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AICPIN for November 2022

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AICPIN for November 2022: Expected DA from Jan 2023

All-India CPI-IW for November 2022 remains unchanged at 132.5 (one hundred thirty two point five) when compared to October 2022

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry Labour and Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.

The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2022 remained stationary at 132.5 (one hundred thirty two point five). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between October, 2022 and November, 2022 when compared to an increase of 0.64 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

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The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing 0.21 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Buffalo Milk, Cow Milk, Dairy Milk, Eggs hen, Sunflower Oil, Onion, Chillies dry, cooked Meal, Doctar’s/Surgon’s fee, Hospital/Nursing home Charges and Bus fare  etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Apple, Banana, Orange, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Cucumber, Gourd/Lauki, Lady Finger and Tomato etc. putting downward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Korba recorded a maximum increase of 4.4 points followed by Chhindwara with 3.0 points. Among others, 2 centres recorded increase between 2 to 2.9 points, 8 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 29 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Coonor and Solapur recorded a maximum decrease of 2.2 points each followed by Raipur with 2.0 points. Among others, 12 centers recorded decrease between 1 to 1.9 points and 28 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of four centers index remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.41 per cent compared to 6.08 per cent for the previous month and 4.84 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 4.30 per cent against 6.52 per cent of the previous month and 3.40 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)

All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for October, 2022 and November, 2022

Sr. No.GroupsOctober, 2022November, 2022
IFood & Beverages133.9133.3
IIPan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants148.5148.7
IIIClothing & Footwear131.9132.3
IVHousing121.0121.0
VFuel & Light177.8177.8
VIMiscellaneous128.4129.1
 General Index132.5132.5

CPI-IW: Groups Indices

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of December, 2022 will be released on 31th January, 2023.

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Department of Posts launches an ‘Online request Transfer Portal’ for Gramin Dak Sevaks

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Department of Posts launches an ‘Online request Transfer Portal’ for Gramin Dak Sevaks

The Department of Posts under Ministry of Communications has launched an ‘Online request Transfer Portal’ for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), today. Shri Alok Sharma, Director General Postal Services launched the portal through Video Conference in the virtual presence of Chief Postmaster Generals of 23 Postal Circles and Senior Officers of the Department. While launching the portal he informed that the entire transfer process, from the stage of seeking applications from GDS to the stage of approval and issuing transfer orders, has now been made paperless and simple through the above portal.

The Department of Posts has the largest network of Post Offices in the world consisting of more than 1,56,000 Post Offices across India, out of which more than 1,31,000 Branch Post Offices (BOs) are in rural areas, where the Postal facilities are rendered through Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).  

The launch of online request transfer portal is a huge step in bringing transparency and accountability in the governance processes by leveraging technology. The online process would also result in saving of the time and resources.  Transfer of more than 5000 GDS has been approved through the online portal in one go on the day of launch.

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TN Pongal Bonus GO 2023: Ad-hoc Bonus for ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Government employees

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TN Pongal Bonus GO 2023: Ad-hoc Bonus for ‘C’ and ‘D’ Group Government employees

Government of Tamil Nadu
2022

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

FINANCE [Allowances] DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.373, Dated: 26th December 2022.
(Subakiruthu, Margazhi-11, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2053)

ABSTRACT

BONUS – Payment of Ad-hoc Bonus and Special Ad-hoc Bonus for the Accounting Year 2021–2022 – Sanction – Orders – Issued.

ORDER:

Government has decided to grant Adhoc Bonus to celebrate harvest festival “Pongal” equivalent to 30 days emoluments subject to a ceiling of Rs.3,000/- to all “C‟ and “D‟ Group regular and temporary Government employees, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including teachers on regular time scales of pay and Special Adhoc Bonus of Rs.1000/- to full time and Part time employees paid from contingencies / employees paid from Special time scale of pay for the accounting year 2021-2022.

2. Accordingly, Government direct that all “C and D” Group regular and temporary employees who are on regular time scales of pay, employees of Local Bodies and Aided Educational Institutions including Teachers on regular time scales of pay in C and D Group be paid adhoc bonus equivalent to 30 days emoluments subject to a ceiling of Rs.3,000/- for the accounting year 2021-2022.

