Office of Controller General of Accounts
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
E-Block, GPO Complex, INA,

New Delhi-110023
31st December 2020

No. R-1106/3/2020-GBA-CGA/ 958-1003

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Issuance of Pre-Loaded Rupay Cards for Government Servants as part of Special Festival Advance

Reference is invited to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, OM no.F.No.12(2)/ 2020-EII(A) dated 12t October 2020 notifying that all Government employees will be given an interest free special festival advance of Rs. 10,000/- to meet expenses related to ensuing festivals. It was decided that the amount would be released through pre-loaded Rupay Cards issued by SBI.

2. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for disbursal of pre-paid UTSAV Card has also been circulated by DoE vide its OM dated 13 October 2020 (copy enclosed). The timeline for utilizing the advance is till 31st March 2021. Vide said OM, it was desired to send the requisite details in standard indent format for UTSAV Card to be mailed to agm2debitcards.dtb@sbi.co.in with a copy to dgmdebitcards.dtb@sbi.co.in.

3. Chief General Manager, Govt. Banking Unit, SBI is coordinating with
   Ministries/ Departments to take the Government’s initiative forward so that maximum members of Central Government Employees take the benefit of the interest free advance.
   
4. A Nodal Officer has also been designated from SBI for this purpose as per detail given as under:-

Mr. Sujay Kumar Yadav, DGM (D&TB P&O), SBI, Corporate Centre,
Mittal Tower, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400021
Tel :- 022-22835514, E-Mail address: dgmdebitcards.dtb@sbi.ca.in.

5. All the Pr. CCAs/ CCAs/ CAs (Independent Charge) of Ministries/ Departments are, therefore, requested to bring the contents of OM dated 13 October 2020 to the notice of all its attached and subordinate Office for their information/ necessary action and arrange for early submission of indents as per SOP, If not already done.

(Padamsing Patil)
Asst. Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

To

1. Pr. CCAs/ CCAs/ CAs with independent charge of all the Ministries /Departments of Government of India
2. Sh. Manish Tandon, CGM(GBU), Govt. Banking Unit, State Bank of India, Corporate Centre, New Delhi.

Disbursement of pre-paid UTSAV Card to the Central Government Employees advance before Deepawali – Special festival package

Source: cga.nic.in

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Most Immediate

F.No.12(2)/2020 -E.IIA (Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated: 4th November, 2020.

Office Memorandum

Subject: Grant of Advance – Special festival package to Government Servants.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 12th October, 2020 followed by SOP/ instructions for DDOs vide OM of even number dated 13th and 16th October, 2020 on the above mentioned subject.

2. In this regard, all Ministries / Departments are requested to instruct the concerned Drawing & Disbursing Officers (DDOs) to ensure the disbursement of pre-paid UTSAV Card to the applicant Government Servants well in advance before Deepawali.

FinMin Order – Grant of Festival Advance to Central Government Employees

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

(Prateek Kumar Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the government of India
Tele: 23092604

All Ministries / Departments of Government of India

Source: DoE

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The amount of the package is Rs. 10,000/- to be paid as advance to Central Government servant. This amount is interest free.

Festival Advance to Central Government Employees

File No. PP-2013/2020 -PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communication
Department of Posts
Establishment Division/P.A.P Section

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Date: 13th October, 2020.

To.

1. All Chief Postmasters General/ Postmasters General
2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate/Parcel Directorate/ PLI Directorate
3. Director RAKNPA/ GM CEPT/ Directors of All PTCs,
4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance/ DAP/ DDAP

Sub: Grant of Advance – Special Festival Package to Government Servants

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of the Department of Expenditure’s office memorandum No. 12 (2)/2020-E.II(A) dated 12.10.2020 on the subject cited above for kind information and further necessary action in this regard.

Yours faithfully,

(Dr. Vincent Barla)
Director (Estt.)

Encl.: As above

Copy to:

1. PPS to Secretary (Posts)/ PS to Director General Postal Services’
2. Addl. DG (Co-ordination)/ Member (P)/ Member (O)/ Member (PLI)/ Member
   (Banking)/ Member (Tech)/ Member (Plg & HRD)
3. AS&FA
4. Sr. DDG (Vig) & CVO/ Sr. DDG (PAF)/ Director General P&T (Audit)
5. Secretary, Postal Services Board
6. Chief Engineer (Civil) Postal Directorate
7. Budget Section/ PA Wing/ STT Section of Postal Directorate
8. All other Sections of Postal Directorate
9. AII recognized Federations/ Unions/ Associations
10. GM, CEPT for uploading the order on the India Post website
11. Guard File/Spare Copies.

Source: DoP

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The amount of the package is Rs. 10,000/- to be paid as advance to Central Government servant. This amount is interest free.

Festival Advance to Central Government Employees

F.No.12(2)/2020-EII(A)
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
EII(A) Branch

North Block, New Delhi
12th October, 2020

Office Memorandum

Sub: Grant of Advance – Special Festival Package to Government Servants.

