PCDA Circular 196 – Leveraging for maximizing Digital Life Certification
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Draupadi
Ghat, Allahabad?211014
Circular No. 196
No. AT/Tech/30-XIX
Dated: 10.01.2018
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. The Director of Treasuries of all state …….
3. The Manger CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
4. The CDA (PD) Meerut……….
5. The CDA-Chennai……….
6. The Nodal Officers (ICICI/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)….
7. The Pay & Accounts Officers…………
8. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal.
9. The DPDO…………
10 The Post Master…………..
Sub: Leveraging for maximizing Digital Life Certification.
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Since, Aadhaar Act has now mandated by Govt. of India and the pensioner is required to furnish Aadhaar was for using the Aadhaar information. Therefore, Pension Disbursing Authorities are advised to obtain the consent of all the defence pensioners/family pensioners drawing their pension/family pension from their offices as per the sample Template for Jeevan Pramaan / Digital Life Certificate enclosed herewith.
PCDA Circular 197 – Identification/verification of additional documents produced by Defence Forces pensioners in absence of Aadhaar number as indicated in Notification No. S.O. 747(E) dated 03.03.2017 issued by Deptt. Of ESW
Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad-211014
Circular No. 197
No. AT/Tech/30-XIX
Dated: 10.01.2018
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. The Director of Treasuries of all state …….
3. The Manger CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
4. The CDA (PD) Meerut……….
5. The CDA-Chennai……….
6. The Nodal Officers (ICICI/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)….
7. The Pay & Accounts Officers…………
8. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal.
9. The DPDO…………
10 The Post Master…………..
Sub: Identification/verification of additional documents produced by Defence Forces pensioners in absence of Aadhaar number as indicated in Notification No. S.O. 747(E) dated 03.03.2017 issued by Deptt. Of ESW .
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Consequent upon introduction of Aadhaar Act, 2016, an individual eligible to receive the pension benefits is required to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication.
However, Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare Notification No. 14(2)/2014/D (P/P)(Part-I)(copy enclosed) published in Gazette of India in 03.03.2017 vide No. S.O. 747(e), provides that, till the Aadhaar is assigned to the beneficiary of pension benefits, benefits shall be given to such individuals subject to the production of certain identification documents as indicated in Notification No. S.O. 747(E).
In view of above, all the Pension Disbursing Authorities are advised to check the identification documents, as mentioned in above Notification No. S.O. 747(E), produced by defence pensioners, till Aadhaar is assigned to the pension beneficiaries. Especially as per clause b(i) and (ii) of notification No. S.O. 747(E).
Tamilnadu GPF Interest Rate from Oct 2017 to Dec 2017
Government of Tamil Nadu
2018
FINANCE [Allowances] DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.11, Dated 10th January 2018
(Heyvilambi, Margazhi-26, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2048)
ABSTRACT
Provident Fund – General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) – Rate of interest for the financial year 2017-2018 – Orders – Issued.
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.320, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 27-10-2017.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division), New Delhi Resolution No.F.No.5(1)-B(PD)/2017, dated 1-1-2018.
ORDER:
In the Government Order read above, orders were issued fixing interest for the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to the General Provident Fund [Tamil Nadu] at 7.8% for the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st December, 2017.
2. The Government of India, in its resolution second read above, announced that during the year 2017-2018, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.6% (Seven point six per cent) with effect from 1st January, 2018 to 31st March, 2018.
3. The Government now direct that the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund [Tamil Nadu] shall carry interest at the rate of 7.6% (Seven point six per cent) with effect from 1st January, 2018 to 31st March, 2018.
4. The rate of interest on belated final payment of Provident Fund accumulations remaining unpaid for more than three months of its becoming payable shall be at the same rate as ordered in para 3 above.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
K.SHANMUGAM
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS – (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2018
G.S.R.08(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.-(2) They shall come into force on the dale of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 54, in subrule (3), the words and subject to the other conditions laid down in rule 57 being satisfied, draw study allowance in respect thereof”‘ shall be omitted.
3. In the said rules, in rule 56,-
(a) in sub-rule (1) for the words ‘House Rent Allowonce and Study Allowance as admissible in accordance with the provisions of Rules 57 to 60. the words ” and House Rent Allowance” shall be substituted.
(b) in sub-rule (4), the words “as envisaged in sub-rule (2) of Rule 57,” shall be omitted;
(c) sub-rule (5), shall be omitted.
