CASUAL, PART TIME, CONTINGENT EMPLOYEE'S CASE

This is an article published in NFPE site; considering the importance of the contents, the same is published here for you. CASUAL, PART TIME, CONTINGENT EMPLOYEE'S CASE. THE COMMITTEE HEADED BY CPMG ASSAM HAS SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO POSTAL BOARD AND THE SAME IS UNDER EXAMINATION. STAFF SIDE HAS ALSO SUBMITTED ITS SUGGESTIONS TO THE POSTAL BOARD. WE ARE EXPECTING THE DECISION OF THE POSTAL BOARD SHORTLY. JOINT LETTER SUBMITTED BY NFPE AND FNPO IS REPRODUCED BELOW:  NATIONAL FRDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATIONS NEW DELHI                                                            Date- 6-02-2012 MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO  SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF POST,  NEW DELHI,ON THE PROBLEMS OF CASUAL,PART TIME, CONTINGENT & CONTRACT WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION AND SETTLEMENT.             The system of engaging casual laborers is in existence in the Dept. of post even from undivided    P&T Dept. In the year 1980 order was issued by the Dept.  dividing them into different categories. They are.... 1-         Those who has not completed  720 days of service in a period of 3 years @ 240 days    per year as on 1-4-1980 2-         Those who are working from 1-4-77 or earlier and have completed 720 days as on 1-     4-80. 3-         Those who are working from 1-4-75 or earlier and completed 1200 days service as         on 1-4-80. The wages were fixed as follows             First category they will be paid approved local rates.             Second category they will be paid 75% of the 1/30 of minimum of group D + DA.             Third category will be paid daily wage equal to 1/30 of minimum of group D + DA.2             Against this  discrimination in payment of wages  which is against fundamental rights NFPTE filed writ petition No302 of 1986  on 5-2-86 in the manner of MANDAMUS to the Union of India to  direct it to pay to the petitioners same salary and allowances and  other benefits as are  being paid to the regular and permanent  employees in the  corresponding cadre and to direct the Union of  India to  regularizes the service of casual  labor who had been  continuous service more than 6 months.             The Apex Court delivered the Judgment on 27-7-1987 which directed the Government as follows:-             Direction (1). The petitioners are entitled for the wages rates equal to the minimum pay in the pay scale of the regular employees and workers in the corresponding  cadre including DA &  ADA if any and other benefits which are being enjoying on the date  of the Judgment.             Direction (2). Directed the department to prepare scheme on a rational basis for  absorbing as far as possible those who have  been  continuously working for more than one year within eight  months of the date of Judgment.             Basing on these Judgments some orders were issued by the department. They are-            (1) DOP no 14/8/88-PAP dated 15-6-1987.             This order allowed paid w/off if a casual labor performed duties for 6 days 2-         DOP no 2-10/88-PE dated 19-2-88 directing the authorities to create posts wherever       feasible and complete the process of absorption by 31-5-1988 3-         DOP No 17-141/88-EDC & trg.  Dated 6-6-88 in these orders  instruction  were  issued for  considering casual  labors against  group D/ EDA posts.  In spite of all these orders same are  not 3 being implemented at lower level and number of quires were raised such as Who should be treated as casual  labor? These were clarified by the department vide its order No 55-24/88 –SPB1 dated 17-3-89. This order clarified that all the  casual workers working with different names in all the offices  should be treated as casual  labor only with two different names i.e. part time casual labor and full time casual labor.             Further clarification was issued on 16-9-92 vide lr.  No.45- 14/92 –SPB 1-directing the authorities to consider the PTCLs part  time casual labors] working for five hours and more should be made  FTCL[full time casual labors] by re-adjusting on combination of  duties wherever possible. In the same order it was clearly mentioned that in future no fresh CL should be engaged             Dept. of post issued orders called as grant of temporary  status and regularization scheme w.e.f. 29-11-89 according to  which CL[both ptcl&ftcl] on the roles of the Dept as on 29-11-89  and continued to  be  employed for 240 days in a year would be  conferred by the  temporary status.    This was further extended up to 1-9-93.             In spite of various orders mentioned above lower level authorities did not concentrate on this issue and casual labor system was continued as it is and engagement of new CL and contingent was also continued without following the rules and orders.             Again in the years 2006 orders were issued by DOPT vide its memo no. 49019/1/2006-EStt.dated 11 Dec.2006 for regularization of casual labors who were  recruited in irregular  manner also basing  on the Supreme Court Judgment in Civil Appeal No 3595, 3612/1999 dated 10-4-2006. But the same was neither circulated nor  implemented by the dept. of posts.             Even CAT HYD. in OA no 388 of 1998 directed the Dept. to grant the temp.  Status to PTCL also but the same was not implemented and opposed by the Dept. and filed WP No 17048 of 2000 in AP High Court.  