Penury Grant to Non-Pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows Enhanced 

The government has enhanced penury grant to non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen/Widows to Rs. 4,000/- per month from the existing rate of Rs. 1,000/- p.m., payable from April 2017. The Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley approved the enhancement of the penury grant following the demands by different stake holders, including Ex-servicemen Associations, Rajya Sainik Boards, Ex-servicemen/widows. Recently, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri N N Vohra had also sent a proposal to Shri Jaitley to increase the amount to Rs. 4,000/-. 

The penury grant is provided to non-pensioner Ex-servicemen/widows, who are above 65 years of age by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence through Kendriya Sainik Board. 

The step of enhancement of penury grant will benefit a large number of non-pensioner Ex-servicemen and widows who are in a state of penury. It was last revised from one time grant of Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 1,000/- per month in October 2011. 

Source:PIBNEWS

7th Central Pay Commission Recommendations on Pay and Pensionary Benefits Modifications Approved by Cabinet

Cabinet approves modifications in the 7th CPC recommendations on pay and pensionary benefits 

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved important proposals relating to modifications in the 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission) recommendations on pay and pensionary benefits in the course of their implementation. Earlier, in June, 2016, the Cabinet had approved implementation of the recommendations with an additional financial outgo of Rs 84,933 crore for 2016-17 (including arrears for 2 months of 2015-16). 

The benefit of the proposed modifications will be available with effect from 1st January, 2016, i.e., the date of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations. With the increase approved by the Cabinet, the annual pension bill alone of the Central Government is likely to be Rs.1,76,071 crore.  Some of the important decisions of the Cabinet are mentioned below: 

1.Revision of pension of pre – 2016 pensioners and family pensioners

The Cabinet approved modifications in the recommendations of the 7th CPC relating to the method of revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners and family pensioners based on suggestions made by the Committee chaired by Secretary (Pensions) constituted with the approval of the Cabinet.  The modified formulation of pension revision approved by the Cabinet will entail an additional benefit to the pensioners and an additional expenditure of approximately Rs.5031 crore for 2016-17 over and above the expenditure already incurred in revision of pension as per the second formulation based on fitment factor.  It will benefit over 55 lakh pre-2016 civil and defence pensioners and family pensioners.

While approving the implementation of the 7th CPC recommendations on 29th June, 2016, the Cabinet had approved the changed method of pension revision recommended by the 7th CPC for pre-2016 pensioners, comprising of two alternative formulations, subject to the feasibility of the first formulation which was to be examined by the Committee.

 In terms of the Cabinet decision, pensions of pre-2016 pensioners were revised as per the second formulation multiplying existing pension by a fitment factor of 2.57, though the pensioners were to be given the option of choosing the more beneficial of the two formulations as per the 7th CPC recommendations.

In order to provide the more beneficial option to the pensioners, Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the Committee, which has suggested revision of pension based on information contained in the Pension Payment Order (PPO) issued to every pensioner.  The revised procedure of fixation of notional pay is more scientific, rational and implementable in all the cases.  The Committee reached its findings based on an analysis of hundreds of live pension cases.  The modified formulation will be beneficial to more pensioners than the first formulation recommended by the 7th CPC, which was not found to be feasible to implement on account of non-availability of records in a large number of cases and was also found to be prone to several anomalies. 

2.Disability Pension for Defence Pensioners 

The Cabinet also approved the retention of percentage-based regime of disability pension implemented post 6th CPC, which the 7th CPC had recommended to be replaced by a slab-based system.           

The issue of disability pension was referred to the National Anomaly Committee by the Ministry of Defence on account of the representation received from the Defence Forces to retain the slab-based system, as it would have resulted in reduction in the amount of disability pension for existing pensioners and a reduction in the amount of disability pension for future retirees when compared to percentage-based disability pension.  

The decision which will benefit existing and future Defence pensioners would entail an additional expenditure of approximately Rs. 130 crore per annum.

