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A Lean, Mean and Nimble Army: Prakash Nanda's Blog

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Prakash Nanda's Blog : A Lean, Mean and Nimble Army

The 1.2-million strong Indian Army is on the course of becoming leaner by cutting flab in non-combat areas. Army chief General Dalbir Singh has asked one of his senior most generals to study and determine by August how the force can be “right sized”, it is said.

The Army Chief's decision is not surprising, given the fact that in 2015 in an interview to the Times of India, Defence minister Manohar Parrikar had said that there was “an urgent need for some downsizing in areas which are not of operational importance" due to budgetary constraints.

"The flab will be reviewed and removed... there is a requirement to re-think all aspects for a drawdown. The money saved can go towards the new mountain strike corps (MSC)," said Parrikar while explaining why the government had temporarily frozen the raising of 17 Mountain Striking Corps with 90,274 soldiers at the cost of Rs 64,678 crore over 7 years. “Manpower costs are also eating into the capital allocation of the armed forces to cover revenue demand," he had lamented.

Parrikkar has been advocating for a leaner Indian military. But he wants that the exercise of trimming should begin with the Army, the largest of our three forces. “Flab in the military has to be cut, it could start with the Army. I have asked the Army to identify the areas, it will take time and cannot be done overnight," Parrikar had said.

Budget Constraints

Budgetary constraints happen to be a major factor for this decision. With Indian GDP growing at about 7% in 2015 and given the global recession, no government, let alone the one led by Narendra Modi, will find it easy for a substantial hike in military expenditure. No wonder India’s proposed military spending in this year’s budget has not been in keeping with the requirements of the armed forces. The budget allocated only Rs 2.58 lakh crore on defence, a marginal hike of 9.7% over last year’s revised estimates.

In fact, the amount has been quite short of the expectations of the armed forces, particularly when the inflation for military equipment in the global market every year is 12 to 15% and there is a sharp fall in the value of the rupee against dollar.

Lesser allocations for the defence mean that there is fewer money available for modernisation including badly needed new platforms and weapon systems. Because, most of the budgetary resources will go towards what is called “the revenue side” for meeting the salaries, perks and establishment charges. For instance, revenue head for the Army in this year’s budget stands at Rs 1,02,788.84 crore, out of which as much as Rs 67,721.78 crore (about 75%) will be spent on pay and allowances only.

Then there are the ever increasing pensions. Expenditures on all these headings are about to sharply shoot up with the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission.

In other words, with the bulk of the budget being spent on the manpower, the military in general and the Army in particular simply does not have enough resources to purchase or build sophisticated but vital arms and ammunitions to win wars. What then is the solution?

India will continue to have the resource crunch to procure sophisticated weapons, unless the government hikes the defence budget considerably, an unlikely scenario. However, there are long term remedial measures. One of these measures is to reduce the manpower.

May be this will sound unpopular, but the bitter truth is that the Indian military just cannot afford to have such a huge manpower; it must be trimmed.

Worldwide Phenomena

In the last 20 years, all major armed forces of the world have made deep cuts in manpower. Way back in 2003, China decided to trim down its then 2.5 million-strong force. In fact, President Xi Jinping has recently announced a key reorganisation of China's military to create a leaner army by 2020.

"A new structure will be established, in which the Central Military Commission (CMC) takes charge of the overall administration of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the Chinese People's Armed Police and the militia and reserve forces," Xi was quoted by Xinhua as saying at the end of a three-day meeting attended by about 200 top military officials in November 2015.

With an annual budget of more than $200 billion, China is the world’s second largest military spender after the United States. But then, hit by the global recession, the Chinese economy finds now its ever increasing military budget unsustainable.

In 2012, Great Britain announced a 20% cut, reducing its strength of the Army to 82,000 combatants by the end of the decade. Under President Vladimir Putin, a once-moribund Russian military has been turning into a lean and quick-strike force.

Now-a-days, Russian soldiers fight out of brigades, not large divisions.

Similarly, the United States has decided to have smaller and leaner armed forces, given the financial constraints that the country is facing right now. The Pentagon has been asked to massively cut its budget running into several hundred billion dollars, and this, in turn, has forced the Department of Defence to come out with a new strategic review document that would shape its defence policy with smaller and leaner forces for the years to come.

The Americans are talking of reducing the US forces to just 440,000 and equipping them to fight just one conventional war rather than two simultaneously.

Significantly, the countries that I have mentioned above happen to be the world’s four foremost military powers, though not in the same order. Should India, another elite military power avoid the trend of having a leaner and meaner force? No.

It may be mentioned here that military trimming is mostly being done in the Armies in China, the US, Russia and Britain. In my considered view, the same should be done in case of the Indian Army, as the Navy and the Air Force do have optimal manpower.

Lean and Mean

As it is, Indian Army is the second largest in the World with over 38000 officers (sanctioned strength is 49,631 officers) and 11.38 lakh soldiers. A detailed review, both in terms of manpower as well as infrastructure, to ensure a cost-effective and leaner Army is therefore overdue.

It must be mentioned that a leaner Army does not mean a weaker Army. The reduced manpower will leave more resources for the capital expenditure so as to have new technologies and smarter systems such as ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) and unmanned systems, in space and, in particular, in cyberspace capabilities.

With better hardware, the Army can be more agile, flexible, lethal, innovative and creative. Its extended technological edge can be more lethal for the enemies than the numerical strength.

Similarly, restructuring the Army does not mean weakening it. Fine-tuning the ratio between the fighting units and those playing the logistics role will not put the army at a disadvantage. There are no reasons why nonessential functions such as military farms and Army postal service cannot be outsourced.

There are no reasons why medical, intelligence, pay & accounts and supplies personnel in our three Services should not be merged. There are no reasons why we should not induct more short service recruits (say 5 years), thus reducing the pension bill. All this will make our armed forces stronger, not otherwise.

Implement 7th Pay Commission recommendation: NMC

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Implement 7th Pay Commission recommendation: NMC

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: President of the National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) Subash Shastri today expressed deep concern over the continued delay over non issuance of notification regarding the implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendation till date.

In a memorandum sent to Prime Minister, Shastri has appealed him to immediately issue the said notification after review by empowered committee under expenditure secretary.

Shastri stressed upon removal of ambiguity as the issue is causing lot of hardships for salaried class and pensioners also.

“It is a cause of concern that delays in submitting its report by the committee is creating doubt in the minds of crores of employees both Centre/State Governments as the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission were to be implemented with effect from January 1, 2016, he added.


