DA for Bank Employees from Feb 2023 to Apr 2023, IBA Order
Indian Banks’ Association
HR & Industrial Relations
HR&IR/MBR/76/D/2023-24/11709 February 1, 2023
All Members of the Association (Designated Officers)
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of February, March & April, 2023 under XI BPS/ 8th Joint Note dated 11.11.2020
The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended December 2022 are as follows:-
October 2022 – 8710.36 November 2022 – 8710.36 December 2022 – 8697.22
The average CPI of the above is 8705 and accordingly the number of DA slabs are 588 (8705-6352= 2353/4= 588 Slabs). The last quarterly Payment of DA was at 556 Slabs. Hence, there is an increase in DA slabs of “32” i.e. 588 Slabs for payment of DA for the quarter February, March & April, 2023.
In terms of clause 7 of the 11th Bipartite Settlement dated 11.11.2020 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 11.11.2020. the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to Workmen and Officer employees for the months of February, March & April. 2023 shall be 41.16% of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.
The income tax rebate limit in the new regime has been increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh. The new tax regime will now be the default tax regime. The FM also reduced the number of tax slabs in the new tax regime
Rebate limit of Personal Income Tax to be increased to Rs. 7 lakh from the current Rs. 5 lakh in the new tax regime. Thus, persons in the new tax regime, with income up to Rs. 7 lakh to not pay any tax.
Tax structure in new personal income tax regime, introduced in 2020 with six income slabs, to change by reducing the number of slabs to five and increasing the tax exemption limit to Rs. 3 lakh. Change to provide major relief to all tax payers in the new regime.
New tax rates
Total Income (Rs)
Rate (per cent)
Up to 3,00,000
Nil
From 3,00,001 to 6,00,000
5
From 6,00,001 to 9,00,000
10
From 9,00,001 to 12,00,000
15
From 12,00,001 to 15,00,000
20
Above 15,00,000
30
Proposal to extend the benefit of standard deduction of Rs. 50,000 to salaried individual, and deduction from family pension up to Rs. 15,000, in the new tax regime.
Highest surcharge rate to reduce from 37 per cent to 25 per cent in the new tax regime. This to further result in reduction of the maximum personal income tax rate to 39 per cent.
The limit for tax exemption on leave encashment on retirement of non-government salaried employees to increase to Rs. 25 lakh.
The new income tax regime to be made the default tax regime. However, citizens will continue to have the option to avail the benefit of the old tax regime.
Enhanced limits for micro enterprises and certain professionals for availing the benefit of presumptive taxation proposed. Increased limit to apply only in case the amount or aggregate of the amounts received during the year, in cash, does not exceed five per cent of the total gross receipts/turnover.
Deduction for expenditure incurred on payments made to MSMEs to be allowed only when payment is actually made in order to support MSMEs in timely receipt of payments.
New co-operatives that commence manufacturing activities till 31.3.2024 to get the benefit of a lower tax rate of 15 per cent, as presently available to new manufacturing companies.
Opportunity provided to sugar co-operatives to claim payments made to sugarcane farmers for the period prior to assessment year 2016-17 as expenditure. This expected to provide them a relief of almost Rs. 10,000 crore.
Provision of a higher limit of Rs. 2 lakh per member for cash deposits to and loans in cash by Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACS) and Primary Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (PCARDBs).
A higher limit of Rs. 3 crore for TDS on cash withdrawal to be provided to co-operative societies.
Date of incorporation for income tax benefits to start-ups to be extended from 31.03.23 to 31.3.24.
Proposal to provide the benefit of carry forward of losses on change of shareholding of start-ups from seven years of incorporation to ten years.
Deduction from capital gains on investment in residential house under sections 54 and 54F to be capped at Rs. 10 crore for better targeting of tax concessions and exemptions.
Proposal to limit income tax exemption from proceeds of insurance policies with very high value. Where aggregate of premium for life insurance policies (other than ULIP) issued on or after 1st April, 2023 is above Rs. 5 lakh, income from only those policies with aggregate premium up to Rs. 5 lakh shall be exempt.
Income of authorities, boards and commissions set up by statutes of the Union or State for the purpose of housing, development of cities, towns and villages, and regulating, or regulating and developing an activity or matter, proposed to be exempted from income tax.
Minimum threshold of Rs. 10,000/- for TDS to be removed and taxability relating to online gaming to be clarified. Proposal to provide for TDS and taxability on net winnings at the time of withdrawal or at the end of the financial year.
Conversion of gold into electronic gold receipt and vice versa not to be treated as capital gain.
TDS rate to be reduced from 30 per cent to 20 per cent on taxable portion of EPF withdrawal in non-PAN cases.
Income from Market Linked Debentures to be taxed.
Deployment of about 100 Joint Commissioners for disposal of small appeals in order to reduce the pendency of appeals at Commissioner level.
Increased selectivity in taking up appeal cases for scrutiny of returns already received this year.
Period of tax benefits to funds relocating to IFSC, GIFT City extended till 31.03.2025.
Certain acts of omission of liquidators under section 276A of the Income Tax Act to be decriminalized with effect from 1st April, 2023.
Carry forward of losses on strategic disinvestment including that of IDBI Bank to be allowed.
