1/11/2021-पी एंड पी डब्लूS (ई)
भारत सरकार
कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत तथा पेंशन मंत्रालय
पेंशन और पेंशनभाेगी कल्यािण विभाग
(डेस्कप ई)

तीसरा तल, लोक नायक भवन
खान मार्केट, नई दिल्ली – 110003
दिनांक 3 जून, 2021

कार्यालय ज्ञापन

विषय:- Payment of family pension, death gratuity and other dues to the family on the death of a Government servant during service – Regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed lives of several Government employees during the recent surge. In many cases, the deceased employees were the sole bread-winners of their family and the casualties have left families devastated and in an urgent need for funds for livelihood. It is, therefore, incumbent on the Government to ensure that the family pension and other entitlements in respect of the deceased employees are released to their families expeditiously.

2. The completion of the process for sanction of family pension and its disbursement through the Bank may take some time, as it involves reference to PAO and CPAO. To deal with such situations, Rule 80-A of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides for payment of provisional family pension and also provisional death gratuity, pending issue of the Pension Payment Order (PPO).

3. Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has issued instructions vide OM No. 1/11/2020-P&PW (E) dated 29th July, 2020 for sanction of provisional family pension by the Head of Office immediately on receipt of a claim for family pension and death certificate from the eligible family member, without waiting for forwarding of the family pension case to Pay & Accounts Office (PAO). Rule 80-A provides for payment of provisional death gratuity by the Head of Office once the family pension/death gratuity case has been forwarded to the PAO.

4. In view of the above, all Ministries/Departments and their attached and subordinate offices are requested to strictly comply with the rules/instructions as brought out above and to ensure that payment of provisional family pension is commenced by the Head of Office immediately on receipt of the claim (with death certificate) from the eligible family member and payment of provisional death gratuity is made to the nominees/family members immediately after forwarding the case to the PAO.

5. Simultaneously, the action may be taken on priority basis for disbursement of regular family pension through the Bank and for payment of other entitlements of the family on death of the Government servant. It may be ensured that the PPO for family pension is issued and disbursement of regular family pension is commenced by the Bank not later than one month of the receipt of the claim for family pension.

6. For facilitating expeditious disbursement of all the entitlements of the family on death of a Government servant, two separate notes- one in respect of the employees under Old Pension Scheme and the other in respect of the employees under National Pension System – are also enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

7. All Ministries/Departments and their attached and subordinate offices will submit a monthly statement on 5th of every month to the Secretary of the Administrative Department in the following format:

8. A consolidated statement in respect of the Ministry/ Department and its attached and subordinate offices may be sent by each Ministry/Department to this Department by 10th of each month.

(संजय शंकर)
भारत सरकार के उप सचिव

Annexure- 1

ENTITLEMENTS OF FAMILY ON DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT SERVANT DURING SERVICE

(1) Entitlements of family on death of a Government servant under Old Pension Scheme

A. Family Pension :

Amount : 50% of last pay for a period of 10 years from the date following the date of death. Thereafter @ 30% of last pay.

(Enhanced family pension @50% of pay is payable for 10 years in all cases without reference to the length of service of the deceased employee, as per amended Rule 54(3))

Eligibility of family members : : Family pension will be paid to members of family in the following order:;-

* A child (other than a child suffering from a mental or physical disability) and parents shall be eligible, if their income from other sources is less than the minimum family pension (i.e. Rs. 9000/- p.m.) plus dearness relief thereon.

** A child or sibling suffering from a mental or physical disability shall be eligible if their overall income from other sources is less than the entitled family pension admissible on death of Government servant plus dearness relief thereon.

Documents required to be submitted by the claimant for family pension : (i) Application in Form 14, (ii) a copy of death certificate, (iii) proof of relationship, (iv) proof of date of birth, (v) copy of first page of the Pass Book, (vi) copy of PAN card. (vii) Specimen signature and (viii) PP size photographs

Action to be taken By HOO:

• Sanction provisional family pension to eligible family member immediately on receipt of claim, without waiting for forwarding of case to PAO or authorisation by PAO. (Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s OM No. 1/11/2020-P&PW (E) dated 29th July, 2020)
• Separately, process the case for family pension and death gratuity in Bhavishya and forward the case to PAO in Form 18 along with other documents for further processing/authorisation. (Rule 80)
• Government dues such as HBA, licence fee, etc. are to be recovered from death gratuity.

B. Death Gratuity:

Maximum amount of death gratuity : Rs. 20 lakh.

Eligibility:

• Gratuity is to be paid to the family member(s)/person(s) in whose favour a valid nomination exists. If there are more than one nominee, amount of gratuity shall be shared by all nominees as specified in the nomination.
• If a nominee has pre-deceased the Government servant, then the gratuity is to be paid to the alternate nominee(s), if any, mentioned in the nomination form.
• If there is no nomination or the nomination made does not subsist, the amount of gratuity is to be equally shared among spouse, son(s), unmarried daughter(s) and widowed daughter(s).
• If none of these family members is available, the amount of gratuity is to be equally divided among other family members, i.e. father, mother, married daughters, brothers below 18 years, unmarried/widowed sisters and children of a pre-deceased son.
• Succession certificate is not to be asked for unless there is no valid nomination and also none of the family members mentioned above is available.

Documents required to be submitted by the claimant for gratuity : (i) Application in Form 12, (ii) Death certificate, (iii) copy of PAN card, (iv)copy of first page of bank pass book and (v) proof of relationship.

Action By HOO:

• Process the case for death gratuity (along with family pension) in Bhavishya and forward the case to PAO in Form 18 along with other documents for further processing/authorisation.
• Sanction provisional death gratuity in accordance with Rule 80-A, after forwarding the case to PAO

C. Cash equivalent of leave salary (Leave Encashment)

As per Rule 39-A of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, cash equivalent of leave salary for earned leave not exceeding 300 days is payable to the family. If the earned leave in the credit of the deceased Government servant is less than 300 days, half pay leave is encashed to the extent the earned leave is short of 300 days.

Eligibility : One of the available family members in this order -> Spouse, eldest surviving son, eldest surviving unmarried daughter, eldest surviving widowed daughter, father/mother, eldest surviving married daughter, eldest surviving brother below the age of eighteen years, eldest surviving unmarried sister, eldest surviving widowed sister; eldest child of the eldest predeceased son.

Leave encashment is processed/sanctioned by HOO on receipt of death certificate without seeking any application for this purpose.

D. Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS)

Amount : In addition to the amount standing in the Savings Fund of CGEGIS, an amount of Rs. 1,20,000, Rs. 60,000/- and Rs. 30000/- is paid to the family of the deceased employee belonging to Group A, Group B and Group C, respectively.

Eligibility of family members :

• CGEGIS amount is payable to family member(s)/person(s) in whose favour a valid nomination exists.
• In the absence of a nomination, the amount is paid to the family members eligible as per the rules applicable for payment of death gratuity.
• The claim for CGEGIS is processed/sanctioned on receipt of death certificate without seeking any application for this purpose.

E. General Provident Fund (GPF)

• On receipt of the death certificate, the balance in the GPF account of the deceased Government is sanctioned to the family member(s)/person(s) in whose favour a valid nomination exists. In the absence of a nomination, GPF balance is paid to the family members eligible as per GPF Rules.
• As per the Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme under Rule 33-B of the GPF Rules, in addition to the GPF balance, an additional amount equal to the average balance in the GPF account during the 3 years immediately preceding the death of the Government is also paid, subject to the conditions that the balance at the credit did not, at any time during the three years preceding the month of death, fall below the limits mentioned in Rule 33-B.
• The additional amount to be paid shall not exceed Rs. 60,000/-.
• The claims for GPF/DLIS are to be processed/sanctioned by the office on receipt of death certificate.