Hon'ble High Court dismissed the petition 4confirming the orders of the CAT on 7-9-2010. Again dept. approached Hon'ble Supreme Court by filing SLP which was dismissed by the Apex Court. After this much of long struggle for 15 years the Hon'ble CAT judgment was  implemented for only those who approached the CAT that too  particularly prospectively but not retrospectively.             This is the situation prevailing in the dept of post in respect of casual labors. Even today Number of casual laborsworking from 1980 is still waiting for their absorption. After implementation of 6thC.P.C. to the regular  employees they have been denied of revised wages  till today on one plea or other. The benefits which have been enjoyed by the down trodden section which are given because of the Judgment given by Apex Court on 27-7-1987 were withdrawn one by one. They are 1. Paid w/o was withdrawn on the plea of Audit objection 2. They have been denied temporary status 3. They have been denied identity cards which are essential to them for performing duties. 4. They have been denied arrears of revised wages / DA from 1-1-2006 5. Wages were not revised on par with regular employees w. e.f. 1-1-2006 6. They are not being paid DA for the last three years. 7. Up to implementation of fifth C.P.C.  recommendation payment of HRA & CCA  was drawn with arrears but  subsequently this was withdrawn against which Hon'ble  CAT Chennai delivered Judgment to pay HRA&CCA, the same  was ratified by Hon'ble High court also but by amending  the rules dept. did not implement the Judgment and  HRA&CCA  was permanently withdrawn by issuing clarificatory order in December 2010. Keeping in view all the above, your good self  is requested to  examine the situation prevailing in respect of casual labor in the Dept. and ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO ISSUE ORDERS AND SETTLE THE ISSUES MENTIONED BELOW. i. Immediate payment of revised wages from 1-1-2006 along with  arrears irrespective of date of entry in the dept. which was  quashed  by the Apex Court in 1987 ii. All the CL either full time or part time may be granted paid W/OFF, POH including national holidays. iii. All the part time contingent posts may be converted as GDS posts and the present incumbents working in that posts may be upgraded as GDS. iv. All other PTCL may be regularized by issuing appointment orders so that they will get job security v. All the PTCL may be absorbed against MTS/GDS vacancies by implementing AP High Court Judgment in W.P. no 17048 of 2000 dated 7-9-2010 vi. The following modifications may be made in the latest MTS recruitment rules             1. Against 25% out side quota priority may be given to eligible casual labors.             2. The condition of prior to 1993 in respect of PTCL may be removed keeping in view     AP High Court  Judgment in WP NO.17048 mentioned above. vii. PTCL may be considered against GDS vacancies by reiterating  the DG posts order no 17-141/88-EDC&TRG dated 6thJune 88. viii. It may be recommended to issue identity cards to all CL irrespective of their working hours. ix. All the CL may be included in provident fund, gratuity and pensioner benefits as granted to unorganized sector workers. x. All the welfare measures granted to regular employees may be extended to casual labor also.              We hope that you will examine these issues with open mind keeping in view the natural justice and fundamental rights provided in the constitution to all the citizens of this country. Thanking you Madam.                    Yours faithfully,    (M. Krishnan)                      (D. Theagarajan) Secretary General              Secretary General       (NFPE)                                       FNPO --  M.Krishnan Secretary General NFPE

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) JULY 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) JULY 2013 It is a known truth of the eager expectations of the central government employee for announcement of the Dearness Allowance every year in the month of January and July and presently of the announcement of  DA JULY 2013  in a few days to come.We had already published that according to the computation of  AICPIN (IW)  there would be an increase to 10% accounting to 90% in the DA to be announced in September 2013. Though while we think that this increase in DA is a rejoicing one,in second thoughts if we deeply ponder it not so in reality.We come to know that the increase should be above 100% accounting to the statistics given by the central government workers federations.Normally the price percentage rises to 60% in comparison of the retail commercial rate to the whole sale rate.But the 6th Pay Commission  not taking in to account the true rise,took only 20% as the rise,based on which the minimum salary as determined resulting a great loss to the employees..The basic pay having been  determined less the other allowances and increment which depend upon it also got meagre.. This has resulted in a huge loss for the central govt employees. It has been come to known that the central govt has decided for a new calculative procedure to get actual  AICPIN(IW). We would wait and  see whether at least this time the employees are given their true and due share.If a employee with his wife and two children bearing upon his shoulder the burden of the inflation of day to day price needs to lead a decent livelihood,the salary percentage should be resurrected once in  five years like in public sector industries. As a fore runner to this all the employees federations and associations should insist on the govt for the formation of  the 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION at the foremost possible.Only through these measures the dream for a peaceful and contented life could be realised.

