Modified ACP Scheme

The Department of Posts has written the Unions to send their views in regard to implementation of Modified ACP Scheme. The Unions are studying the the Scheme and submit the reply soon.

Know about-I R C and how it works.

What are international reply coupons and how do they work?

When one writes to a stranger and requests a reply, it is considered polite to enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. This works well when both persons live in the same country. However, if they are from different countries, the enclosed postage stamp will not be valid. The UPU solved this problem by introducing international reply coupons, exchangeable in all UPU member countries. Their value is equal to the minimum postage for a priority or unregistered airmail letter sent to a foreign country. This service is particularly popular among stamp collectors, who commonly use it to exchange philatelic information.
The UPU’s International Bureau processes approximately six million coupons each year and takes care of all accounting aspects.

Do You Know ? "The Birth of Postage Stamp"

The birth of the postage stamp

The advent of postal services gave rise to a problem that remained unresolved for centuries: who should pay the postage – the sender or the recipient? Although practices varied from country to country, it long remained the custom for recipients to pay for receiving mail. But what if the recipient refused? There were many attempts to find a means of guaranteeing that postal service providers received due recompense. In France, Renouard De Velayer, the owner of a small post office, began offering customers small pieces of paper inscribed “receipt for the payment of transport” as early as 1653. In 1814 the Sardinian postal service took up the same idea, but only for a short period. It was not until 6 May 1840 that the pre-payment of postage in the form of an adhesive receipt took off. The postage stamp was born when British post offices began selling the first stamps – the Penny Black and Twopenny Blue – with their portrait of Queen Victoria, as well as two prepaid envelopes. It took some months for the public to get used to the new system, but it worked and, between May 1840 and January 1841, 72 million Penny Blacks were issued. Other countries soon adopted the same system, and the postage stamp became the standard receipt for the service to be rendered. The birth of the postage stamp also gave rise to a new passion: philately.

Know the Scented Postage Stamps

SCENTED STAMPS

issued so far worldwide

1973 Jan 30: Bhutan, Roses. 6

1997Jan 21: Netherlands, Roses, Greeting Stamp sheet of 10, One heart shaped panel design reveal 10 different messages when scratched

1998 Sep 09: Singapore, Flowers, 81999 Aug 01: Brazil, Burnt Wood (Forest Fire Prevention), 4

2000 Feb 25: Korea, Flowers, 4

2000 Mar 23: Australia, Grass, Gardens, only the Booklet Cover

2000 Apr 20: Korea, Flower, Love, 1

2001 Feb 26: Korea, Japanese apricot, Flowers, 4

2001 May 09: Switzerland, Chocolate, sheet of 10

2001 Jun 09: Norfolk Islands, Jasmine, 7

2001 Jun 22: Norway, Roses, 2

2001 Jul 18: Korea, Roses, 2

2001 Sep 09: Hong Kong, Tea, 4

2001 Oct 02: Great Britain, Eucalyptus (Noble Prize for Medicine), 1

2001 Nov 12: Korea, Orchids, 2

2001 Dec 07: Brazil, Coffee, 1

2002 Jan 15: Korea, Sea Lily Rose, Greetings, 3

2002 Feb 14: Austria, Roses, 1

2002 Apr 02: Netherlands, Flowers, 6

2002 Jun 13: New Caledonia, Coffee, 3

2002 Nov 12: Korea, Orchids, 4

2002 Nov 19: Switzerland, Pine Needle Cinnamon Clove & Roses, 5

2003 Jan 21: Singapore, Love, 1

2003 Feb 01: Thailand, Rose, 1

2003 Feb 22: Malaysia, Roses, 3 +1 SS

2003 Aug 07: Russia, Fruits, 5

2003 Nov 12: Korea, Orchids, 4

2004 Feb 01: Thailand, Rose, 1

2004 May 14: French Polynesia, Vanilla

2004 Jun 02: New Zealand, Flowers, 5

2004 Jun 05: Croatia, Flowers, 3

2004 Aug 02: Thailand, Jasmine, 1

2004 Nov 12: Korea, Orchids, 4

2005 Feb 01: Thailand, Rose, 1

2005 Apr 04: Belgium, Rose, Flowers, 3

2005 Sep 23: French Polynesia, Pineapple, 2

2005 Nov 03: Iceland, Apple Cinnamon & Pine, Christmas, 2

2005 Nov 19: Norway, Cinnamon, Christmas, 2

2006 Jan 27: Australia, Red Rose

2006 Dec 13: India, Sandalwood

2007 Feb 07: India, Roses, 4

Project Arrow-Blue Book released.

India Post Project Arrow Blue Book released.

It illustrates Objectives,Guidelines,Procedures and structure of Project Arrow.

