(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)
F.NO. 5(2)-B(PD)/2019
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
New Delhi, the 21st October, 2019
RESOLUTION
It is announced for general information that during the year 2019-2020, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.9% (Seven point nine percent) w.e.f. 1st October, 2019 to 31st December, 2019. This rate will be in force w.e.f.1st October, 2019. The funds concerned are:
1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.
2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.
Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners from July 2019 – DOPPW Order
No.42/04/2019-P&PW(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date:- 21st Oct,2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners —Revised rate effective from 01.07.2019-reg
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/04/2019- P&PW(D) dated 06.03.2019 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 12% to 17% w.e.f 01.07.2019.
2. These rates of DR will be applicable to (i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners including Central Govt. absorbee pensioners in PSU/Autonomous Bodies in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 4/34/2002-P&PW(D)Vol.II dated 23.06.2017 for restoration of full pension after expiry of commutation period of 15 years (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners/family pensioners (v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension (vi) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government Pensioners from Burma/ Pakistan, in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 11.09.2017.
3. The payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
4. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F.No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
5. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
6. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.
7. The offices of Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, II/34-80-11 dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
8. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.
9. This issues in accordance with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM No. 1/3/2019-E.II(B) dated 14th October, 2019.
Hindi version will follow.
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
11th Bipartite Settlement – Wage Revision Talks with IBA on 18.10.2019
TO ALL UNITS AND MEMBERS:
Dear Comrades,
WAGE REVISION – TALKS HELD WITH IBA ON 18-10-2019
UFBU CIRCULAR : “ One more round of Bipartite meeting was held yesterday between IBA and UFBU. IBA team was led by Shri. Rajkiran Rai. G (MD-CEO, Union Bank of India), Chairman of the Negotiating Committee and from UFBU representatives of our 9 unions were present.
Continuing the discussions held in the last round of meeting on 17-9-2019, the IBA stated that their offer of 12% hike in payslip cost would amount to Rs. Rs. 6,319 crores. They further stated that including the cost of superannuation benefits, the total cost would come upto Rs. 11,865 crore as on 31-3-2017 which is a substantial cost and hence unions should settle at this.
Regarding 5 Day Week, IBA stated that looking to the views of some important stake holders, it may be difficult to agree for the same. IBA indicated that they are positive to consider improvement in the Family Pension Formula but observed that updation of pension would involve substantial cost and hence may not be possible at this stage. IBA stated that our demand for merger of Special Allowance with Basic Pay would entail additional cost on superannuation benefits and hence would not be able to commit on that. IBA also wanted the suggestions of the UFBU on their proposal of Performance Linked Incentive Scheme and that they are open to discuss our suggestions.
Reacting to a court case filed in Madurai by an individual officer, IBA informed that the procedure to implement the Code on Wages is yet to be finalized by the Government and in any case it is not applicable to banking sector as wages in banking sector are already above minimum wages level. IBA also wanted clarification from the Unions as to whether any of our Unions are a part of the petition in the court case.
From side of the Unions, views were expressed mainly highlighting the following:
Wage revision settlement should be expedited and not delayed further
IBA’s offer for 12% is not adequate to reach an understanding and hence it should be improved further.
As CODs submitted by Officers’ organizations were devised to achieve the pay scales enjoyed by the Central Govt officers the same needs to be revisited.
Full mandate upto Scale VII should be given by all banks
Special Allowance should be merged with Basic Pay
Suggestions/ views on PLI scheme would be given in due course in the backdrop of clarification given by IBA that it would be over and above of the wage revision component.
For those covered by NPS, Bank’s contribution should be 14% on Pay + DA.
5 Day Week should be introduced
Improvement in Family Pension should be considered favourably.
Data of pension to be shared with us to enable Unions to work the cost of revision/ updation of family pension/ pension to discuss the issue further. In the meantime, pension of all pensioners should be linked to common Index level of 6352 points.
In Madurai Court case, none of our unions are petitioners, and some unions are only respondents.
Efforts should be taken to reduce the premium on medical insurance scheme for retirees including waiver of GST and by grant of some subsidy from the Banks.