Annexure-2

(1) Entitlements of family on death of a Government servant under National Pension System who had opted for benefits under Old Pension Scheme or in whose case, no option was exercised and the default option is Old Pension Scheme

• Family Pension : Same as under Old Pension Scheme.In addition, employee’s contributions and returns thereon in the NPS pension Corpus shall also be paid to the family member. HOO will start process to sanction family pension and simultaneously close PRAN under NPS and Government contribution (and returns thereon) would be transferred into the Government account. Remaining amount would be paid in lump sum to the nominee or legal heir as per PFRDA regulations.
• Death Gratuity : Same as under Old Pension Scheme
• Cash equivalent of leave salary (Leave Encashment) : Same as under Old Pension Scheme
• Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS) : Same as under Old Pension Scheme

(2) Entitlements of family on death of a Government servant under National Pension System:

(i) who had specifically opted for benefits under NPS based on accumulated pension corpus or

(ii) who had opted for Old Pension Scheme or in whose case default option is Old Pension Scheme but there is no family member eligible for family pension under Old Pension Scheme

• Benefits based on NPS Corpus: Concerned office would take action to close PRAN under NPS of the deceased Government servant and grant benefits of lump sum (maximum 20% of accumulated pension wealth) and annuity from the remaining pension wealth to the eligible family member from annuity service provider registered with PFRDA, in accordance with PFRDA (Exits and Withdrawals under NPS) Regulations, 2015
• Death Gratuity: Same as under Old Pension Scheme
• Cash equivalent of leave salary (Leave Encashment ): Same as under Old Pension Scheme
• Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS): Same as under Old Pension Scheme.

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F.No.21/07/2019-CS-I(P)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(C.S.I Division)

2nd Floor, ‘A’ wing,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market,
New Delhi Dated 24th December, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Engagement of retired Government officers as ‘Consultant’ on contract basis on DPIIT – inviting applications thereof – reg – For CSS Officers.

The undersigned is directed to circulate the Vacancy Circular No. A- 12023/3/2019-ENG dated 18th December, 2019 (along-with enclosures) received from Department for Promotion of Industry & Industrial Trade inviting applications retired Government officers from the rank of SO/US/ DS or equivalent from Central Government /PSU/ Autonomous Body having considerable experience of functioning of Central Government Ministries/ Departments for engagement of Consultant (15 posts) on contract basis.

Also check: Engagement of retired central Government officers as consultants at Section Officer & Assistant Section Officer level – DoPT Orders 2019

2.In case of any further clarification, applicants are requested to contact the concerned Ministries/ Departments.

(Sanjay Kumar Das Oupta)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

The terms and conditions of the contract shall be as under

• The consultants will be required to examine cases/proposals, policy issues in the light of Central Govt. rules and regulation, prepare briefs/presentations and analyse the proposals assigned to them by their controlling officers. They shall be fully conversant with MS-Word/ PPT/ Excel etc. as per role requirement and print their own notes/ drafts/ OMs as required.
• A consolidated remuneration of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) per month (minus Professional Tax/ TDS as applicable) shall be payable to consultants who have retired at the rank of US or above.
• A consolidated remuneration of Rs.40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand only) per month (minus Professional Tax/ TDS as applicable) shall be payable to consultants who have retired at the level of SO or equivalent.
• The consolidated remuneration shall be payable, subject to periodical completion of work certified by the controlling Officer. They will not be eligible for any other allowance or facility in addition to the consolidated pay. They will, however. continue to draw their pension and relief on pension. as per their entitlement.
• They should not have attained the age of 63 years on the closing date of applications.
• Working hours shall normally be from 9 AM to 5.30 PM during working days. However, in exigencies of work, they may be required to sit late and may be called on Saturdays/ Sundays and other holidays. They will be eligible for 08 days leave during the period of one year subject to the approval of the controlling Officer.
• They will be governed by the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as amended from time to time and will not disclose to any unauthorized person(s) any information/data that may come to their notice during the period of their engagement as ‘Consultant’ in the Department. All such documents will be property of the Government.
• They will not utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party. any part of the data or statistics or proceedings or information collected for the purpose of their assignments or during the course of, assignment for the Department without the express written consent of the Department.
• The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the data collected as well as deliverables produced for the Department shall remain with the Department. x) Their attention is drawn to Central Vigilance Commission’s circular no. 01/01/17 dated 23.1.2017 and circular no. 08/06/2011 dated 24.6.2011 regarding engagement of consultants. They will be completely accountable for any advice or any service rendered by them during their engagement in this Department in view of norms of ethical business and professionalism.
• They must act, at all times, in the interest of DPIIT and render any advice! service with professional integrity.
• They will maintain highest standards of integrity, transparency, competitiveness, economy and efficiency while working as consultant in this Department. If required, they will cooperate fully with any legitimately provided! constituted investigative body, conducting inquiry into processing or execution of the consultancy contract! any other matter related with discharge of contractual obligations by the consultant.
• The consultants appointed by the Department shall in no case represent or give opinion or advice to others in any mater which is adverse to the interest of the Department nor will they indulge in any activity outside the terms of the contractual assignment.
• They will complete the assigned task within the stipulated period as per the requirement of their controlling officers. They will not take up any assignment or contract which conflicts with the interest of the Government during the contract period.
• They shall be bounded to hand-over the entire set of records of assignment to the Department before the expiry of the contract and before the final payment is released by the Department.
• The engagement as Consultant can be terminated by the Department at any time without assigning any reason thereof by giving them 15 days’ notice. However, in case a Consultant wishes to resign, he will have to give 15 days advance notice or remuneration in lieu thereof before resigning from the engagement.
• The existing consultants in the Department will continue as per their existing entitlements/ remuneration till they complete their sanctioned tenures. Such consultants, who are already engaged, after completion of their tenure. may be considered for the new grades on the request of the consultant and the recommendations of controlling officers about their performance during the tenure of consultancy.

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No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 28th November, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Date of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 – Clarifications – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite the attention to Rule 10 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 which provides for the entitlement of employees for drawal of annual increment either on 1st January or 1st July depending on the date of appointment, promotion or grant of financial upgrdation. The Sub-Rule (2) thereof provides that increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up­-gradation including up-gradation under Modified Assured Carrier Progression Scheme (MACPS) during the period between the 2nd day of January and 1stday of July (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of January and the increment in respect of an employee appointed or promoted or granted financial up-gradation under MACPS during the period between the 2nd day of July and 1st day of January (both inclusive) shall be granted on 1st day of July.

Expected DA January 2020

2. A number of references were received in the Ministry of Finance seeking clarifications regarding drawal of next increment by the employees promoted on 1st July, 2016. On consideration of the matter, Department of Expenditure vide it’s Office Memorandum of even number dated 31.07.2018 has clarified that in case an employee is promoted or granted financial up-gradation including up-gradation under the MACP scheme on 1st January or 1st July, where the pay is fixed in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made in accordance with the Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the first increment in the Level applicable to the post on which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st July or 1st January, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled. The next increment thereafter shall, however, accrue only after completion of one year.

