National Pension Scheme for Traders, Shopkeepers and Self-Employed Persons
National Pension Scheme for Traders, Shopkeepers and Self-Employed Persons (originally proposed name was, Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Scheme) has been launched on 12.09.2019. It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme. Enrolment to the Scheme is done through the Common Service Centres, with its network of 3.50 lakh Centres across the country. In addition eligible persons can also self-enroll through visiting the portal www.maandhan.in. The traders in the age group of 18-40 years with an annual turnover, not exceeding Rs.1.5 crore and who are not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS/PM-SYM or an income tax payer, can join the scheme. Under the scheme, 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution is paid by the Central Government. Subscribers, after attaining the age of 60 years, are eligible for a monthly minimum assured pension of Rs.3,000/-. As the Scheme has been launched on 12th September, 2019. It envisages a coverage of about 50 lakh enrolments under the Scheme for 2019-20. In order to achieve this, various measures including celebration of Pension Week/ Pension Saptah have been taken. All State/UT Governments were requested for popularizing and bringing more awareness about the Scheme. The progress of the Scheme is being reviewed regularly in the Ministry at senior level with State/UT Governments, for taking initiatives under Mission Mode.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Reimbursement of medical claims to Pensioners under CS(MA) Rules 1944 – guidelines issued by MoHFW
CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt.-110010
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR
No. AN/XIV/19015/Govt. Orders/TA/DA/LTC/Medical
Dated: 29/11/2019
To,
All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA (Fys.)
(Through website)
Sub : Reimbursement of medical claims to Pensioners under CS(MA) Rules 1944 – guidelines issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide its OM No. S.14025/23/2013-MS.EHSS dated 29th September 2016 has clarified that CS (MA) Rules 1944 are not applicable to pensioners till date. The Ministry has issued the following guidelines for medical facilities to Central Government pensioners:-
a) Pensioners residing in CGHS covered areas:
1) They can get themselves registered in CGHS dispensary after making requisite contribution and can avail both OPD and IPD facilities.
2) Pensioners residing in CGHS areas cannot opt out of CGHS and avail any other medical facility (i.e. Fixed Medical Allowance). Such pensioners, if they do not choose to avail CGHS facility by depositing the required contributions, cannot be granted Fixed Medical allowance in lieu of CGHS.
b) Pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas:
1) They can avail Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) @ Rs. 500/- per month revised to Rs. 1000/- from 01.07.2017.
2) They can also avail benefits of CGHS (OPD and IPD) by registering themselves in the nearest CGHS city after making the required subscription.
3) They also have the option to avail FMA, for OPD treatment and CGHS for IPD treatments after making the required subscriptions as per CGHS guidelines.
2. All retired/ retiring Officers/ Staff of the Defence Accounts Department may please be advised to adhere to the above provisions and subscribe to CGHS facility by depositing the required contributions for availing medical facilities after retirement.
This issues with the approval of Sr. Jt. CGDA (AN).
7th CPC Special Allowance and Qualification Pay for the Accounts Cadre
No.11-1/2016/7th CPC/Part.II (B)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
(7th CPC matters)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 14th Nov., 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Admissibility of Special Allowance / Qualification Pay for Accounts cadre – revision of rates as per 7th CPC
The proposal regarding revision of rates of Special Allowance/Qualification Pay to accounts cadre has been considered in this Department. In accordance with the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and as approved by the Government, it is agreed to revise the rates of Special Allowance and Qualification Pay for the Accounts Cadre of the following Organizations, as under:
SL.NO
CADRE/ORGANIZATION
REVISED RATES OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE
REVISED RATES OF QUALIFICATION PAY
i
Office of C&AG of India
Rs.360/- pm for 1st year and @Rs.630/- pm for 2nd year
Rs.270/- pm
ii
Office of CGA
Rs.360/- pm for 1st year and @ Rs.630/- pm for 2nd year
Rs.270/- pm
iii
Office of CGDA
Rs.360/- pm for 1st year and @Rs.630/- pm for 2nd year
NA
iv
IPTAFS
NA
Rs.270/- pm
2. This issues with the approval of Hon’ble Finance Minister.
Updation of data of employees in Tulip System – CGDA
Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt. -110010
No. AN/III/ 3012 / Circular/Vol.-VIII /Tulip
Dated: 29 .11.2019
To
All PCsDA/PCA(Fys)/CsDA
(through CGDA website)
Sub: Updation of data of employees in Tulip System.
