Government will soon be able to implement long – term demand for military personnel. The Ministry of Finance ( MoF ) has agreed to examine a long-standing demand by the army personnel to exempt ration money and the risk and burden of taxation in accordance with the recommendation of the   7th Pay Commission . Changes to existing regulations are likely to benefit from paramilitary jawans of the CRPF, BSF, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). These changes can be announced by the Government in the next full 2019 Budget, tabled by the new government at the Center. In all, 9 lakh security staff will benefit from the move. In its report, the 7th Pay Commission stated that the allowance given to jawans as a free ration must be exempted from income tax. Central government employee unions made several requests regarding the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, including increasing the basic pay rise fitting fact...

Income Tax department revises the (Form 16) TDS certificate format issued by employers The Income Tax department has revised Form 16 by adding various details, including income from house property and remuneration received from other employers, thereby making it more comprehensive to help check tax avoidance. It will also include segregated information regarding deductions under various tax saving schemes, investments in tax savings instruments, different allowances received by the employee as well as income from other sources. Form 16 is a certificate issued by employers, giving details of employees’ TDS (tax deducted at source) usually by mid June and is used in filing I-T returns. The revised Form, which has been notified by the Income Tax department, will come into effect from May 12, 2019. This means the income tax returns for financial year 2018-19 will have to be filed on the basis of revised Form 16. Among other things, the revised Form 16 will also include details o...

Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of RS(RP) Rules,2016. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.PC-VII/2018/R-U/23 New Delhi, dated: 18.04.2019 To The General Secretary National Federation of Indian Railwaymen 3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 55. Sub:   Availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in lower post and method of fixation of pay from DNI, if opted for, in context of RS(RP) Rules,2016. Ref: NFIR’s letter No.1/2/Part IV dated 13.11.2018. Please refer to NFIR’s letter quoted above requesting Board to give 90 days’ time for exercise of option for fixation of pay on DNI instead of ‘one month’ period as circulated vide Board’s letter RBE No. 142/2018 dated 20.09.2018 from the date of issue of these orders on the ground that these orders have not been circula...

DoPT Orders 2019: Music and Dance Competition for wards of Central Government Employees 18/3/2017 -18-CCSCSB Government of India Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) CENTRAL CIVIl SERVICES CULTURAL AND SPORTS BOARD Room No. 361 , B Wing, 3rd Floor lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi Date: 22.04.2019 CIRCULAR Sub:   Music and Dance competition for wards of Central Government Employees Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board proposes to organise the Music and Dance competition for wards of Civilian Central Government Employees working at New Delhi at C.S.O.I. Auditorium on 21-22 May, 2019. The entry for the competition should be sent in the prescribed form to the Board’s Office latest by 15th May, 2019 at Room No. 361 , 3rd Floor, lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-11 0003 or by   email at sportsdopt@gmail.com . 2. The Competition will in held in the following categories: S.No. Category Age Categori...

Revision of Pension/ Family Pensioners of Pre 01.01.2016 and Post 01.01.2016 retired employees of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla F.NO.6-1/2019-U.3 Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education U.3 Section Room No. 519, ‘C -Wing Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: April 12th, 2019 To, The Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla -171005 Subject: Revision of Pension/ family pension of Pre-01.01.2016 and Post 01.01.2016 retired employees of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla -reg Sir, I am directed to refer to the Government’s decision regarding provisions regulating pension including the revision of pension/ family pension of Pre-01.01.2016 retired employees of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (HAS), Shimla on the recommendations of 7th Central pay Commission issued vide Department of Pension and Pensioner’s Welfare O.M. No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 04.08.2016, 12.05.2...

No.21011/02/2015-Est(A-II)-Part II Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi – 110001 Dated the 18th April 2019 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:   Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Window) of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers- Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19. The undersigned is directed to say that a large number of officers of the Central Government Ministries/Departments have been deputed for election duty in the General Election to the Lok Sabha, 2019. It is understood there would be practical difficulties in recording of APAR online as per the target dates prescribed in DoPT O.M.No.21011/01/2005-Estt.(A)(Ptll) dated 23rd July, 2009, through SPARROW platform, for officers deputed for election duty. 2. The matter has been examined in this ...

NFIR – Special Allowance to Nursing Superintendents working in Operation Theatre/Intensive Care Unit-revision of Allowances No.I/5(g)/Part VI Dated: 18/04/2019 The Secretary (E), Railway Board, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub:   Special Allowance to Nursing Superintendents working in Operation Theatre/Intensive Care Unit-revision of Allowances-reg. Ref: (i) NFIR’s PNM Item No. 1-B/2012. (ii) Railway Board’s OM No.E(P&A)I-2009/SP-1/Gen1/1 dated 09/07/2010 and 08/10/2013. (iii) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(g) dated 08/11/2012 & no.1/5(g)/Pt.V dated 02/09/2013 and 13/01/2014. (iv) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare letter no. Z.28015/2012013 – N dated 17th October 2013 copy endorsed to NFIR. (v) Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)I-2012/FE-4/1 dated 23/01/2014. (vi) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(g)/Part V dated 21/10/2014, 20/10/2015, 30/05/2017 & letter No. I/5(g)/Part VI dated 20/09/2017. (vii) O.M. No. Z.28015/52/2017-N dated 27th September, 2017 issued by the Ministry of ...

High Court Order transferring NPS Subscription into GPF account Regarding transfer of NPS to GPF Government of India Office of the director (Accounts) Ministry of Home Affairs Pay and accounts office, C.R.P.F Plot No.14, PSF-2 Sector-23, Rohini, New Delhi – 110085 No.PAO/CRPF/MHA/NPS/DA-I(1)/2018-19/797 Dated, the 15 March,2019, To The IG (Admin), Directorate General, CRPF, CGO Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 Subject:   Reg.transfer of NPS to GPF. I am to say that various cases for transferring NPS subscriptions into GPF account have been received to this office after order of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in respect of WP(C) No.3834/2013 and WP(C) No.2810/2016 vide which benefits of Old pension Scheme are extended to personnel joined in the year 2004. As there is a large number of subscribers under this kind of transfer and many requests are received along with information of office orders issued by various authorities (i.e., The Commandants, The DIGs, The IGs,...