Standard deduction for salaried employees may return…!

Ahead of the annual budget, here’s some cheer for salaried employees and pensioners. The finance ministry is considering bringing back standard deduction of up to Rs 20,000 in individual taxable incomes.

According to revenue department officials, the government may be willing to take a small hit in return for a spike in spending that it hopes will result from a bigger disposable income with the salaried classes.

Till the budget for 2005-06, a standard deduction of Rs 30,000 or 40 per cent of income, whichever was lower, was allowed to salaried employees with an annual income between Rs 75,000 and Rs 5 lakh. For those earning more, the standard deduction was fixed at Rs 20,000.

The standard deduction was meant to compensate salaried people for the fact that self-employed small business persons or entrepreneurs paid tax only on their net income after deducting business expenditure.

Industry has been demanding the re-introduction of standard deduction so that individual taxpayers are able to spend more and stimulate domestic demand. As Indira Gandhi’s finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee had in fact, raised it from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 in the budget for 1983-84.

“There are two ways of looking at reducing personal tax. One option before the government is to do away with surcharges. The other option would be to give relief to individual earnings up to a particular level. In other words, keeping in mind fiscal deficit constraints, the benefit could be extended to only lower income earners.

This would help reduce administrative burden of the department and focus on the big fish,” said Sudhir Kapadia, Partner, Taxation, Ernst & Young. P Chidambaram had as finance minister removed the standard deduction after overhauling tax slabs and raising the exemption limit to Rs 1 lakh. He had introduced three slabs of 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 30 per cent for individuals in the Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh income bracket, Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh and over Rs 2.5 lakh respectively.

Source: The Indian Express


"Standard deduction should be restored," the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said in its pre-Budget memorandum to the government.


Click to view the Pre-Budget Memorandum

Tamil Nadu implements sixth pay commission recommendations

About 12 lakh Tamil Nadu Government employees will receive a 30 per cent hike in wages with the government deciding to adopt the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.






The revised pay scales will be implemented with immediate effect and employees will get the revised pay next month, State Finance Secretary K Gnanadesikan told reporters here today.

The Government would incur additional expenditure of Rs 5,155.79 crore per annum due to the revised scales which will hike salaries of the employees by 30 per cent, he said.

"Currently Rs 14,000 crore has been incurred by government on salaries per annum while for pensioners it is at Rs 7,000 crore totalling a sum of Rs 21,000 crore. After the revised pay, it will be Rs 26,155.79 crore", he said.

Giving some salient features of the revision, he said, "emoluments like House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance will be doubled, while the same are granted for the first time to all employees on Special Time Scales of Pay including the noon meal workers".

As part of accepting the long pending request of employees, pensioners and family pensioners, the existing Medical Allowance has been revised from Rs 50 to Rs 100 per month.

Stating that ceiling limit of Death-cum-Retiring Gratuity has been enhanced from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh on par with Central government, he said arrears in the pay revision after adjustment of interim arrears will be paid in three equal instalments. Daily allowance has also been doubled.

He said the implementation will be from January 2006, but monetary benefit would be given from Jan, 2007.



Source: PTI

Sl.No.	Pre Revised Basic Pay	Revised Basic Pay	Pay Band	Grade Pay
1	2550-55-2660-60-3200	4800-10000	PB-1A	1300
2	2610-60-3150-65-3540	4800-10000	PB-1A	1400
3	2650-65-3300-70-4000	4800-10000	PB-1A	1650
4	2750-70-3800-75-4400	5200-20200	PB-1	1800
5	3050-75-3950-80-4590	5200-20200	PB-1	1900
6	3200-85-4900	5200-20200	PB-1	2000
7	3625-85-4900	5200-20200	PB-1	2200
8	4000-100-6000	5200-20200	PB-1	2400
9	4300-100-6000	5200-20200	PB-1	2600
10	4500-125-7000	5200-20200	PB-1	2800
11	5000-150-8000	9300-34800	PB-2	4200
12	5300-150-8300	9300-34800	PB-2	4300
13	5500-175-9000	9300-34800	PB-2	4400
13A	5700-175-9200	9300-34800	PB-2	4450
14	5900-200-9900-	9300-34800	PB-2	4500
15	6500-200-10500	9300-34800	PB-2	4600
16	6500-200-11100	9300-34800	PB-2	4700
17	7000-225-11500	9300-34800	PB-2	4800
18	7500-250-12000	9300-34800	PB-2	4900
19	8000-275-13500	15600-39100	PB-3	5400
20	9100-275-14050	15600-39100	PB-3	5700
21	9650-300-15050	15600-39100	PB-3	6000
22	10000-325-15200	15600-39100	PB-3	6600
23	12000-375-16500	15600-39100	PB-3	7600
24	12750-375-16500	15600-39100	PB-3	7700
25	14300-400-18300	37400-67000	PB-4	8700
26	15000-400-18600	37400-67000	PB-4	8800
27	16400-450-20000	37400-67000	PB-4	8900
28	17400-500-21900	37400-67000	PB-4	10000

Classification of Posts - Both V CPC and VI CPC

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Grouping of Posts

Classification of Posts	V CPC(Description of Posts)	VI CPC(Description of Posts)
Group “A”	posts carrying pay or scale of pay with a maximum of not less than 13500/-	CS Scale (Rs.90000-fixed), Apex Scale (Rs.80000-fixed) HAG Scale (Rs.75500-80000) Grade Pay: Rs.12000, Rs.10000, Rs.8900 and Rs.8700 (PB-4), and Rs.7600, Rs.6600 and Rs.5400 (PB-3)
Group “B”	pay with a maximum of not less than Rs.9000/- but less than 13500/-	Grade Pay: Rs.5400, Rs.4800, Rs.4600 and Rs.4200 (PB-2)
Group “C”	Rs.4000/- but less than Rs 9000./-	Grade Pay: Rs.2800, Rs.2400, Rs.2000, Rs.1900 and Rs.1800 (PB-1)
Group “D”	Below Rs.4000/-	Grade Pay: Rs.1300, Rs.1400, Rs.1600,Rs.1650 in the scale of pay of Rs.4440-7440 in 1S Scale (Till the posts are upgraded)

1. All India Civil Service Act - CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965

2. Classification of Posts - Dop&T Order

3. Classification of Posts - Dop&T Order

CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE SCHEME – Need For a Clarification

We all know that the “Children Education Allowance Scheme” announced in the Sixth Central Pay Commission has got huge appreciation among the Central Government Employees.



Central government employees children should go to school, get good knowledge by joining good institutes – This has been the main aim of Central Government Children Education Allowance Scheme, has given good hopes in the minds of central government employees about their children’s education and future.



The employees who were unable to send their child to school as because they were working in under developed places or economically backward places and also those employees who found hard to give good education to their lads because of their economical state are sincerely thinking about their children’s studies through this scheme.



This is a welcome improvement. It is sure that in future this scheme will nurture many more talents.



Earlier before Sixth Pay Commission we were getting meagre amount for education as tuition fees. Now through Children Education Allowance provision has been made to recover a maximum of Rs.1,000 per month and an amount not more than Rs.12,000 per year.



This Children Education Allowance Scheme has been implemented from Sep-2006 and will be issued based on academic year that is from June to May.



In 2008-09, nine months that is from Sep-2008 to May-2009 are coming under this new scheme. For the remaining three months (June-2008 to Aug-2008) as per the old scheme tuition fees will be provided.



The central government organizations where education allowance is provided as one lump sum per year will get Rs.9120 for the current academic year (June-2008 to May-2009) and the remaining government organization employees will get it for every three months.



This Children Education Allowance will be provided to those who surrender their children’s original bills i.e. school fees, tuition fees and various other bills pertains to the education of children as per the government order.Office Memorandum, dated 2.9.2008) And for those who does not surrender their bills will not be provided with Children Education Allowance.



