The Government has issued guidelines vide Office Memorandum No. 399/33/2006-AVD-III dated 06.11.2006 regarding checking delay in grant of sanction for prosecution under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against delinquent officials working under different Ministries/Departments. A time line of three months has been prescribed therein for grant of prosecution. The proposals of sanction for prosecution are processed as per the said guidelines. Further, Government has also issued procedure for submission of proposals to the competent authority for sanction of prosecution under Single Window System vide Office Memorandum No. 142/04/2012-AVD.I dated 28.07.2014. A High-Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Personnel) and comprising the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department, Law Secretary and Director, CBI has also been constituted for scrutiny and reviewing all delayed cases of prosecution for Sanction. The meeting of the said Committee is being held periodically and the recommendation of the Committee is also placed before the Cabinet Secretary for orders of the Competent Authority.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today
Several representations have been received from the Civil Services aspirants demanding additional attempts in Civil Services Examination (CSE) due to change in the pattern from CSE-2011.
The Government has already acted upon this matter by taking a policy decision for providing an additional attempt in CSE 2015 to those candidates who appeared in CSE 2011. Also, General Studies (Paper-II) of Preliminary Examination was made qualifying with effect from CSE-2015. Further the Government has already decided to allow two additional attempts to all category of candidates with effect from CSE 2014, with consequential relaxation of maximum age.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Prior to 7th pay commission children of martyrs were eligible to receive full tuition and hostel fee till they get their degree
The details of the tuition fee and hostel charges till they get their degree prior to 7th pay commission notified vide letter No. 6(1)2009/Edu. Concession/D(Res-II), dated 25th October, 2010 are as under:-
Tuition Fee:- Full reimbursement of tuition fee (capitation fee and caution money not included) levied by the educational institutions concerned (including charges levied for the school bus maintained by the school or actual fares paid for railway pass for students or bus fare certified by the Head of institutes).
Hostel charges:– Full reimbursement of Hostel Charges for those studying in boarding schools and colleges. After the 7th pay commission Government had restricted the said fee to Rs.10,000/- per month vide order No.6(1)/2009/Edu.Concession/D(Res-II), dated 13th September, 2017.
The decision was taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) in Para 8.17.42 and 8.17.45 regarding Educational Concessions to the Children of Armed Forces Officers / Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBORs) Missing / Disabled / Killed in action vide order No. 6 (1) / 2009 / Edu. Concession /D(Res-II), dated 13th September, 2017.
The case was taken up with MoD vide TRIPAS letter No.C/7026/VII CPC/73/Allce, dated 10th October, 2017.
In continuation of this Department’s letter vide order No.6(1)/2009/Edu.Concession/D(Res-II), dated 23rd March 2018, it has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the cap of Rs.10,000/- per month imposed on the combined amount of Tuition Fees and Hostel Charges vide para-5 of the order dated 13th September, 2017 stands deleted and all other provisions remain unchanged and the Educational Concession will continue to be admissible without the cap of Rs.10,000/- per month.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Asaduddin Owaisi in Lok Sabha today.
Grant of Invalid Pension under Rule 38 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972
No. 21/01/2016-P&PW(F)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)
New Delhi. the 12th February, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub :- Grant of Invalid Pension under Rule 38 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972— Clarification regarding
The undersigned is directed to say that Rule 38 and Rule 49 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 have been amended vide Notification No. 21/1/2016-P&PW(F) dated 4th January, 2019 (copy enclosed). The proviso to the amended Rule 38 of the CCS(Pension) Rules provides that a Government servant who retires from service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service before completing qualifying service of ten years, may also be granted invalid pension in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 49, subject to the conditions that the Government servant:
(a) was examined by the appropriate medical authority either before his appointment or after his appointment to the service or post and was declared fit by that authority for Government service, and
(b) fulfils all other conditions mentioned in this rule for grant of invalid pension.
2. In this connection, it is clarified that the condition of qualifying service of ten years for grant of pension under Rule 49(2) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 shall not be applicable in the case of a Government servant retiring on Invalid Pension on account of any bodily or mental infirmity, under Rule-A. Accordingly, Invalid Pension at the rate of 50% of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial, subject to a minimum of nine thousand rupees per mensem and maximum of one lakh twenty five thousand rupees per mensem, shall be payable to a Government servant who retires under Rule 38 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 even before completing a qualifying service of ten years.
3. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above clarification ma) be brought to the notice of Fiends of Department, Attached and Subordinate Offices, Controllers of Accounts. Pay & Accounts Offices. etc, under them.
