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a) Prez BPS Msg to 61st AGM...................07-08b) SG BPS report..........................................08-13

c) Welcome speech of chairman......................... REC comm................................................13-14

d) Proceedings of 61st AGM......................14-17e) Prez writes...............................................17-18

f) Rules & Regulations of BPS..................18-24

a) M/F reg quoting PAN.....................................24b) DOP&PW reg DR to penr’s fm 1.7.16..24-25

c) M/F reg ITax for AY 2017-18 .................26-28d)DOP&PW reg disability......................................

pension to pre-2016 disabled penr’s.........30e) M/F reg DR to optees of pre-revised..............

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pension.....................................................32-33j) DOE reg WRPS.................................33

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pension related issues..........................33-36l) Rly Bd reg income ceiling for PPs/PTOs to....

dependents.....................................................36m) Rly Bd reg disabililty pensions.................36

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It has been my privilege and honour to havebelonged, for nearly three decades, to the BharatPensioners Samaj which is the biggest and oldestpensioners’ organization in India. On its behalf, lextend my greetings to the respected Chief Guest,esteemed Special Guests of Honour & SpecialInvitees and all our esteemed Delegates to this61 st AGM of this All India Federation of over 680Pensioners’ Associations from all over theCountry. BPS has to its credit severalachievements for the pensioner community oversix decades since its foundation in 1955 by JusticeShankar Saran (Retd) of Allahabad High Court.Bharat Pensioners Samaj has played a significantand leading part in the Standing Committee ofVoluntary Organizations (SCOVA) ever since itwas established by late Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.From the 4 th Central Pay Commission (effective1.1.1986) we were able to get Dearness Reliefon the same pattern and same levels asDearness Allowance for the serving employeesand with a fitment @ 20% increase over basicpension. Even though the Vth and Vl th CPCs

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pension. Even though the Vth and Vl CPCsrecommended the same 20% fitment formula, wecould get an enhanced fitment increase of 40%due to the personal intervention of Prime MinisterInder Kumar Gujral and Home Minister IndrajitGupta in 1997 when the Vth CPC wasimplemented. But the more substantial gain thatwe could get from that CPC V was “modified parity”with the past pensioners whereas, our demandfor which we had been agitating for long, was forfull parity. But we graciously accepted whatever(i.e., partial parity) was presented to us on theplate as the Chairman Justice Pandian told us tobe patient on this account as they were introducinga new policy which could be enhanced by thefuture Pay Commissions. Similarly, we got thefitment enhanced to 40% again in 2008 under theUPA-I Government led by Dr Manmohan Singh.From the Vth CPC, we also got, for the first time,the Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs. 100 per month.Similarly, we were able to persuade the then Uniongovernment (UPA-ll) to announce the formationof the Vlth CPC in March, 2014, nearly two yearsahead of the agreed date of implementation witheffect from 1.1.2016 as recommended by the VthCPC in 1997. The Vlth CPC acceded to another

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long-pending demand for grant of “additionalpension” for the older pensioners. As is now well-known, we got 20% increase at 80, 30% @ 85, 40% @ 90, 50% @ 95 and 100 % @ 100. It alsorecommended a conversion formula of the newpension as on 1.1.2016 @ 2.57 fitment of the basicpension as on 1.1.2006, incorporating theassumed 125% DR as on 31.12.2015, ascompared to 2.26 times by the previous PayCommission. Acceding to our long-delayed butcrucial demand for grant of “full parity” (Option-1),another option was also recommended. Thepresent NDA government broadly accepted therecommendations of VlIth CPC which wereimplemented vide Gazette notification dated25.7.2016 and an O.M. dated 4.8.2016.

No organization can, or,should survive on laurels of its past achievements.The new challenges for us are: Full parity, asdescribed above, since the Government has sofar NOT agreed to implement Option-1, on theground that as its feasibility (according to theirfindings), is limited to 82%. But Bharat PensionersSamaj and the staff side of the NC JCM have toldthe Government that is positively feasible for the

Respected distinguished Guests, BPS Office-bearers, Managing Committee members,Delegates, Brothers & Sisters, i have greatpleasure in welcoming you all to this 61st AGM ofBharat Pensioners Samaj Federation here atDelhi. I seek your kind permission to submit thisreport in this august house. Our 60 th AGM washeld at Amritsar on 29.11.2015. W ith a view toproviding more convenience to the participants,we have organized this AGM at Delhi in thespacious Mavalankar Hall in Constitution Club inspite of the high cost. I, on behalf of BPS, expressmy sincere thanks to all of you for coming all theway from different parts of the country and makingthis AGM a great success. I am also thankful toPunjab National Bank and M/s Portea Medical whoare co-sponsoring this 61 st BPS AGM.

As you all know, Federation Bharat PensionersSamaj is a non-political, non-profitable and non-governmental organisation with the sole missionthe Government that is positively feasible for the

remaining 18% too. W e also explained how it isfor the Government to get the commonmultiplication factor of 2.57 enhanced by revisionof minimum salary based on the hackneyed &colonial ‘family unit’ concept in the 1948 formulaof Dr Aykrod. Our third major challenge is to get afixed Medical Allowance of at least Rs. 3,000 forpensioners residing outside the CGHS areas.Similarly, we demand universal application of VllthCPC to the state Government Pensioners andremoval of the injustice to EPS 95 pensioners byway of reducing even their meagre minimumpension of Rs. 1,000 through the so-called proratasystem.

governmental organisation with the sole missionto bring 57 lac of CG pensioners, 80 lac stateGovt. pensioners & 45 lac EPS - 95 pensionerstogether and to ensure their welfare with respectto

. As a step towards this goal, BPS withits over 680 affiliate and associate associations,has MOU with the AISCCON, AIFPA & NFRP tostruggle jointly and severally for common issues.Together with MOU Partners, Affiliates andAssociates, today we represent over 20 lac Sr.citizens/Pensioners. W e have also given an openinvitation to all other organisations with similarthinking to join with us as MOU partners/affiliates.