The undersigned is directed to say that with a view to enable Government servants to meet expenses relating to festivals and to encourage spending thereby giving a boost to economic activities, in pursuance of decision taken by the Government, it has been decided that a special festival package of advance will be accorded to all Government servants for any important festivals upto 31st March, 2021.

2. A Head of Office may sanction this special package on the eve of any important festival to any Central Government Servant under his administrative control. The term “important festival” is clarified as such festivals or one of such festivals as Head of Department may declare in respect of establishments under his/her administrative control.

3. The amount of the package is Rs. 10,000/- to be paid as advance to Government servant. This amount is interest free. The amount would be released through pre-loaded Rupay Card from SBI. DDOs, on receipt of application from Government servants for this package may process and acquire the prepaid cards from SBI for issue among the applicants. A detailed SOP for DDOs for obtaining these cards would be separately issued.

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4. The festival package may be granted to a Government servant if he/she is on Government duty or on leave excluding leave preparatory to retirement, on the date on which the advance is disbursed. The amount paid under this package is recoverable in not more than ten (10) instalments.

5. These orders will take effect from the date of issuance of this Office Memorandum and will be in force during the current financial year till 31 March, 2021.

6. All the Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring the contents of this OM to the notice of all its Attached and Subordinate offices for their information /necessary action.

Hindi version of this Office Memorandum will follow.

(B.K.Manthan)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To

All the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.

Source: DoE

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F. No. 1/7/2017-Estt (Pay-l)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 24th July, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Advance increments granted to Stenographers of Subordinate Offices on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m., in the 7th CPC Scenario-reg.

In accordance with the provisions contained in Department of Expenditure’s OM No. 7(31)E-IIKA)/75 dated 04.10.1975 and this Department’s OM No. 18/44/88- Estt.(Pay-l) dated 14.08.1989 and OM No. 1/9/98-Estt.(Pay-l) dated 30.01.2001, Stenographers of Subordinate Offices were granted one or two advance increments for qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 wpm. This Department vide OM No. 18/44/88-Estt.(Pay-7) dated 07.12.2009 provided that these advance increments should be treated as pay for all purposes. Further, due to the introduction of Grade Pay and Pay Band system, consequent to the implementation of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, this Department vide OM No. 1/1/2010-Estt.(Pay-l) dated 06.12.2012 had clarified the manner in which these advance increment(s) are to be computed.

2. Consequent upon the implementation of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the system of Pay Band and Grade Pay has been replaced by the Pay Matrix.The manner in which the advance increment(s) are to be computed and the guidelines for granting these advance increments to Stenographers of Subordinate Offices on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m., in the 7th CPC Scenario, have been considered in this Department, in consultation with Department of Expenditure.

3. The President is pleased to decide that in supersession of all the existing orders/ OMs/ instructions/ guidelines on the subject of granting the advance increment(s) to Stenographers of Subordinate Offices on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100/120 w.p.m., w.e.f. 01.01.2016 the advance increments shall be regulated as under:

• The stenographer who is recruited on the basis of speed test in the shorthand at 80 w.p.m. may be granted one advance increment on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 100 w.p.m. and one more advance increment on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 120 w.p.m. while in service. However, if a stenographer who is recruited on the basis of speed test in the short hand at 80 w.p.m. directly qualifies the speed test in shorthand at 120 w.p.m. while in service, he/she may be granted two advance increments.
• The stenographer, who is recruited on the basis of speed test in the shorthand at 100 w.p.m., may be granted one advance increment on qualifying speed test in shorthand at 120 w.p.m. while in service.
• These speed tests shall be conducted by properly constituted Authorities including Departmental Authorities.
• These advance increments shall be granted from the date of passing the test.
• These advance increments shall not be absorbed in future increments and the date of next increment after the grant of these advance increments shall remain the same. No option for fixation of pay from the Date of Next Increment shall be available/ allowed for fixation of pay on account of these advance increments.
• The amount of these advance increments shall be treated as a separate element in addition to the basic pay and it should be counted as pay for all purposes. Further, once these advance increments are taken into account for the purpose of fixation of pay on promotion or being placed in a higher scale on grant of MACP or due to revision of Pay Scale or Pay Structure etc., these advance increments no longer continue as a separate element.
• In respect of the stenographers, who become eligible for grant of these advance increments consequent upon the implementation of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, they may be granted one/ two advance increments (as the case may be) in the vertical Level, in which the Government Servant is placed on the date of passing the test, as illustrated below:

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(a) For granting two advance increments:

(b) For granting one advance increment:

(viii) Benefit of these advance increments will not be treated as an anomaly for the purpose of stepping of pay of seniors.

4. In their application to the employees of Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, as mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution.

5. Hindi Version will follow.

(Rajeev Bahree)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India

Source: DoPT

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