Clarification on Reimbursement of Tuition Fee and Hostel Charges provided to the children of Armed Forces Officers / PBORs missing / disabled / killed in action GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:5354 ANSWERED ON: 28.03.2018 Reimbursement of Tuition Fee RAJAN BABURAO VICHARE Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:- (a) whether the Government has curtailed the reimbursement of tuition and hostel fees provided to the children of working and retired armed forces personnel including martyred, disabled and missing soldiers / officers; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the likely saving in Government exchequer as a result thereof; (c) whether servicemen and ex-servicemen are distressed by the Government decision; (d) if so, whether the Government proposes to reconsider the decision; and (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE) IN THE MINISTRY O...

Empanelment and De-Panelling of Private Hospitals under CGHS CGHS empanels eligible private hospitals as and when they apply and sign Memorandum of Agreement as per terms and conditions of empanelment under tender process/continuous empanelment scheme. Some private hospitals have opted out of CGHS. The details are at Annexure. The above statement said in a written reply to a question in Parliament on 20.3.2018 by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey. No. CITY No. of Hospitals opted out from CGHS during the last 3 years Names of Hospitals Reasons for opting out 1 AHMEDABAD 3 (i) Nidhi Hospital (ii) Anand surgical (iii) Sidhi Vinayak Due to technical problem and delay in payment. 2  BANGALORE 3 (i) Vasan Eye Care, Nagarbhavi  Change in Management (ii) Medihope Super Speciality Hospital Inability to provide certain service (iii) Shirdi Sai Hospital Pvt. Ltd. Due to renovation 3  CHANDIGARH 1 Centre For Sight Low CG...

No. 28(86)2017/D (Res-I) Government of India Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare Sena Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 6th March, 2018. To Directorate General Resettlement West Block IV, Wing 5, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066. Subject: Recognition of Ex-Servicemen’s Association Sir, I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 9(37)92/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 31.1.1996, on the subject mentioned above and to revise the guidelines for formation and conduct of Ex-Servicemen Associations and their recognition. The Associations will be accorded recognition subject to their fulfillment of revised conditions as under:- (a) The Associations should be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The state chapters of the said Ex-Servicemen Association too should be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The Association should have been formed with aims and objectives of promoting the common interest of Ex-Servicemen and should have well defined bye-laws ...

Gratuity Ceiling Amendment - Gratuity Payment, Date and Maternity Leave Gratuity Ceiling Amendment Notifications issued by Government of India regarding Upper limit of Gratuity Payment, Date on which come into force and Maximum Period of Maternity Leave… MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th March, 2018 S.O. 1419(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- section (2) of section 1 of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 (12 of 2018), the Central Government hereby appoints the 29th day of March, 2018 as the date on which the said Act shall come into force. [No.S-42012/02/2016-SS-II] MANISH GUPTA, Jt. Secy. NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th March, 2018 S.O. 1420 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972), the Central Government hereby specifies that the amount of gratuity payable to an employee under the said Act shall not exceed twenty lakh rupees. [No.S-42012/02...

Gratuity ceiling raised to 20 Lakhs w.e.f. 29.3.2018 Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 brought in force on 29th March, 2018 Decision: The Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018 has been passed by Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2018 and by the Rajya Sabha on 22nd March, 2018, has been brought in force on 29th March, 2018. Background: The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to establishments employing 10 or more persons. The main purpose for enacting this Act is to provide social security to workman after retirement, whether retirement is a result of superannuation, or physical disablement or impairment of vital part of the body. Therefore, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 is an important social security legislation to wage earning population in industries, factories and establishments. 2. The present upper ceiling on gratuity amount under the Act is Rs. 10 Lakh. The provisions for Central Government employees under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 with regard to gr...

DoPT: Grant of vigilance clearance for obtaining passport F.No.11012/7/2017-Estt.A-III Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel & Training Establishment A-III Desk North Block, New Delhi - 110001 Dated 28th March, 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of vigilance clearance for obtaining passport. The undersigned is directed to say that matter regarding guidelines for granting vigilance clearance to members of the Central Civil Service holding Central Civil Posts have been reviewed and it has been decided to lay down guidelines for grant of vigilance clearance to the Government servant for obtaining Indian Passport. 2. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has issued the guidelines for issuance of ordinary Passport to the Government servant vide O.M. No. VI/401/01/05/2014 dated 26.05.2015 in connection with procedures to be the followed in case of passport to be issued to Government servant. 3. In view of the above, it is mandato...

RBI Circular: Banks to remain open till 8 pm on 31.3.2018 "All agency banks should keep the counters of their designated branches conducting government banking open for government transactions up to 8.00 p.m. on March 31, 2018" Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central / State Governments - Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2017-18) RBI/2017-18/144 DGBA.GBD.No.2388/42.01.029/2017- 18 March 27, 2018 All agency banks Dear Sir / Madam Annual Closing of Government Accounts - Transactions of Central / State Governments - Special Measures for the Current Financial Year (2017-18) The Government of India has desired that all government transactions with banks for Financial Year 2017-18 must be accounted for within the same financial year and has requested that, as in previous years, certain special arrangements be made for this purpose. Accordingly, all agency banks should keep the counters of their designated branches conducting government bankin...

