tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72571396375308200622024-03-18T02:48:26.221-07:00 Bharat Pensioners SamajBharat Pensioners Samaj: This Blog is an attempt to disseminate latest information to pensioners and to highlight their grievances & demands..Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5680125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-71483427005246599802024-03-18T02:18:00.000-07:002024-03-18T02:18:18.615-07:00 Revised Flexible Complementing Scheme for Scientists: DOPT O.M dt 13.03.2024<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Revised Flexible Complementing Scheme for Scientists: DOPT O.M dt 13.03.2024</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">No. AB-14017/41/2013-PP(RR)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Government of India<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Department of Personnel & Training</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">New Delhi, the 13th March, 2024</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">OFFICE MEMORANDUM</strong></span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Subject: <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: underline;">Revised Flexible Complementing Scheme for Scientists</span></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Based on the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC), the Flexible Complementing Scheme (FCS) for Scientists, that existed in some of the scientific Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, was modified and instructions on Modified Flexible Complementing Scheme were issued by this Department vide O.M. No.AB-14017/37/2008-Estt(RR) dated the 10th September 2010. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has also formulated the Personnel Policy for Group-A S&T Officers of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology vide O.M File No.2(11)/2016-Pers III dated 19.09.2016. These guidelines are not applicable to DRDO and Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, where the Scientists are governed by another scheme called Merit Based Promotion Scheme.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. Subsequent to the issue of these guidelines, a need was felt for enhancing the educational qualifications in the MFCS by several Ministries/Departments in order to recruit Scientists as per their work function and detailed deliberations were held on the issue. Keeping in view that the field of Science and Technology is evolving, the requests of the various Ministries/Departments have been examined and suitably incorporated in the revised scheme. In order to obviate future concerns relating to interpretation regarding Educational Qualifications or inclusion of new disciplines, the revised scheme provides for setting up of an Inter-Ministerial Committee under Secretary, DoPT with Secretary, DST as Member and Secretary of the concerned Ministry/Department as the co-opted Member.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. A revised FCS is appended to this OM. Provisions of Revised FCS would be effective from 01.07.2024. All Scientific Ministries / Departments presently implementing MFCS and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology shall initiate action for incorporating the provisions of the Revised FCS by amending the provisions of relevant recruitment rules so that RRs are brought in conformity with the provisions of the Revised FCS.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">4. The Ministries/Departments may bring the Scheme to the notice of concerned autonomous Organizations under their administrative control for placing the same before their respective Governing Bodies for adoption.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">5. Hindi version will follow.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">(J. Sriram Murty)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Deputy Secretary to the Government of India</p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-75147729014715379192024-03-16T01:42:00.000-07:002024-03-16T01:42:46.859-07:00Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.01.2024-reg<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dearness Relief from 01.01.2024 @ 50% to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners: DoP&PW OM dated 13.03.2024</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">No. 42/02/2024-P&PW(D)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Government of India<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />*******</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Khan Market, New Delhi-110003<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Date :- 13th March, 2024</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">OFFICE MEMORANDUM</strong></span></p><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners – Revised rate effective from 01.01.2024-reg</h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s <a href="https://www.staffnews.in/2023/10/dearness-relief-from-01-07-2023-46-percent-doppw.html" rel="noopener" style="color: #ff3d00; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Dearness Relief from 01.07.2023 @ 46% to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners: DoP&PW OM dated 27.10.2023">OM No. 42/04/2023-P&PW(D) dated 27.10.2023</a> on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief admissible to Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">46% to 50%</strong> of the basic pension/family pension (including additional pension/family pension) <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">w.e.f 01st January, 2024</strong>.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. These rates of DR will be applicable to the following categories:-</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners including Central Govt. absorbee pensioners in PSU/Autonomous Bodies in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 4/34/2002-P&PW(D)Vol.II dated 23.06.2017 for restoration of full pension after expiry of commutation period of 15 years.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Civilian Pensioners/Family Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(iii) All India Service Pensioners/Family Pensioners.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(iv) Railway Pensioners/Family Pensioners.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(v) Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(vi) The Burma Civilian Pensioners/Family Pensioners and Pensioners/families of displaced Government Pensioners from Burma/ Pakistan, in respect of whom orders have been issued vide this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 11.09.2017.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. The payment of Dearness Relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">4. The payment of arrears of Dearness Relief shall not be made before the date of disbursement of pension/family pension of March, 2024.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 52 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 and this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended from time to time. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">8. The offices of Accountant General and authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of Dearness Relief to Pensioners/Family Pensioners on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANG No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21′ May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">9. In so far as the persons serving in Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, as mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution of India.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">10. This issues in accordance with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s OM No. 1/1/2024-E-II (B) dated 12.03.2024.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Hindi version will follow.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">(Ravinder Kumar)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Director</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India</p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-12222718593297646782024-03-13T00:22:00.000-07:002024-03-13T00:22:59.045-07:00Can An Employee Withdraw Prospective Resignation Before It Becomes Effective? Supreme Court Explains<p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "noto serif", serif; font-size: 14px;">Can An Employee Withdraw Prospective Resignation Before It Becomes Effective? Supreme Court Explains BySwasti Chaturvedi|21 Feb 2024 4:15 PM </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "noto serif", serif; font-size: 14px;">The Supreme Court held that in the absence of anything contrary in the provisions governing the terms and conditions of the office or post and in the absence of any legal contractual or constitutional bar, a prospective resignation can be withdrawn at any time before it becomes effective. The Court was deciding an appeal filed by a female employee against the judgment of the Bombay High Court by which the Division Bench dismissed her appeal and confirmed the order of the Single Judge in a writ petition challenging the order of the Mumbai University and College Tribunal. The two-Judge Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice K.V. Viswanathan observed, “In view of the foregoing discussion, we answer question (A) and (B) in favour of appellant and hold that letter dated 25.03.2003 is an intimation of resignation from a prospective date i.e., 24.09.2003, which could have been withdrawn by the appellant prior to the effective date. There is no Rule or Regulation brought to our notice which restrains such withdrawal. There was no prior consent to the letter dated 08.04.2003 for accepting resignation w.e.f. 24.09.2003 as ‘final, binding and irrevocable’ which is on record and therefore, by using such words, the acceptance of resignation was unilateral. As discussed, there was no implied contract and understanding with prior consent. Therefore, the withdrawal of such resignation by appellant prior to the effective date is permissible as per the law laid down in the case of Gopal Chandra Misra (supra) and Srikantha S.M. (supra).” Also Read - Merely Having Political Background Not Sufficient Reason To Reject Candidature: SC Collegium While Recommending Names Of Six Advocates As Judges Of... Advocate Varinder Kumar Sharma represented the appellant while Advocate Nina Gupta represented the respondents. In this case, the female employee (appellant) preferred an appeal before the College Tribunal to quash the order of the Marwadi Sammelan Trust, rejecting her request for withdrawal of resignation vide a letter. The appeal arose out of the orders passed by the three fora before whom the challenge was made by her to the rejection of withdrawal of her prospective resignation, prior to the effective date and the rejection of her prayer for rejoining the duties. Assailing the rejection of request for withdrawal of such resignation, the employee approached the College Tribunal. The Tribunal was of the opinion that since it was not an order of dismissal, removal or termination of service, the appeal was not maintainable under Section 59(1) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 and on such, the question of limitation under Section 59(2) does not arise. It even delved into the question of withdrawal of the resignation before the effective date on merits. After appreciating the facts, it was held in law that the resignation can be withdrawn before the expiry of the intended date, however, on facts, it was held that there was an implied understating between the parties’ prohibiting such withdrawal. As the High Court also dismissed her appeal, the employee was before the Apex Court. Also Read - No Law Can Be Passed Which Strikes At The Root Of Secularism: Muslim League And DYFI Move SC Seeking Stay Of CAA Rules 2024 The Supreme Court in view of the above facts noted, “In the said case, this Court carved out an exception on the basis of a legal, contractual or a constitutional bar for withdrawal of prospective resignation as referred in paragraph 50 of Gopal Chandra Misra (supra). This Court referring to the “Civil Aviation Requirements, 2009” (hereinafter referred to as “CAR”) made a distinction that the public interest would prevail over the interest of an employee’s own interest. Interpreting Clause 3.7 of the CAR, the Court observed that without appointment of pilots for operating the flights, the public interest would be adversely affected. Thus, it was said that the guiding idea of the eventuality specified therein were the parameters required to be taken by employer in public interest and, the interest of an employee cannot be given prominence over the public interest.” Also Read - Abhishek Manu Singhvi Appears To Oppose Plea By Six Disqualified Himachal Pradesh Congress MLAs Who Cross Voted For BJP To Defeat Singhvi In Rajya... The Court added that such judgment has no application in the facts of the case. It refused to examine the question about how far the Tribunal was justified in dealing with the issue on merits. Furthermore, the Court said that the appellant cannot be allowed to join the duty in the respondent institution because of the setting aside of the orders impugned and due to the superannuation. “Simultaneously, it would not be appropriate to give liberty to the Trust to initiate departmental action for the allegations as raised in the letter of Trustee dated 05.03.2003, especially after a lapse of more than 20 years, in particular when the appellant had already attained the age of superannuation in 2015”, it also noted. Also Read - Right To Dignity & Personal Liberty Not To Be Put To Jeopardy Based On Half-Baked Evidence: SC Acquits School Teachers In POCSO Case The Court directed the Trust to regularize the service period of the appellant from the date when they wrongly treated her as having resigned till the date of joining the duty at the new Institution as Principal. It applied the principle of ‘no work no pay’ and said that the appellant would be entitled to back-wages and salary for such regularized period as she did not work with the Trust. “Thus, it would suffice to observe that in view of her deemed continuance and in view of our findings hereinabove, the period from 24.09.2003 to 01.10.2007 would be regularized by the respondent and be counted as period spent on duty for all purposes including pension. … we direct that on the regularization of the period and treating the same as period spent on duty, the service tenure of the appellant, both in the institution run by Trust and in M.M.P. Shah College would be counted without any break in service. Since she would have then completed minimum 20 years’ service required for pension under the Rules, she would be entitled to her pension and other retiral benefits”, it directed. The Court ordered that the retiral and pensionary benefits be calculated and paid accordingly including the arrears of pension and that the said exercise be completed within a period of four months. Accordingly, the Apex Court allowed the appeal and set aside the orders of the College Tribunal and High Court. Cause Title- Dr. Mrs. Suman V. Jain v. Marwadi Sammelan through its Secretary and Others (Neutral Citation: 2024 INSC 127) Appearance: Appellant: AOR Varinder Kumar Sharma and Advocate Shantanu Sharma. Respondents: Advocates Nina Gupta, Lalit Bhasin, AOR Radhika Gupta, Advocate Vaishnavi Gupta, AOR Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, Advocates Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Bharat Bagla, Sourav Singh, Aditya Krishna, Preet S. Phanse, and Adarsh Dubey. Click here to read/download the Judgment</span></p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "noto serif", serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "noto serif", serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bolder; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/supreme-court/suman-v-jain-v-marwadi-sammelan-2024-insc-127-employee-resignation-withdrawal-1521786?fbclid=IwAR39qizK7rct4y5Yb9-CwE5VX8baRoAvmB9k5md5P4u-xKUuPw5pN1dYuKI" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/supreme-court/suman-v-jain-v-marwadi-sammelan-2024-insc-127-employee-resignation-withdrawal-1521786?fbclid=IwAR39qizK7rct4y5Yb9-CwE5VX8baRoAvmB9k5md5P4u-xKUuPw5pN1dYuKI</a></span>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-9584634100486533642024-03-12T05:27:00.000-07:002024-03-12T05:27:39.846-07:00S.C.Maheshwari Secy General BPS and Capt. RatanSingh of Ex-Servicemen League Welcomed new JS DOP &PW Sh.Dhrubajoyoti Sen Gupta and Director Ravi Kisan Ubaley. on 12.03. 2024 in LokNayak Bhawan New Delhi.<p>S.C.Maheshwari Secy General BPS and Capt. RatanSingh of Ex-Servicemen League Welcomed new JS DOP &PW Sh.Dhrubajoyoti Sen Gupta and Director Ravi Kisan Ubaley. on 12.03. 2024 in LokNayak Bhawan New Delhi.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlqvluGSoJz7f6hPkimx_lKrDVUcEz0ugw0CbxSdNdF4t1y5tWV_rDtg6Tmp6GZndz-VQ6eWPTR6MDx_3dEj26DSrwE875tq5zZfAVBmw4vqS1dMJ7hx4-NkSun0Pjz4f4r7WrGUZESQAUnoE-B00DNBRJcw1vivbrnJg-ep3W1Y5TcKHTVhiG3Oib6aO/s1600/IMG-20240312-WA0071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1531" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlqvluGSoJz7f6hPkimx_lKrDVUcEz0ugw0CbxSdNdF4t1y5tWV_rDtg6Tmp6GZndz-VQ6eWPTR6MDx_3dEj26DSrwE875tq5zZfAVBmw4vqS1dMJ7hx4-NkSun0Pjz4f4r7WrGUZESQAUnoE-B00DNBRJcw1vivbrnJg-ep3W1Y5TcKHTVhiG3Oib6aO/w383-h400/IMG-20240312-WA0071.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ecWtw2-Ivv71CjMHQcQywy6GFhyazTsssgicmtxIJ6WBrJEmgDGkiTBBEKLUABggOwtRFNxDoMxxTmKRFkPeWOCOlLchv-GN6AOb2_b67HqIdXeUsuvUos-001fNH25bITWAGsCP4I0PtqsbUkUrMzpR43rI5itX5_P5VGJWrHyT-oUsh9BgCUCbs9E/s3432/Group%20photo%20with%20JS%20DOPPW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="3432" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ecWtw2-Ivv71CjMHQcQywy6GFhyazTsssgicmtxIJ6WBrJEmgDGkiTBBEKLUABggOwtRFNxDoMxxTmKRFkPeWOCOlLchv-GN6AOb2_b67HqIdXeUsuvUos-001fNH25bITWAGsCP4I0PtqsbUkUrMzpR43rI5itX5_P5VGJWrHyT-oUsh9BgCUCbs9E/w400-h300/Group%20photo%20with%20JS%20DOPPW.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-76920224872040216072024-03-11T03:36:00.000-07:002024-03-11T03:36:04.694-07:00SCOVA Policy<p><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7257139637530820062/3332842695680194555" target="_blank"> https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7257139637530820062/3332842695680194555</a></p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-39489286623565898422024-03-10T04:28:00.000-07:002024-03-10T04:28:40.033-07:00 Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 01 Jan 2024 @ 50% for Central Government Employees and Pensioners- Approved by Cabinet<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from 01 Jan 2024 @ 50% for Central Government Employees and Pensioners- Approved by Cabinet</span></p><div class="text-center" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><h2 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">Cabinet approves additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Central Government employees and pensioners</h2><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">49.18 lakh employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners to benefit</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">4% benefit to cost Rs.12,868.72 crore per annum to exchequer</h3></div><div class="pt20" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Posted On: 07 MAR 2024 7:55PM by PIB Delhi</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2024 representing an increase of 4% over the existing rate of 46% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate against price rise.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The combined impact on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.12,868.72 crore per annum. This will benefit about 49.18 lakh Central Government employees and 67.95 lakh pensioners.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7<sup style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">th</sup> Central Pay Commission.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">***</p><div><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/da-dr-jan-2024-cabinet-approval.jpg" style="color: #ff3d00; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-81494087674020221892024-03-09T06:31:00.000-08:002024-03-09T06:31:45.024-08:00Woes of Railway Pensioners and Family Pensioners<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tjL91uRmTmA?si=0XJ5kuldKYmfnTq2" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tjL91uRmTmA/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><div style="background: white; border: solid #E3E3E3 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Addressing the Woes of Railway Pensioners and Family
Pensioners: A Call for Modern Advocacy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">As the
backbone of the nation's transportation system, railway employees serve
tirelessly throughout their careers, ensuring the smooth operation of one of
the most vital sectors in India. However, upon retirement, their journey often
takes a turn fraught with challenges, particularly in accessing essential
medical care and pension benefits. Despite the existence of schemes such as
UMID cards and RELHS, many railway pensioners and family pensioners find
themselves grappling with bureaucratic hurdles and inconsistent implementation.
