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S. No Order No / Date Title

1 No.6/3/2015-Estt(Pay-I)

29.02.2016

Special casual leave For Central

Government employees

2 No.49014/2/2014-Estt(C)

26.02.2016

Casual Labourers with temporary status-

clarification regarding contribution to

GPF and Pension under the old pension

scheme

3 F.No.42/05/2016-

P&PW(G)

22.02.2016

28th meeting of Standing Committee of

Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) is

scheduled to be held shortly under the

Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP)

4 No. 31011/3/2015-Estt

(A.IV)

18.02.2016

Central Civil Services (Leave Travel

Concession) Rules, 1988 — Fulfillment

of procedural requirements

5 No.4/38/2008-P&PW (D)

17.02.2016

Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of

pension in respect of Government

servants who had drawn lumpsum

payment on absorption in Central Public

Sector Undertakings/Central

Autonomous Bodies —Stepping up of

notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006

for the purpose of Dearness relief and

additional pension for old pensioners

6 F.No. 2/6/2016-Estt.

(Pay-II)

17.02.2016

Delegation of powers to Ministries /

Departments/Borrowing Organisations to

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cases of Deputations covered by

DoP&T’s OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt(Pay-11)

dated 17th June 2010 – regarding

7 No.21011/27/2015-Estt.

(A-II)

11.02.2016

Instructions/Guidelines relating to filling

up the Integrity Column of Annual

Performance Assessment Reports-

regarding

8 F.No.12/3/2016-JCA2

10.02.2016

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Special casual leave For Central Government employees

No.6/3/2015-Estt(Pay-I)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, 29th February, 2016.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Participation by Central Government servants in sporting events

and tournament of National or International importance.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 6/1/85-

Estt(Pay-I) dated 16th July, 1985 wherein special casual leave is granted to

Central Government employees for a period not exceeding 30 days in any one

calendar year for participating in the sporting events as mentioned under para 1

of the OM ibid. In order to promote adventure sports and similar activities

amongst Central Government employees, it has been decided to extend the

provision of who participate in programme of adventure sports/ similar activities

conducted by Central Civil Services Cultural 86 Sports Board (CCSCSB).

(A.K.Jain)

Deputy Secretary(Pay)

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28th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies

(SCOVA) is scheduled to be held shortly under the Chairmanship

of Hon’ble MOS (PP)

F.No.42/05/2016-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: 22nd Feb, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : 28th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies

(SCOVA) is scheduled to be held shortly under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble

MOS (PP).

The 28th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) of

the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is scheduled to be held shortly.

The details of the date, time and venue of the meeting will follow. The meeting

will be chaired by the Hon’ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,

Pubic Grievances & Pensions.

2. It is therefore requested to provide the following requisite information through

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(a) Suggest fresh items/issues, if any, for inclusion in the agenda to be discussed

for the proposed meeting. Kindly do not send those agenda items which have

already been discussed in the previous SCOVA meetings and on which final

decision/action has already been taken. Your response in this regard may please

be sent to this Department so as to reach the undersigned latest by 3rd March,

2016 to enable us to finalize the agenda items. Minutes of the meetings and

Action Taken Reports of the previous SCOVA meetings are available on the

website of this Department — www.pensionersportal.goy.in

(b) Because of the consideration of space, only one representative of your

organization may attend the above said meeting. Confirmation of participation

and the name of the participant may kindly be intimated in advance to the

undersigned by fax/e-mail.

3. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid

conveyance charges in accordance with the rules/instructions.

4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

Sd/-

(Charanjit Taneja)

Under Secretary

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Casual Labourers with temporary status-clarification regarding

contribution to GPF and Pension under the old pension scheme

No.49014/2/2014-Estt (C)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PG


Establishment Division

New Delhi, North Block,

February 26th, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Casual Labourers with temporary status-clarification regarding

contribution to GPF and Pension under the old pension scheme.

Undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 51016/2/90-Estt

(C) dated the 10th September, 1993 vide which a scheme for grant of temporary

status to the casual employees was framed. The scheme applied to those casual

labourers who were in employment on the date of the issue of the OM and had

rendered one year of continued service in Central Government offices, which

meant that they must have been engaged for a period of at least 240 days (206

days in the case of offices observing 5 days week). The scheme did not apply to

Departments of Telecom & Posts and Ministry of Railways.

2. As per the scheme, after rendering three years’ continuous service after

conferment of temporary status, the casual labourers were to be treated at par with

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Provident Fund. Further, after their regularisation, 50% of the service rendered

under temporary status would be counted for the purpose of retirement benefits.

3. As per para 8 of the scheme, two out of every three vacancies in Group ‘D’

cadres in respective offices where the casual labourers have been working would

be filled up as per extant recruitment rules and in accordance with the instructions

issued by Department of Personnel and Training from amongst casual workers

with temporary status. However, regular Group “D’ staff rendered surplus for any

reason will have prior claim for absorption against existing/future vacancies. In

case of illiterate casual labourers or those who fail to fulfill the minimum

qualification prescribed for post, regularisation will be considered only against

those posts in respect of which literacy or lack of minimum qualification will not

be a requisite qualification. They would be allowed age relaxation equivalent to

the period for which they have worked continuously as casual labourer.

4. Vide the O.M. No.49014/1/2004 -Estt (C) dated the 26th April, 2004, the above

scheme was reviewed in the light of introduction of New Pension Scheme in

respect of persons appointed to the Central • Government service on or ‘after

1.1.2004 as under:

(i) As the new pension scheme is based on defined contributions, the length of

qualifying service for the purpose of retirement benefits has lost its relevance, no

credit of casual service, as specified in para 5 (v), shall be available to the casual

labourers on their regularisation against Group ‘D’ posts on or after 1.1.2004.

(ii) As there is no provision of General Provident Fund in the new pension

scheme, it will not serve any useful purpose to continue deductions towards GPF

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of temporary status. It is, therefore, requested that no further deduction towards

General Provident Fund shall be effected from the casual labourers w. e. f.

1.1.2004 onwards and the amount lying in their General Provident Fund accounts,

including deductions made after 1.1.2004, shall be paid to them.

2. The existing guidelines contained in this Department’s OM No. 49014/2/86-

Estg C) dated 7.6.88 may continue to be followed in the matter of engagement of

casual workers in the Central Government Offices.

5. The OM dated 26th April, 2004 has been quashed by various benches of

CAT/High Courts who have decided that the scheme could not be modified

retrospectively. The SLPs filed in the Hon’ble Supreme Court have been

dismissed by the Apex Court in UOI & Ors v Rameshwar Singh, CC 1829/2014,

UOI & Ors v Ramsaran & Ors, SLP (C) No. 25360-25362 of 2008, SLP

17358/2008, SLP 25360-62/09, Union of India etc v Ajay Kumar & Ors, SLP

No.19673-19678/2009.

6. The position has been reviewed in the light of the Court judgements in

consultation with the Department of Expenditure. It has now been decided that

the casual labourers who had been granted temporary status under the scheme,

and have completed 3 years of continuous service after that, are entitled to

contribute to the General Provident Fund.

7. 50% of the service rendered under temporary status would be counted for the

purpose of retirement benefits in respect of those casual labourers who have been

regularised in terms of para 8 of the OM dated 10.09. 1993.









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8. It is emphasised that the benefit of temporary status is available only to those

casual labourers who were in employment on the date of the issue of the OM

dated 10th September, 1993 and were otherwise eligible for it. No grant of

temporary status is permissible after that date. The employees erroneously

granted temporary status between 10.09.1993 and the date of Hon’ble Supreme

Court judgement in Union Of India And Anr vs Mohan Pal, 2002 (3) SCR 613,

delivered on 29 April, 2002, will however be deemed to have been covered under

the scheme of 10.09.93.

9. Ministries/Departments are also requested to identify cases where temporary

status has been granted wrongly to those not covered under the OM dated

10.09.1993 and fix responsibility for the same.

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Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 —

Fulfillment of procedural requirements.

No. 31011/3/2015-Estt (A.IV)

Government of India



Establishment A-IV Desk

North Block, New Delhi-110 001

Dated: February 18, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 —

Fulfillment of procedural requirements.

This Department is in receipt of a number of references regarding the procedural

difficulties faced by the Government employees in application and settlement of

the LTC claims. Sometimes, the Government servants claim that failure to follow

the correct procedure was on account of a lack of knowledge of the

rules/instructions. It is alleged that in some cases, processing of LTC claims takes

unduly long time, particularly when the employee and the sanctioning authorities

are located at different stations.

2. To remove these bottlenecks, it has been decided to simplify the procedure of

application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time bound. The

following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC

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S.No. Course of Action Time Limit

1. Leave Sanction 5 working day + 3 working

days*

2. Sanction of LTC advance/Leave

encashment

5 working day + 3 working

days*

3.

Time taken by Administration for

verification of LTC claim after the LTC

bill is submitted by the Government

employee for settlement.

10 working days + 3 working

days*

4. Time taken by DDO 5 working days + 3 working

days*

5. Time taken by PAO 5 working days + 3 working

days*

*(a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed in cases where the place of

posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters, The

Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1 .

(b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC

applications/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly

adhered to and non —compliance of time limit should be adequately explained.

3. Under CCS (LTC) Rules, the Government servants are required to inform their

controlling Officer before the journey(s) on LTC to be undertaken. It has now

been decided that the Leave sanctioning Authority shall obtain a Self-

Certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The

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4. In addition to the above, it has been decided that whenever a Government

servant applies for LTC, he/she should be provided with a copy of the guidelines

(Enclosed) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.

5. Employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any,

of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC in an appropriate forum

Enclosures:

(1) Proforma For Self-Certification

(2) Guidelines

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(Surya Narayan Jha)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Guidelines

1. Please ensure that you have applied for leave and submitted the self-

certification form to your Administration before the LTC journey is undertaken.

2. Please check your eligibility before applying for LTC. LTC to Home Town can

be availed once in a block of two years and LTC to Any Place in India may be

availed once in a four year block. If not availed during these blocks, the LTC may

also be availed in the first year of the following block.

3. Please note that the current two year block is 2016-17 and the current four year

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4. In case of fresh recruits, LTC to Home Town is allowed on three occasions in

a block of four years and to any place in India on the fourth occasion. This facility

is available to the fresh recruits only for the first two blocks of four years

applicable after joining the Government service for the first time. (For details,

please refer to DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/7/2013 -E stt. (A-IV) dated 26.09.2014

available on www.persmin.nic. in’ << `OMs & Orders'<< ‘ Frequently Asked

Questions (FAQs) on LTC entitlements of a Fresh Recruit’)

5. A Fresh recruit may at his option choose to avail LTC under the normal LTC

rules as applicable to other Government employees. In this case he/she will not

be allowed to avail other LTCs as admissible to the fresh recruits in that block of

four years.

6. The retiring Government employees are eligible to avail LTC as per their

entitlement provided that the return journey is performed before their date of

retirement. LTC is not allowed after retirement.

7. The Journeys on LTC are to be undertaken in the entitled class of the

Government servant in public/Government mode of transport.

8. Travel by private modes of transport is not allowed on LTC, however, wherever

a public transport is not available, assistance shall be allowed for the private

transport subject to the certification from an Appropriate Authority that no other

public/Government mode of transport is available for that particular stretch of

journey and these modes operate on a regular basis from point to point with the

specific approval of the State Governments/Transport authorities concerned and

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9. If a Government servant travels on LTC upto the nearest airport/ railway station

by authorized mode of transport and chooses to complete rest of the journey to

the declared place of visit by ‘own arrangement’ (such as personal vehicle or

private taxi etc.), while the public transport system is already available in that

part, then he may be allowed the fare reimbursement till the last point where he

has travelled by the authorised mode of transport. This will be subject to the

undertaking from the Government employee that he has actually travelled to the

declared place of visit and is not claiming the fare reimbursement for the part of

journey performed by the private owned/operated vehicle.

10. Government Servant may apply for advance for himself and/or his family

members before the proposed date of the outward journey and he/she is required

tickets within ten days of the drawal of advance, irrespective of the date of

commencement of the journey.

11.Reimburseme under LTC scheme does not cover incidental expenses and

expenditure incurred on local journeys. Reimbursement for expenses of journey

is allowed only on the basis of a point to point journey on a through ticket over

the shortest direct route.

12.The time limit or submission of LTC claim is :

• Within dire months of completion of return journey, if no advance is drawn;

• Within one onth of completion of return journey, if advance is drawn.

13. Government employees entitled to travel by air are required to travel by Air

India only Class at LTC-80 fare or less unless permitted to do so by any is

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14.Government employees not entitled to travel by air may travel by any

airline,However,reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of

their entitled Class of train/transport or actual expense, whichever is less.

15.In all cases whenever a Govt. servant claims LTC by air, he/she is required to

book the air tickets ither directly through the airlines or through the approved

travel agencies viz: M/s Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd/ M/s Ashok Tours & Travels

Ltd/IRCTC. Bookin of tickets through any other agency is not permissible.

