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Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.07.2013 F.No.42/13/2012-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension& Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003 Date: – 17th Oct, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f 01.07.2013 . In continuation of this Department’s OM No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 24th May, 2013, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief at the rate of 5th CPC w.e. f. 1.7.2013 to the following: (i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 to 31.12.1985 and are in receipt of ex-gratia @ Rs.600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 & revised to Rs.3000, Rs.1000, Rs.750 & Rs.650 for Group A, B, C & D respectively w...

Pensioners Portal issued orders for Dearness Relief to Central Pensioners from 1.7.2013 Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare issued orders regarding Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners. Following the Central Government hiked Dearness allowance to Central Government employees from 80% to 90%, now the Dearness Relief has also been hiked from the existing rate of 80% to 90% with effect from 1st July 2013 to all Central Government pensioners. An office memorandum has been published on its official portal on 3.10.2013 vide F.No.42/13/2012-P&PW(G), other details look in the order is available at the link given below. http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/DR_031013.pdf

23rd SCOVA Agenda -ATR & gist of discussion - Bharat Pensioners Samaj Gist of discussions in SCOA 23rd SCOVA meeting on 23/09/2013 20.09.2013 MOS Sh V. Narayanasamy took the chair at 4.00 PM. Joint Secy. DOP &PW Welcomed the Minister, officers from different departments / Ministries & the SCOVA members. After JS welcome address introduction of members & officers started S.C. Maheshwari Genl. Secy. BPS while introducing himself pointed out to the Minister  that while BPS was thankful to the minister for increasing frequency of SCOVA meetings, organization will   be grateful if  instead of few hours at least one full day is earmarked for these meetings and that a system need to be put in place to lay down as to what  type & numbers of items will be accepted for inclusion in SCOVA Agenda. After introduction the MOS addressed the meeting highlighting the  work of the DOPPW & the important circulars issued in the recent past.  He a...

No.1/27/2011-P&PW(E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi Dated: 20th September, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Submission of Form 14 by the spouse to the pension disbursing bank after the death of the pensioner - instructions reg. The undersigned is directed to draw attention to the requirement of applying for family pension in Form 14 as given in rule 81 (2) (A) (ii) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. 2. This Department has been receiving representations from various quarters to do away with the condition of applying for family pension in Form 14 as it is causing inconvenience to widows, who find it difficult and embarrassing to present themselves before two Gazetted Officers/persons of repute for attestation of Form 14. 3. Before commencement of family pension, personal identification details of the spouse such as specimen signature, personal mark ...

Pension Adalat conducted by South Central Railway on 16.12.2013 PENSION ADALAT –2013 28th Pension Adalat -2013 will be held on South Central Railway on Monday, December 16th 2013 at the Venues indicated below: Retired employees, Pensioners, Wards / and dependents of deceased employees may apply to the authorities concerned indicated for grievances regarding their non-payment of settlement dues in the proforma appended with full details. Please note that the application is to be made only to the Division/Unit in which the employee Iast worked. It may be noted that the Pension Adalat is for the purpose of redressing the grievances of pensioners regarding non-payment of settlement dues and pension etc. Hence grievances not connected to settlement dues and cases involving purely legal points e.g succession certificate etc., cannot be taken up in the Pension Adalat. Grievance once redressed through earlier Pension Adalats suitably need not be represented again. more details... http://...

The detailed table of agenda points of SCOVA Meeting to be held on 20.9.2013 at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS (PP)… F. No. 42/6/2013-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi- 110003 Date:- 6th September, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM   Subject: 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS (PP) to be held on 20th September, 2013 at 4.00 PM in Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi - Reg. - Venue & Time of 23rd SCOVA meeting. - Comments on Fresh Agenda Items -  Confirmation of the participation   The undersigned is directed to say that the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies(SCOVA) under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS (PP) will be held on Friday, the 20th September, 2013 at 4.00 PM in:- Committee Room-A, Ground Floor, Vigyan...

