Review panel devises 7th Pay commission complexity

Review panel devises 7th Pay commission complexity

New Delhi: The review panel that is examining the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, has formulated a fresh approach to deal with the issue of complexity over implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report.
According to Finance Ministry official involved with the process of 7th Pay Commission recommendations’ implementation, the Empowered Committee of Secretaries (review panel) headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha has decided to make up pay gap between employees and higher officers and to continue allowances and advances, which was scrapped by the pay commission.

The review panel is now working on an effective mechanism for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report by resolving the issues that arose over pay gap between low paid employees and top level officers as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has reportedly asked them for it.

A proposal for raising basic salary of the central government employees by 30 per instead of 14.27 per cent, was recommended by the 7th Pay Commission is also under study. This is a very rough average because for low paid employees may get more basic pay hike, officials said on Thursday.

Accordingly, minimum basic salary is likely to hike at least Rs 24,000 from Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh pay commission, they added But the final decision on the row over better pay hike is expected to come from PMO in next month.

People, familiar with the development, told the Sen Times that for the reason the review panel wish a speedy process on the 7th Pay Commission report during their next two meetings.

“The final proposal on the proposed pay matrix for central government employees will be sent to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the next few weeks,” officials told us.

On receipt of the proposal from the review panel it would be placed before the cabinet for its nod through Finance Minister, they added.

Under the prevailing circumstances, the central government employees are unlikely to draw salaries under the new pay matrix before August.

Officials, however, said whenever the new pay matrix would come into effect, the central government employees would get their enhanced salaries with effect from next year January 1 but they will get the benefit of allowances like House Rent Allowance, Transport Allowance from the date of implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations.

The complexity over implementation of the new pay commission cropped up soon after the recommendation made by the Seventh Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur.

The central government employees are in for disappointment as the 7th Pay Commission report has been proposed a 14.27 per cent hike in basic pay, which is significantly lower than what the 6th pay commission had recommended. Sixth Pay Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike in basic pay which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.

The central government employees also prefer continuation of some allowances and advances like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance but the 7th Pay Commission recommended scrapping of those.

The officials also confirmed that the review panel is likely to propose doubling of existing rates of allowances and advances, which has been recommended for abolition by 7th Pay Commission like risk allowance, small family allowance, festival advance, motor cycle advance.

The Seventh Pay Commission proposed the highest basic salary at Rs 250,000 and the lowest at Rs 18,000 for the central government employees.

The Seventh Pay Commission has recommended abolition of pay band and pay scales, and replacing them with what is known as a pay matrix. The status of the employee, hitherto determined by grade pay, will now be determined by the level in the pay matrix.

TST

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How did Media arrive the 7th CPC Minimum Pay as Rs.23400?

How did Media arrive the 7th CPC Minimum Pay as Rs.23400?

For the past few days some News Agencies belongs to TV networks are blabbering about 7th CPC Minimum Pay and Implementation.

They repeatedly claimed that Empowered Committee recommends 30% Increase in minimum wage. Thus Minimum Pay will be increased from 18000 to 23400 and highest pay will be increased from 250000 to 325000.

They actually exposing their ignorance by saying 30% increase will increase the Minimum Pay to 23400/-
The 7th CP recommended 14.29 % increase in minimum Pay

The Minimum Pay in Sixth CPC = 7000
Total DA as on 1.1.2016 125% = 8750
Total Pay = 15750
Minimum Pay Recommended by 7th CPC = 18000
Increase Over Sixth CPC Pay = 14.29%

If the Cabinet Committee decides to increase 30% , The Minimum Pay will be Rs. 20475. Rounding of to 1000 may take it to Rs.21000.

How are Some familiar and Established news Media telling that 30% increase will take the Minimum Wage to Rs.23400?

Without knowing the fundamentals of fixing Minimum Pay, they simply calculated 30% increase over Rs.18000 (which already has 14.29% inbuilt increase) and predicted Rs.23400 will be the Minimum Wage. This false news created buss among cg employees. Now everybody talking about Rs.23400 as Minimum Pay.

The NCJCM demanded to fix Rs.26000 as Minimum Wage according to Dr. Akroyd Formula based on the retail prices as on 1.1.2014. This is 65% increase over sixth CPC Minimum Wage +125% DA (7000+8750=15750).

