaccurate and delayed GPF settlement, along with interest, on their retirement, due to frequent instances of missing credits in their GPF accounts. The missing credits in GPF were reported mostly by subscribers, who during their service moved from one establishment to another or were assigned foreign deputation and also by officers of All India Service, who proceeded on deputation outside their cadres. In these cases it was observed that the GPF account is maintained by an establishment different from that generating their salary bills and deducting their GPF subscription. Needless to say that a co-ordination mechanism between such two establishments is most crucial to avoid any lapses in updated maintenance of GPF accounts.

Also Read : GPF Interest Rates

2. In order to avoid such grievances and for the sake of greater transparency, it has henceforth been decided that,

i. it shall be mandatory for all offices maintaining GPF Accounts to intimate the particulars of missing credits, once every financial year, to the authority responsible for deducting the GPF subscription, under intimation to the concerned subscriber.

ii. A complete statement of all credits, debits and interest, since inception of the GPF account, shall be provided to every subscriber, mandatorily two years before his date of retirement and thereafter one year before the date of retirement. Any subscriber can make a representation on such a statement provided to him and the office maintaining the GPF account shall resolve the grievance within 60 days from the date of receipt of such a grievance.

Also Read : Pensioners Corner

3. The Administrative Divisions of all Ministries/Department and attached/subordinate offices are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned for strict compliance.

Rajendra Kumar Dutta
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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GDCE for filling up of 25% net direct recruitment quota vacancies in Group ‘C’ categories – Extension of currency upto 31.03.2022

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igeadmin
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RBE No. 49/2020

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAIL WAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I-2020/PM1/9

New Delhi, dated 6.07.2020

(1) The General Manager (P) (2)
All Zonal Railways & Pus
(As per standard List)

The Chairman;
(a) Railway Recruitment Boards
(b) Railway Recruitment Cell

Sub : General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) for filling up of 25% net direct recruitment quota vacancies in Group ‘C’ categories – Extension of currency upto 31.03.2022.

Since the introduction of the scheme of General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) vide Board’s letter No. E(NG)192/PM2/16 dated 20.08.1993 for a period of one year, the currency of the same, is being extended from time to time, and the same was last extended upto 31.03.2020 vide this Ministry’s letter No. E(NG)1-2011/PM1/2 dated 10.04.2018.

The matter regarding further extension of currency of the scheme has been considered and it has been decided by the Competent Authority that the currency of the GDCE scheme may be extended for a further period of two years i.e. upto 31.03.2022.

The instructions regarding the clarification/modification in the GDCE scheme issued from time to time may also be kept in view while implementing the same.

Please acknowledge receipt.

DA: Nil.

(D. Josep )
Joint Director/Estt.(N)
Railway Board

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Tripura Govt hikes employees Annual Increment by 3%

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Tripura Annual Increment

No.F.1(1)/FIN/HRMS/2019/PART-III/888-1012
GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Dated, Agartala, the 20th July,2020.

NOTIFICATION

Subject :- Release of Annual Increment.

The undersigned is directed to state that the Governor of Tripura is pleased to accord approval to release annual increment @ 3% on Basic Pay to the All India Service Officers, State Government employees, Grant-in-aid Schools, Teachers in the higher educational institutions under the purview of UGC along with updating the HRMS software for the Financial Year 2020-21.

By order of the Governor,

(Sudhakar Shinde, IAS)
Joint Secretary to the
Government of Tripura

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Immediate sending of pending pension cases to CCAs for generation of PPOs – BSNL VRS 2019

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igeadmin
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BSNL VRS 2019

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Government of India Enterprise)

CORPORATE OFFICE
Establishment Cell
Bharat Sanchar Bhawan
H.C. Mathur Lane, New Delhi-01

F.No: BSNLCO-EB-I/11(20)/5/2020-ESTAB/Part(1)

REMINDER-2
MOST URGENT
Dated: 16th July, 2020

To,
All Heads of Telecom Circles &
All Heads of Other Administrative Units,
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Subject : Immediate sending of pending pension cases to CCAs for generation of PPOs in respect of the employees retired voluntarily under the BSNL VRS-2019.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to this office letter of even no. dated 23.06.2020 on the above cited subject and to forward herewith the latest status (as on 08.07.2020) of the pension cases sent to CCA offices for settlement of pension in respect of retirees under BSNL VRS- 2019. It is observed that the sending of pesion cases to CCAs has not been completed and large pendency is seen in Maharashtra circle, Telangana circle, Tamil Nadu circle, UPE, AP, MP, Karnataka circle.

2. On this issue, it has been decided that the task of generation of PPO in respect of all retirees under BSNL VRS-2019 is required to be completed before 20.07.2020. Therefore, pension cases / provisional pension cases may be sent immediately and necessary coordination with the respective CCAs may be ensured so as to get all the PPOs issued by 20.07.2020.

3. Further, vide this office letter dated 23.06.2020, it was also requested that the pension papers of the VC withheld cases may be sent to the CCA offices for payment of provisional pension. It may be seen that DOT had allowed payment of provisional pension in such cases only up to June 2020. Therefore, it is requested that the extension of period for payment of provisional pension in all such cases may be taken up with respective CCAs at the earliest.

