Central Govt Employees News – 8th Pay Commission

7th CPC: Civilians in Defence Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 - Notification

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PART II, SECTION 4]

EXTRAORDINARY

F.No. 11(3)/2016/D(Civ-I)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated the 9 August, 2016

SRO ......II.. (E) In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309, and Clause (5) of Article 148 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules, namely

1. Short title and commencement

(1) These rules may be called the Civilians in Defence Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 2016.

2. Categories of Government servants to whom the rules apply-

(1) Save as otherwise provided by or under these rules, these rules shall apply to persons appointed to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union whose pay is debitable to the Defence Services Estimates.

(2) These rules shall not apply to

(i) Persons locally recruited for services in Diplomatic, Consular or other Indian establishments in foreign countries;

(ii) persons not in whole~time employment;

(iii) persons paid out of contingencies;

(iv) persons paid otherwise than on a monthly basis including those paid only on a piece rate basis;

(v) persons employed on contract except where the contract provides otherwise;

(vi) persons re-employed in Government service after retirement;

(vii) any other class or category of persons whom the President may, by order, specifically exclude from the operation of all or any of the provisions contained in these rules.

3. Definitions- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

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Implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC: Controller General of Accounts Instructions

F.No. 1(12)/2016/TA/376

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Controller General of Accounts

Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market

New Delhi - 110511

Date: 10-08-2016.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) - fixation of pay and payment of arrears-instructions - regarding

A reference is invited to CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 notified vide GSR 721 (E) dated 25th July 2016 and O.M. No. 1-5/2016-IC dated 29th July 2016 and OM dated 01st August 2016 on the subject mentioned above, issued as a sequel to the acceptance of recommendations of 7 th Central Pay Commission. All concerned are required to follow the instructions contained in Ministry of

Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. dated 29th July 2016 and even number dated 1st August 2016 referred to above.

2. Para 8 of the aforesaid OM states that with a view to expediting the authorization and disbursement of. arrears, it has been decided that the arrear claims maybe paid without pre-check of the fixation of pay in the revised scales of pay or applicable level in Pay Matrix. Hewever, the facilities to disburSe

arrears without pre-check of fixation of pay will not be available in respect of those Government servants who have relinquished service on account of dismissal, resignation, discharge, retirement etc. after the date of implementation of the Pay Commission's recommendations but before the preparation and drawal of the arrears claims, as well as in respect of those employees who had expired-prior to exercising their option for the drawal of pay in the revised scales;

3. Pr.CCAs_/CCAs/CAs are requested to issue instructions to the Pay Accounts Officers that the arrears may be paid without pre-check of the fixation of pay in the revised scales of pay er applicable level in Pay Matrix. However, they will have to exercise all necessary checks prescribed under the Central Government Accounts [Receipts & Payments) Rules, 1983 and Civil Accounts Manual. .They will also have to ensure that subscriptions/ Contributions towards GPF and New‘Pension Scheme at the prescribed rates relevant to the revised pay are deducted from the arrears payable from 1-1-2016 to 31-7-7-2016. While making payment of arrears, Income Tax due needs also be deducted and credited as procedure prescribed.

4. Instructions with regard to post check of pay fixation and payment of arrears will be issued Separately.

(Shailendra Kumar)

Deputy Controller General of Account

Source: http://cga.nic.in/writereaddata/7th%20CPC.pdf

Seventh Pay Commission: Details of Posts in CCAS Cadre under CGA Organization carrying Existing Pay Band and Grade Pay Corresponding to the revised Pay Matrix Level: Controller General of Accounts OM

No.A-60015/1/2014/MF.CGA(A)/NGE/7th CPC/218

GOVERNMENT OF INDlA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS

LOK NAYAK BHAWAN,

KHAN MARKET,NEW DELHI

Dated: . 10th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Consequent upon Govt. of India’s decision for implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission’s Recommendations vide Resolution. dated 25th July, 2016, Min. of Finance, Deptt. of Expenditure has notified the orders for revised pay scales, fixation of pay and payment of arrears etc. Attention is drawn in this regard to Gazette Notification G.-S.R. 721(E) dated 25th July, .2016. The details of. posts in CCAS cadre carrying existing Pay Band and Grade Pay corresponding to the revised Pay, Matrix Level are as under:-

