Thursday 30 August 2018
Cabinet approves additional 2 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) for Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 1st July, 2018
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved to release an additional installment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners w.e.f. 01.07.2018 representing an increase of 2% over the existing rate of 7% of the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price rise.
Sunday 19 August 2018
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Govt. is not contemplating to give any tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme(NPS) like Public Provident Fund.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3975
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3975
TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST, 2018
19, SHRAVANA, 1940 (SAKA)
19, SHRAVANA, 1940 (SAKA)
TAX RELAXATION ON NPS MATURITY VALUE
3975. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is contemplating to give tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme (NPS) like Public Provident Fund and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India has also recommended to this tax relaxation in the recently held Financial Stability and Development Council meeting and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the stand of the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)
(a) No Madam. Currently, Government is not contemplating to give any tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme(NPS) like Public Provident Fund. In this context, it may be noted that under the existing provisions of the Income tax Act, 1961 the following payments from the National Pension System Trust are exempt:
(i) up to 40% of the total amount payable to an assessee on closure of his account or on his
opting out of a Pension Scheme; and
opting out of a Pension Scheme; and
(ii) partial withdrawal by an employee from NPS up to 25% of own contribution.
(b) No.
(c) Does not arise.
Source : Lok Sabha
CGHS – REVISION OF CEILING RATES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF CARDIAC PACEMAKER, AICD, COMBO-DEVICE, ROTABLATOR & AORTIC STENT GRAFT
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate Genera! of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate Genera! of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS
No: S-11011/29/2018-CGHS(HEC)/ DIR/CGHS
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 6th August, 2018
Dated the 6th August, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Revision of ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS(MA) Rules
With reference to the above subject attention is drawn to the OM No 12034/02/2014/Misc./CGHS D.III dated 22nd July 2014 vide which ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS (MA) Rules were prescribed and to state that the matter has been reviewed by the Ministry and it is decided to revise the ceiling rates as per the details given under:
SI. NO.
|
CARDIAC DEVICE
|
CEILING RATE
|
1
|
Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker without Rate Response
|
Rs. 34,840/- + GST
|
2
|
Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker with Rate Response
|
Rs. 44.928/-+ GST
|
3
|
Dual Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker
|
Rs.83,200/-+ GST
|
4
|
Bi-Ventricular Cardiac Pacemaker
|
Rs.1,95,000/-+ GST
|
5
|
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Single Chamber)(ICD/AICD-Single Chamber)
|
Rs.1,75.786/-+ GST
|
6
|
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (Dual Chamber)(ICD/AICD-Single Chamber)
|
Rs. 3,75,000/-+ GST
|
7
|
Combo Device (CRT-D)
|
Rs. 4,90,000/-+ GST
|
8
|
Aortic Stent Graft (expandable, bifurcated and including delivery system)
|
Rs. 4,40,960/- + GST
|
9
|
Rotablator with Advancer
|
Rs.49,920/-+ GST
|
10
|
Rotablator Burr
|
Rs.23,920/-+ GST
|
- Other terms and conditions prescribed under OM No 12034/02/2014/Misc./-CGHS D.III dated 22nd July 2014 shall remain unchanged.
- These rates shall remain valid till the rates for the above devices are notified by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
- issued with the concurrence of SS&FA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide CD — 1295 dated 25.07.2018.
Dr. Atul Prakash)
Director, CGHS
Director, CGHS
Monday 13 August 2018
Pension Parity recommended by 7th Central Pay Commision (Option-I).
7th
Central Pay Commission, headed by Justice (Rtd) Ashok Kumar Mathur and
consisting of experts from various fields, has recommended a new formula called
“Option-I” for fixation of pension of all pensioners retired prior to 01-01-2016 which ensure cent percent parity in pension between present and past
pensioners. But, the Government has unilaterally rejected the
recommendation on the specious plea that it is not feasible to
implement. This has adversely affected the pensionary benefits of
about 33 lakhs Central Govt. Civilian Pensioners.
Honour assurance given by Group of Ministers to the Leaders of National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) of Central Government employees regarding increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula for Pay revision from 01-01-2016.
