(a) The widows and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiary who had retired from service prior to 1.1.1986 or who had died while in service prior to 1.1.1986 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 605/- p.m. & revised to Rs 645 w.e.f 04th June ,2013 vide OM No. 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dated 27th June,2013.

(b) Central Government employees who had retired on CPF benefits before 18.11.1960 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.654/-, Rs.659/-, Rs.703/- and Rs.965/-.

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F.No. Q-11018/27/2012-NLM
Government of India
Ministry of Rural Development
Department of Rural Development
(NLM Section)

Room No 701, Block No 11,
C.G.O. Complex, New Delhi-110003,
Dated the 29th January 2014

Office Memorandum

Subject : Empanelment of public spirited senior level retired Civil / Defence Service Officers as National Level Monitors(NLMs) for monitoring implementation of rural development programmes.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare D.O. letter No.4/36/2013-P&PW(D) dated the 23rd December, 2013 and to say that the Ministry of Rural Development has evolved a comprehensive system of independent third party monitoring of implementation of its rural development programmes across the country by deputing Individual and Institutional National Level Monitors(NLMs) who are public spirited senior level retired Civil/Defence Service Officers and Academia, for ensuring accountability and transparency in the execution of various programmes of this Ministry. The experience/exposure to rural development and rural development related programmes is required for empanelment as Individual NLM. The empanelment of NLMs are done against open advertisement issued in the leading Newspapers and on the website of the Ministry inviting applications from eligible and willing Individuals and Institutions for empanelment as NLMs. As per the scheme, following categories/level of retired officers having working knowledge on computer use, upto the age of 65 years as on specified date of publication of advertisement, are eligible for empanelment as Individual NLM:

a) ex-service officer from the Armed Forces of the rank of Lt. Colonel and above,
b) retired officers of Para Military Forces having equivalent rank to Lt. Colonel or above in the Armed Forces,
C) retired Central/State Government Officers including IT professionals and Management Experts of the level of Deputy Secretary and above to the GOl,
d) retired Engineers of the rank of Superintendent Engineer and above in Central/State Government,
e) retired officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary in the offices of AGs and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
f) retired police officers of the rank of Superintendent of Police and above.
g) retired professors of any recognized University/Research Institutionsl Scientific organization, and
h) retired PSU/PSB officers of the rank of Deputy General Manager and above

2. This Ministry pays TA/DA and other monitoring charges to the NLMs as per terms and conditions of their services, The reports submitted by the NLMs are sent to the Programme Divisions of this Ministry for taking follow-up action on all the NLM reports. The reports of NLMs are also shared with the District Collector and the Chairman of the Vigilance and Monitoring Committee of the district for corrective measures.

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(Sidhil Sasi)
Joint Director (Monitoring)
Telfax — 24362822

Smt. Vandana Sharma,

Joint Secretary (P),
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare,
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi— 110003.

Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/OM_28032014.pdf]

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F. No. 42/2/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 31st January, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Action Taken Report (ATR) on the minutes of the 23rd meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA).

Please find enclosed herewith a copy of Action Taken Report (ATR) on the decisions of the 23rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) held on 20th September, 2013 in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) for kind perusal.

Enclosure: As above.

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(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary (P)
Telefax: 24644637

To,
1. Director, NIC, 3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi for placing this Office Memorandum on this Department’s website www.pensionersportal.gov.in Circulars -> SCOVA.

2. Pensioners Associations under SCOVA : Standing Group (5 Associations)
(i) Secretary, National Council (Staff Side) JCM, 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001.

(ii) President, All India Retired Railwaymen’s Federation, Block 303, Railway Colony High School, Chilkallguda, Secunderabad – 500025, Andhra Pradesh

(iii) President, All India Federation of Pensioners Association, G-2, Soundarya, New No. 51, Old No. 22, Kavarai Street, Saidapet West, Chennai – 600015, Tamilnadu.

