Subject :- Delay in first payment of pension to the pensioners.
It has been observed that banks are making the first payment of pension to the pensioners account after significant delay in many cases. This issue was raised in the High Level Meeting (HLM) dated-28th July 2017 also by the Controller General of Accounts. Two main reasons leading to delay in payment of first pension were:-
i) Submission of “Undertaking of excess/ overpayment” made by bank and
ii) Delinking of physical appearance by the pensioner in the bank
The process has been simplified and conveyed to banks by issuing instructions vide this office OM No. CPAO/Tech/ Simplification/ 2014-15/241-351 dated-08.08.2014 read with OM No. CPAO/Tech/Life Certificate/2014-15/99-175 dated-28.07.2014; providing that:
i) Pensioners will submit the “Undertaking of excess/ overpayment” to his/her Head of Office while submitting the pension papers and
ii) Identification of pensioner is to be made by bank on the basis of KYC document available with them.
In view of the above, there is no reason for delay in crediting of first pension topensioners account. Hence banks are requested to strengthen their systems and issue instructions to make sure that timely and correct pension to the pensioners are credited. They are also requested to make a provision for online grievance redressal facility for pensioners to handle their grievance.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority
(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)
(Asstt. Contoller of Accounts)
Dept of Posts Order – Recovery of wrongful / excess payment made to Government servants
No.2-16/2017-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communlcations
Department of Posts
[Establishment Division / PAP Section ]
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated : 13.10.2017
To
All Chief Post Masters General,
All General Managers (PostatAccounts & Finance),
All Direc’tors of Accounts (Postal),
The Director, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad, U.P
All Directors of PTGs
Sub : Recovery of wrongful / excess payment made to Government servants.
I am directed to forward herewith the copy of Ministry of personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training office Memorandum No.18/03/2015-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 02.03.2016 on the subject cited above and as downloaded from the official website of concerned ministries, for kind information and further necessary action at your end.
2. Office Memorandum may be circulated to all sub-ordinate offices concerned, with direction to dispose all case on the subjects.
Journey to Headquarters on LTC in respect of dependent family members of the Government servant
No. 31011/5/2015-Estt.A-IV
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
***
North Block New Delhi.
Dated October 31, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Journey to Headquarters on LTC in respect of dependent family members of the Government servant – Clarification reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 31011/14/86-Estt.(A-1V) dated 08.05.1987, which inter alia provides that the Govt. servant and the members of the family may claim LTC independently, however, reimbursement in such cases will be restricted to the actual distance travelled by the family or the distance between the headquarters/place of posting of the Government servant and the place visited/hometown, whichever is less.
2. Restriction of reimbursement to the distance from the Headquarter/place of posting creates an anomalous situation where the Government servant seeks to avail of LTC in respect of members of the family to the Headquarters/place of posting either from the Home town of the Government servant or from anywhere else. For illustration, a dependent child of a Govt. servant (posted in Delhi) staying and pursuing studies in Mumbai may visit a Government servant at his Headquarters/place of posting (i.e. Delhi) on LTC, however, reimbursement in such case shall be admissible for distance between the Headquarters and place of visit (which in this case is Headquarters itself), which shall be NIL in this case.
3. To resolve the issue, the matter has been considered by this Department in consultation with Joint Consultative Machinery – Staff side and Department of Expenditure. It is clarified that full reimbursement as per the entitlement of the Government servant shall be allowed for journey(s) performed on LTC by the family members from any place in India to Headquarters/place of posting of the Government servant and back. When such journey is performed from the Home Town, the LTC shall be counted against ‘Home Town’ LTC and in case the journey is from any other place in India, then it shall be counted against ‘Any place in India’ LTC.
4. The provisions of this OM (para 3) will have prospective effect.
5. Hindi version will follow.
(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – September, 2017
The All-India CPI-IW for September, 2017 remained stationary at 285(two hundred and eighty five). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between August, 2017 and September, 2017 when compared with the decrease of (-) 0.36 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.
