7th CPC Revision of Pension of Pre-2016 Retired Medical Officers
No.38/37/16-P&PW(A)(iii)
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated, the 11th September, 2017
Office Memorandum
Sub :- Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission Revision of pension of pre-2016 retired medical officers.
The undersigned is directed to say that in implementation of the decision taken on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, orders were issued vide this Departments’ OM No.38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii) dated 04.08.2016 for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2006 by multiplying the pre-revised pension/family pension by a factor of 2.57. Subsequently, vide OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 12.05.2017, it has been decided that the pension/family pension w.e.f. 01.01.2016 in respect of all Central civil pensioners/family pensioners, who retired/died prior to 01.01.2016, may be revised w.e.f. 01.01.2016 by notionally fixing their pay in the pay matrix recommended by the 7th CPC in the level corresponding to the pay in the pay scale/pay hand and grade pay at which they retired/died. This will be done by notional pay fixation under each intervening Pay Commission based on the Formula for revision of pay
2. In the case of medical officers, the emoluments reckoned for calculation of pension include Non-practicing Allowance (NPA). The pay of the medical officers is revised in accordance with the specific provision made in the Revised Pay Rules. The manner in which the pay of the medical officers is to be revised w.e.f. 1.1.2016 is prescribed in Rule 7 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Accordingly, for the purpose of revision of pension of pre-2016 retired medical officers in accordance with this Department’s O.M. dated 12.05.2017, their pay will be notionally revised w.e.f. 1.1.2016 based on the formula for revision of pay as applicable to the medical officers in the 7th CPC as well as in the intervening Pay Commissions. NPA at the rate as applicable as on 01.01.2016 shall be added to such notional pay as on 1.1.2016 to arrive at pension/family pension of retired medical officers w.e.f. 1.1.2016.
3. NPA to serving medical officers has been revised @ 20% of basic pay w.e.f. 1.7.2017. Accordingly, the pension/family pension of retired medical officers shall be further revised w.e.f. 1.7.2017 by adding NPA @ 20% to the notional pay as on 1.1.2016, instead of the NPA admissible as on 1.1.2016.
4. The revision of pension/family pension of retired medical officers in the above manner will be further subject to the condition that the notional pay as on 1.1.2016 plus NPA does not exceed the average of basic pay of the revised scale applicable to the Apex Level and the level of Cabinet Secretary.
5. This issues with the approval of Ministry Of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their I.D.No.136/EV/2017 dated 25.08.2017.
CSIR Instructions on payment of Revised Pension / Arrears as per 7th CPC
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001
No.5-1(428)/2017-PD
Dated : 11.09.2017
To : The Directors / Heads of all CSIR National
Labs./Instts./Hgrs./Complex/Centres/Units.
Sub : Instructions on payment of revised Pension / Arrears as per 7th CPC-reg.
Ref : CSIR letter No.5-1(428)/2017-PD dated 11.05.2017 and 02.06.2017.
Sir / Madam
With reference to the subject mentioned above and in continuation of the CSIR letters of even number dated 11.05.2017 and 02.06.2017, the undersigned is directed to state that the matter has been considered by the Secretary, DSIR & Director General, CSIR in consultation with JS & FA,DSIR / CSIR and following has been decided:
a) Pension / Family pension for all pensioners (pre-2016 & post 2016) may be revised notionally in terms of CS1R circular letter No.5-1(428) / 2017 – PD dated 11.05.2017. For this notional revision of pension DoP&PW OM dated 04.08.2016, 12.05.2017, 06.07.2017, 18.07.2017 and Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM 23.05.2017 may be used.
b) Payment of revised pension / family pension (i.e monthly pension) to all the pensioners (both pre-2016 and post 2016) as per 7th CPC, from the month of September, 2017 onwards may be made.
c) Those retiring from the month of September, 2017 will be paid the eligible gratuity as per revised / enhanced ceiling and commutation of pension as per the 7th CPC pension amount.
d) Those who retired between 01-01-2016 and 31-08-2017 will be paid the difference in gratuity between the eligible amount as per revised ceiling and what they were paid at the time of retirement.
e) For the payment of arrears on account of revision of other pensionary benefits for the period 01.01.2016 to 31.08.2017 (viz., arrears of pension and the difference between original and revised commutation amount), separate instructions will follow. Therefore, these amounts of arrears will NOT be paid until further orders.
