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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Interest Free Loans to IIT Students

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

04-August-2016 17:05 IST

Interest Free Loans to IIT Students 

It has been decided to provide interest subvention on the education loans, for all students admitted for undergraduate and the 5-year integrated degree programmes in IITs, covering the period of the study plus one year of moratorium under the Vidyalaxmi Scheme, subject to the following guidelines: 

(i) The facility shall be made available to all the students whose household income does not exceed Rs. 9 lakh per annum. 

(ii) The education loan, for this purpose, shall cover only the tuition fee payable by the student as per his eligibility. The portion of the tuition fee paid by the student from his own sources at the time of securing admission could be reimbursed from the overall loan. 

(iii) The terms of the loan shall be in accordance with the broad contours of the Educational loan Scheme of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for pursuing Technical/Professional Education studies in India. 

(iv) The term of the loans sanctioned under this dispensation shall be 10 years. 

(v) There shall be no collateral for sanction of the loan except the personal guarantee of the student (applicant) and the parent/guardian (co-applicant). 

(vi) The subvention of interest (on equated basis) shall be applicable for a maximum period of 5 years (which may include a one year moratorium). 

(vii) After the expiry of the above period, the interest on the outstanding loan amount shall be paid by the student, in accordance with the provisions of the existing educational loan scheme of the Banks and as may be amended from time to time. 

(viii) This facility is applicable only to the loans taken by the students who secured admission into the undergraduate courses of IITs (including the integrated courses) starting from the academic year 2016-17. 

(ix) The interest subvention is subject to the satisfactory performance of the student in the institution. 

(x) Payment of the interest subvention shall be from the internal accruals of the IIT. 

However a Central Sector Scheme to provide interest subsidy on educational loan (CSSIS) is presently operational which provides full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium (course period + one year) on loans taken by students belonging to EWS from Scheduled banks under the Model Educational loan Scheme of the IBA for pursuing any of the approved courses of studies in technical & professional streams, from recognized institutes in India. 

This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey yesterday in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question. 

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DA Merger would have been more Beneficial than 7th Pay Commission

DA Merger would have been more Beneficial than 7th Pay Commission

The 7th CPC submitted its report in November 2015.The Empowered Committee of Secretaries blocked it for 7 long months. Finally the cabinet approved the report without any modification, The Gazette Notification on the pay and allowances of employees was issued on 25-07-2016. The same minimum pay of Rs.18000/- The same multiplication factor of 2.57. Absolutely no change.

Let us now analyse what would have been the case, had 50% of Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief been merged with pay / pension with effect from 01-11-2011. DA merger had taken place before implementation of 5th and 6th CPC Recommendations. Though we had demanded it this time also, it was not agreed to. Whether enough organizational pressure was there to get the demand accepted is now an academic issue for discussion only. The DA / DR was 51% in January 2011. The percentage rates of DA/DR were 58, 65, 72, 80, 90, 100 107, 113, 119 and 125 during subsequent six monthly periods up to January 2016. Now we shall workout the financial implication of the 50% DA/DR merger notionally. A person with a basic pay / pension of Rs. 10,000/- would have got Rs. 1,06,500/- as difference in DA/DR for the period 01-01-2011 to 31-12-2015. That is the notional loss. It is easy to workout. For every 1,000 rupee as pay / pension, the benefit would have been Rs. 10650/- We cannot even dream of such an amount as pay revision “bonanza”.

Multiplication factor would have increased to 3 instead of 2.57

The pay + DA of the lowest paid employee who was drawing Rs. 7,000/- (5,200 +1,800). On 01-01-2016 would have been Rs. 1,8375/- In that case, no Pay Commission would have dared to recommend Rs. 18000/- as minimum pay as it would have been less than the actual pay + DA drawn by the employee. Even if we accept the 14.29% increase recommended by the 7th CPC, the minimum pay would have been Rs. 21,000/- and so the multiplication factor would have increased to 3 instead of 2.57. Employees and pensioners would have been benefitted significantly.

We were after the euphoria of a Pay Commission. We thought the CPC and the Government will deliver us good. It was a folly on our part in not clinching the demand of merger of 50% DA with effect from 01-01-2011. We shall blame ourselves for that. This is a lesson for us to be cautious in future.

Source: http://cgpakerala.blogspot.in/

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Implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations – Statement of Fixation of Pay

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

Railway Board

S. No. 3/PC/VII

RBE No. 94/2016

No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/2

New Delhi dated: 03.08.2016

The General Manager

All India Railways &

Production Units

(As per mailing list)

Sub: – Implementation of 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations – Statement of fixation of pay.

Please refer to Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 notified vide GSR No. 746 (E) dated 28.07.2016 forwarded with Railway Board endorsement No. PC VII/2016/RSRP/1 dated 28.07.2016 and further instructions and schedule circulated vide Railway Board’s letter No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/2 dated 2.08.2016 (RBE No.93/2016).

