Pensioners Portal - Agenda Items for 21st Meeting of SCOVA.

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE)

AGENDA ITEMS FOR 21st MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTARY AGENGIS(SCOVA) TO BE HELD ON 27th SEPTEMPER, 2012

   Time bound grievance redressal & real time dissemination of information are the two main ingredients of this novel venture for the welfare of pensioners.

   It has been reported that several Ministries especially Railways are not handling he Grievances with all seriousness which is required in such cases. These are sometime transmitted to wrong destinations and are also unilaterally closed on incorrect grounds without resolving.

Reasons being :

   a)DOP&PW simply forward the complaint to the concerned authority and leave it there.

   B)Concerned authorities now can close the complaint at their level w/o resolving it.

   c)Complete details recorded by the identified association while registering the grievance are not forwarded to concerned authority.

   d)Concerned authorities at ground level do not get the enclosed supporting documents.

   e)Authorities are not sensitive enough.

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Approves Revised ‘GRADE PAY’ for Employees from Oct 1st.

   Continuing with a series of poll sops for government employees, the Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved the release of post-based revised pay structures and grade pay to employees from October 1, this year. The additional annual burden on this account is expected to be over Rs 550 crore per annum.

  It also granted other benefits to employees, technical staff, ayurveda medical officers, judicial officers, daily wagers and students. It further provided ownership rights to Shimla citizens, who are possession holders of buildings in the town’s municipal limits.

   An official spokesman said the cabinet granted approval to the implementation of Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) under a three-tier system of 4-9-14 to all categories of state employees from August 27, 2009.

   It also decided to notify revised enhanced daily wages from Rs 130 to Rs 150 from September 1, with an additional 25 per cent for daily wagers in tribal areas.

Tempoarary empannelment of 2 (two) HCO under WBHS, 2008.

Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch
Medical Cell

No. 7799-F (MED)

Date: 11-09-2012.

Memorandum

   The following Health Care Organisations are empanelled under the West Bengal Health Scheme for rendering services to the beneficiaries of the Scheme.