If the government decide to increase the Minimum Wage 30% level, then the Minimum Pay will be Rs.21000 and Fitment factor will be fixed at 3.0.

Source: Govtstaffnews.in

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Aadhaar Enrollments for Defence Civilians

Aadhaar Enrollments for Defence Civilians

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
ADMIN – I SECTION
10-A, S.K.BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA: 700001

E-mail ID: cda-cal@nic.in
Website: www.pcafys.nic.in
Phone No: (033) 2248-5077 to 5080 Extn- 329
Fax No: (033) 2248-0991
No. 2390/AEBAS/MO

Dt: 21/06/2016

To
All CFA (Fys),
Bengal Gr., Kanpur Gr., Jabalpur Gr., Dehradun Gr., Ambaghasi Gr., Avagi Gr., Kiskee Gr., Bolangir, Medak

Sub: Aadhaar Enrollments for Defence Civilians

 ****** ******* ******

HQrs. Office vide their letter No. 5049/AT-P/Vol-XXIII Dated- 16.05.2016 has once again called for data on entollment of Aadhaar in respect of Defence Civilian Employees as well as Pensioners for reviewing the progress of “Digital Life Certificate Scheme”, introduced by GOI in November, 2014.

In the process of reviewing the progress of the Scheme, the Defence Secretary in a meeting on 12.03.2015 has directed that CGDA in consultation with UIDAI, RGI and other agencies would get themselves registered as Registers for Aadhaar enrollment in r/o defence civilians. In this regard, a weekly report was introduced vide CGDA’s letter of even no. dated 31.08.2015. The Weekly Report is required to be furnished to the Nodal Office i.e. O/o the CDA (IDS) New Delhi to reflect the correct number of defence civilians for Aadhar seeding/ Enrollment in the following format w.e.f. 31st of May 2016.

Number of Defence Civilians	Number of Defence Civilians who have Aadhaar No.	Number of Defence Civilians who are not Aadhaar enrolled

Now all Controllers are also required to submit the ibid report on weekly basis. Since no report in this regard is being endorsed to this office till date, it is requested to forward a copy of the weekly report to enable this office for further action at this end.

Further it is observed that marking of attendance through Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System [AEBAS] has since been implemented only in a few Branch Accounts Offices under the Organisation of PCA (Fys) Kolkata the Competent Authority has desired information on the present status on the progress of implementation of AEBAS in the Offices under each Branch Controller.

It is, therefore, requested to inform the present status on enrolment of Aadhaar and implementation of AEBAS in the offices under the Group. In case any difficulty is being faced at any stage i.e. at the time of ‘On Boarding’ or ‘Procurement of Devices’ or ‘Registration’ stage assistance of this office may be sought for accordingly.

[M.C. Chakrabortty]

Controller of Accounts (Fys)

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Action Taken Report on the minutes of the 27th SCOVA meeting held on 13.10.2015 and Fresh Agenda Items to be discussed in 28th SCOVA meeting

Action Taken Report on the minutes of the 27th SCOVA meeting held on 13.10.2015 and Fresh Agenda Items to be discussed in 28th SCOVA meeting

F.No. 42/05/2016-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
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3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Date:- 22nd June, 2016

All the Pensioners Association included in SCOVA vide Resolution dated 25.08.2015

Subject:- Action Taken Report on the minutes of the 27th SCOVA meeting held on 13.10.2015 and Fresh Agenda Items to be discussed in 28th SCOVA meeting.

Please find enclosed herewith copies of ATR on the decision of the 27th SCOVA meeting held on 13.10.2015 and a list of Fresh Agenda Items to be discussed in the 28th SCOVA meeting to be held on 27.06.2016 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP).

(Charanjit Taneja)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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New Pension Scheme: Guidelines for processing of Family Pension Cases

New Pension Scheme: Guidelines for processing of Family Pension Cases

PENSION FUND REGULATORY
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
B-14/A, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan
Qutab Institutional Area, Katwaria Sarai
New Delhi~110016

F. No. PFRDA/24/Exit/1

May 26, 2016

Shri Amit Sinha
Executive Vice President,
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited,
1st Floor, Times Tower.
Kamla Mills Compound,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel,
Mumbai - 400013

Subject: Guidelines for processing of Family Pension Cases.