Agniveer Fund to be provided EEE status. The payment received from the Agniveer Corpus Fund by the Agniveers enrolled in Agnipath Scheme, 2022 proposed to be exempt from taxes. Deduction in the computation of total income is proposed to be allowed to the Agniveer on the contribution made by him or the Central Government to his Seva Nidhi account.
AICPIN for December 2022: Expected DA from Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for December, 2022
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.
The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2022 decreased by 0.2 points and stood at 132.3 (one thirty two point three) points. On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by 0.15 per cent with respect to previous month compared to decrease of 0.24 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
The maximum downward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.52 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brinjal, Carrot, Onion, Potato, Tomato, Peas, Garlic, Chilies Green, Apple, Orange, Sunflower Oil, Vanaspati Oil and Poultry/Chicken etc. are responsible for the fall in index. However, this decrease was checked by Rice, Wheat Atta, Wheat, Cow Milk, Fish Fresh, Egg-Hen, Drum stick, Chilies Dry, Cumin Seed/Jira, Turmeric, Tea Leaf, Cooked Meals, ESI Contribution, Medicine Allopathic and Tuition and other fees school/ITI etc. putting upward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Lucknow and Nasik recorded a maximum decrease of 1.9 points each. Among others, 19 centres recorded decrease between 1 to 1.8 points and 37 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary, Faridabad recorded a maximum increase of 3.3 points followed by Nagpur and Tiruneveli with 3.0 and 2.4 points respectively. Among others, 4 centres recorded increase between 1 to 1.7 points and 21 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 2 centres’ indices remained stationary.
Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 5.50 per cent compared to 5.41 per cent for the previous month and 5.56 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 4.10 per cent against 4.30 per cent of the previous month and 5.93 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW (Food and General)
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for November, 2022 and December, 2022
Sr. No.
Groups
November, 2022
December, 2022
I
Food & Beverages
133.3
132.0
II
Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
148.7
149.2
III
Clothing & Footwear
132.3
132.8
IV
Housing
121.0
121.0
V
Fuel & Light
177.8
177.8
VI
Miscellaneous
129.1
130.0
General Index
132.5
132.3
CPI-IW: Groups Indices
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2023 will be released on Tuesday, 28th February, 2023. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
OROP-2 Latest Order – Revision to the Defence pensioners from 01.07.2019: CGDA Order
O/o THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS) DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014 Toll Free No: 1800-180-5321 (Timing-9:30 AM to 6:00 PM)
REGISTERED
Circular No. 666
Dated: 20th Jan 2023
To
The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. of Govt, Bank Accounts, Central Office C-7, Second Floor, Bandra – Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandra East Mumbai-400051
All CMDs, Public Sector Banks,
The Nodal Officers, ICICI/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks
All Managers, CPPCs
Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal
The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh
The CDA (PD), Meerut
The CDA, Chennai
The Director of Treasury, All States
The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, R K Puram and Tis Hazari, New Delhi.
The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt, of Maharashtra, Mumbai
The Post Master Kathua (J&K), Cump Bell Bay.
The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer Andaman and Nicobar Administration Port Blair.
Subject:- Implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) revision to the Defence pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2019.
Reference:- GoI, MoD letters No. 1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)/Vol-II dated 20.01.2023.
2. The above Government letters have been issued to implement ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) revision for Defence Pensioners/Family Pensioners in continuance to earlier Govt. order on the subject dated 03.02.2016 circulated vide this office Circular No. 555 dated 04.02.2016. All the implementing instructions mentioned therein shall equally apply on this order until not specially specified herein.
3. The revision of pension in terms of the above Government Orders shall be effective from 01.07.2019 and payment of arrears accrued on account of revision of pension, if any. shall be made in four equal half yearly instalments, however, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalised Family Pension and all Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment as stipulated earlier.
4, NON-APPLICABILITY
4.1 The provisions of this circular do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIOs pensioners, Pakistan and Burma Army pensioners. 4.2 These orders do not apply to Reservist Pensioncrs. 4.3 These orders do not apply to Pensioners in receipt of Ex-Gratia payments. 4.4 Pensioners retired on or after 01.07.2014 i.c. after previous OROP on pre mature retirement/own request.
5. APPLICABILITY These orders apply to all pensioners/family pensioners who had retired/discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army and who were/are in receipt of the any type of pension mentioned in para 5.1 of Circular No. 555 as on 01.07.2019.
6. Revision of Pension of DSC
Pension of DSC personnel who are in receipt of pension for DSC service only (i.e. those who are getting single pension for the services rendered both in the Army and the DSC by way of counting former service of Army along with the service in the DSC) shall be revised based on the same rates as provided for Regular Army tables. DSC personnel “Clerical Duty” and “other duty” are entitled for pension of Regular Army personnel of Group “Y”.
However, for JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of second pension due to their service in the DSC, separate tables have been prepared and enclosed.
