Monday, 13 October 2014
Manner of disposal of PPO – Death of the pensioner with no claimant authorized for family pension in the same PPO
Manner of disposal of PPO – Death of the pensioner with no claimant authorized for family pension in the same PPO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066
CPAO/Tech/Bank Performance/2014-15/511-581,
23.09.2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Manner of disposal of PPO – death of the pensioner with no claimant authorized for family pension in the same PPO
The Central Pension Accounting Office is a nodal agency for administering the Scheme for pension disbursement through public sector banks. It is in continuous process of streamlining and simplifying the pension delivery to the utmost satisfaction of Pensioner’s/ family pensioner’s comfort and convenience. The disbursement of family pension to the “family pensioner other than spouse” like widowed/divorced daughter is one of those areas in which a lot of efforts have been put in to simply and make them effective and efficient.
But it has been observed that a number of court cases and legal cases received in CPAO are mainly related to delay in the commencement of family pension to the family pensioner other than a spouse and arisen due to negligence on the part of the banks in returning the disbursers’ and the pensioners’ half of the PPO to CPAO if there is no family pensioner stands to be authorized through the same PPO.
In this context, Para 23.3 of “Scheme for Payment of Pensions to Central Government Civil Pensioners through Authorized Banks” provides the manner of disposal of PPOs wherein no claimant exists after the death of pensioner/family pensioner with the stipulation that the disburser’s portion as well as pensioner’s portion of the PPO is to be returned to CPAO for updation of its record and onward transmission to the PAD/AG who had issued the PPO for similar action and record.
The non-compliance of these instructions by the banks is resulting increase in receipt of number of court cases and legal cases in CPAO, non-updation of CPAO’s and PAO’s relevant record, delay in authorization of family pension to the eligible family members for whom a new PPO is to be issued, causing hardship to the claimants, points raised by the Pensioners’ Welfare Associations from different platforms including SCOVA meetings.
The Para 6.3.1 of the CPPC Guidelines also stressed upon the strict adherence to the codal provisions of “Scheme Booklet”, CCS[Pension] Rules, Orders, Guidelines on Pension issued by Government of India/Reserve Bank of India from time to time.
Non-compliance of codal provisions by the banks is a very serious lapse on their part. Therefore, it is imperative to instruct the Heads of CPPC of all the banks/ Heads of Govt. Business Divisions to take a stock of these cases and send a Review Report within seven days from the receipt of this Office Memorandum followed by returning of both the halves of all such PPOs wherein pensioner/spouse has died and no claimant for family pension has been authorized in the PPO. The matter may be taken
on priority as it is under review at the higher level.
This issues with the approval of Chief Controller [Pensions].
The Hindi version will follow.
(M.M. Kaushik)
Asstt. Controller of Accounts
Source: www.cpao.nic.in
Saturday, 11 October 2014
Thursday, 25 September 2014
APPEAL TO PAOs AND SrAOs AND AUTHORISATION FORM FOR E PAYMENT OF MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION OF AIAPAO(CIVIL)
ALL INDIA
ASSOCIATION OF PAY & ACCOUNTS OFFICERS (CIVIL)
(Recognised by Govt. of India)
Central Headquarter:2/10 Jamnagar House,
New Delhi 110011
Address for
communication: C/o. Regional Pay & Accounts Office, Ministry of Textile,
Prathistha Bhavan, 3rd floor,
101 M.K. Road, Mumbai – 400020. Tele fax 022-22092339
email:aiapaoscivilchq@gmail.com
SECRETARY.GENERAL:A.B.SUNILKUMAR-PRESIDENT:S.S.CHAUHAN
M
09869253062 M 09013207971 / 09868156600
AIAPAO/CHQ/2014-15/APPEAL
Dt. 22-02-2014
Dear Sir,
I am Shri. Sunilkumar, Sr. AO, RPAO Textile,
Mumbai. Our associations'(All India Associaton of PAOs(Civil)) 11th All India
Conference just concluded on 20 & 21 February 2014 at Mumbai. The Hon. CGA
Shri. Jawahar Thakur, ICAS along with Jt. CGA, Smt. Sumathi and Shri. Hemant
Jain, Dy.CGA, Shri. M. Sreedharan, CCA BARC along with other officers and
dignitaries attended the conference. The Conference amended the constitution of
the Association so as to facilitate the State wise branches. It is requested to
initiate formation of State Branch of the Association by making all other PAOs
