Grant of D.A. for(W B) pensioners (pre-revised scale )

Government of West Bengal
Finance department
Pension branch
Writers’ Buildings, Block-IV
2nd Floor, Kolkata-700 001.

No. 09-F (Pen)

Dated 2nd January, 2013.

MEMORANDUM

Sub :- Grant of Dearness Relief to State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners whose pension/family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D.Memo No. 200-F(Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009 @ 115% with effect from 01.01.2013.

   In continuation of this Department Memo No. 866-F(Pen) dated 20.12.2011 sanctioning instalment of relief with effect from January lst,2012 to the State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners whose pension/family pension has not been revised in terms of F.D.Memo No. 200-F(Pen) and No. 201-F(Pen) both dated 25.02.2009, the undersigned is directed to state that the Governor is pleased to decide that such State Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners shall draw Dearness Relief @ 115% of basic pension and dearness pension taken together with effect from January 1st,2013 onwards in supersession of the rate mentioned in the Order dated 20.12.2011 as mentioned above.

Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 - the re-exercise of option under Rule 6 of the Central Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 in case of employees covered under the OM dated 19.3.2012.

No. 10/2/2011-E-III(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd January, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 - the re-exercise of option under Rule 6 of the Central Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 in case of employees covered under the OM dated 19.3.2012.

   The undersigned is directed to invite a reference to Rules 5 & 6 of the CCS(RP) Rules, 2008, as per which a Central Government employee had an option to elect to come over to the revised pay structure either from 1.1.2006 or from the date of his next increment or from the date of promotion, upgradation of pay scales. Such an option was to be exercised within 3 months from the date of publication of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008. The rule also provides that the option once exercised shall be final.

   2. This Ministry issued instructions vide this Department’s OM No.10/2/2011-E-IIIA dated 19.3.2012, providing that those Central Government employees who were due to get their annual increment between February, 2006 to June, 2006 may be granted one increment on 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scale as a onetime measure and, thereafter, they will get the next increment in the Revised Pay structure on 1.7.2006 as per Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules,
2008.

Trade Union Demanded: Constitution of the seventh Pay Commission to be announced in the Budget.

   Pressing for a people-friendly Budget for 2013-14, trade unions today urged Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his team to announce the constitution of the seventh pay commission along with raising the income tax threshold to Rs 5 lakh in a year from the present Rs 2 lakh.

   The demand was raised by the unions at a pre-Budget consultations in the North Block, even as the government is struggling hard to rein in its fiscal deficit.

   After the meeting, Harbhajan Singh Siddhu of Hind Mazdoor Sabha said already seven years of the sixth pay commission have passed and any new commission will take two-three years to study. "The revision of wages and various service conditions of the government employees is already due. Constitution of the seventh Pay Commission be announced in the Budget," joint recommendations of trade unions, including CPI (M)-affiliated CITU, CPI-linked AITUC, INTUC of the Congress and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh to the Finance Minister said.

   Also, the unions have demanded the income tax exemption ceiling for the salaried persons should be raised to Rs 5 lakh per annum and fringe benefits like housing, medical and educational facilities should be exempted from the income tax net in totality.