Central Government Employees & Employment Corner

Describing the twin tasks of improving the pensionary and medical benefits for ex-servicemen as ‘subjects of prime concern’ and ‘as an ongoing process’, the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony today announced that the orders authorizing payment to ex-servicemen and their families accruing from the recent cabinet decisions, hiking pension and other benefits amounting to nearly Rs.2300 crores per annum, would be issued next month. Addressing a meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry, here, Shri Antony said this is the third time in the last four years that the Government have systematically improved the post-retirement benefits for ex-servicemen.

Controller General Of Defence Accounts Ulan Batar Road, Delhi Cantt -110010 CIRCULAR dated 18.10.2012 AN/XIV/14162/VIth CPC/Circular/ Vol-IV To 1. All PCsDA/CsDA/PIF:A/PCA/Cs FA 2. Admin IV (local) (Through CGDA Mail server). Sub: – Use of Official Car for Personal purpose. The under signed is directed to refer M.O.F (Dep of Expdr) O.M No 21(2) 2008-EII(B) dated 29/8/2008, wherein it is stipulated that officers drawing grade pay of Rs.10,000/- and 12,000/- and those in the HAG+ scale who are entitled to the use of official car in terms of OM number 20(5) E-1 (A)/93 dated 28/1/1994, shall be given the option to avail of the existing facility or to draw the transport allowance at the rate of Rs7,000/- per month plus dearness allowance thereon. The above facility /option is however not applicable in case of officers drawing grade pay below Rs 10,000/- and should therefore not be extended in such cases. This may be noted for strict compliance. sd/- (Richa Misra) ...