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Withdrawal of Pension Facility

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Withdrawal of Pension Facility

Information regarding the number of Central Government employees in the country is not maintained centrally in this Ministry. As per information provided by Department of Expenditure, the total number of Central Government civilian employees, as on 01.03.2016, was 32, 21,183

Total number of Central Government civil pensioners, as on 31.03.2018, is 37, 02,882.

Central Government employees (except Armed Forces personnel) appointed on or after 01.01.2004 are covered under the National Pension System (NPS) notified vide Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affair’s) Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB & PR dated 22.12.2003 and Section 20 of PFRDA Act, 2013. Such employees are, therefore, not covered by the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rule, 1972, which are allocable to Central Government civil employees appointed on or before 31.12.2003.

Under NPS a monthly contribution of 10 percent of basic pay plus dearness allowance is required to be made by the employees and a matching contribution is made by the Government. It has since been decided to increase the Government contribution to 14 percent of basic pay and dearness allowance.

On superannuation/retirement, at least 40% of the accumulated pension wealth of such subscriber is mandatorily utilized for purchase of annuity providing for a monthly or any other periodical pension and the balance of the accumulated pension wealth after such utilization is paid to the subscriber in lump sum.

In the event of death of a Government servant of his discharge from service on account of disability or invalidation on medical grounds, the benefit of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 are available to the Government employees of his family members.

Central Government employees covered under NPS are eligible for the benefit of retirement gratuity and death gratuity on the same terms and conditions as are applicable under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.

NPS employees are also eligible for other post-retirement benefits such as leave encashment, group insurance, medical facility, etc., as are applicable to employees appointed before 01.01.2014.

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 Rajya Sabha today.

DOPT Orders for the month of December 2018

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DOPT Orders for the month of December 2018

DOPT ORDERS 2018 – Complete Collection

Payment to Contractual Labour through Cheque

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Payment to Contractual Labour through Cheque

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 has been amended by Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 (effective from 28.12.2016) to enable the employers to pay wages to their employees by (a) cash or (b) cheque or (c) crediting to their bank account. The amendment in the Act also enables the appropriate Government to specify the industrial or other establishment, by notification in the Official Gazette, which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages only by cheque or by crediting in his bank account.

Provision for making of payment only by cheque or by crediting in bank account of an employee, in respect of industrial or other establishment in the Central Sphere has been notified on 26.04.2017.

As per information received from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, contract labour are paid through Bank at thermal power station, Chachai in Amarkantak in the district Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh.

This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Scheme to partially reimburse employers for Maternity Benefits

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Scheme to partially reimburse employers for Maternity Benefits

Government is working on an Incentive Scheme wherein seven weeks wages shall be reimbursed to employers who employ women workers and provide the maternity benefit of 26 weeks paid leave, as provided for in the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017.

To enable an entity to avail of the incentive, the women employees working in their entity should be a wage earner of less than Rs.15,000/- per month and a member of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for at least one year and not covered by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

A meeting of Stakeholders’ Consultation with representatives of concerned Central Ministries, State Governments, Employers’, Employees’ etc. was held on 14.11.2018 to discuss the matter. The Scheme was supported by and large with the majority of stakeholders.

The scheme is proposed to be administered after obtaining the approval of the competent authorities. The Incentive is proposed to be funded from the budgetary allocations. Government has not made any allocation for the scheme during the current financial year.

This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

PCDA Circular 613 : PDA details are incorrectly notified in e-PPO

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PCDA Circular 613 : PDA details are incorrectly notified in e-PPO

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No.613

No. Gts. /Tech/0148 -LVIII
Dated:31.12.2018

To.

1. The Chief Accountant. RBI. Deptt. Of Govt. Bank Accounts. Central Office C-7. Second Floor. Bandre- Kurla Complex. P B No. 8143. Bandre East Mumbai- 400051
2. All CMDs. Public Sector Banks.
3. The Nodal Officers. ICICI/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks
4. All Managers. CPPCs
5. Military and Air Attache. Indian Embassy. Kathmandu. Nepal
6. The PCDA(WC). Chandigarh
7. The CDA (PD). Meerut
8. The CDA Chennai
9. The Director of Treasuries. All States
10. The Pay and Accounts Officer. Delhi Administration. R K Puram and Tis Hazari, New Delhi.
11. The Pay and Accounts Office. Govt of Maharashtra. Mumbai
12. The Post Master Kathua (J&K) and Post Master Camp Bell Bay. Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Pin-744302.
13. The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer Andaman and Nicobar Administration Port Blair

Sub: Regarding error in PDA Details.

Of late, it is observed from complaints that PDA details (viz. PDA name/address, Account Number etc.) are not correct in some of the e-PPO issued. In this regard PDAs are requested that:-

On receipt of copy of such e-PPO along with Descriptive Roll from RO where the PDA details are incorrectly notified in e-PPO, the same will not be acted upon. Such PPOs along with all its enclosures shall be immediately returned to the Record Office concerned. Record office in turn shall take further necessary action regarding correction in PDA details as deemed fit. Such e-PPO will invariably be cancelled in toto through corrigendum PPO.