Source:PIBNEWS

ID Proof:Carrying of Identity Proof by Defence Personnel during Train Journey

No.853/2016-17

07-03-2017

Secunderabad

ID Proof:Carrying of Identity Proof by Defence Personnel during Train Journey

Defence Personnel travelling o­n Military Warrant should carry their Original Identity Cards issued by the Defence Department during their journey. Similarly, the family members of the defence officials booked and travelling o­n warrant should carry their Medical Card or Family Identity Card issued by Ministry of Defence.

Instances of misuse of Military Warrant have been brought to the notice of Railways, where some civilians were found travelling o­n the authority of military warrant. Accordingly, the matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that passengers booked on a military warrant should carry their Original Identity Cards issued by the Defence departments during their journey.

Similarly, the family members of the defence officials booked and travelling o­n warrant should carry their Medical Card or Family Identity Card issued by Ministry of Defence failing which they will be considered as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

Source:SCR

WILL OTHER STATES FOLLOW THIS GESTURE SHOWN BY STATE GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

The slew of welfare measures announced by Hon'ble CM of Telangana State in the assembly, are the initiative of Hony.President, Telangana State Maazi Sainikula Samaakhya, Capt V LaxmikanthaRao, (Retd) & Hon'ble M.P.(RS). The speech is in Telugu language.

Already  GOs issued on Property Tax exemption, Enhancement of SPOs salary from 10,000/- to 20,000/- and War Widows pension from 3000 to 6000.

GOs on other items of welfare measures may be issued in the near future.

Over all, as on date, the financial benefits to ESM are the best in the country,i.e. more than Punjab/HARYANA stateS.

IT IS HOPED THAT HIS COUNTERPART IN AP, SHRI N CHANDRABABU NAIDU, HON'BLE CM OF AP STATE, MAY SOON FOOLOW SUIT AND ANNOUNCE SIMILAR BENEFITS TO ESM, IF NOT MORE THAN THE TELANGANA STATE.

THEREFORE, RELAX BROTHERS, GOOD/HAPPY TIMES HAVE JUST BEGAN.

BLOGGER

SGT GV NARAYANA AIR VETERAN

SECY GEN 

TELANGANA RAASHTRA MAAJI SAINIKULA SAMAAKHYA

HYDERABAD

Ex-servicemen who have now joined the state government have got reason to rejoice, as the state government has announced a dual pension benefit for them. The Telangana government on Tuesday announced a slew of benefits in the Legislative Assembly for active and retired soldiers, their families and also for the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty .When an ex-serviceman joins the state government services, he is allowed to draw two pensions -one from the armed forces and the other from the state government. However, widows of such ex-servicemen were barred from collecting state pension. “The Telangana government is doing away with this restriction. Henceforth, such pensioners will be allowed to draw state government pension along with pension issued by armed forces,“ KCR said.

“The government is also constituting a special fund for the welfare of soldiers, a first in the country ,“ said KCR. The fund will begin with annual contributions of `25,000 each from the CM and his cabinet colleagues while MLAs, MLCs and MPs will contribute `10,000 each every year. Thanking eve ryone for joining hands to contribute to the fund, KCR said, “The state government employees have also come forward to gi ve one day's salary to this fund.“

He also announced that the government is increasing the cash awards for soldiers.

Source:Ex-AIrman

Veterans continue to grapple with pension issues

PUNE: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar's latest assurance of resolving issues related to revised pension according to the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme within two months seems to have hardly reassured the ex-servicemen in the city.

Leave aside OROP, effective from July 1, 2014, many of these ex-servicemen find themselves trapped in the bureaucratic rigmarole of establishing their credentials such as qualifying service and rank weightage to be eligible to get even the pension last revised on January 1, 2006. They continue to get a pension effective before 2006.

Captain Shreepad N Dongre, who retired from Indian Army in 1987 after 25 years of service, said, "I am getting a basic pension of Rs13,850 per month plus a dearness allowance (DA) at 125% of basic pension. I should have been getting Rs16,145 basic pension from January 2006 and Rs17,010 from July 2014 as per OROP."

Dongre has been struggling with the authorities for quite some time for finalization and actual disbursal of the revised pension with arrears. "After repeated follow-ups, they have now fixed my revised pension at Rs15,350 from January 2006 and Rs15,945 from July 2014 but they are not correct considering my service and rank weightage. I am still to get even this wrongly revised pension as the Centralized Pension Processing Centre (CPPC) of the State Bank of India, where I hold my pension account, had no details of my qualifying service," he told TOI.