Sl. No.	Posts	Existing		Revised
		Pay Band	Grade Pay	Pay Level (Matrix)
		As per 6th CPC		(7th CPC)
1.	MTS	PB-1 (5200-20200)	1800	Level 1
2.	LDC	PB-1 (5200-20200)	1900	Level 2
3.	Accountant	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2800	Level 5
4.	Sr. Accountant	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4200	Level 6
5.	Assistant Accounts Officer	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4800	Level 8 Level 9 after completion of 4 years**
6.	Accounts Officer	PB-2 (9300-34800)	5400	Level 9
7.	Senior Accounts Officer	PB-3 (15600-39100)	5400	Level 10
8.	Stenographer Grade III	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2400	Level 4
9.	Stenographer Grade I	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4200	Level 6
10.	Private Secretary	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4600	Level 7
11.	Sr. Private Secretary	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4800	Level 8 Level 9 after completion of 4 years**
12.	Data entry Operator Grade A	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2400	Level 4
13.	Data entry Operator Grade B	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2800	Level 5
14.	Computer Operator	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4200	Level 6
15.	Staff Car Driver Ordinary	PB-1 (5200-20200)	1900	Level 2
16.	Staff Car Driver Gr.II	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2400	Level 4
17.	Staff Car Driver Gr.I	PB-1 (5200-20200)	2800	Level 5
18.	Staff Car Driver Special Gr.	PB-2 (9300-34800)	4200	Level 6

**Separate orders shall be issued in this regard.

The above description is for the guidance of offices under CGA organization inconsistencies, if any, may he brought to the notice of this office.

(G. Ramesh)

Asst. Controller of Accounts

Source: http://cga.nic.in/writereaddata/7th%20cpc%20implementation%20cga.pdf

Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners – Delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-II,BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,

NEW DELHI – 110066

CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision (Pre-2006)/8 VOL-VI/2016-17/104

9th August,2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners – delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years.

DP&PW has delinked the revision of pension cases from qualifying service of 33 years vide OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 06.04.2016. Para 5 of the OM stipulates that the revised consoludated pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall not be lower than 50% of the Minimum of the pay in the pay Band and the grade pay (Wherever applicable) corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale as per fitment table without pro-rate reduction of pension even if they had qualifying service of less than 33 years at the time of retirement.

Further, it has also been clarified in para 3 of the OM dated 06.04.2016 that in case the consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per para 4.1 of OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 01.09.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the manner indicated in the OM dated 28.01.2013, the same (higher consolidated pension/family pension) will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.

In view of the above it is clear enough that only those pension cases are to be revised in which pension calculated as per order dated 06.04.2016 works out to be more than that of para 4.1 of DP&PW OM dated 01.09.2008. However, it has been observed that SSAs for no monetary change are also received from different departments in CPAO. PAOs are not required to send ‘no change’cases to CPAO as the same results into wastage of time, manpower and operational cost.

In view of above all Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAs/AGs and Administrators of UTs ar requested to instruct their PAOs for not sending the revised authority covered under OM dated 6th April, 2016 which do not invlove any financial implications.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech.)

Source: CPAO [Click here]

Anomalies in Seventh Pay Commission: DoPT's Instructions for setting up of Departmental & National Anomaly Committee

No.11/2/2016-JCA

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

JCA Section

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 16th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations.

The undersigned is directed to say that it has been decided that Anomaly Committees should be set up, consisting of representatives of the Officials Side and the Staff Side to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, subject to the following conditions, namely:

(1) Definition of Anomaly

Anomaly will include the following cases:

(a) where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Seventh Central Pay Commission itself without the Commission assigning any reason; and

(b) where the maximum of the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure, as notified vide CCS (RP) Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said Rules”.

(2) Composition:

There will be two levels of Anomaly Committees, National and Departmental, consisting of representatives of the Official Side and the Staff Side of the National Council and the Departmental Council

(3) The Departmental Anomaly Committee may be chaired by the Additional Secretary (Admn.) or the Joint Secretary (Admn.), if there is no post of Additional Secretary (Admn.). Financial Adviser of the Ministry / Department shall be one of the Member of the Departmental Anomaly Committee.

(4) The National Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies common to two or more Departments and in respect of common categories of employees.The Departmental Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies pertaining exclusively to the Department concerned and having no repercussions on the employees of another Ministry / Department in the opinion of the Financial Adviser.