We also suggested holding of the meeting of the Small Committee for Workmen and Officers on non-financial issues including disciplinary proceeding/ staff accountability policy for officers, etc. so that the concerned issues could be taken up in that meeting. IBA agreed to the same.
We also took the opportunity to take up the issue of IBA’s guidelines and consequent decisions being taken by different SLBCs on uniform business hours, cash transaction hours, increase in number of clearing Grid holidays etc.
IBA informed that they would discuss amongst themselves and react to our viewpoints at the earliest and expressed the hope that a finality would be reached at the earliest on all the issues and demands.
Comrades, the negotiations are entering a crucial phase. Maintain your calm and unity so that we bargain the best possible settlement of our demands.“.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.F(E)III/2008/PN1/13
New Delhi, dated: 16.10.2019
The GMs/PFAs,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.
Sub: Payment of DR to re-employed pensioners – reg.
In terms of DOP&PW’s O.M. No. 45/73197-P&PW(G) dated 02.07.1999, circulated to Railways vide Board’s letter No. F(E)III/99/PN1/21 dated 05.08.1999, re-employed pensioners who held Group ‘A’ post or posts of the ranks of Commissioned Officers, at the time of their retirement, are not entitled for any dearness relief on their pension during the period a pensioner is re-employed under the Central or State Government or in a Statutory Corporation/Company/Body/Bank under them in India or abroad.
2. Instances have come to the notice of Board seeking clarification on how to regulate the dearness relief in cases where Group ‘A’ Railway Officers re-employed in Joint Ventures and companies registered as the private under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) in which government shareholding was below 50% at the time of their joining and subsequently the shareholding of Government has gone more than 50%. The issue was examined in consultation with Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW), nodal department of Government on pensionary matters. The clarification received from DOP&PW vide their O.M. dated 22.02.2018 has been considered by Board.
3. DOP&PW vide their O.M. dated 22.02.2018 has clarified that the pensioner whose last pay drawn is protected and is not fixed at the minimum in the re-employed post in a Government or Corporation/Company/Body/Bank under the Government, he would not be entitled to dearness relief on pension while working in the re-employed post. For this purpose all Corporations/Companies which are owned by the Government are to be treated as Corporations/Companies under the Government. Further, such Corporations/Companies, though not directly owned by the Government but more than 50% of their shareholding lies with the Government and/or Government Companies are also required to be treated as Corporations/Companies under the Government for the purpose of regulating Dearness Relief on pension (copy enclosed).
4. Strict compliance of the aforesaid instructions may be ensured while deciding the cases of Dearness Relief on pension on re-employment.
D.A.: As above.
(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.
Staffside NCJCM letters to Govt for various topics
National Council (Staff Side) – NCJCM, Secretary, Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra writes letter to the various departments to check the latest status / implementation for various points
NCJCM sent around six letters to various departments on October 16, 2019,
Here are the links for the letters sent by the National Council (Staff Side) – NCJCM
Subject
Letter Sent to
Link
Regular Meeting of the National Council (JCM), Standing Committee and Departmental Council (JCM) of various Ministries
Request for extending option to switch over to 6th CPC from 01.01.2006 in the case of those employees who are granted the benefit of entry pay after promotion from 01.01.2006 in accordance with Department of Expenditure OM dated 28th September, 2018
Subject : Settlement of the demand of the Staff Side of Ministry of Defence to allot salary expenditure separately to the Ordnance Factories and to delink the same from the cost of OFB Products.
Reference : Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 circulated vide DOP&T OM No. 3/1/2019-JCA dated 13th June, 2019.
The Secretary (DP)
Department of Defence Production
Subject :Â Implementation of 16 Arbitration Awards.
Reference : Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 circulated vide DOP&T OM No. 3/1/2019-JCA dated 13th June, 2019.
Subject : Undue delay in issuing Government orders for revision of Night Duty Allowance and Risk Allowance in 7th CPC Pay Scale.
Reference : Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 circulated vide DOP&T OM No. 3/1/2019-JCA dated 13th June, 2019.
Subject : Relaxation of educational qualification for Compassionate Appointment in the case of wife of Medically boarded out / invalidated employees.
