No.A-27023/02/2017-Estt (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Block No. IV, Old JNU Campus
New Delhi, Dated 24.10.2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Revision of rates of Special Allowance payable to Parliament Assistants.
The undersigned is directed to say that consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to enhance the rates of Special Allowance payable to those wholly engaged in Parliament work during Parliament session by 50% from the existing levels of Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 1200/- payable to Assistants and UDCs respectively to the level of Rs. 2250/- and Rs. 1800/-.
2. The above limits would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. No separate instructions on this count would be required.
3. The allowance will be admissible at full rates for every calendar month in which the Parliament is in Session for at least 15 days in that month. For month with shorter periods, the allowance will be admissible at half the rates prescribed for the full month.
4. The allowance will be admissible during the period of regular leave.
5. Normally, the allowance will be admissible to only ,one Parliament Assistant in a Ministry. Where a Ministry considers it necessary to engage more than one Parliament Assistant on full time Parliamentary duty, the prior approval of this Department will be necessary. Such additional staff will also be entitled to the Special Allowance mentioned above according to the status he/she enjoys. Where this Ministry has agreed in the past to the engagement of more than one Parliament Assistant for Parliamentary work in any Ministry, this Ministry’s approval need not be obtained afresh.
6. No Overtime Allowance shall be paid to Parliament Assistants for the calendar months in which the Parliament is in Session.
7. The Special allowance referred to above will be claassified as “Other Allowances”
8. These orders shall take effect from 01.07.2017.
(Navneet Misra)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
7th Pay Commission Training Allowance – DOPT ORDER
No.13024/01/2016-Trg. Ref.
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
[Training Division (IST/IIPA)]
Block-4, Old JNU Campus
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-67
Dated: October24,2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission – Revision of rate of Training Allowance.
Consequent upon the acceptance of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) by the Government conveyed vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated July 6, 2017, the President is pleased to decide that the Training Allowance in Training Academies and Institutes shall be regulated in the following manner:-
(i) Training Allowance
In the National/Central Training Academies and Institutes for Group’ A’ officers
24% of Basic Pay
In other Training Establishments
12% of Basic Pay
(ii) Training Allowance will be admissible only to the employees who join the training establishments for a specified period of time and are then likely to go back.
(iii) Training Allowance will not be admissible to those employees who are directly recruited by such training establishments for imparting training.
2. The revised rates of training allowance shall be admissible with effect from the 1st July, 2017.
3. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence ofthe Comptroller and Auditor General.
4. Hindi version will follow.
(Biswajit Banerjee)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Dearness Relief to Railway Pensioners from July 2017
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
PC-VII No. : 67
RBE No.: 151/2017
File No. PC-VI1/2016/1/7/2/3
New Delhi, dated:18.10.2017
The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list) .
Sub: – Grant of Dearness Relief to Railway pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.07.2017.
A copy of Office Memorandum F. No. 42/15/2016-P&PW(G) dated 28.09.2017 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare) on the above subject is enclosed herewith for information and compliance. This order shall apply mutatis mutandis on Railways also. .
2. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
7th CPC – Revision of pension of pre-2016 Non DAD Defence Civilian Pensioners
Office of the Controller General of Defence Accounts Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt – 110010
(URGENT)
No.AT/II/2701/Pre-2016/Pen Rev/Report
Dated : 12 Oct 2017
To
All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA (Fys)/CFA (Fys)
(Through CGDA website)
Subject: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the 7th CPC – Revision of pension of pre-2016 Non DAD Defence Civilian Pensioners/Family Pensioners, etc.
Reference: This HQrs office letters No.AT/II/2701/Orders dated 07-06-2017 and 27-09-2017.
As per HQrs office letter cited above it was requested to forward a monthly report in respect of notional revision of pay as on 01.01.2016 in terms of DOPP&W OM dated 12.05.2017 and approval of revised LPC cum data sheet. However, it is observed that the said report is not being furnished regularly to HQrs Office by most of the PCsDA/CsDA, which has been viewed with concern by the higher authorities.
