Aadhaar-based biometric verification system – Jeevan Pramaan

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

Message

In November, 2014, the Prime Minister has launched an Aadhaar-based biometric verification system “Jeevan Pramaan” to enable pensioners to submit a digital Life Certificate on-line. This is an important step in realising the vision of Digital India. This facility has been provided in addition to the other existing methods of submitting Life Certificate.

2. “Jeevan Pramaan” aims at sparing the pensioners and family pensioners the trouble of visiting bank or any other pension disbursing agency for submission of Life Certificates. It is possible to submit the Life Certificate from personal computers and laptops or by visiting a conveniently located Common Service Centre. Further, banks will ensure authenticity of pension and other payments by linking Aadhaar number with bank accounts and PPO numbers.

3. All the pensioners/family pensioners are, therefore, advised to get themselves and their family members registered for Aadhaar and furnish this information to the Pension Disbursing Authority. This exercise may be completed at an early date so as to avoid inconvenience at the time of submission of Life Certificate in November, 2015.

4. For further details please visit https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in.

Sd/-

(Vandana Sharma)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/PPWE_220415_E.pdf

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General Provident Fund(GPF) Interest Rate 8.7% for 2015-16

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Government Decides to Fix Interest Rates at 8.7% for General Provident Fund(GPF) and other Similar Funds Including Special Deposit Scheme, 1975(SDS,1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds for the Financial Year 2015-16 

            It was decided by the Government to link the interest rates of State PFs (General Provident Fund and other similar funds) including Special Deposit Scheme, 1975 (SDS, 1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds for the FY 2015-16 to Public Provident Fund (PPF) rates. In pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to fix the rates 8.7% per annum applicable to the following:-

·         The General Provident Fund (Central Services).

·         The Contributory Provident Fund (India).

·         The All India Service Provident Fund.

·         The State Railway Provident Fund.

·         The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).

·         The Indian Ordnance Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.

·         The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

           

         The rate of interest is applicable to the above funds w.e.f. 1st April, 2015 and until further orders.

Recently, the Government had kept the interest rates for PPF and other Small Savings Schemes intact.  However, interest rates for 5 year Senior citizen Saving Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme have been increased from 9.2 to 9.3% and 9.1 to 9.2% respectively, keeping in view the commitment of the Government towards the welfare of the girl child and the senior citizens.

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DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE RANK ONE PENSION (OROP)

Dear Sh Rajeev Chandrashekhar

You have been leading the fight for Defence Personnel both serving and ex-servicemen (ESM) inside and outside of Parliament and with every Government. ESM have appreciated your gesture of not accepting increased pay and perks of MP since last two years and your resolve that you will not accept the pay raise and perks till Government grants OROP for ex-servicemen.

IESM on behalf of ESM family thanks you for your unstinted support. OROP, one of the crucial demands of ESM, is close to approval. OROP has the approval of two Parliaments, all political parties and has been approved twice in the budget. Yet OROP notification has not been issued since last one year. The reason for this undue delay in issuing the notification is a common knowledge that Bureaucracy is not happy to give OROP to Armed Forces and veterans. The work on draft GL and the tables will start only after the approval of OROP by the Government. Raksha Mantri has extended full support to OROP and is personally monitoring the progress of the file.

This undue delay in issuance of notification is not good for morale of Ex-servicemen. They have started getting doubts on the Government’s resolve to give OROP. Government has missed three deadlines given to veterans for issuance of GL. Parliament session is about to start and Government will get busy in running the session and notification for OROP will get relegated to yet another date. IESM requests you and your friends to raise pertinent questions which will nail the Government to fixed dead line and Government is not permitted to give stereotype reply on OROP. Some of the questions which come to our mind are

Government has been giving stereotype reply since last three Parliament sessions that OROP is under consideration and will be given as and when it is formalized. Please give firm date for issuance of notification. Ambiguity on such an important demand of Armed Forces is having adverse impact on their morale.

As per principle of OROP a senior rank officer/JCO/OR will not be paid pension less than his junior. Will this aspect be the adhered to and OROP notification will include suitable safe guard for this?

Honorable courts have given many decisions in favor of Defence Personnel. Some of them have been complied with and only litigants have been given the benefits of court decision. Will GL include all decisions given by courts in favor of Defence Personnel whether litigants or not. This will ensure equal justice for all affected ESM and will also save Court’s time and Government’s time. It may be noted that non litigants if not included in GL will definitely move the courts and will get decision in their favor from AFT/High court /Supreme Court.

