Recognized by the CBEC vide F.No.B.12017/15/2005-Ad.IV A dated 4th March 2010. Recognition renewed for further 5 years from 04.03.2012 vide Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, CBEC's Letter F.No.B.12017/03/2013-AD.IV.A. dtd. 01.05.2013.
Monday, 31 March 2014
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Finance Ministry Issued Orders on Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014
Finmin Orders on DA - Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014
No.1/1/2014-F-II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 27th March. 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.I-8/2013-E-II (B) dated 25th September, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90% to 100% with effect from January, 2014.
2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No.1(3)/2008-E-11(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.
3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.
4. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not he made before the date of disbursement of salary of March. 2014.
5. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will he issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.
6. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
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(A.Bhattacharya)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/da/da01012014.pdf]
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Saturday, 29 March 2014
Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965
Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965
No.6/3/2013-Estt (Pay-I)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 6th February, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Regulation of pay on imposition of a penalty under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.
The undersigned is directed to say that the following penalties prescribed in the Rule 11 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, have a bearing on the pay of the officer:
11. Penalties
Minor Penalties –
(iii a) reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay by one stage for a period not exceeding three years, without cumulative effect and not adversely affecting his pension.
(iv) withholding of increments of pay;
Major Penalties –
(v) save as provided for in clause (iii) (a), reduction to a lower stage in the time- scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to whether or not the Government servant will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction Will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of his pay
(vi) reduction to lower time-scale of pay, grade, post or Service for a period to be specified in the order of penalty, which shall be a bar to the promotion of the Government servant during such specified period to the time-scale of pay, grade, post or Service from which he was reduced, with direction as to whether or not, on promotion on the expiry of the said specified period –
(a) the period of reduction to time-scale of pay, grade, post or service shall operate to postpone future increments of his pay, and if so, to what extent; and
(b) the Government servant shall regain his original seniority in the higher time scale of pay , grade, post or service;
2. Consequent upon implementation of the recommendations of 6 th CPC under the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 pay scale of a post/grade for below HAG level means the Pay Band and Grade Pay specified for that post. Under the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 a Pay Band may cover Government servants in more than one Grade Pay or posts in the hierarchy. As per Rule 9 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, the rate of increment in the revised pay structure is 3% of the sum of the pay in the Pay Band arid Grade Pay applicable, which is to be rounded off to the next multiple of 10. Further, as per Rule 10 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, there is now a uniform date of increment, that is, l st July of the year.
3. The mode of implementation of these penalties has been clarified to individual Ministries/Departments wherever references have been received. It is now proposed to issue detailed guidelines on the issue. The regulation of pay on imposition of these penalties is in the subsequent paras:
A. Reduction to a lower stage of pay by one stage (Rule 11( iii ) all )
On imposition of a penalty under this Rule, the pay would be fixed at the next lower stage in the Pay Band. In other words, in case of reduction by one stage, the revised pay would be the pay drawn in the Pay Band at the stage before the last increment. Grade Pay attached to the post would remain unchanged. The pay will be fixed by reversing the mode of allowing increments given in Rule 9 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008. The formula would be:-
Reduced Pay In Pay Band = {(Pay in Pay Band+ Grade Pay) x 100/103} less (Grade Pay) (rounded off to next 10)
Pay would be Pay in Pay Band as above + Grade Pay
B. Withholding of increment {Rule 11(iv)}
As the uniform date of increment now is 1st July, on imposition of a penalty of withholding of increment, the increment(s) due on the 1st of July falling after the date of imposition of the penalty would be withheld. In case where penalty of withholding of more than one increment is imposed, increments due on 1st of July in the subsequent years would similarly be withheld. The increment would be restored at the end of the period for which the penalty is imposed.
This also applies to cases where the penalty is imposed for part of a year. For instance, if the penalty of withholding of the increment for six months is imposed on a Government servant in April 2013, then the increment falling due on 1.7.2013 will be withheld for a period of six months, that is, till 31.12.2013. The increment would be released w.e.f. 1.1.2014. In this case the next increment falling due on 1.7.2014 will also be allowed.
C. Reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay for a specified period Rule 11(v)} The process of imposition of penalty of reduction by one stage under Rule 11(iii a) explained above shall be repeated for every additional stage of reduction by taking the pay arrived at notionally as pay for the second reduction, and so on. Grade Pay shall remain unchanged.
NOTE 1: It is not permissible to impose a penalty under this rule if the pay after imposition of the penalty would fall below the minimum of the Pay Band attached to the post.
