Recovery of NPS subscription fee/charge – NCJCM writes to DOPT
Ph: 23382286
National Council (Staff Side)
Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees
13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001
E-Mail: [email protected]
No.NC/JCM/2015
Dated: October 31, 2015
Shri Sanjay Kothari,
Secretary,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
(Government of India)
North Block,
New Delhi – 110001
Dear Sir,
Sub: Recovery of NPS subscription fee/charge
Ref : Dy. General Manager, NPS Trust, New Delhi’s notice dated 19.10.2015
It has come to our notice that, @0.01% of the AUM on daily accrual basis is proposed to be imposed on the NPS Subscribers.
In this connection, it is worth-mentioning that, in the past, it was assured to the Central Government Employees that, no Administrative Charge/Fee would be imposed on any of the Government employees.
Orders to this effect, if so issued, should immediately be withdrawn.
Rule to process deemed resignation for being unauthorized absent
F.No.11019/05/2015-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
***
New Delhi dated the 3rd November , 2015
The Chief Secretaries of all the States/UTs
Subject:- Instructions / guidelines under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 to process deemed resignation for being unauthorized absent after expiry of Leave / Study Leave/ Foreign Assignment etc.
Sir/Madam,
The following procedure shall be followed in the cases of unauthorized absence and to initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955:-
(a) A Member of Service (MoS), if remains unauthorisedly absent after the sanctioned period of leave / study leave / tenure of Foreign Assignment as prescribed under rule 7(2) of AIS (Leave)Rules, 1955, there shall be a one month waiting period after the end of leave period / tenure of foreign assignment etc. After that the concerned State Government shall issue a show cause notice, thereby giving an opportunity to the MoS to explain his / her case. Thereafter, if the MoS does not return to duty, the State Government concerned shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS(Leave) Rules 1955 and forward a complete proposal to the Central Government for effecting deemed resignation within next two months. If the State Government fails to comply with these instructions and does not adhere to the aforesaid timeline, the Central Government shall initiate proceedings of deemed resignation under rule 7(2) of AIS (Leave) Rules 1955 on its own. The term ‘Central Government’ means the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority, i.e. Department of Personnel & Training for IAS officers, Ministry of Home Affairs for IPS officer and Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change for IFS officers respectively.
(b) However, there is no bar in issuing show cause notice and seek clarification from MoS for being unauthorized absent any time during one year period of unauthorized absence or as otherwise provided under rule 7(2)(a) & (b) respectively. But after period of one year of unauthorized absence or as otherwise provided under rule 7(2)(a) & (b) respectively, the whole process of deemed resignation shall be completed within three months as prescribed above.
2. The above instructions / guidelines may please be brought to the notice of all the concerned authorities under your administrative control for strict compliance.
3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
PFRDA – Clarification of Deferred withdrawal of lump sum
PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
1st Floor, ICADR Building, Plot No. 6,
Vasant Kunj Institutional Area,
Phase – II, New Delhi – 110070
CIRCULAR
PFRDA/2015/24/EXITS/1
October 29, 2015
To,
NPS Trust, All POP’s, Aggregators, CRA,CentraI, State Governments and All Subscribers
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sub: Clarification of Deferred withdrawal of lump sum
PFRDA (Exits and Withdrawals from Nation Pension System) Regulations 2015 provides option to subscriber to defer withdrawal of lump sum (60%) up to the age of 70 years.
Under the Deferred withdrawal facility, the subscribers at the time Of exit from National Pension System (NPS) can exercise an option to defer the withdrawal of eligible lump sum withdrawal and stay invested in the NPS. Subscriber has an option to withdraw the deferred lump sum amount in maximum ten annual installments up to the age of 70 years or withdraw the entire amount at once by giving 15 days advance notice during such a period of deferment.
If no such notice is given, the accumulated pension wealth would be automatically monetized and credited to his bank account upon attaining the age of 70 years.
This is for the information of all concerned. The circular also is being placed on PFRDA website at http://www.pfrda.org.in, NPS Trust website www.npstrust.org.in and CRA website at http://www.npscra.nsdl.co.in.
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of November, December 2015 & January 2016 under X BPS/ Joint Note dated 25.5.2015
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & Industrial Relations
No.CIR/HR&IR/76/D/2015-16/1572
October 31, 2015
All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)
Dear Sirs,
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of November, December 2015 & January 2016 under X BPS/ Joint Note dated 25.5.2015
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended September 2015 are as follows:-
July 2015 – 6003.21
August 2015 – 6026.04
September 2015 – 6071.69
The average CPI of the above is 6033. Consequently, Dearness Allowance payable to employees is for 398 slabs for the period November, December 2015 and January 2016 i.e. an increase of 34 slabs over the current level.
In terms of clause 7 of the 10th Bipartite Settlement dated 25.05.2015 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 25.05.2015, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to workmen and officer employees for the months of November, December 2015 and January 2016 shall be 39.80% of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.
We advise banks to pay the difference between the old and revised salary and allowance to officers on an ad hoc basis, pending amendments to Officers’ Service Regulations.
NPS Trust will start recovering fee/charge @ 0.01% of the AUM
National Pension System Trust (NPS Trust)
1st Floor, ICADR Building
Plot No. 6, VasantKunj Institutional Area, Phase – II, New Delhi 110 070
Email: [email protected]
Notice to subscribers
Notice is hereby given to all the subscribers under NPS that NPS Trust will start recovering fee/charge @ 0.01% of the AUM on daily accrual basis to meet its expenditure, with effect from 1st November, 2015 which has been approved by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.