The Bharat Pensioners Samaj (BPS), representing over 20 lakh pensioners
nationwide, sheds light on these pressing issues and advocates for innovative
solutions to alleviate their plight.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">One of
the primary concerns faced by UMID cardholders is the refusal of private
empanelled hospitals to honour the card without a referral letter, even in emergencies.
This not only contradicts the intended purpose of UMID cards but also places
undue financial strain on pensioners. Similarly, the lack of uniformity in honouring
UMID cards across railway zones exacerbates the problem, leaving pensioners
stranded without access to medical care, even in railway hospitals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">To
address these challenges, BPS proposes a simple yet effective solution:
standardizing UMID cards to bear the inscription "Indian Railway"
instead of specifying the issuing zone. By issuing a general order to all
railway authorities to recognize UMID cards from other zones and advising
empanelled hospitals accordingly, railway pensioners can enjoy seamless access
to medical treatment nationwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Furthermore,
BPS advocates for the continuation and expansion of initiatives like the OPD
consultation in private empanelled hospitals for RELHS beneficiaries aged 75
years and above. This pilot project, although beneficial, faces delays in
implementation across various railway zones, depriving elderly pensioners of
much-needed medical care. Making such schemes permanent and streamline the
referral process to private hospitals through teleconsultation can
significantly improve access to healthcare for retired beneficiaries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Additionally,
BPS highlights the need for clarity and consistency in policies governing
medical facilities and widow pass benefits for dependent daughters of deceased
railway employees. In an era where women's empowerment is a key focus, it is
imperative to ensure that widowed, divorced, or unmarried daughters receiving
family pensions are entitled to medical benefits and widow passes without
ambiguity or discrimination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In
confronting these challenges, BPS recognizes the importance of embracing modern
advocacy methods. Leveraging the power of social media platforms such as
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn, pensioners can amplify
their voices and garner support for their causes. Webinars and virtual forums
provide avenues for engaging with policymakers and raising awareness about the
plight of railway pensioners and family pensioners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In
conclusion, the issues faced by railway pensioners and family pensioners demand
urgent attention and effective solutions. By uniting under the banner of
organizations like BPS and harnessing the tools of modern advocacy, pensioners
can pave the way for a more dignified and secure retirement for themselves and
future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Join
Bharat Pensioners Samaj in championing the rights of railway pensioners and
family pensioners, and let's navigate this journey towards a better tomorrow
together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Thank
you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jai
Hind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 15.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #E3E3E3 .25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Jai
Bharat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div><br /></div>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-31491455268828770832024-03-08T21:04:00.000-08:002024-03-08T22:56:18.948-08:00दढ़ निश्चय, लगातार कोशिशों और धैर्य से सार्थक परिवर्तन लाया जा सकता है।<iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/R3cqPfCSEec?si=xaoMk3bNW8deSiCK" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/R3cqPfCSEec/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Mangal",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010";">दृढ़ </span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010";">निश्चय</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Mangal",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010";"> लगातार
कोशिशों</span><span lang="HI" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Mangal",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-ligatures: none;">और धैर्य से</span><span lang="HI" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Mangal",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; mso-ligatures: none;">सार्थक परिवर्तन लाया जा सकता है।</span><span style="font-family: "Kruti Dev 010"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="AR-SA" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>रेलवे </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पेंशनभोगियों और पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों की समस्याओं
का समाधान</span><span lang="HI" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">के</span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">लिए</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">आधुनिक पैरवी के तरीकों को अपनाने के लिए</span><span lang="HI" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">आह्वान</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">देश की परिवहन प्रणाली की रीढ़ के रूप में</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रेलवे कर्मचारी अपने पूरे करियर में अथक परिश्रम करते हैं</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जिससे भारत में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण क्षेत्रों में से एक का सुचारू संचालन
सुनिश्चित होता है। हालाँकि</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">उनकी यात्रा अक्सर चुनौतियों से भरी हो जाती है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">विशेष रूप से आवश्यक चिकित्सा देखभाल और पेंशन लाभों तक पहुँचने में। यूएमआईडी
कार्ड और आरईएलएचएस जैसी योजनाओं के अस्तित्व के बावजूद</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">कई रेलवे पेंशनभोगी और पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगी खुद को नौकरशाही बाधाओं और असंगत
कार्यान्वयन से जूझते हुए पाते हैं।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>देशभर में </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">20</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> लाख से अधिक पेंशनभोगियों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाला भारत पेंशनर्स समाज
(बीपीएस) इन महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दों पर प्रकाश डालता है और उनकी दुर्दशा को कम करने के
लिए नवीन समाधानों की </span><span lang="HI" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">पैरवी</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> करता है।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">यूएमआईडी कार्डधारकों के सामने आने वाली प्राथमिक चिंताओं में से एक यह है कि
पैनल में शामिल निजी अस्पतालों द्वारा आपात स्थिति में भी रेफरल पत्र के बिना</span><span lang="HI" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">आपातकाल में</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> चिकित्सा देने से इनकार कर दिया जाता है। यह न केवल यूएमआईडी कार्ड के इच्छित
उद्देश्य के विपरीत है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बल्कि पेंशनभोगियों पर
अनुचित वित्तीय दबाव भी डालता है। इसी तरह</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रेलवे ज़ोन में यूएमआईडी कार्ड के सम्मान में एकरूपता की कमी ने समस्या को
बढ़ा दिया है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जिससे पेंशनभोगियों को
रेलवे अस्पतालों में भी चिकित्सा देखभाल तक पहुंच नहीं मिल पाती है।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इन चुनौतियों का समाधान करने के लिए</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बीपीएस एक सरल लेकिन प्रभावी समाधान प्रस्तावित करता है: यूएमआईडी कार्डों को
जारी करने वाले क्षेत्र को निर्दिष्ट करने के बजाय "भारतीय रेलवे"
शिलालेख को मानकीकृत करना। सभी रेलवे अधिकारियों को अन्य क्षेत्रों के यूएमआईडी
कार्डों को मान्यता देने और तदनुसार सूचीबद्ध अस्पतालों को सलाह देने के लिए एक
सामान्य आदेश जारी करके</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रेलवे पेंशनभोगी देश
भर में चिकित्सा उपचार तक निर्बाध पहुंच का आनंद ले सकते हैं।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इसके अलावा</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बीपीएस </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">75</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> वर्ष और उससे अधिक आयु के आरईएलएचएस लाभार्थियों के लिए ओपीडी परामर्श
परियोजना जैसी पहल की निरंतरता और विस्तार की वकालत करता है। हालांकि यह पायलट
प्रोजेक्ट फायदेमंद है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">लेकिन विभिन्न रेलवे
जोनों में कार्यान्वयन में देरी का सामना करना पड़ रहा है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जिससे बुजुर्ग पेंशनभोगियों को बहुत जरूरी चिकित्सा देखभाल से वंचित होना पड़
रहा है। ऐसी योजनाओं को स्थायी बनाने और टेली-परामर्श के माध्यम से निजी अस्पतालों
में रेफरल प्रक्रिया को सुव्यवस्थित करने से सेवानिवृत्त लाभार्थियों के लिए
स्वास्थ्य देखभाल तक पहुंच में काफी सुधार हो सकता है।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इसके अतिरिक्त</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बीपीएस मृत रेलवे
कर्मचारियों की आश्रित बेटियों के लिए चिकित्सा सुविधाओं और विधवा पास लाभों को
नियंत्रित करने वाली नीतियों में स्पष्टता और स्थिरता की आवश्यकता पर प्रकाश डालता
है। ऐसे युग में जहां महिला सशक्तिकरण एक प्रमुख फोकस है</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">यह सुनिश्चित करना जरूरी है कि पारिवारिक पेंशन प्राप्त करने वाली विधवा</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">तलाकशुदा या अविवाहित बेटियां बिना किसी अस्पष्टता या भेदभाव के चिकित्सा लाभ
और विधवा पास की हकदार हों।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इन चुनौतियों का सामना करने में</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">,
</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बीपीएस आधुनिक वकालत के तरीकों को अपनाने के महत्व को पहचानता है। ट्विटर</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">फेसबुक</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">यूट्यूब</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इंस्टाग्राम और लिंक्डइन जैसे सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफार्मों की शक्ति का लाभ उठाते
हुए</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पेंशनभोगी अपनी आवाज उठा सकते हैं
और अपने उद्देश्यों के लिए समर्थन जुटा सकते हैं। वेबिनार और वर्चुअल फोरम नीति
निर्माताओं के साथ जुड़ने और रेलवे पेंशनभोगियों और पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों की
दुर्दशा के बारे में जागरूकता बढ़ाने के अवसर प्रदान करते हैं।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">निष्कर्षतः</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रेलवे पेंशनभोगियों और
पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों के सामने आने वाली समस्याएं तत्काल ध्यान देने और प्रभावी
समाधान की मांग करती हैं।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>बीपीएस जैसे संगठनों के बैनर तले
एकजुट होकर और आधुनिक वकालत के उपकरणों का उपयोग करके</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पेंशनभोगी अपने और आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए अधिक सम्मानजनक और सुरक्षित
सेवानिवृत्ति का मार्ग प्रशस्त कर सकते हैं। रेलवे पेंशनभोगियों और पारिवारिक
पेंशनभोगियों के अधिकारों की लड़ाई में भारत पेंशनभोगी समाज से जुड़ें</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">, </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">और आइए एक साथ बेहतर कल की ओर इस यात्रा को आगे बढ़ाएं।</span><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">धन्यवाद</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif;">, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="background: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: "Mangal",serif; mso-ascii-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">जय हिंद।</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">……………..<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-12739648790313183342024-03-06T23:28:00.000-08:002024-03-06T23:28:35.067-08:00 BSNL VRS 2019 retirees – Pending payment of Ex-Gratia, Leave Encashment and other pensionary benefits: BSNL OM dated 19.02.2024<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">BSNL VRS 2019 retirees – Pending payment of Ex-Gratia, Leave Encashment and other pensionary benefits: BSNL OM dated 19.02.2024</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content content-template wide-right" id="post-body-155576" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-body-inner" style="color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: auto !important; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">(A Government of India Enterprise)</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">CORPORATE OFFICE<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Establishment Branch<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Bharat Sanchar Bhawan<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />H,C. Mathur Lane, New Delhi-01</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">F, No: BSNLCO-A/11/11/2023-ESTAB</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Dated: 19th Feb,, 2024</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">OFFICE MEMORANDUM</strong></span></p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Sub: Processing of pending payments of Ex-Gratia and pensionary benefits including leave encashment in respect of VRS-2019 retirees-reg.</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">It has been observed that some circles have been facing difficulties due to restrictions built into the ERP/SAP system while processing of pending payments of Ex-Gratia and Leave encashment in respect of VRS-2019 retirees. These restrictions were put in place in the ERP/SAP system in order to prevent any un-authorized/wrong payments in respect of VRS-2019 retirees against whom complaint regarding fake caste certificate was pending. The restrictions were also necessary in view of the fact that payment of terminal benefits in respect of large number of cases of VRS-2019 retirees were required to be settled.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. Now very few cases are pending where release of retirement benefits in respect of VRS-2019 retirees are required to be executed as and when the retirees become eligible for payment of such benefits. Therefore, the general restrictions incorporated in the ERP system have now been removed. However, it is now imperative that the release of withheld payments to VRS-2019 retirees are made by the Circles only after carefully ascertaining regarding eligibility for such payment as per extant rules. The responsibility of ensuring correctness/genuineness of payment shall be solely with the concerned circles.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. In this regard, it is requested that the authorization allowed for processing of payments in respect of VRS-2019 retirees may be reviewed and only those officers, who are directly involved in the process may be allowed due authorization in ERP system. Further, in case of any change in last pay drawn due to re-fixation of pay on any ground, it may be ensured that the calculation of Ex-Gratia, leave encashment and other retirement benefits in respect of VRS-2019 retirees are approved by the IFA of the concerned circle.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[Sanjeev Kumar]<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Asstt. 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font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</span></p><div id="lg_g" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="log_oo" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: space-between;"><img alt="azadi ka amrit mahotsav" src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/photo/2021/aug/ph202183101.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: middle; width: 150px;" /><img alt="g20-india-2023" src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/photo/2022/nov/ph20221121131401.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: middle; width: 150px;" /></div></div><div class="text-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses Governing Council Meeting of the Indian Council of Medical Research<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h2><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;"><span id="ltrSubtitle" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />ICMR’s budgetary allowance has increased by 4-fold in the past 10 years, showcasing our commitment towards Health Research: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />ICMR has made remarkable progress in tackling health issues of national priority and has initiated inter-departmental coordination to promote meaningful and impactful research<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></h3></div><div class="ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 20px; text-align: center;">Posted On: 02 MAR 2024 7:14PM by PIB Delhi</div><div class="pt20" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-top: 20px;"></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare chaired the Governing Council Meeting of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here today. Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare was also present. The meeting was convened to engage in discussions on ICMR’s recent contributions, explore the initiatives spearheaded by the Council, and outline the strategic roadmap for the future of medical research.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Dr Mandaviya lauded ICMR’s key advancements and initiatives propelling medical research and development in the country. He emphasized that the Government of India’s commitment coupled with ICMR's relentless efforts, will position India on the global stage as a leader in medical research and development.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">The Union Health Minister expressed satisfaction with the growth being witnessed by ICMR’s research advancements and urged the Council to keep adapting to changing times for India to meet global expectations in medical innovation. He praised the recently launched MedTech Mitra initiative, which aims to support the private sector with development of affordable indigenous medical devices. He also stressed on leveraging our traditional knowledge by a collaboration of ICMR-DBT-AYUSH and Institutions of National Importance (INIs), emphasizing the critical importance of collaborations between government and private sector; and supported the entrepreneurship policy for academic and research institutions.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Dr Mandaviya further assured the Government of India’s unwavering support and commitment towards accelerating the research and innovation ecosystem of the country. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar commended the ICMR's progressive efforts and emphasized the importance of collaboration with other departments to promote targeted research. She highlighted the need for AI-based health solutions to reach remote areas and called for the global relevance and competitiveness of the Indian Journal of Medical Research.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Speaking about the upcoming initiatives of ICMR, Dr. Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Dept. of Health Research and DG, ICMR highlighted the ‘First in the World Challenge’, a unique initiative by ICMR which aims to develop biomedical products on knowledge that is first in the world. He stated that “the challenge will fund Indian Scientists with excellent ideas to conduct high-risk and high-reward research. Ideas would be funded through an innovative selection mechanism and this will help build the confidence of Indian biomedical researchers.”</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">The following are the key achievements highlighted in the meeting:</span></span></p><ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">4-Fold Increase in Investment:</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Government of India has increased its investment in Medical Research and Development by 4-fold over the last decade.</span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wide-reaching Impact:</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Through the recently launched National Health Research Program, a novel initiative to conduct solution-oriented mission mode research in 12 priority areas, ICMR has extended their coverage to over 100 districts nationwide.</span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Interdepartmental Collaborations:</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> ICMR initiated interdepartmental collaboration with prominent institutions such as NITI Aayog, CDSCO, CSIR, IITs, DBT, NIPERs, ICAR, DWCD and others. This has resulted in joint initiatives, including the National One Health Mission, AYUSH-ICMR trials, AcSIR-ICMR Faculty of Medical Research, Paalna Scheme and ICMR-National Cancer Grid Clinical trials for various cancers.</span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nurturing the innovation ecosystem of the country</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">: Towards nurturing the innovation ecosystem of our country, ICMR established centers of excellence at 7 IITs for product development and 5 ICMR-Centers for Advanced Research (CAR) dedicated to benchtop testing, pre-clinical and clinical evaluation, and validation. This initiative aims to bolster the Make in India MedTech sector while promoting AI-based health solutions. Additionally, the MedTech Mitra initiative, led by ICMR under the guidance of NITI Aayog and in partnership with Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), is set to provide crucial support to innovators, facilitating the development of affordable and accessible indigenous medical devices through strategic handholding, clinical evaluation, regulatory facilitation, and product uptake guidance, with further enhancements underway.</span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Workforce Strengthening:</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> In coherence with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Mission Recruitment and Rozgar Mela initiatives, ICMR has successfully filled over 1200 vacancies in the Scientific, Technical, and Administrative Cadres within the last year.</span></span></span></li></ol><p style="background-color: white; 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Supreme Court criticizes Centre for not implementing Clinical Establishment Rules for standard rates, warns of implementing CGHS-prescribed rates if states don't comply. Courtesy TOI dated 28.02.2024 <p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Now The Supreme Court has