3. Government also direct that, Special Ad hoc 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, 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 2021-2022.

4. The Ad-hoc Bonus shall be computed on the basis of actual emoluments as on 31st March 2022. The amount of ad-hoc bonus shall be calculated as if monthly emoluments were Rs.3,000/- per month. In respect of those drawing pay in the pre-revised / revised scales of pay, the calculation of Ad-hoc bonus shall be based on the emoluments drawn subject to the upper ceiling limit of Rs.3,000/- per month.

5. The Ad-hoc Bonus/Special Ad-hoc Bonus sanctioned above shall be admissible subject to the conditions prescribed in the Annexure to this order.

6. The expenditure on Ad-hoc Bonus/Special Ad-hoc Bonus shall be debited to the sub-detailed head “04. Other Allowances” under the detailed head “301. Salaries” or the detailed head “302. Wages” as the case may be, under the relevant service head of the department concerned.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

N.MURUGANANDAM
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

ANNEXURE

[G.O.Ms.No.373, Finance (Allowances) Department, Dated: 26-12-2022]

(i) The emoluments for purposes of Ad-hoc Bonus under these orders shall be worked out on the basis of basic pay/ personal pay and dearness allowance as on 31st March, 2022. The eligible Government servants of C and D Group shall be as ordered in G.O.Ms.No.21, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (A) Department, Dated: 05-03-2019.

(ii) The employees who were in service on 31st March 2022 and have rendered a full year of service from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 shall be eligible for the full amount of Ad-hoc Bonus sanctioned in this Order at the rate of 30/30 days of emoluments.

(iii) The employees who have rendered service of six months and above, but less than a year during 2021-2022 shall be eligible for proportionate amount of Ad-hoc Bonus. For the purpose of this rule, period less than 15 days shall be ignored and fifteen days and above shall be treated as a full month of service.

(iv) The Ad-hoc Bonus shall be rounded to the nearest rupee, i.e., fraction of 50 paise and above shall be rounded to the next higher rupee and fraction below 50 paise shall be ignored.

(v) The period of service for the purpose of computing Ad-hoc Bonus shall include all leave other than the extraordinary leave without Allowances. In the case of employees who were on extraordinary leave without allowances / Half Pay / Study Leave without pay during the month of March 2022, the Ad-hoc Bonus shall be determined based on the emoluments last drawn before proceeding on leave.

(vi) In the case of employees under suspension at any time, during 2021 – 2022 Subsistence allowances paid during suspension shall not be treated as emoluments. Such an employee may be paid Ad-hoc Bonus / Special Ad-hoc Bonus as and when the period of suspension is treated as duty. In other cases, the period of suspension shall be excluded for the purpose of Ad-hoc Bonus/Special Ad-hoc bonus. In the case of suspension, if any, after 31st March 2022 there shall be no bar for the payment of Ad-hoc Bonus / Special Ad-hoc Bonus.

(vii) Employees who retired on superannuation / Voluntary retirement / died in harness / invalidated from service, etc., prior to 31st March 2022 are eligible for Ad-hoc Bonus / Special Ad-hoc Bonus on the basis of actual service, subject to provision in para (iii) above.

(viii) Superannuated employees who were re-employed are eligible for Ad-hoc Bonus / Special Ad-hoc Bonus provided the period of service prior to and after re-employment taken together is not less than six months, subject to provision in para (ii) and (iii) above. In such cases, the eligibility period has to be worked out separately for the period prior to and after re-employment. The total amount admissible, for the period prior to superannuation and for the period after re-employment shall be restricted to the maximum admissible Ad-hoc Bonus / Special Ad-hoc Bonus; and

(ix) Employees who have rendered service of six months and above in Group „C‟ are eligible for proportionate Ad-hoc Bonus only. If an employee rendered less than six months of service in Group „C‟ and more than six months in Group „B‟, he shall not be eligible for Ad-hoc Bonus.

-/True Copy/-

SECTION OFFICER.

