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Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners – Treatment of Military service Pay

No. 3/19/2009 Estt. Pay II
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, the 8th November 2010

Office Memorandum

Subject: Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners -Treatment of Military service Pay

The undersigned is directed to refer to the orders issued vide OM dated 5.4.2010 on fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners. These orders inter-alia lay down that on re-employment in civilian organizations, Military Service Pay shall not be admissible. However, the benefit of MSP given to all retired Defence Forces officers/personnel by reckoning it at the time of calculation of their pension (notionally in the case of pre-1.1.2006 pensioners) should not be withdrawn. Accordingly, while the pension of such re-employed pensioners will include the element of MSP, they will not be granted MSP while working in civilian organizations.

In the instructions issued by the Ministry of Defence vide their letter No. 1/69/2008/D(Pay/Service) dated 24th July 2009, Pre-retirement pay has been defined as under:

(i) In respect of re-employment taking place on/or after 1.1.2006 pre-retirement pay for those who retired after 1.1.2006 means the pay in the pay band plus grade pay but inclusive of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) if any, last drawn before retirement.

(ii) In case of officers who retired before 1 .1 ,2006 and also those who retired after 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scales without opting for the revised pay scales promulgated on or after 1.1.2006 the pay will be basic pay including stagnating increment and Rank pay plus the Dearness pay and Dearness allowance drawn at the time of retirement.

As per these orders, for pre-2006 retirees rank pay is included as a part of pay but for post -2006 retirees, the MSP is not reckoned in the pre-retirement pay for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment. However, for pension purposes the reckonable emoluments are – basic pay + grade pay + MSP + NPA wherever admissible. Therefore, while MSP is not taken into consideration for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment, the element of MSP in pension is deducted.

It has been decided in consultation with the Department of Expenditure, that since the element of MSP is not reckoned in the pay fixation on re-employment, it need not be reduced from the pension either. Hence, In respect of all those Defence officers/personnel, whose pension contains an element of MSP, that need not be deducted from the pay fixed on re-employment.

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary

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TRB – Direct Recruitment of Junior Lecturers – for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009

Direct recruitment to the posts of Junior Lecturers 2008-2009 through Employment Registration Seniority

Message from TRB

Dated: 03-11-2010

RELEASE OF LIST OF CANDIDATES CALLED FOR CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION

Sub: Teachers Recruitment Board – Direct Recruitment of Junior Lecturers – for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009 through Employment Exchange registration seniority – Release of List of candidates called for Certificate Verification – Reg.

Ref: 1) G.O.Ms. No.133 School Education department dt. 14-06-2007 and
2) The Chairman. Teacher Recruitment Board, Chennai. R.C.No.4095/A4/2009 Dated. 07/01/2010
3) Lists received from the Commissioner, Employment & Training, Guindly, Chennai-32 vide their letter No. Thopa1 A2/1927/2010 dated 22-10-2010

With reference to the above, Teachers Recruitment Board was entrusted with the task of recruiting Junior Lecturer for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009 to be appointed in department of Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training based on employment exchange registration seniority.

In the reference 2nd cited above, the Teachers Recruitment Board has issued indents to the Commissioner of Employment and Training, Chennai-32 to sponsor the list of eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:5 for the subjects English(9 post), Mathematics (2 post), Physics(2 post), Chemistry(2 post), Botany( 1 post), Zoology(1post).

In reference 3rd cited above, the Commissioner of Employment & Training has sponsored the list of eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:5 based on the indents sent by this Board. Accordingly, the candidates sponsored in the list are being called by this Board for Certificate Verification in the ratio of 1:5 which is to be conducted in Teacher Recruitment Board Chennai on 08-11-2010.

Teachers Recruitment Board is now releasing the details of the candidates who are called for the said certificate verification. The subject-wise cut-off dates furnished by the Employment Office is also herewith published.

This list is being released to help the right candidates, who are not in receipt of the Certificate Verification call letter sent by this Board and also having their name in this list. They may attend the scheduled Certificate Verification by taking a printout from this website in which their name and other C.V. details are available.

The details of the candidates may be verified by giving their Employment number in the following format.

Example for Employment No:

1997F06779
1998M04319

In the format, the first 4 digits represents year of registration (1997) which is a 4 digit number represents their year of registration. Next is the sex of the candidate ie (Male/ Female) and the last number is a 5 digit number which was written in the Employment card. This should be 5 digit number, necessary zeros should be used as prefix if it is less than 5 digit.

Utmost care has been taken in preparing the list and in publishing them. Teachers Recruitment Board reserves the right to correct any errors that may have crept in. Incorrect list will not confer any right of enforcement.

Source : TRB Portal

Revised Transfer Guidelines for KVs – Approved

The Amendments in the transfer guidelines regarding Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Schools were approved today. The approval was undertaken in the 89th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, chaired by Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development.

