The Interest rates for Deposits is again lowered by 0.1% from 1st July 17

ஜூலை முதல் வட்டி விகிதம் மீண்டும் 0.1% குறைப்பு

Saturday 7 February 2015

Flash News

1) Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability – Draft OM
F. No. 25012/01/2015-Estt (A.IV)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment A-IV Desk
North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated: February 6th, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: – Request for Voluntary Retirement from Persons suffering with disability – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that many Government servants seek voluntary retirement on medical grounds. Sec 47 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (PWD Act) lays down that no establishment shall dispense with the services of an employee who acquires a disability during the course of service. It is proposed that any Government servant seeking voluntary retirement on medical grounds may be apprised of the above provisions of PWD ACT, in order that he can take a considered decision.
2. A draft of the office memorandum to be issued in this regard is enclosed. Comments/ suggestions are invited on the proposal. Comments may kindly be sent to the undersigned by Email at dse@nic.in or by FAX at 011-23093179 by 20-02-2015
(J.A. aidyanathan)
Director(E)
Te1:23093179

2) Dearness Allowance is admissible for both pension and salary after re employment

  The Nagpur bench of Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) held that a re-employed pensioner was entitled for receiving “dearness allowance (DA)” on his pension as well as on his salary.
“There is no rule that prohibits claiming dearness allowance on pension amount as well as on basic salary that is received after re-employment. The intention of legislation was to give benefit to the government employee who prefers retirement before the age of 55 years and is obviously subjected to payment of reduced amount as pension as compared to those who superannuate at 58 years,” Justice (retired) MN Gilani stated.
Applicant Mohammed Jameel had sought voluntary retirement from the Public Health Department on October 5, 1999, before attaining 55 years and joined as a lecturer in Law College in Gondia from the next day. He retired on February 9, 2007, after putting in seven years of teaching. On the same day, city-based district treasury officer issued an order of recovery of Rs1.31 lakh from his pension amount on the grounds that drawing “two dearness allowances” was not permitted. The petitioner received the DA on his pension as well as on his salary during his re-employment.
He challenged this order through counsel Tushar Mandlekar relying on the MCS Pension Rules that say in case of persons retiring before attaining the age of 55 years, the competent authority while fixing the pay should ignore the “entire pension” clause in case of employees other than Class I. The government relied on the guidelines issued through its circulars for pointing out that excess DA payment was not permissible.
Mandlekar argued the definition of “pension” as per Article 366 of the Constitution of India was inclusive of DA. The definition of pay, pension, and pensionable pay, are defined under Rule 9 (36), (37), (38), and Rule 60 of MCS, if read together along with the definition of pension under Article 366, makes it clear that DA was included in pay and pension, and thus could not be separated or deducted independently.
The tribunal held that Rule 157 (3) of MCS Pension Rules was independent and had its own identity, which mandated the government to ignore the “entire pension” clause that included allowances attached to it.
MAT added that there was no reason for paying and disbursing officer to rely on Rule 262 of Maharashtra Treasury Rules 1968 or government circulars. “The payment of pension to the re-employed pensioners is required to be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XIV of MCS Pension Rules, 1982. It is provided in Rule 157 (3) that “entire pension” needs to be ignored while fixing the new pay,” Justice Gilani said before quashing the district treasury officer order.
Source: Times of India
 

3) Recruitment to Multi Tasking Staff in Pay Band-1, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800

No.AB-14017/6/2009-Estt (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances 86 Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, dated the 5th February, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Recruitment to Multi Tasking Staff in Pay Band-1, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/– Sending of requisition to Staff Selection Commission.
This Department vide OM of even number dated 12.5.2010 and reiterated vide OM dated 21st October, 2013 had issued instructions to all the Ministries/ Departments that they have to intimate their requirements for Multi Tasking Staff (Non-Technical) in PB-1 Grade Pay Rs.1800/- to the Staff Selection Commission. The Ministries/ Departments were also advised to take action simultaneously for framing Recruitment Rules for these posts in accordance with the Model RRs already circulated vide OM dated 30.4.2010.
2. It is once again reiterated that the posts of MTS are required to be filled up only through SSC as per the instructions of this Department. All Ministries/ Departments may send their requirements as well as the requirements of their attached/subordinate offices also, for MTS ( PB-1 Grade Pay Rs.1800/-) to the Staff Selection Commission so that the Commission could initiate action for recruitment. The Staff Selection Commission is likely to issue advertisement on 1.8.2015.
3. Action pending, if any, may simultaneously be taken for framing of Recruitment Rules for these posts in accordance with the Model Recruitment Rules already circulated.
(Mukta Goel)
Director (E-I)
Download DOPT office Memorandum: Recruitment to Multi Tasking Staff in Pay Band-1, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800

Friday 6 February 2015

Promotion and Posting to the grade of Postal Member, PSB, IPS, Group 'A'

Congrats to Our CPMG Shri.T.Murthy on his promotion as Member (O), Postal Service Board, New Delhi.

தமிழகத்தின்  CHIEF  PMG யாக பணியாற்றிய மதிப்புக்குரிய  
திரு. T. மூர்த்தி  அவர்கள்  MEMBER (O) POSTAL  SERVICES  BOARD  ஆக  பதவி உயர்வு பெற்றுள்ளார்.  அவருக்கு நமது இதயங்கனிந்த நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்


MEETING OF POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION 05.02.2015

MEETING OF PJCA (COMPRISING NFPE,FNPO, AIPEUGDS(NFPE) AND NUGDS WAS HELD ON 40 POINTS STRIKE CHARTER OF DEMANDS WITH SECRETARY (POST) AT DAK BHAWAN NEW DELHI ON 05,02.2015.

