MINISTRY OF FINANCE - DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDETURE - Committee on Allowances

The Committee on Allowances, constituted by the Ministry of Finance to examine the 7th CPC recommendations on Allowances, submitted its Report to Shri Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister on 27.04.2017.

Government of India - Ministry of Defence

Merger and re-designation of various common category posts as per 6th CPC recommendations.

7TH CPC - OVERTIME ALLOWANCE

Overtime Allowance - Clarification.

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)

ANTEDATION OF PROMOTION CLARIFICATION: 

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - Manufacture of identified ammunition by Indian Industry:

  Major activities of Department of Defence for the month of March, 2017.

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions - OFFICE MEMORANUM

Fixation of pay in case of employees who seek transfer to a lower post under FR 15(a)- clarification regarding.

Ministry of Water Resources - Press Information Bureau

Water level of 91 Major Reservoirs of the Country goes down by two percent.

PENSION - OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Grant of Dearness Relief to the Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government Pensioners from Pakistan who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan.

Ministry of Finance - Department of Revenue - Central Board of Direct Taxes

Date for filing of declaration under PMGKY extended upto 10th May, 2017.

Controller General of Defence Accounts - ORDER

Rate of Interest on GPF and other similar Provident Fund for the year 2017-2018.

Lavasa panel on allowances in 7th Pay Commission submits report to Arun Jaitley

7th Pay Commission – Lavasa panel on allowances in 7th Pay Commission submits report to Arun Jaitley.

NEW DELHI: A high-level committee headed by the Finance Secretary submitted today its report on allowances to 47 lakh government employees to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Ashok Lavasa Committee was constituted in June last year after the government implemented the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The pay panel had recommended abolition of or subsuming of allowances like acting, assisting cashier, cycle, condiment, flying squad, haircutting, rajbhasha, rajdhani, robe, shoe, shorthand, soap, spectacle, uniform, vigilance and washing. After submitting the report to Jaitley, Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said the committee has taken into account representations made by various stakeholders. The report will now be examined by the empowered committee of secretaries and following that it will be placed before the Cabinet, he said. Out of total 196 allowances, it had recommended abolition of 52 and subsuming of another 36 into larger existing ones. The commission had recommended hiking the HRA in the range of 8-24 per cent. If the pay commission recommendations on allowances are implemented fully, then as per estimates the cost to the exchequer will be Rs 29,300 crore. Lavasa said the government will take the final call on the date of payout of revised allowances to government employees.

Source:- Economics Times

Ministry of Finance - Press Information Bureau

Online Statement Of Transaction (e-SOT) and the e-PRAN card launched for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) subscribers; More than 45 lacs subscribers to be benefitted.

NPS - PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Voting policy on assets held by National Pension System Trust (NPS Trust).

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Directorate General of CGHS

Promotion of Digital Payments in HCOs empanelled under CGHS.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE - DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE - CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Requirements from pensioner for credit of first pension to his/her account by bank.

I.N.D.W.F. - CHARTER OF DEMANDS

Conducting of Agitation programme for settlement of Charter of Demands of Defence Civilian Employees.

Parliamentary Standing Committee - Defence.

TODAY PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE FOR DEFENCE VISIT AT RIFLE FACTORY, ISHAPORE.

Principal Controller of Accounts (Ordnance Factories), Kolkata - Pay scale to the Fire Fighting Staff in Defence Establishment as per VI CPC recommendation

Pay scale to the Fire Fighting Staff in Defence Establishment as per VI CPC recommendation-Application under RTI Act Filed by Shri Om Prakash.

Option for pay fixation in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
 (RAILWAY BOARD)

New Delhi,
Dated: 31.03.2017

To
The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 56

Sub:- Option for pay fixation in the 7^th CPC Pay Matrix level to the Railway employees promoted during the period 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2016.

Please refer to your letter No. IV/NFIR/7^th CPC(Imp)/2016/R.B./Part I dated 06.01.2017, wherein it has been demanded that opportunity for revision of option for those staff promoted after the date of notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 (i.e 28.07.2016) and also for those staff promoted between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2016 to switch over o^7th CPC Pay Matrix from the date subsequent to date of Railway Board’s notification be provided.