The guiding principles of the proposed policy are: Provide a fair chance to every employee of getting a choice posting; Do this in a transparent manner; Try to balance employee aspirations and organizational needs; Carry out the exercise in a reasonable time frame to reduce modification requests; Assigning appropriate points to relevant factors; Using the cumulative score as the basis for the transfer, both for transfer in and transfer out; Choices of the persons being displaced to be considered; No blanket exemptions; Posting to hard stations, both, for ladies as well as others; Age for such postings to be 40 years and Minimum three years tenure at the place of first posting to be uniformly applied.

Among other decisions taken in the meeting included approval of the recommendations of the Academic Advisory Committee meeting held in October. These include the policy on optimum utilization of infrastructure in Kendriya Vidyalayas. As per this Policy, Kendriya Vidyalayas can now permit the conduct of skill development courses in their Campuses everyday from 3.00 to 8.00 pm. The Minister directed the KVs to prepare a detailed policy in this regard, especially with regard to preference to be given to school children etc. for the courses and with regard to the skills that may be permitted. The Policy would also incorporate the provision of an exit clause in case the Kendriya Vidyalaya is required to have evening shifts.

Also approved today were some other decisions of the Academic Advisory Committee which include: (i) In-Service Training course for teachers; (ii) Regional Incentive Award; (iii) Grant of Admission of sponsoring agency ‘s children in KV’s of project sector & institutes of higher learning against raised strength of +5; The proposed policy of RTE Act in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan; and Teaching of foreign languages in Kendriya Vidyalayas starting with German.

Source : PIB

Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Schedules for Revised Pay Scales of Pay – Clarification regarding Additional Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

S.No.PC-VI/234

RBE.No. 159/2010

No. PC-VI/2010/I/RSRP/4

New Delhi, dated 02.11.2010.

The GMs/CAO(R)
All Indian Railways/Production Units
(As per mailing list)

Subject : Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Schedules for Revised Pay Scales of Pay – Clarification regarding Additional Allowance.

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Please refer to item 3 of Annexure ‘B’ of Ministry of Railways letter No.PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 11.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/2 & RBE No. 108/2008) circulating schedules of revised pay strcutre for running staff effective from 1.1.2006. Based on the recommendations of the 6th CPC, the concept of Additional Allowance (on which DA is payable) has also been introduced for certain specified categories of running staff as laid down therein. Doubts are being expressed regarding the date of effect of grant of Additional Allowance to the above categories. It is clarified that the Additional Allowance is admissible to the specified categories of running staff alongwith the revised pay structure from the date the concerned employees opt the revised pay structure. Further, except Dearness Allowance, no other benefit is admissible on Additional Allowance.

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(U.K. Tiwari)
Dy.Deputy, Pay Commission-VI
Railway Board

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AICPIN for the Month of September, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of September, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of September, 2010 increased by 1 point and stood at 179 (one hundred and seventynine).

During September, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 6 points each in Darjeeling, Durgapur and Jalpaiguri centres, 5 points each in Siliguri and Delhi centres, 4 points each in Angul Talcher, Rajkot and Belgaum centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 24 centres. The index decreased by 3 points in Bhopal centre, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in 4 centres, while in the remaining 12 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 6 points in Darjeeling, Durgapur and Jalpaiguri centres is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat Atta, Vegetable items, Electricity Charges, etc. The increase of 5 points in Siliguri and Delhi centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Onion, Vegetable items, etc. The increase of 4 points in Angul Talcher, Rajkot and Belgaum centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Goat Meat, Onion, Vegetable items, Tea (Readymade), etc. However, the decrease of 3 points in Bhopal centre is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Goat Meat, Arhar Dal, Vegetable items, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows:
1. Ahmedabad – 176
2. Bangalore – 185
3. Chennai – 162
4. Delhi – 169
5. Kolkata – 176
6. Mumbai – 178

The point to point rate of inflation for the month of September, 2010 is 9.82% as compared to 9.88% in August, 2010.

Source : PIB

J&K govt to pay arrears to employees

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the payment of arrears to its employees on account of implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last evening, approved the roadmap for settlement of the arrears, an official spokesman said. According to the decision, the state government will mobilise its own resources to pay 50 per cent of the arrears while the Centre will be pursued to fund the balance amount, the spokesman said. The arrears will be paid in varying number of installments and through the General Provident Fund for different categories of employees and which will have different lock-in periods, he said. Class IV employees shall be paid in four equal annual installments of 25 per cent each starting from 2011-12, with a lock-in period of three years for each installment. Class-III employees shall be paid in five equal annual installments of 20 per cent each starting from 2011-12 with a lock-in period of four years for each installment. Class-II and Class-I employees shall be paid in six annual installments starting from 2011-12. The first five installments shall be of 15 per cent each whereas the last installment shall consist of the balance 25 per cent, with a lock-in period of five years for each installment. Pensioners shall be paid their dues in cash in three to six annual installments beginning from 2011-12, in relation to their categorization in different age-groups, the spokesman said. The payment of arrears was one of the major demands of the nearly five lake state government employees, who had gone on strike several times over the past two years.