Bharat Pensioners Samaj submitted itsMemorandum to the 7 th CPC on 25.5.2014 raising24 issues relating to Pension & Healthcare.National Council Joint Consultative Machinery(NCJCM-Staff Side) also supported our demandsthrough their Memorandum. 7th CPC invited BPSon 23.7.2014 and again on 17.2.2015 fordiscussions on the demands raised. PayCommission listened to us very patiently with theirpositive response on several issues promptingus to have high expectations. The Commission

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submitted its report on 19.11.2015. But alas!Inspite of the fact that the 7th CPC agreed to severalof our demands in principle, the final outcomehas not been very encouraging.

After the declaration of 7 th CPCrecommendations, the period between 60th tothis 61 st AGM has been very crucial with severalnew challenges thrown up. Alongwith severalother demands we had represented that wide gulfbetween minimum and maximum paid shouldbe narrowed down and brought back to 1.7.1996level of 1:8 and a common multiplication factor forrevision of pay and pension be worked out so thateveryone gets a uniform raise. BPS for the pastover 30 years has been struggling for 100% parityi.e. OROP for every pensioner. At the same time,we represented to the 7 thCPC (as also to earlierCPCs) also that there should be 100% paritybetween pre and post CPCs Pensioners. Insteadof reducing the gap this Commission furtherraised it to 1:13.88 and worked out 2.57 ascommon multiplication factor (CMF) for all, gave aparity formula through notional fixation of pay &accepted our demand for merging postaldispensaries with CGHS. Evidently, the Pay

case of pensioners it is 7,875/- to 9,000/- after agap of 10 years i.e. an increase of Rs.112.5 Peryear. This has happened because of incorrectcalculation of minimum revised salary resultednot only by adoption of lower prices ofcommodities but also due to adoption of Dr.Aykroyd formula of 1948 without updating it. It issurprising as to how a gender-biased 1948formula adopted by Indian Labour Conference(ILC) in 1957, without updating it, in the digitalIndia of 2016. In today’s scenario, how can theIndian Civil Society accept a formula for minimumrequirement which treats the lady of the house as0.8 unit compared to the adult male of the houseas 1 (one) unit. Further, this formula does not atall take into consideration the minimumrequirement of today’s 21 st century Digital Indiai.e. a smart mobile phone with an internetconnection, I Pad etc. Considering the wife to be.8unit is a gender bias indicating colonial mindsetof Dr Aykroyd. In the present scenario, a wife tooputs in the same amount, in fact rather more, ofphysical and intellectual work as compared to thehusband. She needs more nutrients andhealthcare to keep herself fit to be a mother anddispensaries with CGHS. Evidently, the Pay

Commission did in principle accept oursubmissions, regarding CMF and parity betweenpre & post 2016 retirees. But the multiplicationfactor of 2.57 is very much on the lower side. It isa ratio between minimum revised pay ofRs.18,000/- & existing minimum pay of 7,000/-which, after 10 years gives a raise of 14.29% i.e.1.429 % per year. Even for the existing employees,it comes to the same & even if, in case workingemployees, their 3% per year increment is added,it is a raise of 4.29 % per year which is not onlyhistorically low in past 70 years which any Govt.has given but also much less than that of anyPrivate sector enterprise. And yet, the mediacreated a big hype and thrown up false perceptionin the Civil Society that the pay of C.G. employeeshas been raised from Rs 7,000/- to 18,000/- andthat Pension is raised from Rs.3,500/- to 9,000/-which, according to them, was too much, ratherextravagant for the govt. employees whom theyconsider to be inefficient and what not! Forgettingthat raise is from Rs.15,750/- to 18,000/- and thatfinal take home advantage after deductions is onlyRs.500/- per month after 10 years. Similarly, in

healthcare to keep herself fit to be a mother andas an educationist for her school going children.She needs better clothing than 1957. A ladywhether she is a wife of a labourer or of a Secretaryto Govt. of India, has a basic right to keep herselfreasonably presentable for which she needssome minimum add-ons. As such treating her tobe less than a unit is gross injustice, gender biasand unconstitutional. Similarly, growing childrenof upto 14 years of age need more of proteins,fats & carbohydrates, need to take sufficientexercise & field activities for healthy growth. Todaythey need much better and more clothing, bettereducation & healthcare compared to the 50s. TheNation needs healthy and stout young citizens. Itis against the National interest to restrict theirneed-based minimum requirement to.6 unit. ThusBPS submitted a Memorandum to the Govt. thatthe Minimum Salary & correspondingly the fitmentbenefit of 2.57 need an upward revision. As ofnow, the Govt. has referred the issue to acommittee and the outcome is still awaited. BPSasks the media, the Civil society & the Govt that, ifgovt employees are/were not working then whohas been/is running the Govt, the Railways, the

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ordnance Factories, the Post Offices, Income-Tax& other establishments and how the country isprogressing and getting transformed and GDPgrowing at globally top rate?

Similarly, in respect of Pensioners, BharatPensioners Samaj wants the media, the civilsociety, the Govt and all those who considerpension to be a burden on the exchequer tounderstand that existing pensioners were nevera burden on exchequer and that their pension isnot completely a non-contributory defined benefit.While in service, they contributed sufficiently welltowards their pension and it is their deferred wagewhich is now being paid after their retirement. Assignificantly pointed out by the Hon’ble SupremeCourt, Pensioners while in service let the Govtkeep 8.33% (with interest) of their salary everymonth and, by any conservative estimate,cumulatively today this amount stands at morethan Rs. 3,75,000/- crores. Over 33% pensionexpenditure can easily be met with the interest onthis amount.

