No. 4/6/2008-Estt. (Pay II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, dated the 13th September, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revision of Special Allowance and Cash Handling Allowance as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1.1.2011-
This Department has been receiving references regarding revision of Special Allowance and Cash Handling Allowance subsequent to increase in the rate of DA @ 51% w.e.f. 1.1.2011.
2. This Department’s O.M No.4/6/2008-Estt.(Pay II) dated 1st October,2008 states that the rates of Special Allowance and Cash Handling Allowance will be automatically increased by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance payable on revised pay scales goes up by 50%.
3. All Ministries/Deptts. are, therefore, advised to take necessary action accordingly.
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy secretary to the Govt.of India
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION)
No.F.12(4)FD(Rules)/2008
Jaipur, dated : .15 SEP 2011
ORDER
Subject: – Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners.
The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Relief sanctioned vide Finance Department Order of even number dated 23.03.2011 to the State Government Pensioners who are in receipt of superannuation, retiring, invalid, compensation, family and extra ordinary pension etc. shall be revised from 51% to 58% with effect from 01.07.2011.
For the purpose of this order –
(i) Pension/Family Pension in the case of pre-01.09.2006 retirees and where Family Pension was sanctioned prior to 01.09.2006, means the Consolidated Pension or Consolidated Family Pension, as the case may be, effective from 01.09.2006 in terms of Finance Department Memorandum No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 12.09.2008.
(ii) In the case of pensioners who retire from service on or after 01.09.2006 or where family pension is sanctioned for the first time on or after 01.09.2006, Pension/Family Pension means the Basic Pension/Basic Family Pension, as the case may be, in terms of Finance Department Notification No. F.12(3)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 12.09.2008.
(iii) Dearness Relief will also be admissible on the additional quantum of pension / family pension allowed to the pensioners who have attained the age of 80 years and above.
(iv) Payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.
(v) Other provisions governing grant of dearness relief to pensioners’ such as regulation of dearness relief during employmentlre-employment, regulation of dearness relief where more than one pension is drawn etc., will remain unchanged.
(vi) This order shall also be applicable in case of Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.
(vii) This order shall not be applicable in case of Old Age Pensions, Political Pensions or any other kind of similar pensions, which are not related to the service rendered under Government.
(viii) Dearness Relief at revised rates as above would also be admissible to pensioners who retired/retire from service of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad and whose Pension Payment Orders have been issued by the Director, Local Fund Audit Department or Director, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare Department, Rajasthan, Jaipur.
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(RULES DIVISION}
No. F.6(1)FD(Rules)12008
Jaipur, dated : 15 SEP 2011
ORDER
Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees.
The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees, drawing pay in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, under Finance Department Order No. F.6(1)FD(Rules)/2008 dated 23.03.2011 shall be revised from 51% to 58% with effect from 01.07.2011.
The term ‘Pay’ for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the Basic Pay, i.e. total of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn and shall not include any other type(s) of pay like Special Pay or Personal Pay, etc.
The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored.
The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01.07.2011 to 31.08.2011 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01.09.2011, i.e. salary for the month of September, 2011 payable on 01.10.2011.
The arrear of DA from 01.07.2011 to 31.08.2011 to the employees recruited to the Civil Services on or after 01.01.2004 and who are governed by Contributory Pension Scheme, shall be paid in cash.
ATTENTION : Â Central Civil Pensioners / Family Pensioners regarding 6th Central Pay Commission
Revision of Pension/Family Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners/Family Pensioners is being implemented in terms of Government of India O.M.No: F.No: 38/37/08-P&PW (A) Pt-1 dated 14.10.2008. In order to facilitate the above, pensioners/family pensioners in receipt of pension/family pension through Pension Payment Order (PPOs) issued by Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) are requested to provide the following information to the Head of the Department/Office from where the Government Servant retired as soon as possible. It is urged that the formation be provided within one month from the date of issue of Notification
Ahead of the festival season, the government on Thursday announced a 7 per cent hike in the dearness allowance of its employees which will give them some relief from near double digit inflation.
Besides the five million central government employees, about four million pensioners will stand to benefit from the decision, taken by the Union Cabinet.
However, employees, especially in the junior scales, do not seem to be happy with the quantum of pay hike.
The pay hike would be applicable from July 1. The DA for the government employees would increase from 51 per cent of the basic salary to 58 per cent.
“The inflation index, which is the basis of calculating the DA, is not actually reflecting the cost of living and erosion in employees remuneration due to price rise,”
Secretary General of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, K K N Kutty said.
The general inflation for August was at near one-year high of 9.78 per cent. The hike in DA and DR would cost the exchequer annually Rs 7,229 crore (Rs 72.29 billion), while for the remaining period of the current fiscal the implication would be Rs 4,819 crore (Rs 48.19 billion), Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said.
The Union Cabinet today approved release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners as due from 01.07.2011 at the rate of 7 per cent over the existing rate of 51 per cent.
The total financial implications on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.7228.76 crore per annum and Rs.4819.22 crore in the current financial year.
Functioning of Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) has been reviewed in October 2009 and instructions for streamlining the working of Railway Recruitment Boards have already been issued in order to make the system of recruitment more transparent and fair. Under the new methodology, examination for the particular post will be held on the same date simultaneously by all the Railway Recruitment Boards and in addition to Hindi, Urdu and English, the question papers shall be set in local languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India falling within the jurisdiction of that Railway Recruitment Board. Fee for Railway Recruitment examinations has also been waived for women candidates, minorities candidates and candidates belonging to economically backward classes having annual family income of less than Rs. 50,000/-
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
NO.21/7/2011-CS.I(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(CS.I-D Section)
2nd Floor,
Lok Nayak Bhavan
New Delhi-3,dated 8th September,2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: LOK SABHA USQ No 1654 for answer on 10.08.2011 regarding Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP)
The undersigned is directed to say that in order to implement an assurance given in the above mentioned unstarred question No. 1654 raised by Shri Bal Kumar Patel,Member of Parliament,this department is required to furnish details of officers in the grades of directer , deputy secretary , under secretary , section officer and assistant of css as on 10.08.2011, who are serving in the same ministry / department beyond the prescribed tenure laid down vide this Department’s OM 21/2/2009-CS.I(P) dated 29th April ,2009.
2.All the cadre units are therefore requested to furnish the requisite details of officers in the grades of Director, Deputy secretary , Under secretary , Section officer and Assistant of CSS in the enclosed proforma by 27.09.2011.The information may also be faxed to 24629413
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided that facilities in ESI Hospital having bed occupancy of less than 60% can be opened to non Insured Persons (IPs) on payment of user charges.
For utilization of spare capacity in Employees State Insurance (ESI) Hospitals, a scheme has been framed and circulated to all concerned for implementation.
The Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
The Central Vigilance Commission had vide its circular No. 98/VGL/60 dated 15.04.1999 and 02.11.2001 and Circular No. 17/4/08 dated 01.05.2008 issued instructions to the organizations under its advisory jurisdiction regarding rotation of officials working in sensitive posts. As per the instructions, the organizations were to identify the sensitive posts and effect rotational transfers on these posts every 2 or 3 years to avoid development of vested interest by the people working on these posts.
