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Sunday, December 29, 2019

Engagement of retired central government officers as consultant on contract basis on DPIIT For CSS Officers

Latest DoPT Orders 2019

F.No.21/07/2019-CS-I(P)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(C.S.I Division)

2nd Floor, 'A' wing,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market,
New Delhi Dated 24th December, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Engagement of retired Government officers as 'Consultant' on contract basis on DPIIT - inviting applications thereof - reg - For CSS Officers.

The undersigned is directed to circulate the Vacancy Circular No. A- 12023/3/2019-ENG dated 18th December, 2019 (along-with enclosures) received from Department for Promotion of Industry & Industrial Trade inviting applications retired Government officers from the rank of SO/US/ DS or equivalent from Central Government /PSU/ Autonomous Body having considerable experience of functioning of Central Government Ministries/ Departments for engagement of Consultant (15 posts) on contract basis.

Also check: Engagement of retired central Government officers as consultants at Section Officer & Assistant Section Officer level – DoPT Orders 2019

2.In case of any further clarification, applicants are requested to contact the concerned Ministries/ Departments.

(Sanjay Kumar Das Oupta)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

The terms and conditions of the contract shall be as under
  • The consultants will be required to examine cases/proposals, policy issues in the light of Central Govt. rules and regulation, prepare briefs/presentations and analyse the proposals assigned to them by their controlling officers. They shall be fully conversant with MS-Word/ PPT/ Excel etc. as per role requirement and print their own notes/ drafts/ OMs as required.
  • A consolidated remuneration of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) per month (minus Professional Tax/ TDS as applicable) shall be payable to consultants who have retired at the rank of US or above.
  • A consolidated remuneration of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand only) per month (minus Professional Tax/ TDS as applicable) shall be payable to consultants who have retired at the level of SO or equivalent.
  • The consolidated remuneration shall be payable, subject to periodical completion of work certified by the controlling Officer. They will not be eligible for any other allowance or facility in addition to the consolidated pay. They will, however. continue to draw their pension and relief on pension. as per their entitlement.
  • They should not have attained the age of 63 years on the closing date of applications.
  • Working hours shall normally be from 9 AM to 5.30 PM during working days. However, in exigencies of work, they may be required to sit late and may be called on Saturdays/ Sundays and other holidays. They will be eligible for 08 days leave during the period of one year subject to the approval of the controlling Officer.
  • They will be governed by the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as amended from time to time and will not disclose to any unauthorized person(s) any information/data that may come to their notice during the period of their engagement as 'Consultant' in the Department. All such documents will be property of the Government.
  • They will not utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party. any part of the data or statistics or proceedings or information collected for the purpose of their assignments or during the course of, assignment for the Department without the express written consent of the Department.
  • The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the data collected as well as deliverables produced for the Department shall remain with the Department. x) Their attention is drawn to Central Vigilance Commission's circular no. 01/01/17 dated 23.1.2017 and circular no. 08/06/2011 dated 24.6.2011 regarding engagement of consultants. They will be completely accountable for any advice or any service rendered by them during their engagement in this Department in view of norms of ethical business and professionalism.
  • They must act, at all times, in the interest of DPIIT and render any advice! service with professional integrity.
  • They will maintain highest standards of integrity, transparency, competitiveness, economy and efficiency while working as consultant in this Department. If required, they will cooperate fully with any legitimately provided! constituted investigative body, conducting inquiry into processing or execution of the consultancy contract! any other matter related with discharge of contractual obligations by the consultant.
  • The consultants appointed by the Department shall in no case represent or give opinion or advice to others in any mater which is adverse to the interest of the Department nor will they indulge in any activity outside the terms of the contractual assignment.
  • They will complete the assigned task within the stipulated period as per the requirement of their controlling officers. They will not take up any assignment or contract which conflicts with the interest of the Government during the contract period.
  • They shall be bounded to hand-over the entire set of records of assignment to the Department before the expiry of the contract and before the final payment is released by the Department.
  • The engagement as Consultant can be terminated by the Department at any time without assigning any reason thereof by giving them 15 days' notice. However, in case a Consultant wishes to resign, he will have to give 15 days advance notice or remuneration in lieu thereof before resigning from the engagement.
  • The existing consultants in the Department will continue as per their existing entitlements/ remuneration till they complete their sanctioned tenures. Such consultants, who are already engaged, after completion of their tenure. may be considered for the new grades on the request of the consultant and the recommendations of controlling officers about their performance during the tenure of consultancy.
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Saturday, December 28, 2019

7th Pay Commission Date of next increment under Rule 10 of CCS Revised Pay Rules 2016

7th CPC Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services Revised Pay Rules 2016

No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure


North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 28th November, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 - Clarifications - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite the attention to Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 which provides for the entitlement of employees for drawal of annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgrdation. The Sub-Rule (2) thereof provides that increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up­-gradation including up-gradation under Modified Assured Carrier Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1stday of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.


2. A number of references were received in the Ministry of Finance seeking clarifications regarding drawal of next increment by the employees promoted on 1st July, 2016. On consideration of the matter, Department of Expenditure vide it’s Office Memorandum of even number dated 31.07.2018 has clarified that in case an employee is promoted or granted financial up-gradation including up-gradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the first increment in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next increment thereafter shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year.

3. Consequent upon issue of Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2018 different Ministries/ Departments have sought clarification on applicability of DOE's O.M dated 31.07.2018 keeping in view the provisions of Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 , Rule 22(I)(a)(1) of Fundamental Rules & provisions of Stepping up of pay. The issues on which various Ministries / Departments have sought clarifications and decisions thereon are brought in the succeeding paragraphs.
Issue No. 1: Whether after promotion on 1st July and fixation of pay with two increments the date of next increment will be 1st January or 1st July
4. During the regime of 6th CPC, when the annual increment was admissible uniformly on 1st July every year, employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st July were eligible for grant of increment. In the 7th CPC regime there are two dates of increments pt January and 1st July. Keeping in view the spirit of 6th CPC, O.M dated 31.07.2018 was issued providing for accrual of next increment on 1st July/1st January in respect of employees getting promotion on , 1st January/ 1st July provided 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled.

5. The instructions contained in the O.M. dated 31.07.2018 are self-explanatory in respect of the cases of promotion/ financial up-gradation falling on 1st July or 1st January. These instructions provide that in case of promotion/ financial up­ gradation on 1st July and 1st January and getting fixation of pay in the Level applicable to the post in which promotion is made in accordance with Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules 2016, the first increment in the level in which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st January or 1st July, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months’ qualifying service is fulfilled.
Issue No.2 : Accrual of next increment in case of regular promotion / financial up­ gradation of an employee on any date other than the date of annual increment and option for pay fixation is exercised under FR 22(I)(a)(1).
The opportunity to exercise of option for pay fixation under FR 22(I)(a)(1) is available to employees in case of promotion / financial up-gradation. Therefore, the Central Government Employee promoted on regular basis/granted financial up­ gradation on any date other than the date of his/ her annual increment in lower grade and exercises the option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) read with Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 for fixation of pay from the date of accrual of next increment in the scale of pay in lower grade, he may be allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January/ 1st July as the case may be after completion of 6 months’ qualifying service after such fixation on 1st July/ 1st January (i.e., the date of increment in lower grade) on the analogy of Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 31.07.2018. The next increment, thereafter, shall however, accrue only after completion of one year.

Since there is material change, it has also been approved that the employees who have been regularly promoted or granted financial up-gradation on or after 01.01.2016 and desire to exercise/ re-exercise option for pay fixation under FR22(I)(a) (l) shall be given an opportunity to exercise or re-exercise of the option there under. Such an option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this O.M.
These instructions will be applicable with effect from 01.01.2016.

