Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Defence Accounts Department’s release says that there are 24.61 lakhs pensioners, spread across the country. On an average 45,000 Defence Forces personnel and Defence civilians retire every year and become part of pensioners’ strength
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen requests Railway Board for merger of Sr. Cashier Gr-I with the IOC/ADC working in the Pay Side wing of Cash & Pay Department. NFIR requests for proper implementation of cadre restructuring and more particularly in the Western Railway.
Finance Ministry has updated the Instructions for processing foreign visits of officers of the Government of India for approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCoS). Ministries/Departments shall upload the data related to foreign visits on the online Foreign Visit Management System (FVMS).Quarterly Rolling Plan (QRP) of proposed programmes/ visits for the next 3 months, etc
Department of Personnel and Training has released the Status of Cadre Review proposals processed from 1st January, 2011 to 31st December 2015.
Railway Board issued Circular stating that effective from 27.11.2015 “No air travel upto JAG. For SG only one-way travel, if required on justification that air journey is unavoidable. In all cases all air travel would be in economy class only.”
Citing poor pace of work in the Railways, the government has cut the gross budgetary support to the national transporter by Rs 12,000 crore for this financial year. It also refused to help Railways with any funds to meet its salary/pension liabilities arising out of the pay commission recommendations this year.
Rent paid subject to ceiling can be deducted under Section 80GG if no HRA is received. Such deduction for rent should be the expenditure incurred by the assessee in excess of ten per cent of his total income towards payment of rent.
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen has made a representation to the Railway Board by comparing ACPS and MACPS. As pgrer NFIR MACP in promotional hierarchy which was followed by ACP Scheme is to be granted instead of MACP in grade pay hierarchy
Department of Personnel and Training has exempted transfer of employees who are taking care of disabled dependents. DoPT in this OM defines the word ‘disabled’ which includes (i) blindness or low vision (ii) hearing impairment (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy (iv) leprosy cured (v) mental retardation (vi) mental illness (vii) multiple disabilities and (viii) autism.
KVS has instructed all the Deputy Commissioners of all Regional Offices to take steps for speedy settlement of the retirement benefits or death benefits to the bereaved family. KVS wants the retirement benefits should be made available on the day of retirement. KVS instructs all the personnel concerned are advised to work in advance and see that the settlement is made on the retirement day.
7th Pay Commission recommends that Assistant Store Keeper and Store Keeper (Tech) in IBM should be first upgraded to GP 2400 and GP 4200 respectively and then placed at the appropriate level in the pay matrix.
Department of Personnel & Training has issued an OM regarding Submission of Declaration of Immovable Property Returns by the Government servants of Group ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’. DoPT OM states that the last date for submission of returns is fixed as 31.01.2016.