F.No.1/3/2018-NS
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated : 06.08.2018
Office Memorandum
Subject : Clarification regarding opening of Sukanya Samridhi Yojana Account(SSA) received from the customers – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to 116-57/2016-SB dated 12.07.18 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the eligibility condition for a girl child to be a beneficiary under the SSA is that she must be a Citizen of India as well as a Resident Indian under the Income Tax Act, 1961. Any girl child meeting the above requirements may be treated as eligible for the purpose of opening an account under SSA.
2. This has the approval of competent authority.
(Padam Singh)
Regional Director (Sr.)
Tele — 01123095155
Assistant Director (SB-I)
Department of Posts,
F.S. Division,
Ministry of Communication,
Dak Bhawan
New Delhi.
Reference is invited to para-3 of GoI, MoD letter NO. 3(1)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 25.08.2015 under which it has been decided by the Government that the required undertaking /status of non re-employment /employment after retirement may be obtained by the Record Offices/Head of Offices from the retiring Defence Personnel along with other documents before his retirement.
2. The undertaking regarding recovery of over payment, non re-employment/employment certificate along with the Descriptive Roll of the retiring JCO/OR or family pensioner in case of death, shall be forwarded to the Pension Disbursing Agencies along with Pension Payment Order by the Record Office concerned following the laid down procedure. In case of pensioner drawing Pension from agencies other than bank viz Defence Pension Disbursing Office/Treasury Office etc. a copy of cancelled cheque obtained from retiring personnel shall also be forwarded by the Record Office along with Pension Payment Order to the Pension Disbursing Agencies to ensure payment of pension into the pensioners’ account.
3. Of late, it has been brought to the notice of competent authority by the banking authorities that required undertaking regarding recovery of over payment/ non re-employment/employment certificates are not being forwarded to the banks/ PDAs along with Descriptive Roll & PPO for payment of first pension as stated above, resulting in undue delay in first payment of pensionary award.
4. Therefore, it is advised that, to ensure the prompt and timely payment of pension, required undertaking regarding recovery of over payment and non re-employment/ employment certificates after retirement along with Descriptive Roll and PPO may be forwarded to Banks/PDAs for payment of first pension. Specimen copy of undertaking regarding recovery of over payment & non re-employment/employment certificates are enclosed for reference.
5. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in.
(Sushil Kumar Singh)
Jt.CDA(P)
No. Gts/Tech/0148/LVIII
Dated:10/09.2018
SPECIMEN LETTER OF UNDERTAKING BY THE PENSIONER
Date________
To
The Branch Manager
_______________(Bank)
_______________(Branch & address)
Dear Sir,
Payment of pension under A/C No. __________________ through your Bank.
In consideration of your having, at my request, agreed to make payment of pension due to me every month by credit to my account with you. I the undersigned agree and undertake to refund or make good any amount to which I am not entitled or any amount which may be credited to my account in excess of the amount to which I am or would be entitled. I further hereby undertake and agree to bind myself and my heirs, successor, executors and administrators to indemnify the bank from and against any loss, suffered or incurred by the bank in so crediting my pension to my account under the scheme and to forthwith pay the same to the bank and also’irrevocably authorise the bank to recover the amount due by debit to my said account or any other account/ deposits” belonging to me in the possession of the bank.
Yours faithfully,
Signature:
Name:
Address:
Witnesses:
(1) Signature:
Name:
Address:
Date:
(2) Signature:
Name:
Address:
Date:
Form of Certificate Non-employment / Re-employment
(i) I declare that I have not been serving in any capacity either in a Govt. Deptt. / Office Company, Corporation, Autonomous body or Society, or Central or State Government or Union Territory or Local Fund during the half-year ended May / November.
OR
I declare that I have been employed / re-employed in the office of ……………. which is a part of / financed by Government and was in receipt of the following monthly rates of emoluments during the half year ended May / November ………………. or during the month of falling, with in the said half year.
(a) Pay ……………………………………..
Special Pay ………………………………..
Allowances ……………………………….
(including DA, ADA, etc.)
OR
(b) Honorarium……………………………
Further that the orders of my re-employment do / do not Stipulate my pension being held in abeyance during the re-employment.
(ii) I declare that I have not accepted any commercial employment in India.
OR
I declare that I have accepted commercial employment in India, after obtaining previous sanction of the Central.Govt. and none of the conditions, if any, attached thereto by Govt. has been violated.
OR
I declare that I have accepted commercial employment in India without obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Government.
Note- This declaration is required to be given for a period of two years from the date of retirement.
**(iii) I declare that I have not accepted any commercial employment under a Govt. outside India /an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member.
OR
I declare that I have accepted a Commercial employment under a Govt. outside India / an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member after obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Govt. and none of the conditions attached thereto by the Govt. have been deviated from.
OR
I declare that I have accepted a commercial employment under a Govt. outside India / an International organization of which the Govt. of India is not a member without obtaining the previous sanction of the Central Govt.
Signature……………………………
Name of the pensioner………………….
Place: …………….
Date: ……………..