Allowances given for the benefit of employees remain equal for all and not variable for each individual. But based on Children Education Allowance rules, one person may get for his child an amount of Rs.1,000 per year and another get for his child an amount of Rs.12,000 per year. Moreover employees are having grievances based on the bills provided in the schools and various other bills related to this scheme.



For example children’s uniform cloth rate ranges from Rs.40 to Rs.400 per meter. Believing that whatever money spends for children’s education will be refunded, our employees are going for high quality products. When these bills are submitted management seems to have suspicious view and their argument takes place between management and employees. This variation in value starts from ordinary pencil, pen and compelled to submit bills on time in all the four quarters that is for every three months. This also leads to friction in between management and employees.



The maximum limit for Children Education Allowance has been fixed. But there is no sealing for each and every expense. This creates a doubt in the minds of employees that the differences in allowance will remain forever.



To remove such drawbacks in this good scheme, central government employees wishes that the central government should consider all the employees who provide a Bonafide Certificate from their children’s school should be provided with Rs 1,000 per month as Children Education Allowance.

Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4

No.AB.14017/64/2008-Esst.(RR)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, Dated the 21st May, 2009

Office Memorandum

Subject: Non-Functional upgradation for Officers of Organized Group 'A' Services in PB-3 and PB-4.

A reference is invited to this Department OM of even No. dated 24.04.09 on the above subject. As indicated at point (v) of para 1, the details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at theCentre in the various grades of PB-3 and PB-4 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 as well as the date of posting of the officer belonging to the batch is annexed. Necessary action posting may be taken for grant of higher scale for the Officers belonging to batches Organized Group A Services that are senior by two year or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade.


2. Hindi version will follow.

(S.J. Kumar)

Deputy secretary to the Government of India

Clarification reg. date of next increment in cases who are not able to join posts in a particular grade pay on promotion/appointment on 1st January

No.14021/5/2009-AIS-II

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated, the 20th May, 2009

To

The Chief Sercretaries of all the

State Government and UTs.

Subject: Clarification regarding date of next increment in cases where
Government servants are not able to join posts in a particular
grade pay on promotion / appointment on 1st of January of a year
due to Sunday or Gazetted holiday for All India Service officers.




Sir,

I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of the clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their office Memorandum No. 1/1/2008-IC dated 13th March, 2009 regarding date of next increment in cases where Government servants are not able to join posts in a particulargrade pay on promotion / appointment on 1st of January of a year due to Sunday or Gazetted holiday and to state that same clarification would be applicable to the All India Services officers.

Yours faithfully,




(Harjot Kaur)

Director (Services)

KEY POIINTS OF MACPS (MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME)

Some of key features of the new Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for Central Government Civilian Employees w.e.f. 1.09.2008...



1. There shall be Three Financial upgradations under MACPS counted from the direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years respectively.


2. All cadres including Group A (excluding organized Gr.A services) are eligible for grant of MACP.


3. The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. In other words, financial upgradations as per the provisions of the old ACP of August, 1999 would be granted till 31.08.08.


4. Financial up gradation will be in next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of Grade Pay and not in the promotional hierarchy.


5. A Screening Committee shall be constituted and follow a time schedule to meet twice in a financial year preferably in the month of January (April to September) and of July (October to March).


6. Financial upgradation under MACPS is purely personal to the employee and staff shall have no relevance to his seniority position. As such no stepping up of pay in the PB & GP would be admissible with regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACPS.


7. No past cases would be reopened. The differences in pay scales on account of grant of financial upgradations under old ACP and new MACP within the same cadre shall not be construed as anomaly.


8. The financial upgradation under the MACPS would be admissible up to the highest grade pay of 12,000 in PB-4.


9. The pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall be no further fixation at the time of regular promotion if it is the same grade pay as granted under MACPS.


10. An employee who completes 10 years of service in a particular grade will qualify for grant of MACP. Service rendered in a lower grade will not be counted for grant of MACP after completion of total qualifying service of 10 years. For example if an employee gets regular promotion to the next grade after completion of 5 years of service in a particular grade, he will have to wait till the completion of 15 years of regular service for 2nd MACP. Likewise 3rd MACP for him will be given after completion of 25 years of regular service.


11. However, after 1st regular promotion or 1st MACP, completion of 10 years of regular service in a grade or total qualifying service of 20 years or 30 years whichever falls earlier will be the milestone for grant of next MACP.


12. The service rendered by the existing employees prior to implementation of the MACPS viz., prior to 1.9.2008, will also be taken in to account for calculating the 10, 20 and 30 year milestones for granting MACP.


13. Similarly, employees who were granted financial upgradation under previous ACP scheme i.e., prior to the introduction of MACPS with effect from 1.9.2008, will be eligible for financial upgradation under MACPS after completion of 20 years and 30years of service, irrespective of regular promotion given to them if any, between their 10 to 20 years of service or between 20 years and 30 years of service. For example if an employee was given 1st ACP under old ACP Scheme after completion of 12 years of service and a regular promotion after completion of 18 years of service, he will be eligible for 2nd MACP after completion of 20 years of service.


14. Promotions earned /upgrading granted under the ACP scheme in the past to those grades which now carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales /upgradations of posts recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose of granting upgradation under MACPS.


15. Financial benefit an employee gets as a result of pay fixation during MACP will be 3% of basic pay (pay in pay band plus the grade pay before MACP) and the difference in Grade pay before MACP and grade pay after MACP.Option for fixation of pay is also available.


16. If an employee gets a regular promotion to a grade which carries same grade pay which he is receiving now after grant of MACP, no further pay fixation will be allowed at the time of said regular promotion. If an employee gets a regular promotion to a grade which carries higher grade pay than the grade pay he is receiving now after grant of MACP, no further pay fixation will be allowed on account of the fact that his pay would have been fixed at the time of grant of MACP itself. However, difference in the grade pay he is getting now and the next grade pay in the hierarchy will be allowed as monetary benefit at the time of promotion.


17. In the case of employees who have been either promoted or given ACP prior to 6CPC implementation from a grade to another grade, pay scales of which have been merged now after 6CPC implementation, the said promotion or ACP shall be ignored and those emplyees are to be considered for financial upgradations equivalent to the number of milestones they have completed viz., 10 years , 20 years and 30 years milestones as the case may be prescribed in the MACPS for financial upgradations.


18. In cases where ACP was granted as per previous ACP scheme, but whereas after 6CPC implementation the next higher post which the employee got through ACP has been upgraded with higher grade pay, the pay of such employees in the revised pay structure will be fixed with reference to the higher grade pay granted to the post. To illustrate, in the case of an employee, who was granted 1st ACP in old ACP scheme to the grade which carried the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 corresponding to the revised grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-2, he would now be granted grade pay of Rs.4600 in the pay band PB-2 consequent upon upgradation of the post to the grade pay of Rs.4600 in PB-2. However, from the date of implementation of the MACPS viz., from 1.9.2008, all the financial upgradations under the Scheme should be done strictly in accordance with the hierarchy of grade pays in pay bands as notified.


19. Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-2 and Grade pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3 are two different Grade Pay for the purpose of MACP.


20. Bench Mark (CCR/ACR Gradings) is “Good” up to GP 6600 thereafter is should be “Very Good”.


21. ‘Regular Service’ for the purpose of MACPS shall commence from the date of joining of a post in regular basis either on direct recruitment or on absorption /reemployment basis.


22. If financial upgradations will not be allowed under MACPS after 10years due to DAR proceedings, this would have consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradations.


23. On grant of financial upgradations under MACPS, there shall be no change in designation, classification or higher status.


24. If a regular promotion has been denied by the employee before becoming entitlement of financial upgradation, no financial upgradation shall be allowed. However financial upgradation will be allowed due to stagnation and subsequently refuses the promotion.