As far back as 17.12.1982, ConstitutionBench of the Apex Court in case of D S Nakara vs

intentionally designed at lower level to cater forpension after retirement. (Chapter 2 page 22-24).Going down the memory lanes we remember thatduring our service lives whenever, the TradeUnions, on the basis of the equal work equal payformula, demanded parity in pay with PSUs, theGovt. replied that as pension is to be paid afterretirement, Govt. employees pay cannot be at parwith PSUs. The senior citizens’ corner in thepensioners’ portal of the Government of Indiareads as follows: “Senior citizens are a treasureto our society. They have worked hard all theseyears for the development of the nation as well asthe community. They possess a vast experiencein different walks of life. At this stage, they need tobe taken care of and made to feel special.” Trueafter independence, by the dint of their hard work,today’s pensioners have considerably contributedto whatever progress the country has made sincethen. Even today, pensioners make endlesscontributions to their families, communities andsociety. They contribute as family caregivers, asworkers, consumers, volunteers and taxpayers.Our affiliates/associates & members have beenmotivating pensioners to indulge in social welfareBench of the Apex Court in case of D S Nakara vs

UOI (AIR1983,SC130) ruled “that pension isneither a bounty nor a matter of grace dependingupon the sweet will of employer … ..(Para 186 SCjudgement & Para 127.5 Vth CPC)”. It has beenearned by the sweat of their brow (employee)… ..(Para 127.6 Vth CPC)” . It is a deferred wage andthat pension should be such that pensioner isable to live with the ‘standard equivalent at pre-retiral level’….. (Para 184 of SC judgement,7th CPCPara 10.1.4 & Paras 127.3 to 127.6 of Vth CPCreport Part III). 5th CPC had appointed TECS (TataEconomic Consultancy Services) as consultantswho suggested 67% of the last pay drawn (LPD)to be the pension (Para 127.9 of 5 th CPC report).The Govt. has been paying us only 50% of LPD &17% of LPD, still continues to contribute towardspension. Present-day pensioners while in serviceworked on pay scales which were intentionallydesigned at lower level to cater for Pension. Govt.of India’s 6 th CPC sponsored a study on retirementbenefits of Central Government employees in2007 by Dr Gayithri of Centre of Economic Studies& Policy, Institute for Social Economic Change,Bangalore. It came out in her report that the payscales of pensionable Govt employees were

motivating pensioners to indulge in social welfareof the civil society. W henever there is a naturalcalamity, pensioners come forward not only withmonetary assistance but physically andemotionally also they stand shoulder to shoulderwith civil administration and the fellow citizens indistress. W ith our enthusiastic motivation,Pensioners are coming forward to donate not onlyorgans but even their whole bodies so thatsomeone, after their departure, can survive to seethis beautiful world. Several of our affiliates aremonetarily helping underprivileged children tocontinue their studies. Similarly, poor ladies indistress are being helped to earn honourableliving. Thus, we are not a burden on the exchequer,society or the govt. Even in our death we are ableto give life to 5 persons.

: The 7th CPCrecommended vide their Para 10.1.67 that: All thecivilian personnel including CAPF who retired priorto 01.01.2016 shall first be fixed in the Pay Matrixrecommended by the Commission, on the basisof the Pay Band and Grade Pay at which theyretired, at the minimum of the corresponding levelin the matrix. This amount shall be raised, to arrive

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at the notional pay of the retiree, by adding thenumber of increments he/she had earned in thatlevel while in service, at the rate of three percent.Fifty percent of the total amount so arrived at shallbe the revised pension. To this Govt. said, “it maynot be feasible to implement” and wanted to rejectthe recommendation outright. However, on NC-JCM (Staff Side) & BPS insistence thisrecommendation has been accepted by the Govt.subject to feasibility. On this issue we could reachconsensus with S-30 & S-29 Associations andhave represented that the required records areavailable in 95% cases (Govt has subsequentlyaccepted during the meeting with NC-JCM on6.10.2016 that records are available in 82 %cases) & the remaining can be recast. If in anycase records are not available & cannot be recast,the LPD which is invariably available in PPOs,can be updated Pay Commission after PayCommission & can be placed at appropriate levelin Pay Matrix. Thus, the recommendation, caneasily be implemented. But the DOP&PW is stillinsisting that it will not be feasible and is pushingfor modified parity of 5th CPC.

Currently this issue too alongwith upward

Commission recommends that CGHS shouldempanel those hospitals which are alreadyempanelled under CS (MA)/ECHS for catering tothe medical requirement of these pensioners ona cashless basis. This would involvestrengthening of administrative capacity ofnearest CGHS centres. However, this step will goa long way in ameliorating the pending grievancesof these pensioners.

2. The Commission recommends that theremaining 33 postal dispensaries should bemerged with CGHS. The Commission furtherrecommends that all postal pensioners,irrespective of their participation in CGHS while inservice, should be covered under CGHS aftermaking requisite subscription.