16.Travel on tour packages is not allowed, except in the case of tours conducted

by Indian Touris Development Corporation (ITDC), State Tourism Development

Corporation (STDC) and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation

(IRCTC). In such cases, only the fare component shall be reimbursable provided

ITDC/STDC/IRCTC separately indicate the fare component and certify that the

journey was act I ally performed by the Government servant and his family

members for which he/sh claiming the Leave Travel Concession.

17.Please ensure that your LTC claim is as per the instructions to avoid rejection

of your claim.

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Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of

Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on

absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings/Central

Autonomous Bodies —Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f.

01.01.2006 for the purpose of Dearness relief and additional

pension for old pensioners

No.4/38/2008-P&PW (D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan

New Delhi-110 003.

Dated the 17th February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of

Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in

Central Public Sector Undertakings/Central Autonomous Bodies —

Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 for the purpose of

Dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners.

Orders for revision of 113rd restored pension of absorbees, who had drawn

lumpsum payment on absorption, were issued vide this Department O.M. of even

number dated 15.92008 as amended/ modified vide OM No. 4/30/2010-

P&PW(D) dated 11.07.2013. As per these memorandums, the full pension of the

absorbees was notionally revised w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in accordance with the









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instructions contained in this Department O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated

01.09.2008. The payment of DR and additional pension to old pensioners is

regulated on the basis of the notional full pension.

2. Instructions were issued vide this Department’s OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A)

dated 28.01.2013 for stepping up of the pension .of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f.

24.09.2012. Accordingly, the notional full pension of the absorbee pensioners

was also stepped up w.e.f 24.09.2012 in accordance with the instructions

contained in the aforesaid OM dated 28.01.2013 vide this Department’s OM of

even number dated 03.04.2013.

3. instructions have now been issued vide this Department’s OM No 38/37/08-

P&PW(A) dated 30.07.2015 for revision of pension/ family pension of all pre-

2006 pensioners/ family pensioners in accordance with this Department’s OM

dated 28.01.2013 with effect from 01.01.2006 instead of 24.09.2012.

Accordingly, the notional full pension of absorbee pensioners would also be

revised in accordance with the instructions contained in aforesaid OM dated

30.07.2015 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 instead of 24.09.2012 and dearness relief and

additional pension for old pensioners would be admissible on such revised

notional full pension.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of

Expenditure vide their I.D. No. 1(5)/EV/2012 dated 18.01.2016.

(HarjitSingh)

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Delegation of powers to Ministries / Departments/Borrowing

Organisations to extend deputation tenure upto 7 years in cases of

Deputations covered by DoP&T’s OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt(Pay-11)

dated 17th June 2010 – regarding

F.No. 2/6/2016-Estt. (Pay-II)

Government of India



North Block, New Delhi

dated 17th February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Delegation of powers to Ministries / Departments/Borrowing

Organisations to extend deputation tenure upto 7 years in cases of

Deputations covered by DoP&T’s OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt(Pay-11) dated 17th

June 2010 – regarding.

This Department’s OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17th June 2010

regulates Pay, Deputation (Duty) Allowance, Tenure of Deputation / Foreign

Service and other terms and conditions on the subject of deputation / foreign

service of Central Government employees to ex-cadre posts under the Central

Government, State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous

Bodies, Universities/ Union Territories Administration, Local Bodies etc. and

vice-versa (copy enclosed). Subject to its applicability as provided in para 2 of

the OM, these instructions cover cases of deputation/ foreign service where









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Central Government is either lending authority or borrowing authority or both. It

provides for duration of maximum Deputation Tenure as 5 years at a stretch. As

per para 8.3.1 (iii) of this OM, no further extension beyond the fifth year shall be

considered.

2. Various administrative Ministries/ Departments/ Borrowing Organisations

have been approaching this Department for relaxation of the 5 year deputation

tenure condition, on case to case basis, citing exigencies, quoting provisions of

para 10 of the OM dated 17.6.2010 ibid.

3. It has been decided that if the administrative Ministries / Departments and other

borrowing organizations wish to retain an officer beyond 5 years, they may

extend tenure of deputation covered by OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II) dated 17th

June 2010, where absolutely necessary in public interest, upto a period not

exceeding 7 years at a stretch. This shall be done with the approval of the Minister

of the borrowing Ministry / Department concerned and in respect of other

organizations with the approval of the Minister of the borrowing

Ministry/Department with which they are administratively concerned, keeping in

view the exigencies and subject to fulfillment of all other requirements such as

willingness and vigilance clearance of the Officer concerned, NOC of the lending

authority, UPSC / ACC approval wherever applicable. Thus, no case of extension

shall be referred to Department of Personnel & Training, New Delhi.

4. All other terms and conditions issued vide OM No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay-II)

dated 17th June 2010 will remain unchanged.

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Instructions/Guidelines relating to filling up the Integrity Column

of Annual Performance Assessment Reports-regarding

No.21011/27/2015-Estt. (A-II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P. G. and Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated:-11th February, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Instructions/Guidelines relating to filling up the Integrity Column

of Annual Performance Assessment Reports-regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer the existing instructions/ guidelines of this

Department on filling up the column relating to integrity in ACRs (now APARs).

It has been brought to the notice that many a time Reporting Officers do not make

clear and categorical mention about the integrity of the officer reported upon.

Further, it has also been seen that in case of doubt of integrity of the officer

reported upon, the procedures prescribed for filling up the integrity column in

APARs are not being followed appropriately.

2. Now, it has been decided to reiterate the followings instructions/guidelines

contained in para 5.2 of this Department OM No. 51/5/72-Ests. (A) dated 20th

May, 1972 on procedures prescribed for filling up the column relating to integrity

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(a) Supervisory officers should maintain a confidential diary in which instances

which create suspicion about the integrity of a subordinate should be noted from

time to time and action to verify the truth of such suspicions should be taken

expeditiously by making confidential enquiries departmentally or by referring the

matter to the Special Police Establishment. At the time of recording the annual

confidential report, this diary should be consulted and the material in it utilised

for filling the column about integrity. If the column is not filled on account of the

unconfirmed nature of the suspicions, further action should be taken in

accordance with the following sub¬paragraphs.

(b) The column pertaining to integrity in the character roll should be left blank

and a separate secret note about the doubts and suspicions regarding the officer’s

integrity should be recorded simultaneously and followed up.

(c) A copy of the secret note should be sent together with the character roll to the

next superior officers who should ensure that the follow-up action is taken with

due expedition.

(d) If, as a result of the follow-up action, an officer is exonerated, his integrity

should be certified and an entry made in the character roll. If suspicions regarding

his integrity are confirmed, this fact can also be recorded and duly communicated

to the officer concerned.

(e) There are occasions when a reporting officer cannot in fairness to himself and

to the officer reported upon, either certify integrity or make an adverse entry, or

even be in possession of any information which would enable him to make a

secret report to the Head of the Deptt. Such instances can occur when an officer

is serving in a remote station and the reporting officer has not had occasion to









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watch his work closely or when an officer has worked under the reporting officer

only for a brief period or has been on long leave, etc. In all such cases, the

reporting officer should make an entry in the integrity column to the effect that

he has not watched the officer’s work for sufficient time to be able to make any

definite remark or that he has heard nothing against the officer’s integrity as the

case may be. This would be a factual statement to which there can be no objection.

But it is necessary that a superior officer should make every effort to form a

definite judgment about the integrity of those working under him, as early as

possible, so that he may be able to make a positive statement.

(f) There may be cases in which after a secret report/note has been recorded

expressing suspicion about an officer’s integrity, the inquiries that follow do not

disclose sufficient material to remove the suspicion or to confirm it. In such a

case the officer’s conduct should be watched for a further period, and, in the

meantime, he should, as far as practicable, be kept away from positions in which

there are opportunities for indulging in corrupt practices.

3. It is further conveyed that the remarks against the integrity column of APARs

of the officer reported upon shall be made by the Reporting Officer in one of three

options mentioned below:

(a) Beyond doubt.

(b) Since the integrity of the officer is doubtful, a secret note is attached.

(c) Not watched the officer’s work for sufficient time to form a definite judgement

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4. All Ministries/Departments are requested to bring it to the notice of all

concerned for strict compliance.

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Bye Election in 2016 – Grant of Paid holiday

F.No.12/3/2016-JCA2

Government of India


(Department of Personnel & Training)

Establishment (JCA-2) Section

North Block, New Delhi

Dated February 10 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies of Uttar

Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra,

Punjab and Tripura — Grant of Paid holiday- regarding

The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the Bye Election to the

State Legislative Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka,

Bihar, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tripura, scheduled to be held in

February, 2016, the following guidelines, already issued by this Department vide

Office Memorandum No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001, have to be followed

in respect of the Central Government Offices, including Industrial Establishments

in the States In connection with bye-election to State Assembly, only such of the

employees who are bona-fide voters in the relevant constituency should be

granted special casual leave on the day of polling. Special Casual leave may also

be granted to an employee, who is ordinarily a resident of constituency and

registered as a voter, but employed in any Central Government Organization/

Industrial Establishment located outside the constituency having the bye-election.









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2. The above instructions may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

(Raju Saraswat)

Under Secretary

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Table of contents


1 F No. 1-2/2016-IC

25.02.2016

Meeting of E-CoS with JCM on

recommendations of the 7th Central Pay –

Postponement

2 No. CPAO/Co-

ord/(85)/2015-16/1138

19.02.2016

Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension

cases

3 19.02.2016 Minutes of the Meeting of Joint Secretary

(IC) with the Members of the Staff-Side of

the Standing Committee (National

Council-JCM) held on 19.02.2016

4 No.NJCA/2016

19.02.2016

Brief of the NJCA meeting held on

19.02.2016 with the convener,

Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance

5 F No. 30-1/2016-IC

15.02.2016

Comments of the Ministries/Departments

on Recommendations of 7th Central Pay

Commission-Request to Expedite-

regarding

6 F.No.5(3)-B(PD)/2015

03.02.2016

Loans and Advances by the Central

Government – Interest rates and other

terms and conditions

7 F.No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2015

03.02.2016

Advances to Government servants — Rate

of interest for purchase of conveyances

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Meeting of E-CoS with JCM on recommendations of the 7th

Central Pay – Postponement

F No. 1-2/2016-IC

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Implementation Cell

Dated: 25th February, 2016

To

Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra,

Secretary,

National Council (Staff Side),

13-C, Ferozshah Road,

New Delhi- 110001

Subject: Meeting of Empowered Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) with

office bearers of Staff Side of Standing Committee of National Council

(JCM) on recommendations of the 7th Central Pay –Postponement- Reg.

Sir,

In partial supersession of this office letter of even number dated 24.02.2016 it is

intimated the meeting of the office bearers of the Staff Side of Standing

Committee of National Council (JCM) with the Empowered Committee of

Secretaries (E-CoS) will now be held on 01.03.2016 at 6.45 PM in the Committee

Room, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan New Delhi









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2. The above change in the date and time of the meeting may please be noted

3. Inconvenience caused is regretted.

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Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension cases

No. CPAO/Co-ord/(85)/2015-16/1138

Government of India

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Expenditure,

Central Pension Accounting Office,

Trikoot -II, Bhikaji Cama Place,

New Delhi – 110066

Dated: 19th February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Pending revision of Pre-2006 pension cases.

Though a substantial number of pre-2006 pension cases have been revised, still

5,648 pension cases are pending for revision constituting 1.30 percent of Civil

Ministries/Departments. Out of this, 376 cases (67%) pertain to 8

Ministries/Departments where the pendency is more than 200 cases, viz Home

Affairs (1075), CBEC (751), Atomic Energy (518), PPG&P (381), Prasar Bharti

(350), HRD (264), Telecommunication (217) and Finance (204). The details of

unrevised cases are provided under the CCA & PAO login of CPAO website

(www.cpao.nic.in)

You are requested to issue instructions to your PAOs to finalize all such cases

and where details of pensioners are not available, the same may be obtained from

the paying branches in the attached format (copy enclosed).









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This exercise may kindly be completed and updated status may please be

informed to CPAO immediately.

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Minutes of the Meeting of Joint Secretary (IC) with the Members

of the Staff-Side of the Standing Committee (National Council-

JCM) held on 19.02.2016

A Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Implementation

Cell), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with the Members of the

StaffSide of the Standing Committee (National Council-JCM) on 19.2.2016 to

discuss the issues raised by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) {Joint

Consultative Machinery (JCM)} in their letter No. NJC/2015/7th CPC dt.

10.12.2015, addressed to the Cabinet Secretary, regarding their Charter of

Demands on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. The

Secretary, Staff-Side of the Standing Committee (National Council- JCM), who

is the convener of the NJCA, along with other office bearers attended the meeting.