CGEGIS Tables of Benefits from January to March 2019
No.7(2)/EV/2016
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 11th February, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 – Tables of Benefits for the Savings fund for the period from 01.01.2019 to 31.03.2019.
The Tables of Benefits for Savings Fund to the beneficiaries under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980, which are being issued on a quarterly basis from 01.01.2017 onwards, as brought out in this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 17.03.2017, for the quarter from 01.01.2019 to 31.03.2019, as worked out by IRDA based on the interest rate of 8% per-annum (compounded quarterly) as notified by the Department of Economic Affairs as per their Resolution No. 9(1)-B(PD)/2018 dated 03.01.2019, are enclosed.
2. The Tables enclosed are of two categories as per the existing practice. As hitherto, the first Table of Benefits for the savings fund of the scheme is based on the subscription of Rs.10 p.m. from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 p.m. w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards. The second Table of Benefits for savings fund is based on a subscription of Rs.10 p.m. for those employees who had opted out of the revised rate of subscription w.e.f. 1.1.1990.
3. In their application to the employees of Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
Relaxation of Rules for consideration of reimbursement of medical claims under ECHS
File No.22 A(37)/2018/WE/D(Res-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
(Department of Ex-Servicemen welfare)
Sena Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated 15 January, 2019
To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Air Staff
Subject: RELAXATION OF RULES FOR CONSIDERATION OF REIMBURSEMENTS IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RATES PERTAINING TO MEDICINAL CLAIMS UNDER ECHS.
Sir,
With reference to Gol, MoD letter No 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 30 Dec 2002 and Gol, MoD letter No. 24(8)/03/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 19 Dec 2003 and in light of M/o Health and Family Welfare order No. Z.15025/38/2018/DIR/CGHS/EHS dated 22nd May 2018 and No. Z15025/51/2018/DIR/CGHS/EHS dated 6-6-2018, partial amendments are hereby made to the procedure for payment and reimbursement of medical expenses under ECHS with relaxation of rules for consideration of reimbursement in excess of the approved rates as per the details given under the succeeding paragraphs.
2. The request for full reimbursement which fall under the defined criteria indicated in para 3 below and cases indicated in para 4 below shall be examined by a High Powered Committee whose constitution is indicated in para 5 below. After recommendation of HPC, the concurrence of MoD (Finance/Pension) and approval of Secretary, ESW will be required in all these cases.
3. The request for full reimbursement which fall under the following defined criteria would be considered by the High Powered Committee.
(i) Treatment was obtained in non empanelled hospital under emergency condition and the patient was admitted by others when the beneficiary was unconscious or severely incapacitated and was hospitalized for a prolonged period.
(ii) Treatment was obtained in non empanelled hospital under emergency and was admitted for prolonged period for treatment of head injury, coma, septicaemia, multiorgan failure etc.
(iii) Treatment was obtained in a non empanelled hospital under emergency for treatment of advanced malignancy.
(iv) Treatment was taken under emergency in a higher type of accommodation as rooms as per his/her entitlement were not available during that period.
(v) Treatment was taken in higher type of accommodation under specific conditions for isolation of patients to avoid contacting infections.
(vi) Treatment was obtained in a non-empanelled hospital under emergency when there was a strike in Govt. Hospitals.
4. Cases falling in the following categories would also be considered by the High Powered Committee.
(i) Settlements of medical claims in relaxation of rules.
(ii) Approval of air fare with or without attendant on the advice of the treating doctor, for treatment in another city even though he/she is not eligible for air travel/treatment facilities are available in city of residences.
(iii) Representation from ECHS beneficiaries seeking full reimbursement under special circumstances, which are not covered under para 3 above
5. Composition of the High Powered Committee would be as follows :
1. JS, ESW – Chairman
2. Government Hospital Specialist Doctor – Member
(of concerned speciality)
3. Director/DS/US, DoESW – Member
4. Director(Medical), CO, ECHS – Member-Secretary
5. Representative of MoD(Fin/Pen) – Member
6.. The other terms and conditions mentioned in the procedure for payment and reimbursement of medical expenses under ECHS vide Gol, MoD letter No.24(8)/03/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 19 Dec. 2003 shall remain unchanged.
7. This has the concurrence of Ministry of Defence(Finance/Pension) vide their U.O. No32(23)/2018/Fin/Pen dated 3-1-2019.