7. Guidelines for revision of various Pensions/Family Pensions
The appended tables indicate revised rates of Retiring/ Service/ Special/ Disability / Invalid/ Liberalized Disability/ War Injury Pension including Disability/ War injury Element and Ordinary/ Special/ Liberalized Family Pension of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force. Defence Security Corps & Territorial Army retired/ discharged/ invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement. The existing pension of all pre-01.07.2019 pensioners/ family pensioners shall be enhanced with reference to the applicable table for the rank (and group in case of JCOs/ORs) in which pensioned with the term of engagement for each rank as applicable from time to time.
Where the revised pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019 worked out in terms of these orders, happens to be less than the existing pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019, the pension shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner.
8. As provided in para – 4 of MoD order dated 20.01.2023 and para – 2.6 of MoD notification dated 04.01.2023 that the pensioners retired on or after 01.07.2014 i.e. after previous OROP on premature retirement/own request is not eligible for revision of pension under OROP w.e.f 01.07.2019. The information regarding premature retirement/own request are not available in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). Hence, table based revision by PDA in such cases is not feasible.
8.1 Therefore, it is decided that the pension of all such pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014and before 01.07.2019 will be implemented through corrigendum PPO. Since, most of the data of pensioners/family pensioners have been migrated in SPARSH, therefore, revision of pension of migrated pensioners/family pensioners will be done through SPARSH only. The suo-moto corrigendum PPO in remaining pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014 and before 01.07.2019 will be issued by Pension Sanctioning Authorities in affected cases (where these OROP rates are beneficial than they are drawing as on 01.07.2019).
8.2 In all other cases i.e. pensioners retired/discharged upto 30.06.2014, invalided out prior to 01.07.2019 and family pensioners, this revision will be implemented through table based as appended with this order. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) handling disbursement of pension to Defence pensioners are hereby authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/ Special/ Disability/Invalid/ Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/Special/Liberalized Family Pension of all such pre — 01.07.2019 pensioners/family pensioners drawing pension as on 01.07.2019 in terms of these orders with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any applications from the pensioners and without any further authorization from the Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned.
8.3. The OROP rates is average of minimum & maximum rate of pension for a rank and a qualifying service of live data of 2018 retirees. Wherever, the rates of higher qualifying service of a rank are lower than rates of lower qualifying service in same rank or data is/are blank for higher qualifying service then the same have been protected by higher rate of lower qualifying service, due to this many rates in same column appears equal. Similarly, wherever this OROP rate is lower in higher rank than rate in lower rank in same qualifying service then the same have been protected with higher rates of lower rank in same qualifying service resulting similar rate in some qualifying service in two adjacent columns.
9.PDAs are hereby authorized to revise the pension as under:
Both the elements of Disability Pension/ Liberalized Disability Pension, i.e. Service Element and Disability Element shall be revised by the PDAs as per pension rates provided in the specific tables. Tables showing revised rates of Service Elements/ Service Pension for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 1 to 10.
Tables showing revised rates of Disability Element (in discharge and invalided out cases) for 100% disability for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 87 to 96.
For disability less than 100%, the Disability Element shall be proportionately reduced as per the period and degree of disablement already accepted.
(ii) War injury Pension
Similarly, revision of Service Element of War Injury Pension cases will also be carried out by the PDAs for which specific tables indicating revised rate of pension have been provided. Both the elements of War Injury Pension, i.c. Service Element and War Injury Element shall be revised by the PDAs in accordance with the specific tables.
Tables showing revised rate of Service Pension/ Service Element for various ranks are given in Tables Nos. 1 to 10.
Tables showing revised rate of War Injury Element (in invalidated out cases) for 100% disability for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 107 to 116.
For disability less than 100%, the War Injury Element shall be reduced proportionately as per the period and degree of disablement already accepted.
Pensioners drawing War Injury Element in addition to their Retiring/ Service Pension (in discharge case), their War Injury Element shall also be revised similarly and table showing revised rate of War Injury Element (in discharge case) for 100% disability for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 97 to 106.
(iii) Family Pension
Similarly, revision of all types of Family Pension viz Ordinary Family Pension (enhanced rate and normal rate), Special Family Pension (SFP/Special Dependent Family Pension/2nd life award of Special Family Pension), Liberalized Family Pension(LFP/Liberalized Dependent Pension/2nd life award of Liberalized Family Pension), cases will also be required to be revised by the PDAs.
(a) Ordinary Family Pension
Both enhanced rate and normal rate of Ordinary Family Pension shall be revised by the PDAs in accordance with specific tables. Tables showing revised rate of Enhanced rate of Family Pension and Normal rate of Family Pension for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 11 to 20 and 21 to 30 respectively.
(b) Special Family Pension
Similarly, tables showing revised rate of Special Family Pension and Special Dependent family Pension/2nd life award of Special Family Pension for various ranks are given in the Tables No. 31 to 40 and 41 to 50 respectively.
(c) Liberalized Family Pension
Similarly, tables showing revised rate of Liberalized Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension to child/children, Liberalized Dependent family Pension (Both Parents) and Liberalized Dependent family Pension (Single Parents)/2nd life award of Liberalized Family Pension for various ranks are given in the Tables No. 51 to 60, 61 to 70, 71 to 76 and 77 to 86 respectively.