The list of the participants from the Staff-Side is attached at Annexure.

2. Welcoming the members of the Staff-Side, JS(IC) mentioned that the meeting

has been convened to enable the Staff-Side to bring out their concerns on the

recommendations of the 7th CPC in the light of the Charter of Demands made by

them in the aforesaid letter of NJCA so that same could be examined in the

Implementation Cell and submitted for consideration of the Empowered

Committee of Secretaries. He informed the office bearers that before arriving at

a decision, the ECoS would also hold separate discussions with the Staff Side.

2. Commencing the discussions from the Side of the Members of the Staff-Side,

Secretary, Staff-Side, Standing Committee (National Council-JCM), explained

that they have already placed their Charter of Demands as per the letter of NJCA

dated 10.12.2015. He mentioned that the reasons based on which these demands

have been made have also been explained therein. He, however, highlighted that









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the Staff-Side is not at all happy with the recommendations of the 7th CPC and,

in fact, no section of the employees is satisfied, as the Commission has

recommended a minimal pay increase as compared to the previous Pay

Commissions. He mentioned that the Staff-Side does not agree with the minimum

pay of Rs. 18000 and the reason as to why the methodology adopted by the 7th

CPC to arrive at this figure is not correct has been explained in their letter dated

10.12.2015. He stated that Staff-Side demands enhancement of the minimum pay

to Rs. 26000 and the reasons in support of this have been given in their aforesaid

letter. He further stated that an amicable and mutually negotiated settlement of

these demands is necessary as non-acceptance would further cause resentment in

the employees. He informed that Staff-Side has already made their stand clear to

go on strike from 11th April, 2016 if their demands are not considered and no

amicable settlement happens.

3. Thereafter, the other members of the Staff-Side also expressed their arguments

for acceptance of these demands and all of them emphasised that the minimum

pay needs to be revised. Consequently, the fitment multiple of 2.57 would also

need commensurate change. The leader of the Staff-Side explained that the office

bearers who were present in the meeting represent various sections of Central

Government employees including railways, defence civilians, postal employees

etc., the number of which is around Rs. 32 lakhs.

4. The Staff-Side brought out their concerns on all the 26 demands included in

the Charter of Demands and all the points brought out by them in the letter of the

NJCA dt. 10.12.2015 were reiterated. However, following issues in support of

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(i) Minimum Pay needs to be revised to Rs. 26000 p.m. and the minimum pay of

Rs. 18000 p.m. as recommended by 7th CPC is not acceptable. This would require

upward revision in the fitment multiple of 2.57 and change in the Pay Matrix. It

was argued that if the 10% of the pay for NPS contribution and the recommended

increase in the CGEIS contribution are taken into account, there would be a drop

in the take-home salary of the employees at the minimum pay of Rs.18000.

(ii) Central Government employees need to be excluded from the National

Pension Scheme (NPS), which has been a long pending demand of the StaffSide.

The Staff-Side stated that the Pension Fund which has been created under NPS to

generate annuity for employees, would not ensure reasonable pension. Rather it

is quite likely that it may generate negative returns because of the dismal

performance of the financial market to which the fund is

invested, leaving the employees without any reasonable social security benefit.

(iii) The 7th CPC has recommended abolition of 52 allowances without properly

appreciating the justification of these allowances. The example of break-down

allowance in case of Railway employees was given, stating that this allowances

is given so that the concerned employees take up the necessary follow up action

in the case of breakdown on an urgent basis and therefore its withdrawal is not

justified in operational interests of Railways.

(iv) The withdrawal of advances, especially LTC, TA, Medical, National

Calamity Advance, was not justified. It was argued that these advances are

recovered from the employees and, therefore, the same should be retained. (v) In

regard to enhancement of contribution under Group Insurance Scheme, it was

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if the same is to be raised, the Government should bear the

insurance premium.

(vi) The post of LDC should be upgraded to UDC and as part of delayering, Grade

Pays of Rs. 1900, Rs. 2400 and Rs. 4600 should be abolished and merged with

the next higher Grades.

(vii) The rate of increment needs to be raised from 3% to 5% because pay is

revised in the Central Government after 10 years. It was mentioned that in the

PSUs the pay is revised after 5 years and the rate of increment is also higher.

(viii) Two increments in the feeder post may be granted as promotion benefit.

(ix) Fixed medical allowance for pensioners who are not covered by CGHS and

REHS needs to be increased from Rs. 500 p.m. to Rs. 2000 p.m.

(x) The recommendation regarding grant of only 80% of salary for the second

year of Child Care Leave need not be accepted and the existing provisions may

be retained

(xi) It was also demanded that though the D/o Expenditure has sought the

comments of the Ministries/Department on the issues pertaining to them after

consulting the Staff Associations, administrative Departments are not inviting the

Staff associations for discussions.

5. After detailed explanation by the Staff-Side on all the demands included in the

Charter of Demands, JS(IC), while concluding the discussions, assured the Staff-

Side that the concerns and demands made by them would be placed before the

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in the light of the recommendations of the Commission. He also mentioned that

in cases where the comments of the administrative Ministries/ Departments

would be necessary, e.g., the case of break-down allowance pertaining to Ministry

of Railways, the same would be considered before the issues are placed before

the E-CoS. As regards the issue raised that the administrative Departments are

not inviting staff associations for discussions, JS(IC) mentioned that the

Departments have to formulate the views keeping in view the representations

made by the Staff Associations.

6. Thereafter, the meeting ended with thanks to the chair.

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Comments of the Ministries/Departments on Recommendations

of 7th Central Pay Commission-Request to Expedite-regarding

F No. 30-1/2016-IC

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Implementation Cell (7th CPC)

Dated: 15th February. 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Comments of the Ministries/Departments on Recommendations of

7th Central Pay Commission-Request to Expedite-regarding.

All the Ministries/Departments, vide the D.O. No.1-4/2015-EIII.A dated

21.11.2015 from Joint Secretary (Pecs), Department of Expenditure were

requested to formulate their views/comments on the issues and the posts/services

under them with reference to the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay

Commission and forward it to the Department of Expenditure within a period of

three weeks.

2. The action involved on part of the administrative Ministries/Departments was

also discussed, in detail, in the meeting with the Nodal Officers on 02.02.2016

and all the Nodal Officers were requested to furnish their comments in the

‘prescribed proforma’ circulated in the meeting, along with soft copy to the ‘sic-

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not satisfactory and comments of the most the Ministries/Departments are still

awaited.

3. The Implementation Cell which is working as the secretariat of the Empowered

Committee of Secretaries (E-CoS) has been asked to furnish considered views of

the Ministries/Departments on the recommendations of the 7th CPC.

4. In view of the above, the comments of the Ministries/Departments may be

furnished to the Implementation Cell. Department of Expenditure, immediately.

This may be treated as most urgent.

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Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the convener,

Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance

NJCA

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION,

4, STATE ENTRY ROAD, NEW DELHI-110055

No.NJCA/2016

Dated: 19.02.2016

Dear Comrades,

Sub: Brief of the NJCA meeting held on 19.02.2016 with the Convener,

Implementation Cell, Ministry of Finance (Government of India), reg. 7th CPC

recommendations and Charter of Demands of the NJCA

A meeting of the NJCA held today with the Convener, Implementation Cell,

Ministry of Finance, Shri R.K. Chaturvedi, wherein we discussed and emphasized

on all the 26-point Charter of Demands of the NJCA send to the Cabinet Secretary

on 10.12.2015.

We agitated the issues of NPS, Minimum Wage, Multiplying Factor, deduction

of HRA and all other important issues.

The Convener, Implementation Cell, Shri Chaturvedi, after hearing everybody,

said that, he would put-up the issues to the Cabinet Secretary, and hopefully a

meeting of the JCA would be held with the Cabinet Secretary and the Empowered

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Let us not leave any stone unturned for preparations of the strike.

With Best Wishes!

Comradely Yours

Sd/-

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

Secretary (staff Side)

NC/JCM & Convener









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Loans and Advances by the Central Government – Interest rates

and other terms and conditions.

MOST IMMEDIATE

F.No.5(3)-B(PD)/2015

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs

New Delhi, the 3rd February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Loans and Advances by the Central Government – Interest rates

and other terms and conditions.

Reference this Ministry’s Office Memorandum F.No.5(3)-B(PD)2014 dated 29th

December, 2014 on the captioned subject.

2. The lending rates, categories and conditions prescribed in the aforesaid Office

Memorandum have been reviewed. The revised rates of interest, categories and

conditions as given in the Table below, would be applicable from 1st April, 2015

and till the time these are reviewed:









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* Loans to State Government would be under EAP loans only. For Ways & Means

loans, State Govts. have access to RBI window. In case any State has any specific

contingent requirement, the proposal would be considered on case specific basis

by Budget Division.

# The window of investment and working capital loan to CPSUs from

Government of India in general, is hereby closed. CPSUs, in general, are hardly

having debt and hence should raise debt from market or from banks.

Only if CPSU is justified as significant from ‘Strategic’/ ‘Security’ angle, banks

refuse loan to it and it has no real assets including land, to monetise, would loan

be extended to it at 11% with the prior approval of Budget Division. However,

wherever Investment and Working Capital loan has already been extended to

CPSUs in 2015-16, the rate of interest would be at 11.50% and 13.50%

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@The window pertaining to loans to Financial Institutions in the Public Sector,

Port Trusts, KVIC, NHAI, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, National Co-

operative Development Corporation (NCDC), Commodity Boards, Social

Service

Institutions, Individuals etc. in general, is hereby closed seeing the offtake under

this in last 3 financial years. However, if a specific case still comes in future, it

would be examined by the Budget Division, DEA on merits of that case.

3. The terms, including interest rate of loans to Foreign Governments may be

settled in consultation with Budget Division. Terms for on-lending of funds under

externally aided projects should be in accordance with the

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Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for

purchase of conveyances during 2015-2016.

F.No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2015

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs

New Delhi, the 3rd February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase

of conveyances during 2015-2016.

The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest for advances

sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of conveyances during 2015-

2016 i.e. from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2016 are as under:

Rate of interest per annum

(i)

Advance for purchase of

conveyance other

than motor car (viz.

motor cycle, scooter etc.)

9%

(ii) Advance for purchase of

motor car

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The rates remain unchanged from those applicable for the financial year 2014-

15.

(A.K. Bhatnagar)

Under Secretary (Budget)

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Table of contents


1 REF:

BPMS/20/CIR/2015

19.02.2016

7th pay commission fitment formula should be

3.42 in place of 2.57

2 No 555

04.02.2016

Implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ to

Defence pensioners-PCDA

3 No 12(1)/2014/D

(Pen/Policy)-Part-H

03.02.2016

One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces

personnel-OROP TABLE

4 No 12(1)/2014/D

(Pen/Policy)-Part-H

03.02.2016

One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces

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7th pay commission fitment formula should be 3.42 in place of

2.57

Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh

(An All India Federation Of Defence Workers)

(An Industrial Unit Of B.M.S.)

(Recognised By Ministry Of Defence, Govt. Of India)

CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR – 208001,

PH & FAX : (0512) 2332222

MOBILE: 09415733686, 09235729390, 09335621629,

WEB : www.bpms.org.in

REF: BPMS/20/CIR/2015

Dated: 19.02.2016

To,

The President/ General Secretary

Unions Affiliated to Federation

Subject: Agitation Programme from 01 March, 2016 to 05 March, 2016.

Sadar Namaskar

I hope this letter will find to all of you in good health and high spirit and busy in

accelerating trade union activities. The meeting of office bearers of BPMS was

conducted on dated: 11th and 12th February, 2016. In this meeting the

recommendations of 7th CPC was discussed specially. As all of you know that

7th CPC submitted its recommendations to Honorable Finance Minister of Govt.

of India on 19.11.2015. After analyzing the recommendations of 7th CPC, BPMS

wrote a letter to Govt of India addressing anomalies in recommendations along

with conducting a National level protest day on the call of GENC. We met Dr









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Jitendra Singh/Minister of DoP&T and Prime Minister Office at his office

situated in Parliament and discussed the issues and submitted a memorandum.

Honorable Minister assured the representatives of GENC and BPMS that all

necessary action would be taken at the earliest and a meeting would be fixed with

Honorable Finance Minister. But it is matter of concern that the federation has

not been apprised about the action taken till date.

Therefore, it was decided in the meeting of office bearers to conduct agitation

programmes of gate meetings, sit in, wearing black badges in their respective

establishments from 01 March 2016 to 05 March 2016. On 04 March 2016

‘Dharna’ will be performed and on the last day a memorandum will be presented

to the Head of Establishment addressing Honorable Prime Minister and its

photocopy should be sent to BMS office and BPMS office.

The demands are as follows-

1. Minimum Pay should be fixed 24000/- rupees in place of 18000/-.

2. The fitment formula should be 3.42 in place of 2.57

3. The ratio of minimum Pay and maximum Pay should be 1:10.

4. Annual increment should be 5% in place of 3%.

5. Five financial upgradations should be granted within the period of 30 years of

Service under MACP scheme.

