No.AB.14017/21/2011-Estt. (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, the 10th May, 2013
Office Memorandum
Subject: Change of the term DPC (for confirmation)-reg.
Attention is invited to this Department instructions on consolidated guidelines on framing /amendment of RRs vide OM dated 31.12.2010. The guidelines prescribe that when Promotion, Direct Recruitment/re-employment of Armed Forces Personnel are included as a method of recruitment in the RRs for the post, column 12 of the Schedule shall include the DPC for considering Promotion and Confirmation as applicable.
2. This Department in consultation with UPSC has re-examined the term “Departmental Promotion Committee (for confirmation) used in column 12 of the Schedule of the RRs. It has been decided that the same shall be substituted with the term “Departmental Confirmation Committee” (for considering confirmation) in cases where the method of recruitment includes direct recruitment/absorption/re-employment of Armed Forces Personnel. However where Promotion is prescribed as a method of recruitment, the composition of Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering Promotion) shall be included in column 12 of the Schedule of the RRs. Ministries/Departments may take necessary action for incorporating the provisions in this regard in the RRs for a post.
3. Hindi version will follow.
(Mukta Goel)
Director (E-I)
Original Order:
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/14017_21_2011-Estt.RR-10052013.pdf
On the eve of Akshyay Tritiya (also known as Akha Teej) which is falling this year on 13th May, 2013, India Post has announced a ‘Discount of 7.5 % to all categories of customers on purchase of India Post gold coins of any denominations from the designated Post Offices across Delhi.
The Department of Posts has been selling GOLD COINS of 24 carat with 99.99% purity, Branded Internationally Recognized Certification with quality packaging, produced by Valcambi, Switzerland in association with World Gold Council and Reliance Money Infrastructure Limited with denominations viz. 0.5 g, 1 g, 5 g, 8 g, 10 g, 20 g and 50 g to suit the purchaser/public. 30 Post Offices including all the 12 Head Post Offices have been designated to sell the gold coins covering all the Districts/areas across Delhi as per list.
List of Post Offices selling Gold Coins in Delhi:
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Name of Post Office designated for sale of gold coins
GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 9 SRP 2013,
BANGALORE, DATED 8th MAY 2013
Government are pleased to sanction increase in the rates of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees in the Revised Pay Scales 2012 from the existing 4% to 9% of Basic Pay with effect from 1st January 2013.
2. These orders will apply to the full time Government employees, employees of Zilla Panchayats, work charged employees on regular time scales of pay, full time employees of aided educational Institutions and Universities who are on regular time scales of pay.
3. For the purpose of grant of Dearness Allowance, the term ‘Basic Pay’ means, pay drawn by a Government Employee in the scale of pay applicable to the post held by him and includes:
a.Stagnation increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.
b.Personal Pay, if any, granted to him under sub-rule (3) of Rule 7 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2012.
c.Additional Increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.
4.Basic Pay shall not include any emoluments other than those specified above.
5.Government are also pleased to sanction increase in the rates of Dearness Allowance from the existing 4% to 9% of the basic pension/family pension with effect from 1st January 2013 to the State Government pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/family pensioners of the aided educational institutions whose pension/family pension is paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State.
6.Separate orders will be issued in respect of pensioners who were drawing immediately before retirement pay in the UGC/AICTE/ICAR and NJPC scales of pay and who retired on or after lst January 2006.
6.The increase in Dearness Allowance admissible under this order is payable in cash.
7.The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next rupee and fractions less than 50 paise shall be ignored.
8.The Dearness Allowance will be shown as a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay for any purpose.
BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE
GOVERNOROF KARNATAKA
(SUNDARA RAJA GUPTHA)
Deputy Secretary to Government
Finance Department (Services-2)
Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New Pension System (NPS) as it is paid under the old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after retirement. The benefits of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and pension/family pension have been provisionally allowed, vide the Office Memorandum of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare No. 38/41/06-P & PW(A) dated 5.5.2009 in respect of Central Government servants covered under NPS in cases where a Government Servant is retired on invalidation/disability and in the case of death of a Government servant in service on the same rates as are applicable under the old pension scheme Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. The retirement gratuity is payable to the retiring Government servant. A minimum of 5 years’ qualifying service and eligibility to receive service gratuity/pension is essential to get this one time lump sum benefit. Retirement gratuity is calculated @ 1/4th of a month’s Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance drawn before retirement for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service. The maximum retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh. If the Government Servant dies while in service, the death gratuity shall be paid to his family at rates furnished in the table below:
Sl. No.
Length of Qualifying Service
Rate of Death Gratuity
1.
Less than one year
2 times of emoluments
2.