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Pensioners Portal Orders - Action Taken Report (ATR) on the minutes of the 22nd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA)

Pensioners Portal Orders - Action Taken Report (ATR) on the minutes of the 22nd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) F. No. 42/6/2013-P&PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 Date: 12th September, 2013 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Action Taken Report (ATR) on the minutes of the 22nd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA). Please find enclosed herewith a copy of Action Taken Report (ATR) on the decisions of the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 19th February, 2013 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble MOS(PP) for kind perusal. sd/- ( Sujasha Choudhury ) Deputy Secretary (P) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare) ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON THE DECISIONS OF THE 22nd MEETING OF STANDING  COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES (SCOVA) HELD ON 19.02.2013 Sl. No. Issue raised in 22nd SCOVA meeting as per minutes Decision taken in the 22nd SCOVA meeting Follow up Action 1. Sl. No. 1 and 19 of ATR or para 5:  Issue of revised PPO for Pre-2006 retirees and also to communicate the amount of pension as well as Family Pension to be revised consequent to the 6th Central Pay Commission to Pre 1.1.2006 pensioners, a) CPAO, Ministry of Railways, Department of Posts were told to complete the work by 31st March, 2013. d) Some Associations pointed out the long delay in the revision of PPOs after 6th CPC should be taken up urgently and requested MOS (PP) to intervene at his level to get the work completed without further delay. For this purpose they proposed that additional staff and honorarium may be considered. (i) D/oP&PW & CPAO:- >  All the Ministries have been requested to issue revised authority for all pensioners, all the pensioners/family Pensioners afresh. Secondly, with a view to reconciling the pension payment records, it had been decided to monitor the Pre-2006 cases only on the basis of e-scrolls made available by the banks. The CPAO is in the process of reconciling the data with the banks and Ministries/Departments. The progress is being monitored in this Department. To strengthen the monitoring at the level of the Secretary of the administrative Min/Deptt, this item has been made a part of the Monthly d.o to the Cabinet Secretary. > Several meetings were arranged CPAO at the level of Controller by the Accounts, Addl. CGA, CC(P), CPAO General of with the CCAs/CAs of Ministries/Departments to discuss the problems and to plan strategies to complete the targets within stipulated time. Letters were also written at the level of CGA to AGs and Administrators of Union Territories. > Pension of all the live pensioners of pre- 2006 and pre-1990 have already been revised as reported by banks. > As on 08.08.2013, 71,334 cases(34,733 pre-1990 and 36,601 pre-2006), of Civil Ministries/Deptts, are pending for revision. Approximately, 82% work of Civil Ministries/ Departments has been completed. Ministries /Deptts Pre-1990 Pre-2006 Total CivilMinistries/Deptts 34,733 36,601 71,334 > The major reason for non-revision of remaining cases by Ministries/Departments are re-organisation of various Departments/PAOs and non-availability of records of the pensioners in CPAO, Ministries/Departments and Banks. The efforts were also made through advertisements to approach to the pensioners but poor response from pensioners/family pensioners has also become the reason of this slow progress as their pension has already been revised by the banks. (ii) Ministry of Railways:- Current Status Period Total no. of pension cases No. Of PPOs issued by the A/cs Department Pre 2006 10,93,772 5,87,035 Action Plan: • Due to non-availability of complete information required for revisions (viz, updated address, date of birth of beneficiaries spouse new a/c no. etc) with the Pension Sanctioning Authority, Railways could not revise the PPOs suo¬moto. Accordingly, the Railways published advertisements in news papers/TV etc. to call for requisite details through application form. • Assistance of RBI was also availed to issue instructions to the Banks to place notices in Banks premises requesting Railway pensioners to fill up application forms and send the same to Railways. • Revised PPOs have been issued in respect of application forms received from the pensioners. • However, all these efforts did not help in getting applications from all the pensioners/family pensioners. Therefore, PPOs could not be revised in remaining cases. • The position was reviewed in May/2013, and it was decided that to issue the PPOs suo-moto by collecting the requisite gap information/details form Banks. • Railways had been given a target of 30.09.2013 for completion of this work. (iii) Department of Posts :-  Out of the 2,12,995 identified cases of pre- 2006 pensioners/family pensioners, 1,55,957 PPOs have been revised and issued upto31.07.2013, thus 73.22% works stands completed. All the Heads of the Circles/ Postal Accounts Officers have been requested to complete the balance work at the earliest.  