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• Extension of benefits of 'Retirement & Death Gratuity' to the Centra;l Government employees covered by new defined Contribution Pension System (National Pension Scheme: DOP&PW Orders Dated 26-8-2016

• Rly. Bd's orders Reg Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners - family pensioners as per 7th CPC RBE 97-2016 Dated 10-8-2016

• Rly Bds Order Reg Post 2016 Retirees - Revision of pension - family pension - gratuity - commutation of pension - disability pension RBE 99-2016

• Voice of Rail Engineers (VRE) May-August 2016 (updated on 20-8-2016)

• MOF(E) urged in SCOVA to extend benefit of GP of Rs 4600/- to the pre-2006 non-litigant pensioners retired from the pre revised scale of Rs 6500-10500

Reimbursement of Medical Claims to Pensioners under CSMA Rules 1944

• Reimbursement of Medical Claims to Pensioners under CSMA Rules 1944 as directed by various CATs and Courts
• Setting up Anomalies Committee - Notification issued by DOPT vide OM dated 16th August, 2016

• Where the mind is without fear - By Rabindranath Tagore

• Fixed Medical Allowances on 7th Pay Commission

• Latest issue of Pensioners Rail Sampark April-August, 2016

• DA FORMULA & COMPILATION AFTER 7TH CPC - Anticipated DA from 1st July 2016 = 2%

• Implementation of Government's Decision on 7th CPC Recommendations for Post and Pre 2016 Pensioners

• Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f. 01.01.2006 - Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of CPSU/CAB Absorbees

• Resolution of GOI on 7th CPC Reg Pension & Pensionery Benefits DOPPW Dated 4-8-2016
• Revision of Post 2016 Pensioners Pension-gratuity-commutation etc - OM of DOP&PW Dated 4-8-2016
• Revision of pension of pre-2016 Pensioners from 1-1-2016 as per 7th CPC Report DOP&PW OM Dated 4-8-2016

• Discrimination & Arbitrariness in Entry Pay in Pay Matrix at various Levels of 7th CPC vis-a-vis Minimum Pay of 6th CPC for corresponding 5th CPC Scales

• Table of Revised Pension with MF 2.57 From 1-1-2016 Based on MOF Notification Dated 25-7-2016 - Awaiting orders for Pensioners

• Credit of pension to Joint bank account operated by a pensioner with spouse MOF OM Dated 9-6-2005

• Recovery of wrongful or excess payments made to Government servants. RB Orders RBE 72_2016 Dated 22-6-2016

• Railway Service (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 issued vide Gazette Notification Dated 28-7-2016

• Pay Matrix as Recommended by 7th CPC & Approved by Govt as per Notification dated 25-7-2016

• Highlights of Resolution on 7th CPC Recommendations issued by Ministry of Finance

• CCS REVISED PAY RULES- 2016 Notification of MOF Dated 25-7-2016

• Taxable and Non-Taxable Elements of Pay and Allowances

• Highlights of Central Civil Services (CCS) Rules

• Gazette Notification of MOF on 7th CPC for Serving employees (Resolution on Acceptance of 7th CPC Recommendations) OM Dated 25-7-2016
  Notification for Pensioners awaited

• Cashless Treatment Scheme in Emergency (CTSE) for Railway Pensioners & their Dependents in 4 Metro Cities - CTSE (Smart) Card to be issued on payment of Rs 10000 to 500000 as per Room entitlement for Cashless Treatment in any Empanelled Hospital in India Other RELHS Optees will continue to get coverage under the existing Scheme. - CTSE Policy letter dated 14-7-2016 of Railway Board & 5 Annexure thereof
• Annexure-1 - Process Flow in empanelled hospital
• Annexure-2 - Agreement
• Annexure-3 - Declaration to be taken from RELHS members on becoming a member of CTSE
• Annexure-4 - Online mode of CTSE ID Card application and Issues
• Annexure-5 - Numbering System for CTSE and RELHS Cards

Become a Member of RSCWS Discussion Forum to post your views/ queries on various subject concerning Pensioners | Download Guidelines as a MS Word Document | As a PDF document

• Benefit of merger of 50% DA/ DR with Basic Pay/ pension, effectively amounting to 78.2% DA/ DR for the purpose of fitment - BSNL orders issued

• Finance Ministers Statement in Rajya Sabha on 19-7-2016 regarding 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations

• S 12 Grade pay case (for giving benefit of upgrading to Pre 2006 Pensioners) in CAT Bangolore contempt petition could not be heard on 14-7-2016 and was adjourned to 22-8-2016.

