Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) to Group ‘D’ employees Retired on or after 1.1.2006

PRCP to Group ‘D’ employees Retired on or after 1.1.2006

Issue of 2 sets of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) to Group ‘D’ employees retired on or after 01.01.2006 – RBE 135/2018

RBE No.135/2018 

ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP No.79

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

 (RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(W)2016/PS5-2/9

New Delhi, dated:- 24.09.2018

The General Managers (P)

All Zonal Railways & 

Production Units

Sub: Issue of 2 sets of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) to Group ‘D’ employees retired on or after 01.01.2006.

The demand for issuance of 2 sets of PRCPs to the staff retired as Group ‘D’ before their reclassification as Group ‘C’ was raised by staff side in the DC/JCM Meeting (Item No.18/2012) and also by AIRF in PNM Meeting (Item No.38/2016) with Board.

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2. The issue has been examined in detail and in order to bring uniformity in cases of all those employees who retired on or after 01.01 .2006 i.e. whether classified as Group ‘C’ or retired as Group ‘D’, it has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to amend the relevant provisions of extant Pass Rules. Accordingly, PRCP entitlement stipulated under Columns 1 and 2 of Schedule-IV (Post Retirement Complimentary Passes) of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition -1993) is amended as follows:-

3. Accordingly, PRCPs/Widow Passes, as per revised entitlement, shall be admissible to the employees retired/deceased on or after 01 .01.2006. However, higher number of PRCPs/Widow Passes, as per revised entitlement, will be issued from the current calendar year only. The number of sets of PRCP/Widow Passes in case of employees retired/deceased before 01.01.2006 shall continue to be the same as prevalent at that time.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

sd/- 

(V. Muralidharan) 

Dy. Director Estt.(Welfare)-1

Railway Board 

New Delhi, 

dated:- 24.09.2018

Source: AIRF

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Review of Work Performance under FR 56(j)

Review of Work Performance under FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972

Review of Work Performance

The below statement said in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 1st August, 2018 regarding steps taken to identify dull officers and action taken against such officers…

Review of performance of Government servants is an ongoing process under Fundamental Rule 56(j) and Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, which provide that the performance of a Government servant on attaining a specified age or qualifying years of service is to be reviewed and he/she can be retired in public interest.The instructions on the procedure to be adopted and various aspects to be kept in view while conducting periodical review under provisions of the said rules have been issued from time to time.

As per available information provided by cadre controlling authorities, performance of a total of 25,082 Group ‘A’ and 54,873 Group ‘B’ officers has been reviewed up to May 2018; and provisions of Fundamental Rule 56 (j)/ relevant rules were invoked/ recommended against 93 Group ‘A’ and 132 Group ‘B’ officers out of these.

Confidential Rolls (CRs) / Performance Appraisal Reports (PARs) of IAS officers are written for each financial year or as may be specified by the Government in the form and as per the schedule prescribed in the All India Services (Performance Appraisal Report) Rules, 2007.The appraisal form of IAS officers, inter alia, provides for comments on the overall quality of officers including areas of strength and his attitude towards weaker sections.

Authority: http://loksabha.nic.in/

 

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Promotion benefits can get after retirement for Central Govt Employees

Promotion benefits can get after retirement for Central Govt Employees

Retired Govt Employees Can Now Avail Benefits Of Missed Promotions

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

“Instructions have been issued to all ministries and departments to give benefit of promotion to those employees who missed it due to late meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC),” an official in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

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Increase retirement age of government employees to 62.

   On 21st March 2013, there was an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha, about whether there was a proposal to increase the retirement age of Central government employees. The relevant MOS answered there was no such proposal. That’s not quite true, because there is such a proposal floating around and it went to Cabinet sub-committee and an in principle decision to implement was taken by Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT). One should not mix up existence of a proposal with a decision about implementing it. Evidently, a decision has now been taken to increase the age from 60 to 62 years, the last time such an increase took place was in 1998, when there was an increase from 58 to 60 years. Whenever such a decision is taken, debates centre on the big picture. What are arguments for? First, life expectancies are increasing. There is a shortage of good people within government. Let’s tap this expertise. Second, in any case there are extensions in “exceptional circumstances”. But that’s arbitrary and can be shot down by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). Why not formalize the system by allowing extensions to everyone? The trouble with this argument is that there will be no finality about 62 either and there will be “exceptional circumstances” beyond 62.

   Third, there should be parity. Professors now retire at 65. High Court judges retire at 62, Supreme Court judges retire at 65. The counter-arguments of the big picture are also obvious. India is a young country, young need employment opportunities. Promotional avenues of existing civil servants get blocked. Often, in the private sector, people retire at 60 and there are extensions, with the qualification that extensions are at consolidated monthly emoluments, with no perks. An increase in retirement age occurs with all perks. Therefore, there are significant fiscal costs. While these big picture arguments and counter-arguments are important, my problem is that such decisions aren’t taken because of logical coherence.

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Requests for cadre clearance — procedure to be adopted reg.

No. 2/1/2013/CS-I (P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi. Dated the 17th January 2013.

Subject: Requests for cadre clearance — procedure to be adopted reg.

   As Ministries/ Departments are aware, CS.I Division, DoPT is the cadre controlling authority for CSS Officers. This Division grants cadre clearance to CSS officers of US and above level for applying to deputation posts, foreign training and private foreign visits. This Department is also the competent authority to accept requests for voluntary retirement and resignation of US and above level officers.

   2. This Department has devised formats for seeking cadre clearance and approvals for voluntary retirement/resignation. It has been observed that many times the requests for cadre clearance/ approvals are received without furnishing information in the prescribed format. On several occasions it has been noticed that requests are not sent in original and only fax/photocopies are received. Further, Administrative Vigilance Division (AVD), DoPT is the Disciplinary Authority for US and above level officers of CSS. In view of this, vigilance clearance from AVD is necessary before considering requests of officers for cadre clearance for various purposes.

