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A Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary to look into the issue of One Rank One Pension and other related matters. After considering all aspects of the issue, the Committee did not find it administratively feasible to recommend One Rank One Pension, as such. However, several other recommendations to substantially improve pensionary benefits of Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) and Commissioned officers have been made, which have been accepted by the Government:- (i) Inclusion of Classification Allowance for PBOR from Jan 01, 2006. (ii) Removal of linkage of full pension with 33 years from Jan 01, 2006. (iii) Revision of Lt Gen Pension after carving out a separate pay scale for them. (iv) Bringing parity between pension of pre and post October 10, 1997 PBOR pensioners. (v) Further improving PBOR pensions based on award of GOM, 2006. (vi) Broadban...

The scope of National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) has been widened and the scheme has been renamed as Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) w.e.f. 19.11.2009 by revising the eligibility criteria from ‘a person of 65 years old and destitute’ to ‘a person of 65 years old and belonging to a family living below poverty line according to the criteria prescribed by the Government of India’. There is no proposal to modify the eligibility criteria under National Family benefit Scheme (NFBS). National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) was transferred to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare w.e.f. 1.4.2001. IGNOAPS and NFBS, among others, are part of National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) and have been transferred to State Plan since 2002-03 and funds are released as a combined allocation for all the schemes of NSAP together. State-wise allocation and releases during the year 2008-09 under NSAP is at Annexure. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Developme...

Indian Banks' Association (IBA) today said it has reached a broad agreement with bank unions to provide one more pension option and a salary hike, ending the 2-year-long stand-off between the two. "We have reached a broad agreement with representatives of bank unions. It has been decided that one more option for pension and a salary hike of 17.5 per cent will be given to the employees," IBA Chief Executive K Ramakrishnan told PTI. The agreement was reached at a meeting between top IBA officials, including Chairman M V Nair and IBA Chief Executive K Ramakrishnan and representatives of all nine bank employees unions. A second option for pension will benefit nearly 2.72 lakh serving employees and around 60,000 retired employees, IBA said. As per the understanding, bank managements will pay 70 per cent towards the difference in actuarial cost while the balance 30 per cent will be borne by the employees. IBA and bank unions are expected to sign the final agreement in...

The All-India State Bank Officers Federation (AISBOF) on Saturday rejected the proposed 17.5 percent wage hike and pension benefits and demanded a separate wage revision for them. "We do not agree with the proposed salary hike for bank employees. The SBI employees demand that the increase should be at par with the salary of the Central government employees," AISBOF vice-president SK Haldar said here. The Indian Banks Association (IBA) and United Federation of Banking Unions (UFBU) representing nine bank employee associations had agreed to the wage hike and pension benefits after a prolonged discussion in Mumbai yesterday. Haldar, who was here to attend the zonal conference of the SBI Officers Association, said AISBOF will decide its future course of action on Tuesday. The three lakh SBI employees are ready for an indefinite strike to demand a separate wage revision at par with Central government employees, he added. Source: Indian Express

ANNUAL WAGE INCREASE OF RS. 4816 CRORES FROM 1-11-2007 ONE MORE OPTION FOR PENSION ACHIEVED WE DEDICATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT TO THE MEMORY OF COM. PRABHAT KAR ON HIS 25TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY DAY Yes, today, 27-11-2009, is the 25th death anniversary of our great leader and doyen of bank employees trade union movement, Com. Prabhat Kar. On this solemn day and during the centenary year of this father of our movement, we deem it a befitting commemoration and tribute to his life-long pioneering role in shaping up the service conditions of bank employees that the Minutes have been signed with the IBA on our wage ...

The two-day PSU bank strike, which was set to begin on Monday, has been called off. The Indian Banks Association and the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreeing to revive talks on March 3 on issues relating to pension, resumption of compassionate recruitment, ban on outsourcing of banking activities and consolidation of banks. As per the consensus, these issues would be sorted out within a specified timeframe. “The IBA has agreed to look into these issues in a bid to find an amicable solution,” CH Venkatachalam, convenor, UFBU told FE. It is learnt that the IBA has also agreed to provide a second option to bank employees to move towards pension benefits in lieu of PF. Venkatachalam also pointed out that the issue of compassionate and general recruitment would be looked into. Earlier, finance minister P Chidambaram and chief labour commissioner SK Mukhopadhyay held talks with the representatives of the trade unions. Source: Financi...