Shastri urged Modi to liberally finance the States Governments as well so that the Pay Commission recommendations are implemented simultaneously by the Centre as well as States.

He urged PM to personally intervene and secure the interests of the salaried class. Shastri also appealed to raise Income Tax sealing to Rs 5 lac as the salaried class is finding it difficult to cope with increased inflation and rising costs.

Shastri reminded that NDA Government at Centre was voted to power by the urban voters of which the salaried class of G: overnment sector formed the bulk force.

He stressed upon the need to issue notification regarding the amount of wages of daily rated workers at National level to be raised to Rs 10,000 per month as has already been principally agreed to by the Centre Government.

Read athttp://www.dailyexcelsior.com/implement-7th-pay-commission-recommendation-nmc/

7th Pay Commission: Cabinet likely to approve salary hike by June-end

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7th Pay Commission: Cabinet likely to approve salary hike by June-end

New Delhi: Come July and the central government employees might see a hefty rise in their salary owing to implementation of the recommendations made by 7th Pay Commission.

 As per news report Finance Ministry is all set to seek cabinet nod for implementation of the pay commission's recommendation by June-end.


Furthermore, the secretaries group is ready with its review on 7th Pay Commission. But it will submit its report once the elections get over.


Reports say that the secretaries group has recommended between Rs 2,70,000 and Rs 21,000 hike for the higher and the lower level. This is twenty thousand more in the upper limit prescribed by the 7th CPC and three thousand more in the lower level set by the commission.

Read at: Zee News

DGR Advisory on Relieving Charges at Employment Directorate

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DGR Advisory on Relieving Charges at Employment Directorate

ADVISORY
1. Refer to advisory issued on 15 Jul 15 on wage structure and notice of revision of minimum wages for one day wef 01 Oct 2015. Clarification on relieving charges is as under

(a) A reliever has to be placed on seventh day in place of the guard working for six days. Serial number (L) of the wage structure has to be paid to the reliever and all components to be deposited with the concerned Govt. authorities (viz EPF&ESI).


(b) A guard is mandated to work for six days and seventh day is paid holiday. The portion of wages for seventh day is already incorporated in minimum wages

(Gangesh Kumar)
Commodore
Offg DGR
File : 2112/SA/Wages/Emp
Date 28Mar16
Place: New Delhi


DGR advisory on Payment of Bonus to all Guards & Other Staff employed by DGR

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DGR advisory on Payment of Bonus to all Guards & Other Staff employed by DGR  

ADVISORY ON BONUS
The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 notified : Increase in the Eligibility Limit under clause (13) of Section 2 and Calculation Ceiling under Section 12 of the Payment of Bonus Act 2015

1. The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was passed by the Parliament in the just concluded Winter Session of the Parliament. The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 has been published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary on 1st January, 2016 as Act No.6 of 2016. The provisions of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of April, 2014.


2. The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 envisages enhancement of eligibility limit under section 2(13) from Rs.10,000/- per month of Rs. 21,000/- per month and Calculation Ceiling under section 12 from Rs.3500 to Rs. 7,000 or the minimum wage for the scheduled employment, as fixed by the appropriate Government, whichever is higher. The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act,, 2015 also mandates previous publication of draft subordinate legislations, framed under the enabling provisions under the said Act, in the Official Gazette for inviting objections and suggestions before their final notification.

3. The Government has been receiving representations from trade unions for removal of all ceilings under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. It is also one of the demands made by them during the country-wide General Strike held in February, 2013 and September, 2015. As the last revision in these two ceilings were made in the year 2007 and was made effective from the 1st April, 2006, it
was decided the Government to make appropriate amendments to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.

4. These changes in the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 will be benefit thousands of work force.


(Gangesh Kumar)
Commodore
Principal Director (Employment)
Dte Gen Resettlement
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi - 110066

File : 2112/SA/Bonus/Emp
Date 24 Feb 16,
Place : New Delhi

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Minimum wages w.e.f. 01 Apr, 2016 for one day paid to all Guards & Other Staff employed by DGR sponsored Security Agencies/ Companies/ Corporations

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Minimum wages for one day will be paid to all Guards & Other Staff employed by Director General of Resettlement (DGR) sponsored Security Agencies/ Companies/ Corporations throughout the country w.e.f. 01 April, 2016:

2112/SA/MINIMUM WAGES/EMP 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RESETTLEMENT MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WEST BLOCK IV RK PURAM NEW DELHI 110066

NOTICE OF REVISION OF MINIMUM WAGES FOR ONE DAY W.E.F. 01 APR 16

1. REFERENCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OFFICE MEMORANDUM NO 28(3)/2012-D(RES-l) DATED 09 JUL 2012 AND AMENDMENT ISSUED VIDE OM NO. 28(3)/2012/D(RES-l) DATED 16 JAN 2013 REGARDING GUIDELINES FOR FUNCTIONING OF DGR EMPANELLED EX-SERVICEMEN SECURITY SERVICES.

2 CONSEQUENT TO REVISION OF MINIMUM WAGES BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, FOR EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL OF THE CENTRAL SPHERE, FOR WATCH AND WARD DUTIES AND IBID OFFICE MEMORANDUM. THE UNDER MENTIONED MINIMUM WAGES FOR ONE DAY ARE THE WAGES BELOW WHICH THE PAYMENT TO THE GUARDS & OTHER STAFF EMPLOYED WILL NOT BE MADE BY DGR SPONSORED SECURITY AGENCIES/ COMPANIES/ CORPORATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH EFFECT FROM 01 APR 16