According to Commander (Retired) Ravi Pathak, "OROP is just one part of the issue. We hope it will get resolved soon, now that the Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission, which looked into the anomalies arising out of OROP implementation, has submitted its report to the government. We would have preferred the government to make the report public.

"The larger issue though, is of the need to take a serious relook into the pension fixation and disbursal system — right from the service headquarters to the defence accounts office and the banks — to make it more efficient and friendly to ex-servicemen pensioners," said Pathak, associated with the Indian Ex-servicemen Movement, a body of individual veterans of the Indian armed forces.

"Inordinate delay in the issuance of Pension Pay Orders (PPOs), errors in them, PPOs and circulars not reaching pensioners in remote and rural areas, absence of computerized database (related to retirees) with the defence accounts and the banks, bureaucratic approach and lack of response to grievances raised by pensioners are just some of the many problems to point out," he said.

Air Force Association (AFA)-Maharashtra's Group Captain (Retired) Suhas Pathak, who has worked extensively in the area of resolution of pension matters of ex-servicemen, said, "I have handled 97,447 cases over the past 10 years, including 16,334 matters involving widows of ex-servicemen. Twice, we have given written representations to the Chief of Army Staff, Controller-General of Defence Accounts and other authorities."

The AFA-Maharashtra is an officially recognized body which scrutinizes complaints form ex-servicemen related to their pension dues and coordinates with the defence accounts, banks, service headquarters authorities and the directorate of air veterans to get these matters resolved, said Group Captain (Retired) Suhas Kelkar.

Usually, the bank finalizes the revised pension amount on the basis of the pension parameters of the ex-serviceman concerned such as qualifying service (actual time served in uniform) and rank weightage, meant for counting a notional service term towards early retirement from armed forces, date of birth and retirement, and type of pension.

These parameters are specified in the PPO issued to the bank by the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts-Pension (PCDA-P). In case of missing details, the bank seeks clarification from the PCDA-P or the latter conveys the same to the bank in cases where the ex-serviceman raises a grievance.

According to Pathak, "Till 2006, the banks would simply go by the authorized pension shown in the PPO. They would calculate the DA applicable on the same and disburse the revised pension to the ex-servicemen concerned. The PCDA-P stopped issuing PPOs for pre-2006 retirees and instead started issuing tables of revised pension for different ranks, for the banks to make calculations for themselves.

"That is where problems started to arise as the banks do not have sufficient database of the retirees and their pension parameters. The staff is not sufficiently trained and qualified to deal with pension matters and there is over-reliance on bureaucratic procedures like not processing a matter till the bank gets a physical copy of any circular related to pension or response to its queries raised with PCDA-P," he said.

"The PCDA-P has not completed digitization of records despite having started the process in 1986. It continues to rely on the old brown-paper, at times moth-eaten, documents whenever there is a query from bank or a grievance from ex-serviceman. After a lot of hue and cry, it has now started issuing PPOs for pre-2006 retirees, but the same contains errors like showing a reduced rank, wife's name changed, date of birth changed or the PPO, after issuance, going to the wrong authority. And then, the PCDA-P authorities do not respond to queries. Even the banks complain about this."

All these issues result in a lot of time-consuming procedure and cause undue anxiety and concern to the ex-servicemen.

Source:TOI

INTEREST RATE FOR GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND – FINMIN ORDERS

F.No.5(1)-B(PD)/2016

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Economic Affairs

(Budget Division)

New Delhi, Dated the 2nd June, 2016

RESOLUTION

            It is announced for general information that during the year 2016-2017, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 8.1% (Eight point one per cent) w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to 30th June, 2016. This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st April, 2016. The funds concerned are:-

1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services)

2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India)

3. The All India Services Provident Fund

4. The State Railway Provident Fund

5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services)

6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund

7. The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.

8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund

9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund

10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

2.Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.