(5) The Anomaly Committee shall receive anomalies through Secretary, Staff Side of respective Council upto six months from the date of its constitutionand it will finally dispose of all the anomalies within a period of one year from the date of its constitution. Any recommendations of the Anomaly Committee to resolve the anomaly shall be subject to the approval of the Government.

(6) Cases where there is a dispute about the definition of “anomaly” and those where there is a disagreement between the Staff Side and the Official Side on the anomaly will be referred to and “Arbitrator” to be appointed out of a panel of names proposed by the two sides. However, this arbitration will not be a part of the JCM Scheme.

(7) The Arbitrator so appointed shall consider the disputed cases arising in the Anomaly Committees at the National as well as Department level.

(8) Orders regarding appointment of the Arbitrator and constitution of Anomaly Committee at National Level will be issued separately.

All Ministries / Departments are accordingly requested to take urgent action to set up the Anomaly Committees for settlement of anomalies arising out of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, as stipulated above.

(G.Srinivasan)

Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/11_2_2016-JCA-16082016A.pdf]

Special concessions to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir Valley

No. 18016/1/2016-Estt.(L)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 11th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Special concessions to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir Valley in attached/subordinate offices or PSUs falling under the control of Central Government.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 18016/3/2011-Estt.(L) dated 20th April, 2015 on the subject mentioned above and to state that it has been decided by the competent authority to extend the package of concessions/incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of two years w.e.f. 01.01.2016. The package for two years is as per Annexure.

2. The package of incentives is uniformly applicable to all Ministries/ Departments and PSUs under the Government of India and they should ensure strict adherence to the rates prescribed in the package. The concerned Ministry/Department may ensure implementation and monitoring of the package in conformity with the approved package, and therefore, all Court cases in which verdicts are given contrary to the package would have to be contested by the Ministries/Departments concerned.

(Mukul Ratra)

Director

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Transfer policy causing difficulties to Group ‘C’ staff

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110055

No.II/14/Part.VII

Dated: 16/08/2016

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Transfer policy causing difficulties to Group ‘C’ staff – Review urged-reg.

Ref: NFIR’s PNM Item No. 18/2016.
Railway Board’s letter No. E(O)1I1/2014/PL/05 dated 31/08/2015.

During separate meeting with the EDE (N) on 28/06/2016 to discuss left over PNM Items of NFIR (including item No. 18/2016), Federation requested for separate meeting at the level of Member Staff. A period of more than a month has passed, meeting of the Federation at the level of MS has not yet been fixed.

NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to kindly arrange to fix Federation’s meeting with the MS on the subject matter, soon.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source : NFIR

7th CPC Minimum Wage issue should be finalised with in three months: NC JCM writes to Finance Minister

Shiva Gopal Mishra
Secretary

National Council (Staff Side)

Joint Consultative Machinery

for Central Government Employees

No.NC-JCM-2016/7th CPC

August 12, 2016

Shri Arun Jaitley,
Hon’ble Finance Minister,
Govt of India,
North Block,
New Delhi

Sub: Setting up of a high level committee to review the Minimum Wage Multiplication FactorMinimum Wage Multiplication Factor,

Ref: Our letter of even No. dated 26.7.2016.

Dear Sir,

We solicit your kind reference to the discussion, the representatives of NJCA had with you in the presence of the Honourable Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh and the Railway Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu and the MOS (R) Shri Manoj Sinha on 30th June, 2016.

We were expecting a quick action on the part of the Government to operationalise the assurance of setting up a high level Committee 10 go into the Minimum wage, Multiplication factor etc. However, we are disappointed that even after a lapse of more than a month no order has been issued by the Government in this regard.

The employees, as you are aware, were angry over the arbitrary determination of the minimum wage by the 7th CPC by mutilating the Dr. Aykhroyd formula and also the proportionate multiplication factor.