2. More over, as the progress of notional revision of pay as on 01.01.2016 in terms of DOPP&W OM dated 12.05.2017 and approval of revised LPC cum data sheet for forwarding to PCDA (P) Allahabad is being monitored at Ministry level, it has been decided to collect this information from all controllers on a fortnightly basis starting from 1st Nov 2017. The Report will be rendered for both Civilians and Services as per format enclosed with this letter in separate annexures.
3.Following instructions may be followed strictly while rendering this report:
a.The report will be rendered separately for Civilians Non DAD, Civilians DAD and Services. Necessary formats have been enclosed for each.
b.The report henceforth will be rendered on 1st and 16th of every month (the next working day in case of closed holidays on these dates).
c.The report will be rendered only through email at “[email protected]” and only in excel format. The email should contain in subject title ” Notional Pay fixation Report (1st/2nd Fortnight – Month)”.
d.Henceforth only one report should be rendered to this HQrs. Report instituted vide this HQrs AT V section letters AT/V/DAD/15101/Circular/2017 dated 01-08-2017 and 23-08-2017 stand subsumed. This HQ letters of dated 7th June 2017 and 27th Sept 2017 cited under reference also stand superseded.
e. NIL reports in any category should also be indicated.
f. The column indicating total No. of Govt Servants who retired/expired prior to 01-01-2016 must be completed even if actual cases have not been received.
4.It has been learnt that many units are submitting notional pay fixation proformas and the LPC cum Data sheet separately causing disposal in two instances leading to delays. All units may be advised to submit the notional pay fixation proformas along with LPC Cum Datasheet only for speedier disposal. However, any pay fixation proforma already received may not be returned.
5.The controllers are advised to immediately establish dedicated cells in their offices for effective monitoring of this exercise. The cells should be functioning under the nodal officer nominated for the purpose. Staff for the cell should be organized from resources available with respective controllers. However, requirement of additional staff for the cell and other aspects related to this work may be met by hiring retired govt servants for which separate proposals may be submitted to HQrs Office.
6.All controllers may nominate an IDAS officer as nodal officer for the purpose whose name, designation and contact details including email ID may be sent along with first report to be rendered on 1st Nov 2017.
Dearness Allowance to Haryana Government Employees from July 2017
No.4/3/2016-5FR/30416
GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Dated, Chandigarh,
Dated : 23rd October,2017
To
All the Heads of Department and Commissioners of Divisions
All the Deputy commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers (civil) in Haryana
The Registrar, General punjab & Haryana High court, Chandigarh
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Haryana Government Employees on revised scales of pay i.e. 4% to 5% effective from 01.07.2017.
Sir/Madam
I am directed to invite a reference to Finance Department circular letter No.4/3/2016-5FR/11964 dated 18th April,2017 on the subject noted above and to say that the Governor of Haryana is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Haryana Government Employees on revised scales of pay shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 4% to 5% of the pay w.e.f. 1st July, 2017.
2. The installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Haryana government employees with the salary for the month of October,2017 to be paid in November,2017.
3.The payment of arrears of enhanced Dearness Allowance for the month from July,2017 to September,2017 shall be made in the month of November,2017.
4.The provision contained in para 3,4,5, & 7 in FD’s instruction No.4/3/2016-5FR/35222 dated 25th November,2016 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these instructions.
5. Copy of these orders may also be downloaded from the web site www.finhry.gov.in
Yours faithfully,
S/d,
(Omwati)
Under Secretary Finance
for Additional chief Secretary to Government Haryana
Finance Department
RBI clarifies that linking Aadhaar to bank accounts is mandatory
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These Rules have statutory force and, as such, banks have to implement them without awaiting further instructions.
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Subject: Clarification regarding pay fixation under 7th CPC for the post of ‘Trainee’ appointed on compassionate grounds.
Reference: This HQrs Circular of even no dated 01/02/2016.