Source:http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/

Call Centre for Defence Pensioners Launched

KOCHI: The Defence Accounts Department has set up a ‘pension call centre’ for the benefit of defence pensioners.

The toll-free number of the call centre is 1800-180-5321.

Speaking after inaugurating the first e-Pension Adalat in the country and the 38th Defence Pension Adalat at the Naval Base here on Tuesday, Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Shobhana Joshi said steps were being taken to improve the sanctioning and distribution of pension, such as incorporation of the ‘suvigya’ automated window on the CDA (Pensions) website for pensioners to check their entitlements with ease.

The digital adalat, at which pension sanctioning authorities and banks come together with their database, offers speedy redressal of grievances of Defence Pensioners, including Defence Civilians, living in the State. The adalat is organised by the PCDA (Navy and Coast Guard), Mumbai.

The adalat got a good response, with around 300 ex-servicemen registering prior to its commencement. Two days’ of spot registration is expected to cover the majority of pensioners.
 Source:The New Indian Express

Also Read:
You may now contact PCDA PENSION by using the Toll free number : 18001805325

For facilitating proper response please keep following intimation ready for submission to the Pension Call Centre executive
          1. PPO No.
          2. IC No. / Reg. No.
          3. Name of Pensioner / Family Pensioner
          4. Date of retirement / discharge / death
          5. Brief of points on which information / clarification requires.

Source:http://pcdapension.nic.in/Misc/call_centre.htm

OROP ARREARS:CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

OROP arrears: The Narendra Modi government on Monday released the revised pensionary benefits to 221,224 defence pensioners drawing service and disability pension in which the amount along with first instalment of arrears, had been released and credited by the Defence Ministry to the accounts of the pensioners. In the case of remaining 146,335 family pensioners drawing pension from Departmental Pension Drawing Officers (DPDOs), payment along with arrears is expected to be released by March end. Banks are under process of revision work. (Reuters)

OROP arrears: These steps are a follow-up to department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (ESW) of the Ministry of Defence's notification ordering implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme for defence pensioners. The total additional annual financial increase for grant of OROP is Rs 7,488.70 crore. The total amount on account of arrears to be paid for the period July 1 2014 to 31 December, 2015 is Rs 10925.11 crore. (Reuters)

OROP arrears: Out of total annual liability of Rs 7,488.70 crores, PBOR family pensioners shall get Rs 6,405.59 crore, which works out to 85.5% of total expenditure of OROP. (Reuters)

OROP arrears: Due to increase in defence pension budget, the additional liability for current financial year 2015-16 shall be Rs 4,721.34 crore which will increase the current defence pension liability of Rs 60,238 crore to Rs 64,959.34 crore for the year 2015-16. (Reuters)

OROP arrears: To facilitate the pension disbursing agencies, the principal controller of defence accounts have also issued implementation instructions through a circular on 04.02.2016. The implementation instructions along with government orders are available on the website www.pcdapension.nic.in. (Reuters)



Mumbai: Top public sector lender State Bank of India Monday released arrears worth Rs 1,465 crore to 7.75 lakh defence pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, as per the government rules.

he government had in November last year formally notified the OROP scheme for the more than 24 lakh defence ex-servicemen and 6 lakh war widows in the country.

"As per government guidelines, first instalment (1/4th of the total arrear amount up to February, 2016) to service pensioners and full amount of arrears to 'family pensioners' and 'gallantry award' pensioners will be paid on 14th March, 2016," SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya said in a statement.

"All pensioners will get revised basic (pension) from March, 2016 onwards," she said.

The bank has the largest share of defence pensioners and serves about 50 percent of total defence pensioners across the country, he said.

"The first tranche of arrear payment by SBI will be around Rs 1,465 crore," Bhattacharya said.

SBI noted that while the bank has taken utmost care in the computation and release of arrears to maximum number of eligible defence pensioners, there could be cases where it has not been able to release OROP arrears due to information gaps in the data available with the bank.

"All such persons may approach their pension-disbursing branch and provide the missing information for an early release of the arrears," it added.

SBI has introduced facilities in all branches and Centralised Pension Processing Centres (CPPCs) to provide arrear details to the pensioners.