We, therefore, appeal to you that the concerned authorities may be asked to expedite the issuance of orders setting up the committee and finalization of the Report within the available time of remaining three months.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

Source : NC JCM Letter

One Rank One Pension: Venue and date for hearing by Judicial Committee

NOTICE

Dated 18th August, 2016

New Delhi

With reference to the Notification dated 02.08.2016 by the Judicial Committee on OROP, it is informed that the Committee will hold the hearings as per following schedule:

Date	Place	Venue	Timings
22 Aug 2016	Bengaluru	Auditorium AF Stn Jalhali	10.00 hrs.
23 Aug 2016	Chennai	Lower Conf Hall, HQ Dakshin Bharat Area	10.30 hrs.
24 Aug 2016	Kochi	Kochi Sagarika Auditorium, Naval Base Kochi	10.30 hrs.
26 Aug 2016	Vishakapatnam	Sagarika Auditorium, Naval Base Vizag	10.30 hrs.
29 Aug 2016	Pune	Southern Star Stadium, Pune Cantt.	11.00 hrs.
30 Aug 2016	Ahmedabad	Will be notified later	--
31 Aug 2016	Jaipur	Sapt Shakti Auditorium, South Western Command HQ.	10.00 hrs.
02 Sep 2016	Yol, Himachal Pradesh	Dhauladhar Auditorium, Yol Military Station	10.30 hrs.

sd/-

(Manoj Sinha)

Under Secretary

Department of EX-Servicemen Welfare

Ministry of Defence

New Delhi

Source: http://www.desw.gov.in/sites/upload_files/desw/files/pdf/OROP-Notice-18-08-16.pdf

Enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme

The revised scale shall take effect from 15.08.2016.

The existing pension scheme for Central freedom fighter pensioners and their eligible dependents has been restructured as per the table below:

Sl. No.	Category of freedom fighters	Present amount of pension (per month)	Enhanced amount of pension(per month)
1	Ex-Andaman Political Prisoners/ spouses	Rs.24,775/-	Rs.30,000/-
2	Freedom fighters who suffered outside British India/spouses	Rs.23,085/-	Rs.28,000/-
3	Other Freedom Fighters/ spouses including INA	Rs.21,395/-	Rs.26,000/-
4	Dependent parents/ eligible daughters (maximum 3 daughters at any point of time)	Rs.3,380/- (dependent parents) Rs.5,070/- (daughters)	50% of the sum that would have been admissible to the Freedom Fighter i.e. in the range of Rs.13,000/- to Rs. 15,000/-

The revised scale shall take effect from 15.08.2016.

The existing Dearness Relief system based on All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers, which was hitherto applied to freedom fighter pensioners on annual basis, is being discontinued and replaced by the Dearness Allowance system applicable to Central Government employees twice a year.

All freedom fighters and spouses and dependent parents/eligible daughter pensioners of deceased freedom fighters drawing pension under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, 1980 would be benefitted by the decision. So far, total 1,71,605 freedom fighters and their eligible dependents have been sanctioned pension under the scheme. At present 37,981 freedom fighters and their eligible dependent pensioners are covered under the scheme. Of these, 11,690 are freedom fighters themselves, 24,792 are spouses(widows/widowers) and 1,499 are daughter pensioners.

In 1969, Government of India introduced the ‘Ex-Andaman Political Prisoners Pension Scheme’ to honour the freedom fighters who had been incarcerated in the Cellular Jail at Port Blair. In 1972, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of our Independence, a regular scheme for grant of freedom fighters’ pension was introduced. Thereafter, with effect from 01.08.1980, a liberalized scheme, namely the ‘Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme’ is being implemented. Besides the freedom fighters, spouses (widows/widowers), unmarried and unemployed daughters (upto maximum three at any point of time) and parents of deceased freedom fighters are eligible for pension under the scheme.

PIB

7th CPC – Central Government may pay Rs 34000 crore as arrears in August salary

The government had last month announced that it will pay its employees arrears arising out of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award at one go in August salary. The total amount it needs to pay is Rs 34,600 crore.

Government may disburse Rs 34,600 crore to its employees in August salary as arrears because of implementation of the 7th pay panel recommendations, India Ratings and Research said on Wednesday.

The government had last month announced that it will pay its employees arrears arising out of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award at one go in August salary. “The combined outgo for the Centre on account of arrears for January to July and payments for August will total Rs 34,600 crore,” Ind-Ra said in a statement. The outgo due to the hike in salary and pension is unlikely to cause significant systemic liquidity disruption, it said.

The government has already notified the 2.57-time hike in basic salary for 1 crore government employees and pensioners as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The pay hike has been made effective January 1, 2016. According to Ind-Ra, the banking system liquidity will experience transient frictional tightness ahead of the payment of arrears. “The government is likely to go slow on spending as it gears up to meet lumpy payments. Temporal adjustments notwithstanding, the overall liquidity conditions will be cushioned as RBI will transfer its profit to the government of India,” it said.