said what Bharat Pensioners Samaj saying over the years.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Supreme Court criticizes Centre for not
implementing Clinical Establishment Rules for standard rates, warns of
implementing CGHS-prescribed rates if states don't comply. Courtesy TOI dated
28.02.2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">By Dhananjay. Mahapatra @times group.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">NEW DELHI: A cataract surgery could cost up to Rs 10,000
per eye in a govt hospital and Rs 30,000-1,40,000 in a private
facility. Supreme Court Tuesday took strong exception to this
disparity and the inability of the Centre to implement a 14-year-old
law-Clinical Establishment (Central Government) Rules-mandating notification of
a standard rate in consultation with states for treatment and
procedures of ailments in metros, cities and towns.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">Govt told SC though it had repeatedly written to
states on this, they didn't respond. SC said citizens have a fundamental right
to healthcare and the <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">centre can't shirk its responsibility on this ground. If the
union government fails to find a solution to this problem, then on the next
date of hearing we will <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">consider the petitioner’s plea for implementing CGHS-prescribed
standard rates for the treatment of patients across India warned the Supreme Court
of India.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It asked the Union health secretary to call a meeting of
his state counterparts to ensure notification of a standard rate within a
month. "If Union govt fails to find a solution, then we will consider
petitioner's plea for implementing CGHS-prescribed standardised rates," SC
warned.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">'Use central laws if states don't fix
uniform hospital charges'</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">
<span style="background: white;">A PIL by the NGO 'Veterans Forum for
Transparency in Public Life' through advocate Danish Zubair Khan had sought a
direction to the Centre to determine the rate of fee chargeable from patients
in terms of Rule 9 of Clinical Establishment (Central Govt) Rules, 2012.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Under the Rules, all hospitals and clinical
establishments, to keep intact their registration, must "display rates
charged for each type of service provided and facilities available for the
benefit of patients at a conspicuous place in the vernacular as well as in the English
language; and charge rates for each type of procedures and services within the range
of rates determined and issued by Centre from time to time, in consultation
with state govts."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Petitioner told a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep
Mehta that Centre acted promptly in notifying standardised rates for the treatment
of patients during Covid and that if states did not cooperate in framing a range
of rates for treatment of ailments, it could use powers under central laws to
unilaterally notify fees to be charged for different procedures.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRd2t7OWhwo6smznkDesoNqTJGNbqQlP4Pkyn1-PjbWSBWppR4jxtNqcPEXXp_ljMp6gWVMZ7TNzNz8RxuQtNnvcHD8lFcJKsSI3EqMEYfawWtXlzUm2Oev-MaFM6TlUWqfcF8B-Em1S7GMMQABW7wgE2r3gBYux58gu6PSet18GWnMYaknoZmZBAKfMS/s1122/Clinical%20eshtablishment%20rules%202012_OCR%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1122" data-original-width="793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRd2t7OWhwo6smznkDesoNqTJGNbqQlP4Pkyn1-PjbWSBWppR4jxtNqcPEXXp_ljMp6gWVMZ7TNzNz8RxuQtNnvcHD8lFcJKsSI3EqMEYfawWtXlzUm2Oev-MaFM6TlUWqfcF8B-Em1S7GMMQABW7wgE2r3gBYux58gu6PSet18GWnMYaknoZmZBAKfMS/s16000/Clinical%20eshtablishment%20rules%202012_OCR%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-body-inner" style="color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: auto !important; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">M.C. No. 16</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">भारत सरकार Government of India</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board)</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">No. E(NG)II/2022/RC -1/17</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">New Delhi, Dated 22.02.2024</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The General Manager (P),<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />All Zonal Railways/PUs,<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />(As per standard mailing list).</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Sub: Appointment on compassionate ground – Master Circular.</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">*****</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Consolidated instructions on Scheme for “Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways” were issued vide this office letter No. E(NG)II/90lRC-lll17 dated 12.12.7990 (Master Circular No. 16). Subsequently, many instructions on compassionate appointments have been issued from time to time which are scattered in a numbers of circulars/orders. It has been decided to consolidate all instructions issued till date, in this Master Circular, under easily comprehensible headings for ready reference of all concerned.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. The number and date of the relevant Letter/OM has been mentioned under each para, which can be accessed from this Ministry’s website https:/iindianrailways.gov.in.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. Hindi version will follow.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">(U.K.Tiwari)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Director Estt.(N)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Railway Board</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><picture class="size-medium wp-image-155426 aligncenter" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;" title="Appointment on compassionate ground - Master Circular No. 16: Railway Board Order 1"><br /><source sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" srcset="https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-400x500.jpg.webp 400w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-650x813.jpg.webp 650w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-250x313.jpg.webp 250w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-768x960.jpg.webp 768w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-150x188.jpg.webp 150w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-50x63.jpg.webp 50w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-100x125.jpg.webp 100w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-200x250.jpg.webp 200w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-300x375.jpg.webp 300w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-350x438.jpg.webp 350w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-450x563.jpg.webp 450w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-500x625.jpg.webp 500w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16-550x688.jpg.webp 550w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/appointment-on-compassionate-ground-master-circular-no-16.jpg.webp 800w" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" type="image/webp"></source></picture></p><h2 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">अनुकंपा आधार पर नियुक्ति पर मास्टर परिपत्र MASTER CIRCULAR ON COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT</h2><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">1. CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE:</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Appointments on compassionate grounds relate to the appointments made of dependents of Railway servants who lose their lives in the course of duty or die in harness otherwise while in service or are medically incapacitated/ decategorised. The circumstances in which appointments on compassionate grounds may be made are as below:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) When Railway servants lose their lives in the course of duty or get so crippled that they cannot do any work (this also in the course of duty – for example, loco and traffic running staff in charge of trains involved in accidents).</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) When Railway employees die in harness in service, before retirement.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Dependent of totally medically incapacitated staff may be considered for compassionate grounds appointment at par with death cases, subject to their merit.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2016/RC-1/SR/6, dated 29.03.2016]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) In cases where an employee is totally incapacitated and is not in a position to continue in any post because of his medical condition he may be allowed to opt for retirement. In such cases request for appointment on compassionate ground to an eligible ward may be considered.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">[E(NG)II/95/RC-1/94, dated 18.01.2000 (RBE No.08/2000)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: underline;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">CGA to wife/ward of missing Railway Employee</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(a) A request to grant the benefit of compassionate appointment can be considered after a lapse of at least 2 years from the date from which the Railway employee has been missing, provided that an FIR has been lodged and the missing person is not traceable, and the competent authority feels that the case is genuine;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(b) This benefit will not be applicable to the case of a Railway employee:-</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">who had less than two years to retire on the date from which he has been missing;</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">or</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><li style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">who is suspected to have committed fraud, suspected to have joined any terrorist organization or suspected to have gone abroad.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(c) Compassionate appointment in the case of a missing Railway employee also could not be a matter of right and will be subject to fulfillment of all the conditions, including the availability of vacancy, laid down for such appointment under the existing scheme;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(d) While considering such a request the results of police investigation should also be taken in to account.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(e) A decision on any request for compassionate appointment covered by these general instructions will be taken at the level of the DRMs/CWMs/HODs;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(f) The services of the wards/widows will be terminated in case the missing Railway employee becomes available subsequently;</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(g) The compassionate appointment may be delinked from the payment of settlement dues i.e. compassionate appointment in such cases may not be denied or deferred only on the ground that settlement dues of the missing employee are still to be paid to the persons entitled to receive them.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/97/RC-1/210, dated 26.07.1998 (RBE No.164/1998) &<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/98/RC-1/64, dated 06.01.2009 (RBE No.03/2009)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) Death/ Medical Incapacitation of a Direct Recruit Trainee: In all cases of appointment made against regular and substantive post (through RRB/RRC) where the recruited employee dies in harness before completing any mandatory training prescribed for regularization against the allotted working post, the spouse of such trainee employee will be eligible for consideration for CG appointment. However, it will require the personal approval of the General Manager.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2019/RC-1/5, dated 04.06.2019 (RBE No.90/2019)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vii) The spouse of the deceased employee, whose ward was appointed on compassionate ground and died/medically incapacitated while undergoing the pre-requisite training, may be permitted to nominate either another ward/herself or the widow/wife of the deceased/medically incapacitated trainee for compassionate appointment consideration.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">In case the spouse of deceased employee is not alive for nomination then:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) if deceased/medically incapacitated CGA trainee is married then widow/wife of deceased/medically incapacitated CGA trainee may be considered for CGA.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) if deceased/medically incapacitated CGA trainee is unmarried then another ward of original employee may be considered for CGA.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/NR/28, dated 25.01.2023 (RBE No.20/2023)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(viii) (a) In cases where malingering is established and a Railway servant is declared unfit for all posts in terms of para 512(ii) of the Medical Manual and is retired from railway service, compassionate appointment to the ward of such a Railway servant would not be admissible.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(b) In all cases of persons being declared unfit on account of malingering, medical unfitness papers should invariable carry an endorsement that he was declared unfit under para 512(ii) of the Indian Railway Medical Manual.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/86/RC-1/20, dated 24.06.1987 (RBE No.165/1987) and 07.08.1987]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO BE APPOINTED ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS: –</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) Son/daughter/widow/widower of the employees are eligible to be appointed on compassionate grounds in the circumstances in which such appointments are permissible. Where the widow cannot take up employment and the sons/daughters are minor, the case may be kept pending till the first son/daughter becomes a major i.e. attains the age of 18 years, subject to time limits as provided under Para 3 (III) (i) of Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23, dated 01.02.2023 (RBE No.21/2023).</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) Where the widow cannot take up employment, Railways can keep the case for appointment on compassionate grounds open to enable consideration of appointment of a minor son when he attains majority, even though at the time of occurrence of the event making compassionate appointment permissible, there is a daughter who has attained majority and/ or a major son who is already employed. This will be subject to the following conditions:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(a) The minor son to be appointed will be attaining majority of age within a period of five years of the event of death which is the basis for appointment on compassionate grounds.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(b) Where there is more than one minor sons, it is only the eldest minor son who should be considered for appointment when he attains majority and not any of the minor sons.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(c) Further in such cases, the competent authority should be satisfied about the bonafides of the request of the widow or if there is no surviving widow, of the family, that appointment should be given to a minor son (when he attains majority) instead of a daughter or an employed son who is already a major.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/84/RC-1/172, dated 01.03.1985 (RBE No.65/1985)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(d) (i) If the candidate is a major at the time of death/medical invalidation of the ex-employee and is already admitted to a course, then he/she shall be allowed to complete that course (subject to a maximum limit of 5 years for completion of the course) provided he/she takes due permission of the Railway Administration. His/ her candidature for compassionate appointment would be considered according to the qualification so acquired.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Pursuing of a course other than that to which the candidate had already been admitted into at the time of death/medical invalidation of the late/ex-employee will not be allowed /counted for this purpose.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) If the candidate is minor at the time of death/medical invalidation of the late/ex-employee but at the time of his/her attaining majority, he/she is already admitted to/pursuing a course, he/she be allowed to complete that course (subject to a maximum limit of 5 years for completion of the course) on taking due permission from the administration. His/her candidature for CG appointment would be considered according to the qualification so acquired.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Provided that in situations covered under both (i) and (ii) above, where the course of study spills over beyond the academic year in which the date of death/medical invalidation occurred, the eligibility for CG appointment consideration would be limited to posts below Level-7 (GP Rs.4600).</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The above provisions are in the context of acquisition of higher qualification beyond the minimum qualification required for Level-1. Extant provisions will hold good as regards minimum qualifications for considering CG appointment for level-1 posts.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2003/RC-1/Genl./4, dated 19.06.2019 (RBE No.100/2019)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) In case of medically de-categorised/ incapacitated employees where compassionate appointment is otherwise permissible, it will be the discretion of the concerned medically de-categorised/ incapacitated Railway employee to request for a job to either spouse or ward as per his/her choice. Further, in the event of death of the medically unfit employee without making clear his wishes, the first preference for appointment on compassionate ground appointment should be that of spouse as done in case of death.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2012/RC-1/Genl./15, dated 04.03.2014 (RBE No.22/2014)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) There is no bar in giving appointment to the husband of a female railway employee on compassionate grounds in the circumstances in which such appointment are otherwise permissible.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/82/RC-1/213, dated 17.01.1983]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) Normally only the father is taken to be the bread-winner of the family. In the event of both wife and husband are Railway Employees, on account of death of the husband employment is permissible to a ward but not on account of death of the wife.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/86/RC-1/1/Policy, dated 31.10.86 (RBE No.214/1986)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) It should be left to the discretion of the family concerned in case of death of ex-employee to request for a job to either spouse or any child (whether son or daughter /unmarried/married/divorced/widowed) subject to the condition that the concerned child will be the bread-winner of the family concerned. Further, for this purpose instructions issued by this Ministry vide letter issued under RBE No.22/2014, dated 04.03.2014 be read in the same spirit.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">However, the dependent of an unmarried male/unmarried female Railway employee dying in harness/retiring on medical grounds, may be considered for compassionate appointment by the Railway at its own level, subject to the condition that the candidate proposed for appointment is shown as dependent on the ex-employee on the basis of documents such as inclusion/declaration of name in the pass or in Ration cards etc. The condition of inclusion in the pass declaration or Ration cards etc. is only a facilitating factor, and not intended to be a restrictive one. In the absence of any such documentary proof, the factual position regarding the extent of the dependency may be got verified by deputing a Welfare Inspector to inquire into the circumstances. The relaxation of time limit permissible in the case of minor children of those employees who die in harness would also apply in the case of dependents of those who die as bachelor/spinster.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2014/RC-1/SCR/5, dated 08.07.2014 (RBE No.70/2014)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vii) Children born to the second wife may also be considered for CGA even where the second marriage has not been specifically permitted by the administration. However, since compassionate appointment after demise of the Railway employee can be considered for granting to only one dependent family member on merits, a child born to the second wife can be considered for such appointment only after ascertaining that there is no objection to this from the first wife or her children. Where the first wife (legally wedded wife) opts for such compassionate appointment either for herself or one of her own children, such claim will have priority over any competing claim made by the second wife for any of her children. These provisions are effective from 11.12.2018.