4. In the said rules, rule 57, 58 and 59 shall be omitted.
5, In the said rules, in rule 60, in sub-rule (2), the words “and the Study Allowance” shall be omitted.
6. In the said rules, in rule 63, in sub-rule (1), in clause (i), the words “Study Allowance” shall he omitted.
[F.No.13023/1/2017-Estt.(L)]
GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI, Jt. Secy.
Revoking of suspension of empanelment in r/o M/s Krishna Super Specialty Hospital, 363 Harrisganj near tatmil Chauraha, Kanpur
No.3-2/2011-12/CGHS/KNP/ 13263-79
Government of India
Central Government Health Scheme
Plot No.08-11, Ratanlal Nagar, Kanpur.
Dated : 29-12-2017
OFFICE ORDER
Sub: Revoking of suspension of empanelment in r/o M/s Krishna Super Specialty Hospital, 363 Harrisganj near tatmil Chauraha, Kanpur-reg.
On the basis of recommendation submitted by the review committee officers Dr. Chandra Bhushan CMO SAG, Dr. S.M.Shukla CMO NFSG & Dr. Akhilesh Kumar M.O., it has now been decided by the undersigned that suspension of M/s Krishna Super Specialty Hospital 363 Harisganj near tatmil chauraha Kanpur may be revoked in public interest w.e.f.29-12-2017 to provide better quality & fair services to the beneficiaries of CGHS Kanpur on trial basis. The empanelment would be for all those facilities available in the Hospital and as per same terms and conditions on which it was empanelled prior to 27-07-2017.
S/d,
(Dr. P.K.Pachouri)
Additional Director
CGHS, Kanpur
Abolishing of uploading of scanned copy of PAN Card at the time of registration of establishment – regarding.
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
No.CAIU/011(2)2018/PAN Card
Date: 08.01.2018
To
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioner (Zones),
All Regional P.F. Commissioner In-charge of ROs.
Sub:- Abolishing of uploading of scanned copy of PAN Card at the time of registration of establishment – regarding.
Madam/Sir,
At the time of registration of an establishment, employer has to upload digitally signed copy of PAN card. There is a mandate of Ease of Doing business to eliminate the requirement of submitting scanned copy of PAN card at the time of registration.
2. In this regard, it is informed that the requirement of uploading the scanned copy of PAN card at the time of registration of establishment has been examined and online system has been put in place for verifying details of PAN directly from the Income Tax Department. Hence, it has been decided by the competent authority that there is no need to upload the scanned copy of PAN card at the time of registration of establishments. Information Services Division has already carried out necessary modifications in the software accordingly.
3. The field offices are, therefore, advised not to insist on the copy of PAN card at the time of registration of a new establishment.
Yours faithfully,
S/d,
(S.C. Goyal)
Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner-II (CAIU)
Process Reform – Retention of Railway Quarter on education grounds.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. 2017/TransCell/ProcessReform/Estt
New Delhi, dated: 29.12.2017
The General Manager, All Indian Railways/Pus, NF(C), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara
CAOs DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna, COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF
Sub: Process Reform – Retention of Railway Quarter on education grounds.
Full Board in its meeting held on 26.12.2017 considered the issue of retention of railway quarter in the event of permanent transfer of a railway employee and decided in public interest that when the ward of the railway employee is studying in class 9th or class 11 th, retention of railway accommodation may be allowed on educational ground to cover the current academic session and also the next academic session (examination) of the ward till the end of the academic/scholastic session of class 10th or 12th respectively plus 15 days.
2 .This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell, Railway Board.
(Jeetendra Singh)
Executive Director
Transformation Cell
Railway Board
Regulation of Pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 – DOPT Order
No.11012/15/2016-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the January 10, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Regulation of Pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 – Comments regarding.
The Department intends to issue instructions on the above mentioned subject. Before the instructions in the Draft O.M. (Copy enclosed) are finalized, all stakeholders, Ministires/Departments are requested to offer their comments/views, if any, in this regard latest by 25th January, 2018 at the email address [email protected].
