ON LINE FILING OF RTI APPLICATIONS

Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application

No.1/1/2013-1R 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi 

Dated: 17/05/2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

In continuation of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, ¡t is intimated that training to RTI Nodal Officers, RTI Cell officials and NIC/IT personnel attached with Ministries/Departments of Government of India have been completed by DoPT with the help of NIC.

2. It is again requested that training to all the CPlOs and First Appellate Authorities (FAAs) may be provided by the concerned Ministry/Department, through the officials trained by DoPT/NIC, User name/password to all the CPIOs and FAAs are to be provided by RTI Nodal Officers of the concerned Ministry/Department. It is imperative that the RTI Nodal Officers start updating the details of CPIOs / FAAs in the system and issue user name and password to them at the earliest.

3. As mentioned in the said O.M., it is planned to extend the facility of RTI online web portal to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India. This facility is being extended to Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Food and Public Distribution from 22 May 2013.

sd/- 

(Sandeep Jain) 

Deputy Secretary

Source: www.persmin.nic.in 

[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/112013-ir.pdf]

RETURNS ON NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) SCHEMES FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2012-13

DOUBLE DIGIT RETURNS ON NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) SCHEMES FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2012-13 The National Pension System (NPS) regulated by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has delivered double digit returns for the financial year 2012-13 and has evidenced itself as not just being the cheapest retirement product but also as the highest returns generating scheme.             PFRDA advises that various NPS schemes have earned the following average annual returns during the financial year recently ended on 31st March, 2013 (Weighted Average): Details are as under: Sr. No. Scheme            Average returns (in %) 1 Central Government 12.39 2 State Government 13.00 3 Swavlamban 13.40 4 Private: Equity 8.38 5 Private: Corporate Debt 14.19 6 Private: Government Debt 13.52             Last year PFRDA had issued revised guidelines for Registration of Pension Fund Managers to manage NPS for Private sector, under which eight Pension Fund Managers have been registered so far- SBI Pension Funds Pvt. Ltd., UTI Retirement Solutions Ltd., LIC Pension Fund Ltd., Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund Ltd., Reliance Capital Pension Fund Ltd., ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Co. Ltd., HDFC Pension Management Co. Ltd. and DSP Black Rock Pension Fund Managers Pvt. Ltd.             Pension Fund Managers are now allowed to prescribe their own fee subject to ceiling of 0.25% to enable an economically viable model for their operations.             PFRDA also recently revised its Investment Guidelines, with a view to improve performance of Pension Fund Managers by direct investment in equity & corporate debt and not through mutual funds etc. Further for better risk management prudential sectoral norms have also been introduced.             The National Pension System which was introduced by the Central Government in January 2004 for its new entrants and subsequently extended to the private sector in May 2009 has accumulated a corpus of Rs 33,000 crores contributed by 50 lakhs subscribers. ***** DSM/RS/ka (Release ID :96012)

NPS status as on March 2, 2013

NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM STATUS-MARCH 2013

A.                Sector wise NPS status as on March 2, 2013

S.No.	Employer/Sector	Name of Subscribers	Corpus under NPS (in crores)
1.	Central Government	11,25,871	17,047
2.	State Government	15,85,349	9,780
3.	Private Sector	2,02,679	1,254
4.	NPS-Lite	15,79,690	412
Total		44,93,589	28,493

B.                Sector wise NPS status as on March 2, 2013

Status of Implementation of NPS by various States	Number of States
Total Number of States	28
Number of States joined NPS	22
States notified joining NPS but have not taken any further steps (Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Arunachal Pradesh)	3
States not joined NPS (West Bengal, Kerala*, Tripura)	3

* Kerala has indicated in-principle approval for joining NPS w.e.f. 01.04.2013

WE GIVE HEREUNDER THE RESOLUTIONS MOVED IN THE 24TH ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN THE 24^TH ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

HELD AT Kolkata

FROM 4^th MAY to 6^th MAY 2013.

I.    Resolutions moved by the Presidium:

Following Resolutions was moved by the Presidium:

1. Resolution on Food Security – moved by Com. Duraipandyan
2. Resolution on FDI – moved by Com. Rajagopal
3. Resolution on Price Rise – moved by Com. Nageswara Rao
4. Resolution on Natural Resources – moved by Com. M.S. Raja
5. Resolution on women atrocities – moved by Com. KV Sridharan
6. Resolution on FDI in Retail – moved by Com. K . Raghvendran
7. Resolution on Casual Laborers – moved by Com. K.K.N.Kutty
8. Resolution on GDS – moved by Com. K. Raghvendran
9. Resolution on uniforms & stitching charges – moved by Com. Raghavendran
10. Resolution functioning of JCM – moved by Com. Vrighu Battacharjee
11. Resolution on appointing 7^th Central Pay Commission- moved by Com. Jayaraj KV
12. Resolution on merger of 50% of DA for all Govt. employees – including GDS Staff – moved by Com. Jayaraj K.V

II.    Resolution moved by the Resolution Committee:

A Resolution Committee under the convener ship of Com. Jayaraj KV was appointed. The committee invited resolutions from the delegates and affiliated organizations participated in the Conference. About 136 issues were brought to the notice of the Resolution Committee by the participants. 18 Federations/organizations were submitted their proposal.

