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Dearness Allowance to Rajasthan Government employees

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.

By order of the Governor,

(Sanjay Malhotra)
Secretary, Finance (Budget)

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Notification for Pre-2006 Pensioners/Family Pensioners seeking of information to facilitate revision of pension as per 6th CPC

ATTENTION :  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

 

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Central govt employees’ DA hiked by 7%

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.

Source : Rediff

Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – 7 %

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.

Railway Recruitment Policy

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.

Rotational Transfer Policy – RTP

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

(G.C.Rout)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India,

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ESI Hospitals being Allowed for Treatment of General Public

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.

– PIB

Routine Transfer from Sensitive Posts

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.

PIB

Amendment in Anti-Corruption Act, 1988

The property of corrupt public servant is confiscated under the provisions of Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1944 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. However, to make the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 self contained and comprehensive the Government is considering incorporating the provisions for confiscation/forfeiture of property of corrupt public servants in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

On 8th June, 2011, the media had reported that the Hon’ble Supreme Court has sought amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. These observations were reportedly made by the Supreme Court while dismissing an appeal filed by an Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise, against his conviction. However, the formal order passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 8.6.2011 in the case, i.e. Criminal Appeal No. 945 of 2006 (Sat Paul vs. State of West Bengal & Anr.) does not contain any such observations.

A Committee headed by the Chairman, CBDT has been constituted to examine ways to strengthen laws to curb generation of black money in India, its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery. The Committee shall examine the existing legal and administrative framework to deal with the menace of generation of black money through illegal means including inter-alia (i) declaring wealth generated illegally as national asset; (ii) enacting/amending laws to confiscate and recover such assets; and (iii) providing for exemplary punishment against its perpetrators. The Committee is required to consult all stakeholders and submit its report within a period of six months.

As per information provided by the CBI, it has not unearthed any case wherein benami properties of more than Rs.100 Crore have been unearthed against any officer in any case.

This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the Prime Minister’s Office, Shri V. Naraynasamy in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Grant of family pension to dependent parents of a deceased Government employee

No. 1/2/07-P&PW(E)
Govt. Of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi,
2nd September, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of family pension to dependent parents of a deceased Government employee.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M,No. 45 /86/97-P&PW(A)-Part I, dated 27.10.1997, whereby the definition of family for the purpose of grant of family pension was extended to include, inter alia, “parents who were wholly dependent on the Government servant when he/ she was alive provided the deceased employee had left behind neither a widow nor a child”.

2. It has been observed that Ministries/ Departments have been interpreting this to mean that parents are eligible for family pension when the deceased employee is survived by them only. In case the deceased employee is survived by a widow and/ or one or more children, the parents are not considered eligible to receive family pension subsequent to such widow and/or children becoming ineligible to receive family pension or ceasing to survive.

3. It is hereby clarified that in case the deceased government servant is not survived by a widow/widower or a child, the dependent parents become directly eligible to receive family pension. In cases where a deceased Government servant is survived by a widow/widower or a child, and the position changes subsequently because of death or re-marriage of the spouse and/or death or ineligibility of child/children, including a disabled child, the dependent parents become eligible for family pension However.in terms of this Department’s OM. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 02.09.08, a childless widow, subject to dependency criteria, is entitled to the family pension even after her re-marriage. In such an event, the parents of the deceased employee become entitled to the family pension only after the childless widow dies or when her independent income from all other sources becomes equal to or higher than that prescribed for dependency criterion under the Rules.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance,Department of Expenditure vide. U.O. No.248/EV/2011, dated 2nd September, 2009.

K.K.Mittal
Director

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