Allocation of candidates, nominated by Staff India Post nominated by Staff Selection Commission for appointment as Stenographer Grade - II Posts on the basis of Stenographer 'C'& 'D'Examination, 2013 & 2014, to various postal Circles.

19/10/2015 

Govt to bring more workers under bonus ambit

Workforce of the country has another reason to cheer in this festive season as the Narendra Modi-led government is set to promulgate an ordinance to amend Payments of Bonus Act 1965 to make more employees eligible for annual bonus.

According to the proposal, those earning up to Rs 21,000 (basic + DA) a month will now be eligible bonus. This would be a steep jump from the current ceiling of Rs 10,000 (basic + DA) per month.

The Election Commission has approved the Labour Ministry’s proposal and the Union Cabinet is likely to take up the issue on promulgating ordinance next week. From this year onwards, bonus will be linked to minimum wages. The government is in the process of revising the minimum wages, a senior official in the Ministry of Labour told Deccan Herald.

In a recent meeting with trade unions and the ministry, the government agreed to amend the Bonus Act by enhancing the eligibility ceiling under section 2(13) of the Act from Rs 10,000 per month to Rs 21,000 month.

It also agreed to calculate ceiling under section 12 from Rs 3,500 per month to Rs 7,000 per month, or the minimum wage notified by the government for the category of employment, whichever is higher, an official in the Ministry told Deccan Herald.

Sources said despite reservations by the industry representatives on the revised ceilings, the government has decided to go ahead with the proposal.

Trade unions

Though the trade unions demanded the abolition on ceiling on payment of bonus due to rising inflation, the government rejected it.

Allocation of candidates, nominated by Staff  India Post nominated by Staff Selection Commission for appointment as Stenographer Grade - II Posts on the basis of Stenographer 'C'& 'D'Examination, 2013 & 2014, to various postal Circles.

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18/10/2015 

Postal Bank to Open in Dec

BENGALURU:Following the Reserve Bank of India’s nod, India Post is opening the Indian Postal Bank from December and adopting e-Commerce to all over the state, said Usha Chandrashekar, chief postmaster general, Karnataka Circle.

She was speaking on Thursday at the valedictory of National Postal Week. “The postal department is completely digitised and postal shopping facility is already available in Bangaluru and Dharwad. We are extending it other places across the state.

 The department has generated Rs 20 crore revenue already this year, she said.

Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Subhro Kamal Mukherjee who gave away awards to achievers in postal delivery, personal life insurance coverage and other services, said every employee should

PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PRESS RELEASE

Assets under Management (AUM) of National Pension System (NPS) crosses Rs. 1 lac crore

NPS has been implemented for all Government Employees (except armed forces) joining Central Govt. on or after 01 January 2004. Most of the State/UT Governments have also notified the National Pension System (NPS) for their new employees. NPS has been made available to every Indian Citizen from 01st May 2009 on a voluntary basis.Further, from 1st June 2015, the Atal Pension Yojana, has been launched which has given the much required impetus to the social security schemes Currently, NPS and APY together have more than One Crore subscribers with total Asset Under Management (AUM) of Rs.1,00,275 crores. The segment wise status of the NPS and APY as on 03.10.2015 is as under:

PFRDA has taken various steps at the policy as well as operational level to make NPS more subscriber friendly. In addition to this additional tax benefits made available exclusively to NPS has given a fillip to the scheme. This is further expected to result into a substantial increase in the subscriber base by end March 2016.

The following steps have been taken in the recent past for the convenience of the subscriber:

• The investment guidelines for NPS have been revised to expand the investment avenues for optimisation of the returns.
• Partial withdrawal upto 25% of subscriber’s own contribution for specific purposes like higher education of children, marriage of children, construction of house and specified illness have been allowed to the NPS subscribers after completion of 10 years in NPS.
• NPS Private Sector subscribers can continue contributing beyond 60 years upto 70 years of age.
• NPS Subscriber can defer the withdrawal of lumpsum amount upto the age of 70 years and also have the option to defer purchase of annuity upto 3 years from the date of superannuation or 60 years. The funds during this period remain invested in the system.
• The Statement of Transactions (SOT) being sent by CRA to the existing subscribers has been modified to reflect the returns of the individual subscriber since the date of account opening and also the return generated during the last financial year.
• To facilitate and operationalize the deposit of additional contribution of Rs.50,000/- to avail of the additional tax benefit under Section 80 CCD(1B), Government Subscribers already covered under NPS have been provided the facility to deposit voluntary contributions in their Tier I account through any POPSP. Government employee covered under old pension scheme can also avail this tax benefit by opening individual Tier I account through any POP-SP and contributing to the same.
• Online reset of password and facility to change mobile no. and email Id have been provided to all the NPS  subscribers.
• SMS alerts on balances in the NPS account being sent to the subscribers on quarterly basis, in addition to regular monthly alerts on contribution and other changes in the PRAN.