NOTE 2: A Pay Band may cover Government servants in different Grade Pays or holding posts at several levels in the hierarchy. It needs to be kept in mind that reduction to lower pay scale or grade is a distinct penalty, under Rule 11(vi).Therefore, while imposing a penalty of reduction to a lower stage in the time-scale of pay under Rule 11(v) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, Disciplinary Authorities should weigh all factors before deciding upon the quantum of penalty, i.e., the number of stages by which the pay is to be reduced.
D. Reduction to lower time-scale of pay under Rule 11(vi) As a result of imposition of a penalty of reduction to lower time-scale of pay, the pay of the Government servant would be reduced to the stage of pay he /she would have drawn had he/she continued in the lower post for the period of penalty. The mode of fixation of pay in this case is similar to reversing the mode of fixation of pay on promotion. Therefore, both pay in Pay Band and Grade Pay would be reduced.
However, Disciplinary Authority has the power, in terms of FR 28, to indicate the pay which the Government servant on whom a penalty of reduction in rank has been imposed, would draw. The Government servant will be entitled to the Grade Pay of the post to which he has been reduced. Thus, the power of the Disciplinary Authority under FR 28 is limited to indicating the pay in the Pay Band applicable to the lower rank/post.
In some cases imposition of a penalty under Rule 11(vi) may also involve a change in Pay Band. For instance a Government servant holding a post in PB-2 with Grade pay of Rs.4200/- may be reduced to a post in PB-1 with Grade Pay of Rs.2800/-
It may also be noted that a Government servant cannot be reduced in rank to a post not held earlier by him in the cadre. For example, an LDC who qualifies as Assistant as a Direct Recruit and is later promoted as Section Officer cannot be reduced to the rank of LDC but only to that of an Assistant.
4. Some illustrations on pay fixation in above types of cases are annexed.
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(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/6_3_2013-Estt.Pay-I-06022014.pdf
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Central government employees to be prohibited access to social media at work
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Minutes of the 1st meeting of the Pay Commission Committee (PCC) held on 26.02.2014 - INDWF
Minutes of the 1st meeting of the Pay Commission Committee (PCC) held on 26.02.2014 - INDWF
Minutes of the 1st meeting of the Pay Commission Committee (PCC) held in the Conference Room with the representatives of the Federations and Associations at 11.00 hours on 26.02.2014.
List of those present in the meeting is annexed.
1. At the outset, Smt. Arti C.Srivastava Member – Secretary extended a warm welcome to all the invites. Member-Secretary further informed that a Pay Commission Cell (PCC) had been constituted under the chairmanship of Shri.Aidtya Mishra Sr.DDG/CP at OFB Hqrs to initiate deliberations and invite suggestions from all the stakeholders. Three preliminary meetings of the PCC have already been held. The meeting with the representatives of the Federations and Associations has been convened, as a part of the series of the meetings proposed to be held with all stakeholders to formulate views on various issues. A portal has also been launched on the OFB COMMENT to seek views of the officers, staff and employees on matters concerning 7th Pay commission and the General Mangers/Head of the Units have also been required vide Letter dated 14.02.2014 from the Chairman, PCC to have wide-ranging consultations in this regard and communicate their views and recommendations in the matter.
2. The Chairman of PCC, Terms of Reference ToR of the 7th Pay Commission are yet to be framed. However, at this stage, it is desirable if we pro-actively initiate all preparatory actions and crystallize our views and recommendations so that the same could be collated and compiled in the form of a comprehensive presentation before the pay commission at the appropriate time. Particularly, views are being sought on the methodology to the followed by the PCC, issues to be projected before the 7th Pay Commission and the areas/material/data to justify special considerations to the OF organisation vis-a-vis other organisations/cadres. In this connection, Chairman, PCC highlighted that issue relating to anomalies arising for the organisation, uniqueness about OFB, best practices in manufacturing sector, structural and policy limitations of the current system and the emerging ethos in line with other organisation could be deliberated. Therefore, Chairman, PCC invited representatives of the Federations and Associations to share their views in the matter.
3. From the views offered by the representatives of the Federations/Associations, it emerged that detailed proposals can be prepared only after the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 7th CPC are finalised. The representatives of each Federation/Association however briefly raised the issues which would merit detailed consideration/deliberations at a later stage. Also based on the experience of the previous pay commission, it was proposed that :
1. it should be impressed upon the 7th CPC that the Ordnance Factories Organisation as an Industry has a different role to play and that its working is different from other Central Government Deptts. with employees working under hazardous conditions and hard stations.