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(Nitin Gupta)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tamil Nadu government announced Pongal Bonus for government employees, teachers and pensioners
“Group C and D staffs will get a bonus equal to 30 days salary with a ceiling of Rs 3,000”
Further, a bonus of Rs. 1000 will be paid to the following cadres of the state government employees:
Government also direct that the Bonus of Rs.1,000/- be paid to full-time and part-time employees paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates, employees on consolidated pay/special time scale of pay including employees in Nutritious Meal Programme / Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Scheme (Anganwadi Workers /Mini Anganwadi Workers), Village Assistants, Panchayat Secretaries on special time scales of pay under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Contract employees, Temporary Assistants on contract basis, employees on daily wages and the employees partly worked on daily wages and subsequently brought under regular establishment and worked continuously for atleast 240 days or more during the accounting year 2016-17
The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only) to all Government Pensioners those who retired from the categories of ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group including all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group of Pensioners of Aided Educational Institutions, Local Bodies, ExVillage Establishment (Ex-Village Officers and Village Servants / Assistants), ad-hoc pensioners of all categories and to all Family Pensioners irrespective of the Groups from which the Pensioners / Deceased Government employee had retired / died while in service.
2. This order shall also be applicable to all ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group provisional pensioners. The Pongal Prize amount shall not be admissible to those employees who retire on or after 06-01-2018 and to the families of those employees who die in harness on or after 06-01-2018.
3. Those who have retired / died in harness during the period from 01-10-2016 to 05-01-2018 are not eligible for the Pongal Prize amount if they are paid Adhoc Bonus as per the orders issued in the Government Order second read above. For this purpose, the Pension Disbursing Officers shall obtain non-drawal certificates from the departments concerned before making payment to these Pensioners.
4. This order is not applicable to the following categories of pensioners:-
(i) Special Pensioners such as Ulema Pensioners, State Freedom Fighters Pensioners and Social Pension for Scholars and Eminent persons, etc.
(ii) Family Pensioners who are appointed on compassionate grounds if adhoc bonus / special adhoc bonus is paid to them as applicable to the employees in service.
(iii) All Pensioners who retired from Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts including All India Service Officers and Officers governed by University Grants Commission (UGC) / All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Regulations.
5. The Government also direct that the procedure indicated below shall be followed for disbursement of Pongal Prize amount in respect of Pensioners / Family Pensioners coming under the Pension Pilot Scheme.
(i) In respect of those Pensioners / Family Pensioners to whom pension / family pension is sent by Money order at Government cost, the Pongal prize amount also shall be sent by Money Order at the Government cost.
(ii) In respect of Pensioners / Family Pensioners to whom pension / family pension is paid through Banks,
(a) In Pension Pay Office, Chennai and District Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills / Electronic Clearing System is in vogue, the Pension Pay Officer, Chennai and District Treasury Officers / Sub Treasury Officers are permitted to issue cheques and send the cheques to the respective paying branches of the bank with a covering list of Pensioners / Family Pensioners for crediting the amount to the
pensioners’ / family pensioners’ savings bank account.
(b) As regards Banking Sub-Treasuries where the cheque system of payment of bills / Electronic Clearing System is not in vogue, the Sub-Treasury Officers are permitted to get Banker’s cheque / Bank draft and send them to the respective Pensioners for crediting the amount to the
pensioners’ / family pensioners’ savings bank account.
6. In respect of Pensioners / Family Pensioners coming under the Public Sector Bank Scheme, all Public Sector Banks are authorised to credit the lumpsum amount to the C & D pensioners to the pensioners’ / family pensioners’ account.
7. In respect of Pensioners / Family Pensioners for whom expenditure is met from State Consolidated Fund, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:
“2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure – AF. Pongal Prize to Pensioners and Family Pensioners – 27. Pensions – 09. Others (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AF 2799)”.
In respect of payment of Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers, the expenditure shall be debited to the following Head of Account:-
“2071. Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits – 01. Civil – 800. Other Expenditure – State’s Expenditure – AK. Other Expenditure – Pongal Prize to Ex-Village Officers – 27. Pensions – 09. Others (D.P.C. 2071 01 800 AK 2799)”
8. In respect of Pensioners (‘C’ and ‘D’ Group) / Family Pensioners of Local Bodies for whom expenditure is met from the fund maintained by the Director of Local Fund Audit or Municipal Funds, as the case may be, the expenditure shall be met from the respective funds referred to above.
9. The Pongal Prize amount sanctioned above shall be paid to the eligible Pensioners / Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers immediately.
10. Necessary provisions have been made under the relevant head of account in Budget Estimate 2017-2018.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
K.SHANMUGAM
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
