Friday, October 18, 2024

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Highlights of UPS (Unified Pension Scheme)

Highlights of UPS (Unified Pension Scheme):

 
 

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).

The salient features of the UPS are:

  1. Assured pension: 50% of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12 months prior to superannuation for a minimum qualifying service of 25 years. This pay is to be proportionate for lesser service period upto a minimum of 10 years of service.
  2. Assured family pension: @60% of pension of the employee immediately before her/his demise.
  3. Assured minimum pension: @10,000 per month on superannuation after minimum 10 years of service.
  4. Inflation indexation: on assured pension, on assured family pension and assured minimum pension

Dearness Relief based on All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) as in case of service employees

  1. lump sum payment at superannuation in addition to gratuity

          1/10th of monthly emoluments (pay + DA) as on the date of superannuation for every completed six months of              service

NOTE-  this payment will not reduce the quantum of assured pension

एकीकृत पेंशन योजना की मुख्य विशेषताएं इस प्रकार हैं:

1. सुनिश्चित पेंशन: 25 वर्ष की न्यूनतम अर्हक सेवा के लिए सेवानिवृत्ति से पहले अंतिम 12 महीनों में प्राप्त औसत मूल वेतन का 50 प्रतिशत। यह वेतन न्यूनतम 10 वर्ष की सेवा अवधि तक कम सेवा अवधि के लिए आनुपातिक होगा।

2. सुनिश्चित पारिवारिक पेंशन: कर्मचारी की मृत्यु से ठीक पहले उसकी पेंशन का 60 प्रतिशत।

3. सुनिश्चित न्यूनतम पेंशन: न्यूनतम 10 वर्ष की सेवा के बाद सेवानिवृत्ति पर 10,000 रुपये प्रति माह।

4. महंगाई सूचकांक: सुनिश्चित पेंशन पर, सुनिश्चित पारिवारिक पेंशन पर और सुनिश्चित न्यूनतम पेंशन पर

5. औद्योगिक श्रमिकों के लिए अखिल भारतीय उपभोक्ता मूल्य सूचकांक (एआईसीपीई-आईडब्ल्यू) के आधार पर महंगाई राहत, सेवा कर्मचारियों के मामले में सेवानिवृत्ति के समय एकमुश्त भुगतान, ग्रेच्युटी के अतिरिक्त, सेवानिवृत्ति की तिथि पर मासिक परिलब्धियों (वेतन + डीए) का 1/10वां हिस्सा, सेवा के प्रत्येक पूर्ण छह महीने के लिए, इस भुगतान से सुनिश्चित पेंशन की मात्रा कम नहीं होगी।

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Rate of Interest on House Building Advance (HBA) for Central Government Employees for FY 2024-25.

 1-17015/2(2)/2024/H.III/30 


Government of India 
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs 
(Housing-III-Section)
Nirman Bhawan, 

New Delhi Dated: 12th June, 2024


OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Rate of Interest on House Building Advance (HBA) for Central Government Employees for FY 2024-25.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Missing entries in GPF accumulation of subscribers

 No.3/7/2020-P&PW (Desk-F) E.6574


Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension 

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare


8th Floor, B-Wing, Janpath Bhavan, Janpath, New Delhi-110001, 

Dated: July 17, 2020


OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject: - Missing entries in GPF accumulation of subscribers

Monday, July 22, 2024

Participation of the Government servants in the activities of RSSS-regarding

 F.No. 34013/1(S)/2016-Estt (B) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel and Training


New Delhi the 9th July, 2024


OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject: Participation of the Government servants in the activities of RSSS-regarding


The undersigned is directed to refer to the OM No.3/10(S)/66-Estt. (B) dated 30.11.1966, OM No. 7/4/70-Est. (B) dated 25.07.1970 and OM No. 15014/3(S)/80- Estt. (B) dated 28.10.1980 on the above subject.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Instructions regarding implementation of Aadhar Enable Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for attendance of all Government employees, by various Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations (MDOS)

F. No. 11013/13/ 2023-Pers. Policy-A.III
 Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, 
Public Grievances and Pensions
 Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi Dated 15th June, 2024

Subject: Instructions regarding implementation of Aadhar Enable Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for attendance of all Government employees, by various Ministries / Departments / Organizations (MDOS)

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Instructions have been issued by this Department from time to time for observing punctuality by the Government employees. Responsibility for ensuring punctuality in respect of their employees rests with the concerned Ministry/ Department/ Organization (MDO). In this regard, instructions on implementation of Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) by Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations (MDOs) have also been issued from time to time. In its instructions issued by this Department vide OM of even number dated 23rd June, 2023, all the MDOs were, inter alia, advised to ensure strict implementation of AEBAS and periodically monitor the marking of attendance to ensure punctuality. However, it has been observed that despite clear instructions, several employees are not registering their attendance in Biometric Attendance System (BAS) and some of the employees have been coming late on a regular basis.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Ministry of Finance - Compliance of completion of pre-requisites for eBill usage in PFMS.

Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Public Financial Management System
GIFMIS Vertical

File No. I-15036/1/2023-CGA/e-12496/156

Date:28/05/2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject:- Compliance of completion of pre-requisites for eBill usage in PFMS.

In pursuance of the Digital India Initiative, a system was developed in the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) for the use in all Civil Ministries and Departments to enable end to end digital processing of bills and claims from vendors, suppliers, contractors and all other types of payees of Government. The launch of ebill system was announced in the budget speech of 2022-2023 and was launched by Hon’ble Finance Minister on 2nd March, 2022. Currently, it has been implemented across various FAQs in Civil Ministries/Departments.

Roll out of the functionality developed in Pension module of PFMS to enable digital processing of arrears of pension/family pension and Fixed Medical Allowance in Pension module of PFMS.

No. 1-95/1/2020-ITD-CGA (2)/C-3158/111-150

Government of India
Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
PFMS Division (GIFMIS)

Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi

Dated: 27 .05.2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject: Roll out of the functionality developed in Pension module of PFMS to enable digital processing of arrears of pension/family pension and Fixed Medical Allowance in Pension module of PFMS.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject cited above and state that the functionality for digital processing of cases for payment of arrears of pension / Family pension and fixed medical allowance pertaining to 7th Pay Commission has been developed and deployed. Currently, these cases are being processed manually. Such cases arise when PAOs receive pension / family pension cases after a delay of more than one year due to some reasons and apart from pension disbursement, the arrears of pension and fixed medical allowance are required to be paid.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy in accordance with New Education Policy 2020.

 No. A-27012/01/2023-Pers. Policy (Allowance)


Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, 
Public Grievances and Pensions 
Department of Personnel & Training

Block-IV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi                       Dated: 14th March, 2024


OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy in accordance with New Education Policy 2020.

The Government of India has implemented the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Keeping in view the NEP 2020, the following modification have been carried out in the para 2(p) of O.M. No. A-27012/02/2017-Estt.(AL) dated 17-07-2018:-

"The CEA and Hostel Subsidy is admissible in respect of children studying from three classes before class one to 12th standard (irrespective of nomenclature of class) and also for the initial two years of a diploma/certificate course from Polytechnic/ITI/Engineering College, if the child pursues the course after passing 10th standard and the Government servant has not been granted CEA/hostel subsidy in respect of the child for studies in 11th and 12th standards."

2. Further, it has also been decided to grant one time relaxation for reimbursement of CEA/Hostel Subsidy to those Government employees whose children have to repeat one additional class due to implementation of New Education Policy 2020.

3. The OM shall come in to effect from the academic year 2023-24 onwards.

4. This issues with the approval of competent authority.