Encl: As above.

Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
[Keshav Kumar]
Asstt. General Manager (Estt.I)

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Provisional release of retirement benefits as per Rule 64 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 during Covid Pandemic time

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retirement benefits

No.12/9/2020-P&PW(C)-6450
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

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8th Floor, Janpath Bhavan,
Janpath, New Delhi,
Dated: 17th July, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Provisional release of retirement benefits as per Rule 64 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 during Covid Pandemic time.

The undersigned is directed to say that in view of the unprecedented situation which has arisen due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there may be cases where the processing of pension case of a retiring Government servant gets delayed due to various factors. A Government servant may find difficulty in submission of his pension Forms (Form 5, Form 3, etc.) to the Head of Office (HOO) or the Head of Office (HOO) may not be able to forward the claim form in hard copy along with service book to the concerned Pay & Accounts office in time, particularly when both the offices are located in different cities. There may also be cases where the Pay & Accounts Office is not able to process the case for authorization of pension before the retirement of the Government servant.

2. Rule 64 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides for sanction of provisional pension and provisional gratuity in cases where a Government servant is likely to retire before finalization of his pension and gratuity. In order to ensure timely payment of pension and retirement gratuity on retirement of a Government servant, wherever a Government servant is likely to retire before finalization of his pensionary benefits, the Head of Office may rely upon the information as available in the official records and take action to sanction provisional pension and provisional gratuity, with the approval of the Head of Department. The provisional pension and provisional gratuity may be sanctioned in those cases also, where retiring Government servant is unable to submit the pension claim Forms for any reason. In cases where it is not possible to verify the entire length of qualifying service immediately, provisional gratuity may be sanctioned in respect of the verified continuous spell of service immediately preceding the date of retirement. A copy of the draft letter for sanction of provisional pension and provisional gratuity is enclosed.

3. The Pay & Accounts Office shall consider the case on the basis of details of last emoluments and length of qualifying service indicated by the Head of Office and release the provisional pension and provisional gratuity in the same manner as pay and allowances of the establishment are paid. The Pay & Accounts Office shall not insist for complete documents of the case, including service book, at the stage of release of provisional pension and provisional gratuity.

4. These instructions shall also be applicable in cases where the Government servant retires otherwise than on superannuation, i.e. voluntary retirement, retirement under FR 56, etc.

5. In cases where the amount of provisional pension is later found to be in excess of the final pension, the excess amount of pension may be adjusted in the manner indicated in Rule 64 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

6. The payment of provisional pension sanctioned in accordance with para 2 above, may initially continue for a period not exceeding six months from the date of retirement. The period of provisional pension may be further extended, in exceptional cases, with the concurrence of PAO and after approval by the Head of Department. However, the total period of provisional pension shall, in no case, be more than one year from the date of retirement.

7. The date from which the final pension shall be commenced by the Pension Disbursing Authority(PDA), may be indicated by the Pay & Accounts Office in the PPO. The date for commencement of final pension by the PDA shall be at least two months after the date of issue of the PPO, taking into consideration the time likely to be taken by CPAO and CPPC to process the pension case. Pay & Accounts Office shall record a note in the PPO, as mentioned below, while authorizing the final pension.

“Provisional pension has been/shall be paid by the office for the period from to _____ @ Rs.________plus DA. The payment of final pension shall commence from the bank w.e.f…….”

The payment of provisional pension shall, accordingly, continue from the office till the date mentioned in the PPO for commencement of final pension by the PDA so that there is no gap between the date upto which the provisional pension is to be paid and the date of commencement of final pension by the PDA.

8. The instructions in this OM, in so far as they are at variance with the provisions of rule 64, shall be applicable till the work in offices is affected due to the outbreak of COVID-19. These instructions would be reviewed by this Department after normalcy is restored. The provisions of Rule 64 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall stand relaxed to the extent indicated above.

9. .The Administrative Divisions of all Ministries/Department and attached/subordinate offices are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned for compliance.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Rajesh Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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ECHS : Reimbursement of Pulse Oximeter for ECHS Beneficiary

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pulse oximeter ECHS

Central Organisation, ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
Integrated Headquarters
Ministry of Defence (Army)
Thimayya Marg, Near Gopinath
Circle, Delhi Cantt-110010

B/49770/AG/ECHS/Treatment

13 Jul 2020

IHQ of MoD (Navy)/Dir ECHS(N)
DAV Subroto Park
All HQ Command (Med)
All HQ Command (ECHS)
AMA ECHS, Embassy of India, Nepal
All Regional Centres

REIMBURSEMENT OF COST OF ‘PULSE OXIMETER’ FOR THE FAMILY OF COVID
19 POSITIVE ECHS BENEFICIARY UNDER HOME CARE

1. In view of the current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, all out efforts are being made by the Government to contain its impact by instituting measures at community as well as at individual level.

2. As measuring of oxygen saturation level is one of the most important parameters for monitoring the health of COVID 19 patients, it has been decided to reimburse the cost of pulse oximeter purchased by the beneficiaries as per the following conditions.

