28/04/2015
PHOTOS OF PARLIAMENT MARCH
BY N JCA 28.04.2015
Directorate called
PJCA to discuss Charter of Demands
No.08/07/2014-SR
Government
of India
Ministry
of Communications & IT
Department
of Posts
(SR
Division)
Dak
Bhavan, Sansad Marg
New
Delhi, dated 24th April, 2015
Subject:-
Meeting with PJCA (comprising of NFPE & FNPO) under the
Chairpersonship of Secretary(Posts).
It has been decided to convene a meeting with the representatives of Postal
Joint Council of Action (PJCA) to discuss their Charter of Demands. The
meeting will be held on Thursday, the 30th April, 2015 at 1100
hrs. in the G.P. Roy Committee Room under the chairpersonship of
Secretary (Posts).
Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting. The meeting will be
followed by lunch.
(Arun
Malik)
Director
(SR & Legal)
Official
Side:-
(i) All
Members of Postal Services Board
(ii) CGm (PLI) / JS
& FA
(iii) DDG (P) / DDG (Estt) / DDG (SR &
Legal) / DDG (MB) / DDG (Trg.) / DDG (PAF / DDG (Estates & MM) / DDG
(Technology) / DDG (FS).
Copy
to:-
(i)
OSD to Secretary (Posts)
(ii)
Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts)
Staff
Side:-
(i)
Shri R.N. Parashar, Secretary
General, NFPE
(ii)
Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary
General, FNPO
2)Central
Government Pensioners Dearness Relief from January 2015 increased to 113% –
Orders issued for grant of 6% hike in Dearness Relief with effect from 1st
January 2015
F.
No. 42/10/2014-P&PW(G)
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department
of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd
Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, KhanMarket,
New
Delhi- 110003
Dated
27.04.2015
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Subject : Grant of
Dearness Relief to Central
Government pensioners / family pensioners –
Revised rate effective from 1.1.2015.
The undersigned is
directed to refer to this
Department’s OM No. 42/10/2014- P&PW(G) dated 29th
September, 2014 on the subject mentioned above and
to state that the President is pleased to decide that
the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central
Government pensioners / family pensioners shall be enhanced
from the existing rate of 107%
to 113% w.e.f. 1st January, 2015.
2.
These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners /
Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners
paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All
India Service Pensioners (iv)
Railway Pensioners and (v) 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 and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/-
p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated
23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No.
23/3/2008- P&PW(B)dated 15.9.2008.
3.
Central Government
Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU /
Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of
1/3rd commuted portion of pension as well as
revision of the restored amount in
terms of this Department’s OM No.
4/59/97-P&PW(D) dated
14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 113%
w.e.f. 1.1.2015 on full pension i.e. the revised
pension which the absorbed employee would
have received on the date of restoration had he
not drawn lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness
Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of
the O.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions
contained in this Department’s OM No. 4/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000
refer.
4.
Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be
rounded off to the next higher rupee.
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 this Department’s OM
No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s
OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009.
The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in
receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.
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.
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.
8.
The offices of Accountant General and authorised
Pension Disbursing Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief
to pensioners etc. 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. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the
21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India
and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.
9.
In their application to the pensioners / family pensioners
belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue
after consultation with the C&AG.
10.
This Issues with the concurrence of Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure conveyed vide their ID No.
1(4)/E.V/2004 dated 24th April, 2015.
11.
Hindi version will follow.
(D.K.Solanki)
Under
Secretary to the Government of India.
3)Central govt employees plan indefinite strike from November 23
Central Government employees, who are planning a demonstration
near Parliament on Tuesday demanding scrapping the New Pension Scheme and
raising the bonus limit, have decided to go on an indefinite strike from
November 23 if their demands are not met.
“If the demands are not met, then the joint action committee has
decided to go for an indefinite strike from November 23. The strike will
include the railways, postal and other departments as well,” Shivagopal Mishra,
convener of the joint action committee, told BusinessLine.
They also demand redressal of pending anomalies in the Sixth
Central Pay Commission, interim relief, scrapping foreign direct investment and
public private partnership schemes, filling of vacancies, and amendments in
labour laws, among others, according to a release.
The India Railway Men’s Federation, National Federation of Indian
Railwaymen, All India Defence Employees Federation, National Federation of
Postal Employees Federation, and Confederation of Central Government Employees
will take part in the demonstration, said Mishra said.