Deputation to other Central Govt. Department / Offices / PSU: CGDA
O/o THE CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNT ULAN BATAR ROAD. PALAM. DELHI CANTT.110010
F. No.: AN/IX/Deputation/2025
Dated:26.06.2025
To All the PCsDA/PIFAs/ CsDA/IFAs AN-IV (Local) (Through CGDA Website)
Sub: Deputation to other Central Govt. Department/Offiees/PSU etc. Ref: This HQrs Letter even No. dated 16.02.2009.
It has been observed of late that certain applications for deputation are being submitted to CGDA (HQrs) Office either directly by the individual officer/staff or through the respective Controller offices, even in cases where no circular or vacancy notification has been issued by this Headquarters.
2. This practice of forwarding unsolicited deputation applications, in the absence of any requisition from HQrs Office, leads to avoidable correspondence and contributes to avoidable administrative workload.
3. In this context, attention is invited to the HQrs Officer circular cited under reference, wherein it has been categorically stated that applications of volunteers for deputation outside the department are to be forwarded only in response to specific requisitions or circulars issued by this Office.
4. In view of the above, it is requested that the contents of the aforementioned circulars be disseminated appropriately and brought to the attention of all officers and staff under your administrative jurisdiction.
This issues with the approval of Sr.Jt. CODA (AN).
Extension of benefits of โRetirement Gratuity and Death Gratuityโ to the Railway Employees covered by UPS
RBE No. 66/2025.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/4)
New Delhi, dated: 07.07.2025.
The General Managers/Principal Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc, DGs of RDSO and NAIR.
Subject :- Extension of benefits of โRetirement Gratuity and Death Gratuityโ to the Railway Employees covered by Unified Pension Scheme.
Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, has vide Gazette Notification No. FX-1/3/2024-PR dated 24th January, 2025 introduced the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under the National Pension System (NPS) for the recruits to the Central Government civil services w.e.f 01.04.2025 giving one time option to the Central Government employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) for inclusion under the Unified Pension Scheme. The same has been adopted on Railways vide Boardโs letter number F(E)II/2025/UPS/1 dated 18.03.2025.
2. Accordingly, it is clarified that the Railway employees covered under Unified Pension Scheme shall be eligible for benefit of โRetirement gratuity and Death gratuity on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the Railway employees covered under the National Pension System in terms of Boardโs letter No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/4 dated 05.09.2016.
(G. Priya Sudarsani), Director, Finance (Estt.), Railway Board
1451 cases redressed in first week of Special Campaign 2.0 Family Pensioners and Super Senior Pensioners
The Department of Pension and Pensionersโ Welfare has launched a month-longย Special Campaign 2.0ย for the timely and qualitative redressal of grievances ofย Family Pensionersย andย Super Senior Pensioners,ย fromย July 1 to 31, 2025,ย with the objective of bringingย โEase of Livingโย into their lives. Theย Union Minister of Stateย for the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,ย Dr. Jitendra Singh,ย launched the Special Campaign 2.0 onย July 2, 2025.
As part of the pre-campaign phase, 2,210 related grievances pertaining to 51 Ministries/Departments/Organizations, including pensioners from the Defence, Railways, CAPFs under the Ministry of Home Affairs etc., were identified and shared.
All stakeholders, including the concerned Ministries/Departments/Organizations, Pay and Accounts Offices (PAOs), Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), Pension Disbursing Banks, and Pensionersโ Welfare Associations are actively participating in the campaign.
The coordinated efforts of these stakeholders have led to the redressal of 1,451 cases out of 2,210as of July 7, 2025, reducing the number of pending cases to 759. Due to the campaign, the grievances of several pensioners pending for years have been redressed.
The Department is actively monitoring the progress to ensure the timely and qualitative resolution of all identified cases, aiming for the successful completion of Special Campaign 2.0.
Central Government Offices Holiday List 2026: DOPT O.M
F.No.12/2/2023-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi Dated the 3rd July, 2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2026- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2026. 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 specified at Annexure โ II.
2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:
REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Mะะะะขะะ GANDHIโS BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAKโS BIRTHDAY
IDUโL FITR
IDUโL ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
PROะ ะะะข ะะะAMMADโS BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure โ and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:
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 as Annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also 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 Iduโl Fitr, Iduโl 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 Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of IduโlFitr, IduโlZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect 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.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2026, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 08, 2026 (Kartika 17). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on โNaraka Chaturdasi Dayโ. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on โNaraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.
7. Central Government Organisations 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 Gandhiโs birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2026, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Departmentโs O.M. No.12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 12 (Twelve) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays, Id-ul-Fitr and Diwali, included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.
10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
Sd/- (Parveen Jargar) Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India 23092338
Tax benefits available under NPS shall apply mutatis mutandis to UPS
The Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance vide its Notification No. FS-1/3/2023-PR dated 24.01.2025 had notified introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under NPS for the recruits to the Central Government civil service w.e.f. 01.04.2025 giving one-time option to the Central Government employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) for inclusion under the UPS.
To operationalise this framework, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025 on 19th March 2025.
In a bid to provide further impetus to the UPS, the Government has decided that tax benefits as available under NPS shall apply mutatis mutandis to UPS as it is an option under NPS.
These provisions ensure parity with the existing NPS structure and provide substantial tax relief and incentives to employees opting for the Unified Pension Scheme.
Government’s Commitment to Pension Reform
The inclusion of UPS under the tax framework marks another step forward in the Government’s effort to strengthen retirement security for Central Government employees through transparent, flexible and tax-efficient options.
