“Forward ever, backward never: onwards with Breaking Through”
25/10/2016
It is unfortunate that the government has not taken care of our demands which were kept to them almost three months ago
New Delhi, October 24: The second meeting of senior government officials with central government employees unions leader has already started in New Delhi over the hike in their minimum wage. The meeting started at 4:00 pm and will end in few hours after which a major announcement is expected today. Most of the central government employees believe that the in spite of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promise, the government had not done enough for them and the government has not cared to make any attempt to hike minimum pay till date. The high-level meeting between the Additional Secretary (Expenditure), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and the Standing Committee of National Council (Staff Side) NJCA, was earlier postponed and it was held today at 4:00 PM.
In the meeting, the NJCA Secretary Shiv Gopal Mishra is also present along with senior other officials. Earlier there was a similar meeting held in which senior officers failed to arrive at any decision for hiking the minimum pay of central government employees. Shiv Gopal Mishra was earlier reported saying that, the government has assured us they will act in minimum pay, but so far nothing had happened. After the 7thPay Commission recommendations made by the panel was accepted by the Narendra Modi government, Shiv Gopal Mishra and his fellow union leaders had threatened to carry out indefinite strike across India. The government which took seriously the threat then promised to hike the minimum pay of central government employees beyond Rs 18,000. The meeting took place at Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s house a day after the cabinet cleared 7th Pay Commission award when he met with representatives of central government employees unions’ leaders.  One of the central government employees who didn’t wish to be named said, “It is unfortunate that the government has not taken care of our demands which were kept to them almost three months ago”.
According to the consensus, the central government employees unions had demanded a hike of Rs 18,000 to Rs 26,000 and also asked to raise the fitment factor 3.68 times from 2.57 times. The government had also formed a 22-member high-powered committee headed by Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in September to look at the anomalies coming out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. The Narendra Modi government has accepted most of the recommendations made by the panel on of the 7th Pay Commission, which has been implemented from January 1, 2016
Source:- India.com

Commutation of Pension as per 7th CPC - DPPW issued orders on 24.10.2016

Implementation of the recommendation of the 7th CPC - Option regarding commutation of additional amount of pension

F.No.42/14/2016-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Date:- 24th Oct, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Implementation of the recommendation of the 7th CPC - Option regarding commutation of additional amount of pension.

The undersigned is directed to state that in pursuance of Government’s decision on recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission, orders have been issued for revision of provisions regulating pension/gratuity/commutation of pension etc. vide this Department’s OM 38/37/2016-P&PW(A) dated 04.08.2016. In para of the said OM, it has been mentioned that there will be no change in the provisions relating to commutation values, the limit upto which the pension can be commuted or the period after which the commuted pension is to be restored.

2. As per Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, an applicant who has commuted a percentage of his final pension and after commutation his pension has been revised and enhanced retrospectively as a result of Government’s decision, the applicant shall be paid the difference between the commuted value determined with reference to enhanced pension and the commuted value already authorised. For the payment of difference, the applicant shall not be required to apply afresh.

3. References have been received in this Department that many pensioners who retired after 01.01.2016 and have drawn pension/commuted value of pension based on their pre-revised pay/pension do not wish to commute the pension which has become additionally commutable on revision of pay/pension on implementation of recommendations of 7th CPC. the matter has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure), It has been decided that those pensioners who retired from 01.01.2016 till 04.08.2016 i.e. the date of issue of orders for revised pay/pension based on the recommendations of the 7th CPC may be given an option, in relaxation of Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, not to commute the pension which has become additionally commutable on revision of pay/pension on implementation of recommendations of the 7th CPC. The Cases where the additional pension after 7th CPC has already been commuted will not be re-opened.

4. In their application to the employees of Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure ID No.192/E.V/2016, dated 30.09.2016.
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(Suiasha Choudhury)
Director(Pension)
Authority: http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/