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Regulation of payment of Dress Allowance to the Armed Forces personnel joining service after 1st July of a year

Regulation of payment of Dress Allowance to the Armed Forces personnel joining service after 1st July of a year

1(4)/2019/D(Pay/Services)
Ministry of Defence
Department of Military Affairs
D(Pay/Services)

New Delhi, dated 24th May, 2023

To

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Regulation of payment of Dress Allowance to the Armed Forces personnel joining service after 1st July of a year – regarding.

1. In continuation of this Ministry’s letter no. 1(4)/2019-D(Pay/Services) dated 01.09.2022 on he above subject, the Govt has decided that the rate of Dress allowance in respect of Armed Forces personnel joining service after 1st July of a year, shall be as follows:

(a) Rate of Dress allowance:

S.No.Category of AFPRate per annum (in Rs.)
1Officers20,000/-
2MNS Officers15,000/-
3JCOs/OR10,000/-

(b) The amount of Dress Allowance shall be credited to Armed Forces personnel’s account directly in the month of July. The disbursement of the payment of Dress Allowance has been explained below with an example:

* Formula for proportionate payment of Dress Allowance is:-

(Amount/12) x No. of months (Date of commission in case of Officer/MNS Officers Or from date of reporting to Units in case of JCOs/OR till month of June of the following year)

2. These orders shall be effective from date of issue of this letter.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their 1.D. No. 110/ AG/ PD/ 2023 dated 22/05/2023 of RF No. 2(7)/2017-AG/PD.

Yours faithfully,

(T Johnson)
Gp Capt
Director (Pay/Services)

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Opportunity for revision of Option to come over to revised Pay Structure: MoD O.M

Opportunity for revision of Option to come over to revised Pay Structure

No.1(4)/2021/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence

New Delhi
Dated:- 23.05.2023

To,

The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject:- Pay Rules/Regulations, 2017 for Army/Navy/ Air Force officers, MNS, JCOS/OR & equivalent- Opportunity for revision of Option to come over to revised Pay Structure.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to Rules 5 & 6 of Pay Rules/Regulations 2017 for Defence Personnel regarding exercise of option to come over to the revised pay Structure effective from 01.01.2016 as notified by the Pay Rules/Regulations for Defence personnel and to state that the said option was to be exercised within one hundred and eighty days from the date of the notification i.e. 03.05.2017, 30.06.2017(for NCs(E)) and 14.07.2017 (for MNS), of the said Rules. In this regard vide MoD letter No. 1(29)/2017/D (Pay /Services) dated 06 Aug 2019 an Opportunity to revise the option to come over to revised pay structure was provided. The following Pay Rules/Regulations, 2017 have been issued for Defence Personnel:-

(a) Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017.
(b) Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017.
(c) Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017.
(d) Military Nursing Service Pay Rules, 2017.
(e) Army Pay Rules, 2017.
(f) Navy Pay Regulations, 2017.
(g) Air Force Pay Rules, 2017.
(h) NCs (E) of Air Force Rules-2017.

2. Personnel of Army/Navy/Air Force/MNS/NCs(E) who were promoted/financially upgraded between 01.01.2016 and the date of Notification of Pay Rules by this Ministry i.e. 03.05.2017 and who have been requesting for re-exercising of option to switch over to the 7th CPC structure shall be permitted to re-exercise their option in terms of Rules 5 & 6 thereof. The revised option shall be exercised within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue of this letter. The option exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms and conditions laid down in the Said Rules 5 & 6 of Pay Rules/Regulations 2017 shall continue to be applicable.

3. The personnel covered under this letter May also be given Opportunity to revise option for fixation of Pay as per provision of FR22(i)(a)(1).

4. The other conditions contained in MoF(DoE) OM No. dated 31.07.2018 and 28.11.2019 as adopted by this Ministry, may be duly followed.

5. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance vide their ID No. 03-04 /2022- E.IIIA dated 09.05.2023 and concurrence of Defence(Finance) vide their ID Note No. 1(8)2017-AG/PA/85-PA/Part-I dated 15.05.2023.

Yours faithfully

(Laxmi Balasubramanian)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Amendment in the Central Civil Services Leave Rules 1972: GSR.374(E) 15th May 2023

Amendment in the Central Civil Services Leave Rules 1972: GSR.374(E) 15th May 2023

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING
NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 15th May, 2023

GSR. 374(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to article 309 read wit clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely: –

Short title and commencement.-

(1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 43-AA, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “six months from the date of valid adoption’, the following shall be substituted, namely: –

“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be granted Paternity Leave for a period of 15 days, within a period of six months, from the date of accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:

Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the Paternity Leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such male Government Servant”.