3. Currently, there are various health careschemes in the Central Government catering tospecific sets of employees. For example, apartfrom CGHS, there are Ex-Servicemen ContributoryHealth Scheme (ECHS) and Railways EmployeesLiberalized HealthScheme (RELHS) which coverthe Ex-servicemen and Railway employees/pensioners, respectively. Although the patterns

Currently this issue too alongwith upwardrevision of FMA, is under consideration ofcommittees constituted for this purpose and wewill have to wait for the outcome..BharatPensioners Samaj supports the stand taken bythem vide their letter No NC-JCM-2016/7th CPC(pension) dated 17th Oct 2016. i.e. To determinethe Pension based on the suggestion placed bythe Pension Department on 6.10.2016 i.e.notional pay in Seventh CPC is arrived by applyingformula for pay revision for serving employees ineach Pay Commission and giving 50% of thisnotional pay w/o any cap as pension to all pre-2016 Pensioners/family pensioners, if thatbecomes beneficial to them as 3 rd option.However, 3 rd option i.e. ( c) will not be accepted asa replacement to option No1 i.e. (b). On the issueof Healthcare: Responding to our (BPS’)pleadings, the 7 th CPC in their para 9.1.18 (i), (ii)&(iii) has recorded:

1. The Commission strongly recommends theintroduction of health insurance scheme forCentral Government employees and pensioners.In the interregnum, for the benefit of pensionersresiding outside the CGHS areas, the

pensioners, respectively. Although the patternsin these schemes vary, a combined entity ofCGHS, ECHS-RELHS would result in a verystrong network of health facilities for theCentralGovernment employees across the lengthand breadth of the country.

Bharat Pensioners Samaj has taken on itsshoulders the responsibility of creating theawareness & consolidation of pensioners’campaign alongwith its MOU partners AIFPA &NFRP. In an attempt to effectively connect to BPSaffiliates & Associates at the ground level the SecyGenl BPS has visited Guwahati, Lumding, MuzaffarNagar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ambala, Palghat &Thrissur in the current year itself. VP (SZ)Somasekhra Rao has toured Andhra Pradesh,Telangana & parts of Tamil Nadu. V P (W Z) J N

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The Commissionrecommends that possibility of such a combinednetwork of various medicalschemes should beexplored through proper examination. About theother issues we have regularly been publishingin our monthly magazine ‘Bharat Pensioner’, inour blog, website, Facebook & Twitter. You canalso refer to BPS’ latest publication ‘7 th CPC &Beyond’ which has been sent to you separatelyby registered post.

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The Way OutShort term action plan

which was sent by registeredBook Post to all affiliates / members with arequest to send Rs 200/-

Long term action plan

Rao has covered most of his jurisdiction inMaharashtra. RLNM Ratnam Secy (StatePensioners)& S S Dubey MCM toured severalstates to consolidate state pensioners’movement, with the result ‘All India Federation ofState Pensioners’, an affiliate of BPS held its firstever Convention at Hyderabad on 12.6.2016which was attended by delegates from 19 States.Prakash Yende Secy (EPS 95) along withMohamad Yunus, Prakash Pathak & P N Pandeyhave gone an extra mile to consolidate EPS 95Pensioners who are the worst sufferers as over28 lac of them still get Rs 1,000/- & less monthlypension. In N E region VP (NE) Yaisukul Singhand S M Kanjilal MCM have covered the entireN.E. region. BPS Secy ( Rlys Pensioners) at NewJalpaiguri & VP (W Z) J N Rao have been doingyeomen service to Rly Pensioners and haveresolved a number of difficult cases. D D. MistrySecy (BSNL/PSUs), Secy (Defence Civilians),Onkar Singh & Secy (Postal& Others), MChandramowli have been working with great zealto attend to the grievances of pensioners of theirrespective departments. At the HQ level Editor MM Kapur, defeating age & disease, is working day

and all others office bearers & managingcommittee members who are always on the beckand call.

BPS has been effectively using its social mediaplatform and monthly magazine for disseminationof information & spreading awareness amongpensioners.During the period under report BPStook up several important issues like PAN IndiaSmart Card for RELHS beneficiaries, restorationof 2/3 rd commutation to PSU absorbees,corresponding 5 th CPC scales for specifiedcategories, application of 7 th CPC benefits toautonomous bodies, upward revision of FMA,exclusion of Railway employees from the purviewof NPS etc.etc . Ladies & gentlemen! A situationhas arisen where the Govt. and administrationare not listening & caring for pensioners who areessentially the Sr Citizens. Then what needs tobe done :-

- BPS suggests that:(i) Pensioners should come

on social media en-mass to highlight theirissues, entitlements & justifications therefor;M Kapur, defeating age & disease, is working day

and night for constant improvement & timelypublication of our monthly magazine ‘BharatPensioner’ with N.C. Gupta supporting as editorHindi and K L Malhotra Secy (PR) monitoring thedispatch of the magazine. On account of M MKapur’s daunting will-power and dedication, BPScould recently publish Special Supplement ‘7 th

CPC & Beyond’

towards the cost ofprinting, postage etc. R.K. Nanda MCM is very wellmanaging the grievance redressal desk & hasbeen resolving individual pensioner’s grievancesthrough online portals’. Harchandan Singh ASGhas been helping in drafting and pursuingmemoranda on different issues being taken upby BPS. Treasurer Rameshwar Kumar, besideskeeping a hawk’s eye on the accounts, is alwaysready to perform any additional work involvingeven outdoor jobs. From time to time, JGS PooranLal has been taking trouble to come all the wayfrom Agra to check & keep on track the accounts.Ladies & gentlemen, without field support officeadministration alone cannot successfully run sucha big organisation, so here is MCM P N Sharma

issues, entitlements & justifications therefor;(ii) Pensioners’

organisations should use their own print media,websites & blogs to consolidate and spreadawareness among pensioner community; and

(iii: BPS call upon its MOU partners,affiliates,

associates &members to get ready to join handsand to come to Jantar Mantar New Delhi in largenumbers to participate in the mass demonstrationto highlight their issues in early 2017.