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2016/RC-1/CR/12(pt.), dated 30.12.2019 (RBE No.217/2019) and<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />02.11.2023 (RBE No.120/2023)]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. TIME LIMIT FOR MAKING COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS:</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) All requests for CGA submitted within the prescribed period of 5 years from the date of death/medical invalidation/2 years of attaining majority for ward registered earlier as minor, shall be finalized/decided by DRMs/CWMs/HODs/ Competent Authority. Such cases not received within this period of 5 years will be considered as per the following schedule by the authority indicated against each:-</p><table style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-spacing: 0px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); display: block; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: auto; width: 100%;"><tbody style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="5%">a)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="26%">Beyond 5 years and upto 20 years</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="67%">DRMs/CWMs/HODs</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="5%">(b)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="26%">Beyond 20 years upto 25 years</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="67%">To be decided by GMs at their Personal level only (are not to be delegated further).</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="5%">(c)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="26%">Beyond 25 years</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="67%">With prior approval of Ministry of Railways on personal recommendations of GMs</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) As regards cases where the request for CGA has not been received by the Railway Administration within 05 years of the event warranting CGA, such cases shall be decided by the authorities as indicated above.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Railways should ensure that all possible efforts are made to give CGA to the eligible dependent of the Railway employee concerned without undue delay within the time frame as per existing rules/instructions. Further, responsibility may be fixed on the concerned officials/officers for delay/inaction.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) While considering belated requests i.e. those received by Railway Administration after 5 years, it should, however, be kept in view that the concept of CGA is largely related to the need for immediate assistance to the family of the Railway servant in order to relieve it from economic distress. The very fact that the family has been able to manage somehow all these years should normally be taken as adequate proof that the family had some dependable means of subsistence. Therefore, examination of such cases would call for a great deal of circumspection as per extant norms.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23 dated 01.02.2023 (RBE No.21/2023) &<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23 dated 27.02.2023 (RBE No.35/2023)]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">4. QUALIFICATION AND CONDITIONS TO BE FULFILLED:</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) Normally the persons seeking appointment on compassionate grounds should fulfill the conditions of eligibility regarding age and educational qualifications prescribed for appointment to the posts or grade concerned. However, the upper age limit may be freely relaxed on merits of the case. The lower age limit of 18 years normally required for appointment in Government may also be relaxed upto one year in deserving cases with the personal approval of the General Manager. Relaxation of the lower age limit beyond one year will require the approval of the Ministry of Railways. As regards relaxation of upper age limit in making compassionate ground appointment, wherever DRM/CWM is competent to make the appointment on compassionate ground, they may grant relaxation in upper age limit also.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)III/79/RC-I/74, dated 29.11.1979 and<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/32, dated 20.09.2018 (RBE No.145/2018)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) The educational qualifications prescribed for the post to be offered should not be relaxed. However, if on the merits of an individual case, the General Manager feels that such a relaxation of the minimum educational qualifications is absolutely necessary, such cases may be referred to the Ministry of Railways. The Railway Board will consider these cases on merits subject to the stipulation that the candidate shall acquire the requisite qualification within a prescribed time limit. Such case will carry the following stipulations, in the offer of appointment: –</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) The period to be allowed for acquiring the qualification will be two years.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) Such a person will not be confirmed in service till he acquires the qualification.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) He will not be eligible for promotion till such time he acquires the qualification.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(d) If any junior is promoted before the senior compassionate appointee acquires the qualification, such promotion of the junior will be treated as regular. In other words, the compassionate appointee will lose seniority in the higher grade to such of his juniors as may have been promoted to the next higher grade, before he acquires the prescribed qualification.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/80/RC-1/4(kw), dated 22.02.1989 (RBE No.56/1989)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) For appointment of widows on compassionate grounds against following posts in Group ‘D’ (now Level 1) exclusively reserved for compassionate appointments for widows, the minimum educational qualifications prescribed may not be insisted upon:</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) Retiring room attendants.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) Sweeper Women.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) C&W Khalasis (For Waste Packing only)</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(d) Ayah and female sanitary cleaner in Railway Hospitals, Railway Schools.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(e) Khalasis attached to sub-divisional officers of AEN, PWI and IOW, and a percentage of vacancies of Office Peons may be reserved for them.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">In all other cases of compassionate appointments in Group ‘D’ the prescribed minimum educational qualifications will apply.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/86/RC-1/1/Policy, dated 25.03.86 (RBE No.66/1986)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) In case of appointment of a widow/wife not having requisite minimum educational qualification, she will be placed in the Level-1 of the Pay Matrix introduced on implementation of 7th CPC report, without insisting on fulfillment of educational qualification norms, provided the appointing authority is satisfied that the duties of the post against which she is being appointed can be performed with the help of some on job training.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23, dated 06.04.2018 (RBE No.51/2018)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) All such Compassionate appointees who have completed 5 years but have not yet acquired the minimum SSC/ITI qualification be advised, under clear acknowledgement, of the conditions under which Compassionate Ground Appointment (CGA) was offered to them even in the absence of their possessing the required minimum qualification, and directed to acquire the said minimum qualification within a period of 2 years from the date of issue of the present letter. Options of National Institute of Open Schooling and other recognized distance education/other locally available resources may also be suggested in the communication to facilitate acquiring of the minimum qualification. It may further be made clear in the communication referred to in above para that those who do not acquire the minimum qualification within the extended/grace period of 2 years being provided now would be liable for administrative action as per terms and conditions of their initial Compassionate Ground Appointment.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23, dated 03.05.2019]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) An eligible dependent of a Railway employee, who dies in harness or is retired due to medical invalidation may be allowed to complete the educational course that he may have taken up, so that he may be considered for appointment on compassionate ground in a grade/post commensurate with the higher qualification provided he acquires the higher qualification and applies for higher grade post within the prescribed period of five years. This will be subject to the condition that only one such chance can be availed by the candidate during the period of five years.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/99/RC-1/Genl.9/JCM-DC, dated 15.02.2000 (RBE No.20/2000)]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">5. GRADES IN WHICH APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND:</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) All appointments on compassionate grounds should be made only in the recruitment grades. No appointment should be made on compassionate grounds in an intermediate grade i.e. one which is filled purely by promotion.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) However, if in any rare and exceptional case, where the circumstances are particularly distressing and fixation of pay at a higher stage than that normally admissible under the Rules is considered justified, the Railway may approach Railway Board giving full details in the prescribed performa for approval. In no case should pay be fixed at any higher stage in such cases without Board’s prior approval.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/83/RC-1/68, dated 07.12.1983]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Though diploma is the minimum qualification for Direct Recruit (DR) intake into JE through RRB examinations, a majority of those eventually selected on merit are indeed B. Tech candidates. In such a competitive milieu, therefore, it would be adequate and reasonable for B. Tech qualified CGA to be generally not considered for grades higher than JE in GP 4200/Level-6, if found suitable for the same.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) SSE GRADE: While SSE is the most common post in the grade of GP 4600/Level-7 to which CG appointments, whenever approved in the grade of Level-7, are made, there are other posts like CLA/Public Prosecutor, Staff Nurse, Teachers in this grade too where DR exists and where CGA can, therefore, be offered as per extant provisions. DR intake into these categories has not been stopped.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) CGA into SSE grade to be ordinarily avoided.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) Wherever CGA into SSE is being recommended in rare cases it must be ensured that candidate is first class engineering Graduate and is in possession of prescribed qualification for the post; and such case be recommended to HQ for consideration by an SAG Committee nominated by GM. Papers to be sent to be of adequate technical standard.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) Recommendation of any case as at (b) above, is contingent to the candidate passing the general qualifying examination for lower Group–‘C’ posts, along with other CG applicants, and in the first attempt.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Analogous procedure/protocol as cited in para above be followed for considering CGA into Level-7 into the other eligible categories where DR is permissible, including those categories mentioned at para-(iv) above.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2018/RR-1/31, dated 30.12.2019 (RBE No.217/2019) and</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/19, dated 23.08.2022 (RBE No.101/2022)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) Other general norms to be followed:</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) All candidates for compassionate ground appointment are eligible to be considered for vacancies of all departments including that of Security department.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) All instructions issued by Establishment (Non-Gazetted) Directorate for appointment on compassionate grounds will ipso facto apply in cases of compassionate ground appointments of ward/spouse of Ex-RPF/RPSF personnel.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) For candidates being considered for appointment in Security department, they will have to undergo physical measurement and physical efficiency tests as per para 5 of letter No.1988/Sec.(E)/RC-3/43/POL, dated 12.07.2011.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(d) Approval for compassionate ground appointment in Grade pay Rs.4200/- in Security department will be done with the personal approval of General Manager which is not to be delegated further.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2012/RC-1/Genl./12, dated 29.05.2012]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) Compassionate ground appointment to the wife/wards/ dependents of partially medically de-categorised staff who seeks voluntary retirement may be given subject to the following provision;-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) The appointment will be given only in the eligible Group ‘D’ categories. ‘Eligible’ would mean that in case Group ‘D’ recruitment is banned for any particular category, the same would also apply for the compassionate ground appointments.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) Such an appointment should only be given in case of employees who are declared partially de-categorised at a time when they have at least 5 years or more service left.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) CMD of the Railways should keep a watch over the trend of de-categorisation so that the present figures do not get inflated. CMD should also get 10% partially de-categorised cases re-examined by another medical Board not belonging to Divisional Hospital which initially declared them unfit.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">All those employees medically de-categorised after issuance of Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/95/RC-1/94, dated 18.01.2000 will also be covered under these instructions.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">However, such cases which have already been finalized in terms of Board’s letters No.E(NG)II/95/RC-1/94, dated 18.01.2000; 10.11.2000 and No.E(NG)II/2000/RC-1/Genl/17, dated 06.03.2002 & 26.05.2004 need not be re-opened.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">While considering such requests for compassionate ground appointment the General Manager should satisfy himself on the basis of a balanced and objective assessment of the financial & other conditions of the family, that the grounds for compassionate ground appointment in each such case, is justified (Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/98//RC-1/64, dated 28.07.2000 refers).</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/95/RC-1/94, dated 14.06.2006 (RBE No.78/2006)]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">6. PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BEFORE MAKING COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT:</h3><h4 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(A) Suitability Test:-</h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) The candidates applying for appointments on compassionate grounds should be subjected to a suitability test by a committee of three Senior Scale Officers one of whom should be a Personnel Officer. The suitability of those proposed to be appointed on compassionate grounds should be properly assessed by an appropriate test. In case the candidate has the necessary minimum qualifications for employment in a Group ‘C’ posts in the order of suitability, should be judged and recorded by the screening committee, which should also clearly indicate the categories for which the candidate has not been considered suitable. Final offer of appointment will, however, be subject to the availability of vacancies, passing of medical examination, production of necessary certificates etc.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/88/RC-1/1/Policy, dated 02.11.1989 (RBE No.234/1989) and<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/88/RC1/1/Policy, dated 16.05.1991 (RBE No. 102/1991)]</p><h5 style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) Number of Chances:-</h5><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Maximum of three chances to the wards and four chances may be given to widow/wife commensurate with their educational qualification to the post and suitability may be adjudged accordingly. Second chance should be given as a rule and uniformly followed. 2nd chance to wards and widow should be given with the approval of competent authority (DRMs/HODs/CWMs) as the case may be. However, 3rd chance to ward/widow/ wife and 4th chance to widow/wife will require personal approval of the General Manager.</p><h5 style="overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Transfer of CGA cases:-</h5><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">(a) Transfer of CGA cases from one Railway to other Railway:-</strong> In case a request has been received from the candidate for appointment on other Railway, his/her case may be transferred along with all relevant papers to that Railway. Assessment of suitability may be done by the Railway where the candidate is to be appointed.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">(b) Transfer of CGA cases from one Division/Workshop to other Division /Workshop:</strong> – for smooth finalization of the compassionate grounds appointments, that DRM/CWM may transfer such cases complete in all respect to the Division/Workshop from their Division/Workshop directly without routing them through Headquarters of Zonal Railways, where the candidate desires to be appointed. It is also advised that admissibility of compassionate ground appointment may be examined at parent Division/Workshop of the ex. Railway servant. All other appointment processes to be duly completed at the accepting unit.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/Genl/17 dated 07.06.2018) (RBE No.81/2018) &<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/30 dated 06.09.2018) (RBE No.134/2018)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) Candidates provisionally appointed on compassionate grounds, in Ministerial cadres (as Junior Clerk or Senior Clerk) who fail to acquire type writing proficiency in the stipulated period, may be shifted to Non-Ministerial and Non-Commercial Cadre. These conditions should be mentioned in the letter of appointment.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/94/RC-1/35, dated 29.04.2014) (RBE No.41/2014)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) Additional (second) chance for passing aptitude test is allowed to compassionate ground appointees for post of Assistant Station Master and Assistant Loco Pilot, after a gap of three months, in exceptional cases based on merits of each case.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2006/RC-1/Genl./9, dated 14.05.2010 (RBE No.74/2010)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) When any compassionate appointment is made as Junior Accounts Assistants, the Railway Administrations should invariable include a clause in the relevant appointment letter about passing Appendix II Examination within three years as per normal rules, falling which the person so appointed on compassionate grounds would be reverted to Accounts Clerk.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/88/RC-1/141, dated 08.03.1990 (RBE No.46/1990)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vii) Cases which are covered in terms of stipulation made vide letter No.E(NG)II/83/RC-1/68, dated 07.12.1983, may now be decided by the General Managers at their personal level only with the prior personal concurrence of the FA&CAO (not to be delegated further) concerned. In rare and exceptional cases, while agreeing to fixation of initial pay at a higher stage than that normally admissible, it must be ensured that valid and strong justification exist for such an action.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/98/RC-1/64, dated 31.05.2011 (RBE No.77/2011) &<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2011/RC-1/SR/20, dated 14.09.2011]</p><h4 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(C) Responsibility of Railway Administration in the case of CGA:-</h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) The Railway Administration/Production Units etc. should ensure that proper guidance is given to the families/applicants regarding the formalities to be completed for compassionate appointment.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii)</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) For the above, among other things, a brochure giving an outline of the procedure including a checklist of all the documents to be attached to the application for compassionate appointment should be prepared by each Railway/Production Unit etc.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) A register should be maintained by the Welfare Wing in each Division/Unit etc., containing detailed particulars of the deceased employees including the date on which the children of the deceased would attain the age of majority, etc. One column in the register should invariably indicate the file number opened for the case.