• Finance Ministry is expected to issue Gazette Notification early next week the details of the Committees as agreed to on 29-6-16 by the Cabinet and on 30-6-16 by HM, FM & RM and on 6-7-16 by HM - to consider the Demands of NJCA Reg Report of 7th Pay Commission.

• Government assures Representatives of Unions representing employees of the Central Government that the issues raised by them relating to the pay scales and other recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission would be considered by a High Level Committee

• Government agrees to set up high level Committees to consider main demands of employees - strike deferred for 4 months

• NJCA had a discussion with Government on 30.06.2016 - Committee formed on Fitment Formula & Minimum Wage

• Cabinet approves 7th CPC Report without any change - Copy of Press Release by PBI

• Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners — Delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years and Grant of consolidated Pension as per Para 4.1 (of OM Dated 1-9-2008) provided that the Revised Pension being not lower than the minimum of the Corresponding Scale (as per Para 4.2 of OM Dated 1-9-2008).

• Cabinet Committee May Decide 7th Pay Commission Report on 29.6.2016 (Wednesday) (15-20 per cent hike likely in Seventh Pay Commission, decision on Wednesday)

• Highly placed sources have told India Today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Finance Ministry to place the recommendations of the Cabinet Secretary's report on the seventh Pay Commission in the next Cabinet meeting on June 29.

• Memorandum Reg PSU Absorbees who had got 100% lump-sum in lieu of Pension for Stepping-up of Notional Pension - Delinking Pension with 33 years QS

• Beware privilege and post retirement passes to Rly employees & pensioners in danger.

• Restoration of 1/3rd commuted portion of pension in respect of Government servents who had drawn lumpsum payment on absorption in Central Public Sector Undertakings/Central Autonomous Bodies - Stepping up of notional full pension w.e.f 01.01.2006 for the purpose of Dearness relief and additional pension for old pensioners

• Long wait of central government employees for 7th Pay Commission pay hike may end soon: Source: The Financial Express

• CPAO orders Reg Revision of Pension of pre-2006 Absorbees in Autonomous Bodies - Delinking QS of 33 years

• Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners – delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years

• Memo seeking Clarification Reg. Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners on Retirement after 10 years of service on Superannuation and absorption in government autonomous bodies/ government undertakings consequent upon delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years

• RB Orders Reg - Delinking of revised pension from 33 years qualifying service RBE 35-2016 dated 13-4-2016 & DOP&PW OM Dated 6-4-2016 Reg Prorata

• Retirement age increased to 65 for Central Govt Doctors – MOHFW orders on 31.5.2016

• Parity in Pension between Old & New Pensioners in 7th CPC: NCCPA Circular

• Special Aadhaar Enrolment drive for Pensioners

• Cabinet approves setting up of India Post Payments Bank

• Memorandum to Cabinet Secretary Reg Parity of Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners with Post-2016 Pensioners – as per Recommendations of Seventh Pay Commission

• Memorandum Reg Single Window Service - Degitalisation of PPOs & Grievance Redressal of Railway Pensioners

• Memorandum by RSCWS to Secy ARPG&P Reg Parity of Pension of Pre-2016 Pensioners

• Memorandum to CRB MS & DGHS RB Reg Serious Health Care Problems for Railway Employees & Pensioners

• Cashless treatment approved in 5 Hospitals in and around Chandigarh for Railway Beneficiaries of Ambala Division, on reference by CMS or in case of Emergency. Agreement likely to take about a month before the process starts. For details please CLICK HERE for Letter of for sanction of Empanelment of Fortis, MAX, IVY, Indus & Sohana Multy Specialty Hospitals-2016
• Delegation of Powers to GMs to recognise CGHS Empaneled Hospitals letter of RB & Sample of Agreement
• CGHS-approved-hospitals in & around CHANDIGARH-2014

• Swachh Bharat Pakhwada (May 16-31, 2016) Action Plan for Pensioners' Associations

• Memorandum reg. Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners - Admissibility of benefit of upgradation of Posts subsequent to retirement - for Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners.

• Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners - delinking of revised pension from qualifying service of 33 years: RB Letter No. F(E)III/2008/PN1/12 dt.13.04.2016.
• PCDA, Allahabad Circular dated 08-04-2016 regarding Revision of pension of Pre-2006 pensioners

• Delinking of revised pension from 33 years qualifying service for Pre 2006 Pensioners: DOP&PW OM Dated 6-4-2016
• Table showing minimum Revised Pension of pre-2006 Pensioners consequent upon delinking it from 33 years of qualifying service - with formula (of 195.24 x Difference of Pension) for calculation of arrears from 1-1-2006 to 30-6-2016

• MEMBERSHIP FORM RSCWS MF 1-2016 - for Members, Life Members & Asscociate Member, RSCWS

• Dearness Relief of 125% to Pensioners wef 1-1-2016 DOP&PW Orders dated 1-04-2016

• ITR-1 , ITR-2 and ITR-2A for AY 2016-17 are now available for download/e-filing at the IT Dept's site
• Inclusion of Interest Income in the Return of Income filed by Persons liable to Pay Tax

• January-March, 2016 issue of Pensioners Rail Sampark: (Dowload to your System: 1.01 MB PDF File)

• Secretary Pension had agreed in a Meeting with the JCM Staff Side, on 10-3-2016, to reconsider the case for grant of modified parity to those who retired prior to 1.1.2006 with reference to upgraded post.
  _ Harchandan Singh, Secretary General, RSCWS

• 7th Pay Commission: Modi Govt to issue notification for 'salary increment' after states polls

• Government refuses to increase Bonus ceiling for Central Govt. employees

• Empowered Committee of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary held first round of discussion with JCM National Council Standing Committee members on Charter of demands on 1st March 2016. Staff Side explained the justification of each and every demand and conveyed the large scale resentment among the Central Government Employees to the Cabinet Secretary. Cabinet Secretary has not made any commitment on any demand. He informed that this is only a preliminary interaction with the Staff Side.

• Income-tax relief for small taxpayers - (Hindustan Times)
• Income Tax Slabs & Rates for Assessment Year 2017-18 As proposed in Budget 2016

• Finance Minister's Budget Speech: 29th February, 2016
• Key Features of Finance Minister's Budget Speech: 29th February, 2016

• Minutes of the Meeting of JCM Staff side held with 7th CPC Implementation Committee - 19 February, 2016

• Everything you wish to know about the Railway Budget 2016-17

• Highlights of Railway Budget 2016-17: KVR

• Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners – Reg: minimum pension for Pre-2006 Pensioners who retired from posts where pay scales have been merged / upgraded

• Railways to update Pensioners Records and Link PAN & AADHAR numbers with the same

• Railways want to run a physical check of 2.8 lakh of its pensioners above 80 years

• Outcome of NJCA Meeting with 7th Pay Commission implementation Cell

• Government agreed to implement the judgement of the CAT within one month for grant of full Pension to Pre 2006 Pensioners who retired after 10 years of service on superannuation or 20 years of service on Voluntary retirement or absorption in PSU. This commitment was given by the Government Advocate in CAT PB New Delhi during the hearing of the Contempt of Court Case filed by Shri Pratap Narayan & others -vs - Union of India.

• CAT Delhi, verdict dated 22-1-2016 on our Review Application seeking full pension after 10 years of service in case of superannuation or absorption in PSU/Autonomous Bodies for your information. We will be filing a Caveat in Delhi HC to prevent GOI obtaining any ex-parte stay or interim order
  - Pratap Narayan

• Letters from RSCWS to 29 CMDs of Banks Reg Seeding of Aadhaar No. with Pensioners Bank Accounts.

• Memorandum by IRTSA to Empowered Committee on 7th CPC Dated 08-02-2016

• Memorandum from RSCWS to Empowered Committee on 7th CPC

• This World Cancer Day, Fortis Mohali & Sector 11 Chandigarh - offers a special Package for Ladies for Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening (Mammography + PAP Smear + Gynecology Consultation) for Rs 350/- only. Offer valid till 29th February, 2015.