6. Pay Scales of Group ‘C’ employees should be merged and upgraded. Grade

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Pay 2400 and Grade Pay 2800 should be merged and upgraded to Grade Pay

2800.

7. Risk Allowance, Washing Allowance, Family Planning Allowance should be

continued.

8. HRA should be granted at the rate of 15%, 25% and 35%.

9. Minimum two increments should be granted at Promotion.

10.Interest free Advances should be continued.

11.OTA is being granted to the employees posted in offices, directorates etc at

the rate of 12 rupees per hour (on the pay scales of 4th CPC). OTA should be

granted on the Pay Scales of 7th CPC.

12.Old Pension Scheme should be restored in place of NPS.

13.The employees covered under NPS scheme should be benefited with gratuity.

14.Commuted Pension should be restored on 12th year in place of 15th year.

15.CCL related to women employees should not be reduced.

16.There should not be any educational criteria (High School passed) for grant of

compassionate ground appointment.

17.Benefits of 7th CPC should be granted to Centre, State and autonomous body

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18.Since amendment in Bonus Act has retrospective effect and implemented

since 2014, the arrear of 2014-2015 should be granted without any delay.

19.All the employees should be granted Night Duty Allowance without any

ceiling.

20.In Ordnance Factories all Piece work employees should be paid OTA

(Between 44¾ and 48 hours) on their actual Pay instead of minimum Pay.

21.The employees having equal qualification and same nature of work should be

granted equal pay in all ministries.

22.Examiners working in Quality control department in OFB should be granted

Incentive Bonus.

23.According to 7th CPC recommendations, civilian employees retiring on same

Post or same pay scale should be granted equal Pension.

24.Wards of employees died in harness are unable to find a Job due to 5% ceiling

in compassionate appointment. Therefore, waiting dependants should be granted

one time relaxation in compassionate appointment.

25.The employees of DRDO should be granted the benefit of PRIS.

Thanking you.

Brotherly yours

(M P Singh)

General Secretary

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Implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ to Defence

pensioners-PCDA

Office Of The Pr. Controller Of Defence Accounts (Pensions)

Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad- 211014

Circular No. 555

Dated: 04.02.2016

To,

1. The Chief Accountant, RBI, Deptt. Of Govt, Bank Accounts, Central Office

C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kuria Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai-

400051

2. All CMDs, Public Sector Banks.

3. The Nodal Officers, ICICl/HDFC/AXIS/IDBI Banks

4. All Managers, CPPCs

5. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu, Nepal

6. The PCDA (WC), Chandigarh

7. The CDA (PD), Meerut

8. The CDA Chennai

9. The Director of Treasury, All States

10. The Pay and Accounts Officer, Delhi Administration, R K Puram and Tis

Hazari, New Delhi.

11. The Pay and Accounts Office, Govt of Maharashtra, Mumbai

12. The Post Master Kathua (J&K), Camp Bell Bay.

13. The Principal Pay and Accounts Officer Andaman and Nicobar

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Subject: Implementation of ‘One Rank One Pension’ to Defence pensioners.

Reference: Gol, MoD letter No12 (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 3rd

Feb,2016.

A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 12(1)/2014/D

(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 3rd Feb,2016 and Gol, MoD letter No 12

(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part¬II dated 7th Nov,2015 on the above subject is

forwarded herewith for information and necessary action which is self-

explanatory.

2. The above Government letter has been issued to implement ‘One Rank One

Pension’ (OROP) scheme for Defence Forces Personnel. Salient features of the

scheme have been mentioned in Para 3 and 4 of Gol, MoD letter No 12

(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dated 7th Nov, 2015

3. The revision of pension in terms of the above Government Orders shall be

effective with effect from 01.07.2014,a n d payment of arrears accrued on account

of revision of pension, if any, shall be made in a time bound manner as stipulated

in para 17.1 of this circular.

4. NON-APPLICABILITY

4.1 The provisions of this circular do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIOs

pensioners, Pakistan and Burma Army Pensioners.

4.2 These orders do not apply to Reservist Pensioners.

4.3 These orders also do not apply to Pensioners in receipt of Ex-Gratia payments.

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5.1 These orders apply to the all pensioners/family pensioners who had

retired/discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement

in the rank of Commissioned Officers, JCOs/ORs and Non-Combatants

(Enrolled), Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army

and who were/are in receipt of the following types of pension as on 01.07.2014.

a) Retiring Pension/ Service Pension/Service Element of Disability

Pension/Service Element of War Injury Pension/Invalid Pension

b) Enhanced Rate of Ordinary Family Pension

c) Normal Rate of Ordinary Family Pension

d) Special Family Pension

e) Special Dependent Family Pension/2nd Life Award of Special Family

Pension

f) Liberalized Family Pension

g) Liberalized Dependent Pension/2nd Life Award of Liberalized Family

Pension

h) Disability Element of Disability Pension

i) War Injury Element of War Injury Pension (Discharge )

j) War Injury Element of War Injury Pension (In Invalided out)

k) Pre 01.06.1953 Discharged Personnel

These orders also apply to TA personnel and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) (NC’s

(E)) of regular Army and Air Force drawing pension as on 1.7.2014

5.2. Invalid Pension, Service Element of Disability Pension and Service Pension

of TA personnel would also need to be revised in terms of these orders by the

Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs). Specific tables indicating revised rates of

pension for the purpose have been enclosed.









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5.3 Nature of award sanctioned to the pensioner may be identified by the PDAs

on the basis of nomenclature of award mentioned in the PPO and PPO series.

However, in case of any doubt regarding nature of award, the same may be

referred to Nodal Officers (mentioned at Para 20 of this circular) for clarification.

5.4 Revision of Pension of DSC

Pension of DSC personnel who are in receipt of pension for DSC service only

(i.e. those who are getting single pension for the services rendered both in the

Army and the DSC by way of counting former service in the Army along with

the service in the DSC) shall be revised based on the same rates as provided for

regular army tables. DSC personnel on ‘clerical duty’ and ‘other duty’ are entitled

for pension of regular army personnel of group ‘Y’. However, for JCOs/ORs of

DSC in receipt of second pension due to their services in the DSC, separate tables

have been prepared and enclosed. DSC personnel on ‘clerical duty’ and ‘other

duty’ are entitled for the same rate of pension.

5.5 Revision of Pension of Territorial Army:

Pension of TA personnel who are in receipt of pension for TA service shall be

revised based on Territorial Army tables for JCOs/ORs

6. Guidelines for Revision of Special Elements

The appended tables indicate revised rates of Relring/ Service/

Special/Disability/Invalid/Liberalized Disability / War Injury Pension including

Disability/War Injury Element and Ordinary/ Special/ Liberalized Family

Pension of Commissioned Officers, Honorary Commissioned Officers,

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Security Corps & Territorial Army retired/ discharged/ invalided out from

service/ died in service or after retirement. The existing pension of all pre-

1.7.2014 pensioners/ family pensioners shall be enhanced with reference to the

applicable table for the rank (and group in case of JCO/ORs) in which pensioned

with the term of engagement for each rank as applicable from time to time.The

rate of pension of pensioners/ family pensioners drawing more pension than the

rate of revised Pension/ Family Pension indicated in annexed tables shall remain

unchanged.

PDAs are hereby authorized to revise the pension as under:-

(1). Disability Pension/ Liberalized Disability Pension

Both the elements of Disability Pension/ Liberalized Disability Pension, i.e.

Service Element and Disability Element shall be revised by the PDAs as per

pension rates provided in the specific tables. Concordance tables showing revised

rates of Service Element/Service Pension for various ranks are given in Table

Nos. 1 to 9. Concordance tables showing revised rates of Disability Element (in

discharge and invalided out cases) for 100% disability for various ranks are given

in Table Nos. 70 to 78.

For disability less than 100%, the Disability Element shall be proportionately

reduced as per the period and degree of disablement already accepted.

Note-1. Disability element of Disability Pension is now linked with Service

Pension/Service Element. Therefore, the Disability Element of Disability Pension

is also linked with qualifying service of pensioners. Hence, PDAs may revise

Service Element and Disability Element of Disability Pension on the basis of the

rank/ group/category and qualifying service of the pensioners. Rank, group and

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indicated in original Pension Payments Orders (PPOs) or its Corrigendum PPOs.

In case, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not

available with PDAs, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning

Authorities concerned in the proforma enclosed as Annexure-`Ayboth for ICOs

and JC0s/ORs) to the Govt. letter No.12 (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-I I dt. 3rd

Feb, 2016 a copy of which is enclosed with this circular.

(ii). War injury Pension

Similarly revision of Service Element of War Injury Pension and Service Element

of Liberalized Disability Pension cases will also be carried out by the PDAs for

which specific tables indicating revised rate of pension have been provided. Both

the elements of War Injury Pension, i.e. Service Element and War Injury Element

shall be revised by the PDAs in accordance with the specific tables.

Concordance tables showing revised rate of Service Element/Pension for various

ranks are given in Table Nos. 1 to 9.

Concordance table showing revised rate of War Injury Element (in discharge

case) for 100% disability for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 79 to 87.

Concordance tables showing revised rate of War Injury Element (in invalided out

cases) for 100% disability for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 88 to 96.

For disability less than 100%, the War Injury Element shall be reduced

proportionately as per period and degree of disablement already accepted.

Note-1. War Injury Element of War Injury Pension is now linked with Service

Pension/Service Element. Therefore, War Injury Element of War Injury Pension

is also linked with qualifying service of pensioners. Hence, PDAs may revise









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Service Element and War Injury Element of War Injury Pension on the basis of

the rank, group, category and qualifying service of the pensioners. Rank, group

and qualifying service for which the individual has been pensioned have been

indicated in original Pension Payments Orders (PPOs) or its corrigendum PPOs.

This information is available with PDAs as they have revised pension of all such

pensioners in recent past in terms of government orders issued for implementation

of recommendations of 6th CPC, CSC-2009 & CSC-2012. In case, any

information regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not available with

PDAs, such cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned

in the proforma enclosed as Annexure-‘A’ to the Govt. Letter

No(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb, 2016, a copy of which is enclosed

with this circular.

(iii). Family Pension

Similarly, revision of all types of Family Pension viz Ordinary Family Pension

(enhanced rate and normal rate), Special Family Pension (SFP/Special Dependent

Family Pension/2nd life award of Special Family Pension), Liberalized Family

Pension (LFP/Liberalized Dependent Pension/2nd life award of Liberalized

Family Pension), cases will also be required to be revised by the PDAs.

Specific tables indicating revised rate of pension for the purpose have been

provided in attached GOI,MoD (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb, 2016.

PDAs are hereby authorized to revise Family Pension as follows

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Both enhanced rate and normal rate of Ordinary Family Pension shall be revised

by the PDAs in accordance with specific tables. Concordance tables showing

revised rate of enhanced rate of Family Pension and normal rate of Family

Pension for various ranks are given in Table Nos. 10 to 18 and 19 to 27

respectively.

(b) Special Family Pension:

Similarly concordance tables showing revised rates of Special Family Pension

and Special Dependent Family Pension/2nd life award of Special Family Pension

for various ranks are given in the Tables No. 28 to 36 and 37 to 45 respectively.

(c) Liberalized Family Pension:

Similarly concordance tables showing revised rate of Liberalized Family Pension

and Liberalized Dependent Family Pension/2nd life award of Liberalized Family

Pension for various ranks are given in the Table Nos. 46 to 54 and 55 to 69

respectively.

Note-1. Family Pension is linked with Service Pension/Element. Therefore,

Family Pension is also linked with qualifying service of pensioners. In view of

above, PDAs may revise family pension on the basis of rank group/category and

qualifying service of the pensioners. Rank, group and qualifying service for

which the individual was pensioned have been indicated in Original Pension

Payments Orders (PPOs) or its Corrigendum PPOs. In case, any information

regarding qualifying service, rank, group etc., is not available with PDAs, such

cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned on the

proforma enclosed as Annexure-‘A’ to the Govt. Letter No.









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(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb, 2016, a copy of which is enclosed

with this circular.

7. Term of Engagement

PDAs are requested to revise the pension as per the tables appended to the

enclosed MOD letter (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb, 2016 after

ascertaining the actual qualifying service subject to the maximum term of

engagement for each rank as applicable from time to time. A comprehensive list

of maximum term of engagement for JCOs/ORs of Armed Forces applicable from

time to time including emergency period is enclosed as Appendix-X to enable all

PDAs to revise the pension correctly for the length of qualifying service for which

the pensioner has been pensioned initially.

It is hereby clarified that term used as ‘Term of Engagement’ implies ‘maximum

qualifying service for grant of service pension’ at the time of retirement.