The work regarding revision of Pension and PPOs of Post-2006 Pensioners has been completed almost cent percent Total Pensioners PPOs revised PPOs pending forrevision Percentage 2,12,995 1,55,957 57,038 73.22% b) Department of Telecommunication informed that they had not received the latest update on revision of PPOs from BSNL and therefore the data was not up to date. The Hontle MOS (PP) desired that the representative who attended the meeting should be able to give the requisite information. The representative of the Department of Telecom agreed to comply with the same. (b) Department of Telecommunications  Status of pension, revision of pre-2006 as on 30.08.2013 is :- Total No of Pre-2006 pensioners PPOs revised PPOs yet to be revised 94,635 40,637 53,998 c) Ministry of Defence informed that 6 Lakh PPOs had been revised. Efforts were on to adhere to the deadline of 30.09.2013. However, slippages could not be ruled out in view of the fresh revision of pension mandated by the Cabinet decision of 24.9.2012. Some of the Associations desired that outside agencies should be involved. They also desired that the Pension Regulation should be revised in tune with changes recommended by 6th CPC and accepted by Government. The revision of PPOs pre-1990 should also be completed by 30.09.2013. Secretary (Pension) also pointed out that there were number of grievances of PCDA Allahabad in this regard and asked organization of CGDA to specifically look into this, (Action, : CPAO, All Ministries, D/oP&PW) (c) M/o Defence (D/O Ex-Servicemen Welfare):- Corrigendum PPOs could not be issued by the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities(PSAs) for want of computerised data. There was some mismatch in data available with the PSAs and with the current pensions PDAs. Accordingly, a Task Force was created during one of the meetings held on 09.05.2013 comprising reps of SBI, PNB(large pension disbursing banks) and CGDA to sort out the matter. It has been reported that the records in respect of Post-2006 pensioners have since been computerised and database exists for 4.5 lac pensioners (approx.). Digital records of 5.88 lac pensioners have also been created in respect of pre-2006 pensioners under Project SANGAM so far. It has been proposed to create print file of approx. 1 lac cases every month for the next 4-5 months commencing August, 2013. It has been assured that digitisation of pensioners both pre-2006 and post- 2006 pensioners would be finalised for approx 15.5 lac pensioners by December,2013. > No specific grievances have been pointed out. However, it is submitted that CGDA has prepared pension guide for the benefit of pensioners as well as the Pension Disbursing Agencies/ Head of Offices/ Record Offices apart from developing a computerised pension enquiry project (SUVIGYA). It is online pension enquiry system which enables the ex- service men to know their entitlements of pension at the click of a button after giving certain basic inputs. There is a Public Grievance Officers (PGO) in the 0/0 PCDA(P), Allahabad for redressal of pensioners grievances. A cell also exists there to attend to the grievances relating to pension. Another mechanism developed in the Office of PCDA(P), Allahabad is to lodge the pension related complaints online through the official website of through e-mail. Defence (Civilians) :- Comments still awaited. 2. ii) Sl. No 6, 7 and 8 of ATR of Para 5:  (a) Revision of ex-gratia amount to CPFISRPF retirees. (b) Uniform rates of DR& (d) Ex-gratia to those who voluntarily retired after 20 years of service in respect of pre-1986 CPF/ SRPF retirees. (e) Ex-gratia should not be less than minimum pension and the same should be effective from 01.01.2006. As regards (a), (b) and (e) the status was explained in the meeting. As regards (d) it was informed that the opinion of Railway Board is under examination in consultation with Dio Expenditure. Medical invalidation cases were asked to be looked into again in view of court judgement. (Action:M/o Railways & D/OP&PW) D/o P&PW & Ministry of Railways :,  (a) & (d):- Necessary instructions have been issued by D/oP&PW & Mb o Railways. (e):- Further increase in ex-gratia has not been acceded to while making a decision in (a) & (d). 3. Sl. No. 13 and 16 of ATR of Para 5: (13) - The Orders of Ministry of Health reiterating that all the pensioners are at liberty to opt themselves with any of the nearest CGHS hospital/ dispensary may be widely circulated. Arbitrary orders dated 01/08/1996 and 01/09/1996 issued by Ministry of Health and Director of CGHS may be withdrawn and the benefit of CGHS facilities be allowed to the pensioners of Department of Post and Department of Telecom as specially provided in the order of the Department of Personnel and Pension. Ministry of Health informed that the matter regarding withdrawal of OMs dated 1.8.1996 and 1.9.1996 (which provide that the P&T pensioners not participating in CGHS while in service may not be extended this facility) is subjudice. Regarding merger of 19 P&T dispensaries in 12 cities with CGHS, representatives of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance informed that the matter is at advanced stage of consideration and a decision is expected shortly. Department of Posts need to pursue it vigorously.  