फा.सं 1/2/2022(JCM)-पी & पी डब्ल्यू (ई) कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत तथा पेंशन मंत्रालय पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग
तीसरा तल, लोक नायक भवन खान मार्केट, नई दिल्ली-110003 दिनांक 18th नवंबर, 2022
कार्यालय ज्ञापन
विषय: Holding of Pension Adalat -reg.
The undersigned is directed to Say that in the meeting of Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) held on 22.09.2022 under the chairmanship of Secretary, DoPT, the staff side mentioned that Pension Adalats are not being conducted by the various Ministries/Departments regularly and whenever such Adalats are held no information is given to the pensioners. The chairman of the Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) directed that a calendar for holding Pension Adalats should be issued by all Ministries/Departments within a period of one month and a copy of the calendar be provided to the office bearer of the staff side.
2. Accordingly all Ministries/Departments are hereby advised to draw up calendar for holding Pension Adalats in accordance with the guidelines issued by this Department vide OM dated 25.03.2011 (copy enclosed) and send the calendar to the office bearer of the staff side of the JCM within a month, under intimation to this Department. It is also advised that advance intimation may be given to the pensioners as per the enclosed guidelines, well before the date of Pension Adalat and the calendar be displayed on the website of the Ministry/Department/Organization, as the case may be. A representative of the concerned Pension Disbursing Banks may also be invited for the Pension Adalats. This may be treated as MOST URGENT.
(डी.पी. सिंंह) भारत सरकार के सचिव टेलीफोन:011-24644632
सेवा में, 1. All Ministries/Departments 2. All Pension Disbursing Banks
Paid Holiday to Govt Employees on 5th Dec 2022: Bye-Elections in 6 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and UP
F. No. 12/1/2022-JCA Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) Establishment (JCA) Section *****
North Block, New Delhi Dated: 18th November, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Bye-Elections in 6 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh and 1 (one) Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh – Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll – regarding
The undersigned is directed to state that, as informed by the Election Commission of India, vide their letter No. 78/EPS/2022 dated 14.11.2022, Bye -Elections in 6 Assembly Constituencies of Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh and 1 (one) Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh, are scheduled to be held as under:-
Schedule for Bye-Elections in Parliamentary Constituency announced by the Election Commission of India is as under:
Sl. No.
Name of State
Parliamentary Constituency No. & Name
Date of Poll
Day
1
Uttar Pradesh
21-Mainpuri (PC)
05.12.2022
Monday
Schedule for Bye-Elections in Assembly Constituencies of various States announced by the Election Commission of India is as under:
Sl. No.
Name of State
Assembly Constituency No. & Name
Date of Poll
Day
1.
Odisha
01-Padampur
05.12.2022
Monday
2.
Rajasthan
21-Sardarshahar
05.12.2022
Monday
3.
Bihar
93-Kurhani
05.12.2022
Monday
4.
Chhattisgarh
80-Bhanupratappur (ST)
05.12.2022
Monday
5.
Uttar Pradesh
37-Rampur
05.12.2022
Monday
2. In this regard, it is stated that the guidelines have been issued by this Department, vide OM No. 12/ 14/99-JCA, dated 10.10.2001, regarding closure Of Central Government Offices and grant of paid holiday to all concerned, including the daily wage/ casual workers, on the date of general-election. It is reiterated that all the Central Government Offices and the Central Industrial Establishments, shall remain closed in the notified areas, where general-election to the Parliamentary Constituency and State Legislative Assembly Constituencies are to be conducted, on the date of Poll. The employees concern shall be granted paid holiday on the date of Poll to enable them to exercise their right to vote.
Implementation of Revised format of PPO Booklet (CAM-52): CPAO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066
CPAO/IT&Tech/PFMS/84 (P.F.)/2022-23/11144/202
18.11.2022
Office Memorandum
Subject: Implementation of Revised format of PPO Booklet (CAM-52)
Office of Controller General of Accounts vide its correction slip No. 10 issued under reference TA-2-01001/2/2021-TA-II/327 dated 30.03.2021 replaced the existing form- 52 (PPO Booklet) with the revised one attached therewith. Thereafter other correction slips No. 19, 22 and 27 were also issued on the subject.
