One rank one promotion- updates.

One rank one promotion- updates.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP). The details are as follows: 

1. The benefit will be given with effect from 1st July, 2014. 

2. Pension will be re-fixed for pre 1.7.2014 pensioners retiring in the same rank and with the same length of service as the average of minimum and maximum pension drawn by the retirees in the year 2013. Those drawing pensions above the average will be protected. 

3. The benefit would also be extended to family pensioners including war widows and disabled pensioners. 

4. Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request under Rule 13(3) 1(i)(b), 13(3) 1(iv) or Rule 16B of the Army Rule. 1954 or equivalent Navy or Air Force Rules will not be entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively. 

5. Arrears will be paid in four half-yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special/Liberalized family pension and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment. 

6. In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 year. 

7. Constitution of Judicial Committee headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, Retd. Chief Justice of Patna High Court on 14.12.2015 which will give its report in six months on the references made by the Government of India. 

The implementation of OROP will result in enhanced pension for the pensioners/family pensioners of Defence Forces. The setting up of the Judicial Committee headed by Justice L. Narasimha Reddy will help in the removal of anomalies that may arise in the implementation of OROP order dated 7.11.2015. 

Financial implications on account of grant of OROP including Pre-Matured Retirees (PMR) cases would be Rs. 10925.11 crore for payment of arrears and annual financial implication would be Rs. 7488.7 crore. Till 31st March, 2016, 15.91 lakh pensioners have been given the first instalment of OROP, which amounts to Rs. 2,861 crore. Information is being gathered for processing on priority basis, the cases of 1.15 lakh pensioners after filling in the gaps of information such as the length of service being assessed, etc.

Source : PIB

Drawal of TRCA to GDS sustitutes and payment of wages on Holidays and allowing Weekly off - Guide lines

Drawal of TRCA to GDS sustitutes and payment of wages on Holidays and allowing Weekly off - Guide lines

Declaration of assets filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15.4.2016

Declaration of assets filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15.4.2016

Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 —filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15th April, 2016 – regarding

No. 407/02/2016-AVD-IV(Lok Pal)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated: the 2nd April, 2016

Office Memorandum

Subject: Declaration of Assets and Liabilities by public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 —filing of Returns by public servants on or before 15th April, 2016 – regarding

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to the provisions of section 44 of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 whereby every public servant i.e. all categories of public servants as defined under section 2 (0) read with section 14 (1) (a) to (h) of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, shall make a declaration of his assets and liabilities. The timelines for filing the declarations/information/annual returns under the said Act are as under:

i. The first return of assets and liabilities as on 1st August, 2014 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before 15th April, 2016

ii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2015 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before the 15th April, 2016.

iii. The annual return of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2016 under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 – on or before 31st July, 2016.

iv. The annual return of assets and liabilities for subsequent years as on 31st March every year should be filed on or before 31st July of that year.

The aforesaid timelines have already been intimated vide this Department’s OM No. 407/12/2014-AVD-IV(B) dated 28.03.2016 ,

2. All Ministries/Departments are requested to ensure compliance of the aforementioned provisions of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and in this regard inform and sensitize the societies/Association of persons/trusts under their administrative/financial control about the requirement of the law and deadlines for filing of necessary declarations/returns. To facilitate smooth compliance & information/provisions of section 44 of the Lokpal & Lokayuktas Act, 2013, this department has already placed in the public domain all the relevant rules framed under the said Act, forms in which declarations are required to be made, FAQs etc..

3. This may please be accorded due priority keeping in view that the declarations & returns for the years 2014 & 2015 are required to be filed by all public servants by 15.04.2016 mandatorily.

sd/-
(Jishnu Barua)

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of India

Amendment to the constitution of All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendent Posts

7th Pay commission: From Cabinet approval to basic pay, what govt staff need to know about increment

7th Pay commission: From Cabinet approval to basic pay, what govt staff need to know about increment

There is good news in the offing for Central Government employees as Seventh Pay Commission will be implemented soon.

Reportedly within two to three months all the required things will be done so that increment will be handed over to government staff. Here are all the latest developments about the pay commission Final implementation Government will implement Pay commission most likely in July.

Central Government employees will be paid six months arrears along with final increment. Notification for salary increment will be issued after State Assembly elections.

Most likely it will be done in May. Union Cabinet may approve recommendations of the Pay Commission in the month of June.

Confusion over minimum basic salary Government is contemplating to give around 19 percent raise on the existing  minimum basic salary.

Reports say that Empowered Committee of Secretaries will suggest minimum pay Rs 20,000 in place of Rs 18,000 which was proposed earlier.

Central government employees who are not happy with present proposal want minimum pay Rs 26,000 Army officers Vs civilian counterparts Army Officers are not happy with the present recommendations of Pay Commission and have aired their grievances many times to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Defence forces have this feeling that if pay commission will be implemented in present form then it will position them much below their civilian counterparts in terms of salaries, facilities and status One of the main grudge that the armed forces have is with regard to risk-hardship matrix.

  These officers say that a soldier posted in Siachen Glacier, which has the highest degree of both risk and hardship, gets an allowance of Rs 31,500 per month. In contrast, a civilian bureaucrat from the All India Services draws 30 per cent of his salary as "hardship allowance" when posted anywhere outside the comfort zone.

Under the new scale, a senior IAS official posted in a city in northeast will draw much more as "hardship allowance", compared to the Rs 31,500 per month drawn by military officers in Siachen. Government assured Army men Recently Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that concerns of Armed forces will be addressed In an interview, he said, "The concerns raised by the armed forces would be taken up by the commission".

He also gave hint that the proposed recommendations of 7th Pay Commission could be revised as Government has not yet taken final decision over the same Centre won't cut existing facilities  Sources say that Government won't be making any changes in the existing advances and facilities, enjoyed by Central government employees.

