Pay Commission Recommendation: Deduction of commuted pension from the pension
No. 42/15/2022-P&PW(D)/4 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003 Date:- 25th Oct, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Deduction of commuted pension from the pension revised in implementation of recommendations of Pay Commission etc.
In accordance with Rule 5 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 a Government servant can commute for a lump-sum payment of an amount not exceeding 40 per cent of his pension.
2. The amount of pension so commuted is deducted from subsequent monthly pensions. References have been received in this Department as to what amount shall be deducted from pension in cases where the pension is subsequently revised on implementation of recommendations of Pay Commission, etc.
3. It is clarified that in such cases, the portion/amount of pension which was originally commuted shall only be deducted from the revised pension.
Sd/- (Charanjit Taneja) Under Secretary
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). 2. C&AG of India, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list
Deductions towards commutation are required to be made from family pension: DOPPW Clarification O.M
No. 42/15/2022-P&PW(D)/5 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Date:- 25th Oct, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Clarification regarding whether deductions towards commutation are required to be made from family pension for the remaining period in cases where the pensioner dies before the restoration of commuted pension-reg
In accordance with Rule 5 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, a Government servant can commute for a lump-sum payment of an amount not exceeding 40 per cent of his pension. Further, in accordance with Rule 10-A of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 the commuted amount of the pension shall be restored on completion of fifteen years from the date of reduction of pension on account of commutation becomes operative in accordance with Rule 6.
2. References/representations have been received in this Department seeking clarification whether deduction towards commutation are required to be made from family pension for the remaining period in cases where the pensioner dies before the restoration of commuted pension.
3. It is clarified that in such cases monthly commuted amount of pension is not required to be deducted from family pension and family pension shall be paid in full without any deduction in this regard.
(Charanjit Taneja) Under Secretary
l. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). 2. C&AG of India, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list.
Pension to be taken for commutation after retirement: DOPPW Clarification O.M
No.42/15/2022-P&PW(D)/3 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-1 10003 Date:- 25th Oct, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Clarification regarding pension to be taken for commutation after retirement-reg
In accordance with Rule 5 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, a Government servant can commute for a lump-sum payment of an amount not exceeding 40 per cent of his pension.
2. Doubts have been raised as to which pension i.e pension authorized at the time of retirement or the pension revised subsequently and payable at the time of application for commutation shall be allowed to be commuted.
3. As per Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, an applicant who has commuted a percentage of his final pension and after commutation his pension has been revised and enhanced retrospectively as a result of Government’s decision, the applicant shall be paid the difference between the commuted value determined with reference to enhanced pension and the commuted value already authorized. For the payment of difference, the applicant shall not be required to apply afresh.
4. This Department’s OM No. 42/14/2016-P&PW (G) dated 24.10.2016 provides that those pensioners who retired from 01.01.2016 till 04.08.2016 i.e the date of issue of orders for revised pay/pension based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC may be given an option, in relaxation of Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation of Pension), Rules, 1981, not to commute the pension which has become additionally commutable on revision of pay/pension on implementation of recommendations of the 7th CPC. The cases where the additional pension after 7th CPC has already been commuted will not be re-opened.
5. In cases where the pension was authorized on retirement before 01 01.2016 and the pensioner applied for commutation on or after 01.01 2016, the pension which was originally sanctioned at the time of retirement only shall be allowed to be commuted.
(Charanjit Taneja) Under Secretary
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). 2. C&AG of India, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list.
Commutation value for Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month: DOPPW O.M
No. 42/15/2022-P&PW(D)/2 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-1 10003 Date:- 25th Oct, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Clarification regarding commutation value for Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month and who retires on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month-reg
In accordance with proviso to Fundamental Rule [FR-56(a)], a Government servant whose date of birth is the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month.
2. References/Representations have been received in this Department seeking clarification as to which commutation value is to be taken in cases where a Government servant whose date of birth is first of a month and who retires from service on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month.
3. In such cases, pension becomes due from the day following the date of retirement. Further, as per Rule 6(1)(i-a) of CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules, the commutation of pension shall become absolute on the day following the date of retirement. Therefore, the retiring Government servant will be eligible for commutation of pension on the day following the date of his retirement and the commutation value expressed as number of year’s purchase will be age on next birthday.
4. Accordingly, in the case of such Government servants who retire on attaining the age of 60 years, the age next birthday will be 61 years, including in cases where the date of birth is first of a month and the Government servant retires on the afternoon of the last day of the preceding month. Therefore, the commutation value of 61 years (i.e age on next birthday) will be applicable in this case.
Dearness Relief payable on Original Basic Pension: DOPPW O.M
No. 42/15/2022-P&PW(D)/1 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Date:- 25th Oct, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Clarification regarding Dearness Relief payable on Original Basic Pension – reg
In accordance with Rule 52 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, Dearness Relief on Pension and Family Pension against price rise is granted to Pensioners including the persons drawing compassionate allowance under Rule 41 and Family Pensioners at such rates and subject to such conditions as the Central Government may specify from time to time.