It has been reported that feeding of data of employees has not been completed by some Controller offices.
2. It is requested to ensure that the data of employees especially personal particulars may please be completed and updated in Tulip System at the earliest.
3. It is also requested to furnish a confirmation to the effect positively by 16th of December, 2019.
4. Any technical query/ support required related to updation of data in Tulip System may be made with IT 86 S Wing of HQrs. Office.
The norms for establishment of new Wellness Centre under CGHS are as under:-
I. In an existing CGHS City:-
For opening of a new CGHS Wellness Centre in an existing CGHS City, there has to be a minimum of 2000 Card holders (serving employees of Central Government and Central Civil Pensioners).
II. Extension of CGHS to a new City:-
For extension of CGHS to a new City, there has to be a minimum of 6000 Card holders.
At present, there is no such proposal. Opening of new CGHS Wellness Centre is considered as per the extant norms in this regard, subject to availability of resources.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
7th Pay Commission : Date of next increment – Finmin Clarification
No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
****
North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Dated the 28th November, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016- Clarifications-regarding.
The undersigned is directed to invite the attention to Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 which provides for the entitlement of employees for drawal of annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgrdation. The Sub-Rule (2) thereof provides that increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upÂ-gradation including up-gradation under Modified Assured Carrier Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1stday of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.
2. A number of references were received in the Ministry of Finance seeking clarifications regarding drawal of next increment by the employees promoted on 1st July, 2016. On consideration of the matter, Department of Expenditure vide it’s Office Memorandum of even number dated 31.07.2018 has clarified that in case an employee is promoted or granted financial up-gradation including up-gradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the first increment in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next increment thereafter shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year.
3. Consequent upon issue of Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2018 different Ministries/ Departments have sought clarification on applicability of DOE’s O.M dated 31.07.2018 keeping in view the provisions of Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 , Rule 22(I)(a)(1) of Fundamental Rules & provisions of Stepping up of pay. The issues on which various Ministries/Departments have sought clarifications and decisions thereon are brought in the succeeding paragraphs.
Issue No. 1: Whether after promotion on 1st July and fixation of pay with two increments the date of next increment will be 1st January or 1st July
4. During the regime of 6th CPC, when the annual increment was admissible uniformly on 1st July every year, employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st July were eligible for grant of increment. In the 7th. CPC regime there are two dates of increments pt January and 1st July. Keeping in view the spirit of 6th CPC, 0.M dated 31.07.2018 was issued providing for accrual of next increment on 1st July/1st January in respect of employees getting promotion on , 1st January/1st July provided 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled.
5. The instructions contained in the O.M. dated 31.07.2018 are self-explanatory in respect of the cases of promotion/financial up-gradation falling on 1st July or 1st January. These instructions provide that in case of promotion/financial up gradation on 1st July and 1st January and getting fixation of pay in the Level applicable to the post in which promotion is made in accordance with Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules 2016, the first increment in the level in which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st January or 1st July, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months’ qualifying service is fulfilled.
Issue No.2 : Accrual of next increment in case of regular promotion/financial upÂgradation of an employee on any date other than the date of annual increment and option for pay fixation is exercised under FR 22(I)(a)(1).
6. The opportunity to exercise of option for pay fixation under FR 22(I)(a)(1) is available to employees in case of promotion/financial up-gradation. Therefore, the Central Government Employee promoted on regular basis/granted financial up gradation on any date other than the date of his/her annual increment in lower grade and exercises the option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) read with Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 for fixation of pay from the date of accrual of next increment in the scale of pay in lower grade, he may be allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January/ 1st July as the case may be after completion of 6 months’ qualifying service after such fixation on 1st July/1st January (i.e., the date of increment in lower grade) on the analogy of Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 31.07.2018. The next increment, thereafter, shall however, accrue only after completion of one year.
7. Since there is material change, it has also been approved that the employees who have been regularly promoted or granted financial up-gradation on or after 01.01.2016 and desire to exercise/re-exercise option for pay fixation under FR22(I)(a)(l) shall be given an opportunity to exercise or re-exercise of the option there under. Such an option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this O.M. Â [Latest : FinMin Order on 15.04.2021- Opportunity to Central Government Employees to exercise / re-exercise option for pay fixation]
8. These instructions will be applicable with effect from 01.01.2016.
9. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
10. Hindi version of these orders is attached.
(B.K.Manthan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Social Security Benefits for Gramin Dak Sevaks – Implementation
File No.17-31/2016-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Dated : 29.11.2019
To
The Chief Postmaster General,
Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram.
