7th CPC Latest News: Cabinet proposal soon to constitute 7th Pay Commission

   The central government is likely to constitute the 7th Pay Commission for revising the salaries of its over 50 lakh employees before the start of process of next general elections due in May, 2014.

   “The Finance Ministry is working out a Cabinet proposal for constitution of the 7th Pay Commission which could be taken up for consideration in the next couple of weeks,” a source said.

   According to information available, the government’s intention to constitute 7th Pay Commission before going for polls is clear as it has made provision of Rs. 3.5 crore in the second supplementary demands for grants in this regard which was approved by Parliament in the just concluded Winter Session.

   Earlier in September this year, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had announced that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved setting up of the 7th Pay Commission.

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MACP-An Unsettled Issue Of Sixth Pay Commission Recommendation.

   MACP is said to be the abbreviation of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme, but many central government employees feel that it is Meaningless Assured Career Progression Scheme. The main objective of introducing ACP scheme was to grant financial benefits for the govt servants, those who are not getting promotions due to lack of promotional avenues. Before the introduction of ACP scheme in 1999, many central government employees retired from service without getting even single promotion in some departments. The worst part of this story is, apart from not getting promotion, they were not even been granted annual increment for many years until their retirement, as they reached the maximum of their Pay Scale. Working without any promotion and increment until the retirement is pathetic. It was the prevailing situation till the date of introducing ACP scheme.

Financial up gradation under ACP Scheme

   Upon introduction of ACP scheme, central government employees were granted two financial up gradation on the completion of 12 years and 24 years of regular service respectively in the same post. According to the ACP Scheme, the central government employees were to be granted next higher pay scale of their Promotional Hierarchy as financial up gradation under ACP Scheme. So the pay equalant to the promotional post had been ensured under ACP scheme for the government servants after completion of 12 and 24 years of regular service if they were not granted regular promotion. Many central government employees were benefited by this scheme where there were no promotional avenues available for them.

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Implementation of Supreme Court Judgement on Rank Pay Case

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Government of India

Implementation of Supreme Court Judgement on Rank Pay Case

   In compliance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 04.09.2012 which dealt with the rank pay matter, the Government has issued an order on 27.12.2012 for implementing the order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

   2840 serving officers and 33814 retired officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force have been paid a total amount of Rs.347 crores as their admissible dues. Additionally, Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) in respect of 12129 Army officers, 2187 Navy officers and 5557 Air Force officers have been revised.

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Special compensation for families of defence martyrs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-663

ANSWERED ON-11.12.2013

Special compensation for families of defence martyrs

663 .SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI

   (a) the cadre-wise and year-wise number of defence personnel who lost their lives during various operations during the last three years;

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Pay anomalies of Library Information Assistants

   A proposal was received from the Ministry of Culture for revision of Grade Pay of the post of Library & Information Assistant from Rs.4200 to Rs.4600. Since the 6th Central Pay Commission recommended for the Grade Pay of Rs.4200 in case of this post, it has not been found possible to go against the said recommendation.

   Above clarification was submitted by Fin Min in reply of undermentioned Rajya Sabha Question:-

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-510
ANSWERED ON-10.12.2013

Pay anomalies of Library Information Assistants

   510 .    SHRI ANIL KUMAR SAHANI

   (a) whether Government has received representation regarding anomaly with respect to grade pay of the Library Information Assistants after implementation of Sixth Pay Commission.

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Minister explained in Parliament to a question regarding suspension under Rule 10 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965

Minister explained in Parliament to a question regarding suspension under Rule 10 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965

Charge Sheeted to Government servant…

   While answering to a question in Parliament the Minister of DOPT Shri V.Narayanasamy said that as per Rule 10 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 the appointing authority or any authority to which it is subordinate or the disciplinary authority or any other authority empowered in that behalf by the President, by general or special order, may place a Government servant under suspension-

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List of Private Hospitals / Nursing Homes and Diagnostic Labs under ECHS

No.22B (01)/2011-WE/D(Res) 
Government of India 
Ministry of Defence 
Dept of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

New Delhi the 12 Dec., 2013

Subject :- EMPANELMENT OF HOSPITALS / NURSING HOMES AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES FOR ECHS

   1. I am directed to state that in terms of the provisions of Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 22B 14(04)/2010/US (WE)/D(Res) dated 18 Feb 2011, it has now been decided by the Empowered Committee in its meeting held on 10 Sep 2013 under the chairmanship of Secretary (ESW) to empanel 43 Private Hospitals/Nursing Homes and Diagnostic Laboratories for different specialities and procedures as per the list attached in the Annexure :-

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EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME ECHS FAQ’s – GENERAL

Q1. What is the Ex Service Men Contributory Health Scheme?
 
   Ans. ECHS was authorised by Government of India on 30 Dec 2002, and has been introduced from 01 April 2003. It is a publicly funded Medicare scheme for those who are ex-servicemen and pensioners & their eligible dependants, and will provide medical care through out-patient treatment at 227 Polyclinics all over India, and in-patient hospitalization & treatment through Military Hospitals and out-sourced Civil Hospitals & Diagnostic Centers at all these 227 locations, which will be empanelled for the purpose. Treatment/hospitalization in Service Hospitals will be available to ECHS members, subject to availability of speciality, medical staff and bed space.

Q2. Is ECHS only for army servicemen only?

   Ans. This medical facility is for Ex-servicemen only, who have served in Army/Navy/Air force/Indian Coast Guard/Special Frontier Force.

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Dialysis Facilities in Government Hospitals

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Government of India

Dialysis Facilities in Government Hospitals

   Although, health is a State subject and is primarily the responsibility of State Governments to provide health care including dialysis facilities for the patients, the Central Government through the hospitals under it, supplements the efforts of the State Government.

   Dialysis facility is available at the Central Government hospitals like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi, Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Surakha Yojana (PMSSY), six new AIIMS have been set up and upgradation of identified medical colleges has been undertaken which will also improve health care facilities.

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Irregularities in Medical Treatment

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Government of India

Irregularities in Medical Treatment

   In a special audit drive undertaken by all the Principal Controllers of Defence Accounts (PCsDA) to examine the bill processing procedures of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), PCDA, Western Command had raised observations relating to excess payment to ECHS empanelled hospitals amounting to Rs.15 crores. All the observations raised by the PCDA, Western Command were thoroughly analysed by Regional Centre, Chandigarh and it was noticed that most of the observations raised were due to incorrect interpretation of the policies. Wherever observations of the Controller of Defence Accounts were conceded to, the overpayments have been duly deducted from the concerned hospitals and suitable warnings issued to them.

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