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

Hindi version of these orders is attached.

(B.K.Manthan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
7th CPC Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services Revised Pay Rules 2016

Source: DoE

Saturday, March 23, 2019

CGDA: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

CGDA: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

Controller General of Defence Accounts

Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010
No. AN/XIV/19015/Govt. Orders/2019
Date: 07.03.2019
To
All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA (Fys)
(Through Website)

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accomodation and furnishing of 'No Accomodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Office Memorandum No. 2/5/2017-E.1I (8) dated 5th March, 2019 on the above subject, which is available on the website of MoF(DoE), is forwarded herewith for your information, guidance and compliance please.
No.2/5/2017-E.IIB
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 5th March, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

Several references are being received in this Department to review the condition of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance as contained in Para 4(a) of this Department's. a,M, No, 2(37)-E.lI(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1 (1) of a,M, No, 11011/1/E.II(B)/75 dated 25.02.1977.

The matter has been examined in this Department and in supersession of Para 4(a) of this Department's O,M, No, 2(37)-E,II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1.(1) of O.M. No, 11011/1/E, II(B)/75 dated 25.02,1977 and to simplify the procedure relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees, the President, in consultation with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Staff Side of the National Council (J,C.M,), is pleased to decide that the conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' by Central Government employees to become eligible for House Rent Allowance, are dispensed with for all places, in respect of General Pool Residential Accommodation(GPRA) controlled by Directorate of Estates.

3, Ministries/Departments having their separate pool of residential accommodation for their employees other than GPRA, may adopt these provisions, wherever feasible.

4, These orders shall be effective from the date of issue of the orders.

5, In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Hindi version is attached
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Source: CGDA

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Terms of Request for Government Accommodation and the provision of 'No Accommodation Certificate for House Rent Allowance

Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.
 
No.2/5/2017-E.IIB
Government of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 5th March, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

Several reference are being received in this Department to review the condition applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' for admissibility of House Rent Allowance as contained in Para 4(a) of this Department's O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1(1) of O.M. No.11011/1/E.II(B)/75 dated 25.02.1977.

2. The matter has been examined in this Department and in supersession of Para 4(a) of this Department's O.M. No. 2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1(1) of O.M. No.11011/1/E.II (B)/75 dated 25.02.1977 and to simplify the procedure relating to grant of house rent allowance to Central Government employees, the President in consultation with Ministry of housing and urban affairs and the Staff side of the National council (J.C.M), is pleased to decide that the conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of 'No Accommodation Certificate' by Central Government employees to become eligible for House Rent allowance (HRA), are dispensed with for all places, in respect of General pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) controlled by Directorate of Estates.

3. Ministries / Departments having their separate pool of residential accommodation for their employees other than GPRA, may adopt these provisions, wherever feasible.

4. These orders shall be effective from the date of issue of the orders.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Hindi version is attached.
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Source : DoE

Saturday, February 16, 2019

What is the most extreme time of leave granted to a Central Government Employee?

What is the most extreme time of leave granted to a CG Employee?

Frequently Asked Question

1. What is the maximum period of leave of any kind which can be allowed to a Government servant? What is the impact if such limit is exceeded?
No. Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period of 5 years {Rule 12(1))Normally, absence from duty, with or without leave, for a continuous period exceeding 5 years other than on foreign service, implies that such Government servant has deemed to have resigned from Government service. {Rule 12(2))

2. What are the leave entitlements of Govt. servants serving in a vacation Department?
The rule 28 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 which came into effect from 1.9.2008 regulates the grant of Earned Leave for persons serving in the Vacation Department.

The said rule provides for as follows:-

(1) (a) A Government servant(other than a military officer) serving in a Vacation Department shall not be entitled to any earned leave in respect of duty performed in any year in which he avails himself of the full vacation.

(b) In respect of any year in which a Government servant avails himself of a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to earned leave in such proportion of 30 days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation:
Provided that no such leave shall be admissible to a Government servant not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ in respect of the first year of his service.

(c) If, in any year, the Government servant does not avail himself of any vacation, earned leave shall be admissible to him in respect of that year under rule 26.

For the purpose of this rule, the term 'year' shall be construed not as meaning a calendar year in which duty is performed but as meaning twelve months of actual duty in a Vacation Department.

A Government servant entitled to vacation shall be considered to have availed himself of a vacation or a portion of a vacation unless he has been required by general or special order of a higher authority to forgo such vacation or portion of a vacation:

Provided that if he has been prevented by such order from enjoying more than fifteen days of the vacation, he shall be considered to have availed himself of no portion of the vacation.
When a Government servant serving in a Vacation Department proceeds on leave before completing a full year of duty, the earned leave admissible to him shall be calculated not with reference to the vacations which fall during the period of actual duty rendered before proceeding on leave but with reference to the vacation that falls during the year commencing from the date on which he completed the previous year of duty.

As per Rule 29(1) the half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two instalments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year. This is subject to conditions laid down in OM No. 13013/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 11-11-2008.

Via: Central Government News.Com

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Gazette Notification - NPS Contribution 14% of Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government

Gazette Notification - NPS Contribution 14% of Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government
NPS-BasicPay-DA-Central-Government-Gazette-Notification


“The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance (DA) to be paid by the employee and 14 percent of the Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government”
Streamlining the Implementation of National Pension System (NPS)
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st January, 2019

F. No. 1/3/2016-PR. - In partial modification of para 1(i) of Ministry of Finance’s Gazette Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB-PR dated 22nd December, 2003, based on the Government’s decision on 6th December, 2018 on the recommendations of a Committee set up to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of National Pension System (NPS), the Central Government makes the following amendments in the said notification, namely :

(1) In para I (i) of the said notification, for the words "The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the salary and DA to be paid by the employee and matched by the Central Government", the words "The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance (DA) to be paid by the employee and 14 percent of the Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government" shall be substituted.

(2) The following provisions shall be inserted after para 1(v) of the said notification, namely:

CHOICE OF PENSION FUND AND INVESTMENT PATTERN IN TIER-I OF NPS AS UNDER:

(vi) Choke of Pension Fund: As in the cast of subscribers in the private sector, the Government subscribers may also be allowed to choose any one of the pension funds including Private sector pension funds. They could change their option once in a year. However, the current provision of combination of the Public-Sector Pension Funds will be available as the default option for both existing as well as new Government subscribers.

(vii) Choice of Investment pattern: The following options for investment choices may be offered to Government employees:
(a) The existing scheme in which funds are allocated by the PFRDA among the three Public Sector Undertaking fund managers based on their past performance in accordance with the guidelines of PFRDA for Government employees may continue as default scheme for both existing and new subscribers.
(b) Government employees who prefer a fixed return with minimum amount of risk may be given an option to invest 100% of the funds in Government securities (Scheme G).
(c) Government employees who prefer higher returns may be given the options of the following two Life Cycle based schemes.
(A) Conservative Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at 25% - LC-25.
(B) Moderate Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at 50% - LC-50.
 (viii) Implementation of choices to the legacy corpus: Transfer of a huge legacy corpus of more than Rs. 1 latch crore in respect of the Government sector subscribers from the existing Pension Fund Managers is likely to impact the market. It may be practically difficult for the PFRDA to allow Government subscribers to change the Pension Funds or investment pattern in respect of the accumulated corpus, in one go. Therefore, for the present, change in the Pension Funds or investment pattern may be allowed in respect of incremental flows only.