Note: War Injury Element /Disability element/Family Pension is now linked with Service Pension. Therefore, the War Injury Element /Disability Element/Family Pension is also linked with qualifying service of pensioners. Hence, the PDAs may revise Service Pension/Service Element & War Injury Element /Disability Element/Family Pension on the basis of the rank/group/category and qualifying service of the pensioners. Rank, group and qualifying service for which the individual has been pensioned have been indicated in original Pension Payments Orders (PPOs) or it’s Corrigendum PPOs. In case, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is/are not available with PDAs, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned in the proforma enclosed as Annexure-‘A’ (both for JCOs and JCOs/ORs) to the Govt. letter No.1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)/Vol-II dt.20.01.2023 a copy of which is enclosed.
The remaining implementing instructions mentioned in para 7 to 20 of Circular 555 dt 04.02.2016 shall be equally applicable in implementation of this order except the date of effect i.e. 01.07.2019 instead of 01.07.2014 and the details of Nodal Officers. The details of Nodal Officers are as under:-
10. Nodal Officers
In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in terms of these orders, PDAs may immediately take up the matter with Nodal Officers of the respective PSAs by name as under:-
Air Force: – Shri Amar Singh, Sr. A.O O/o the Jt. CDA (Air Force) New Delhi Phone – 011-25695012 E-mail- dcdaaf-delhi.cgda[at]nic.in
A copy of this circular along with the Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No.1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)/Vol-II dt. 20.01.2023 is also available on the website of this Office (www.pcdapension.nic.in).
Hindi version will follow.
CDA(P) has seen.
No. Gts/Tech/OROP-II/0183/Vol-IV Dated: 20th Jan 2023
(Rajendra Kumar Gupta) Asstt. Controller of Defence Accounts(P)
Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A‘ Services
No. AB.14017/30/2011-Estt.(RR)[Vol.III] Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training ***
New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group ‘A‘ Services – regarding
In terms of para-1(iv) of this Department’s OM No. AB.14017/64/2008 – Estt.(RR) dated 24.04.09, regarding Non-Functional Upgradation for officers of Organised Group ‘A’ Services (OGAS}, the details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at the Centre in various grades were issued from time to time.
2. The details of the batch of IAS officer posted at the Centre in the grade of Additional Secretary as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to that batch are indicated in the table below:
Sl. No.
Batch and Level in IAS
Date of appointment at the Centre
Batch of Organised Group ‘A’ Services to be considered for NFU
1.
1997 as Additional Secretary
19.11.2022
1995 & earlier w.e.f. 19.11.2022
3. Grant of higher pay scale under Non-Functional Upgradation is subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in Annex-I to OM dated 24.4.2009. Para 3 of the Annex-I states that all the prescribed eligibility criteria and promotional norms including ‘benchmark’ for up-gradation to a particular grade pay, would have to be met, at the time of screening.
4, Therefore, officers belonging to OGAS, who have not been granted promotion in the above grade but have completed the necessary residency period in the feeder grade as on the crucial date of eligibility for promotion to the grade and are at least two batches senior to the batch of the IAS officer mentioned in the table below Para 2, shall be eligible to be considered for grant of NFU to Level-15 with effect from the date mentioned above.
PLB / Ad-Hoc Bonus for 2021-22 to the eligible employees of DoO(C&S) and allied Defence Production Establishments
Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production Directorate of Ordnance (C&S) 10-A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata -700001 Coordination & Policy
No. 873/PLB/2021-22/Coord &Policy
Dated: 11/01/2023
(Through: COMNET)
To DDG, Field Unit (Kanpur, Pune, Dehradun, Ambajhari, Kolkata, Avadi & Jabalpur)
Sub : Sanction for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB)/Ad-Hoc Bonus for the year 2021-22 — reg.
Ref : MoD letter No. 10(1)/2022-D(Estt./NG) dated 11 01.2023.
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Vide the reference above, Ministry of Defence has conveyed the sanction for payment of PLB/Ad-hoc Bonus for the year 2021-22 (copy enclosed). Accordingly PLB equivalent to 17 days wages for initial six months i.e. from April’ 21 to September’ 21 with an overall ceiling of Rs. 7000/- per month (as per MoD Letter No. 48(4)/98/Di(B&C) dated 27.07.2000- copy enclosed – regarding PLB payable to teaching, staff, para 2(i) contained in the said letter may be noted) and non-PLB Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) for the rest of the six, months from Oct’ 21 to Mar’ 22 i.e. 15 days (Total 17+15 days = 32 days) wages which is payable to the eligible employees of DoO(C&S) & DAD as per the OM No. 7/24/2007/E.III(A) dated 06.10.2022 (Copy enclosed) issued by the DoE(MoF) for the FY 2021-22 with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs. 7000/- per month. PLB/Ad-hoc Bonus may be calculated taking average number of days per month as 30.4 days.
02. The expenditure will be debited to Class Code Head 804/02 and UCC 826 and to the respective Heads to which the Pay and Allowances of the employees of allied establishments are debited. The financial implications will be met from the existing sanctioned budget of FY 2022-23.
( Pankaj Kumar ) Dy. Director /C&P For Director General Ordnance(C&S)
No.10(1)/ 2022-D(Estt/NG) Government of India, Ministry of Defence, ( Deptt. of Defence Production ) New Delhi
Dated: 11th Jan., 2023
To The Director General Ordnance, Directorate of Ordnance (C&S), 10A. S. K. Bose Road, Kolkata-700 001.