PPO. No ……………..
TS /PS No……………….
(*) Certificate at (ii) is to be furnished by retired Defence Civilian Group ‘A; Officers / Commissioned Officers of and above the rank of Colonel /. Captain / Group Captain in the Army, Navy and Air Force respectively.
(**) Certificate at (iii) is to be furnished by retired Defence Civilian group ‘A’ Officers and Commissioned Officers of all ranks.
Encashment of Leave on Average Pay along with All India Leave Travel Concession (AILTC) in a block of four years (i.e. 2018-2021 onwards) on surrender of Privilege Passes (PP)
PC-VII No. 121/2018
RBE. No.157/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. D-43/15/2018-F(E)III
New Delhi, dated: 11.10.2018.
The GMs/PFAs
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Sub : Encashment of Leave on Average Pay along with All India Leave Travel Concession (AILTC) in a block of four years (i.e. 2018-2021 onwards) on surrender of Privilege Passes (PP)
in terms of the instructions issued vide Board’s letter No.E(W)2017/PS 5-1/3 dated 10.09.2018, railway employees have been allowed the facility of All India LTC facility in accordance with the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988. As Leave encashment of 10 days EL is allowed alongwith LTC on civil side, the matter of allowing encashment of upto 10 days LAP to Railway employees availing AILTC as per the aforesaid orders dated 10.09.2018 has been under consideration of the Board.
2. The Board, after due consideration, has decided that since the Railway employees have been allowed optional AILTC in accordance with the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988, Railway servants availing the facility of AILTC In terms of Board’s instructions dated 10.09.2018 mentioned in para 1 above may also be allowed to encash LAP upto 10 days.
3. In terms of para 2(ix) of the Department of Personnel & training’s O.M. No.31011/15/2017 dated 27.03.2018, in case of the Government employees whose spouse is working in Railways, want to avail All India LTC, either independently or with family members, then he/she/they may be allowed subject to the condition of surrendering privilege passes admissible in that calendar year for him/her/them and an undertaking in this regard shall be given by the Government servant to his office.
4. in the cases mentioned in para 3, too, the spouse of the Government employees working in Railways may be allowed to avail encashment of leave upto 10 days on the All India LTC availed by the Government employee in terms of para 2(ix) of DOP&T’s O.M. dated 27.03.2018 mentioned above.
5. All the other existing laid down conditions on encashment of LAP shall remain the same.
(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director Finance(Estt.)
Railway Board.
State Railway Provident Fund – Rate of interest from Oct 2018 to Dec 2018
RBE No.160/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(E)111/2003/PF1/1
New Delhi, Dated : 16.10.2018
The GMs/Principal Financial Advisers,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units etc.,
(As per mailing list)
Subject : State Railway Provident Fund – Rate of interest during the year 2018-19 (October, 2018 — December, 2018).
A copy of Government of India’s Resolution No. 5(1)-B(PD)/2018 dated 4th October, 2018 issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) prescribing interest at the rate of 8% (eight percent) w.e.f. 1st October, 2018 to 31st December, 2018 on accumulations at the credit of the subscribers to State Railway Provident Fund, is enclosed, for information and necessary action.
(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.
Defence Pension Adalat to be held at Aundh Military Station, Pune
A Defence Pension Adalat was conducted at Aundh Military Station, Pune, Maharashtra from 09.00 am to 05.00 pm on 24 October 2018 by the Shivneri Brigade on behalf of Dakshin Maharashtra Sub Area for the Veterans of Pune and adjoining areas.
The aim of the event was to connect with the Veterans of Maharashtra State, identify their problems and resolve them. A platform was provided to the Veterans to meet up with the right agencies to resolve their pension related problems and other issues affecting them. Representatives from Principal Controller of Defence Account (PCDA), Allahabad and Record Offices had set up their counters to resolve the pension anomalies. The Record offices of Armoured Corps, Mechanised Infantry, The Brigade of the Guards, The MAHAR Regiment, The MARATHA Light Infantry, Artillery, Bombay Engineering Group, Intelligence Corps and Army Physical Training College had set up their stalls to resolve issues of the Veterans. Around 400 Veterans graced the occasion and took benefit of the Defence Pension Adalat.
Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/ family pensioners in implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission Concordance tables – DESW ORDER
TNPSC invited applications only through online mode up to 21.11.2018 for Direct Recruitment to the following post included in Combined Civil Services Examination – III (Group-III A Services):
Name of the Post
Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies in Co-operative Department
Post Code
1095
Name of the Service
and Code No.
Tamil Nadu Co-operative Subordinate Service (005)
No. of Vacancies
30
Scale of Pay
Level-10: Rs.20,600-65,500
Educational Qualification
For SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs,
BCMs
Minimum general educational qualification (i.e. S.S.L.C.)
or
The certificate of eligibility for College course of studies in the Madras, Madurai and Annamalai Universities issued by the Board of Secondary Education or by any other competent authority.