3. Consequent upon issue of Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2018 different Ministries/ Departments have sought clarification on applicability of DOE’s O.M dated 31.07.2018 keeping in view the provisions of Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules 2016 , Rule 22(I)(a)(1) of Fundamental Rules & provisions of Stepping up of pay. The issues on which various Ministries / Departments have sought clarifications and decisions thereon are brought in the succeeding paragraphs.

Issue No. 1: Whether after promotion on 1st July and fixation of pay with two increments the date of next increment will be 1st January or 1st July

4. During the regime of 6th CPC, when the annual increment was admissible uniformly on 1st July every year, employees completing 6 months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st July were eligible for grant of increment. In the 7th CPC regime there are two dates of increments pt January and 1st July. Keeping in view the spirit of 6th CPC, O.M dated 31.07.2018 was issued providing for accrual of next increment on 1st July/1st January in respect of employees getting promotion on , 1st January/1st July provided 6 months qualifying service is strictly fulfilled.

5. The instructions contained in the O.M. dated 31.07.2018 are self-explanatory in respect of the cases of promotion/ financial up-gradation falling on 1st July or 1st January. These instructions provide that in case of promotion/ financial up­ gradation on 1st July and 1st January and getting fixation of pay in the Level applicable to the post in which promotion is made in accordance with Rule 13 of the CCS (RP) Rules 2016, the first increment in the level in which promotion is made shall accrue on the following 1st January or 1st July, as the case may be, provided a period of 6 months’ qualifying service is fulfilled.

Issue No.2 : Accrual of next increment in case of regular promotion / financial up­ gradation of an employee on any date other than the date of annual increment and option for pay fixation is exercised under FR 22(I)(a)(1).

The opportunity to exercise of option for pay fixation under FR 22(I)(a)(1) is available to employees in case of promotion / financial up-gradation. Therefore, the Central Government Employee promoted on regular basis/granted financial up­ gradation on any date other than the date of his/her annual increment in lower grade and exercises the option under FR 22(I)(a)(1) read with Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No.13/02/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 27.07.2017 for fixation of pay from the date of accrual of next increment in the scale of pay in lower grade, he may be allowed the 1st increment in promotional grade on 1st January/ 1st July as the case may be after completion of 6 months’ qualifying service after such fixation on 1st July/ 1st January (i.e., the date of increment in lower grade) on the analogy of Department of Expenditure’s OM dated 31.07.2018. The next increment, thereafter, shall however, accrue only after completion of one year.

Since there is material change, it has also been approved that the employees who have been regularly promoted or granted financial up-gradation on or after 01.01.2016 and desire to exercise/ re-exercise option for pay fixation under FR22(I)(a) (l) shall be given an opportunity to exercise or re-exercise of the option there under. Such an option shall be exercised within one month of issue of this O.M.

These instructions will be applicable with effect from 01.01.2016.

In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Hindi version of these orders is attached.

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

Source: DoE

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Compensation for non-deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under National Pension System during 2004-12

PC-VII No. 139

RBE No. 93/2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.D-43/12/2018-F(E)III

New Delhi, Dated : 07.06.2019

The GMs/ Principal Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units,
(As per mailing list)

Subject : Compensation for non-deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under National Pension System during 2014-12 – regarding.

A copy of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance’s O.M. No. 1(21)/EV/2018 dated 12th April, 2019 is enclosed herewith for compliance and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also. The Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance’s notification No. 1/3/2016-PR dated 31.01.2019, mentioned in the O.M. dated 12.04.2019, has been circulated on Railways vide this office’s letter of even number dated 21.02.2019.

(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board.

No.1(21)/EV/2018
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
(E-V Branch)

North Block, New Delhi,
the 12th April, 2019.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Compensation for non-deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under National Pension System during 2004-12

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to the guidelines issued by Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide OM No.1(7)/2003/TA/Part file/279, dated 02.09.2008 for streamlining of procedure for remittances of contributions under the National Pension System (NPS) by PA0s/CDDOs and NCDDOs which provides, inter-alia, the detailed procedure for the purpose of crediting of the NP5 contribution to the NPS Trustee Banks so as to ensure that the contribution is credited to the NPS regulatory system as per the timelines prescribed therein without delay .

2. Based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission and the recommendations of a Committee of Secretaries, as set up in pursuance of the decision of the Government contained in para 15 of the Resolution of this Department bearing No. 1-2/2016-IC dt. 25.7.2016 to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of the NPS, the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, has issued a Notification F. No. 1/3/2016-PR dt. 31.1.2019, clause 1(2)(x), 1(2)(xi) and 1(2)(xii) thereof provides as under:

Compensation for non-deposit or delayed deposit of contribution under National Pension System during 2004-12

• In all cases, where the NPS contributions were deducted from the salary of the Government employee but the amount was not remitted to CRA system or was remitted late, the amount may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the deductions the amount may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the deductions were made till the date the amount was credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time, compounded annually.
  
• in all cases where the NPS contributions were not deducted from the salary of the Government employee for any period during 2004-2012, the employee may be given an option to deposit the amount of employee contribution now. In case he opts to deposit the contributions now, the amount may be deposited in one lump sum or in monthly installments. The amount of installment may be deducted from the salary of the Government employee and deposited in his NPS account. The same may qualify for tax concessions under the Income Tax Act as applicable to the mandatory contributions of the employee.
  
• In all cases where the Government contributions were not remitted to CRA system or were remitted late (irrespective whether the employee contributions were deducted or not), the amount of Government contributions may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the Government contributions were due till the date the amount is actually credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time. Instructions to this effect may be issued by the Department of Expenditure/Controller General of Accounts. All such cases of delay may be resolved within a period three months.

3. In pursuance of the aforesaid provisions of the said Notification dt. 31.1.2019, all the Ministries/Departments are required to ensure that the decisions, as contained therein insofar as these relate to the issue of delayed credit of NPS contribution to CRA system, are carried out in respect of Central Government employees under their administrative purview in consultation with the concerned Financial Advisors and the respective pension accounting organizations, i.e., Controller General of Accounts in respect of Central Civil Ministries/Departments, Railway Accounts in respect of Ministry of Railways, P&T Accounts in respect of employees of Department of Posts and Department of Telecommunication and the Controller General of Defence Accounts in respect of Defence Civilians.

4. While carrying out the above decision contained in the afore said notification dt. 31.1.2019, it has to be ensured that the modalities for implementing the same are uniform across the pension account mg organizations and, therefore, for this purpose, the office of Controller General of Accounts of this Department shall be the nodal organization for laying down the modalities. Accordingly, the office of Controller General of Accounts shall issue guidelines for the purpose. The concerned Financial Advisor shall be the central point for the purpose in the respective Ministries/ Departments.

5. It is likely that the concerned Ministries/ Departments need data and information from the Central Record keeping Agency, namely, NSDL, to carry out the above decision in respect of employees under their administrative domain. In order, therefore, to facilitate such action by the Ministries/Departments, the CRA shall look into its record and in all cases which are covered under the decision contained in the aforesaid Notification dt. 31.1.2019, it shall pass on such employee-wise details, on its own, to the concerned Head of the Office and DDO/ PAO, where the employee is currently posted within 15 days of the date of issue of these orders so that the desired and timely action gets initiated by the Ministries/ Departments.

