No.12015/1/2015-Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market
New Delhi,Dated 07.08. 2015
CIRCULAR
Subject: Free Health Check-up Camp for the benefit of Central Government employees and their dependents at Samaj Sadan, Grih Kalyan Kendra, R.K. Puram, Sector-4, New Delhi on 08th August, 2015 (10.00 AM to 2.00 PM).
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Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India is organizing Free Health Check-up, Eye Check-up and Blood Donation Camps at Samaj Sadan, Grih Kalyan Kendra, R.K. Puram, Sector-4, New Delhi on 08th August, 2015 (10.00 AM to 2.00 PM) for the benefit of Central Government employees and their dependents. Details of the Camps are as follows:-
S. No.
Types of Check-Ups
In Association with
1
Health Check up
(This includes free OPD consultation by renowned Doctors on Cardiac, Orthopedics and Gynecology/Free tests of Sugar (Randum), BP.Height, Weight, BMD, PAP Smear & ECG.
Rockland Hospital, New Delhi.
2
Eye Check-Up
Sharp Sights Centre, New Delhi.
3
Blood Donation Camp
Red Cross Society.
2. All are requested to avail the facility of free Health Check-up Camps for Free Health Check-up, Eye Check-up and Blood Donation Camps
The award money of Rs. 25,000/- being given to the Awardee Teachers has been enhanced to Rs. 50,000/- from the Award Year 2014 onwards. The last revision of the Award money took place in 1999 wherein the Award money was enhanced from Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 25,000/-.
From the Award year 2014 onwards, each of the Awardee will be provided with a Certificate, a Silver Medal of 40 grams with his/her name inscribed and a cash award of Rs. 50,000/-.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development implements a scheme of National Award to Teachers under which meritorious teachers from all over the country (Primary and Secondary and Special categories) including Sanskrit and Arabic/Persian Teachers from the institutions run on traditional lines, are awarded every year. Until now, each of the Awardee Teacher was provided with a Certificate, a Silver Medal of 40 gm with his/her name inscribed and a cash award of Rs. 25,000/-.
The National Award to Teachers are given away by the President of India on 5th September (Teacher’s Day) every year to give public recognition to meritorious teachers working in Primary, Middle and Secondary schools.
The total number of Teachers conferred with the National Award is 378, out of which 20 awards are reserved for Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic teachers. The quota for the States is fixed. Further, out of 378 awards 43 ‘Special Awards’ have been earmarked for the teachers of following categories:
Teachers with disabilities working in regular schools.
Special teacher or trained general teachers who may have done outstanding work for Inclusive Education.
Classroom teachers with at least 15 years regular teaching, experience and Headmasters with 20 years of regular teaching experience and who are actually working as teachers/headmasters in recognized primary/middle/high/higher secondary schools only are considered. Five years relaxation is given to teachers promoting Integrated Inclusive Education.
No. Z-20025/9/2014-Estt.(Allowance)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
Block IV, Old JNU Campus,
New Delhi, August 5, 2015.
Office Memorandum
Subject: Linkage of Aadhaar with various employees’ system.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Office Memorandum of even number dated May 20, 2015 on the subject mentioned above wherein all Ministries/Departments were requested to ensure that the service books of all employees have an entry of the employees’ Aadhaar number and sought compliance report. The information from most of the Ministries/Departments has not yet been received by this Department so far.
2. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are once again requested to intimate the action taken in this regard and also furnish consolidated information in respect of the Ministry/Department as a whole, including attached and subordinate offices, to this Department latest by 14th August, 2015.
The 6th Pay Commission played a key role in insulating the Indian economy from the shocks of the Lehman crisis of 2008. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, higher salaries – resulting from the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission – drove two-wheeler and car sales, and led to a recovery in cement demand.
Salaries of government employees went up by an average of 35 per cent on the back of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations; employees also got arrears for more than 30 months because of the delayed implementation of the 6th Pay Commission in October 2008.
“The arrears resulted in robust demand for consumer discretionary products that resulted in sustained stock performance over 3-5 years,” wrote Jai Shankar, chief India economist of Religare.
It is for these economic linkages that the 7th Pay Commission report is being eyed by analysts. The 7th Pay Commission report is likely to be submitted by August-end or in October, according to media reports.
Pay Commissions are meant to review the salary structure of central government employees and are set up every 10 years. The 7th Pay Commission will revise salaries effective January 1, 2016.
According to Religare, nearly 50 lakh central government employees (including 15 lakh defence personnel) and over 1 crore state and local government employees will benefit from the 7th Pay Commission.
There’s no consensus about how much salaries will go up — Bank of America expects a modest 15 per cent increase, while Religare expects salaries to go up by 28-30 per cent. Credit Suisse says salary hikes can be as high as 40 per cent.
Economists, however, agree that the 7th Pay Commission will help kick-start the domestic economy, which continues to be plagued by weak demand and excess capacity.
How the 7th Pay Commission can fire up the Indian economy
1) A 15 per cent salary increase would push up the central government’s salary bill by Rs 25,000 crore (or $4 billion), which is 0.2 per cent of India’s GDP, says Indranil Sen Gupta of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. This will help in a consumption-driven recovery in the domestic economy, he added.
2) According to Neelkanth Mishra of Credit Suisse, nearly one-third of India’s middle class is employed by the government and as the 7th Pay Commission comes through, there will be an improvement in discretionary spending.