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Extension of the LTC block year 2018-21 for 3 months: DOPT O.M

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Extension of the LTC block year 2018-21 for 3 months: DOPT O.M dt 27.12.2022

F.No. 31011/24/2022-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: 27th December, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of the LTC block year 2018-21 (extended) for a period of three months – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the above mentioned subject and to state that as per rule 10 of the CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988, a Government servant who is unable to avail of the LTC within a particular block of two years or four years may avail of the same within the first year of the next block of two years or four years. Accordingly, the block year 2018-21 was deemed extended upto 31st December, 2022 by virtue of rule 10 of the CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988.

Also Read: Relaxation in the eligibility service – change in the crucial date i.e. 1st January DOPT

2. In relaxation of Rule 10 of the CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988, exercising the powers conferred under Rule 18 – ‘Power to relax’, of the CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988, it has now been decided with the approval of competent authority to extend the LTC Block year 2018-2021 (extended) for a period of three months i.e. upto 31st March, 2023.

(Satish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 2304 0341

To
All Secretaries of Ministries! Departments of the Government of India
(As per the standard list)

Copy to:

  1. Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
  2. Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.
  3. Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
  4. Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi.
  5. Parliament Library, New Delhi.
  6. All Union Territory Administrations.
  7. Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
  8. All Attached and Subordinate Offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions.
  9. Hindi Section for Hindi version

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Partial Withdrawal for NPS Subscribers: Submit requests through nodal offices

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Partial Withdrawal for NPS Subscribers

PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

CIRCULAR

PFRDA/2022/40/ASP-EXIT/04

Dec 23, 2022

To,
All the NPS stakeholders

Subject: Partial Withdrawal for NPS Subscribers

PFRDA has issued a circular no: PFRDA/2021/3/SUP-ASP/3 dt.14.01.2021 on partial withdrawals under NPS through self-declaration for the benefit of subscribers as a special dispensation to cope with the Covid pandemic in order to protect the subscribers’ interest and ease the burden of nodal officers including POPs from verification and authorization. The circular also provided for the option of submission of the partial withdrawal requests by the subscribers through their nodal office/POPs as per the prevalent practice.

2. In terms of the said circular, the online requests of the Subscribers directly processed in CRA system post Instant Bank Acct Verification through penny drop, without the need for the authorization by the associated nodal officers/POPs. It has benefited the subscribers during the Covid pandemic and immobility caused due to lock downs in various parts of the country to contain the spread of corona.

Also Read: Permission of Partial withdrawals towards treatment of specified illnesses- PFRDA

3. With the abating of the pandemic-related difficulties & relaxation of lock down restrictions, the issue examined after taking into consideration of the prevalent practices, circumstances and law, it has been decided to make it mandatory for all the Government sector subscribers (Central/ State Govt & Central/State Autonomous Bodies) to submit their requests through their associated nodal offices.

4. The subscribers belonging to the voluntary segment of the NPS (All citizens and Corporate) may continue to use the process as mentioned in the cited circular.

The above instructions shall come into effect from 01/01/2023.

Sd/-
Chief General Manager

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Leave applicable to Railway employees: Important FAQs

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Leave applicable to Railway employees: Important FAQs

भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.163/2022

No. E(P&A)I-2008/CPC/LE-8

New Delhi dated 19.12.2022

The General Managers/PFAs,
All Indian Railways and
Production Units.

Sub: Leave applicable to Railway employees – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Please refer to Board’s letter of even number dated 10.09.2015, vide which certain frequently asked questions issued by DoP&T vide FAQ No. 21011/08/2013-Estt(AL) dated 25.03.2013 on leave matters were circulated for railway employees.

2. Now, DoP&T vide FAQ dated 30.08.2022 has superseded its earlier FAQ dated 25.03.2013. Accordingly, the following FAQs will supersede the FAQs circulated vide Board’s letter dated 10.09.2015:

Sl. No.