Despite a demand by protesting ex-servicemen to implement OROP with effect from April 1, 2014, the government has said that arrears would be paid with effect from July 1, 2014, and has pegged the arrears till December, 2015 at Rs 10,900 crore.

As per government directions, payment of arrears would be made by the pension-disbursing authorities in 4 installments, except for family pensioners and pensioners in receipt of gallantry awards, who will be paid arrears in one installment.


The OROP scheme is expected to cost the government Rs 7,500 crore per year.

Source:Financial Express,Zee News

Ex-servicemen meet FM Jaitley, seek changes in OROP notification 

New Delhi: A delegation of ex-servicemen on Sunday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and submitted a memorandum seeking “corrections” in the One Rank One Pension (OROP) notification, as their protest on the issue entered the 203rd day.

“A five-member delegation met the Finance Minister and told him that the actual OROP has not been granted.

The notification issued has serious flaws and we requested him for corrections in it and granting of actual OROP as per the approved definitions,” retired General Satbir Singh said.

 “The minister has assured us that he will speak to the Defence Minister about our demands,” he added.

A group of 100 ex-servicemen including those from Haryana, Punjab, UP and NCR area also protested outside Jaitley’s residence and then moved to Jantar Mantar.

 “For last 6 months, our ex-servicemen are protesting at Jantar Mantar demanding OROP which has been passed by both Houses of Parliament. But the government has been neglecting our demands again and again. It is our request to give us our real OROP,” Arif Ali Khan, one of the protesters, said.

“We had given a notice to the government 21 days ago that we have been protesting peacefully so far. But we have been forced now to go beyond Jantar Mantar. We will now resort to blocking traffic, train and roads if they remain deaf to our demands. We will also disrupt Parliament if need be”, he said.

Another veteran Lieutenant Kameshwar Pandey said, “we feel cheated as this is not the real OROP what government has promised. A proper parliamentary procedure must be followed to make any amendments. We just want the government to refrain from such manipulations”.

Source :http://www.centralgovernmentnews.com/

New Pension System – Minimum Guaranteed benefit and Gratuity for NPS

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(An All India Federation of Defence Workers)

(An Industrial Unit of B.M.S.)

(Recognized by Govt of India, Min of Defence)

Central Office: 2A, NaVin Market, Kanpur – 208001

REF: BPMS/ RESOLUTION/ 10(7/1/M)

Dated: 21.09.2015

To,

The Secretary,

Govt. of India, Min of Defence,

South Block, DHQ PO,

New Delhi – 110011

Subject: Resolutions adopted in the Central Executive Committee meeting of BPMS.

Respected Sir,

With due regards, it is submitted for your kind information that the Central Executive Committee meeting of this federation has held on 08th & 09th Sep. 2015 at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Complex, DRDO Township, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad and 03 Resolutions have been unanimously adopted by the CEO of the federation & the same are enclosed herewith for your kind consideration and further necessary action please.

This federation is in full hope to get favourable consideration in this regard.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Sincerely yours

(M P SINGH)

General Secretary

RESOLUTION No. 1: Payment of Gratuity to NPS Beneficiaries

In spite of our strong opposition, the Government has made the New Pension Scheme applicable to all recruits after 01-01-2004. While continuing our opposition to the scheme, BPMS have given several inputs from time to time to ensure that maximum benefit be given to the employees.

As a part of this, the entire bye-laws and other issues pertaining to the formulation of the New Defined Contribution Pension System (popularly known as the NPS) was studies and it was found that as per clarification issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) the NPS is a replacement for only Pension, and thus, other benefits provided to employees like Gratuity remains constant i.e. the employees enrolled under NPS are also eligible for Gratuity as per provision of extant law.

After vigorously pursuing the issue, the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare had issued O.M. No. 38/41/06/P&PW (A) DT. 05-05-2009, with the approval of Cabinet to provide for Invalid Pension, Family Pension, Disability Pension, Extra-Ordinary Family Pension, Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity in respect of NPS subscribers on provisional basis.