6. In their application to the employees working in the Indian Audit & Accounts department, these orders issue in consultation with the Office of Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

7. Hindi version of this order is attached.

(Amar Nath Singh)
Director

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Controller General of Defence Accounts

Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010

No. AN/XIV/19015/Govt. Orders/2019

Date: 07.03.2019

To
All PCsDA/CsDA/PCA (Fys)
(Through Website)

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accomodation and furnishing of ‘No Accomodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) Office Memorandum No. 2/5/2017-E.1I (8) dated 5th March, 2019 on the above subject, which is available on the website of MoF(DoE), is forwarded herewith for your information, guidance and compliance please.

No.2/5/2017-E.IIB
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 5th March, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

Several references are being received in this Department to review the condition of applying for Government Accommodation and fumishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance as contained in Para 4(a) of this Department’s. a,M, No, 2(37)-E.lI(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1 (1) of a,M, No, 11011/1/E.II(B)/75 dated 25.02.1977.

The matter has been examined in this Department and in supersession of Para 4(a) of this Department’s O,M, No, 2(37)-E,II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1.(1) of O.M. No, 11011/1/E, II(B)/75 dated 25.02,1977 and to simplify the procedure relating to grant of House Rent Allowance to Central Government employees, the President, in consultation with Ministry .of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Staff Side of the National Council (J,C.M,), is pleased to decide that the conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Central Government employees to become eligible for House Rent Allowance, are dispensed with for all places, in respect of General Pool Residential Accommodation(GPRA) controlled by Directorate of Estates.

3, Ministries/Departrnents having their separate pool of residential accommodation for their employees other than GPRA, may adopt these provisions, wherever feasible.

4, These orders shall be effective from the date of issue of the orders.

5, In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Hindi version is attached

(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: CGDA

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No.2/5/2017-E.IIB
Government of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 5th March, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Dispensation of conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance.

Several reference are being received in this Department to review the condition applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ for admissibility of House Rent Allowance as contained in Para 4(a) of this Department’s O.M. No.2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1(1) of O.M. No.11011/1/E.II(B)/75 dated 25.02.1977.

2. The matter has been examined in this Department and in supersession of Para 4(a) of this Department’s O.M. No. 2(37)-E.II(B)/64 dated 27.11.1965 read with Para 1(1) of O.M. No.11011/1/E.II (B)/75 dated 25.02.1977 and to simplify the procedure relating to grant of house rent allowance to Central Government employees, the President in consultation with Ministry of housing and urban affairs and the Staff side of the National council (J.C.M), is pleased to decide that the conditions of applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Central Government employees to become eligible for House Rent allowance, are dispensed with for all places, in respect of General pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) controlled by Directorate of Estates.

3. Ministries / Departments having their separate pool of residential accommodation for their employees other than GPRA, may adopt these provisions, wherever feasible.

4. These orders shall be effective from the date of issue of the orders.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

Hindi version is attached.

(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source : DoE

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Frequently Asked Question

1. What is the maximum period of leave of any kind which can be allowed to a Government servant? What is the impact if such limit is exceeded?

No. Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period of 5 years {Rule 12(1))Normally, absence from duty, with or without leave, for a continuous period exceeding 5 years other than on foreign service, implies that such Government servant has deemed to have resigned from Government service. {Rule 12(2))

2. What are the leave entitlements of Govt. servants serving in a vacation Department?

The rule 28 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 which came into effect from 1.9.2008 regulates the grant of Earned Leave for persons serving in the Vacation Department.

The said rule provides for as follows:-

(1) (a) A Government servant(other than a military officer) serving in a Vacation Department shall not be entitled to any earned leave in respect of duty performed in any year in which he avails himself of the full vacation.

(b) In respect of any year in which a Government servant avails himself of a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to earned leave in such proportion of 30 days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation:

Provided that no such leave shall be admissible to a Government servant not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ in respect of the first year of his service.

(c) If, in any year, the Government servant does not avail himself of any vacation, earned leave shall be admissible to him in respect of that year under rule 26.

For the purpose of this rule, the term ‘year’ shall be construed not as meaning a calendar year in which duty is performed but as meaning twelve months of actual duty in a Vacation Department.

A Government servant entitled to vacation shall be considered to have availed himself of a vacation or a portion of a vacation unless he has been required by general or special order of a higher authority to forgo such vacation or portion of a vacation:

Provided that if he has been prevented by such order from enjoying more than fifteen days of the vacation, he shall be considered to have availed himself of no portion of the vacation.

When a Government servant serving in a Vacation Department proceeds on leave before completing a full year of duty, the earned leave admissible to him shall be calculated not with reference to the vacations which fall during the period of actual duty rendered before proceeding on leave but with reference to the vacation that falls during the year commencing from the date on which he completed the previous year of duty.

As per Rule 29(1) the half pay leave account of every Government servant (other than a military officer shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two instalments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year. This is subject to conditions laid down in OM No. 13013/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 11-11-2008.

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“The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance (DA) to be paid by the employee and 14 percent of the Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government”

Streamlining the Implementation of National Pension System (NPS)

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Financial Services)
NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 31st January, 2019

F. No. 1/3/2016-PR. – In partial modification of para 1(i) of Ministry of Finance’s Gazette Notification No. 5/7/2003-ECB-PR dated 22nd December, 2003, based on the Government’s decision on 6th December, 2018 on the recommendations of a Committee set up to suggest measures for streamlining the implementation of National Pension System (NPS), the Central Government makes the following amendments in the said notification, namely :

(1) In para I (i) of the said notification, for the words “The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the salary and DA to be paid by the employee and matched by the Central Government”, the words “The monthly contribution would be 10 percent of the Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance (DA) to be paid by the employee and 14 percent of the Basic Pay plus DA by the Central Government” shall be substituted.

(2) The following provisions shall be inserted after para 1(v) of the said notification, namely:

CHOICE OF PENSION FUND AND INVESTMENT PATTERN IN TIER-I OF NPS AS UNDER:

(vi) Choke of Pension Fund: As in the cast of subscribers in the private sector, the Government subscribers may also be allowed to choose any one of the pension funds including Private sector pension funds. They could change their option once in a year. However, the current provision of combination of the Public-Sector Pension Funds will be available as the default option for both existing as well as new Government subscribers.

(vii) Choice of Investment pattern: The following options for investment choices may be offered to Government employees:

(a) The existing scheme in which funds are allocated by the PFRDA among the three Public Sector Undertaking fund managers based on their past performance in accordance with the guidelines of PFRDA for Government employees may continue as default scheme for both existing and new subscribers.
(b) Government employees who prefer a fixed return with minimum amount of risk may be given an option to invest 100% of the funds in Government securities (Scheme G).
(c) Government employees who prefer higher returns may be given the options of the following two Life Cycle based schemes.

(A) Conservative Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at 25% – LC-25.

(B) Moderate Life Cycle Fund with maximum exposure to equity capped at 50% – LC-50.

(viii) Implementation of choices to the legacy corpus: Transfer of a huge legacy corpus of more than Rs. 1 latch crore in respect of the Government sector subscribers from the existing Pension Fund Managers is likely to impact the market. It may be practically difficult for the PFRDA to allow Government subscribers to change the Pension Funds or investment pattern in respect of the accumulated corpus, in one go. Therefore, for the present, change in the Pension Funds or investment pattern may be allowed in respect of incremental flows only.

(ix) Transfer of legacy corpus in a reasonable time frame: PFRDA may draw up a scheme for transfer of accumulated corpus as per new choices of Government subscribers in a reasonable time frame of say five years. Once PFRDA draws up this scheme, change in the Pension Funds or investment pattern may be allowed in respect of the accumulated corpus in accordance with that scheme.

