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Monday, 8 February 2016

20:41

Family Identity Cards to retiring/retired railway employees: Railway Board Order

Family Identity Cards to retiring/retired railway employees: Railway Board Order

RBE No. 12/2016
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(W) 2003/PS 5-8/1
New Delhi, Dated 29.01.2016

The General Managers(P)
The General Managers(Commercial),
All Indian Railways.


Sub: Family Identity Cards to retiring/retired railway employees.
Ref: Board’s letter of even No. dated 16.03.2015.
In terms of Board’s letter cited under reference, Family Identity Cards (FICS) are to be issued to retiring/retired railway employees and the Widows of railway employees with life time validity.

2. The issue of simplification of FIGS, presently in the form of a booklet, was considered and with the approval of Board, it has been decided that individual FICs should be issued to the retiring/retired railway officials and the Widows of railway employees in the form of computer printed and laminated cards on the model enclosed as Annexure-L As it is stipulated in the Pass Rules that the Railway Administration should issue FIC, for the first time simplified FICs may be issued. free of cost. However, issue of duplicate FICs should be on receipt of a written request, accompanied by a copy of FIR filed on loss of the card and payment @ Rs.25/- per card.
3. The Railways should commence issue of individual FICs within 2 months from the date at of issue of these instructions. It has also been decided that in order to avoid any rush, FICs in the booklet form issued till March 2015 with 7 years validity may be replaced free of cost with individual FICS as and when they become due for renewal. However, if any retired official requests for individual FICs in lieu of old FIC before the expiry of validity, such requests may not be denied and individual FICs should be issued free of cost treating it as renewal. In case of officials who retired after April 2015 and got an FIC with life time validity, they may be allowed to get it replaced with individual FICs, free of cost, as per their convenience. FICs in the booklet form will, however, continue as a valid identity proof for travel on PRCP till its replacement with individual FICs in due course so that pensioners do not face any problem while travelling. Individual FICs for travel on Widow Passes may also be issued on the same model. 
4.  The following instructions issued vide Board’s letter ' of even no. dated 04.06.2003 would continue to be in force:-
(i) The identity card should be carried by the spouse/dependent children during journey and produced on demand by the Ticket Checking Staff.
(ii) The FICs, Will be issued by the office from where the employees retired.
(iii) ‘ In case of retired employees/Widows drawing Post-retirement Complimentary Pass/Widow Pass from an office other than the office where the original FIC was issued, the renewal of the PIC shall be done by the authority who is issuing the pass to the applicant. For the purpose of renewal, the applicant shall submit the old FIC based on which renewal will be done.
(iv) Any addition in the PIC shall be done only by the office who issued the FIC for the first time. Renewing authorities shall have no power to carry out any addition in FIC. However, deletion of eligible member in FIC on account of death, marriage of daughter, etc. may be allowed on request.
5. Aadhaar No., if available may be incorporated in the FICs as indicated in the format. Necessary action may be taken by the Railways accordingly.
6. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.


(Sunil Kumar)
Director Establishment(Welfare)
Railway Board

Encl: Annexure-I.




Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/E(W)/2016/RBE_12_2016.pdf


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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

08:01

Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Railway Pensioners with effect from 1st January 2006 instead of 24.09.2012 in line with OM dated 30.07.2015 meant for Central Government Pensioners issued by Department of Pension

Revision of Pension of Pre-2006 Railway Pensioners with effect from 1st January 2006 instead of 24.09.2012 in line with OM dated 30.07.2015 meant for Central Government Pensioners issued by Department of Pension
Railway Board has sent a letter to all heads of Indian Railways / Production Units regarding revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners.
RBE No. 86/2015
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(E)III/2008/PN1/12                                                                                  New Delhi, Dated: 31 .07.2015.
The GMsIFA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)
Subject: Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners-reg.
A copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare(DOP&PW)’s O.M. No. 38/37/08-P8PW(A) dated 30.07.2015 on the above subject is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall applymutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s 0.M.No.1/112008-IC dated 30.08.2008 mentioned in DOP&PW’s OM. dated 30.07.2015 has been adopted on Railways vide Railway Board’s letter No.PC-VI/2008/l/RSRP/1 dated 11.09.2008.
2. A concordance of DOP&PW’s instructions referred to in the enclosed OM. and Railway Board’s corresponding instructions is given below:
S.No.
DOP&PW’s instructions
Corresponding instructions of
Railway Board
1.
38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 01.09.2008
F(E)III/2008/PN1/12 dated 08.09.2008
2.
38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.01.2013
F(E)III/2008lPN1/12 dated 11.02.2013
3.
38/37/08-P8PW(A)Pt.1 dated 03.10.2008
F(E)III/2008/PN1/12 dated 08.10.2008
(Vaidehi Gopal)
Joint Director Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board