Consequent thereof, BPMS has been consistently demanding that this “Provisional” basis be converted into a PERMANENT BASIS feature of the NPS. The Government has, now vide DC. No. 1(4)/E-2006 DT. 17-08-2015 of JS (Pers) of the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) circulated a note proposing that the budget for the payment of gratuity be projected from the office of the Controller General of Accounts.

Subsequently, the issue has been earmarked to various Ministries, who in turn have further asked comments from various channels.

The federation having taken stock of the present situation feels that asking comments etc. is not required on a Policy decision and demands that the feature of payment of Gratuity to all NPS subscribers upon Retirement or Death, be made a Permanent feature, without further loss of time.

This resolution is therefore, unanimously adopted at the Central Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation on September 08th, 2015.

RESOLUTION No. 2: Minimum Guaranteed Benefits under NPS

In spite of our strong opposition, the Government has made the New Pension Scheme applicable to all recruits after 01-01-2004. While continuing our opposition to the scheme, BPMS have given several inputs from time to time to ensure that maximum benefit be given to the employees.

Even after a lapse of more than 10 years since the arbitrary implementation of the scheme, the Government has failed to formulate a policy ensuring “Guaranteed Minimum Pension” to the subscribers of the NPS.

Having examine the issue in detailed, BPMS now demands that without any further waste of time, the Government should frame a policy to ensure that irrespective of the financial/market conditions at the time of Retirement and/or Death of the NPS subscriber, he should get a minimum guaranteed pension equivalent to FIFTY PERCENT of his last drawn Basic Pay plus dearness relief for neutralization of price rise.

This Central Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation held at Hyderabad, on September 08th, 2015, hereby RESOLVES, to call upon the Government to frame a policy to ensure that the NPS subscribers receive a minimum guaranteed pension equivalent to FIFTY PERCENT of his last drawn Basic Pay plus dearness relief thereupon at par with Central Government Employees/Pensioners.

RESOLUTION No. 3: One time relaxation & removal of ceiling for Compassionate Appointment

The Government has imposed an arbitrary limit of 5% only for filling up of vacancies on compassionate grounds, subject to several conditions. As a result of this decision, many families are living in distress and the very concept of helping the families of those employees who die in harness, stands defeated due to imposition of this ceiling.

The Federation has been taking up the issue at all levels to relax the ceiling to enable the deserving candidate get employment and thereby provide help to the families of the deceased. Having examine the issue in detailed, BPMS now demands that without any further waste of time, the Government should frame a policy to ensure that as a onetime measure, all existing cases of compassionate appoints are provided suitable employment assistance immediately.

This Central Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation held at Hyderabad, on September 08th , 2015, hereby RESOLVES, to call upon the Government to frame a policy to ensure that one time measure, all existing cases of compassionate appoints are provided suitable employment assistance immediately and to further scrap the artificial ceiling of 5% with immediate effect.

(M P SINGH)

Source :govemployees

Fixed Medical Allowance to Armed Forces Pensioners and Family Pensioners

Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Armed Forces Pensioners and Family Pensioners with retirement date prior to 01.04.2003 and opted not to avail medical facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals

The Pr. Controller of Defence Accounts has issued a Circular on Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Armed Forces Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in such cases where date of retirement is prior to 01.04.2003 and who had opted not to avail medical facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals/ MI Rooms and are not member of ECHS.

THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)

DRAUPADIGHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No. 544                                                                                                        Dated: 04.06.2015

  

Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Armed Forces Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in such cases where date of retirement is prior to 01.04.2003 and who had opted not to avail medical facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals/ MI Rooms and are not member of ECHS.

Reference: This Office Circular NO.451 dated 21.02.2011 and Circular NO. 208 dated 27.07.1998.

A copy of GOI, MOD letter NO. 1(10)/2009-D(Pen/ Policy) dated 5th May 2015 is forwarded herewith for immediate implementation. The same has also been uploaded on this Office website www.pcdapension.nic.in and may please be downloaded at your end without waiting for the hard copy Of the order and action may be taken accordingly.

2. The fixed medical allowance has been enhanced from Rs. 300/- PM to Rs. 500/- PM with effect from 19.11.2014. Ex Servicemen who retired after 01.04.2003 have to become member of ECHS compulsorily and are not eligible to draw Fixed Medical Allowance. However, all Pre 01.04.2003 retirees have the Option of either joining the Scheme or draw Fixed Medical Allowance as per the extant rates.