Dear Mr Sinha,

This has with reference to regulation 6(e) of the PFRDA (Exit and Withdrawals under NPS) Regulation 2015 relating to family pension and transfer of corpus from subscribers NPS account to government nodal office, if the subscriber or the family members of the deceased subscriber avails the benefit of family pension.

The Authority after examining the issue has finalized the policy with respect to transfer of accumulated pension wealth of the subscribers to government and where the subscribers family has availed the additional relief given by the government in the family of family pension Accordingly, the guidelines for processing of such claims are being enclosed herewith for your guidance and implementation of the same.

Therefore, you are advised to intimate to all the accounting formations under the central government, state governments (excluding the states which have clarified that they do not provide the benefit including Punjab & Sikkim) and autonomous bodies falling under their jurisdiction about the policy guidelines and also the process to be followed

The same shall be made part of the online exit module. In case if you want any clarifications on the matter. you may write back to us

Yours sincerely,
(Venkateswarlu Peri)
General Manager

Enclosure: a/a
CC:
Shri Kamal Chaudary
Chief Executive Officer,
National Pension System Trust,
3'd Floor, Chatrapati Shivaji Bhawan
B-14/A, Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 3100 016

Guidelines for processing of Family Pension cases

Online processing of Withdrawal request in case family pension is provided by the Nodal Office to the claimant(s)/subscriber(s)

 1. The family member(s)/subscriber(s) who is/are availing Family Pension from will submit the No objection certificate (Annexure-II) to the concerned Nodal Office.

2. Nodal Office will authenticate the Annexure II.

3. Nodal Office shall fill in the declaration form Annexure I & provide necessary authentications.

4. Nodal Office (first User) will login into CRA system to select the option that the family pension is being/ has been granted to the family members of the deceased subscriber or to the subscriber.

5. Nodal office will enter the details of family member(s)/subscriber(s) into the CRA system to whom the family pension is being given (as mentioned under Annexure II).

6. A new field - Nodal Office bank detail will be enabled. Nodal Office will provide its bank details as per Nodal Office Declaration form (Annexure I).

7. Nodal Office (first User) will submit post entering the complete details.

8. Nodal Office (second User) will authenticate and authorise the said request. Claim ID will get generated on successful submission of Withdrawal request.

9. Nodal Office will print the online form dispatch the same along with duly filled attested both the Annexures - I and II to CRA.

10. On receipt of documents, CRA will initiate the withdrawal request in the CRA system.

11. The accumulated pension wealth, of the particular deceased subscriber or the subscriber (in case of disability) for whom the withdrawal request is raised, will be transferred to the Nodal Office bank account as per the settlement cycle.

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One Rank One Pension – More delay in OROP – Government Gives Six Month Extension to Panel

One Rank One Pension – More delay in OROP – Government Gives Six Month Extension to Panel

With the extension, the implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) may take more time as the panel can submit its report by December 14, official sources said.

One Rank One Pension – More delay in OROP – The tenure of the committee formed on implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme has been extended.

The tenure of the committee formed on implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme has been extended by six months upto the middle of December this year.

The government recently amended the gazette notification issued last year under which the committee headed by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice (Retd) L Narasimha Reddy was scheduled to submit its report by June 14. With the extension, the implementation of OROP may take more time as the panel can submit its report by December 14, official sources said.

The government had announced implementation of OROP on November 7, 2015 to benefit over 25 lakh ex-servicemen and war widows. The OROP mandates payment of uniform pension to the armed forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service, regardless of their date of retirement, which implies that bridging the gap between the rate of pension of current and past pensioners at periodic intervals.

The other Terms of Reference of the Committee will continue which include measures for the removal of anomalies that may arise in the implementation of the OROP as notified by the government.
The panel is also looking into the measures for the removal of anomalies that may arise out of inter-services issues of the three forces due to implementation of OROP besides implications on service matters. The Committee is examining all other matter referred to it by the central government on implementation of the OROP or related issues.

In making its recommendations, the Committee shall take into account the financial impact of its recommendations, as per its Terms of Reference. The panel, if necessary, may give interim reports to the government on any of the matters related to its terms of reference.

Source: NIE

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