2. This Circular is uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in.

(Sushil Kumar Singh)
Jt.CDA(P)

Signed Copy

Change of UPSC Exam Pattern

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Change of UPSC Exam Pattern

The scheme of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination was revised with effect from Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2011 on the recommendations of Prof. S.K. Khanna Committee with notification of Civil Services Examination Rules, 2011 by the Government. The earlier objective type paper of optional Subject (in Preliminary stage) was discontinued. Vide these Rules, two papers of objective type of 200 marks each were introduced i.e. General Studies Paper-1 and General Studies Paper-2. The merit of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination was prepared on the basis of sum total of marks scored by the candidates in Paper-1 and Paper-2. This scheme of Preliminary Examination continued till Civil Services Examination, 2014. However, the English language comprehension as a part of General Studies Paper-2 in the scheme of Preliminary Examination was deleted in CSE, 2014.

The Government with the notification of Rules of CSE, 2015 made the Paper-2 of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination qualifying with minimum marks of 33%.

The scheme of Civil Services (Main) Examination was revised with the Notification of Civil Services Examination, 2013 on consideration of the recommendations of Prof. Arun Nigavekar Committee constituted for the purpose. The list of optional subjects was revised. The candidates were allowed to choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of optional subjects given in the Scheme of Civil Services (Main) Examination. Four conventional (subjective) type papers of General Studies of 250 marks each and two papers of one Optional; subject each of 250 marks were introduced. The essay paper had a weightage of 250 marks.

The Government had increased two more attempts with consequential two years increase in the permissible upper age limits with the Civil Services Examination, 2014. This is still in existence. The candidates who had appeared in CSE, 2011 and were not eligible in CSE, 2015 either in terms of attaining the maximum age or exhausting the number of attempts were allowed to appear in CSE, 2015 irrespective of their age and number of attempts taken. Prior to CSE, 2014 maximum number of attempts allowed for General Category candidates were four with the maximum age limit as 30 years.

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.

Cabinet approves merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda

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Cabinet approves first-ever three way merger in Indian Banking with amalgamation of Vijaya, Dena and Bank of Baroda

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the scheme of amalgamation for amalgamating Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, with Bank of Baroda as the transferee bank and Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank as transferor banks.

The amalgamation will be the first-ever three-way consolidation of banks in India, with the amalgamated bank being India’s second largest Public Sector Bank.

The amalgamation will help create a strong globally competitive bank with economies of scale and enable realisation of wide-ranging synergies. Leveraging of networks, low-cost deposits and subsidiaries of the three banks has the potential of yielding significant synergies for positioning the consolidated entity for substantial rise in customer base, market reach, operational efficiency, wider bouquet of products and services, and improved access for customers.

Key points of the Scheme of amalgamation:

(a)        Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank are transferor banks and BoB is transferee bank.

(b)        The scheme shall come into force on 1.4.2019.

(c)        Upon commencement of the scheme, the undertakings of the transferor banks as a going concern shall be transferred to and shall vest in the transferee bank, including, inter alia, all business, assets, rights, titles, claims, licenses, approvals and other privileges and all property, all bor­rowings, liabilities and obligations.

(d)       Every permanent and regular officer or employee of the transferor banks shall become an officer or employee and shall hold his office or service therein in the transferee bank such that the pay and allowance offered to the employees/officers of transferor banks shall not be less favourable as compared to what they would have drawn in the respective transferor bank.

(e)        The Board of the transferee bank shall ensure that the interests of all transferring employees and officers of the transferor bank are protected.

(f)        The transferee bank shall issue shares to the shareholders of transferor banks as per share exchange ratio. Shareholders of the transferee bank and transferor banks shall be entitled to raise their grievances, if any, in relation to the share exchange ratio, through an expert committee.

Some of the strengths of the envisaged amalgamated entity are-

  • The amalgamated bank will be better equipped in the changing environment to meet the credit needs of a growing economy, absorb shocks and capacity to raise resources. Economies of scale and wider scope would position it for improved profitability, wider product offerings, and adoption of technology and best practices across amalgamating entities for cost efficiency and improved risk management, and financial inclusion through wider reach.
  • It would also enable creation of a bank with scale comparable to global banks and capable of competing effectively in India and globally.
  • Strengths of individual banks – such as Dena Bank’s relatively higher access to low-cost CASA deposits, Vijaya Bank’s profitability and availability of capital for growth, and the extensive and global network and offerings of BoB will translate into advantages in terms of market reach, operational efficiencies and the ability to support a wider offering of product and services.
  • The amalgamated banks will have access to a wider talent pool, and a large database that may be leveraged through analytics for competitive advantage in a rapidly digitalising banking context. Benefits would also flow as a result of wider reach and distribution network and reduction in distribution costs for the products and services through subsidiaries.
  • Public at large shall benefit in terms of enhanced access to banking services through a stronger network, the ability to support a wider offering of product and services, and easy access to credit.