In the current fiscal, the Reserve Bank will transfer its surplus profit of Rs 65,876 crore. Out of the Rs 1.02 lakh crore gross impact of the 7th Pay Commission on the exchequer, the Budget has made a provision to the extent of Rs 93,325 crore. “Any shortfall arising out of the arrears’ payment is likely to be marginal and will not significantly affect the country’s fiscal position,” the rating agency said.

The minimum pay in the central government with effect from January 1, 2016 will now be Rs. 18,000 per month, up from Rs 7,000 per month. At the highest level of the Cabinet Secretary, the salary will go up to Rs 2.5 lakh, from Rs 90,000 a month. There shall be two dates for grant of increment – January 1 and July 1 every year – instead of the existing July 1 only. The proposal for hikes in allowances has been deferred and will be taken up by a committee later.

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Central Secretariat employees seek pay parity: Issues - Stepping up of Pay, Entry Pay on Promotion, Anomalies in CCS (RP) Rules 2008 etc

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

18-August, 2016

Central Secretariat employees seek pay parity

A delegation of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (CSSS) Association, called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today and sought his intervention for parity in pay fixation and related issues.

The delegation led by Shri Raj Kishore Singh submitted a memorandum listing details of their long pending issues and suggesting options to resolve the same. According to the memorandum, while applying Rule 8 of CCS (RP) Rules 2008, the pay of direct recruits and new entrants is fixed at higher stage, when compared to the existing employees who were promoted in the same grade. This leads to discrimination in the fixation of pay of Personal Assistants of one category vis-à-vis the other category.

The memorandum also stated that the issue has been lingering on in the National Anomaly Committee for the last four years, but it has not been addressed. It pleaded that the mechanism of grant of “stepping up” to certain employees should be provided only in exceptional cases and not resorted to as a routine matter to sort out discrepancies which may affect a large number of employees.

Members of the delegation suggested that their issue can be addressed by incorporating a new provision in the Rules wherein if a promotee’s pay is getting fixed at a stage lower than that of a direct recruit, then the pay of the promotee should be fixed at the same stage as that of a direct recruit / new entrant. The other option suggested by them was to amend the CCS (RP) Rules so as to appropriately fix the pay in the Pay Band for a particular post carrying a specific Grade Pay.

Dr Jitendra Singh gave a sympathetic hearing to the members of delegation and assured them that DoPT will try to sort out their issue to the maximum extent possible.

Source: PIB

Payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e-Payment

F. No. 1(1)/2011/TA/365

Ministry of Finance

Department, of Expenditure

Controller General of Accounts

Lokaayak Bhawan, Khan Market

New Delhi-110511

Date: 01-08-2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e-Payment

A reference is invited to this office O.M. No. 1(1)/2011/TA/ 292 dated 31st March 2012' regarding payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e-Payment from 1st April 2012. Since advancements in payment and banking technology have enabled a large number of transactions to be handled smoothly through the e-payment mode, the existing limit of Rs. 25,000 / - prescribed in paragraph 2 of this office. O.M. dated 31st March 2012 has been further reviewed. It has now been decided to lower the threshold limit to Rs. 10,000 /- in order to bring more payments. under the purview of direct credit by electronic transfer to the bank account of the payee.

2. All Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are required with immediate effect to discharge all payments to Government servants, other than salary, above Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten thousand only) by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed payment advices.

3. In so far as payment of salary is concerned, employees may continue to have the option of drawing salary by cash, cheque or electronic payment mode irrespective of the amount involved.

4. . This issues with the approval of the Finance Minister.

(Soma Roy Burman)

Joint Controller General of Accounts

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

7th Pay Commission - Revision of Pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners: CPAO's Instructions: CPAO's Instructions - In compliance to the above OM of DP&PW, banks are instructed to start immediate action so that revised pension and arrears can be paid to the pensioners / family pensioners by 31St August, 2016.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE.

NEW DELHI-1 10066

CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision (7th CPC)/19.Vol-III/2015-16/109

11th August, 2016

Subject: Implementation of Government's decisions on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission-Revision of Pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc.