3. The other conditions for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance as mentioned in this Office Circular No.208 quoted under reference shall continue to be in force. PDAS are requested to please review the cases and revise the Fixed Medical Allowance in the affected cases accordingly.

(G K Baranwal)

Dy. Controller (Pensions)

No. Gt/Tech/0164/III,

Dated: 04.06.2015

Source :Gconnect

No. BPMS / 12 / CIR / 2015

To,

The Office Bearers, CEC Members,

President / Secretary of the unions

Affiliated to BPMS

Subject: Postponement of proposed Strike on 02.09.2015

Dear Brothers & Sisters

Sadar Namaskar,

Your attention is invited to this federation’s Circular No BPMS / 11/ CIR / 2015, dated 17.07.2015 whereby all the unions have been directed to take strike ballot and serve the strike notice to the head of establishments to go on strike on 02.09.2015 on the call of Central Trade Unions along with Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.

Now, it is worth to mention here that an Inter Ministerial Committee meeting held on 26th & 27th August, 2015 under the Chairmanship of Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Finance Minister and assured for justifys of workers, welfare of labour, concepts of tripartism in the matter of labour relations and appealed to reconsider the proposed call for strike on 02.09.2015.

Since the Government has come forward with positive assurances on the basic demands and assured to continue dialogue, it has been decided to defer/postpone the proposed strike on 02.09.2015 for next date to be decided in future.

Therefore, you are requested to apprise to your Head of Establishment regarding postponement of the proposed strike of 02.09.2015. Kindly see the format in this regard.

With regards,

Copy to:

1. General Secretary, B.M.S. New Delhi, 2426, Ram Naresh Bhawan, Tilak Gali, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi – 110055

2. Secretary General, GENC, Kanpur – For your kind information please

BPMS Circular on Postponement of Strike of 02.09.2015

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)

No. BPMS / 12 / CIR / 2015

Dated: 29.08.2015

To,
The Office Bearers, CEC Members,
President / Secretary of the unions
Affiliated to BPMS

Subject: Postponement of proposed Strike on 02.09.2015

Dear Brothers & Sisters

Sadar Namaskar,
Your attention is invited to this federation’s Circular No BPMS / 11/ CIR / 2015, dated 17.07.2015 whereby all the unions have been directed to take strike ballot and serve the strike notice to the head of establishments to go on strike on 02.09.2015 on the call of Central Trade Unions along with Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.

Now, it is worth to mention here that an Inter Ministerial Committee meeting held on 26th & 27th August, 2015 under the Chairmanship of Shri Arun Jaitley, Hon’ble Finance Minister and assured for justifys of workers, welfare of labour, concepts of tripartism in the matter of labour relations and appealed to reconsider the proposed call for strike on 02.09.2015.

Since the Government has come forward with positive assurances on the basic demands and assured to continue dialogue, it has been decided to defer/postpone the proposed strike on 02.09.2015 for next date to be decided in future.

Therefore, you are requested to apprise to your Head of Establishment regarding postponement of the proposed strike of 02.09.2015. Kindly see the format in this regard.

With regards,

Brotherly Yours
(M. P. SINGH)
General Secretary

Copy to:
1. General Secretary, B.M.S. New Delhi, 2426, Ram Naresh Bhawan, Tilak Gali, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi – 110055
2. Secretary General, GENC, Kanpur – For your kind information please

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Source: BPMS

Visakhapatnam Division makes Special Arrangements for Godavari Pushkarams

Visakhapatnam (VSKP): The Waltair Railway Division has made elaborate arrangements for the ensuing Godavari Pushkarams-2015 at Rajahmundry. Special trains, additional booking counters, face-to-face enquiry booths, medical assistance, help desks and round-the-clock reservation have been made for the Pushkarams besides tight security with the help of RPF, Government Railway Police and Scouts and Guides.

