Yoga teaching in Kendriya Vidyalayas.

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

18th INSTITUTIONAL AREA,

SHAHEED SINGH MARG,

 NEW DELHI -110016

F.No.110332/02/2013/KVS(HQ)/Acad/Yoga

Dated: 30.12.2013

The Deputy Commissioner,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,
All Regional Offices.

Sub: - Yoga teaching in KVs.

Sir/ Madam,

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has decided to encourage yoga education in all its schools. The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 has set broad guidelines for physical education and elucidated the importance of including yoga as a compulsory subject. Yoga education contributes to not merely the physical development of the child but have a positive impact on psychosocial and menial development as well. Yoga is to be taught from class VI onwards in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas. 

The Regional Offices are directed to appoint yoga teachers on contractual basis in all the Kendriya Vidyalayas (if any regular yoga teacher is not posted in that school) irrespective of number of sections in the vidyalaya. The remuneration of the yoga teachers appointed on contractual basis shall be similar to the payment made to contractual coaches for the sports.The Syllabus to be followed in different classes for the yoga education is enclosed at Annexure-I.

End.: As above.

Sd/-

(Dr. Shachi Kant)

Joint Commissioner (Trg..)

Source:http://kvsangathan.nic.in/CircularsDocs/CIR-ACAD-30-12-13.PDF

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Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2014.

No.16/1/2013-JCA 2 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions 

(Department of Personnel and Training) 

North Block, New Delhi 

Dated the 2nd January, 2014 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Sub: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2014. 

In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2014, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in Axmexure-I would be closed early at 13:00 hrs. on 25th January, 2014 (Saturday) and buildings indicated in Annexure-II would be closed early at 12:00 Noon on 29th January, 2014 (Wednesday). 

2. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-

(Ashok Kumar) 

Deputy Secretary (JCA) 

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/16_1_2013-JCA2-02012014.pdf

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Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2011

No.12/3/2012-CS.II (B)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated: 1st January, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2011- Nomination of qualified candidates for appointment to Upper Division Grade in CSCS against the Select List 2011-reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that according to Rule 11(1) of the Central Secretariat Clerical Service Rules, 1962, as amended by this Department’s Notification No.12/3/93-CS.II dated 22.11.1995, vacancies in the Upper Division Grade of the service in any cadre have to be filled by the regular appointments of persons included in the Select List for the Upper Division Grade in that cadre. The said Select List is to be prepared in accordance with the provision envisaged in Regulation 2 (1) of the Third Schedule to the said Rules. According to that Regulation as amended by this Department’s Notification No.7/31/73-CS.II dated 4.2.1976, 25% of the vacancies are to be filled up on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) and 75% on the basis of seniority in the Lower Division Grade.

2. On the basis of the UD Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the Select List year 2011, Staff Selection Commission has recommended 34 (26 UR, 6 SC and 2 ST) candidates for appointment as UDC in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service against the Select List year 2011.

3. It has been, therefore, decided to allocate 34 (thirty four) (includes 26 UR, 6 SC and 2 ST) qualified candidates to various Cadres of Central Secretariat Clerical Service as indicated in the Annexure to this Office Memorandum. The dossiers of the candidates as received from the SSC are sent herewith and these should be retained after their appointment as part of their personal files. It is requested that before these candidates are appointed, particulars of their service, caste etc., may please be checked from the Original entries in their Service Books. It may please be ensured that no Vigilance case is pending or being contemplated against them.

4. Since the qualified candidates whose names are given in the Annexure to this O.M. are eligible for Inclusion in the Select List year of 2011 of Upper Division Grade, it is requested that immediate action may 

please be taken to appoint them to the post of Upper Division Clerk in those cadres to which they have been allocated. It may please be ensured that the candidates nominated from the aforesaid examination are interpolated with persons included in the Select List through seniority quota in the ratio of 3:1(SQ: DE) as prescribed under the CSCS Rules, 1962.