Source : IBN LIVE

Uttarakhand – Employees of govt-owned corporations to get ex-gratia

The Uttarakhand government has announced an ex-gratia for employees working in various government-owned corporations on the lines of state government employees. Issuing a government order to this effect yesterday, the government has said that corporations would have the final say to decide the amount of ex-gratia to be paid to the employees according to their finanical position, officials said. Around 40,000 employees working in various government-owned corporations would be benefitted by this move. In another significant move, the government has decided to give 31 days of Earned Leave (EL) every year to the state government employees, who have 300 days of ELs in their account. However, it has been made clear that the employee has to avail these ELs for 31 days in the same year.

IGNOU launches course for central government staff

A new course for government employees in the country was launched Thursday by the Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU) and the training division of department of personnel and training (DoPT), an official said.

The new programme is called ‘Distance and E-Learning Programme for Government Employees’ (DELPGE) for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between IGNOU and the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and the DoPT.

‘The main objective of DELPGE is to increase the availability and flexibility of options open to employees for enhancing their knowledge and skills in order to improve the functioning of government organisations and the delivery of services to the public,’ said an official of the IGNOU.

The programme includes a masters programme in distance and e-learning, post-graduate advanced diploma, post-graduate diploma and diploma programmes in the subject, among others.

Open to central government employees working in ministries, departments, attached offices and the faculty members of state apex training institutions, the number of seats for each programme is 50.

IGNOU is one of the world’s largest open universities which provides education to 1.5 million students.

Source : SIFY

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Distance & E-Learning Programmes for Central Government Employees (DELPGE)

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f. 1.7.2010

F. No. 42/18/2010-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 – 110003
Date: 27th October, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f. 1.7.2010.

In continuation to this Department’s OM No. 42/18/2010-P&PW(G) dated 29th June, 2010 sanctioning the Dearness Relief to those Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scales of 5th CPC, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief to these Central Government pensioners as under :

(i) Those who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 103% w.e.f 1.7.2010.

(ii) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 to 31.12.1985 and are in receipt of ex-gratia @ Rs. 600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 103% w.e.f. 1.7.2010.

2. The following categories of CPF beneficiaries who are in receipt of ex¬gratia payment in terms of this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to DR @ 95% w.e.f. 1.7.2010.

(i) The widows and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiary who had retired from service prior to 1.1.1986 or who had died while in service prior to 1.1.1986 and are in receipt of Ex¬gratia payment of Rs. 605/- p.m.

(ii) Central Government employees who had retired on CPF benefits before 8.11.1960 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 654/-, Rs. 659/-, Rs. 703/- and Rs. 965/-.

3. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the C&AG.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their UO No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 12.10.2010.

(V.K.Wadhwa)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Payment of Commutation value of additional amount of pension in resspect of employees who retired on/after 1.1.2006 but before 2.9.2008 and expired before exercising option for commutation of additional amount of pension – Regarding

F. No. 38/79/08-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 – 110003
Date: 27th October, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub.: Payment of Commutation Value of additional amount of pension in respect of employees who retired on/after 1.1.2006 but before 2.9.2008 and expired before exercising option for commutation of additional amount of pension – Regarding.

As per the provisions contained in para 9.3 of this Department’s OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2nd September, 2008, the revised table of commutation value for pension will be used for all commutations of pension which become absolute after the date of issue of this OM. In the case of those pensioners, in whose case commutation of pension became absolute on or after 1.1.2006 but before the issue of this OM, the pre-revised Table of Commutation value for pension will be used for payment of commutation of pension based on pre revised pay/pension. Such pensioners shall have an option to commute the amount of pension that has become additionally commutable on account of retrospective revision of pay/pension on implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. On exercising such an option by the pensioner, the revised Table of Commutation Value for pension will be used for the commutation of the additional amount of pension that has become commutable on account of retrospective revision of pay/pension. In all cases where the date of retirement/commutation of pension is on or after 2.9.2008, the revised Table of Commutation Value for pension will be used for commutation of entire pension.

2. References have been received from various Departments seeking clarification from this Department whether the commutation value of additional pension in respect of such employees who had retired during the period between 1.1.2006 and 2.9.2008 and died before exercising option is payable to the eligible member of family or not. The issue has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure who has observed that the Pay Commissions’ intention was that the pensioner should exercise a conscious choice in view of the fact that the commutation table has changed w.e.f. 1.1.2006. As such, in these cases, the Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 may be followed and difference in commuted value be paid without fresh applications. The intention was not to deny the higher capitalized value on account of revision of pension.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their UO No. 456/EV/2010 dated 18.10.2010.

(V.K.Wadhwa)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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