In addition to the existing eight general booking counters at Visakhapatnam railway station, six more booking counters are being made operational – four at general booking counters in the present booking office complex and two on the Gnanapuram side. All these additional counters would be exclusively operated to issue tickets from Visakhapatnam to Rajahmundry, Godavari and Kovvuru railway Stations only, which are the locations for the bathing ghats for the Pushkarams. Apart from the five Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) in operation, three additional ATVMs have been provided in the booking office for access to the travelling public.

Exclusively for the Pushkarams, two peak hour ATVMs are being made round-the-clock at Duvvada railway station, while at the Simhachalam railway station, the existing peak hour counter is being made round-the-clock.

Similarly in Vizianagaram, one peak hour counter and two ATVMs will cater to Pushkaram visitors.

At present one face-to-face enquiry counter is in existence at the main portico of Visakhapatnam railway station. Apart from this, an additional face-to-face enquiry counter would be operated round-the-clock at the main booking office. Five Help Desks would be operated round-the-clock as well – three at Visakhapatnam, one each at Duvvada and Simhachalam. The three desks at Visakhapatnam will be one at Gnanapuram side booking office, one at the Gate (Main entrance) and one at the ‘B’ gate (Middle entrance) for the guidance of passengers. The railways is deploying catering inspectors round-the-clock at Visakhapatnam railway station to check overpricing and ensure availability of required food items.

Illumination in the circulating area at the main entrance and Gnanpuram side is being improved while illumination on all the eight platforms of Vizag is being enhanced. Extensive deployment of RPF personnel is being made for bandobast and crowd control at Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Simhachalam and Vizianagaram stations. Medical facilities have been made available and nursing staff will be manning two medical booths on platforms one and eight at Visakhapatnam railway station.

To maintain cleanliness, Waltair division is infusing more men and material. Apart from the existing toilets on platforms one and eight, mobile toilets would be deployed on the Gnanapuram side of the railway station in coordination with the local civic body.

Apart from the services rendered by RPF, about 25 Scouts and Guides and 20 Civil Defence Personnel will be deployed to work in shifts to assist the travellers on the foot bridges, guide the passengers on the double discharge landings and to maintain queue system on platfroms with single landings.

Special Benefits in the cases of death and disability in service – PCDA Circular on Revision of Disability Pension and Family Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners

Office of the PR. Controller of defence Accounts (Pensions) issued a Circular regarding special benefits in cases of death and disability in  service-Revision of  Disability Pension / Family Pension of  Pre-2006 disability Pensioners/ Family Pensioners in line with Ministry   of  Personnel,   Public   Grievances   & Pension, Department  of Pension  & Pensioners’ welfare  OM No. 45/3/2008-   P& PW(F)  dated  20th November 2014.

OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCEACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)

DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No –   142

No. G1/C/103/ Vol-VII/Tech

O/o the  PCDA (P),

Allahabad

Dated:  11/06/2015

To,

(All Head of Department under Min. of Defence)

Sub:   –  Special benefits in  cases of death &  disability in  service-Revision of  Disability Pension /  Family Pension of  Pre-2006 disability Pensioners/ Family Pensioners –

regarding.

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A  copy   of  Government   of  India,   Ministry   of  Personnel,   Public   Grievances   & Pension, Department  of Pension  & Pensioners’  welfare  OM No. 45/3/2008-P& PW(F) dated  20th  November 2014  is enclosed  herewith  for information  & necessary  action. In  order to implement  the instructions contained  in the above  Govt. letter, HOOs are required to review/identify  the cases where  Disability Pension/Family Pension have been notified in terms of CCS (EOP) Rules and forward the same with details  i.e. PPO No., Current  PDA details,  Pay scale under IV & V CPC and address  of Payee to this office for revision  in terms of OM dated 20.11.2014.

2.It  is therefore requested  that  suitable  instructions   along  with  copy  of  this  circular  may  be issued to all the Head of Offices under your administrative control for initiating action in this regard.

Sd/-

(Dr. Upinderbir Singh)

Dy CDA  (P)

No: G1/C/103/ Vol-VII/Tech

Dated:  11/06/2015

Download Office of the PR. Controller of defence Accounts (Pensions) Circular No.142 dated 11.06.2015