 Frequently Asked Question Answer
1 What is the maximum period of leave of any kind which can be allowed to a railway servant? What is the impact if such limit is exceeded? No railway servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period of 5 years {Rule 910(1) of IREC Vol.I}. Normally, absence from duty, with or without leave, for a continuous period exceeding 5 years other than on foreign service, implies that such railway servant has deemed to have resigned from railway service.  {Rule 510(2) of IREC VoI}.
2 What are the leave entitlements of Railway servants serving in Railway schools? Rule No. 525 of IREC Vol.-I {Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949) regulates the grant of Leave on Average Pay for persons serving in the Railway Schools. Vide Board’s letter dated 23.04.2019, which came into force w.e.f. 14.12.2018 (the date of issue of DOP&T’s notification dated 11.12.2018), amendments have been made under Rule 525 & 526. The said rules provide for as follows:-

(1)(a). The leave account of every Railway servant who is serving in a Railway school such as teacher, principal, headmaster, librarian, laboratory assistant or a waterman shall be credited with Leave on Average Pay, in advance, in two instalments of five days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.

(b). In respect of any year in which a Railway servant avails a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to additional Leave on Average Pay in such proportion of twenty days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation, provided the total Leave on Average Pay credited shall not exceed thirty days in a calendar year.

(c). If, in any year, the Railway  servant does not avail any vacation, Leave on Average Pay will be as per Rule 523 instead of clauses (a) and (b).

  • For the purpose of this rule, the term “year” shall be construed not as – meaning a calendar year in which duty is performed but as meaning twelve months of actual duty in a Railway School.
  • A Railway servant entitled to vacation shall be considered to have availed himself of a vacation or a portion of a vacation unless he has been required by general or special order of a higher authority to forego such vacation or portion of a vacation. Provided that if he has been prevented by such order from enjoying more than fifteen days of the vacation, he shall be considered to have availed himself of no portion of the vacation.
  • When a Railway servant serving in a Railway school proceeds on leave before completing a full year of duty, the Leave on Average Pay admissible to him/her shall be calculated not with reference to the vacations which fall during the period of actual duty rendered before proceeding on leave but with reference to the vacation that falls during the year commencing from the date on which he completed the previous year of duty.
  • As per Rule 526 (3)(1), the account of Leave on Half Average Pay of every Railway servant (other than a Railway servant serving in a Railway School) shall be credited with Leave on Half Average Pay in advance, in two instalments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.
3 Whether railway servant can be permitted to leave station/ go abroad while on CCL? Child Care leave is granted to a railway servant to take care of the needs of the minor children. If the child is studying abroad or the railway servant has to go abroad for taking care of the child she/he may do so subject to other conditions laid down for this purpose.
4 What is the intention behind the instruction that CCL is to be treated like LAP and sanctioned as such? The intention is that CCL should be availed with prior approval of leave sanctioning authority and that the combination of CCL with other leave, if any, should be as per the restriction on LAP. The restriction of the limit of 180 days at a stretch as applicable in the case of LAP will not apply in case of CCL.
5 What are the prevailing provisions of CCL under’ Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, 1949 (Rule 551-E) 1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, a female Railway servant and single male Railway servant may be granted Child Care Leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a maximum period of seven hundred and thirty days during entire service for taking care of two eldest surviving children, whether for rearing or for looking after any of their needs, such as education, sickness and the like.

(2) For the purposes of sub-rule (1), “child” means-

(a) a child below the age of eighteen years; or

(b) an offspring of any age with a minimum disability of forty percent as specified in the Government of India in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s Notification No. 16-18/97-N 1.1, dated the ist June, 2001. (Authority- DOP&T’s Notification No. 1209(E) dated 14.12.2018)

3) Grant of child care leave to a female Railway servant and a single male Railway servant under sub-rule (1) shall be subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(i) it shall not be granted for more than three spells in a calendar year;

(ii) in case of a single female Railway servant, the grant of leave in three spells in a calendar year shall be extended to six spells in a calendar year.

(iii) it shall not ordinarily be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme situations where the leave sanctioning authority is satisfied about the need of Child Care Leave to the probationer, provided that the period for which such leave is sanctioned is minimal.

(iv) Child Care Leave may not be granted for a period less than five days at a time.

(4) During the period of Child Care Leave, a female Railway servant and a single male Railway servant shall be paid one hundred percent of the salary for the first three hundred and sixty five days, and at eighty percent of the salary for the next three hundred and sixty five days.