DOPT ORDER for AIS Officers – 7th CPC Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners / family pensioners etc
No. 14021/4/2016-AIS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
dated 11th September, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners / family pensioners etc. – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s letter of even number dated 19th May 2017 vide which the instructions dated 12th May 2017 relating to revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners issued by Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare in the context of implementation of VII CPC recommendations, were extended to All India Service (AIS) Pensioners. The said letter dated 19th May 2017 was also sent to all Ministries / Departments of Government of India (copy enclosed).
2. Many retired AIS Officers who are drawing pension from the Central Government, have since voiced grievances at various levels, stating that pension revision in pursuance of the order dated 19th May 2017 has not taken place so far.
3. It is observed in this regard that CPAO, with the approval of the Controller General of Accounts, have issued instructions on 25th May 2017 to Pr. Chief Controller of Accounts / Chief Controller of Accounts etc. about the modalities to be followed for expeditious implementation of the instructions dated 12th May 2017 of the D/o Pension & PW. Joint Secretary (Admn) / Admin in charge of Ministries / Departments have also been requested by CPAO to instruct their Head of Offices (HOOs) to start immediately sending the revised pension cases to the PAOs on the basis of records available with them and monitor the progress in this regard. Further follow up instructions have also been issued by CPAO on 7 th July 2017.
4. In view of the hardships being encountered by retired AIS Officers vis-a-vis revision of their pensions, all Ministries / Departments are requested to take necessary action for effective and expeditious implementation of the instructions dated 19th May 2017 pertaining to revision of pension of AIS Officers read with D/o Pension and PW instructions dated 12th May 2017.
(Rajesh Kumar Yadav)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Cabinet approves introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament.
The Amendment will increase the maximum limit of gratuity of employees, in the private sector and in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Organizations under Government who are not covered under CCS (Pension) Rules, at par with Central Government employees.
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to establishments employing 10 or more persons. The main purpose for enacting this Act is to provide social security to workmen after retirement, whether retirement is a result of the rules of superannuation, or physical disablement or impairment of vital part of the body. Therefore, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is an important social security legislation to wage earning population in industries, factories and establishments.
The present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Act is Rs. 10 Lakh. The provisions for Central Government employees under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 with regard to gratuity are also similar. Before implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission, the ceiling under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 was Rs. 10 Lakh. However, with implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission, in case of Government servants, the ceiling now is Rs. 20 Lakhs effective from 1.1.2016.
Therefore, considering the inflation and wage increase even in case of employees engaged in private sector, the Government is of the view that the entitlement of gratuity should be revised for employees who are covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Accordingly, the Government initiated the process for amendment to Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
Cabinet clears DA hike from 4% to 5% to CG Employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners
Cabinet approves release of additional 1% Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2017
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for release of additional 1% Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners. It will be applicable from 01.07.2017.
The release of the additional instalment of DA represents an increase of 1% over the existing rate of 4% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise. This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both DA and DR would be Rs.3068.26 crore per annum and Rs.2045.50 crore in the financial year 2017-18 (for a period of 8 months from July, 2017 to February, 2018). This will benefit about 49.26 lakh Central Government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners.
Bonus for Postal Employees 2017 before Durga Puja – NFPE Letter
PAYMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS (PLB)
National Federation of Postal Employees 1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001 Phone: 011.23092771 e-mail: [email protected] Mob: 9868819295/9810853981 website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com
No. PF-16(g)/2017
Dated: 12th September, 2017
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhawan,
New Delhi-110 001
Sub. PAYMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS (PLB).
Sir,
It is to bring to your kind notice that Productivity linked bonus is required to be paid before Durga Puja. It is therefore requested to kindly cause action for making payment of bonus before Durga Puja.
It is also worth mentioning that an arbitrary cap of 60 days has been fixed for payment of PLB.