Therefore, Service Pension of the pensioners shall be revised with reference to

actual qualifying service subject to `maximum qualifying service for grant of

service pension’ i.e. in no case, Service Pension/Family Pension shall be revised

for more than the maximum qualifying service, except for those cases which are

mentioned in Appendix-X.

8. Re-grouping of Group

A table indicating equivalent group of JCOs/ORs in Army, Navy and Air Force

is also provided as Appendix-Y to this circular for guidance of PDAs for

determining pension admissible as per this circular.

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A table indicating equivalent rank of ICOs and JCOs/ORs in Army, Navy and Air

Force is also given in Appendix-Z to this circular for guidance of PDAs for

determining pension admissible.

10. Rounding of Qualifying Service

While calculating the length of qualifying service for the pensionary benefits, a

fraction of a year equal to 3 months and above but less than 9 months is treated

as one half (1/2) year period, and nine months or more but less than a year is

treated as a completed one year for determining the amount of pension w.e.f.

28/06/1983. Prior to 28/06/1983, the broken period of service of 180 days or more

is to be treated as I/2 years w.e.f. 22/04/1960. In view of above, if qualifying

service has been mentioned as 17 years 10 months in PPO/Corr PPO, it should be

rounded upto 18 years for post 28.06.1983 retirees, 17.5 years for pre-28.6.1983

but post 22.04.1960 and 17 years for pre-22.04.1960 retirees.

11. The provisions of this circular shall be applicable to all Pre-01.07.2014

pensioners/family pensioners and their pension/family pension shall be

stepped up with reference to rank, group and qualifying service in which

they were pensioned.

Note: –

a) The officers retired on or after 1.1.1996 in the rank of Major and who have

completed 21 years of service have been allowed the pay of Lt.Col. Accordingly,

pension of these officers have been revised by issue of Corr. PPOs. It is therefore,

requested to revise the pension of post-96 Army Officer with rank Major and its

equivalent in the Air Force and Navy who have completed 21 years.

b) In case of pre-1.1.2006 retirees, rank for pension and rank last held may be

different. While revising the Pension/Family Pension under these orders, rank for

pension, which is shown in the PPOs, may be considered for pre 1-1-2006 retires.









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c) A JCOs/ORs pensioner, who had retired with a particular rank and granted

ACP-I will be eligible for revision of pension of next higher rank; if ACP-II has

been granted, he will be eligible for revision of pension of next higher rank of

ACP-I; and if ACP-III has been granted, he will be eligible for revision of pension

of next higher rank of ACP-II w.e.f. 01.07.2014. For example- a Sepoy granted

ACP-I will be eligible for revision of pension of Naik rank, sepoy granted ACP-

II will be eligible for revision of pension of Havildar rank and sepoy granted

ACP-III will be eligible for revision of pension of Naib Subedar rank.

11.1 Full pension of PSU absorbees, who had opted for 100% commutation of

pension, shall be revised by concerned PSAs under these orders with reference to

revised pension of the rank determined for regular category of pensioners.

However, there shall be no change in restored amount of pension already notified

by respective PSAs in their cases.

12. Categories of pensioners and its identification by PDAs

12.1 The Service Pension/Family Pension/Disability Pension/War Injury Pension

for Commissioned Officers have been provided in tables attached with the GOI,

MOD letter cited under reference.

There are under-mentioned categories of Commissioned Officers-

Regular Commissioned Officers (Excluding Officers of AMC/ ADC/ RVC/

MNS/ TA /EC /SSC)

Commissioned Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC

Commissioned Officers of Territorial Army

Commissioned Officers of Military Nursing Services

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EC/SSC Officers of AMC/ADC/RVC doctors

The corps / categories of the officers in case of Army Officers may be identified

from corps/categories mentioned in the original PPOs. Further, the Officer’s of

the Army may be identified from prefix attached to their personnel no. The

prefix and corresponding category of officers are mentioned as under-

IC, SL, SC, RC — Regular Commissioned officers.

MR Officers of Army Medical Corps

DR Officers of Army Dental Corps

V Officers of Remount veterinary Corps.

TA Officers of Territorial Army.

NR Officers of MNS

NTR Non-technical. Officers of Army Medical Corps.

EC Emergency Service Commissioned Officers

SS Short Service Commissioned Officers.

Note-1. The non-technical officers of Army Medical Corps are entitled to

pension/family pension as per tables for regular Army officers and not as per

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Note-2. The Medical Officers of Armed Forces may be identified from Non-

Practicing Allowance (NPA) element shown in emolument last drawn mentioned

in the original PPOs or corr. PPOs issued under 5th CPC and 6th CPC. However,

in case of doubt, matter may be referred to the Nodal Officers, indicated in Para

20 of this circular.

12.2. The rates for Service Pension/ Family Pension/ Disability Pension/ War

Injury pension for JCOs/ORs have been provided in the tables attached with the

GOI, MOD letter cited under reference.

There are under-mentioned categories of JCOs/ORs —

JCOs/ORs including Honorary commissioned officers

JCOs/ORs of DSC in receipt of 2nd Pension

JCOs/ORs of Territorial Army

Some PDAs have experienced difficulties in the past while revising pension

according to corps/categories. The categories of the JCOs/ORs in the case of

Army may be identified from categories mentioned in original PPOs. DSC’s

Second Pension and TA personnel shall be

identified by PDAs on the basis of category mentioned in the PPOs. However, in

case of any doubt matter may be referred to the Nodal Officers, indicated in Para

20 of this circular.

13. Methodology for Implementation

All PDAs handling disbursement of pension to defence pensioners are hereby

authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/Special/ Disability/ Invalid/









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Liberalized Disability/War Injury Pension including Disability/War Injury

Element and Ordinary/ Special /Liberalized Family Pension of all pre-1.7.2014

pensioners drawing pension as on 1.7.2014 in terms of Govt. order cited under

reference with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any

applications from the pensioners, and without any further authorization from the

concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

14. Rank, group and qualifying service for which the individual was pensioned

have been indicated in the Original Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) or its

corrigendum PPOs. This information is available with PDAs as they have revised

pension of all such pensioners in the recent past in terms of government orders

issued for implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC, CSC-2009 & CSC-

2012. In case, any information regarding qualifying service, rank, group , is not

available with Pension Disbursing Agencies, such cases may be referred to

Pension Sanctioning Authorities concerned in the proforma enclosed as

Annexure-‘A’ with Govt letter No. (1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb,

2016 cited at reference.

15. Payment of Life Time Arrears (LTA)

In cases where the pensioner was alive on 1.7.2014 and died/dies subsequently

before receiving payment, his legal heir/heirs is/are entitled to the LTA with

effect from 1.7.2014 till death of the pensioner. In such cases, payment will be

regulated as per Para 11 of the MOD letter cited under reference.

16. A suitable entry regarding revised pension should be made by the PDAs in

Check Register/ Payment/ Register/ Pension Payment Scroll/ Register Pension

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is not available in the PPO, qualifying service now intimated by PSA shall be

noted prominently for future reference.

Additional instructions

17.1 No arrears on account of revision of pension shall be admissible for the

period prior to 01.07.2014. Arrears on account of revision of pension from

1.7.2014 till date of its implementation shall be paid by the Pension Disbursing

Agencies in four equal half-yearly installments. However, all the family

pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized Family Pension and

all Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one installment.

17.2 No commutation of pension shall be admissible on revised/additional

amount of pension accruing as a result of the revision of pension under this order.

However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will

continue to be deducted from the revised pension.

17.3 As a result of these orders, there will be no change in the amount of gratuity

already determined and paid with reference to the rules in force at the time of

discharge/ Invalidment/death.

17.4 Any overpayment of pension coming to the notice or under process of

recovery shall be adjusted in full by the PDAs against arrears becoming due on

revision of pension on the basis of this Government letter, cited under reference.

17.5 The following elements will continue to be paid as separate elements in

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Monetary allowance attached to Gallantry Awards such as Param Vir

Chakra, Ashok Chakra etc.

Constant Attendance Allowance (CAA)Wiacedmissible todisability

pensioners.

17.6 The rate prescribed in these orders shall be the basic pension from 1.7.2014.

Additional pension as applicable to the old age pensioners/ family pensioners on

attaining the relevant age (80 years and above) shall also be enhanced by the

PDAs from 1.7.2014 or the date from which the pensioner attain the age of 80

years or more, whichever is later as per the extant orders on the subject.

18.1. The Govt. has also desired that all the Public Sector Banks disbursing

defence pension would render a monthly progress report as per the proforma

(Annexure- B) (both for ICOs and JC0s/ORs) prescribed under Govt. letter cited

under reference dated 03-02-2016 to the office of the PCDA (P) Allahabad. All

PDAs are therefore, requested to ensure rendition of the said monthly report both

in hard and soft copy by name to Shri J.P. Srivastava, Sr. AO (Audit

Coordination) on e-mail ID : [email protected] so as to reach the PSAs by 15th of

the following month. It is also enjoined upon them that all the columns in

proforma prescribed by the GOI, MOD must be filled in complete and correct

manner.F u rt her, it is requested that one more copy of the requisite Performa be

invariably sent separately along with the pension payment scrolls regarding

payment of arrears of pension.

18.2 The DPDOs will render the monthly progress report as per Annexure `13′ to

the office of the PCDA (P) Allahabad as well as to their respective CDA i.e.CDA

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18.3 A copy of the said Annexure ‘ B’ to the Govt. letter cited under reference

shall invariably be provided by the PDAs to the pensioner concerned for

information.

19. Dearness Relief: Dearness Relief is also payable in addition at the rates

applicable issued by the Government from time to time. (while calculating

Dearness Relief on disability pension, service element and disability element,

both shall be taken together)

Nodal Officers

For commissioned officers In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in

terms of these orders, PDAs may immediately take up the matter with Nodal

Officers of the respective PSAs by name as under:-

Army: Shri. R.B.Sharma, Sr. AO(P)

O/o the PCDA (P) Allahabad- 211014 Phone — 0532-2421877 Extn. 144 Email

— [email protected]

Navy: Smt Vandana Shetty, Sr. AO

O/o the PCDA (NAVY), Mumbai- 400039 Phone — 022-22696139

Email — [email protected]

Air Force: – Shri Ravinder Grover, Sr. AO

0/o the JCDA (Air Force) New Delhi- 110066 Phone — 011-25695012









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For JCOs/ORs

Army: – Shri S.C. Saroj, Sr. A.0(P)

0/o the PCDA (P) Allahabad- 211014

Phone — 0532-2421877 Ext. 206


Navy: -Smt Vandana Shetty, S r.A. 0

O/o the PCDA (NAVY), Mumbai- 400039 Phone — 022-22696139


Air Force: – Shri Amar Singh, Sr. A.0

0/o the Jt. CDA (Air Force) New Delhi Phone — 011-25695012

E-mail- [email protected]

Note- Pension cases to be referred in respect of Commissioned Officer and

JC0s/ORs, pensioners

and family pensioners of Air Force and Navy retired/discharged/invalided out up

to 31.10.1985 shall be forwarded to the PCDA (P) Allahabad, and the cases

pertaining to retirement/ discharge/ invalidment after 31.10.1985 shall be









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forwarded to the office of the Jt. CDA (Air Force), Subroto Park, New Delhi and

PCDA (Navy), Mumbai as the case may be, as indicated above.

A copy of this circular along with the Government of India, Ministry of Defence

letter No.12(1)/2014/D(Pen/Policy)-Part-II dt. 3rd Feb, 2016 is also available on

the Website of this Office www.pcdapension.nic.in )

(NASIM ULLAH)

Asstt. Controller (P)

No. Gts/Tech/0167/XXI

Dated: 04.02.2016

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One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces personnel-OROP

TABLE

No 12(1)/2014/D (Pen/Policy)-Part-H

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated: 03 February, 2016

To

The Chief of Army Staff

The Chief of Navy Staff

The Chief of Air Staff

Subject: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces personnel.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer this Ministry’s letter No 12(1)/2014/D

(Pen/Policy)¬Part- II dated 7th November, 2015 notifying One Rank One

Pension (OROP) scheme for Defence Forces personnel. Salient features of the

scheme have been mentioned at Para 3 & 4 of above said letter with the provision

that the benefit of the scheme shall be implemented from 1.7.2014 to all pre-

1.7.2014 pensioners. Para 6 of the letter provides that detailed instructions

relating to implementation of OROP along with tables indicating revised pension

for each rank and each category, shall be issued separately for updation of pension

and payment of arrears by Pension Disbursing Agencies concerned.