: There is need toorganize the entire gamut of the Senior Citizencommunity:

Defence pensioners / family pensioners =18,60,000

Defence civilian Pensioners = 5,55,000Rly Pensioners/family pensioners = 13,75,000Central Govt. Civil Pensioners/family pensioners

=10,81,000

Social Media

Ladies & gentlemen, We are retired but nottired the total strength of pensioners in thecountry is 1crore 82 lac 61 thousand :

:

Own Print and Other Media:

) Demonstration at ‘Jantar Mantar’ NewDelhi

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the bulletin available with you all, whichpresumably to my mind are due to intermittenttripping of internet on the day it was being sent tothe press and time constraint resulting in non-saving of corrections. Anyway I have now takencare. W ith permission of the chair, I now read thespeech. On behalf of President, Secretary Generaland BPS Managing Committee, I welcome you allto 61st AGM of Bharat Pensioners Samaj being heldto-day on 13th November, 2016 at Constitution Club,Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi. This AGM is a megameet and has assumed great importance as it wouldbe discussing the outcome of the recommendationsconcerning civil pensioners/family pensioner ofCentral Govt viz. Posts, Rlys, Defence (civilians), StateGovt(s), BSNL/PSUs, EPF’95, various Statutory/Autonomous Bodies etc. of 7th CPC, headed byJustice (Retired), A K Mathur, submitted to the Govtof India on 25-11-2015 - partially implemented andpartially under review by the Committee ofSecretaries constituted by the GOI. I would not gointo the details of the recommendations as light onthese would be thrown by almost all the speakersof the day and threadbare discussion in theafternoon session by delegates who have come

Postal pensioners = 3,25,000State Govt. Pensioners = 79,15,000EPS 95 Pensioners = 44,50,000PSU pensioners = 7,00,000adding them, figure goes to = 1,82,61,000Elderly population (2016) = 123 millionElderly Electoral strength (2014 ) = 100 millionNational Voting average (2014) = 66.4 %Elderly Voting average = 90%Effective %age of Elderly votes = 16.6% (2014)

Our aim should be to consolidate 123 millionSr.Citizen voters through 18.261 millionpensioners to make Govt. & the political parties tolisten to us and to take care of the entirecommunity of Sr Citizens. The sooner we startworking to achieve this goal, the better it is for allof us as this is the only way out to makegovernments take due care of our woes andproblems. Brothers & sisters! I thank Shri ShyamSunder President and KC Pipal, W orkingPresident who have been the guiding stars to meand to the organization. I thank all of you for your

Chief Guest Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra, Genl SecyNC JCM (Staff Side); and Genl Secy AIRF; Specialinvitees : S/Shri (Dr) Sugan Bhatia, Sr Vice Prez-AISCCON, Mumbai; KKN Kutty, Prez-Confedrationof Central Govt Employees and D Balasubramaniam, Genl Secy,AIFPA,Chennai; inviteessitting in front of me; octogenarian members of BPS;dignataries on the dias; office-bearers & MCmembers BPS ; office-bearers & delegates fromAffiliates & Associates; Pensioner Brothers & Sisters,Ladies & Gentlemen. Guest of Honour Shri SanjaiSingh, Cheif Controller (Pensions)-M/o Finance,DOE; KC K Menon-NFRP,Palghat and Dr AbhaChoudhary-Chairperson of Anugraha, an NGOhave expressed their regrets for not attending thisAGM due to pre-occupations.

Namaste, Good morning! Before I read byspeech, I tender my unqualified apologies forsome glaring errors in the speech published in

afternoon session by delegates who have comefrom every nook & corner of the country undertakingtiring journeys braving their age and ailments. W eneed not feel disheartened if some of our demandshave not been accepted/recommended by 7thCPC or if recommended not implemented by theGovt . I appeal all pensioners to stand united underthe banner of BPS-the oldest PensionersFederation. BPS has tried its best to make this daycomfortable. However due to some of the office-bearers/MC members and staff members fallingsick due to an attack of Chikungunya, pollutiongoing very high and lastly initial inconveniencescaused due to demonetisation,shortcomings maycome to your notice. Kindly bear with us. It gives meimmense pleasure to say that BPS President shriShyam Sunder, who did not participate in the lastthree AGMs held at Secundrabad, Agra & Amritsarin November 2013, 2014 & 2015 respectively due tosevere health problems, is today, with the Grace ofAlmighty and good wishes of you all, amongst uson the Dias. He alongwith his wife Smt Prem KumariGoswami has been associated with BharatPensioners Samaj for the last nearly three decadesand forerunners in ameliorating the grievances ofpensioners/family pensioners through democratic

and to the organization. I thank all of you for yourcooperation and support afforded to me so far.

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Welcome Speech by Shri M M KapurChairman Reception Committee

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Jai Hind !

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61st AGM Proceeding

Jai Hind.

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Braving age, disease, chikungunya, climatescare & lastly demonetization, 335 delegates fromall parts of the country representing pensioners’organizations assembled in the Mavalankarauditorium of Constitution Club, New Delhi on

means but not lagging behind in leading thedharnas and demonstrations whenever theoccasion demanded. I, on behalf of all of you, wishthem a long happy life with the earnest prayer that thecouple would continue to guide BPS in resolvingpensioners’ grievances in the years to come.

Before I hand over the mike to the anchor of thissession, I request you all to stand and observe twominutes silence in memory of pensioner members- of BPS and Affliates/Associates, who have left fortheir heavenly abodes since the last AGM and alsoto the martyrs of Armed Forces & Central ArmedPolice Forces who have sacrificed their livessafeguarding the borders of the nation together withvictims of natural calamities that have occurred invarious parts of the country.