The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (-) 1.26 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Fish Fresh, Onion, Bitter Gourd, Brinjal, Carrot, Gourd, Lady’s Finger, Potato, Tomato, Torai, Cucumber, Apple, Banana, etc. are responsible for the decrease in index. However, this decrease was checked by Rice, Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Coconut Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Chillies Green, Cauliflower, Green Coriander Leaves, Peas, Coconut, Bidi, Cigarette, Cooking Gas, Petrol, Tailoring Charges, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 2.89 per cent for September, 2017 as compared to 2.52 per cent for the previous month and 4.14 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at (+) 1.30 per cent against (+) 1.61 per cent of the previous month and 4.05 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Tiruchirapally, Varanasi, Lucknow, Quilon and Salem reported the maximum decrease of 4 points each followed by Giridih, Bhilwara, Raniganj, Bengaluru, Faridabad, Vishakhapatlmam, Jamshedpur and Haldia (3 points each). Among others, 2 points decrease was observed in 12 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. On the contrary, Tripura recorded a maximum increase of 7 points followed by Bhilai (6 points), Siliguri and Doom-Dooma Tinsukia (5 points each). Among others, 4 points increase was observed in 2 centres, 3 points in 2 centres, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in 10 centres. Rest of the 13 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 44 centres are below All-India Index and 33 centres’ indices are above national average. The index of Tiruchirapally centre remained at par with All-India Index.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of October, 2017 will be released on Thursday, 30th November, 2017. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
Implementation of orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs in pre-2006 retiree Havildars granted Hony Rank of Nb Sub cases. Dated 30.10.2017
F. No. 3(8)/2013/D(Pension/Legal)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
D (Pension/Legal)
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi
Daied 30th, October, 2017
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
SUbject: – Implementation of orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs in pre-2006 retiree Havildars granted Hony Rank of Nb Sub cases.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the following cases has decided:-
(a) Ex Hav (Hony Nb Sub)Virender Singh & 4 Ors. who retired prior to 01.01.2006, filed OA No. 42/2010 before Hon’ble AFT (RB) Chandigarh seeking the benefits of fitment in the pay grade of Nb Sub in accordance with Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 1(8)/2008-D(Pen/Policy) dated 12 June 2009. The Hon’ble AFT, vide its order dated 08 February, 2010 ordered to grant the benefit to the petitioners with instructions to release the entitlement of pension and arrears w.e.f. 01.01.2006. Civil Appeal filed by the U01 to assail AFT order dated 08 February, 2010 was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 13 December, 2010.
(b) In a similar case, Civil Appeal No 4677/2014 was filed by the UO1 in the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Ex Hay (Hony Nb Sub) Subhash Chander (OA 3305/2013) case. Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 20 May 2015 has dismissed the appeal and held that “we are not inclined to entertain this appeal, which is dismissed accordingly.”
2. In view of the above judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court, matter for implementation of orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs in respect of Armed Forces Personnel in Hony Nb Sub cases was taken up with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance for consideration. Deptt. of Expenditure has agreed to implement those orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs.
3. Accordingly, I am directed to convey the approval of Competent Authority in Ministry of Defence for implementation of orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs in pre-2006 retiree Havildars granted Hony rank of Nb Sub cases, by Service Hqrs. as under
a) Service Hqrs may implement the orders of Hon’ble Courts/AFTs in Hony Nb Sub cases by issuing absolute sanction keeping in view of the orders of Hon’ble Apex Court, quoted at Para 1 above.
b) In those Hony Nb Sub cases in which conditional sanctions have been issued by the Service Hqrs. with the approval of competent authority in MoD, Service Hqrs. may convert conditional sanction into absolute sanction ,Ett their level with the approval of competent authority at Service HQ. No interest shall be payable as per Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 20.05.2015 in the case of UOI Vs Subhash Chander Soni.
4. The benefit regarding grant of pension of Naib Subedar to pre-2006 retired Havildars who were granted Honorary rank of Naib Subedar after their retirement, as ordered by the Courts/AFTs, would be applicable only in case of revision of pension as indicated in MoD order No 1(8)/2008-D(Pen/Policy) dated 12.06.2009 and not for retirement gratuity, encashment of leave, composite transfer grant etc.
5.The amount involved on account of implementation of Court/AFT orders will be booked under charged expenditure.
6. This issues with concurrence of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide I.D. Note No. 140/E-V/2017 dated 05.09.2017 and MoD (Fin/Pen) U.O. No. 10(6)/2012/Fin/Pen/2012 dated 08.09.2017.
(Ajay Kumar Agrawal)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
It has been informed by the Postal Directorate that Departmental Anomaly Committee Meeting which was scheduled to be held on 31-10-2017 at Dak Bhawan is postponed.
Next date of meeting will be informed by the directorate shortly.
Revision of pay and allowances and other related benefits – Tamilnadu G.O
FINANCE (CMPC) DEPARTMENT
Secretariat,
Chennai – 600 009.
Letter No.54867/CMPC/2017-1, dated: 30-10-2017
From
Thiru K.SHANMUGAM, I.A.S.,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
To
All Secretaries to Government.
The Secretary, Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
The Secretary to the Governor, Chennai-600 032.