Following were the members of Resolution Committee:

     Jayaraj .K.V                       Convener        National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees

     Giriraj Singh                     Member          National Federation of Postal Employees

     Nageswara Rao                Member          All India Audit & Accounts Assn

     Yashwant Purohit            Member          Income Tax Employees Federation

     Chourasya R.K                 Member          All India Civil Accounts Assn

       After scrutinizing the subjects, 48 resolutions proposed to adopt in the 24^th all  India 

     Conference Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers. Following 

     are the resolutions moved by Com. Jayaraj K.V. Convener, Resolution Committee:

1. Against the anomalies in MACP/ACP
2. To upgrade the Pay Scale of LDC & UDC with Grade Pay of Rs2400 and 2800 respectively
3. For parity in the pay of Secretariat Staff and filed office staff – ministerial and auxiliary staff
4. To abolish the license fee for the Departmental Quarters allotted to the employees since the HRA is recovering fully.
5. To extend one increment to those employees retiring in between January and June
6. To enhance all Allowances such as DA, HRA, Special Allowances by 25% from the date of attaining DA 50%
7. To exempt Children education Allowance from Income Tax
8. To enhance the Rate of Overtime Allowance
9. To enhance the Rate of Night Duty Allowance and to remove the ceiling
10. Against the closure of the Government Offices
11. To Rationalise all Minerals of the Country
12. To declare 1^st May – MAY DAY – as National Holiday
13. Demanding stringent action against Scam and corruption
14. To Scrap the New Pension Scheme
15. To ensure Five promotion in the Service Carrier
16. For permanent negotiating machinery with All India Federations/Associations recognized under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 apart from JCM Forum
17. To rectify the deficiencies in the existing DA pattern
18. To rectify the discrepancies in the Transport Allowance – IT Exemption, TA for field staff who are away from office on tour, etc
19. To improve the CGHS Facilities – entitlement of wards in Hospital under CGHS based on Pay in PB + GP, Revision of packages, Empanelment of more Hospital in CGHS, etc
20. To remove the restriction in compassionate Ground Appointment
21. To Amend the Bonus Act on various clauses – Ensure 8.33% of the Gross salary as Bonus, Removal of ceiling on Bonus, etc
22. To ratify the ILO conventions No 87,98, 151 & 154 to grant of all civilian and trade union rights including the right to strike for Government Employees
23. Against downsizing, out sourcing and contracturisation
24. To fill up all vacancies in all Central Government Establishments and remove ban on recruitment
25. To implement the arbitration awards
26. For improvement in the House Building Advances – To reduce the rate of interest, One more chance to avail HBA who already taken earlier to improve the existing accommodation, allowing to avail HBA for extension, renovation of exiting own accommodations, HBA for purchasing resale flats/houses
27. To restore the Rate of Interest on GPF to 12%
28. To revise various Allowances such as Winter Allowances, Hill Compensatory Allowances, Tribal Allowances, etc. and to ensure the rate on par with the concerned state Governments.
29. To revise the Gratuity equal to last drawn one month salary and to extend the gratuity to the employees joined after 01.1.2004
30. Restore two increments or more  on acquiring additional qualifications
31. To enhance – double the CEGIS coverage limit
32. To remove the anomalies in the pay of Direct Recruitees and the promotees in the all cadre
33. To allow Air fare to the employees of North Eastern Region for the purpose of LTC, TA, Travel on medical ground on referral
34. To extend CCL to the single parent – i.e. in case of the mother expired
35. To sanction special leave for cancer patent for treatment
36. To extend medical re imbursement for fertility treatment at least for first sitting
37. To treat Kalpakkam as a satellite town of Chennai and Tarapur as a satellite town of Mumbai for the purpose of HRA
38. To give one more option to  switch over from CPF to GPF
39. To remove the ceiling of Patient Care Allowances                                                                                                                  
40. To place the Temporary Status employees joined before 2004 and regularized later into Statutory pension Scheme
41. To modify the OM issued by Dept of Expenditure to fix the Pay on promotion to a post carrying higher duties and responsibilities carrying the same grade pay by deleting the reference previous OM by the Department issued in the year 2000, i.e. prior to the implementation of 6^th CPC
42. For extending Pension to the employees of Brahmaputra Board, Assam
43. To notify the Recruitment Rule/Promotion Norms for Canteen employees
44. To Extend the payment of arrears  to all employees working in audit and accounting organizations from 01.01.1196 to 18.02.2003 as per the Supreme Court verdict pronounced in the case of Sebastian & Others Vs. Govt. of India
45. To Extend the benefit given to Venkat Raman while implementing ACP by the Railway Board as per the Supreme Court to all other similar placed employees
46. To stepping up the Pay Scale of Seniors on par with the juniors who are elevated on account of ACPs
47. To allow PF withdrawal for second or third time for similar purposes such as purchase of house Plot, Flat, construction of House, etc
48. To vacate All Trade Union Victimisation