APY scheme provides minimum Govt guaranteed monthly pension to subscribers ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 5000. Further, Govt. of India also co-contributes 50% of the total contribution made by a subscriber during a financial year subject to maximum of Rs 1,000/- per annum for a period of five years, if eligible subscribers open the account by 31st December 2015. All Indian Citizens, in the age group of 18-40 years are eligible to join the scheme through any bank branch. About 8 lakh subscribers have joined APY till date

Court orders against DOPPW Govt. of India Instructions on service mattersNo.38/70/14-P&PW(A)

17/10/2015 

Court orders against DOPPW Govt. of India Instructions on service mattersNo.38/70/14-P&PW(A)

Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and P.W 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi. Dated the 7th October, 2015 Office Memorandum Sub:- Court Orders against DoP&PW Government of India Instructions on service matters - Consultation with Ministry of Law and DoP&PW on the question of filing appeals before implementation of Court’s orders. The undersigned is directed to say that it has come to the notice of this Department that in some cases where the Courts have passed orders against the Government of India, the administrative Ministry/Department has not consulted this Department on the question of filing appeal against such orders, before implementation of such orders. 2. Instructions have been issued from time to time that whenever there is any Court order against the Government of India instructions on service matters, the administrative Ministry/ Department/Office. shall consult the Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Personnel & Trg. and the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare on the question of filing appeal against such an order before the time limit, if any, prescribed in such order or before the time limit for filing appeal under the rules. 3. It is therefore, reiterated that in all cases where any policy issue relating to pension matters is involved, the Department of Pension & PW should invariably be consulted before taking a decision on the question of implementation or otherwise. of any order of a Court. No such order shall be implemented by the concerned Departments/Ministries without first referring the matter to this Department for advice. 4. In order to avoid any delay in processing of such matters, administrative Ministry/Department can consult this Department for any advice by personally visiting to this Department from 11:00 AM. to 1:00 PM. on every Wednesday. (Harjit Singh) Deputy Secretary Fixation of pay on promotion of pre-revised merged pay scales between 1.1.2006 and date of notification of CCS(RP)Rules 2008 – Clarification orders issued by Finance Ministry on 16.102.015 Cases of promotion taking place in the pre-revised pay structure between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade – Fixation of Pay – Regarding No.F-2-1/2015-E.III (A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure New Delhi, the 16th October, 2015 Office Memorandum Subject: Cases of promotion taking place in the pre-revised pay structure between 1.12006 and the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules ,2008 and the subsequent merger of the pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade- fixation of Regarding. The undersigned is directed to Say that consequent upon coming into force of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which were notified on 298.2008 but are effective from 1.1.2006, fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1,2006 is carried out as per Rule 13 thereof. This Rule is invoked only in cases of promotion frotn one Grade pay to another in the revised pay structure. 2. In terms of Section I of Part-A of the First Schedule of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, which provides for revised pay structure in the form of applicable pay Bands and Grades pay corresponding to various pre-revised pay Scales, certain pre-revised pay Scales have been merged in a common Grade pay in the revised pay structure w.e.f. 1.1.2006, In view of this, the posts in those pre-revised pay scales which have been merged in a common Grade pay w.e.f. 1,1.2006, are normally required to be merged even if these posts constituted feeder and promotional grades in the pre-revised pay structure. 3. However, in cases where such merger of feeder and promotional posts in the wake of their come to lie in the Same grade pay has not taken place due to administrative reasons and the posts continue to retain their promotional and feeder character as per the relevant Recruitment Rules, this Ministry issued instructions vide OM 10/2/2011-E.III A dated 7.1.2013 providing for fixation of pay on promotion in such cases under Rule 13 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 subject to the conditions laid down therein. 4. Now, instances have been brought to the notice of this Ministry where the feeder and promotional posts have been merged in view of the merger of the pre- revised pay scales applicable to the erstwhile feeder and promotional posts in a common grade/post after the promulgation of CCS(RP) Rules), 2008, due to which the character of posts being promotional and feeder grades as existing during the period from 1.12006 to the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 stood rescinded with retrospective effect from 1.12006 and, consequently, a question has been raised as to whether Rule 13 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 may apply for fixation of pay on promotion taking place during the period between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of the said Rules, when the fixation of pay was actually done as applicable in the event Of promotion in the pre-revised Structure. 5. The matter has been considered in the light of the provisions contained in the OM No. 20020/4/2010-Estt.D dt.13.9.2012 issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, which has been issued in the context of the posts/grades merged in pursuance Of the recommendations of the 6th Central pay Commission. This OM provides, inter-alia, that the Status of a government servant as on 29.8.2008 including those who have earned promotion between 1.12006 and 29.09.2008 will be protected as appointment/promotions are made as per the provisions of the recruitment rules applicable to the post/grade. 6. Accordingly, it has been decided that in cases where promotion took place in the pre-revised pay structure during the period between 1.12006 and the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 when the pre-revised and revised pay scales were different and the posts carried the character of feeder and promotional grades, pay fixation on such promotion Shall be allowed under Rule 13 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The promotion had taken place between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification Of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 as per the Recruitment Rules then in vogue, which clearly provided for such posts being promotional grade for the feeder grade from where the promotion took place and where the posts were subsequently merged in a single post/grade consequent upon promulgation of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. (ii) FR. 22 (r) I), which was applicable for fixation Of pay on promotion before promulgation of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, was invoked for fixation of pay in these cases in the pre-revised structure during the period between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of the CCS(RP) Rules 2008. (iii) The concerned employees had opted to come over to the revised pay structure from a date occurring prior to the date Of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. (iv) The concerned Recruitment Rules have been amended subsequently to provide for merger of these grades into a single grade/post. 7. This order applies only in case of promotions carried out in the pre-revised structure durirg 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. Thus, the benefit of Rule 13 of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 would not apply in Cases of appointment to the post which was in the higher pay scale in the pre-revised pay structure, where such appointment is made after the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008. 8. In its application to the employees serving under the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, this order issues with the concurrence Of the office Of CMG. 9. The Hindi Version of this OM is attached. (Amar Nath Singh) Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

