F. No. 42/05/2016-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: 4th April, 2016
To
All the Pensioners Associations included in SCOVA vide Resolution dated 25.08.2015
Subject:- 28th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP)
-Intimation regarding Date and Time
Sir/Madam,
In continuation to this Department OM of even no. dated 22.02.2016 regarding holding of 28th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies(SCOVA) under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP), the date and time of the meeting is indicated below:-
Date:- 16th May, 2016 (Monday) Time:- 11 am
2. Venue of the meeting will be intimated soon. Because of the constraint of space only one representative may attend the above said meeting. It is requested that that the name of the member nominated to attend the said meeting may kindly be sent to the undersigned.
3. Only one outstation member will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid conveyance charges in accordance with rules/instructions. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA as per their last entitlement on retirement. Therefore, members are requested to bring copy of their PPOs for determining the entitlement of TA/DA claims. However, for journey above 1000 kms, TA/DA to non-official members will be regulated as per this Department’s OM no. 42/11/2014-P&PW(G) dated 19.05.2014.
4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.
Yours faithfully
(Sujasha Choudhary)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.21011/ 15/ 2010-Estt.(Allowance)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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New Delhi, 5th April, 2016.
Office Memorandum
Subject: Modernization of Service Book
The undersigned is directed to state that there is a proposal to modernize the Service Book to make it user friendly. The proposed format of the Service Book is annexed herewith.
2. All Ministries/Departments are requested to offer the comments, if any, within 15 days of this O.M.
Review of CSS and CSSS Officers under FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS Pension Rules, 1972
IMMEDIATE
No. 3/8/2015-CS.I(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
CS.I Division
Dated: 4th April 2016
OFFICE MEMORANUDM
Subject: Review of CSS and CSSS Officers under FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS Pension Rules, 1972 regarding
The undersigned is directed to refer to D.O. letter of even number dated 26th February 2016 from Smt. Archana Varma, Joint Secretary in this Department on the subject mentioned above, followed by reminder dated 21st March 2016 and to say that inputs sought in the matter are still awaited from several Ministries/ Departments.
2. It is requested that inputs may kindly be furnished without any further delay to enable convening of the meeting of the Review Committee.
(Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the
Tele.: 24629412
Canteen Facilities to the Family Pensioners of Retired Defence Civilians: DDGCS letter
Annexure-I
Integrated HQ of MOD (Army)
Quartermaster General’s Branch
Dy Dte Gen Canteen Services
Wing-III, West Block-III, RK Puram
New Delhi – 66
No. 95350/Q/DDGCS/POLICY/15/2016
10 Mar 2016
GRANT OF CANTEEN FACILITIES TO THE FAMILY PENSIONERS OF RETIRED DEFENCE CIVILIANS
1. Further to this HQ letter No. 96301/Q/DDGCS/Policy dated 12 Aug 2015.
2. Govt of India, MoD vide letter No. 8(14)/2015 dated 04 Mar 2016 has extended Canteen facilities to family pensioners of retired Defence Civilian employees. The procedure for processing of application will be as per this Dte letter No. 96301/Q/DDGCS/Policy dated 12 Aug 2015. The applicant must write Family Pensioner of retired defence civilian on the application form.
3. All HQ are requested to disseminate this letter to all Fmns/Units/URCs in their jurisdiction.
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(MP Varghese)
Col
OIC Smart Card Cell
Canteen Services
For DDGCS
Proposals on Child Care Leave (CCL) and Maternity Leave
No. 13018/1/2014-Estt (L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067
Dated: 01.04.2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Proposals on Child Care Leave (CCL) and Maternity Leave – Reg.
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This is regarding proposals on the subject of Maternity Leave and CCL that are under consideration in this Department. In this connection, a workshop was held in DoPT on 28.01.2016 with the stakeholder Departments on the following issues and the consensus emerged as follows:
(a) Maternity/CCL in case of surrogacy: There is no provision at present for any kind of Leave for surrogate/commissioning mothers. It is proposed that 180 days maternity leave may be granted to the surrogate as well as commissioning mothers, in case either/both of them are Government servants. The commissioning mother also requires time for bonding with her child and to take care of him/her and hence would also become eligible for Child Care Leave. Paternity Leave may also be granted in case of surrogacy.