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State has a constitutional obligation to bear the medical expenses of employees while in service and also after they are retired - Whether a member of CGHS or not - DELHI H C GRANTS REIMBURSEMENT WITH 18% INTEREST

STATE HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION TO BEAR THE MEDICAL EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES WHILE IN SERVICE AND ALSO AFTER THEY ARE RETIRED - WHETHER A MEMBER OF CGHS OR NOT DELHI H C GRANTS REIMBURSEMENT WITH 18% INTEREST

   1. By the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks directions to direct the respondents for reimbursement of the medical expenses incurred by the petitioner.

   2. The issue is no more res Integra as in the case of S K Sharma (supra), this Court clearly held that the petitioner after getting retired cannot be denied the benefit of the medical reimbursement simply because of the fact that he did not opt for the said scheme.

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Why retirement planning is MUST for you?

   Guaranteed pension, assured return from government schemes, relatively low inflation and the security of a joint family, all the four pillars on which our previous generation's retirement planning rested have either gone or will disappear soon.

   Tomorrow's retirees will balance high income with uncertain returns, better means of capital appreciation with longer lifespans, and all new earning and career options with an urge to hang up their boots early. All this without compromising on their lifestyle. "My wife and I want to retire when we are 50 and pursue our hobbies," says 35-year-old telecom professional Dhiraj Gupta.

   For the Chandigarh-based Guptas, the challenge is not only a shorter horizon to save for their retirement but also a longer period of withdrawals. Advances in health care facilities and improvements in standards of living have pushed up life expectancy in India.

   The average Indian now lives for up to almost 65 years, compared with 55 years in 1980. The life expectancy of urban dwellers, who have better access to medical care, is even higher at 72-75 years and will only rise in the coming years. This means a retiree would need a nest egg big enough to sustain him for up to 30 years.

   The other big challenge for retirees comes from an enemy that is both stealthy and relentless, inflation. Just as compounding works to inflate your corpus, inflation eats away at its value. The sum Rs 1 crore may seem like a lot of money today but over 20 years, even a low inflation of 5% can reduce its value to Rs 35 lakh. A low-to-moderate inflation rate of 5-6% does not attract attention of the working class.

   That's because incomes usually outpace the nominal increase in prices of products and services. "The average Indian investor is not aware of the risk of losing purchasing power due to inflation. This can be detrimental to his financial future," says Tushar Pradhan, CIO of HSBC Mutual Fund. And retirees, who no longer earn but depend solely on the returns from their investments, feel the pinch most.

   Worse, some of the products and services that you depend more on as you age have seen the steepest rise in prices. Healthcare costs, for instance, have risen sharply in the past 10 years, rising by almost 14% a year. For retirees, this is a major drain on their finances and one which will demand a larger allocation in their monthly expenses as the years go by.

   "Medical insurance won't help if the condition doesn't require hospitalisation," points out Vivek Rege, financial planner. Then there are other age-related expenses necessitated by the nuclear family. One would need a full-time domestic help, a driver, a cook.

   The good news is that despite all these challenges, future retirees have a better chance of reaching their desired goals. It may not be easy, but accumulating Rs 4-5 crore over the next 20-25 years is also not impossible. There are retirement solutions that fit into every wallet size and suit every risk profile.

Source: Economic Times

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Retirement age stays 60, pensioners disappointed

   But some say it’s a good decision

   Many city pensioners’ associations awaiting a decision on extension of retirement age of central government employees were disappointed on Monday when the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) decided to keep it at 60 instead of 62.

   A senior member from the establishment department of the DoPT told Newsline, “It has not been discussed and we have not issued any orders or have taken any ‘in-principle decision’ on the same.’’

   “Though there was no official announcement, the news of the extension of retirement age was widely circulated among the departments,’’ said M Naik, associated with the central government.

   B J Piwal, a member of the central government employees for national confederation, said he was disappointed with no extension in the age. “Though we had no news or order from the seniors in the department, news which appeared on the Net about the extension gave us some hope. Two more years would have good,’’ he said.

   P K K Unni, a member of the central government association, said one has to think about the unemployed youth who are hoping to get government jobs. “The government is justified in not increasing the age as it will affect youngsters,’’ he said.

   The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was preceded by the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission, which had put severe strain on government finances. Subsequently, all the state governments followed the Centre’s policy by extending the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings too followed suit.

 
    A certain section of the employees serving in various government establishments feel that the news of the extension was more political with the government facing lot of corruption cases.

   P K Raje, another central government employee, said, “The rumour was earlier circulated last year as well. However, even if the government is not extending the age limit, it should recruit more people.’’ He said IMD Pune’s mechanical wing has many vacancies but there has been no news of filling up the posts.

Courtesy;indianexpress

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Govt employees near retirement should not be disturbed: CAT

Govt employees near retirement should not be disturbed: CAT

New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) The Central Administrative Tribunal has held that government employees on the verge of superannuation should not be disturbed merely because they have stayed for a considerably long period at a particular place.

The apex tribunal said that such a benefit should be extended to superannuating employees to retire peacefully at a particular place after years of dedicated service.

"Merely because the applicants have a long stay and the transfer order could not be implemented so far would not by itself constitute sufficient reason.

"There is an objective based on considerations of welfare behind such provision in the transfer policy as it would enable a person about to retire after a long and devoted service to make arrangements for settling down thereafter with his family, acquire a house if not already done," Member N D Dayal said.

Source: PTI

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