SrAO of your state as our members. The list of office bearers of central
headquarter of the association is also enclosed here with . The membership form
is enclosed , same may be sent to me
duly signed by respective members in
duplicate. One copy shall be returned to
you to submit to the PAO/DDO for recovery from salary through check of system
and other copy for the record of the Association. The payment of membership subscription to the
association may be made preferably through e-payment or DD drawn in favour of
All India Association of PAO (Civil) payable at New Delhi. The intimation of e- payment /DD may be sent
to The Finance Secretary , All India Association of Pay &
Accounts Officers (Civil),2/10 Jamnagar House, New Delhi – 110011 with a copy
endorsed to Pr .A. O and Com A. B. Sunilkumar, Secretary General C/o. Regional Pay & Accounts Office, Ministry of
Textile,Prathistha Bhavan, 3rd floor, 101 M.K. Road, Mumbai – 400020)
Yours fraternally
A.B.Sunilkumar
Secretary Genral,M 09869253062
List of office bearers of central
headquarter of All India Association of PAO(Civil)
Sr.No. Name Post Ministry/Department Station
1. Com. S.S. Chauhan President I & B New
Delhi
2. Com. Dinesh Shetty K, Vice President Finance Mumbai
3. Com. S.S. Raghavan Vice
President CBDT Chennai
4. Com. A.B. Sunilkumar Secretary
General Textile Mumbai
5. Com. Purkayastha Adl.Secretary General Home New Delhi
6. Com. S.P Roy do Mines Kolkata
7. Com. R.K. Gupta, Jt. Secretary General Health New Delhi
8. Com. Achyutananda Bhattacharyya
do U D Shillong
9. Com. Subhash Giri do Home New Delhi
10. Com. A . Pitchaimony do Industries Mumbai
11. Com . A. Abdullah Assistant Secretary General CBDT Trivandrum
12. Com Smt. Saroj Gupta do CBE&C New Delhi
13. Com. A. K. Ozarkar, do NSSO Nagpur
14. Com. S. C. Mondal, do CBDT Kolkata
15. Com. M.K. Vidyadharan do Commerce Mumbai
16. Com. D.P.S. Yadav, do RTH Hyderabad
17. Com. A. K. Pal do S&T Kolkata
18. Com. Attar Singh Yadav Finance Secretary Home New Delhi
19. Com. K.G. Somakumar, Asstt.Finance Secretary CBDT Baroda
LETTER OF
AUTHORISATION
I ………………………………………………………………… being a
member of All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) hereby
authorise deduction of subscription of Rs.240- per year from………..……… onwards from my salary and authorise its
payment to All India association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil), New
Delhi. ( the DD drawn in f/o “All India Association of PAO (Civil) ” payable at
New Delhi / the e-payment/NEFT details : Name of Bank & Branch: BANK OF
BARODA, NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.; Account No: 26030100002452.; IFSC Code:
BARB0NIRDEL, MICR Code: 110012062 and
the DD/ the intimation to be sent to The Finance
Secretary , All India Association of Pay & Accounts Officers (Civil),2/10
Jamnagar House, New Delhi – 110011 with a copy endorsed to Pr .A. O and The Secretary General C/o. Regional Pay & Accounts
Office, Ministry of Textile,Prathistha Bhavan, 3rd floor, 101 M.K.
Road, Mumbai – 400020)
Signature:
Name:
Designation
Office:
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To
be filled by the Association
It is certified
that ……………………………………………………………………….. is a member of the All India Association of
Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil).
Secretary General
LETTER OF
AUTHORISATION
I ………………………………………………………………… being a
member of All India Association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil) hereby
authorise deduction of subscription of Rs.240- per year from………..……… onwards from my salary and authorise its
payment to All India association of Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil), New
Delhi. ( the DD drawn in f/o “All India Association of PAO (Civil) ” payable at
New Delhi / the e-payment/NEFT details : Name of Bank & Branch: BANK OF
BARODA, NIRMAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.; Account No: 26030100002452; IFSC Code:
BARB0NIRDEL, MICR Code: 110012062 and the DD/ the intimation to be sent to The Finance Secretary , All India Association of Pay
& Accounts Officers (Civil),2/10 Jamnagar House, New Delhi – 110011 with a
copy endorsed to Pr .A. O and The Secretary
General C/o. Regional Pay & Accounts Office, Ministry of Textile,Prathistha
Bhavan, 3rd floor, 101 M.K. Road, Mumbai – 400020)
Signature:
Name:
Designation
Office:
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To
be filled by the Association
It is certified
that ……………………………………………………………………….. is a member of the All India Association of
Pay and Accounts Officers (Civil).