5. Copies of appointment orders may please be endorsed to this Department and the SSC. If any candidate is not appointed to Upper Division Grade due to any reason his/her dossier may please be returned to the Staff Selection Commission directly under intimation to this Department after cancelling his/her offer of appointment and keeping all correspondences made with regard to his/her appointment including cancellation letter in the dossier.

6. In case any of the nominated candidates has been appointed as regular UDC in the CSCS on the basis of an earlier Limited Departmental Exam for the Grade, the Cadre authorities are requested to furnish their names immediately to this Department latest by 15.1.2014. Thereafter, the total number of these vacancies may be divided between seniority quota and Departmental Examination Quota in the prescribed ratio of 3:1. Reservation for SC/ST/PH category is to be made in accordance with the relevant Rules/instructions.

7. Staff Selection Commission has assigned Rank Numbers to qualified candidates of UD Grade LDCE, 2011 as SL/CSCS/001 to SL/CSCS/34. Accordingly, Cadres are requested to assign these numbers while preparing seniority list of UDC.

8. Receipt of this OM together with its enclosures may kindly be acknowledged.

Sd/-

(K.Suresh Kumar)

Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/scan090.pdf

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Effective date of merger of erstwhile Group D posts, now designated as Multi-tasking Staff in Pay Band-I

No.AB-14017/39/2013-Estt.(RR) (3102233)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 23.12.2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Effective date of merger of erstwhile Group D posts, now designated as Multi-tasking Staff in Pay Band-I Grade Pay Rs.1800 and recruitment to the post after implementation of the recommendation of the 6th CPC.

In pursuance to the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, this Department has issued model recruitment rules for the post of Multi-tasking Staff (erstwhile Group D posts) vide OM No. AB-14017/6/2009-Estt(RR) dated 30.4.2010. This Department is receiving references for clarification in regard to the date of effect of merger of erstwhile Group D posts and re-designation as Multi-tasking Staff.

2. The issue has been examined taking into account this Department’s OM No. 20020/4/2010-Estt(D) dated 30.4.2013 with regard to fixation of seniority of officers holding the merged grade of Multi-tasking Staff. It has been decided that the merger and re-designation of erstwhile Group D staff as Multi-taking Staff shall be effective from 29.8.2008. Ministries / Departments may issue orders accordingly in respect of erstwhile Group D posts in their Ministries / Departments and expedite the amendment of the Recruitment Rules of erstwhile Group D posts as the model RRs of MTS.

3. Ministry of Home Affairs etc. are requested to bring the contents of this O.M. to the notice of all their Attached / Subordinate Offices. The autonomous/statutory bodies may adopt the same with the approval of the competent authority as per the rules/ statutes.

4. Hindi version follows.

Sd/-

(Mukta Goel)

Director (E-I)

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/14017_39_2013-Estt.RR-23122013.pdf

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Tamilnadu announced 7% pay hike for power staff

The Tamil Nadu Government today announced a seven per cent hike in the salary of Electricity Board employees with effect from December 1, 2011.

The announcement made by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on the New Year day will benefit 70,820 workers and 10,160 officers of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco), the power generation and distribution arm of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, and cost an additional expense of Rs 252 crore to it, an official release said here.

The decision to revise the salary package was taken after Jayalalithaa chaired a meeting with the top officials of Electricity Board and senior Government officials.

The wage agreement between the employees, workers and Tangedco had come to an end on November 30, 2011, following which a committee was formed to formulate a new pay scale.

The committee held several rounds of discussion with 15 unions representing the workers and employees of Tangedco. Based on the recommendations of the committee, Jayalalithaa has announced the decision.

The seven per cent hike would lead to an increase in the package of a minimum of Rs 700 and to a maximum of Rs 13,160, the release said.

The pay hike given to Tangedco employees would be equal to those employed in the state departments, it said. The outstanding arrears from December 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013 would be paid in two installments, it said.