Sub.: Enhancement of Allowances โ Tough Location I, II, III due to increased DA rates i.e. 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024.
The undersigned is directed to draw the attention towards Department o f Expenditure ID No.2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 20.03.2024 addressed to the Controller General of Accounts, New Delhi with copy to this Department and others vide which DoE has reiterated their position that no separate order with regard to increase of allowances consequent upon increase in DA rates to 50% is required.
2. Para-2 of DoEOM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B), dated 19.07.2017 states that the rates shall increase by 25% whenever the Dearness Allowance payable on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. Therefore, consequent upon increase of Dearness Allowance to 50% w.e.f. 01.01.2024, the enhanced revised rates of Tough Location Allowance I, II & III may be regulated as per the DoE OM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B) dated 19.07.2017 w.e.f. 01.01.2024 as below:
Allowance
Category
Cell Name
Rate per month (in Rs)
Revised rate (After increase of DA to 50%)
Pay Level
(i) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance Places covered under Part-A & B
Tough Location Allowance-I
R3H1
5300
6625
9 & above
4100
5125
8 & below
(ii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance Places covered under Part-C
Tough Location Allowance-II
R3H2
3400
4250
9 & above
2700
3375
8 & below
(iii) Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance Places covered under Part-D
Tough Location Allowance-III
R3H3
1200
1500
9 & above
1000
1250
8 & below
Bad Climate Allowance
Tough Location Allowance-III
R3H3
1200
1500
9 & above
1000
1250
8 & below
Tribal area Allowance
Tough Location allowance-III
R3H3
1200
1000
9 & above
1500
1250
8 & below
Sunderban Allowance
Tough Location allowance-III
R3H3
1200
1500
9 & above
1000
1250
8 & below
3. All other contents inDoE OM No.3/1/2017-E.II (B) dated 19.07.2017 shall remain unchanged.
4. This issues with approval of the competent authority.
GPF interest rate from July 2025 to September 2025
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA) F. NO. 5(3)-B(PD)/2023 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division)
New Delhi, the 02 July, 2025
RESOLUTION
It is announced for general information that during the year 2025-26. accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) w.e.f. 1st July, 2025 to 30th September, 2025. This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1 July, 2025. The funds concerned are:
Scheme to Enhance Job Creation, Employability and Social Security in all Sectors
Focus on Manufacturing Sector and Incentives for First Timers
First Timers to get one monthโs wage up to Rs 15,000/- in two installments
Scheme to Support Employment Generation of more than 3.5 Crore Jobs in two Years with an Outlay of Rs one lakh Crore
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector. Under the Scheme, while the first-time employees will get one monthโs wage (up to Rs 15,000/-), the employers will be given incentives for a period to two years for generating additional employment, with extended benefits for another two years for the manufacturing sector. The ELI Scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 as part of PMโs package of five schemes to facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities for 4.1 Crore youth with a total budget outlay of Rs 2 Lakh Crore.
With an outlay of Rs 99,446 Crore, the ELI Scheme aims to incentivize the creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs in the country, over a period of 2 years. Out of these, 1.92 Crore beneficiaries will be first timers, entering the workforce. The benefits of the Scheme would be applicable to jobs created between 01st August 2025 and 31st July, 2027.
The Scheme consists of two parts with Par A focused on first timers and Part B focused on employers:
Part A: Incentive to First Time Employees:
Targeting first-time employees registered with EPFO, this Part will offer one-month EPF wage up to Rs 15,000 in two installments. Employees with salaries up to Rs 1 lakh will be eligible. The 1st installment will be payable after 6 months of service and the 2nd installment will be payable after 12 months of service and completion of a financial literacy programme by the employee. To encourage the habit of saving, a portion of the incentive will be kept in a savings instrument of deposit account for a fixed period and can be withdrawn by the employee at a later date.
The Part A will benefit around 1.92 crore first time employees.
Part B: Support to Employers:
This part will cover generation of additional employment in all sectors, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector. The employers will get incentives in respect of employees with salaries up to Rs 1 lakh. The Government will incentivize employers, up to Rs 3000 per month, for two years, for each additional employee with sustained employment for at least six months. For the manufacturing sector, incentives will be extended to the 3rd and 4th years as well.
Establishments, which are registered with EPFO, will be required to hire at least two additional employees (for employers with less than 50 employees) or five additional employees (for employers with 50 or more employees), on a sustained basis for at least six months.
The incentive structure will be as under:
EPF Wage Slabs of Additional Employee (in
Benefit to the Employer (per additional employment per month)
Up to Rs 10,000*
Upto Rs 1,000
More than Rs 10,000 and up to Rs 20,000
Rs 2,000
More than Rs 20,000 (upto salary of Rs 1 Lakh/month)
Rs 3,000
*Employees with EPF wages up to Rs. 10,000 will get a proportional incentive.
This part is expected to incentivize employers for the creation of additional employment of nearly 2.60 crore persons.
Incentive Payment Mechanism:
All payments to the First Time Employees under Part A of the Scheme will be made through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) mode using Aadhar Bridge Payment System (ABPS). Payments to the Employers under Part B will be made directly into their PAN-linked Accounts.
With ELI Scheme, the government intends to catalyse job creation in all sectors, particularly in manufacturing sector, besides incentivizing youth joining the workforce for the first time. An important outcome of the Scheme will also be formalization of the countryโs workforce by extending social security coverage for crores of young men and women.
