Central Government Employees & Employment Corner

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2978 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021) SEIZING PENSION †2978. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware that inspite of directions by DoPT, High Court/Supreme Court pension amount of pensioners have been seized; (b) if so, the details and reasons therefor; and (c) the steps taken/likely to be taken by the Government for timely payment of pension to pensioners? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH) (a) to (c): It is stated that in accordance with provisions of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, pension of a pensioner retired from Central Government civil service can be withheld or withdrawn either in full or in part, in cases where the pen...

ABP News has reported that the government may soon restore the pending Dearness Allowance, which is great news for millions of central government employees around the country (DA). Employees are currently entitled to a 31 per cent Dearness Allowance. From January 2020 to June 2021, employees did not receive arrears. The union government is anticipated to make a decision in this matter during a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary. This year's Cabinet Secretary meeting will take place on December 24, just before Christmas. According to media sources, the council has requested that, in addition to restoring the DA, a one-time payment be made on the 18-month-old DA arrears. The Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers has published the charter of demands for the nationwide strike and the first point is "Payment of Arrears of DA/DR withheld from January -2020 to June-2021" The Finance Ministry decided in April 2020, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, to free...

 A piece of good news for Central government employees arrives just in time for the New Year. They might get another raise in Dearness Allowance in the near future. The Narendra Modi government is expected to raise the Dearness Allowance (DA) again in January 2022, according to a report by Zee News. Although it has not been determined how much the Dearness Allowance (DA) will be increased in January 2022, data from the AICPI index suggests that a 3% increase is expected. Employees' salaries are expected to rise as a result of this increase.

The Centre has warned assistant section officers under the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) cadre of disciplinary action in case transfer requests are forwarded from ministers and Members of Parliament. In an order, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said it has been receiving numerous inter-cadre transfer requests on personal/medical grounds to attached or outstation officers of various ministries in the grade of Assistant Section Officer (ASO) in the CSS cadre. The CSS has been devised primarily to manage the middle level posts in the Central Secretariat, which is the headquarters of the Union government, housing the offices of the central ministries/departments mostly located in the national capital. “Many times, these requests of ASOs are being forwarded from honourable minister/Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha)/other designated authority for their favourable consideration,” it said. ASOs are Group B non-gazetted officers. The competent authority has tak...

  Ministry of Defence Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare D(Pension/Policy) Room No. 222, B-Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi Sub: Extension of period for submission of Life Certificate from November 2021 till December-2021 – reg. In view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and keeping in view of the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare vide O.M. No. 18/1//2020-P&PW(H)-III-6786 dated 01.12.2021 (copy enclosed) have issued instructions with regard to extending the period for submission of Life Certificate. This year, all Central Government Pensioners may submit Life Certificate till 31st December 2021. During the extended period, the pension will be continued to be paid by the Pension Disbursement Authorities (PDAs) uninterrupted. 2. Defence Forces Pensioners/Family Pensioners also required to. submit Annual Life Certificate once in the month of November every year. 3. In view of the above, CGDA is requested to ki...

  GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 602 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021) DELAY IN JOINING PROCESS OF RECOMMENDED CANDIDATES 602 DR. SANTANU SEN: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that several recruitments specially through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) takes years to complete; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) whether the shortlisted candidates of recruitment exams of SSC for which notification was released in the year 2017, 2018 and 2019 are still waiting for joining; (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and (e) the details of steps being taken by Government for time bound completion of recruitment process and joining of the shortlisted candidates? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (...

  MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE) RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 610 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021) LITIGATION FOR OLD PENSION SCHEME 610 SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: (a) whether Supreme Court has dismissed more than half dozen SLPs and Review Petitions and ordered that Central Government officials whose advertisements were issued before 01/01/2004 and joining and results occurred after 31.12.2003 be reverted to old pension scheme; (b) if so, whether officials of Government are deliberately advising for lame litigation in each case even after dismissal of SLPs and Review Petitions at admission stage without hearing by Supreme Court, to tarnish pro-public image of Government by harassing its own officials and not issuing general orders for similar cases; and (C) if not, the reasons for litigation in each case? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PU...