Source : PTI

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Recommendation of the Committee of Executive Director to look into the grievances of ticket checking staff in TTEs Rest Houses on Zonal Railways.

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)

Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)

(Railway Board)

No.2010/TG-V/10/03.

New Delhi, dated. 14.11.2013

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

Commercial Circular No. 71/2013

Sub: Recommendation of the Committee of Executive Director to look into the grievances of ticket checking staff in TTEs Rest Houses on Zonal Railways.

The importance of the need to provide sufficient infrastructure to facilitate out-station rest for TTEs and to improve the condition of TTEs Rest Houses has been emphasized by the Committee, of Executive Directors nominated on the above subject matter. The recommendations made by the Committee have been accepted by Board(MT), which are as under.

a) Wherever, there is shortage of TTEs Rest Houses, Zonal Railway should identify useful built up areas, being used as store or for some other unproductive purpose and explore the possibility of their conversion into TTEs Rest House with necessary

modification. After exploring the same, zonal railways should propose works under Plan Head 64 for constructions of new TTEs Rest House or renovation/moderation/up-gradation of existing ones.

b) Appropriate lighting may be provided in TTEs Rest Houses by taking into consideration the requirement for screening out day-light, having low illumination level, for an environment conducive for rest. Night lights at Floor level and reading lamp at

individual bed side for facilitating individual needs may also be provided.

c) Beds in the TTEs Rest Houses may be numbered and name of the occupant of each bed on a small board be displayed outside each room.

d) Desert coolers may be provided, whenever considered necessary and useful.

e) Easily detachable window and doors curtains may be provided with enough spare stock for monthly wash.

f) One toilet may be provided for every eight beds. All toilets and urinals should have flush type with proper drainage and disposal arrangement.

g) Lockers may be provided to the ticket checking staff for keeping their personal belongings and valuables. The Locker Key should be issued to the ticket checking staff on arrival.

h) Do’s and Don’ts should be clearly exhibited at conspicuous location in the TTEs Rest Houses(e.g. Silence Please, Do not talk loudly, Do not smoke, and spit etc)

i) First aid box and fire—fighting equipment may be provided in each floor, adequately. Staff of TTEs Rest Houses should be trained in giving first-aid and use of fire-fighting equipment.

j) Officer In-charge of the TTEs Rest Houses and its supervisor may be liberally empowered. A suitable cash imprest should be provided with the officer in-charge of TTEs Rest House for pretty engineering repairs and replacement of electrical fitting.

k) There must be Suggestion Book/Register in every TTEs Rest houses where TTE can register their requirement/complaint. This should be inspected every fortnight by a responsible controlling officer and higher officer. Inspection schedule for TTEs Rest

Houses should be circulated to all Divisional and Headquarter Office and Inspectors.

2. It is requested that action may be taken to provide facilities in TTEs Rest Houses as per instructions contained in Board’s letter No. 2010/TG-V/10/3 dated 08.02.2011, as per the suggestions of Joint Multi Disciplinary Inspection Team as constituted by railways on the recommendation of MT as contained in Board letter No. 2010/TG-V/10/3 dated 03.08.2012 and recommendation of the Committee as indicated above.

This issue with concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

Please ensure compliance under intimation to this office.

Sd/-

(A.Madhukumar Reddy)

Executive Director, Passenger Marketing

Railway Board

Source: AIRF

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Grants-in-aid for the year 2013-2014 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations- submission of Accounts for the year 2012-2013- regarding.

BY SPEED POST

No.7/2/2013-Welfare

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

New Delhi-110003

Dated, 30th December, 2013

To
The Secretaries of the Grantre,
Central Government Employees
Residents Welfare Associations
(As Per list).

Subject:- Grants-in-aid for the year 2013-2014 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations- submission of Accounts for the year 2012-2013- regarding.

Sir.