LTC TO RAILWAY EMPLOYEES No.31011/1512017-Estt.A-IV Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Establishment A-IV Desk North Block New Delhi Dated March 27, 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: LTC to Railway employees (and Government servants whose spouses are Railway servants) The undersigned is directed to say that as per extant LTC instructions, Government servants and their spouses who are working in Indian Railways are not entitled for the facility of LTC as the facility of “Free Pass” is available to them. However, Seventh CPC in its report has recommended for bringing Railway employees (and employees whose spouses are Railway servants) into the fold of LTC. 2 The matter has been considered in this Department in consultation With Ministry of Railways. It has been decided that Railway employees may be allowed to avail All lndia LTC once in a block of four years under CCS(LTC) Rules, 1988, subject to the following ...

Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) (i) Sukanya Samriddhi Account has been specified under clause (viii) of Sub Section (2) of Section 80(C) of Income Tax Act 1961 and deposits under these accounts enjoy benefit of this Income Tax Section up to the overall maximum limit of Rs. One lakh Fifty Thousand (1,50,000). (ii) By Finance Act 2015, a new clause (11A) has been inserted under Section 10 of Income Tax Act 1961 under which any amount withdrawn from Sukanya Samriddhi Account will not be included in the total income of a previous year of a person for the purpose of calculation of Income Tax. (iii) By Finance Act 2015, a new clause (ba) has been inserted under clause (viii) of sub-section 4 of Section SOC of Income Tax Act 1961 under which a Legal Guardian can claim Income Tax benefit for the amount deposited by him or his/her girl child under the Sukanya Samriddhi Account. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION NO. 09/2015...

Press Release of All India Consumer Price Index for the month of February 2018 has been released by Labour Bureau on 28.3.2018. The index decreased by one point and stands at 287. Expected DA July 2018: AICPIN for Feb 2018 No.5/1/2018-CPI GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU ‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004 DATED: 28th March, 2018 Press Release Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – February, 2018 The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2018 decreased by 1 point and pegged at 287 (two hundred and eighty seven). On 1-month percentage change, it decreased by (-) 0.35 per cent between January and February, 2018 which was static between the two months a year back. The maximum downward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (-) 1.87 points to the total change. At item level, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Gram Dal, Groundnut Oil, Egg (hen), Poultry (Chicken), Pure Ghee, Garlic, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage Carrot, Cauliflower, Pal...

EPFO Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment Pensioner’s Portal at EPFO website  28 MAR 2018 EPFO has launched the pensioner’s portal https://mis.epfindia.gov.in/PensionPaymentEnquiry. The pensioner’s portal is recently launched service, available at EPFO website by which all EPFO pensioners may get the details of pension related information like Pension payment order number, Pensioner’s Payment Order details, Pensioner’s passbook information & other related information such as date of credit of pension, submission of pensioner’s life certificate etc. It is helpful to know the status of their life certificate, in case of non-submission/rejection of life certificate of the pensioners. It also provides the details and the reason of stoppage of pension. Track e KYC: The enhanced “Track eKYC” facility for the convenience of members have been launched to check the status of Aadhaar seeded against their UAN and...

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Defence Defence Hospitals 28 MAR 2018 There are 112 Military Hospitals, 12 Air Force Hospitals and 9 Naval Hospitals in the country. The State / UT wise number of such hospitals, along with location is as under: S.No. STATE Number of Armed Forces Hospitals Army Navy Air 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 (INHS Kalyani, Vishakhapatnam) 1 (14AFH Hyderabad) 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 (181 MH Tenga) 3 Assam 6 (151 BH (Guwahati), 155 BH (Tezpur), 160MH (Silchar), 162 MH (Dinjan), 180 MH (Missamari), 188 MH (Likabali) 1 (5AFH Jorhat) 4 Bihar 2 (MH Danapur, MH Gaya) 5 Goa 1 (MH Panaji) 1 (INHS Jeevanti, Vasco da Gama) 6 Gujarat 5 (MH Ahmedabad, MH Baroda, MH Bhuj, MH Dharangandhara, MH Jamnagar) 7 Haryana 3 (MH Ambala, Comd Hosp (WC) Chandimandir, MH Hissar) 8 Himachal Pradesh 6 (MH Kasuali, MH Shimla, MH Bakloh, MH Dalhousie, MH Palampur, MH Yol) 9 Jammu & Kashmir 11 ...

CGHS Facilities to Retired KV Employees CGHS Facilities to Retired KV Employees KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN F.No.11086/01/2012-KVS HQ(Admn.II)/75-85 Dated: 20.03.2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Extension of CGHS to all retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya residing in Delhi/NCR- regarding. Consequent upon KVS's proposal on the subject vide letter dated 29.09.2017, the Deputy Secretary (UT), Ministry of Human Resource Development vide his letter No.F.3-5/2011-UT-2 dated 02.02.2018 to be reqd with MHRD's letter of even number dated 19.03.2018 has conveyed the decision of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi regarding extension of CGHS facilities to all retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) residing in Delhi/ NCR. 2. Accordingly, medical facility under the CGHS is to all retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan residing in Delhi/ NCR. The terms and conditions mentioned in the Office Memorandum or even number dated 21.0...

Option for Fixation of Pay on Promotion from the Date of Next Increment – MoD Orders dt.22.3.2018 Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in respect of Army Pay Rules 2017, Air Force Pay Rules 2017 and Navy Pay Regulations 2017 in respect of Officers and JCOs/ORequivalent No.1(20)/2017/D(Pay/Services) Ministry of Defence D (Pay/Services) Sena Bhawan, New Delhi Dated 22nd, March 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in respect of Army Pay Rules 2017, Air Force Pay Rules 2017 and Navy Pay Regulations 2017 in respect of Officers and JCOs/OR equivalent. Reference is invited to Special Army Instructions (SAI-2008), Special Air Force Instructions (SAFI-2008), Special Navy Instructions (SNI-20...