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.
7th CPC Revision of disability pension of pre-2016 disability pensioners
No. 1/4/2016-P&PW(F)
Government of India
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
(Desk-F)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi,
Dated the 11th November, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Implementation of Government‘s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of disability pension of pre-2016 disability pensioners – clarification regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission, orders have been issued for revision of pension and disability pension of pre 2016 pensioners/disability pensioners, vide this Department’s OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii) dated 4.8.2016. As per para 4.1. of the OM dated 4.8.2016, the existing pension/family pension is to be multiplied by 2.57 and the amount of revised pension/family pension so arrived at shalt be rounded off to the next higher rupee. As per para 4.4. of the OM, it was indicated that the upper ceiling of pension and family pension will be 50% and 30% respectively of the highest pay in the Government, ie. Rs.2,50,000/-
2. A doubt has been raised whether the above ceiling would also be applicable to disability pension/family pension under CCS(EOP)Rules. Pension/family pension under CCS(Pension)Rules is calculated @50%/30%of the last pay drawn or average emoluments for last 10 months, whichever is more beneficial to the pensioner/family pensioner. Disability pension and family pension, under CCS(EOP)Rules is more than 50%/30% of last pay/average emoluments on account of the disability element. Therefore, it is clarified that the ceiling of pension/family pension indicated in para 4.4 of Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare OM dated 04.08.2016 referred to above is applicable only in the case of pension/family pension under CCS(Pension) Rules and will not apply in the case of disability pension/family pension under CCS(EOP) Rules.
Dearness Relief Order for Pensioners w.e.f. July 2016
F. No. 42/15/2016-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 16th Nov, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.7.2016 on implementation of decision taken on recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission.
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The undersigned is directed to say that subsequent to implementation of the decision taken by the Government on the recommendation of the 7th Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be as follows:
Date from which payable
Rate of Dearness Relief per month
From 01.01.2016
From 01.01.2016
From 01.07.2016
2% of Basic Pension/Family Pension
Note:- Dearness Relief at the rates indicated in the above table will also be admissible on the additional basic pension/additional family pension available to older pensioners/family pensioners based on their age as indicated in this Department’s OMs 38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(i) dated 04.08.2016 and 38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii) dated 04.08.2016.
2. These orders apply to (i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners/family pensioners.
3. These orders will not be applicable on following categories:-
(i) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government Pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of adhoc ex-gratia allowance.
(ii) Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and are in receipt of 1/3rd restored commuted portion of pension.
(iii) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension in the pre-2016 pay scales/pay.
(iv) CPF beneficiaries, their widows and eligible children who are in receipt of ex-gratia payment in terms of this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 and revised vide this Department’s OM 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dated 27.06.2013.
Separate orders will be issued in respect of the above categories.
4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F.No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 96 July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.
8. The offices of Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-11 dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21? May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.
10. This issues in pursuance of instructions of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 1/2/2016-E.II(B) dated 4th Nov, 2016.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Confederation writes to CGA : Payment of salary for Nov 2016 in cash for Central Government Employees
CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS 1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building, New Delhi- 110001
Ref: Confdn/salary/2016
Dated – 15.11.2016
To,
Controller General of Accounts
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan,
Ministry of Finance,
GPO Complex, Block E, Aviation Colony,
INA Colony, New Delhi – 110003
Sir,
Sub :- Request for issuing instructions for disbursement of salary of Central Government Employees for the month of November 2016 in cash.
As you are aware , the difficulties being experienced due to demonetization of Rs,500/- and Rs. 1000/- currency notes may continue for about 50 days as made clear by the Government, Further Banks have imposed a cap of 24000/- for withdrawal from savings Bank Accounts. Even for withdrawing that amount, one has to stand in long que for hours together. Naturally Central Government employees are likely to face much problem for getting their salary for this month in time. Employees waiting in que for cash may adversely affect the functioning of Central Government offices also.
In view of the above situation, I request you to issue necessary instructions to all pay drawing and disbursing officers, to make advance arrangements for payment of salary for November 2016, in cash, to all Central Government employees, on or before 30th November 2016.