(ix) Transfer of legacy corpus in a reasonable time frame: PFRDA may draw up a scheme for transfer of accumulated corpus as per new choices of Government subscribers in a reasonable time frame of say five years. Once PFRDA draws up this scheme, change in the Pension Funds or investment pattern may be allowed in respect of the accumulated corpus in accordance with that scheme.
COMPENSATION FOR NON-DEPOSIT OR DELAYED DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS DURING 2004-2012:

(x) In all cases, where the NPS contributions were deducted from the salary of the Government employee but the amount was not remitted to CRA system or was remitted late, the amount may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the deductions were made till the date the amount was credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time, compounded annually.

(xi) In all cases where the NPS contributions were not deducted from the salary of the Government employee for any period during 2004-2012, the employee may be given an option to deposit the amount of employee contribution now. In case he opts to deposit the contributions now, the amount may be deposited in one lump sum or in monthly installments. The amount of installment may be deducted from the salary of the Government employee and deposited in his NPS account. The same may qualify for tax concessions under the Income Tax Act as applicable to the mandatory contributions of the employee.


(xii) In all cases where the Government contributions were not remitted to CRA system or were remitted late (irrespective whether the employee contributions were deducted or not), the amount of Government contributions may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the Government contributions were due till the date the amount is actually credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time. Instructions to this effect may be issued by the Department of Expenditure/ Controller General of Accounts. All such cases of delay may be resolved within a period of three months.

2. The above provisions shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2019.

MADNESH KUMAR MISHRA, Jt. Secy.

Monday, March 5, 2018

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WELFARE HOUSING ORGANISATION Rules

CGEWHO Rules

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WELFARE HOUSING ORGANISATION Rules
CENTRAL-GOVERNMENT-EMPLOYEES-WELFARE-HOUSING-ORGANISATION

PREAMBLE

  1. The Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation is a 'Society' established to promote, control and coordinate the development of housing schemes at selected places, all over India, on no profit-no loss basis as a welfare measure. The Society is a registered body under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
  2. Its aim is to provide welfare housing service of quality to the Central Government employees.
  3. The rules have been drawn up to give the Central Government employees, serving and retired, a perception of the task and an understanding of the Organisation's commitment to them and their own obligations in this matter. Such a brochure cannot be all comprehensive. Applicants may, therefore, contact the organisation's Head Office in New Delhi for clarifications.

DEFINITIONS

  1. General Body' means the list of Members given under Para 6 of the Memorandum of Association.
  2. 'Governing Council' means the list of members given under Para 5 of the Memorandum of Association.
  3. 'CGEWHO' means the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation.
  4. 'Scheme' means the self-financed housing project announced by the CGEWHO.
  5. 'Dwelling Unit' means a single storey/ duplex type/ flat type of housing unit constructed in independent group housing or multistoreyed construction or marked plots.
  6. 'Beneficiary' means an eligible applicant whose booking for a dwelling unit has been confirmed by the CGEWHO.
  7. For the purpose of CGEWHO, a Central Government employee is an inpidual who is appointed by or on behalf of the President of India and whose pension both charged and voted, is debitable to the Consolidated Funds of India, including the All India Services officials. However, employees of "States" and "Union Territory Administrations" are not included. Further, such Central Govt. employees as are eligible under similar organisations like AWHO, AFNHB, IRWO are also not included,

ELIGIBILITY:

PRIORITY - I
  1. Central Government Employees: Serving or retired Central Govt employees who are covered by the above definition will be eligible.
  2. Spouses of the deceased employees: Spouses of the deceased Central Government employees or deceased retired employees would be eligible, if the deceased employees would have qualified by criteria 3 (i) above.
  3. Employees of the CGEWHO, with a minimum of one year of service, will be eligible.
PRIORITY - II
Serving Employees of Central PSUs, State Govts., Union Territory Administration, Autonomous Bodies, Corporation, Nationalised Banks etc. Serving Uniformed employees of the Ministry of Defence and serving employees of Ministry of Railways.

PRIORITY - III
General Public, including retired/ spouses of deceased employees of Priority-II.

SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  1. Where both husband and wife are eligible, only one of them can apply.
  2. Employees, serving or retired, owning residential property, in his/her, or in the name of his/her spouse in the city/town, where the CGEWHO is planning a Scheme, will not be eligible for that Scheme. For this purpose, urban agglomerates contiguous to the city of the scheme (e.g. Delhi, NOIDA, Greater NOIDA, Gurgaon, Faridabad) will be considered as one city / town / location
  3. Employees will be entitled to only one dwelling unit under CGEWHO Schemes anywhere in the country.
  4. An employee who has been dismissed from the service, would cease to be a beneficiary of the Scheme and will not be eligible to apply.
  5. Eligibility and other conditions attached to the allotment of land by the Municipal and Local Development Authorities, as applicable to such Scheme, would prevail.
  6. The terms and conditions, as imposed by the Land Alloting Agency/Plans Approving Authority, in respect of cost, FAR, Bye-laws, eligibility etc, shall prevail and be binding on the beneficiary of the CGEWHO.

HOUSING CONCEPT

Subject to availability of land, dwelling units and garages in single units, multiple units, row housing, multi-storeyed building, group-housing or marked plots may be planned, subject to the approval of the local civic authorities. These plans will be announced as Scheme, as applicable.

TYPE OF HOUSES

The CGEWHO may build houses or flats of the following types: One bed-room units - Type A/L Two bed-rooms units - Type B/M Three bed-rooms units - Type C/N and Four bedroom units in Type D. These may be built with or without scooter/car garages/stilts. The design, the layout and the built-up area in each type may vary from place to place. More types may be added with consequent change in Rule 7.

OPTION TO APPLY FOR TYPE OF UNIT

The applicant may apply for any one of the above types of units linked with the Group to which he/she belongs, as under:
Type of dwelling unit / flatGroup of ServiceGrade PayPay Band
A or L (A type in highrise)D, C, B & ARs. 1300 and above1S onwards
B or M (B type in highrise)C, B & ARs. 1800 and abovePB-1 onwards
C or N (C type in highrise)B & ARs. 4200 and abovePB-2 onwards
DARs. 5400 and abovePB-3 onwards
Notes:
  1. Change of dwelling unit from one type to another type, provided otherwise eligible as per this para, can be entertained subject to payment of additional Application Fee and Earnest Money, as applicable, and availability of vacancies in that particular type of dwelling unit. However, change to a lower type of category will not entitle the applicant for refund of differential Application Fee but will entitle him for refund/appropriate adjustment of the differential Earnest Money paid.
  2. Change from one scheme to another scheme is not permitted. For doing so, an applicant should first withdraw /undertake to withdraw his allotment from the existing scheme and apply afresh in the new scheme, if he so desires (subject to payment of cancellation charges, as per rules).
  3. Request for change of DU from one type to another, within the same scheme, or change from one scheme to another, after physical possession of the originally allotted DU has been taken, are liable to be rejected. Further, in case the change as mentioned at subparas (i) & (ii) above have been agreed to and implemented, it will be construed that the applicant had joined the revised type of DU/ scheme from the very inception and all the payments received/ yet to be received will be treated, accordingly. CGEWHO's decision in this regard shall be final and the beneficiary will not have any claim whatsoever.
  4. In case an existing beneficiary of the CGEWHO under any other scheme, wishes to apply for the present Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme, he may do so by paying the Application Fee only and clearly stating in the 'Affidavit' the facts regarding his earlier registeration with the CGEWHO. In the event of confirmed allotment under Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme, the concerned beneficiary will have to surrender either of the two registerations. In case of surrender of original allotment, withdrawal charges shall be deducted, if applicable, as per the rules and remaining amounts transferred under the Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme. Failure to state the facts in the application may invite cancellation of both the applications/ allotments.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Plans and specifications will be drawn up for each type of dwelling unit to meet the basic needs of the group and conforming to the bye-laws of the civic authorities. Different specifications may be considered for each type of dwelling unit.

