NPS TO OPS – REVERT TO OLD DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION SYSTEM – PARLIAMENT Q&A ON 28.12.2018 NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM TO OLD PENSION SCHEME In Parliament on 28th December 2018, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla said that there is no proposal to replace the National Pension System (NPS) with old pension scheme in respect of Central Government employees recruited on or after 01.01.2004. The detailed report of Questions and Answers are given below for your information… Lok Sabha Un Starred Question No.2954 (a) Whether the Government is planning to reconsider the Old Pension Scheme on optional basis for Central Government Employees on heavy demand of employee associations across the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) Whether the Government has received any representation from various State Governments and employees’ associations in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with the other major changes demanded by the employ...

Manual for procurement of Goods, 2017 and Manual for Procurement of Consultancy other Services, 2017 No. F .1/36/2018-PPD Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Procurement Policy Division 516, Lok Nayak Shavan, New Delhi. Dated 28th December, 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:  Manual for procurement of Goods, 2017 and Manual for Procurement of Consultancy & other Services, 2017. It may be recalled that the Department of Expenditure in 2017 had issued a set of two Manuals on ‘Policies and Procedures for Procurement of Goods’ and ‘Procurement of Consulting & Non- Consulting Services’, in conformity with the General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017. These Manuals have been prepared in consonance with the fundamental principles of transparency, fairness, competition, economy, efficiency and accountability. Efforts have been made to cover all major aspects of procurement in these Manuals in a user-friendly manner. The manuals are the outcome of extens...

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTED OFFICERS’ ORGANISATIONS NO CCGGOO/2018-19/ Dated: 27.12.2018 To The Cabinet Secretary Govt. of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New delhi-110004 Sir, Sub:  Organizing Mass Dharna by the constituent members of (CCGGOO) in solidarity with the two days Strike called by CCGE&W – intimation reg. Your kind attention Is drawn to the two days’ strike call given by the Confederation of Central Government Employee and Workers (CCGE&W) on 08th &. 09th January, 2018 In support of 10 paints Charter of Demands. The Confederation of Central Government Gazetted Officers’ Organisations (CCGGOO), the apex body (or all Central Government Gazettld Officers’ service associations, endorses all the demands included in the Character for the overall benefit of the Gazetted Officers of Central Government, Central Government employees, the entire working class of the country and the fellow countrymen as a whole. To convey the full soli...

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Promotion of sports among rural youth 31 DEC 2018 ‘Sports’ is a State subject and promotion of sports in the country, including promotion of Sports among rural youth is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) concerned. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the NSFs. Government is already running several schemes to increase participation of the rural youth in sports. The Khelo India Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports provides for promotion of sports among entire population including rural youth. Also, the scheme has a dedicated vertical, viz., Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games which provides for financial assistance to NSFs / Non Government Organizations (NGOs) etc for promotion of sports in the country including rural areas. Under this vertical, various NSFs have been provided financial assis...

Ministry of Defence Grant of Disability Pension 31 DEC 2018 As per Ministry of Defence order dated 31.01.2001, Armed Forces Personnel who retire voluntarily / or seek discharge on request are not eligible for any award on account of disability. Provided that Armed Forces Personnel who are due for retirement / discharge on completion of tenure, or on completion of service limits, or on completion of the terms of engagement or on attaining the prescribed age of retirement, and who seeks pre-mature retirement / discharge on request for the purpose of getting higher commutation value of pension will remain eligible for disability element. Further, Armed Forces personnel who are retained in service despite disability, which is accepted as attributable to or aggravated by Military Service and have forgone lump sum compensation in lieu of that disability, may be given disability element / war injury element at the time of their retirement / discharge whether voluntary or otherwise in a...

Ministry of Defence Allowance to Armed Forces 31 DEC 2018 Taking note of the rigours of military life, the 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) had recommended an additional, separate element of Pay for the Defence Forces called Military Service Pay (MSP) which the CPC intended would also maintain the edge enjoyed by the Defence Forces over the civilian scales. The Commission was of the view that the rate of MSP as a percentage of the existing pay has to be maintained in case of officers (up to the level of Brigadier / equivalent) as well as PBORs because the difficulties faced in field situations by both these categories are similar. The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) had considered all aspects with regard to applicability of MSP including the rates while making its recommendations. This was done after considering the views of the Services in the matter. The  7th CPC  has consciously decided not to create additional categories of personnel for the grant of MSP or to dist...

