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Family pension to a member, whose name is not in Form 4 / office records: F. No. 1/1(1))/2022-P&PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Grant of family pension to a member of the family, whose name is not included in Form 4 or office records, The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension has notified the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021       Read More

Family pension to an unmarried or widowed or divorced daughter: F. No. 1/1(1))/2022-P&PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Grant of family pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 to an unmarried or widowed or divorced daughter of a deceased Government servant/pensioner. The undersigned is directed to say that Department of Pension ha      Read More

Supreme Court upholds 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): While hearing a slew of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 103rd amendment to the Constitution on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that reservation on economic grounds does not contradict the core elements of the Indian Constitution. While Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela M Trivedi, and JB Pardiwala supported the quota, Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat opposed it. The amendment established a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in ad      Read More

Family pension to mentally/physically disabled child/sibling :   F. No. 1/1(1))/2022-P&PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Grant of family pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 to a child or sibling of a deceased Government servant/pensioner suffering from a mental or physical disability. The undersigned is directed to sa      Read More

Grant of family pension to childless widow on remarriage: F. No. 1/1(1))/2022-P& PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Grant of family pension under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 on remarriage of a childless widow. The undersigned is directed to say that the Department of Pension has notified the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rul      Read More

Family pension, gratuity, etc. to family of a missing Government servant : F. No. 1/1(1))/2022-P&PW (E) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Provisions regarding grant of family pension, gratuity, etc. to family of a missing Government servant or pensioner or family pensioner under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021. The undersigned 1s directed to say that      Read More

Power to withhold/withdraw pension/gratuity in cases of misconduct/negligence: F. No. 38/01(05)/2022-P&PW(A) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003 Dated: 26.10.2022 Office Memorandum Subject: Power to withhold or withdraw pension/gratuity in cases of grave misconduct or negligence during the period of service under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021. The undersigned is directed to Say that Rule 8 of the C      Read More

Engagement of Ex-Servicemen as Gatemen on contract basis: RBE No. 122/2022 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(NG)IT/2021/RC-4/1 New Delhi, dated 07.10.2022 The General Manager (P) All Zonal Railways (As per standard mail list) Sub: Engagement of Ex-Servicemen as Gatemen on a contract basis. Ref: Board’s letter No. E(NG)IT/2021/RC-4/1 dated 12.05.2022. In partial modification of the Board’s letter of even number cited under reference, it has now been d      Read More

PCDA order on stopping GPF deduction beyond 5.00 Lakh: Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (SWC), Khatipura Road, Jaipur-12 No. AN/Pay/Circular Dated: 04/11/2022 To The Officer-in-charge All Sections of the Main Office All sub-offices IFA(SWC) Jaipur, IFA Bhatinda, IFA Bikaner, IFA (R&D) Jodhpur Sub: Ceiling of Rs 5.00 Lakh for GPF subscription for FY 2022-23 Ref: DAD HQrs Office letter No. ABFU-4052/7/2020-PAYC- part(1) dated 27/10/2022. ***************** Please refer to DAD HQrs office letter cite      Read More

Mandatory work-for-home for 50% Delhi government employees: With rise in pollution in the national capital, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on 4 November announced mandatory work-for-home for 50% Delhi government employees. According to the state-run Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi's air quality index exceeded 470, considered “severe" and more than 10 times the global safety threshold. Here are the top 10 developments, what's changing from tomorrow: Govt announced mandatory work-for-home for 50% of Delhi governm      Read More

SC upholds Kerala HC judgement, quashed 15,000 salary limit for PF pension fund: The Supreme Court here on Friday delivered its judgement on a set of appeals filed by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) and the union government against the judgements of Kerala, Rajasthan and Delhi High Courts which quashed the Employees' Pension (Amendment) scheme 2014. Giving relief to the employees, the SC partially upheld the Kerala High Court judgement and quashed the limit of Rs 15,000 monthly salary for joining the pension fund. Earlier, the Kerala High Court had      Read More

HC grants postal staff leave for PhD, citing leave can't be arbitrarily granted: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the department of posts to allow a postal assistant to take an extraordinary unpaid vacation of one year in order to pursue a PhD in Malayalam, stating that the State cannot act arbitrarily or unfairly when it comes to granting leave to employees. Justice Mohammed Nambiar C. P. and Justice A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar's division bench stated: Although we are aware that an employer has the right to grant an employee leave, this does not mean that a      Read More

EPFO starts crediting interest: Check your PF balance: Employees started seeing their PF passbook being updated with interest credit for the financial year 2021-22 this week. The EPFO had in March declared an interest rate of 8.1 per cent, the lowest in four decades, for the last financial year. In March every year, the EPFO’s central board of trustees, under the labour ministry, meets to declare the rate of interest for the financial year. The rate is then ratified by the finance ministry, which happened in June this year. Finally, the       Read More

38.92 % DA for Workmen & Employees in banks for Nov '22 to Jan '23: Indian Banks’ Association HR & Industrial Relations HR&IR/MBR/76/D/2022-23/11592 November 1, 2022 All Members of the Association (Designated Officers) Dear Sir/ Madam, Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of November, December 2022 and January 2023 under XI BPS/ Joint Note dated 11.11.2020 The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended September      Read More

Sept CPI-IW up by 1.1 pts. DA from January 2023 to be 42%, 4% hike.: In September 2022, the All-India CPI-IW climbed by 1.1 points to 131.3. (one hundred thirty-one point three). In terms of a 1-month percentage change, it rose by 0.84 per cent from the previous month, compared to a 0.24 per cent growth between comparable months a year earlier. The Food & Beverages group exerted the most significant upward impact on the current index, contributing 0.68 percentage points to the overall change. One of the most anticipated pieces&nbsp      Read More

Implementation of 2nd penalty imposed during currency of 1st penalty: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has come up with a clarification on the implementation of the second penalty (or multiple penalties) on serving charged officers during the currency of the first penalty. In an Office Memorandum (O.M.) dated 28 October 2022, the DoPT said that the Disciplinary Authorities should clearly indicate in the punishment order whether the two penalties (or multiple penalties) would run concurrently or consecutively while awarding second or subsequent pe      Read More

DoPPW issues OM with clarification on DR and commutation calculation: On October 25, 2022, the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) clarified the payment of Dearness Relief (DR) following the commutation of pension. The DoPPW has also made clear how much of a pension will be taken into account for commutation. According to Rule 52 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, pensioners, including those receiving compassionate allowance under Rule 41, as well as family pensioners, are eligible for Dearness Relief on pension and family pension against p      Read More

You can lose Pension, Gratuity for grave misconduct or negligence: According to the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules 2021, a retired Central Government employee's pension and gratuity may be terminated if they were found guilty of serious misconduct or carelessness while on the job. Rule 8 of the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021 just received a notification of change from the Central Government. The amendment specifies the decision-makers who may decide to withhold a retired employee's pension, gratuity, or both. Which are: the President, in the       Read More