The Comptroller, Governors Household, Raj Bhavan, Chennai-32.
The Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, Guindy, Chennai- 600 032.
All Departments of Secretariat (OP / Bills), Chennai-600 009.
All Heads of Departments.
All Collectors / All District Judges / All Chief Judicial Magistrates.
The Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements), Chennai- 600 018.
The Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlements), Chennai-600 018 (By name).
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), Chennai-600 018.
The Principal Accountant General (Audit-I), Chennai-600 018 (By name).
The Accountant General (Audit-II), Chennai-600 018.
The Accountant General (Audit-II), Chennai-600 018 (By name).
The Accountant General (CAB), Chennai-600 009 / Madurai.
The Registrar General, High Court, Chennai-600 104.
The Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-600 003.
The Registrar of all Universities in Tamil Nadu.
The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts, Chennai-35.
The Director of Pension, Chennai-600 035.
The Director of Local Fund Audit, Chennai- 600 035.
The Pension Pay Officer, Chennai- 600 035.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
The Pay and Accounts Officer (North / South / East), Chennai- 1 / 35 / 5.
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Madurai – 625 001.
All Treasury Officers / Sub-Treasury Officers.
The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai-600 003.
The Commissioner, Corporation of Madurai / Coimbatore /Tiruchirapalli/ Salem /
Tirunelveli / Tuticorin / Vellore / Tirupur / Erode / Dindigul / Thanjavur.
All State-Owned Corporations and Statutory Boards.
All Divisional Development Officers / Revenue Divisional Officers/ Tahsildars.
All Block Development Officers / Municipal Commissioners.
All Chief Educational Officers / Panchayat Union Commissioners.
The Project Co-ordinator, Tamil Nadu lntegrated Nutrition Project, No.570, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 018.
The Deputy Director General and State Informatics Officer, National Informatics Centre, Rajaji Bhavan, Besant Nagar, Chennai-600 090.
The Technical Director, National Informatics Centre, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. All Recognised Service Associations.
Sir/Madam,
Sub: Recommendations of the Official Committee, 2017 on revision of pay and allowances and other related benefits – Admitting of salary – Instructions – Regarding.
G.O.Ms.No.304, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 13-10-2017.
G.O.Ms.No.305, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 13-10-2017.
G.O.Ms.No.306, Finance (Pay Cell) Department, dated: 13-10-2017.
I am to invite your attention to the references cited.
2.Based on the recommendations of the Official Committee, 2017, orders have been issued in the Government Orders first to fourth cited granting revision of pay, special pay and allowances to the State Government employees and teachers including employees of local bodies. The pay revision has been given notional effect from 1st January 2016 with monetary benefit from 1st October 2017.
3.As per Rule 6(2) of the Tamil Nadu Revised Pay Rules, 2017 every employee shall have to exercise option to come over to the revised pay structure within 3 months from the date of coming into force of the above rules on a date advantageous to the employees concerned as classified under sub-rule (1) of the above Rules. Considering the time limit available for exercising option by the employees to switch over to the revised pay structure, the pay bills have been presented by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers in the old pay itself to avoid difficulty in drawing salary by the employees.
4.Based on the option exercised by the individual employees,
(i) In the case of non-self drawing employees, the Heads of Offices concerned shall fix the pay of such employees in the revised pay structure and send the orders to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers concerned for drawing salary in the new pay immediately;
(ii) Likewise in the case of self-drawing officers, the Pay and Accounts Officer in case of the city offices including Pay and Accounts Officer, Madurai and in respect of other officers in Districts, the Accountant General shall fix the pay of the Officers in the revised pay structure and issue necessary pay slips so as to enable the Officers concerned to present the bills and draw the salary in the new pay structure immediately.
5.The Drawing and Disbursing Officers concerned on getting the orders from the Heads of Offices / pay fixing authorities concerned shall draw and disburse monthly salaries in the new pay structure from the month of November 2017 along with arrears for the month of October 2017. They shall present salary bills accordingly for the month of November 2017 after claiming arrears for October 2017 before 20-11-2017.
6.The National Informatics Centre (NIC) is requested to update the software application for salary bills in accordance with the orders issued in the Government Orders cited to enable drawing of salary in revised pay structure from November 2017, after claiming the arrears for the month of October 2017 before 20-11-2017.
7.The Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts is also requested to co-ordinate with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to finalise the revised software application for presenting salary bills in the revised pay structure immediately.
8.All Head of Departments are therefore requested to issue necessary instructions to all their subordinate officers to adhere to the above instructions scrupulously.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
For Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
