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Implementation of the Government decision regarding grant of dual family pension

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Implementation of the Government decision regarding grant of dual family pension i.e. Ordinary family pension (OFP) from Military service as well as Special family pension (SFP)/Liberalised family pension (LFP) for re-employed military service

O/o THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No : 626

Dated : 19 Aug 2019

To.

The OI/C
Records/PAOs (ORs)

Subject :- Implementation of the Government decision regarding grant of dual family pension i.e. Ordinary family pension (OFP) from Military service as well as Special family pension (SFP)/Liberalised family pension (LFP) for re-employed military service-reg.

Reference :- This office Circular No. circular no. 284 dated 18.09.2001, circular No. 504 dated 17.01.2013, Circular no. 513 dated 19.07.2013

As per Gol, MoD letter No. 01(05)/2010-D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013 (Cir No. 504 dated 17.01.2013), it was decided that the families of Armed Forces Personnel who got re-employed in Civil Departments/PSUs/Autonomous Bodies/Local Funds of Central/State Governments after getting retired from military service and were in receipt of military pension till death, shall be allowed to draw Ordinary Family Pension w.e.f 24.09.2012 from military side in addition to the family pension, if any, authorized from the re-employed civil department subject to fulfillment of other prescribed conditions as hithertofore.

2) It was further clarified vide Gol, MoD letter No. 10(17)/2012-D(Pen/Pol) dated 21.03.2013 (Cir No. 513 dated 19.07.2013) that the dual family pension is allowable irrespective of whether re-employment was in civil or military department and family pensioners of DSC/TA personnel are also covered in the ambit of the Gol, MoD letter No. 01(05)/2010-D(Pen/Policy) dated 17.01.2013.

3) The issue regarding extending the admissibility of SFP/LEP as dual family pension in case of death attributable to military service is under consideration to Govt. It is now clarified vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. PC-2(6)/2013-D (Pen/Pol) dated 08.07.2019 that the provision of two family pensions, one in respect of military/civil service and SEP/LEP for re employed military service is also applicable. SFP/LFP if any, would be admissible in terms of GoI, MoD letter no. 1(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated 31.01.2001 on death of a pension who was re-employed in military service and if his death is attributable to military service, in addition to ordinary family pension in respect of the previous military/civil service with following conditions.

a) Where, however, on death of the re-employed ex-serviceman if the family is eligible for SFP/LFP for first service family pension for second spell of service would be OFP.

b) Special family pension/Liberalised family pension shall be granted only in respect of one service and in no case, SFP/LFP will be granted for both the Services.

4) The financial benefits in the past cases will accrue will effect from 24.09.2012.

5) This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination across the all concerned.

6) Please acknowledge receipt.

No.Gts/Tech/0114/XXXVIII
Dated: 19.08.2019

Yashasvi Kumar
DCDA (P)

Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-10

No.5608/AT-P/F.P./Vol-XXXIX

Dated: 24/07/2019

To,

The PCDA (P),
Allahabad

Subject : Clarification regarding grant of Dual family Pension te. Ordinary Family Pension (OFP) from Military side as well as Special Family Pension (SFP)/Liberalized Family Pension (LEP) for re-employed service – reg.

Government of India, Ministry of Defence, D(Pension/ Policy) vide their letter No. PC – 2(6)/2013/ D(Pen/Pol) dated 8th July, 2019 has issued orders on the above subject. The orders are available on the website of Deptt. of ESW. Copy of the above mentioned Government letter is forwarded herewith for circulation to all concerned alongwith your implementation instructions. The copy of the implementation instructions may also be uploaded on your website under intimation to this HOrs. Office.

Jt. CGDA (Pension) has seen.

(Mukesh Kumar)
Accounts Officer (AT-P)

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Payment of Arbitration Fee to Retired Railway Officers

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igeadmin
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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. 2009/CE-I/CT/14/Main

New Delhi, dated 02.08.2019

General Manager,
East Central Railway,
Hajipur.

Sub:- Payment of Arbitration Fee to Retired Railway Officers

Ref:- (i) ECR letter No. ECR/CAO/CON/WT/Arbn./Policy/63, dt. 01.01.19
(ii) ECR letter No. ECR/ADM/ARB/Policy/001, dated 11.02.2019

ECR vide letters under reference has sought clarification whether the arbitration fee as per ‘THE FOURTH SCHEDULE’ of ‘The Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act-2015’, as sometimes .claimed by retired railway officers appointed by Railways as arbitrator(s) is payable or the arbitrator is entitled only for fee fixed by Railway Board from time to time.