Seeking a fair deal: Central government employees form human chain on Tank Bund on Wednesday. HYDERABAD: Members of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers, Andhra Pradesh unit, on Wednesday formed a human chain on the Tank Bund, starting from Hyderabad to Secunderabad on the pavement demanding steps to reduce prices of essential commodities. Led by T. Satyanarayana, chairman, and V. Nageswara Rao, general secretary of the confederation, the unique protest attracted both youth and aged employees who participated in good number. The protestors demanded filling of vacant group ‘D’ category posts, opposed outsourcing and closure of government undertakings. They wanted the decision on new contributory pension scheme revised and removal of ‘arbitrary’ ceiling on compassionate appointments. According to Mr. Rao, employees of from the Postal department, AG’s office, Income-Tax, Survey, and Defence laboratories took part in the protest. Protest against govt. polic...

For the 4,000-odd people who retired from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) before 1997and are now in their 70s, the new year will not start on a happy note as they will see their pensions reduced from January. This is because of a government order that RBI has no power to update pension of its employees. This has been a bone of contention between the government and the central bank for the past one year. In 2003, RBI increased the pension of those who retired before 1997 by an administrative circular. The revision was based on pay drawn in 10 months prior to the retirement on a notional basis. However, in October last year, in an internal circular, the central bank said, “as advised by government of India,” the updated pension scheme is withdrawn with immediate effect. Protesting the move, the pensioners moved the Bombay High Court, which said they could represent to the government, which could dispose of the representation by a speaking order. The court said if the government o...

A big reflection in the salary hike for government employees and army staff's , has increased the vendor's breath by expecting more progression on their sales. The nation's car manufacturers , consumer durable firms besides tour & travel operators expect that this hike may give a relief on their demand. Now a part of the vendor's view had turned on to the government officials and army staff's. Auto makers like Maruti Suzuki , Hyundai and General Motors have been the first ones to target on these consumers with schemes and aggressive discounts. Government employees and armed forces constitute a minuscule 5% of total cars sold in domestic market last year which has increased to 12-15% this year. For example Maruti , which came up with 'Wheels of India' scheme targeted at central government employees managed to sell 10 , 641 cars in October through the promotion. Last year Maruti had sold just about 2 , 500 cars to consumers who happened to be employe...

F.No.42/12/2009 - P&PW(G) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 17th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Grant of Dearness Relief to the Central Government Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC w.e.f 1.7.2009. In continuation to this Department's OM of even No. dated 27th March, 2009 and 22nd October, 2009 sanctioning the Dearness Relief to those Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provsional pension or pension in thepre revised scales of 5th CPC, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief to these Central Government pensioners as under: 1. Those who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5th CPC are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 73% w.e.f 1.7.2009. (i) The surviving CPF benefici...

No.6/3/2009-CS.I(S) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 19th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Pay fixation on grant of non-functional scale to Section Officers of CSS subsequent to implementation of CCS(Revised Pay)Rules,2008. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's Order No.21/36/03-CS.I dated 13th November, 2003 regarding introduction of Non Functional scale of Rs.8000-275-13500/- to section Officers of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and to say that the matter relating to pay fixation on grant of non-functional scale to Section Officers of CSS snsequent ot implementation of CCS(Revised pay) Rules, 2008 has been considered in the Department of personnel and training [both CS Division and Estt.(Pay) Division] in consultation with the Department of Expenditure. It has been clarified by Est...

F.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 18th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Revision of pension on the recommendations of the Pay Commission - Applicability of the judgement of Hon'ble Supreme Court in CA No.5566 of 2008 in the case of Civil pensioners. In the judgement dated 9.9.2008 in CA No.5566 of 2008 {SLP (Civil) No.12357 of 2006}-UOI vs. Maj. Gen. SPS Vains Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed that the pay of all pensioners in the rank of Major General and its equivalent rank in the two other Wings of the Defence Services be notionally fixed at the rate given to similar officers of the same rank after the revision of pay scales with effect from 1.1.1996, and, thereafter, to compute their pensionary benefits their pensionary benefits on such basis with prospective effect from the...

NO. 1402812/2009-Estt.(L) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 24th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Encashment of earned leave alongwith LTC -Clarification The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T 0.M.No.310111412008-Estt.(A), dated 23rd September, 2008 allowing encashment of earned leave alongwith LTC and to say that various references are being received from MinistriesIDepartments with regard to the applicability of Rule 38-A of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 to the Central Govt. employees. In this regard it is clarified that (1) Central Govt. employees governed by CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 who are entitled to LTC but opt for the facility of LTC provided to their spouses employed in PSUslCorporationlAutonomous Bodies etc. and (2) Central Go...