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(c) The Welfare Wing should intimate the widow/the family enclosing a copy of the brochure as at (ii) (a) above and bringing out among other things that in case the appointment is sought for the son/daughter who is minor at the time of death of the employee, application for appointment must be submitted immediately after the candidate attains the age of majority and, in any case, well within the prescribed time limit for submitting such application. Further, in case, the widow of deceased employee whose dependent ward is minor at the time of death is not sufficiently educated to grasp the import of contents of brochure, Welfare Section should take up the responsibility of getting the form filled along with entire documentation, so that spirit of compassionate appointment is not lost.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) As the Railways Administrations are aware, the very purpose of compassionate appointment is to provide immediate financial assistance to the bereaved family and if the offer of appointment is delayed, the object of the scheme is defeated. It is, therefore necessary that concerted efforts should be made by the Administration to ensure that compassionate appointment cases are processed at the earliest so that eligible and suitable candidates get appointment without delay.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/92/RC-1/112 dated 22.11.94 (RBE No.101/1994),<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2000/RC-1/Genl/8, dated 06.04.2000 and<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/2017/RC-1/23, dated 01.02.2023 (RBE No.21/2023)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iv) It is not necessary that the ward of a Group ‘D’ employee should be appointed on a group ‘D’ post only. If such a ward possesses the required qualification prescribed for Group ‘C’ posts and is also adjudged suitable for the post he should be considered for such Group ‘C’ posts.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/84/RC-1/174, dated 25.06.1985 and<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />E(NG)II/95/RC-1/94, dated 14.06.2006 (RBE No.78/2006)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(v) CPOs at the Headquarter level/Heads of the Personnel Branch in other units, Sr.DPO/DPO at Divisional level should ensure that procedure laid down to deal cases of compassionate appointment are strictly adhered to.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG))/2015/RC-1/21, dated 18.09.2015]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vi) The object of the scheme of providing appointment on compassionate grounds to an eligible family member of Railway employee, who dies in harness or is retired on being totally medically incapacitated, is to relieve the dependent family members from financial distress caused by the death. It is therefore, incumbent on the part of a person appointed on compassionate grounds to look after the other family members who were wholly dependent on the ex-employee for their sustenance. Therefore, any person being considered for appointment on compassionate ground, should give an undertaking in writing that he/she will maintain properly the other family members who have been dependent on the Railway employee and in case it is proved subsequently that the family members are being neglected or are not being properly maintained by him/her, his/her appointment may be terminated forthwith. For this purpose, the details of the dependent family members may be obtained and kept on record at the time the request for compassionate appointment is made.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/99/RC-1/Genl./19, dated 22.08.2000 (RBE No.153/2000)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(vii) When offering appointment on compassionate grounds to a widow, son, daughter, etc. it need not be checked whether another son, daughter is already working; but in no case should there be more than one appointment against one death/medical incapacitation. For example, it should not be permitted where the family wants another son or daughter to be employed in lieu or in addition to an appointment already made on compassionate grounds.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/78/RC-1/1, dated 07.04.1983]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">7. AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS: –</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) DRMs/CWMs/HODs may consider appointment on Compassionate grounds up to Level-6 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix. However, General Managers’ power to consider case of Level-7 of 7th CPC Pay Matrix will remain the same.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/1998/RC-1/64, dated 27.11.2018 (RBE No.180/2018)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) Only GM/Railways has the power to appoint married/ divorcee/window daughter of a Railway servant who die in harness or retire on medical unfitness as contained in Board’s letter issued under RBE No.224/2001.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/ER/27, dated 20.08.2018]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) It is well within the competence of the DRM/CWM in their respective domains to make changes in the allotted category for compassionate appointment before the candidate undergoes preceding appointment formalities subject to candidate’s suitability to the posts. In case of compassionate ground appointment, category allotted to a candidate could be considered for change only before a candidate accepts the offer of appointment and goes for medical examination. Once the candidate accepts the offer of appointment and goes for medical examination then change of category should be done either on account of medical unfitness or by an authority higher than the one who has decided the category of allotment.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2007/RC-1/Genl/13, dated 07.08.2009]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">8. PRIORITIES TO BE OBSERVED IN MAKING APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS:-</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(a) The following should be the order of priority to be followed while making appointments on compassionate grounds:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(i) Dependents of employees who die or are permanently crippled in the course of duty. For the dependents of employees who die or are permanently crippled in the course of duty, there should be no restriction on offering him/her clerical post and this power is hereby delegated to DRMs/CWMs solely for the dependents of employees who die or permanently crippled in the course of duty.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/44 pt., dated 27.11.2018 (RBE No.181/2018)]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(ii) Dependents of employees who die in harness as a result of Railway or other accidents when off duty.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(iii) Dependents of employees who:</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(a) Die in service or are totally incapacitated while in service irrespective of the period of service left to reach the age of superannuation or of earning retirement benefits in full, or</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(b) Are medically de-categorised with less than 30 years of qualifying service for pensionary benefits/30 years of service for SC to PF.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding-left: 40px; text-align: justify;">(iv) Dependents of employees who are medically de-categorised with 30 years or more of qualifying service for pensionary benefits/30 years of service for SC to PF.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)II/84//RC-1/51, dated 19.09.1984]</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(b) For the proper enforcement of priorities, separate lists should be maintained in each office, for the categories indicated above, the date of priority being from the date of eligibility. All appointments should be made strictly in this order. Where, for any special reasons, it is felt necessary to depart from the priority list, the sanction of the next higher authority (Chief Personnel officer- for appointments to Group ‘C’ posts) must be obtained giving details for ignoring the priority and the list of persons being put back in priority list. Such cases should, however, be rare.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(c) Where a candidate for compassionate appointment is eligible and is also adjudged suitable for a post in Group ‘C’, but for want of a vacancy in Group ‘C’ he is offered appointment in Group ‘D’ which he accepts, his case may be considered for appointment in a vacancy in a Group ‘C’ post as soon as suitable vacancy arises therein. Such a candidate will have preference for appointment in a vacancy in Group ‘C’ occurring later, over a candidate in the same priority group, found suitable for such a post at any subsequent date under the same approving authority. In such cases, a specific record, with the approval of the competent authority should be kept to the effect that the candidate was selected for a Group ‘C’ post but appointed to a Group ‘D’ post for want of a vacancy in Group ‘C’ because the candidate needs employment immediately and that he will be considered for a vacancy in Group ‘C’ as early as possible when a vacancy arises therein subject to his being found medically fit for the post for which he is considered.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(d) A time limit of one month should be observed within which appointments should be given in priority (i) cases and three months in cases relating to priority (ii), (iii) and (iv) subject to vacancies being available.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">[No.E(NG)III/78/RC-1/1, dated 07.04.1983]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">9. RELAXATION: –</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Wherever any deviation from the above provisions is sought to be made in individual cases of merit, the prior approval of the Ministry of Railways should be obtained and in such cases, personal approval of the General Manager should be indicated in the references. Detailed particulars are to be furnished in the prescribed proforma.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">[No.E(NG)II/87/RC-1/143, dated 19.04.1988 (RBE No.80/1988) & 07.08.1990]</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">10. GENERAL:-</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(a) While referring to this circular, the original letters referred to herein should be read for a proper appreciation. This circular is only a consolidation of the instructions issued so far and should not be treated as substitution to the originals. In case of doubt, the original circular should be relied upon as authority.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(b) The instructions contained in the original circulars referred to have only prospective effect from the date of issue unless specifically indicated otherwise in the concerned circulars. For dealing with old cases, the instructions in force at the relevant time should be referred to.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">(c) If any circular on the subject, which has not been superseded, has not been taken into consideration while preparing this Compendium, any circular, which has been missed through oversight should be treated as valid and operative. 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counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-body-inner" style="color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: auto !important; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions</strong></p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge in May 2014, a series of pension reforms had been introduced, one after the other, with a sensitive concern for elder citizens and women in particular</strong></h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Technology used to seek ease of living for these sections</strong></h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Minister chairs the 33rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) and 10th Nation-wide Pension Adalat in New Delhi</strong></h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Department of Pension is constantly engaged in formulating policies for achieving the goal of women empowerment thereby ensuring a dignified life and ease of living for women: Dr Jitendra Singh</strong></h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dr Jitendra Singh also presided over the Nation-wide Pension Adalat, which covered pensioner grievances of 12 Ministries/ Departments and 60 percent of them were resolved on the spot</strong></h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Redressal of Pensioners Grievances is a high priority of Modi Government and for speedy resolution of Pensioners Grievances Pension Adalats are organized: Dr Jitendra Singh</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Posted On: 22 FEB 2024 4:01PM by PIB Delhi</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, ever since Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took charge in May 2014, a series of pension reforms had been introduced, one after the other, with a sensitive concern for elder citizens and women in particular.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Latest technology tools were employed to seek ease of living for these sections of society, he said.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Charing the 33rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) and 10th Nation-wide Pension Adalat in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Department of Pension is constantly engaged in formulating policies for achieving the goal of women empowerment thereby ensuring a dignified life and ease of living for women.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dwelling on the Women-Centric reforms in the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare, Dr Jitendra Singh said, orders were issued wherein a divorced daughter, in whose case a decree of divorce was issued after the death of her parents, will be eligible for family pension if the divorce petition was filed before death of the parents.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Similarly, the Minister said, the families of missing employees covered under NPS can now get family pension within 6 months of lodging FIR and not wait for 7 years after which employee considered deemed dead. Even in cases where the Government servant dies before completing a service of 7 years, family pension shall be payable to the family at enhanced rate of 50% of last pay for the first 10 years and thereafter @ 30% of last pay.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Even the pension for Divyangs were resolved to bring ease of living for all, the Minister added.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Department of Pension under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the Department of Reforms with huge social implications. He asked the SCOVA body which consists of 15 non-official members, representing Pensioner Welfare Associations and Official Members to come out with suggestions and new ideas for the benefit of the department. The Minister informed that it was on his suggestion that a single pension form was introduced instead of the earlier practice of three forms.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Referring to Jeevan Praman (Digital Life Certificate) launched by the Prime Minister in November,2014, Dr Jitendra Singh underlined that it provides an option to pensioner for submission of Digital Life Certificate online, anytime and from anywhere.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dr Jitendra Singh also took pride in informing the SCOVA members that to enhance ‘Ease of Living’ for Pensioners/Family Pensioners, DoPPW in collaboration with MeiTy and UIDAI has developed a “Face-Authentication Technology” based system to submit Life Certificate from any Android smartphone which was launched by in 2021, the first by any government department..</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The Minister also underlined that DoPPW coordinated with Banks, India Posts and Payment Bank (IPPB) for providing the doorstep facility of DLC submission from home for incapacitated Pensioners/Family Pensioners. Similarly, BHAVISHYA platform, is an integrated online pension sanction processing system made mandatory for all Central Government Departments w.e.f 01.01.2017.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dr Jitendra Singh also presided over the Nation-wide Pension Adalat, which covered pensioner grievances of 12 Ministries/ Departments including Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Defence Finance, CBDT, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Culture. 105 Pensioner Grievances have been listed for discussion comprising of Superannuation cases, Family Pension Cases and Voluntary Retirement Cases. 60 percent of the cases were resolved on the spot.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dr. Jitendra Singh said, redressal of Pensioners Grievances is a high priority of Modi Government and for speedy resolution of Pensioners Grievances Pension Adalats are being organized by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare in which multiple stakeholders are brought on one platform for on-the-spot redressal.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">In 2023, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare had organized two Pension Adalats on 17th May, 2023 and 23rd October, 2023. During these Adalats, 603 cases were taken up, out of which 440 cases were resolved on the spot.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Pensioner Welfare Associations from Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Puducherry would be participating in the 33rd SCOVA deliberations. DOPT, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Telecom, Department of Expenditure, CPAO, Department of Financial Services, CGDA and State Bank of India will also be participating in the deliberations.<span style="text-align: center;"><><><><><></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><picture class="size-medium wp-image-155418 aligncenter" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: auto; max-width: 100%; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;" title="33rd meeting of the SCOVA and 10th Nation-wide Pension Adalat स्कोवा की 33वीं बैठक और 10वीं राष्ट्रव्यापी पेंशन अदालत 1"><br /><source sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-400x220.jpg.webp 400w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-250x138.jpg.webp 250w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-150x83.jpg.webp 150w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-100x55.jpg.webp 100w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-200x110.jpg.webp 200w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-300x165.jpg.webp 300w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-350x193.jpg.webp 350w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-450x248.jpg.webp 450w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-500x275.jpg.webp 500w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat-550x303.jpg.webp 550w, https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/33rd-meeting-of-the-scova-and-10th-nation-wide-pension-adalat.jpg.webp 600w" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" type="image/webp"></source></picture></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत एवं पेंशन मंत्रालय</strong></p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">केंद्रीय मंत्री डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने कहा है कि मई 2014 में जब से प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने कार्यभार संभाला है, तब से बुजुर्ग नागरिकों और विशेष रूप से महिलाओं के लिए संवेदनशील होने के साथ, एक के बाद एक पेंशन सुधारों की एक श्रृंखला शुरू की गई है</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">इन वर्गों के लिए जीवनयापन को आसान बनाने के लिए प्रौद्योगिकी का उपयोग किया गया</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">मंत्री महोदय ने नई दिल्ली में स्वैच्छिक एजेंसियों की स्थायी समिति (स्कोवा) की 33वीं बैठक और 10वीं राष्ट्रव्यापी पेंशन अदालत की अध्यक्षता की</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">पेंशन विभाग महिला सशक्तिकरण के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए लगातार नीतियां बना रहा है, जिससे महिलाओं के लिए सम्मानजनक जीवन और जीवनयापन में आसानी सुनिश्चित हो सके: डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने राष्ट्रव्यापी पेंशन अदालत की भी अध्यक्षता की, जिसमें 12 मंत्रालयों / विभागों के पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों को शामिल किया गया और उनमें से 60 प्रतिशत का मौके पर ही समाधान किया गया</h3><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों का निवारण मोदी सरकार की उच्च प्राथमिकता है और पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों के शीघ्र समाधान के लिए पेंशन अदालतों का आयोजन किया जाता है: डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Posted On: 22 FEB 2024 4:01PM by PIB Delhi</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">केंद्रीय राज्य मंत्री विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार); प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय (पीएमओ), कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत, पेंशन, परमाणु ऊर्जा और अंतरिक्ष राज्य मंत्री डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने आज कहा है की जब से प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी ने मई 2014 में कार्यभार संभाला है, तब से बुजुर्ग नागरिकों और विशेष रूप से महिलाओं के लिए संवेदनशील होने के साथ एक के बाद एक पेंशन सुधारों की एक श्रृंखला शुरू की गई है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">उन्होंने कहा कि समाज के इन वर्गों के लिए जीवनयापन को आसान बनाने के लिए नवीनतम प्रौद्योगिकी उपकरणों का उपयोग किया गया है ।