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Additional benefit on death/disability of Government servant covered by New Pension System

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Additional benefit on death/disability of Government servant covered by New Pension System

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/4

New Delhi,
Dated: 13 .01.2016.

The GMs/FA&CA0s,
All Indian Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Additional benefit on death/disability of Government servant covered by New Pension System — clarification regarding.

Please refer to the instructions issued vide Board’s letters No. 2008/AC-II/21/19, dated 29.05.2009, No. 2010/AC-11/21/18 dated 02.07.2013 and letter of even number dated 08.09.2014 on the above mentioned subject.

2. Now, one of the recognized Federations (NFIR) have raised the issue of non-compliance of the above instructions by Zonal Railways and reluctance on the part of Railways in providing additional relief.

3. It is reiterated. That the aforesaid instructions may be followed scrupulously and all pending cases be disposed of at the earliest.

(Sanjay Prashar)
Deputy Director Finance (Esft.)III,
Railway Board.

Retention of leased accommodation by Railway officers/staff while on Study Leave

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Retention of leased accommodation by Railway officers/staff while on Study Leave

RBE NO: 06/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/Bharat Sarkar
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/Rail Mantralaya
Railway Board

No.E(G) 2016 QR-1-1

New Delhi, Dated : 11.01.16

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/PSUs and others.
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Retention of leased accommodation by Railway officers/staff while on Study Leave.

The existing instructions regarding retention of leased/hired accommodation allotted to Railway officers on occurrence of events like transfer/deputation/retirement/death etc. have been notified in terms of Railway Board’s letter No. 1998/LMB/12/18 dated 09.12.98 and letter No. 2001/LMB/12/21 dated 28.02.2002, as mentioned in Item No. 12 of the Railway Board’s Master Circular No. 2005/LMB/12/Master Circular dated 05.05.2006.

2. The above mentioned provisions on retention of leased accommodation have since been reviewed by Railway Board and inpartial modification thereof, it has now been decided:-

2.1. While on Study Leave Railway officers/staff may be allowed retention of leased accommodation during the period of study leave subject to allotment of Govt./Railway accommodation, and

2.2. Retention of leased accommodation may be allowed to Railway officers/staff during Study Leave as indicated below:-

(a) In case the period of Study Leave is six months or less and the officer/employee is in occupation of leased accommodation as per his/her entitlement, he/she may retain the leased accommodation for entire period of Study Leave on payment of normal licence fee.

(b) In such cases where the period of Study Leave extends beyond six months, the officer/employee may retain leased accommodation as per his/her entitlement for the period beyond six months on payment of double the licence fee or he/she may accept leased accommodation of one level below his/her entitlement in which case he/she will be liable to pay normal licence fee.

(c) While on Study Leave the leased accommodation shall be permitted to be retained till allotment of Government/Railway accommodation and any occupation thereafter shall be treated as unauthorized.

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

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sanjay Gauri)
Dy. Dir. Estt. (Genl.)-II

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Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts

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Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

RBI/2015-16/294
DGBA.GAD.No. 2278/31.12.010/2015-16

January 21, 2016

The Chairman & Managing Director/ The Chief Executive Officer
All Agency Banks

Dear Sir/Madam

Payment of Agency Commission on pension accounts

As you may be aware, agency banks are being compensated at Rs. 65 per transaction for handling pension computation, payment and related services on behalf of Central and State Governments. As per the norms followed by the Government, a pensioner’s account should not have more than 14 credit transactions in a calendar year attributable to pension and related arrear payments, if any.

2. It has however come to our notice that certain banks are apportioning payment of arrears on account of Dearness Relief (DR) and/or delay in start of pension monthwise, thus, resulting in inflated agency commission claims. It is reiterated that number of commisionable transactions for payment of agency commission on account of pension in a year should not exceed 14. This includes one monthly credit for payment of net pension and a maximum of two per year for payment of arrears on account of increase in DR, if applicable.

3. It is also reiterated that cases involving payment of arrears on account of late start/restart of pension qualifies as a single transaction for claiming of agency commission. In other words, any payment of arrears on account of late start/restart of pension should be effected in a single credit transaction instead of separate monthly credits.