Payment of Training Allowance at Training Establishments – Dept of Posts

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Payment of Training Allowance at Training Establishments – Dept of Posts

No.01-22/2010-Trg.
Government Of India
Ministry Of Communications
Department Of Posts
(Training Division)

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 26.12.2018

To

1. Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad
2. All CPMsG.
3. Director, PTC (Mysuru/Guwahati/Saharanpur/Vadodara/Madurai/Darbhanga)

Subject : Payment of Training Allowance at Training Establishments

I am directed to convey permission of Competent Authority for payment of Training Allowance to all “Faculties” of Training establishments within Department of Posts including Regional Training Centres, at rates notified by DoP&T from time to time. Instructions contained in DoP&T OM no.No.13024/01/2016-Trg.Ref dated 24-10-2017 and clarification dated 12.11.2018 may be referred to in this regard.

2. Payment of this allowance will be subject to condition that the faculty, who joins the training academies / institutes / establishments for imparting training for a specified period of time, is likely to go back. Further, Training Allowance will not be admissible to those permanent faculties of training academies / institutes / establishments, who have been recruited directly by the training academies / institutes / establishments for imparting training.

3. This has the approval of the competent authority.

(Priyanka Mish)
ADG (Training)

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Submission of Immovable Property Return 2018 by the CSS Officers

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Submission of Immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2018 (as on 31.12.2018) by the Officers of Central Secretariat Services (CSS)

F. No. 26/01/2018-CS.I (PR/CMS)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated December 31st , 2018.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Submission of Immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2018 (as on 31.12.2018) by the Officers of Central Secretariat Services (CSS) reg.

In terms of Rule 18 of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, the Immovable Property Return is required to be furnished by the CSS Officers in the grade of Under Secretary and above, latest by 31.01.2019. IPR should be submitted by all the CSS Officers through Web Based Cadre Management System which is hosted at cscms.nic.in. A copy of the print out (IPR submitted online) duly signed, should also be submitted to CS.I (PR/CMS) Section, which is the custodian of Immovable Property Return (IPR) of these Officers. Assistant Section Officers and Section Officers of CSS will also submit the print out (IPR) duly signed, to their respective AdminNigilance Division.

2. Ministries/Departments are therefore, requested that the contents of this O.M. may be widely circulated to the notice of all CSS Officers/Officials working under their respective control. They should also ensure that the IPR for the year 2018 (as on 31.12.2018) is submitted within the stipulated time by all the CSS Officers. The officers are also informed that non-submission of IPR within the stipulated date, would invite the denial of vigilance clearance for empanelment, deputation and applying to sensitive posts and assignment to training programme (except mandatory training) as the IPR status needs to be checked for the said purpose(s).

3. It is, therefore, requested that all the CSS Officers may be directed to file their Immovable Property Return (IPR) for the year 2018 (as on 31.12.2018) well in time, latest by 31.01.2019, through Web Based Cadre Management System only. IPIRs received beyond the stipulated date, shall not be regarded as conforming to the extant guidelines. It is also stated that the date of filing of IPR will start from 01st January, 2019 and the “Immovable Property Returns” window shall be opened/provided at cscms.nic.in. automatically from that date only.

4. In case of any doubt/difficulty about filing the IPR, Shri Krishnandan Kumar, Assistant Section Officer (PR/CMS)/Shri Anuj Pratap Singh (CSCMS Engineer), may be contacted at Telephone No. 24629890/24629414.

(Chandra Shekhar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony 2019 – Early Closure of Offices

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igeadmin
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Early Closure of Offices in Connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during January, 2019 – regarding

No.16/1/2016-JCA 2
Government of India
Ministry of personal, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personal & Training
Establishment (JCA-2) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 31 December, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub : Early Closure of Offices in Connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during January, 2019 – regarding

In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day / At Home Function / Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2019, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in Annexure-A would he closed at 1300 hours on 25.01.2019 till 1300 hours on 26.01.2019. These buildings would also be closed at 1830 hours on 22.01.2019 till 1300 hours on 23.01.2019 for the full dress rehearsal.

2. The buildings indicated in Annexure-B would be closed on 26.01.2019 till 1930 hours for ‘At Home Function’. The buildings indicated in Annexure-C would be closed at 1200 noon on 29.01.2019 till 1930 hours on 29.01.2019. The buildings indicated in Annexure-D would be closed on 28.01.2019 from 1600 hours till 1930 hours for the full dress rehearsal for Beating Retreat Ceremony.

3. The above arrangements may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

4. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy & Annexures

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