(b) Age Limit for CCL in case of disabled children: It is proposed that the age limit for CCL in case of disabled children needs to be done away with since the requirement of parental care may be more/stronger when the disabled child grows older. It may therefore be allowed to provide for CCL in the case of disabled children – the `disability’ being clearly defined by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment – without any age limit provided the maximum CCL that can be availed remains within the ceiling of 730 days.
(c) Leaving HQ/availing LTC while on CCL: At present leaving headquarters or availing LTC are not permissible during CCL. The underlying intent of CCL is to allow care of up to two children whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness etc. Thus, it is not restricted to exam and sickness alone. Taking care may also include ensuring their rest and recreation and towards that objective leaving headquarters or availing LTC can be allowed. It is thus proposed that the employees may be permitted to leave headquarters/avail LTC while they are on CCL, provided clearances from appropriate competent authorities are taken while proceeding on foreign travel.
(d) CCL minimum for at least five days: Vide this Department O.M. No.13018/6/2013-Estt. (L) dated 5th June, 2014 the stipulation of the requirement of minimum period of 15 days’ CCL has been removed. It is now proposed to introduce a minimum period of five days of CCL i.e., CCL henceforth may not be granted for less than 5 days.
2. Comments on the above proposals are solicited please.
7th Pay Commission – Understand more about ‘salary increment’
What all govt staff need to know about ‘salary increment’
There is good news in the offing for Central Government employees as Seventh Pay Commission will be implemented soon.
Reportedly within two to three months all the required things will be done so that increment will be handed over to government staff.
Here are all the latest developments about the pay commission.
Final implementation
Government will implement Pay commission most likely in July.
Central Government employees will be paid six months arrears along with final increment.
Notification for salary increment will be issued after State Assembly elections. Most likely it will be done in May.
Union Cabinet may approve recommendations of the Pay Commission in the month of June.
Confusion over minimum basic salary
Government is contemplating to give around 19 percent raise on the existing minimum basic salary.
Reports say that Empowered Committee of Secretaries will suggest minimum pay Rs 20,000 in place of Rs 18,000 which was proposed earlier.
Central government employees who are not happy with present proposal want minimum pay Rs 26,000
Army officers Vs civilian counterparts
Army Officers are not happy with the present recommendations of Pay Commission and have aired their grievances many times to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Defence forces have this feeling that if pay commission will be implemented in present form then it will position them much below their civilian counterparts in terms of salaries, facilities and status
One of the main grudge that the armed forces have is with regard to risk-hardship matrix.
These officers say that a soldier posted in Siachen Glacier, which has the highest degree of both risk and hardship, gets an allowance of Rs 31,500 per month.
In contrast, a civilian bureaucrat from the All India Services draws 30 per cent of his salary as “hardship allowance” when posted anywhere outside the comfort zone.
Under the new scale, a senior IAS official posted in a city in northeast will draw much more as “hardship allowance”, compared to the Rs 31,500 per month drawn by military officers in Siachen.
Government assured Army men
Recently Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that concerns of Armed forces will be addressed
In an interview, he said, “The concerns raised by the armed forces would be taken up by the commission”.
He also gave hint that the proposed recommendations of 7th Pay Commission could be revised as Government has not yet taken final decision over the same
Centre won’t cut existing facilities
Sources say that Government won’t be making any changes in the existing advances and facilities, enjoyed by Central government employees.
Pay commission had suggested abolition of many privileges and facilities including risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance and motor cycle advance etc in its recommendations.
Govt ordered to give maximum benefits to staff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had ordered officials to speed up review process so that it could be implemented soon.
Modi asked Committee of Secretaries to provide maximum benefits to central staff.
Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha headed empowered committee which was appointed to overview whole process was told to accept pay commission’s recommendations without diluting the same.
7th Pay Commission likely to be revise Rs 20,000 minimum pay
Minimum pay under 7th CPC likely to be revised to Rs 20,000; award to come with increment bonanza
The central government employees seeking revision of salary structure proposed under the 7th Pay Commission are likely to see around 19 percent raise on the minimum salary being drawn currently. The Cabinet nod to the effect is expected in June.
