Bharat Pensioners Samaj

AICPI(IW) FR Feb 017= 274 % increase in DR over 01.01.06 = 137.8 & % increase over 01.01.016= 5.33

RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 2986 TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 28th MARCH, 2017 CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA) ALLOWANCE OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 2986. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP: Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state: (a) Whether Government has formed a Committee for taking decision about the allowances to the Central Government employees and removal of anomalies in their pay scales announced by the Seventh Pay Commission; (b) if so, whether the Committee has submitted its report; (c) if so, the main features thereof and if not, the reasons for delay in submission of report; and (d) the time by which recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission regarding the allowances are proposed to be implemented? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a) to (d): The Committee on allowances has been constituted vide order dated 22.07.2016 to examine and make recommendations as to whether any changes in the recommendati

No.1/3/2017-E-II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated the 30th March, 2017 Office Memorandum Subject : Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees – Revised Rates effective from 1/1/2017 The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.1/2/2016-E-II(B) dated 4th November, 2016 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 2% to 4% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2017. 2. The term ‘basic pay’ in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the Government, but does not include any other type of pay like special pay, etc. 3. The Dearness Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and wi

Meeting of Committee on Allowances held today remained inconclusive - AIRF Meeting of Committee on Allowances held on 28th March, 2017 remained inconclusive "Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up during meet ing No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: March 28, 2017 The General Secretaries, All Affiliated Unions, Dear Comrades! Sub:  Meeting of Committee on Allowances held today remained inconclusive Meeting of Committee on Allowances took place on 28th March, 2017, discussion on Allowances remained inconclusive. Issue of House Rent Allowance didn’t come up during meeting. I met Cabinet Secretary/GOI & urged him for early resolution of pending demands of Railwaymen that includes NPS, early disbursal of Allowances of 7th Pay Commission, Increase in Minimum wages and fitment formula. Issue of MACP was also discussed and removal of the provision of benchmark ‘Very Good’ for MACP, which has been recommended from ‘Good’ to ‘Very Good’ by the 7th Pay Commission, has also b

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2617 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH MARCH, 2017 PAY COMMISSION BENEFIT TO AIIMS EMPLOYEES 2617. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN: Will the Minister of  HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE  be pleased to state: (a) whether the benefit of 7th Pay Commission has not been extended to the employees of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government has received any recommendations in this regard; and (d) if so, the details of decision taken? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE) (a) to (d): The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide its OM No. 1/1/2016-E.III (A) dated 13/01/2017 has circulated guidelines relating to pay revision of employees of Quasi-Government Organizations, Autonomous org

Thursday, this the 23rd day of March, 2017 CORAM:  Hon'ble Mr. U. Sarathchandran, Judicial Member N.R. Sajan, MTS, INS Venduruthy, Naval Base, Kochi - 682 004, S/o. Rajappan, aged 47 years, residing at Nikarthilthara House, Narakal PO, Ernakulam District. ... Applicant (By Advocate : Mr. N. Radhakrishnan) Versus 1. Union of India, represented by the Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi - 110 001. 2. The Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command, Naval Base, Kochi - 682 004. 3. The Chief Staff Officer, (Personnel and Administration), Southern Naval Command, Kochi - 682 004. 4. The Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension (Department of Personnel & Training), Government of India, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001. ... Respondents [By Advocate: Mr. N. Anilkumar, Sr. PCGC (R)] This application having been heard on 06.03.2017, the Tribunal on 23.03.2017 delivered the following: ORDER- Hon'ble Mr. U. Sarathchand

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1641 ANSWERED ON: 10.03.2017 Non-Payment of Arrears to Pensioners ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether instances of non-payment of arrears of family pensioners of Government employees have come to the notice of the Government; (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year along with the action taken by the Government thereon, so far, year/case-wise; and (c) the time by which these cases are likely to be disposed off? ANSWER (a), (b) & (c) Family Pension is sanctioned by the concerned Department in which the concerned employee was working. The Central Pension Accounting Office processes the Pension Payment Order received from the concerned Department within the prescribed time limit of 21 days and Pension Payment Authority is issued to the Pension Disbursing Bank. The Pension Disbursi

O R D E R Prayer for oral hearing in open Court is rejected. The instant petitions, which have been filed by the petitioners for review of order dated 1.9.2016 passed by this Court in the aforementioned civil appeals, are barred by limitation. The Review Petition (Civil) No.465 of 2017 is barred by 70 days, whereas Review Petition (C) No.472 of 2017 is barred by 138 days. We do not find any justification to condone the said delay. That apart, we have carefully perused the petitions for review, the order impugned and the papers annexed in support thereof. We do not find any ground therein warranting review of the aforementioned order. The review petitions are, accordingly, dismissed on the ground of delay as well on merits. .………………..……………….…....…CJI. (Jagdish Singh Khehar) .………………...…………………….……J. (Arun Mishra) New Delhi; March 22, 2017. Digitally signed by SATISH KUMAR YADAV Date: 2017.03.23 15:46:12 TLT Reason: Signature Not Verif