The Project Arrow Blue book can be downloaded from the download segment of the website http://www.sahuliyat.com/Download/p13_sectionid/1/p13_fileid/22

RETIREMENT BENEFITS- AT A GLANCE

Retirement Benefits - At a glance

Pension

The minimum eligibility period for receipt of pension is 10 years & above. However, a Central Government servant retiring in accordance with the Pension Rules is entitled to receive superannuation pension on completion of at least 10 years of qualifying service.
In the case of Family Pension the widow is eligible to receive pension on death of her spouse after completion of one year of continuous service or before even completion of one year if the Government servant had been examined by the appropriate Medical Authority and declared fit for Government service.Pension is calculated with reference to average emoluments namely, the average of the basic pay drawn during the last 10 months of the service or last basic pay drawn whichever is beneficial. Full pension with 20 years of qualifying service is 50% of the average emoluments or last basic pay drawn whichever is beneficial w.e.f. 02.09.2008. Before 02.09.2008,for qualifying service of less than 33 years, amount of pension is proportionate to the actual qualifying service broken into completed half-year periods. For example, if total qualifying service is 30 years and 4 months (i.e. 61 half-year periods), pension will be calculated as under:-

Pension amount = R/2(X)61/66
where R represents average reckonable emoluments for last 10 months of qualifying service or the last pay drawn as opted by the govt servant.Minimum pension presently is Rs. 3500 per month. Maximum limit on pension is 50% of the highest pay (including Dearness Pay) in the Government of India (presently Rs. 45,000) per month. Pension is payable up to and including the date of death.

Commutation of Pension

A Central Government servant has an option to commute a portion of pension, not exceeding 40% of it, into a lump sum payment with effect from 1.1.1996. No medical examination is required if the option is exercised within one year of retirement. If the option is exercised after expiry of one year, he/she will have to under go medical examination by the specified competent authority.Lump sum payable is calculated with reference to the Commutation Table constructed on an actuarial basis. (Appendix to CCS [Commutation of Pension] Rules, 1981.) The monthly pension will stand reduced by the portion commuted and the commuted portion will be restored on the expiry of 15 years from the date of receipt of the commuted value of pension. Dearness Relief, however, will continue to be calculated on the basis of the original pension (i.e. without reduction of commuted portion).The formula for arriving for commuted value of Pension (CVP) isCVP = 40 % (X) Commutation factor* (X)12* The commutation factor will be with reference to age next birthday on the date on which commutation becomes absolute as per the new table as Annexure to this Deptt's O.M. No 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 2.9.2008.

Death-Cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG)

Retirement Gratuity
This is payable to the retiring Government servant. A minimum of 5 years qualifying service and eligibility to receive service gratuity/pension is essential to get this one time lump sum benefit. Retirement gratuity is calculated @ 1/4th of a month’s Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance drawn before retirement for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service. There is no minimum limit for the amount of gratuity. The retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakhs.
Death Gratuity
This is a one-time lump sum benefit payable to the widow/widower or the nominee of a permanent or a quasi-permanent or a temporary Government servant, including CPF beneficiaries, dying in harness. There is no stipulation in regard to any minimum length of service rendered by the deceased employee. Entitlement of death gratuity is regulated as under:
Qualifying Service Rate

Less than one year 2 times of basic pay
One year or more but less than 5 years 6 times of basic pay
5 years or more but less than 20 years 12 times of basic pay
20 years of more

Half of emoluments for every completed 6 monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments.

Maximum amount of Death Gratuity admissible is Rs. 10 lakhs w.e.f. 1.1.2006Service Gratuity
A retiring Government servant will be entitled to receive service gratuity (and not pension) if total qualifying service is less than 10 years. Admissible amount is half month’s basic pay last drawn for each completed 6 monthly period of qualifying service. There is no minimum or maximum monetary limit on the quantum. This one time lump sum payment is distinct from and is paid over and above the retirement gratuity.

Issue of No Demand Certificate

Dues owed by the retiring employees on account of Licence Fee for Government accommodation, advances, over payment of pay and allowances are required to be assessed by the Head of Office and intimated to the Accounts Officer two months in advance of the date of retirement so that these are recovered from retirement gratuity before payment. For this purpose the Licence Fee for those in occupation of Government accommodation is taken into account up to the end of the permissible period for which accommodation can be retained after retirement under the Rules on normal rent. The recovery of Licence Fee beyond that period is the responsibility of the Directorate of Estates. If, for any reason final dues cannot be assessed on time, then 10% of gratuity or Rs. 1,000/- whichever is less, is withheld from gratuity

General Provident Fund and Incentives

As per General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules, 1960, all temporary Government servants after a continuous service of one year, all re-employed pensioners (Other than those eligible for admission to the Contributory Provident Fund) and all permanent Government servants are eligible to subscribe to the Fund. A subscriber, at the time of joining the fund is required to make a nomination, in the prescribed form, conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the amount that may stand to his credit in the fund in the event of his death, before that amount has become payable or having become payable has not been paid. A subscriber shall subscribe monthly to the Fund except during the period when he is under suspension. Subscriptions to the Provident Fund are stopped 3 months prior to the date of superannuation. Rates of subscription shall not be less than 6% of subscriber’s emoluments and not more than his total emoluments. Rate of interest on GPF accumulations with effect from 1.4.2008 is 8% compounded annually and the rate of interest will vary according to notifications of the Government. The Rules provide for drawal of advances/ withdrawals from the Fund for specific purposes.

Deposit Linked Insurance Revised Scheme

Under the GPF Rules, on the death of subscriber, the person entitled to receive the amount standing to the credit of the subscriber 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 subject to certain conditions provided in the relevant Rule. The additional amount payable under that Rule shall not exceed Rs. 60,000/-. To get this benefit, the subscriber should have put in at least 5 years service at the time of his/her death.

