Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 - opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure - DoE

7th Pay Commission: CCS(RP) Rules 2016 - Opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure within 3 months: Fin Min OM 12.12.2018

No. 4-13/17-IC/E-IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 12th, December, 2018

Office Memorandum

Subject: Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 - opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to Rules 5 & 6 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 regarding exercise of option to come over to the revised pay structure effective from 1.1.2016 as notified by the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 and to say that the said option was to be exercised within 3 months of the date of notification, i.e. 25.7.2016 of the said Rules. The Rule 6(4) thereof provides that the option once exercised shall be final.

2. The Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) has requested that employees may be given another opportunity to re-exercise their option in view of certain hardships caused to certain employees. A number of references have also been received in this Ministry, proposing that the affected employees may be given an opportunity to re-exercise their option.

3. The matter has been considered and the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of the stipulation contained in Rule 6(4) of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, the Central Government employees, who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure as notified by the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, shall be permitted another opportunity to revise their initial option in terms of Rules 5 & 6 thereof. The revised Option shall be exercised within a period of 3 months from the  date of issue of these orders. The option once exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms and conditions as laid down in the said Rules 5 and 6 shall continue to be applicable.

4. It is obvious that in respect of those employees who have already exercised option to come over to the revised pay structure from 01.01.2016 itself or in whose case the revised pay structure took effect from 01.01.2016 and who ire-exercise their option under these orders to come over to the revised pay structure from a date subsequent to 01.01.2016 as per Rule 5 of 008 (RP) Rules, 2016, the arrears on account of revised pay already drawn by them from 01.01.2016 up to the date from which they now Opt to come over to the revised pay structure shall be recovered.

5. In their application to the employees serving in IA&AD, these orders were issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Amar Nath Singh)
Director

To,
1. All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India (As per standard distribution list)
2. Guard File
3. NIC with the request that the same be posted on the website of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure

Source: DoE

NPS To OPS: Karnataka Government Employees Protest against NPS

NPS To OPS: Karnataka Government Employees Protest against NPS

New Pension System To Old Pension Scheme
Karnataka Government Employees Protest against NPS

Karnataka State Government Employees demanded to scrap NPS and on Wednesday they took a streets in Karnataka's Belgaum City. As per the media news, thousands of agitating employees assembled in Kondaskoppa area of the city, opposite the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (State Assembly) where he winter session of the Karnataka Assembly is in session.

Earlier the members of the Karnataka State NPS Employees Association demanded scrapping of NPS.

Nothing More…
Nothing Less…
We Want
OLD PENSION SCHEME

Yesterday (12.12.2018), National Secretariat of Confederation decided to observe as DEMANDS DAY raising the demand "SCRAP NPS & RESTORE OPS" through out the country.