TECHNICAL BROCHURE

After approval of the plans by the local statutory authorities, the plans of dwelling units and layout and the major specifications will be published in a Technical Brochure and circulated to all the beneficiaries. These, however, are subject to change prior to or during execution, at the discretion of the CGEWHO. CGEWHO undertakes construction of the housing projects as per approved plans and beneficiaries shall have no right to claim any changes or challenge the methods or procedures adopted during the construction.

STATIONS

Major building efforts of the CGEWHO will be concentrated in areas where there is concentration of Central Government employees. Other places may be added depending on availability of land and the likely demand.

MASTER PLAN

A Master Plan of projects drawn up for a period of 5 years at a time will be promulgated for the benefit of all Central Government employees. Revised Schedule will be announced as and when the Master Plan is rolled through CGEWHO's newsletter.

HOW TO APPLY

  1. The CGEWHO will announce the Scheme, giving location, station, types, covered areas and approximate cost of each unit for inviting applications.
  2. An employee who is eligible to become a beneficiary, may purchase the CGEWHO Rules/ Scheme Brochure along with Application Form from the nominated office/Head Office, on payment of Rs. 100/- in cash or through a bank draft drawn in favour of 'CEO, CGEWHO' payable at New Delhi.
  3. On receipt of the Application Form and the 'CGEWHO Rules', the applicant should fill the Form and return the same to the CGEWHO by the specified time, alongwith :
    1. Bank draft for refundable Earnest Money, as under :
      Type of DU / FlatNon-Refundable Application feesRefundable Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)Total Amt. ( in Rs.)
      A
      500
      50,000
      50,500
      B
      500
      50,000
      50,500
      C
      1,000
      1,00,000
      1,01,000
      D
      1,000
      1,00,000
      1,01,000
      Note: Rs. 100/- to be added towards cost of 'CGEWHO Rules Brochure' with above amount, in case, applicant is using downloaded application form.
    2. Affidavit as per the format prescribed in the CGEWHO Rules Book.
    3. Pay slip or copy of PPO duly attested. No interest will be payable on Earnest Money deposited alongwith the application for the first three months calculated from the day following the closing date of scheme, including extension, if any. Thereafter, beyond three months a simple interest @ 5% per annum will be payable to unsuccessful allottess till the date of refund. On allotment, the Earnest Money paid (alongwith the application) shall be deemed to be a part of the instalment(s) and the beneficiary will be treated as if he had made part payment of the first instalment.

REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS

On scrutiny of the Application Form, the applicants will be registered for a dwelling unit in the Scheme.

RESERVATION FOR SC/ST APPLICANTS

15% & 7.5% of the DUs of all the types in all the housing schemes of CGEWHO will be reserved for SC & ST applicants respectively, with a stipulation that there will be a minimum of one DU of each type in the reserved category and fractions, if any, will be rounded off to the nearest full number. The procedure adopted in such allotments shall be as under;
  1. In case of more number of applicants belonging to SC/ST categories, after first conducting the draw for the reserved categories alone, unsuccessful applicants shall be considered in the draw for general category of applicants. Those who will succeed in the general draw will get a confirmed allotment, and the remaining applicants, if any, shall be placed on the general waiting list as well as the one created especially for the reserved category of applicants. However, in case of less number of applications than the number of DUs reserved, the balance DUs (after giving confirmed allotment to the applicants belonging to the reserved category) shall automatically stand de- reserved, and will be considered in the general draw.
  2. The applicants desirous of being considered in the 'Reserved' category, will be required to submit an attested photocopy of the 'Caste' Certificate from the appropriate authority.
  3. These 'Reservations' will be applicable to 'Priority I' applicants only.

CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING

If the registered applicants for a given project exceed the number of dwelling units, computerised draw will be held at the Head Office separately for each type. Successful applicants will be given 'confirmation of booking' by an Allotment letter.

COST OF DWELLING UNITS

The cost of dwelling units, with or without garages, for each Scheme will be worked out by the CGEWHO and intimated at the time of announcing the Scheme. The cost will, interalia, include interest on investment in land purchased for a scheme, common amenities, cost of reserve funds, charges towards registration of land etc. The costs will be reviewed at different stages of construction and will be subject to escalation, on account of market prices, labour wages, Cooperative Society/Apartments Owners' Association's charges,essential alterations, additions etc. All revisions of cost will be charged to the beneficiaries and they will be liable to pay the same.

PAYMENT SCHEDULES

Beneficiaries will be required to pay instalments on the self-financing basis. The payments will be on call. Please also see para 7 of Part 'A' of this Brochure.

LATE PAYMENTS

Beneficiaries who join a Scheme, or are promoted from the waiting list, after the initial enrollment or are late in paying their instalments, will be charged interest from the respective dates of instalments towards equalisation charges. The rate of interest on these payments will be 15% per annum. This rate of interest is subject to change. The CGEWHO reserves its right to terminate the registration and cancel the allotment without giving any further notice, in case of default in making the scheduled payment beyond 120 days from the last date of payment.
NOTE: Once an allotment has been cancelled, for any reason whatsoever, it can not be revived under any circumstances. However, in extreme cases, the Competent Authority may agree to re-activate the allotment provided the request is accompanied by requisite outstanding payments.

CHANGES IN PAYMENT SCHEDULES

The CGEWHO will make every effort to indicate the prices of the dwelling units as accurately as possible but the costs may vary. Adjustments in payments and schedules may become necessary, commensurate with the progress of construction. Beneficiaries will be intimated of the changes as they occur.

MODE OF PAYMENT

All payments will be made by Demand Draft / Pay Order only on any Scheduled Bank payable at New Delhi, drawn in favour of the CGEWHO A/c 0267101018816 Canara Bank duly endorsed 'payee A/c only'. Payments in cash or cheque will not be accepted.

PAYMENT OF INTEREST

  1. No interest will be payable by the CGEWHO to the beneficiaries on any instalment paid after the confirmation of booking. Beneficiaries, to whom confirmed allotment has been made, shall also not be entitled to any interest on installments paid, in the event of cancellation/ withdrawal.
  2. No interest will be payable by the CGEWHO on the Application Fee, which is non-refundable.

REBATE

If a beneficiary pays the total cost of dwelling unit within 45 days of the confirmation of booking, a rebate of 2.5% will be given. However, this or any other rebate is not applicable for making any advance payment of the tentative cost of the dwelling unit. Further, this rebate is available to the applicants receiving allotment, on announcement of the scheme. Applicants joining the scheme, during its operation, subject to availability and offering to make early payments will not be entitled to this rebate.
LOAN ARRANGEMENTS
  1. Beneficiaries who are still in Central Government employment may be entitled to House Building Advance as admissible to Central Government employees in accordance with the rules of the Government of India.
  2. The CGEWHO will liaise with Nationalised Banks, Housing Development Financial Corporation and other financial institutions and endeavour to secure financial assistance by way of loans. Subject to agreement of the institutions, loans on second mortgage may be possible. However, the receipt of loan cannot be guaranteed. The quantum of these loans will, interalia, depend on the repaying capacity of the beneficiary.

ALLOTMENT OF SPECIFIC UNIT

The allotment of block, floor, specific dwelling unit will be made by a computerised draw of lots at the Head Office towards the end of the project and the results be intimated to each beneficiary. Allotments of a specific flat/ floor, as a result of the draw, shall be final and no requests for change shall be entertained.