AREA A

Sl No
Description
Percentage (This is to be read in conjunction with latest rules/ acts/ regulations and policies promulgated by Competent Governemnt Authority
Security Guard
(Without arms)
Security Guard
(With arms)/ Gunman
Supervisor
Remarks
(a) Basic Wages (BW) plus Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA)407.00448.00541.31See Notes 1&5
(b)Employees State Insurance (ESI)4.75% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2 & 10
(c)Employees Provident Fund (EPF)12% of Basic plus VDA As Applicable  See notes 9 & 10
(d)Employees Deposit linked Insurance (EDLI)0.5% of Basic plus VDA2.04 2.24 2.71  or as notified from time to time
(e)Administrative Charges (EPF & EDLI0.86% of Basic plus VDA 3.50 3.85 4.66or as notified from time to time
(f)House Rent Allowance (HRA) 30% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 3,9 & 10 or as  notified from time to time
(g)ESI on HRA4.75% of HRAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2,9 & 10 or as notified from time to time
(h)Bonus8.33% per month of Rs 7000 or Basic+VDA whichever is higher33.9037.3245.09See Notes 4. 9 & 10 or as notified from time to time.
(i)Uniform Outfit Allowance5% of Basic plus VDA20.3522.4027.07
(j)Uniform Washing Allowance3% of Basic plus VDA12.2113.1416.24
(k)SUB TOTALSum of (a) to (j)
(l)Relieving Charges 1/6th of serial ‘k' **As Applicable1. All mandatory deductions as applicable at serial (b),(c), (d), (e) and (g) to be deposited
 As Applicable with concerned Govt. Departments.
2. See notes 6 & 10
(m)Total Cost Per HeadSum of (k) to (l)
(n)Service Charge (14% of Serial 'm')@ 14% (of serial 'm')As applicable See notes 9 & 10
(o)Sum TotalSum of (m) and (n)See Notes 7 & 8
(p)Service Tax14.5% of sum total (serial 'o')$$$$$$$$ or as notified from time to time

AREA A

AHMEDABAD(UA), BANGALURU(UA), KOLKATA(UA), DELHI(UA), GREATER MUMBAI(UA), NAVI MUMBAI, HYDERABAD(UA), KANPUR(UA), LUCKNOW(UA), CHENNAI(UA), NAGPUR(UA), FARIDABAD COMPLEX, GHAZIABAD, GURGAON, NOIDA & SECUNDRABAD

AREA B

Sl No
Description
Percentage (This is to be read in conjunction with latest rules/ acts/ regulations and policies promulgated by Competent Governemnt Authority
Security Guard
(Without arms)
Security Guard
(With arms)/ Gunman
Supervisor
Remarks
(a) Basic Wages (BW) plus Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA)347.00407.00461.51See Notes 1&5
(b)Employees State Insurance (ESI)4.75% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2 & 10
(c)Employees Provident Fund (EPF)12% of Basic plus VDA As Applicable  See notes 9 & 10
(d)Employees Deposit linked Insurance (EDLI)0.5% of Basic plus VDA1.74 2.04 2.31  or as notified from time to time
(e)Administrative Charges (EPF & EDLI0.86% of Basic plus VDA 2.98 3.50 3.97or as notified from time to time
(f)House Rent Allowance (HRA) 30% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 3,9 & 10 or as  notified from time to time
(g)ESI on HRA4.75% of HRAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2,9 & 10 or as notified from time to time
(h)Bonus8.33% per month of Rs 7000 or Basic+VDA whichever is higher28.9133.9038.44See Notes 4. 9 & 10 or as notified from time to time.
(i)Uniform Outfit Allowance5% of Basic plus VDA17.3520.3523.08
(j)Uniform Washing Allowance3% of Basic plus VDA10.4112.2113.85
(k)SUB TOTALSum of (a) to (j)
(l)Relieving Charges 1/6th of serial ‘k' **As Applicable1. All mandatory deductions as applicable at serial (b),(c), (d), (e) and (g) to be deposited
 As Applicable with concerned Govt. Departments.
2. See notes 6 & 10
(m)Total Cost Per HeadSum of (k) to (l)
(n)Service Charge (14% of Serial 'm')@ 14% (of serial 'm')As applicable See notes 9 & 10
(o)Sum TotalSum of (m) and (n)See Notes 7 & 8
(p)Service Tax14.5% of sum total (serial 'o')$$$$$$$$ or as notified from time to time

AREA B

Agra
(UA)
Durgapur
Kochi
(UA)
Srinagar
(UA)
Ajmer
Dhanbad
UA
Kolhapur
(UA)
Surat
(UA)
Aligarh
Dehradun
UA
Kozhikode
(UA)
Salem
(UA)
Allahabad
(UA)
Durg-Bhilai Nagal
UA
Kota
Thiruvanantapuram
(UA)
Amravati
Gorakhpur
Ludhiana
Tiruppur
(UA)
Aurangabad
(UA)
Guwahati City
Madurai
(UA)
Tiruchirappalli
(UA)
Amritsar
(UA)
Guntur
Meerut
(UA)
Vadodara
(UA)
Asansol
(UA)
Gwalior
(UA)
Moradabad
(UA)
Varanasi
UA
Bareilly
(UA)
Hubli-Dharwad
Mysore
(UA)
Vijayawada
(UA)
Bhavnagar
Indore
(UA)
Mangalore
(UA)
Vishakhapatnam
(UA)
Bikaner
Jabalpur
UA
Nasik
(UA)
Warangal
Bhopal
Jaipur
UA
Pune
(UA)
Bhubaneshwar
Jodhpur
UA
Patna
(UA)
Belgam
UA
Jalandhar
UA
Puducherry
(UA)
Bhiwandi
UA
Jameshedpur
(UA)
Raipur
(UA)
Chandigarh
(UA)
Jammu
UA
Rajkot
Coimbatore
(UA)
Jalandhar Cantt
Ranchi
(UA)
Cuttack
(UA)
Jamnagar
UA
Sholapur
AREA-C
Sl No
Description
Percentage (This is to be read in conjunction with latest rules/ acts/ regulations and policies promulgated by Competent Governemnt Authority
Security Guard
(Without arms)
Security Guard
(With arms)/ Gunman
Supervisor
Remarks
(a) Basic Wages (BW) plus Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA)288.00347.00383.04See Notes 1&5
(b)Employees State Insurance (ESI)4.75% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2 & 10
(c)Employees Provident Fund (EPF)12% of Basic plus VDA As Applicable  See notes 9 & 10
(d)Employees Deposit linked Insurance (EDLI)0.5% of Basic plus VDA1.44 1.74 1.92  or as notified from time to time
(e)Administrative Charges (EPF & EDLI0.86% of Basic plus VDA 2.48 2.98 3.29or as notified from time to time
(f)House Rent Allowance (HRA) 30% of Basic plus VDAAs ApplicableSee Notes 3,9 & 10 or as  notified from time to time
(g)ESI on HRA4.75% of HRAAs ApplicableSee Notes 2,9 & 10 or as notified from time to time
(h)Bonus8.33% per month of Rs 7000 or Basic+VDA whichever is higher24.0038.9131.91See Notes 4. 9 & 10 or as notified from time to time.
(i)Uniform Outfit Allowance5% of Basic plus VDA14.4017.3519.15
(j)Uniform Washing Allowance3% of Basic plus VDA8.6410.4111.49
(k)SUB TOTALSum of (a) to (j)
(l)Relieving Charges 1/6th of serial ‘k' **As Applicable1. All mandatory deductions as applicable at serial (b),(c), (d), (e) and (g) to be deposited
 As Applicable with concerned Govt. Departments.
2. See notes 6 & 10
(m)Total Cost Per HeadSum of (k) to (l)
(n)Service Charge (14% of Serial 'm')@ 14% (of serial 'm')As applicable See notes 9 & 10
(o)Sum TotalSum of (m) and (n)See Notes 7 & 8
(p)Service Tax14.5% of sum total (serial 'o')$$$$$$$$ or as notified from time to time