16/10/2015 

20^th All india Conference   

National Union of RMS & MMS MAIL GUARD & MTS .20 ^h All india Conference   was held at APJ ABDULKALAM Nagar ,in Kandukuri Kalyanamandapam, Gandhi nagar, Vijayawada from 1310/2015to16/10/2015.

On 13/10/2015 the conference was inaugurated by SGFNPO. General secretaries of FNPO afilated unions greated the conference .

On 14/10/2015 the subject committee was held Shri P.D.Bhavikar preside the meeting Shri N.Ramppa presented the Biennial report for the period of 2013to 2015 . Shri S.Sridharan presented Audited Accounts both are adopted  by the house. Thereafter NUR-IV Circle secretaries spoke on the  problems of their circle. ON 15/10/2015 the following office bearers were elected S/SHRI P.D.Bhavikar, N.Rmappa, S.Sridharan   were elected as president, General Secretary& Secretary Finance respectively . Shri I.U dhya Baskar Rao and his team made arrangements for boarding and lodging.

FNPO Wishes all the new office bearers of NURIV success in their endeavors.

Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Third Amendment Rules, 2015

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
PART II – SEC 3(i)

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 12th October, 2015

G.S.R. 776(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (k) and clause (1) of sub section (2) of section 59 read with section 44 and section 45 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, namely:-

1.          (1) These rules may be called the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filling Returns) Third Amendment Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014, in rule 3, in sub-rule (2), –

(a) in the first proviso, for the words and figures “on or before the 15th day of October, 2015”, the words and figures “on or before the 15th day of April, 2016” shall be substituted;
(b) in the second proviso, for the words and figures “on or before the 15th day of October, 2015”, the words and figures “on or before the 15th day of April, 2016” shall be substituted.

[F.No. 407/12/2014-AVD-IV(B)]
JISHNU BARUA, Jt Secy.

Note:- The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification number G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 14th July, 2014 and amended vide notification numbers G.S.R 638(E), dated the 8th September, 2014, G.S.R. 918(E), dated the 26th December, 2014, G.S.R. 322(E), dated the 27th April, 2015 and G.S.R. 536(E), dated the 3rd July, 2015.

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15/10/2015
Shri Narendra Modi Ji, Prime Minister, formally released the commemorative postage stamp on former President of India, Dr. Kalam, at DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi, today.

50 mail runners reached General Post Office, George Town on the occasion of celebrating National Postal Week

50 mail runners through post offices in Mogappair West, Valaaravakkam and Thiruvanmiyur reached General Post Office, George Town on the occasion of celebrating National Postal Week. Photo: V. Ganesan.

On Wednesday, a team of youngsters tried to rewind the clock a bit and took Chennaiites to a bygone era when sturdy men were employed to deliver messages.