With reference to the above cited circular, Ministry of Finance Dept. of Expenditure to whom the matter was referred has since clarified as under:
“Level -1 of the Pay Matrix introduced on implementation of the 7th CPC Report be the replacement for the pre-revised —IS scale. The pay of those governed by the IS scale may be revised by using the fitment factor of 2.57 for placement in Level -1 in conformity with the Rule 7 of the CCS(RP)Rules 2016. All pre-revised pay stages lower than pre-revised pay of Rs 7000 in the pre-revised —IS scale shall not be considered for determining the benefit of bunching, on the same lines as has been clarified by MoF(DoE)’s OM dated 3.08.2017 on application of the benefit on account of bunching”.
2.This is for your information and necessary action please. All pay fixation cases may be regulated accordingly.
7th CPC Implementation for Post-2016 retired Armed Forces Pensioners / Family Pensioners : Reg. New PPO Series.
Office of the Principal CDA(Pensions)
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad- 211014
Circular No.588
Dated: 20.10.2017
To
1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. Of Govt Bank Accounts, Central Office, C-7, Second Floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandra East, Mumbai- 400051
2. CMDs, All 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. PCDA(O), Pune
10. The Director of Treasuries, All States
11. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, R K Puram; and Tis Hazari, New Delhi.
12. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai
13. The Post Master, Kathua (J&K), and Camp Bell Bay.
14. The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair.
Subject: Implementation of Govt. decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission in respect of the Post-01.01.2016 retired Armed Forces Pensioners/ Family Pensioners : Reg. New PPO Series.
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Office of the PCDA (Pension) Allahabad was in the process to implement e-PPO’s for all categories of pensioners. In the first phase, corrigendum PPOs to revise pension of Pre- 2016 defence civilian pensioners have been issued through e-PPOs. Various PDAs have already revised pension of such pensioners. A new PPO series was introduced for these corrigendum PPOs which contained 12 digits with PPO suffix of 4 digits. For this purpose, only electronic PPOs (e-PPO) were generated which were digitally signed. No physical PPO was printed and sent to any agency. These new PPO (e-PPO) also contained a QR code wherein all important data was embedded. This QR code could be used by PDA’s to capture the data.
2. Now, it has been decided to discontinue issue of physical PPOs in respect of ICOs and JCOs/ORs of Indian Army w.e.f. October, 2017. In other words, in respect of fresh retirees of Indian Army (retiring or being discharged) from the month of October, 2017, only e-PPO will be issued with following features
(a) These documents will be digitally signed.
(b) These PPOs will contain 16 digits to identify the PPO (12 digits PPO No. and 4 digits as PPO suffix).
(c) They will contain a QR code where data of various fields will be embedded.
3. These e-PPOs will be sent to the banks through SFTP connectivity which this office has established with various banks. Other banks, with whom there is no SFTP connectivity, are advised to immediately take necessary measures to establish the same. In the interim period till the time they establish SFTP connectivity, PPOs will be sent through email id [email protected] . Similarly, these PPOs will be sent to DPDOs through the CGDA WAN. Other PDAs such as Director of all State Treasuries; IE Kathmandu, Nepal; Post Office, Kathua; PAO, Delhi etc are requested to kindly immediately provide an email ID of .nic or any other domain under control of government for this purpose. Regarding submission of e-Scroll, PDAs are requested to refer to para 6 of this office Circular No. C- 169 dated 11.07.2017. All PDAs are requested to strictly follow the procedure prescribed
therein.