AREA C. AREAS NOT COVERED IN AREA-A AND AREA-B

Note :-

1. Wherever the state minimum wages are higher than the wages notified herein, the higher wages shall stand protected and would be payable.

2. ESI The security guards shall be covered under the Employees State Insurance Act 1948 as amended from time to time based on the gazette notifications by respective State Governments covering the areas under the ESI Act. Those areas which are not covered in the notification shall be covered under the Workmen Compensation Act 1923, as applicable.

3. HRA The classification of the areas for the purpose of calculation of HRA be taken as per the classification of areas for HRA promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, GOI.

4. BONUS Bonus is mandatory as per Payment of Bonus Act 1965 (as amended).As per Payment of Bonus Amendment Act 2015, concerned months wage as fixed by DGR or State Govt or Rs 7000/- whichever is higher is payable to the Security guard/Supervisor with effect from 01 April 14.

5. ** Paid Rest Day. The security guards are entitled to a paid rest day in every period of seven days (Refer Section 13 (b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Rule 23 of the Wages (Central) Rules, 1950). When a security guard is requisitioned by the Principal Employer to work for more than 48 hours in a week he is entitled to wages on overtime rates for the additional period at double the ordinary rates in addition to the wages for the rest day.

6. Leave. Payment for leave relief during the leave as mandated by centre/state govts /Principal employer/service recipient will also be admissible by the Principal Employer / Service Recipients. This is not to be included in the quotation for bidding purposes.

7. Additional Charges. Additional charges will be levied in case of service being provided in remote/disturbed/hazardous areas as Field Allowance @ 25 percent on Basic Pay plus VDA will be entitled to ESM security guards when working in remote/disturbed area such as Northern Eastern States, J&K etc, or when working in areas hazardous to health such as Coal Fields, Mines and Pipelines.

8. The daily wages shall be the minimum wages below which the security agencies cannot bid. The security agencies shall acquaint themselves with the relevant statutory provisions and carry out the market survey before bidding/ quoting the rates of basic daily wage including the variable dearness allowance but the same will not be below the minimum wages as given above.

9. Wages are subject to amendments as and when promulgated by concerned authorities from time to time.

10. Paras 2(b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (I) and (n) shall be calculated by the security agencies and PSUs/ Service recipients, as per the governing statutory provisions, as applicable.

11. Any welfare measures laid down by the Central / State Enactments shall be duly complied with by the security agencies and PSUs/ Principal employers.

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Time Limit for Drawal of LTC advance increased to 125 Days

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DOPT Orders: Time Limit for Drawal of LTC advance increased to 125 Days

F. No. 31011/8/2015-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 May 13, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Revision of time limit for drawal of advance for the purpose of LTC journey by train.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M. No. 31011/5/98-Estt.(A) dated 30.03.1998 regarding relaxation of time-limit for drawal of LTC advance, wherein it has been stated that a Government employee can draw advance for LTC journey for himself and his family members sixty-five days before the proposed date of the outward journey.

2. Since, the Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking accommodation in trains from 60 days to 120 days (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. 1st April 2015, the time-limit for drawal of LTC advance by the Government servants may be increased from 65 days (i.e. 2 months & 5 days) to 125 days (i.e. 4 months and 5 days) in case of journey by train.

3. Cases where the LTC journey is proposed to be undertaken by other modes of transport viz. air/sea/road, the time-limit for drawing LTC advance shall remain 65 days only.

4. In all the cases, where an advance is drawn for the purpose of availing LTC, it will be mandatory for the Government servant to produce the outward journey tickets to the Competent Authority within ten days of drawal of advance in order to verify that he has actually utilised the amount to purchase the tickets.

Sd/-
(Surya Narayan Jhb)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Empowered Committee for Running Allowance in the 7th CPC Pay Structure : NFIR

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Empowered Committee for Running Allowance in the 7th CPC Pay Structure : NFIR

Federation is for continuing the pay elements 30% and 55% of pay which are in vogue since the time of 4th CPC as far as running allowance is concerned without any dilution even when 7th CPC Pay Matrix levels are to be implemented.

Empowered Committee for Running allowance in 7th Pay Commission Pay Structure

Railway Board has constituted Empowered Committee for Running Allowance in 7th Pay Commission Pay Structure – NFIR urges Railway Board to finalise Running Allowance related issues after due negotiations with Railway Federations soon



NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

No.IV/RSAC/Conf./Part VI

Dated: 11/05/2016

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Empowered Committee for Running Allowance in the 7th CPC Pay Structure-reg.

Ref: Railway Board’s order No. ERB-U2016/23/1 dated 05/05/2016.

The Railway Board has since issued an order dated 05/05/2016 constituting Empowered Committee for Running Allowance in the 7th CPC Pay Structure. According to Board’s letter, ED/PC-I, Railway Board shall be the Convener of the Empowered Committee and five EDs of different directorates shall function as its members.

In this connection, NFIR desires to convey that pursuant to bipartite agreement reached on the report of the Running Allowances Committee, 1980, the running allowance eligibility criteria, pay elements for various poses, ALK etc., were decided by the Railway Ministry in the year 1981.

With the implementation of 6th CPC pay structure (Pay Band & Grade Pay), a number of aberrations have however cropped up and all those issues were raised by NFIR in different fora. The issues were also discussed in the Fast Track Committee meetings, besides PNM and DC/JCM meetings, but unfortunately, there has been no finality till now. In the full Board meeting chaired by CRB on 7th February 2014 and in the Fast Track Committee meetings, it was decided that the running staff issues need to be dealt in the joint committee and accordingly joint committee was constituted. Although the joint committee met twice, the issues remained unresolved.