Chairman Reception Committee M M Kapurdelivered welcome address. Thereafter CheifGuest Com Shiv Gopal Mishra Genl Secy NC JCM(Staff side) was invited to address the audience.Com Mishra in his address apprised the audiencethat In the 7th CPC report Justice A K Mathur hasnot been judicious either to serving employees orto pensioners. Joint action committee of NC JCM(staff side) had proposed strike on 11th July 2016but the same averted on assurance of Govt.Refering to his deliberations with the SecretaryDOP &PW on the Subject of feasibility ofimplementation of option-1 for revision of pensionof pre-2016 retirees as per 7th CPC Para 10.1.67,he stated that though the DOP&PW acceptedavailability of records of 82 to 86 % of oldpensioners, Govt. is in no mood to implementoption-1, and called upon Pensioners to getunited for the big fight. Assuring all support to BPSfor the cause of pensioners, he concluded hisaddress with the remarks “Jo Lade ga vo payega”i.e. If you (Pensioners) fight you will get it. In theabsence of Guest of honour Sanjai Singh, CheifController (Pensions)-MOF DOE, editior BPS M MKapur read his message. Speaker Com K K Nauditorium of Constitution Club, New Delhi on

13.11.2016. Laud cheers & clapping announcedthe arrival of the chief guest Com. Shiv GopalMishra Genl. Secy NC JCM (staff side) exactly at10.00 AM who was escorted to the auditorium bySecy Genl BPS SC Maheshwari. The anchor BPSSecy (Rly Pensioners) Com BimalenduChakraborty invited BPS President to the dais witha request to preside the event and Com Shiv GopalMishra to grace the chair of the chief guest. Later,Com KKN Kutty President Confederation ofCentral Govt employees & W orkers, Com D.Balasubramaniam Genl Secy AIFPA Chennai, DrSugan Bhatia Sr VP AISCCON / MOU partner ofBPS and W orking Prez BPS K C Pipal wererequested to take their respective seats on thedais.

After facilitation and introduction of dignatarieson the dais by the SG SC Maheshwari, ASG BPSHarchandan Singh invited Com Mishra toinaugurate 61st BPS AGM who lighted theDEEPAK followed by rhythmic recital of‘Vandematram’ by Bimalendu Chakraborty &group and thus started the historic event with thetheme “WE ARE RETIRED BUT NOT TIRED”

Kapur read his message. Speaker Com K K NKutty also stressed the need for Pensioners unity& assured support of working employees to BPSin its struggle for the cause of pensioners. DrSugan Bhatia Sr VP AISCCON, a MOU partner ofBPS in his address reiterated his organization’ssupport to BPS and assured to raise pensionersissues from Sr Citizen forums. Comrade D.Balasubramaniam Genl Secy AIFPA Chennai,MOU Partner of BPS, gave detailed account of hismeeting on the previous day with Additional Secy,DOP&PW and highlighted the negative attitude ofthe Department .He reiterated the pledge to standshoulder to shoulder with BPS in the struggle forpensioners cause. Com V Umesh Babu repre-senting NFRP Palghat, MOU partner & affiliate ofBPS too renewed the pledge of his organizationto support BPS in its struggle for pensionerscause. (full text of all the above mentionedspeakers is available on Youtube and thoseinterested may listen by going to following linksURL:(https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scm1938), Representatives of co-sponsors of this AGM viz Punjab National Bank(Chandra Shekhar) & Portea Medical (Dr Abhishek

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Penr’s assn, Gorakhpur; CG Pensioners assn,Bhubneshwar; and All India States Penr’sFederation Jharkhand, Ranchi participated. Apartfrom delegates of affiliates/associates, non-affiliated members and office-bearers of BPS, thehost, viz. Vice prez (SZ), Secy (Defence Civies), Secy(Postal & Ors), Secy (States), Secy (EPS95) andMC member V Umesh Babu also participated. Inthe deliberations. Most of the speakers dealt withthe various grievances of pensioners/familypensioners common to all..

Briefly listed , these are : i) dissatisfaction onthe recommendations of 7 CPC which fell shortof expectations in as much as the increase insalary of serving employees and pensions toexisting retirees were too low compared to 6 CPC;non- implementation of Option-1 on grounds ofnon availability of records despite the central govtadmitting that records of 82% of pre-2006pensioners are available; CMF of 2.57 not arrivedat by updating Dr. Aykrod formula of 1950, both inrespect of items listed & their quantum, which ifupdated would certainly enhance the minimummonthly salary of the lowest functionary in the GOI

Malik) also addressed the house. ChandraShekhar explained various facilities being affordedto pensioners/family pensioners by the bank.Similarly Dr. Abhishek explained of facilities to beaccorded to pensioners who enrol themselveswith Portea. Details already published in ‘BharatPensioner’ issues. This was followed by givingPMES awards to 3 associations: DayaMaheshwari Memorial Trophy to RailwayPensioners W elfare Assn, Ludhiana (PB); S PVatta Memorial Trophy to Govt Pensioners W elfareOrg, Muzaffar Nagar(UP); and BPS award to BharatPensioner Samaj, Satna (MP) and facilitating of15 octogenarian members with garlands, shawlsand citation. Before the house disbursed for lunch,SG BPS SC Maheshwari presented the activityreport of preceding 12 months, audited accountsfor 2015-16 and BE for 2016-17 along- withsupplementary demands and proposedamendments to the Rules and Regulations ofBPS. Activity report , accounts and budgetestimates with supplementary demands wereapproved by the house unanimously. House alsoapproved Dr Amrita Lal Chakraborty and T V SuryaPrakash to function as Vice Prez (EZ) and resulting in higher CMF; not considering increase

of rate & period of additional pension/familypension presently beginning at the age of 80 years;early release of commuted pension after 12 yearsinstead of present 15 years; full parity to pre-2006pensioners; & family pension to widoweddaughter-in-law if the son has expired within thelife time of pensioner/family pensioner and familyof the deceased having no source of income andresiding with pensioner/family pensioner; ii) sincethe inception of CGHS, no wellness centre hasbeen opened in the State of Punjab resulting ininsurmountable difficulties to the central govt.pensioners residing in Punjab and desire abeginning to made. It should be opened inJalandhar where a sizeable percentage of centralgovt pensioners are residing; OPD consultationsin empaneled hospitals/diagnostic clinics beallowed without any reference from govt hospital/CMO I/C of CGHS wellness centre; engagingprivate medical specialists on contractual basisto overcome the shortage; increase in FMA in viewof increasing cost of medi-care and open endedoption to opt for FMA; postal pensioners beextended the facility of CGHS irrespective of the

Prakash to function as Vice Prez (EZ) andSecy(Statutory/Autonomous Bodies) BPSrespectively. Also approved continuation of theDSM and Associates Chatered Accountants foranother year.