2. References/Representations have been received in this Department seeking clarification whether the Dearness Relief is payable on original basic pension or on pension as reduced after commutation. It is clarified that dearness relief is payable on the original basic pension before commutation or such basic pension before commutation as revised on implementation of recommendations of Pay Commission etc. and not on the pension as reduced after deduction of commuted pension.
Sd/- (Charanjit Taneja) Under Secretary
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). 2. C&AG of India, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list.
Emoluments for determining mandatory contributions under National Pension System in respect to Central Government employees covered under NPS.
No.57/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361 Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi, Dated the 25th October, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Emoluments for determining mandatory contributions under National Pension System in respect to Central Government employees covered under NPS.
The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021 to govern service related matters of Central Government civil employees covered under National Pension System. Rule 5 of these rules deals with emoluments for the purpose of determining the amount of mandatory contributions from employees as well as from Government under National Pension System.
2. In accordance with Rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021, the expression ‘emoluments’ for the purpose of determining the amount of mandatory contribution under the National Pension System includes basic pay as defined in rule 9 (21) (a) (4) of the Fundamental Rules, 1922, non-practicing allowance granted to medical officer in lieu of private practice and admissible dearness allowance in a calendar month.
3. During leave of subscriber, the emoluments shall be determined as under:
(i) If a Subscriber had been absent from duty on leave for which leave salary is payable, the amount representing pay and dearness allowance in the leave salary actually drawn shall be taken into account for emoluments. The amount of pay, non-practicing allowance and dearness allowance, actually drawn during leave shall be taken into account as emoluments.
(ii) If a Subscriber had been absent from duty or was on extraordinary leave, during whole or part of a calendar month, the pay or the amount representing pay, non-practicing allowance and dearness allowance in the leave salary which he actually drew for the part of that calendar month during which he was on duty or was on leave for which leave salary is payable, shall be taken into account for emoluments.
(iii) In cases where the leave is granted to the Subscriber on medical ground or due to his inability to join or rejoin duty on account of civil commotion; or for pursuing higher studies considered useful in discharge of his official duty, and during such leave, leave salary is not payable or is payable at a rate which is less than full pay, the Government shall make contribution on the basis of notional emoluments comprising the amount representing pay and dearness allowance in the leave salary and non-practicing allowance.
4. If a Subscriber had been under suspension, the subsistence allowance drawn during the period of suspension in a calendar month shall be taken into account for emoluments.
5. Pay drawn by a Subscriber while on deputation in India shall be taken into account for emoluments. However, in the case of a Subscriber on foreign service or deputation outside India, the pay which he would have drawn under the Government had he not been on foreign service or such deputation, shall be taken into account for emoluments.
6. Where a retired Subscriber, who is re-employed in Government service and to whom these rules are applicable and whose pay on re-employment has been reduced by an amount not exceeding his monthly pension, the element of monthly pension by which his pay is reduced shall be included in emoluments.
7. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above provisions regarding emoluments for determining mandatory contributions under National Pension System for Central Government employees may be brought to the notice of the personnel dealing with the NPS matters of employees in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices thereunder, for strict implementation.
(S. Chakrabarti) Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
To All Ministries/Departments/Organisations, (As per standard list)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय) RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड)
No.2022/TG-I/20/85
New Delhi, dated 12.10.2022
General Managers, All Zonal Railways.
GM/PRS CRIS Chanakyapuri,New Delhi
Sub: Reservation on Railway Passes/PTOs
Ref: Letter No. 94/TG-I/20/P/14 dated 28.08.2009 (CC No. 39 of 2009)
Instructions were issued vide letter referred to above, stipulating detailed guidelines on booking of tickets on railway Passes. Consequent to introduction of facility for online booking of reserved tickets on railway Passes/PTOs issued through HRMS and also on receipt of requests for revising the guidelines for ticket booking on PTOs, the matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the procedure to be followed for booking reserved tickets on the authority of Railway Pass/PTO will be as under:-
Pass/PTO holders or their representatives should present their passes/PTO along with the requisitions duly filled in to the Reservation Clerk who will issue ticket on realization of due fare, if any, and make endorsement on the face of the pass/PTO indicating the PNR number, the train number, date of journey, status of tickets, etc.
The option to book reserved tickets online on the authority of Railway Pass/PTOs can also be availed for that category of pass/PTO for which the same has been provided by CRIS/IRCTC.
Holders of Privilege, Duty, Post Retirement, Complimentary, Metal and other passes/PTOs may be allowed to seek fresh reservation only if the earlier reservation is cancelled before preparation of first reservation charts. The ticket booked across the computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counter can also be cancelled through website of IRCTC within the stipulated time period prescribed in the Refund Rules. In such cases, it will not be mandatory to surrender the ticket across the PRS counter, if no refund is due. However, in case of due refund amount involved on tickets booked on pass/PTOs, surrender of original ticket across the reservation counter within the prescribed time limit shall be mandatory.
