Payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e-Payment from lst April 2012.

F. No.1(1)/2011/TA/292
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts

Dated 31st March 2012.

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Payment to Government servants other than salary etc. through e-Payment from lst April 2012.

   The Central , Government Account (Receipts and Payments) Rules,1983 have been amended, inter alia, to provide for issue of Payment advices to the bank for direct credit by electronic transfer to the specified bank account of the payee. As per the amendments, the Government servants are, permitted to receive their salary by direct credit to their bank accounts through payment advices, at their option. Further, the amendment also provides that all payments to government servants other than salaries exceeding the limits as specified from time to time, shall be through payment advices.

   2. In accordance to the above, with effect from 1st April 2012, all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are directed to make all payments to government servants, other than salary, above Rs. 25,000, by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed payment advices.

   3. Further, in accordance to the amended rules, with effect from lst April 2012, all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are directed to make all payments towards settlement of retirement /terminal benefits such as gratuity, commuted value of pension, encashment of leave salary, CGEGIS, withdrawals from General Provident Fund, etc. by issue of payment advices, including electronically signed payment advices.

   4. All Ministries/ Departments and Heads of Accounting Organisations are requested to ensure the compliance of above instructions by Pay & Accounts Offices/ Accounts offices and other payment units under their control.

   5. Separate orders have been issued in respect of payments to private parties such as Suppliers, contractors, grantee, loanee institutions etc.

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(Soma Roy Burman)
Joint Controller General of Accounts

Source:http://www.cga.nic.in/pdf/pmnttogovtservant.pdf

Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2012.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY.
PART II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 9th April, 2012.

   G.S.R..... - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972, namely:-

   1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2012.

   (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

   2. In the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 43-AA, the existing “Note” shall be numbered as “Note I” and after Note 1 as so renumbered, the following note shall be inserted, namely:-

   Note 2:- “Child for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child’.

   3. In the said rules, in rule 43-B, the following note shall be inserted, namely:-

   Note :- “Child” for the purpose of this rule will include a child taken as ward by the Government servant, under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or the personal law applicable to that Government servant, provided such a ward lives with the Government servant and is treated as a member of the family and provided such Government servant has, through a special will, conferred upon that ward the same status as that of a natural born child’.

[F.No. 13026/5/2011 - Estt.(L)

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(Mamta Kundra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

   Note: The principal rules were published vide Notification No. S.O. 940, dated the 8th April, 1972 and were last amended vide notification number G.S.R..., dated the 29th March, 2012.

Source:http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/13026_5_2011-Estt.L-04042012.pdf

Ad-hoc Increase – CONSOLIDATED PAY / FIXED PAY / HONORARIUM – Employees drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium - Ad-hoc Increase from 01.01.2012 - Orders - Issued.

FINANCE (ALLOWANCES) DEPARTMENT
          G.O. No.117, Dated  9th April, 2012
          (Panguni 27,  Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2043)

Ad-hoc Increase – CONSOLIDATED PAY / FIXED PAY / HONORARIUM  – Employees drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed  Pay / Honorarium - Ad-hoc Increase from 01.01.2012 - Orders - Issued.

READ - the following papers:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.274, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 03.10.2011 
2. G.O.Ms.No.116, Finance (Allowances) Department, dated 09.04.2012 

ORDER:
   In the Government Order first read above, the Government sanctioned an ad-hoc increase in the Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium with effect from 01.07.2011 at the rate of Rs.20/- per month in respect of those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium upto Rs.600/- per month and at the rate of Rs.40/- per month in respect of  those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium of above Rs.600/- per month.

   2. In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued enhancing the Dearness Allowance payable to Government employees on regular and special time scales of pay with effect from 01.01.2012.  Government has therefore, decided to grant ad-hoc increase to  those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium with effect from 01.01.2012. Accordingly, Government direct that employees drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium be allowed another ad-hoc increase with effect from 01.01.2012 as detailed below:-

For those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium upto Rs.600/- per month from 01.01.2006	Rs.20/- per month
For those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium above Rs.600/- per month from 01.01.2006	Rs.40/- per month

   3. The arrears of ad-hoc increase for the months of January, February and March 2012 shall be paid in cash immediately.

   4. This order shall also apply to the employees of Local Bodies, Over head tank operators and Sweepers working in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.

  
 
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

       K. SHANMUGAM
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Source:http://www.tn.gov.in/gosdb/gorders/finance/fin_e_117_2012.pdf