COMPENSATION FOR NON-DEPOSIT OR DELAYED DEPOSIT OF CONTRIBUTIONS DURING 2004-2012:

(x) In all cases, where the NPS contributions were deducted from the salary of the Government employee but the amount was not remitted to CRA system or was remitted late, the amount may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the deductions were made till the date the amount was credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time, compounded annually.

(xi) In all cases where the NPS contributions were not deducted from the salary of the Government employee for any period during 2004-2012, the employee may be given an option to deposit the amount of employee contribution now. In case he opts to deposit the contributions now, the amount may be deposited in one lump sum or in monthly installments. The amount of installment may be deducted from the salary of the Government employee and deposited in his NPS account. The same may qualify for tax concessions under the Income Tax Act as applicable to the mandatory contributions of the employee.

(xii) In all cases where the Government contributions were not remitted to CRA system or were remitted late (irrespective whether the employee contributions were deducted or not), the amount of Government contributions may be credited to the NPS account of the employee along with interest for the period from the date on which the Government contributions were due till the date the amount is actually credited to the NPS account of the employee, as per the rates applicable to GPF from time to time. Instructions to this effect may be issued by the Department of Expenditure/ Controller General of Accounts. All such cases of delay may be resolved within a period of three months.

2. The above provisions shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2019.

MADNESH KUMAR MISHRA, Jt. Secy.

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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WELFARE HOUSING ORGANISATION Rules

PREAMBLE

1. The Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation is a ‘Society’ established to promote, control and coordinate the development of housing schemes at selected places, all over India, on no profit-no loss basis as a welfare measure. The Society is a registered body under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.
2. Its aim is to provide welfare housing service of quality to the Central Government employees.
3. The rules have been drawn up to give the Central Government employees, serving and retired, a perception of the task and an understanding of the Organisation’s commitment to them and their own obligations in this matter. Such a brochure cannot be all comprehensive. Applicants may, therefore, contact the organisation’s Head Office in New Delhi for clarifications.

DEFINITIONS

1. General Body’ means the list of Members given under Para 6 of the Memorandum of Association.
2. ‘Governing Council’ means the list of members given under Para 5 of the Memorandum of Association.
3. ‘CGEWHO’ means the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation.
4. ‘Scheme’ means the self-financed housing project announced by the CGEWHO.
5. ‘Dwelling Unit’ means a single storey/ duplex type/ flat type of housing unit constructed in independent group housing or multistoreyed construction or marked plots.
6. ‘Beneficiary’ means an eligible applicant whose booking for a dwelling unit has been confirmed by the CGEWHO.
7. For the purpose of CGEWHO, a Central Government employee is an inpidual who is appointed by or on behalf of the President of India and whose pension both charged and voted, is debitable to the Consolidated Funds of India, including the All India Services officials. However, employees of “States” and “Union Territory Administrations” are not included. Further, such Central Govt. employees as are eligible under similar organisations like AWHO, AFNHB, IRWO are also not included,

ELIGIBILITY:

PRIORITY – I

1. Central Government Employees: Serving or retired Central Govt employees who are covered by the above definition will be eligible.
2. Spouses of the deceased employees: Spouses of the deceased Central Government employees or deceased retired employees would be eligible, if the deceased employees would have qualified by criteria 3 (i) above.
3. Employees of the CGEWHO, with a minimum of one year of service, will be eligible.

PRIORITY – II

Serving Employees of Central PSUs, State Govts., Union Territory Administration, Autonomous Bodies, Corporation, Nationalised Banks etc. Serving Uniformed employees of the Ministry of Defence and serving employees of Ministry of Railways.

PRIORITY – III

General Public, including retired/ spouses of deceased employees of Priority-II.

SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Where both husband and wife are eligible, only one of them can apply.
2. Employees, serving or retired, owning residential property, in his/her, or in the name of his/her spouse in the city/town, where the CGEWHO is planning a Scheme, will not be eligible for that Scheme. For this purpose, urban agglomerates contiguous to the city of the scheme (e.g. Delhi, NOIDA, Greater NOIDA, Gurgaon, Faridabad) will be considered as one city / town / location
3. Employees will be entitled to only one dwelling unit under CGEWHO Schemes anywhere in the country.
4. An employee who has been dismissed from the service, would cease to be a beneficiary of the Scheme and will not be eligible to apply.
5. Eligibility and other conditions attached to the allotment of land by the Municipal and Local Development Authorities, as applicable to such Scheme, would prevail.
6. The terms and conditions, as imposed by the Land Alloting Agency/Plans Approving Authority, in respect of cost, FAR, Bye-laws, eligibility etc, shall prevail and be binding on the beneficiary of the CGEWHO.

HOUSING CONCEPT

Subject to availability of land, dwelling units and garages in single units, multiple units, row housing, multi-storeyed building, group-housing or marked plots may be planned, subject to the approval of the local civic authorities. These plans will be announced as Scheme, as applicable.

TYPE OF HOUSES

The CGEWHO may build houses or flats of the following types: One bed-room units – Type A/L Two bed-rooms units – Type B/M Three bed-rooms units – Type C/N and Four bedroom units in Type D. These may be built with or without scooter/car garages/stilts. The design, the layout and the built-up area in each type may vary from place to place. More types may be added with consequent change in Rule 7.

OPTION TO APPLY FOR TYPE OF UNIT

The applicant may apply for any one of the above types of units linked with the Group to which he/she belongs, as under:

Notes:

1. Change of dwelling unit from one type to another type, provided otherwise eligible as per this para, can be entertained subject to payment of additional Application Fee and Earnest Money, as applicable, and availability of vacancies in that particular type of dwelling unit. However, change to a lower type of category will not entitle the applicant for refund of differential Application Fee but will entitle him for refund/appropriate adjustment of the differential Earnest Money paid.
2. Change from one scheme to another scheme is not permitted. For doing so, an applicant should first withdraw /undertake to withdraw his allotment from the existing scheme and apply afresh in the new scheme, if he so desires (subject to payment of cancellation charges, as per rules).
3. Request for change of DU from one type to another, within the same scheme, or change from one scheme to another, after physical possession of the originally allotted DU has been taken, are liable to be rejected. Further, in case the change as mentioned at subparas (i) & (ii) above have been agreed to and implemented, it will be construed that the applicant had joined the revised type of DU/ scheme from the very inception and all the payments received/ yet to be received will be treated, accordingly. CGEWHO’s decision in this regard shall be final and the beneficiary will not have any claim whatsoever.
4. In case an existing beneficiary of the CGEWHO under any other scheme, wishes to apply for the present Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme, he may do so by paying the Application Fee only and clearly stating in the ‘Affidavit’ the facts regarding his earlier registeration with the CGEWHO. In the event of confirmed allotment under Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme, the concerned beneficiary will have to surrender either of the two registerations. In case of surrender of original allotment, withdrawal charges shall be deducted, if applicable, as per the rules and remaining amounts transferred under the Meerut (Phase I) Housing Scheme. Failure to state the facts in the application may invite cancellation of both the applications/ allotments.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Plans and specifications will be drawn up for each type of dwelling unit to meet the basic needs of the group and conforming to the bye-laws of the civic authorities. Different specifications may be considered for each type of dwelling unit.

TECHNICAL BROCHURE

After approval of the plans by the local statutory authorities, the plans of dwelling units and layout and the major specifications will be published in a Technical Brochure and circulated to all the beneficiaries. These, however, are subject to change prior to or during execution, at the discretion of the CGEWHO. CGEWHO undertakes construction of the housing projects as per approved plans and beneficiaries shall have no right to claim any changes or challenge the methods or procedures adopted during the construction.