In case of confirmed reservation on privilege, Post retirement, complimentary and other passes/PTOs, the pass/PTO holder can make maximum three time reservations provided the earlier one has been cancelled before preparation of first reservation charts, failing which the the pass/PTO will be treated as used.
There will be no restriction in number of cancellations in case of Duty Pass, Metal Pass and in case of tickets having a status of fully/partially waiting list (at the time of cancellation) against Privilege, Post Retirement and Complimentary passes/PTOs. However, fresh reservation will be given only after the earlier one has been cancelled within the normal prescribed time limits, which at present for waitlist/ RAC/ partially confirmed tickets 1s 30 minutes before scheduled departure of train.
Telephonic requests for reservation and cancellation will not be entertained.
The portion of break journey will be treated as separate journey i.e. instructions contained at para (iii) and (iv) will be applicable for each leg of journey Separately.
It will be the responsibility of officer/staff making reservation on Metal/Duty Passes to ensure that between the same stations and on the same date, reservation should not be made in two separate trains.
The facility of modification of tickets booked on PTOs will not be available.
In case of PTOs, cancellation/clerkage charge as applicable shall be levied on each time of cancellation as per existing principles on cancellation of tickets booked on PTOs. However, after enabling of this option no modification option shall be allowed on PTOs issued across HRMS.
2. CRIS will make necessary modifications in the software as required.
3. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned accordingly.
Signed by Sanjay Manocha Date: 12-10-2022 11:04:54 (Sanjay Manocha) Director Passenger Marketing-I Room no. 415-A, Railway Board New Delhi-110001 Ph. No.:011-23047367
Ceiling of Rs.5 Lakh on subscription to GPF in a financial year: DOPPW O.M
F.No. 3/6/2021-P&PW (F) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
34 Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 dated: 11.10.2022
Office Memorandum
Subject:- Ceiling of Rs. 5 Lakh on subscription to General Provident Fund (GPF) in a financial year- regarding.
In accordance with General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960, the amount of subscription to the GPF in respect of a subscriber, shall not be less than 6% of the emoluments and not more than total emoluments of the subscriber. However, there was no ceiling on the total amount of subscription of a subscriber into his GPF account in a financial year.
2. Rules 7, 8 & 10 of the General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 have been amended vide Notification No. G.S.R. 96 dated 15.06.2022. As per the said Notification dated 15.06.2022, the sum of the monthly subscription by a subscriber under the GPF during a financial years together with the amount of arrear subscriptions deposited in that financial year shall not exceed the threshold limit (at present Rupees Five Lakh) referred to in sub clause (i) of clause (c) of the Explanation below sub rule (2) of the rule 9D of the Income Tax Rules, 1962 [as inserted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 604 (E) dated 31.08.2021 of Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Direct Taxes)].
3. All Ministries/Departments are requested that the above amended provisions of the GPF Rules, 1960 regarding limit of subscription under GPF in a financial year by a subscriber may be given wide publicity to all Government servants and, more particularly, to the personnel dealing with the GPF matters in the Ministry/Department and attached/subordinate offices there-under, for strict implementation.
(Vishal Kumar) Under Secretary to the Govt of India
All Ministries/Departments/Organisations (as per standard list)
Non Productivity Linked Bonus to JCO/ORs in the Army for 2021-22
Ministry of Defence Department of Military Affairs D(Pay/Services)
Subject: Grant of Non Productivity Linked Bonus (ad-hoc bonus) to the Central Government Employees for the financial year 2021-22.
A copy of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) O.M. No. 7/24/2007/E III(A) dated 06th October 2022 on the above subject is forwarded herewith for information and necessary action in so far as Armed Forces personnel are concerned.
2. It is hereby clarified that JCO/ORs in the Army and equivalent ranks in the Navy and Air Force will be eligible for the ad-hoc bonus for the financial year 2021-22 in terms of the Ministry of Finance OM referred to in para 1 above, subject to the availability of requisite funds in the sanctioned budget provisions of Defence Services for the current financial year.
6th CPC Dearness Allowance to Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies from July 2022
No. 1/3(1)/2008-E.11(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi Dated the 12th October, 2022.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revised rates of Dearness Allowance to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale/Grade Pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission from 01.07.2022
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 1/3(1)/2008-E.11(B) dated 7th April, 2022 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the rate of Dearness Allowance (DA) in respect of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies who are continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised pay scale/Grade Pay as per 6th Central Pay Commission, shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 203% to 212% of Basic Pay w.e.f. 01.07.2022.
2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M.No. 1(3)/2008-E.1(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.
3. The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of all organisations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.
(Nirmala Dev) Director
To All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (as per standard distribution list). Copy to: C&AG, UPSC, etc.(as per standard endorsement list).