Contributory Provident Fund

The Contributory Provident Fund Rules (India), ,1962 are applicable to every non-pensionable servant of the Government belonging to any of the services under the control of the President. A subscriber, at the time of joining the Fund is required to make a nomination in the prescribed Form conferring on one or more persons the right to receive the amount that may stand to his credit in the Fund in the event of his death, before that amount has become payable or having become payable has not been paid.A subscriber shall subscribe monthly to the Fund when on duty or Foreign Service but not during the period of suspension. Rates of subscription shall not be less than 10% of the emoluments and not more than his emoluments. The employer’s contribution at that percentage prescribed by the Government will be credited to the subscriber’s account and this is presently 10%. Rate of interest with effect from 1.4.2008 is 8% compounded annually. The Rules provide for drawal of advances/ withdrawals from the CPF for specific purposes. As in GPF Rules, the CPF Rules also provide for Deposit Linked Insurance Revised Scheme.Earlier, the Government was giving option to CPF subscribers to switch over from CPF Scheme to GPF Scheme (Pension Scheme). The last such option was allowed based on the recommendations of 4th Central Pay Commission. A number of options have already been allowed as and when substantial improvements were made in the pension scheme. Because of the practical difficulties involved in retrieval of records and adjustments to be made, the demand for further option was not recommended by the 5th Central Pay Commission and as such there is no proposal with the Government to consider any further change in options.

Leave Encashment

Encashment of leave is a benefit granted under the CCS (Leave) Rules and not a pensionary benefit. Encashment of Earned Leave standing at the credit of the retiring Government servant is admissible on the date of retirement subject to a maximum of 300 days. There is no provision under the Rule for payment of interest on delayed payment of Leave Encashment.

Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme
A portion of monthly contributions paid while in service is credited in a Saving Fund, on which interest accrues. A Government servant while entering service has to apply in Form No. 4 of the above Scheme to the Head of Office, who shall issue a sanction for the payment of subscriber’s accumulation in the Savings Fund segment together with interest and arrange for its disbursement, soon after retirement. Payments under this Scheme are made in accordance with the Table of Benefit which takes in to account interest up to the date of cessation of service. Insurance cover benefit under this Scheme is available to the family in the event of death of the subscriber. No interest is payable on account of delayed payments under this Scheme.

Revision of rates of subscription under CGHS

Revision of rates of subscription under CGHS

Due to revision of pay and allowance of CG employees and revision of Pension / Family Pension on account of implementation of recommendations of the 6th CPC, it has been decided to revise the rates of subscriptions, to be made by employee / pensioners, for availing benefits under the CGHS, with effect from 1st June, 2009. It has also been decided to revise the monetary ceiling limits for various entitlements of the bnenficiaries for availing CGHS facilities.Revised rates of monthly contributions and Entitlement of wards in private hospitals empanelled under CGHS...

The rate of subscription w.efrom 01-06-2009 is as under:-

Grade Pay Rate per month

(In rupees)

upto 1650 50

1800,1900,2000,

2400,2800 125

4200 225

4600,4800,5400,6600 325

7600 and more 500

3 tier A C P-Department of Posts.

It is learnt that the Directorate will call for a meeting with the Staff side(Union) for discussion about Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for implementation in the Department of Posts.

Modified ACP Scheme w.e.from 01-09-2008

Government has notified vide No.35034/3/2008-Estt. (D) dated 19-05-2009 the new ACP SCHEME for Central Government Employees as recommended by the Sixth Central Pay Commission... The Scheme would be known as " MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES." The Government has considered the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission for introduction of a MACPS and has accepted the same with further modification to grant three financial upgradations under the MACPS at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service. The scheme would be operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008.

Universal Postal Union-at a Glance...

Know About Universal Postal Union

Established in 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with its Headquarters in Berne (Switzerland), is the primary forum for cooperation between postal-sector players and helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services.

With 191 member countries, this specialised agency of the United Nations fulfils an advisory, mediating and liaison role, and renders technical assistance where needed. It sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes recommendations to stimulate growth in mail volumes and to improve the quality of service for customers.

As a non-political organisation, it does not interfere in matters that fall within the domestic domain of national postal services. For example, Posts set their own postage rates, decide which and how many postage stamps to issue, and how to manage their postal operations and staff.

The UPU has for objective to develop social, cultural and commercial communication between people through the efficient operation of the postal service. As an inter-governmental institution, the UPU is called upon to play an important leadership role in promoting the continued revitalisation of postal services.

