CLARIFICATION REGARDING TIMELY PAYMENT OF GPF 

FINAL PAYMENT TO THE RETIRING GOVERNMENT SERVANT – DOPT ORDER.

 

 No.3/3/2016-P&PW (F)

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Desk-F

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated 16th January 2017.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification regarding timely payment of GPF final payment to the retiring Government servant – regarding

            During review meetings held to evaluate the status of implementation of Bhavishya with Ministries/Departments, it was observed that GPF final payment in many cases is not being paid to the retiring Government servants immediately on retirement from service leading to payment of interest for the delayed period.

2. Rule 34 of General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules clearly provides that when the amount standing at the credit of a subscriber in the General Provident Fund becomes payable, it shall be the duty of the Accounts Officer to make payment. The authority for the amount payable is to be issued at least a month before the date of superannuation, but payable on the date of superannuation. It may be noted that the requirement of submitting a written application by the retiring Govt. servant for GPF final payment has been dispensed with vide this Department’s Notification No.20(12)/94-P&PW (E) dated 15.11.1996 and notified under S.O NO.3228 dated 23.11.19963. As per Rule 11(4) of GPF Rules, in case the GPF balance is not paid on retirement, interest on the GPF balance is required to be paid for the period beyond the date of retirement also. While interest for the first six months beyond retirement can be allowed by the PAO in the normal course, approval of Head of the accounts office is required for payment of interest beyond six months and that of Controller of Account/Financial Adviser beyond a period of one year.

4. To ensure timely final payment of GPF, and to avoid unnecessary financial burden on account of interest beyond retirement, it has now been decided that every case, in which payment of interest on General Provident Fund becomes necessary in terms of Rules 11(4) of GPF Rules, 1960, shall be put up for consideration to the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department. In all such cases the Secretary of the Administrative Ministry/Department will fix responsibility at all levels to take appropriate action against the Government servant or servants who are found responsible for the delay in the payment of General Provident Fund.

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their 10 NO.187/EV/2016 dated 2th September 2016.

6. Hindi version will follow.

 

(Seema Gupta)
Director

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees NFAEE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Regn.No.17/9615 Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007 NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094 Web site: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com ; Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/17/23                                                            24.01.2017

To

The Secretary to the Government of India

Department of Atomic Energy

Anushaktibhavan

CSM Marg, Mumbai 400 001

Sub:- Postponement of the one day strike from

15^th February 2017 to 16^th March 2017.

Ref: - Our strike notice No. nfaee16/280 dated 28.12.2016.

Sir,

Kindly refer to the notice served by NFAEE on 28^th December 2016, for one day strike of DAE Employees along with other Central Government employees’ on15^th February 2017. (Copy enclosed for ready reference).

This is to inform you that since the notification of election to five state assemblies has been issued by the Elected Commission of India, the Confederation of Central Government of Employees & Workers decided to postpone the proposed strike on 15^th February 2017 to 16^th March 2017. It is therefore request you to note the date of One Day Strike shall be 16^th March 2017.

The Charter of demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one-day strike action is enclosed.

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

(Jayaraj KV)

Secretary General

Cc:    The Cabinet Secretary

          Government of India

The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

Central Labour Institute, Sion – Trombay Road, Sion 400 022

The Secretary General

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, New Delhi

Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE

PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085

Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179; (Mobile): 9869501189

Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees NFAEE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Regn.No.17/9615 Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007 NFAEE Office, Opp. NIYAMAK BHAVAN, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094 Web site: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com ; Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/16/280                                                               28.12.2016

Sub: Notice for ONE DAY on 15.02.2017

To

The Secretary to the Government of India

Department of Atomic Energy

Anushaktibhavan

CSM Marg, Mumbai 400 001

Sir,

This is to give notice that those employees who are members of the affiliated organisations of the National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees (NFAEE) will go on one-day strike on 15^th February 2017 as the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers (CCGEW) in which NFAEE also be an affiliate decided to go for ONE DAY STRIKE against the breach of assurance given by the Group of Ministers on 7^th CPC related issues. 

The Charter of demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the one-day strike action in enclosed.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(Jayaraj KV)

Secretary General

Cc:    The Cabinet Secretary

          Government of India

The Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)

Central Labour Institute, Sion – Trombay Road, Sion 400 022

The Secretary General

Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers, New Delhi

Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE

PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085

Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596519; (Res): 022 – 25554179; (Mobile): 9869501189

Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

COMMON DEMANDS

1.   Settle the demands raised by NJCA regarding modifications of 7^th CPC recommendations as submitted in the memorandum to Cabinet Secretary on 10^th December 2015. (See Annexure-I). Honour the assurance given by the Group of Ministers to NJCA on 30^th June 2016 and 6^th July 2016, especially increase in minimum wage and fitment factor. Grant revised HRA at the existing percentage itself i.e. 30%, 20% and 10%. Accept the proposal of the staff side regarding Transport Allowance. Settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7^th CPC recommendations, in a time bound manner.

