Amendment in CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 - DOPT Notification

 

 

(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS WELFARE)
 
NOTIFICATION

 
New Delhi, the 9th November, 2010
 
S.O. 2806 - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, namely :-

1. (I) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 2010, of Commutation Value for Pension, appended to these rules shall be used for all commutation of pension which becomes absolute from the 2nd September 2008 and in the case of pensioners whose commutation of pension became absolute on or after 1st January, 2006 but before 2nd September, 2008, the pre revised Table of Commutation Value for Pension shall be used for payment of commutation of pension based on pre revised pay or pension and in respect of such pensioners, the revised Table of Commutation Value for Pension, appended to these rules shall be used for the commutation of additional amount of pension that has become commutable on account of retrospective revision of pay and pension.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 -

(I) In the rule 3, sub-rule (I), for clause (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :-

"(d) "Retirement gratuity" means the gratuity payable under sub-rule (I) of rule 50 of the CCS (Pension) rules, 1972.";


(2) in rule 5, for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-

"(3) If the percentage of pension to be commuted results in fraction of rupee, such fraction shall be ignored for the purpose of commutation.";

(3) in rule 6, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-

"(2) In the case of an applicant referred to in rule 9 or rule 10 the commuted value is paid in two or more stages, the reduction in the amount or pension shall be made from the respective dates of the payments as laid down in clause (a) or clause (b) of the proviso to sub-rule (I).";

(4) in rule 9, in sub-rule (3), (a) in clauses (i) and (ii), for the words "two thousand", wherever they cover, the words "six thousand" shall respectively be substituted; and (b) in clause (i), for the word "fraction" the word "percentage" shall be substituted;

(5) in rule 10, (a) for the word "fraction" the word "percentage" shall be substituted; (b) for the words "two thousand", wherever they occur, the words "six thousand" shall be substituted;

(6) after rule, 10, the following rule shall be substituted, namely :-

"10A. Restoration of commuted pension, - The commuted amount of the pension shall be restored on completion of fifteen years from the date the reduction of pension on account of commutation becomes operative in accordance with rule 6:

Provided that when the commutation amount was paid on more than one occasion on account of upward revision of pension, the respective commuted amount of the pension shall be restored on 
completion of fifteen years from the respective date(S).",

(7) in rule 12, in clause (iii), the words "death-cum-" shall be omitted;

(8) in rule 22, in sub rule (I), in clause (b), for the words "two thousand", the words "sis thousand" shall be substituted:

(9) in rule 31, in sub rule (I) for the words "one hundred", wherever they occur, the words "six thousand" shall be substituted; (ii) for the word "fraction" wherever it occurs, the word "percentage" shall be substituted;

(10) in rule 32, for the words "Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms", the words "Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare" shall be substituted;

(11) in rule 33, for the words " Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms", the words "Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare" shall be substituted;

(12) in rule, 3,4,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,26 and 27 for the words "fraction" wherever it occurs, the word "percentage" shall respectively be substituted;

(13) for the table appended to these rules, the following table shall be substituted namely :-
 
TABLE
 
"Commutation Values For A Pension of Rs.1 Per Annum
Effective from 1st January, 2006
 
[see rules3(1)(m)8,26(7), 28(5) and 29(1) and 29(2)]
 

Age next Birthday

Commutation value expressed as number of year’s purchase

Age next Birthday

Commutation value Expressed as number Of year’s purchase

Age next Birthday

Commutation value expressed as number of year’s purchase

1

2

3

4

5

6

20

9.188

41

9.075

62

8.093

21

9.187

42

9.059

63

7.982

22

9.186

43

9.040

64

7.862

23

9.185

44

9.019

65

7.731

24

9.184

45

8.996

66

7.591

25

9.183

46

8.971

67

7.431

26

9.182

47

8.943

68

7.262

27

9.180

48

8.913

69

7.083

28

9.178

49

8.881

70

6.897

29

9.176

50

8.846

71

6.703

30

9.173

51

8.808

72

6.502

31

9.169

52

8.768

73

6.296

32

9.164

53

8.724

74

6.085

33

9.159

54

8.678

75

5.872

34

9.152

55

8.627

76

5.657

35

9.145

56

8.572

77

5.443

36

9.136

57

8.512

78

5.229

37

9.126

58

8.446

79

5.018

38

9.116

59

8.371

80

4.812

39

9.103

60

8.287

81

4.611

40

9.090

61

8.194


 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 
Due to implementation of the recommendations of the sixth Central Pay Commission, it has becomes necessary to give retrospective effect to the proposed amendments from the date from which the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission were given effect to . It is certified that the interest of no person is adversely affected by giving retrospective effect to the proposed amendments.
 