• OROP Notification & Tables of Revised Pension of Defence Pensioners wef 1-7-2014 - MOD Orders dated 3-2-2016 - ODA Banks authorised to revise Pension as per details in earlier PPOs, arrears to be paid in 4 Six monthly installments from DOI. |
  Download Copy of MoD orders on OROP Dated 7-11-2015 for ready reference

• Empowered Committee on 7th CPC: Notfication Dated 27-01-2016

• Memorandum to RB from ASG BPS Reg Arrears of Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners 1-1-2006 to 23-9-2012 along with copy of the Orders of MOD

• CAT Reserves judgment for Full Pension on Superannuation after 10 years of service by Pre 2006 Pensioners Details of arguments in CAT Delhi on 13-1-2016 (See Doc attached)

• Application under RTI Act to RB Reg Payment of Arrears to Pre 2006 Pensioners from 1-1-2006 to 23-9-2012

• Who is a Central Government Employee? - Definition given by 7th Central Pay Commission. Defining a Central Government Employee:
  Click to read the full text.....

• Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission

• Constitution of an Empowered Committee of Secretaries to process the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission

• Letter to Members of Parliament regarding One Rank One Pension (OROP) dated 11 Jan 2016 from Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM (Retd), Advisor United Front of ESM & Chairman IESM

• A Study on Fiscal Implications of 5th & 6th CPC - a Powerpoint Presentation by Er. K.V. Ramesh, Sr.JGS/IRTSA | Download as a PDF File

• Letter Dated 28 Dec 2015 from DOP&PW informing that the proposal reg. grant of grade pay Rs. 4600 to pre 2006 pensioners who retired from scale Rs.6500-10500 with GP Rs.4200 has not been agreed to by MOF(DOE).

• Latest issue (September-December, 2015) of Voice of Rail Engineers (in PDF - size 5.29 MB)

• 7th CPC Pay Hike - Is it a hike or a farce? The cause is hidden, the effect is visible to all! -
  Read the Editorial in Voice of Rail Engineers
• Memorandum from RSCWS to Cabinet Secretary GOI & Chairman Empowered Committee of Secretaries on 7th CPC Report