For Others
Higher Secondary Course
or
Pre-University Examination
Preferential Qualification
Provided that other things being equal, preference shall be given to the candidates possessing such qualifications and in such order as
specified below: –
(1)A degree in Commerce; or
(2) Higher diploma in
Co-operative Management awarded by
the Natesan Institute of Co-operative
Management, Madras or Institute of
Co-operative Management, Madurai.
How to Apply
Applicants should apply only through online mode in the Commission’s websites www.tnpsc.gov.in / www.tnpscexams.net /www.tnpscexams.in.
Applicant should register only once in the One Time Registration by paying Rs.150/- as registration fee. Successfully registered One Time Registration is valid for 5 years from the date of Registration. All the applications should be submitted using the One Time Registration ID and password registered by the applicant.
Important Dates
Date of notification
23.10.2018
Last date for submission of online application
21.11.2018
Last date for payment of fee through Bank
(State Bank of India or Indian Bank)
Cabinet approves increase in supervisory visit charges for ASHA Facilitators
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the increase in supervisory visit charges for ASHA Facilitators from Rs. 250/-per visit to Rs. 300/- per visit for 2018-2019 to 2019- 2020 w.e.f from October 2018 (to be paid in November, 2018). ASHA Facilitator will undertake about 20 supervisory visits per month. With the proposed increase, ASHA Facilitators would receive about Rs 6000 per month against Rs 5000 per month that is an increase of Rs 1000/- per month.
Details:
Enrolment of ASHA facilitators under Pradhan MantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana as part of ASHA Benefit package.
To motivate ASHA facilitators to perform better, the supervisory visit charges for ASHA Facilitators has been increased from Rs. 250/-per visit to Rs. 300/- per visit w.e.f from October 2018 (to be paid in November, 2018).
With the approved increase, ASHA Facilitators would receive about Rs 6000 per month against Rs 5000 per month, that is an increase of Rs 1000/- per month.
The existing institutional mechanisms for the National Health Mission (NHM) would be utilised to implement the decision.
The proposal entails an estimated additional expenditure of Rs.46.95 crore comprising of Rs 15.65 crore during 2018-19 (for six months) and Rs.31.30 crore during 2019-20 as central share.
Benefits:
41,405 ASHA facilitators
This is in addition to the following benefits extended by earlier Cabinet Decision on 19.9.2018:
Coverage of 10, 63, 670 ASHAs and ASHA Facilitators under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
Increase in routine and recurring incentives from Rs 1000/- per month to Rs 2000/- per month to benefit 10, 22,265 ASHAs.
Increase in honorarium for nearly 27,00,000 Anganwadi Workers/ Anganwadi Helpers
This will be implemented as part of ASHA Benefit Package approved in September, 2018.
Background:
As part of support mechanism, an ASHA facilitator is in place for between 10 to 25 ASHAs, to provide handholding and mentoring support, and monitor performance. She is a critical link of the support structure network. Substantial progress has been made by states in setting up support structures during the last three years, as states have increasingly become cognizant of the correlation between strong support structures and an effective ASHA programme. The ASHA facilitators are generally selected from amongst the ASHAs themselves. This position also serves as a career opportunity for ASHAs with the requisite qualifications, experience and aptitude.
All states except Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal, Rajasthan and UTs have selected ASHA Facilitators. In these states, on-the- job mentoring support to ASHAs is provided by ANMs or, as in the case of West Bengal, by the Supervisor appointed by the Gram Panchayat or PHC supervisors at PHC level, as in the case of Rajasthan. Over half of the states (11 out of 19) that have ASHA Facilitators, have selected them from amongst a cluster of ASHAs, provided they meet all the selection criteria. These include states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab and Sikkim. In other states, preference is given to ASHAs in selection of ASHA facilitators.Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Gujarat. Goa does not have ASHAs.
ASHA Facilitator undertakes about 20 supervisory visits per month.
The role of ASHA Facilitators is broadly summarized as under:
Conduct village visits (comprising of accompanying ASHA on household visits, conducting community/VHSNC meetings, attending Village Health and Nutrition Days).
Conduct cluster meetings of all ASHAs in the area once a month.
Enable ASHAs in reaching the most marginalized households.
Support ASHA training at the block level.
Facilitate selection of new ASHAs.
Facilitate grievance redressal
5. Subsequent to the Cabinet approval, representations were received from ASHA Facilitators seeking increase in the supervisory visit charges. While the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana was also provided to ASHA facilitators, ASHA Facilitators have been representing that their supervisory visit charges may also be enhanced which will motivate them to perform better.
Cabinet approves creation of one post of Director in the basic pay of Rs. 2,25,000/- (fixed) plus NPA but not exceeding Rs.2,37,500/- each for new AIIMS at Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Bathinda, Guwahati, Bilaspur and Deoghar
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved thecreation of one post of Director in the basic pay of Rs. 2,25,000/- (fixed) plus NPA but not exceeding Rs.2,37,500/- each for new AIIMS at Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Bathinda (Punjab), Guwahati (Assam), Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) and Deoghar (Jharkhand).
The Director will be the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute and will be in-charge of overall administration of the Institute and allocate duties to the officers and employees of the Institute.