Government has been published a clarification through DOPT regard to the definition of "Nursery". This clarification order says, "Reimbursement will be applicable for expenditure on the education of school going children only. Children from classes nursery to twelfth including classes eleventh and twelfth held by junior colleges or schools affiliated to Universities or Board of Education". Hence, It is clarified that 'classes nursery to twelfth' will include classes I to XI1 +2 classes prior to class I irrespective of the nomenclature. So, an employee may avail this allowance from LKG studying children. No. 12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowances) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training ***** New Delhi, the 23 rd November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Clarification on Children Education Allowance The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T O.M. of even No.date...

Ordnance Factory Board.,Ministry of Defence ,issued a clarification on MACP for Industial Employees ,In which it is clarified that upto 31-8-2008 any promotion or upgradation from Semiskilled to Skilled Grade for those who recruited against Skilled vacancies should be ignored for the purpose of granting MACP wef.01-09-2008. Industrial Employees of OFB in the grade of Skilled,Highly Skilled,MCM who were granted two ACP's before 31-08-2008 are entitled for 3rd MACP in the Grade Pay of Rs.4600 as and when they complete 30 years of service or 10years after getting 2nd promotion/ACP provided they fulfil conditions laid down in MACP order. Source: Vinmoney

An employee cannot claim pension if he opts for voluntary retirement scheme underwhich he is disentitled for the same, the Central Administrative Tribunal has held. The tribunal passed the order while hearing a bunch of petitions from the employees of Delhi Transport Corporation, seeking pension from the corporation which was denied to them after they had opted for VRS between 1993 and 1995. DTC had introduced a pension scheme for its employees in 1992, which could not be operationalised till 1995. Meanwhile, in 1993, a VRS scheme was introduced by the corporation asking desirous employees to apply within 15 days. The scheme was again offered to employees in 1994 and 1995 respectively. While the 1993 VRS categorically said that the benefit of pension would be available to employees opting for it, the subsequent schemes contained clauses clearly denying the benefit of pension to workers opting retirement. The CAT ordered the corporation to release the pension of three emplo...

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has held that government can frame guidelines fodepartmental promotion committees (DPCs) and judiciary will not question its validity so long as it provides level playing field for all candidates. "The government has a right to frame the guidelines for the DPCs and there cannot be any judicial interference in such case, unless the same are perverse or are drafted to favour a class of candidates," CAT Vice Chairman L K Joshi and Member Meera Chhibber said. The tribunal passed the order on a plea of a Delhi police sub-inspector, challenging the promotions made on the basis of 2008 circular which issued guidelines for the DPC to promote eligible police personnel. The sub-inspector, Ram Niwas, contended that DPC should have followed 2005 guidelines for promotions and not the 2008 guidelines which was issued after creation of vacancies.

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal and directed appropriate authorities to consider providing job to the petitioner, whose father died while working in a post office, on compassionate grounds. Pronouncing the judgement, the Lucknown Bench of the Court observed yesterday: "People will lose faith in the administration of justice in case rightful claim is rejected only because of pendency of litigation in courts." A Division Bench comprising Justice Devi Prasad Singh and Justice Anil Kumar passed the order on a petition filed by Awadhesh Kumar, whose father, a postman in UP's Barabanki district, died in harness on August 8, 2002. In April 2004, the Competent Authority had rejected the application of the petitioner for providing employment on compassionate grounds. The petitioner later filed an appeal before the Chief Post Master General (UP Circle), Lucknow. When his appeal was not decided for over one year, h...

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has come to the rescue of a widow by granting her family pension after noting that she was pursuing the matter relentlessly with the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) after her husband died in 2005. A tribunal bench, comprising vice-chairman M Ramachandran and member Shailendra Pandey, passed the order giving relief to the widow of Kalanath Sharma, who resigned from the corporation in 1990 but applied for pensionary benefit after the scheme came into force in 1992. The DTC started the pension scheme for its employees in 1992 and there was a provision that those who retired after 1981 were eligible to opt for either pensionary benefit or PF. Kalanath had opted for pension. The tribunal said that it was proved that the deceased had been pursuing the matter related to his pension continuously with the DTC and had even offered to return the contributory provident fund (CPF) to the corporation. "There are circumstances suffic...