Reaching across to someone in another continent is as easy as a phone call or a chat message now. But there were times when messages were passed through mail runners who travelled long distances on foot.

On Wednesday, a team of youngsters tried to rewind the clock a bit and took Chennaiites to a bygone era when sturdy men were employed to deliver messages. Clad in khaki and white, carrying mail bags and spears, these youth walked the streets of Chennai commemorating the service of mail runners, the predecessors of the postal system. Thirty five youngsters relayed two km in the costume and covered 50 post offices on two routes — Mogappair West to General Post office and Valasaravakkam to GPO. They were honoured at a function at GPO.

“It was difficult to manoeuvre in the traffic between Saligramam and Vadapalani. Because of the period costume, people gave me surprised glances and I was even chased by a dog. I understand how mail runners braved weather and animals in the past,” said Dheena M., an entrepreneur who was a volunteer ‘mail runner’ on Wednesday.

The idea to pay tribute to mail runners came about when debut actor and entrepreneur Ram Arun Castro was researching for his upcoming movie Ottathooduvan . “I did not find much information even on the internet on these brave men who met with even fatal accidents on their way to convey messages. There were runners who ran 20 km a day carrying a lantern, a sack of letters and a spear to defend themselves,” said Mr. Castro. He mobilised a group of youth to play the role of mail runners as a tribute.

“Some people mistook us to be beggars as we tried to check for addresses,” he said. The group has also submitted a petition to the postal department to establish a statue for mail runners. There were over 1300 mail runners in the Indian postal department when the service was started in 1854.

Mervin Alexander, postmaster general, Chennai City Region, said: “Even now, we have mail carriers in places like Kodaikanal where mails have to be delivered by

Source : http://www.thehindu.com/

Modification of Central Government Pensioners life certificate

Format for Revised Life Certificate – Modification in Life Certificate (Annexure XVII)

Personnel Ministry has published correction slip-24 for Modification in Life Certificate (Annexure XVII)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE

TRIKOOT-Il, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE.

NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/Tech/Amdt.-Sch. Book/2015-16/1655

dated: 12.10.2015

Amendment to the Scheme for Payment of Pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners by Authorized Banks [Fourth Edition, 3rd December, 2004)

Correction Slip-24

Modification in Life Certificate (Annexure-XVII)

ANNEXURE-XVII (See para 15.1 page 11 of CPAO’s Scheme Booklet) Part-A (Every year) LIFE CERTIFICATE (To be submitted by Pensioner once a year in November) Certified that I have seen the pensioner Shri/Smt./Ms. ___________________________________ (Name of Pensioner) holder of Pension Payment Order No. _________________________ and that he/she is alive on this date. 1. Present address of the pensioner/ family pensioner. 2. Telephone/Mobile number (if any). 3. E-mail Address (if any). Name Place: Designation of Authorised Officer Date: . Seal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT            Life Certificate of Pensioner/Family Pensioner of Shri/Smt/Ms._______ _____________ _________ _________ (Name of Pensioner) holder of Pension Payment Order No.___________________ has been received. Date:- Signature………………….. Name Stamp of the receiving Bank branch

(Vijay Singh)

Sr. Accounts Officer (Tech)

CGA’S Authority No. 1(7) CPAO SCI]. Book (1)/4-th Edition/2005/TA-III/566 dated-9th October, 2015.

Click to view Department of Expenditure letter No.CPAO/Tech/Amdt.-Sch. Book/2015-16/1655 dated 1

Acceptance of Passport. Aadhar card and PAN card as a valid document for age proof of girl child for opening of Sukanya Samriddhi Account

Ministry of Communications and IT has issued a letter regardingAcceptance of Passport. Aadhar card and PAN card as a valid documentfor age proof of girl child for opening of Sukanya Samriddhi Account

SB ORDER No. 111/2015

F.No.116-57/2014-SB

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, A

New Delhi-110001, Dated: 28.09.2015

To

All Heads of Circles/Regions

Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject: – Acceptance of Passport. Aadhar card and PAN card as a validdocument for age proof of girl child for opening of Sukanya SamriddhiAccount- reg.

Sir/Madam,

I The undersigned is directed to say that this office. has received some complaints regarding non acceptance of Passport, Aadhar card and ‘PAN card as a valid document for age proof of girl child for opening ofSukanya Samriddhi Account.

2. The matter was examined and it has been decided by the Competent Authority to accept Passport, Aadhar Card and PAN card as a validdocument for age proof of girl child for opening of Sukanya SamriddhiAccount in’case date of birth certificate of girl child is not available. It is, therefore, requested to circulate this instruction to all field units for information and necessary action.

