Implementation of Seventh Central Pay Commission’s recommendations especially from the Armed Forces and Nurses
Representations have been received from various quarters some of which pertain to Armed Forces and Nurses. While approving the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on pay, pension and other related issues, the Government has set up various Committees to examine and address some of the issues arising out of implementation of Commission’s recommendations. Based on the recommendations of these Committees on these issues, appropriate decisions will be taken by the Government.
This was stated by ‘Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Action against officials not coming back to Original Office after Foreign Deputation
The Department of Personnel & Training had issued instructions/guidelines under AIS (Leave) Rules vide letter No. 11019/05/2015-AIS-III dated 3/11/2015 to process deemed resignation in respect of AIS officers, for being unauthorisedly absent after expiry of leave/study leave/foreign assignment etc. and completion of one month from the expiry of leave/study leave/ foreign assignment etc. The said instructions lay down procedure that shall be followed in the cases of unauthorised absence and to initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS (Leave) Rules, 1955.
Similarly for officers of the organized Group A and Group B Services of the Central Government, the Consolidated Deputation Guidelines dated 29/02/2008, stipulate that “The officer shall be deemed to have resigned from service in case he/she fails to join the Government within one month of completion of his/her approved tenure with the concerned organization.”
This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri P. L. Punia in the Rajya Sabha today.
Salary advance for the month of November 2016 to be paid to Non-Gazetted employees of Central Government
No.25(30)/E.Coord/2016
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi the 17th November 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Salary advance for the month of November 2016 to be paid to Non-Gazetted employees of Central Government.
In terms of Rule 64 (2) of Central Government Account (Receipt & Payment) Rules, 1983, the President is pleased to release part salary, in advance, amounting to Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) by 23rd November 2016 from the salary for the month of November 2016 in the form of cash payout to all Non-Gazetted employees of Central Government.
2. Employees, who do not wish to receive the cash pay-out of the part salary advance amounting to Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) may give their option in the enclosed proforma to their respective Drawing & Disbursing Officer by is 18th November 2016. In that case, their salary will be credited to their account on the last working day of November 2016, as usual. In case no option is received by the said date, it will be presumed that the employee has opted for cash pay-out and the payment thereof will be disbursed in cash accordingly. Residual part of their salary payable for the month of November 2016 will be released as per the existing procedure.
3. The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of all the Organisations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments.
4. Appropriate necessary instructions on the subject may be issued by respective administrative Ministries/Departments in respect of Autonomous Bodies, Department of Public Enterprises in respect of Public Sector Enterprises, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Defence in respect of the Services.
(Annie G. Mathew)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
NFIR requests for payment of Nov 2016 Salary by cash for Railway Employees
NFIR National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
No.I/3/Part I
Dated : 16/11/2016
The Member Staff,
Railway Board
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Invalidation of currency notes of Rs.500 and 1000 denomination- hardship being faced by Railway employees-reg.
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Consequent upon the invalidation of Rs.500 and 1000 denomination currency notes, the Government have clamped several restrictions for drawal of money from the accounts of Account Holders. Restriction has also been imposed. limiting withdrawal to Rs.2500/- only per day through ATM.
The Railway Board is aware that vast percentage of Rail Workforce resides and performs duties at remote places, jungle areas, away from towns and villages. In these areas the Ranks/ATMs are not available at nearby work places. Where the Banks are located, the withdrawal of money by the Account Holder is restricted to Rs. 24 thousand per week. The nature duties of Railway Employees is such that they cannot afford to visit Banks/ATMs regularly and wait for hours together in the long queue for the purpose of drawing cash on daily basis.
The Railway employees in general anxiously wait for their monthly salaries for the purpose of purchasing commodities for daily needs and for paying house rent, eelectricitybills etc. As the salaries are credited to the Bank Accounts of the Railway employees and restrictions have been clamped on drawal of their salaried money, the Railway eemployees will be put to untold hardships. They are already facing severe hardship in exchanging currency notes as well drawing their own money from their Bank Accounts due to restrictions.
In order to overcome above hardships, NFIR requests the Railway Board (MS) to arrange to take immediate action for ensuring payment of salaries of November 2016 (to be paid on 30/11/2016) and arrears of DA in cash to each Railway employee as a special case instead of crediting to their Bank Accounts.
Confederation request all the employees of autonomous bodies to join the Confederation’s agitational programme
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS
1St Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
No. Confdn/Genl/2016-19
Dated – 28-10-2016
AN APPEAL TO EMPLOYEES & ORGANISATIONS OF GOVT. OF INDIA AUTONOMOUS BODIES
To
All Organisations & Employees of
Govt. of India Autonomous Bodies.
Dear Friends and Comrades,
As you are aware, the extension of benefits of revised pay structure as per CCS (RP) Rules 2016, to employees working in autonomous bodies, is still pending. There is total uncertainty regarding grant of 7th CPC benefits. Bonus payment is also pending. Everything depends upon the policy decision of the Government. The employees of autonomous bodies are totally upset, frustrated and disappointed. Discontentment of the employees are growing day by day. As the autonomous bodies are scattered all over the country, a joint struggle by them alone is not an immediate possibility.
It is in this background, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers has decided to include the demand for wage revision of autonomous employees also in its charter of demands and agitational programmes. Accordingly mass demonstrations on 20-10-2016 and mass dharna on 7th November 2016 was already conducted throughout the country. Third phase is massive Parliament March on 15th December 2016 at Jantar Mantar (Parliament Street), New Delhi.
I request all the organisations and employees of autonomous bodies to join the Confederation’s agitational programme so that Government will understand your anger, protest and discontentment. I appeal to you all, to participate in the Parliament March on 15th December 2016, with your flags, banners and placards. Let the message go to the Government that the employees of autonomous bodies will not continue to keep silent and may be forced to go for direct action, including strike if situation warrants, for their legitimate demands.