Railway minister Mamata Banerjee’s pet project of setting up a new coach factory at Kanchrapara in West Bengal may put the ministry’s other coach manufacturing units on a slow track. Rites –a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Indian Railways (IR) – has invited bids for appointment of consultants to manage the bidding to select a private developer that would set up a new rail coach factory at Kanchrapara. The project is estimated to cost about Rs 10,000 crore. Under the agreement, railways will lease out land to a private company for about 30 years. It will have an installed capacity of 1,000 coaches per year. However, it will start with 500 coaches only. The construction of a new unit may impact productivity of other factories including Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala, Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Raebareli. “There are already four-five production units. While RCF Kapurthala can manufacture 1,500 coaches, ICF and RCF at Raebareli together c...

Government cannot refuse to give no objection certificate (NOC) to an employee on "vexatious technical grounds" if no public interest was involved, the Central Administrative Tribunal has said. "Denial to grant NOC is not sustainable as it is not the case of Ministry of Defence that there is a shortage of officers and the applicant's departure would be greatly inconvenient...Neither public interest is pleaded nor could it be established," a bench of CAT, comprising Chairman V K Bali and Vice Chairman L K Joshi, said. The tribunal passed the order on a plea filed by Satyam, Assistant Medical Officer working with the Ordnance Factory Hospital, which had rejected her application seeking permission to appear in an interview for the post of Insurance Medical Officer in Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The Ministry had rejected Satyam's request on the ground that the last date of submission of application was over. "The only claim of the ...

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has issued a showcause notice to the Indian Railway authorities on the issue of unexplained delay in completing procedures for appointment to Group D posts under the East Coast Railway division. The Tribunal bench comprising Justices K Thankapan and CR Mohapatra has directed the Railways Secretary, the Chairman of Railway Board and the General Manager of ECoR to file their counters in eight weeks. The directions came in response to a petition filed by one TR Barik and three others. They alleged that though the process for appointment to as many as 5,200 Group D posts under ECoR was initiated in 2006, it is yet to be completed due to the apathy of the authorities and thereby pushing the applicants into uncertain future. The petitioners stated that advertisement for the posts was published on October 28, 2006 and written examinations were conducted in four phases in 2007. The results were published in February 2008 and it was followed by ph...

President cannot withhold pension or gratuity of a government official unless the charges framed against him come under the ambit of grave misconduct, the Central Administrative Tribunal has held. "Unless the language of the charge as framed or the enquiry report shows that the charge is of grave misconduct, the President cannot withhold pension or gratuity," the tribunal, comprising chairman V K Bali and vice-chairman L K Joshi, said. The CAT passed the order on a petition filed by V T Prabhakaran, the retired scientist of Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, challenging departmental proceedings and withholding of arrears benefit that was due to him after he retired on February 2009. Prabhakaran was facing charges of posting objectionable material on the display board of the office and making false and baseless allegations against the director and other higher officials of IASRI. "There is not even a whisper of the charges being of the nature of gr...

The following decisions have been taken in respect of seven firms/companies/suppliers/vendors, supplying defence equipment to the armed forces during the last 2 years and the current year i.e. M/s Israeli Military Industries, Israel; M/s Singapore Technology, Singapore; M/s HYT Engg; M/s TS Kishan and Co. Pvt Ltd., New Delhi; M/s RK Machine Tools; M/s BBT, Poland; M/s Media Architects Pte, Ltd, Singapore:- (a) Where contracts have been concluded and also executed, action should be taken against the companies, as per the provisions of the contract, on completion of the CBI investigation. (b) In regard to the tender cases of procurement/execution, where the tender process has already been started and where the companies mentioned in the FIR are figuring, each case should be dealt as per the tender conditions, keeping in view of the FIR in question. No tender should be awarded to the companies mentioned in the FIR unless the CBI investigation clears them totally. (c) T...

Senior officials of the Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department (Delhi unit) staged a mass protest at the Jantar-Mantar here on Sunday, demanding better pay scale and improved working conditions. The officials also submitted a memorandum of their demands to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, on the occasion. Ravi Malik, General Secretary, All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers (Delhi unit) complained that officers were being paid much below their counterparts in other departments. Malik criticised the Central Pay Commission for neglecting the department. ” Gross injustice has been done to us by the Pay Commission as higher scales have been granted to other equivalent cadres ignoring us,” he said. Malik pointed out that superintendents are forced to work without sufficient staff and proper working conditions. “The equivalent officers belonging to the agencies like the CBI, IB and the Police De...