One year or more but less than 5 years
6 times of emoluments
3.
5 years or more but less than 20 years
12 times of emoluments
4.
20 years or more
Half of emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments.
Maximum amount of Death Gratuity admissible is Rs, 10 lakhwith effect from 1.1.2006.
This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri NamoNarain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Finance Minister K M Mani has signed papers sanctioning an additional dearness allowance of 8 per cent to government employees and pensioners with retrospective effect from January 1, 2013.
With this the total DA component has risen to 53 percent. Employees will get the additional DA in hand from the salary for the month of June drawn in July. The arrears will be merged in the Provident Fund.
Pensioners will get the additional DA as well as arrears in June itself.
This will entail an additional burden of Rs 100 crore a month on the state exchequer.
Ministry of Labour & Employment have not issued instructions to the State Governments to set up Employment Information Centres in each village. However, Common Service Centers have been set up in the rural areas by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (earlier named as Department of Information Technology) which may be used as outreach centres for Employment Exchanges for online registration by job seekers.
The Employment Exchanges are already performing this activity. Employment assistance and vocational guidance to the registered job-seekers is provided about job opportunities in both public & private sectors by Employment Exchanges functioning in all States/UTs. Employment Exchanges book/receive vacancies notified by the non agricultural establishments in the private sector employing 25 or more persons under the provisions of Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 and submit the names of registered job-seekers. Vacancies/ information about job opportunities from establishments in the private sector employing 24 or less persons are received on voluntary basis and names of candidates are submitted as per the requirement of the employers.
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.
Pay and allowances and other benefits / facilities are provided to the Armed Forces personnel as per Government orders issued from time to time. Apart from pay, the Armed Forces personnel deployed on borders in tough conditions, are being given certain compensatory allowances i.e. Field Area Allowance, Siachen Allowance, High Altitude Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, etc. and special clothing and ration as per extant rules. Improvement of facilities, service conditions, pay and allowances of the Armed Forces personnel is also a continuous process.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Jagdish Singh Rana in Lok Sabha today.
The condition of ESI Hospitals in the country is generally satisfactory. However, it varies from State to State and location to location.
Schemes formulated by ESI Corporation to improve the condition of the hospitals inter-alia includes:
The ceiling on reimbursement of expenditure on medical care to the State Government has been increased from Rs. 1200/- to 1500/- per Insured Person (IP) per year with effect from 01.04.2012. In addition, it has been decided to reimburse up to Rs. 200/- per IP per annum to the State Governments for the year in which the bed occupancy in all the State ESI Hospitals is more than 70% during the completed financial year. This additional amount is borne fully by the ESI Corporation.
Hospital Development Committees have been constituted in ESI Hospitals and have been given adequate administrative and financial powers for taking decisions for improvement in medical care facilities.
Modernization and up-gradation of hospitals by providing modern equipment for diagnostic and clinical services.
Norms and standards have been formulated for staff and equipment for smooth functioning of the hospitals and dispensaries.
Super Specialty treatment is provided through tie-up hospitals and expenditure thereon is totally borne by the ESIC.
6. Decision has been taken to appoint part time specialists in State run hospitals on contract basis till the State Governments make regular appointment.
An amount of Rs. 4950.45 crore has been allocated for implementation of the schemes during the financial year i.e. 2013-14 which includes medical care expenditure payable by ESIC to State Governments, expenditure on medical care in Model/ESIC Hospitals, expenditure on Super Specialty treatment, expenditure on Indian System of Medicine(ISM). In addition, Rs. 640 crore has been allocated for construction/ renovation/up-gradation of hospitals and dispensaries during the financial year 2013-14.
ESI Corporation has decided to set up 51 ESI Dispensaries in the country. Out of which, 13 ESI Dispensaries are under construction including 02 dispensaries at Jharsuguda and Jagatpur in Odisha.
Details of ESI dispensaries under construction and planned to be set up are given at Annex-I & Annex-II respectively.
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.
Annex-I
DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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Name of the Dispensary
Fund allocated
(In Crore)
1
Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Branch Office at Auto Nagar, Vijayawada, A.P.
7.1
2
Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre, Dispensary and Staff Quarters atJeedimetla, A.P.
43.19
3
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff quarters at Khokhara, Mani Nagar,Ahmedabad, Gujarat
24.79
4
Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Poruvazhy, Kerala
3.45
5
Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Perinad, Kerala
3.48
6
Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kollam, Kerala
3.27
7
Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary & Branch Office at Kottarakkara,Mylom, Kerala
2.52
8
Construction of ESI Model Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Colaba, Mumbai
15.55
9
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra
11.95
10
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
5.91
11
Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJharsuguda, Odisha
12.4
12
Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJagatpur, Odisha
6.1
13
Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Matigara, Siliguri
3.74
Annex- II
DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES PLANNED TO BE SET UP
S.No.
