Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – the re-exercise of option under Rule 6 of the Central Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008

No. 10/2/2011-E-III(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 3rd January, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – the re-exercise of option under Rule 6 of the Central Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 in case of employees covered under the OM dated 19.3.2012.

The undersigned is directed to invite a reference to Rules 5 & 6 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, as per which a Central Government employee had an option to elect to come over to the revised pay structure either from 1.1.2006 or from the date of his next increment or from the date of promotion, upgradation of pay scales. Such an option was to be exercised within 3 months from the date of publication of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008. The rule also provides that the option once exercised shall be final.

2. This Ministry issued instructions vide this Departments OM No. 10/2/2011-E-IIIA dated 19.3.2012, providing that those Central Government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February, 2006 to June, 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pie-revised pay scale as a onetime measure and, thereafter, they will get the next increment in the Revised Pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules 2008.

3. In view of the benefit extended to Central Government employees as per the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012, the issue relating to according of a fresh opportunity to Central Government employees to re-exercise their option to come over to the revised pay scale as per CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 was raised by the Staff side of the Joint Consultative Machinery in the meeting of the National Anomaly Committee held on 17.7.2012.

4 The matter has been considered by the Government and having regard to the fact that the provisions of the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012 brIng about a material change in the basis for exercise of option to come over to the revised pay structure in terms of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 in respect of employees who are covered under the said OM dated 19.3.2012, the President is pleased to decide that all those employees who are covered under the provisions of the aforesaid OM dated 19.3.2012 may once again be permitted to re-exercise their option to come over to the Revised pay structure.

5. The benefit under these orders for re-exercise of option shall be available for a period up to 31.3.2013. The revised option shall be intimated to the head of the office by the concerned Government employees in accordance with the provision of Rule 6 (2) of the CCS (RP) rules, 2008.

6. All the Ministries and Departments are requested to bring the content of this OM to the notice of their employees so that such employees can avail themselves of the same within the stipulated time period.

7. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audd and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

sd/-

(Amar Nath Singh)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/misc/CCS_rules_2008_03012013.pdf]

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Eligibility of Unmarried Daughters of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension beyond 25 years of Age

No. 2(2)/2012/D(Pen/Pol)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi the 14th Dcc., 2012

To

The Chief of Army Staff

The Chief of Naval Staff

The Chief of Air Staff

Subject: Eligibility of Unmarried Daughters of Armed Forces personnel for grant of Family Pension beyond 25 years of Age.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s ID No.878/A/D(Pen/Sers)/04 dated 21.9.2004 extending the provisions of Department of P&PW OM No. 1/19/03-P&PW (E) dated 25.08.2004 and this Ministry’s letter No.I (3)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 25.10.07 which makes unmarried / widowed / divorced daughter eligible for family pension beyond 25 years of age subject to fulfilment of other prescribed conditions, Attention is also invited to this Ministry’s ID No.9(6)/2007-D(Pen/Policy) dated 21.2.2008 under which it was clarified in consultation with Department of P&PW that liberalised family pension/special family pension (dependent pension) was not covered under the provisions of this Ministry’s above said letter dated 25.10.2007. A lot of references are being received in this Ministry for making unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter eligible for grant of liberalised family pension/special family pension beyond 25 years of age, if otherwise in order.

References are also being received in this Ministry for dissolving the provisions contained in Regulation 230(c) of Pension Regulations for the Army Part — 1(1961) and similar provision in Pension Regulations for Navy and Air Force, which debars unmarried daughters for continuance of Special Family pension if they were in receipt of children allowance even after disqualification of all other eligible heir(s).

2. The above matter is considered by the Government and it has been decided in consultation with Department of P&PW that unmarried/widowed/divorced daughter also be eligible for grant of liberalised / special family pension beyond 25 years subject to fulfilment of other prescribed conditions as hitherto fore. It has also decided that all unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters, who were earlier or otherwise eligible for children allowance, shall also be sanctioned I liberalised family pension subject to other conditions being fulfilled. The allowance, if being paid, shall be discontinued from the date special/liberalised family pension is sanctioned under these orders. The provisions contained in Regulations 230(c), 239 & 240 of Pension Regulation for the Army Part – 1(1961) and similar provisions in Pension Regulations for the Navy and Air Force shall stand modified to that extent.