Also Read : Reimbursement of cost of ‘Pulse Oximeter’ for the family of COVID-19 Positive CGHS Beneficiary under Home Care

(a) ECHS beneficiaries, who have been tested positive for COVID-19 Infection are permitted to purchase one Pulse Oximeter per family. In other words, in case there are more than one COVID positive cases in a family of ECHS beneficiary, they can claim reimbursement only for one Pulse Oximeter.

(b) The reimbursement shall be claimed as per actual cost of Pulse Oximeter, subject to a ceiling of Rs. 1200/-.

(c) The claim for reimbursement of cost of such Pulse Oximeter shall be submitted as per prescribed norms enclosing therewith a copy of the COVID-19 Test report, to dependant Polyclinic, which in turn will process the case for reimbursement by RC out of 365/00

3. This order is applicable from date of issue of this letter

(Anupam N Adhaulia)
Col
Dir (Med)
for MD ECHS

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Night Duty Allowance Calculation

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igeadmin
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Night Duty Allowance Calculation

Night Duty Allowance Calculation

Night Duty allowance will be calculated as per following method, the following 4 values required to calculate NDA

1. Weightage Hours

Weightage of 10 minutes for every hour of duty performed between 22:00 Hrs and 06:00 Hrs will be taken for calculation of payment of NDA, which means In the Night Duty every one hour is considered as 10 minutes to calculate NDA

Example, an employee worked 8 hours in Night Duty, then weightage hours will be 80 minutes (10 Mins x 8 hours)

2. Basic Pay

3. Dearness Allowance

4. No of Night Duty Hours

Formula to Calculate Night Duty Allowance

Night Duty Allowance (NDA) = [(Basic Pay + Dearness Allowance) / 200]

Night Duty Allowance Calculation Method

Example :

  • Basic Pay : 20300
  • Current DA : 17% (20300 x 17% = 3451 )
  • No of NDA Hrs : 80 Mins. (8 Hrs)

NDA = [(20300+3451) / 200]

NDA = 120 per hour

For 8 Hours = 120 x 8

Total NDA Per Day = Rs. 960

Latest Orders on Night Duty Allowance

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NVS : Postponement of Annual Transfer Drive 2020

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igeadmin
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NVS Annual Transfer Drive 2020

NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of HRD)
Department of School Education and Literacy),
Government of India
B-15, Institutional Area, Sector-62,
Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh – 201 309

No.F.2-1/2020(ATD)-NVS(Estt.II)/Camp Off./2008

July 01, 2020

To
The Deputy Commissioner,
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti,
All Regional Offices.

Subject : Regarding postponement of ATD 2020.

Sir/Madam

This is brought into your notice that the Annual Transfer Drive 2020 has been decided to be kept in abeyance till further orders keeping the adverse circumstances owing to the Pandemic COVID-19.

You are requested to disseminate the information to all the staff in your region with a request not to prefer transfer representations to the office.

This issues with approval of the competent authority.

Yours faithfully,

[Vikram Johi]
Deputy Commissioner [Pers.]

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New Form 26AS is the Faceless hand-holding of the Taxpayers

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igeadmin
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The new Form 26AS is the faceless hand-holding of the taxpayers to e-file their income tax returns quickly and correctly. From this Assessment Year, taxpayers will see an improved Form 26AS which would carry some additional details on taxpayers’ financial transactions as specified in the Statement of Financial Transactions (SFTs) in various categories.

It is stated that the information being received by the Income Tax Department from the filers of these specified SFTs is now being shown in Part E of Form 26AS to facilitate voluntary compliance, tax accountability and ease of e-filing of returns so that the same can be used by the taxpayer to file her or his income tax return (ITR) by calculating the correct tax liability in a feel-good environment. This would also bring in further transparency and accountability in the tax administration.

The earlier Form 26AS used to give information regarding tax deducted at source and tax collected at source relating to a PAN, besides certain additional information including details of other taxes paid, refunds and TDS defaults. But now, it will have SFTs to help the taxpayers recall all their major financial transactions so that they have a ready reckoner to enable them while filing the ITR.

It is further explained that the Department used to receive information like cash deposit/withdrawal from saving bank accounts, sale/purchase of immovable property, time deposits, credit card payments, purchase of shares, debentures, foreign currency, mutual funds, buy back of shares, cash payment for goods and services, etc. under Section 285BA of Income-tax Act, 1961 from “specified persons” like banks, mutual funds, institutions issuing bonds and registrars or sub-registrars etc., with regard to individuals having high-value financial transactions since the Financial Year 2016 onwards. Now, all such information under different SFTs will be shown in the new Form 26AS.

It is stated that the Form 26AS for any taxpayer, from now onwards, will display in part E of the Form, different fields such as, type of transaction, name of SFT filer, date of transaction, single/joint party transaction, number of parties, amount, mode of payment and remarks etc.

Furthermore, this would help the honest taxpayers with updated financial transactions while filing their returns, whereas it will desist those taxpayers who inadvertently conceal financial transactions in their returns. The new Form 26AS would also have information of transactions which used to be received up to Financial Year 2015-16 in the Annual Information Returns (AIR).

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