Antony has promised to remove anomalies in pension: Army Chief

Army Chief General V K Singh today said that the Defence Minister A K Antony has promised to remove the anomalies in the pension of ex-servicemen.

Addressing a gathering of ex-servicemen on Delhi's outskirts, General Singh said that the government is sensitive to the needs of the retired soldiers and efforts are being made to remove anomalies in their pension as identified by the sixth pay commission.

 
"After the sixth pay commission, 46 anomalies were discovered which were causing losses to the ex-servicemen. These have been put before government and we are committed to remove them to ensure that every one gets an equitable pension," he said.

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Consolidated orders on relaxation in upper age limit allowed to various categories of government servants- regarding

No. 15012/2/2010-Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
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New Delhi, dated the  27th
March, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-  Consolidated orders on relaxation in upper age limit allowed to various categories of government servants- regarding

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department’s Notification No. 2/101/72-Estt(D) dated 07.03.1974 and to  say that since then a number of instructions allowing relaxation in upper age to Central government servants for recruitment to various categories of posts under the Central government have been issued.  For the facility of reference and guidance, the content of the important/relevant O.M’s/orders on the subject have been consolidated.  The number  and  date  of  original O.M.’s  have been referred under each category for easy reference to the context.

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Finmin Da order January 2012

No. 1(1)/2012-E-II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, the 31 April, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2012.

 

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 1 (14)/2011-E-II(B) dated 3rd October,2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 58% to 65% with effect from 1st January, 2012.

 

2 The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1 (3)/2008-E-II(S) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

 

3 The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

 

4 These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

 

5 In so far as the persons serving In the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Optimisation of Direct Recruitment to civilian posts

No. 2/8/2001-PIC
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Deptt. of Personnel & Training

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North Block, New Deihi
Dated. 14th September, 2006

Subject:- Optimisation of Direct Recruitment to civilian posts

Reference : (i) DoPT O.M. No 2/8/2001-PIC dated 16-05-2001

(ii) DoPT O.M. of even number dated 30-08-2006

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Your attention is invited to the above references and also to the other O.M.s which have been issued in this connection by DoPT, from time to time. Vide DoPT O.M. dated 30-08-2006, the Scheme of Optimization of Direct Recruit to Civilian posts has been extended upto 31st March, 2009, subject to a review being undertaken after receipt of the 6,h Pay Commission recommendations.

2. In view of the above, all Ministries/Departments are advised to immediately review the position regarding holding of Screening Committee Meetings. If there is a backlog of meetings, the same may be cleared without delay. The current year’s meeting should also be held expeditiously.

3. Indents of such Direct Recruitment posts, which have been cleared by the Screening Committees, should be placed well in time with the Recruiting Agencies, so that no dislocation is caused in the schedule of holding of the Recruitment Examinations.

4. In this connection, it is also pertinent to mention that the Department Related Parliament Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Law and Justice, in their 14th Report have expressed concern over delays in filling up of Direct Recruitment vacancies.

5. All Ministries/Departments are therefore requested to ensure holding of Screening Committee Meetings regularly, so that indents could be placed, with

VIDHU KASHYAP
Director (JCA)

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Karnataka Pay Commission report published

REPORT OF THE OFFICIAL PAY COMMITTEE (2011)

Revised Pay Structure & Pay Scales

(i) The State should continue to have its own Pay Structure for its employees.

(ii) The new Pay Structure is related to the index level of 191.5 points obtainable on 1.1.2012 (base 2001=100).

(iii) The concept of Master Scale with 91 stages are retained.

(iv) The Fitment Benefit is 22.5 per cent inclusive of 15 per cent Interim Relief.

(v) To retain the existing 25 standard scales, segments from the Master Scale.

(vi) The new pay structure includes the Dearness Allowance as on 1.1.2012 at the
index level of 191.5 points.

(vii) The revised Pay Scales, Allowances and Pensions are effective from 1.4.2012.

(viii) To revise the Minimum pay scale from Rs.4800-7275 to Rs.9600-14550.

(ix) To revise the Maximum pay scale from Rs.28275-39900 to Rs.56550-79800.

(x) The existing rates of increments have been doubled.

(xi) The new pay shall be fixed w.e.f. 1.4.2012 as follows.

1) Basic Pay as on  1.4.2012

2) DA of 76.75 per cent as on 1.1.2012

3) Fitment benefit of 22.5 per cent of basic pay inclusive of 15 per cent
Interim Relief.

(xii) The DA from 1.7.2012 is to be allowed with multiplication factor of 0.604 for
every 1 per cent  of DA sanctioned by Government of India.

 

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