(5) Child Care Leave may be combined with leave of any other kind.(Rule 551E of IREC Vol.I)

(6) Notwithstanding the requirement of productions of medical certificate contained in Rule 527 or sub-rule (1) (ii) of Rule 528, leave of the kind due and admissible (including Commuted Leave not exceeding sixty days and Leave Not Due) upto a maximum of one year, if applied for, be granted in continuation with child care leave granted under sub-rule (1). (Rule 551E of IREC Vol. I)

(7) Child Care Leave shall not be debited against the leave account. (Rule 551E of IREC Vol.I)

Explanation – ‘Single Male Railway Servant’ means – an unmarried or widower or divorcee Railway servant.”

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Also Read: Grant of Leave to Probationary officers: Railway Board

3. Please acknowledge receipt.

DA: As above

(N P Singh)
Joint Director/E(P&A),
Railway Board

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Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks

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Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Non RBA Letter

No. 2018/AC-I1/21/2/ARPAN

New Delhi, dated 21.12.2022

Pr.Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways & PUS

Pr. Chief Personnel Officers,
All Zonal Railways & PUs

Sub :- Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks.

Ref: Board’s Letter No. 2021/AC-I1/9/2/e dated 18.02.2022(RBA No. 12/2022) and No. 2010 /AC-II/21/12(pt) dated 23.02.2022 (RBA no. 14/2022), Letter No. 2018/AC-II/21/2/ARPAN dated 12.05.2022 (RBA No. 29/2022)

Please connect Board’s letter of even no. dated 12.05.2022 conveying the preparedness of Axis Bank for processing of e-PPOs received from Zonal Railways and Production Units. Now, HDFC Bank has also confirmed that the bank has completed all technical modalities in this regard. Railway Pensioners can now opt for drawal of pension from HDFC Bank.

This is for kind information.

(Ajay Bartwal) 
Joint Director Finance/CCA
Railway Board

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Redressal of Complaints of Pensioner

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Redressal of Complaints of Pensioner

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE)

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1889
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022)

REDRESSAL OF COMPLAINTS OF PENSIONER

1889 # DR. RADHA MOHAN DAS AGRAWAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) whether complaints are often received from ex-employee pensioners regarding the functioning of the Pension Disbursing Bank, if so, the nature of such complaints; and

(b) the provisions made by the Department for quick redressal of these complaints?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Yes sir, Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare receives grievances from Pensioners regarding the functioning of the Pension Disbursing Banks and the same are assigned to Department of Financial Services (Banking Division), the concerned Department, for appropriate resolution. These grievances broadly pertain to delayed payment of Pension/Dearness Relief and arrears thereof, delayed payment/stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance, delayed issuance of Form 16, excessive tax deduction, on-issuance of pension slip.

(b): All grievances of the pensioners are registered on Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) Portal and their disposal is monitored by the department through this system. The time limit required for redressal of grievances has been reduced from 60 days to 30 days, as per existing DARPG guidelines dated 27-07-2022. The Department also conducts Inter-Ministerial Review Meeting for monitoring the delay in the redressal of grievances by the concerned Departments.

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Extension of Annual Identification for SPARSH migrated pensioners

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Extension of Annual Identification for SPARSH migrated pensioners

PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)

Competent authority has accorded approval for extension of Annual identification for three months for SPARSH migrated pensioners, (Therefore “No Pension will be stopped for 3 months”) whose identification was due in month of November, 2022.

SPARSH migrated pensioners are advised hereby to perform annual identification through various modes available (through Jeevan Pramaan, through SPARSH portal and through SPARSH Service Centre) at the earliest to avoid stoppage of pension.

Pensioners who have performed Annual identification through any available modes may check their status by visiting link https://pcdapension.nic.in/pcda/view-sparshppo.php

Pensioners who have submitted Annual identification through MLC mode of SPARSH may check their status through above link regularly as it takes some time and get reflected after approval of back end user of PCDAP.