The Function of UPU

The UPU provides Posts with the technical and financial assistance they need in order to establish national and international postal financial services. The objective is to create and develop savings and banking services and extend and modernize these postal products. It also seeks to foster the development of electronic fund and payment transfers, and helps to simplify opera­tional procedures and reciprocal regulations. Finally, it promotes exchanges of technical data and other information.
Through its Postal Technology Centre, the UPU – a specialized agency of the United Nations – runs an exten­sive network of international fund transfer exchanges. Postal operators access this network to exchange money orders with their commercial partners using the IFS solution, which comprises two applications: the IFS (International Financial System) software, and STEFI, an information technology pipeline that enables Posts already equipped with a system for managing domestic money orders or with an integrated counter system for processing postal products to establish access points to the IFS network
IFS is a reliable, adaptable and easy-to-use tool. In line with the UPU Acts and Regulations, it is provided at low cost and can be installed even in the remotest areas of the world. The cost of implementing an IFS project varies from country to country, according to the size of the installation and the costs of upgrading the country's technological platform. On average, the IFS application costs 20,000 USD, plus an annual fee of 13,000 USD to cover maintenance, updates and techni­cal support. The least developed countries benefit from a 50% reduction.
When a country wishes to join the IFS network, the UPU visits it to evaluate its needs. During the installation of the application, the UPU trains specialists from the local Post, so that they can, in turn, train other staff. Once IFS has been installed, the UPU provides con­tinuous support from its main support centre in Berne (Switzerland), and from its regional support centres in Singapore, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Montevideo (Uruguay).

Implementation of ACP

Implementation of ACP

It is learnt that Railway board had asked some clarifications in connection with ACP after implementation of 6th CPC. The DOP&T advised the Railway Board to suspend the ACP till instructions are issued in the matter.

Do You Know? Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits
Types of Central Government Pensions

Superannuation Pension:A Government servant who retires on attaining the age of compulsory retirement is granted this pension. (Rule 35)

Retiring Pension:A Government servant who retires or is retired in advance of the age of compulsory retirement under Rule 48 and 48A of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 under FR 56 or Article 459 of CSR and also to who opt for voluntarily retirement on being declared surplus , under Rule 29 of CCS (Pension) Rules is granted this pension. (Rule 36)

Invalid Pension:A Government servant who is retired from service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service. Invalid Pension is granted only on the recommendation of a Medical Board constituted for the purpose. (Rule 38)Compensation Pension:A Government servant who is discharged from service owing to the abolition of his permanent post is granted this pension. (Rule 39)

Compulsory Retirement Pension:A Government servant who is retired compulsorily from service as a measure of penalty is granted this pension. The Authority can sanction him either pension or gratuity or both at the rate not less than 2/3 or not more than full compensation pension or gratuity or both. (Rule 40)

Compassionate Allowance:A Government servant who is dismissed or removed from service by the Competent Authority and if the case is deserving special consideration, is granted this allowance. Such allowance shall not exceed 2/3 of pension or gratuity or both which would have been admissible to him if he had retired on compensation pension. (Rule 41)

Pension on absorption in or under a Corporation or Company or Body: A Government servant who has been permitted to be absorbed in or under a corporation, company or body substantially owned or controlled by the Central Government/State Government/ in or under a body controlled or financed by Central Government/State Government is allowed this benefit. (Rule 37)

Family Pension:This pension is payable to the widow/widower or to an eligible family member from the date following the date of death of the Government servant while in service or after retirement. He/she should have rendered a minimum of one year of continuous service or before completion of one year of continuous service provided the deceased Government servant concerned immediately prior to his/her appointment to the service or post was examined by the appropriate Medical Authority and declared fit by that Authority for Government service. Rate of family pension is 30% of last pay at the time of death/retirement subject to a minimum of Rs.3500/- and maximum of Rs.45000/-.In case of death of employees while in service, Family Pension at the enhanced rates for a period of 10 years is admissible.

Do You Know?(Facts relating to India Post)

Introduction of Sunday as Weekly Holiday in Indian Postal Department
With effect from 7th May,1950

The Government of India decided that a weekly off should be given to every P & T employee to give rest and relaxation to them, vide Postal Notice No.10 dated 26th April 1950. In order to implement this decision the following arrangements were made.

All post offices in India would remain close from 7th May 1950 and there would be no clearance of letter boxes or delivery of mails on Sundays. Letter Mails on which late fee was paid, could be posted in letter boxes at RMS office or RMS running sections or in special letter boxes placed at selected Telegraph Offices and Combined Offices at District Head Quarters. Express delivery letters would be delivered directly through Telegraph Offices on all days including Sundays, with effect from 1st May 1950. But Express Delivery Service would not be available in respect of articles addressed to post boxes from 1st May 1950 because, such articles would be received for delivery direct in Telegraph Offices from that date.
Express Delivery articles would not be redirected by Telegraph Offices in accordance with delivery instructions left by the members of the public. Undelivered letters would be handed over to the Post Offices for redirection or disposal in other ways.All Combined Offices which are delivery offices for telegrams would remain open for a limited period on Sundays.
All RMS offices and those Telegraph Offices which would be kept open would sell stamps and postal stationery on Sundays. The exchange of mail between post offices, RMS sections and Mail Offices would continue till further orders. Late fee articles, forward mails and mails closed the previous evening would also be despatched, whenever ordered by Head of Circles. The Clause 13A of Section I of P & T Guide of 1951 deals with posting of letters on Sunday. It clearly mentions that a letter will be despatched on Sundays, provided it is prepaid with postage and late fee and posted during specified hours in special letter boxes in Departmental Telegraph Offices, selected Combined Offices and RMS offices or in the van letter boxes of RMS sections. It further states that Registered Newspapers or packets of registered newspapers are accepted on Sundays without the payment of a late fee in Press Sorting Offices and in RMS offices. It also states that selected post offices are open on Sundays and conduct all post office business without late fee as on week days except booking of Money Orders, Saving Bank and sale of NSC. The Clause 2A of Section I of P & T Guide gives the list of such post offices which is as follows:Ahmedabad Railwaypura TSO (Ahmedabad), Banaras H.O. (Banaras), Barabazar TSO (Calcutta), Chandi Chowk TSO (Delhi), Dadar TSO (Bombay), Eastern Court S.O. (New Delhi), Esplande S.O. (Calcutta), GPO (Bombay), GPO (Madras), Hyderabad H.O. (Hyderabad Dn.), Indore City TSO (Indore), Jaipur City TSO (Jaipur), Kalbadevi TSO (Bombay), Kanpur H.O. (Kanpur), Mount Road TSO (Madras), Rasbehari Avenue TSO (Calcutta), Sholapur H.O. (Sholapur) and Shyambazar TSO (Calcutta).