In the delegates session which was chairedby BPS Prez Shyam Sunder, delegates fromvarious affiliates/associates viz. U P SecttPensioners W elfare assn,Lucknow; Bihar Penr’sassn, Barahia; AICGP assn,Cuttack; AIRP,Chennai; All Central Penr’s assn, Visakhapatnam;AI Penr’s Orgn, Agra; Rly Penr’s assn, SEC Rly,Durg; Tea Board assn, Kolkatta; Retd TelecomEngg Officers, Hyderabad; Karnataka P & T Penr’sassn, Bangalore; NFR Penr’s assn, Malbazzar(WB); EPS 95, New Delhi; BPS, Manganj (MP);AIP&T And Other Penr’s assn, Gaya; CentralExcise Customs & Service Tax Penr’s assn,Kolkatta; Rly P W assn, C Rly, Sholapur Dn,Khurwadi; BDPA (India), Ahmedabad; IITKharagpur Penr’s assn, Kharagpur; East CoastRly Sr Citizens W elfare assn, Khurda Road; Posts& Telegraph And Other Central Govt Penr’s assn(Gujrat), Ahmedabad; All India P & T And OtherCentral Penr’s assn, Bihar, Patna; Purvauttar Rly

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state govt(s) for reasons many join pensionablejobs at later age; weightage in service forcalculation of pension be increased to 8 yearsfrom present 5 years alongwith enhanced familypension when an employee dies while in serviceto 10 years from the existing 7 years asrecommended by 10th PRC of AP & Telengana;immediate implementation of recommendationsof 10th PRC of AP & Telengana; vii) uniform policybe framed by administrative ministry controllingStatutory/Autonomous Bodies in extendingbenefits of 7CPC and medi-care and presentdiscriminatory approach be shunned; revision ofpay and pensions in PSUs be undertaken suo-motto; presently pay revision committee looksafter only the executive employees and theirrecommendations are not a binding on PSUsforcing the latter to go in for an uncalled dialoguewith management for pay and IDA merger;employees unions and pensioners Assn’s ofPSUs be included in the list of invitees called bycentral pay commissions enabling servingemployees and pensioners to present theirdemands/ grievances in person; till-date none ofthe IIMs and IITs or any other statutory/autonomous

fact whether during service he was a beneficiaryof CGHS or not and also residing in CGHSapplicable areas or not; iii) grant of HRA topensioners at par with serving employees; LTC,as granted by few states to its pensioners, tocentral govt pensioners for undertakingpilgrimage & other social visits; grant of funeralexpenses to pensioners as is being granted toits pensioners by certain state govt(s); automaticextension of benefits to similarly placedpensioners/family pensioners as per judgementsof Administrative Tribunals/HCs/Supreme Court;all pensioners be given annual incrementsalongwith DR; non- payment of arrears to pre-2006 pensioners despite court orders; scrappingof NPS; iv) arbitrary recovery by Rly authoritiesofoverpayments from pensioners even where thepensioner is not at fault and is quite ignorant ofthe overpayment received; Rly authorities notgranting family pensions to widows/ siblingsdespite orders of the Rly Bd and alliedadministrative units ignoring sanctions on flimsygrounds; more dispensaries be opened at theHdqrs to reduce rush at Central Hospital; in-charges to be given more powers both the IIMs and IITs or any other statutory/autonomous

have been given the benefit of 7CPC causingavoidable resentment and requires immediateissue of notification by the administrative ministryof GOI; viii) GOI’s attention is drawn to the plight ofpensioners of EPS 95 which is beyond tolerance.whose pensions still range between Rs 200/- toRs2000/- without any DR and medi-care facilitieseither in cash or kind; recommendations ofBhagat Singh Koshiary committee beimplemented in toto; reducing EPS 95pensioner’s pensions by following pro rataformula is unjustified and be removed and fullpensions restored; and ix) a non-affiliate memberfrom Delhi proposed that BPS should hold ameeting of Delhi pensioners only once in a yearto update the pensioners of latest developmentsand lastly a good number of Central and StateGovt pensioners desired to resort to Dharnas/Strikes. EPS 95 is organising a Dharna on 07-12-2016 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi at all Indialevel and desire pensioners from Delhi and NCRregion to participate in large number to make it abig success.

In between Prez BPS, Satna(MP) Hari Prakash

charges to be given more powers bothadministrative and financial to enable them to referthe patients to Medical Specialists and procurefull quantum of medicines as prescribed topatients by specialists obviating uncalled for visitsto collect full medicines; review of cost of smartcards for cashless treatment by railwaypensioners recently notified by Rly Administrationwhich is too high and not within the reach of apensioner; one set of retirement passes for allpensioners and two sets of post- retirementcomplimentary passes for all pre-2006pensioners with QS of 20 years; v) Pre-2006 retireddefence civilians are not getting their revised PPOsat the desired pace from PCDA, Allahbad resultingin delay in release of arrears and consequentialincorrect revision of pension recommended by 7CPC; CDS canteen facilities though extended tocivilian pensioners, is not being allowed todependents; vi) all state governments are notgiving benefits of 7thCPC to its pensioners andthis discrimination be removed and a uniformpolicy adopted; full pension be granted after 30years of QS instead of 33 years as at present by

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Goswami thanked Bharat Pensioners Samaj,Delhi for awarding Satna Samaj an appreciationcitation alongwith cash of Rs3000/- foroutstanding services to Pensioners and FamilyPensioners under PMES awards scheme of BPS.Delegates of NFRPA, Dimapur-lone femalePensioners Organisation facilitated SG BPS SCMaheshwari with a garland and shawl. Later thegroup had a photograph with the SG andPresident BPS. Vice Prez S B Patel, Posts &Telegraph & Other Central Govt. Pensioners Assn(Gujrat), Ahmedabad

to Bharat Pensioners Samaj, New Delhi.Donation is awaited. BPS acknowledges withthanks.

