MERGER OF 50% OF D.A WITH BASIC PAY ALREADY DENIED IN RAJYA SABHA,( though reached 100%)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2062

ANSWERED ON-11.02.2014

Merging of DA with basic pay of Central Government employees

2062 . SHRI PRABHAT JHA, ARVIND KUMAR SINGH, KUSUM RAI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is actively considering to merge existing dearness allowance payable to Central Government Employees with basic pay;

(b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor; 

(c) whether Government has received any representation from employees associations in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the details of action taken thereon; and

(e) the reasons for delay in constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
( SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)

(a) No Sir.

(b) The 6th Central Pay Commission did not recommend merger of Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage. This has been accepted by the Government vide Resolution dated 29th August, 2008. 

(c)&(d) A number of representations have been received from Associations/Organizations of Central Government Employees demanding merger of 50% of Dearness Allowance with basic pay. However, in view of (b) above, the same has not been agreed to. 

(e) The Government has already decided to constitute the 7th Central Pay Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, Retired judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

Family Pension is not denied or affected by the implementation of NPS (New Pension Scheme)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO-350

ANSWERED ON-18.02.2014

Family pension under NPS

350 .                                                  SHRI PRABHAT JHA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of cases of family pension sanctioned, so far, under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to the families of deceased Central Government employees;

(b) whether family pension at the rate of old pension scheme to these family members of deceased employees has been stopped after coming into force of the New Pension Scheme;

(c) if not, the fate of those who have been receiving family pension under NPS at the rate of old pension scheme;

(d) whether some of the deceased employees have left behind them only few thousands rupees as Contributory Pension Fund (CPF) with the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL); and

(e) if so, how Government would pay them family pension from their CPF?

 ANSWER  

(a): Central Pension Accounting Office has informed that as per its records there are 1900 cases of family pension and 20 cases of disability pension under National Pension System (NPS).

(b) and (c): The pension of the Government servants (except in the Armed Forces) appointed on or after 01-01-2004 is regulated by the NPS which is a defined contribution pension system. Employees appointed in the service of Central Government prior to this date are not covered by NPS. However, even after the introduction of NPS, the benefit of family pension is available to the families of the deceased Central Government employees covered under the NPS. Hence, family pension, at the rate of old pension scheme, to family members of deceased employees, who were in the service of the Central Government on or after 01-01-2004, is not denied or affected due to the implementation of NPS, as per the Office Memorandum (OM) No. 38/41/06/P&PW(A) dated 05-05-2009 of the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. This OM envisages 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.

(d) and (e): National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) has informed that a few deceased employees, who passed away within a short span after joining NPS, had minimal accumulated pension wealth in their NPS accounts. However, as stated in reply to parts (b) and (c) above, the family members of the deceased employees are covered by the family pension

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THANKS

                 AINVSA CEC

Next Listing on 15 July 2014

The hearing of Pension Case GOI 1972 for NVS employees  in the apex court (S.C)would be listed on 15 July 2014

Online Petitions really helps

AINVSA, we ensured that our armed forces can vote easily this election.

Dear Friends please click the link  http://bit.ly/1lyk72q   and sign the Online Petition for Pension GOI 1972, as a proof of  how online petitons work see the letter written by Shri Rajeev Chandrasekar to AINVSA

Dear AINVSA,

We won! Our armed forces will now get a chance to vote.

Last Monday, Supreme Court ordered Election Commission to facilitate voting rights for armed forces and not obstruct it.

The same afternoon, we delivered the petition to the Election Commission. On receiving our Change.org petition with more than 77,000 signatures, Election Commissioner, H S Brahma expressed eagerness to ensure our armed forces vote easily.

This is a huge step forward for our brave-hearts. This happened because of the 77,000 people who signed my petition on Change.org, hundreds who called the election commission and mobilised people on ground.

Armed forces personnel & their families stationed in peace stations, since Jan 1, 2014 will be considered as general voters & allowed to cast vote at their places of posting.

AINVSA, I would like to thank everyone who joined me in this fight, the Supreme Court of India for making this landmark judgement and veterans for their support.

The overwhelming response to this campaign proves to everybody that we are a nation committed to democratic values.

AINVSA, is there an issue you want to raise? Start a petition on Change.org and mobilise people to support your cause.

Please share this victory with your friends and family. Stay involved, stay engaged!

Rajeev Chandrasekhar via Change.org

AINVSA's letter to Seventh Central Pay Commission Committee