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One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces personnel-

Download Govt Order

No 12(1)/2014/D (Pen/Policy)-Part-H

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, Dated: 03 February, 2016

To

The Chief of Army Staff

The Chief of Navy Staff

The Chief of Air Staff

Subject: One Rank One Pension to the Defence Forces personnel.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer this Ministry’s letter No 12(1)/2014/D

(Pen/Policy)¬Part- II dated 7th November, 2015 notifying One Rank One

Pension (OROP) scheme for Defence Forces personnel. Salient features of the

scheme have been mentioned at Para 3 & 4 of above said letter with the provision

that the benefit of the scheme shall be implemented from 1.7.2014 to all pre-

1.7.2014 pensioners. Para 6 of the letter provides that detailed instructions

relating to implementation of OROP along with tables indicating revised pension

for each rank and each category, shall be issued separately for updation of pension

and payment of arrears by Pension Disbursing Agencies concerned.









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2. The undersigned is directed to say that in order to quicken the process of

revision of pension/ family pension, total 101 pension tables indicating rates of

pension/family pension under OROP scheme notified vide this Ministry’s order

dated 7th Nov, 2015, are appended to this order. The appended tables indicate

revised rates of Retiring/Service/ Special/ Disability/ Invalid/ Liberalized

disability/War Injury Pension including disability/war injury element and

ordinary/ special/ liberalized family pension of Commissioned Officers,

Honorary Commissioned Officers, jC0s/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of

Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps & Territorial Army

retired/discharged/invalided out from service/died in service or after retirement.

The existing pension of all pre- 1.7.2014 pensioners/family pensioners shall be

enhanced with reference to applicable table for the rank (and group in case of

JC0s/ORs) in which pension with reference to the actual qualifying service as

shown in Column-I of the tables subject to maximum term of engagement for

each rank as applicable from time to time. The rate of pension of pensioners/

family pensioners drawing pension more than the rate of revised pension/ family

pension indicated in annexed tables, shall remain unchanged.

3. The undersigned is also directed to convey that full pension of PSU absorbees

who had opted for 100% commutation of pension, shall also be revised under this

order with reference to revised pension of the rank determined for regular

category of pensioners. However, there shall be no change in restored amount of

pension already notified by respective PSAs in their case.

APPLICABILITY

4. The provisions of this letter shall be applicable to all pensioners/family

pensioners who had been retired/discharged/ invalided out from service/died in









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service or after retirement in the rank of Commissioned Officers, honorary

commissioned officers, KO s/ORs and Non-Combatants (Enrolled) of Army,

Navy, Air Force, Defence Security Corps, Territorial Army & Ex-State Forces

and are in receipt of pension/ family pension as on 1.7.2014.

4.1 The provisions of this order, however, do not apply to UK/HKSRA/KCIO

pensioners, Pakistan & Burma Army pensioners, Reservist pensioners and

pensioners in receipt of Ex-gratia payments.

METHODOLOGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

5. All Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) handling disbursement of pension to

Defence ensioners are hereby authorized to carry out revision of Retiring/Service/

Special/Disability/Invalid/Liberalized disability/War Injury Pension including

disability/war injury element and ordinary/special/liberalized family pension of

all pre- 1.7.2014 pensioners drawing pension as on 1.7.2014 in terms of these

orders with applicable rates of dearness relief without calling for any applications

from the pensioners and without any further authorization from the Pension

Sanctioning Authorities concerned.

6. Where the revised pension as on 1.7.2014 worked out in terms of these orders,

happens to be less than the existing pension/ family pension as on 1.7.2014, the

pension shall not be revised to the disadvantage of the pensioner.

7. Arrears on account of revision of pension from 1. 7 .2014 till date of its

implementation shall be paid by the Pension Disbursing Agencies in four equal

half yearly installments. However, all the family pensioners including those in

receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and all Gallantry award winners

shall be paid arrears in one installment.









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8. The initial Pension Payment Order (PPO) or its Corrigendum PPO (Corr PPO)

indicates rank,group and qualifying service for which the individual has been

pensioned. This information is available with Pension Disbursing Agencies as

they have revised pension of all such pensioners in the recent past in terms of

Government orders issued for implementation of recommendations of Sixth CPC,

CSC-2009 & CSC-2012. In case, however, any information regarding qualifying

service, rank, group etc., is not available with Pension Disbursing Agencies, such

cases may be referred to Pension Sanctioning Authority concerned on the

proforma enclosed as Annexure-A. The Pension Sanctioning Authorities

concerned will provide the requisite information from the available records

within 15 days of the receipt of request from the Pension Disbursing Agencies.

9. In case of any doubt relating to revision of pension in terms of this order,

pension disbursing agencies may immediately take up the matter with nodal

officers of respective PSAs details of which shall be notified by Pr.CDA(P)

Allahabad in their implementation instructions.

10. The OROP shall be basic pension from 1.7.2014 and therefore, additional

pension as applicable to the old age pensioners/ family pensioners on attaining

the relevant age (80 years and above) shall also be enhanced by the PDAs from

1.7.2014 or the date from which the pensioner attains the age of 80 years or more,

whichever is later.

PAYMENT OF LIFE TIME ARREARS (LTA)

11. If a pensioner to whom the benefit accrues under the provisions of this letter

has died/dies before receiving the payment of arrears, the Life Time Arrears of

pension (LT A) shall be paid in the following manner: –









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a) If the claimant is already in receipt of Family Pension or happens to be the

person in whose favour Family Pension already stands notified and the awardees

has not become ineligible for any reason, the LTA under the provisions of this

letter should be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.

b) If the claimant has already received LTA in the past in respect of the deceased

to whom the benefit would have accrued, the LTA under the provisions of this

letter should also be paid to such a claimant by the PDA on their own.

c) If the claimant is a person other than the one mentioned at 11(a) & 11(b) above,

payment of LTA shall be made to the legal heir/heirs as per extant Government

orders.

12. The following elements shall continue to be paid as separate elements in

addition to the pension revised under these orders-

i) Monetary allowance attached to gallantry awards viz. Param Vir Chakra, Ashok

Chakra etc.

ii) Constant Attendance Allowance, where admissible.

iii) Dearness relief as sanctioned by the Government from time to time.

MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS

13. No arrears on account of revision of pension/family pension shall be

admissible for the

period prior to 1.7.2014.

14. No commutation of pension shall be admissible on revised/additional amount

of pension accruing as a result of revision of pension under these orders.

However, the existing amount of pension, if any, that has been commuted will

continue to be deducted from the revised pension.

15. As a result of these orders, there will be no change in the amount of gratuity

already determined and paid with reference to the rules in force at the time of

discharge/invalidment/ death.









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16. Any overpayment of pension coming to the notice or under process of

recovery shall be adjusted in full by the Pension Disbursing Agencies against

arrears becoming due on revision of pension on the basis of these orders.

METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING

17. An intimation regarding disbursement of revised pension shall be furnished

by the Pension Disbursing Agencies to the Office of the Pr. CDA(P) Allahabad

in the format prescribed as Annexure¬B to this letter in the following month in

which revision takes place. PDAs shall also ensure that an intimation regarding

revision of pension is invariably conveyed to the pensioners concerned for their

information irrespective of the fact the same is beneficial to them or not. The

Public Sector Banks who are disbursing defence pension through Central Pension

Processing Centres (CPPC), the progress report shall be furnished by the CPPC

of the bank directly to the office of the PCDA (Pensions) Allahabad through

electronic scrolls.

18. All other terms and conditions which are not affected by this order shall

remain unchanged.

19. This issues with concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their

ID No PC. 1 to 10(11)/2012/FIN/PEN dated 2.2.2016 .

(Manoj Sinha)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Table of contents


1 File No. 55/30/2015

P&PW(C)

10.02.2016

Implementation of Bhavishya’ in

Ministries/Department including

their attached/subordinate offices

2 No. RSCWS/

CHD/Memo/2016-2

24.02.2016

Minimum pension for Pre-2006

Pensioners who retired from posts

where pay scales have been

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Implementation of Bhavishya’ in Ministries/Department

including their attached/subordinate offices

File No. 55/30/2015 P&PW(C)

Government of India

Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare

Pensioner Portal Cell

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi-110003

Dated: 10th February,2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Implementation of Bhavishya’ in Ministries/Department including

their attached/subordinate offices Training on Bhavishya by NICSI

empanelled agencies.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s d.o. letter of even

number dated 10th November, 2015 and subsequent d.o. No. 55/42/2015-

P&PW(C) dated 3rd & 9th December,2015 on the subject mentioned above.

Details about ‘Training on Bhavishya through agencies empanelled with NICSI’

has already been uploaded on our website www.bhavishya.nic.in.

2. Nodal Officers for the implementation of Bhavishya of each

Ministry/Department may work out their training requirement for their officials

(HOO, DDO,PAO and dealing hands) including those for attached/subordinate

offices. Proforma Invoice may be called for from NICSI for one day training

programme on Bhavishya for the Ministry as a whole. Ministry will transfer funds









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to NICSI for the total numbers to be trained on Bhavishya under one single

project. After receipt of the Work Order from NICSI, the Nodal Officer of each

Ministry/Department may contact any of the three empanelled agencies. The

work orders may be processed by NICSI from that project as per the

information/Project Execution form submitted by the Ministry/Department

including their attached/subordinate offices.

(Seema Gupta)

Dy. Secretary (PW)

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Minimum pension for Pre-2006 Pensioners who retired from

posts where pay scales have been merged/upgraded

Railways Senior Citizens Welfare Society

(Estd. 1991, Regd. No. 1881 – Under Registration of Societies Act),

Head Office: 32, Phase- 6, Mohali Chandigarh -160055

Website http:/www.rscws.com Email: [email protected]

Identified & Recognised by DOP&PW GOI under Pensioners Portal

No. RSCWS/ CHD/Memo/2016-2 Dated: 24-2-2016

Shri Narendra Modi,

Hon. Prime Minister of India &

Minister of Personnel, PG & Pensions,

South Block, New Delhi.

Dear Sir,

Subject: Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners – Reg: minimum pension

for Pre-2006 Pensioners who retired from posts where pay scales have been

merged/upgraded

Ref:- i) Resolution of GOI No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 29-8-08 & OM Dated

1-9-08,ii) DOP&PW O.M. F.No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 3-10-08, 14-10-08

& 11-2-09 iii) DOP&PW O.M. F.No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 30-7-2015

We seek your benign intervention in the following matter of serious injustice with

a section of Pre-2006 Central Government Pensioners:









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1. Sixth Pay Commission recommended for “Modified Parity” between Pre-2006

& post- 2006 Pensioners. Its Recommendations were accepted by the Cabinet

vide Resolution dated 29-8-08 cited above, which inter-alia provided that “The

fixation (of Pension) ………. will be subject to the provision that the revised

pension, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of the sum of the minimum of the

pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised

pay scale from which the pensioner had retired.” DOP&PW issued the orders

thereon vide OM dated 1-9-08.

2. Later on, DOP&PW made changes in the above said orders (vide Para 5 of OM

dated 11- 2-09 cited above) & inter-alia laid down the condition that “benefit of

up-gradation of posts subsequent to their retirement would not be admissible to

the pre-2006 pensioners in this regard.”

3. The above said condition changed the very nature and content of the decision

of the Cabinet notified vide Gazette Notification dated 29-8-2008 as the said

Resolution did not provide for it.

4. DOP&PW’s OM dated 11-2-09 has since been quashed by the CAT New Delhi

vide OA 655/2010 directed for fixation of Pension as per Resolution dated 29-8-

2008.

4. All SLPs of the Government in this regard, against the judgements of the CAT

and High Courts, had been conclusively been rejected by the Apex Court vide its

judgement dated 17- 3-15.

5. a) DOP&PW vide OM dated 28-1-2013 ordered for Revision of Pension of

Pre-2006 Pensioners to 50% of minimum of the Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade









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Pay of the Corresponding to Pre-revised scale w.e.f. 24-9-2012 whereas the

decision of the Cabinet on 24-9-2012.

b) This order was modified and implemented w.e.f. 1-1-2006 vide DOP&PW OM

dated 30- 7-15 – as per Orders of the Supreme Court on 17-3-2015.

6. The order dated 30-7-15 only partially implemented the orders of the Courts

and the orders are yet to be issued in respect of revision of Pension as per pay

scales of merged/upgraded posts.

7. DOP&PW OM No. 38/77-A/09- P&PW(A) Pt. of 5.3.2015 (para 2) says “Hon’

CAT/PB in orders dt. 1.11.2011 directed that the past pensioners may be granted

w.e.f. 1.1.2006 C to revise pension of pre 2006 Civilian Pensioners with ref. to

Fitment Table for the Post, as adopted for pay fixation of serving employees as

on 1.1.2006.”

8. Delhi High Court in W.P.(C) 8012/2013 had held that “policy decision of

the Government in the OM dated September 01, 2008 to fix pension for all

category of pensioners did not classify post of pre January 01, 2006 retirees and

all were entitled to pension as per a common formula”

9. All the above said judgements have been conclusively upheld by the Supreme

Court.