Yours faithfully
(A.K. Karn )
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
O/o THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS) DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No. 617
Date: 06/02/2019.
To
The Officer-in-Charge
ROs/ PAQOs (ORs)
________________
Subject : Revision of pension of pre-01.01.2016 pensioners / family pensioners in implementation of Govt. decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on notional pay fixation method – regarding.
1. Attention is invited to Para 5 of this office circular No. 610 dated 05.11.2018, wherein it was proposed to carry out suo-moto revision subject to the approval of Ministry of Defence, wherever feasible based on PDA details and Pay details (and other info like Rank Group , QS) wherever available in master data base and based on notional Pay fixation as per Concordance table for 7th CPC issued vide GOI. MOD letter dated 17/10/2018.
2. Now MOD has intimated vide ID No 2872/D-(Pen/Pol)/2017 dated 01/02/2019 to go ahead with proposal to undertake suo-moto pension revision (and notional pay fixation) of pre-2016 retiree pensioners and family pensioners. Accordingly this office is going to start suo-moto revision wherever feasible and our data base is complete.
3. After suo-moto revision all the remaining cases where Pay details, PDA details and other details like Rank, Group, QS, disability pension are not available with this office will be hosted on CGDA WAN to make available through a utility software all the data of Pre-2016 JCO/ORs pensioners/family pensioners for access, modification, initiation (if not found available in database of PCDA(P) on search) and for fixation of 7th CPC pay details by respective ROs/PAOs in line with MOD letter dated 05/09/2017(Para 18).
4. Meanwhile all the Record Offices & Pay Account Offices are impressed upon that the pensioner’s data, on which RO/PAO has to act upon due to deficiency of certain information like list of cases where current PDA is not available (As per Annexure-A), cases of missing information regarding Rank, Group, QS (as per Annexure-B) and list of cases where basic pay detail is not available or is less than Rs750/- (as per Annexure-C) has already been uploaded RO wise on CGDA WAN at ftp://10.48.3.3/ in soft copy in folder named Data_JCOs-PBOR_PRE_2016 for their preliminary work on priority basis so that they will be able to authenticate / provide missing information through utility software.
Addition of about 5000 seats has been approved ‘in-principle’ in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Engagement of two counsellors per school in NVS has also been approved
A proposal received from the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) for increasing the intake of students at Class VI level in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) by 10% from the academic session 2019-20 leading to addition of about 5000 seats has been approved ‘in-principle’ and is at advanced stage of approval.
The details of the pass percentage of students of Classes X and XII in the JNVs during the last five years are tabulated below:
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Class X
99.80
99.72
98.83
99.78
97.15
Class XII
97.67
96.91
96.70
95.87
97.08
The Government has conveyed its approval to the NVS for engagement of two counsellors per school (1 male and 1 female) in all the functional JNVs, on outsourcing basis.
The Central Govt has launched an integrated centrally sponsored scheme for school education- Samagra Siksha w.e.f. 2018-19 with the key objectives of quality education and improvement in learning levels. Under this scheme, the State Govt. and UTs are supported on several interventions to improve teaching standards, regular in-service teachers’ training, induction training for newly recruited teachers, ICT facilities in schools, introduction of vocational educational component at secondary level etc.
The other initiatives inter-alia include the following:
Section 23(2) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 was amended to extend the period for training of untrained in-service elementary teachers to 31.03.2019.
In order to focus on quality education, the RTE rules have been amended to include reference on class-wise, subject-wise learning outcomes. Learning outcomes for each class upto the elementary stage have been finalised and shared with all States and UTs.
National Achievement Surveys are carried out by National Council for Educational Research and Training to assess learning achievements of children in Classes III, V, VIII and X.
To complement the activities under Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat and to inculcate reading habits among students, an annual grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000 per school has been provisioned under Samagra Siksha for strengthening of school libraries.
The Rashtriya Avaishkar Abhiyan (RAA) has been launched to motivate and engage children of the age-group of 6-18 years in science, maths and technology through observation, experimentation, both through inside and outside classroom activities.
The Atal Tinkering labs have been established in many schools across the country with the objective of fostering curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds.
This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.
The Government is implementing a Scheme namely “Scheme for Pension and Medical Aid to Artistes”. The objective of the Scheme is to improve financial and socio-economic status of the old aged artistes and scholars who have contributed significantly in their specialized fields of arts, letters etc. but leading a miserable life or are in penury condition. The Scheme has also provision to provide medical aid facility to such Artistes and his/her spouse by covering them under a convenient and affordable Health Insurance Scheme of the Government.