There are only very few Major rank officers who are drawing pension. Most of them are very senior and 75 and above. This group of officers needs sympathetic consideration as they had all put in service of more 20 years. This group needs to be given Lt Col basic pension with Major’s grade pay, since after 2004 officers with 13 years service one eligible for the rank of Lt Col . Most of them are pre – 96 retired. Government had denied giving them Lt Col pension. One Major Thomas pre 96 retiree has won the case and has been awarded Lt Col Pension. Lt Col pension with Major’s grade pay needs to be given to all Majors pre 96 or post 96 retiree. This will again save Government time on litigations by Majors.

Status of National War Memorial. When will the work start on it and when will nation pay homage to fallen soldier at the National Memorial?

Status of Ex-Servicemen Commission. Government to confirm that it will be headed and manned by Ex-servicemen and will have statutory powers to order Government departments for delay in actions.

Sh Rajeev ji, ESM are getting restive because of this undue delay and shifting of goal post on one pretext or other. IESM is worried that some of the local organizations may get disturbed and may deviate from the non-violent path of IESM and may resort to Rasta Roko or Rail Roko agitations. It will not be good for country and ESM. May I therefore request you to kindly meet PM/RM and confirm the latest position and issue a statement to sooth the nerves of the agitated ESM.

I am sure we will see some of the questions being raised in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the suggested lines in the coming session.

I will be grateful to get a reply giving plan of action and your advice for future course of action.

With regards,

Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd)

Chairman IESM

Mob: +919312404269, 0124-4110570

Email : satbirsm@gmail.com

Source:http://ex-airman.blogspot.in/

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DoPT Order 2015: Special concessions to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir Valley

No. 18016/3/2011-Estt.(L)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2015.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Special concessions to Central Government Employees working in Kashmir Valley in attached/subordinate offices or PSUs falling under the control of Central Government.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 18016/3/2011-Estt.(L) dated 27th February, 2014 on the subject mentioned above and to state that it has been decided by the competent authority to extend the package of concessions/incentives to Central Government employees working in Kashmir Valley for a further period of two years w.e.f. 01.01.2014. The package of special incentives for the year 2014 will continue to be the same as in 2013 and the package from 01.01.2015 to 31.12.2015 has been revised. The package for two years is as per Annexure.

2. The package of incentives is uniformly applicable to all Ministries/Departments and PSUs under the Government of India and they should ensure strict adherence to the rates prescribed in the package. The concerned Ministry/Department may ensure implementation and monitoring of the package in conformity with the approved package, and therefore, all Court cases in which verdicts are given contrary to the package would have to be contested by the Ministries/Departments concerned.

Sd/-

(Mukul Ratra)

Director

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/18016_3_2011-Estt.L-20042015.pdf

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Inviting suggestions for changes in the existing guidelines on cadre review.

No.1-11019/17/2013-CRD

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

New Delhi -110003

20th April, 2015

Office Memorandum

Subject: Inviting suggestions for changes in the existing guidelines on cadre review.

The Instructions and the Monograph on Cadre Review were last revised in 2010 and since then cadre review of 11 services have been completed and 16 proposals of cadre review are in various of consideration.

2.     Certain changes are being proposed in the existing guidelines to make the cadre review exercise more scientific and comprehensive. Therefore all the Cadre Controlling Authorities are requested to send their suggestions on the existing guidelines and procedures to the undersigned on email id singh.mona@nic.in by 1st may 2015.

3.     In this regard a presentation dated 19th December on “Reforming Personnel Management in Gujarat” by Shri Dhananjay Dwivedi, Secretary (Services, ARTD, NRI), Government of Gujarat (osd1sys@gmail.com) is being uploaded for information. This presentation has the details of many new initiatives of the Government of Gujarat including the details of restructuring and recruitment calendar (slide number 16-47).The link is http://persmin.gov.in/DOPT/CSWing/CRDivision/HRReforms_Guj.pdf.

Sd/-

(Mona Singh)

Dir(CRD)

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/MX-M452N_20150420_195201.pdf

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7th Pay Commission has been given misleading facts about Allowances and pay elements of Railway staff – NFIR

Railway Board gave misleading facts to 7th Pay Commission claimed by Federation, this has been claimed by NFIR, Federation of Indian Railway employees.