3. The family pension to unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters above the age of 25 years shall be payable if all other eligible children below the age of 25 years have ceased to receive family pension and there is no disabled child to receive the family pension. Family pension shall be payable to unmarried/widowed/divorced

daughter in order of their date of birth and younger of them shall not be eligible unless the next above has become ineligible for grant of family pension.

4. This order will take effect from 6.9.2007 i.e., the date from which Ordinary Family Pension was allowed to unmarried daughters by DoP&PW.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their UO No. 10(8)/2012/Fin/Pen dated 21.11.12.

Source: www.cgda.nic.in

http://www.cgda.nic.in/audit/20121214_fp_instead_ca.pdf

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Expected Dearness Allowance from January 2013 vs AICPIN-IW

The rate of dearness allowance payable to central government employees might be enhanced from 72% to 80% with effect from January 2013

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers is the only Index watched keenly by each and every Central Government Employees now. Because the rate of Dearness allowance granted twice in a year for cg employees is determined by this Index only. It is irony that no one is happy to see the hike in prices of essential commodity, but all the government servants are eagerly awaiting to know how much the rate of Dearness allowance will be increased at the end of every 12 months from the month of January and July. The interesting thing to be noted in dearness allowance vs AICPIN_IW is that the AICPIN-IW reflects the increase in the prices of basket of essential commodities, whereas, the rate of dearness allowance reflects the increase or decrease in AICPIN-IW. It is quite obvious that the AICPIN – IW is always in the trend of increasing mode due to the price rise, so as the rate of dearness allowance is also increasing twice in a year.

Whatever the impact on the exchequer of the government on account of releasing additional installment of dearness allowance and dearness relief is inevitable. The additional installment of dearness allowance and dearness relief to central government employees and pensioners is released particularly to compensate for price rise. The increase is determined in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission.

To determine the exact rate of dearness allowance to be increased, we need the AICPIN – IW for the month of December 2012. Although, as per the past eleven month’s Consumer price Index number for Industrial workers, it is expected that the rate of dearness allowance payable to central government employees might be enhanced from 72% to 80% with effect from January 2013

SOURCE ; gservants.com

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Procedure for refund of money Deposited to GPF Account or Suspense Head of Account in respect of the Officers of All India Services covered under New Pension Scheme

Government of West Bengal 

Finance Department 

Audit Branch 

Writers’ Buildings, Kolkata-700 001.

No.10263.-F(y)

Kolkata, the 18th December, 2012.

MEMORANDUM

Sub:- Procedure for refund of money Deposited to GPF Account or Suspense Head of Account in respect of the Officers of All India Services covered under New Pension Scheme.

   This Department vide Notification No.1069-F(Y) dated 03.02.2012 prescribed the procedures for the implementation of the ‘New Pension Scheme’ [NPS] of the Government of India applicable for the All India Service [AIS] Officers borne on West Bengal Cadre on or after 01.01.2004.

   In paragraph 1(c) of the said Notification it was stated that “On amendment of the All India Service (Death cum Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1958 and the All India Service (Provident Fund) Rules, 1955,the benefits of the Defined Benefit Pension and General Provident Fund shall not be available to the new recruits. The AIS Officer who is covered under NPS but so far Contributed to General Provident Fund/or any other fund or account, his entire contribution to the General Provident Fund Accounts/ or any other fund or account shall be refunded to him by the concerned DDO in consultation with the DTA and Office of the Pr, A.G.(A&E) WB and that amount may be deposited by the concerned AIS Officer for payment of backlog Contribution to the NPS.”