I am directed to say that the Department of Personnel and Training has been sanctioning Grants-in-aid to the eligible recognized Residents Welfare Associations formed by the Central Government Employees in residential colonies to enable them to meet a part of their expenditure on the welfare activities, programmes during the financial year. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations eligible to receive grants-in- aid may please send a request to this effect to this Department in the prescribed proforma.

2 The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations are requested to send their request keeping in view the following guidelines:-

(a) Central Government employees and employees of the Delhi Administration shall qualify for regular membership of an Association in respect of the grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel and Training subject to fulfillment of conditions as laid in para (b) to (f) of clause 11(2) of the rules and regulations under the Model Constitution.

(b) Grants-in-aid admissible will be subject to an upper ceiling of Rs.10,000/- during a financial year.

(c) Consolidated accounts for the previous financial year may be provided in Annesure "A" signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Internal Auditor.

(d) A complete list of all the members showing their names, residential address, official designation and address as on 31.3.2013 may be submitted as in Annexure - B.

(e) All the vouchers relating to every head of expenditure as appearing in Annexure ‘A, should be maintained by the Association, so as to verify the expenditure as and when needed.

(f) The stock register maintained by the Association as audited and certified by the Internal Auditor after physical verification should be maintained by the Association. The Department of Personnel and Training may verify the stock register as and when required Similarly, the inventory of articles should also be maintained.

(g) A copy of the minutes of the General Body meeting wherein the accounts of the Association and other activities thereof for the previous year etc. have been approved may be submitted (Annexure—’ L’).

(h) Utilization certificate in respect of the grant-in-aid provided by this Department and information regarding Assets acquired wholly or substantially funded from the grant may also be furnished as per proforma in Annexure ‘G’ and ‘H’ respectively.

(i) A report on the activities of the Association with reference to the Annual Action Plan as provided in Clause VII of the rules and regulations framed under the Model Constitution may also be provided (Annexure ‘K’).

3. It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-in-aid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past. In case an Association fails to get grains-in-aid for any reason for two consecutive years, such Association will stand derecognized. Those Associations which have not sent acknowledgements in token of having received the grants-in-aid for the year 2012-2013 so far, are requested to send the same.

4. CGERWAs are requested to send their request complete in all respects to DOP&T preferably by 20.1.2014 during the current financial year for further necessary action in the matter. 

Yours faithfully

Sd/-

(Pratima Tyagi)

Director (Canteen)

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/grant0001.pdf

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Pension – Medical Aid – New Health Insurance Scheme for Pensioners (including spouse) / Family Pensioners - Implementation of the Scheme- Orders - Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU

2013

FINANCE (PENSION) DEPARTMENT 

G.O.No.462, Dated: 27th December, 2013 

(Vijaya, Margazhi-12, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2044) 

Pension – Medical Aid – New Health Insurance Scheme for Pensioners (including spouse) / Family Pensioners - Implementation of the Scheme- Orders - Issued. 

Read the following:- 

1. G.O.Ms.No.562, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 11.07.1995. 

2. G.O.Ms.No.378, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 13.10.2005. 

3. G.O.Ms.No.128, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 12.04.2007. 

4. G.O.Ms.No.50, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 19.02.2008. 

5. G.O.Ms.No.423, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 25.11.2010. 

6. G.O.Ms.No.188, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 9.05.2008. 

7. G.O.Ms.No.7, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 6.1.2012. 

8. G.O.Ms.No.474, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 30.09.2009. 

9. G.O.Ms.No.475, Finance (Pension) Department, dated: 30.09.2009. 

ORDER:- 

 In the Government Order first read above, the Government have constituted a fund called Tamil Nadu Government Pensioners Health Fund with effect from 1.7.1995 to provide financial assistance to pensioners for undergoing specialized treatment/ surgery when they are affected by major ailments and the maximum limit entitled for the pensioner is Rs.1.00 lakh or 75% of the actual cost of the treatment whichever is less. Subsequently, the above concession was extended to the spouse of the Pensioner with effect from 17.2.2009. 