2. In this context it is stated that option for switching over to 7^th CPC has been circulated and clearly specified under Rule 5 of RS(RP) Rules, 2016. Further, instructions for exercising the ,revised option in respect of officials who had promotion/financial upgradation and had already exercised the option between the date of affect of recommendation (01.01.2016) and date of promulgation of RS(RP) Rules, 2Q3.6 ( 2016) has also been issued vide Board’s letter RBE No 124/2016 dated 20.10.2016. It has already been notified under Rule 5 of RS(RP) Rules and further in the option form circulated along with RS(RP) Rules that the employee can elect to continue on ay Aa d and Grade Pay of his substantive/officiating post until the date of his next increment at    any subsequent increment raising he pay to particular limit or from the date of his promotion/upgradation.

3.Form the above, it can be appreciated that employee can continue such time, till promotion or vacation of the post and no cut off date (like 31.12.2016 mentioned in the reference) has been specified. However, the option exercised is final and one time dispensation has been extended to those promoted between 01.01.2016 and 28.07.2016 can not be extended in other cases. Decision on permitting further revision of option once taken can not be taken unilaterally by Ministry of Railways alone and needs to be taken by Ministry of Finance as it is a general policy matter pertaining to all Government employees.

S/d,
For Secretary,Railway Board

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

S.No. 6/PC-VII
File No. PC-VII/2016/1/6/2   

RBE No.:124 /2016
New Delhi, dated: 20.10.2016

The General Manager/CAOs(R),
All India Railways & Production Units, (As per mailing list)
Sub: – Fixation of pay and grant of increment in the revised pay structure — clarifications – regarding.
Following the notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, Railway Board has received references seeking clarifications regarding various aspects of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure as also pay fixation and grant of increment in future under revised pay structure. These matters have been considered by Ministry of Finance and the points of doubts are clarified as under:-

SI. No.	Point of doubt	Clarification
1.	As per the provisions of FR 22 (I)(a)(1), the Government Servants (other than those appointed on deputation to ex- cadre post or ad-hoc basis or on direct recruitment basis) have the option, to be exercised within one month from the date of promotion, to have the pay fixed under this rule from the date of such promotion/appointment or from the date of next increment.Some    of  the  employees,  promoted between  01.01.2016   and the date of notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 had opted    for their pay       fixation                                   on promotion/financial up-gradation under MACPS from the date of their next increment in the lower grade. Consequent upon notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 i.e. 28th July, 2016, the option submitted by such employees has now turned out to be disadvantageous. Whether such employee may be allowed to revise their option under FR 22 (l)(a)(1) at this stage.	Under the changed circumstances after notification of RS(RP) Rules, 2016, the employee   may   be  allowed to exercise   revised     option   for fixation   of     pay  under    FR 22(I)(a)(1). Such   revised  option shall    be  exercised  within   one month   of  issue    of   this  letter. Option so revised shall be final.
	Whether employees appointed/ promoted/granted financial upgradation during 02.01.2015 and 01.07.2015 will be entitled to grant of one increment 01.01.2016	Since, the provisions of RS(RP) Rules, 2016 are effective from 01.01.2016, no increment Shall be allowed on 01.01.2016 at the time of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure.

S/d,
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-VII
Railway Board

Contribution/Grant in aid paid to International Organizations from DSE during the year 2016-17.

Contribution/Grant in aid paid to International Organizations from DSE during the year 2016-17.

Revised Guidelines for Direct Recruitment of Group 'B' and 'C' Posts in DGQA

Revised Guidelines for Direct Recruitment of Group 'B' and 'C' Posts in DGQA : Amendment .

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS - Grant of maternity leave- Clarification

Grant of maternity leave- Clarification.

ORDNANCE FACTORY BOARD - ORDER

Grant of 90% medical advance for all treatment (IPD and OPD) under CGHS and CS(MA) rules.

 

STATE RECOGNISED HOSPITAL - TECHNO GLOBAL HOSPITAL, BARRACKPORE

The following HCOs. are enlisted for the medical treatment under the WB Health.

PENSION - MINISTRY OF FINANCE- DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDETURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Opening of Joint Account by pensioner with first name of pensioner.

Ministry of Finance - Department of Economic Affairs

Resolution - accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the GPF and other similar funds - 2017, w.e.f. 1st April, 2017.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING

Recommendations of the Committee of Experts on Disciplinary and Vigilance Inquiries (Hota Committee).