   It has come to the notice of this Department that prior to issuance of this Department Notification No.1069-F(y) dated 03.02.2012, some amount have been deposited either under the Major head ‘8658 – Suspense Accounts’ or under the Major head ‘8009 — State Provident Fund’ by way of deduction from the regular salary bills of the Officers of All India Services who were covered under New Pension Scheme. In most of the cases it was either been deposited under the Suspense Head 8658-00- l20-026-20-Deposit Suspense Account” or GPF Head “8009-01-104-001-19-All India Services Provident Fund”.

   Now, in terms of para 1(c) of the said Notification dated 03.02.2012 it is required to refund the money which were erroneously deposited in those accounts for depositing the same to the account of the concerned AIS Officers under the New Pension Scheme as their own ‘Arrear Backlog Contribution’.

   The matter regarding the refund of the amount has been consulted with the Office of the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal and as per their suggestions vide their Letter No.A.M.-1/3-61/569 dated 30.10.2012 read with D.O.FUND I/AIS(PF)/Pre-Jan.2004/Out-56 dated 21.11.2012, the following procedure have been prescribed by the Government for withdrawal of the amount erroneously deposited under the heads of accounts ‘8658- Unclassified Suspense’ or ‘8009-General Provident Fund’:

(A). For refund of the money deposited under Major head ‘8658- Unclassified Suspense’:

   (I) A Statement showing the drawal head of account [14-Digit head of account- upto Detail Head], Voucher No. & Date, Challan No. & Challan Date [to be collected from the concerned Treasury], Name of Treasury, Amount deducted under the head for each month for the entire period of Deposit shall be prepared by the head of Office and shall be verified by the DDO/DDOs from the concerned Treasury(s). The Head of office shall submit such verified Statement to the O/o. the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal for confirmation of the balance under the said head in the account of the concerned Officer,

   (II) After getting the confirmation of the balance from the O/o. the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal, a Sanction Order shall be issued by the Head of Office for the withdrawal of the amount from the head of account where it was originally deposited with detail head “10-Payments” by transfer-credit to the head “8342 – Other Deposits — 00 — 117 – Defined Contribution Pension Scheme — 002 -Members’ Subscription for AIS NPS under Tier I – 07-Deposit”,

   (III) A Transfer-credit Bill under T.R. Form No. 43 along with the above mentioned Sanction Order and Balance confirmation Certificate from the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal along with Schedule-IV for depositing Backlog Contribution under head ‘8342-00-117-002-07” shall be submitted to the Treasury by the concerned DDO where the AIS Officer is posted,

   (IV) Information of such drawal shall be given to the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, West Bengal, who will arrange to credit the amount to the NPS Account of the concerned Officer.

(B) For refund of the money deposited under Major head ‘8009-P.F. Account’:

   (I) (I) A Statement showing the head of account [14-Digit head of account-upto Detail Head], Voucher No. & Date, Challan No. & Challan Date [to be collected from the concerned Treasury), Name of Treasury, Amount deducted under the head for each month for the entire period of Deposit prepared by the head of Office and shall be verified by the DDO/DDOs from the concerned Treasury(s) and shall be submitted to the O/o. the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal along with the (ii) Form No. XV complete in all respect including (iii) detail of Temporary Advance(s) and Non-refundable withdrawal(s) sanctioned and paid (if any), if no advance / withdrawal is made a certificate to that effect has to be submitted. Copy of the Form No. XV is enclosed with Memorandum. Form No. XV duly completed in all respect and signed by the Head of Office or Cadre Controlling Cell shall be submitted to the O/o. the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal,

   (II) After obtaining ‘Authority’ from the O/o. the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal a Bill under T.R. Form No. 50 along with the Authority of the Accountant General (A&E) West Bengal and the Schedule-IV for depositing Backlog Contribution under head ‘8342-00-117-002-07” shall be submitted to the Treasury by the concerned DDO where the AIS Officer is posted,

   (III) Information of such drawal shall be given to the Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, West Bengal, who will arrange to credit the amount to the NPS Account of the concerned Officer.

