Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2012-2013.

F.No. 5(2)-B(PD)/2012
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs

New Delhi, the 7th January, 2013.

OFFICE  MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Advances to Government servants — Rate of interest for purchase of conveyances during 2012-2013.

   The undersigned is directed to state that the rates of interest for advances sanctioned to the Government servants for purchase of conveyances during 2012-2013 i.e. from 1st April, 2012 to 31st March, 2013 are revised as under:

Railway Minister Announces increase in Rail Passenger Fares.

   Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the passenger fares  with effective from the midnight of 21st January 2013 and 22nd January 2013 (i.e. w.e.f. 0000 hours of 22-1-2013). This decision was announced today i.e. on 9th January 2013, by Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal at a Press Conference held in Rail Bhawan.  Minister of State for Railways Shri. Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy and Railway Board Members were also present.
 
The fare increase, class-wise, is as per the following table:-

S No.	Class of Travel	Proposed per km increase in fares
i.	Second Class Ordinary (Suburban)	2 Paise
ii.	Second Class Ordinary (Non-Suburban)	3 Paise
iii.	Second Class (Mail / Express)	4 Paise
iv.	Sleeper Class	6 Paise
v.	AC Chair Car	10 Paise
vi.	AC 3-Tier	10 Paise
vii	First Class	03 Paise*
viii.	AC2-Tier	06 Paise*
ix.	AC First Class	10 Paise*

Tamil Nadu Government: Pongal Festival, 2013 – Grant of Pongal Prize to Pensioners / Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers - Orders - Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2013
                   
FINANCE (PENSION) DEPARTMENT
G.O.No.6,  Dated: 9th January, 2013
( Margazhi-25, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2043)

Pongal Festival, 2013 – Grant of Pongal Prize to Pensioners / Family Pensioners and Ex-Village Officers - Orders - Issued.

Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.2, Finance (Pension) Department, dated:02.01.2012
2. G.O.Ms.No.5, Finance  (Allowances) Department, dated:9.01.2013.

ORDER: 
                                  
   The Government sanction a lumpsum Pongal Prize amount of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) to all pensioners including adhoc pensioners of all categories and family pensioners of Government including All India Service, Aided Educational Institutions, Local  Bodies and Ex-Village Officers.

   2. This order shall be applicable to all the existing pensioners / family pensioners mentioned in paragraph 1 above.  This order shall also be applicable to provisional pensioners.  The Pongal Prize amount shall not be admissible to those employees who retire on or after 09.01.2013 and to the families of those employees who die in harness on or after 09.01.2013.