Central Government Employees News :: Seventh Pay Commission

The Union Cabinet on Thursday raised the Dearness Allowance for Central government employees from the existing 16% to 22% with effect from Jan 1, 2009. The Cabinet met today and cleared the hike which will increase the burden on the exchequer to over Rs 6,000 crore. The move is significant since elections are round the corner and notification from the Election Commission is expected shortly. In other decisions, the Cabinet cleared Rs 8,160 crore for upgrading roads in Naxal-affected areas. It also allowed states to let their fiscal deficit go up to 3.5% as compared to 3% earlier. On Tuesday, more sops were announced by stand-in finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, who declared cuts of 2% in service tax and in excise duties on most goods. Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, the sops are estimated to cost the government over Rs 29,000 crore. Announcing that the 4% cut in central excise duties made in December 2008 would continue for the next fiscal, the FM said excise rates at 10% would be cut

The committee meeting was held on 19-Feb-2009 at New Delhi. The following points were finalized as per the information received. 1. Assured Career Promotion (III – ACP) order will be announced next week. 2. Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 for Pharmacist will be discussed in the next meeting. 3. Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 will be given to Master Crafts Man (MCM), agreed by the Finance Ministry.

Government employees, waiting for the balance of the sixth pay commission arrears are likely to be disappointed. More than 8.3 million central government employees and pensioners will have to wait till at least August 2009 to receive the second instalment of Sixth Pay Commission arrears This became clear from the Interim Budget presented last week, which has not sought Parliamentary approval in its expenditure estimates for the first four months of the next fiscal starting April 2009, said a senior finance ministry official. “The new government will have to seek Parliament approval when they submit the budget,” said the same official.

Office Memorandum from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 19-February-2009. CGHS - Payment / Reimbursement of Medical Expenses to Beneficiaries under CGHS and Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 from two sources - from Insurance Agencies and from the CGHS or from the Ministry / Department. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare carefully considered and it has been dicided, with the approval of the Compentent Authority that beneficiaries who have subscribed to Medical Insurance Policies in addition to availing CGHS facilities / Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944, may be allowed to calim reimbursement sources should not exceed the total expenditure incurred by the beneficiary first on the insurance company, which would issue a certificate indicating the amount reimbursed to the Director, CGHS or Head of Department of the Ministry / Department concerned. http://mohfw.nic.in/s11011-4-2003%2019-feb-2009.pdf

No.7/7/2008-P&PW (F) Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare ******* Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, NewDelhi-110 003 dated 13th February, 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject : Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendation ofthe Sixth CPC – Revision of provisions regulating gratuity . The undersigned is directed to saythat in terms of para 7.1 of this Department’s O.M. No.38/37/2008-P&PW(A)dated the 2nd September, 2008 issued in implementation of thedecision taken on the recommendation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, thebenefit of adding years of qualifying service for the purpose of computation ofpension shall stand withdrawn with effect from the date of issue of the O.M. 2. Sixth Central Pay Commission in Para5.1.33 of its Report made the following recommendation: “Linkage of fullpension with 33 years of qualifying service should be dispensed with. Once an employee renders the m

1. LTC Rules is allowed all Government servants irrespective of the distance between headquarters and their home town. 2. LTC Rules is allowed Hometown" means the town, village or any other place declared as such by the servant and accepted by the controlling officer. 3. LTC Rules is allowed only to those who have completed one year of service on the date of journey. 4. LTC Rules is allowed for self and family. 5. LTC Rules is allowed only to the family (in the case of an employee under suspension). 6. LTC Rules is allowed to journey to “Home Town” once in a block of two years. 7. LTC Rules is allowed journey to “Any place in India” once in a block of four years. 8. LTC Rules is allowed to expression "any place in India" will cover any place within the territory of India whether it is on the mainland, or overseas. 9. LTC Rules is allowed journey to “Any place in India” in lieu of one journey to Home Town. 10. LTC Rules is allowed availing during all leave periods (Earn/C

Travelling Allowance Rules-Implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission. In para 4 (C) column (3) of O.M. No. 19030/3/2008 – E.IV dated 23-09-2008 on the above subject, the following may be corrected:- Rage per km. for transport by road (Rs. Per km.) Read 18.00 (Rs.0.30 per kg in per km. 18.00 (Rs. 0.003 per kg/per km.) 18.00 (Rs.0.30 per kg per km. 18.00 (Rs. 0.003 per kg/per km.) 9.00 (Rs.0.31 per kg per km. 9.00 (Rs. 0.0031 per kg/per km.) 4.60 (Rs.0.31 per kg per km. 4.60 (Rs. 0.003 per kg/per km.)