This issues with the approval of DDG (FS).

Yours faithfully,

(Kawal Jit Singh)

Assistant Director(SB-II)

Download Department Posts letter F.No.116-57/2014-SB dated 28.09.2015

Air Travel on LTC once in Ten Years to visit foreign countries – WB State Govt Orders issued on 9.10.2015

The state government of West Bengal issued orders on availing of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) to foreign countries, such as, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives…

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
AUDIT BRANCH

No.7370-F(F)

Dated: 09.10.2015

MEMORANDUM

At present the State Government employees may avail themselves of the benefit of Leave Travel Concession once in service career during the period of five years preceding the actual date of retirement on superannuation for the following kinds of journeys, subject to the conditions as in this department’s Memo Nos. 9924-F dt. 07.12.2005 and 607 -F dt. 20.01.2006.

1. For journeys to respective home town and back, provided the home town is different from the place of posting; and

2. For journeys to any place of India and back.

The employees who have been duly permitted to retire voluntarily are also allowed to avail of the above benefit before their such retirement.

The present provisions of admissibility of Leave Travel Concession have been under consideration for review for sometime past.

Now, after careful consideration of the matter, the Governor has been pleased to decide in partial modification of this department Memo. No. 9924-F dt. 07. 2.2005 read with Memo. No. 607-F dt. 20.01.2006 to allow the following benefits to the State Government employees instead of journeys on LTC as mentioned at (2) above.

(a) One Home Travel Concession once in every five years to visit any place within the State;

(b) One LTC once in ten years to visit any place in the neighbouring countries, namely, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives or within the Country.

Conditions for admissibility of the same in case the spouse of the Government employee is also employed will be as follows:-

(i) If the spouse of the Government employee is also a State Government employee, the benefit can be availed of either by husband or wife as a one family unit and in that case undertaking shall be submitted by the other that no such claim will be preferred from his/her office and this should be recorded in his/her Service Book.

(ii) If the spouse of the State Government emploee is employed in Central/Central PSUs/Corporation/Autonomous Body, the benefit can be availed of either by the husband or wife employed under the State Government as one family unit from the State Government provided no benefit of LTC can be availed of by the other from the Central/Central PSUs/Corporation/ Autonomous Body and in that case letter from the employer there in this respect that he/she has given such undertaking there shall be produced before avaiiing of the above benefit.

(iii) If the spouse of the State Government employee is employed in the State PSUs/Corporation/Non-Government aided Institutions/Autonomous Body where facility of LTC does not exist, the spouse of the Government employee may avail of this benefit along with the Government employee a a member of the family on the condition that declaration to his/her controlling authority shall be furnished that in future he/she will not enjoy the benefit of LTC, if the same is extended in the organization/institution as above in future. Other conditions regarding admissibility of the benefit will be as in Finance Department Nos.9924-F dt. 07.12.2005 and 607-F dt. 20.01.2006. For the pupose of vailing of LTC in foreign countries as mentioned at SI. No. (b) above, the same can be availed of by air in economy class from the nearest international airport of the country on the condition that journeys will have to be performed either by national carrier or private airlines of the country. The part of the journeys to and from the airport will be as per provision in the existing orders.

For journeys in the foreign countries as mentioned above orders issued by the P&AR Department are also to be followed.

This will take effect from 01.11.2015.

Sd/-
H. K. Dwivedi
Principal Secretary to the
Gov1rnment of West Bengal

Source: http://cgstaffnews.com/wp-content/cgstaffs/2015/10/ltc-foreign-countries-wb-order.pdf

Claiming of medical expenditure under section 80DDB for tax purposes made easy

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

14-October-2015 15:43 IST

Claiming of medical expenditure for tax purposes made easy  

One of the pillars of the of the taxation proposals included in the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech for 2015-16 was extension of benefits to the middle class. In this process, the Finance Minister announced extension of certain benefits in respect of medical treatment under section 80DDB. This section allows a deduction for expenditure incurred on treatment of specified ailments.

Taking the process forward, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a Notification vide S.O. No.2791 (E) on 12th October 2015 amending Rule 11DD. The amended Rule relaxes the condition of obtaining the certificate for claiming expenditure under section 80DDB in respect of specified ailments from a specialist working in a Government hospital. As per amended Rule 11DD, the prescription can be issued by any specialist mentioned in the amended Rule. Henceforth, it will not be mandatory to obtain a certificate from a specialist working in a Government hospital.

The Notification is available on the website of the Income Tax Department www.incometaxindia.gov.in .

source: http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/communications/notification/notification78_2015.pdf