RESERVATIONS

  1. Reservation will be made upto 3% of ground/lowest floor flats in each scheme for handicapped personnel in the CGEWHO's Housing Schemes.
  2. Personnel with the following disabilities will be eligible for such reservations:
    1. Orthopaedically handicapped - severe (75% and above)
    2. Visually handicapped - severe (75% and above)
    3. Mental illness - severe (75% and above)
  3. Availability of the above facility is restricted only to the allottee, his/her spouse and children only.
  4. Percentage of disability would be certified by the Head of Deptt. of a Government Hospital.

WITHDRAWAL FROM A SCHEME:

If a beneficiary wishes to withdraw from a scheme, he should submit a written request to the CGEWHO, alongwith the following documents.
    1. Letter of allotment in original (if issued)
    2. Original receipt(s) issued by this office against the payment(s) made by the beneficiary
    3. Pre-receipt as per proforma placed at Annexure II.
Allottees withdrawing from a Scheme will not be refunded their application fee, nor will they be entitled to any interest payment, No interest is paid to confirmed allottees. Allottees withdrawing after the date of commencement of construction, will be required to pay withdrawal charges @ 15% of the first instalment. Allottees withdrawing after allotment of specific floor/flats will be required to pay withdrawal charges @ 20% of the first instalment. Such refund will be made within 45 days of the receipt of the request for withdrawal alongwith all required documents.

CANCELLATION CHARGES

In addition to the Application Fee, 15% /20% of the first instalment will be levied as cancellation charges in case cancellation or withdrawal is sought after the commencement of construction/allotment of specific unit. These charges will also be levied on beneficiaries whose booking has been cancelled by the CGEWHO for want of timely payment or any other reason whatsoever.

POSSESSION

The beneficiary will be given a notice of two months to take the allotted unit, provided he/she has completed all formalities, paid all the dues, executed all the Deeds and obtained a Clearance Certificate from the CGEWHO.

DELAY IN TAKING OVER

The allotment of an inpidual who fails to take possession of the dwelling unit for three months after expiry of the notice period (inspite of making payment of following overhead charges per month or part thereof), shall be liable to be cancelled by the CEO, CGEWHO. Under special circumstances, such an allottee may approach the Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO for an extension of this period which may be granted by the CEO as a special case for another maximum period of three months only.
Rs. 500 p.m. for Type A/L
Rs. 1500 p.m. for Type B/M
Rs. 2000 p.m. for Type C/N
Rs. 3000 p.m. for Type D
In the event of a beneficiary failing to take physical possession of the flat within 12 months of issue of the final call up letter, inspite of having paid the maintenance charges as above, the possession shall be given from the CGEWHO's Head Office only, and not from the site office, on 'as is-where is' basis. Further, in such a case any request for repairs, defect rectification etc will not be entertained. The beneficiary, who takes possession late will, however, be obliged to pay to the concerned Apartment Owners Association/ Society, the monthly up-keep & maintenance charges, as levied by it w.e.f. the date made applicable by the AOA or the date of allotment, whichever is earlier.

HANDING OVER

The dwelling units will be offered on 'as-is-where-is' basis after the Contractor and Architect have certified their completion. However, defects and deficiencies observed by the beneficiaries at the time of handing over/taking over, may be recorded in the documents. These will be examined and rectified, wherever applicable, in the defect liability period.

MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF DWELLING UNITS

Mutual exchange of type of DUs, during the currency of the scheme, or specific floor/ flat, after the draw has been conducted, may be permitted within the same scheme, or schemes managed by the same AOA/ Society subject to the two beneficiaries giving an undertaking to effect all the future payments, as called, and not to seek withdrawal from the scheme. However, in extreme situations, the Chief Executive Officer, may agree to accept withdrawal from the scheme, subject to payment of double the normal 'withdrawal charges' i.e. 30% / 40% of the 1st instalment (para 25 of the CGEWHO Rule refers).

COOPERATIVE SOCIETY/APARTMENT OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATION

Beneficiaries of each Scheme would form a Cooperative Society/Apartment Ownership Association under local laws governing such bodies. Every beneficiary will pay the Membership Fee for the Society/Association. In addition, a sum equal to 1.5% of the final cost of the dwelling unit will be charged from each beneficiary and credited to the account of his Society/Association, for its running expenses. The Society/Association, will administer the colony, look after its maintenance, attend to common property and provide guidelines for civic standards. The Society/Association will be governed by its byelaws.

PROCEDURE & OBLIGATIONS

  1. Coinciding with or after issue of the final call up notice, the CGEWHO will hold a General Body meeting of all the beneficiaries to elect the office-bearers of the proposed Apartment Owners' Association.
  2. Such elected adhoc Committee, of the proposed Apartment Owners Association, will aim at formally constituting the Association, including framing of its by-laws under the local laws governing such bodies, and register the same with the appropriate competent authorities.
  3. On completing the formalities regarding registration of the Association, the ad-hoc Committee would be required to convene a General Body meeting of all the beneficiaries to elect and constitute a regular Executive Committee.
  4. The duly elected adhoc Committee will take over all the common areas/services/facilities of the project within 6 months of its constitution - a period during which CGEWHO will maintain the residential complex and debit the actual maintenance expenses so incurred to the Apartment Owners' Association account.
  5. In case the adhoc/regular Committee fails to take over the common services/facilities/areas within a further period of 4 months, the CGEWHO shall be at liberty to wind up its operations at site, including demobilising its man power, leaving the complex in 'as is-where is' condition, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO. However, during these 4 months period, though the CGEWHO shall maintain the complex at the cost of Apartment Owners' Association, it will charge an additional amount of Rs. 150/- per beneficiary per month for the services so provided which will be over and above the actual cost of maintenance and debit the same to the Apartment Owners' Association account, before handing over the balance of amount to it. (f) While some amounts will be transferred to the ad-hoc Committee by the CGEWHO, for meeting day to day expenses, bulk of the AOA charges collected will be transferred to the regular Executive Committee only, on a formal request by the President/Secretary, but after taking over all the common areas/services/facilities of the project. However, no interest would be paid by the CGEWHO to the AOA, on the amounts collected from the beneficiaries towards AOA charges.

ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS

An undertaking covering the following aspects will be given by all the beneficiaries:
  1. Abide by the laws, bye-laws, rules and regulations of the Central or State Governments, the Civic bodies, the CGEWHO and the Cooperative Society/Apartment Ownership Association.
  2. Shall not sub-pide, extend, amalgamate, or carry out structural design or layout changes to the dwelling unit and garages without the prior permission in writing of the Civic Authority.
  3. The dwelling units and garages/stilts would be used for the sole purpose of living and car/scooter parking. Any commercial exploitation of these would be deemed to be a violation of terms and conditions.
  4. Facilities like stair-cases, passages, terraces, parks, lifts etc and common spaces and services, will be utilised by the beneficiary, alongwith other beneficiaries of the Scheme and no one will have exclusive right to their usage, nor make any alterations thereto.

OWNERSHIP

At the time of execution of Transfer Deed in favour of a beneficiary, he/she will have the option to register the dwelling unit in his/her own name, or jointly register it with one or two relations out of the undermentioned:
  1. Wife/Husband
  2. Son/sons, daughter/ daughters, including legally adopted children
  3. Parents (in case of unmarried @ widows without children)
  4. Brother/Sister (in case of unmarried @ widows without children)

SUCCESSION

In the event of the death of the beneficiary before the dwelling unit is taken over, his/her spouse or dependent children, whoever has been shown as the nominee in the Application, will be eligible to continue in the Scheme and to avail of the benefits under the Scheme. In case of unmarried members, these privileges will be extended to the dependent parents only. However, such changes in CGEWHO's records shall be made subject to the nominee fullfilling certain criteria and submitting requisite set of documents.