Most
of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) are retrograde,
especially regarding Minimum Pay and Fitment formula. The NJCA
representing entire Central Govt. employees had given notice for indefinite
strike from 11th July 2016 demanding modifications in the recommendations of
7th CPC.... To avert the inevitable strike action, a Group of Ministers
consisting of Shri. Rajnath Singh, Home Minister, Shri. Arun Jaitley, Finance
Minister and Shri. Suresh Prabhu, then Railway Minister held discussion with
NJCA leaders on 30-06-2016 and assured that the main demand of increase in
Minimum Pay and Fitment formula will be considered favourably and for that
purpose a High Level Committee will be constituted by the Government which will
submit its report within four months time. This assurance was
confirmed through a press statement issued by Finance Ministry on
06-07-2016.
Even though two years are over since then, neither High
Level Committee is constituted by Government nor the assurance given by Group
of Ministers implemented. Entire employees and pensioners feel let
down and betrayed. Now Government has made it clear in the Parliament that at
present, no such proposal for increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula is
under consideration of the Government.
Scrap Contributory Pension Scheme (Known as New Pension Scheme - NPS) and restore Defined Benefit Pension Scheme under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 to all Central Government Officers & Employees, joined in service on or after 01-01-2004.
. Contributory
Pension Scheme (called as New Pension Scheme - NPS) was introduced through an
executive order with effect from 01-01-2004 for all Central Government
employees who joined service on or after 01-01-2004. Subsequently
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act (PFRDA) was enacted to
make it statutory. As per the NPS 10% Pay plus DA will be recovered
from the employee each month and an equal amount will be contributed by
Government. The amount goes to the Pension Fund and from there to
share market. As per the PFRDA Act - “There shall not be any
implicit or explicit assurance of benefit except market based guarantee
mechanism to be purchased by the subscribers”. Thus it can be seen
that the contribution in the Pension Fund is fully dependent on the vagaries of
share market. There is no guarantee whether pension will be received
at the age of 60 years and even if received what will be the amount of
pension. Now, many employees who entered service on or after 01-01-2004
has started retiring from service after completing 12 to 13 years
service. They receive a megre amount of 900 to 1700 as monthly
pension, whereas as per the old pension scheme an employee with minimum 10
years service is eligible for 50% of last pay drawn as monthly pension, subject
to a minimum of Rs.9,000/- per month, that too without giving any contribution
to the pension fund. With meager amount of Rs.900 to 1700 how a
pensioner and his family can survive?
It
is this bitter reality that compels the employees to demand scraping of NPS and
restoration of the old Pension Scheme for all those employees who entered
service on or after 01-01-2004.
Friday 3 August 2018
Fill up 4, 12,752 Central government
civilian regular sanctioned posts lying vacant for years. Stop inducting on
fixed term contract. Reguralise all casual, contract, outsourcing employees.
Confederation of Central Government
Employees and Workers (CCGEW) along with other independent Federations, Central
trade unions, Mass Organisations and other employees organisations of organised
and unorganised sectors have given the call to join Joint Mass
Rally of employees before Parliament on 5th September
2018 and make it historic success.
This
joint mass rally of employees is being organised to give final warning to the
Central Government to stop and change the anti people, anti workers, neo
liberal economic policies which are creating untold sufferings and
miseries to the common man and entire working class including farmers and to
defend their livelihood , hard earned democratic rights and to defeat the
designs of big corporate which are responsible for exploitation of employees.
None
of the demands of 7th CPC related issues has been settled by the present
Central Govt. The assurance given by the Group of ministers during the
negotiation with NJCA leaders in the wake of impending strike from 11th July
2016 to revise the minimum wage and fitment factor has not been fulfilled yet.
Our
demand of scrapping New Pension Scheme or to give guarantee of minimum 50
% of the last pay drawn has not been considered. The Employees who joined
service on or after 1-1-2004 are getting very meager pension after retirement.
As per RTI information, out of 32 lakh Central Govt Employees 17, 58,144
employees have come under the purview of New Pension Scheme. The
Government has set up one committee to stream line NPS but scrapping or
guarantee of 50% pension is not mandated. The number of employees is
increasing day by day and discontentment is also growing day by day and this
volcano can burst at any time which will be uncontrollable to the
Govt.
Six
lakhs posts in various Central Govt. Departments were declared vacant by 7th CPC at the
time of submission of its report. Every month retirement of employees is taking
place. This number may increase. But after lapse of 4 years vacancies have not
been filled up.