Name of the Dispensary
Approximate
project cost
1
Construction of Dispensary at Alchutapuram, Visakhapatnam, A.P.
Rs. 3 Crore
2
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Khammam, A.P.
Rs. 3 Crore
3
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Shammerpet, A.P.
Rs. 3 Crore
4
Construction of ESI Dispensary at IDA, Cherlapally, A.P.
Rs. 3 Crore
5
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Pydibheemavaran, A.P.
Rs. 3 Crore
6
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Narela, New Delhi
Rs. 15 Crore
7
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Arjun Nagar, New Delhi
Rs. 4 Crore
8
Construction of ESI Dispensary at MayurVihar, New Delhi
Rs. 4 Crore
9
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Surender Nagar, Wadhwan, Gujrat
Rs. 4 Crore
10
Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Dangepark,Davnagre, Karnataka
Rs. 7 Crore
11
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Bellary, Karnataka
Rs. 4 Crore
12
Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre at NanjangudIndustrial Area, Bangaluru, Karnataka
Rs. 15 Crore
13
Construction of 2 Doctor ESI Dispensary at Villakudy
Rs. 3 Crore
14
Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kadampnand, Kerala
Rs. 4 Crore
15
Construction of 4 Doctor Dispensary at Navaikulam, Kerala
Rs. 4 Crore
16
Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Kulasekhrapuram, Kerala
Rs. 3 Crore
17
Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Vadavathur, Kerala
Rs. 3 Crore
18
Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Enath, Kerala
Rs. 3 Crore
19
Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Korraty, Kerala
Rs. 3 Crore
20
Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre at Mira Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Rs. 15 Crore
21
Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Bawal, Haryana
Rs. 15 Crore
22
Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Panchkula, Haryana
Rs. 15 Crore
23
Construction of ESI Model Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre atRajpura&Barnala, Punjab
Rs. 15 Crore
24
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Alwar, Rajasthan
Rs. 5 Crore
25
Construction of ESI Dispensary, Branch Office and Staff Quarters at Abu Road, Rajasthan
Rs. 7 Crore
26
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Bahror, Rajasthan
Rs. 3 Crore
27
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Trugur, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Rs. 3 Crore
28
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Irugur, Tamilnadu
Rs. 3 Crore
29
Construction of ESI Dispensary, NOIDA
Rs. 5 Crore
30
Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur, U.P.
Rs. 5 Crore
31
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Panki site, Kanpur
Rs. 5 Crore
32
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Raibareilly
Rs. 5 Crore
33
Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre at Dehradun, Uttrakhand
Rs. 10 Crore
34
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand
Rs. 3 Crore
35
Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Salaqui,Uttrakhand
Rs. 5 Crore
36
Construction of ESI Dispensary cum diagnostic Centre atTarlaNangul, Uttrakhand
Rs. 10 Crore
37
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Farrakka, West Bengal
Rs. 3 Crore
38
Construction of ESI Dispensary at Falta, West Bengal
FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.145, Dated 2nd May 2013
(Vijaya, Chthirai-19, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2044)
ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st January 2013 – Orders – Issued.
READ – the following papers:
1. G.O.Ms.No.362, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 5th October 2012.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, Office Memorandum No. 1 (2) /2013-E.II (B), dated 25th April 2013.
ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-
Date from which
payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
(per month)
1st July 2012
72 per cent of Pay plus
Grade Pay
2. The Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance to its employees from 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.
3. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees as indicated below:-
Date from which
payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
(per month)
1st January, 2013
80 per cent of Pay plus
Grade Pay
4. The Government also direct that the above increase in Dearness Allowance shall be paid in cash with effect from 1.01.2013.
5. The arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January, February, March and April 2013 shall be disbursed in cash immediately. While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.
6. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.
7. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission /All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers / Physical Directors / Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Panchayat Assistants /Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and sanitary workers drawing special time scale of pay .
8. The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account `03. Dearness Allowance’ under the relevant minor, sub-major and major heads of account.
9. The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.
F. No.42/13/2012-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 2nd May, 2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners — Revised rate effective from 1.1.2013.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 4th October, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% w.e.f. 1st January, 2013.
2. These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.
3. CentraI Government Employees who had drawn lumpsum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3d commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Departments OM No.4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 80% w.e.f. 1.1.2013 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lumpsum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the O.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s OM No.4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated 12.7.2000 refer.
4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009.The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension, will remain unchanged.
6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.
7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.
8. The offices of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, 11/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.
10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure conveyed vide their OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 1st May,2013.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