3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, in sub-rule (1), for the portion beginning with the words “surviving children, on valid adoption” and ending with the words “after the date of valid adoption”, the following shall be substituted, namely: –

“surviving children, on accepting a child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption of a child below the age of one year, may be granted child adoption leave, by an authority competent to grant leave, for a period of 180 days, immediately after accepting the child in pre-adoption foster care or on valid adoption, as the case may be:

Provided that in a case where the pre-adoption foster care is not followed by valid adoption of the child, the leave already availed shall be debited from any other kind of leave available to the credit of such female Government Servant’.

[F.No. A-2401 1/6/2023-Estt. (Leave)]
MANOJ KUMAR DWIVEDI, Addl. Secy.

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Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks: RBA No. 16/2023

Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks: RBA No. 16/2023

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

RBA No. 16/2023

No. 2010/AC-II/21/10/Pt IV

New Delhi, dated 15.5.2023

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:1.Board’s Letter No. 2021/AC-II/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),

2. Letter No. 2018/AC-II/21/2/ARPAN dated 12.05.2022 (RBA No. 29/2022)

Please connect Board’s letters cited above conveying the preparedness of Axis Bank and HDFC Bank for processing of e-PPOs issued by Railways. Now, ICICI 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 ICICI Bank.

Also Read: Railway Orders 2023

The retiring employees may, therefore, be advised accordingly.

(Ajay Bartwal)
Joint Director Finance/CCA
Railway Board

Lateral Recruitment for Joint Secretary Level/ Director/ Deputy Secretary Level Posts on Contract Basis

Lateral Recruitment for Joint Secretary Level/ Director/ Deputy Secretary Level Posts on Contract Basis

Four Joint Secretaries and 16 Directors/ Deputy Secretaries will be inducted through lateral recruitment

As per the requisition received from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoP&T), Government of India, applications are being invited to join the Government at the level of Joint Secretary/ Director/ Deputy Secretary on contract basis in the following Departments/Ministries of the Government: –

  1. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  2. Ministry of Civil Aviation
  3. Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers.
  4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
  5. Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
  6. Ministry of Heavy Industries
  7. Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
  8. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  9. Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice
  10. Department of Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  11. Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
  12. Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
  13. Four Joint Secretaries and 16 Directors/ Deputy Secretaries will be inducted through lateral recruitment in the above Ministries/Departments.

The detailed advertisement and instructions to the candidates will be uploaded on the Commission’s website on 20th May 2023. Interested candidates can apply from 20th May 2023 to 19th June 2023.

Candidates will be short-listed for Interview on the basis of the information provided by them in their online application. They must ensure that such information is correct.


भारत सरकार के कार्मिक और प्रशिक्षण विभाग से प्राप्त मांग के अनुसार सरकार के निम्नलिखित विभागों/मंत्रालयों में अनुबंध के आधार पर संयुक्त सचिव/निदेशक/उप सचिव स्तर के लिए आवेदन आमंत्रित किये जा रहे हैः-

  1. कृषि और किसान कल्याण विभाग, कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्रालय
  2. नागरिक विमानन मंत्रालय
  3. रसायन और पेट्रोरसायन विभाग, रसायन और उर्वरक मंत्रालय
  4. कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय
  5. खाद्य और सार्वजनिक वितरण विभाग, उपभोक्ता कार्य, खाद्य और सार्वजनिक वितरण मंत्रालय
  6. भारी उद्योग मंत्रालय
  7. उच्च शिक्षा विभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय
  8. आवास और शहरी कार्य मंत्रालय
  9. विधि कार्य विभाग, विधि और न्याय मंत्रालय
  10. उद्योग और आंतरिक व्यापार संवर्धन विभाग, वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय
  11. फार्मास्यूटिकल्स विभाग, रसायन और उर्वरक मंत्रालय
  12. स्कूल शिक्षा तथा साक्षरता विभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय
  13. उपरोक्त मंत्रालयों/विभागों में लेटरल भर्ती के माध्यम से 4 संयुक्त सचिव तथा 16 निदेशक/उप सचिव शामिल किये जाएंगे।

अभ्यर्थियों के लिए विस्तृत विज्ञापन तथा निर्देश 20 मई 2023 को आयोग की वेबसाइट पर अपलोड किये जाएंगे। इच्छुक अभ्यर्थी 20 मई 2023 से 19 जून 2023 तक आवेदन कर सकते हैं।