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has over the years received proposals and requests for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes’ list in excess of 1000 from various Individuals/Organizations and State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The recommendations of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations only are processed in terms of the Article 342 of the Constitution and the modalities laid down by the Government on 15/06/1999 for this purpose. Inclusion and exclusion in the Scheduled Tribes’ lists of States/Union Territories is an ongoing process. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Dr. Tushar A. Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

The Government has revised the wage structure and other amenities of all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks including those engaged to distribute letters in rural areas in the country. The revised Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) of Gramin Sevaks will be implemented w.e.f. 01.01.2006 while other allowances will be implemented w.e.f 09.10.2009. Women Gramin Dak Sevak will be provided Maternity Grant equivalent to three months TRCA with DA for the birth of two children out of the welfare fund of the Department. For Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB), present calculation of Ex-gratia bonus by applying the calculation ceiling of Rs. 2500 as basic TRCA+DA shall continue to be adopted till such time a new scheme is devised by the Department. Arrears of TRCA w.e.f 1.1.2006 to 31.10.2009 have been ordered to be paid in cash in two instalments of 40% and 60% spread over the financial year 2009-10 and 2010-11 after adjusting the payments made toward the basic monthly TRCA+ DA drawn fro...

All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 – October, 2009 The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for October, 2009 increased by 7 points each to stand at 522 (Five hundred and twenty two) points for Agricultural Labourers and 521 (Five hundred and twenty one) points for Rural Labourers.

The Government have implemented the VIth Central Pay Commission recommendation and introduced Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS) in ISRO/DOS. This has encouraged bright student to opt fro careers in ISRO and therefore the attribution rate in ISRO has drastically reduced. The Government have set up an institution called Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) in Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala in the year 2007 under the Department of Space. The Institute offers undergraduate programmes / professional courses relevant to Indian Space Research Organisation / Department of Space (ISRO/DOS) with a possibility of providing direct employment opportunities to the graduating student within ISRO/DOS. Apart from this, there is no plan for setting up of any new institution. This was stated by Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences (Independent charges), PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Parliamentary A...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development and keeping in view the spirit of National Policy of Education, 1986 has decided to introduce the following education reforms:- i) There will be no class X Board examination w.e.f. 2011 for students studying CBSE’s Senior Secondary Schools and who do not wish to move out of the CBSE system after Class X. The students studying in CBSE’s Secondary Schools will, however, be required to appear in Board’s external examination because they will be leaving the Secondary School after Class X. ii) The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation has been strengthened in all CBSE affiliated schools w.e.f. October, 2009 in Class IX. iii) The new Grading System has been introduced at Secondary School Level (for Class IX and X) effective from 2009-10 academic session. The Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education Act 2009 has been enacted, which envisages significant refor...

Revised pay structure of the common category posts of Pharmacists Cadre-implementation of Fast Track Committee's recommendation regarding. F.No.1/1/2008-IC Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Implementation Cell New Delhi,dated 18th November,2009. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Revised pay structure of the common category posts of Pharmacists Cadre-implementation of Fast Track Committee's recommendation regarding. While approving the Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the Government referred the matter related to the demands made in regard to pay scales of certain common category posts of Pharmacists was one of the items referred to the Committee. The recommendation of the Fast Track Committee regarding the pay scales of the common category posts of Pharmacists has since been received. The Committee has recommended that the entry grade of Pharmacists in Central Government should remain at grade pay of...

No. 2/34/2008-Estt. (Pay II) Government of lndia Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training *********** New Delhi, Dated 19th November, 2009. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Calculation of monthly contribution towards cost of Pension payable during foreign service. The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Department's O.M. No. 2/3/2000-Estt. (Pay II) dated isth May, 2000 on the above subject and to say that according to that order w.e.f. 1.1.1996 the pension contribution payable in respect of a Government servant during the active period of his foreign service shall be based on the maximum of the pay as defined in Rule 9(21)(a)(i) of the Fundamental Rule of the revisedpay scale of the post held by a Government servant at the time of proceeding on foreign service or to which he may receive proforma promotion while on foreign service. 2. Consequent upon revision of Central Government pay scales in Pay Bands and...