We reproduce the full content of the Office Memorandum is given below for your informaion...

MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.



The Sixth Central Pay Commission in Para 6.1.15of its report, has recommended Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme(MACPS). As per the recommendations, financial upgradation will be available in the next higher grade pay whenever an employee has completed 12 years continuous service in the same grade. However, not more than two financial upgradations shall be given in the entire career, as was provided in the previous Scheme. The Scheme will also be available to all posts belonging to Group "A" whether isolated or not. However, organised Group "A" services will not be covered under the Scheme



2. The Government has considered the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission for introduction of a MACPS and has accepted the same with further modification to grant three financial upgradations under the MACPS at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service.



3. The Scheme would be known as "MODIFIEDASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION. SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. This Scheme is in supersession of previous ACP Scheme and clarifications issued there under and shall be applicable to all regularly appointed Group "A", "B", and "C" Central overnment Civilian Employees except officers of the Organised Group "A" Service. The status of Group "0" employees would cease on their completion of prescribed training, as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission and would be treated as Group "C" employees. Casual employees, including those granted 'temporary status' and employees appointed in the Government only on adhoc or contract basis shall not qualify for benefits under the aforesaid Scheme. The details of the MACP Scheme and conditions for grant of the financial upgradation under the Scheme are given in Annexure-l.



4. An Screening Committee shall be constituted in each Department to consider the case for grant of financial upgradations under the MACP Scheme. The Screening Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and two members. The members of the Committee shall comprise officers holding posts which are at least one level above the grade in which the MACP is to be considered and not below the rank of Under Secretary equivalent in the Government. The Chairperson should generally be a grade above the members of
the Committee.



5. The recommendations of the Screening Committee shall be placed before the Secretary in cases where the Committee is constituted in the Ministry/Department or before the Head of the organisation/competent authority in other cases for approval.



6. In order to prevent undue strain on the administrative machinery, the Screening Committee shall follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year - preferably in the first week of January and first week of July of a year for advance processing of the cases maturing in that half. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half (April-September) of a particular financial year shall be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July of any financial year shall process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half (October-March) of the same financial year.



7. However, to make the MACP Scheme operational, the Cadre Controlling Authorities shall constitute the first Screening Committee within a month from the date of issue of these instructions to consider the cases maturing upto 30th June, 2009 for grant of benefits under the MACPS.



8. In so far as persons serving in The Indian Audit and Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.



9. Any interpretation/clarification of doubt as to the scope and meaning of the provisions of the MACP Scheme shall be given by the Department of Personnel and Training (Establishment-D). The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. In other words, financial upgradations as per the provisions of the earlier ACP Scheme (of August, 1999) would be granted till 31.08.2008.



10. No stepping up of pay in the pay band or grade pay would be admissible with. regard to junior getting more pay than the senior on account of pay fixation under MACP Scheme.



11. It is clarified that no past cases would be re-opened. Further, while implementing the MACP Scheme, the differences in pay scales on account of grant of financial upgradation under the old ACP Scheme (of August 1999) and under the MACP Scheme within the same cadre shall not be construed as an anomaly.
There shall be three financial upgradation s under the MACPS, counted from the direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years service respectively. Financial upgradation under the Scheme will be admissible whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same grade-pay.



2. The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of the recommended revised pay bands and grade pay as given in Section 1 , Part-A of the first schedule of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. Thus, the grade pay at the time of financial upgradation under the MACPS can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive grades, be different than what is available at the time of regular promotion. ln such cases, the higher grade pay attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre/organisation will be given only at the time of regular promotion.



3. The financial upgradation s under the MACPS would be admissible up-to the highest grade pay of Rs. 12000/ in the PB-4.



4. Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme. Therefore, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available. To illustrate, in case a Government Servant joins as a direct recruit in the grade pay of Rs. 1900 in PB-l and he gets no promotion till completion of 10 years of service, he will be granted financial upgradation under MACPS in the next higher grade pay of Rs. 2000 and his pay will be fixed by granting him one
increment plus the difference of grade pay (i.e. Rs. 100). After availing financial upgradation under MACPS, if the Government servant gets his regular promotion in the hierarchy of his cadre, which is to the grade of Rs. 2400, on regular promotion, he will only be granted the difference of grade pay between Rs. 2000 and Rs. 2400. No additional increment win be granted at this stage.



5. Promotions earned/upgradation~ granted under the ACP Scheme in the past to those grades which now carry the same grade pay due to merger of pay scales/upgradations of posts recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission shall be ignored for the purpose of granting upgradations under Modified ACPS. The pre-revised hierarchy (in ascending order) in a particular organization was as under:-



(a) A Government servant who was recruited in the hierarchy in the pre-revised pay scale Rs. 5000-8000 and who did not get a promotion even after 25 years of service prior to 1.1.2006,in his case as on 1.1.2006he would have got two financial upgradations under ACP to the next grades in the hierarchy of his organization, Le., to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500.



(b) Another Government servant recruited in the same hierarchy in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 5000-8000 has also completed about 25 years of service, but he got two promotions to the next higher grades of Rs. 5500-9000 & Rs. 6500-10500 during this period.



ln the case of both (a) and (b) above, the promotions/financial upgradations granted under ACP to the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 prior to 1.1.2006will be ignored on account of merger of the pre-revised scales of Rs. 5000-8000, Rs. 5500-9000 and Rs. 6500-10500 recommended by the Sixth cpe. As per CCS (RP) Rules, both of them will be granted grade pay of Rs. 4200 in the pay band PB-2.
After the implementation of MACPS, two financial upgradations will be granted both in the case of (a) and
(b) above to the next higher grade pays of Rs. 4600 and Rs. 4800 in the pay band PB-2.



6. ln the case of all the employees granted financial upgradations under ACPS till 01.01.2006, their revised pay will be fixed with reference to the pay scale granted to them under the ACPS.



6.1 ln the case of ACP upgradations granted between 01.01.2006 and 31.08.2008, the Government servant has the option under the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 to have his pay fixed in the revised pay structure either (a) w.eJ. 01.01.2006 with reference to his pre-revised scale as on 01.01.2006; or (b) w.eJ. the date of his financial upgradation under ACP with reference to the pre-revised scale granted under ACP. ln case of option (b), he shall be entitled to draw his arrears of pay only from the date of his option i.e. the date of financial upgradation under ACP.



6.2 In cases where financial upgradation had been granted to Government servants in the next higher scale in the hierarchy of their cadre as per the provisions of the ACP Scheme of August, 1999, but whereas as a result of the implementation of Sixth CPC's recommendations, the next higher post in the hierarchy of the cadre has been upgraded by granting a higher grade pay, the pay of such employees in the revised pay structure will be fixed with reference to the higher grade pay granted to the post. To illustrate, in the case of Jr. Engineer in CPWD, who was granted ]"t ACP in his hierarchy to the grade of Asstt. Engineer in the pre-revised scale of Rs.6500-10500 corresponding to the revised grade pay of Rs.4200 in the pay band PB-



2, he win now be granted grade pay of Rs4600 in the pay band PB-2 consequent upon upgradation of the post of Asstt. Enggs. In CPWD by granting them the grade pay of Rs.4600 in PB-2 as a result of Sixth CPC's
recommendation. However, from the date of implementation of the MACPS, all the financial upgradations under the Scheme should be done strictly in accordance with the hierarchy of grade pays in pay bands as notified vide CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.7. With regard to fixation of his pay on grant of promotion/ financial upgradation under MACP Scheme, a Government servant has an option under FR22 (1) (a) (1) to get his pay fixed in the higher post/ grade pay either from the date of his promotion/upgradation or from the date of his next increment viz. 1st July of the year. The pay and the date of increment would be fixed in accordance with clarification no.2 of Department of Expenditure's O.M. N0.1/1/2008-1Cdated 13.09.2008.