The issue has been examined in consultation with Legal Advisor and Finance Directorate of Railway Board. It is reiterated that fixing of fees and emoluments payable to retired railway officers appointed by Railways to act as arbitrator(s) is well within the powers of the Railway Administration. Accordingly, the fees and emoluments payable to arbitrator shall be as fixed vide Railway Board’s letter No. 2009/CE-1/CT/14/Main, dated 01.04.2019 and its subsequent amendments.

(अनिल कुमार)
निदेशक स‍िविल इंजी. (जी)/रेलवे बोर्ड

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Simplification of Procedure for grant of Family Pension in some Railways/Workshops [ RBA No. 72/2019 ]

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(भारत सरकार) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(रेल मंत्रालय) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड) RAILWAY BOARD

RBA No. 72/2019

No.2014/AC-II/21/11/SCOVA

23rd August, 2019

General Manager,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Sub :- Simplification of Procedure for grant of Family Pension in some Railways/Workshops.

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The 31st SCOVA meeting is scheduled to be held on 06.09.2019 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP). In the agenda of the meeting, an issue regarding non acceptance of the revised dependency criteria for sanction of family pension by some Railway divisions & Workshops has been raised. Another issue regarding non­acceptance of self declaration of income by claimant in case of private employment has also been raised.

2. In this regard, it is stated that in terms of the extant provisions contained in the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993 and instructions issued thereunder, the dependency criteria for the purpose of family pension shall be the minimum pension along with dearness relief thereon. In pursuance of Government ‘s decision on the recommendation of the 7th CPC, minimum family pension with effect from 1.1.2016 is Rs. 9000/- per month. Therefore, dependency criteria for the purpose of family pension shall be Rs. 9000/- and dearness relief thereon.

3. Further, Railway Board ‘s letter No. F(E)III/98/PN 1/4 dated 9.9.1999 (RBE-229/99), vide which DOPPW’s O.M dated 21.7.1999 has been forwarded, para (ii) stipulates that income certificate as stipulated is required to be insisted upon before authorizing Family Pension to eligible sons and daughters (including widowed/divorced daughters) and dependent parents. In case these beneficiaries are self-employed or in receipt of income from sources other than employment, Income Certificates furnished by the concerned beneficiaries themselves may be accepted for the purpose.

4. The aforesaid rules may strictly be adhered to, so as to see that no inconvenience is faced by the family pensioners.

This issues with the concurrence of F(E) Directorate, Ministry of Railways.

(V. Prakash)
Joint Director Accounts
Railway Board.

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Seeking data regarding fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion

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Seeking data regarding fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion / grant of NFSG in respect of officials who are already granted the benefit under MACP Scheme

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.25/7/2019-CS.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

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3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated: 27th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Seeking data regarding fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion/ grant of NFSG in respect of officials who are already granted the benefit under MACP Scheme -regarding

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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 12/2/2015- CS.II(B) dated 16.11.2015 and OM No. 12/3/2016-CS.II(B) dated 19.07.2016 wherein the SSAs of SL-2003(Extended) and SSAs of SL-2004-2009 were granted NFSG and promoted subsequently to the grade of Assistant Section Officer on ad-hoc basis. It has come to notice that a large number of Ministries / Departments have fixed the pay of the SSAs belonging to CSCS in the following manner:-

S.No. Situations Pay fixation on NFSG Pay fixation on next promotion as ASO
(a) SSAs without the benefit of MACP (with Grade Pay of Rs. 2400/-) One increment @ 3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs.4200/- One increment @3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs. 4600/-
(b) SSAs with the benefit of MACP (with Grade Pay of Rs.2800/-) One increment @ 3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs. 4200/- No increment was granted. Only, the difference in GP(i.e. 4600-4200=400) was allowed.

2. The matter has been examined in consultation with Establishment Division, DoP&T in the light of the OM No. 35034/3/2008-Estt (D) dated 04.07.2017 modifying the para 4 of Annexure-I of the OM dated 19.05.2009, which is as under:-

“Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme. Therefore, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion / grant of Non Functional Scale. if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion / grant of Non Functional Scale if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available. At the time of such regular promotion / grant of Non-Functional Scale to the higher grade pay than what has been given under MACPS, the employee shall have the option to draw the difference of Grade Pays from the date of such regular promotion /grant of Non-Functional Scale or the date of accrual of next increment in the pay allowed under MACP”

3. As every financial upgradation including Non-Functional upgradation (NFS/NFSG) is treated as an offset against financial upgradation under MACP and also keeping in view the fact that the spirit of the para 4 of MACP was to disallow the double benefit of pay fixation, is stated that practice followed by Ministry/Department for pay fixation as shown in the table against sl. no. (b) in para 1 above is erroneous. Therefore, the pay should be fixed in the following manner:-

Sl. Situations Pay fixation on NFSG Pay fixation on next on next as ASO
(a) SSAs without the benefit of MACP i.e.with Grade pay of Rs. 2400/- One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in the GP of Rs. 4200/- One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in GP of Rs. 4600/-
(b) SSAs with the benefit of MACP i.e. with Grade pay of Rs. 2800/- No increment should be granted. Only the difference in GP (i.e. 4200-2800=1400), should be allowed. One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in GP of Rs. 4600/-

4. In view of above, all the cadre units of CSCS are requested to take necessary action as advised in the para 3 above. Simultaneously, they are also requested to send the information as per the format given in the Annexure-I to this OM for further examination of the issue of recovery of pay for taking a view at this end. The information may be sent latest by 09.09.2019 positively. In case of no information, ‘Nil’ report is required to be sent by the stipulated date.

(Vasanthi V Babu)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Fixation of Pay of Inspector Posts / Assistant Superintendents Posts – MACP Benefits

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Clarification on fixation of Pay of Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts

No. 7-8/2016-PCC
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi –110001
Date: 22.08.2019

To
All Chief Postmasters General,
CGM, BD / Parcel PLI Directorate,
Director, RAKNPA / All PTCs,
Addl. DG, APS, APS Bhawan New Delhi.

Sub:- Clarification on fixation of Pay of Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts in revised pay structure of 7th CPC as on 01.01.2016 who were granted 3rd financial upgradation in GP Rs.4800/- prior to 01.01.2016 – reg.

Sir,

This is regarding entitlements of MACP benefits in respect of Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts cadre consequent upon upgradation of pay scale of the post of Inspector Posts and its promotional post after implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.

2. Various representations were received from Associations as well as Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts cadre officials and clarifications have been sought for by the Circles. The matter was earlier examined in consultation with Department of Personnel & Training and it was clarified vide this Directorate letter No. 7-8i2016-PCC dated 30.05.2017 to maintain the status quo in the matter till a decision is taken by DoP&T.

3. Further, the matter has again been taken up with the Department of Personnel & Training twice for seeking their advice. The DoP&T has advised vide their ID Note No. 1360879/19/CR dated 10.06.2019 as under-

“We have incorporated the modalities for entitlements for MACP in case of upgradation of pay scale of certain posts by the 7th CPC, in the consolidated instructions on MACP, which is going to be issued shortly.”

4. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned for their information.

Yours faithfully,
(SB Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)

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Clarification on fixation of Pay of Inspector Posts / Assistant Superintendents Posts

By
igeadmin
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No. 4-2/2019-PCC
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Date: 22.08.2019

To
All Chief Postmasters General,
CGM, BD / Parcel / PLI Directorate,
Director, RAKNPA / All PTCs,
Addl. DG, APS, APS Bhawan New Delhi.

Sub:- Clarification on fixation of Pay of Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts in revised pay structure of 6th CPC consequent upon upgradation of Grade Pay of Inspector Posts Cadre from Rs.4200/- to Rs.4600/- w.e.f. 01.01.2006 – reg.

Sir,

This is regarding grant of benefit of ACP Scheme to the officials of Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts cadre, who got promotion or earned financial upgradation under ACP Scheme, in lieu of promotion from Inspector Posts to Assistant Superintendents Posts cadre prior to 01.01.2006.

2. Various representations were received from Associations as well as Inspector Posts/Assistant Superintendents Posts cadre officials and clarifications have been sought for by the Circles. The matter was taken up with the Department of Personnel & Training for seeking their advice. The DoP&T has advised vide their ID Note No. 1370679/19/CR dated 10.06.2019 as under:-

“We have incorporated the modalities for entitlements for MACP in case of upgradation of pay scale of certain posts by the 7th CPC, in the consolidated instructions on MACP, which is going to be issued shortly.”

3. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned for their information.

Yours faithfully,

(SB Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
Tele No. 011-23096629
[email protected]

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Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017: Opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure

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igeadmin
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1. GoI, MoD vide letter No. 1(29)/2017/D(Pay/Services) dated 06/08/2019 has extended the provisions of Para 3 and 4 of MoF, Department of Expenditure OM No. 4-23/17- IC/E-III dated 12/12/2018 to Defence Personnel regarding exercising of option to come over to the revised pay structure.

2. Army Officers who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure as notified by the Pay Rules/Regulations 2017, shall be permitted to revise their initial option in terms of Rules 5 and 6 thereof.