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Friday, 31 July 2015

20:53

Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners- DPPW order dated 30th July 2015

Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners- DPPW order dated 30th July 2015

No.38/37/08-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
Dated the 30th July, 2015

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners – reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per Para 4.2 of this Department’s OM of even number dated 1.9.2008 relating to revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2006, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of the sum of the minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the prerevised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. A clarification was issued vide DoP&PW OM of even number dated 3.10.2008 that the pension calculated at 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band plus grade pay would be calculated at the minimum of the pay in the pay band (irrespective of the pre-revised scale of pay) plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale.

2. Several petitions were filed in Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi inter alia claiming that the revised pension of the pre-2006 pensioners should not be less than 50% of the minimum of the pay band + grade pay, corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No.l/1/2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008. Hon’ble CAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi vide its common order dated 1.11.201lin OA No.655/2010 and three other connected OAs directed to re-fix the pension of all pre-2006 retirees w.e.f. 1.1.2006 based on the Resolution dated 29.8.2008 of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare and in the light of the observations of Hon’ble CAT in that order.

3. The above order was challenged by the Government by filing Writ Petition No.1535/2012 in respect of OA No. 655/2010 and WP No.2348-50/12 in respect of the three other connected OAs in the High Court of Delhi. The Hon’ble High Court in Its common Order dated 29.4.2013 noted that the DoP&PW had, in the meanwhile, issued an OM No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 28.1.2013 which provided for stepping up of pension of pre 2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.9.2012 to 50% of the minimum of pay in the pay band and grade pay corresponding to pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired. Hon’ble High Court observed that the only issue which survived was, with reference to Paragraph 9 of OM dated 28.1.2013 which makes it applicable w.e.f. 24.9.2012 instead of 1.1.2006. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi dismissed the Writ Petition No.1535/20 12 along with three other Writ Petitions vide its order dated 29.4.2013. Special Leave Petitions (No.23055/2013 and No.36148-50/2013) filed against the said order dated 29/412013 of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court have also been dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

4. Accordingly, in compliance with the above judicial pronouncements, it has been decided that the pension/family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners may be revised in accordance with this Department’s OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of24.9.2012. Further, this benefit has already been granted to the Applicants in OA No. 655/2010 vide OM of even No. dated 26/08/2014 read with OM dated 19/09/2015 following dismissal of SLP (C) No.23055/2013 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

5. In case the consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per para 4.1 of O.M. No.38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the manner indicated in the O.M. dated 28.1.2013, the same (higher consolidated pension/family pension) will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.
6. All other conditions-as given in OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW (A) dated 1.9.2008, as amended from time to time shall remain unchanged.

7. Ministry of Agriculture, etc. are requested to bring the contents of these orders to the notice of Controller of Accounts/Pay and Accounts Officers and Attached and subordinate Offices under them on a top priority basis. All pension disbursing offices are also advised to prominently display these orders on their notice boards for the benefit of pensioners.

8. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance ID Note No. 1(9)/EV/2011Vol.1I dated 24.7.2015.

9. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-
(Harjit Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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Sunday, 26 July 2015

19:06

Pension Classes Granted to Government Employees

Pension Classes Granted to Government Employees

Superannuation

A superannuation pension shall be granted to a Government servant who is retired on his attaining the age of 60 years.

Retiring Pension:

A retiring pension shall be granted to a Government servant who retires, or is retired before attaining the age of Superannuation or to a Government servant who, on being declared surplus opts, for voluntary retirement.