Reference : Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 circulated vide DOP&T OM No. 3/112019-JCA dated 13th June, 2019.
Regular Meeting of the National Council (JCM), Standing Committee and Departmental Council (JCM) of various Ministries
No.NC-JCM-2019/CS/PM
October 16, 2019
The Cabinet Secretary
Government of India,
&
Chairman,
National Council — JCM,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi — 110 003.
Subject : Regular Meeting of the National Council (JCM), Standing Committee and Departmental Council (JCM) of various Ministries.
Reference : Minutes of the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCNI) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 circulated vide DOP&T OM No. 3/1/2019-JCA dated 13th June, 2019.
Sir,
Your kind attention is invited to the above subject. The undersigned in the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 raised the issue of non holding of Departmental Council (JCM) Meetings by the various Ministries including Ministry of Defence. It is now more than 3 years the Ministry of Defence have not convened its Departmental Council (JCM) Meeting. The Cabinet Secretary while concluding the deliberations of the JCM Meeting have assured that “regular meetings of the National Council (JCM), Standing Committee as well as Departmental Council of JCM may be held in Order to have speedy resolution of issues concerning the employees.”
Apart from the assurance given by the Cabinet Secretary the Secretary / Department of Defence Production specifically assured that a meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) would be held immediately. However, I regret to inform you that no meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) of the Ministry of Defence is convened so far.
The non holding of JCM Meetings at all level is resulting in accumulation of grievances of the employees and ultimately the employees are forced to approach Administrative Tribunals and other higher Courts. On a study it is seen that in majority of the cases the judgments have gone in favour of the employees. Due to this the employees are losing their confidence in the system / JCM. Therefore, it is requested that you may kindly intervene in the matter and issue instructions to all the Secretaries of the various Ministries, Departments who are also the Chairman of the Departmental Council (JCM) to immediately convene the JCM Meetings and to regularly hold the same as per the periodicity provided in the JCM Scheme.
A copy of your instruction may please be endorsed to this Office.
Request for extending option to switch over to 6th CPC from 01.01.2006 in the case of those employees who are granted the benefit of entry pay after promotion from 01.01.2006 in accordance with Department of Expenditure OM dated 28th September, 2018
No.NC-JCM-2017/fin
October 16, 2019
The Addl. Secretary (Per)
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Subject : Request for extending option to switch over to 6th CPC from 01.01.2006 in the case of those employees who are granted the benefit of entry pay after promotion from 01.01.2006 in accordance with Department of Expenditure OM dated 28th September, 2018.
Sir,
A Department of Expenditure vide its OM No. 8-23/2017-E.IIIA dated 28th September, 2018 have issued instructions for granting the entry pay benefit to the incumbents
“In respect of those posts where entry pay for direct recruits appointed on or after 01.01.2006, as per Section-II of Part A of the First Schedule of CCS (RP) Rules 2008, becomes applicable by virtue of the provision of the element of direct recruitment in the relevant recruitment Rules, the pay of the Central Government Employees who were appointed to such posts prior to 01.01.2006 and whose pay, as fixed in the raised pay structure under Rule 7 thereof as on 01.01.2006turns out to he lower than the entry pay wel. 01.01.2006. Likewise, the pay of Central Government Employees who were appointed to such posts by way of promotion on or after 01.01.2006 and whose pay, as fixed under Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rules 2008, happens to be lower than the said entry pay, shall also not be less than such entry pay from the date of their promotion taking place on or after 01.01.2006.”
While implementing the above orders in the lower formations the Administration and the Audit Authorities are not allowing the concerned employees to exercise fresh option to switch over to 6th CPC from 01.01.2006, since these employees have given option to switch over to 6th CPC from the date of their promotion at that point of time to avail the benefit of entry pay. At present since vide the above OM, Department of Expenditure have allowed the entry pay from 01.01.2006 itself for the employees who were promoted on or after 01.01.2006 retrospectively the concerned employees are eligible for revising their option to switch over to 6th CPC as on 01.01.2006 and avail the entry pay benefit from the date of their promotion. It is an accepted fact that employees are always given opportunity to revise their option due to occurrence of any unforeseen circumstances. However, in this case about option since nothing is mentioned in the Department of Expenditure OM dated 28th September, 2018 the Authorities in the lower formations are not allowing the benefit of revised option to the affected employees.