10. It is, therefore, requested that Pre-2006 Pensioners be given the benefit of

upgraded Pay Band and Grade Pay of the post from which they retired so that,

minimum pension be not lower than 50% of the pay in the revised pay band plus

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Yours faithfully,

Secretary General, RSCWS

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Table of contents


1 25.02.2016 No Hike in Passenger Fare – 2016

2 No.E(P&A)II-98/HRA-6

17.02.2016

Grant of House Rent Allowance to

Railway employees posted to new

Zones/new Divisions

3 08.02.2016 7th CPC Major Demands – Resolutions

adopted in CEC IRTSA Meeting on

8.2.2016









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No Hike in Passenger Fare – 2016

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

25-February-2016

No Hike in Passenger Fare

65,000 Additional Berths and 17,000 Bio Toilets to be Installed

Operations Audit to Improve Punctuality of trains Proposed

Wi Fi Facilities in 400 more Stations

Stations to be Developed Under PPP Mode

Award of Civil Contracts for Dedicated Freight Corridor to be Over by the end

of this Financial Year

Capacity of E-Ticketing System to be Enhanced

Increased Quota of Lower Berth for Senior Citizens and Women 820 Robs /

Rubs constructed

Operating Ratio to Increase from 90% to 92% Proposed

Nargol- Hazira Port Connectivity to be taken up under PPP Mode









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There is no hike in passenger fare in this year’s Railway Budget. Presenting the

Railway Budget 2016-17 in the Parliament today Railway Minister Shri Suresh

Prabhakar Prabhu said the budget seeks to fulfil the long-felt desires of the

common man such as reserved accommodation on trains available on demand,

time tabled freight trains, high end technology to improve safety record,

elimination of all unmanned level crossings, improved punctuality, higher

average speed of freight trains, semi high speed trains running along the golden

quadrilateral, zero direct discharge of human waste by the year 2020. He said

Cabinet approval has been received for re-development of stations under PPP

mode.

Shri Suresh Prabhu said the Indian Railways budget proposes to overcome

challenges by Reorganizing Restructuring and Rejuvenating Indian Railways

with the Slogan “Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’”. The strategy for this will

have three pillars i.e. Nav Arjan – New revenues, Nav Manak – New norms, and

Nav Sanrachna – New Structures.

In order to make travel on Indian Railways more comfortable, the Indian

Railways proposes to give more facilities to the passengers . 65,000 additional

berths will be provided in the trains and 2500 water vending machines will be

installed . The railways have developed world’s first Bio-Vaccum toilet and

17,000 Bio-toilets will be provided in the trains. With the purpose of improving

punctuality of trains operations audit from Ghaziabad to Mughalsarai section will

be introduced. The Indian Railways proposes to introduce 1,780 Automatic

Ticket Vending Machines all over the country with mobile apps and GoIndia

smartcard for cashless purchase of UTS and PRS tickets. The capacity of e-

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per minute to support 1,20,000 concurrent users as against 40,000 earlier. 400

more stations will be provided with Wi Fi facilities.

As a part of social initiatives, online booking of wheelchairs and Braille enabled

new coaches will be introduced for the Divyang. Increased quota of lower berths

for senior citizens and women and reserving middle bays for women in reserved

coaches has been proposed. Passengers security will be enhanced through more

helplines and CCTVs.

To reduce accidents at level crossings, the budget proposes to eliminate 1000

unmanned level crossings and closures of 350 manned level crossings. 820 Rail

Over Bridges (ROB)/ Rail Under Bridges (RUB) will be completed during the

current financial year and work is going on in additional 1350 of them.

Referring to the progress of Dedicated Freight Corridor Project the Railway

Minister said that almost all contracts for civil engineering works will be awarded

by the end of this financial year. He said Rs.24,000 crore worth contracts were

awarded since November 2014 as against Rs. 13,000 crore contracts awarded

during the last six years. Shri Prabhu said Railways proposes to take up North-

South, East-West and East Coast freight corridors through innovative financing

including PPP.

Underlining the importance of Jammu and Kashmir and North East the Minister

said work on Katra-Banihal section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link

Project is progressing satisfactorily and 35 kms of tunnelling out of total of 95

kms has been completed. He said decongestion work on Jalandhar – Jammu

section is in full swing and doubling of two bridges will be over by next month,

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Mizoram and Manipur will shortly come on BG map of the country with

commissioning of the Kathakal-Bhairabi and Arunachal-Jiribam Gauge

conversion projects.

Giving the progress card of port connectivity projects the Minister informed that

Tuna Port connectivity project has been commissioned and rail connectivity

projects to ports of Jaigarh, Dighi, Rewas and Paradip are under implementation.

He said implementation of rail connectivity for the ports of Nargol and Hazira

will be taken up under PPP in 2016-17.

Referring to the financial performance the Minister said during 2015-16 a saving

of Rs.8720 crore could be achieved neutralizing the most of the revenue shortfall

with operating ratio of 90%. He said the budget proposes operating ratio of 92%,

restricting growth of ordinary working expenses by 11.6% after building in

immediate impact of 7th PC, reduction in diesel and electricity consumption and

Revenue generation of Rs. 1,84,820 crore for 2016-17. He said during 2015-16

investment would be close to double of average of previous five years.

Shri Suresh Prabhu said Railways would be able to achieve annualized savings

of Rs.3000 crore in the energy sector during the next financial year itself, a year

earlier than announced. He said this could be achieved by procuring power

directly at competitive rates.

The Railway Minister said social media will be used as a tool to bring in

transparency. All procurement including procurement of works will be moved to

e-platform. He said the trial of awarding tender electronically was successful and

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Giving an outline of the way ahead, the Minister informed Parliament that his

Ministry proposes to take various measures to improve quality of travel which

will include introduction of unreserved superfast Antyodaya Express Trains,

introduction of Tezas train with the speed of 130 Km. and above with onboard

entertainment and Wi Fi etc., unreserved Deen Dayalu coaches with portable

water and higher number of mobile charging points and introduction of AC and

non AC double decker trains on busy routes with the potential to increase carrying

capacity by almost 40%. Sale of tickets through hand held terminals; e- ticketing

facility to foreign debit/credit cards; bar coded tickets, expansion of Vikalp – train

on demand to provide choice of accommodation in specific trains to wait-listed

passengers. E-booking of tickets facility on the concessional passes available to

journalists; facility of cancellation through the 139 helpline post verification

using ‘One Time Password’ sent on registered phone number, CCTV cameras on

tatkal windows and periodic audit of PRS website will also be introduced.

Shri Suresh Prabhu said it is proposed to convert all operational halts into

commercial halts for the benefit of common man. The Minister said Sarathi Seva

in Konkan Railway will be expanding to help the old and disabled passenger. The

existing services for enabling passengers to book battery operated cars, porter

services, etc. on a paid basis in addition to the existing pick up and drop, and

wheel chair services will be strengthened. All stations under redevelopment will

be accessible for Divyang. There will be at least one Divyang friendly toilet at

each platform in A1 class stations during the next financial year and availability

of wheelchairs in sufficient numbers at these stations will be ensured. Children’s

menu items, baby foods, hot milk and hot water would be made available under

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SMART (Specially Modified Aesthetic Refreshing Travel) Coaches will be

introduced to ensure higher carrying capacity and provision of new amenities

including automatic doors, bar-code readers, bio-vacuum toilets, water-level

indicators, accessible dustbins, ergonomic seating, improved aesthetics, vending

machines, entertainment screens, LED lit boards for advertising, PA system. It is

also proposed to integrate all facilities into two mobile apps dealing with ticketing

issues and for receipt and redressal of complaints and suggestions. With a view

to improve customer interface information boards in trains enumerating the on-

board services and GPS based digital displays will be installed inside coaches to

provide real time information regarding upcoming halts. Work is underway for

the installation of a high-tech centralized network of 20,000 screens across 2000

stations for enabling real time flow of information to passengers and also to

unlock huge advertising potential. All A1 class stations will be manned with duly

empowered Station Directors supported by cross functional teams, to make one

person accountable for all facilities on trains.

Shri Suresh Prabhu said it is proposed to take up on priority the provision of

passenger amenities and beautification on stations at pilgrimage centres including

Ajmer, Amritsar, Bihar Sharif, Chengannur, Dwarka, Gaya, Haridwar, Mathura,

Nagapattinam, Nanded, Nasik, Pali, Parasnath, Puri, Tirupati, Vailankanni,

Varanasi and Vasco. Aastha circuit trains will be introduced to connect important

pilgrim centres.

He said optional travel insurance for rail journeys at the time of booking and clean

my coach through sms will also be introduced in due course. High speed

passenger corridor from Ahmedabad to Mumbai will be developed with the

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to provide train borne entertainment, Rail Bandhu Mazagine will be provided in

all reserved coaches in all regional languages.

Referring to the financial performance of 2015-16 the Railway Minister said

Stringent economy and austerity measures adopted to contain the Ordinary

Working Expenses (O.W.E.) due to which budgeted OWE of Rs 1,19,410 crore

decreased in the Revised Estimates 2015-16 to Rs. 1,10,690 crore i.e. by Rs 8,720

crore. BE provided for an appropriation of Rs. 34,900 crore to the Pension Fund.

However, based on trend, the pension outgo moderately decreased to Rs. 34,500

crore in RE. Internal resource generation diminished and appropriation to DRF

moderated to Rs. 5,500 crore in RE from the BE 2015-16 provisioning of Rs.

7,900 crore. Excess of receipts over expenditure in RE 2015-16 stands at Rs.

11,402.40 crore. Plan size for 2015-16 is currently estimated at 1,00,000 crore i.e.

the BE level.

Regarding Budget Estimates 2016-17 the Minister informed that the Gross

Traffic Receipts are kept at Rs 1,84,820 crore . Passenger earnings growth has

been pegged at 12.4 % and earnings target budgeted at Rs. 51,012 crore. The

freight traffic is pegged at incremental traffic of 50 million tonnes, anticipating a

healthier growth in the core sector of economy. Goods earnings is accordingly

proposed at Rs. 1, 17,933 crore. Other coaching and sundries projected at Rs.

6,185 crore and Rs. 9,590.3 crore respectively. OWE provides for the

implementation of the 7th CPC.Pension outgo budgeted at Rs 45,500 crore in

2016-17. Higher staff cost and pension liability impacts the internal resource

position of the Railways. Accordingly, appropriation to DRF from revenue placed

at Rs 3,200 crore and that from Production Units at Rs 200 crore. A withdrawal

of Rs 3,160 crore from DRF on net basis proposed though the gross expenditure

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crore proposed to be appropriated to the Capital fund. With a draw-down of Rs

1,250 crore from previous balances in the fund, plan requirement of Rs 7,000

crore for repayment of principal component of lease charges to IRFC have been

met. Railways are preparing a Plan size of Rs. 1,21,000 crore in 2016-17, the

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Grant of House Rent Allowance to Railway employees posted to

new Zones/new Divisions

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(P&A)II-98/HRA-6

RBE No: 20/2016

New Delhi, dated 17/02/2016

The General Manager/CAO’s

All Indian Railways & Production units.

Sub.: Grant of House Rent Allowance to Railway employees posted to new

Zones/new Divisions – Regarding.

Attention is invited to the instructions contained in Board’s letters of even number

dated 9.3.2004, 9.8.2005, 9.8.2006, 12.12.2007, 24.10.2008, 10.12.2009 ,

01.07.2013 and 24.07.2014 on the above subject.

2. The matter has been considered by the Board subsequent to issue of letter No.

E(G)2009 QR 1-2 dated 20.10.2014 and it has been decided that railway

employees posted to ECR and NWR may be allowed house rent allowance upto

31.12.2015 on the same terms and conditions laid down in the letter of even

number dated 09.03.2004 ibid and as amended/clarified from time to time.









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3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of

Railways.

(Salim Md. Ahmed)

Director/E(P&A)-II

Railway Board.

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7th CPC Major Demands – Resolutions adopted in CEC IRTSA

Meeting on 8.2.2016

INDIAN RAILWAYS TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION

(Estd. 1965, Regd. No.1329, Websitehttp://www.irtsa.net )

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY CEC IRTSA

IN THE MEETING OF CEC IRTSA HELD AT YWCA NEW DELHI ON

08.02.2016

1 a) Resolutions regarding main demands

Central Executive Committee (CEC) IRTSA seriously regretted that the Central

Government employees in general and Technical Supervisors / Supervising

Engineers on Railways in particular are seriously aggrieved by extremely

adverse& unjust Report of the Seventh Pay Commission and CEC IRTSA appeals

to the Government& Ministry of Railway to suitably modify the

recommendations especially in respect of the following major demands:

i. Pay level 8 for JE and 10 for SSE.