2. It has been observed from the cases received in this Office that the revised format of PPO as amended by O/o CGA is not being used by the Pay and Account Offices while sending the Pension Payment Order booklets to CPAO. This is causing problems in capturing of data in CPAO as prescribed in revised format of PPO.
3. All Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs are requested to direct their respective PAOs to ensure the revised format of PPO and all amendments issued by the O/o CGA on the cited subject are duly complied with while sending the pension cases to CPAO.
This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller (Pensions).
(Dr. N Shravan Kumar) Controller of Accounts
To, All Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAs
Copy to NIC (CPAQ) for information and making necessary amendments for data capturing as per revised format of PPO Booklet (CAM-52).
Processing of Pension/Family Pension cases where arrears of pension are paid before the finalization of pension/family pension case: CPAO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066 PHONES : 26174596, 26174456, 26174438
CPAO/IT&Tech/Corres. with PAO/35 (Vol-II)/2022-23/6824/199
15.11.2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Processing of Pension/Family Pension cases where arrears of pension are paid before the finalization of pension/family pension case – reg.
Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) has been receiving some pension/family pension cases where hand written remarks in respect of payment of arrears of pension/family pension etc. are added in the print of e-PPO, which is not a correct method to process pension/family pension cases as the data of physical PPO and e-PPO do not match with each other. This may also result in duplicate/double payments by Banks. Pension cases pertaining to those employees who are getting provisional pension by PAO or the arrears of pension were paid by PAO are required to be processed manually and the PPO number should be obtained from the CPAO. This issue has already been addressed vide this Office OM No. CPAO/IT& Tech/PFMS/84 (P.F.)/2020-21/85 dated 06.09.2021 and a proforma was provided to obtain the PPO number from CPAO.
2. It is also intimated that these types of pension/family pension cases received in this Office cannot be processed for payment of pension but will be returned to respective PAOs. This will result in delayed pension payment which further leads to hardship to pensioners.
3. In view of above, all the Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs/AGs are requested to issue instructions to PAOs under their control to follow the prescribed procedure while processing pension cases of similar nature.
This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller (Pensions).
Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)
To,
All Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs/AGs (as per list)
Copy to:
GIFMIS, O/o CGA, Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan E-Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110023. PS to CC (P), CPAO Sr. TD, NIC (CPAO) PAto CA, CPAO PA to Dy. CA
7th CPC Pay Structure upgradation of certain cadres for Railway Employees
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/RAIL MANTRALAYA (RAILWAY BOARD)
PC-VII No. 200
RBE No.155/2022
No. PC-VII/2019/RSRP/3
dated 17/11/2022
The General Manager/CAOs(R), All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)
Sub: – Upgradation of pay structure of certain cadres.
Consequent upon approval conveyed by Ministry of Finance vide their ID Note No. 36(1)/E.III(B)/2015 dated 01.11.2022, the President has now accorded his approval for upgrading the pay structure of certain Group ‘C’ cadres of Ministry of Railways detailed in the list enclosed as Annexure-I in following manner :-
(i) Upgradation of 50% posts from Level-7 (PB-2/GP-4600)/Group `C’ to Level-8 (PB-2/GP-4800)/Group
(ii) Further upgradation of these 50% posts in Level-8 (PB-2/GP-4800)/Group ‘C’ to Level-9 (PB-2/GP-5400)/Group ‘C’ on non-functional basis after 4 years of service in Level-8(PB-2/GP-4800).
No. Q-25/11/2022-PE-I-DOP Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (PE-I Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 Dated: 16th November, 2022
To, All Heads of Circles.
Subject: Merger of PA (SBCO) and PA (FPO) with PA (PO) regarding.
Madam/Sir,
As you are aware, the proposal for merger of PA (CO/RO)/(SBCO)/(FP0) with PA (PO) was under consideration of this Directorate for quite some time.
2. In this regard, it has been decided, with the approval of the Competent Authority, to merge the PA (SBCO) and PA (FPO) with PA (P0) with effect from 01.01.2023. The detailed modalities for merger of PA (SBCO) and PA (FPO) with PA (PO), formulated in consultation with Personnel Division (SPN Branch), are attached as Annexure-A and Annexure-B respectively.
3. However, the PA (COIRO) shall remain a separate cadre.
4. Further, modalities regarding merger of LSG and HSG posts of SBCO and FPO with Postal Operative Side would be conveyed in due course.