N F I R

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI -I 110055

No.IV/NFIR/7th CPC/Corres/Pt.V

Dated: 15/04/2015

The Secretary,

Seventh Central Pay Commission,

Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan,

IIFT, Block B(B-14/A)

Qutub Institutional Area,

New Delhi-110016

Madam,

Sub: Information pertaining to Allowance payable to Officers/Staff of Railways – Para-wise views – reg.

Ref: Railway Board OM No. E (P&A) II-2014/Misc.3/7th CPC dated 20.10.2014.

Kindly refer our discussions on the subject of Pay Element and Running Allowances payable to Running Staff during the course of tendering oral evidence before 7th Pay Commission on 14th April, 2015.

We have explained in clear terms that the issues of Pay Element and Running Allowances have been dealt through bilateral negotiations between the Railway Ministry and Federations’ since the last several decades and hence the 7th CPC need not look into these aspects, although Railway Ministry has sent cetain details in this regard.

In this connection, the Federation furnishes below its comments on Railway Board’s OM dated 20/10/2014 for the appreciation of 7th CPC.

We also invite the kind attention of 7th CPC to the following minutes of PNM meeting of NFIR held with the Railway Board on 20th/21st December, 2014.

“NFIR PNM 8/2011: The staff side requested to withdraw the reference on Running allowances sent to 7th CPC as the Federation raised certain objections to the contents thereof”.

We therefore request the Hon’ble VII CPC to leave the Pay Element and Running Allowances subject to be dealt by Railway Ministry through discussions with the Federations.

Thanking You.

Yours sincerely

Sd/-

(Dr M. Raghavaiah)

General Secretary/NFIR

Source: NFIR

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Appointment of convenors of various Sports/Games organized by the CCSCSB for the years 2015-17

No. 20/2/2015-16 - CCSCSB

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES CULTURAL AND SPORTS BOARD

Room No.361, B-Wing, 3rd floor,

Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi.

17th April, 2015

CIRCULAR

The Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board (CCSCSB) is the Central agency for promotion of Cultural and Sports activities amongst the Central Government employees. The CCSCSB holds All India Civil Services Tournaments and sends teams in prestigious Tournaments in the country. The Board also organizes Inter-Ministry Tournaments in the

following cultural and sports disciplines every year:-

1. Athletics                                                           2. Badminton

3. Bridge                                                               4. Carrom

5. Chess                                                                6. Football

7. Hockey                                                             8. Kabaddi

9. Cricket                                                             10. Swimming

11. Table Tennis                                                  12. Lawn Tennis

13. Volleyball                                                       14. Shooting ball

15. Wrestling                                                        16. Basketball

17. Power lifting & Weightlifting                        18. Cultural (Music Dance & Short Play)

2. The Board after every two-year invites names of dedicated volunteers amongst the Central Government employees to act as Convenor of various sports/games organized by the CCSCSB. The term of the convenors appointed in 2013 have since lapsed The Board proposes to appoint new convenors for the years 2015-17 and accordingly nominations are invited in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-I), for all the above sports and cultural activities. Separate application should be filled for each discipline.

3. The duties and responsibilities of the Convenor are given in Annexure-II. The Board is looking for experienced and dedicated Convenors. Welfare Officer of the Ministries and Departments are, therefore, requested to recommend only names of deserving candidates for taking up the task of Convenor, after going through the qualification and experience required by the candidates in cultural and sports activities to assess their suitability to act as Convenor of the game. Proficiency in the sport applied for is the basic criteria for nomination as Convenor in the Board. The prescribed proforma (Annexure-I) should be counter-signed by the Welfare Officer of the Ministry/Department.

4. The Board may, if required, invite the candidates for personal interaction to assess their suitability for the task to be assigned.

5. The applications from the suitable and deserving volunteers to act as Convenors of the Cultural and Sports Committees may please be sent to the Board on or before 18.05.2015.

6. All the Welfare Officers are requested to give wide publicity to the circular amongst their employees in the Ministries/Departments and attached/subordinate offices to enable the Board to select deserving candidates as Convenors.

Sd/-

(Abhay Jain)

Secretary, CCSCSB

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/568956circular.pdf

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DoPT Order 2015: Clarification regarding application of FR 49 — regarding

F.No 4/2/2014-Estt.(pay-II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated 16th April, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification regarding application of FR 49 — regarding

This Department undertook a review of FR 49 with a view to ensure that the provisions of the FR are applied in public interest and the spirit of the FR is maintained. It has been decided that the following points may be kept in view by Ministries / Departments while processing cases for giving additional charge —

(i) The provisions of FR 49 apply only to Government servants. Appointments of an employee of an autonomous body/PSU etc to another such body would be governed by the Rules of the individual’s employer;

(ii) The provisions of FR 49 are applicable to cases where the post held by the Government servant and the post to which he is appointed are under the Government.