Pay commission had suggested abolition of many privileges and facilities including risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance and motor cycle advance etc in its recommendations. Govt ordered to give maximum benefits to staff Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had ordered officials to speed up review process so that it could be implemented soon.

Modi asked Committee of Secretaries to provide maximum benefits to central staff. Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha headed empowered committee which was appointed to overview whole process was told to accept pay commission's recommendations without diluting the same. View comments (0)Post Comment Read more about: seventh pay commission, salary, centre, finance minister, commission, bjp, government, employee.

Read more at:http://www.oneindia.com/feature/7th-pay-commission-latest-updates-increment-what-govt-staff-need-to-know-increment-2059138.html

Defining the structure of DoP I T Operations Teams at various levels in the Department of Posts

Defining the structure of DoP I T Operations Teams at various levels in the Department of Posts

Remittance of Parcel CoD amount through Service Money Orders - reg

Remittance of Parcel CoD amount through Service Money Orders - reg

Good news! Minimum pay under 7th CPC likely to be revised to Rs 20,000; award to come with increment bonanza

Good news! Minimum pay under 7th CPC likely to be revised to Rs 20,000; award to come with increment bonanza

New Delhi: The central government employees seeking revision of salary structure proposed under the 7th Pay Commission are likely to see around 19 percent raise on the minimum salary being drawn currently. The Cabinet nod to the effect is expected in June.

As per reports, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (CoS)are likely to propose a minimum pay of Rs 20,000. The 7th pay panel report, which was released in November had raised the minimum pay to Rs 18,000 per month from currently drawn Rs 7,000, while the maximum pay was recommended Rs 2.5 lakh per month from Rs 90,000.

The central government unions, seeking the revision in 7th pay panel recommendations have sought the minimum pay of Rs 26,000.

As per reports, the 7th CPC award is likely to come with salary increment which was anyway due in the month of July.

The financial burden of the 7th CPC recommendations on the exchequer is expected to be around Rs 1.02 lakh crore in meeting the revised pay structure. The central government has already made provision of Rs 70,000 crore in the Budget 2016-17 to meet the payout of the pay commission award.

Since the minimum pay has been revised upwards, the 7th pay panel has recommended that HRA be paid at the rate of 24 percent, 16 percent and 8 percent of the new Basic Pay for Class X, Y and Z cities respectively.

The Commission also recommended that the rate of HRA will be revised to 27 percent, 18 percent and 9 percent respectively when DA crosses 50 percent, and further revised to 30 percent, 20 percent and 10 percent when DA crosses 100 percent. However, no arrears will be paid on the HRA, and will be effective only when the pay panel award is notified.

Read at  http://zeenews.india.com/business/personal-finance/money-matters/good-news-minimum-pay-under-7th-cpc-likely-to-be-revised-to-rs-20000-award-to-come-with-increment-bonanza_1871595.html

Government proposing that ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 8 PM

Government proposing that ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 8 PM

 ATMs could soon disappoint if you need cash at the dead of the night.The government is proposing that ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 8 PM in cities and private cash transportation agencies must collect cash from the banks in the first half of the day for replenishing ATMs.

Also, specially designed cash vans, fitted with CCTV and GPS, must not carry more than Rs 5 crore per trip. Two armed guards and driver in each van must be trained to "disengage with the situation and drive vehicle to safety" in case of an attack - these men at time of getting the job must produce two guarantors, one of them a government servant. These are part of a new guidelines and risk mitigation procedures the government is proposing for secured cash movement by leading private players in the industry.
Nearly 8000 privately owned cash vans ferry around Rs 15000 Cr daily between banks, currency chests and ATSs - they also hold nearly Rs 5000 Cr overnight in their private cash vaults on behalf of the banks. These has been a spurt in attacks, hijacking and looting of cash vans which are seen as soft targets.

The government has proposed that for replenishment in ATMs, cash transportation agencies must collect cash from the bank in the first half of the day and no cash loading of the ATMs or cash movement should be done after 8 PM in urban centers across India. The deadline for rural areas would be 5 PM, and 3PM in Naxal-affected districts.

Per trip, a cash van cannot carry more than Rs 5 crore, the new SOPs have proposed. Specially designed and secure cash vans must be compulsorily deployed for carrying cash over Rs 5 lakh per trip, the Centre says. Such vans must have two independent compartments, with the one for storing cash to be separated and locked from passenger compartment and the cash compartment being specially reinforced with steel and only one door which can be opened internally through a manual or electronic lock.

The cash boxed must also be secured to the van floor with separate chains and padlocks with their keys entrusted to separate custodians.

Antecedents of private guards and drivers hired by private security agencies must be verified by police and each such individual be asked to produce two guarantors of "good standing", including one serving or retired government servant, at the time of getting the job.

They must be trained comprehensively over 160 hours before being put on the job - specifically to spot threats and risks like being tailed by vehicle-borne criminals, insider's threat and how to use weapons to deter and resist criminals while disengaging with the situation and driving vehicle to safety.

Private vaults used by agencies to store cash overnight must also be set up in secured places with strong rooms set up as per RBI norms and fitted with CCTVs.

Source:-The Economic Times

Supplementary DPC for PS Gr. B cadre .... updates

Supplementary DPC for PS Gr. B cadre .... updates

It has been reported by CS Andhra Pradesh Circle that his Circle has dispatched copies of required APARs and other requisite information to Directorate. 

Circle Secretaries of Gujarat / Haryana / North East / Odisha / Rajasthan and West Bengal Circle will give their circles report to GS through whatsApp on CHQ group. If supplementary DPC is delayed then regular DPC for 2016-17 will not be held on time, for which we will be responsible. Directorate has already issued email to the concerned circle to speed up the matter.