PAYMENT OF 2ND INSTALMENT (60%) OF 6TH PAY COMMISSION ARREARS WHO ARE COVERED UNDERE NPS (APPOINTED ON OR AFTER 1.1.2004)

Copy of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, OM No 1(2)/EV/2008 dated 17.8.2009.

Sub : Implementation of New Pension Scheme - Pre-condition for release of 2nd installment of arrears of 6th CPC recommendataions."

Reference is invitied to this Department's earlier OMs regardings implementation of New Pension Scheme. The progress of implementation of NPS has been reviewed and the following action needs to be taken immediately.

i. It has been intimated by NSDL that in a large number of cases pertaining to post 01.01.2004 entrants into Government service, the individual application forms for registration to the NPS have not been filled up and sent to them. It is therefore, advised that all employees under the administrative control of your Ministry/Department who are covered under NPS may be asked to fillup the enclosed form which may then be forwarded by DDO/PAO to NSDL immediately (latest by 31st Aughst, 2009) if this has not been already been done. Action in this regard will need to be completed before release of second installment of arrears for which separate orders will be issued. It may be noted that release of the 2nd instalment, for post 1/1/2004 entrants, will be subject to the above action being completed.

ii. Further, the review has brought out that there are cases where the CDDOs/PAOs have not uploaded contribution files or (b) regular montly credits have not been posted in the IRA or (c) there is mismatch of contribution. NSDL has been asked to forward PAO/DDO wise subscriber details which will become available to CDDOs/PAOs by the end of August, 2009, suitable instructions may be issued to all the PAOs/CDDOs to veryfy the details/confirm contribution/Fund Transfer circulated by NSDL. Action as prescribed by NSDL/PFRDA while circulating these details (underlying action for missing credits) may be completed positively by 30th September, 2009.

SD/- Manoj Sahay, Director (A) Click here to see Finance Ministry of OM and enclosures

Payment of second instalment of arrears on account of Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendataions.

Copy of Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Implementation Cell Memo No F.No.l/l/2008-IC

Sub : Payment of second instalment of arrears on account of Sixth Central Pay Commission Recommendataions.

As communicated vide this Department's Resolution No.l/l/2008-IC dated 29th August, 2008, the Government had decided that the arrears on account of implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission's recommendations will be paid in cash in two instalments - first instalment of 40% during the year 2008-09 and the remaining 60% in the financial year 2009-10. The first instalment bas already been paid in 2008-09. It has now been decided that the remaining 60% of arrears may now be paid to the concerned Government servants.

2. Further, as already stipulated vide this Department's O.M. No 1 (2)/ EV/2008 dated 17th August, 2009, in the case of post-Ol.01.2004 entrants into the Central Government, the second instalment of arrears may be released only after individual application forms for registration to the New Pension Scheme have been obtained by the DDO/PAO from the concerned Government servant.

3. As in the case of the first instalment of arrears, Government servants will be permitted to deposit their arrears in their GPF Accounts. Though not mandated, Government servants are encouraged to deposit their arrears in their GPF accounts.

Source : Ministry of Finance, Pay Commission implementation cell memo dated 25.8.2009

Guidelines regarding prevention of sexual harassment of working women in the workplace.

Extract of Department of Personnel and Training Memo No 11013/3/2009-Estt.(A) dated 3.8.2009

The Committees should meet once a quarter, even If there is no live case, and review preparedness to fulfill all requirements of the Vishakha judgment in the Department/Ministry/organization concerned.

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DEPOSIT LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME IN GPF (Revision of balance to be maintained)

Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has issued OM dated 7.8.2009 revising the minimum balance to be maintained to get the benefit of DLIS as under:-

On the death of the subscriber, the person entitled to receive the amount shall be paid an additional amount equal to the average balance in the account during the 3 years immediately preceding the death of the subscriber provided the subscriber maintains the GPF balance as under:-

Sl No	Grade Pay	Minimum balance to be maintained
1.	Pay Band  - 2 (Rs 9300-34.800) and above and drawing GP of Rs 4800 p.m or more	Rs 25,000
2.	Pay Band -2 (Rs 9300-34800) and drawing GP of Rs 4200 p.m or more but less than Rs 4,800	Rs 15,000
3.	Pay Band-2, Pay Band - 1 (Rs 4440-7440) and drawing GP of Rs 1400 p.m or more but less than Rs 4,200	Rs 10,000
4.	Pay Band - 1S (Rs 4440-7440) and drawing GP of rs 1300 p.m but less than Rs 1,400	Rs 6,000

Additional amount payable shall not exceed Rs 60,000/-

For details click here to see the memo issued by the Department of Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare