Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves extension of benefits of Child Care Leave to single male service personnel
10 AUG 2019 12:26PM
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved extension of benefits of Child Care Leave (CCL) to single male service personnel and certain relaxations of CCL provisions in case of woman officers of defence forces, in line with a recent DoPT order extending similar benefits of CCL to civilian employees.
Presently, CCL is being granted to woman officers in defence forces. Recently, DoPT has made certain amendments for grant of CCL to civilian employees, whereby the CCL granted to woman employees till now has been extended to single male government servants also. The age limit of 22 years prescribed earlier in the case of a child with 40 percent disability has been removed for the purpose of availing CCL. Further, the minimum period of CCL that can be availed at a time has been reduced to 05 days instead of 15 days.
Now the proposal of Ministry of Defence extending similar benefits to Defence personnel has been approved by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. With this, single male service personnel will be able to avail the benefit of CCL. Single male service personnel and woman officers of defence forces will also be able to avail CCL in respect of child with 40 percent disability without any restriction of age limit of the child. Further, the minimum period of CCL that can be availed in each spell has been reduced to 05 days from the earlier limit of 15 days.
Non-functional Scale to Gr.’B’ officers in Level-11 – Railway Clarification
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP)2003/2/22
New Delhi, dated: 06.08.2019
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units
Sub : Clarification on grant of Non-functional Scale to Gr.’B’ officers in Level-11 of Accounts Department and Level-10 in organized departments of Indian Railways – reg.
In terms of Ministry of Railways’ Gazette Notification G.S.R.210(E) dated 08.03.2018 (RBE No. 37/2018), the higher scale of Level-11 in Accounts department and Level-10 in other organised departments has to be operated to the extent of 100% of the Gr. ‘B’ officers on-roll including Gr. ‘B’ officers officiating in Level-11 on ad-hoc basis after completion of 4 years of regular service in the respective grades in organized departments. Subsequently, detailed guidelines outlining the procedure have also been issued vide Board’s letter no. E(GP) 2003/2/22) dated 12.12.2018 (RBE No. 192/2018).
2. It has been observed that references are being received from various Zonal Railways seeking clarification on issues relating to the aforementioned scheme. In the past, several clarifications have been issued to various Zonal Railways over a number of issues. Therefore, in order to provide clarity on the issue, these clarifications are being summarised as under:.
S.No
Doutbt
Remarks
1
Whether Gr. ‘B’ officers completing 4 years of regular service are to be granted NFS from the next date or from 1st January or 1st July of the following year.
The date of effect of placement in the higher Group ‘B’ non-functional grade will be the date when the officer becomes eligible i.e. when the officer completes four years of regular service in the relevant grade.
2
Clarification whether Gr ‘B’ officers on deputation, on the date of their consideration for grant of NFS to be taken to be on roll or total no. of Gr. ‘B’ officers be computed excluding their names.
Officers on deputation to other departments may be granted Non functional Scale of Level-10 notionally from 08.03.2018 while the actual benefit will accrue to them on return from deputation and joining the cadre.
3
Grading of APAR for allotment of higher scale of Level-11 to Gr. ‘B’ officers of Accounts Department and Level- 10 of other organised Departments.
The benchmark for grant of NFS of Level-11 to Gr. ‘B’ officers of Accounts Department and Level-10 of other organised Departments would continue to be ‘Good’.
4
Whether Gr. ‘B’ officers ‘On-roll’ includes officers on deputation.
Yes. The term Gr. ‘B’ officers on-roll mentioned in Board’s letter dated 08.03.2018 also include officers who are having their lien on the Railway but are working elsewhere on deputation.
5
APARs
Five years APARs are required to be considered. If any APARs is not available, the APARs of the immediately preceding year/years to that extent may be taken into account even if it pertains to non-gazetted period of service.
6
Whether a senior employee can be considered for grant of NFS with his junior having already completed 4 years of service.
For consideration of officers for placement in the higher Gr. ‘B’ Scale of Level-10 (Level-11 in case of Accounts department), the senior Group ‘B’ employee shall be deemed to have rendered the service put in by his immediate junior and if that happens 4 years or more he should be considered for placement in higher Gr. ‘B’ scale of Level-10 (Level-11 in case of Accounts department).
7
Extended Panel is required to be formed in lieu of officers who would be retiring during the intervening period.
Since the posts are being operated at 100% and officers are being granted the benefit from the date on which they are becoming eligible (through assessment being done on the prescribed date), formation of extended panel is not required.
8
Whether service rendered in the Gr. ‘B’ in the previous unit can be considered for grant of NFS.
The issue may be decided in terms of Board’s Letter No. E(GP)2005/1/43 dated 16.12.2005.
PCDA : Revision of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners (5th CPC) – Circular C-202
O/o The Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension) Draupadighat, Allahabad — 211014
Circular No. C-202
No.G1/C/0199/Vol-II/Tech
Dated: 06.08.2019.
To,
(All Head of Department under Min. of Defence)
Sub :- Revision of pension wef 01.01.2006 of Pre-2006 pensioners who retired from the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods.
Ref: -This office Important Circular No.195, dated 04.02.2019.
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Attention is invited to this office circular No. C-195 dt. 04.02.2019 under which instruction has been issued to PDA for revision of pension/family pension wef 01.01.2006, consequent on the decision issued by GOI DP&PW vide OM No.38/33/12-P&PW (A) dated 04.01.2019 to consider the Grade Pay Rs. 4600 as the corresponding Grade pay in the case of Pre-2006 pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods.
2. For revision of pension/family pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 of pre-2016 pensioners by notional fixation of pay in the 7th CPC Department of P&PW has issued concordance tables vide OM F.No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 06.07.2017. Tables No. 24 & 25 in these concordance tables indicated the revised pension/family pension based on the corresponding 6th CPC grade pay of Rs. 4200/- in respect of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs 6500-10500/-or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods. Consequent on the decision to consider the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- in above cases, revised tables No.24 & 25 have been issued vide DP&PW OM No. 38/33/12-P&PW (A) dt.09.07.2019 (copy enclosed).
3. For implementation of above OM dt.09.07.2019, you are requested to issue instructions to sub offices under your administrative control to submit the revised LPC-cum-data sheet in affected cases, as procedure prescribed in this office circular No. C-164 dated 30.05.2018, so that corrigendum PPOs for the same may be issued at the earliest.
MoD clarifies there is no proposal to privatise OFB
In continuation of the meeting held on August 14, a Committee of senior officials of Ministry of Defence led by Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production alongwith Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) once again met the office bearers of the All India Defence Employees Federation, Indian National Defence Workers Federation, Bhartiya Pratiksha Mazdoor Sangh and Confederation of Defence Recognized Association here today on the issue of Strike notice given by them starting with effect from August 20, 2019. The meeting was also attended by officials from the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.
The Committee also pointed out that the employees’ call for 30 days’ strike was unprecedented, especially when Government has already agreed to their demand to hold discussions at the MoD level and is in process of continuously engaging with them.
The Committee explained to the employee organisations that there is no proposal to privatise OFB.The proposal under consideration of Government is to make it into Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), which is 100 per cent Government owned. Rumours being spread that OFB is being privatised are misguiding and with the intent to mislead the workers. Corporatisation of OFB will bring OFB at par with other DPSUs of MoD. This is in the interest of OFB as it will provide operational freedom and flexibility to OFB which it presently lacks. Besides, the interests of the workers will be adequately safeguarded in any decision taken on the subject.
The Committee also pointed out that Government has been continuously trying to strengthen the functioning of OFB, including having taken several steps to modernise the factories, carry out capital upgradation, re-train and re-skill OFB employees at Government costs, enable development of products and components with indigenous technology.The Committee urged the employee organisations to recognise Government’s efforts to make OFB into a competitive, productive and efficient organisation with higher turnover and enhanced profitability, which would also be in the interest of the employees. Therefore, the Committee once again urged the employee organisations to withdraw their proposed strike.
7th CPC Anomaly in Pay Fixation of Chief Loco Inspectors appointed prior to 2016 – RBE No. 133/2019
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
PC-VII 143
RBE No.133/2019
No.E(P&A)II/2017/RS-06
New Delhi, dated 16.08.2019
The General Manager,
AU Indian Railways &
Production Units.
Sub : Anomaly in fixation of pay of Chief Loco Inspectors appointed prior to 01.01.2016 with reference to their juniors appointed after 01.01.2016 and drawing more pay than the seniors.
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It has come to the notice of the Board that staff appointed prior to 1.1 .2016 as Chief Loco Inspectors in the pre-revised pay structure, whose pay has been fixed in the 7th CPC pay structure for Chief Loco Inspectors under the RS(RP) Rules, 2016, are drawing less pay than their juniors appointed to the Supervisory post after 1.1.2016. The anomaly has arisen due to the fact that the benefit of pay element granted at the time of promotion of running staff to a stationary post has been granted to the junior in the revised pay structure, whereas, the same benefit granted to the senior is of lesser value as the same has been calculated on pre-revised pay structure.
2. Rule 7(10) of RS(RP) Rules: 2016 contains the provisions for stepping up of pay in case of anomaly in pay fixation between senior and junior employees, subject to certain conditions. The anomaly in the case of Chief Loco Inspectors has arisen due the benefit of pay element reckoned for fixation of pay on promotion of running staff to a stationary post being granted in pre-revised pay structure or revised pay structure.
3. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 7(10) of RS(RP) Rules, 2016, it has been decided that the anomaly be resolved by granting stepping up of pay to the seniors at par with the juniors subject to the following conditions:-
(a) Both the junior and the senior Railway servants should belong to the same cadre from which they have been promoted to the higher post and the posts in which they have been promoted should be identical in the same cadre;
(b) The existing pay structure and the revised pay structure of the lower and higher posts in which they are entitled to draw are identical;
(c) The senior Railway servants at the time of promotion are drawing equal or more pay than the junior;
(d) The stepping up of pay will be allowed to running staff appointed as Chief Loco Inspectors only in whose cases extant quantum of pay element (at present 30%) is reckoned for pay fixation. The stepping up of pay will not be admissible to the non-running staff appointed as Loco Running Supervisors as in their cases thequestion of pay element in the running allowance does not arise;
(e) If even in the lower post, revised or pre-revised, the junior was drawing more pay than the senior by virtue of advance increments granted to him or otherwise, stepping up will not be permissible;
(f) In cases where the conditions are not met, stepping up of pay would not be admissible. For instance a Chief Loco Inspector promoted from Loco Pilot (Goods) prior to 1.1.2016 and the junior promoted to Chief Loco Inspector from Loco Pilot (Passenger) or from Loco Pilot (Mail/Express) [i.e. from a different post/cadre] after 1.1 .2016 are not identical and such would not come under the purview of instructions relating to stepping up of pay.
(g) In this connection, it is stated that LP (Goods), LP (Passenger) and LP (M/E) form three different and distinct seniority units and would, therefore, constitute different cadres/posts in the context of clause (a) above as clearly brought out in (f) above.
(h) Stepping up will be allowed only once, the pay so fixed after stepping up will remain unchanged;
(i) The senior shall be entitled to the next increment on completion of his required qualifying service with effect from the date of refixation of pay.
4. This has the approval of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
No.17-31/2016-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated : 16.08.2019
Office Memorandum
Subject : Implementation of recommendation of Kamlesh Chandra Committee in case of premature exit from GDS post.
I am directed to say that Kamlesh Chandra Committee recommended vide para 18.48.5 that, in case of premature exit from GDS post, the sanction for payment or transfer of due amount to NPS as the case may should be issued by the competent authority within 3 months from the date of relief from the GDS post.
2. The matter has been examined and following orders are issued:-
(a) All DDOs/DA(P)s should ensure to take up the case with NSDL for payment of due amount to NPS Lite well in advance alongwith all required/supporting documents and claim forms.
(b) All DDOs/DA(P)s must ensure that GDS is fulfilling all the terms and conditions applicable for grant of due amount to NPS Lite at the time of processing of claims for premature exit withdrawal.
(c) All DDOs/DA(P)s will ensure that in case of premature exit from GDS post by a GDS, the sanction for payment or transfer of due amount to NPS Lite, as the case may be, is issued by the competent authority within 3 months from the date of discharge from the GDS post.
(d) In no case should payment of due amount to NPS Lite be delayed beyond 3 months from the date of discharge from the GDS post.
3. The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this O.M.
4. Hindi version will follow
(SB Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
7th Pay Commission HRA to Haryana Government Employees – Clarification
From
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.
To
1. All the Administrative Secretaries to Government, Haryana.
2. All the Head of Departments of Haryana.
3. All the Divisional Commissioners in Haryana.
4. All the Deputy Commissioners in Haryana.
5. All the Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) in Haryana.
6. The Registrar General, High Court of Punjab & Haryana.
Memo No. 4/2/2017-5FR
Dated, Chandigarh, the 14th August, 2019
Subject :- Revision of House Rent Allowances admissible to Haryana Government Employees under 7th CPC.
Sir,
I have been directed to draw your kind attention towards this office order No. 4/2/2017-5FR(FD) dated 30.07.2019. The Pay Scales of the employees of Haryana Government were revised as per 7th CPC vide office notification dated 28.10.2016, without revision of Allowances.
However, the HRA has been revised w.e.f. 01.08.2019 vide memo no. 4/2/2017-5FR(FD) dated 30.07.2019, therefore, with regard to drawl of HRA w.e.f. 01.01.2016 to 31.07.2019, it is clarified that:-
1. The respective amount of HRA drawn by the existing Government employees for the period from 01.01.2016 to 27.10.2016 shall remain same as already drawn under existing (pre revised) Pay Structure.
2. The respective amount of HRA being drawn by existing Government employees as on 27.10.2016 shall remain payable invariably for the period between 28.10.2016 to 31.07.2019 i.e. HRA will be drawn on the pre-revised pay scales.
3. The employees who have joined the Government Service as a fresh recruit/at the first instance on or after 01.01.2016 to 31.07.2019 shall be entitled to the HRA to be calculated at the entry level pay of the pre revised pay structure {as per HCS (Pay) Rules, 2008} of their respective post.
4. Regarding admissibility of rate of HRA to the Government employees the ceiling of emoluments i.e. Basic Pay +NPA be read as Rs. 2,24,550/- instead of 2,24,100/-.
Deputy Secretary Finance
for the Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department
7th CPC Charge Allowance to officers in Indian Railways – Adoption of DOPT Instructions
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 142
File No. PC-VII/2017/1/7/5/8
RBE No. 127/2019
New Delhi, Dated: 08.08.2019
The General Managers / CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways and Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Subject : Adoption of instructions issued by DoP&T regarding restrictions of officiating pay under FR-35 (Rule 1329 IREC Vol. II) in the context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 in lieu of Charge Allowance.
Consequent upon the decision taken by Government of India vide MoF’s Resolution No. 1-2/2016-IC dated 25.07.2016, recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding all the Allowances (except Dearness Allowance) were referred to a Committee of Secretaries headed by the Finance Secretary. The Committee’s recommendations were implemented w.e.f. 01.07.2017 vide MoF’s Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017. In terms of Para 8.2.5 of 7th CPC’s Report, all the allowances not mentioned in the 7th CPC’s Report ceased to exist w.e.f 01.07.2017.
2. It is observed that Charge Allowance, which is granted in Indian Railways to Officers officiating on a higher post in administrative exigencies, was also not included in the report of the 7th CPC and hence stands abolished w.e.f. 01.07.2017.
3. It has now been decided by the Railway Board that DoPT’s Office Memorandum No. 1/4/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 28.02.2019 (Annexure-I) regarding Restriction of pay under FR-35 (Rule 1329 IREC Vol. II) in the context of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 may be adopted in mutatis mutandis manner in Indian Railways in context of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 in place of Charge Allowance w.e.f 01.07.2017.
Hindi version will follow.
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director(Pay Commission) VII
Railway Board
MoD reaches out to OFB employee unions on their strike notice
A team of senior officials led by Additional Secretary, Deptt. of Defence Production along with Chairman Ordinance Factory Board met the office bearers of the All India Defence Employees Federation, Indian National Defence Workers Federation, Bhartiya Pratiksha Mazdoor Sangh and Confederation of Defence Recognized Association here today on the issue of strike notice given by them starting August 20, 2019.
The meeting lasted for nearly two hours in which both parties constructively engaged themselves in a candid and open discussion of each other’s’ viewpoint. It was decided to keep the process of dialogue open to arrive at a mutual understanding.