These post offices were kept open on Sundays between 8.30 AM and 8.30 PM.

Know The Postage Stamps

First Indian Postage Stamp
Depicting National Flag

(21st November 1947)

Do You know about Compassionate Appointment?

Know about
Compassionate Appointment

OBJECT

The object of the Scheme is to grant appointment on compassionate grounds to a dependent family member of a Government servant dying in harness or who is retired on medical grounds, thereby leaving his family in penury and without any means of livelihood, to relieve the family of the Government servant concerned from financial destitution and to help it get over the emergency.
TO WHOM APPLICABLE

To a dependent family member –-(A) of a Government servant who –-(a) dies while in service (including death by suicide); or(b) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 2 of the CCS (Medical Examination) Rules 1957 or the corresponding provision in the Central Civil Service Regulations before attaining the age of 55 years (57 years for Group ‘D’ Government servants); or (c) is retired on medical grounds under Rule 38 of the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 or the corresponding provision in the Central Civil Service Regulations before attaining the age of 55 years (57 years for Group ‘D’ Government servants); or(B) of a member of the Armed Forces who –(a) dies during service; or(b) is killed in action; or(c) is medically boarded out and is unfit for civil employment.Note I "Dependent Family Member" means:(a) spouse; or(b) son (including adopted son); or(c) daughter (including adopted daughter); or(d) brother or sister in the case of unmarried Government servant or (e) member of the Armed Forces referred to in (A) or (B) of this para,-- who was wholly dependent on the Government servant/ member of the Armed Forces at the time of his death in harness or retirement on medical grounds, as the case may be.Note II "Government servant" for the purpose of these instructions means a Government servant appointed on regular basis and not one working on daily wage or casual or apprentice or ad-hoc or contract or re-employment basis.Note III "Confirmed work-charged staff" will also be covered by the term ‘Government servant’ mentioned in Note III above.Note IV "Service" includes extension in service (but not re-employment) after attaining the normal age of retirement in a civil post.Note V "Re-employment" does not include employment of ex-serviceman before the normal age of retirement in a civil post.
AUTHORITY COMPETENT TO MAKE COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

(a) Joint Secretary in charge of administration in the Ministry/Department concerned.(b) Head of the Department under the Supplementary Rule 2(10) in the case of attached and subordinate offices.(c) Secretary in the Ministry/Department concerned in special types of cases.
POSTS TO WHICH SUCH APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE

Group ‘C’ or Group ‘D’ posts against the direct recruitment quota.
ELIGIBILITY

(a) The family is indigent and deserves immediate assistance for relief from financial destitution; and(b) Applicant for compassionate appointment should be eligible and suitable for the post in all respectsunder the provisions of the relevant Recruitment Rules.
A. EXEMPTIONS

Compassionate appointments are exempted from observance of the following requirements:- (a) Recruitment procedure i.e. without the agency of the Staff Selection Commission or the Employment Exchange.(b) Clearance from the Surplus Cell of the Department of Personnel and Training/Directorate General of Employment and Training.(c) The ban orders on filling up of posts issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure).
RELAXATIONS

(a) Upper age limit could be relaxed wherever found to be necessary. The lower age limit should, however, in no case be relaxed below 18 years of age.Note I Age eligibility shall be determined with reference to the date of application and not the date of appointment;Note II Authority competent to take a final decision for making compassionate appointment in a case shall be competent to grant relaxation of upper age limit also for making such appointment. (b) Secretary in the Ministry/Department concerned is competent to relax temporarily educational qualifications as prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules in the case of appointment at the lowest level e.g. Group ‘D’ or Lower Division Clerk post, in exceptional circumstances where the condition of the family is very hard provided there is no vacancy meant for compassionate appointment in a post for which the dependent family member in question is educationally qualified. Such relaxation will be permitted upto a period of two years beyond which no relaxation of educational qualifications will be admissible and the services of the person concerned, if still unqualified, are liable to be terminated.Note In the case of an attached/subordinate office, the Secretary in the concerned administrative Ministry/Department shall be the competent authority for this purpose.(c) In the matter of exemption from the requirement of passing the typing test those appointed on compassionate grounds to the post of Lower Division Clerk will be governed by the general orders issued in this regard:-(i) by the CS Division of the Department of Personnel and Training if the post is included in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service; or(ii) by the Establishment Division of the Department of Personnel and Training if the post is not included in the Central Secretariat Clerical Service.(d) Where a widow is appointed on compassionate ground to a Group ‘D’ post, she will be exempted from the requirement of possessing the educational qualifications prescribed in the relevant rules provided the duties of the post can be satisfactorily performed by her without possessing such educational qualifications.
DETERMINATION/AVAILABILITY OF VACANCIES