3. The revised option shall be exercised within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue of MoD orders i.e. upto 01/02/2020. The option exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms and conditions laid down in the said Rules 5 and 6 of Pay Rules/Regulations 2017 shall continue to be applicable.

4. Army Officers who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure from 01/01/2016 itself or in whose case the revised pay structure took effect from 01/01/2016 and who re-exercise their option under these orders to come over to the revised pay structure from a date subsequent to 01/01/2016 as per Rule 5 of the Pay Rules/Regulations, the arrears on account of revised pay already drawn by them from 01/01/2016 upto the date from which they opt to come over to the revised pay structure shall be recovered.

Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

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Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

No.36035/2/2017-Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: August 23, 2019

Office Memorandum

Subject: Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. – reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that in a W.P.(Civil) No. 521/2008 with Civil Appeal No.5389/2016, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide Judgment, dated 30.06.2016, inter alia, declared the Office Memorandum No. 36035/3/2004 – Estt.(Res) dated 29.12.2005, as illegal and inconsistence with the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. This OM, among other, contained a provision for exemption from payment of application fee and examination fee in respect of Persons with Disabilities.

2. Thereafter, with the enactment of ‘THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016’ and issue of notification titled ‘THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULES, 2017’, this Department has issued an Office Memorandum No. 36035/2/2017-Estt.(Res), dated 15.01.2018, regarding reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, in the posts and services of the Central Government.

The said Office Memorandum dated 15.01.2018, however, does not contain any provision for exemption from payment of examination and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

3. The issue has been deliberated upon at length in the Department and it has, now, been decided that the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities shall continue to be exempted from payment of application fee and examination fee, prescribed in respect of competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission, the Union Public Service Commission, etc. for recruitment to various posts.This exemption shall be available only to such persons who would otherwise be eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of standards of medical fitness prescribed for that post (including any concession specifically extended to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) and who enclose with the application form, necessary certificate from a competent authority in support of their claim of disability.

sd/-
(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Railway Board – Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPAS

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Railway Board — Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPAS

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Non RBA Letter

No. 2018/AC-II/21/2/ARPAN

New Delhi, dated 22.08.2019

Pr. Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.

Sub :- Revision of pension/family pension — Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPAS.

Certain customizations have been made in the Pension revision Module in ARPAN and IPAS. The same are listed below.

ARPAN:

Re-revision of the pension revision cases of pre-2006 pensioners who retired from 5th CPC scale of ₹ 6500-10500 or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods so as to consider Grade Pay of ₹ 4600/-as the corresponding Pay instead of Grade Pay of ₹ 4200/- (in pursuance of Board’s instructions issued vide RBE No. 112 of 2019). In order to have uniformity and clarity in re-revision of such cases, clear endorsement shall invariably be made on these PPOs as “Amended Revised PPOs”. Pension revision for these cases in Pay Commissions prior to 7th CPC shall be carried out in pension application software other than ARPAN and subsequently be ported to ARPAN.

Pension Revision of compulsory retirement cases with 2.57 multiplying factor of pension/family pension as on 01.01.2016 wtihout epins the benefit of Notional Pay., While revising these cases, utmost care may be taken to feed accurate data regarding nature of retirement, amount of pension/family pension as per 6th CPC.

IPAS :

Requisite validations for downloading various Master data viz. Marital status, Designation, Grade Pay, Accounting Unit has been provided in IPAS and can be accessed through the “Help” Menu of IPAS application.

May kindly notify all concerned at the field level.

Sd/-
( V.Prakash)
Joint Director Accounts
Railway Board

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Ordnance Factories strike called off – PIB

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Continuing the process of dialogue which had started from 14 August 2019, the fourth meeting was held yesterday with the office bearers of AIDEF, INDWF, BPMS and CDRA under the Chairmanship of Secretary, DDP. While reaffirming that the proposed corporatisation of OFB is under examination of the Government, Secretary, DDP patiently listened to the concerns expressed by the Employees Federations regarding how the benefits/interests of employees in terms of wages, health facilities and other service matters may be affected due to corporatisation of OFB.

The Employees Federations inter-alia suggested that their views should be considered while preparing the roadmap for increasing the turnover of the proposed entity from the current levels. After detailed deliberations, it was agreed to recommend to the Government, the setting up of a High Level Official Committee to interact with Employees Federations to examine their concerns and other aspects of the proposed new entity.

The Federations on their part have agreed to withdraw the ongoing strike and continue with the process of dialogue. With this, employees will now be resuming their duties with effect from Monday, 26th August, 2019.

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