2. In continuation to the rules/instructions circulated vide Boards’s letter referred above, performa of statement of fixation of pay for fixing the pay of existing employees already in services as on 1.01.2016 while implementing the 7th CPC recommendations is enclosed here with as Annexure ‘A’. Further action to fix the pay may be taken as per the instructions contained in para 6 of Board’s Letter No. PC-VII/2016/RSRP/2 dated 02.08.2016.

This issues with concurrence of Finance Dte of Ministry of Railways

Sd/-

(Jaya Kumar G)

Deputy Director, Pay Commission -VII

Railway Board

Source:NFIR

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7th CPC Report – Minimum Wage and Multiplier Factor for Central Government Employees – reg.

7th CPC Report – Minimum Wage and Multiplier Factor for Central Government Employees – reg.

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC(Imp)/2016/MoF

Dated : 01/08/2016

Shri Arun Jaitley,

Hon’ble Finance Minister,

(Government of India),

North Block,

Raisina Hills,

NewDelhi- 110001

Dear Sir,

Sub: Seventh CPC Report – Minimum wage and Multiplier Factor for Central Government Employees – reg.

At the outset, NFIR conveys its sincere thanks to you for the statement issued by the Finance Ministry at 20:50 Hrs on 6th July 2016 that the issues relating to pay scales raised would be considered by a High Level Committee. NFIR is also thankful for your free and frank discussions with us on 30th June 2016 at the residence of Hon’ble Home Minister wherein Hon’ble Railway Minister Sh. Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of, State for Railways Sh. Manoj Sinha, took part.

NFIR further mentions that the Finance Ministry has since issued notifications on the basis of Union Cabinet’s decisions dated.29th June 2016 for implementation of revised Pay Matrices and pay fixation etc. The Railway employees numbering over 1.3 million are anxiously awaiting for setting up of High Level Committee which would facilitate Employees’ Federations to explain the logic and merits for revision of minimum wage and the multiplier factor.

The NFIR, therefore, requests you to kindly take initiative for constituting High Level Committee at the earliest. It may also be appreciated that the “strike action” by the Central Government Employees which include Railway employees was deferred on the night of 6th July 2016, after the statement for setting up of the High Level Committee was released by the Finance Ministry. In view of this, it would be necessary to set up the High Level Committee without further delay.

With regards,

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Dr.M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source :NFIR

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IBA Issues Bank DA and DR Orders for the period August 2016 to January 2017

IBA Issues Bank DA and DR Orders for the period August 2016 to January 2017

The confirmed All India Average consumer Price Index Numbers for Induustrial workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June, 2016 are as follows:-

April 2016 – 6185.82

May 2016 – 6277.12

June 2016 – 6322.77

In terms of Regulation 37 of Bank Employees ‘Pension Regulations, 1995 Dearness Relief is payable to pensioners at rates specified in Appendix II to the Regulations.

Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period august 2016 to January 2017

Dearness Relief payable for the period August 2016 to January 2017 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks (b) surviving spouses of pre 1.1.86 Retirees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2016 under X BPS/Joint Note dated 25.05.2015

Source:http://www.iba.org.in/

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Payment of Overtime, Piece Work Earning & Incentive Bonus on Implementation of Instructions of 7th CPC Recommendations regarding.

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)

(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

CENTRAL OFFICE: 2-A, NAVEEN MARKET, KANPUR - 208001

Ref: BPMS /OFB / OTA / 43 A (7/2/R)

Dated: 30.07.2016

To,

The DGOF & Chairman,

Ordnance Factory Board,

10-A, S. K. Bose Road,

Kolkata – 700001

Kind Attention: (Shri S K Singh, Director/IR, OFB)

Subject: Payment of Overtime, Piece Work Earning & Incentive Bonus on Implementation of Instructions of 7th CPC Recommendations regarding.

Respected Sir,

With due regards, I would like to invite your kind attention to the Section 59 of Factories Act, 1948, which states that a worker shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice of his ordinary rate of wages, in respect of Overtime work and as per Sub Section (2) of Section 59 the ‘ordinary rate of wages’ means the basic wages plus such allowances, including the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional rate to workers of food grains and other articles, as the worker is for the time being entitled to but does not include a bonus and wages for overtime work.

Now, Govt of India, Min of Finance (Department of Expenditure) has passed & adopted the Resolution (No. 1-2/2016-IC, Dated 25.07.2016) regarding 07th CPC recommendations on revised pay structure with effect from 01.01.2016.

Hence, all the industrial & non-industrial employees of Ordnance & Ordnance Equipment Factories, who are deputed on overtime, have become eligible for payment of overtime allowance on the revised pay under the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 in compliance of statutory order of Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948.