STATIONS

Major building efforts of the CGEWHO will be concentrated in areas where there is concentration of Central Government employees. Other places may be added depending on availability of land and the likely demand.

MASTER PLAN

A Master Plan of projects drawn up for a period of 5 years at a time will be promulgated for the benefit of all Central Government employees. Revised Schedule will be announced as and when the Master Plan is rolled through CGEWHO’s newsletter.

HOW TO APPLY

1. The CGEWHO will announce the Scheme, giving location, station, types, covered areas and approximate cost of each unit for inviting applications.
2. An employee who is eligible to become a beneficiary, may purchase the CGEWHO Rules/ Scheme Brochure along with Application Form from the nominated office/Head Office, on payment of Rs. 100/- in cash or through a bank draft drawn in favour of ‘CEO, CGEWHO’ payable at New Delhi.
3. On receipt of the Application Form and the ‘CGEWHO Rules’, the applicant should fill the Form and return the same to the CGEWHO by the specified time, alongwith :
   1. Bank draft for refundable Earnest Money, as under :
      

      Type of DU / Flat	Non-Refundable Application fees	Refundable Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)	Total Amt. ( in Rs.)
      A	500	50,000	50,500
      B	500	50,000	50,500
      C	1,000	1,00,000	1,01,000
      D	1,000	1,00,000	1,01,000

      Note: Rs. 100/- to be added towards cost of ‘CGEWHO Rules Brochure’ with above amount, in case, applicant is using downloaded application form.

   2. Affidavit as per the format prescribed in the CGEWHO Rules Book.
   3. Pay slip or copy of PPO duly attested. No interest will be payable on Earnest Money deposited alongwith the application for the first three months calculated from the day following the closing date of scheme, including extension, if any. Thereafter, beyond three months a simple interest @ 5% per annum will be payable to unsuccessful allottess till the date of refund. On allotment, the Earnest Money paid (alongwith the application) shall be deemed to be a part of the instalment(s) and the beneficiary will be treated as if he had made part payment of the first instalment.

REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS

On scrutiny of the Application Form, the applicants will be registered for a dwelling unit in the Scheme.

RESERVATION FOR SC/ST APPLICANTS

15% & 7.5% of the DUs of all the types in all the housing schemes of CGEWHO will be reserved for SC & ST applicants respectively, with a stipulation that there will be a minimum of one DU of each type in the reserved category and fractions, if any, will be rounded off to the nearest full number. The procedure adopted in such allotments shall be as under;

1. In case of more number of applicants belonging to SC/ST categories, after first conducting the draw for the reserved categories alone, unsuccessful applicants shall be considered in the draw for general category of applicants. Those who will succeed in the general draw will get a confirmed allotment, and the remaining applicants, if any, shall be placed on the general waiting list as well as the one created especially for the reserved category of applicants. However, in case of less number of applications than the number of DUs reserved, the balance DUs (after giving confirmed allotment to the applicants belonging to the reserved category) shall automatically stand de- reserved, and will be considered in the general draw.
2. The applicants desirous of being considered in the ‘Reserved’ category, will be required to submit an attested photocopy of the ‘Caste’ Certificate from the appropriate authority.
3. These ‘Reservations’ will be applicable to ‘Priority I’ applicants only.

CONFIRMATION OF BOOKING

If the registered applicants for a given project exceed the number of dwelling units, computerised draw will be held at the Head Office separately for each type. Successful applicants will be given ‘confirmation of booking’ by an Allotment letter.

COST OF DWELLING UNITS

The cost of dwelling units, with or without garages, for each Scheme will be worked out by the CGEWHO and intimated at the time of announcing the Scheme. The cost will, interalia, include interest on investment in land purchased for a scheme, common amenities, cost of reserve funds, charges towards registration of land etc. The costs will be reviewed at different stages of construction and will be subject to escalation, on account of market prices, labour wages, Cooperative Society/Apartments Owners’ Association’s charges,essential alterations, additions etc. All revisions of cost will be charged to the beneficiaries and they will be liable to pay the same.

PAYMENT SCHEDULES

Beneficiaries will be required to pay instalments on the self-financing basis. The payments will be on call. Please also see para 7 of Part ‘A’ of this Brochure.

LATE PAYMENTS

Beneficiaries who join a Scheme, or are promoted from the waiting list, after the initial enrollment or are late in paying their instalments, will be charged interest from the respective dates of instalments towards equalisation charges. The rate of interest on these payments will be 15% per annum. This rate of interest is subject to change. The CGEWHO reserves its right to terminate the registration and cancel the allotment without giving any further notice, in case of default in making the scheduled payment beyond 120 days from the last date of payment.
NOTE: Once an allotment has been cancelled, for any reason whatsoever, it can not be revived under any circumstances. However, in extreme cases, the Competent Authority may agree to re-activate the allotment provided the request is accompanied by requisite outstanding payments.

CHANGES IN PAYMENT SCHEDULES

The CGEWHO will make every effort to indicate the prices of the dwelling units as accurately as possible but the costs may vary. Adjustments in payments and schedules may become necessary, commensurate with the progress of construction. Beneficiaries will be intimated of the changes as they occur.

MODE OF PAYMENT

All payments will be made by Demand Draft / Pay Order only on any Scheduled Bank payable at New Delhi, drawn in favour of the CGEWHO A/c 0267101018816 Canara Bank duly endorsed ‘payee A/c only’. Payments in cash or cheque will not be accepted.

PAYMENT OF INTEREST

1. No interest will be payable by the CGEWHO to the beneficiaries on any instalment paid after the confirmation of booking. Beneficiaries, to whom confirmed allotment has been made, shall also not be entitled to any interest on installments paid, in the event of cancellation/ withdrawal.
2. No interest will be payable by the CGEWHO on the Application Fee, which is non-refundable.

REBATE

If a beneficiary pays the total cost of dwelling unit within 45 days of the confirmation of booking, a rebate of 2.5% will be given. However, this or any other rebate is not applicable for making any advance payment of the tentative cost of the dwelling unit. Further, this rebate is available to the applicants receiving allotment, on announcement of the scheme. Applicants joining the scheme, during its operation, subject to availability and offering to make early payments will not be entitled to this rebate.

LOAN ARRANGEMENTS

1. Beneficiaries who are still in Central Government employment may be entitled to House Building Advance as admissible to Central Government employees in accordance with the rules of the Government of India.
2. The CGEWHO will liaise with Nationalised Banks, Housing Development Financial Corporation and other financial institutions and endeavour to secure financial assistance by way of loans. Subject to agreement of the institutions, loans on second mortgage may be possible. However, the receipt of loan cannot be guaranteed. The quantum of these loans will, interalia, depend on the repaying capacity of the beneficiary.

ALLOTMENT OF SPECIFIC UNIT

The allotment of block, floor, specific dwelling unit will be made by a computerised draw of lots at the Head Office towards the end of the project and the results be intimated to each beneficiary. Allotments of a specific flat/ floor, as a result of the draw, shall be final and no requests for change shall be entertained.

RESERVATIONS

1. Reservation will be made upto 3% of ground/lowest floor flats in each scheme for handicapped personnel in the CGEWHO’s Housing Schemes.
2. Personnel with the following disabilities will be eligible for such reservations:
   1. Orthopaedically handicapped – severe (75% and above)
   2. Visually handicapped – severe (75% and above)
   3. Mental illness – severe (75% and above)
3. Availability of the above facility is restricted only to the allottee, his/her spouse and children only.
4. Percentage of disability would be certified by the Head of Deptt. of a Government Hospital.