The Controller General of Defence Accounts, New Delhi.
The Director General of Quality Assurance. New Delhi.
The Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance. New Delhi.
Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus/ Ad-hoc bonus for the year 2021-22.
Madam / Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No.48(4)/98/D(B&C) dated 27th July, 2000 on the above subject and to convey the sanction of the President to the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus equivalent to 17 days wages for initial six months i.e from April’21 to September’21 for the year 2021-22 to the eligible employees of DoO(C&S) and allied Defence Production Establishments with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs. 7000/- per month Further. sanction of Non-PLB Bonus [Ad-hoc bonus] for rest of the six months from Oct 21 to March 22 is also conveyed for eligible employees of DoO(C&S) and DAD as per the OM No. 7/24/2007/E.III(A) dated 06.10.2022 issued by the Department of Expenditure (MoF) for the financial year 2021-22 with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs.7000/- per month. The PLB and Non-PLB are to be calculated taking average number of days per month as 30.4 days. Non-PLB Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) may be calculated as per clarification given at SI.No. (j) Annexed with the Department of Expenditure (MoF) OM dated 06.10.2022.
02. Payment of PLB and Non-PLB ( Ad-hoc bonus) to the casual labour will be made in accordance with MoD letter No.48(4)/98/D(B&C) dated 27th July,2000 and Department of Expenditure (MoF) OM No. 7/24/2007/E.III(A) dated 06.10.2022
03. The expenditure will be debited to Class Code Head 804/02 and UCC 826 and to the respective Heads to which the pay and allowances of employees of allied establishments are debited. The financial implications on this account would be met from the existing sanctioned Budget of FY 2022-23.
04 This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance vide ID No.7-39/2007-E INA) (2937030/22) dated 06.01.2023 and MoD (Finance Division) vide N-30 dated 3G 99 2022 in MoD File No. 10(4 )/2022-D(Estt/NG).
(Satinder Kaur) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
OROP-2 Pension Table: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Pensioners
No. 1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol)/Vol-II Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
New Delhi, Dated: 20th January 2023
To The Chief of the Defence Staff The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces Pensioners.
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The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 1(1)/2019/D(Pen/Pol) dated 04.01.2023 notifying revision of pension under One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) with effect from 01.07.2019 to all Pre 01.07.2019 Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners. Para 3 of the letter provides that detailed instructions relating to implementation of OROP along with tables indicating revised pension for each rank and each category shall be issued separately.
2. The undersigned is now directed to say that in order to quicken the process of revision of pension/family pension, total 121 tables indicating rates of pension/family pension under OROP scheme are appended to this order. The appended tables indicate revised rates of Retiring/Service/Special/Disability /Invalid/Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/Special /Liberalized Family Pension of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Speciality Corps & Territorial Army Retired / Discharged / Invalided. Out from Service/died in service or after retirement. The existing pension of all Pre- 01 .07.2019 (except pensioners entered on or after 01 .07.2014 pre-matrix retirement/own request as provided in para 4 of MoD letter No. 1 2(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)Part.II dated 07.11.2015 as amended vide Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen letter No. 12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Pol)Pan-II dated 06.06.2017) pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced with reference to applicable table for the rank (and group in case of JCOs/ORs) in which pensioned with reference to the actual qualifying service as shown in Column-1 of the tables subject to maximum term of engagement front time to time. The rate of pension of pensioners/family pensioners drawing more than the revised rate of pension/family pension indicated in annexed tables, shall remain unchanged.
3. The provisions of this letter shall be applicable to all pensioners/family pensioners who had been retired/ discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non- Combatants (Enrolled) of Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Teritorial Army & Ex-State Forces and are in receipt of pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019 (except pensioners retired after previous OROP revision on pre mature retirement/own request).
3.1 The provisions of this letter, however, do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIO pensioners, Pakistan & Burma Army pensioners, Reservist pensioners and pensioners in receipt of Ex-gratia payments and pensioners retired after previous OROP revision on pre-mature retirement/own request (as provided in para 4 of MoD letter dated 07.11.2015).
METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
4. It is provided in para-2.6 of MoD letter dated 04.01.2023 that the pensioners retired on or after 01.07.2014 on premature retirement/own request are not eligible for benefits of OROP. The information regarding premature retirement/own request is not available in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). Hence, table-based revision by PDA in such cases is not feasible.
4.1 Therefore, it is decided that the pension of all pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014 and before 01.0.7.2019) will be 7fy/6f/fC/f/6 High corrigendum PPO. Since most of the data of pensioners/family pensioners have been migrated in SPARSH application, therefore, revision of pension of migrated pensioners/family pensioners wil1 be done through SPARSH application only. The corrigendum PPO in the case of remaining pensioners retired/discharged on or after 01.07.2014 and before 01.07.2019 will be issued by Pension Sanctioning Authorities in affected cases, so-moto (where rates of pension under these orders are beneficial than the rates of their pension as on 01.07.2019).