PDCA Circular regarding Banks are not transferring their pension account to the new PDAs. Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), Draupadi   G hat, Allahabad-211014 Circular No.190 No. AT/Tech/70-XXV Dated:16.03.2017 To, 1.     The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai-400051. 2.     The Manger CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI 3.     The Nodal Officers (ICICI/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)…. Sub: Non transfer of Pension files from banks to other PDAs. This office is receiving representations from pensioners/family pensioners stating that they have submitted applications to their banks for transfer of their pension account to other PDA, however, banks are not transferring their pension account to the new PDAs. In this regards, attention is drawn to para 3 of   “Scheme for Payment of Pension of Defence Pension’ by Public Sector Banks

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL,    ERNAKULAM BENCH                  Original Application No. 180/00526/2016-    Thursday, this the 16th day of March, 2017 CORAM:      Hon'ble Mr. U. Sarathchandran, Judicial Member V. Prabhakaran, S/o. Late T. Kuttappan Nair,Aged 78 years, Deputy Postmaster (HSG I) (Retd.), Varikattu House, Suprabha, Palissery, Annamada PO,Thrissur - 680 741.                               ...     Applicant (By Advocate :     Mr. C.S.G. Nair)             Versus 1.   Director of Accounts (Postal), Kerala Circle, Trivandrum - 695 001. 2.   Chief Postmaster General, Kerala Circle,  Trivandrum - 695 033. 3.   Union of India, represented by its Secretary,     Department of Pension & Pensioners'Welfare,      Loknayak Bhavan, Khan Market,  New Delhi - 110 001.                             ...    Respondents (By Advocate :     Mr. K. Kesavankutty, ACGSC)      This application having been heard on 27.02.2017, the Tribunal on 16.03.2017 delivered the follow

7th CPC Allowance Committee Report – Minister once again replied in Parliament on 22.3.2017 DoPT Minister replied in Lok Sabha on 22nd March 2017 regarding the status of the Committee on Allowances. Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Shri DR. JITENDRA SINGH said in a written reply to various questions regarding the report of allowance committee in Parliament on 22.3.2017 as follows… “Several representations have been received from various employees’ associations on allowances by the Committee on Allowances. Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM) has also requested to resolve the pending issues including allowances as soon as possibl  To examine the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on Allowances (other than Dearness Allowance), a Committee of Secretaries under the Chairmanship of Finance Secretary and Secretary, Expenditure has been set up by the Ministry of Finance, Depart

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Information under RTI Act No data is centrally maintained either by Government or Central Information Commission (CIC) in respect of cases wherein the informat ion under RTI Act has not been provided to the applicants. CIC adjudicates the second appeals and complaints received in the Commission. The Right to Information Act, 2005 provides for imposition of penalty by CIC against the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in pursuance of section 20 of the RTI Act. As per the information furnished by CIC, the amount of penalty imposed on such CPIOs for the last three years is as under: Year Penalty Imposed 2013-14 19,25,000 2014-15 7,39,000 2015-16 10,52,500 Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen’s request for information in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. Review of the implementation of the provisions of RTI Act is an ongoing process. There

The central government employees are likely to receive higher dearness allowances (DA) than the recommendation under the 7th Pay Commission, a source told Zee Business.   Grant of Washing Allowance to the category of Track Maintainer Gr.-III & IV.   Clarification on HRA for Greater Noida   Transport Allowance in Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaizaibad and Noida. 7th Pay Commission: Committee on Allowances submits its report; this is what they said The central government employees are likely to receive higher dearness allowances (DA) than the recommendation under the 7th Pay Commission, a source told Zee Business. As per the source, the final decision on allowance will be taken by the end of this month or in the next meeting scheduled on Thursday. Committee on Allowances, headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa, has already submitted the report on higher allowance to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the source said. Moreover, the Committee has also reco

Track maintainers or gangmen walk miles, often carrying heavy equipment, and risk their lives to keep your trains on track. These are their stories. A track maintainer hammers the bolts on a fishplate along a track at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.(Pratik Chorge/HT Photo) A group of track maintainers conduct railway maintenance work at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Mumbai. Once known as gang men (since they work in gangs) before the nomenclature was termed offensive, they test and assess track health and conduct repairs and maintenance. The men walk along miles of railway lines for an average of eight hours a day, sometimes more, in all-weather conditions, often carrying 20-25 kg in monitoring equipment and other tools. They must check that the ballast or track bed below the sleepers is packed correctly, repair cracks and fishplate damage, make sure nuts, bolts and welding are intact, and check on the clips that hold rails to the sleepers.