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Cabinet approves revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under OROP from July 2019

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Cabinet approves revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under OROP from July 2019

Union Cabinet approves revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under One Rank One Pension w.e.f. July 01, 2019

Armed Forces Personnel retired up to June 30, 2019 to be covered; Over 25.13 lakh to be benefitted

Rs 23,638 crore to be paid as arrears from July 2019 to June 2022

Estimated additional annual expenditure for implementation of the revision calculated as approx. Rs 8,450 crore @31% Dearness Relief

The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved revision of pension of Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) w.e.f. July 01, 2019. Pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of average of minimum and maximum pension of Defence Forces retirees of calendar year 2018 in the same rank with the same length of service.

Beneficiaries

The Armed Forces Personnel retired up to June 30, 2019{excluding pre-mature (PMR) retired w.e.f. July 01, 2014} will be covered under this revision. More than 25.13 lakh (including over 4.52 lakh new beneficiaries) Armed Forces Pensioners/family pensioners will be benefitted. Pension for those drawing above the average shall be protected. The benefit would also be extended to family pensioners, including war widows and disabled pensioners.

Arrears will be paid in four half-yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners, including those in receipt of Special/Liberalised Family Pension and Gallantry Award Winners, shall be paid arrears in one instalment.

Also Read: One Rank One Pension (OROP)

Expenditure

The estimated annual expenditure for the implementation of the revision has been calculated as approx. Rs 8,450 crore @31% Dearness Relief (DR). Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019 to December 31, 2021 have been calculated as over Rs 19,316 crore based on DR @ 17% for the period from July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2021 and @31% for the period from July 01, 2021 to December 31, 2021. Arrears w.e.f. July 01, 2019 to June 30, 2022 have been calculated as approx. Rs 23,638 crore as per the applicable dearness relief. This expenditure is over and above the ongoing expenditure on account of OROP.

Rank wise likely estimated increase (in rupees) in service pension under OROP w.e.f. July 01, 2019:

RankPension as
on 01.01.2016		Revised pension 
w.e.f. 01.07.2019		Likely arrears
from 01.07.2019
to 30.06.2022
Sepoy17,69919,72687,000
Naik18,42721,1011,14,000
Havildar20,06621,78270,000
Nb Subedar24,23226,8001,08,000
Sub Major33,52637,6001,75,000
Major61,20568,5503,05,000
Lt. Colonel84,33095,4004,55,000
Colonel92,8551,03,7004,42,000
Brigadier96,5551,08,8005,05,000
Maj. Gen.99,6211,09,1003,90,000
Lt. Gen.1,01,5151,12,0504,32,000

Background

The Government took a historic decision to implement OROP for the Defence Forces Personnel/family pensioners and issued policy letter on November 07, 2015 for revision of pension w.e.f. July 01, 2014. In the said policy letter, it was mentioned that in future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years. Approx. Rs 57,000 crore has been spent @Rs 7,123 crore per year in eight years in the implementation of OROP.

केन्द्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने ‘वन रैंक, वन पेंशन’ के तहत सशस्त्र बलों के पेंशनभोगियों/पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों की पेंशन में पुनरीक्षण को 01 जुलाई 2019 से मंजूरी दी


इसके तहत 30 जून, 2019 तक सेवानिवृत्त होने वाले सशस्त्र बलों के कार्मिक कवर किए जायेंगे; 25.13 लाख से अधिक पेंशनभोगी इससे लाभान्वित होंगे

जुलाई 2019 से लेकर जून 2022 तक के बकाये के रूप में 23,638 करोड़ रुपये का भुगतान किया जाएगा

पुनरीक्षण के कार्यान्वयन से लगभग 8,450 करोड़ रुपये @ 31 प्रतिशत महंगाई राहत का अनुमानित अतिरिक्त वार्षिक व्यय होगा

प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्‍द्र मोदी की अध्‍यक्षता में केन्‍द्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने ‘वन रैंक, वन पेंशन’ (ओआरओपी) के तहत सशस्‍त्र बलों के पेंशनभोगियों/पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों की पेंशन में पुनरीक्षण को 01 जुलाई, 2019 से मंजूरी दे दी है। पूर्व पेंशनभोगियों की पेंशन कैलेंडर वर्ष 2018 में समान सेवा अवधि के साथ समान रैंक में रक्षा बल के सेवानिवृत्त कर्मियों की न्यूनतम और अधिकतम पेंशन के औसत के आधार पर फिर से निर्धारित की जाएगी।