4. The procedure of forwarding the e-PPOs will be as under:
(a) For JCOs/ORs: A copy of e-PPOs, duly digitally signed, will be sent electronically to Record Offices (ROs). The concerned RO, after scrutinising and checking the e-PPO, is requested to forward a hard copy of the e-PPO (after printing from the PDF file) along with Descriptive Roll of the pensioner to PDA concerned. ROs are also requested to kindly provide a copy of the e-PPO to the Armed Forces Pensioners/ Family Pensioners for their record either as hard copy or through e-mail as deemed fit. If any discrepancy is observed by the RO in e-PPO or death occurs before the date of retirement/discharge, then this fact may be immediately brought to the notice of PSA for remedial measures. PDAs are advised to affect payment based on e-PPO after confirmation from Record Office concerned in the form of receipt of hard copy of e-PPO and Descriptive Roll.
(b) For Commissioned Officers: A copy of e-PPOs, duly digitally signed, will be sent electronically to Army HQ. In order to have enhanced security in the process, the Army HQ after scrutinising and checking the e-PPO, is requested to forward a hard copy of the e-PPO (after printing from the PDF file) to the PDA concerned. The Army HQ is also requested to kindly provide a copy of the e-PPO to the Armed Forces Pensioners/ Family Pensioners for their record either as hard copy or through e-mail as deemed fit. If any discrepancy is observed by the Army HQ in e-PPO or death occurs before the date of retirement, then this fact may be immediately brought to the notice of PSA for remedial measures. PDAs may commence the payment of pension on basis of e-PPO and Descriptive Roll from this office and hard copy of e-PPO received through Army HQ.
One copy of the e-PPO will also be sent to the PCDA(O) , Pune in respect of all Commissioned Officers. PCDA(O), Pune is requested to check all entries printed in the e- PPO with reference to the LPC-Cum-Datasheet forwarded by them. In case any discrepancy is noticed, the same should be immediately brought into the notice of this office.
5. Process of verification of e-PPOs; PDAs shall take the following steps:
(a) On receipt of e-PPOs though the medium specified above, PDAs shall verify the genuineness of the digital signature affixed on the e-PPO.
(b) Name of authorised signatories who have been provided digital signature through e- Mudra by this office for signing of e-PPO digitally will be made available on website of PCDA(P) Allahabad at URL www.pcdapension.nic.in. All PDAs are requested to refer to the website of this office and check the name of such authorised signatories for the purpose of digital signature on e-PPO accordingly in order to ensure that no PPO with unauthorised signature is acted upon.
(c) PDAs shall wait for the confirmation from the Army HQ / Record Office as the case may be, before releasing the first payment and starting pension payment monthly.
(d) It shall also be confirmed by the PDA that the payment is not being released again in respect of same PPO number (including the PPO suffix of 4 digits) to the pensioner inter-alia due to duplicate receipt of e-PPO. In such a scenario, the PDA will inform the PSA that the event of duplicate transmission of the given PPO has been detected and no action on such e-PPOs except the first one has been taken. 6. Pension certificate issued by this office in respect of JCOs/ORs is discontinued with immediate effect.
7. The PPO series circulated by this office Circular No. 571 dated 19.12.2016 in case of JCO/ORs and Circular No. 27 dated 24.11.2016 in case of ICOs stand withdrawn with immediate effect except for those PPO’s which pertain to blocks of manual PPO’s. Also, PPO series for Defence Civilians which have been circulated by this office will continue to be in force till e-PPOs are started in respect of Defence Civilians by this office.
8. The change statement regarding addition or deletion of pensioners on the strength of the Pension Disbursing Authorities may be forwarded to this office in Annexure “E” to this office Circular No. 189 dated 28.02.2017 in CSV format to e-mail ID pcdap- [email protected] . A hard copy of this change statement may also be forwarded to Shri K K Pant, SAO, O I/C Audit Section, Office of the Principal CDA (P), Allahabad-211014 in usual manner in terms of Para 17 of Annexure ‘H’ to Scheme for payment of pension of Defence Pensioners by Public Sector Banks and para 126 of Defence Pension Payment Instructions (DPPI) -2013.
9. Separate communication will be issued by office of PCDA(Navy) Mumbai and Office of CDA(AF) New Delhi regarding implementation of e-PPO in respect of Pensioners of Indian Navy and Indian Air Force respectively.