8. Promotions earned in the post carrying same grade pay in the promotional hierarchy as per Recruitment Rules shall be counted for the purpose of MACPS.



8.1 Consequent upon the implementation of Sixth CPC's recommendations, grade pay of Rs. 5400 is now in two pay bands viz., PB-2 and PB-3. The grade pay of Rs. 5400 in PB-2 and Rs.5400 in PB-3 shall be treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of grant of upgradations under MACP Scheme.



9. 'Regular service' for the purposes of the MACPS shall commence from the date of joining of a post in direct entry grade on a regular basis either on direct recruitment basis or on absorption/re-employment basis. Service rendered on adhoc/contract basis before regular appointment on pre-appointment training shall not be taken into reckoning. However, past continuous regular service in another Government Department in a post carrying same grade pay prior to regular appointment in a new Department, without a break, shall also be counted towards qualifying regular service for the purposes of MACPS only (and not for the regular promotions). However, benefits under the MACPS in such cases shall not be considered till the satisfactory completion of the probation period in the new post.



10. Past service rendered by a Government employee in a State Government/statutory body/Autonomous body/Public Sector organisation, before appointment in the Government shall not be counted towards Regular Service.



11. 'Regular service' shall include all periods spent on deputation/foreign service, study leave and all other kind of leave, duly sanctioned by the competent authority.



12. The MACPS shall also be applicable to work charged employees, if their service conditions are comparable with the staff' of regular establishment.



13. Existing time-bound promotion scheme, including in-situ promotion scheme, Staff' Car Driver Scheme or any other kind of promotion scheme existing for a particular category of employees in a Ministry / Department or its offices, may continue to be operational for the concerned category of employees if it is decided by the concerned administrative authorities to retain such Schemes, after necessary consultations or they may switch-over to the MACPS. However, these Schemes shall not run concurrently with the MACPS.



14. The MACPS is directly applicable only to Central Government Civilian employees. It will not get automatically extended to employees of Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under the administrative control of a Ministry/Department. Keeping in view the financial implications involved, a conscious decision in this regard shall have to be taken by the respective Governing Body/Board of Directors and the administrative Ministry concerned and where it is proposed to adopt the MACPS, prior concurrence of Ministry of Finance shall be obtained.15. lf a financial upgradations under the MACPS is deferred and not allowed after 10 years in a grade pay, due to the reason of the employees being unfit or due to
departmental proceedings, etc., this would have consequential effect on the subsequent financial upgradation which would also get deferred to the extent of delay in grant of first financial upgradation.



16. On grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme, there shall be no change in the designation, classification or higher status. However, financial and certain other benefits which are linked to the pay drawn by an employee such as HBA, allotment of Government accommodation shall be permitted.



17. The financial upgradation would be on non-functional basis subject to fitness, in the hierarchy of grade pay within the PB-1.Thereafter for upgradation under the MACPS the benchmark of 'good' would be applicable till the grade pay of Rs. 6600/- in PB-3. The benchmark will be 'Very Good' for financial upgradation to the grade pay of Rs.7600 and above.



18. ln the matter of disciplinary/ penalty proceedings, grant of benefit under the MACPS shall be subject to rules governing normal promotion. Such cases shall, therefore, be regulated under the provisions of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and instructions issued hereunder.



19. The MACPS contemplates merely placement on personal basis in the immediate higher Grade pay /grant of financial benefits only and shall not amount to actual functional promotion of the employees concerned. Therefore, no reservation orders/roster shall apply to the MACPS, which shall extend its benefits uniformly to all eligible SC/ST employees also. However, the rules of reservation in promotion shall be ensured at the time of regular promotion. For this reason, it shall not be mandatory to associate members of SC/ST in the Screening Committee meant to consider cases for grant of financial upgradation under the Scheme.



20. Financial upgradation under the MACPS shall be purely personal to the employee and shall have no relevance to his seniority position. As such, there shall be no additional financial upgradation for the senior employees on the ground that the junior employee in the grade has got higher pay/grade pay under the MACPS.



21. Pay drawn in the pay band and the grade pay allowed under the MACPS shall be taken as the basis for determining the terminal benefits in respect of the retiring employee.



22. If Group "A" Government employee, who was not covered under the ACP Scheme has now become entitled to say third financial upgradation directly, having completed 30 year's regular service, his pay shall be fixed successively in next three immediate higher grade pays in the hierarchy of revised pay-bands and grade pays allowing the benefit of 3% pay fixation at every stage. Pay of persons becoming eligible
for second financial upgradation may also be fixed accordingly.23. ln case an employee is declared surplus in his/her organisation and appointed in the same pay-scale or lower scale of pay in the new organization, the regular service rendered by him/her in the previous organisation shall be counted towards the regular
service in his/her new organisation for the purpose of giving financial upgradation under the MACPS.


24. ln case of an employee after getting promotion/ACP seeks unilateral transfer on a lower post or lower scale, he will be entitled only for second and third financial upgradations on completion of 20/30 years of regular service under the MACPS, as the case may be, from the date of his initial appointment to the post in the new organization.



25. lf a regular promotion has been offered but was refused by the employee before becoming entitled to financial upgradation, no financial upgradation shall be allowed as such an employee has not been stagnated due to lack of opportunities. If, however, financial upgradation has been allowed due to stagnation and the employees subsequently refuse the promotion, it shall not be a ground to withdraw the financial upgradation. He shall, however, not be eligible to be considered for further financial upgradation till he agrees to be considered for promotion again and the second the next financial upgradation shall also be deferred to the extent of period of debarment due to the refusal.



26. Cases of persons holding higher posts purely on adhoc basis shall also be considered by the Screening Committee along with others. They may be allowed the benefit of financial upgradation on reversion to the lower post or if it is beneficial vis-a-vis the pay drawn on adhoc basis.



27. Employees on deputation need not revert to the parent Department for availing the benefit of financial upgradation under the MACPS. They may exercise a fresh option to draw the pay in the pay band and the grade pay of the post held by them or the pay plus grade pay admissible to them under the MACPS, whichever is beneficial. lf a Government servant (LDC) in PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.1900 gets his next regular promotion (UDC) in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2400 on completion of 8 years of service and then continues in the same Grade Pay for further 10 years without any promotion then he would be eligible
for 2nd financial upgradation under the MACPS in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2800 after completion of 18 years (8+10 years).



(ii) In case he does not get any promotion thereafter, then he would get 3rd financial upgradation in the PB-II in Grade Pay of Rs.4200 on completion of further 10 years of service i.e. after 28 years (8+10+10).


(iii) However, if he gets 2nd promotion after 5 years of further service in the pay PB-ll in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200 (Astt. Grade/Grade "C") i.e. on completion of 23 years (8+1O+5years) then he would get 3rd financial upgradation after completion of 30 years i.e. 10 years after the 2nd ACP in the PB-II in the Grade Pay of Rs.4600.In the above scenario, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the Pay Band and Grade Pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion if it is in the same Grade Pay or in the higher Grade Pay. Only the difference of grade pay would be admissible at the time of promotions. If a Government servant (LDC) in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.1900 is granted 1st financial upgradation under the MACPS on completion of 10 years of service in the PB-l in the Grade Pay of Rs.2000 and 5 years later he gets 1st regular promotion (UDC) in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.2400, the 2nd financial upgradation under MACPS (in the next Grade Pay w.r.t. Grade Pay held by Government servant) will be granted on completion of 20 years of service in PB-I in the Grade Pay of Rs.2800. On completion of 30 years of service, he will get 3rd ACP in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200. However, if two promotions are earned before completion of 20 years, only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible on completion of 10 years of service in Grade Pay from the date 2nd promotion or at 30th
year of service, whichever is earlier. If a Government servant has been granted either two regular promotions or 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme of August, 1999 after completion of 24 years of regular service then only 3rd financial upgradation would be admissible to him under the MACPS on completion of 30 years of service provided that he has not earned third promotion in the hierarchy.

