5th Meeting of Committee on Allowances Constituted to Examine the Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances

5th Meeting of Committee on Allowances Constituted to Examine the Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances

No.7-3/2016-PCC

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi — 110001

Date: 01.11.2016

To

1.Shri R.N.Prashar,

Secretary General,

National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE),

7th Floor, North Avenue, PO Building,

New Delhi — 110 001

2.Shri. D.Theagarajan,

Secretary General,

Federation of National Postal Organization (FNPO),

T-24, P&T Atul Grove Road,

New Delhi — 110 001

3.Shri Shivkant Mishra,

Secretary general,

Bhartiya Postal Employees Federation (BPEF)

T-21 Atul Grove Road,

New Delhi – 110 001

Sub : 5th Meeting of Committee on Allowances constituted to examine the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission regarding Allowances.

Sirs,

The 5th Meeting of the Committee on Allowances is scheduled to be held on 3rd November 2016 at 5.00 PM in Room No. 72, North Block, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure). During the meeting the allowances relating to Department of Posts will be discussed.

2. In this context, the Implementation Cell, Department of Expenditure has requested to send the names of members of such recognized Associations who will present their views on the allowances recommended by the 7th CPC relating to Department of Posts in the meeting to be held on 03.11.2016. Accordingly, it has been decided to invite General Secretaries of all three federations to attend the said meeting.

3. It is therefore requested to kindly attend the 5th Meeting as scheduled on 03.11.2016 on allowances relating to Department of Posts.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(S.V.Rao)

Director (Establishment)

Source: www.confederationhq.blogspot.in

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Availing of Home Town LTC for other places

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

04-August-2016 15:46 IST

Availing of Home Town LTC for other places 

Vide DoPT’s O.M. No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV) dated 26.09.2014, Government employees have been allowed to convert their Home Town LTC to visit Jammu & Kashmir, North-East Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands under the present scheme upto 25.09.2016. 

Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC from their Headquarters to the destination. While, the Government servants not entitled to travel by air may travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors: 

(a) Between Kolkata/Guwahati and any place in NER 

(b) Between Kolkata/Chennai/Bhubaneswar and Port Blair. 

(c) Between Delhi/Amritsar and any place in J&K. 

Journey for the non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar/ Delhi/ Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement. 

Reimbursement under the Leave Travel Concession scheme does not cover incidental expenses and expenditure incurred on local journeys. 

This was stated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Pramod Tiwari in the Rajya Sabha today. 

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LTC Advance - Views of Indian Audit and Accounts Department

Under LTC facility the expenses incurred on travel to visit the destination is reimbursable. Advance upto 90% of expenses on travel to visit the destination place is admissible. This amount serves as great help to the employees to undertake the journey in arranging train/air tickets. Without this advance, the employees will find it difficult to purchase train/air tickets for his family.

Besides travelling expenses, an official has to incur expenditure on account of Boarding and lodging/local travel also.

As per the recommendation of 7th CPC, officials of pay level 05 to 08 are entitled to travel by train. The travel tickets for family of four will cost more than Rs. 18000/- for a journey from Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram. Further, for level 9 and above the return tickets in economy class for the same destination i.e. Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram will cost more than Rs. 2 lakh.

A government official cannot afford such a huge amount to spent upfront for performing journey for availing home town LTC or All India LTC. Hence LTC advance is required to be continued as per extant provisions.

Source:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7nIuoyYNiJUZkdmYWQySk1QTnM/view

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7th Pay Commission Recommendations on LTC Advance and Medical Advance

7th Pay Commission Recommendations on LTC Advance and Medical Advance

Abolishing 12 Interest free advances recommended by 7th CPC

The 7th Pay Commission has , in a casual manner, recommended that all interest free advances to be abolished. The impact of this recommendation is yet un noticed by the central government employees

There are 12 Interest free advances are listed in that table provided in the 7th CPC Report. When hearing the news that 7th cpc has recommended to abolish interest free advances , every body thought that some advances like festival advances only will be abolished. But if you read the names of advances recommended for abolishment, it will give you little bit shock.

In general opinion, the amount that is paid for government servants in some occasions and for specific purposes and the same will be recovered through monthly instalments are considered advances.

But the advance paid for Medical treatment and LTC are not supposed to be included this list, since it is reimbursable in nature and will not be recovered by Government.

The amount paid as advances to the Medical treatment and LTC are not recoverable by government if there is no any default in the claim. since the expenses incurred should be reimbursed to the Govt servants according to their entitlements, the amount paid in advance can be adjusted against the claim of reimbursement is sanctioned. So there is no need of repaying the advance to government in respect of Medical and LTC advances.These should not be included in the list of interest free advances.

Eventually abolishing these advances will make the central government employees not to avail LTC facility and medical treatment in Private hospital, since the amount of 90 % of the expenses paid in advance will not be available for them any more due to this recommendation. By availing this advances they were able to manage the Medical Expenses and by availing this advance only they were able to bye Air or Train Tickets to go on LTC.

Without these advances, the Group C and B employees cannot imagine availing of LTC to visit some places in India with their family.

The Central Government should not accept the proposal of Abolishing these advances.

Source: GServants.com

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