Come one, Come all, Come in hundreds and thousands.
Let us make the Parliament March a historic success.
Govt. should not be allowed to indefinitely delay or deny our rights.
Anomaly Committee meeting on 1.12.2016 for calculation of Disability Pension for Defence Forces Personnel
IMMEDIATE
MEETING NOTICE
F.No.11/2/2016-JCA(Pt)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 15th November, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: 1st Meeting of the Anomaly Committee to be held on 1/12/2016 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (P) on the calculation of the Disability Pension for Defence Forces’ Personnel as per the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission
The first meeting of the Anomaly Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary (P), will be held on 1st December, 2016 at 11.00 A.M. in Room No. 190, North Block, New Delhi on the calculation of the Disability Pension for Defence Forces’ Personnel as per the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. The detailed agenda note will follow.
2. Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting
7th CPC pay scale to Temporary Status Casual labourers : Confederation writes to Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension.
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1St Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Ref: Confdn/7th CPC/2016
Dated – 16.11.2016
To
The Secretary
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: – Grant of 7th CPC pay scale to Temporary Status Casual labourers – reg.
At present Temporary status Casual Labourers are being paid minimum of the pre-revised 6th CPC pay scale. Consequent on implementation of 7th CPC pay scales with effect from 01.01.2016, their pay scale is to be revised.
I request you to take necessary action for revising the pay of the Temporary status casual labourers at an early date.
Yours faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Member, JCM National Council
Standing Committee
Delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years – Confederation writes to Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1St Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Ref: Confdn/Pension/2016
Dated – 16.11.2016
To,
The Secretary
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Sir,
Sub: – Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners – delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years – amendment requested.
Ref: – Your OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 06.04.2016.
Please refer to your OM No. referred above. In Para-6 of the OM reads as follows:
“It has now been decided that the revised consolidated pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall not be Iowerthan 50% of the minimum of the pay in the pay Band and Grade Pay (wherever applicable) corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale as per fitment table without pro-rata reduction of pension even if they had qualifying service less than 33 years at the time of retirement.”
As per OM No. 38/86/03-P&PW (A) dated 29.08.2008 of Department of Pension and Pensioners welfare, in which the decision to implement the decision of the Govt. on 6th CPC recommendations was communicated, “pension should be paid at 50% of the average emoluments received during the last ten months, or the pay last drawn whichever is more beneficial to the retiring employee.”
The above clause of “50% of the last pay drawn” is missing in the OM No. dated 06.04.2016. when the benefit of this clause is extended to those pensioners who retired after 01.01.2006 (post 01.01.2006), it is not fair to deny the same benefit to pre-2006 pensioers, Moreover, the CAT, Principal Bench New Delhi, vide its common order on 01.11.2011, in OA 655/2010 and other 3 OAS, has directed to refix the pension of all pre-2006 retirees w.e.f 01.01.2006, based on the resolution dated 29.08.2008 of Department of pension & pensioner’s welfare. Though the above orders were challenged by the Govt, the SLP were dismissed in the Supreme Court.
The Resolution dated 29.08.2008 contains two decisions (1) delinking of the condition of 33 years and (2) calculation of pension as 50% of the last pay drawn or last ten months average pay whichever is more beneficial to the retiree. I request you to issue necessary modificatory orders to the OM dated 06.04.2016, so that the benefit of “50% of last pay drawn” will be extended to pre-2006 pensioners also.
Awaiting favourable orders.
Your faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Member JCM National Council
Standing Committee
7th CPC Pay scale to those who are appointed on compassionate grounds : Confederation
Confederation writes to Ministry of Finance to grant the 7th CPC Pay scale to those who are appointed on compassionate grounds and drawing pre-revised pay scale (without Grade pay) for want of matriculation qualification
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1St Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi – 110001
Ref: Confdn/7th CPC/ 2016
Dated – 16.11.2016
To
Shri R. K Chaturvedi
Joint Secretary to Govt. of India
Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
(7th CPC Implementation Cell)
Room No. 124, The Ashok, North Block
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
Sub: – Grant of 7th CPC Pay scale to those who are appointed on compassionate grounds and drawing pre-revised pay scale (without Grade pay) for want of matriculation qualification – reg.
There are a few officials who are selected on relaxed standards under the compassionate appointment scheme. As they are not possessing the requisite matriculation qualification, they are being paid pre- revised basic pay (without Grade Pay), till they acquire the requisite qualification.
After the notification of CCS (RP) Rules 2016, the employees who are drawing the pre-revised pay scale (without Grade pay) due to want of matriculation qualification, are not given the 7th CPC Pay scales, as it requires separate orders.
I request you to cause issuing of necessary orders extending the benefit of 7th CPC Pay scale to the above-mentioned officials also, at an early date.
Your faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Confederation
Member, JCM National Council
Standing Committee
Extension of date for submission of Annual Life Certificate upto 15th January, 2017.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II,BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE
NEW DELHI-110066
CPAO/Tech/leevan Pramaan/(3)/Vol-VI/2016-17/172
15.11.2016
Office Memorandum
Subject: – Extension of date for submission of Annual Life Certificate upto 15th January, 2017.
Pensioners / family pensioners are required to submit their Annual Life Certificates during the month of November every year. In view of rush at bank branches due to demonetization of Rs.500/- and Rs. 1000/ – currency notes, this year Government of India has decided to extend the time limit for submission of Annual Life Certificates upto 15th January, 2017 for convenience of pensioners/family pensioners. Accordingly, all the CPPCs of pension disbursing banks are advised to issue necessary directions to their Pension Accounts Holding Branches (PAHB)
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