WITHDRAWAL FROM A SCHEME:

If a beneficiary wishes to withdraw from a scheme, he should submit a written request to the CGEWHO, alongwith the following documents.

1. 1. Letter of allotment in original (if issued)
   2. Original receipt(s) issued by this office against the payment(s) made by the beneficiary
   3. Pre-receipt as per proforma placed at Annexure II.

Allottees withdrawing from a Scheme will not be refunded their application fee, nor will they be entitled to any interest payment, No interest is paid to confirmed allottees. Allottees withdrawing after the date of commencement of construction, will be required to pay withdrawal charges @ 15% of the first instalment. Allottees withdrawing after allotment of specific floor/flats will be required to pay withdrawal charges @ 20% of the first instalment. Such refund will be made within 45 days of the receipt of the request for withdrawal alongwith all required documents.

CANCELLATION CHARGES

In addition to the Application Fee, 15% /20% of the first instalment will be levied as cancellation charges in case cancellation or withdrawal is sought after the commencement of construction/allotment of specific unit. These charges will also be levied on beneficiaries whose booking has been cancelled by the CGEWHO for want of timely payment or any other reason whatsoever.

POSSESSION

The beneficiary will be given a notice of two months to take the allotted unit, provided he/she has completed all formalities, paid all the dues, executed all the Deeds and obtained a Clearance Certificate from the CGEWHO.

DELAY IN TAKING OVER

The allotment of an inpidual who fails to take possession of the dwelling unit for three months after expiry of the notice period (inspite of making payment of following overhead charges per month or part thereof), shall be liable to be cancelled by the CEO, CGEWHO. Under special circumstances, such an allottee may approach the Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO for an extension of this period which may be granted by the CEO as a special case for another maximum period of three months only.

Rs. 500 p.m. for Type A/L
Rs. 1500 p.m. for Type B/M
Rs. 2000 p.m. for Type C/N
Rs. 3000 p.m. for Type D

In the event of a beneficiary failing to take physical possession of the flat within 12 months of issue of the final call up letter, inspite of having paid the maintenance charges as above, the possession shall be given from the CGEWHO’s Head Office only, and not from the site office, on ‘as is-where is’ basis. Further, in such a case any request for repairs, defect rectification etc will not be entertained. The beneficiary, who takes possession late will, however, be obliged to pay to the concerned Apartment Owners Association/ Society, the monthly up-keep & maintenance charges, as levied by it w.e.f. the date made applicable by the AOA or the date of allotment, whichever is earlier.

HANDING OVER

The dwelling units will be offered on ‘as-is-where-is’ basis after the Contractor and Architect have certified their completion. However, defects and deficiencies observed by the beneficiaries at the time of handing over/taking over, may be recorded in the documents. These will be examined and rectified, wherever applicable, in the defect liability period.

MUTUAL EXCHANGE OF DWELLING UNITS

Mutual exchange of type of DUs, during the currency of the scheme, or specific floor/ flat, after the draw has been conducted, may be permitted within the same scheme, or schemes managed by the same AOA/ Society subject to the two beneficiaries giving an undertaking to effect all the future payments, as called, and not to seek withdrawal from the scheme. However, in extreme situations, the Chief Executive Officer, may agree to accept withdrawal from the scheme, subject to payment of double the normal ‘withdrawal charges’ i.e. 30% / 40% of the 1st instalment (para 25 of the CGEWHO Rule refers).

COOPERATIVE SOCIETY/APARTMENT OWNERSHIP ASSOCIATION

Beneficiaries of each Scheme would form a Cooperative Society/Apartment Ownership Association under local laws governing such bodies. Every beneficiary will pay the Membership Fee for the Society/Association. In addition, a sum equal to 1.5% of the final cost of the dwelling unit will be charged from each beneficiary and credited to the account of his Society/Association, for its running expenses. The Society/Association, will administer the colony, look after its maintenance, attend to common property and provide guidelines for civic standards. The Society/Association will be governed by its byelaws.

PROCEDURE & OBLIGATIONS

1. Coinciding with or after issue of the final call up notice, the CGEWHO will hold a General Body meeting of all the beneficiaries to elect the office-bearers of the proposed Apartment Owners’ Association.
2. Such elected adhoc Committee, of the proposed Apartment Owners Association, will aim at formally constituting the Association, including framing of its by-laws under the local laws governing such bodies, and register the same with the appropriate competent authorities.
3. On completing the formalities regarding registration of the Association, the ad-hoc Committee would be required to convene a General Body meeting of all the beneficiaries to elect and constitute a regular Executive Committee.
4. The duly elected adhoc Committee will take over all the common areas/services/facilities of the project within 6 months of its constitution – a period during which CGEWHO will maintain the residential complex and debit the actual maintenance expenses so incurred to the Apartment Owners’ Association account.
5. In case the adhoc/regular Committee fails to take over the common services/facilities/areas within a further period of 4 months, the CGEWHO shall be at liberty to wind up its operations at site, including demobilising its man power, leaving the complex in ‘as is-where is’ condition, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO. However, during these 4 months period, though the CGEWHO shall maintain the complex at the cost of Apartment Owners’ Association, it will charge an additional amount of Rs. 150/- per beneficiary per month for the services so provided which will be over and above the actual cost of maintenance and debit the same to the Apartment Owners’ Association account, before handing over the balance of amount to it. (f) While some amounts will be transferred to the ad-hoc Committee by the CGEWHO, for meeting day to day expenses, bulk of the AOA charges collected will be transferred to the regular Executive Committee only, on a formal request by the President/Secretary, but after taking over all the common areas/services/facilities of the project. However, no interest would be paid by the CGEWHO to the AOA, on the amounts collected from the beneficiaries towards AOA charges.

ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS

An undertaking covering the following aspects will be given by all the beneficiaries:

1. Abide by the laws, bye-laws, rules and regulations of the Central or State Governments, the Civic bodies, the CGEWHO and the Cooperative Society/Apartment Ownership Association.
2. Shall not sub-pide, extend, amalgamate, or carry out structural design or layout changes to the dwelling unit and garages without the prior permission in writing of the Civic Authority.
3. The dwelling units and garages/stilts would be used for the sole purpose of living and car/scooter parking. Any commercial exploitation of these would be deemed to be a violation of terms and conditions.
4. Facilities like stair-cases, passages, terraces, parks, lifts etc and common spaces and services, will be utilised by the beneficiary, alongwith other beneficiaries of the Scheme and no one will have exclusive right to their usage, nor make any alterations thereto.

OWNERSHIP

At the time of execution of Transfer Deed in favour of a beneficiary, he/she will have the option to register the dwelling unit in his/her own name, or jointly register it with one or two relations out of the undermentioned:

1. Wife/Husband
2. Son/sons, daughter/ daughters, including legally adopted children
3. Parents (in case of unmarried @ widows without children)
4. Brother/Sister (in case of unmarried @ widows without children)

SUCCESSION

In the event of the death of the beneficiary before the dwelling unit is taken over, his/her spouse or dependent children, whoever has been shown as the nominee in the Application, will be eligible to continue in the Scheme and to avail of the benefits under the Scheme. In case of unmarried members, these privileges will be extended to the dependent parents only. However, such changes in CGEWHO’s records shall be made subject to the nominee fullfilling certain criteria and submitting requisite set of documents.