India Today published article for 9 key points about the 7th Pay Commission
Here are nine key points you must know about the Seventh Pay Commission:
1. Around 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners will benefit from the Seventh Pay Commission.
2. The Pay Commission was set up by the UPA government during its regime. The recent changes have come under the influence of the NDA government.
3. Former IAS officer Vivek Rae, economist Rathin Roy and Commission secretary Meena Agarwal are members of the commission among others.
4. The salaries of IPS and IRS officers will get at par with that of IAS officers under the new commission.
5. In order to cut down parity, the number of pay bands will be reduced. At present, there are 32 pay bands, which will reduce to 13.
6. The central government’s salary bill will rise by 9.5 percent to Rs 1,00,619 crore after the commission takes effect.
7. Under the pay commission, the government can cut down salaries of the ‘underperforming’ central government by 5 to 6 percent.
8. The duration of service will also be reduced to 55 years of age or 33 years of service.
9. The Seventh Pay Commission is said to increase basic salaries by 30 to 40 percent. The basic salary set in the First Pay Commission was Rs 35 per month.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RATLWAY BOARD)
No.2013/H-1/10/8
New Delhi, dated 26/10/2OlS
The Chief Medical Directors/Officers
All Indian Railways/Production Units
Sub: Grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance.
Ref: NFIR’s Letter no. 1/5(g)/Part V dated 19.10.2015.
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen in its letter has contended that there is no designation or post of “Store Pharmacist” on Indian Railways and all the Pharmacists have been working in the Health Care delivery institution/establishment whose duties involve dispensing medicines and maintaining records of medicines . In the Railways there is no category exclusively designed as “Store Pharmacist”not involved in dispensing of medicines.
It is desired to furnish the facts on the matter along with details within 7 days by FAX. The same may be uploaded on smdms.
IAS officers started a major letter campaign ahead of submission of the 7th Pay Commission report
Officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have started a major letter campaign ahead of submission of the Seventh Pay Commission report later this month, to counter lobbying by other Central services like IPS and IRS to bring pay parity and end the “superiority” that the IAS has traditionally enjoyed over them.
Following whatsapp messages circulated recently on their closed group, IAS officers have been writing petitions to their Central and state associations, apart from secretary, department of personnel & training (DoPT), protesting against attempts by all other associations “to bring in pay parity and do way with the edge enjoyed by the IAS which has been successively upheld by every pay commission till date in a reasoned manner”.
The whatsapp message had asked the IAS officers to “burn the midnight oil and pour your heart out as to why you came to the IAS and why you deserve what you deserve”.
“Young officers with 20-30 years of service have everything to lose if we don’t stand up now,” the whatsapp message said exhorting the officers to shoot off letters to their Central and state associations as well as DoPT arguing “as to why IAS is the premier service of the country considering the multifarious takes we perform and why a notional edge is a sin-qua-non to keep our morale high and confidently discharge our duties”.
“Please don’t discuss and start a debate. Huge noises of anguish and dissent should be heard in the power corridors by the time the 7th Pay Commission sits by the month end to collate its recommendations,” said the internal message that showed up whatsapp account of IAS officers over the past couple of weeks.
The 7th pay panel is set to submit its report to the government by this month end. It will then go through the implementation committee, the finance ministry, Cabinet secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office before the approval of the government is given.
IAS officers enjoy an edge over other Central services like IPS and IRS in terms of promotions, increments as well as empanelment, not to mention their proximity to the political dispensation given their nature of responsibilities.
IAS Officers upset over 7th Pay Commission for bringing Pay Parity with other Civil servants
Officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the top rung of the country’s bureaucracy, are up in arms against the Seventh Pay Commission now, after the rumour that it could bring about parity between them and other civil servants who are lower down in the civil service hierarchy.
Associations of IAS officers have held several formal and informal meetings to weigh options before them to thwart any attempt to whittle away at the advantages they now enjoy over others by virtue of securing top grades in the civil services exam.
Nearly 200 young IAS officers have so far submitted their representations to Cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha, the country’s top bureaucrat, and to the central IAS officers’ association, airing serious concerns over the reported move by the pay panel towards salary parity and doing away with the IAS edge in what is known as empanelment. “I was astonished to see media reports on the proposals towards parity between the services, which is nothing but an attempt to equate the gold medalist with last-benchers. Such proposals not only go against the principles of competition but also penalise top performers in the name of parity,” said 1993 batch IAS officer on condition of anonymity .
Top-ranked students in the civil services exam are assigned the IAS and Indian Foreign Service, followed by other branches such as the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Empanelment refers to the selection of officer to a post which has the rank of joint secretary in the central government. The next step could be a petition by the Central Indian Civil and Administrative Association, the lobby group of IAS officers, to the cabinet secretary, who is also an IAS offcers, to the cabinet secretary, who is also an IAS officer.
Sanjay Bhoosreddy, the honorary secretary for the association, told ET that over 100 IAS officers have expressed anguish with his grouping so far about the reported recommendations of the pay panel which is due to submit its report by the end of this year. “The key concerns of the junior IAS officers pertain to emoluments and losing edge in empanelment,” he said. For years, officers from branches such as the IPS and IRS have complained that they do not make it to the rank of joint secretary in the same numbers that IAS officers do, and that their salaries are lower than those of IAS officers despite working on equally complex assignments. There are some 4,800 IAS officers across India. TS Krishnamurthy , an IRS officer who went on to become the Central Election Commissioner, argued that handing non-IAS officers a permanent handicap is not such a good idea.Instead, after some length of time, all those in the All-India Services should be treated equally . “I had a disadvantage; every time I had a handicap of two years and I feel no reason why there should be differentiation after 18 or 20 years,” he said.