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Discontinous of Continuous Empanelment Scheme under CGHS

Central Government Health Scheme have been empanelling private hospitals and diagnostic centres, both in Delhi and outside, under Continuous Empanelment Scheme for quite sometime.
The Scheme has been under consideration for revision of guidelines.

Now it has been decided to discontinue continuous empanelment scheme with immediate effect, both in Delhi and outside Delhi, till further orders.



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Implementation of Govt. decision on the recommendations of the 6th CPC revision of Pension of Pensioners / Family Pensioners

References have been received in this Department seeking clarification on some provisions of the O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1.9.2008 and O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2.9.2008.

The matter has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure and the following clarifications are issued in this regard...


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Government okays pension for all in paramilitary forces

The Centre has accepted the long-standing demand of paramilitary forces to restore pension benefits to all jawans who have joined the ranks since 2004. With this decision, at least 20,000 personnel serving in CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB would benefit.

"I am pleased to announce that the government has accepted our demand of restoring the old pension scheme. Now, everyone in the forces will get the pension," Director General of Border Security Force M L Kumawat said at a function here. Government polices a few years back did not find those eligible who had joined the paramilitary forces after 2004 for pensionary benefits.

However, the three services of the Armed Forces were getting the benefits resulting in resentment in paramilitary forces.

The Sixth Pay Commission, however, endorsed such a pension scheme for the new recruits.
Directors General of CPOs also wrote to the government saying such a step would discourage the youth from joining the forces and lead to demoralization.

Source: PTI

MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES

Government has notified the new ACP SCHEME for Central Government Employees as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission...



The Scheme would be known as " MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.


The Government has considered the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission for introduction of a MACPS and has accepted the same with further modification to grant three financial upgradations under the MACPS at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service.



The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. In other words, financial upgradations as per the provisions of the earlier ACP Scheme ( of August, 1999) would be granted till 31.08.2008.




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Railway Board Order - reg. ACP

Government of India

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(Railway Board)

No. PC-V/2009/ACP/1

New Delhi, Dated the 11.02. 2009

The General Managers
All Indian Railways and PUs.

Sub: Financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme on implementation of
revised pay structure under Sixth CPC.

As a consequence of implementation of 6th CPC recommendations a new pay structure has come into existence w.e.f. 01.01.2006. With a view to regulate the ACP Scheme in context of new / revised pay structure a reference seekingcertain clarification has been made to DOP&T advised that implementation of ACP Scheme may please be suspended immediately till further instructions are issued from Board's office.

(N.P.Singh)
Deputy Director, Pay Commission-V
Railway Board.

PROPOSED STRIKE DECISION 19 -20 MAY 2009 DEFERRED - NFTE

Proposed strike decision 19/20 may 2009 -deferred


BSNL Workers alliance meeting healed with Director HRD today 18.5.2009.

1. Quantum of advance arrears Shall be increased further

2. Grant of enhance HRA at par with executive

3. Suggestions to involve other unions negotiations shall be considered


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Clarifications regarding Plastic Cards for Individual CGHS beneficiaries

F.No.11-1/2004-C&P/Pt-XII

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfare

CGHS (P) Division

Nirman Bhawan, Maulan Azad Road,
New Delhi - 110011.

Dated the 15th May, 2009

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Clarifications regarding Plastic Cards for Individual CGHS beneficiaries-

With reference to the above mentioned matter the undersigned is directed to state that individual Plastic Cards are being issued to all CGHS beneficiaries in Delhi and NCRT in place of Family Cards. In this regard this office has beenreceiving several queries seeking clarifications and therefore, this Ministry has decided to issue an Office MemorandumClarifying the issues.

It is clarified that:

1. Data of CGHS beneficiaries is available on Data base of Servers located at NIC Headquarters.

2.The individual Plastic Cards are only Identity cards bearing a unique number for each beneficiary, validity for CGHS facilities, name of wellness Centre are available in Data base.

3.The Plastic Cards are issued for a maximum period of Five Years or till entitlled for CGHS benefits, whichever may be earlier. In case of CGHS pensioners who have paid for 'Rest of Life' facilities a new Plastic Cards shall be issued after 'Fiver Years' without any additional contribution. Similarly, New Plastic Cards shall be issued to serving employees after 'Five Years'.

4. The Plastic Cards bear a colour strip on the top side of Card. The Colour of Strip is Blue in case of Serving employees, Green in case of Pensioner beneficiaries, Freedom Fighters etc.,, Yellow in case of Autonomous Bodies and other and Red in case of Members of Parliament.

5. As of now computerization is under process in cities other than Delhi. After computerization of allCGHS coverd Cities the Plastic Cards will be valid all over India and there is no need for obtaining temporaryattachment while on a visit to another CGHS City.

6. In case of Pensioners applying for CGHS Cards applying for the first time in Delhi, an acknowledgment slip is issued immediately on submission of complete Set of Documents and prescribed subscription fee. The print out Slip is valid for availing CGHS facilities till Plastic Cards are issued. Individual Plastic Cards are issued within '7' Days after receiving the same from agency appointed for preparation of Plastic Cards. The acknowledgment slips are valid for availing treatment from empanelled hospitals with permission / under emergency.

7. Beneficiaries / Empanelled Hospitals / Diagnostic Centres can verify the Data at

8. Permissions for treatment shall be granted on the basis of ben ID (Beneficiary Identity Number) printed on Plastic Cards. While granting permission Data like the name of Serving employee / Pensioner and the relationship of Individual family member etc., can be verified at http:/cghs.nic.in/welcome.jsp , in case a beneficiary is admitted under emergency.

9. At the time of Submission of Medical Claim the Ben ID number of Serving employee or Pensioner shall be entered on Modified Medical 2004 form as he / she shall be the claimant. Copy of Plastic Card of Patient shall be enclosed along withMedical Reimbursement Claim.

10. In case of loss of Plastic Cards, Serving employee / Pensioner shall apply at CGHS (HQ) for Duplicate Plastic Card along with IPO for Rs.50 / a copy of FIR lodged with Police, a copy of lod Card. A 'print out slip' shall be issued immediately for availing CGHS facilities and Plastic Card after '7' Days. In case of serving employees the application shall be forwarded by the his / her department.

11. In case of change in residential address and shifting from one dispenasry to another, CMO I/C of Dispensary shall make modifications in Data base and transfer the cards to new dispensary. CMO i/c of new dispensary shall accept transfer of Card and Data shall be transferred to new dispensary.

12. In case of superannuation / transfer to another city, serving employees get the card deleted from Data base at Dispensary andobtain a certificate from CMO i/c and surrender the card to his / her department. Department shall issue a surrendercertificate to employee for getting a new Card at another city (if covered under CGHS) or for obtaining a pensioners CGHS card in case of superannuation.

13. It is compulsory to bring original Plastic Cards every time for availing CGHS benefits.

14. All nenficiaries entitled for semi-private ward in empanelled private hospitals are eligible for Nursing Home facilities in Govt. Hospitals and those entitled for Private ward are eligible for Direct Consultation with specialists in Govt. Hospitals. Similarly, beneficiaries entitled for Private ward in empanelled private hospitals are also eligible for Private ward facilities at A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi. No separate endorsement is required for these criteria.

JAIPRAKASH

UNDER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

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Supreme Court seeks response from Kerala government on creamy layer

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Kerala Government on its decision to raise the income ceiling for the 'creamy layer' among OBCs from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4.5 lakh.



A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by Kerala-based Nair Service Society challenging the notification in this regard.
The Society said without determining the criteria, the state government raised the income ceiling giving reference of a similar decision taken by the Centre which has been challenged in the apex court.