TRANSFER

The beneficiaries will not be permitted to dispose off the dwelling unit by way of Sale/Transfer/Assignment/ Long Lease/ by execution of Power of Attorney, under any circumstances, before transfer of the legal title of the dwelling unit by the CGEWHO in favour of the beneficiary. Any such transfer shall result in cancellation of allotment of the dwelling unit, in which case the allottee will pay penalty, as prescribed under the heading 'Cancellation Charges.' After transfer of the legal title of the dwellng unit in favour of the beneficiary, he/she may dispose off his/her dwelling unit, with prior permission of the concerned 'Kendriya Vihar Apartment Owners Association/ Society'. as per its byelaws.

LIABILITY OF THE CGEWHO

  1. In extreme situations beyond the control of CGEWHO, CGEWHO may be obliged to abandon a Scheme. In such a case, its liability would be to refund the deposits in full, with interest, in accordance with the Rules, less handling charges of 1% and Application Fee.
  2. The CGEWHO is only providing a service. It can in no way be held responsible for any claims of damages which may arise due to any reason whatsoever, including any commission or ommission, by the CGEWHO or its employees.

AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE ORGANISATION

The General Body is empowered to amend, alter or delete any of the Rules, as well as the Memorandum of Association.

ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION

The Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO has the right of final acceptance of an application, its registration, booking and allotment of the dwelling unit and garages/stilts.

ARBITRATION

  1. All matters of disputes relating to CGEWHO Rules, which are likely to affect the rights of the beneficiaries, vis-a-vis, the CGEWHO, may be referred to the President of the Governing Council. The President shall appoint Arbitrator to adjudicate in the matter, whose decision shall be final and binding on the beneficiary and the CGEWHO. Request for arbitration of a dispute will be entertained only if it is made within two months of the cause of the action and prior to taking possession of the house. Possession will not be given till the arbitration proceedings are complete.
  2. Appointment of an Arbitrator will not be objected to on the ground that he/she is a person subordinate to the President, is a member of the Governing Council or the Executive Committee, is associated with the functioning of the CGEWHO, or is a beneficiary of a Scheme.
  3. President of the Governing Council shall have the privilege and authority to appoint a new successor to the Arbitrator after his demitting the office of Arbitrator on account of the transfer, resignation, retirement, death or any such eventuality, whereby the adjudicating Arbitrator is incapacitated to adjudicate the dispute between the parties.
  4. All suits and legal proceedings of any kind against CGEWHO shall be instituted only in the appropriate courts in Delhi, notwithstanding the location of the property, which may be subject matter of the dispute. All the arbitration proceedings/hearings shall be held in Delhi only.

MISREPRESENTATION OR SUPPRESSION OF FACTS

If it is found, at any time that an applicant has given false information or suppressed certain material facts, or has transferred the rights of the dwelling unit in any manner whatsoever, his/ her application will be rejected, and the registration/booking of dwelling unit will be cancelled without making any reference to the applicant. He/ she will also be debarred from participating in future schemes. In such cases, allottees will pay penalty as prescribed under the heading "Cancellation Charges".

OTHER SALIENT FEATURES REGARDING LOANS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

  1. The period of loan varies from 5 to 20 years. Repayment will, generally not extend beyond retirement.
  2. Co-borrowers: Earning members of a family like wife, son, daughter, father and mother can join as co- borrowers for increasing the amount of loan.
  3. The admissibility of loan is dependent on the repaying capacity of the borrowers and the co-borrowers opted by the beneficiary.
  4. Loan is generally disbursed only after applicant has invested his own share in full.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Finance Minister to inaugurate the Centralized GP Fund Module of PFMS for all the Central Government Employees and ePPO Module of PFMS for complete end -to -end electronic processing of Pension cases tomorrow

Finance Minister to inaugurate the Centralized GP Fund Module of PFMS for all the Central Government Employees and ePPO Module of PFMS for complete end -to -end electronic processing of Pension cases tomorrow
28 FEB 2018

On the occasion of 42nd Civil Accounts Day tomorrow, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs , Shri Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the Centralized GP Fund Module of PFMS for all the Central Government Employees. The centralized GPF module meets a long standing demand of the Central Government Employees for a mapping of GPF Accounts with the unique Employee ID thereby facilitating online application for GPF advances and withdrawals with online access to the employee's current GPF balances. The module will streamline GPF accounting and transfer of balances.

During the Inaugural Session, the Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley will also inaugurate the ePPO module of PFMS for complete end -to -end electronic processing of Pension cases. The ePPO includes the integration of the BHAVISHYA application of the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare and the PARAS application of CPAO with PFMS for seamless processing of Pension cases thereby eliminating delays and errors involved in manual processing.

A function is being organized tomorrow at D.S. Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan Complex, New Delhi to mark the 42nd Civil Accounts Day.

The Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley will be the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Session. The Union Minister of State for Finance, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan will preside over this Session. The Secretary (Expenditure), Shri A. N. Jha and the Controller General of Accounts(CGA), Shri Anthony Lianzuala will be the other dignitaries at the Inaugural Session.

It may be mentioned here that the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley had earlier graced the 40th Civil Accounts Day function on March 1, 2016 in which the Hon'ble President of India was the Chief Guest. The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley had also very graciously inaugurated the ‘Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan', the new building of this office on September 14, 2016.
Earlier, the Finance Minister had been kind enough to launch the mandatory use of PFMS for Central -Sector schemes monitoring (Oct 2015), the Non -Tax Receipts Portal (NTRP) (Feb 2016) and the Web Responsive Pensioners' Service of the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) (September 2016).

The Union Government initiated a major reform in Public Financial Management in 1976. The Audit and Accounts functions were separated by relieving the Comptroller and Auditor General of his responsibility of preparation of Union Government accounts. The accounting function was brought directly under the control of the Executive. Consequently, the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) was established. The ICAS was carved out from the Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA & AS), initially through the promulgation of an Ordinance amending the C & AG's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 1976. Later on, the Departmentalization of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 1976 was enacted by Parliament and assented to by Hon'ble President of India on 8th April, 1976. The Act was deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st March, 1976. Accordingly, the ICAS is celebrating March 1 every year as the "Civil Accounts Day".
Since its inception the ICAS has steadily grown in stature and now plays an important role in the management of public finances of the Union Government.

Other highlights of the 42nd Civil Accounts Day function are

* Inauguration of the Centralised GPF and ePPO modules of PFMS
Reforms in public financial management are a continuous process. Structural changes take place in the economy and in the functioning of government which demand accounting data on public finances to be available to decision makers, often on real time basis. This demand for faster information can only be met through adoption of technology. Recognizing this need, the Service has since its inception, been a pioneer in the use of Information Technology in Payments, Accounting and Financial Reporting.

* Keynote address by Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC)
Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, FFC will deliver the keynote address at the Plenary Session from 12.00 PM to 12.50 PM on the topic "Managing Public Finances for a resurgent India". The Address will be of tremendous significance in the context of fiscal discipline efforts of the Union and the States that would be required to achieve fiscal consolidation.

* Address by Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India
The post-lunch session (2:00 PM -2:50 PM) will feature a talk by Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India on the topics "Leveraging Information Technology for an efficient receipt and payment system of the Government of India". As the head of the premier accredited and aggregator bank for Government business, the views of Chairman, SBI on the subject would be of immense significance especially in the context of implementation of the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) with a seamless integration with the banking systems.

Concluding session
This Session will be an Open House Session where Service Officers will interact for a way forward on issues relating to Accounts, IT and Internal Audit.

