7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

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

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://...