2.     Implement option-I recommended by 7^th CPC and accepted by the Government regarding parity in pension of pre-2016 pensioners, without any further delay. Settle the pension related issues raised by NJCA against item 13 of its memorandum submitted to Cabinet Secretary on 10^thDecember 2015. (See Annexure-I).

3.     Scrap PFRDA Act and New Pension System (NPS) and grant pension and Family Pension to all Central Government employees recruited after 01.01.2004, under CCS (Pension) Rules 1972.

4.     Treat Gramin Dak Sewaks of Postal department as Civil Servants, and extend all benefits like pay, pension, allowances etc. of departmental employees to GDS. Publish GDS Committee report immediately.

5.     Regularise all casual, contract, part-time, contingent and Daily rated mazdoors and grant equal pay and other benefits. Revise the wages as per 7^th CPC minimum pay.

6.     No Downsizing, Privatisation, outsourcing and contractorisation of Government functions.

7.     Withdraw the arbitrary decision of the Government to enhance the bench mark for performance appraisal for promotion and financial upgradations under MACP from “GOOD” to VERY GOOD” and also decision to withhold annual increments in the case of those employees who are not able to meet the bench march either for MACP or for regular promotion within the first 20 years of service. Grant MACP pay fixation benefits on promotional hierarchy and not on pay-matrix hierarchy. Personnel promoted on the basis of examination should be treated as fresh entrants to the cadre for grant of MACP.

8.     Withdraw the draconian FR 56 (J) and Rule 48 of CCs (Pension) Rules 1972 which is being misused as a short cut as purity measure to punish and victimize the employees.

9.     Fill up all vacant posts including promotional posts in a time bound manner. Lift ban on creation of posts. Undertake cadre Review to access the requirement of employees and their cadre prospects. Modify recruitment rules of Group-‘C’ cadre and make recruitment on Regional basis.

10.Remove 5% ceiling on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases.

11.Grant five promotions in the service career to all Central Govt. employees.

12.Abolish and upgrade all Lower Division Clerks to Upper Division Clerks.

13.Ensure parity in pay for all stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial Staff in subordinate offices and in all organized Accounts cadres with Central Secretariat staff by upgrading their pay scales. Grant pay scale of Drivers in Loksabha Secretariat to Drivers working in all other Central Government Departments.

14.Reject the stipulation of 7^th CPC to reduce the salary to 80% for the second year of Child Care leave and retain the existing provision.

15.Introduce Productivity Linked bonus in all department and continue the existing bi-lateral agreement on PLB wherever it exists.

16.Ensure cashless medical treatment to all Central Government employees & Pensioners in all recognized Government and Private hospitals.

17.Revision of Overtime Allowance (OTA) and Night Duty Allowance (NDA) w.e.f 01.01.2016 based on 7^th CPC pay scale.

18.Revision of wages of Central Government employees in every five years.

19.Revive JCM functioning at all levels. Grant recognition to the unions/Associations under CCS (RSA) Rules 1993 within a time frame to facilitate effective JCM functioning.

20.Implementation of the Revised Pay structure in respect of employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies consequent on implementation of CCS (Revised Pay) Rules 2016 in respect of Central Government employees and pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2016.

21.Implementation of the “equal pay for equal work” judgment of the Supreme Court in all departments of the Central Government.

DEPARTMENTAL SPECIFIC DEMANDS

a.  Implement the Cadre Review immediately

b.  Take corrective measures to ensure pensionary benefits to all those employees joined prior to 2004.

c.   Implement the OM issued by DAE to ensure promotion benefit of one increment to all those who got promotion in the merged pay scale during the period of 2006 to 2008

d.  Revert back to the track change to all those employees attained additional qualification as in the case of earlier available in the Department.

e.  Revise the Overtime Allowance as assured by the DAE Officials and NDA as per the Supreme Court order for Defence employees.

f.   Remove the anomalies in the Revised Recruitment Rules 2013 for Purchase & Stores Cadre introduced in DPS

g.  Fill up all vacant posts in the Departmental canteens as per the revised RR for Canteen

h.  Withdraw all vindictive action against trade unions and trade union leaders on DAE