Now the business and revenue of Department is increasing every year.
Therefore kindly take necessary action to remove this cap and arrange to make payment of bonus which comes out real.
Daily Officiating Allowance – Payment on account of discontinued allowances
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
PC-VII No. 56
RBE No. 120/2017
New Delhi, dated 05.09.2017
No. E(P&A)I-2011/FE-4/1
The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Sub: Payment on account of discontinued allowances — Daily Officiating Allowance.
Consequent upon the decision taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide that disbursement of all existing allowances which have not been specifically recommended for continuation in terms of the Ministry of Finance’s Resolution dated 6th July, 2017 shall be discontinued from 1st July, 2017. Since, the Daily Officiating Allowance has not been specifically recommended for continuation in the said Resolution dated 6th July, 2017, it ceases to exist with effect from 1st July 2017.
2. It shall be the responsibility of the Heads of the Department to ensure that no bill relating to disbursement in respect of Daily Officiating Allowance is drawn by the Head of Office/Drawing & Disbursing Officers under their purview/jurisdiction. Pay and Accounts Officers shall ensure that no payment is effected if any such bill relating to the disbursement of the discontinued allowance is submitted to them. If such bills are received, they should be returned to the DDO and intimation thereof shall also be given to the Head of the Department and the Chief Controller of Accounts.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
As per the latest update from The Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE), GDS committee report implementation will be very soon from the Finance Ministry.
Today on date 11.09.2017 in the forenoon I met the higher officers of the Department and enquired about the status of GDS committee. They told that some queries were raised by the Finance Ministry. Reply on those queries have been sent and it is in final stage and may be received in Directorate very soon.
After receipt from Finance Ministry implementation process will be started. The officers of Department have told that they will not make any delay in implementation of GDS Committee Report after receiving approval from Finance Ministry.
PCDA Circular 584 – Revision of provisions regulating Pension
7th Pay Commission – Revision of provisions regulating Pension/ Gratuity/ Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension including pensionary awards notified in terms of casualty pensionary awards in respect of Junior Commissioned Officers & Other Ranks, Retiring or dying in harness on or after 1.1.2016 (Post-2016)
OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSION)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Circular No.584
Dated: 07.09.2017
To,
The OI/C
Records/ PAO (ORs)
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Subject: Implementation of the Government decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of provisions regulating Pension/ Gratuity/ Commutation of Pension/ Family Pension including pensionary awards notified in terms of casualty pensionary awards in respect of Junior Commissioned Officers & Other Ranks, Retiring or dying in harness on or after 1.1.2016 (Post-2016).
Reference: GoI, MoD letter No.17(02)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 04.09.2017.
Consequent upon issue of GoI, MoD letter No.17(02)/2016-D(Pen/Pol) dated 04.09.2017 (Copy enclosed), pensionary awards of Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks of the three Services, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army and Non- Combatants (Enrolled) in the Air Force, (hereinafter collectively referred to as Armed
Forces Personnel) who retired/discharged/released/invalided out or died in harness on or after 01.01.2016 are to be sanctioned under orders contained therein.
2. You are therefore, requested to initiate claim/revision claim as detailed below along with the enclosed LPC-cum-Data Sheet for initial/revised pension claims, as the case may be, so that initial PPO/Corrigendum PPO may be issued in affected cases by this Office as under :-
(a) Initial Claims/Corrigendum Claims For Service Pension, Special/ Invalid Pension, Service Element as well as Disability Element of Disability/ Liberalised Disability/War Injury Pension:
Initial Claims for Service Pension, Special/ Invalid Pension, Service element as well as disability element of Disability/ Liberalised Disability/War Injury Pension in respect of JCOs/ORs retired/discharged/released/invalided out on or after 01.01.2016 and who are in receipt of pay & allowance under respective Pay Rules 2017 of three services of JCO/ORs shall be preferred in usual manner on revised LPC-Cum-Data Sheet No. PHP- 001/2017(7th CPC) as per specimen enclosed (along with the filling instructions) and submitted as usual along with data in electronic form. For purpose of subsequent Corrigendum PPO, the LPC-Cum-Data Sheet No. PHP-002/2017(7th CPC) as per specimen enclosed (along with the filling instructions) will be used.