No. 6/12/2008-Estt. (Pay 11) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 18th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:-Revision of pay of the Chairpersons and Members of the Regulatory Authorities/Bodies consequent to the implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations. Reference is invited to this Department's O.M.of even no. dated 14'" November, 2008. Consequent upon the issue of Department of Expenditure's notification dated ltith ~uly, 2009 amending the CCS (RP) rules, 2008 to the extent that the pre-revised S-30 scale is replaced by the new HAG scale of Rs. 67000(annual increment @3%)-79000. Accordingly, the provisions regarding the pay indicated in the O.M. dated 14Ih ~ovember, 2008 may be read as under: Pay - The Chairperson woul...

N0.14028/3/2008-Estt.(L) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 16th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission relating to encashment of leave in respect of Central Government employees. The uudersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. of even number dated 25th September, 2008 on the subiect mentioned above according to which encashment of leave in respect & central Government employees will be considered both for earned leave and half pay leave subject to overall limit of 300 days and in respect of encashment of half pay leave, no reduction shall be made on account of pension and pension equivalent of other retirement benefits. In case of shortfall in earned leave, no commutation of half pay leave is permissible . The...

N0.35034/3/2008-Estt(D) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training 2nd Floor, Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market New Delhi, the 16th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES - CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING. Reference is invited to the Department of Personnel and Training(D0PT)'s Office Memorandum of even number dated the lgth May,2009 regarding the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme(MACPS). Consequent upon the implementation of Sixth Pay Commissions recommendations, the four pre-revised Group 'D' pay scales viz., Rs.2550- 3200, Rs.2610-3540, Rs.2610-4000 and Rs.2650-4000 have been upgraded and replaced by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs.1800 in the pay band PB-1 . As per the recommendations of Sixth CPC, Government.sewants in these four ...

Performance of Pension Fund Managers, managing funds of Government Employees,was reviewed by the New Pension System Trust (NPST). The weighted average return as on 30/09/09, as reported by the Pension Fund Managers (un-audited figures),is as under:- Weighted Average Return as on 30/09/09 (MTM Basis) Name of Company ------------------Return% LIC Pension Fund Ltd. ------------10.57 (29%) SBI Pension Fund Pvt. Ltd. -------13.41 (40%) UTI Retirement Solution Ltd. -----12.73 (31%) Weighted Average Return 12.3756%

The government has formulated a scheme that will allow its employees to choose between a health insurance plan provided by an insurer or that from state-run Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS). At present, the Central government employees are covered under the CHGS scheme, being operated by the health ministry. "The scheme is already formulated...It will open the choice for government servants," G C Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry told news agency. The new scheme, which will be placed before the Union Cabinet for approval soon, will immediately benefit at least three lakh Central government employees, he said. The new scheme, Chaturvedi said, will be more beneficial to the employees who are posted at places where there are no CGHS dispensaries or they are far away from the place of posting. CGHS dispensaries and hospitals are located only in 26 places in the country. "Those who are residing outside CGHS dispensaries areas will...

The UPSC has announced the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2009 held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the 128th Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course i.e. 187th F(P) Course. The number of vacancies, as intimated by the Government is 250 for Indian Military Academy [including 32 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing) holders], 40 for Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala [(2 for Hydra/38 for General Service) (including 6 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders] and 32 for Air Force Academy, Hyderabad. There are some common candidates in the lists for various courses/wings. The candidature of all the candidates is provisional. Candidates are required to submit the original certificates in support of age, educational qualification, alongwith Photostat attested copies thereof of Army/...

Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO) organized its women’s day here today. Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Railways Sh. E. Ahamed said that RWWCO has always risen to the call of the society and the nation to undertake activities of social service and welfare of mankind. Minister of State for Railways Sh. K.H.Muniyappa has called upon the members of the Railways Women ‘s Welfare Central Organization (RWWCO) to continue to work for the welfare of the society. He said that such organizations should be encouraged in their noble efforts for making the world a better place to live. Member Mechanical, Railway Board Sh. Praveen Kumar was also specially present on the occasion. Smt Arvinder Kaur Khurana, President, RWWCO was also present on the occasion. During the function 34 outstanding women Railway employees were awarded. 15 talented children from the Indian Railways were given prizes for winning in the All India Drawing & Paining competition-2008. In ...