Note: The Central Civil Services; (Commutation of Pension) Amendment Rules, 1981 were published vide S.O. 1134 dated 11th April, 1981 as amended by notification No.34/1/81 Pension Unit dated the 8th July, 1983 and were subsequently amended vide Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare Notification as given below;
 
S.No. Notification No. Date
1. S.O.No.1870 04-05-1985
2. S.O.No.2097 18-05-1985
3. S.O.No.1775 19-07-1997
4. S.O.No.*18 30-12-2002
5. S.O.No.1484(E) 30-12-2003
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Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension In the prevised scale of 5 CPC w.e.f. 1.1.2011

DOPT ORDERS 2011

F. No. 42/15/2011-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003
Date:11th April, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension In the prevised scale of 5 CPC w.e.f. 1.1.2011.

In continuation of this Department’s OM No. 42/18/2010-P&PW(G) dated 27th October, 2010 sanctioning the Dearness Relief to those Central Government pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scales of 5th CPC, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief to these Central Government pensioners as under

(i) Those who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre revised scales of 5 th CPC are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 115% w.e.f 1.1.2011.

(ii) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 to 31.12.1985 and are in receipt of ex-gratia @ Rs. 600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to Dearness Relief @ 115% w.e.f. 1.1.2011.

 

2. The following categories of CPF beneficiaries who are in receipt of cx-gratia payment in terms of this Department’s OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to DR @ 107% w.e.f. 1.1.2011.

(i) The Widows and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiary who had retired from service prior to 1.1.1986 or who had died while in service prior to 1.1.1986 and are in receipt of Ex- gratia payment of Rs. 605/- p.m.

(ii) Central Government employees who had retired on CPF benefits before 18.11.1960 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 654/-, Rs. 659/-, Rs. 703/- and Rs. 965/-.

 

3. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. In their application to the Pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the C&AG.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 8th April, 2011.

Sports Board proposes to appoint new Convenors for the year 2011-13-invited application

DOPT CIRCULAR-2011

No.62/1/2011 -CCSCSB
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES CULTURAL AND SPORTS BOARD

Room No.361, B-Wing, 3rd floor,
Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi.
08th Apr, 2011

CIRCULAR

The Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board is the Central agency for promotion of
Cultural and Sports activities amongst the Central Government employees. Besides holding All India Civil Services Tournaments and sending teams in other prestigious Tournament in the country. The Board also organizes the Inter-Ministry Tournaments in the following cultural and sports disciplines every year:

1.

Athletics

2.

Badminton

3.

Bridge

4.

Carom

5.

Chess

6.

Football

7.

Hockey

8.

Kabaddi

9.

Cricket

10.

Swimming

11.

Table Tennis

12.

Law Tennis

13.

Volleyball

14.

Shooting ball

I5.

Wrestling

16.

Basketball

17.

Power lifting

18.

Weightlifting

19.

Cultural(Music Dance & Short Play)

 

2. The Board after every two-years, invites names of dedicated volunteers amongst the Central  Government employees to act as Convenor of Various sports/games organized by Cultural and Sports
Board. The term of the Convenors appointed in 2009 have since lapsed The Board proposes to   Appoint new Convenors for the year 2011-13 and accordingly nominations are invited in the
prescribed proforma (Annexure-1), for all the above sports and cultural activities. Separate
application should be filled for each discipline.

3. The duties and responsibilities of the Convenor are given in Annexure-II. The Board is
looking for experienced and dedicated Convenors. Welfare Officer of the Ministries and
Departments are, therefore, requested to recommend names of deserving candidates only for taking
up the task of Convenor, after going through the qualification and experience required by the
candidates in cultural and sports activities to assess their suitability to act as Convenor of the game.
Proficiency in the sport applied for is the basic criteria for nomination as Convenor in the Board.
The prescribed proforma (Annexure-1) should be counter-signed by the Welfare Officer of the
Ministry/Departments.

 

PROFORMA