(b) Initial Claims/Corrigendum Claims for Revision of Ordinary Family Pension/Special Family Pension/ Liberalised Family Pension under Casualty Pension Award:
Initial Claims for Ordinary Family Pension/ Special Family Pension/ Liberalised Family Pension and 2nd Life Award of Special Family Pension/Liberalised Family Pension under Casualty Pension Award in respect of JCOs/ORs died in harness on or after 01.01.2016 and who are in receipt of pay & allowance under respective Pay Rules 2017 of JCO/ORs shall be preferred in usual manner on revised LPC-Cum-Data Sheet No. PCDA (P) PHP-05/2017 (7th CPC) as per specimen enclosed (along with the filling instructions) and submitted as usual along with data in electronic form. Field 19 to 28 of this data sheet will be used for fresh cases of family pension of Pre-2016 or Pre-2006 cases only not notified till date. For purpose of subsequent Corrigendum PPO, the LPC-Cum-Data Sheet No.PCDA (P) PHP-06/2017 (7th CPC) as per specimen enclosed (along with the filling instructions) will be used.
(c) Commutation of Additional Pension in Revision Case:
The pensioners who have retired between 1.1.2016 and date of issue of orders for revised pay/ pension based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC, shall have an option, in relaxation of provisions of relevant Pension Regulations, not to commute the pension which has become additionally commutable on retrospective revision of pay / pension on implementation of recommendations of the 7th CPC. Option form for this purpose is enclosed as Appendix ‘A ’ to be used for this purpose.
The option for commutation of additionally commutable amount will required to be submitted within 4 months from the issue of the Govt. letter by Armed Forces Personnel.The option exercised after expiry of 4 months from issue of the Govt. letter will not be entertained. The claim submitted without exercise of the said option or if no option for commutation of additionally commutable amount of pension is received within stipulated time period as mentioned above, it will be presumed that pensioner is not willing to commute additionally commutable amount.
3. All out efforts may be made to submit affected cases for revision of pension duly completed in all respect (along with option for commutation, if any) to avoid correspondence and back references.
4. FAMILY PENSION/DISABILITY PENSION/WAR INJURY PENSION
4.1 There shall be no change in the existing provisions regulating the amount/rate of various kinds of family pensions including family pension determined under casualty pensionary awards and additional family pension applicable to old family pensioners.
4.2 There shall also be no change in existing provisions regulating the Disability Pension/War Injury Pension under casualty pension award.
4.3 The amount of all kind of family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs.9,000/-. The maximum amount of normal rate and enhanced rate of ordinary family pension shall be 30% and 50% respectively, of highest pay in the Government which is Rs.2,50,000/- with effect from 1.1.2016. The maximum ceiling is, however, not applicable in the cases of Special Family Pension/ Liberalized Family Pension/Disability Pension/War Injury Pension etc., applicable under casualty pensionary awards.
4.4 The dependency criteria for the purpose of ordinary family pension shall continue to be the minimum family pension along with Dearness Relief thereon.
5. Ex-GRATIA LUMP SUM COMPENSATION IN CASES OF INVALIDMENT :
Ex-gratia lump sum compensation to Defence Service Personnel who are boarded out of service on account of disability/ war injury attributable to or aggravated by military service, shall be paid @ Rs. 20 lakh for 100% disability subject to provisions as stipulated in MoD letter No. 2(2)/2011/D(Pen/Policy) dated 26.12.2011. For disability/ war injury less than 100% but not less than 20%, the amount of Ex-gratia compensation shall be proportionately reduced. No Ex-gratia compensation shall be payable for disability/war injury less than 20%. The proportionate compensation would be based on actual percentage of disability as certified by the Invaliding Medical Board, without applying broad banding provisions as contained in Para 7.2 of MoD letter No. 1(2)/97/D(Pen-C) dated
31.01.2001.
6. DISABILITY/WAR INJURY ON DISCHARGE /INVALIDMENT:
6.1 BROAD-BANDING OF PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY/WAR INJURY ON DISCHARGE:
Where an Armed Forces personnel are discharged/retired on or after 1.1.2016 under the circumstances mentioned in Para 4.1 of MoD letter No. 1(2)/97/D (Pen-C) dated 31.1.2001 with disability including cases covered under MoD letter No. 16(5)/2008/D(Pen/Policy) dated 29.9.2009 and the disability/war injury has been accepted as 20% and more, the extent of disability or functional incapacity shall be determined in the manner prescribed in Para 7.2 of said letter dated 31.1.2001 for the purpose of computing disability/ war injury.
6.2 BROAD-BANDING OF PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY/WAR INJURY ON INVALIDMENT:
The existing provision for broad banding of invalidment cases of Disability and War injury pension shall remain unchanged.
6.3 Rates for calculation of disability where composite assessment is made due to existence of disability, as well as war injury, shall be determined in terms of provision contained in Para 3(b) of MoD letter No. 16(02)/2015-D(Pen/Pol) dated 08.08.2016.
6.4 CONSTANT ATTENDANT ALLOWANCE (CAA)
Constant Attendant Allowance shall continue to be admissible under the condition as hitherto fore at the existing rate from 1.1.2016 to 30.06.2017. However, it shall be admissible at the uniform rate of Rs.6750/- per month, irrespective of the rank with effect from 1.7.2017.
7. PROCEDURE FOR SANCTION OF REVISED PENSION TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY RETIRED:
JCOs/ORs who have already retired/ discharged/ invalided out/ died on or after 1.1.2016 and in whose cases, pensionary benefits at pre-revised rates have already been notified, the Record Offices concerned will initiate and forward revised LPC-cum-Data Sheet No.PHP-003/2017 (7th CPC) to the respective Pension Sanctioning Authorities (PSAs) for issue of Corrigendum PPOs notifying the revised pensionary awards.
8. The Software Programme for Data entry and validation check may be collected from EDP Centre of this Office through the reps of ROs visiting this Office.
9. The Orders/Circulars/Formats etc. in this connection are also available on the Website of this Office i.e. www.pcdapension.nic.in.
10. As far as possible, all fresh claims for grant of service pension should be submitted only on revised LPC-cum Data Sheet. After 01.10.2017, no fresh case will be entertained on old LPC-cum-Data Sheet. However, cases on the new LPC-cum-Data Sheet received before 01.10.2017 will also be accepted if revised pay details are available.
11th Bipartite Settlement – Meeting of the Core Group (Workmen) was held on 6.9.2017
Meeting of the Core Group (Workmen) was held.
No decision was taken during the meeting on any issue. Financial matters (wage related) were not discussed. No offer on Salary Rise was made by IBA.
Out of nine Demands on Agenda, only Six were discussed. They are :
1. Leave Benefits : PL accumulation & Encashment, Sick Leave, ML, Child Care Leave, Sabbatical Leave, Paternity Leave, Extra Ordinary Leave were discussed. Only discussions took place. For Child Care Leave Unions to present a note to IBA during next rounds.
2. Women Employees : Improvements demanded by Unions in their Service Conditions was discussed.
3. Temporary Employees : Demand for their absorption in regular Service was taken up. IBA put it aside.
4. LFC : Demand for Improvement in LFC Entitlement was taken up for discussion. Nothing Materialised.
5. PENSION for post April 2010 Employees : Demand for Regular Pension to these Employees was taken up. IBA wants Unions to take up this issue with individual Banks.
6. COMPASSIONATE GROUND APPOINTMENTS : Union demand is proper implementation of Scheme. IBA says Scheme is already there as per Govt Guidelines. Implementation part Unions have to take up with individual Banks.
The following three issues as per Agenda could not be discussed. They were :
1. Increase in Transport Allowance / Reimbursement of Petrol Cost.
2. Provisions of Voluntary Cessation of Service.
3. Compensation on Transfer.
The next meeting of Core Group (Workmen) will be held on 3rd October, 2017 at 11 am.