TRANSFER

The beneficiaries will not be permitted to dispose off the dwelling unit by way of Sale/Transfer/Assignment/ Long Lease/ by execution of Power of Attorney, under any circumstances, before transfer of the legal title of the dwelling unit by the CGEWHO in favour of the beneficiary. Any such transfer shall result in cancellation of allotment of the dwelling unit, in which case the allottee will pay penalty, as prescribed under the heading ‘Cancellation Charges.’ After transfer of the legal title of the dwellng unit in favour of the beneficiary, he/she may dispose off his/her dwelling unit, with prior permission of the concerned ‘Kendriya Vihar Apartment Owners Association/ Society’. as per its byelaws.

LIABILITY OF THE CGEWHO

1. In extreme situations beyond the control of CGEWHO, CGEWHO may be obliged to abandon a Scheme. In such a case, its liability would be to refund the deposits in full, with interest, in accordance with the Rules, less handling charges of 1% and Application Fee.
2. The CGEWHO is only providing a service. It can in no way be held responsible for any claims of damages which may arise due to any reason whatsoever, including any commission or ommission, by the CGEWHO or its employees.

AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE ORGANISATION

The General Body is empowered to amend, alter or delete any of the Rules, as well as the Memorandum of Association.

ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION

The Chief Executive Officer, CGEWHO has the right of final acceptance of an application, its registration, booking and allotment of the dwelling unit and garages/stilts.

ARBITRATION

1. All matters of disputes relating to CGEWHO Rules, which are likely to affect the rights of the beneficiaries, vis-a-vis, the CGEWHO, may be referred to the President of the Governing Council. The President shall appoint Arbitrator to adjudicate in the matter, whose decision shall be final and binding on the beneficiary and the CGEWHO. Request for arbitration of a dispute will be entertained only if it is made within two months of the cause of the action and prior to taking possession of the house. Possession will not be given till the arbitration proceedings are complete.
2. Appointment of an Arbitrator will not be objected to on the ground that he/she is a person subordinate to the President, is a member of the Governing Council or the Executive Committee, is associated with the functioning of the CGEWHO, or is a beneficiary of a Scheme.
3. President of the Governing Council shall have the privilege and authority to appoint a new successor to the Arbitrator after his demitting the office of Arbitrator on account of the transfer, resignation, retirement, death or any such eventuality, whereby the adjudicating Arbitrator is incapacitated to adjudicate the dispute between the parties.
4. All suits and legal proceedings of any kind against CGEWHO shall be instituted only in the appropriate courts in Delhi, notwithstanding the location of the property, which may be subject matter of the dispute. All the arbitration proceedings/hearings shall be held in Delhi only.

MISREPRESENTATION OR SUPPRESSION OF FACTS

If it is found, at any time that an applicant has given false information or suppressed certain material facts, or has transferred the rights of the dwelling unit in any manner whatsoever, his/ her application will be rejected, and the registration/booking of dwelling unit will be cancelled without making any reference to the applicant. He/ she will also be debarred from participating in future schemes. In such cases, allottees will pay penalty as prescribed under the heading “Cancellation Charges”.

OTHER SALIENT FEATURES REGARDING LOANS FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

1. The period of loan varies from 5 to 20 years. Repayment will, generally not extend beyond retirement.
2. Co-borrowers: Earning members of a family like wife, son, daughter, father and mother can join as co- borrowers for increasing the amount of loan.
3. The admissibility of loan is dependent on the repaying capacity of the borrowers and the co-borrowers opted by the beneficiary.
4. Loan is generally disbursed only after applicant has invested his own share in full.

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28 FEB 2018

On the occasion of 42nd Civil Accounts Day tomorrow, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs , Shri Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the Centralized GP Fund Module of PFMS for all the Central Government Employees. The centralized GPF module meets a long standing demand of the Central Government Employees for a mapping of GPF Accounts with the unique Employee ID thereby facilitating online application for GPF advances and withdrawals with online access to the employee’s current GPF balances. The module will streamline GPF accounting and transfer of balances.

During the Inaugural Session, the Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley will also inaugurate the ePPO module of PFMS for complete end -to -end electronic processing of Pension cases. The ePPO includes the integration of the BHAVISHYA application of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare and the PARAS application of CPAO with PFMS for seamless processing of Pension cases thereby eliminating delays and errors involved in manual processing.

A function is being organized tomorrow at D.S. Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhawan Complex, New Delhi to mark the 42nd Civil Accounts Day.

The Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley will be the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Session. The Union Minister of State for Finance, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan will preside over this Session. The Secretary (Expenditure), Shri A. N. Jha and the Controller General of Accounts(CGA), Shri Anthony Lianzuala will be the other dignitaries at the Inaugural Session.

It may be mentioned here that the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley had earlier graced the 40th Civil Accounts Day function on March 1, 2016 in which the Hon’ble President of India was the Chief Guest. The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaitley had also very graciously inaugurated the ‘Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan’, the new building of this office on September 14, 2016.

Earlier, the Finance Minister had been kind enough to launch the mandatory use of PFMS for Central -Sector schemes monitoring (Oct 2015), the Non -Tax Receipts Portal (NTRP) (Feb 2016) and the Web Responsive Pensioners’ Service of the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO) (September 2016).

The Union Government initiated a major reform in Public Financial Management in 1976. The Audit and Accounts functions were separated by relieving the Comptroller and Auditor General of his responsibility of preparation of Union Government accounts. The accounting function was brought directly under the control of the Executive. Consequently, the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) was established. The ICAS was carved out from the Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA & AS), initially through the promulgation of an Ordinance amending the C & AG’s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Amendment Act, 1976. Later on, the Departmentalization of Union Accounts (Transfer of Personnel) Act, 1976 was enacted by Parliament and assented to by Hon’ble President of India on 8th April, 1976. The Act was deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st March, 1976. Accordingly, the ICAS is celebrating March 1 every year as the “Civil Accounts Day”.

Since its inception the ICAS has steadily grown in stature and now plays an important role in the management of public finances of the Union Government

Other highlights of the 42nd Civil Accounts Day function are

* Inauguration of the Centralised GPF and ePPO modules of PFMS

Reforms in public financial management are a continuous process. Structural changes take place in the economy and in the functioning of government which demand accounting data on public finances to be available to decision makers, often on real time basis. This demand for faster information can only be met through adoption of technology. Recognizing this need, the Service has since its inception, been a pioneer in the use of Information Technology in Payments, Accounting and Financial Reporting.

* Keynote address by Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC)

Shri N. K. Singh, Chairman, FFC will deliver the keynote address at the Plenary Session from 12.00 PM to 12.50 PM on the topic “Managing Public Finances for a resurgent India”. The Address will be of tremendous significance in the context of fiscal discipline efforts of the Union and the States that would be required to achieve fiscal consolidation.

* Address by Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India

The post-lunch session (2:00 PM -2:50 PM) will feature a talk by Shri Rajnish Kumar, Chairman, State Bank of India on the topics “Leveraging Information Technology for an efficient receipt and payment system of the Government of India”. As the head of the premier accredited and aggregator bank for Government business, the views of Chairman, SBI on the subject would be of immense significance especially in the context of implementation of the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) with a seamless integration with the banking systems.

Concluding session

This Session will be an Open House Session where Service Officers will interact for a way forward on issues relating to Accounts, IT and Internal Audit.

PIB

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