It said it would have been appropriate for the Kerala Government to appoint an independent Commission for dwelling on the issue of the creamy layer.



The bench tagged the petition with another petition which in October last year had challenged the Centre's decision to raise the income ceiling for the creamy layer. Some of the anti-quota petitioners had alleged that the Union Cabinet's decision to raise the income was aimed at defeating the apex court.



It was submitted that the Cabinet's decision was arbitrary as the apex court on 23rd February, 2007 had set aside the report of a Commission from Kerala recommending raising upto Rs 3 lakh the upper limit of annual income for the creamy layer.



The court had set aside the report of Justice K K Narendran Commission appointed by the Kerala Government which was challenged by the Nair Service Society. The Narendran Commission was appointed by the state government after the Supreme Court had accepted the report of another Commission led by Justice K J Joseph which had recommended Rs 2.5 lakh annual income as the upper limit for the creamy layer.


Source: DDI News

ALL INDIA STRIKE BY UFBU ON 12TH JUNE 2009

UNITED FORUM OF BANK UNIONS

(AIBEA-AIBOC-NCBE-AIBOA-BEFI-INBEF-INBOC-NOBW-NOBO)


ALL INDIA STRIKE BY UFBU ON 12th JUNE 2009 by 10 lacs bank employees and officers demands

1. Expedite wage settlement with adequate increase in wages of employees and officers

2. Extend another option for pension scheme without any pre-conditions

3. Do not impose anto-employee conditions in the negotiations

4. Implement compassionate appointment/ex-gratia scheme as per agreed understandings



NEW PENSION SCHEME - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

What is the New Pension Scheme?

A scheme approved by the Government on 23.08.2003 has been made effective [mandatory] for all new recruits joined the Central Govt. Services from 01.01.2004 [except armed forces in the first stage.

A. A restructured “Defined Contributory Pension Scheme”


B. 10% of the salary and DA from the employees and matching contribution by the Central Govt. as monthly contribution.


o Govt. contribution for Govt. employees ONLY.

o Contribution and Returns from investments will be deposited in Pension Tier I A/c, which is not withdrawable.

o The present Pension Scheme [defined] provisions and General Provident Fund are not available to new recruits. as above mentioned


C. Voluntary contribution by individuals to a separate tier II a/c permitted and it can be withdrawn at the option of the individuals. No Govt. contribution to this tier II accounts which will be kept in a separate account. This amount in tier II will not attract any special tax treatment.


D. Normal exit age is 60 years for tier I pension scheme;

o At the time of exit, each individual will be required to invest 40% of his pension wealth [in tier I a/c] to purchase a Annuity. THIS IS MANDATORY. Annuity is purchased from IRDA / Regulated Insurance company.

o For Government employees, this annuity should provide the Pension for the life time of the employee and his dependent parents and his spouse at the time of retirement.

o Remaining 60% pf the pension wealth can be utilized by the individuals in any manner.

o Employees can leave the pension system prior to the age of 60 but the mandatory, annualisation would by 80% of the pension wealth.

o For new entrants with effect form 1.1.2004, no lGPF contribution will be deducted.

o No withdrawal permitted from the tier I account

o On the death of the pensioner, his contribution along with Govt. contribution with8% interest on both will be paid to the legal heir immediately.


2. What way it is different from the present pension scheme in the Banks?

In many counts our present pension scheme in the banks are more beneficial to the Bank employees /officers.

The defined contribution consisting of Basic + DA means more contribution from the employees every month with no responding guarantee on defined payments back.


3. What are the adverse features of the new Pension Scheme of the Government?

o Your contribution is defined, but your pension is not defined.

o Pension receivable is dependent on the return on annuity, which again depends on market variations.

o As against the commutation, 60% of the pension wealth is repaid at the time of exit.

o Commutation in our present scheme is restorable after 15 years

o Even after commutation, our pension draws a DA on the basic pension. No question of DA in the new scheme instead contribution of 10% on DA also taken along with Govt. contribution.

o Our pension is linked to CPI level and DA changeable every 6 months, duly compensating for the price rise. New scheme is dependant on return on annuity, has no relevance to cost of living.

o Family pension concept ensures continued sustenance for the family even after the death of the pensioner whereas in the new scheme your annuity [40%] along with Govt. contribution with 8% interest is paid immediately to legal heir, thereby cutting down the monthly income.

o These are some of the major advantages of our existing pension scheme.

o Gratuity is silently withdrawn in the new scheme.


4. Whether the new pension scheme has been accepted by the trade unions in the country?

o No – all major trade unions have opposed to the new scheme.


Source: All India Bank Officers Website

Reserve Bank of India move to roll back on 79-yr-old's pension stayed

A Reserve Bank of India circular seeking to roll back an enhanced pension to a 79-year-old man, who had put in 36 years of service in the RBI, was stayed by the Madras high court on Thursday.


D Balakrishna Gupta joined the RBI as a clerk in 1951. He retired as staff officer in 1987, having put in more than 36 years of service. Since he had opted for a pension scheme , he was getting a gross amount of Rs 10,983 as pension. In September 2003, through an administrative circular, the RBI upwardly revised the pension of Gupta and informed him that he would get a gross amount of Rs 14,552.


But after five years, in October 2008, the RBI sent a letter to Gupta informing him that the pension enhancement made in 2003 was impermissible under the RBI Pension Regulations 1990, and that the rise was being withdrawn.


Shocked, Gupta moved the high court, stating that the bank was not fair in unilaterally withdrawing the hike, that too with immediate effect. Once a pension was updated and revised, the RBI cannot again reduce it to the initial amount, he said. He was also not given any opportunity to explain his position before passing the impugned order, he submitted.


Acceding to the submissions, Justice V Ramasubramanian granted interim stay on the operation of the impugned letter of the RBI, and posted the matter to June 15 for further proceedings.

Source: Times of India

Inj.Insulin (Analogue) will be procured centrally and supplied to CGHS dispensaries for issue to CGHS beneficiaries

F.No.37-6//02-03/CGHS/MSD

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 13th May, 2009

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUB: Issue of Analogue Insulin (Vial / Cartridge) to CGHS beneficiaries


The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Ministry's office Memorandum of even no. dated 22.10.2008 on the subject mentioned above and to say that in partial modification of the above referred O.M. the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has decided that following types of Inj.Insulin (Analogue) will be procured centrally and supplied to CGHS dispensaries for issue to the beneficiaries:

1. Inj. Humalog cartridges
2. Inj. Humalgmix 25/75 cartridges
3. Inj. Humalogmix 50/50 cartridges

CMO I/C will keep the record of such beneficiaries at dispensary level.


2. These orders will come into effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.


This issue with IFD concurrence No. 4251 dt. 27/3/09.


(JAI PRAKASH)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Medical negligence case; SC awards Rs one crore compensation

The Supreme Court has awarded a massive compensation of Rs one crore to a software engineer who suffered permanent disability due to medical negligence at a govt -owned hospital in Andhra Pradesh.



This is the first time such a huge compensation has been awarded by the Supreme Court in a medical negligence by way of enhancing the Rs 15.5 lakh awarded by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commssion.

The victim Prashant Dhanaka had argued his own case brilliantly in the Supreme Court which recorded appreciation for the same.

The victim, who went to the hospital for removal of a tumor on September 19, 1990, in chest cavity, was negligently operated upon by doctors resulting in the medical condition known as "paraplegia" which rendered him paralytic for entire life.

The disability, which struck Dhanaka when he was just 20 years old, made him incapable of even performing his personal chores necessiating a constant attendant, besides making him invalid for a married life.

A three-judge bench of Justices B N Aggrawal, G S Singhvi and H S Bedi, after perusual of the records, came to the conclusion that Dhanaka had suffered the disability mainly on account of negligence.