The above information was given by Minister of State (independent charge) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply to an Unstarred Question in the Lok Sabha today.
NJCA Meeting Latest News : Massive Demonstration cum Dharna
NJCA National Joint Council Of Action 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi- 110055
No.NJC/2019/7th CPC
February 9,2019
To
All Constituents of NJCA
Dear Comrades,
A delegation of the National JCA consisting of Com. M. Raghaviah, Com. Shiva Gopal Mishra, Com. Guman Singh, Com. K.K.N. Kutty, Com. Ashok Singh, Com. L.N. Pathak, and Com. R.N. Parasar met the honourable Home Minister on 8th February, 2019 at 9.30 Am. The delegation conveyed to the honourable Home Minister, the discontent and anger of the central Government employees over the dishonouring the assurance held out by the group of minister headed by him on 30th June, 2016 in the matter of the upward revision of the minimum wage and fitment formula. They pointed out the honourable home minister that on all previous occasions, the Government had revised the minimum wage recommended by the respective pay Commission after negotiation with the Staff Side JCM.
The growing concern of the Central and state Government employees manifested in large scale mobilisation of the newly recruited employees over the new contributory Pension scheme was also brought to his notice. The employees and officers who are recruited in Central Government service after 1.01.2004 are extremely agitated over the meagre amount of annuity they are entitled to receive even after paying huge amount of subscription to the scheme devoid of cost indexation. Family pension protection ect. The delegation also brought to the notice of the honourable Minister that the number of employees and officers who are presently covered by the new scheme has crossed over 50% of the total strength and the demand for bringing back the old Pension scheme has gained momentum. It unfortunate that the Government did not heed even to the modest suggestion made by the Staff Side before the pension committee to the effect to guarantee a minimum amount of annuity to those who are covered under the new scheme.
The delegation also stated that they are constrained to belive of a concerted effort on the part of the Government to kill the negotiating forum JCM as repeated pleading made to revive the joint consultative Machinery has not been responded. They pointed out that the National Council of the JCM met about 9 years back and the meetings of the Standing committee and national Anomaly Committee has been few and far between . Since no meetings are convened at the apex level, the departmental Councils had also become defunct, they added. In other words, they said that there has been virtually no interaction worth the name between the Government and the employees organisation , which has proliferated the litigation and in most of the cases, the Government has lost out in the Courts. They also pointed out that the official side had been taking extremely nugatory attitude and had not been acting upon even on the verdicts of the Supreme Court.
The Honourable Home Minister gave a patient hearing and recalled the interaction he had with the Staff side earlier, when an assurance to revisit the quantum of minimum wage and fitment formula had been held out. He assured the delegation that he would cause a discussion of the matter with the Honourable Prime Minister.
The National JCA met later at the Staff side office when Com. M.S. Raja and Com. Giriraj Singh joined the meeting. The issues were discussed at length, especially taking into account the ensuing general Election in the country. The meeting finally decided to organise the following programme of actions.
13th March 2019
A massive demonstration cum dharna will be organised under the auspices of the National JCA to highlight and focus the demand for the withdrawal of the new Pension scheme and restoration of the old Pension scheme for Central Government employees. The National JCA will simultaneously write to all Political parties to make their stand clear on the issue of the New Pension scheme in their respective manifesto. The National JCA will spcarhead a campaign amount the employees for the acceptances of the demand by the political parties. The dharna will be at jantar Mantar and the same will be participated by the employees working in and around Delhi besides the NJCA leaders. On the same day, similar dharna and demonstrations will be held in front of all Central Government offices throughout the country. The employees will also be requested to wear black badges projecting the demand for the withdrawal of the NPS.
28th March 2019
A protest day long dharna will be organised at Jantar Mantar on 28.03.2019, in which all the National council members will take part. A huge demonstration will also be organised on the same day in front of the dharna venue in which the employees working in and around Delhi will take part. The dharna will highlight the need to revive the JCM forum and thus constant and continuous inter action between the Government and the employees. It will also focus the intolerable attitude of the official side even in issuing orders, where the supreme Court has given the verdict in favour of the employees. The Cabinet Secretary will be informed of this decision well in advance.
Copy of the letter addressed to the Cabinet Secretary is enclosed. All participating organisations are requested to make the programme a grand success. The NJCA will meet again on 28.03.2019 to discuss of the future course of action to be mounted in the days to come.