Identification of Pensioners Associations under the Pensioners' Portal - A Mission Mode Project under NeOP– Pensiners Portal Orders Its specific objective is to facilitate redressal of Pensioners grievances and provide detailed information, guidance etc. on pension and other retirement related matters through various stake holders. The project envisages inter-alia association of registered Pensioners Associations of Central Government Employees and other welfare organizations in the implementation process. F.No.55/12/2013-P&PW(C) Government of India Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi Identification of Pensioners Associations under the Pensioners' Portal - A Mission Mode Project under NeOP. A Mission Mode Project Pensioners’ Portal under NeOP entrusted to Department of P&PW aims at the welfare of Central Civil Pensioners across the country. Its specific objective is to facilitate redressal of Pension...

Pensionary Benefits : AIRF has sent agenda items to Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare for the forthcoming meeting with Secretary(Pension). ALL INDIA RAILWAYMEN'S FEDERATION 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi-110055 INDIA No.AIRF/NC/JCM(GC)(Pension) May 18, 2013 The Secretary, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 Dear Sir, Sub: Agenda items We are sending herewith 08 agenda items on pensionary matters for discussing the same in the forthcoming meeting with the Secretary( Pension). Yours faithfully, sd/- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) General Secretary Item No.1 Sub: Less payment of pension to pre-96 and pre-2006 retirees It has been noted that the employees drawing pay scale of Rs.1400-2300 in V CPC were allotted pay scale of Rs.5000-8000 in V CPC, and subsequently they were placed in scale Rs.9300-34800 in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200. But it is surprising that, pre-1996 retirees have been placed in PB...

A list of often used words with their definitions on the subject of Pension/Pensioners Pension - Pensioners - Family Pensioners A list of often used words with their definitions on the subject of Pension/Pensioners/Family Pensioners... Child A child of the Government servant who, if a son, is under twenty five years of age and if a daughter, is unmarried and is under twenty five years of age and the expression `children' shall be construed accordingly. Accident For the purpose of  CCS(Extraordinary Pension) Rules, the term ‘accident’ means a sudden and unavoidable mishap or a mishap due to an act of devotion to duty in an emergency arising otherwise than by violence out of and in the course of service. Accounts Office An officer, whatever his official designation, who maintains the accounts of a Ministry, Department or Office of the Central Government or Union Territory and includes an Accountant-General, who is entrusted with the functions of maintaining the accounts or part o...

Payment of Pension to Government Pensioners Scheme for Payment of Pension to Government Pensioners by Authorised Banks Reserve Bank of India (the Bank) monitors disbursement of pension by its agency banks in respect of all Central Government Departments (except the Department of Post) and certain State Governments. It has been receiving several queries/ complaints from pensioners in regard to fixation, calculation and payment of pension including revision of pension/ Dearness Relief from time to time, transfer of pension account from one bank branch to another, etc. We have analysed the queries/ complaints, rights and duties of pensioners and put the same in the form of answers to these Frequently Asked Questions. It is hoped that these will cover most of the queries/ doubts in the minds of pensioners. 1. Can the pensioner draw his/ her pension through a bank branch? Yes. Even the Government employees earlier drawing their pension from a treasury or from a post office have the option t...

The Government has decided to constitute a Committee, under the chairpersonship of Cabinet Secretary, to look into pay and pension related issues of relevance to defence services personnel and ex-servicemen. The other members of the Committee will be: (i) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister (ii) Defence Secretary (iii) Secretary, D/o Expenditure (iv) Secretary, D/o Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare (v) Secretary, D/o Personnel and Training The Committee’s ‘terms of reference’ will be to look into the following issues relating to: (i) Defence services personnel: • Common pay-scale for in-service JCOs/ORs • Initial pay-fixation of Lt. Col/Colonel and Brigadier/equivalent • Review and enhancement of grade pay • Placing of all Lts General in HAG+ scale • Grant of non-functional upgradation (NFU) to armed forces personnel (ii) Ex-servicemen: • One-rank one-pension • Enhancement of family pension • Dual family pension • Family pension to mentally/physically challenged children of armed forces pe...

Retirement on first month of Block years - LTC is permissible or not..? Yes, permissible. Employees are retiring from their service on the first month of block years, they will be eligible to avail LTC. The only condition is the return journey should be completed with in the date of retirement. For example, an employee will be retire on 31st January 2014. He will be eligible to avail LTC in the month of December 2013 to go with Home Town LTC or All India LTC and he will also be admitted to avail an another LTC in the month of January 2014. But he should be completed his returned journey before 31st January 2014.