 2. In the Budget Speech 2013-2014, the Hon’ble Minister for Finance has announced in the floor of the House to launch a separate Health Insurance Scheme in line with the Government Servants Health Insurance Scheme to reduce the burden of the health related expenses of the pensioners. 

 3. The Government after careful examination has decided to launch the New Health Insurance Scheme for the Pensioners (including spouse) / Family Pensioners. Accordingly, the Government direct that New Health Insurance Scheme for the Pensioners (including spouse) / Family Pensioners shall be formulated on the following basis:- 

 i) the New Health Insurance Scheme shall operate on a CASHLESS basis and it shall be made compulsory to all the Pensioners (including spouse) / Family Pensioners. 

 ii) the quantum of assistance shall be fixed as Rs.2.00 lakh for both Pensioners (including spouse) and Family Pensioners for a block period of four years from the date of the launch of the scheme. 

 iii) if the spouse of the pensioners is also a pensioner, the recovery of subscription shall be effected from one person only, based on the option exercised by them. 

 iv) the New Health Insurance Scheme shall be implemented by the Insurance provider finalised from among the Public Sector Insurance provider by following due tender procedure. 

 v) the New Health Insurance Scheme shall be implemented through the Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts as is being done in the case of New Health Insurance Scheme for the Government Employees. 

 vi) the amount of the Pensioners contribution to the scheme will be decided after the selection of the Insurance Company and finalisation of the costs. 

 4. Further modalities / terms and conditions for the New Health Insurance Scheme for the Pensioners (including spouse) / Family pensioners will be issued separately. 

 (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

 K. SHANMUGAM, 

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. 

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/go_view/dept/9

MEDICAL AID – New Health Insurance Scheme, 2014 New Order

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Implementation of the Govt. decision on the recommendations of Committee on the issue related to Defence Service personnel and Ex-Servicemen -For pre-2006 commissioned Officers.

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSION) 

DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014 

Circular No. 520

Dated: 24.12.2013

Subject: Implementation of the Govt. decision on the recommendations of Committee on the issue  related to Defence Service personnel and Ex-Servicemen -For pre-2006 commissioned Officers. 

Reference:-This office circular No. 500 dated 17th January 2013, Circular No. 503 dated 17th January  2013 and Circular No. 508 dated 19th February 2013. 

PDAs are aware that as per this office circulars cited under reference, Family pension in respect of Commissioned Officers will be revised by PDAs as per tables attached with above cited circulars. It has been observed that various PDAs feel difficulties while revising pension w.e.f. 24.09.2012. 

Clarifications on some of major problems are given as under- 

1. As per Govt. Orders issued in implementation of CSC-2012 the revised rate of various type of family  pension have been linked with qualifying service in case of JCO and ORs. No such linkage of family pension with qualifying service has been provided in cases of Commissioned Officers. As such revised rates of ordinary family pension as provided in Circular No. 500 and revised rates of other family pension viz. Special Family Pension/Dependent Pension/ Liberalised Family Pension and Liberalised Dependent  Family Pension provided for AMC/ADC/RVC officers as well as officers other than these categories under this office Circulars No. 503 dated 17.01.2013 as further amended vide circulars No. 508 dated 19.02.2013 may please be paid forthwith. 

However, these rates have not been provided for TA officers, EC/SSC officers etc. It is hereby  clarified that family pension of these category of officers may be revised as under— 

(i) TA Officers: - The Next of Kin of TA officers are entitled to Special Family Pension/ Dependent  Pension/Liberalised Family Pension and Liberalised Dependent Family Pension as per rates provided for  officers other than AMC/ADC/RVC categories. The reason for providing separate table for retiring pension  for TA officers is that TA officers are not entitled to rank weightage in qualifying service as provided to other officers retired prior to 1.1.2006. Since Special Family Pension/Dependent Pension/ Liberalised Family Pension and Liberalised Dependent Pension does not depend upon qualifying service, therefore there will be no effect on these pension. 