M/o Health and Family Welfare:- (13) The matter is sub-judice. D/o Telecommunications:-  DOT is not providing any medical facility to Pensioners. Ministry of Health and FW issues CGHS Card directly to the pensioners on payment of requisite fees. CS(MA) Rules, medical facilities under CGHS is a subject matter of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As per M/oH&FW OM No. S-11011/46/95-CGSD-II/CGHS(P) dated 01.08.96 P&T Pensioners who were not participating in CGHS while in service are not eligible for CGHS facility after retirement. D/o Posts & M/o Health & FW:- >-  Regarding merger of P&T dispensaries with CGHS :-  Recently, CGHS has taken over 19 P&T dispensaries in 12 cities w.e.f 01st August, 2013 vide M/oH&FW's notification dated 09.07.2013 circulated by Department of Posts vide circular No.2-3/2009- Medical dated.18.07.2013. Accordingly, P&T pensioners residing in these cities may join CGHS to avail its facilities including inpatient medical treatment/ hospitalisation etc The issue stands settled. (16)-(i) The existing Pensioners of Department of Posts and Telecom covered by P& T Dispensaries are neither considered for treatment of hospitalization facilities nor for Fixed Medical Allowance & (ii) Pensioners falling within the limit of P& T Dispensaries/CGHS Hospitals may be allowed to opt for P&T Dispensaries or drawl of FMA. The Ministry of Health informed that the proposal for opening of new Dispensaries at Mohali / Panchkula / Chandigarh could not be agreed to due to severe resource crunch with CGHS. Ministry of Health was requested to agree to at least opening of a new dispensary at Panchkula as the Chandigarh dispensary is over burdened with 23,500 beneficiaries. MOS (PP) mentioned that he would take up the matter with Minister of Health and Family Welfare. Issue regarding opening of new dispensary at Panchkula :- D/o P&PW :-  Issue was taken up by the Hon'ble Minister of State (PP) level with the Minister of Health & FW vide D.O. letter dated 26.02.2013. M/o Health and Family Welfare:- Due to the financial and logistic constraints it is not possible to open a new dispensary at Panchkula. The Ministry has mooted a proposal for opening at least one dispensary each in the capital city of States which do not have the presence of CGHS as yet. On the question of computerization of CGHS dispensary at Jammu, Ministry of Health informed that the same would be done. (Action : M/o Health & FW, Department of Posts, Department of Telecom, Dlo P&PW) The matter is under process regarding computerisation of CGHS dispensary at Jammu. 4. 6.2 of Para 6 Dissemination of information in real time: MOS(PP) reiterated that the DR orders of this department should be immediately implemented by all the Ministries. Department of Pension stated that most of the Ministries/depa rtment s were adhering to the DR orders issued by this Department and, therefore, the item may be treated as closed. One of the Associations, however, informed that in case of Karimnagar (AP) Post Office, the same is not being followed. Department of Posts was asked to find out the same. (Action : Department of Posts) Department of Posts:-  D/o Posts vide dt. 11.10.2012 has issued instructions for payment of DR to pensioners on the basis of OM issued by Department of Pensions and Pensioners Welfare, and without waiting for the separate circular, the same instructions were again reiterated vide dt 25.06.2013. 5. 6.5 of Para 6 Nomination facility for Family Pensioners drawing Life Time Arrears: The Department of Legal Affairs has examined the provisions contained in this department OM dated 30.10.1995 and stated that the stand taken vide that OM appears to be in accordance with the intention of the makers of the extant rules and are legally in order. Hence the nomination facility for family pensioners drawing life time arrears has not been agreed to. D/oP&PW:- The matter has been again examined in consultation with the % Legal Affairs. It has been decided that since family pension is granted only for the sustenance of the family of the deceased Govt. servant/pensioner it is not legally correct to consider the same as property of the family pensioner and therefore to facilitate nomination for the same. At the same time, instructions have been issued to allow payment of lifetime arrears up to Rs. 2,50,00 without succession certificate when no member in the family is eligible for family pension. In view of the foregoing, it is proposed that the item may be dropped. 6. 6.8 of Para 6 c)  Central Govt Health Scheme: Issues at Wellness Centres Bangalore d)CGHS Dispensary/ Wellness Centre at Jammu e) Opening of three more CGHS Dispensaries, one at Mohali, second at Panchkula and "one more at Chandigarh Ministry of Health & FW intimated that there is severe resource crunch and hence several places including areas in Delhi were not covered. However, the Hon'ble MOS(PP) assured that he will take up with Minister of Health the issue of opening of CGHS dispensary at Panchkula. Representative of Ministry of Health also intimated that computerisation of these dispensary will be done in a phased manner. (Action: Ministry of Health & FW, D/oP&PW) D/o P&PW:- Issue regarding opening of new dispensary at Panchkula was again taken up by the Hon'ble Minister of State (PP) level with Minister of Health & FWvide D.O. letter dated 26.02.2013. M/o Health & Family Welfare:- Due to the financial and logistic constraints it is not possible to open more dispensaries. 7. 