As per reports, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (CoS)are likely to propose a minimum pay of Rs 20,000. The 7th pay panel report, which was released in November had raised the minimum pay to Rs 18,000 per month from currently drawn Rs 7,000, while the maximum pay was recommended Rs 2.5 lakh per month from Rs 90,000.
The central government unions, seeking the revision in 7th pay panel recommendations have sought the minimum pay of Rs 26,000
As per reports, the 7th CPC award is likely to come with salary increment which was anyway due in the month of July.
The financial burden of the 7th CPC recommendations on the exchequer is expected to be around Rs 1.02 lakh crore in meeting the revised pay structure. The central government has already made provision of Rs 70,000 crore in the Budget 2016-17 to meet the payout of the pay commission award.
Since the minimum pay has been revised upwards, the 7th pay panel has recommended that HRA be paid at the rate of 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.
The Commission also recommended that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent. However, no arrears will be paid on the HRA, and will be effective only when the pay panel award is notified.
Discontinuation of physical pre-printed NSC and KVP certificates
F.No. 1/04/2016-NSJI
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 1st April, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Discontinuation of physical pre-printed NSC and KVP certificates- reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 23rd March, 2016, through which guidelines regarding discontinuation of physical mode of National Savings Certificate and Kisan Vikas Patra certificate and introduction of e-mode were communicated. It was decided that the currently existing system of physical pre-printed certificates for KVP and NSC shall stand discontinued w.e.f. 1.4.2016 and shall be replaced by ‘National Savings Certificate/Kisan Vikas Patra Certificate on electronic – mode (e-mode). Till the CBS system transits to that e-mode, banks and post offices may choose to issue a physical certificate recorded on a passbook.
2. The serial numbers based on the new pattern allotted to the banks and the Department of Posts (DoP) with respect to KVP and NSC were detailed in the said OM. It is intimated that while issuing the certificate from 01.04.2016, Banks and Post Offices may use notification having G.S.R. No. 353 (E) dated 29.3.2016 for Kisan Vikas Patra and notification having G.S. R. No. 354 (E) dated 29.3.2016 for National Savings Certificate. It is intimated that these notifications are available on egazette.nic.in.
AIRF 4th ECoS Meeting with Cabinet Secreaty to discuss 7th CPC Recommendations
A.I.R.F
All India Railwaymen’s federation
No.AIRF/405(VII CPC)
Dated: March 30, 2016
The General Secretaries,
All Affiliated Unions,
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Brief of the 4th meeting of the Empowered Committee of Secretaries(ECoS) held on 30.03.2016 to discuss the recommendations of the VII CPC
The 4th meeting of the Empowered Committee of the Secretaries(ECoS) was held today under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, to discuss the recommendations of the VII CPC.
The meeting was held in a cordial manner on the general issues related to VII CPC, viz. Minimum Wage, Multiplying Factor, NPS, Minimum three cadre promotions, Allowances & Advances, Child Care Leave to Women Employees, MACPS, etc. etc.
Apart from this, we represented the arduous conditions under which railway employees are working and how many railwaymen are sacrificing their lives for smooth running of the Indian Railways and tried to prove that we are more important even to the Defence of the country.
We also discussed various issues where justified approach has not been done, particularly reg. Running Staff(one additional pay scale), Technicians(merger of Technician Gr. II with G. I in GP Rs.2800) and Technical Supervisors, Group `B’ status to Supervisory Staff, parity field staff with the Ministry Staff and other categorical problems.
Member Staff, Railway Board, was also present during the presentation made by the federations. Chairman, Railway Board, is also a member of the Empowered Committee along with other Secretaries of the Government of India.
This is for your information.
Yours Faithfully
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General secretary
Attestation form for verification of character and antecedents prior to appointment in Government service
F.N.18011/2(s)/2016-Estt(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated: March, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: – Attestation form for verification of character and antecedents prior to appointment in Government service — regarding.
The undersigned is directed to state that the proposal for making attestation process citizen friendly, the matter has been examined in this Department. In this regard, it has been decided to place a note on the proposed reforms on this Department’s website for comments, which is annexed herewith.