Sd/- 

H. K. Dwivedi, 

Secretary to the 

Government of West Bengal

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Early disbursement of Salary and Pension in connection with Christmas - GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA 

Abstract

Establishment – Treasuries – Pay and Allowances of December 2012 and Pension and Family Pension for January 2013 – early disbursement in connection with Christmas – Sanctioned 

FINANCE (ESTABLISHMENT- C) DEPARTMENT

G.O(P) No. 678/12/Fin Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 12.12.2012. 

ORDER 

In view of the ensuing Christmas, Government are pleased to order in relaxation of Article 75(a) & (b) of K.F.C Vol I, that the pay and allowances/Salaries of employees of the State Government including full time and part time contingent employees, work establishment staff and N.M.R workers of all Departments and employees of Aided Schools, Colleges and Polytechnics for the month of December 2012 will be disbursed from the Treasuries as scheduled below:


i) 19.12.2012 Educational Institutions and Department of Administration of Justice coming under Part A and B schedule under Article 75(b) (i) of KFC Vol - I.
(ii) 20.12.2012 Remaining Departments coming under Part A and Part B schedule under Article 75 (b) (i) of KFC Vol -I.
(iii) 21.12.2012 Departments coming under Part C schedule under Article 75 (b)(i) of KFC Vol - 1


The Pension for the month of January 2013 will also be disbursed to State Service Pensioners /Family Pensioners and K.F.F Pensioners on 22.12.12 and 24.12.12
The bills which cannot be encashed on the dates specified above will however be honoured on the subsequent dates
The Drawing and Disbursing officers of the Departments concerned will present the bills at the Treasuries three working days prior to the date of disbursement as contemplated under Article 76(b) of K.F.C Vol - I.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) 

T. S. SHEEJA

 JOINT SECRETARY (FINANCE) 

. source : http://www.finance.kerala.gov.in/

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Non Payment of Dearness relief to State Government Pensioner / Family Pensioner who are employed / re-employed in other State Governments

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

(RULES DIVISION)

No. F. 12(4)FD(Rules)/2008

Jaipur, dated : 02 November 2012

ORDER

Sub:- Regarding Non Payment of Dearness relief to State Government Pensioner / Family Pensioner who are employed / re-employed in other State Governments.

   A doubt has been raised as to whether Pensioner / Family Pensioner of this State Government, if employed / re-employed in other State Governments are entitled to Dearness Relief on Pension / Family Pension or not in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 77 of Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

   Accordingly, the matter has been considered and it has been decided that Pensioner/Family Pensioner of this State Government, if employed/re-employed in other State Governments shall also not be entitled to Dearness Relief on pension / Family Pension.

By order of the Governor,

sd/- 

(Akhil Arora) 

Secretary, Finance (Budget)

Source:http://finance.rajasthan.gov.in/RULES/f12(4)FD-rules200821012.pdf

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Karnataka state Government Employees-Grant of Dearness Allowance in the Revised Pay Scales 2012

PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Sub:- Grant of Dearness Allowance in the Revised Pay Scales 2012 – Reg.

READ: (1) 0.0. No. FD 23 SRP 2011, dated: 15.06.2011 

(2)    G.O. No. FD 7 SRP 2012, dated: 21.04.2012 

(3)    G.O. No. FD 17 SRP 2012, dated: 14.05.2012 

(4)    Letter No. GEAl2147/2012-13 dated 01.10.2012 received from the President, Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association.

GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. FD 25 SRP 2012, 

BANGALORE, DATED 17th OCTOBER 2012

The Official Pay Committee-2011 constituted in Government Order dated: 15.06.2011 read at (1) above had recommended revision of pay scales of the State Government employees with effect from 1 st April 2012 and the revised pay structure recommended by the Committee related to index level of 191.5 points in AIACPI (INV) 2001 series (Base 2001=100) by merger of Dearness Allowance of 76.75% admissible on 1st January 2012. The Committee had also recommended to sanction Dearness Allowance to State Government employees with effect from Lst July 2012 in the Revised Scale 2012 at the rate of 0.604% for every 1% Dearness Allowance sanctioned by the Government of India to its employees with effect from 01.07.2012. Accordingly orders have been issued in G.O. dated: 21.04.2012 read at (2) above.