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">नई दिल्ली में स्वैच्छिक एजेंसियों की स्थायी समिति (स्कोवा-एससीओवीए) की 33वीं बैठक और 10वीं राष्ट्रव्यापी पेंशन अदालत की अध्यक्षता करते हुए डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने कहा कि पेंशन विभाग महिला सशक्तिकरण के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए लगातार नीतियां बनाने में लगा हुआ है, जिससे महिलाओं के लिए सम्मानजनक जीवन और जीवनयापन में यह आसानी से सुनिश्चित हो सके।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग में महिला-केंद्रित सुधारों पर जोर देते हुए, डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने कहा, आदेश जारी किए गए हैं जिसमें एक तलाकशुदा बेटी, जिसके मामले में यदि माता-पिता की मृत्यु से पहले तलाक की याचिका दायर की गई हो तो पारिवारिक पेंशन उसके माता-पिता की मृत्यु के बाद तलाक की डिक्री जारी की गई थी, पात्र होगी।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">इसी तरह, मंत्री महोदय ने कहा कि नई पेंशन योजना (एनपीएस) के अंतर्गत आने वाले लापता कर्मचारियों के परिवार अब एफआईआर दर्ज होने के 6 महीने के भीतर पारिवारिक पेंशन प्राप्त कर सकते हैं और इअके लिए 7 साल तक प्रतीक्षा नहीं करनी पड़ेगी जिसके बाद कर्मचारी को मृत मान लिया जाएगा। ऐसे मामलों में भी जहां सरकारी कर्मचारी की 7 साल की सेवा पूरी करने से पहले मृत्यु हो जाती है, तो परिवार को पहले 10 वर्षों के लिए अंतिम वेतन के 50 प्रतिशत की बढ़ी हुई दर पर और उसके बाद अंतिम वेतन के 30 प्रतिशत की दर से पारिवारिक पेंशन देय होगी।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">मंत्री महोदय ने कहा कि यहां तक कि सभी के जीवन को आसान बनाने के लिए दिव्यांगों के लिए पेंशन का भी संकल्प लिया गया है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के अधीन पेंशन विभाग बड़े सामाजिक निहितार्थों वाला सुधार विभाग बन गया है। उन्होंने पेंशनभोगी कल्याण संघों और आधिकारिक सदस्यों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले 15 गैर-आधिकारिक सदस्यों वाले एससीओवीए निकाय से विभाग के लाभ के लिए सुझाव और नए विचार प्रस्तुत करने को कहा। मंत्री महोदय ने बताया कि यह उनके सुझाव पर ही था कि पहले तीन फॉर्म की प्रथा के बजाय एक एकल पेंशन फॉर्म ही प्रस्तुत किया गया था।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">नवंबर, 2014 में प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा प्रारम्भ (लॉन्च) किए गए जीवन प्रमाण (डिजिटल जीवन प्रमाणपत्र) का उल्लेख करते हुए, डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने रेखांकित किया कि यह पेंशनभोगी को डिजिटल जीवन प्रमाणपत्र ऑनलाइन, कभी भी और कहीं से भी जमा करने का विकल्प प्रदान करता है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने एससीओवीए सदस्यों को यह बताते हुए गर्व अनुभव किया कि पेंशनभोगियों / पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों के लिए ‘जीवनयापन में आसानी’ बढ़ाने के लिए डीओपीपीडब्ल्यू ने इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय (एमईआईटीवाई) और भारतीय विशिष्ट पहचान प्राधिकरण (यूनिक आइडेंटिफिकेशन अथॉरिटी ऑफ़ इंडिया -यूआईडीएआइई) के सहयोग से 2021 में जारी किए गए किसी भी एंड्रॉइड स्मार्टफोन से जीवन प्रमाणपत्र जमा करने के लिएकिसी भी सरकारी विभाग से पहली “फेस-ऑथेंटिकेशन टेक्नोलॉजी” आधारित प्रणाली विकसित की है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">मंत्री महोदय ने यह भी रेखांकित किया कि डीओपीपीडब्ल्यू ने अक्षम पेंशनभोगियों /पारिवारिक पेंशनभोगियों के लिए घर से डीएलसी जमा करने की सुविधा प्रदान करने के लिए बैंकों, भारतीय डाक और भुगतान बैंक (आईपीपीबी) के साथ समन्वय किया है। इसी प्रकार, भविष्य प्लेटफॉर्म, एक एकीकृत ऑनलाइन पेंशन स्वीकृति प्रसंस्करण प्रणाली है जिसे 01.01.2017 से सभी केंद्र सरकार के विभागों के लिए अनिवार्य कर दिया गया है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने राष्ट्रव्यापी पेंशन अदालत की भी अध्यक्षता की, जिसमें गृह मंत्रालय, रक्षा वित्त विभाग, केन्द्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोर्ड (सीबीडीटी), आर्थिक मामलों के विभाग, पूर्व सैनिक कल्याण विभाग, आवास एवं शहरी कार्य, रेल मंत्रालय और संस्कृति मंत्रालय सहित 12 मंत्रालयों / विभागों की पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों को शामिल किया गया। 105 पेंशनभोगी शिकायतों को चर्चा के लिए सूचीबद्ध किया गया है, जिसमें सेवानिवृत्ति मामले, पारिवारिक पेंशन मामले और स्वैच्छिक सेवानिवृत्ति मामले शामिल हैं। 60 प्रतिशत मामलों का मौके पर ही निस्तारण किया गया।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने कहा कि पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों का निवारण मोदी सरकार की उच्च प्राथमिकता है और पेंशनभोगियों की शिकायतों के त्वरित समाधान के लिए पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग द्वारा पेंशन अदालतों का आयोजन किया जा रहा है, जिसमें कई हितधारकों को मौके पर ही शिकायत निवारण के लिए एक मंच पर लाया जाता है।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">वर्ष 2023 में, पेंशन और पेंशनभोगी कल्याण विभाग ने 17 मई, 2023 और 23 अक्टूबर, 2023 को दो पेंशन अदालतों का आयोजन किया था। इन अदालतों के दौरान, 603 मामले उठाए गए, जिनमें से 440 मामलों का मौके पर ही समाधान किया गया।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">गुजरात, ओडिशा, महाराष्ट्र, नई दिल्ली, तमिलनाडु, महाराष्ट्र, झारखंड, हरियाणा, उत्तर प्रदेश, पश्चिम बंगाल, कर्नाटक और पुडुचेरी के पेंशनभोगी कल्याण संघ 33वें स्कोवा (एससीओवीए) विचार-विमर्श में भाग लेंगे। कार्मिक और प्रशिक्षण विभाग (डीओपीटी), रेल मंत्रालय, स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय, दूरसंचार विभाग, व्यय विभाग, केन्द्रीय पेंशन लेखा कार्यालय (सीपीएओ), वित्तीय सेवा विभाग, सीजीडीए और भारतीय स्टेट बैंक भी इस विचार-विमर्श में भाग लेंगे।</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">*****</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">एमजी/एआर/आरपी/एसटी</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; 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overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></h1></div><div class="post-body entry-content content-template wide-right" id="post-body-155429" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-body-inner" style="color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: auto !important; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Grant of notional increment (as due on 1st Jan./ 1st July) to the officers/ employees superannuated on 31st Dec./ 30th June and revision of pensionary benefits: CPWD</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;">File no. 2/3/2023-EC-IV(SC) /190-E<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Directorate General<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Central Public Works Department<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />EC-IV (SC) Room No. 109 A Wing</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Dated the 20 February.2024</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">OFFICE MEMORANDUM</strong></p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Subject: Grant of notional increment (as due on 1st Jan./ 1st July) to the officers/ employees superannuated on 31st Dec./ 30th June and revision of pensionary benefits.</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">The undersigned ts directed to tnvite the attention to the above-mentioned subject and to say that some retired CP WD officials through original application (OA) No.173/2021(Arun Kumar Goyal & others) and 2244/2019(Lal Chand Maurya & others) OA no. 2905/2023 (Sh. Surva Kant Rai. EE(Civil) & Others) approached the CAT for seeking the benefits of grant of notional increment. These retired officials had superannuated on 30th June and 31st December and their next date of increment was due on 01st of July and 01st of January following their respective date of superannuation. The applicants were aggrieved that their pension should have been fixed by counting the increment which was due immediately following their respective date of superannuation.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. The Hon’ble CAT(PB) New Delhi pronounced its judgement in favour of the applicants vide order dated 15.07.2021 & 22.09.2023 respectively (copy enclosed). Department of Legal Affairs, M/o Law & Justice had advised to challenge the decision dated 15.07.2021 of CAT, PB. New Delhi in High Court of Delhi. Accordingly, a Writ Petition 2926/2022 was filed in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 04.02.2022 after obtaining the approval of the competent authority.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">3. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi issued an Order on 26.07.2023 after hearing the above Writ Petition and stated that:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">“Since we have disposed of similar writ petitions arising from the same order, we dispose of this petition stating that the parties shall be bound by the Judgement of the Supreme Court in Director (Admn. & HR) KPTCL (supra) Civil Appeal No. 2471 of 2023{[SLP (C) No.6185/2020). Petition Stands disposed of”.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">4, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Civil Appeal No. 2471 of 2023[SLP (C) No.6185/2020, The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. Versus C.P. Mundinamani & Ors] had announced in its Judgement dated | 1/04/2023 that*</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">“<em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Division Bench of the High Court has rightly directed the appellants to grant one</strong> annual increment which the original writ petitioners earned on the last day of their service for rendering their services preceding one year from the date of retirement with good behaviour and efficiently. We are in complete agreement with the view taken by the Division Bench of the High Court. Under the circumstances, the present appeal deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. 1.A. No. 149091/2022 stands disposed of in terms of the above</em>”.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">5. Since the order dated 26.07.2023 of the Delhi High Court referred to the Judgement of Supreme Court (Civil Appeal No. 2471 of 2023[SLP (C) No.6185/2020) and keeping in view the vast implications of the implementation of the judgement, it was decided to refer the matter to DoPT being the Nodal Department for seeking their comments/ advice through MoHUA tor furthers order in this case.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">6. DoPT in its observation stated that “<em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The matter has been examined in this Department. It is advised that in the instant case MoHUA may, in consultation with D/o Legal Affairs, take an administrative decision regarding compliance of the Order dated 26.07.2023 of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi referred above.</strong></em>”</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">7. As per the advice of DoPT the matter was again referred to DOLA for its advice wherein DOLA advised as under:-</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">“<em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Since the case at hand raises identical issue as that in the case of the KPTCL v. CP. </strong></em><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Mundinamani, 2023 SCC Online SC 401 which has been decided in favour of the applicants by </strong></em><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">the Hon’ble Supreme court and has attained finality, it would not be a fit case for preferring an </strong></em><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">SLP against order dated 26.07.2023 passed by the Hon’ble High Court, Dethi and it is further </strong></em><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">advised that the order be implemented at the earliest so that there is no contempt proceedings </strong></em><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">initiated against the department.</strong></em>“</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">8. Accordingly, the matter was sent for the approval of Mo HUA (being the competent authority) for implementing the CAT Judgement dated 15.07.2021 & 22.09.2023. The MoHUA has approved the implementation of judgement of CAT in respect of CPWD petitioners for granting of one notional increment to the petitioners vide efile No. 9110820 dated 09/02/2024.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">9. Therefore, the concerned offices of CPWD where the CPWD petitioner were posted at the time of their retirement, are advised to implement the Judgement of the CAT in its order (for OA NO. 173/2021; OA No. 2244/2019 and OA No. 2905/2023) dated 15.07.2021 & 22.09.2023 for all those CPWD officials who were party in this matter(list attached), after verification of the records of the petitioners.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">10. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">(Kamkhanmang Palte)<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Deputy Director (Admin.)-III</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Copy to: (Through CPWD website)</p><a class="button" href="https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Notional-Increment-Pension-Revision-CPWD-20-02-2024.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-radius: 4px; color: black; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0.5em 0.7em 0.7em; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none; zoom: 1;" target="_blank">Veiw/Download the PDF <span class="fa fa-file-pdf" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: inline-block; font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free"; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 900; line-height: 1; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-rendering: auto;"></span></a></div></div>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-75592045028316600912024-02-24T21:09:00.000-08:002024-02-24T21:11:56.113-08:00 Tax, savings for senior citizens: NITI Aayog pitches for tax reforms, plans for elderly-Courtesy Money Today<h1 class="artTitle font_faus" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Faustina, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 840px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">NITI Aayog calls for financial and legal reforms for elderly care in India</h1><p> “Senior Care Reforms in India - Reimagining the Senior Care Paradigm:
A Position Paper”</p><div class="story-heading headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 10px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; width: 950px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 32px; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 24pt;">Tax, savings for senior citizens: NITI Aayog pitches for
tax reforms, plans for elderly</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">In its
comprehensive report, NITI Aayog has highlighted the need to cultivate a robust
environment for senior care services. The key strategies proposed include
implementing a reverse mortgage mechanism aimed at enhancing financial
liquidity for seniors. Further recommendations encompass mandatory savings
plans, and tax and GST reforms on senior care products.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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a robust digital inclusion ecosystem improving access to digital devices for
seniors, increasing digital literacy.</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tax
saving plans for senior citizens: The fiscal year is about to end
and most investors are making hurried investments to save some more taxes for
the Assessment Year 2024-25. Government think tank NITI Aayog has recently
published a report for senior citizens and noted that specific actions required
to ensure financial empowerment and inclusion include reskilling the elderly
population, increasing coverage of public funds and infrastructure, and
mandatory savings plans for the affording segment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The
report, 'Senior Care Reforms in India - Reimagining the Senior Care Paradigm',
called for filling up the gaps and challenges in the current senior care
ecosystem. It also strives to push the frontiers of senior care by recognising
the evolving medical and non-medical needs of seniors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> In
its report, NITI Aayog said a national portal for senior care must be developed
for senior citizens to provide easy access to services to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">"The
senior care system faces many challenges due to the lack of a comprehensive,
integrated policy for care and support. There are gaps in infrastructure and
capacities necessary for supporting the health and welfare of the elderly,
evidence-based knowledge repositories for geriatric illness management,
enabling frameworks and monitoring mechanisms, and emergency response
systems," the report said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Regarding
taxes and savings, the report noted:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The
elderly in India currently comprise a little over 10 per cent of the
population, translating to about 104 million, and is projected to reach 19.5
per cent of the total population by 2050.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The
report also suggested that the government should reassess the reverse mortgage
mechanism to increase liquidity for seniors and make necessary amendments to
the current reverse mortgage rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In December 2020, the government released a draft National Policy for Senior
Citizens, 16 which included various enabling provisions like integrated
insurance products and savings schemes, comprehensive insurance and pension
systems, senior-friendly tax structures, subsidized financing products, etc.,
to provide policy support for the silver economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The government has recently launched the Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment
in Dignity or the SACRED portal to connect senior citizens with job providers
in<br />
the private sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Based on the recommendations of the Expert Group on Silver Economy, the Senior
Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) initiative has been launched by the Ministry of<br />
Social Justice and Empowerment government to promote and incentivize senior
care products and services. The SAGE portal provides a ‘one-stop access’ to
senior care products and services by identifying, aggregating, and delivering
them directly to the stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tax and GST reforms, etc, on senior care products (needed) to increase the ease
of adoption and safeguard the elderly population from the financial burden, the
Aayog said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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The report said that the government should expand and diversify financial
security nets to ensure financial support to seniors in their sunset years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This
may include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">•
High-yielding investment opportunities and long-term saving plans to
incentivize the habit of savings among seniors;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">• A
strengthened and simplified reverse mortgage mechanism to help seniors with
their financial requirements, saving them from financial distress;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">• Tax
incentives and relaxations in income tax to seniors;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">•
Senior discounts on senior care products like geriatric ambulance services,
home care services, assistive devices, etc., to enable faster penetration of
such products and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">>
The report also called for earmarking CSR funds as a contribution to national
funds for care provided to the non-affording category of the elderly in their
facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">>
It also stressed on developing partnerships with the private sector through
various PPP models to encourage private medical care at discounted prices to
senior persons across the medical care cycle, from consultation to diagnostics
to treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Tax
rebates offered by the Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The
Ministry of Finance provides Income Tax Rebates to Senior Citizens Income:<br />
• Tax exemption for senior citizens is up to ` 3 lakhs, and only 5% is levied
on income between ` 3 lakhs and 05 lakhs as per the existing<br />
tax regime.<br />
• Senior citizens above 80 years are exempted from paying income tax up to Rs 5
lakhs.<br />
• Deduction in the case of every senior citizen u/s 80DDB of the Income Tax Act
on expenditure on account of specified diseases has been increased.<br />
• Section 80TTB of the Income Tax Act has provisions relating to tax benefits
available on the interest income from deposits with a banking company, post
office, or co-operative society engaged in carrying on the banking business of
an amount up to Rs 50,000 earned by the senior citizen (i.e., an individual of
the age of 60 years or above)<br />
• Existing provisions of section 207 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 exempt
individual resident senior citizens (60+ years) at any time during the previous
year from payment of advance tax which does not have any income chargeable
under the head ‘Profits and gains of business or profession.’<br />
• To incentivize the younger generation to look after their parents’ medical
needs, section 80D of the I.T. Act provides a deduction to keep insurance<br />
on the health of the parents or parents of the assessee.<br />
• A similar deduction is also available to a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) in
respect of health insurance premiums to effect<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">•
Under the Service Tax laws, activities relating to the advancement of education
programs or skill development relating to persons over the age of 65 years
residing in a rural area by an entity registered under Section 12AA of the
Income Tax Act, 1961 are exempt from Service Tax.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">•
Concerning Savings Accounts in Banks and Post Offices, higher interest rates
are given to senior citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Top
schemes for senior citizens listed in the report:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1.