(iv) Secretary General, Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj, Post Box No. 3303, Jangpura P.O. New Delhi – 110 014.

(v) Vice President & Honorary Secretary, Air Force Association, Air Force Station, Race Course Camp, New Delhi – 110 003.

Rotating Group ( 10 Associations)

(i) President, Disabled War Veterans (India), B6/6, DLF City, Phase I, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122002.

(ii) President, Association of Retired Officers of IA&ID, H. No, 2154, Sector 38-C, Chandigarh.

(iii) Secretary General, All India Central Government Pensioners Association, EP-233, Naya Bazar, Jalandhar City, Punjab.

(iv) Secretary, Karnataka Posts and Telecommunications Pensioners Association (R), 1397, 23rd Main, Banashankari II Stage, Bengaluru.

(v) President, Co-ordination Committee of Central Government Pensioners’ Association, 68-B, K. G. Bhawan, Malanga Lane, Kolkata-12, West Bengal.

(vi) General Secretary, All India Central Government Pensioners’ Association, 355, Ganga Mandir, Cuttack, Orissa.

(vii) General Secretary , Central Government Pensioners’ Association, Kerala, “Pension Kendra”, II Floor, Capital Towers, Patturaickal Jn., Thrissur – 680022, Kerala.

(viii) General Secretary, Central Government Pensioners Welfare Association, Jammu Olympic Association Building, Parade, Jammu (J&K).

(ix) Secretary General,All India Organisation of Pensioners Kanpur, 120/469, Lajpat Nagar, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

(x) President, All India Central Government Pensioners’ Association, 1785, Sadashivpeth, Phadkeshankul, Near Pune, Vidyarthi Griha, Pune – 411030 (Maharashtra)

Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA_030214pdf.pdf]

Click to view the ‘Gist of decision taken in the 23rd SCOVA Meeting’.

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F. No. 42/2/2014-P&PW(G)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003
Date: 1st January, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- 24th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) scheduled to be held in the month of February, 2014 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS (PP).

The 24th meeting of Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is scheduled to be held in the month of February. The details of the date, time and venue of the meeting will follow. The meeting will be chaired by the Hontle Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Pubic Grievances & Pensions.

2. All the Pensioners Associations under SCOVA are requested to kindly provide the following requisite information through fax as well as E-mail : –

(a) Suggest fresh items/issues, if any, for inclusion in the agenda to be discussed for the proposed meeting. Kindly do not send those agenda items which have already been discussed in the previous SCOVA meetings and on which final decision/action has already been taken. Your response in this regard may please be sent to this Department so as to reach the undersigned latest by 7th Jan, 2014 to enable us to finalize the agenda items. Minutes of the meetings and Action Taken Reports of the previous SCOVA meetings are available on the website of this Department – www. pensionersportal.gov. in

(b) Because of the consideration of space, only one representative of your organization may attend the above said meeting. Confirmation of participation and the name of the participant may kindly be intimated in advance to the undersigned by fax/e-mail.

3. Outstation members will be paid TA/DA and local members will be paid conveyance charges in accordance with the rules/instructions.

4. This Department looks forward to your participation in the meeting.

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(Sujasha Choudhury)
Dy. Secretary (P)

Click here to view the list of Standing Group and Rotating Groups…

Source: www.pensionerportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/SCOVA-02012014.pdf]

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No.12-32/2013-P&PW(Coord)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 02.01.2014.

Office Memorandum

The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment’s D.O letter No.15-39(89)/2013-14/ AG.II, dated 22.11.2013 (copy attached) on the subject cited above.

2. The Pensioner’s Associations are requested to send nomination of various senior citizens for the National Award in the suitable categories (copy of Annexures attached), giving details of the distinguished services rendered by the nominee in the field of ageing and / or to the cause of the elderly. The nominations may be sent directly to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment so as to reach that Ministry by 31st January, 2014.

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(Kailash Chander)
Under Secretary (Coord)

Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/Awards2_020114.pdf]

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