4.2 In all other cases i.e pensioners retired/discharged rip to 10.06.2014, invalided out prior to 01.07.2019 and family pensioners, this revision will be implemented based on the pension tables as appended with this order. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) hand high disbursement of pension to Defence pensioners are hereby authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/Special/Disability/invalid/Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/Special/Liberalized Family Pension of all, such pre-01.07.2019 pensioners/family pensioners drawing pension as on 01.07.2019 in terms of this order with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any applications from the pensioners and without any further authorization from the Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned.
4.3 The revised rates of pension under this letter are average of in minimum & maximum rate of pension for a rank and a qualifying service of live data of 2018 retirees. Wherever, the rates of higher qualifying service of a rank are lower than rates of lower qualifying service in sane rank or data is/are blank for higher qualifying service then the same have been protected by higher rate of lower qualifying service, due to this, many rates in same column appears equal. Similarly, wherever the revised rate of pension under this order are lower in higher rank than rate in lower rank in same qualifying service then the same have been protected with higher rates of pension in lower rank in same qualifying service resulting similar rate in some qualifying service in two adjacent columns.
5. Where the revised pension as on 01.07.2019 worked out in terms of this letter, happens to be less than the existing pension/family pension as on 01.07.2019, the pension shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner/family pensioner.
6. Arrears on account of revision of pension front 01.07.2019 till date of its implementation shall be paid by the Pension Disbursing Agencies in four half yearly installments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and all Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one installment.
7. The initial Pension Payment Order (PPO) or its Corrigendum PPO (Corr PPO) indicates rank, group and qualifying service for which the individual has been pensioned. This information is available with Pension Disbursing Agencies as they have revised pension of all such pensioners in the recent past in terms of Government orders issued for implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC. Hence, however, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not available with Pension Disbursing Agencies, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authority concerned on the Piofollra enclosed as Annexure A. The Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned will provide the requisite information from the available records within 15 days of the receipt of request from the Pension Disbursing Agencies.
8. In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in terms of this letter, Pension Disbursing Agencies way immediately take tip the matter with Nodal Officers of respective PSAs, details of which shall be notified by Pr. CDA (P), Prayagraj in their implementation instructions.
9. The revised rates of pension under this letter shall be basic pension from 01.07.2019 and therefore, additional pension as applicable to the old age pensioners/family pensioners on attaining the relevant age (80 years and above) shall also be enhanced by the PDAs from 01.07.2019 or the date from which the pensioner attains the age of 80 years or more, whichever is later.
PAYMENT OF LIFE TIME ARREARS (LTA)
10. If a pensioner to whom the benefit accrues under the provisions of this letter has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears of pension (LTA) shall be paid in the following manner .-
a) If the claimant is already in receipt of Family Pension or happens to be the pensioner in whose favour Family Pension already stands notified and the awardees has hot become ineligible for any reason, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.
b) If the claimant has already received LTA in the past in respect of the deceased to whom the benefit would have accrued, the LTA under the provisions of this letter should also be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.
c) If the claimant is a person other than the one mentioned at 10(a) & 10(b) above, payment of LTA shall be made to the legal his /hers as per extant Government orders.
11. The following elements shall continue to be paid as separate elements in addition to the pension revised under this order .-
i) Monetary allowance attached to gallantry awards viz. Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra etc. ii) Constant Attendance Allowance, where admissible. iii) Dearness relief as sanctioned by the Government from time to time.
MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS
12. No arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension shall be admissible for the period prior to 01.07.2019.
13. No commutation of pension Small be admissible on revised/additional amount of pension accruing as a result of revision of pension under this letter. However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will continue to be deducted from the revised pension.
14. As a result of this letter, there will be no change in the amount of gratuity already determined and paid with reference to the rules in force at the time of retire/discharge/invalidment/death.
15. Any overpayment of pension coming to the notice or under process of recovery shall be adjusted in full by the Pension Disbursing Agencies against arrears becoming due on revision of pension on the basis of this order.
METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING
16. An intimation regarding disbursement of revised pension shall be furnished by the Pension Disbursing Agencies to the office of the Pr. CDA(P), Prayagraj in the format prescribed as Annexure-B to this letter in the following month in which revision takes place. PDAs shall also ensure that an intimation regarding revision of pension is invariably conveyed to the pensioners concerned for their information ii respective of the fact that the same is beneficial to them or not. The Public Sector Banks disbursing defence pensions through Central Pension Processing Centers (CPPC), the progress report shall be furnished by the CPPC of the bank directly to the office of Pr. CDA (Pensions) Prayagraj through electronic sections.
17. All other terms and conditions which are not affected by this order shall remain unchanged.
18. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their ID No10(01)/2019/Fin/Pen dated 16.01.2023
19. Hindi version will follow.
(B L Meena) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Index of Tables in Appendix to MOD Letter No. 1(1)/2019/D(pen/Pol)/Vol-II dated 20th January 2023.
SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION
SI No
RETIRING PENSION/SERVICE PENSION/ SERVICE ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION SERVICE ELEMENT OF WAR INJURY PENSION/ INVALID PENSION
Table No
1
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
1
2
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
2
3
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
3
4
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
4
5
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
5
6
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
6
7
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
7
8
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
8
9
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
9
10
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
10
ENHANCED RATE OF ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION
11
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of MC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
11
12
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
12
13
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
13
14
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
14
15
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
15
16
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
16
17
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
17
18
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
18
19
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
19
20
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
20
NORMAL RATE OF ORDINARY FAMILY PENSION
21
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
21
22
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
22
23
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
23
24
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
24
25
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
25
26
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
26
27
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
27
28
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
28
29
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
29
30
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
30
31
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
31
32
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
32
33
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
33
34
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
34
35
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
35
36
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
36
37
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
37
38
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
38
39
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
39
40
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
40
SPECIAL DEPENDENT FAMILY PENSION /2ND LIFE AWARD OF SPECIAL FAMILY PENSION
41
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
41
42
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
42
43
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
43
44
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
44
45
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
45
46
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
46
47
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
47
48
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing G roup Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
48
49
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
49
50
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
50
LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION
51
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
51
52
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
52
53
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
53
54
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
54
55
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
55
56
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
56
57
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
57
58
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
58
59
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
59
60
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
60
LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION TO CHILD/CHILDREN
61
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
61
62
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
62
63
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
63
64
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
64
65
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
65
66
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
66
67
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
67
68
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
68
69
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
69
70
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
70
LIBERALISED DEPENDENT PENSION/ 2ND LIFE AWARD OF LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION (RATES FOR BOTH PARENTS)
71
Regular Commissioned Officers (Rates for both Parents)
71
72
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for both Parents)
72
73
Commissioned Officers of Territorial Army (Rates for both Parents)
73
74
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services (Rates for both Parents)
74
75
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC) (Rates for both Parents)
75
76
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for both Parents)
76
LIBERALISED DEPENDENT PENSION/ 2ND LIFE AWARD OF LIBERALISED FAMILY PENSION (RATES FOR SINGLE PARENTS)
77
Regular Commissioned Officers (Rates for Single Parent)
77
78
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parents)
78
79
Commissioned Officers of Territorial Army (Rates for Single Parent)
79
80
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services (Rates for Single Parents)
80
81
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parent)
81
82
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC (Rates for Single Parent)
82
83
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
83
84
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
84
85
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
85
86
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
86
DISABILITY ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION
87
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
87
88
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
88
89
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
89
90
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
90
91
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
91
92
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
92
93
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
93
94
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
94
95
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
95
96
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
96
WAR INJURY ELEMENT OF WAR INJURY PENSION (DISCHARGE ON ATTENDING PRESCRIBED AGE OF RETIREMENT FOR ICOS AND ON COMPLETION OF TERM OF ENGAGEMENT FOR JCOS/ORS
97
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
97
98
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
98
99
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
99
100
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
100
101
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
101
102
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
102
103
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
103
104
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
104
105
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
105
106
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
106
WAR INJURY ELEMENT (INVALIDED OUT)
107
Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC/MNS/TA/EC/SSC)
107
108
Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC
108
109
Commissioned Officers of the Territorial Army
109
110
Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services
110
111
Regular EC/SSC Officers (Other than AMC/ADC/RVC)
111
112
EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors
112
113
JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers
113
114
JCOs/ORs Group X drawing Group Pay Rs.6200/- w.e.f. 01.01.2016 applicable for Post-1.1.2016 retirees (For SPARSH only)
114
115
JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension
115
116
JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army
116
PRE 01.06.1953 DISCHARGED PERSONNEL
ARMY PERSONNEL
117
Ordinary Pension
117
118
Mustering Out Pension
118
119
Ordinary Pension to Viceroy commissioned officers
119
AIR FORCE
120
Ordinary Pension
120
STATE FORCE PERSONNEL
121
Erstwhile State Forces Personnel
121
The rates of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, 2n Life Award of SFP, Liberalized Family Pension, 2nd Life Award of LFP, Disability/Liberalized Disability Element for 100% Disability, War Injury Element for 100%Disability (Invalid out cases) meant for Post-53 retirees JCOs/ORs of Regular Army of Group “Y” may be allowed to the families of Pre-1953 retirees as per OROP Revision w.e.f. 01.07.2019.
Addendum for Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade January 2023
No.16/3/2023-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Establishment (JCA) Section *****
North Block, New Delhi Dated: 20th January, 2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Addendum for early closure of all the offices falling in the premises of Parliament House & Rashtrapati Bhawan in c/w forthcoming Republic Day/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function-2023
In continuation to this Department’s Office Memorandum of even number dated 11.01.2023, it is informed that the matter regarding early closure of all the offices failing in the premises of Parliament House & Rashtrapati Bhawan has been examined and decided that all offices in these buildings may be closed during forthcoming Republic day/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home function-2023. For security reason, all aforementioned offices will have to be vacated as per the below mentioned schedule:
S. No.
Time and date
Programme
1.
From 1830 hrs on 22.01.2023 till 1300 hrs on 23.01.2023
Full Dress Rehearsal Republic Day Parade
2.
From 1300 hrs on 25.01.2023 till 1300 hrs on 26.01.2023
Final Day Parade of Republic Day
3.
On 26.01.2023 till 1930 hrs
All Home function at R.P. Bhawan
4.