5. If the Circles face any issue related to merger of posts, the matter may be referred to ADG (PE-I), and issues pertaining to merger of personnel, seniority, Rule 38 of Postal Manual Vol. IV and other related issues may be referred to Director/ADG (SPN) directly.
End: as above.
Yours faithfully, (Tarun Mittal) Asstt. Director General (PE-I)
Parallel Processing of Exit and Annuity components for the benefit of NPS Subscribers
PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
CIRCULAR
PFRDA/2022/32/ASP-EXIT/03
14 Nov 2022
To All NPS Stake Holders
Subject: Parallel Processing of Exit and Annuity components for the benefit of NPS Subscribers
PFRDA provides digitally enabled exit solutions for its Subscribers through Aadhaar / Two Factor Authentication (2FA). Under NPS, the Subscribers at the time of exit can avail of a defined amount as a lump sum and the balance amount has to be utilized for the purchase of immediate Annuity from the empanelled Annuity Service Providers (ASP). ASPs are Life Insurance Companies under the regulatory ambit of the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
2. Hitherto, Subscribers under NPS at the time of their exit submit the online/offline withdrawal form (Annexure A) to the associated intermediaries viz nodal offices, POPs etc. The NPS withdrawal form is quite exhaustive and contains all the required information for issuing an Annuity and processing the lump sum. Post-processing of the withdrawal, the eligible amount is paid as a lump sum to the Subscribers’ Bank Account and the information of those Subscribers is shared with ASPs for processing the Annuity request. ASPs engage with the Subscribers for obtaining the application for the issue of Annuity i.e. Proposal form and complete the other formalities. In the existing process, the Subscribers submit the exit form to the intermediaries of PFRDA and apply for an annuity to the ASPs selected by them.
3. PFRDA engaged with IRDAI on simplifying the process of issuing an Annuity by considering the NPS withdrawal form as the Annuity Proposal and the same was agreed by IRDAI after due consultation with the Insurance industry. The communication issued by IRDAI on Immediate Annuity Products dt. 13.09.2022 is provided at Annexure B.
4. The benefits of the coordinated action by both financial regulators are manifold towards the benefit of Subscribers & stakeholders as described below:
a. Ease of Annuity and speed of its issuance
b. Parallel Processing of Lump sum payment and Annuity issuance
c. Payment of Retirement Income through Annuity immediately after one’s retirement and hence uninterrupted income flow to the retirees ensured.
d. Ease of Old Age Income Support.
e. Ease of doing business for the associated stake holders.
5. All Subscribers are hereby informed that at the time of initiation of the exit request, the completely filled proposal form along with the specified supporting documents including KYC (Refer Page no. 5 of Annexure A) 1s to be uploaded in the respective CRA system through their login credentials. The nodal officers, POPs & NPST are advised to ensure the same for the benefit of Subscribers.
6. Based on the response and feedback on the common proposal from the stakeholders & subscribers, PFRDA proposes to make the upload of the Withdrawal form/document mandatory at a future date.
7. In order to facilitate ease of living for all senior citizens including NPS Retirees who are receiving periodical annuity payments, Aadhar-enabled authentication for life verification certification viz Jeevan Praman (Govt. of India’s initiative on bio metric enabled digital service for pensioners) shall be provided.
This circular is being issued to protect the interests of subscribers and to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the National Pension System and pension schemes to which the Act applies.
Digitally signed by K MOHAN GANDHI Chief General Manager
BSNL Holiday List 2023: Holidays for BSNL Employees
BSNL Holiday List 2023
File No. BSNLC0-A/14(14)/2/2020-ESTAB
Dated:09.11.2022
To Heads of Telecom Circles/ All Heads of metro Districts/ All Heads of Administrative Unit, BSNL.
Subject: Holidays to be observed in BSNL Offices during the year 2023- reg.