A reference is invited to Deptt. of P&PW OM No. 38/37 /2016-P&PW (A) (ii) dated 04.08.2016(copy enclosed) regarding revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners under 7th CPC recommendations. As per instructions of the OM, all Pension Disbursing Authorities, including Public Sector Banks, have been authorized to revise existing pension /family pension paid under 6th CPC by multiplication factor of 2.57 without any further authorization from the concerned Accounts Officers/Head of Office etc. The revised pension and the arrears due to the pensioners are to be paid by 31.08.2016 and suitable entries have to be made in both halves of the Pension Payment Order by banks. The minimum pension with effect from 01.01.2016 will be Rs.9000 per month.

In compliance to the above OM of DP&PW, banks are instructed to start immediate action so that revised pension and arrears can be paid to the pensioners / family pensioners by 31st August, 2016. Since pension/ family pension paid under 6th CPC will provide basis for 7th CPC revision, banks may ensure that present pension paid under 6th CPC is as per amount authorized by CPAO through its SSAs/Authorities sent to banks so that instances of underpayments/overpayments may be avoided in 7th CPC revisions without breaching the deadline of 31st August, 2016.

After paying the revised pension and arrears, banks have to flag the revised cases in the Format -A of e-Scrolls to be submitted to CPAO so that revised cases may be identified at CPAO. To enable the banks for flagging of such cases, necessary modifications have been made in the Format-A of e-Scroll by changing the heading of column -18 to “Applicable Pay Commission'. Under this column, banks have to fill “7” for the cases which have been

revised under 7th CPC by them.

There are possibilities that in some cases where revisions are still pending under 6th CPC which may be received by the banks later after effecting revisions under 7th CPC by them based on the existing pension, they have to make provision in their software to revise these cases under 6th CPC at a later date and further required adjustments for 7th CPC revisions may be made by them accordingly.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Encl- As above

(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer (IT & Tech)

Enclosed: 7th Pay Commission Pre-2016 OM - Revision of pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners/family Pensioners etc

Source: CPAO [Click here]

CPAO: Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 - Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of CPSU/CAB Absorbees

GOVERNMENT OF

MINSTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE

NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/IT&Tech/Pre-2006 (PSU)/8 (Vol-VI)/2016-17/105

9th August, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject-Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servants who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings / Central Autonomous Bodies-Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 for the purpose of Dearness Relief and additional pension for old pensioners.

Taking into consideration DP&PW OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated-06.04.2016, instructions were issued for processing of cases of pre-2006 pensioners by delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years vide this office OM No. CPAO/IT& Tech/ Revision (Pre-2006)/2016-17/11 dated-12th April, 2016 and subsequent OM No. CPAO/IT &Tech/ Revision (Pre-2006)/2016-17/19 dated-27th April, 2016 & OM No. CPAO/IT &Tech/ Revision [Pre-2006)/2016-17/8 Vol-VI/58 dated-13th June, 2016.

Now, DP&PW vide their OM No. 4/38/2008-P&PW (D) dated 04.08.2016 (copy attached) has clarified that the notional full pension of absorbee pensioners would also be revised in accordance with the instructions contained in aforesaid OM dated 06.04.2016 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners would be admissible on such notional revised full pension. There will however be no change in the actual 1/3rd restored pension determined in accordance with the OM dated-15.09.2008 read with OM dated-11.07.2013.

All Pr. CCAs/CCAs/ CAs/AGs and Administrators of UTs are requested to instruct their FAQs for sending revisions for such cases as per above instructions. They are also advised to instruct their PAOs to verify the list of PPO numbers for revision provided by CPAO in FAQs login, from their records as to whether these PPO numbers are covered by DP&PW OM dated-06.04.2016. The other cases which are not available in the list provided by CPAO but covered under the OM dated-06.04.2016 are also to be revised.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Encl:-As above

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(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer IT Tech)

Click here for DoPP&W OM Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 - Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of CPSU/CAB Absorbees

[http://cpao.nic.in/pdf/CPAO_IT_TECH_PRE-2006_vol_VI_2016-17.pdf]

Payments to Suppliers. etc. by Government Departments through e-Payment: CGA OM

F. No. 1(1)/2011/TA/366

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Controller General of Accounts

Lok Nayak Bhawan; Khan Market

New Delhi-110511

Date: 01-08-2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payments to Suppliers. etc. by Government Departments through e-Payment.

A reference is invited to this office O.M.. No. 1(1)/2011/TA/291 dated 31st March 2012 regarding payment to Suppliers etc. above Rs. 25,000/- by Government Departments through e-Payment from 18th April 2012. Since advancements in payment and banking technology have enabled a large number of transactions to be handled smoothly through the e-payment mode, the existing limit of Rs. 25,000 / - prescribed in paragraph of this office O.M. dated 31st March 2012. has been further reviewed. It has now been decided to lower the threshold limit to Rs. 10,000 /- in order to bring more payments under the purview of direct credit by electronic transfer to the bank account of the payee.

2. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India are required with immediate effect to discharge all payments above Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten thousand only) to suppliers, contractors, grantee/loanee institutions etc. by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed-payment advices.

3. This issues with the approval of the Finance Minister.

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(Soma Roy Burman)

Joint Controller General of Accounts

Source: www.cga.nic.in [Click here]

Review the status of implementation of 7th CPC pension revision: CPAO meeting with all heads of CPPCs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,

NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/IT& Tech/7th CPC /19(Vol-IV) 2016-17/112

Dated: 16.08.2016

MEETING NOTICE

Subject: Meeting with all Heads of CPPCs/Government Business Divisions under the Chairmanship of Addl.CGA to review the implementation of 7th CPC pension revision.

It has been decided to hold a meeting with all Heads of CPPCs/Heads of Govt. Business Divisions of the pension disbursing banks under the Chairmanship of Addl.CGA on 22.08.2016 at 3:30 PM at PFMS Conference Hall, 4th Floor, Shivaji Stadium Annexe, New Delhi - 110 001 to review the status of implementation of 7th CPC pension revision in the light of DP&PW OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) (ii) dated 04.08.2016.Agenda items of the meeting are as follows:

1. Readiness of the banks for timely and correct revision and payment of arrears by 31st August 2016.

2. Strategy of banks to deal with pending cases of revision of 6th CPC.

3. Monitoring of implementation of 7th CPC by CPPCs.

4. Reporting of revised cases to CPAO by banks.

5. Any other point with the permission of the chair.

All the banks are requested to make it convenient to depute their representatives not below the rank of GM. to attend the meeting. A line in confirmation may be intimated on e-mail vijay.cpao [@]gmail.com or through Fax No. 26715108/26167326 [Kind Attn: Shri Vijay Singh, Sr.AO).

(Vijay Singh)
Sr. Accounts Officer ( IT & Tech)
Ph No.011-26166758

Source: www.cpao.nic.in
[http://cpao.nic.in/pdf/CPAO_IT_Tech_7th_CPC_19_VOl-VI_2016-17.pdf]

7th Pay Commission - Pay Fixation - IPAS : Railway Board Order RBA No. 51/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

Most Immediate

RBA No. 51/2016

No. 2016/AC-H(CC)/IPAS/ 37/7 (Zonal Railways)

3rd August, 2016

General Manager,
All Zonal Railways and Production Units

Sub:- Pay Commission -Pay Fixation-IPAS.

Railway Board has issued a notification regarding the modalities of pay fixation arising out of Government’s acceptance of 7th CPC recommendations. It is presumed that all the Zonal Railways are in the state of preparedness for implementing these recommendations, as notified by Railway Board. Now that IPAS has been implemented in all the Zonal Railways (except Metro Railway, Kolkata), pay fixation and generation of pay bills and payment of arrears will also be done through IPAS Pay Commission Dte has issued separate instructions on the subject vide Railway Board’s orders 93/2016 and 94/ 2016 which includes the statement of fixation. These instructions are to be read along with the notification of Railway Service (Revised Pay) rules, 2016.

a) CRIS has already started the modification of IPAS and the system is expected to be in place by 4th August, 2016;

b) There will be a window in IPAS to carry out the 7tlrl CPC activities which includes special categories viz., ASMs, TTES, Traffic Assistant/ Metro, Dieticians and Perfusionists, etc where upgradation of pay has been granted; Concerned Accounts Staff of Estt. Gaz Section in case of Gazetted establishments and Bill Clerk in Personnel Branch in case of NoniGazetted Staff can generate Draft pay fixation statement and confirm the same on IPAS after necessary check and verification;

c) The above processes shall be completed in all respect by 15th August, 2016 without fail;

d) Salary Bills for the month of August’2016 shall be generated from IPAS as per the revised pay as per 7th CPC recommendations, after necessary checks and verifications;

e) All the allowances will be worked out in IPAS on the basis of pay drawn as per 6th CPC;

f) The arrears payable as per 7th CPC will be calculated by the system and the same will be included in August 2016 salary, as a separate component.

g) All statutory recoveries via, Income Tax, etc and other recoveries via, PF, NPS, advances recoveries, etc will be done at source as per the usual practice;

h) As already mentioned the system of pro-check is dispensed with for this payment in August’2016.