• Judgement of Pb & HR HC against Pro Rata Pension to Pre 2006 Pensioners CWP_3423 of 2014 Dated 18-12-2015
• Issue of Pensioners Identity Card to pensioners – Specimen of Pensioners Identity Card
• Next date of hearing has been fixed on 3-2-2016 in Contempt Petition in CAT Delhi in Pratap Narayan & others vs UOI against pro-rata pension for less than 33 years service based on OM dated 3-10-2008, which has since been quashed by the Courts.
• Contempt case in CAT Delhi posted on 3rd Feb 16 for Modified Parity of Pension instead of pro rata pension to Pre 2006 pensioners with more than 20 yrs service.
• October-December, 2015 issue of Rail Sampark
• Appeal to Railway Board from RSCWS for issue of istructions to PDA Banks for early payment of Arrears to affected Pensioners from 1-1-2006 to 23-9-2012 and thereafter wherever still due for Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners as per OM dated 30-7-2015 & 28-1-2013 of DOP&PW and RB OM Dated 31-7-2015
• MoD orders Dated 7-11-2015 on One Rank One Pension (OROP)
• Highlights of the Notification issued by the GOI regarding Implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP)
• Contempt Petition - Pratap Narayan & Others vs UOI- against non-implementation of court Judgement of Minimum 50% pension to Pre-2006 Pensioners with more than 20 years Qualifying Service - came up for hearing in CAT Delhi on 28th Oct 2015 and after some preliminary arguments, it was adjourned to 14th Dec, 2015 with the directions to the UOI to file their Reply before that date.
• Punjab Government Employees & Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme
• Punjab Government Employees & Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (PGEPHIS): Notification dated 20-10-2015
• 1. Minimum of 50% pension to pre 2006 retirees without cut of pro-rata to Pre 2006 Pensioners- the file has been referred to Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Expenditure on 27.09.15 for their approval - as per information given in the Meeting of SCOVA held on 16-10-15
  2. Benefit of GP 4600 to S 12 pre 2006 retirees - File is pending since Jan 2015 with the Secy Dept of Expenditure. File will be returned within 10 days as per assurance given in the Meeting of SCOVA held on 16-10-15.
• Cases of promotion taking place in the pre-revised pay structure between 1.1.2006 and the date of notification of CCS(RP) Rules, 2008 and the subsequent merger of pre-revised pay scales of the promotional and the feeder posts in a common Grade-fixation of pay - regarding
• Forwarding of Gazette Notification on procedure for grant of permission for commercial employment after retirement-revision of Form 25
• Canadian Massage Treatments By Capt Harveer Singh, DMT, Toronto, Canada
• 27th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on the 13th October, 2015
• Reminder Notice for 50th Annual Conferance & CGB Meeting of IRTSA at Chennai on 27 & 28 October, 2015
• Poster for 50th Annual Conferance & CGB Meeting of IRTSA at Chennai on 27 & 28 October, 2015
• Contempt of Court case Reg Pro Rata Pension to Pre 2006 pensioners was briefly discussed on 7-10-2015 - in Pratap Narayan Vs UOI in CAT New Delhi and was posted on 28-10-2015 for detailed arguments.
• Judgement for Full Parity in S-30 Case: RA in PB CAT Dated 24 September, 2015
• Government instructions dated 29-09-2015 on the uploading of pensioners grievance on the website of Ministry of Pensions
• Hearing pended to 9-11-2015 at Govt instance in CAT New Delhi for Review Petition against pro-rata reduction in pension to pre-2006 pensioners superannuated after 10 years or more of service
• Orders for DR to Pensioners w.e.f 01-07-2015 OM Dated 28 September, 2015
• As per information received under RTI from DOP&PW reg Pro Rata Pension to Pre 2006 Pensioners -
  "The Review Petition filed against the order of Hon. HC Kerala in Shri M.O. Inasu's case has been dismissed by the HSC on 26.8.2015. The file has been referred to Ministry of Finance with a proposal for implementation of court orders on 7.9.2015". (Source: Shri Nagarajan Sundram by Email)
• Medical Reimbursement Form for Railway Employees/ Railway Pensioners
• Medical Reimbursement Form for Central Government Pensioner Beneficiaries
• Appeal to PM from RSCWS for implementation of judgments of various Courts for Full Pension to Pre 2006 Pensioners with more than 20 years of service - at par with Post 2006 Pensioners
• Provision of Emergency Railway Medical Facilities to Railway beneficiaries Rly Bd No.2012/H/PNM/NFIR dtd 14.7.2015
• Table showing Minimum Revised Pension wef 1-1-2006 & Formula for Calculating net Arrears from 1-1-2006 to 23-9-2012
• Expected Dearness Allowance effective July, 2015:
  The AICP Index for June, 2015 has been declared as 261, an increase of 3 points over May, 2015. This indicates the increase of 6 points in DA/ DR to 119%. The govt orders for increase in DA are usually issued in the end of August each year, but will be applicable from July, 2015
• Orders of DOP&PW Reg Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners for Modified Parity wef 1-1-2006 DoP&PW OM Dated 30-07-15
• Para 4 of Orders of DOP&PW Dated 30-7-2015, Reg Revision of Pension of Pre 2006 Pensioners: "In compliance with the above judicial pronouncements, it has been decided that the pension/family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners may be revised in accordance with this Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24.9.2012"
• Table Showing Minimum Revised Basic Pension of Pre-2006 Pensioners wef 24-9-2012 as per DOP OM dated 28-1-2013
• As per CAT/SC Judgements All those covered by DOP&PW OM dated 28-1-2013 are to get the arrears of Modified Parity wef 1-1-2006 instead of 24-9-2012.
  Copy of said OM & related (Summarized) Table are attached for ready reference of all Pensioners.
• Website of Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) functioning under the Controller General of Accounts
• Administrative Orders Issued during Current Year - 2015
• Administrative Orders Issued during the Year 2014
• Administrative Orders Issued during the Year 2013
• Administrative Orders Issued during the Year 2012
• Administrative Orders Issued during the year 2011
• Administrative Orders Issued during the year 2010
• Administrative Orders Issued upto December 2009
• Advertisement Rate Card & Order Form for Website of RSCWS - May 2013

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