Bharat Pensioners Samaj

  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (भारत सरकार) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेल मंत्रालय) RAILWAY BOARD (रेलवे बोर्ड) RBE No. 101/2025 No. E(P&A)I/2025/PLB-1 New Delhi, dt. 24.09.2025 The General Managers/CAOs, All Indian Railways & Production Units etc. Sub: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2024-25 The President is pleased to sanction Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to  78 (Seventy Eight)  days wages’ without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2024-25 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel). Where, wages’ exceed ₹7000/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if the “wages” are ₹7000/- p.m. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry’s instructions and clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged. 2. It has also been decided that in...

  TA-3-102/1/2025-TA-CGA /e-18259/347 Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure O/o Controller General of accounts Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan E-Block, GPO Complex, New Delhi-110023 Dated 23-09-2025 OFFICE МЕМОRANDUM Sub.: Unified Pension Scheme (UPS)- Introduction of one-time one-way Switch facility from UPS to NPS- reg. Reference is invited to the Department of Financial Services OM No. 1/3/2024-PR dated 25.08.2025 regarding one -time one-way switch facility from UPS to NPS. 2. It has been decided that a one-time, one-way switch facility from UPS to NPS shall be made available to all Central Government employees who have opted for UPS. This switch facility may be exercised by UPS optees any time not later than one year prior to the date of superannuation or three months prior to the deemed date of retirement in case of voluntary retirement, as applicable. Similar provisions will be made for resignation and cases of Rule 56J, with minor modifications as necessary. If switch fac...

 

  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No. 98/2025 No. E(MPP)2019/1/17/Yardsticks(Personnel) New Delhi, Dated, 22.09 2025 The General Managers, All Indian Railways & Production Units Sub: Yardsticks for Personnel Department. The yardsticks of Ministerial staff (Jr. Clerk to Chief Office Superintendent) and Welfare Inspector categories of Personnel department have been reviewed by Board. 2. The revised yardsticks as approved by Board (CRB & CEO) are as under: Unit Yardstick for Ministerial staff Yardstick for Welfare Inspector Zonal HQ/PU 109 personnel per 3000 employees of Zonal HQ / PU One Inspector per 200 employees of Zonal HQ /PU Divisions / Workshops 94 personnel per 10,000 employees of the Division /Workshop One Inspector per 1000 employees of the Division/ Workshop Note: This excludes CLA, Stenographers, Peon (General Assistants), School staff, Canteen Staff (wherever applicable). Staff strength in Zonal HQ includes staff of all departments wo...

Circular No. 13 /2025 F. No. 275/0912025-IT(Budget) Government of India/(भारत सरकार) Ministry of Finance (वित्‍त मंत्रालय) Department of Revenue/ (राजस्‍व विभाग) Central Board of Direct Taxes/(केन्‍द्रीय प्रत्‍यक्ष कर बोर्ड) New Delhi, 19th September, 2025 Subject: Order under section 119 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for waiver of interest payable under section 220(2) due to late payment of demand, in certain cases – reg. The provisions of section 115BAC(1A) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) are subject to the other provisions of Chapter XII of the Act. Therefore, incomes chargeable to tax at special rates as specified under various provisions of Chapter XII of the Act are not included while determining the chargeability to tax under section 115BAC(1 A) of the Act. Further, the clause (b) of proviso to section 87A is applicable to incomes chargeable to tax under section 115BAC(1 A) of the Act. 2. It is noticed that in certain cases, the returns had already been processed and rebat...

                                                    F. No. 2-1/2025-CGHS(HQ)/C&P/EHS(8328809) Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (EHS Section) Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-11001 1 Dated: 16-09-2025 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Guidelines for allowing medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to dependent transgender children/siblings irrespective of age — Reg. In compliance with the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, it has been decided to allow medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to d ependent transgender children/siblings  of Central Government employees (serving/pensioner)  irrespective of age , subject to the following conditions: Individual must be wholly dependent as per the financial limit specified in MoHFW OM No. per OM No. $.11012/2/2016-CGHS(P) dated 08...

                                        Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions THE CCS (IMPLEMENTATION OF UPS UNDER NPS) RULES, 2025- OPTION FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FROM SERVICE Posted On: 18 SEP 2025 4:06PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has notified in the official Gazette on 02.09.2025 the  Central Civil Services (Implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System) Rules, 2025  for regulating the service matters relating to benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme in respect of Central Government employees opting for UPS as an option under the NPS. These rules inter-alia provides option to UPS subscribers for voluntary retirement from service after completion of 20 years of service. The full Assured payout under the Unified Pension Scheme is available only after completion of 25 years of qualifying...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) updated as on 13.09.2025: CGA, FinMin O.M. dated 17.09.2025 TA-3-07001/3/2025-TA-CGA/e-19475/341 Ministry of Finance Controller General of Accounts Department of Expenditure Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan E-Block, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi-110023 Dated: 17-09.2025 OFFICЕ МЕМОORANDUM Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) Reference is invited to Gazette Notification Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Operationalisation of Unified Pension Scheme under National Pension System) Regulations dated 19.03.2025. 2. In this regard, O/o CGA has been closely monitoring the problems in collaboration with PFRDA that is associated with Unified Pension scheme at the level of DDOs/PAOs/Subscribers. For smooth and seamless implementation of the Scheme, a FAQS has been prepared and is circulated for wide circulation (copy enclosed). This issues with the approval of the Competent aut...

                    (CGA, DoE, MoF O.M. No. TA-3-07001/3/2025-TA-CGA/e-19475/341 dated 17.09.2025) FAQs related to Investment of Contributions 30. Can an employee select the pension fund and investment pattern under UPS? Yes, employees can choose from registered pension funds and investment patterns, including default patterns defined by PFRDA. 31. What happens if an employee does not choose a pension fund? In such cases, the employee will be assigned the default pension fund and investment pattern defined by PFRDA. 32. What are the options of investment choices for individual corpus other that default pattern? i. Option to invest hundred percent of the funds in Government securities (Scheme G); or ii. Option of any one of the following Life Cycle based schemes: (a) Conservative Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at twenty- five percent. LC-25; or (b) Moderate Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at ...