(a) Appointment on compassionate grounds should be made only on regular basis and that too only if regular vacancies meant for that purpose are available.(b) Compassionate appointments can be made up to a maximum of 5% of vacancies falling under direct recruitment quota in any Group ‘C’ or ‘D’ post. The appointing authority may hold back up to 5% of vacancies in the aforesaid categories to be filled by direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission or otherwise so as to fill such vacancies by appointment on compassionate grounds. A person selected for appointment on compassionate grounds should be adjusted in the recruitment roster against the appropriate category viz SC/ST/ OBC/General depending upon the category to which he belongs. For example, if he belongs to SC category he will be adjusted against the SC reservation point, if he is ST/OBC he will be adjusted against ST/OBC point and if he belongs to General category he will be adjusted against the vacancy point meant for General category.(c) While the ceiling of 5% for making compassionate appointment against regular vacancies should not be circumvented by making appointment of dependent family member of Government servant on casual/daily wage/ad-hoc/contract basis against regular vacancies, there is no bar to considering him for such appointment if he is eligible as per the normal rules/orders governing such appointments(d) The ceiling of 5% of direct recruitment vacancies for making compassionate appointment should not be exceeded by utilising any other vacancy e.g. sports quota vacancy. (e) Employment under the scheme is not confined to the Ministry/ Department/Office in which deceased/medically retired Government servant had been working. Such an appointment can be given anywhere under the Government of India depending upon availability of a suitable vacancy meant for the purpose of compassionate appointment.(f) If sufficient vacancies are not available in any particular office to accommodate the persons in the waiting list for compassionate appointment, it is open to the administrative Ministry/Department/ Office to take up the matter with other Ministries/Departments/Offices of the Government of India to provide at an early date appointment on compassionate grounds to those in the waiting list.
WIDOW APPOINTED ON COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS GETTING REMARRIED

A widow appointed on compassionate grounds will be allowed to continue in service even after re-marriage.
REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN POST/PERSON

When a person has been appointed on compassionate grounds to a particular post, the set of circumstances, which led to such appointment, should be deemed to have ceased to exist. Therefore, --(a) he/she should strive in his/her career like his/her colleagues for future advancement and any request for appointment to any higher post on considerations of compassion should invariably be rejected.(b) an appointment made on compassionate grounds cannot be transferred to any other person and any request for the same on considerations of compassion should invariably be rejected.
SENIORITY

(a) The inter-se seniority of persons appointed on compassionate grounds may be fixed with reference to their date of appointment. Their interpolation with the direct recruits/promotees may also be made with reference to their dates of appointment without disturbing the inter-se seniority of direct recruits/promotees.(b) Date of joining by a person appointed on compassionate grounds shall be treated as the date of his/her regular appointment.

Ad hoc promotions to HSGI,HSGII and LSG

No. 4 – 16 / 2002 – SPB .II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & I T
(Department of Posts)

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001
Dated, May 1, 2009

To
All Chief Post Masters General,
All Post Masters General,
Controller, Foreign Mails, Mumbai

Subject: - (i) Continuation of ad-hoc promotions made in the cadre of HSG I
(ii) Fresh Ad-hoc promotions in HSG I
(iii)Filling up of resultant chain vacancies by ad-hoc promotions

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to refer to this Department's letter of even number dated 2nd December 2008 and 10th December 2008 regarding continuation of ad-hoc promotions made in the cadre of HSG I and to say that it has been decided with the approval of Department of Personnel & Training to continue the said ad-hoc arrangements for a further period of one year i.e till 19th May 2010 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier.

2. As many posts in HSG I are at present lying vacant in various Postal Circles for want of finalization of Recruitment Rules, it was proposed to the Department of Personnel & Training to allow the Department to fill up the existing vacant posts in HSG I as a one time measure on ad-hoc basis from amongst officers holding the HSG II norm based post (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG II). The DoP&T have since agreed as a special case to allow the Department to fill up the existing vacancies by promotion on purely ad hoc basis from amongst the officers holding HSG II norm based posts on regular basis (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG II), for a period of one year or till the Recruitment Rules are notified and appointments are made according to the revised Recruitment Rules, whichever is earlier.

3. In view of the above, it is requested that the Circles may take following action: -

(i) Ad-hoc promotions made as per instructions contained in the Department's letter of even number dated 20-11-2006 in HSG I may be further continued for a period of one year i.e till. 19th May 2010 or till the Recruitment Rules are finalized and regular arrangements are made in accordance with that, whichever is earlier
(ii) Fill up existing vacancies by promotion on purely ad hoc basis from amongst the officers holding HSG II norm based posts on regular basis (without prescription of any minimum service in HSG –II), for a period of one year or till the Recruitment Rules are notified and appointments are made according to the revised Recruitment Rules, whichever is earlier.