"We have no other option but to conclude that the attending doctors were seriously remiss in the conduct of the operation and it was on account of this neglect the paraplegia had set in," the apex court observed.

The apex court, while awarding the compensation, took into consideration various factors like possible future income of Dhanaka, cutting short of a brilliant career, loss of possible marital life, future expenditure on attendants and medicines, besides the huge emotional, mental and physical trauma that would constantly affect him and the family.

The apex court said the Rs one crore compensation should be awarded at the rate of six percent interest from March 1999 when the NCDRC had passed the original compensation award.
"Support necessary for a severely handicapped person comes at an enormous price, physical, financial and emotional, not only on the victim but even more so on his family and the attendant, that saps their energy and destroys the equanimity," the bench said.

The apex court apppreciated the manner in which the victim appeared in person and argued his case brilliantly without any rancour.

"We must record that though a sense of deep injury was discernible through his protracted stugggle while confined to a wheel chair, he remained unruffled and behaved with quiet dignity, pleading his own case bereft of any rancour or invective for those who in his perception had harmed him", the apex court said.

The apex court, however, noted that Dhanaka had made an exagerrated and unreasonable claim of Rs seven crore which cannot be awarded by it.

Source: DDI News

No full pension on completion of 20 years - who retired before 2.9.2008

F.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi-110003

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003

12th May,2009

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Representations regarding.

The undersingned is directed to say that in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department'sO.M.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2.9.2008, as clarified vide O.M. dated 11.12.2008, those Government servants who retired during 1.1.2006 to 1.9.2008 after completion of 33 years of qulifying service, will be eligible for full pension (i.e. 50% of the emoluments pay last drawn) or 50% of average emoluments received duringthe last 10 months, whichever is more beneficial to the retiring employee) and the pension of those Government servants, who retired before 2.9.2008 with qualifying service of less than 33 years, will continue to be proprotionate to the full pension based on their actual qualifying service.


2. A large number of representations/references are being received in this Department mentioning that the above provisions are not in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court and are in violation of Article14 of the Constitution. It has been suggested in these representations that the provision regarding payment of full pension on completion of 20 years qualifying service may be made applicable to the Government employees who retired before 2.9.2008 also.


3. These representations/references have been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law.The instructions/clarifications issued in this regard are in consonance with the decision of the Government on therecommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. The Government by accepting various recommendations of the SixthPay Commission took a policy decision to implement them from different dates. The Government decided to implement the above recommendations regarding pension from 2.9.2008 without dividing a single homogenous class of pensionersin to two groups and subjecting them to diffrent treatment. In view of the above and also in the light of the various decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court allowing the employer to fix a cut off date for introducing any new pension/retirement schemeor for discontinuance of any existing sheme, the decision of the Government in para 1 above is in accordance with the lawlaid down by the Apex Court and there in no violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.


4. In view of the above, no change is required to be made in the instructions already issued in this regard.


5. All references/representations received in this Department on the abve issue stand disposed off accordingly.


(M.P.Singh)

Director (PP)

SCHEME FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

SCHEME FOR COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

OBJECT

The object of the Scheme is to grant appointment on compassionate grounds to a dependent family member of a Government servant dying in harness or who is retired on medical grounds, thereby leaving his family in penury and without any means of livelihood, to relieve the family of the Government servant concerned from financial destitution and to help it get over the emergency.

TO WHOM APPLICABLE

To a dependent family member –-

(A) of a Government servant who –-

(a) dies while in service (including death by suicide); or

(b) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 2 of the CCS (Medical Examination) Rules 1957 or the corresponding provision in the Central Civil Service Regulations before attaining the age of 55 years (57 years for Group ‘D’ Government servants); or

(c) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 38 of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 or the corresponding provision in the Central Civil Service Regulations before attaining the age of 55 years (57 years for Group ‘D’ Government servants); or

(B) of a member of the Armed Forces who –

(a) dies during service; or

(b) is killed in action; or

(c) is medically boarded out and is unfit for civil employment.

Note I "Dependent Family Member" means:

(a) spouse; or

(b) son (including adopted son); or

(c) daughter (including adopted daughter); or

(d) brother or sister in the case of unmarried Government servant or

(e) member of the Armed Forces referred to in (A) or (B) of this para,

-- who was wholly dependent on the Government servant/ member of the Armed Forces at the time of his death in harness or retirement on medical grounds, as the case may be.

Note II "Government servant" for the purpose of these instructions means a Government servant appointed on regular basis and not one working on daily wage or casual or apprentice or ad-hoc or contract or re-employment basis.

Note III "Confirmed work-charged staff" will also be covered by the term ‘Government servant’ mentioned in Note III above.

Note IV "Service" includes extension in service (but not re-employment) after attaining the normal age of retirement in a civil post.

Note V "Re-employment" does not include employment of ex-serviceman before the normal age of retirement in a civil post.

AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO MAKE COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

(a) Joint Secretary incharge of administration in the Ministry/Department concerned.

(b) Head of the Department under the Supplementary Rule 2(10) in the case of attached and subordinate offices.

(c) Secretary in the Ministry/Department concerned in special types of cases.

POSTS TO WHICH SUCH APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE
Group ‘C’ or Group ‘D’ posts against the direct recruitment quota.

ELIGIBILITY

(a) The family is indigent and deserves immediate assistance for relief from financial destitution; and

(b) Applicant for compassionate appointment should be eligible and suitable for the post in all respects

under the provisions of the relevant Recruitment Rules.

A. EXEMPTIONS

Compassionate appointments are exempted from observance of the following requirements:-
(a) Recruitment procedure i.e. without the agency of the Staff Selection Commission or the Employment Exchange.

(b) Clearance from the Surplus Cell of the Department of Personnel and Training/Directorate General of Employment and Training.

(c) The ban orders on filling up of posts issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure).

RELAXATIONS

(a) Upper age limit could be relaxed wherever found to be necessary. The lower age limit should, however, in no case be relaxed below 18 years of age.

Note I Age eligibility shall be determined with reference to the date of application and not the date of appointment;

Note II Authority competent to take a final decision for making compassionate appointment in a case shall be competent to grant relaxation of upper age limit also for making such appointment.
(b) Secretary in the Ministry/Department concerned is competent to relax temporarily educational qualifications as prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules in the case of appointment at the lowest level e.g. Group ‘D’ or Lower Division Clerk post, in exceptional circumstances where the condition of the family is very hard provided there is no vacancy meant for compassionate appointment in a post for which the dependent family member in question is educationally qualified. Such relaxation will be permitted upto a period of two years beyond which no relaxation of educational qualifications will be admissible and the services of the person concerned, if still unqualified, are liable to be terminated.

Note In the case of an attached/subordinate office, the Secretary in the concerned administrative Ministry/Department shall be the competent authority for this purpose.

(c) In the matter of exemption from the requirement of passing the typing test those appointed on compassionate grounds to the post of Lower Division Clerk will be governed by the general orders issued in this regard:-

(i) by the CS Division of the Department of Personnel and Training if the post is included in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service; or

(ii) by the Establishment Division of the Department of Personnel and Training if the post is not included in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service.

(d) Where a widow is appointed on compassionate ground to a Group ‘D’ post, she will be exempted from the requirement of possessing the educational qualifications prescribed in the relevant rules provided the duties of the post can be satisfactorily performed by her without possessing such educational qualifications.

DETERMINATION/AVAILABILITY OF VACANCIES

(a) Appointment on compassionate grounds should be made only on regular basis and that too only if regular vacancies meant for that purpose are available.