(ii) EC/SSC officers are at par with regular commissioned officers in the matter of grant of Special  Family Pension/ Dependent Pension /Liberalised Family Pension and Liberalised Dependent Pension. As  such the table applicable to regular commissioned officers would also be applicable to EC/SSC officers. 

(iii) The officers who served in the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy as medical officers and were in  receipt of NPA would also be entitled to pension as per rates as provided for AMC/ADC/RVC officers. 

2. Further, The minimum service pension/family pension for pre-2006 retired commissioned officers have been provided in Annexure A to G attached with this office circular No. 500 dated 17th Jan 2013. Few PDAs are feeling difficulties while revising pension according to Corps. The corps of the officers in case of Army officers may be identified from corps mentioned in original PPO. Further the officer's category may also be identified from prefix attached to their personnel No. The prefix and corresponding category of officers is mentioned here under- 

MR -  Officers of Army Medical Corps. 

DR -  Officers of Army Dental Corps 

V - Officers of Remount veterinary Corps. 

TA -  Officers of Territorial Army. 

NT R-  NON TECH. Officers of Army Medical Corps. 

EC -  Emergency Service Commissioned Officers. 

SS -  Short Service Commissioned Officers. 

IC, SL, SC, RC- General Category of officers. 

NOTE: -  The non technical officers of Army Medical Corps are entitled to pension/Family pension as  officers other than AMC/ADC/RVC categories. 

However, in doubtful cases of Army Officers, matter may be referred to the G-1/Military section  of this office for clarification on category of officer and his entitlement of pension. However, in case of Air Force and Navy Officers, respective pension sanctioning authority may be contacted for identification of category of pensioners. 

3.  It is also intimated that rate of LFP for children in cases where the Armed Forces Personnel is  not survived by widow but is survived by child /children only , is not provided in circular No. 503 dated  17/01/2013. It is hereby clarified that the rate of LFP in such cases will be revised at the rate equal to 60% of rate of LFP which is authorized to widow in terms of circular No. 503 dated 17/01/2013. 

4.  It is also reiterated that the pension may be revised as per existing provisions of this office  circular No. 500 & 508 in the light of clarification as prescribed above. 

Please acknowledge receipt.

No. Gts/Tech/0167-XVI

Dated: -24.12/2013

Sd/-

(A.K. Nigam) 

ACDA (P) 

Source:http://pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/Circular-520.pdf

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Pension for MTNL Employees

The Cabinet on Thursday approved a pension proposal for 43,000 MTNL employees, who joined the public sector company from Department of Telecom, that would cost the government an estimated Rs 500 crore annually.

The decision to grant Pension for MTNL Employees is likely to bring additional amount of about Rs 1,500 crore (including interest) in the books of MTNL as refund from government for the pension that the PSU paid to its employees. “The Union Cabinet today approved that the erstwhile all categories of employees of the government absorbed in MTNL and who have opted for combined service may be given similar treatment in the matter of payment of pensionary benefits as available to the absorbed employees of BSNL,” an official statement said.

Pension for MTNL Employees would be available for their service term at DoT as well as their rest of the period at MTNL. The total number of such employees is estimated to be 43,000 which including 16,000 retired and about 27,000 existing employees of the PSU. “The proposal entails an estimated recurring expenditure of approximately Rs 500 crore per annum besides adjustments in respect of Government pension liability previously discharged by MTNL,” the statement said.

The pay scale at MTNL is comparatively higher to that of BSNL and the government will bear the cost of pension similar to the amount paid to the latter.

The difference in the pension amount will be borne by MTNL till the time of next pay revision when salaries at both the PSU will come at par. The next pay revision is expected to take place in 2017.

Source: Times of India

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