(iii) The resultant chain vacancies in HSG II, LSG etc, may be filled up by promotion on ad-hoc basis for a period not exceeding one year as per the instructions contained in DoP&T OMs No. 28036/8/87-ESTT. (D) dt. 30.03.1988 and AB. 14017/54/2003-Estt (RR) dt. 04.12.2003 circulated by this Department vide letters No. 6-6/88-SPB. II dt. 05.05.1988 and 137-2/2004-SPB.II dt. 13/14.01.2004 respectively. Any extension in the ad-hoc promotions so made would need the prior approval of DoP&T.

Yours faithfully,
Sd/--------
(V.C.KAJLA)
Director (SPN)

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Sd/-
(Sunder Singh)
Section Officer (SPB.II)

Additional benefits for employees covered under NPS

No.38/41/06/P&PW(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
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Lok Nayak Bhawan Khan Market, New Delhi - 110 003 Dated 5th May, 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Additional Relief on death/disability of Government servants covered by the New Defined Contribution Pension System (NPS)

The undersingned is directed to say that the pension of the Government servants appointed on or after 1.1.2004 is regulated by the New Defined Contribution Pension System (Known as New Pension Scheme), notified by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affiairs) vide their O.M. No. 5/7/2003-ECB 2 PR dated 22.12.2003.
2. On introduction of New Pension Scheme, among others, the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 and the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules were amended on 30.12.2003. Under the amended Rules, the benefits of Invalid Pension/Disability Award and Family Pension/Extraordinary Family Pension/Liberalized Pensionary Award relief are not available to the Government servants appointed on or after 1.1.2004. 3. Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) has subsequently clarified that the New Pension Scheme is a replacement for only pension under normal circumstances and family pension in case of death of employees after retirement. 4. A High Level Task Force (HLTF) constituted by the Government has recommended certain additional benefits that can be provided on death or discharge on invalidation/disability of a Government servant covered by the New Pension Scheme. It is likely to take some time before the rules regulating these benefits under the New Pension System are put in place. 5. Meanwhile, considering the hardships being faced by the employees appointed on or after 1.1.2004 who are discharged on invalidation/disablement and by the families of such employees who have died during service since 1.1.2004, the President to extend the following benefits to Central Civil Government Servants covered by the New Pension Scheme, on provisional basis till further orders: (I) Retirement from Government service on invalidation not attributable to Government duty: (i) Invalid Pension calculated in terms of Rules 38 and Rule 49 of the Central Civil Services (Pension ) Rules, 1972. (ii) Retirement gratuity calculated in terms of Rule 50 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. (II) Death in service not attributable to Government duty: (i) Family Pensin (including enhanced family pension) computed in terms of Rule 54 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. (ii) Death / Gratuity computed in terms of Rule 50 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972.(III) Discharge from Government service due to disease/injury attributable to Government duty: (i) Disability Pension computed in terms of the Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules. (ii) Retirement Gratuity computed in terms of the Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules read with Rule 50 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. (IV) Death in service attributable to Government duty: (i) Extraordinary Family Pension computed in terms of Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules and Scheme for Liberalised Pensionary Awards. (ii) Death gratuity computed in terms of Rule 50 of the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules,1972. The employee / his family will also be paid Dearness Pension / Dearness Relief admissible from time to time in addition to the above benefits, on provisional basis. 6. The above provisional payments will be adjusted against the payments to be made in accordance with the Rules framed on the recommendations of the HLTF and recoveries, if any, will be made from the future payments to be made on the basis of those rules. 7. The recommendations of the HLTF encisage payment of various benefits on death/discharge of a Government employee after adjustment of the monthly annuitised pension from the accumulated funds in the NPS Account of the employee. Therefore, no payment on monthly-annuitised pension will be made to the employee/family of the employee during the period he/she is in receipt of the provisional benefits mentioned in para 5 above. 8. In case where, on discharge/death of the employee, the amount of accumulatd funds in the NPS Account have been paid to the employee/family of the employee, the amount of monthly-annuitised pension from the date of discharge/death will be worked out in accordance with the rules/regulations to be notified by the Department of Financial Service/PFRDA and the same will be adjusted against the payment of benefits/relief after the notified rules in this respect are in place. 9. These instructions will be applicable to those Government servants who joined Government service on or after 1.1.2004 and will take effect from the same date i.e. 1.1.2004. 10. This Order issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance (Deapartment of Expenditure) vide their U.O.No. 127/EV/2009 dated 13.4.209. (M.P.Singh) Director