Now that the Railway Board has constituted Empowered Committee in the wake of 7th CPC report presently under consideration of the Government, the NFIR urges upon the Railway Board that the issues which are pending before the Joint Committee should be got finalized quickly. Thereafter there should be formal meetings with the Federations for discussing the new issues which may arise consequent upon the decision for implementation of VIIth CPC Pay Matrix levels. In this context, the Federation wants to remind the Railway Board that the pay elements 30% and 55% of pay which are in vogue since the time of 4th CPC should be continued without any dilution even when 7th CPC Pay Matrix levels are to be implemented.

Federation hopes that the Railway Board would take note of earlier agreements reached with the Federations for ensuring that the same are not deviated.

Yours faithfully

sd/-
(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source : NFIR

OROP war over, veterans want their medals to be returned

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OROP war over, veterans want their medals to be returned

 Nearly 20,000 medals were given back during the agitation. 

The long-standing demand for one rank one pension (OROP) in the Indian armed forces was accepted by the Modi government last year. Enroute putting pressure on the government to get their demands approved, many of the decorated war veterans had given up their service medals. But now with OROP implemented, the veterans want their prized medals back.


According to a Times of India report, nearly 20,000 medals were given back and are currently lying at President Pranab Mukherjee's office. One of the organisations at the forefront of the agitation was the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) who has written to the MoD, asking for their medals back. IESM chairman Lt Gen (retd) Raj Kadyan told the daily that he did not consider the unsanctioned portion of the OROP serious enough now, to merit the medals to be still kept with the government.

There are still some grievances among a section of the veterans regarding the OROP issue saying that the government hasn't fully met their demands. But it looks like those are not major enough for army men to part with their treasured medals won after valiantly fighting in the line of duty. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar also said earlier that most of the veterans are happy with the OROP scheme implemented by the government. 

Read at: DNA India

Swachh Bharat Pakhwada (May 16-31, 2016) action plan for Pensioners Associations

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No.55/10/2016-P&PW (C)
Government Of India
Ministry Of Personnel, P.G.and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 9th May, 2015

To

The Secretary/President
All Identified Pensioners Associations
(As per enclosed list)

Subject: Swachh Bharat Pakhwada (May 16-31, 2016) action plan for Pensioners Associations.


Sir,

As you are aware Government of India has launched swachh bharat Mission to achieve total sanitation and cleanliness by 2nd October, 2019. It has, therefore, been desired that each Ministry, based on the Ministry’s areas of responsibility, draw out and implement at least a fortnight long action plan every year to bring into focus, its contribution towards Swachh Bharat Mission and also to carry out substantive work related to Swachhta.

2. As a step towards this direction, this department has prepared an action plan, to involve pensioners associations identified under pensioners portal in this mission, with special reference to “Swachh Bharat Pakhwada” being observed during May 16-31, 2016. Under the proposed action plan, pensioners Associations are expected to:-

(i) Organize a mass pledge by members of Pensioners Associations (Copy enclosed)
(ii) Sensitize their members on cleanliness in their neighborhood.

3. In view of above you are requested to observe the Swachh Bharat Pakhwada during May 16-31,2016 by organizing the above activities by involving members of your pensioners associations.

4. You are also requested to take photographs of activities undertaken by you during the pakhwada and send the same along with a report on the activities undertaken by your association, immediately after duration of the pakhwada, for uploading the same on pensioners portal website.

your faithfully

(Seema Gupta)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Swachhta pledge

Mahatma Gandhi had dreamed of an India which was not only free but also free clean and developed.

Mahatma Gandhi secured freedom for Mother India.

Now it is our duty to serve mother india by keeping the country neat and clean

I take this pledge that I will remain committed towards cleanliness and devote time for this.

I will devote 100 hours per year that is two hours per week to voluntary work for cleanliness.

I will neither litter not let others to litter.

I will initiate the quest for cleanliness with myself, my family my locality, my village and workplace.

I believe that the countries of the world tha appear clean are so because their citizens don’t indulge in littering nor do they allow to happen.

with this firm belief. I will propagate the message of swachh bharat mission in villages and towns.

I will encourage 100 other person to take this pledge which I am taking today.

I will endeavour to make them devote their 100 hours of cleanliness.

I am confident that every step I take towards cleanliness will help make my country clean.
****

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

Message
(For Central Government Pensioners)

Dear Pensionerss,

As you are aware, Swachh Bharat Mission has been launched to achieve total sanitation and cleanliness by 2nd October, 2019. It is a key initiative to improve health and cleanliness in the nation. In order to succeed, it has to become a people’s movement by ensuring sustainable change in the behavior of citizens.

It is, therefore, important that all efforts are made to mobilize people’s participation and to ensure that the Mission truly becomes a citizens movement.

Central Government Pensioners, are a very significant constituent of society in view of their numbers, geographical spread and important position in society. You can make a great contribution and impact society in various ways. It is suggested that various activities relating to swachhta such as cleaning of surroudings, organizing workshops, cleanliness drives etc be organized award functions etc in Associations, social clubs, resident welfare associations may be organized. you may also continuously and specially between 16-31 May, 2016 sensitize people around you on cleanliness in the neighborhood.

Join hands with the Government in this noble Mission and continue to contribute to the well being of the Nation and society!

We would love to get a feedback from you along with photographs where possible.

Source: Pensioners Portal
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/ppwc_1205.pdf]

udChalo - Discounted flight tickets exclusively for the Indian Armed Forces, Ex-Servicemen and their dependents.

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udChalo - 
Ex-Servicemen, 
Indian Armed Forces 
(Including Dependents) 
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7th Pay Commission: PMO not insensitive to higher payout for central govt employees

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7th Pay Commission: PMO not insensitive to higher payout for central govt employees

The Central government has hardly been insensitive to the reasonable expectations of central government employees while announcing salary hikes in pay commissions. The same appears in the case of the 7th Pay Commission as well.

The Prime Minister’s Office is keenly awaiting the final touch up to the 7th Pay panel’s recommendations, and is keen that inflationary trends be kept in perspective while finalising the salary structure of the government employees.

The trade unions, while protesting the 7th Pay Panel’s recommendations, said that the proposed 7th Pay Commission hike was the lowest in many decades and not in sync with inflation.


Other than the pressure of trade unions, the results of the Assembly election in five states, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry, are likely to have an influence on the final pay out.