“In Tier 3, Tier 4 towns where government employees are 50-60 per cent of the middle class, it is very likely that real estate markets will take off again,” he said.
3) Bank of America Merrill Lynch also expects the 7th Pay Commission to double subsidized loans for cars to Rs 3.60 lakh and housing loans to Rs 15 lakh. This will push up demand for autos and housing.
4) According to Religare, “The most important factor is economic activity itself which is gaining pace and, together with greater employment generation and policy reform, the 7th Pay Commission salary hike may help India enter a larger virtuous cycle.”
Large-scale salary hikes, however, are also expected to stoke inflation and fiscal pressures.
“Clearly if you see a third or 35 per cent of your middle class getting a 40 per cent or 30 per cent jump in compensation in one shot, the fears of inflation will rise,” Mr Mishra warned. He added that expectations of rate cuts can get pushed out and some possible fiscal pressures can emerge.
According to Jai Shankar of Religare, the salary bill (centre plus state combined) will be much higher at $50 billion or Rs 3.12 lakh crore if the Pay Commission recommend a 28-30 per cent salary hike. “The total amount will be in excess of $50 billion, making deficit reduction extremely challenging in FY17,” he said.
F. No. 8(14)/2015-D (Mov)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Sena Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated the 31st July, 2015.
OFFICE ORDER
Subject: Grant of CSD Canteen Facilities to Retired Defence Civilian Employees.
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The issue relating to extension of CSD canteen facilities to retired defence civilian employees had been under consideration of government for a long time.
2. It has been decided to extend the CSD Canteen facilities to the retired Defence Civilian employees also.
3. This issues with the approval of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri.
(R.P.S.Negi)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
At present Government has no proposal to set up Central Armed Police Forces hospitals on the line of Military hospitals. However, Government has approved establishment of a Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) comprising of a 500-bed General Hospital, a 300-bed Super Specialty Hospital, a Nursing College and a School of Paramedics, at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, to provide healthcare facilities to CAPF personnel and their families. Necessary order has been issued on 22.10.2013.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Shri Sanjay Kaka Patil in the Lok Sabha today.
The policy of ‘One Rank One Pension (OROP)’ for the Armed Forces has been adopted by the Government to address the pension disparities. The modalities for implementation were discussed with various stakeholders and are presently under consideration of the Government. It will be implemented once the modalities are approved by the Government.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply to Shri Vivek Gupta in Rajya Sabha today.
Yoga is one of the subjects along with physical and health education and is also included as part of physical activity in all the schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) across the country. Yoga is also included as one of the units under physical education curriculum at the senior secondary level. Moreover, University Grants Commission(UGC) has informed that Yoga has been included in the modules on the health, nutrition, fitness and general well being in all courses at Under graduate and Post graduate level while framing the revised XII Plan guidelines on the scheme of development of sports infrastructure and equipment in universities and Colleges. Education is a concurrent subject and State Governments administer the schools in their jurisdiction as well as develop and prescribe their own curriculum.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha.
No. 25014/1/2014-AIS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 28/07/2015.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Clarification on simplification of procedure for payment of pension and other benefits to AIS officers retiring from Govt of India/State Govt: exercise of option regarding.
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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Order No. 25014/2/2002-AIS-II dated 11th April, 2007 wherein measures for simplification of payment of pension and other retirement benefits to All India Services officers retiring/retired from Government of India/State Government have been revised and the Government of India had taken over the entire pension liability of all the All India Service officers. Besides, all retiring All India Service officers either from the Central Government or State Government uniformly have the option either from the Central Government or State Government uniformly have the option of drawl of their pension through Government of India or through the State Government. However, in the aforesaid order dated 11th April, 2007, the issue of revocation of their earlier option for drawl of pension exercised by the All India Service pensioners was silent.
(2) Accordingly, keeping in view the aging factor and to ease and comfort in a retired life, the issue of exercising option for drawing pension either from Government of India or State Government was revisited in this Department in consultation with the Central Pension Accounting Office, Department of Expenditure and Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare and has decided that he option exercised by the pensioner for drawl of pension/family pension either from the Government of India or State Government in reference to this Department’s Order dated 11th April, 2007 would continue as “zero option” (option exercised at the time of retirement would constitute as zero option).
(3) Thereafter, the retired officer can further make two options for which the first option would be permitted without obtaining the permission of Central Government and the second option would require permission of the Central Government. No further option shall be considered after the second option is permitted by the Central Government. The first option shall be applied by the pensioner to the Drawing Disbursing Authority of her/his pension in the prescribed format (Annexure-1).
(4) The proposal for revocation of earlier options which required permission of the Central Government shall be applied to the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority of All India Services in the prescribed format (Annexure-II) and such proposal shall be processed in consultation with the Chief Controller (Pension), Central Pension Accounting Office (Department of Expenditure), New Delhi for according approval of the Secretary of the concerned Cadre Controlling Authority.
(5) It is to state that every time a change in option is made, it shall be notified to the Central Pension Accounts Office (Department of Expenditure) for carrying out necessary updation in its data base.
(6) The revised format for exercising zero option for drawl of pension in respect of retiring/retired members of All India Services is annexed as Annexure-III.
(Rajiv Jain)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