The
Government is not ready to consider the most genuine demands of Central Govt.
Employees i.e HRA Arrears, MACP Bench Mark, MACP Promotional Hierarchy and
date of effect from 01-01-2016, option – 1 for pensioners.
After
16 days of successful GDS Strike, The Kamlesh Chandra Committee
Report has been implemented w.e.f July 2018 but the upgraded pay scales as
recommended by committee have been implemented w.e.f July
18 instead of Jan-16. Positive recommendations either diluted
or curtailed.
Large
scale Out-Sourcing, Contractorisation and Privatisation in Govt. Services has
become the order of day. Large scale corporatization and privatisation is
taking place in Railway and Defence.
Railway stations are being given to private
companies to maintain and develop for which they will charge user fees. Ordnance
factories have been declared to be handed over to multinational and national
companies for defence production. 12 out of 17 Printing Presses have been
closed. Only one Postal Printing Press at Bhubaneshwar is also under
process of closure.
Trade
union facilities are being curtailed. Even ban has been imposed on Dharnas and
orders are issued not to grant any type of leave to any official on the day of
such notified Dharna or Demonstration. This is attack on the democratic rights
of employees.
The
draconian rules under FR56(J) and Pension Rule 48 are being misused to retire
the employees compulsorily . Stop victimisation of Government employees those
who are not willing to act upon whims and fancies of higher authority.
Thursday 2 August 2018
Family Pension and Gratuity under NPS in case of Death and Disability
A
question regarding Family Pension and Gratuity of Government servants covered
under NPS in case of death and disability has been raised in parliament. In
reply to this question, the details of Family Pension sanctioned and Extension
of Death Gratuity and RetirementGratuity in NPS are submitted in answer.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1649
ANSWERED ON: 27.07.2018
ANSWERED ON: 27.07.2018
New Pension Scheme
1649. Shri Tej Pratap Singh Yadav and Shrimati Anju Bala
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-
(a) the details of cases of family pension sanctioned, so
far, under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to the families of deceased Central
Government employees;
(b) whether family pension at the rate of old pension scheme
to these family members of deceased employees has been stopped after coming
into force of the NPS;
(c) if not, the fate of those who have been receiving family
pension under NPS at the rate of old pension scheme;
(d) whether many deceased employees have left behind them
only few thousand rupees as Contributory Pension Fund (CPF) with the National
Securities Depository Limited; and
(e) if so, the manner by which the Government would pay them
the family pension from their CPF?
ANSWER
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
(Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)
(a) to (e) As per the information provided by NSDL
e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd., which is the Central Record keeping Agency
registered by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA),
1095 family pension cases of Central Government employees have been processed
by it as on 20th July, 2018, who are covered under National Pension System
(NPS).
Further, in accordance with O.M. No. 38/41/06-P&PW (A) dated 5th May, 2009,
issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, benefits of
pension/family pension, at par with the employees appointed before 01.01.2004,
are available on death or discharge on disability/invalidation during service
of a Government employee covered by the National Pension System (NPS). A
provision in this regard has also been made in Regulation 6 (e) of the PFRDA
(Exits and Withdrawals under National Pension System) Regulations, 2015.
The benefits of Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity have also been
extended to all Central Government employees covered by NPS vide
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M. No. 7/5/2012-P&PW (F)/B dated 26.08.2016
LTC to Employees- Lok Sabha Q&A - 01.08.18
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2395
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018)
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2395
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2018)
LTC TO EMPLOYEES
2395. KUNWAR
HARIBANSH SINGH:
SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:
SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:
SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:
SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:
SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:
SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:
SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:
Will the
PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) whether
the Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in Jammu and Kashmir,
North-East Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands against the conversion of
their one home town LTC;
(b) if so,
the period for which the said facility will be available;
(c) whether
the Government proposes to extend the said facilities after expiry of the
completion of said period to boost tourism in such States;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same; and
(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to expand
such facilities to their employees in other States?
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)
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. All eligible Central Government
employees can avail LTC to visit any place in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East
Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands against the conversion of their one home
town LTC. The currency period of the said scheme is up to 25th September, 2018.
(c) to (e) : The proposal to extend the present scheme of Home
Town LTC conversion to visit any place in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East Region
and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is under active consideration of the
Government.
There is no proposal to extend such facilities for visit to
any other State.
Source: Lok Sabha
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