However all the pay fixation statement should be sent to associate Accounts Office for vetting within a span of two months.

i) Accounts Department shall check (post audit) this statement within 3 months. If some changes are required then, the same can be returned to the concerned Clerks for rectification.

j) Accounts Personnel and other Bill preparing Officers shall make an advance plan for finally completing this work by 31.10.2016, as per instructions.

k) Any over payment/ under payment has to be adjusted in subsequent salary bill;

l) Once this process is completed then the system will save the revised pay data for future use, while retaining the pay data as per 6th CPC also in a separate table for calculation of allowances till further notification of GOI in this regard.

m) Fixation statement duly sanctioned by the Bill Preparing authority and vetted by Accounts Department shall be filed properly in the Service Records of the concerned Officer/ Staff;

2. As regards to the Production Units and Metro Railway where IPAS has not been implemented, the above process may be carried out using their in-house software itself and ensure the compliance of Railway Board’s instructions.

3. The above instructions may be scrupulously followed.

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(B.B. Verma)

Advisor / Accounts

Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/accounts/downloads/circular/2016/RBA_51.pdf

7th Central Pay Commission Railway Board Order RBA No. 55/2016- Revision of Pension of pre-2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioners & Payment of arrears

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBA No. 55/2016

No. 2016/AC-II/21/8

New Delhi dated 19th August, 2016

1. Heads of CPPCs of Railway Pension Disbursing Banks;
2. Heads of Government Business Division of Railway Pension Disbursing Banks;

Sub :- Implementation of. Government’s decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission-Revision of Pension of pre-2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioners, etc.

Ministry of Railways vide letter No. 2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7 dated 1oth August, 2016 (POVII No. 4/ 2016, RBE No. 97/2016) has brought out that DOP&PW’s O.M dated 4th August, 2016 is made applicable to Railway’s pensioner also. Copy of this letter is enclosed. Subsequently CPAO’s office vide Office memorandum N o. CPAO / IT &Tech/ Revision (7th CPC) / 19.Vol-III/ 2015-2016/ 109 dated 11th August, 2016 had directed all the Banks to start immediate action so that revised pension and arrears can be paid to the pensioners / family pensioners by 31st August, 2016.

As pension/ family pension paid under 6‘h CPC will provide basis for 7th CPC revision, Banks may ensure that present pension paid under 6th CPC is as per the amount authorized by the Pension Payment Order issuing authority of Zonal Railways sent to the Banks, so that instances of underpayments/overpayments may be avoided in 7th CPC revisions.

Information relating to payment of arrears arising out of 7th CPC recommendations may be reported separately in the e-Scroll being submitted to all the Zonal Railways.

As already brought out in the CPAO’s letter dated 11th August, 2016, there are possibilities that in some cases where revisions are still pending under 6‘h CPC which may be received by the banks later after effecting revisions under 7th CPC by them based upon the existing pension, they have to make provision in their software to revise these cases under 6th CPC at a later date and further required adjustments for 7th CPC revisions may be made by them accordingly.

Please ensure compliance of the instructions.

(Amitesh Kumar Sinha)

Director Finance (CCA)

Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/accounts/downloads/circular/2016/RBA_55_2016.pdf

Exemption of Railways from National Pension System (NPS) as recommended by the Hon’ble Railway Ministers – representation from National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR)

F.No.11/5/2016-PR

Ministry Of Finance

Department of Financial Services

2nd Floor, Jeevan Deep Building,

Parliament Street, New Delhi.

Dated the 5th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Exemption of Railways from National Pension System (NPS) as recommended by the Hon’ble Railway Ministers – representation from National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR)

The undersigned is directed to enclose herewith a representation (in original) dated 26.06.2016 received from NFIR regarding the subject cited above.

2. In this regard, it may be stated that exemption of Railways from NPS employees will have a bearing on the exchequer; Department of Expenditure (DoE) may take an appropriate action in this regard.

3. So far as the proposals of Hon’ble Railway Minister in the matter is concerned, the reply to issues relevant to this Department were sent to DoE vide this Department’s OM dated 26.02.2016. (Copy Enclosed)

(Prabhu Dayal)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

011-23748760

Source: NFIR

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