Secretary General
Thursday, 11 September 2014
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
CHANGE OF LABOURS LAWS ETC
Changes made in labour laws, trade unions criticise -- NEWS
The amendments to the Factories Act, the Apprentices Act and the Labour Laws (exemption from furnishing returns and maintaining registers by certain establishments) Act were approved by Cabinet last night.
The Cabinet has given its approval (for the amendments). The amendments would be beneficial for the labourers," Labour Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said here today. "We expect that it will be tabled in the present session of Parliament," he added.
Among the changes made in the laws are relaxing of certain norms to enable women to work in night shifts, doubling the provision of overtime from 50 hours per quarter to 100 hours in some cases and from 75 hours to 125 hours in other work of public interest and others.
According to Minister of State Labour and Employment Vishnu Deo Sai, the amendment to the Factories Actwas to make it more compatible to the requirement of the present scenario in industrial sector. However, trade unions critisized the "hasty, employer-friendly amendments" in the name of development and are likely to meet soon to decide action programme against it.
"Under the cover of so-called gender parity, the amendments said that women can work in night shifts. We feel that in the Indian context, the time has not come for us that we can leave our sisters and daughters so that they work in night shifts. We are against that. Congenial atmosphere is still not there so as to let women work the night shifts," said AITUC Secretary D L Sachdev.
Talking about the provision for doubling the overtime hours from 50 per quarter, he said that through this, more liberty is being given to the employer.
"While AITUC is not opposed to simplification process per se in maintaining registers and sending returns for each Act for small and medium enterprises, it opposes increasing the ambit of such industries from 10 to 40 workers. It should have been done gradually," he said.
On Apprentice Act, no provision has been made for monitoring breach by provisions of the employers, he said.
According to an amendment proposed in the Apprentices Act, it will now not be compulsory for an employer to absorb 50 per cent of the apprentices as permanent employees.
Another amendment to the Act will enable to add 500 new skills and vocations in the industry, including those related to the IT sector. One of the amendments to the Factories Act states that now employees can avail leave with pay after completing 90 days in job. The earlier stipulation was 240 days.
A New Programme of Financial Inclusion - opportunity to Gramin Dak Sevaks -- NEWS
Government to Launch A New Program of Financial Inclusion in Mission Mode to Provide Households with Facilities of Savings, Credit, Remittances, Insurance and Pension: FM
The Union Finance Minster Shri Arun Jaitley said that the Government is going to launch a new program of Financial Inclusion in Mission Mode which will provide households with facilities of savings, credit, remittances, insurance and pension among others. He said that this is a marked shift from earlier effort where only opening of account was the focus of the financial inclusion drive. The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley was speaking after holding a meeting with theChief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Financial Institutions(FIs) here today.
The meeting was attended among others by Shri G.S. Sandhu, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Ms. Snehlata Shrivastva, Additional Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions and senior officers of Ministry of Finance.
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley further said that this time the Government is targeting the individual households rather than the village. He said that there are 7.5 crore households in the country who do not have bank account so far. The Finance Minister said that the Government is targeting that every village should get a banking facility within a reasonable distance and that every household should have at least one bank account within the time frame of one year. This is a big challenge and there are several difficulties like lack of connectivity and infrastructure facilities etc, the Minister added.
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that in our country where we have very low levels of financial literacy, it is essential that people understand the importance of availing financial services which will enable them to participate in the growth story. Therefore, financial literacy will receive a special emphasis in this new programme of financial inclusion, the Minister added.
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that technology has made rapid strides in recent times and, therefore, the Government must use technology, especially mobile based services in a big way to achieve the desired results. The Government has integrated provisions of access to banking facilities, account opening, financial literacy, credit availment, micro insurance and pension, the Minister added.
The Financial Inclusion Mission has two phases starting from 15thAugust this year. The first phase will get over by 14thAugust, 2015 and the second Phase by 14thAugust, 2018. Most of the activities will be done in Phase – I and insurance and pension would be covered in Phase – II.
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley added that the previous efforts did not involve the State Government and District administration. He said that this time the State Governments have been requested to achieve this ambitious task. There would be State level and District level Committees to monitor the progress under the plan, the Minister stated.
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that there was no pull factor in the earlier campaign where people could demand access of banking facilities in their villages. He added that under the Mission
The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley stated that in the past, the Know Your Customer (KYC) process was very cumbersome. This has now been eased and the e-KYC facility has been introduced in the banks.