12.Nomination for reimbursement in CGHS: The Ministry of Health informed that nomination for reimbursement in CGHS would not be advisable as it would create legal complications. Ministry of Health was asked to re-examine the issue in consultation with Ministry of Law. (Action: M/o Health & FW) D/o P&PW :- Ministry of Health & FW informed that it would be administratively difficult to monitor nomination on a regular basis as the facility for change of nomination at any time would also have to be provided. However, in our letter dated 30.07.2013, Ministry of Health was informed that seeking affidavits/NOC etc. on stamp paper from the legal heirs/family members may cause avoidable inconvenience to them. The feasibility of reimbursing the hospitalization expenses in respect of the deceased employee/pensioner to the nominee for the purpose of GPF,gratuity, CGEGIS, etc. could, therefore, be examined. Ministry of is again requested to re-consider the matter and to inform the decision taken in this regard. M/o Health &. Family Welfare :-  In the light of the observations of D/oP&PW, the issue is being re-examined. 8. 13. Extension of duty hours of CGHS Dispensaries: The working hours of CGHS has been extended in Delhi/NCR in order to ensure optimum utilization of scarce manpower resources of CGHS and also to improve the functioning of CGHS. (Action: M/o Health & FW) M/o Health &. Family Welfare:- The working hours of CGHS dispensaries have since been revised to8.00AM to 3.00 PM with a 30 minutes lunch break from 1.00 to 1.30. It has been made applicable across the country at all CGHS locations. 9. 15. CGHS sites on the net Ministry of Health informed that the website of CGHS is being updated from time to time. It was pointed out that the link of CGHS website available on pensioners portal is an older version. DOP&PWwas asked to give link with the updated version of CGHS site. (Action: NIC) NIC:-  Link of current website of CGHSis available. 10. S1. No. 26 of ATR of Para 5:  Anomaly in fixation of pension to DoT employees absorbed in BSNL, who retired between 1.10.2000 and 31.7.2001 Department of Telecommunication informed that the order were issued on 27.9.2011 to the effect that the absorbees in BSNL are also entitled for minimum of pension at not less than 50% of the minimum of the pay in the scale of pay held by them at the time of retirement. However, the DOT is still getting representations from BSNL retirees on this subject. The matter is under examination with DoT. It was decided that DoT will take final decision in the matter by 31st March, 2013. (Action : Department of Telecom) D/o P&'PW :-  The decision in the matter is to be taken by DOT. DOT has been requested on 14.03.2013, 18.07.2013 & 13.08.2013 seeking information regarding the decision taken by them in the matter. D/o Telecommunications:-  The proposal for rectification of anomaly in pension of BSNL employees retired within ten months of their absorption in BSNL w.e.f. 01.10.2000 was earlier considered and agreed by Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare. But, Department of Expenditure did not agree to the same. However, a fresh proposal for calculation of pension to such absorbees on notional basis is under examination in the Department. 11. 9. Merger of 78.2% IDA with basic pension benefit to the absorbed BSNL Pensioners: DoT informed that the decision to merge 68.8% IDA with pension was in line with the decision taken for revision of pay in respect of serving employees of BSNL. They informed that if at any stage the benefit of merger of 78.2% IDA with pay of serving employees is given, this benefit would also be extended to absorbee pensioners of BSNL. DoT informed that the matter is under examination in that Department. [Action: D/o Telecom, D/oP&PW] D/o P&PW:- DOT has been requested on 14.03.2013; 18.07.2013 & 13.08.2013 seeking information regarding the decision taken by them in the matter. D/o Telecommunications:-  DOT has issued the benefit of merger of 78.2% IDA with pay of serving employees w.e.f. 10.06.2013. For mooting the proposal in respect of pensioners, some inputs were required from BSNL. The inputs had been received from BSNL. The proposal for revision of pension/ family pension of pre-2007 and post-2007 BSNL IDA pensioners/family pensioners by allowing the benefit of merger of 50% of DA/DR effectively amounting to 78.2% as on 01.01.2007 w.e.f 10.06.2013 based on the pay revision of BSNL serving employees w.e.f. 10.06.2013 is under consideration. Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in [http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA2_120913.pdf]

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Re-engagement of retired staff on daily remuneration basis in exigencies of services

Re-engagement of retired staff on daily remuneration basis in exigencies of services GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.E(NG)11/2010/RC-4/6 New Delhi, dated 12.09.2013 The General Manager (P) All Indian Railways/PUs Sub: Re-engagement of retired staff on daily remuneration basis in exigencies of services. Attention is invited to this Ministry's letter of even number dated 27.9.2012 (RBE No. 109/2012) on the above subject. Keeping in view the acute shortage of staff in various categories of posts and consequent hampering of the Railway's services, Ministry of Railways (Railway Borad) have decided to extend the said scheme, in exigencies of services, for a further period of one year, i.e., up to14.09.2014, under the same terms & conditions as mentioned in the letter ibid. While implementing the scheme, General Managers may keep in view the fresh recruitment made in the vacant posts. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). sd/- (Harsha Dass) Director Estt. (N)II Railway Board Source: NFIR

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Eligibility of widowed/divorced daughters for grant of family pension