अभ्यर्थियों द्वारा ऑनलाइन आवेजन में दी गई सूचना के आधार पर साक्षात्कार के लिए अभ्यर्थियों को शॉर्ट लिस्ट किया जाएगा। उन्हें यह सुनिश्चित करना होगा कि उनके द्वारा दी गयी सूचना सही है।

Clarification on calculation of ex-gratia for the employees of CPSEs following IDA

Clarification on calculation of ex-gratia for the employees of CPSEs following IDA

W-02/0029/2021-DPE (WC)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block 14, Lodi Road,
New Delhi 110003.
Date: 16.5.2023

CORRIGENDUM

Subject: Clarification on calculation of ex-gratia for the employees of CPSEs following IDA pattern retired on or after 01.10.2020 and upto 30.6.2021 – reg.

Reference DPE’s O.M of even number dated 26.4.2023 on the subject mentioned above. It is stated that the period mentioned in the aforesaid O.M may be read as 01.10.2020 and 30.6.2021 instead of 01.01.2020 and 30.6.2021.

(Naresh Kumar)
Under Secretary

To

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
[Kind Attn: Shri Rajender Singh, Under Secretary]
Vanijya Bhawan, Akbar Road
New Delhi.

Copy for information to:

  1. All Administrative Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
  2. The Chief Executives of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
  3. Financial Advisers in the Administrative Ministries/Departments.
  4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 9 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi.
  5. NIC, DPE with the request to upload this OM on the DPE website.

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TN Govt hikes Dearness Allowance by 4% from 1st April 2023: [TN G.O 142]

TN Govt hikes Dearness Allowance by 4% from 1st April 2023: [TN G.O 142]

Government of Tamil Nadu
2023

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

FINANCE [Allowances] DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms).No.142, Dated:17th May 2023.
(Sobakiruthu, Vaigasi-03 , Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2054)

ABSTRACT

ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st April 2023 – Orders – Issued.

Read the following:-

G.O.(Ms).No.7, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated: 06-01-2023

ORDER:

In the Government Order read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-

Date from which payable Rate of Dearness Allowance
[per month]
[1]  [2] 
01-01-2023 38 per cent of Basic Pay

2. Hon’ble Chief Minister has made an announcement that Dearness Allowance payable to State Government employees shall be enhanced from 38% of basic pay to 42% of basic pay with effect from 01.04.2023. Accordingly, Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance by enhancing 4% as indicated below:-

Date from which payable Rate of Dearness Allowance
[per month]
[1]  [2] 
01-04-2023 42 per cent of Basic Pay

3. The enhanced rate of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash with effect from 01-04-2023. Dearness Allowance for the period from 01-01-2023 to 31-03-2023 shall be paid at the rates of 38% continuously.

Also Check : 7th CPC Salary Calculator 2023

4. The payment of Dearness Allowance from the month of April 2023, shall be drawn and disbursed by existing cashless mode of Electronic Clearance System (ECS). While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.

Also Read: DA from Jan 2023 for TN Govt Employees: G.O released [G.O.Ms.No.7]

5. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and to employees paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.

6. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission/All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers/Physical Education Directors/Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Panchayat Secretaries/Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and other employees drawing pay in the prescribed Level of Pay/Special Time Scale of Pay in the Pay Matrix.

7. The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account “303. Dearness Allowance” under the relevant minor, sub-major and major heads of account.

8. The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

T.UDHAYACHANDRAN
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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7th Pay Commission: Fixation of pay of State Government Employees on appointment – RBE No. 69/2023

7th Pay Commission: Fixation of pay of State Government Employees on appointment to the posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways subsequent to the implementation of RS (RP) Rules, 2016

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

RBE No. 69/2023

No. E(P&A)II/2023/PP-3

New Delhi, dated 11.05.2023

The General Managers (P)
All Indian Railways
& Production Units etc.

Sub: Fixation of pay of State Government Employees on appointment to the posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways subsequent to the implementation of RS (RP) Rules, 2016.

The method of fixation of pay of State Government servants on appointment to posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways has been spelt out in Board’s letter Nos. E (P&A)-II-2001/PP-7 dated 02-08-2001 and E (P&A)-II-2016/PP-1 dated 23-06-2016. The question of fixation of pay in such cases consequent upon implementation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, has been considered by the Government and the President is pleased to decide that in cases of State Government employees appointed to posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways on or after 1.1.2016, pay will be fixed in the following manner:-

(a) Where the State Government has revised the Pay Scales/Grade Pays of their employees on the pattern of Seventh Central Pay Commission at the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series wef 11.2016, the pay of State Government employees on their appointment to the posts under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways would be fixed as follows:

(i) When the appointment is to a post in higher Level, one increment shall be given in the Level from which the employee is appointed and he/she would be placed at a Cell equal to the figure so arrived at in the Level of the post to which appointed and if no such Cell is available in the Level to which he/she is appointed, he/she would be placed at the next higher Cell in that higher Level. However, if the amount so arrived at after adding the increment in lower Level is less than the minimum pay or the first Cell in the higher Level, the pay shall be fixed at minimum pay or first Cell of the higher Level.