Comparison between Old Financial Inclusion Programme and New Programme.
Old Program
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New Program
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Village based approach for villages where population greater than 2000 (Limited Geography)
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Households in all villages
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Only Rural
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Both Rural and Urban
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Fixed Point BC in each SSA comprising of 3 to 4 villages. This visit other villages in the SSA on fixed days.
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Focus on opening of Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts (BSBDA)
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Focus on Financial Literacy, opening of BSBDA Account, Convergence with other subsidy schemes& Micro Insurance/Pension, RuPay Debit Card, USSD Scheme, Kisan Credit Card
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Monitoring by banks
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Monitoring Mechanism at Centre, State, District level. Active participation of state and district emphasized.
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Operation of Accounts offline; separate server.
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Accounts on line ‘on CBS of banks. Provision of RuPay Card to each account holder giving him freedom to operate anywhere
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Besides above, the following decisions were also taken in today’s meeting of the CEOs of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions which was chaired by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley.
- New emphasis on fixed point Business Correspondents (BCs) like :
o Common Service Centres (CSCs)
o Gramin Dak sevaks
o PDS shops
o NBFCs
- Banks to explore the possibilities of installing ATMs in rural areas under RBI subsidy scheme
- Convergence with the efforts of UIDAI to enroll beneficiaries for Aadhar number during account opening
- Convergence with the efforts of other programmes of SHGs / JLGs
- e-KYC to be used for opening of accounts in the camps where Aadhaar number is available
- Financial literacy material would be standardized by IBA
- Logo / tagline of the plan to be used on all correspondence material for one year
- Overdraft facilities would be after satisfactory operation
- Grievance redressal cell at State level by State Level Banker’s Committee(SLBC)
- In order to ensure viability of BCs Banks would start a financing scheme
- Banks would take Micro ATMs which are Aadhar enabled
- All Pass book based KCCs to be enabled on Rupay card
- Mobile wallet cash points also to be used as BCs
- Monitoring mechanism strengthened.
- State Governments requested to depute an officer to SLBC for monitoring purpose
REPRESENTATION OF OBCs SCs STs IN GOVT DEPT LOK SABHA QUESTION
ReservationRepresentation of SCs STs and OBCs in Government Departments
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2022
ANSWERED ON 23.07.2014
REPRESENTATION OF SCS STS OBCS IN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
2022 . Shri SURESH KODIKUNNIL
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) at variouspositions in the Government of India is adequate;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government has provided/proposes to provide reservation in promotions to SCs and STs;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the percentage of SCs, STs and OBCs in Group A,B,C and D positions in each Ministry/ Departments during the last three years and the current year?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. As per information received from 59 Ministries/Departments/Central Government Offices, the representation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Central Government Departments/Ministries, as on 1.1.2013, was 17.52% and 7.74% respectively.
(c) & (d): Reservation in Central Government jobs for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes employees is provided at the rate of 15% and 7.5%, respectively, in all Groups in promotion by non-selection method and upto the lowest rung of Group A in promotion by selection method.
(e): As per information received from various Ministries/Departments/Central Government Offices, the percentage of SCs, STs and OBCs, in Group A, B, C and D positions as on 01.01.2010, 01.01.2011, 01.01.2012 & 01.01.2013 are given in the Annexure.
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2022 for 23.07.2014NO INTERIM RELIEF OF 7TH CPC RAJYA SABHA REPLY
Rajya Sabha Reply : No Interim relief of 7th Pay Commission for Central Government Employees
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 2814
ANSWERED ON 05.08.2014
Interim relief of 7th Pay Commission for Central Government Employees
2814 Shri T.K. Rangarajan
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-
(a) the present status of the 7th Pay Commission for the Central Government Employees;
(b) whether Government has finalized proposal to give Interim Relief; and
(c) if so, the quantum of relief?
(a) the present status of the 7th Pay Commission for the Central Government Employees;
(b) whether Government has finalized proposal to give Interim Relief; and
(c) if so, the quantum of relief?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)
(a) : The 7th Central Pay Commission has already been set up vide Resolution dated 28th February, 2014. The Commission has started functioning
(b) & (c): No proposal for grant of Interim Relief to Central Government employees is at present under consideration of the Government.
(a) : The 7th Central Pay Commission has already been set up vide Resolution dated 28th February, 2014. The Commission has started functioning
(b) & (c): No proposal for grant of Interim Relief to Central Government employees is at present under consideration of the Government.
No Proposal of Dearness Relief under Consideration
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