(b) Compassionate appointments can be made upto a maximum of 5% of vacancies falling under direct recruitment quota in any Group ‘C’ or ‘D’ post. The appointing authority may hold back upto 5% of vacancies in the aforesaid categories to be filled by direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission or otherwise so as to fill such vacancies by appointment on compassionate grounds. A person selected for appointment on compassionate grounds should be adjusted in the recruitment roster against the appropriate category viz SC/ST/ OBC/General depending upon the category to which he belongs. For example, if he belongs to SC category he will be adjusted against the SC reservation point, if he is ST/OBC he will be adjusted against ST/OBC point and if he belongs to General category he will be adjusted against the vacancy point meant for General category.

(c) While the ceiling of 5% for making compassionate appointment against regular vacancies should not be circumvented by making appointment of dependent family member of Government servant on casual/daily wage/ad-hoc/contract basis against regular vacancies, there is no bar to considering him for such appointment if he is eligible as per the normal rules/orders governing such appointments

(d) The ceiling of 5% of direct recruitment vacancies for making compassionate appointment should not be exceeded by utilising any other vacancy e.g. sports quota vacancy.
(e) Employment under the scheme is not confined to the Ministry/ Department/Office in which deceased/medically retired Government servant had been working. Such an appointment can be given anywhere under the Government of India depending upon availability of a suitable vacancy meant for the purpose of compassionate appointment.

(f) If sufficient vacancies are not available in any particular office to accommodate the persons in the waiting list for compassionate appointment, it is open to the administrative Ministry/Department/ Office to take up the matter with other Ministries/Departments/Offices of the Government of India to provide at an early date appointment on compassionate grounds to those in the waiting list.

WIDOW APPOINTED ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS GETTING REMARRIED

A widow appointed on compassionate grounds will be allowed to continue in service even after re-marriage.

REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN POST/PERSON

When a person has been appointed on compassionate grounds to a particular post, the set of circumstances, which led to such appointment, should be deemed to have ceased to exist. Therefore, --

(a) he/she should strive in his/her career like his/her colleagues for future advancement and any request for appointment to any higher post on considerations of compassion should invariably be rejected.

(b) an appointment made on compassionate grounds cannot be transferred to any other person and any request for the same on considerations of compassion should invariably be rejected.

SENIORITY

(a) The inter-se seniority of persons appointed on compassionate grounds may be fixed with reference to their date of appointment. Their interpolation with the direct recruits/promotees may also be made with reference to their dates of appointment without disturbing the inter-se seniority of direct recruits/promotees.

(b) Date of joining by a person appointed on compassionate grounds shall be treated as the date of his/her regular appointment.

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Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules 1972 - Rule No.38,49,50 and 54

CCS PENSION RULES:-



Rule No.

38 - Rule No.Invalid pension


(1) Invalid pension may be granted if a Government servant retires from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service.



(2) A Government servant applying for an invalid pension shall submit a medical certificate of incapacity from the following medical authority, namely :-
(a) a Medical Board in the case of a Gazetted Government servant and of a non-gazetted Government servant whose pay, as defined in Rule 9 (21) of the Fundamental Rules, exceeds 3[Two thousand and two hundred rupees] per mensem ;



(b) Civil Surgeon or a District Medical Officer or Medical Officer of equivalent status in other cases.



NOTE 1. - No medical certificate of incapacity for service may be granted unless the applicant produces a letter to show that the Head of his Office or Department is aware of the intention of the applicant to appear before the medical authority. The medical authority shall also be supplied by the Head of the Office or Department in which the applicant is employed with a statement of what appears from official records to be the age of the applicant. If a service book is being maintained for the applicant, the age recorded therein should be reported.



NOTE 2. - A lady doctor shall be included as a member of the Medical Board when a woman candidate is to be examined.



(3) The form of the Medical Certificate to be granted by the medical authority specified in sub-rule (2) shall be as in Form 23.



(4) Where the medical authority referred to in sub-rule (2) has declared a Government servant fit for further service of less laborious character than that which he had been doing, he should, provided he is willing to be so employed, be employed on lower post and if there be no means of employing him even on a lower post, he may be admitted to invalid pension.



Footnote :

2. Substituted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. F. 19 (3)-E. V (A)/74, dated the 29th January, 1976.
3. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988.




Rule No.49 - Subject:



Amount of Pension



5[ (1) In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules before completing qualifying service of ten years, the amount of service gratuity shall be calculated at the rate of half month's emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service.



(2) (a)In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules after completing qualifying service of not less than thirty-three years, the amount of pension shall be calculated at fifty per cent of average emoluments, subject to a maximum of four thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem.];



(b) in the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules before completing qualifying service of thirty three years, but after completing qualifying service of ten years, the amount of pension shall be proportionate to the amount of pension admissible under Clause (a) and in no case the amount of pension shall be less than [Rupee three hundred and seventy-five] per mensem ;



(c) notwithstanding anything contained in Clause (a) and Clause (b) the amount of invalid pension shall not be less than the amount of family pension admissible under sub-rule (2) of Rule 54



2(3) In calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to
3[three months] and above shall be treated as a completed one half-year and reckoned as qualifying service.



2(4) The amount of pension finally determined under Clause (a) or Clause (b) of sub-rule (2), shall be expressed in whole rupees and where the pension contains a fraction of a rupee it shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.



4(5) & (6) Deleted


Footnote : 1. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. Takes effect from 1st January, 1986.


2. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. F. 38 (4)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 8th August, 1980.


3. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 32/4/83-Pension Unit, dated the 26th August, 1983. Takes effect from 28th June 1983.


4. Deleted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. F. 38 (4)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 8th August, 1980. 5. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. Takes effect from 1st January, 1986.



Rule No.50 - Subject: Retirement on completion of 30 years' qualifying service


(1) At any time after a Government servant has completed thirty years' qualifying service -


(a) he may retire from service, or


(b) he may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest, and in the case of such retirement the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension :Provided that -


(a) a Government servant shall give a notice in writing to the appointing authority at least three months before the date on which he wishes to retire; and


(b) the appointing authority may also give a notice in writing to a Government servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice :



2 Provided further that where the Government servant giving notice under clause (a) of the preceding proviso is under suspension, it shall be open to the appointing authority to withhold permission to such Government servant to retire under this rule :



3 Provided further that the provisions of clause (a) of this sub-rule shall not apply to a Government servant, including scientist or technical expert who is -


(i) on assignments under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programmes,

(ii) posted abroad in foreign based offices of the Ministries/Departments,


(iii) on a specific contract assignment to a foreign Government,
unless, after having been transferred to India, he has resumed the charge of the post in India and served for a period of not less than one year.



1(1-A)
(a) A Government servant referred to in clause (a) of the first proviso to sub-rule (1) may make a request in writing to the appointing authority to accept notice of less than three months giving reasons therefor.



(b) On receipt of a request under clause (a) the appointing authority may consider such request for the curtailment of the period of notice of three months on merits and if it is satisfied that the curtailment of the period of notice will not cause any administrative inconvenience, appointing authority may relax the requirement of notice of three months on the condition that the Government servant shall not apply for commutation of a part of his pension before the expiry of the period of notice of three months.



(2) A Government servant, who has elected to retire under this rule and has given the necessary intimation to that effect to the appointing authority, shall be precluded from withdrawing his election subsequently except with the specific approval of such authority :



Provided that the request for withdrawal shall be within the intended date of his retirement.



4(3) For the purpose of this rule the expression 'appointing authority' shall mean the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or post from which the Government servant retires.



For consolidated instructions regarding premature retirement of Government servants refer appendix 10 of CCS(Pension) rules book



Footnote :
1. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 31/3/80-Pension Unit, dated the 5th March, 1981.



2. Inserted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 6 (8)-E. V (A)/73, dated the 25th January, 1974.



3. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 38/15/85-Pension Unit, dated the 1st July, 1985, published as S.O. No. 3324 in the Gazette of India, dated the 20th July, 1985 and takes effect from that date. 4. Inserted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 7 (10)-E. V (A)/77, dated the 31st August, 1977.