MINUTES OF MEETING WILL BE EXHIBITED ON WEB-SITE AFTER RECEIPT FROM DEPTT. OF POSTS.

NO FINAL SETTLEMENT ON ANY ISSUE HAS BEEN REACHED. EVEN THOUGH POSITIVE ASSURANCES HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY SECRETARY (POSTS)

WE SHOULD CONTINUE OUR CAMPAIGN AND PREPARATIONS FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM MAY 06th, 2015.

REGARDING GDS, SECRETARY (POST) HAS AGREED TO RE-EXAMINE THE CASE FOR REFERRING THE REVISION OF WAGES AND OTHER SERVICE CONDITIONS OF GDS TO 7th C.P.C. WE HAVE TAKEN A FIRM STAND THAT WE DO NOT WANT SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS.

SECRETARIES GENERAL NFPE & FNPO, GENERAL SECRETARIES OF AFFILIATED UNIONS INCLUDING GDS UNIONS PARTICIPATED IN MEETING.

Monday 2 February 2015

Retirement Function.



 
தமிழ் மாநில உதவி செயலரும் புதுக்கோட்டை கோட்ட செயலருமான
திரு.P. ஸ்ரீதரன் அவர்களின் பணிநிறைவு பாராட்டு விழா
புதுக்கோட்டையில் 01.02.21015 அன்று நடைபெற்றது.
அதில் தமிழகத்திலிருந்து பல்வேறு கோட்ட செயலர்கள் மற்றும் தோழர்கள் கலந்து கொண்டு சிறப்பித்தனர். பாராட்டு விழாவின் புகைப்படங்களில் சில உங்கள் பார்வைக்கு.

Medical bill rising, ministry plans to shift to health insurance scheme for central govt employees

he health ministry has moved a proposal for ending the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in its current form and moving to an insurance-based scheme — the Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS) — in an apparent attempt to cut costs.

Instead of the government directly paying the medical bills of CGHS beneficiaries, the new scheme will be implemented through insurance companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and selected through bidding.

Currently, under CGHS, government employees pay Rs 6,000 annually as fixed medical allowance (FMA). The new FMA for beneficiaries is yet to be calculated. While the government’s actual financial commitment will depend on bids and the new FMA, the ministry is working on a presumptive figure of Rs 14,000 per family, which works out to approximately Rs 1,000 crore annually.

The scheme will cover medical expenses up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year. Beyond that, the insurer will have to get clearance from the nodal agency on a case to case basis. An additional sum insured of Rs 10 crore in each of the four zones will be provided by the insurer as buffer for such cases. The CGHS in its present form does not have any annual cap, but each procedure has a prescribed maximum limit for reimbursement. While a note for the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) was circulated last year, a fresh proposal incorporating inputs from various departments including the DoPT, erstwhile Planning Commission and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has been sent to the finance division of the health ministry.

While existing employees can choose between CGHS and CGEPHIS, the new scheme will be made compulsory for new employees.

Sources in the health ministry said the proposal dates back to 2011, when the committee of secretaries gave its in-principle approval.  The proposal was revived after the NDA government took charge. Former Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, however, was opposed to the idea. According to sources, Vardhan was of the opinion that the change would actually mean a higher burden on the exchequer. The annual CGHS bill has increased in the past few years, rising from Rs 987.75 crore in 2008-09 to Rs 1755.62 crore in 2013-14. The average expenditure per beneficiary adds up to Rs 4,787 (which means about Rs 23,000 for a family of five) — Rs 11,955 for pensioners and Rs 2,096 for serving employees.

The total number of CGHS beneficiaries is 36,67,765. Besides serving and retired government employees, this includes former vice-presidents, former prime ministers, MPs and former MPs, sitting and retired judges of the Supreme Court, PIB accredited journalists, railway board employees, Delhi Police personnel in Delhi and employees and pensioners of 60 autonomous/ statutory bodies.

Under CGEPHIS, the OPD needs will be met by the FMA. While the CGHS covers only 25 cities, the new scheme will be pan-India. This would automatically increase the financial commitment. All diseases, including pre-existing ones, will be covered, and in case of transplants, the expenses incurred for the donor or processing of cadaver organ will also be covered. Interestingly, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, which was run by the labour ministry so far, will be under the health ministry from April 1, as it moves from an insurance-based scheme to a trust-based scheme.

Retired employees can now avail benefits of missed promotions


Retired government employees who missed out on their promotions due to late meetings of the committees deciding on such departmental elevations will now be able to avail its post-retirement benefits.

"Instructions have been issued to all ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to those employees who missed it due to late meeting of departmental promotion committee (DPC)," an official in the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said.

It would not be in order if eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration or panel, as per the DoPT order.

Consequently, their juniors are considered (in their place) for promotions, who would not have been in the zone of consideration if the DPC had been held in time, it said.

"Appointment committee of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year," the order said, adding that this "undesirable trend negate the very purpose" of government's existing instructions for inclusion of such employees.

There have been reports that some of the eligible retired employees are not being given the benefit of promotion which they missed due to late DPCs. In fact the DPCs were being held very late, the official said.

The DoPT has asked all central government ministries and departments under it to ensure "strict compliance" of its instructions to include retiring employees for promotions in case the DPCs are delayed.

Such retired officials would, however, have no right for actual promotion, the DoPT official said.

DoPT seeks Casual Labours' Information.

GPF & Pension benefits to Casual Labour with temporary status regularized after 01/01/2014: Dopt seeks information.
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