The notification towards implementation of the seventh pay commission will be announced only after the result of the elections. If the mandate goes totally in favour of the Opposition, the government will be under greater pressure to keep the dissatisfaction related to salalry hike in check.

Even other wise, the government would like to nip the popular opinion building up that the current government is apathetic to the needs of common man.

The two earlier policy decisions on the proposed EPF changes and their subsequent rollback showed government in a bad light.

Read at Zee News

7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in August: TST

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7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in August

New Delhi: The central government is going to start payment of salaries to its 48 lakh officials and employees according to 7th Pay Commission award from July and six months’ arrears are to be paid in August.

As per official calculation, no huge amount will be required for the payment of arrears.

The government in its annual budget has provisioned Rs 70,000 crore to meet the demand for implementation of 7th Pay Commission for central government employees which will take effect from January 1, 2016, while the allowances would be paid from July 1, 2016.



Basic salary of central government employees is likely to be tripled under the 7th Pay Commission award with employees in the lower rung getting the highest percentage of raise.

In the highest grade, basic salary is likely to rise around to Rs 2,70,000 to Rs 2,50,000 and in the lowest grade to Rs 21,000.

In June end, the cabinet is likely to approve the new pay scales for central government employees after considering report of the 7th Pay Commission, led by Justice A K Mathur, and the report of the 13 member Empowered Committee of Secretaries headed Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha to process the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission, which was set up in January.

The officials familiar with the developments told The Sen Times that the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not been under pressure to meet the demand as he has surplus money in the national exchequer.

“We have provisioned for around 60-70 per cent of the total burden that was talked about,” the officials said adding about Rs 70,000 crore has been provided in the Budget.

The government will issue a circular in respect of online pay-fixation, which will reduce hassles as doing the same manually is both time-consuming and harassing. Pay fixation is a mandatory procedure for getting new pay and perks, the officials told us.

“We’re at the for issuing the notification and one more month will be required to issue after cabinet nod, so we hopefully say that central government employees will get new pay and arrears in July and August respectively,” a source close to the developments told The Sen Times.

Source : TST

Bye Election in the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh – Grant of Paid Holiday: DoPT Order

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Bye Election to fill the casual vacancy from 132 – Ghoradongri (ST) in the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh – Grant of Paid Holiday – regarding

F.No.12/3/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16th May, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Bye Election to fill the casual vacancy from 132 – Ghoradongri (ST) in the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh – Grant of Paid Holiday – regarding



The undersigned is directed to say that in connection with the Bye Election to fill the casual vacancy from 132 – Ghoradongi (ST) in the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh – Grant of Paid Holiday – to be held on 30th May, 2016, the following guidelines, already issued by DOPT vide OM No. 12/ 14/99-JCA dated 10th October 2001, which would have to be followed for closing of the Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

The relevant offices / organizations shall remain closed in the notified areas where Bye Election to the State Legislative Assemblies scheduled to be conducted.

(ii) In connection with bye-elections 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 a general/ bye-election.

2. The employees detailed on election duty may also be permitted to remain away from their normal duties on polling day(s) as also on the days required for performing journeys which might be undertaken in order to perform such election duty

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

Sd/-

(G.Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_3_2016-JCA2-16052016.pdf]

MACPS benefits in grade pay hierarchy not in promotional hierarchy: DoPT circulates CAT Judgement

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MACPS benefits in grade pay hierarchy not in promotional hierarchy: DoPT circulates CAT Judgement

No. 22034/04/2013-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievance & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 17.05.2016

Office Memorandum

Subject :- References/Representations/Court Cases in various Ministries / Departments / Organisations for grant of MACPS benefits in the promotional hierarchy – reg.



In continuation of Department of Personnel Training’s earlier O.M. of even no. dated 20.01.2016 and dated 01.03.2016 on the above mentioned subject, the undersigned is directed to forward a copy of the decision dated 28.04.2016 of Hon’ble CAT, Calcutta Bench in OA No. 351/00195/2014 filed by Shri S.H.K. Murti & Others Vs. UOI &Ors whereby the demand of the applicant for MACP in promotional hierarchy has been dismissed, for necessary action and compliance. The Hon’ble Tribunal in the aforesaid decision dated 28.04.2016 has held that the MACP benefit would be given in the hierarchy of next higher Grade Pay and not in Grade Pay of promotional hierarchy which will be payable on actual promotion.

2. All Ministries/Departments are requested to upload it on their websites for wider publicity.

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(G. Jayanthi)
Director (E-I)

Source/View/Download: www.persmin.gov.in [Click here]


RR of Ex-Trade Apprentices in OFB: Format of Memorandum to be submitted to RM - issued by BPMS

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RR of Ex-Trade Apprentices in OFB: Format of Memorandum to be submitted to RM - issued by BPMS

To,

The Defence Minister,
Govt of India,
South Block, New Delhi — 110011

Through: Sr General Manager

Subject: Memorandum for amendment in RR of Ex-Trade Apprentices in OFB.

Respected Sir,

This union affiliated to Bharatiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh & Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh would like to invite your attention through this memorandum regarding the challenges being faced by Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories (OFB).


Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories are competing with other domestic and international industrial houses at a level playing field for the supplying goods and articles to Indian Armed Forces, Central Para Military Police & State Police within a given period of time qualitatively. To do this, OFB recruits well trained skilled manpower and this recruitment of manpower from amongst its own trained apprentices is an age old practice in defence organizations.

Thus it is clear that the apprentices being trained by the Ordnance Factories are just not ordinary workmen, but are a dedicated lot for manufacture of defence equipments and goods.

Further, the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 07th August, 2014 and passed on 14th August, 2014 and the Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on 26.11.2014. Prior to this amendment it was not obligatory on the part of the employer to offer any employment to any apprentice who had completed the period of his apprenticeship training in his establishment, nor it was obligatory on the part of the apprentice to accept an employment under the employer. This was one of the impediments which discouraged youth to join the apprenticeship training as they were not sure whether they would get employment after completion of the apprenticeship training.

Subsequently, Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Apprentice Act, 1961 has been amended and notified in Gazette of India on 05.12.2014 which states as “Every employer shall formulate its own policy for recruiting any apprentice who has completed the period of apprenticeship training in his establishment”.

It was felt that by making it obligatory on part of the establishment to give preference to apprentices at the time of regular recruitment could lead to unwanted litigations. Hence, Section 22 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 has been amended so that establishments may formulate their own policies for recruiting trained apprentices. In spite of lapse of more than One and Half Year since amendment to the Apprentices Act, 1961, a clear policy on recruitment of batch wise apprentice was awaited.