From 1200 hrs to 1930 hrs on 29.01.2023
Beating the Retreat Ceremony
2. The above arrangements may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
3. Hindi version will follow.
(Sitansu Mohan Routray) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India Tel:23093180
Classification of Railway Services consequent upon implementation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board)
PC-VII No. 201 File No. PC-VII/2017/RSRP/2
RBE No. 16/2023 New Delhi, dated: 17/01/2023
The General Manager/CAOs(R), All Zonal Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)
Sub :- Classification of Railway Services consequent upon implementation of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.
In exercise of powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the President hereby directs that with effect from the date of issue of these orders, subject to exceptions made in the footnotes below and also subject to such exceptions as Ministry of Railways may, by any general or special orders make from time to time, Railway Service posts shall be classified as follows:
Sl. No.
Description of posts
Classification of Posts
1
A Railway service post carrying the pay in the Pay Matrix at the Level from 10 to 17 excluding the posts falling in Si. Nos. (2) and (3) below.
Group ‘A’/Gaz.
2
A Railway service post carrying the pay in the Pay Matrix at Level-8 & 9 excluding the posts falling in Si. No. 3 below:
The posts of Assistant Nursing Officer in Level-10 of the Pay Matrix, Principal/Head Master/Head Mistress (Secondary/High School & equivalent) (Basic Grade and Sr. Grade) in Level-10 and Level-11 of the Pay Matrix and Non-functional Grade of Group ‘B’ Gaz. posts of various Organized Railway Services & RBSS/RBSSS in Level-10 of the Pay Matrix will continue to be classified as Group ‘B’ Gaz.
Group ‘B’/Gaz.
3
A Railway service post carrying the pay in the Pay Matrix at the Level from 1 to 7 and the posts of Sr. SO(Accounts), Sr. Travelling Inspector(Accounts), Sr. Inspector (Store Accounts) in Level-8 and Level-9(Non-Functional) of the Pay Matrix; Sr. Nursing Superintendent in Level-8 of the Pay Matrix, Chief Nursing Superintendent in Level-10 of the Pay Matrix; Primary School Teacher/Trained Graduate Teacher/Post Graduate Teacher and equivalent (Basic/Senior/Selection Grade) working in Level-8/9/10/11 of the Pay Matrix; Senior Dietician in Level-8 of the Pay Matrix, will continue to be classified as Group ‘C’ .
The Group `C” Cadres upgraded to Level-8 and Level-9 Group ‘C’ (Non-Functional) in terms of Boards letter RBE No. 155/2022 dated 17.11.2022 (F. No. PC-VII/2019/RSRP/3) will continue to be classified as Group C.
Group ‘C’
Notes:
(a) A person placed in higher Level of the Pay Matrix under in situ promotion Scheme/MACP Schemes will continue to retain the classification of his Basic Post.
(b)The classification of Non-functional posts, Sr. and Selection. Grade posts of Teaching/School staff will continue to remain the same as applicable to Basic Grade post.
(c) The Assistant Section Officers of Railway Board Secretariat Servces (RBSS) and Personal Assistants of Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service (RBSSS) will continue to be classified as Group `13. (Non Gazetted) as laid down in respective service rules.
(d) If higher classification than that indicated above is presently prescribed for any specific post in the respective service rules, the same shall continue till further orders.
2. Posts created subsequent to date of effect of these orders as specific additions to existing cadres shall have the same classification as posts in the cadre to which they are added.
3. For the purpose of this order, “Pay Matrix” means the Matrix specified in Part A of the Schedule to Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Further, “Level” in Pay Matrix means the Level corresponding to the existing Pay Band and Grade Pay or Scale specified in Part A of Schedule to Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.
4. Accordingly, the President is pleased to direct that Rule 106 & 107 of Indian Railway Establishment Code Voll (Fifth Edition — 1985) shall be amended as in the Advance Correction Slip No. 145 (enclosed).
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function during January, 2023
No.16/3/2023-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi Dated: 11th January, 2023
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function during January, 2023 – regarding.
In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade/ Beating Retreat Ceremony/ At Home Function, 2023, the following has been decided:
i. For full dress rehearsal on 23.01.2023, the Government offices located in the buildings at Annexure-A, shall be closed at 1830 hours on 22.01.2023, and such closure will continue till 1300 hours on 23.01.2023 to facilitate anti-sabotage checks.
ii. The Government offices located in the buildings, indicated at Annexure-A, shall remain closed from 1300 hours, onward on 25.01.2023 for Republic Day Parade. The exercise/arrangement will continue till 1300 hours on 26.01.2023.
iii. The buildings, as indicated at Annexure-B, will be sealed for ‘At Home Function’ on 26.01.2023 and shall remain closed on that date till 1930 hours.
iv. The buildings indicated at Annexure-D, shall remain closed on 28.01.2023 from 1600 hours to 1930 hours for a special show of Beating Retreat Ceremony.
v. The buildings indicated at Annexure-C shall be closed at 1200 noon for thorough anti-sabotage check on 29.01.2023, which will continue till 1930 hours of the same date.
2. The above arrangements may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
3. Hindi version will follow.
Encl.: As above
(Sitansu Mohan Routray) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