Delivery of letters under Pradhan Mantri, Jan ArogyaYojna (PMJAY) on Sunday – NFPE National Federation of Postal Employees 1st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001 Phone: 011.23092771 e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com Mob: 9718686800 / 9810853981 website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com No. PF-66/2018 Dated  28.12.2018 To Sri. A. N. Nanda Secretary (P) Department of Posts DakBhawan, New Delhi – 110001 Sub:  Regarding delivery of letters under Pradhan Mantri, Jan ArogyaYojna (PMJAY) on Sunday. Ref: Dte. No. 59-01/2018-BD dated 21st October 2018. Sir, Your kind attention is invited towards Directorate letter no. as referred above under which orders have been issued to make delivery of the letters under Pradhan Mantri Jan AarogyaYojna (PMJAY) on Sunday. In this connection we want to bring to your kind notice that now a days it has become the order of the day that on each and every Sunday officials are being engaged in various works like delivery of ...

40% concession in passenger fare to Transgender Senior Citizens GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD (Commercial Circular No.74 of 2018) No.TC-II/2161/2015/SRC/Policy/3 New Delhi, dated 14.12.2018 Principal Chief Commercial Managers, All Zonal Railways. Sub:  40% concession in passenger fare to Transgender Senior Citizens whose age are 60 and above. Ref: (I) Commercial Circular No.18 of 2011 dated 13.05.2011 (ii) Commercial Circular No. of 52 of 2016 dated 29.06.2016 As per S.No.38 of IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 26 Part-I (Vol.II) concession is admissible to Men Senior Citizens of the age of 60 years and above and 58 years & above in case for Women–Senior citizens of Indian Nationality. The element of concession is 40% for Men Senior Citizens and 50% for Women Senior Citizens. 2. As an interim measure till finalization of uniform policy by Ministry of Law & Justice, it has now been decided to grant of 40% concession in passenger fare to Tr...

Ministry of Labour & Employment Foundation Stone Laying of three ESIC Dispensaries at Mayur Vihar Ph- I, Noida Phase-II and Sector – 22, Noida 28 DEC 2018 Foundation stone laying of ESIC Dispensary at Mayur Vihar Ph- I: Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment laid the Foundation Stone of 5 Doctors’ ESIC Dispensary at Phase-I, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi in the august presence of Shri Mahesh Giri, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Shri Bipin Bihari Singh, Mayor, East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Ms. Kiran Vaidya, Dy. Mayor, East Delhi Municipal Corporation and Shri Raju Dhingan, MLA today. During his address, Shri Gangwar informed that the proposed 5 Doctors’ ESI Dispensary will be spread in a plot area of 6800 sqm. and will provide OPD and Laboratory services. Due to steady increase in attendance of patients and opening of Homeopathic Services, X-ray facilities, Physiotherapy service in the existing ESIC dispensary, this new...

Ministry of Women and Child Development More than 61 lakh beneficiaries enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana during the last two years till date 28 DEC 2018 The Government has approved Pan-India implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a Centrally Sponsored Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme, on 17.05.2017 for implementation across the country with effect from 01.01.2017. The scheme is implemented through web based Management and Information System (MIS) Software, viz. Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana-Common Application Software (PMMVY-CAS) which was launched on 01.09.2017. The effective implementation of the scheme has just completed one year and hence, no impact assessment study of the scheme has been undertaken so far. In order to expedite the implementation the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) regional review meeting cum workshops as well as national level workshops are conducted regularly for highest level monitoring. Monitoring ...

Ministry of Railways Enhancement of Combined Reservation Quota of lower berths for Senior Citizens and Female Passengers 29 DEC 2018 Ministry of Railways has decided that the combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women may be enhanced. At present, the following combined reservation quota of lower berths is earmarked in Sleeper, AC-3 tier and AC-2 tier classes for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women:- Class No. of lower berths per coach Normal Mail/Express trains Rajdhani/Duronto/ fully AC  Express trains Sleeper 6 – 3AC 3 4 2AC 3 3 Revised combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women has been enhanced as under:- Class Revised (No. of lower berths per coach) Normal Mail/Express train Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC trains Having single ...