Meanwhile, Delegation of BPMS / BMS had several meetings to persuade your good self to take initiative so that Ex-Trade Apprentices of OFB may be recruited according to the provision of Sub Section (1) of Section 22 of the Apprentice Act, 1961.

It is worth to mention here that your good self had kindly considered the above in correct perspective and declared in the 17th Triennial Conference of BPMS held in Pune on 21.04.2016 that MoD is formulating a policy so that all the ex-trade apprentices would be recruited in OFB in phased manner.

All the concerned were expecting that MoD would fix a quota amongst the ex-trade apprentices of OFB and others for recruitment in industrial cadre but ex-trade apprentices are disappointed to the Policy letter (OFB letter No. 570/Per/I/Pt 54/ 294Nol-IV/2016, Dated: 16.05.2016 and MoD ID No. 50(41)/2016-D(Estt./NG), Dated 09.05.2016) whereby it has been decided to grant five extra marks to Ex-Trade Apprentice of Ordnance Factories in the final merit list of the written examination to be conducted for total 100 marks in all future recruitments for post of Tradesman/Semi¬Skilled.

Considering the role played by Ex-TAs in the production activities of Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories and enhancing the production capacity rapidly it is vital to fix a quota between Ex-TAs and Non-Ex-TAs as 60:40 atleast and the same may be achieved only through formulating the policy as mentioned below:

1. The factories shall maintain the batch wise / trade wise seniority list of ex-trade apprentices of their own factory. Marks obtained in the examination for National Apprenticeship Certificate should be determining factor of intra batch/trade wise seniority. As and when vacancies arise and factories are permitted to make direct induction, in the first instance, ex-trade apprentices of their own factories will be considered for recruitment against the 60% of the vacancy.

Only trade test would be conducted to ascertain whether the ex-trade apprentice is fit for the employment.

2. If the factory fails to meet the requirement of candidates for recruitment from the list of their ex-trade apprentices maintained either because of exhausting the list or because of the unsuitability / ineligibility of the ex-trade apprentices in the list, the factory may invite the applications from Ex-Trade Apprentices of Sister Ordnance Factories.

3. Simultaneously, the factory will have to notify the vacancies in Newspapers / Employment News for rest of the vacancy (40% of total vacancy). While notifying the vacancies to the Employment Exchange or in the Newspaper a mention will be made to the effect that ex-trade apprentices of Ord Fys would be given preference in recruitment.

Hence, this union demands that MoD should amend the policy of recruitment so that 60% of the vacancy of Semi-Skilled grade may be filled up by DR of Ex-Trade Apprentices of Ordnance Factories and 40% may be published in Employment News for open recruitment with the mention that Ex-TAs would be given preference.

With regards,

Yours faithfully
(Name of the Secretary)

Source-http://bpms.org.in/documents/ex-ta-mwlm.pdf

7th Pay Commission hike: 5 ways to deal with the bonanza

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7th Pay Commission hike: 5 ways to deal with the bonanza: Financial Express Article

7th Pay Commission: While you wait for the payout, FeMoney advises you to give a hard look at your entire finances and then decide on how you want to go about spending the money.

If you are a central government employee, you must be eagerly awaiting the notification of the 7th Pay Commission, which might come close after the declaration of the state election results on May 19. The payout could be substantial with salary hike and arrears adding up to a Rs 1.02 lakh crore impact on government finances.


The 7th Pay Commission recommendation, which are to come into effect from January 1, 2016, will enlarge the pay package of 47 lakh central government employees and 53 lakh pensioners. The Commission has recommended a 23.55 per cent hike in pay and allowance. While pay will go up by 16 per cent, increase in allowance will be 63 per cent and increase in pension 24 per cent.

The huge payout by the government has already made the Reserve Bank of India worried over the its impact on inflation. In its recent credit policy, the central bank said that it expect inflation to go up by 1-1.5 per cent on account of the increased money in hand of central government employees.
So if you are one of the beneficiaries of the 7th Pay Commission, what should you do with the bonanza that is expected to come soon? As is natural with such one-time windfall coming your way, there would be that temptation of splurge, plan for an expensive holiday or buy that new car that you have been eyeing for some time.

However, while you wait for the payout, FeMoney advises you to give a hard look at your entire finances and then decide on how you want to go about spending the money.

Financial advisor, Sanjeev Govila, CEO, Hum Fauji Initiative, believes one of the priorities should be to create an emergency fund out of the arrears that one gets in lump-sum. In his five-point advise to Central Government employees Govilla says one should keep finanical keep financial goals and proper asset allocation in mind while dealing with the money. “It is absolutely essential that the bulk money which one gets as 7th Pay Commission arrears should go for meeting financial goals. And that is where the asset allocation and risk attitude should flow from,” Govila told FeMoney.

Here are Govila’s 5-point suggestions on dealing with the 7th PayCommission bonanza:

Emergency fund creation: Creation of emergency fund out of the payout is the prime requirement. Even before looking at life’s goals one has to be prepared for unforeseen events. Most of us remain oblivious to this and do not plan for it. This results in costly loans, embarrassing borrowings from friends and relatives or emptying long-term coffers. As a thumb-rule, about six month’s expenses should set aside for an emergency fund. The question is where to keep it? It could ideally be in multiple small bank fixed deposits or liquid mutual funds.

Cater to life’s financial goals: Life’s goals can be divided into critical goals and lifestyle goals. Critical goals are those which have to be met at all costs, like children education and marriage, retirement and medical expenses, while the lifestyle goals, like changing your car, vacations, leisure and passion activities.

Proper asset allocation: Spreading investment across various assets to minimise risks should be considered the final frontier of life’s financial planning. Whatever wealth creation or destruction takes place finally, is generally due to correct or incorrect asset allocation. An asset allocation directly results as a delicate balance between your future money requirements, indicating the type of investment avenues you should invest in, and your risk attitude and risk taking capacity.

Decide between long-term and short term: As a general rule, equity is for long-term and debt for the short term, with real estate and gold figuring somewhere in between. Investment in real estate and gold should depend on the future outlook of both these asset classes as prices of these physical assets are dependent on their seasonal cycles.

Assesment of risk-taking ability: Risk-taking is erroneously tagged to age, even by many financial planners. However, it is both an attitude and the capacity to take risks, the latter being dictated more by your current financial well-being. Hence, it is always better to go in for a risk-profiling rather than guessing the same by ‘indications’ of behaviour.