Voluntary Retirement:

Any Government servant can apply for voluntary retirement, three months in advance, only after the completion of twenty years of his qualifying service, provided there is no vigilance or Departmental Enquiry pending /initiated against him/her.

Invalid Pension:

Invalid Pension may be granted if a Government servant applies for retirement from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him/her for the service. The request for invalid pension has to be supported by medical report from the competent medical board.

Compensation Pension:

If a Government servant is selected for discharge owing to the abolition of a permanent post, he shall, unless he is appointed to another post the conditions of which are deemed by the authority competent to discharge him/her to be at least equal to those of his own, have the option

(a) of taking compensation pension to which he may be entitled for the service he had rendered, or

(b) of accepting another appointment on such pay as may be offered and continuing to count his previous service for pension.

Compulsory Retirement Pension:

A Government servant compulsorily retired from service as a penalty may be granted, by the authority competent to impose such penalty, pension or gratuity, or both at a rate not less than two-thirds and not more than full compensation pension or gratuity, or both admissible to him on the date of his compulsory retirement. The pension granted or allowed shall not be less than Rs. 3500/- p.m.

Compassionate Allowance:

(i) A Government servant who is dismissed or removed from service shall forfeit his pension and gratuity:

Provided that the authority competent to dismiss or remove him from service may, if the case is deserving of special consideration, sanction a compassionate allowance not exceeding two-thirds of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension.

(ii) A compassionate allowance sanctioned under the proviso to sub-rule (i) shall not be less than the amount of Rupees one thousand nine hundred and thirteen per mensem.

Extraordinary Pension:

Extraordinary Pension in the form of Disability pension/extraordinary family pension may be paid to the Government servant/his family if disablement/death (or the aggravation of disablement/death)of the Government servant, during his service, are attributed to the Government service. For the award of extraordinary pension, there should thus be a casual connection between disablement and Government service; and death and Government service, for attributability or aggravation to be conceded. The quantum of the pension, however,depends upon the category of the disablement/death.

Government servants appointed on or after 1.1.2004 are not covered by the CCS(Extraordinary Pension) Rules.

Family Pension:

Family pension is granted to the widow / widower and where there is no widow / widower to the children of a Government servant who entered in service in a pensionable establishment on or after 01/01/1964 but on or before 31.12.2003 or having entered service prior to that date came to be governed by the provisions of the Family Pension Scheme for Central Government Employees, 1964 if such a Government servant-

(i) dies while in service on or after 01/01/1964 or

(ii) retired/died before 31.12.1963 or

(iii) retires on or after 01/01/1964

and at the time of his death was in receipt of pension.

Family pension is payable to the children up to 25 years of their age, or marriage or till they start earning a monthly income exceeding Rs.3,500/- + DA admissible from time to time p.m. whichever is earlier.

Widow daughter / divorced daughter/ unmarried daughter of deceased Government servant is also entitled for the family pension till her remarriage or up to life time or starts earning a monthly income exceeding Rs.3,500/- + DA admissible from time to time p.m. whichever is earlier.

Family pension is also payable to the dependent parents of deceased Government servants w.e.f. 01/01/98, where there is no claimant i.e. spouse or child for family pension, alive.

If the son or daughter, of a Government servant is suffering from any disorder or disability of mind or is physically crippled or disabled so as to render him or her unable to earn a living even after attaining the age of 25 years, the family pension can continue to be paid for life time subject to conditions.

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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

07:07

Awareness Programme on Pensioners’ Portal and SANKALP

Awareness Programme on Pensioners’ Portal and SANKALP

One day Interactive Awareness Programme on Pensioners’ Portal and SANKALP

The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (GOI) invites Central Govt. Pensioners to attend one day Interactive Awareness Programme on Pensioners’ Portal and SANKALP in KENGURUSE HALL, 19 ASSAM RIFLE, NEAR DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFFICE, KOHIMA (Nagaland) on 26.06.2015 from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm. Please bring a copy of PPO while attending the Programme. 

For any clarification contact 011-24644847 or emailprem.kr@nic.in

Source: 7thpaycommissionnews,in
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