CCS PENSION RULES:-
Rule No.38 - Rule No.Invalid pension (1) Invalid pension may be granted if a Government servant retires from the service on account of any bodily or mental infirmity which permanently incapacitates him for the service. (2) A Government servant applying for an invalid pension shall submit a medical certificate of incapacity from the following medical authority, namely :- (a) a Medical Board in the case of a Gazetted Government servant and of a non-gazetted Government servant whose pay, as defined in Rule 9 (21) of the Fundamental Rules, exceeds 3[Two thousand and two hundred rupees] per mensem ; (b) Civil Surgeon or a District Medical Officer or Medical Officer of equivalent status in other cases. NOTE 1. - No medical certificate of incapacity for service may be granted unless the applicant produces a letter to show that the Head of his Office or Department is aware of the intention of the applicant to appear before the medical authority. The medical authority shall also be supplied by the Head of the Office or Department in which the applicant is employed with a statement of what appears from official records to be the age of the applicant. If a service book is being maintained for the applicant, the age recorded therein should be reported. NOTE 2. - A lady doctor shall be included as a member of the Medical Board when a woman candidate is to be examined. (3) The form of the Medical Certificate to be granted by the medical authority specified in sub-rule (2) shall be as in Form 23. (4) Where the medical authority referred to in sub-rule (2) has declared a Government servant fit for further service of less laborious character than that which he had been doing, he should, provided he is willing to be so employed, be employed on lower post and if there be no means of employing him even on a lower post, he may be admitted to invalid pension. Footnote : 2. Substituted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. F. 19 (3)-E. V (A)/74, dated the 29th January, 1976. 3. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. Rule No.49 - Subject: Amount of Pension 5[ (1) In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules before completing qualifying service of ten years, the amount of service gratuity shall be calculated at the rate of half month's emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service. (2) (a) In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules after completing qualifying service of not less than thirty-three years, the amount of pension shall be calculated at fifty per cent of average emoluments, subject to a maximum of four thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem.]; (b) in the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules before completing qualifying service of thirty three years, but after completing qualifying service of ten years, the amount of pension shall be proportionate to the amount of pension admissible under Clause (a) and in no case the amount of pension shall be less than 1[Rupee three hundred and seventy-five] per mensem ; (c) notwithstanding anything contained in Clause (a) and Clause (b) the amount of invalid pension shall not be less than the amount of family pension admissible under sub-rule (2) of Rule 54. 2(3) In calculating the length of qualifying service, fraction of a year equal to 3[three months] and above shall be treated as a completed one half-year and reckoned as qualifying service. 2(4) The amount of pension finally determined under Clause (a) or Clause (b) of sub-rule (2), shall be expressed in whole rupees and where the pension contains a fraction of a rupee it shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. 4(5) & (6) Deleted Footnote : 1. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. Takes effect from 1st January, 1986. 2. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. F. 38 (4)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 8th August, 1980. 3. Substituted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 32/4/83-Pension Unit, dated the 26th August, 1983. Takes effect from 28th June 1983. 4. Deleted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. F. 38 (4)-Pen. (A)/80, dated the 8th August, 1980. 5. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87-P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazette of India, dated the 6th August, 1988. Takes effect from 1st January, 1986. Rule No.50 - Subject: Retirement on completion of 30 years' qualifying service (1) At any time after a Government servant has completed thirty years' qualifying service - (a) he may retire from service, or (b) he may be required by the appointing authority to retire in the public interest, and in the case of such retirement the Government servant shall be entitled to a retiring pension : Provided that - (a) a Government servant shall give a notice in writing to the appointing authority at least three months before the date on which he wishes to retire; and (b) the appointing authority may also give a notice in writing to a Government servant at least three months before the date on which he is required to retire in the public interest or three months' pay and allowances in lieu of such notice : 2 Provided further that where the Government servant giving notice under clause (a) of the preceding proviso is under suspension, it shall be open to the appointing authority to withhold permission to such Government servant to retire under this rule : 3 Provided further that the provisions of clause (a) of this sub-rule shall not apply to a Government servant, including scientist or technical expert who is - (i) on assignments under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programmes, (ii) posted abroad in foreign based offices of the Ministries/Departments, (iii) on a specific contract assignment to a foreign Government, unless, after having been transferred to India, he has resumed the charge of the post in India and served for a period of not less than one year. 1(1-A) (a) A Government servant referred to in clause (a) of the first proviso to sub-rule (1) may make a request in writing to the appointing authority to accept notice of less than three months giving reasons therefor. (b) On receipt of a request under clause (a) the appointing authority may consider such request for the curtailment of the period of notice of three months on merits and if it is satisfied that the curtailment of the period of notice will not cause any administrative inconvenience, appointing authority may relax the requirement of notice of three months on the condition that the Government servant shall not apply for commutation of a part of his pension before the expiry of the period of notice of three months. (2) A Government servant, who has elected to retire under this rule and has given the necessary intimation to that effect to the appointing authority, shall be precluded from withdrawing his election subsequently except with the specific approval of such authority : Provided that the request for withdrawal shall be within the intended date of his retirement. 4(3) For the purpose of this rule the expression 'appointing authority' shall mean the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or post from which the Government servant retires. For consolidated instructions regarding premature retirement of Government servants refer appendix 10 of CCS(Pension) rules book Footnote : 1. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 31/3/80-Pension Unit, dated the 5th March, 1981. 2. Inserted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 6 (8)-E. V (A)/73, dated the 25th January, 1974. 3. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 38/15/85-Pension Unit, dated the 1st July, 1985, published as S.O. No. 3324 in the Gazette of India, dated the 20th July, 1985 and takes effect from that date. 4. Inserted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 7 (10)-E. V (A)/77, dated the 31st August, 1977.

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