(iii) Additional pay for holding additional charge of the posts in PSUs, autonomous bodies etc. is not permissible under FR-49.

(iv) Appointments made under FR 49 should follow the spirit of the FR to meet short term requirements only and it may be ensured that the provisions are not used to indirectly confer promotional benefits in lieu of promotion.

(v) Instructions of Ministry of Finance issued vide OM No. 7(7)/E.Coord/93 dated 3rd May 1993 read with OM No. 7(4)/E.Coord(I)/2001 dated 27th March 2001 regarding ‘economy in administrative expenditures – guidelines for abolition of posts’ may be kept in view in this regard so that approval Of Ministry of Finance for revival of post(s) is obtained wherever necessary before assigning the additional charge of posts.

(vi) While, the language of the FR 49 provides for appointment to a higher post, no occasion for appointing a Government servant to a post next above or even higher than the post next in hierarchy should arise. Such appointments may not be made without the approval of Department of Personnel and Training.

(vii) Though appointments covered under FR 49(i) are not promotion, the Government Servant so appointed gets the pay of the higher post. While it may not be necessary to go strictly by seniority in making such stop gap arrangements, as far as possible the senior most officer holding the lower post in the Department may be so appointed. The suitability of the officer for discharging the functions of the post should also be assessed. If the post requires any specialised skill/experience/training, the person most suited for the task may be appointed.

(viii) No person who is facing a disciplinary proceeding or is otherwise not suitable (for example who has an adverse entry in a recent APAR) should be given the additional charge.

(ix) The orders for appointments may be issued only after obtaining the approval of the authority competent to make appointments to the post.

2. It is requested that the above information may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Sd/-

(A.K. Jain)

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/4_2_2014-Estt.Pay-II-16042015.pdf

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Rajasthan Government employees.

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION)

No.F.6(1)FD(Rules)/2008

 Jaipur, dated : 13.04.2015

ORDER 

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees, drawing pay in Rajasthan Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, under Finance Department Order of even number dated 08-09-2014 shall be revised from 107% to 113% with effect from 01-01-2015. 

The term 'Pay' for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the Basic Pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn and shall not include any other type(s) of pay like Special Pay or Personal Pay, etc. 

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored. 

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01-01-2015 to 31-03-2015 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01-04-2015 i.e. salary for the month of April, 2015 payable on 01-05-2015. 

The arrear of DA from 01-01-2015 to 31-03-2015 to the employees recruited to the Civil Services on or after 01-01-2004 and who are governed by Contributory Pension Scheme, shall be paid in cash. 

By order of the Governor, 

Sd/-

(Siddharth Mahajan) 

Special Secretary 

Finance (Budget) 

Source:http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F.6(1)-2008-13.04.2015.pdf

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Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees.

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN

 FINANCE DEPARTMENT

 (RULES DIVISION) 

No. F. 14(14)FD(Rules)/2006

Jaipur, dated : 13.04.2015

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance to Work-charged employees. 

The Governor is pleased to order that the existing rate of Dearness Allowance payable, to the work-charged employees governed under the Rajasthan Public Works Department (B&R) including Gardens, Irrigation, Land Development (Programme), PHED, CAD Chambal Department, Kota, Ayurved and Forest Department Work-charged Employees Service Rules, 1964 or under corresponding provisions of standing orders, where such employees are governed by specific standing orders and are drawing pay in the running pay bands and grade pays prescribed under the Rajasthan Work-charged Employees (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 shall be revised from 107% to 113% with effect from 01-01-2015. 

The term 'Pay' for the purpose of calculation of Dearness Allowance shall be the basic pay i.e. sum of pay in running pay band and grade pay drawn. 

The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fraction of 50 paisa and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fraction of less than 50 paisa may be ignored. 

The amount of increase in Dearness Allowance for the period from 01-01-2015 to 31-03-2015 shall be credited to the General Provident Fund Account of the respective employees and cash payment shall be admissible from 01-04-2015 i.e. salary for the month of April, 2015 payable on 01-05-2015.

 By order of the Governor, 

Sd/-

(Siddharth Mahajan)

Special Secretary 

Finance (Budget) 

Source:http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/F14(14)-2006-13.04.2015.pdf

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