4. Some of the Central Government Departments and State Governments prefer to compute the pension figures on their own and pass them on to banks for payment. Such transactions may be included under non-pension payments, on which agency commission is payable on a turnover basis as per the existing norms (currently at 5.5 paise per Rs. 100/-).

Yours faithfully
(Manish Parashar)
Deputy General Manager

Implementation of a New Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) for the Gramin Dak sevaks

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Implementation of a New Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) for the Gramin Dak sevaks

F.No.6-11/2009-PE-II(Pt.)/PAP
Government Of India
Ministry Of Communication & Information Technology
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division/P.A.P.section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001

Dated:15th January, 2016

To
The General secretary,
All India Gramin Dak sevaks Union (AIGDSU)
Central Headquarters
First Floor, Post Office Building
Padamnagar, Delhi – 110 007

Sub: Implementation of a New Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) for the Gramin Dak sevaks – reg.

Please refer your letter No.GDS/77/6/2015 dated 16.10.2015 on the subject cited above.

2. In this context, I am directed to inform you that as far as the provisional pension is concerned, SDBS is operated utilizing the platform of the “NPS-Lite” Scheme of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). As per Gazette Notification of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development authority (Exits and withdrawals under the National Pension System) Regulations 2015, Copy enclosed there is no provision for provisional pension of any amount, as requested by the union, as far as the matter of non-issuance of PRAN Card and non-settlement of the case is concerned, the matter is being forwarded to PA wing for providing status in the matter.

(Major S.N.Dave)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)

Admissibility of Travelling Allowance (TA) and other expenditure incurred while on training

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Admissibility of Travelling Allowance (TA) and other expenditure incurred while on training by the Government Servants on probation

No.T-25014/1/2016-TRG (ISTM Section)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(Training Division)

Old JNU Campus, Block IV,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 067
Dated: 21st January, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Admissibility of Travelling Allowance (TA) and other expenditure incurred while on training by the Government Servants on probation.

Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) is conducting Foundation Training Course of newly recruited. Assistant Section Officers (DR) and Stenographers (DR). ISTM has received number of references from various Ministries and Departments, requesting for clarification, whether the expenditure incurred by trainee Assistants, now re-designated as Assistant Section Officers, for their boarding, lodging etc. while undergoing Foundation Training, under the aegis of ISTM can be reimbursed to them. Representations have also been received from Assistant Section Officers, through their administrative Ministries in this regard.

2. The matter has been examined in consultation with the IFD(MHA) with reference to the Supplementary Rules 164 and instructions issued by the Government from time to time under the aforesaid Rules, which govern claims of Travelling Allowances while on training by probationers. The rule position is clarified as under:-

(i) No Travelling Allowance may be allowed for the onward journey for joining the training institute;

(ii) No Travelling Allowance may be allowed to the probationers while they are taken for outstation for training activity;

(iii) Probationers have to pay boarding /lodging /transport charges, if any, from their pocket.

(iv) No daily allowance may be admissible.

(v) One side TA may be allowed to the participants while reporting for duty in the allocated Ministry/Department on completion of the Training Programme from an outstation Institute, which are located at Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Shimla and Jaipur, where such training is being conducted by ISTM at present, or any other State Training Institute, which may be identified later, outside NCR.

3. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India are, therefore, advised to decide the claims made by Assistant Section Offices in respect of reimbursement of expenditure by them for boarding/lodging and other transport charges during the period of their Foundation Training conducted by ISTM, in accordance with the provisions contained at para (2) of this O.M. In case, any reimbursement has already been made, the same may be recovered immediately.

4. This issues with the concurrence with the IFD(MHA), vide their Dy. No. 299/Fin.II/15, dated 31.12.2015.

(O.P. Chawla)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2016

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Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2016

Immediate

No.16/1/2016-JCA 2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 20th January, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2016.

In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2016, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in Annexure-A would be closed on 22.1.2016 at 1830 hours till 1300 hours on 23.1.2016 ( Saturday) and at 13:00 hours on 25th January, 2016 (Monday). Buildings indicated in Annexure-B would be closed for at Home function on 26.1.2016 till 1930 hours. Buildings indicated in Annexure-C would be closed on 29.1.2016 at 12:00 Noon and Buildings indicated in Annexure — D would be closed on 28.1.2016 at 1600 hours till 1930 hours for Beating Retreat Ceremony.