लाभार्थी

30 जून, 2019 तक सेवानिवृत्त होने वाले सशस्त्र बलों के कार्मिकों {01 जुलाई, 2014 से समय-पूर्व (पीएमआर) सेवानिवृत्त होने वाले को छोड़कर} को इस पुनरीक्षण के तहत कवर किया जाएगा। 25.13 लाख से अधिक (4.52 लाख से अधिक नए लाभार्थियों सहित) सशस्त्र बलों के पेंशनभोगियों/पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों को लाभ होगा। निर्धारित औसत से अधिक पेंशन पाने वालों की पेंशन को संरक्षित किया जाएगा। यह लाभ युद्ध में शहीद होने वाले सैन्य कर्मियों की विधवाओं और दिव्यांग पेंशनरों सहित पारिवारिक पेंशनरों को भी दिया जाएगा।

बकाये का भुगतान चार छमाही किस्तों में किया जाएगा। हालांकि, विशेष/उदारीकृत पारिवारिक पेंशन पाने वालों और वीरता पुरस्कार विजेताओं सहित सभी पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों को एक किस्त में बकाया राशि का भुगतान किया जाएगा।

व्यय

पुनरीक्षण के कार्यान्वयन से 8,450 करोड़ रुपये @ 31 प्रतिशत महंगाई राहत (डीआर) का अनुमानित वार्षिक व्यय होगा। 01 जुलाई, 2019 से लेकर 31 दिसंबर, 2021 तक के बकाये की गणना 01 जुलाई, 2019 से लेकर 30 जून, 2021 की अवधि के लिए डीआर @ 17 प्रतिशत और 01 जुलाई, 2021 से लेकर 31 दिसंबर, 2021 तक की अवधि के लिए @ 31 प्रतिशत के आधार पर की गई है और यह राशि 19,316 करोड़ रुपये से अधिक है। 01 जुलाई, 2019 से लेकर 30 जून, 2022 तक कुल बकाया राशि लागू महंगाई राहत के अनुसार लगभग 23,638 करोड़ रुपये की होगी। यह व्यय ओआरओपी के मद में हो रहे व्यय के अतिरिक्त है।  

01 जुलाई 2019 से ओआरओपी के तहत रैंक के अनुसार सेवा पेंशन में संभावित अनुमानित वृद्धि (रुपये में):

रैंक01.01.2016
 तक पेंशन		01.07.2019 
से प्रभावी संशोधित पेंशन		01.07.2021
 से प्रभावी संशोधित पेंशन		01.07.2019 से 
30.06.2022 तक संभावित बकाया
सिपाही17,69919,72620,39487,000
नायक18,42721,10121,9301,14,000
हवलदार20,06621,78222,29470,000
नायब सूबेदार24,23226,80027,5971,08,000
सूबेदार मेजर33,52637,60038,8631,75,000
मेजर61,20568,55070,8273,05,000
लेफ्टिनेंट कर्नल84,33095,40098,8324,55,000
कर्नल92,8551,03,7001,07,0624,42,000
ब्रिगेडियर96,5551,08,8001,12,5965,05,000
मेजर जनरल99,6211,09,1001,12,0393,90,000
लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल1,01,5151,12,0501,15,3164,32,000

पृष्ठभूमि

सरकार ने रक्षा बलों के कार्मिकों/पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों के लिए वन रैंक वन पेंशन (ओआरओपी) को लागू करने का ऐतिहासिक निर्णय लिया और 01 जुलाई, 2014 से पेंशन में पुनरीक्षण के लिए 07 नवंबर, 2015 को नीति पत्र जारी किया। उक्त नीति पत्र में, यह उल्लेख किया गया था कि भविष्य में पेंशन हर पांच वर्ष में फिर से निर्धारित की जाएगी। ओआरओपी के कार्यान्वयन में आठ वर्षों में प्रति वर्ष 7,123 करोड़ रुपये की दर से लगभग 57,000 करोड़ रुपये खर्च किए गए हैं।

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