MAJOR PENALTY PROCEEDINGS RECOMMENED AGAINST 70 OFFICERS The Central Vigilance Commission disposed of 472 cases during September 2009 referred to it for advice. The Commission advised initiations of major penalty proceedings against 111 officers. Of these, 24 were from M/o Railways, 19 from Govt. of NCT of Delhi, 15 from MCD, 14 from public sector banks, 4 each Deptt. of Education, Deptt. of Defence Production, Ministry of Urban Development & EPFO and 3 each Central Coalfields Ltd. , NDMC, LIC and Ministry of External Affairs The remaining 11 cases pertained to different departments of the Government of India and PSUs. The Commission also advised imposition of major penalty against 70 officers including 11 from Public Sector Banks, 8 from Central Board of Excise and Customs, 7 from MCD, 6 from Deptt. of Telecommunications, 5 each from United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ministry of Defence, 4 each from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan & Ministry of Railways, 3 from Central B...

NO.1/412009-1R Government of lndia Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi Dated: the 05th October, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Acceptance of castes certificates produced by candidates. The undersigned is directed to say that this Department's O.M. No.3601216188-Estt.(SCT) dated 24.4.1990 and 0.M. No.36012122193- Estt.(Res.)dated 15.11.1993 provide that the Casterrribel Community certificates in the proforrna prescribed and issued by any of the authorities stated in the said OMS will only be accepted by the appointing authorities as sufficient proof in support of a candidate's claim to belong to Scheduled Caste1 Schedule Tribe1 Other Backward Class. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that some Organisations do not accept the certificates in the proforma so prescribed and ask the candidates to submit certificates in some other format. It is...

The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (II) 2009 on the basis of the results of written examination held by UPSC in April 2009 and the interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence. The examination was held for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of National Defence Academy for the 123rd Course and Naval Academy 10+2 (Executive Branch) for 43rd Course commencing from 30th December, 2009. The list contains names of 463 candidates. There are some common candidates in the three lists for Army/Navy, Air Force and Naval Academy. The total number of such candidates in the three lists is 253. The number of vacancies as intimated by the Government of India is 335 (195 for the Army, 039 for the Navy, 066 for the Air Force and 035 for the Naval Academy (Executive Branch). The result of Medical Examination of candidates has not been taken into account in preparing the merit l...

NO. 1/412009-1R Government of lndia Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi Dated: the 05'~ October, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Guide on the Right to information Act, 2005 The undersigned is directed to say that this Department has issued four sets of guidelines and several other Office Memoranda regarding implementation of the Right to lnformation Act, 2005 during last three years. Section 26 of the Act requires the Government to prepare such guidelines and update these at regular intervals. Accordingly a consolidated updated Guide on the Act has been prepared which would help all the stake-holders-information seekers in getting information, public information officers in dealing with the RTI applications, first appellate authorities in taking cogent decisions on appeals and the public authorities in implementing various provisions of the Act in right earnest. 2. A copy of the Guide is enc...

Press Note-: Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 1993-94=100) Review for the month of October, 2009 The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' (Base: 1993-94 = 100) for the month October 2009 declined by 0.2 percent to 242.2 (Provisional) from 242.7 (Provisional) for the previous month. INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 1.34 percent (Provisional) for the month of October, 2009 (over October 2008) as compared to 0.50 percent (Provisional) for the previous month and 11.06 percent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation in the financial year so far was 6.13% compared to a build up of 5.99% in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Circular Speed Post NO. AN/XIV/14162/6TH CPC/Circular/CEA Office of the C.G.D.A., West Block V, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-66 Dated 09 /11/2009 To, All PcsDA/CsDA/CsFA (Fys) PC of A (Fys) Kolkata Jt. CDA (AF) Nagpur Sub:- Reimbursement of School Uniform and Shoes under CEA Scheme – Issue of Clarification. Para 1 (e) of GOI, DoPT OM No. 12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 02/9/2008 regarding Children Education Allowance Scheme provides that reimbursement for purchase of two sets of uniforms and one set of school shoes can be claimed for a child, in a year. Following point of doubt regarding reimbursement of school...

No.12011/16/2009-( Allowance) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training New Delhi, the 13th November, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Children Education Allowance1 Hostel Subsidy - Clarification. The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008 on the above subject and to say that this Department has been receiving various references from Government servants, Ministries1 Departments seeking clarification whether Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (VVN) charged by Kendirya Vidyalayas is reimbursable as per items detailed in para l(e) of the above mentioned OM. The matter has been considered in consultation with Ministry of Finance. It is clarified that Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi charged by Kendriya Vidyalayas will also form part of para l(e) of the said OM and can be claimed for reimbursement under the scheme of Children Education Al...