It is worth to mention here that regarding fixation of pay and payment of arrears, instructions have been issued vide Implementation Cell, 7th CPC O.M. No. 1-5/2016-IC, Dated 29.07.2016.

Therefore, you are requested to issue necessary directives for the payment of overtime allowance on the revised pay of 07th CPC and also to co-relate the piece work & incentive accordingly.

Thanking you

Sincerely Yours

Sd/-

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

Source:http://bpms.org.in/documents/overtime-revision-mqvg.pdf

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Seeding of Bank Accounts of Pensioners with Aadhaar Numbers - reg.

No. I-11011/ 147/2015-DBT

Government of India

Cabinet Secretariat

DBT Mission

4th Floor, Shivaji Stadium Annxexe,

Connaought Place, New Delhi

Dated: 16.03.16

Office Memorandum

Subject : Seeding of bank accounts of pensioners with Aadhaar numbers —reg.

Kindly refer to O.M. no. 1/18/2015-P&PW (E) dated 10.03.16 suggesting for providing multiple bank accounts seeding with Aadhaar number. Following points may be noted in this regard:-

(i) DBT Mission has requested D/o Financial Services to examine the possibility of seeding PMJDY account with Aadhaar number to be used as primary account (single account) for all government benefits to be transferred.

(ii) The present design of NPCI mapper provides for all payments to single bank account seeded to Aadhaar number under Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB), though multiple accounts can be linked Aadhaar.

2. In view of above, DP&PW may examine possibility, of converting Pensioners’Accounts into PMJDY account. Regarding the issue of payment to multiple accounts through APB, the matter may be taken up with DFS, NPCI and UIDAI.

Sd/-

(Peeyush Kumar)

Joint Secretary (DBT)

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/14072016.pdf

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Date of Next Increment in Revised Pay Structure.

(1) There shall be two dates for grant of increment namely, 1st January and 1st July of every year, instead of existing date of 1st July:

Provided that an employee shall be entitled to only one annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of his appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgradation.

(2) The increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the

2nd day of January and 1st day of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial upgradation including upgradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

Illustration:

(a) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July, 2016 and the 1st day of January, 2017, the first increment shall accrue on the 1st day of July, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis.

(b) In case of an employee appointed or promoted in the normal hierarchy or under MACPS during the period between 2nd day of January, 2016 and 1st day of July, 2016, who did not draw any increment on 1st day of July, 2016, the next increment shall accrue on 1st day of January, 2017 and thereafter it shall accrue after one year on annual basis:

Provided that in the case of employees whose pay in the revised pay structure has been fixed as on 1st day of January, the next increment in the Level in which the pay was so fixed as on 1st day of January, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2016:

Provided further that the next increment after drawal of increment on 1st day of July, 2016 shall accrue on 1st day of July, 2017.

(3) Where two existing Grades in hierarchy are merged and the junior Government servant in the lower Grade happens to draw more pay in the corresponding Level in the revised pay structure than the pay of the senior Government servant, the pay of the senior government servant shall be stepped up to that of his junior from the same date and he shall draw next increment in accordance with this rule.

Source:http://www.finmin.nic.in/7cpc/7thCPC_revisedpayrules25072016.pdf

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Exemption for Air Travel in Airlines other than Air India in Individual cases of Autonomous Bodies – Finmin Orders

No.19024/1/2009-E.IV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, dated the 26th July, 2016

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Delegation of powers to Financial Advisers of administrative Ministry/ Department to accord exemption for air travel in airlines other than Air India in individual cases of autonomous bodies— reg.

Reference is invited to Para ‘2’ of Department of Expenditures O.M. of even number dated 07.06.2016, which provides that powers, which were vested with Ministry of Civil Aviation to accord exemption for Air travel, both domestic and international, by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability, have been delegated to the Financial Advisers (FA) of the administrative Ministries/Departments and that in respect of the individual cases of Autonomous bodies, the FAs of the concerned Ministry/Department will accord exemption for Air travel by Airlines other than Air India.

2. Several references are being received in this Department seeking further delegation of powers to FAs of Autonomous bodies/statutory organisations, to accord approval to travel in any Airlines other than Air India, in individual cases covering that Autonomous body/statutory organisation.

3. It is hereby clarified that the powers to accord exemption for air travel by airlines other than Air India, including individual cases of Autonomous bodies, are vested only in the Advisers of the Ministries/Departments, exercising administrative control over the Autonomous body/statutory organisation and that these powers cannot be further delegated to FAs of the Autonomous body/statutory organisation under the administrative control of the Ministry/Department concerned.

Sd/-

(Nirmala Dev)

Deputy Secretary to the Govemment of India

Source:http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/air_travel/AirTravel_OM26072016.pdf

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