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY: Under the scheme, ABPMJAY covers over 10 crore
poor and vulnerable families (approx. 50 crore beneficiaries), providing
coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary
hospitalization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2.
Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme: This scheme, implemented since 2016,
provides insurance coverage to senior citizens as a top-up over the existing
RSBY Scheme. It provided a health insurance cover of Rs 30,000, available to
senior citizens, in addition to Rs 30,000 under RSBY. If in any RSBY enrolled
family, there were more than one senior citizen, then the additional cover was
in multiples of Rs 30,000 per senior citizen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">3.
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS): A monthly pension of
Rs 200/- is given to the elderly aged 60-79 years belonging to the BPL
category. The pension increases to Rs 500/-per month upon attaining the age of
80 years. The total beneficiaries under the scheme are 221 lakhs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">4.
Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS): A monthly pension of
Rs 300/- is given to BPL persons aged 18-79 years with severe and multiple
disabilities (80% disability level). The pension increases to Rs 500/- per
month upon attaining the age of 80 years. The total beneficiaries under the
scheme are 10.58 lakh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 21.0pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Also
read: <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/personal-finance/retirement-planning/story/centre-allows-woman-employees-to-nominate-son-or-daughter-for-family-pension-415293-2024-01-29" title="Centre allows woman employees to nominate son or daughter for family pension"><span style="color: #026bc5;">Centre allows woman employees to nominate son or daughter
for family pension</span></a></span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.25pt; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></h1></div>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-42847291351008414372024-02-20T21:21:00.000-08:002024-02-24T09:06:03.283-08:00 Another success story of BPS-Most of the suggestions & pleading by BPS are reflected in RECOMMENDATONS/OBSERVATIONS- of Report No155th of the Parlimentry Committee on Health and Family Welfare<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>PARLIAMENT OF INDIA</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b> Another success story of BPS-Most of the suggestions & pleading by BPS are reflected in the RECOMMENDATONS/OBSERVATIONS- of Report No155th of the Parlimentry Committee on </b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>Health and Family Welfare</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>RAJYA SABHA</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>February, 2024/Magha, 1945 (Saka)</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>REPORT NO.</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>155</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIFTH REPORT</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>ON</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>FUNCTIONING OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>SCHEME (CGHS)</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 8th February, 2024)</b></p><p class="Default"></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>(Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 8thFebruary, 2024</b></p><p class="Default" style="text-align: center;"><b>RECOMMENDATONS/OBSERVATIONS-
AT A GLANCE </b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Budget Allocation for CGHS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee </span></b><b><span style="color: #2e2a2a; font-size: 11.5pt;">recommends </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">the Ministry implement measures aimed at maximising
the utilisation of funds allocated to the CGHS. Furthermore, the Ministry
should establish a robust mechanism to </span></b><b><span style="color: #2e2a2a; font-size: 11.5pt;">ensure optimal utilisation </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">of these funds and curb any instances of wasteful
expenditure. This proactive approach will ensure the judicious use of resources
and enhance the overall efficiency of the CGHS. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 1.4.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #2e2a2a; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee
believes that there is a need to expand the coverage network of CGHS in
existing and new cities, for which separate allocation needs to be made. These
special funds may be utilised to open new wellness centres, polyclinics, and
separate CGHS wings in government hospitals. The Committee feels that such a
step will enable the Ministry to set a time-bound date and targets to complete
the opening of new CGHS facilities. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2a2a; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 1.4.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Need for Augmenting Wellness
Centres </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Ministry informed that as
of August 2023, the CGHS had a presence in 80 cities with 340 CGHS Allopathic
wellness centres. <b>The Committee has noted that out of these 340 allopathic
wellness centres, 26% are concentrated in the Delhi NCR region. Further, only
six states (excluding the Delhi NCR region) have more than 10 CGHS centres.
This highlights that the distribution and accessibility of CGHS services across
different regions of the country are not equitable and need to be addressed.
The Committee noted that the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the UTs of Ladakh,
A & N islands and Lakshadweep have no CGHS wellness centre. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.2.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee is aware that
there are many cities and towns where there are a sizeable number of Central
Government employees, pensioners, and their dependents, but no CGHS wellness
centre exists there. As a result, the beneficiaries, particularly the retired
beneficiaries, are required to travel long distances to get medical treatments,
causing inconvenience to them. The Committee opines that this scenario, apart
from being financially draining on the beneficiaries, also causes various other
hardships to the beneficiaries. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.2.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee was informed
that there are 18 CGHS polyclinics across the country. The Committee is of the
view that 18 polyclinics against 43 lakh beneficiaries across the country are
insufficient. The Committee would like the Ministry to take proactive steps for
setting up new CGHS centres and consider exploring setting up wellness centres
and </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">27
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<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">polyclinics at a rapid pace in underserved areas, especially the
suburbs of large cities where a considerable population of serving and
pensioner beneficiaries reside. The Ministry should ensure that all
aspirational districts in the country have CGHS centres and empanelled
hospitals. The number of CGHS centres and their geographical reach are the main
facets. The Committee feels that the Government needs to consider relaxing
existing norms or creating new norms for opening new wellness centres, particularly
for beneficiaries of rural, hilly, remote, and Northeastern parts of the
country. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.2.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Infrastructure in a CGHS WC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has learned
about the poor infrastructure of some wellness centres, viz. shabby buildings,
lack of proper sitting arrangements, lack of proper lighting, cleanliness,
availability of basic amenities, etc. The Committee is of the opinion that the
Ministry should periodically review the condition of available infrastructure
at wellness centres, and necessary renovation or maintenance work should be
carried out in a planned manner. The Ministry should allocate separate and
sufficient funds for periodic upkeep and up-gradation of the wellness centres. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.3.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">There is a lack of Ambulance
service at many of the Wellness Centres. This is required in critical cases of
referrals and emergencies. The Committee recommends that the Ministry also
consider allocating separate funds for arranging at least one ambulance in each
Wellness Centre so that the patient can be taken to the higher medical centre
promptly for emergency treatment. The Ministry should also prepare a model list
of essential services and equipments that all CGHS wellness centres should have
available. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.3.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee further
recommends the Ministry conduct a survey and collect data on the number of
beneficiaries referred to higher centres and the reasons for such referrals.
This would help in examining the lack of facility because of which the patient
was required to be referred, and based on that report, the Ministry should
consider developing infrastructure and facilities in the CGHS wellness centres
and engaging specialist doctors and other allied staff. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.3.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Staffing under CGHS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee noted an
additional requirement of about 20 to 30 % of the sanctioned strength of
doctors, paramedical and administrative staff, over and above the sanctioned
strength, in all CGHS set-ups across the country. The additional requirement
for a Junior Health Administrative Assistant is around 70% of the present
sanctioned strength. Further, during the deliberation, the Ministry informed
the </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">28
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<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Committee that a considerable percentage of the sanctioned strength of
medical and administrative staff is also lying vacant. This leads to a poor
doctor-to-beneficiary ratio, long waiting times for patients in CGHS
dispensaries, and a decrease in the quality of patient care. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.4.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee is of the view
that opening or operating CGHS centres without sufficient doctors and staff has
no meaning and causes inconvenience to beneficiaries. The Committee, therefore,
recommends that the Ministry expedite the recruitment process and fill up all
vacant positions. To ensure an adequate doctor-to-patient ratio in all CGHS
wellness centres, the recommendations of SIU may be implemented expeditiously.
Based on the total number of beneficiaries being served by a Wellness centre,
minimum criteria for doctors to see the patients per day may be fixed and
strictly adhered to. On being enquired, the Ministry informed that around 500
contractual doctors have been engaged in addition to regular doctors to improve
the doctor-to-beneficiary ratio. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.4.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Availability and Quality of
Medicines Supplied at Wellness Centres </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Ministry informed that
after visiting the Medical Officer at the wellness centre, the beneficiaries
are issued medicines at the pharmacy counter. If the medicines are available,
they are issued right away. The medicines not readily available at the centre
are indented and procured through an Authorized Local Chemist (ALC) within 48
hours. The beneficiary or the authorised representative can collect the
medicines from the counter. <b>It has come to the Committee’s notice that the
medicines are often not procured promptly, causing inconvenience to the
beneficiaries. In many cases, the bid/contract of the ALC is not renewed well
in time, and the dispensary is not in a position to supply the medicines. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.5.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee recommends the
Ministry investigate the issues of delay in procurement and subsequent
distribution of medicines. The Ministry may bring necessary changes in the
guidelines and simplify the procedure for the local purchase of medicines to ensure
an uninterrupted supply of medicines. The Committee also recommends that the
Ministry establish a mechanism to ensure the continuous availability of
basic/essential medicines at CGHS dispensaries so that the need for local
purchase does not arise. The Ministry should take necessary steps towards
course correction, including making the required funds available for regular
supply of medicines. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.5.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee is further of the
view that the course of some of the medicines, like antibiotics, is required to
be started by the patients on the same day or immediately, as prescribed by the
medical officer of the dispensary or by the doctor of the empanelled HCOs </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">29 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(visited
after a referral from the dispensary). In case such medicine is not readily
available in the dispensary, the same is indented. A patient cannot wait for
two days to receive that indented medicine, and the procedure of buying
directly from the ALC and getting the same reimbursed later causes
inconvenience to the patient, who should rest to recover early instead of
running from pillar to post. <b>The Committee, therefore, feels that the
turnaround time to receive indented medicine should be reduced to less than 24
hours. The Ministry should make necessary course corrections to ensure that the
indented medicines are available by the very next day morning. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.5.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has come to know
that there are complaints regarding the quality of medicines disbursed at the
pharmacy counter of the dispensary. Questions have been raised regarding the
effectiveness of medicines procured through MSO and JAP. The quality of
medicines is of paramount importance while providing healthcare services, and
complaints regarding the quality should be taken seriously. This is also
essential to ensure compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). <b>The Committee, therefore,
recommends the Ministry establish a mechanism ensuring rigorous testing of
medicines. The Ministry may inspect these laboratories and surprise test any
random batch of medicines through any third independent NABL-accredited laboratory.
The Ministry may also consider testing random batches of medicines from a
reputed international laboratory. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.5.5) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Clearance of bills of
empanelled hospitals </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee appreciates the
efforts of the Ministry to ensure timely settlement of bills despite
functioning under different kinds of constraints. However, the Committee
observed that many bills due for payment are carried over to the next financial
year owing to various reasons, which is affecting the credibility of CGHS. It
is one of the major reasons for refusal of treatment to CGHS beneficiaries by
some of the empanelled hospitals. The Committee simultaneously observes that
the empanelled hospitals are in financial distress because of outstanding dues
from CGHS. <b>The Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry
establishes a mechanism for daily review of pending bills to ensure that the
processing of bills gets smoother and disbursements are made seamlessly. The
Ministry should fix a turnaround time for the settlement of bills. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.6.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Ministry may consider
periodic meetings of CGHS authorities with the HCOs at the regional level to
deliberate upon the regularly raised objections, which HCOs can correct in
future. The Government may also consider payment to HCOs using predictive statistical
analysis/tools about the cost of treatment. This can enable the system to
determine the percentage of the amount to be deducted and thereafter, release
the balance amount automatically. Such a step will be in the interest of both
the </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">30
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">beneficiaries and HCOs and will also, to some extent, address the
grievances related to denial of treatment by hospitals. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.6.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Consultation and Diagnostic
Rates </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">As part of the revision of
rates, the Committee recommends the Ministry review the rates of all the
remaining procedures and diagnoses in CGHS in a time-bound manner. While
revising the rates, the Ministry should consult the HCOs and other stakeholders
extensively. The Ministry may also get the rates audited by a professional
agency and should clearly state the basis on which the rates of different
procedures are revised. The Committee further recommends the Ministry put in
place a mechanism to review the rates of procedures/diagnosis under CGHS every
third year periodically and to keep the rates reasonable enough to attract the
interest of a large number of HCOs. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.7.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee observed that
some procedures related to physiotherapy, mental disorders, psychological
counselling, therapies, etc., are either not covered under CGHS or their
categorisation is not well defined. This area needs the attention of the Ministry.
Particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues are on the rise
and should be seriously taken by the Ministry. In view of the serious concerns
expressed by the Committee in its 148</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">th
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Report on Mental Health Care and
its Management in Contemporary Times, the Committee would recommend the
Government to review and expand the coverage of mental health ailments and
treatment procedures. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.7.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Integrative Medicine </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee appreciates the
Ministry‘s initiative to integrate the Indian system of medicine with the
network of CGHS wellness centres. However, from the information received from
the Ministry, it is evident that the number of AYUSH centres expanded to 107 in
August 2023 from 85 in March 2014, which translates to about a 25% increase
over nine years. The Committee is of the view that such a meagre increase in
the number of AYUSH centres does not align with the Government‘s vision to
popularise the indigenous system of healthcare in the country. <b>The
Committee, therefore, recommends that the Ministry consider setting up more
AYUSH centres across the country and taking initiatives to popularise the
Indian system of medicine among the beneficiaries of the CGHS. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.8.2) </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">31 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The
Committee also observes that out of the 107 AYUSH units, 84% of the units
pertain to Ayurveda and homoeopathy. <b>The Committee, therefore, recommends
that the Ministry consider setting up more AYUSH centres pertaining to Yoga,
Siddha, and Unani alternative systems of medicine across the country </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.8.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has learned
that about 36% of CGHS AYUSH centres are in the Delhi-NCR region. Further,
about 60% of AYUSH centres are located in the cities of Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru,
Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. The Committee has seen that the distribution
of AYUSH centres is concentrated in these six major cities. The Committee,
therefore, recommends that the Ministry should take proactive steps to set up
more AYUSH centres in newer cities. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.8.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Separate facility for CGHS
beneficiaries at Government Hospitals </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee appreciates
the efforts of the Ministry in extending cashless treatment (including
secondary and tertiary treatment) to the beneficiaries of CGHS. The Ministry
should enter into agreements with more AIIMS, Institutes of National Importance
and eminent Government and Autonomous hospitals across the country to extend
cashless facilities to CGHS beneficiaries. The Committee also feels that the
proposal to collaborate with partner health organisations like Railways, ESIC,
and ECHS should be pursued generously. The Ministry should also consider
collaborating with State Government health centres and hospitals. Such
collaborations would encourage the sharing of infrastructure and
interoperability. This would also help increase the accessibility of health
care services to remote areas across the country with less burden on the
government exchequer. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.9.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Apart from agreeing with
eminent public medical institutions, the Committee feels that the Ministry
should also consider constructing secondary and tertiary CGHS hospitals (at
least ten hospitals across the country) with cutting-edge facilities and research
on which the beneficiaries can have the belief, particularly for the treatment
of some serious diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, renal failure, etc. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.9.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">Grievance
Redressal </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee was
apprised that as of August 2023, in the financial year 2023-24 (including the
carried forward from the financial year 2022-23), a total of 1526 grievances
had been received on CPGRAMS, out of which 1271 (about 83%) had been disposed
of with total 255 grievances pending. <b>The Committee appreciates the actions
of the Ministry to redress the grievances of the CGHS beneficiaries. However,
the Committee would like to see 100% redressal of beneficiaries’ grievances.
This </b></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">32
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">would enhance the trust of beneficiaries and the
credibility of the institution. The Ministry should further strengthen the
grievance redressal mechanism to deal with grievances proactively and fix the
timeline to redress them with regular monitoring at the Joint Secretary level.
The Committee also believes that the complaint registration mechanism should be
as simple as possible, particularly for senior citizens and beneficiaries who
are not techno-savvy. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.10.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">During the meeting with the
Committee, the Ministry presented a pie chart providing the distribution of
different kinds of grievances that come </span><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">across different CGHS wellness centres and zones. <b>The
Committee noted that most of the grievances were related to medicine and the
wellness centre. The Committee recommends that the Ministry thoroughly study
the grievances about these two areas and take proactive measures rather than
reactive actions to reduce these grievances. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.10.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has also been
informed of the unsympathetic and indifferent approach towards patients by the
doctors and other staff of the CGHS dispensaries. </span></b><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">There are also complaints regarding the
difference in treatment given to the serving and retired beneficiaries. The
Committee expresses its dismay over such a state of affairs and recommends that
the Ministry implement communication skills and sensitisation workshops to
instill soft skills and professionalism in the CGHS workforce and improve their
attitude towards patients, particularly the senior citizens. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.10.4) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee
is aware of the complaints of the beneficiaries on the denial of empanelled
private hospitals to admit CGHS beneficiaries for in-patient treatment because
of the non-availability of beds. There are also instances of some empanelled
hospitals/diagnostic centres charging exorbitantly and collecting more fees
than CGHS rates. The Committee impresses upon the Ministry to deal with such
grievances in a deterrent manner and initiate prompt penal action against the
erring hospital if any irregularity is observed. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.10.5) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee
observes that patient satisfaction is essential for measuring healthcare
quality. The Committee, therefore, recommends the Ministry put in place a
mechanism measuring and evaluating CGHS beneficiaries’ experiences in CGHS
wellness centres and the empanelled private hospitals. Such an exercise may
help the Ministry determine critical drivers of beneficiaries’ dissatisfaction
with health care delivery. This would also help to develop and implement
improvement strategies across the healthcare sector under CGHS. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.10.6) </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">33 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Referral System under CGHS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has, however,
learnt that as per present practice, even after obtaining a referral in the
first instance, if the consultant in the private hospital prescribes any
tests/investigation/treatment, the beneficiary is required to report back to the
dispensary and get that prescribed tests/investigation/treatment endorsed from
the CGHS doctor. The Committee feels that the present referral system is
cumbersome, which only inconveniences the beneficiaries and adds to the woes of
a patient with poor health. The Committee recommends the Ministry devise
appropriate solutions to simplify the referral system so that a beneficiary is
not required to visit the CGHS dispensary multiple times just to get the
prescribed tests done following a referral in the first instance. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.11.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee appreciates
the existing guidelines of direct consultation for beneficiaries aged 75 years
and above. It would further recommend the Ministry review the guidelines to
bring all CGHS pensioners/beneficiaries aged 60 years and above into the ambit
of direct private consultation from empanelled hospitals. This would align with
the existing set-up as pensioners/beneficiaries aged 60 years and above receive
cashless treatment from private empanelled hospitals. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.11.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Increase in the empanelment
of big hospitals under CGHS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has come to know
that on the one side, many small hospitals approach the authorities for
empanelment under CGHS, but the beneficiaries do not want to visit these
hospitals due to lack of facilities whereas, on the other side, some good hospitals,
where the beneficiaries would like to visit, are not willing to get empanelled
under CGHS. <b>The Committee acknowledges the efforts of the Ministry to
persuade big hospitals to empanelment under CGHS by improving the processing
system, like taking steps to make the bill settlement quick and raising the
rates of consultation and procedures under CGHS. The Committee recommends that
the Ministry examine the grading system by NABH and, if required, may suggest a
more efficient grading system based on a point system. Such grading of NABH may
be used for grading the hospitals like Grade ‘A’, ‘B’, etc. and fix the CGHS
rates for hospitals as per the grading of the hospitals. Even now, the Ministry
is doing the same for NABH and non-NABH hospitals. This may be extended further
as per the grading of NABH-accredited hospitals. The Ministry may also study
the NQAS scoring of public sector hospitals to make changes in NABH grading. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.12.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Further, to increase the
empanelment of better hospitals under CGHS, the Committee recommends that the
Ministry ask the CGHS authorities at a zonal level to search for hospitals
doing good in their areas and make result-oriented efforts to bring them under </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">34 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">CGHS empanelment. The Committee feels that the empanelment process
needs to be simplified for non-CGHS-covered cities and brought at par, like
that for CGHS-covered cities. Many of these cities also have considerable CGHS
beneficiaries. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.12.2) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee recommends
that the Ministry may also consider enforcing mandatory empanelment of
healthcare facilities in the private sector falling under the following
categories: </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">i) health facilities
availing tax benefits. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">ii) those receiving land
grants/ concessions from the Centre/ State Governments for their establishment.
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">iii) facilities affiliated
with medical colleges; and </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">iv) any other category
deemed fit by the Government. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.12.3) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Need to improve the
functioning of LAC and ZAC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee was apprised
of the Local Advisory Committee (LAC) constitution </span></b><b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;">at the Wellness Centre level and Zonal
Advisory Committee (ZAC) in each of the Zone of Additional Directors in CGHS
wellness centres. The Committee underlines the need for regular interaction
between public representatives and government organisations/departments with
regard to monitoring and effectively delivering public services. The LAC and
ZAC are effective platforms for interaction between the CGHS officials and
local Members of Parliament (MPs) of the area. The Committee feels that such
platforms help strengthen the services delivered by CGHS, as Members of
Parliament, apart from being public representatives, are also beneficiaries
themselves. Hence, their feedback in such interactions will greatly benefit
CGHS. However, the Committee has come to know that many MPs have never received
a call from anybody regarding the schedule of such Committee meetings. The
Committee, therefore, recommends the Ministry to take up this issue and give
necessary directions to CGHS authorities to ensure that the local MPs in the
area of CGHS dispensary are informed well in time about the conduct of LAC and
ZAC meetings. The Ministry should also monitor the compliance of such
directions by the CGHS authorities. </span></b><span style="color: #2e2b2b; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.13.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Expansion of coverage of
cashless treatment </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee has been
informed that certain categories of beneficiaries are provided treatment on a
cashless basis. The Committee feels that it is not appropriate that the CGHS
services are cashless for some people and others have to take reimbursement. It
is informed that the processing and payment of hospital bills pertaining to
CGHS are being completed on the IT platform of NHA. The Committee, therefore,
recommends </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">35
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="break-before: page; page-break-before: always;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">the Ministry consider expanding the ambit of cashless treatment to all
beneficiaries. The Ministry may consider using NHA’s IT platform or explore the
possibility of developing new software for the common use of all Ministries and
Departments to streamline the process for payment/reimbursement of cashless
treatment. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">(Para 2.14.1) </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Employees of Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) and Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) under CGHS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The Committee is of the view
that the participation of autonomous bodies with CGHS is abysmal. Out of about
450 such bodies, only 60 are covered under CGHS. Most autonomous bodies,
particularly the KVs and JNVs, have employees with all India transfer liability.
The coverage under CGHS would benefit the employees of these organisations in
providing health care facilities across the country. The Committee, therefore,
recommends the Ministry to take up this issue with the Ministries and
Departments concerned. </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">(Para 2.15.2)</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Pensioners Samajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16518248761134325651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257139637530820062.post-88630452268074151242024-02-20T21:17:00.000-08:002024-02-20T21:17:52.074-08:00CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. No. 2086/2018CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. 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font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period February 2024 to July 2024: Implementation of DR neutralization and Ad Hoc Payment: IBA Order dated 16.02.024</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content content-template wide-right" id="post-body-155394" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; counter-reset: footnotes 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto !important; line-height: 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"><div class="post-body-inner" style="color: #333333; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; height: auto !important; line-height: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Indian Banks’ Association</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2023-24/835<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />February 16, 2024</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Designated Officers of all Member Banks</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement on Pension</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear Sir/ Madam,</p><h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners for the period February 2024 to July 2024</h3><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">Please refer to our <a href="https://www.staffnews.in/2024/02/dearness-relief-payable-to-bank-pensioners-february-2024-to-july-2024.html" style="color: #ff3d00; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period February 2024 to July 2024: IBA">Circular No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2023-24/8 16 dated 7.02.2024</a>. wherein we had provided the rates at which Dearness Relief payable to Pensioners / family pensioners, for the period of February 2024 to July 2024, after implementation of DR neutralization for pre-November 2002 retirees / family pensioners.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: justify;">2. To facilitate those who are yet to implement our letter HR&IR/MBR/G2/0533 dated 16.10.2023, in addition to the contents of our above mentioned circular dated 07.02.2024, they may pay on ad hoc basis (Pending amendments to Pension Regulations), the Dearness Relief payable to pensioners for the period February 2024 to July 2024 as per Annexure.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: right;">Yours faithfully,</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.7em; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Brajeshwar Sharma<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />Senior Advisor (HR&IR) </p><table style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-spacing: 0px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); display: block; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: auto; width: 100%;"><tbody style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="100%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">PART- I</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="100%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of January,1986, but before the 1st day of November,1992/1st July, 1993</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="25%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">BASIC PENSION</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dearness relief for the months February 2024 to July 2024</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Slabs</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">2131</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Average Index</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">9122.33</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(i)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Upto Rs.1250</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">1427.77 per cent.</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(ii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.1251 to Rs.2000</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 17847.12 plus 1172.05 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.1250.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.2001 to Rs.2130</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 26637.49 plus 703.23 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.2000.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iv)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Above Rs.2130</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 27551.68 plus 362.27 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.2130.00</td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border: none; clear: both; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.5em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 20px 20px 20px 40px; position: relative; width: 523.312px;"><div class="blockquote-content" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">View: <a href="https://www.staffnews.in/2024/02/dearness-relief-for-feb-jul-2024-pre-1-1-1986-bank-retirees.html" style="color: #ff3d00; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Dearness Relief for Feb-Jul 2024: Pre-1.1.1986 bank retirees, surviving spouses with Ex-gratia.">Dearness Relief payable to Bank Pensioners for the period February 2024 to July 2024: IBA</a></strong></p></div></blockquote><table style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-spacing: 0px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); display: block; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: auto; width: 100%;"><tbody style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="100%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">PART- II</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="100%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dearness Relief to pensioners who retired on or after 1st day of November,1992/1<sup style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">st</sup> July, 1993</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="25%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">BASIC PENSION</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: justify;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dearness relief for the months February 2024 to July 2024</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Slabs</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">1994</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: justify;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Average Index</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">9122.33</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(i)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Upto Rs.2400</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">697.90 per cent.</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(ii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.2401 to Rs.3850</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: justify;" width="74%">Rs. 16749.60 plus 578.26 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.2400.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.3851 to Rs.4100</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 25134.37 plus 338.98 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.3850.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iv)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Above Rs.4100</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 25981.82 plus 179.46 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.4100.00</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="code-block code-block-4" style="clear: both; margin: 8px 0px 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1932413383883969" data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-layout="in-article" data-ad-slot="8216310794" data-ad-status="filled" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="display: block; 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padding: 0px;"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="25%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">BASIC PENSION</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dearness relief for the months February 2024 to July 2024</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Slabs</strong><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" /><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">1860</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="55%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Average Index</strong></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" width="18%"><strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">9122.33</strong></td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(i)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Upto Rs.3550</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">446.4 per cent.</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(ii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.3551 to Rs.5650</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 15847.20 plus 372.00 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.3550.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iii)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Rs.5651 to Rs.6010</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 23659.20 plus 223.2 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.5650.00</td></tr><tr style="overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="6%">(iv)</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="18%">Above Rs.6010</td><td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 5px;" width="74%">Rs. 24462.72 plus 111.6 percent<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" />of basic pension in excess of Rs.6010.00</td></tr></tbody></table><a class="button" href="https://www.staffnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ad-hoc-DR-Bank-1708077266198.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; 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