(G.Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

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Govt sets up panel on 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations

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Govt sets up panel on 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations

Government today decided to set up a high-powered panel headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which will have bearing on the remuneration of 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners.

The Cabinet has approved the setting up of Empowered Committee of Secretaries to process the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission in an overall perspective, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here.

The implementation of the new pay scales is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs. 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer in 2016-17. Subject to acceptance by the government, they will take effect from January 1, 2016.

The Empowered Committee of Secretaries will function as a Screening Committee to process the recommendations with regard to all relevant factors of the Commission in an expeditious detailed and holistic fashion, an official statement said.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said earlier that he was not worried about fiscal deficit and government would be able to meet its target despite additional outgo on account of higher pay.

He had admitted however that the impact of implementing the recommendations, which will result in an additional annual burden of Rs. 1.02 lakh crore on exchequer, would last for two to three years.

Source : The Hindu Business Line

Child Care Leave Clarification – Employees not to be refused CCL

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Child Care Leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government Employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations Clarification

IMMEDIATE

No. 13018/6/2013-Estt. (L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

JNU (Old) Campus, New Delhi
Dated the 12th January, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Child Care Leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government Employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations Clarification—regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No.13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 11/09/2008 regarding introduction of Child Care Leave (CCL) in respect of Central Government women employees. Subsequently, clarifications have been issued vide OMs dated 29.9.2008, 18.11.2008, 02.12.2008 07.09.2010, 30.12.2010, 03.03.2010 & 05.06.2014. Child Care Leave at present is allowed for women employees to facilitate them to take care of their children at the time of need. This Department is considering issuing the following instructions:-

‘In cases where a female Government servant applies for Child Care Leave for at least five working days, she should normally not be refused leave citing exigencies of work unless there are grave and extraordinarily compelling circumstances that warrant refusal:

2. Ministries/ Departments are requested that their views/ comments may be forwarded to this Department latest by 27.01.2016. A soft copy may be forwarded to email of US (Allowance.) i.e. [email protected]

(S.K. Mandi)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Entire Recruitment Process to be completed within 6 months – DOPT Order

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Entire recruitment process including and starting from advertisement, conducting written examination or holding of interview may be completed within six months.

F. No. Misc-14017/15/2015-Estt. (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
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Dated: 11.1.2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Instructions regarding time limit for holding examinations / interviews from the date of advertisement for the post under direct recruitment — reg.

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The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject and to say that it has come to notice of this Department that there are instances of a long time lag between the date of advertisement for the vacancy and date of examination or interview. This delay may deny the opportunity to fresh candidates who become eligible during that period, while creating an atmosphere of uncertainty to candidates who have applied.

2. All Ministries / Departments are, therefore, requested that while initiating the recruitment process to fill vacant posts(s) by the method of direct recruitment in their Ministries / Departments, it may be ensured that the entire recruitment process including and starting from advertisement, conducting written examination or holding of interview may be completed within six months.

3. The administrative Ministries / Departments may issue similar instructions to autonomous bodies / PSUs / statutory bodies under their administrative control.

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Director (E-I)

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CCS LTC Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of Procedural requirements

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Central Civil Services (Leave Travel concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of Procedural requirements

No.31011/3/2015-Estt (A.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
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North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: January 11, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of Procedural requirements.

This Department is in receipt of a number of references regarding the procedural difficulties faced by the Government employees in application and settlement of the LTC claims. Sometimes, the Government servants claim that failure to follow the correct procedure was on account of a lack of knowledge of the rules/instructions while in the other cases the delay is caused in the late processing of LTC claims.

2. To remove these bottlenecks, this Department has decided to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.

It may be noted that in cases where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters, additional 2 days transit-time may be allowed. The person proceeds on LTC after S.No.1 and 2 i.e. after ten days of applying LTC.

3. Under CCS (LTC) Ruler, the Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(s) on LTC to be undertaken. It has now been decided that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The proforma for self-certification has been annexed with this O.M.

4. In addition to the above, it has been decided that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.

5. Employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC on an appropriate forum.

6. Comments of the above proposal may be furnished within 15 days via e-mail to email address [email protected].

Enclosures:

1) Proforma for self-certification.
2) Guidelines

(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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