II. Up-gradation of 33% posts of SSE as principal SSE & placing them in level-

11

iii. DMS, CMA & JE/IT be placed in level-8 and CDMS, CMS & Sr. Er/IT be

placed in level-10.

iv. Classifying SSE, CMS, CDMS &Sr.Er/IT as Group ‘B’(Gaz)









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v. Common fitment factor of 3.15 times of 6thCPC basic pay for fixation of

Revised Pay.

vi. Annual increment of 5% of pay.

vii. Two increments on Promotion & MACP.

viii. Withdrawal of Unfair benchmark of “very good” proposed by the 7thCPC

ix. Financial upgradation under MACPS in cadre hierarchy after 4, 8, 12 ,16 &

24 years – As per career progression of Group ‘A’ Officers.

x. Promotion of serving Graduate Engineers to Group ‘A’

xi. Raising of all Allowances as per multiple factor

xii. Breakdown Allowance & National Holiday Allowance (NHA) equal to one

day’s wages to Technical Supervisors & Staff who are required to work beyond

duty hours & on NH.

xiii. Night Duty Allowance (NDA) for actual time worked for from sunset to

sunrise (instead of 10 pm to 6am).

xiv. Continuation of PCO Allowance at existing rate of 7.5% for SSE & 15% of

pay for JEs & Staff.

xv. Extend PCO Allowance to CMT, Stores, Design & Drawing and other left

out areas.

xvi. Teaching Allowance @ 30% of basic pay.









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xvii. Risk & Hardship Allowance for sheds & depots and open line staff

&Technical Supervisors.

xviii. Design Allowance for Design & Drawing Engineers.

xix. Withdrawal ofNPS / National Pension Scheme.

xx. Additional Pension from 65 years onwards

xxi. Exemption of DA & other Allowances from Income Tax

xxii. Raising of Exemption Limit for Income Tax to Rs. 5 Lakhs.

1 b)Resolution regarding Pay level recommended for Chemical & Metallurgical

Engineers

Vide para 11.40.124, 7th CPC recommended that, Chemical and Metallurgical

Assistants should be upgraded to GP 4600, Chemical and Metallurgical

Superintendents to GP 4800, and Assistant Chemist and

Metallurgist to GP 5400 (PB-2). CEC IRTSA appeals to Railway Board not to

dilute the recommendations

of 7th CPC on the pay level of CMA & CMS.

2. Resolution regarding Empowered Committee on 7th CPC

CEC IRTSA urged upon Empowered Committee of Secretaries to take favourable

decision on the memorandum submitted by IRTSA, particularly on the following

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i. placing the Junior Engineers (JEs) on the Railways in Level 8 (instead of level

6); Senior Section Engineers (SSE) in Level 10 (instead of Level 7) in the new

Pay Matrix and also upgrading 33%

SSE post in PB 2 Grade Pay of Rs.4600 as Principal Senior Section Engineers

and placed in Level-

11.ii. Classifying the posts of SSE, CDMS, CMS &Sr.Er/IT as Group ‘B’

(Gazetted)

3. Resolution on line of action

CEC IRTSA authorised the President & General secretary IRTSA to pursue the

Demands at all levels and also authorized them to decide the line of action and

issue directives thereon to all Units of IRTSA, for early realization of the

outstanding Demands.

4. Resolution Reg struggle of CG employees

Central Executive Committee (CEC) IRTSA regretted that the 7th CPC had not

made its recommendations judicially on the main demands of the Central

Government employees, including those of the Railway men – in spite detailed

& justified Memorandum and the oral evidence rendered by the JCM Staff Side

&the Federations before the 7th CPC Consequently the constituents of JCM (Staff

Side) and Federations of Central Government employees – including those of the

Railways – are proposing to go in for an Indefinite Strike against the retrograde

recommendations of the Pay Commission and nonacceptance of their demands.

CEC IRTSA was of the considered opinion that the proposed indefinite Strike,

by the Central Government employees will seriously impair the development and









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economy of the country besides very adversely affecting public convenience,

disrupting train operations as well as the normal life all over the country.

CEC IRTSA earnestly appealed to the Empowered Committee on 7th CPC and

the Central Government to accept the genuine demands of the employees in the

interest of justice, industrial peace and development of the country.

Harchandan Singh,

General Secretary, IRTSA

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1 No. 5/1/2016- CPI

29.02.2016

Aicpin for the month of January, 2016









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Aicpin for the month of January, 2016

No. 5/1/2016- CPI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004

DATED: 29th February, 2016

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – January, 2016

The All-India CPI-IW for January, 2016 remained stationary at 269 (two hundred

and sixty nine). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between

December, 2015 and January, 2016 when compared with the rise of 0.40 per cent

between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Housing

group contributing (+) 1.11 percentage points to the total change. At item level,

Wheat, Wheat Atta, Groundnut Oil, Fish Fresh, Eggs (Hen), Goat Meat, Poultry

(Chicken), Milk (Buffalo & Cow), Garlic, Sugar, Bidi, Firewood, Medicine

(Allopathic), Barber Charges, Flower/Flower Garlands, Tailoring Charges, etc.

are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by

Rice, Arhar Dal, Gram Dal, Masur Dal, Moong Dal, Urd Dal, Mustard Oil,

Coconut Oil, Onion, Vegetable and Fruit items, Petrol, etc., putting downward

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The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 5.91 per cent

for January, 2016 as compared to 6.32 per cent for the previous month and 7.17

per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food

inflation stood at 7.61 per cent against 7.94 per cent of the previous month and

7.81 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Haldia reported the maximum increase of 8 points followed by

Jamshedpur (7 points) and Labac-Silchar (5 points). Among others, 4 points

increase was observed in 6 centres, 3 points in another 6 centres, 2 points in 9

centres and 1 point in 14 centres. On the contrary, Bhilai recorded a maximum

decrease of 9 points followed by Bokaro (6 points) and Ranchi-Hatia and

Varanasi (4 points each). Among others, 3 points decrease was observed in 2

centres, 2 points in 11 centres and 1 point in 10 centres. Rest of the 13 centres’

indices remained stationary.

The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and other 40 centres’ indices

are below national average. The indices of Salem, Varanasi, Jabalpur and

Vishakhapathnam centres remained at par with All-India Index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of February, 2016 will be released on

Thursday, 31st March, 2016. The same will also be available on the office website

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S. No Order No /Date Title

1 No. 14011/1/2011-Pol.III

26.02.2016

Revised Rates of rent charged under

FR-45-B for the period of overstay in

respect of Ministers/ Judges – Reg

2 F.No. 18012/1/2016-Pol.III

26.02.2016

Licence Fee to be recovered from the

allottee of the Government

accommodation, who own house(s) at

the place of his duties – Reg









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Revised Rates of rent charged under FR-45-B for the period of

overstay in respect of Ministers/ Judges – Reg.

No. 14011/1/2011-Pol.III

Govt. Of India

Ministry of Urban Development

Directorate of Estates

(Policy – III Section)

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated the 26th Feb., 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Revised Rates of rent charged under FR-45-B for the period of

overstay in respect of Ministers/ Judges – Reg.

As per the rules related to residences of Ministers and Supreme Court Judges,

rent calculated in accordance with the provisions of Fundamental Rule 45-B,

together with full Departmental Charges, or if the rent have been pooled, the

pooled standard rent under FR-45-A, whichever is higher, is charged from the

said dignitaries for the period of overstay in the Government accommodation

allotted to him. The issue of revision of rent in this regard was under consideration

of this Ministry for quite some time. It has now been decided to revise the rent

charges under FR-45-B for the period of overstay in respect of Ministers/Judges

as follows:

Existing Rent Proposed Rent









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Without Garden

Charges

With Garden

Charges (wherever

applicable)

Without Garden

Charges

With Garden

Charges (wherever

applicable)

Rs. 153/- per sq.mt.

of living area per

month


of living area per

month


of living area per

month

Rs. 186/- per

sq.mt.of living area

per month

2. These rates shall be made effective from the date of issue of this OM.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division, Ministry of Urban

Development vide their Dy. No. 4/H-III/16, dated 2.1.2016.

(Swarnali Banerjee)

Deputy Director of Estates (Policy)

Tel.: 23062505

Source-http://estates.nic.in/estates.aspx









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Licence Fee to be recovered from the allottee of the Government

accommodation, who own house(s) at the place of his duties – Reg

F.No. 18012/1/2016-Pol.III

Govt. of India

Ministry of Urban Development

Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110011

Dated the 26th February, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Licence Fee to be recovered from the allottee of the Government

accommodation, who own house(s) at the place of his duties – Reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Directorate’s OM No. 12035/11/99-

Pol.II, dated 24.7.2003 (copy enclosed) on the above mentioned subject and to

say that as per the provisions of SR – 317-B-3(2) of the Allotment of Government

Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963, an allottee, owning a house at

the time of allotment either in his own name or in the name of any members of

his family at the place of posting or in an adjoining municipality, shall notify the

fact to the Directorate of Estates within a period of one month from the date of

the house is let out. As per the provisions of SR-317-B-3(3) ibid, when after a

Govt. accommodation has been allotted, the allottee or any member of his family

become owner of a house at the place of his duty or in an adjoining municipality,

shall notify the fact to the Directorate of Estates within a period of one month

from the date of house is let out.









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2. However, it is noticed from the records received from concerned administrative

divisions of Ministries/Departments that declaration of house owning is received

only at the time of application for allotment of accommodation, whereas, the

same under the provisions SR-317-B-3(3) received is very negligible as

compared to allotment made. In order to streamline the already laid down

procedure, it is requested that the administrative authority of the concerned

Ministries/Departments, etc. to ensure that the provisions Sr-317-B-3(2) as well

as 3(3) are followed strictly. In this regard, it is pertinent to mention here that

from 1.3.2015 onwards, concerned Ministries/Departments of the applicant for

GPRA are advised to ensure that the particulars/details furnished by the applicant

in the online DE-2 Form and the Acceptance Form are true and correct. It is thus

requested now that the administrative authority of the concerned

Ministries/Departments should ensure that the entries made by the applicant in

DE-2 Form as well as the Acceptance Form with regard to owning of house, at

the time of forwarding the same to this Directorate is as per the latest Immovable

Property Return (IPR) filed by the applicant.

3. Further, they should also instruct all allottees in their Ministry/Department to

intimate the Directorate of Estates regarding rental income, if any, from the house

owned at the time of allotment/acquired after the allotment of Govt.

accommodation either in his own name or in the name of any members of his

family at the place of posting or in an adjoining municipality, and whenever any

change in rental income, which affect the rate of prescribed licence fee as per OM

No. 12035/11/99-Pol.II, dated 24.7.2003, so as to levy the prescribed rate of

licence fee in this regard, to avoid any loss to Govt. exchequer. In case the details

of rental income furnished by any allottee is found false at any later stage, the

licence fee of the particular accommodation will be enhanced to the maximum as









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per OM dated 24.7.2003 w.e.f the date of increase, by the Directorate of Estates

suo motu.

Encl: as above.

(Swarnali Banerjee)

Deputy Director of Estates(Policy)









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1 No.9-04/2016-SPG

04.02.2016

Periodical Review under FR 56(j) / FR 56(1)

/ Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972









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Periodical Review under FR 56(j) / FR 56(1) / Rule 48 of CCS

(Pension) Rules, 1972

No.9-04/2016-SPG

Government of India

Ministry of Communication & IT

Department of Posts

(Personnel Division)

Dak Bhawary Sansad Marg

New Delhi-110001

Dated the 4th February,2016

To,

The Chief Postrnasters General,

AII Circles.

Ref.: This Directorate letters No.4-16/2015-SPG dated 09.12.2015 and No.135-

5/2009-SPB-II dated 21st October 2015 and DoP&T OM No.25013/1/2013-

Estt.(A)-IV dated 11.09.2015

Sub.: Periodical Review under FR 56(j) / FR 56(1) / Rule 48 of CCS (Pension)

Rules, 1972.

Madam/Sir,

Kind reference is invited to aforesaid letters and OM on the subject. In this regard,

it is requested to expedite submission of detailed report for the quarters ended









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31.12.2015 and ending 31.103.2016, in respect of all Group ‘B’ Gazetted officers

viz. PS Group ‘B’, AD (Recruitment), Superintendent (Sorting), AD (OL),

Sr.Private Secretaries, Private Secretaries,Deputy Manager (MMS) etc., whose

cases were reviewed by the Review Committee of the Circle under FR 56(J)/FR

56(1)/Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 in the format given below;-

2. Further, it is reiterated that the recommendations for pre-mature retirement in

respect of the reviewed Group ‘B’ Officers and equivalent are required to be sent

to this Directorare for approval of the Secretary (Posts)/DG (Posts) who will be

assisted by an internal Committee of the Postal Directorate comprising of

Member (Personnel), Sr.DDG (Vig,) and DDG (Personnel). Accordingly, all

recommendations for pre-mature retirement shall be supported with Circle’s

detailed assessment report and documents relied upon, for consideration by this

office.

3. This may be accorded TOP PRIORITY and the reports must reach this

Directorate latest by 10th February, 2016.

Sd/-

(Raj Kumar)

Director (Staff)

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