2. All Cadre review proposals to be finalised immediately.
3. Anomalies arising out of the 6th Pay commission be settled.
4. Categories found to be not adequately taken care of in the 6th Pay commission be given thrust.
5. Recast skills, functions, roles of employees and pay structure to bring parity among various categories.
6. Outstanding of activities to be discouraged.
7. OFB to take lead in interacting with 7th CPC as done on earlier occasions.
4. After detailed discussions, it emerged that pending finalisation of the Terms of Reference of the 7th pay commission by the Government, certain issues summarised below, were required to be addressed and the views concretised to establish a platform for formulating clear and effective recommendations on various issues :
i. Early finalisation of all cadre review proposals – Action by DDG of the respective Cadre Controlling Authority Division
ii. Settlement of anomalies arising out 6th Pay commission – DDG/Admin, DDG/G&DDG/IR (for ii, iii and iv and v)
iii. Examine issues which have resulted in litigations
iv. Policy issues which require immediate consideration
v. Strengthening of the PPC Cell at OFB Hqrs.
5. The meeting ended with thanks to the Chair.
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(Smt. Arti C.Srivastava)
Member Secretary
Source : INDWF
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
LDC-UDC Issue : Case Filed for Grade Pay 2400 to LDC
LDC-UDC Issue : Case Filed for Grade Pay 2400 to LDC
ALL INDIA ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (NON GAZETTED) GENERAL SECRETARY TKR PILLAI PUBLISHED ON HIS OFFICIAL BLOG TODAY THAT A CASE HAS BEEN FILED FOR UPGRADATION OF THE GRADE PAY OF LDC TO Rs.2400 AND ALSO CONSIDERING TO FILE A SEPARATE CASE FOR GRANTING OF Rs.4200 GRADE PAY TO UDC...
CASE FILED
Dear friends,
A case for the upgradation of the grade pay of LDC to Rs. 2400 has been filed before the CAT Jabalpur by this Association. Since UDC is a promotion post of LDC, the grade pay of the UDC would automatically go up. However, this Association is thinking to file a separate case for granting of Rs. 4200/ Grade pay to UDCs. The case of Steno Grade III (Rs. 2400 GP) is similar to UDC and as such a mention of their name has also been made in the table submitted.
Copy of the case filed will be published in this web site in an appropriate time.
With warm greetings
TKR Pillai
General Secretary
Mob 9425372172
Source: www.aiamshq.blogspot.in
[http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2014/03/case-filed-dear-friends-case-for.html]
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014
7th CPC Website - Finance Ministry created webpage for 7th CPC
7th CPC Website - Finance Ministry created a webpage for 7th CPC
A webpage has been created by the Ministry of Finance for 7th Central Pay Commission.
In order to publishing orders and announcements of 7th CPC, the Finance Ministry has launched a new webpage in their official portal under the category of 'Employees Corner'.
Visitors are requested to scroll down the website home page of 'Ministry of Finance' and find at the bottom of right side corner.
At present they have published only one Government Gazette that 'Resolution of Terms of Reference' of 7th Central Pay Commission, which was published on 28th February 2014.
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Saturday, 22 March 2014
Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by the New Defined Contribution pension system (NPS)
KVS Orders - Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by the New Defined Contribution pension system (NPS)-regarding.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
I8-INSTITUTIONAL AREA,
SHAHEED JEET SINGH MARC,
NEW DELHI -110016
F.No.110126125/2012/KVS-NPS /PF
The Deputy Commissioner,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,
Regional Office, Bhopal
Dated :20-03-2014
Subject : Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by the New Defined Contribution pension system (NPS)-regarding.
Sir,
I am refer to your letter No. F.140230/13-14/KVS/BPL/A/C/Pension/185 dated 13/15-01-2014 on the captioned subject to inform you that the instruction contained in the following circulars/letters which are enclosed shall mutatis-mutandis be applicable to the employees of KVS for payment of benefits under New Pension Scheme :
(a) KVS (HQ) New Delhi letter No F. 110239/51/Cir./2012/KV(Budget) dated 17/28.05.2012 forwarding GOI Dept. of P & P.W., OM No 38/41/06- P&PW(A) dated 05.05.2009.
(b) GOI M.F., 0.M. No 1(7)/DCPS(NPS)/2009/TA/221 dated 02.07.2009 read with corrigendum No F.Nol (7)/DCPS(NPS)/2009/TA/336-396 dated 29.09.2009.
You are requested to settle the claims in respect of NPS subscribers duly following instructions contained therein.
This issues with the approval of Commissioner.
Yours faitfully,
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(M.Arumugam)
Joint Commissioner (Fin)
Source: www.kvsangathan.nic.in
[http://kvsangathan.nic.in/CircularsDocs/cir-nps-20-03-14.pdf]
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