No. 28016/02/2007-Estt (A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi, 13th April, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of Compensatory leave on 16th April, 2012 in connection with Election Duty.
The undersigned Is directed to say that a request has been received from the State Election Commissioner, Delhi for grant of one day compensatory leave on Monday 16th April, 2012 to all the Government of India staff Including staff of autonomous bodies who are deployed for election duty on 14th and 15th April, 2012.
2. Necessary instructions already exist for grant of compensatory leave for performance of official duty during Saturday/Sunday/holidays under Note below Rule 22 of CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972,
3. All Ministries/Departments are requested that compensatory leave may accordingly be allowed for I 6th April, 2012, subject to exigencies of work, to the staff deployed for Election duty on 14th and 15th April, 2012.
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (I)]
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th April, 2012.
G.S.R…..- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Consititution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Auditor and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2012.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rules 43-AA, the existing “Note” shall be numbered as “Note I” and after Note I as so renumbered, the following note shall be inserted, namely :-
Note 2:- “Child” for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child”.
3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, the following note shall be inserted, namely:
‘Note :- “Child” for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal Law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child”.
[F.No 13026/5/2011-Estt.(L)]
(Mamta Kundra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
F. No.1(1)/2011/TA/292
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Dated 31st March 2012
Office Memorandum
Sub:- Payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e- Payment from 1st April 2012
The Central Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules,1983 have been amended, inter alia, to provide for issue of Payment advices to the bank for direct credit by electronic transfer to the specified bank account of the payee. As per the amendments, the Government servants are, permitted to receive their salary by direct credit to their bank accounts through payment advices, at their option Further,the amendment also provides that all payments to government servants other than salaries exceeding the limits as specified from time to time, shall be through payment advices
2. In accordance to the above, with effect from 1st April 2012, all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are directed to make all payments to government servants, other than salary, above Rs, 25,000. by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed payment advices.
3. Further in accordance to the amended rules, with effect from 1st April 2012, all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are directed to make all payments towards settlement of retirement /terminal benefits such as gratuity, commuted value of pension, encashment of leave salary,CGEGIS, withdrawals from General Provident Fund, etc. by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed payment advices.
4. All Ministries! Departments and Heads of Accounting Organisations are requested to ensure the compliance of above instructions by Pay & Accounts Offices/ Accounts offices and other payment units under their control.
5. Separate orders have been issued in respect of payments to private parties such as Suppliers, contractors, grantee, loanee institutions etc,
(Soma Roy Burman)
Joint Controller General of Accounts
In the Government Order first read above, the Government sanctioned an ad-hoc increase in the Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium with effect from 01.07.2011 at the rate of Rs.20/- per month in respect of those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium upto Rs.600/- per month and at the rate of Rs.40/- per month in respect of those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium of above Rs.600/- per month.
2. In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued enhancing the Dearness Allowance payable to Government employees on regular and special time scales of pay with effect from 01.01.2012. Government has therefore, decided to grant ad-hoc increase to those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium with effect from 01.01.2012. Accordingly, Government direct that employees drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium be allowed another ad-hoc increase with effect from 01.01.2012 as detailed below:-
For those drawing revised Consolidated
Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium upto Rs.600/-
per month from 01.01.2006
Rs.20/- per month
For those drawing revised Consolidated
Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium above Rs.600/-
per month from 01.01.2006
Rs.40/- per month
3. The arrears of ad-hoc increase for the months of January, February and March 2012 shall be paid in cash immediately.
4. This order shall also apply to the employees of Local Bodies, Over head tank operators and Sweepers working in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.116, Dated 9th April 2012
(Panguni 27, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2043)
ALLOWANCES – Dearness Allowance – Enhanced Rate of Dearness Allowance from 1st January 2012 – Orders – Issued.
READ – the following papers:
1. G.O.Ms.No.273, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 3rd October 2011.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi, Office Memorandum No.1(1)/2012–E-II(B), dated 03.04.2012.
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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 2011
58 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 58% to 65% with effect from 1st January, 2012.
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,
2012
65 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 01.01.2012.
5. The arrears of Dearness Allowance for the months of January, February and March 2012 shall be disbursed 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, Makkal Nala Paniyalar, 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 sub-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.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha today raised Dearness Allowance (DA) by 7% for all Government Employees with effect from 1.1.2012. The additional enhanced payment of the Dearness allowance will be paid in cash to all regular employees immediately with back date from 1.1.2012. The existing rate of Dearness allowance is now 58%, the revised rate of Dearness allowance will become 65% with effect from 1.1.2012. The calculation of Dearness allowance, Pay in the pay band plus Grade pay with multiple of 65%.
The government of Tamil Nadu has further decided that this hike in allowance will also apply to the Teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided Educational Institutions, Employees of Local bodies, Employees governed by the University Grants Commission / All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers in government and aided Polytechnics and special institutions, Village assistants, Noon meal organisers, Child welfare organisers, Anganwadi workers, Cooks, Helpers and Assistants, among others.