Sub:- Implementation of Recommendations of GDS Committee on Social Security Benefits for Gramin Dak Sevaks(GDS).
Sir,
Please refer to your office letter no.EST/66-2/DLGS/18/II dtd 13.11.2019 regarding payment of Gratuity to GDS were discharged during the period 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2018.
2. I am directed by competent authority to inform you that, as per pars 8 of OM dtd 25.06.2018, it is clearly mentioned about payment of arrears of TRCA. As such, GDS will get gratuity on the basis of basic TRCA raised by the factor 2.57 which was ordered to be paid as arrears for the period from 01.01.2016 to 30.06.2018.
(S.B.Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS /PCC)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan vide office-order of even number dated 08.03.2019, conveyed the approval of Government of India, for establishing 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil Sector with the stipulation that the sponsoring authority concerned is required to transfer the identified and demarcated land and also to give possession of the same to KVS prior to opening of the new Kendriya Vidyalaya. Kendriya Vidyalaya GC CRPF Siliguri, Distt.- Darjeeling (West Bengal) is one of the 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas sanctioned.
Since the land in the matter of this Kendriya Vidyalaya has been transferred by the Sponsoring Authority in favour of Kendriya Vidyalaya concerned, sanction of the Commissioner, KVS is hereby conveyed to start a new Kendriya Vidyalaya under Civil Sector with immediate effect, at the following location:-
S.No
Name of Kendriya Vidyalaya
Kendriya Vidyalaya will be made functional at
1
Kendriya Vidyalaya GC CRPF Siliguri, Distt.- Darjeeling (West Bengal)
The above Vidyalaya will start functioning from class I to V (single section in each class) during the academic year 2019-20 and thereafter will grow consequently based on feasibility.
The admission process may be completed within 20 days from the date of issue of this order.
Appointment of officers working under CSS / Non-CSS posts to NITI Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis
No 7/3/2018 EO(MM-II)Pt. I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(Office of the Establishment Officer)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 27th November, 2019
To
All Secretaries,
Ministries/Departments of Government of India
Subject : Appointment of officers working in the Ministries/Departments under CSS / Non-CSS posts to National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog under Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis.
Sir/ Madam,
It is proposed to fill up vacancies of Deputy Secretary/Director level in the National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog under the Central Staffing Scheme on lateral shift basis.
2. The officers who are working at DS/Director level in different Ministries/Departments under the Central Staffing Scheme/Non Central Staffing Scheme/ex-cadre posts will be eligible to apply for these posts. If the officer is selected for the post, it will be treated as a ‘lateral shift’, which would entail additional tenure of three years as per the special dispensation allowed for appointment in NITI Aayog that permits total deputation tenure up to 8 years on shift to NITI Secretariat or vice versa. The +3 option would be available only to those officers who are already working on a CSS/Non-CSS post/ex-cadre post at the centre. The additional tenure is subject to completion of two years on the present stint on the deputation post and availability of cadre clearance. In the absence of cadre clearance(for +3 tenure), the tenure will be restricted to the balance period of four/five years central deputation tenure.
3. The post may be circulated amongst the officers working on deputation at Deputy Secretary/Director or equivalent level on Central Staffing Scheme/Non Central Staffing Scheme/ex-cadre posts in the Government of India on priority basis. Names of the willing and eligible officers who can be spared by the Ministries/Departments may be forwarded to this Department along with the approval of the Minister-in-Charge, cadre clearance(for +3 tenure), vigilance clearance, detailed bio-data in the enclosed proforma and attested copies of ACR(s).
4. It is requested that the application(s) of the eligible Officer(s) may please be forwarded so as to reach this Department by 31.12.2019.
APAR for CSS officer for the year 2018-19 – DOPT Reminder O.M
REMINDER
F.No.221/15/2018-CS. I (APAR)
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
2nd Floor, A-Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan
New Delhi, the 26th November, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: APAR in respect of CSS officer for the year 2018-19 – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 31st October, 2019 (copy enclosed for ready reference) on the subject noted and to say that the requisite information from several Ministries/Departments has not been received so far. It is therefore, requested that in order to achieve successful implementation of online SPARROW for CSS officers for the year 2018-19, the requisite information may be sent urgently without delay.
(P. Bairagi Sahu) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