Eligibility of widowed/divorced daughters for grant of family pension No.1/13/09-P&PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare 3rdFloor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi, the 11thSeptember, 2013. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub: Eligibility of widowed/divorced daughters for grant of family pension - clarification regarding. Provision for grant of family pension to a widowed/divorced daughter beyond the age of 25 years has been made vide OM dated 30.08.2004. This provision has been included in clause (iii) of sub-rule 54 (6) of the CCS (Pension), Rules, 1972. For settlement of old cases, it was clarified, vide OM dated 28.04.2011, that the family pension may be granted to eligible widowed/divorced daughters with effect from 30.08.2004, in case the death of the Govt. Servant/pensioner occurred before this date. 2. This Department has been receiving communications from various Ministries/Departments seeking clarification regarding eligibility of a daughter who became widowed/divorced after the death of the employee/pensioner. 3. As indicated in Rule 54(8) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, the turn of unmarried children below 25 years of age comes after the death or remarriage of their mother/father, i.e., the pensioner and his/her spouse. Thereafter, the family pension is payable to the disabled children for life and then to the unmarried/widowed/divorced daughters above the age of 25 years. 4. It is clarified that the family pension is payable to the children as they are considered to be dependent on the Government servant/pensioner or his/her spouse. A child who is not earning equal to or more than the sum of minimum family pension and dearness relief thereon is considered to be dependent on his/her parents. Therefore, only those children who are dependent and meet other conditions of eligibility for family pension at the time of death of the Government servant or hislher spouse, whichever is later, are eligible for family pension. If two or more children are eligible for family pension at that time, family pension will be payable to each child on hislher turn provided he/she is still eligible for family pension when the turn comes. Similarly, family pension to a widowed/divorced daughter is payable provided she fulfils all eligibility conditions at the time of death/ineligibility of her parents and on the date her turn to receive family pension comes. 5. As regards opening of old cases, a daughter if eligible, as explained in the preceding paragraph, may be granted family pension with effect from 30th August, 2004. The position is illustrated through an example. Shri A, a pensioner, died in 1986. He was survived by his wife, Smt. B, a son Shri C and a daughter, Kumari D, the daughter being the younger. Kumari D married in 1990 and got widowed in 1996. Smt. B died in 2001. Thereafter, Shri C was getting family pension, being disabled, and died in 2003. Thereafter, the family pension was stopped as Kumari D was not eligible for it at that time. She applied for family pension on the basis of O.M., dated 30th August, 2004. Since she was a widow and had no independent source of income at the time of death of her mother and on the date her turn came, she may be granted family pension. The family pension will continue only till she remarries or starts earning her livelihood equal to or more than the sum of minimum family pension and dearness relief thereon. 6. This is only a clarification and the entitlement of widowed/divorced daughters would continue to be determined in terms of O.M., dated 25/30th August, 2004, read with O.M., dated 28.4.2011. sd/- (D.K. Solanki) Under Secretary to the Government of India Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/PPWE_110913.pdf

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Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the Year 2012 Announced

Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the Year 2012 Announced  The Government today announced the Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2012 to be awarded to 70 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performances, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of productivity and exhibition of exceptional courage and presence of mind. This year, one nomination for the prestigious Shram Ratna Award, eight nominations for the Shram Bhushan Award, twenty nominations for Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana and forty one nominations for Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awards have been selected. Even though, the total number of Shram Awards is 33, the number of workers receiving the Awards is 70 (Including 3 women), as some of the Awards have been shared by workers and/or  teams of workers consisting of more than one worker. These include 48 workers from the public sector and 22 workers from the private sector. SHRAM RATNA                 This is the highest Award (one in number) among the Shram Awards and carries a cash award of Rs.2,00,000/- along with a ‘Sanad’. For the year 2012, the prestigious Shram Ratna Award has been awarded to Shri Subrata Kumar from Tata Steel Ltd., Jameshedpur. SHRAM BHUSHAN Total number of Shram Bhushan Awardees are Eight. It carries a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000/- and a ‘Sanad’.  