Read at: www.financialexpress.com

Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners: CPAO

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Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/IT&Tech/Single Window Service/2016-17/38
17th May, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject:- Development of Single Window Service for Central Civil Pensioners.

CPAO is in final stage of developing a single window service for Central Civil Pensioners providing them access to pension process status and all the required information about their Pension & revision details, also providing for Grievance Registration facility and its status to pensioners. This service also intends to track each pension case from the initial stage of preparation of list of all government servants who are due to retire within next twelve to fifteen months on quarterly basis and its submission to concerned Pay & Accounts Officer to the stage of first credit of Pension by the bank.

2. In this context, Rule 56 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides that:-

(i)Every Head of Department shall have a list prepared every three months, that is, on the 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, 1st October each year, of all Government servants who are due to retire within the next twelve to fifteen months of that date.

(ii) A copy of every such list shall be supplied to the Accounts Officer concerned not later than 31st January, 30th April, 31st July or 31st October, as the case may he, of that year.

3. Joint Secretary (Admn) of all the Ministries/Departments (copies endorsed to Pr. CCAs/ CCAs/CAs) have already been requested to provide the above lists to their concerned Accounts Officer vide CPAO’s OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/2015- 16/515-662 dated 10.07.2015 followed by OM No. CPAO/Tech/Jeevan Pramaan/ 2015-16/1770 dated 07.03.2016.

4. All the PAOs must have these lists with them by now. Accordingly, all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/ CAs/AGs/Administrators of UTs are requested to ensure that the lists of all such government servants as on 1st April, 2016 are provided to CPAO latest by 3rd June, 2016 positively through PAO login provided on the CPAO’s website cpao.nic.in in the annexed format.

5. The facility of generating PPO Nos. through the list itself is also being developed by CPAO.

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(Subhash Chandra)
Controller of Accounts) 
cpao-annexure

Source: www.cpao.nic.in [click here]

Recognition of qualification through Distance Education Mode for employment in Railways

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Railway Board Circular RBE No.50/2016 for Recognition of qualification through Distance Education Mode – Qualification from UGC approved Universities/ Courses will be accepted.

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

RBE No.50/2016
No. E (NG)-11/2010/RR-I/17
New Delhi. dated: 17.05.2016

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units, CORE/Allahabad,
MTP/Kolkata, Chennai. Mumbai,
CAO (R), DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/New Delhi, Director General,
RDSO/Lucknow & NAIR/Vadodra,
Director, IRISET/Secundrabad. IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik &
IRIM&EE/Jamalpur and Chairmen/Railway Recruitment Boards.


Sub: Recognition of qualification obtained through Distance Education Mode – Acceptance for purpose of employment on the railways.

Ref: Board’s Letter of even number dated 08/12/2011 (RBE No. 165/201 I) & 16/6/2015 (RBE No.67/2015), No.E(NG)ll/2001/RR-1145 dated 1417/2015 (RBE No.80/2015), No. E(NG)II/2001/RR-I/45/Pt. A dated 29/9/2015 (RBE No.118/2015) and No. E(NG)II/200 l/RR-1/20 dated 07112/2015 (RBE No.153/2015).

Vide letters under reference, instructions have been issued to Railways for non-acceptance of qualification obtained through distance learning mode for the purpose of employment on the Railways.

2. Department of Higher Education, M/o Human Resource Development notification No. F.6-1/2013-DL dated 10/6/2015 published in Gazette of India on 2517/2015 has decided that all the degrees/diplomas/certificates including technical education degrees/diplomas awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the University Grants Commission.

3. Accordingly, it has now been decided by the Board that above instructions of M/o Human Resource Development be complied with for the purpose of employment to posts and services on the Railways.

4. Instructions contained in this letter will be effective from the date of issue of notification of M/o HRD i.e. 10/6/2015.

5. Cases finalized prior to issue of this letter need not be re-opened.

(Neeraj Kumar)
Director Estt. (N)-II
Railway Board

Prescription of time limit for filing Appeal for grant of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension and disability/ war injury pension/ element etc.

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Prescription of time limit for filing Appeal for grant of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension and disability/ war injury pension/ element etc.

desw-order-time-limit-filing-appeal


No.1[3]/2008/D(P.en Pol)
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen-welfare
New Delhi . 
Dated: 17th May 2016
To:
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Naval Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff

Subject: Prescription of time limit for filing Appeal for grant of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension and disability/ war injury pension/ element etc.



It has been observed that Service Hqrs are processing the appeal case files-(First Appeal/ 2nd Appeal] for grant of-Ordinary Family-Pension, Special Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension and disability/War injury pension/ element etc after elapse of considerable time from the date of rejection of claim/ date of discharge or invalidment of the personnel from Service.

2. The matter has been under consideration of this Ministry for quite some time and President of India is pleased to decide that, a time limit of five years is prescribed for filing an appeal for consideration of the case for grant of Ordinary Family Pension, Special Family Pension, Liberalized Family Pension, disability/war injury pension/ element etc'from the date of discharge/ invalidment from service or from the date of rejection of claim. The time limit of five years prescribed in this order is applicable in the case of belated appeal only and the period of six months prescribed in the Pension Regulation and Entitlement Rules etc for filling appeals in respect of disability/ war injury element, special Family Pension etc would continue to be governed under the existing provisions.

3. The time limit of five years prescribed now will not be applicable in the case of delayed manifestation of disease and all such cases'Would continue to be governed under the existing previsions provided under regulation 86 of Pension Regulation for Army Part. I [2008].

4. . Para 1(a)(vi] of Ministry of Defence Order No.4684/DIR(PEN)/2001 dated 14th August 2001 and Para 2(0) of Ministry of Defence letter No. 4684/Dir[Pen)/2001 dated 7th November 2001 maybe modified as "Time bar sanction for filing appealsfor all type of Family Pension and disability/War injury pension/ element etc in respect of officers and PBORS beyond twelve months to five years”.

5. A period of one year from the date of issue of this order is granted for submission of the appeal in respect of past cases. This one time relaxation may be allowed judiciously in deserving cases. 

6. This issue with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry Vide their ID No PC-Z to 26(7)/2013/Fin/Pen dated 13/14 April 2016.

Hindi version will follow. 

Yours faithfully,

(R K Arora)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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