No.22(02)/11/US(WE)/D(res) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Defence 

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, the 10th May, 2013

To, 

The Chief of Army Staff 

The Chief of Naval Staff 

The Chief of Air Staff

Subject : Travelling Allowances for Medical Treatment.

Sir, 

With reference to Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No.24(8)/03/US(WE)/D(Res) Dated 19th December, 2003, I am directed to convey the sanction of the President to amend and include following sub-paragraphs 2 under Heading "Travelling Allowance" as under :-

TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE

12. The following procedure will govern the movement of patient to referred clinics :-

(a) Admissibility 

(i) No Change. 

(ii) No Change 

(iii) Air Travel : Reimbursement for air travel in emergency cases will be considered on merits of individual case by the Ministry in consultation with MoD (Finance) provided the Medical Officer of Polyclinic or the Specialist at Service Hospital certifies in writing that the air travel was absolutely essential and that travel by other means i.e., by rail or road etc., would have definitely endangered the life of the patient or involved the risk of serious aggravation of the condition of the patient.

(iv) Kidney Donor :  Reimbursement of traveling allowance to the kidney Donor in Connection with the journeys undertaken for donation of kidney is admissible at the following rates:

(aa) If the donor is a non-ECHS beneficiary :- Will be admissible at the rates applicable to the recipient ECHS beneficiary.

(ab) If the Donor is another ECHS beneficiary :- Will be admissible at the rate applicable to the donor.

(b) Ambulance Charges : Ambulance services authorised in Polyclinics/Military hospitals may be utilized for patients when being referred to Service /Empanelled Hospitals in the same city. However, if Ambulance is not provided and Medical Authority (Medical Officer of Polyclinic or the Specialist at Service Hospital) certifies in writing that conveyance of the patient by any other mode would definitely endanger the life of the patient or involve the risk of serious aggravation of his/her condition,  expenditure incurred on engagement of ambulance used to convey the patient will be reimbursed provided that the journey is undertaken within the same city.

2. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their U.0.No.1224/13.Fin.. Pen dated 9th May, 2013.

Yours faithfully 

sd/- 

(H.K. Mallick) 

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.desw.gov.in 

[http://www.desw.gov.in/sites/upload_files/desw/files/pdf/desw-order-dated-10th%20-may-2013.pdf]

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) (CENTRAL CIVIL PENSIONERS)

CGHS INTRODUCES NEW FACILITY TO CHECK THE STATUS OF MEDICINES ISSUED TO BENEFICIARIES

.           The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has now introduced the new facility to the beneficiaries of Central Government Health Scheme to check the status of medicines issued to the individual through its official portal.

Central Government Pensioners can now view the status of their medical history through online in home itself. The step by step action has been explained for registration to get the beneficiary details of Medical History... the statement has published in the portal as is given below for your information...

To  view history of Medicines issued to you follow the steps given below:

1. open url  cghs.nic.in

2. In the window opened click on button 'Beneficiary Details'

3. Click on button   'Login with Beneficiary ID'

4. In the window opened click on button 'Register Here'

5. In the window opened enter the details and click on button 'Register'

 a)  In case the details entered are matching with data in CGHS Data base a system generated one time  'pass word' will be sent to the registered mobile phone by SMS

b) If , there is a message “details for selected beneficiary not found”

Please check the details entered or contact CMO i/c of CGHS Wellness Centre for correction of Data / Mobile Phone number in the Data base

6. Once the pass word is received, go back to Beneficiary sign in page and login using password

7. Click on button 'Beneficiary Medical History' and view details

Source: www.cghs.nic.in

[http://cghs.nic.in/]

For more details please click the http://pensionersportal.gov.in/faq-pension.asp

Grant of Ex-servicemen status to Army Postal Service Personal