Eight nominations were found suitable for the Shram Bhushan Award for the year 2012 in respect of Public Sector Undertaking and Private Sector are given to  Shri Subhash Muralidhar Wadkar from Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, Shri Sanjay Kumar from DRDO, S/Shri Dewendra Kumar Dikshit, Abhijit Das Gupta, Pravas Chandra Panda, Yogesh Kumar Verma and Bijay Kishore Mishra (Jointly) all from Tata Steel Ltd., Jameshedpur and Smt Annie Antony from Tata Steel Ltd., Jameshedpur. SHRAM VIR/VEERANGANA Total number of Shram Vir/Shram Veerangana Awardees are twenty. It carries a cash award of Rs. 60,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. No female worker from Privte Sector,  for the Shram Bhushan Award for the year 2012 The Shram Veer/Veerangana Shtam Awards in respect of Public Sector Undertaking and Private Sector are given to Smt. K. Uma from Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. Bangaluru Shri Shantanu Suresh Shinde from Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd, S/Shri Guleshwar Prasad Sahu, Gulab Chaturvedi, Liladhar Prasad and Shri Anil Kumar (Jointly) all from  Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, Shri Gokada Udaya Bhaskar from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Shri B. Selvam from Southern Railway, Chennai, S/Shri Lallu Prasad, R. Vasudeo Rao, Mohammad Aftab Alam, Arun Kumar Soni and Krishna Kumar Deshmukh (Jointly) all from Bhilai Steel Plant, Shri Biju Mathew from Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur, Shri Salat Ghanshyam Gopichand from Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Surat (Gujrat), Shri Vasant Gangadhar Bhandurge from Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, S/ Shri Malay kumar Pathak and Ramesh Chandra Jain (Jointly) both from Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, Shri Shrinivas Kondiba Kalamkar from Bajaj Auto Ltd., Aurangabad and Shri Pramod Harichandra Nagdeve from Ashok Leyland Ltd., Godegaon (Maharashtra)                             SHRAM SHREE/DEVI Total number of Shram Shree/Shram Devi Awardees are forty one. It carries a cash award of Rs. 40,000/- and a ‘Sanad’. one female workers from Public sector have been selected for Shram Devi Awards for this year. The Shram Shree/Shram Devi awardees in respect of Public Sector Undertakings and Private Sector are  Shri Ranjeet Singh Katiyar from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Kanpur, S/Shri Ashok Kumar Dabas, Devraj and Lakshmi Chand (Jointly) all from NTPC, Badarpur, New Delhi, S/Shri Pushkar Singh Adhikari, Narayan Prasad Bajpai, Devinder Pal Singh Brar, Gopi Chand Barmate, Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Murchanju and Roop Singh (Jointly) all from Bhilai Steel Plant, Smt. K. UdayaKumari from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Bangaluru, Shri Gajanan N. Malusare from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, S/Shri Bhagabata Pradhan, Prakash Kumar Nath, Ramesh Chandra Raula, Arakshita Adak, Chandra Bhanu Munda, Basanta Kumar Das, Bhabani Shankar Pati, Bidhan Chandra Naik and Ananta Kumar Sethi (Jointly) all from Rourkela Steel Plant, S/Shri Pramod Shrivastava, Liladhar Dadwe, Shailesh Kumar Chhandrakar, Bansilal and Kamal Tayade (Jointly) all from Bhilai Steel Plant, S/Shri Shivnandan Prasad Naik, Dibyendu Mitra, Ashok Kumar Soni, Bhupendra Kumar Dhruw and Sanju Lal Goel (Jointly) all from Bhilai Steel Plant, Shri Raja Ram Yadav from Hindalco Industries Ltd, Renukoot (UP), S/Shri Manoj Kumar Sahoo and Pradeep Kumar Pani (Jointly) from Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur, Shri Dharmendra Nath Mishra from Hindalco Industres  Ltd, Sonebhadhra (UP), Shri Ramesh Kishanprasad Tiwari from Bajaj Auto Ltd., Aurangabad, Shri Deshmukh Rakesh Bhaskar Rao from Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, Shri Harekrushna Kamila from Tata Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur, Shri Harindra Prasad Srivastava from Hindalco industries Ltd., Renukoot, Sonebhadra (UP) and Shri Erachari from L&T – Komatsu Ltd, Bangaluru. ****** Source:pib

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Post Bank

Post Bank Department of Posts has proposed to set up a Post Bank of India. This will be an independent entity, separate from the current operations of Small savings Schemes being carried out by the Department on behalf of Ministry of Finance. The Department of Posts has accordingly submitted an application to the RBI on 28.06.2013 seeking a banking license subject to necessary Cabinet approvals. The details of financial services offered by the Post offices at present are as below:- (1)         Small Savings Schemes of Government of India (on behalf of Ministry of Finance) (i)  Post Office Savings Account (ii) Post Office Time Deposit Account (iii) Post Office Recurring Deposit Account (iv) Post Office Monthly Income Account (v) Senior Citizens Savings Scheme Account (vi) Public Provident Fund Account (vii) National Savings Certificates (VIII)  and (IX) issue (2)   Money Remittances (i) Money Order-Domestic (ii) Instant Money Order- Domestic (through selected post offices) (iii) Western Union Money Remittances –International Inward (through selected post offices) (iv) MoneyGram Money Remittances –International Inward (through selected post offices) (v)            Money Order Videsh- International Inward and Outward (through selected post offices) (vi) Electronic International Money Order Service-Inward (through selected post offices) This information was given by Dr. Smt. Killi Kruparani, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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