2. It is requested to offer the comments, if any, within 15 days.
Encl:- As above
(Devesh Chaturvedi)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
A Policy note on the proposed reforms in the policy of verification and character done prior to appointment in Government service
A large numbers of Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and `D’ officials are appointed in Government of India through transparent selection process conducted by recruiting agencies like UPSC or SSC. Once, the list of successful candidates are recommended by these agencies as per existing provisions, the appointing authorities undertake an exercise of verification—of the character and antecedents of the candidates before formal appointment orders are issued. The recommended candidate has to fill up a Form on which the verification is carried out. The format is at Annexure I.
2. This verification is generally carried out by seeking details of the candidates through the police stations related to the addresses which are mentioned in the attestation form of the candidates. Such requests are sent through the State Governments to the local police authorities who ascertain the antecedents of candidates and give the verification report through the same channel. After receiving the verification report, the competent authority formally issue the appointment orders.
3. It has been observed in the past that this process has following shortcomings:
(i) The process of police verification often takes two to six months’ time. This results in undue delay in issue of appointment orders and consequent filling up of the post. As a result several Departments are seeking exemption from prior police verification while issue of appointment letters. In such cases exemption are being granted by DoPT to issue provisional appointment letters subject to the confirmation, once the police verification is formally received by them.
(ii) In the attestation form, the recommended the candidate has to fill all those addresses where he/she lived for more than one year, in the past five years. The appointing authority has to obtain verification of antecedents from all those respective addresses. This is time consuming and leads to delay in issue of appointment letters.
(iii) There have been informal feedbacks about undue gratification being demanded at the lower bureaucratic level to obtain this police verification. This contributes towards fresh incumbents entering Government services with cynical attitudes towards the system.
4. Government of India is committed to give good governance which is citizen centric. The overall vision of the Government of India is minimum governance and maximum Government. To achieve with this vision, it is proposed to have a reform in the policy of prior character verification.
5. It is proposed that as a general policy, the police verification will be carried out, but the issue of appointment letters need not be withheld pending such police verification. The appointing authorities will issue provisional appointment letters after obtaining a self-declaration from the candidate.
6. The candidate along with the details of attestation form will also submit the self-declaration certifying that no criminal cases are pending against him or her, no penal action has been taken in any court of law etc. In case a criminal case is pending against him or her or some punishment has been given, then the details will be provided. The competent authority will take a view about issuing appointment letter on receipt of police verification report. The revised attestation form is at Annexure II.
(i) In the appointment letter, it may be clearly mentioned that in case the character of the candidate is found not verified or any false information is given in his self-declaration, the appointment letter will be cancelled forthwith and other criminal/legal action will also be taken.
(ii) This commitment will also be given by the candidate in his self-declaration.
(iii) If the above steps are undertaken then the competent authority will issue the provisional appointment letter which shall be confirmed once the police verification is finally obtained.
7. The appointing authority will seek verification of antecedents of the candidates from the concerned authorities relating to all those addresses where the person has lived for more than a year in the last 5 years. This exercise of the application should be carried out in 6 months’ time.
(i) Once the verification repdif is received and there are no objections on the facts given by the candidate, the provisional appointment letter will be confirmed.
(ii) If the verification confirms that facts given by the candidate were not correct, then the appointing authority shall cancel the appointment letter and shall undertake other criminal/civil action as deemed fit.
(iii) If the verification report is not received within six months then following course of action is proposed:
(a) The competent authority/appointing authority will refer the matter to DG Police of the concerned State asking to provide the verification report in three months.
(b) If the report is still not received, then the Union Home Secretary will be requested to get the verification report obtained from the concerned authorities so that the decision of confirmation of the provisional appointment letter is taken.
9. The candidate will also submit the self-certification that if the information is incorrect, he will be rendered unfit for employment and will be liable for action as per provisions of Section of IPC in addition to warning or in lieu of warning.
10. In the states where Public Service Delivery Act has been implemented it can be added in the services after six months.
11. Based on the above process, the prior need of police verification will be done away with and it will help the competent authorities to issue appointment letters and fill up the vacancies faster. Since the pressure to send police verification in time will also be removed, the chances of official demanding illegal gratification will also be reduced.