Therefore, it is requested that since this is a genuine case the Department of Expenditure may kindly arrange to issue instructions for permitting the employees who are now granted entry pay benefit on promotion based on the OM dated 28th September, 2018 may be given one more option to switch over to 6th CPC so that the concerned employees are not subjected to any undue hardship.
Awaiting for your earlier and favourable action please.
Settlement of the demand of the Staff Side of Ministry of Defence to allot salary expenditure separately to the Ordnance Factories and to delink the same from the cost of OFB Products
No.NC-JCM-2019/Def
October 16, 2019
The Secretary (DP)
Department of Defence Production
South Block,
New Delhi — 110 001.
Subject : Settlement of the demand of the Staff Side of Ministry of Defence to allot salary expenditure separately to the Ordnance Factories and to delink the same from the cost of OFB Products.
In the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019, the Staff Side Members of the Ministry of Defence raised two important issues pertaining to Defence Civilian Employees. One of the issue was that during the Strike negotiations with the recognized Federations Department of Defence Production has agreed to consider the demand of the Staff Side to allot salary expenditure separately to the Ordnance Factories and to delink the same and various overheads from the cost of the product. The Secretary / Defence Production who attended the meeting informed the house that the issue is under active consideration of the Department of Defence Production and the same would be settled at the earliest.
It has now been brought to the notice of the undersigned that no favourable decision yet has been taken by the Ministry of Defence on the above demand. It is understood the issue is still pending with the Defence Finance Division of the MoD. Due to this the Army and other Forces are reluctant to place orders / workload to the Ordnance Factories on the plea that the cost of the product are more. Once the salary budget and various overheads like NPS Contribution, Pension Contribution, Expenditure on Defence Accounts Department, Hospitals, Residential Colonies etc. are delinked from the cost, the Army have assured to the Federations that they will be in a position to place indent to the Ordnance Factories including those products which are declared as “Non-Core”.
In view of the above position in the interest of the future of Ordnance Factories and its employees and as assured to the Staff Side of the Ministry of Defence and also in the National Council (JCM) it is requested that a favourable decision on this very genuine issue may please be taken at the earliest. The decision taken in this regard may please be informed to this Office.
The above demand was raised by the Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) in the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) chaired by the Cabinet Secretary held on 13.04.2019 while discussing the agenda at 6.4.13 Item No. 2/19/NC-47. The Staff Side demanded that these awards may be discussed afresh and methods may be devised to implement them. The decision taken in the meeting is given below for your kind ready reference.
“Reply of the Staff Side :
The concerned Departments, including DOP&T, are of the view that the Awards are fairly old and the issues covered have lost relevance after the successive Pay Commissions. The Awards are at various‘ stages of rejection and as such, the demand cannot be accepted. The Chairman advised that Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, may review the issue in a separate meeting with the Staff Side.”
The meeting with the Staff Side to discuss the subject matter has not yet been convened by the DOP&T. Since, this is a long outstanding issued it is requested that a meeting with the Staff Side may please be convened to discuss and reach a mutual agreement with regard to the implementation of the pending 16 Arbitration Awards.
Awaiting for your earlier and favourable action please.
The Staff Side in the 47th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) have raised the issue of delay in issuing Government orders for revision of Night Duty Allowance and Risk Allowance in 7th CPC Pay Scale w.e.f. 01.07.2017, even though the Cabinet has already approved the same. We were assured by the Official Side that the proposal is under process and necessary Government orders would be issued very soon. However, even after a period of more than 5 months the Government orders for revising Night Duty Allowance and Risk Allowance in 7th CPC Pay Scale w.e.f. 01.07.2017 has not yet been issued. The affected employees are repeatedly representing to this Office in this regard. Therefore, we request you to kindly arrange to issue necessary Government orders the above two allowances in 7th CPC Pay Scale w.e.f. 01.07.2017.
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