2. Government are pleased to sanction Dearness Allowance in the Revised Pay Scales 2012 at the rate of 4% of Basic Pay to the State Government employees with effect from 1st July 2012.

3.    The increase in Dearness Allowance admissible under this order is payable in cash,

4. These orders will apply to the full time Government employees, employees of Zilla Panchayats, work charged employees on regular time scales of pay, full time employees of aided educational Institutions and Universities who are on regular time scales of pay.

5.    For the purpose of this order, the term ‘Basic Pay’ means, pay drawn by a Government Employee in the scale of pay applicable to the post held by him and includes:

a.    Stagnation increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.

b.    Personal Pay, if any, granted to him under sub-rule (3) of Rule 7 of the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2012.

c.    Additional Increment, if any, granted to him above the maximum of the scale of pay.

6.    Basic Pay shall not include any emoluments other than those specified above. 

  

7.    The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next rupee and fractions less than 50 paise shall be ignored.

8.    The Dearness Allowance will be shown as a distinct element of remuneration and will not be treated as pay for any purpose.

BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

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Guidelines - Entry of Government Officials in the Court premises - issued by Tamilnadu Government

Personnel and Administrative Reforms (A) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 

Letter (Ms) No.1511A1/2012, Dated: 25.10.2012 

From 

Thiru. Debendranath Sarangi, LAS., 

Chief Secretary to Government. 

To 

All Additional Chief Secretaries /Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to 

Government,  Chennai - 600 009. 

All Departments of Secretariat,  Chennai - 600 009. 

All Head of the Departments including District Collectors, 

District Judges and Chief Judicial Magistrates. 

The Director General of Police,  State of Tamil Nadu, Chennai-4. 

The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, High Court, Chennai- 104. 

The Registrar General, High Court, Chennai -104. 

The Registrar, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 

The Government Pleader, High Court, Chennai- 104. 

Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai-104. 

The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai —3. 

Sir, 

Sub: Guidelines - Entry of Government Officials in the Court premises — issued. 

Ref:1. Direction of High Court of Madras in Writ Petition No. 27632/2012 filed by Thiru V. Arun, Advocate in the High Court of Madras. 

2. From Thiru S. Venkatesh, Government Pleader, High Court, Chennai — 104, letter dated 19.10.2012. 

As per the direction of the Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the above Writ Petition, the following guidelines are issued to the Government Officials while attending the Court Proceedings: 

a) No Government Official should enter into Court Halls for attending the 

Court Proceedings without the specific direction of the authority concerned and the 

specific permission of the Learned Advocate General of Tamil Nadu / Learned 

Additional Advocate General! Government Pleader/Public Prosecutor! Special 

Government Pleader /Additional Government Pleader/Additional Public Prosecutor I 

Government Advocates/Government Advocates(Criminal side). The direction of the 

Government official superior shall ordinarily be in writing. Oral direction to the 

Subordinates shall be avoided to those who attending the Court Proceedings. 

  (b) During the Court hours, in the emergency, the Government Officials should get permission from the Manager of the Advocate General/ Additional Advocate General /Government Pleader /Public Prosecutor before entering in the Court halls. 

 (c) The Government Officials should not enter into Court Hall with Cell phone “sr any other Digital or Electronic Devices/Gadgets having audio! video recording capability in any mode and should not take Court proceedings by audio/video/photo or any other means. 

(d) As and when the Government records are required by the Law Officers concerned for perusal, the Government Officials should produce the same as per the instructions in force. 

(e) The Government Officials should possess identity Card with them while attending the Court proceedings. 

2. If any Government Official fails to follow the above instructions, severe disciplinary action will be taken against them by the authority concerned for violation of respective Conduct Rules. 

Yours faithfully, 

s/d

for Chief Secretary to Government. 

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