(ii) Where the appointment is to a post involving identical Level, the individual shall continue to draw the same pay.

(b) Where the State Government has revised the Pay scales/Grade Pays of their employees after 1.1.2016 beyond the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series, the basic pay of the employee is to be determined first in the Central Pay Matrix by reducing the element of DA, ADA, IR etc. granted by the State Government after 1.1.2016 beyond the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (IW) 2001 series and thereafter the pay would be fixed as provided in the clauses (i) and (ii) under sub-para (a) above.

(c) Where the State Government has either not revised or revised the pay scale of their employees on or after 11.2016 below the base index of 261.41 as per AICPL (IW) 2001 series, the basic pay of these employees shall be determined first in the Central Pay Matrix, by adding the element of DA, ADA upto the base index of 261.41 as per AICPI (W) 2001 series, granted by the state Government and thereafter their pay would be fixed as provided in the clause (i) and (ii) under sub-para (a) above.

2. These orders are applicable to employees of the State Government and Local. Bodies under the State including Emergency Divisional Accountants/Divisional Accountants appointed to a post under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways on or after 1.1.2016.

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

[Authority: DoPT’s OM No. 12/2/2016-Estt. (Pay-I) dated 11th May, 2017]

(N.P. Singh)
Director, Estt.(P&A)
Railway Board

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Webinars for CGHS beneficiaries on the Digital initiatives and services available in CGHS

Webinars for CGHS beneficiaries on the Digital initiatives and services available in CGHS

CGHS Webinars

CGHS is launching a newer initiative “Webinars for CGHS beneficiaries on the Digital initiatives and services available in CGHS” which will provide information to the beneficiaries about the wide range of online services being rendered by CGHS. These services can be availed by them at the click of a button from the comfort of their own homes and thus saving them from frequent visits to the Wellness Centres and Additional Director Offices.

This series of short webinars, 30-50 minutes in length will be held at 4 PM on 3rd Tuesday of every month(except Gazetted Holidays).After the session, queries from beneficiaries received through the chatbox will be discussed.

The first in the series is being held on 16/05/2023 (Tuesday) at 4.00PM on “A Walk-through of CGHS website -cghs.gov.in”by Dr.Leisha Dharan, Nodal Officer, Monitoring, Computerization and Training Cell (MCTC), CGHS.

All beneficiaries are requested to join the webinar series conducted through BharatVC using the link given below

https://tinyurl.com/4mn3hr22

Source: CGHS Portal

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CGEGIS Tables of Benefits from April 2023 to June 2023

CGEGIS Tables of Benefits from April 2023 to June 2023

No. 7(1)/EV/2023
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E-V Branch

New Delhi, 08th May 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980 – Tables of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.04.2023 to 30.06.2023.

The Tables of Benefits for Savings Fund to the beneficiaries under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme-1980, which are being issued on a quarterly basis from 01.01.2017 onwards, as brought out in this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 17.03.2017, for the quarter from 01.04.2023 to 30.06.2023, as worked out by IRDA based on the interest rate of 7.1% per annum (compounded quarterly) as notified by the Department of Economic Affairs as per their Resolution No. 5(3)-B(PD)/2023 dated 10.04.2023, are enclosed.

2. The Tables enclosed are of two categories as per the existing practice. As hitherto, the first Table of Benefits for the savings fund of the scheme is based on the subscription of Rs.10 p.m. from 1.1.1982 to 31.12.1989 and Rs.15 p.m. w.e.f. 1.1.1990 onwards. The second Table of Benefits for savings fund is based on a subscription of Rs.10 p.m. for those employees who had opted out of the revised rate of subscription w.e.f. 1.1.1990.

Also Read: CGEGIS Tables of Benefits from Jan 2023 to March 2023

3. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these Orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, as mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution of India.

4. Hindi version of these orders is attached.

(Gulveena Badhan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

To
1. All Ministries/Department of the Central Government as per standard list.
2. Copy with spare copies for information and necessary action to C&AG, UPSC, all State Government etc. as per standard list.

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