No.AB.14017/2/2007-Estt.(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi
Dated 28th March, 2012
Office Memorandum
Subject: Consolidated Deputation Guidelines dated 29.2.08 for members of the organized Group A and the Group B Services of the Central Government
Attention is invited to this Department’s OM No. AB.14017/2/2007-Estt.(RR) dated 29.2.08 laying down consolidated guidelines on deputation/foreign service of Members of the Organized Group A and Group B Services of the Central Government. The guidelines contained in this OM have been reviewed and the provisions contained in paragraphs 1.1 and 2.2 of the said guidelines are hereby substituted by following provisions:
1.1. Central Staffing Scheme (CSS)
Posts that are to be covered:
Ministries/Departments of Government of India, Union Public Service Commission, Election commission of India, Central Vigilance Commission and Central Information Commission.
Procedure to be followed for appointment:
Civil Services Board (below JS), with ACC approval for JS and above.
Tenure to be applicable
US level – 3 years
DS level – 4 years
Dir level – 5 years
JS level – 5 years
JS/AS level – 7 years (Subject to 3 years in the second post, and also subject further to a minimum of 5 years in the Centre)
AS level – 4 years
Secy. level – no ceiling
2.2 Autonomous body, trust, society, etc. not controlled by the Government, or a private body.
Posts that are to be covered:
(i) Registered Societies or Trusts or Foundations or non-profit organizations or NGOs or cooperatives;
(ii) Apex bodies of Industries and Commerce;
Provided that such autonomous or private bodies fulfil all four of the following criteria:
(a) they are functionally autonomous of the Central and State Governments;
(b) they are not substantially funded by the Central and State Governments;
(c) the Central or State Governments do not have powers to given them directions; and
(d) they are not companies (except Section 25 companies) registered under the Registration of Companies Act.
Provided further that . deputation to Section 25 Companies shall be allowed only on standard government deputation terms.
Procedure to be followed for appointment:
A Committee under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary with Secretary (Personnel) and Finance Secretary will screen all proposals for deputation on foreign service terms of officers of the level of JS and above, on a case to case basis after the proposals have been approved by the Cadre Controlling Authority. Such screening in the case of officers below the level of JS will be by a Committee chaired by the Secretary of the Cadre Controlling Ministry/Department with a Member each, not below the level of JS from the DOPT and Department of Expenditure. A final decision on the recommendations of the Screening Committee may be taken at the level of Minister-in-charge in the case of officers holding posts below JS-level and with the approval of PM in the case of officers holding JS-level posts or above
Tenure to the applicable: Maximum of 5 years at a stretch.
Provided that total period of deputation under all categories under 2.1 & 2.2 shall not exceed a maximum of 7 years in the entire service”.
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 – 110 003
Date: 4th April, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.01.2012.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/15/2011-P&PW(G) dated 5th October, 2011 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 58% to 65% w.e.f. 1st January, 2012.
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. Central Government Employees who had drawn lumpsum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of l/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department’s OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 65% w.e.f. 1.1.2012 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 Natlonalised 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 4th April, 2012.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(S. P. Kakkar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
No. 1(1)/2012-E-II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 3rd April, 2012.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2012.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 1 (14)/2011-E-II(B) dated 3rd October,2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 58% to 65% with effect from 1st January, 2012.
2 The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1 (3)/2008-E-II(S) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.
3 The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.
4 These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.
5 In so far as the persons serving In the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General of India.
(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of February, 2012 increased by 1 point and stood at 199 (one hundred & ninety nine).
During February, 2012, the index recorded maximum increase of 5 points in Puducherry centre, 4 points each in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Mariani Jorhat centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 10 centres and 1 point in 30 centres. The index decreased by 5 points in Quilon centre, 3 points each in Tiruchirapally and Salem centres, 2 points in 2 centres, 1 point in 8 centres, while in the remaining 17 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum increase of 5 points in Puducherry centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Rice, Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Curd, Snack Saltish, Country Liquor, Refined Liquor, Shirting Cloth (Synthetic), Bus Fare, Auto-rickshaw Fare, Barber Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands etc. The increase of 4 points each in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Mariani Jorhat centres is mainly due to increase in the prices of Rice, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Goat Meat, Fish Fresh, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Electricity Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. The decrease of 5 points in Quilon centre is due to decrease in the prices of Coconut Oil, Fish Fresh, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc. The decrease of 3 points each in Tiruchirapally and Salem centres is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Eggs (Hen), Onion, Garlic, Tamarind, Chillies Dry, Vegetable items, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc.
The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW(General) for the month of February, 2012 is 7.57% as compared to 5.32% in January, 2012. Inflation based on Food Index attained the level of 5.08% in February, 2012 as compared to 0.49% in January, 2012.