In accordance with Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel & Training) O.M. No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated 16th June 2022, it has been decided by the Competent Authority that the holidays as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M. will be observed in all the BSNL Offices located at Delhi / New Delhi during the year 2023. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – II. As per corrigendum circulated vide O.M. of even no. dated 11.07.2022 (copy enclosed), Restricted Holiday on account Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami(SL.No.4 in Annexure ) has been shown to falling on 26th January, 2023 (Saturday), may be read as falling on 26 January, 2023 (Thursday)
2. BSNL Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:
1. REPUBLIC DAY 2. INDEPENDENCE DAY 3. MAHATMA GANDHIS BIRTHDAY 4. BUDDHA PURNIMA 5. CHRISTMAS DAY 6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI) 7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) 8. GOOD FRIDAY 9. GURU NANAK\’S BIRTHDAY 10. IDU\’L FITR 11. IDU\’L ZUHAA 12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI 13. MUHARRAM 14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD\’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Circle Heads of Territorial Circles in consultation with the Circle Staff Welfare Board and the representative Union and keeping in view the recommendation of the Central Government Employees Coordination Committee in the State Capitals. The final list applicable uniformly to all BSNL offices within the territorial jurisdiction of the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and a copy endorsed to the Corporate Office within a period of 4 weeks of issue of this letter and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
4 The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for BSNL Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Heads of Territorial Circle in consultation with the Circle Staff Welfare Board and the representative Union and keeping in view the recommendations of the Central Government Employees Co-ordination Committee in the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of ldu\’l Fitr, Idu\’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).
5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Heads of Territorial Circles are authorized to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments/ Union Territories, in respect of Idu\’l Fitr, ldu\’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V. /A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Territorial Circles may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on \”Naraka Chaturdasi Day\”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on \”Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the BSNL Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.
7. BSNL Offices which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi\’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by respective Heads of Circle themselves for the year 2023, subject to para 3.2 above.
(Keshav Kumar ) Assistant General Manager (Estt.II)
F. No. S.11011/11/2016-CGHS(P)/EHS Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Department of Health & Family Welfare (EHS Section)
Dated, the 28th October, 2022 Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revision of rates of subscription under Central Government Health Scheme due to revision of pay and allowances of Central Government employees and revision of pension/ family pension on account of implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
In partial modification to this Ministry’s O.M. of even number dated gth January, 2017, the undersigned is directed to say that entitlement of wards in private hospitals empanelled under CGHS as contained in Para 3(B) of the O.M. ibid stands revised as under with effect from the date of issue of this O.M. :
Sl.No.
Corresponding Basic Pay drawn by Officer in 7th CPC per month
Ward Entitlement
1
Upto Rs. 36,500
General
2
Rs.36,501 to Rs.50,500
Semi-Private
3
Above Rs. 50,500
Private
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Department of Expenditure vide their I.D. Note No. 18(1)/EV/2016 dated 11th May, 2022 read with I.D. Note dated 6th October, 2022.
Amount and conditions for grant of pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021
F. No. 38/01(05)/2022-P&PW(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022
Office Memorandum
Subject: Amount and conditions for grant of pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021
The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension has notified the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 in supersession of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. In accordance with sub-rule (1) of Rule 44 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 2021, a Government servant, becomes eligible for grant of a pension on retirement under rule 33 (Superannuation Pension), rule 34 (Retiring Pension), rule 35 ( Pension on absorption in or under a State Government), rule 36 (Pension on absorption in or under a corporation, company or body), rule 37 (Pension on absorption consequent upon conversion of a Government Department into a Public Sector Undertaking), rule 38 (pension on absorption consequent upon conversion of a Government Department into a Central Autonomous Body) or rule 39 (Invalid Pension), after completing a qualifying service of not less than ten years. The pension in all such cases is calculated at the rate of fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him, subject to a minimum of nine thousand rupees per month and maximum of one lakh twenty-five thousand rupees per month.
2. The above rule further provides that a Government servant who retires on Invalid Pension under rule 39 before completing a qualifying service of ten years shall also be eligible for an invalid pension calculated at fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him and the condition of completion of minimum qualifying service of ten years shall not be applicable for grant of pension in his case if he/she fulfils the conditions mentioned in sub-rule (9) of rule 39.
3. In calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to three months and above is treated as a completed six monthly period and reckoned as qualifying service. In the case of a Government servant who has rendered a qualifying service of nine years and nine months or more but less than ten years, his qualifying service for the purpose of this rule shall be ten years and he shall be eligible for pension according
4. All Ministries/Departments arc requested that the above provisions regarding grant of pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the pensionary benefits in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.
(R.C Sethi) Deputy Secretary to Government of India
To, All Ministries/Departments/Organisations (As per standard list)