PIB

Friday, September 8, 2017

Government Employees responsible for Deletion of the name of an ineligible Dependent

Government Employees responsible for Deletion of the name of an ineligible Dependent

The undersigned is directed to state that in accordance with the definition of 'family' mentioned in Ministry of Health Memo. No. F.6(1) 1-54-H, dated the Ist May, 1954 the family of a beneficiary for the purpose of CGHS scheme includes husband/wife of the CGHS card-holder, as the case may be, wholly dependent children or step-children and parents, who are mainly dependent on and residing with the Government Servant. While it is incumbent upon the card issuing. Authorities, i.e. various departments and offices participating in the scheme, to ensure that the names of only genuine and eligible persons are included in the CGHS token cards, it is the responsibility of the employees concerned to apply for a deletion of the name of the dependent from the CGHS card, when the ward is no more entitled to the benefit eligible under the scheme. The failure on the part of a cardholder to get the name of a child deleted from the CGHS token-card when he is no more dependent on him is a good and sufficient reason for initiating disciplinary proceedings against him in terms of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965.

All Ministers/Departments of the Government of India are requested kindly to ensure that the above said provisions are complied with fully. These instructions may also be brought to the notice of all employees concerned.

Opting out of the C.G.H. Scheme
Spouse employed outside Central Government and availing Medical Facilities provided by his/her Employer
Central Government Servants covered under Central Govt. Health Scheme and whose spouse is employed in Defence or Railway Services, State Government or Corporations or Bodies financed partly or wholly by the Central or State Government, Local Bodies and private organizations which provide medical facilities to the employees and their family members, can opt out of the CGH Scheme and avail medical facilities so provided by the above mentioned organizations.
It is to be ensured that neither of the two nor their family members avail medical facilities from both the sources at the same time and for this purpose, the concerned Central Government employee shall give an undertaking to the authority issuing the CGHS Card.

Re-admission under CGHS after 'opting out'
Such Government Servants, who have opted out of CGHS, may apply for readmission and avail the benefit of CGHS in case their spouse dies or resigns or is dismissed from the office/organization, which provided medical facilities.

Availability of 'Opting Out' Facility
The facility of opting out of CGHS can only be availed twice during the whole service career of the employee. Administrative Ministry/Department shall record the same by making an entry in the employee's Service Book.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Married daughter to get family pension during pendency of divorce case

Married daughter to get family pension during pendency of divorce case

New Delhi: The married daughter of a central government employee, who is no more, will get family pension even during the pendency of a divorce case, the Centre has said.

Existing rules allow divorced daughters to get family pension only if a decree of divorce had been issued by the competent court during the life time of at least one of the parents.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has recently changed rules to help such women facing divorce cases in court.

The decision comes as the government was receiving grievances from various quarters that the divorce proceedings take years before attaining finality.

There are many cases in which the divorce proceedings of the daughter of a government employee/pensioner had been instituted in the competent court during the life time of one or both of the parents but none of them was alive by the time the decree of divorce was granted by the competent authority, the ministry said.
"The matter has been examined in this department in consultation with Department of Expenditure and it has been decided to grant family pension to a divorced daughter in such cases where the divorce proceedings had been filed in a competent court during the life-time of the employee/pensioner or his/her spouse but divorce took place after their death," the ministry said.

However, the grant of family pension will be subjected to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria as well, it added.

Family pension is given to a spouse of a dead government servant or to dependent children.

PTI

Thursday, August 3, 2017

7th Pay Commission: Worst in 70 years, only panel not to reduce 7th CPC pay gap

7th Pay Commission: Worst in 70 years, only panel not to reduce 7th CPC pay gap

7th-Pay-Commission-Pay-Gap


Employee unions are engaging in talks with the government after every central government employee has expressed dissatisfaction with the 7th Pay Commission recommendations. The pay panel reduced the HRA and employees are upset since it constitutes a substantial part of their salary. The Commission had recommended HRA at the rate of 24 per cent, 16 per cent and 8 per cent of basic pay of the central government employees. The government decided to go ahead with the HRA.

Give HRA as per 6th Pay Commission

Employees cite the HRA recommendations made by the 6th Pay Commission. The previous commission had recommended HRA at the rate of 30 per cent, 20 per cent and 10 per cent for X, Y and Z category of cities respectively. The employees say that they want the HRA as per the previous commission.

Why HRA hike is needed

A hike in the HRA would mean the central government employees take more salary home. HRA constitutes a substantial part of the salary. Moreover central government employees are unhappy that the arrears on allowances were not given. The cabinet had approved the allowances from July 2017 as opposed to the July 2016 demand by the employees.

7th Pay Commission did not bridge the gap

The previous commissions had bridged the pay gap where the basic pay between lower paid employees and top bureaucrats were concerned. The 2nd pay commission had done it in the ratio of 1:41 while in the case of the 6th Pay Commission it was 1:12. The 7th Pay Commission recommended a minimum basic pay for Central government employees of Rs 18,000 with a maximum pay of Rs 2.50 lakh per month. While other pay commissions reduced the gap, the latest pay panel increased it to 1:14.

Lowest hike in 70 years

The 7th Pay Commission had recommended a 14.27 per cent hike in the basic pay. The reason why central government employees are so distressed is because this is the lowest in 70 years. The previous had recommended a 20 per cent hike, which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government Employee Clarification regarding

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government Employee Clarification regarding

NO.35034/3/2008-Estt(D) (Vol. II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
New Delhi 110001
Dated the 04th July, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government Employee Clarification regarding.

the undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Para 4 of Annexure-I of the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme issued vide the Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated May 19, 2009 providing that benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation upder 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 availalable under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available.

2. References have been received from varios Ministries/Departments whether at the time of regular promotion/grant of Non-Functional scale, the employee may be allowed to draw the difference in Pay after availing regular increment in the Pay Band and Grade Pay w.e.f. date of promotion or date of next increment consequent to MACP.

3. The matter has been considered in this Department in consultation with the Department of Expenditure and it has been decided that the para 4 of the Annexure-I of the MACP Scheme would be modified as under:

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 / grant of Non Functional Scale, if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion / grant of Non-Functional Scale, 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. At the time of such regular promotion/grant of Non-Functional Scale to the higher grade pay than what has been given under MACPS, the employee have the option to draw the difference of Grade Pays from the date of such regular promotion/grant of Non-Functional Scale or the date of accrual of next increment in the pay allowed under MACP"

4. This modification in the MACP Scheme is being issued in consulation with the department of Expenditure.
(G.Jayanthi)
Director(E-1)
Source: DoPT

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Grants-in-aid for the year 2016-2017 to the Central Government Employees Resident Welfare Associations – Submission of Accounts for the year 2015- 2016

Grants-in-aid for the year 2016-2017 to the Central Government Employees Resident Welfare Associations – Submission of Accounts for the year 2015- 2016

No. 7/01/2016 – Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
*******
Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated 22nd June, 2016
To
The Secretaries of the Grantee,
Central Government Employee,
Resident Welfare Association,
(As per list)

Subject: Grants-in-aid for the year 2016-2017 to the Central Government Employees Resident Welfare Associations – Submission of Accounts for the year 2015- 2016 regarding.

Sir/Madam,
I am directed to say that the Department of Personnel & Training has been sanctioning Grants-in-aid to the eligible recognized Residents Welfare Associations formed by the Central Government Employees in residential colonies to enable them to meet a part of their expenditure on the welfare activities, programmes during the financial year. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations II eligible to receive grants-in-aid may please send a request to this effect to this Department in the prescribed proformae.

2. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations are requested to send their request keeping in view the following guidelines:-
a. Central Government employees and employees of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Supreme Court, High Court, UPSC, Statutory and Autonomous bodies and Delhi Administration shall qualify for regular membership of an Association in respect of the grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel & Training subject to fulfillment of conditions as lajd in para (b) to (h) of clause II (2) of the O.M. No. 5/8/20 13-Welfare dated 3′ June, 2014.

b. Grants-in-aid admissible will be subject to an upper ceiling of Rs. 10,000/during a financial year.

c. Consolidated accounts for the previous financial year may be provided in Annexure ‘A’ signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Internal Auditor.

d. A complete list of all the members showing their names, residential address, official  designation and address as on 31.03.2016 may be submitted as in Annexure ‘B’.

e. All the vouchers relating to each head of expenditure as appearing in Annexure ‘A’ should be maintained by the Association, so as to verify the expenditure as and when needed.

f. The Stock Register maintained by the Association as audited and certified by the Internal Auditor after physical verification should be maintained by the Association. The Department of Personnel & Training may verify the Stock Register as and when required. Similarly, the inventory of articles should also be maintained.

g. A copy of the minutes of the General Body meeting wherein the accounts of the Association and other activities thereof for the previous year have been approved may be submitted (Annexure ‘L’).

h. Utilization Certificate in respect of the grants-in-aid provided by this Department and information regarding assets acquired wholly or substantially funded from the grant may also be furnished as per proforma in Annexure ‘G’ and ‘H’ respectively. The Association who have not received grants-in-aid for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 may submit Utilization Certificate for the previous year. However, the newly formed Associations need to submit Utilization Certificate indicating ‘Nil’ along with the Accounts for the year 2015-16.

i. A report on the activities of the Association with reference to the Annual Action Plan as provided in Clause 7 of the Rules and Regulations framed under the Model Constitution may also be provided (Annexure ‘K’).

j. A certificate regarding expenditure on Swach Bharat Mission may also be provided (Annexure ‘M’).
3. It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-in-aid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past. In case any Association fails to get grants-in-aid for any reason for two consecutive years, such Association will stand derecognized.

4. CGER WAs are requested to send their request complete in all respect, in the prescribed proformae, to DoPT preferably by 31.08.2016 for further necessary action in the matter.

Note: Incomplete Accounts for the year 2015-16, for receiving the grants-in-aid for the year 2016-17, will not be entertained by this Department.
Yours faithfully
(G. S. Arora)
Chief Welfare Officer (RWA)
DOPT Circular

7th Pay Commission implementation: Government says amount allocated to manage impact

7th Pay Commission implementation: Government says amount allocated to manage impact

Speculations are rife as Centre to take decision on 7th Pay Commission report implementation as around 47 lakh Central Government employees working in various sectors await their salary hike, which will have implications for government finances and inflation.

At a time when there are no conclusive increase in the private sector spending yet and the government also losing the benefits of low oil prices, it is facing a tough challenge in keeping up with the spending in public sector.

Reacting to a query, Finance secretary Ashok Lavasa said that a certain amount has been allocated to manage the impact of the pay commission award. But to speculate whether the amount is adequate enough, would be too early and premature.

Sources say, for this fiscal year the provision for hounouring the pay panel’s award is about Rs 54,000 crore whereas the outgo is estimated to be Rs 74,000 crore. Lavasa refused to comment on that saying no one knows as to what extent the government will accept the 7th Pay Commissions report.

Source : Financial Express

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Deputation of Central Government servants to posts in Central Autonomous Bodies

Deputation of Central Government servants to posts in Central Autonomous Bodies

Central Government servants


 No.2/11/2015-CS.I(U)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi.
Dated the 3rd December, 2015.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Deputation of Central Government servants to posts in Central Autonomous Bodies

The undersigned is directed to say that in terms of revised instructions issued by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare vide their O.M No. 4/78/2008-P&PW(D) dated 12.10.2015, appointment of Central Govt. employees to posts in Central Autonomous Bodies on deputation basis is allowed without seeking exemption from the Rule of immediate absorption, if the Recruitment Rules for the posts specifically provide for the appointment of Central Government employee on deputation.

2. Accordingly, henceforth, CS.I Division being the cadre controlling authority for CSS Officers will provide cadre clearance to CSS Officers for deputation to Central Autonomous Bodies. However, the Autonomous Bodies and their nodal Ministries concerned should ensure that the provisions of D/o. P & PW’s O.M. dated 12.10.2015 are fulfilled while appointing Government servants on deputation basis.

(V.Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 24629412
Encl.: As above

To
All Ministries/Departments (participating in CSS)

Copy to:
1. DS, CS.II, DoPT
2. All USs/SOs, CS.I, DOPT

Source: ccis.nic.in

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Central Government Employees may cheer for higher bonus this year

Central Government Employees may cheer for higher bonus this year

After long times Central Government Employees are going to get higher amount of bonus this year. Earlier, the ceiling for bonus was Rs. 3500 per month. From this year, the ceiling is going to be increased to as high as Rs. 10,000 per month. In a letter from Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr S. Agarwal conveyed this good news to Sri Vijesh Upadhyay, Genl. Secy., Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangha.

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
SHRAM SHAKTHI BHAVAN
NEW DELHI – 110001
SHANKAR AGGARWAL, I.A.S.
Secretary of Govt. of India
D.O.No.51040/4/2015-IR(PG)
28th August, 2015
Dear Shri Upadhyay,

Kindly refer to our discussion regarding the calculation ceiling for bonus. The Government is considering to revise calculation ceiling from the preset level of Rs.3,500 per month to Rs.7,000 per month or the minimum wages for the scheduled employment as fixed by the appropriate Government, whichever is higher. Minimum wages have not been fixed as yet, however, the minimum wages will be fixed at a level which is respectable.

2. Under these circumstances, on an average the calculation ceiling for the purposes of bonus would be Rs.10,000 per month.
Yours Sincerely,
(Shankar Aggarwal)
Shri Virijesh Upadhayay
General Secretary,
Bhartiya Mazadoor Sangh
27, Deendayal Upadhyay Mag.
Rouse Avenue, New Delhi-2

Friday, September 4, 2015

7th Pay Commission likely to see pay hikes by 40%

Seventh Pay Commission likely to see pay hikes by 40%

New Delhi: The Seventh Pay Commission’s report is likely be submitted to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shortly.

Sources said that there will be no internal relief. The average increase in basic fair pay for all government employees will be in the region of 40-45%.

This is a very rough average because for senior level officers, like the Cabinet Secretary or officials at the secretary level, the payback could increase by more than 50%.

The Pay Panel may recommend a new pay scale from January 1, 2016. The existing HRA would be retained for A1 cities; while there would be a 15-20% hike for other cities.

But interestingly when we spoke to government employees they were not really happy, essentially perhaps because effectively if you take the DA out, it is not really a hefty bonanza as many thought it would be.
Also, given the price rise and inflation issues, most people are saying it is really not that sufficient. Most of these recommendations will be implemented.

But the point is, if the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a problem with any of the observations or with the impact of the Pay Commission recommendations, he might even send this back to the Pay Commission for another round of iteration.

In that case, some amendments will be made that come back to the Finance Ministry and then it may go back to the Cabinet for approval. If that happens, it could delay the process by about 1-2 more months.
A central government employee will earn up to 40% more if the government accepts the Seventh Pay commission’s proposals, which will be submitted shortly.

This pay hike would affect the lives of over 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners and could trigger off similar pay hike across state governments as well.

An official of the Pay Commission, says recommendations will be made to improve productivity.
The Commission will be talked of market driven compensation at the top level, where there are expert persons required by the government. There should be open competition with the public. If they have a better candidate from outside, he should be appointed instead of simply promoting people by seniority, said the official.

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