Summing up the deliberations, Prez ShyamSunder recalled the journey covered by BPS andits acheivements for pensioner community oversix decades since its foundation in 1955 by JusticeShankar Saran (Retd) of Allahabad High Court.He advised the house not to go into lull as noorganisation can, or, should survive on laurels ofits past acheivements. Pensioners should stayalert and continue their fight for: i) “Full Parity” i.e.

Dear Pensioner Brother! Haven’t you and all of uswatched the current logjam and adjournments in thewinter sessions of our Parliament, both in the RajyaSabha and the Lok Sabha and the highly difficultsituations handled most impartially, tactfully and patientlyby the respective Presiding Officers of the two Houses?We must applaud the self- restraint, discipline and dignitywith which these Dignitaries commandeered the volatileproceedings of the highest chambers of the largestDemocracy in the world. W hat practical lessens canwe draw in the conduct of pensioners meets from thelocal to national levels ? Retired Justice Sankar Saranof Allahabad and a handful of a few other pensionersmet, at his then residence, at 35, Western Court, Janpath,New Delhi in 1955 to found this All India PensionersOrganisation. An office was soon established in a smallroom in W W-II relic Theatre Communication barracks inConnaught Place on the ground where the new hustle-bustle underground Palika Bazaar majestically standstoday. It shared the rent with the Bharat Sevak Samajled by the late Gulzari Lal Nanda until it had to shift, dueto its financial constraints, to the residence of its thenGeneral Secretary at the Todarmal Road in Bengali Marketarea.

It functioned smoothly and also orderly (at someother sites too) until it was jolted by a sudden rift andsplit led by one late Major Partap Singh. He thenestablished a rival All India Organisation of Pensionerswith a few branches here and there but all of them haveslowly withered away by lapse of time though amicroscopic number still survives at some stations butalso mostly affiliated now to BPS. W e, however, stillhighly respect its present ‘headquarters’ at Kanpur.Bharat Pensioners Samaj is a secular, non-political, non-Option-1 recommended by 7 CPC for pre-2016

pensioners which the GOI, till-date, has not agreedto implement on grounds of non-feasibility ofavailability of records and contrary to its ownfindings that records of 82% of pensioners areavailable. BPS and the staff side of NC JCM havesounded the govt for positive feasibility ofremaining 18% too; ii) upward change of CMF2.57 by revision of minimum salary based on thehackneyed & colonial ‘family unit’ concept in the1948 formula of Dr Aykroid; iii) FMA to be atleastRs.3000/- per month for pensioners residingoutside the CGHS areas; iv) universal applicationof VIIth CPC to the state Government Pensioners;and v) removal of injustice to EPS 95 pensionersby way of reducing even the meagre minimumpension of Rs.1000/- through prorata system.

Meeting ended with thanks by prez citing acouplet of poet Josh Malihabadi ‘Kaam hai meratarvhayyur ( ) mera naam hai shabab, meranara Inquilab ho Inquilab ho’ amidst roaringechoes of slogans - Jai Hind, Inquilab Zindabadand Pensioners Unity Zindabad followed bysinging of National Anthem

highly respect its present ‘headquarters’ at Kanpur.Bharat Pensioners Samaj is a secular, non-political, non-commercial, democratic organisation of pensioners. It isdedicated to the noble ideals enthroned in theConstitution of India. Thus, it is also committed to thevalues of socialism and defence of the sovereignty andsecurity of the Democratic Republic. How could the BPSsurvive and even expand speedily not onlyorganizationally but also financially, to its zenith ofheights to-day? Both the objective circumstances andthe dedicated spirit and discipline of the leadership teamsof this great organisation for the last over three decadesis the answer. First, the objective conditions for whichdue credit must go to the late youthful Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi. (Disclaimer: I am not, or have ever been,either a salve or even a fan of the Nehru Gandhi or anyother Family.)

For his own reasons he took two historic steps:-

These led to a sudden in the setting spurt up ofhordes of Pensioners’ Associations not only in the biggercities but also towns, both big and small, all over thecountry. Subsequent benefits achieved with the hardwork and mass mobilization of pensioners, undertakenby the Bharat Pensioners Samaj, in association withother stake-holders and reaped by all of us, through thework of the IV,V,VI and VII Central Pay Commissions

announced a donation ofRs1000/-

President writes

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1) Creation of a new separate Department of Pension& Pensioners W elfare under the Ministry ofPersonnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with aMinister of State in the PMO as its head.

2) The inclusion, for the first time, of all CentralGovernment pensioners in the Terms of Referenceof the IVth Central Pay Commission just 3 monthsbefore it was scheduled to give its Report in respectof the serving employees”.

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BHARATPENSIONERS SAMAJ (ALL INDIA FEDERATION

OF PENSIONERS’ ASSOCIATIONS) (Asamended upto 13.11.2016)

Preamble:

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3. Definitions :Samaj BHARAT PENSIONERS’

SAMAJ.President

BHARAT PENSIONERS’ SAMAJ

Member

Affiliated Association

Long live Unity!Pensioners Unity Zindabad!Jai Hind! Inqilab Zindabad!

1. The Bharat Pensioners Samaj,which is an All India Federation of Pensioners’Associations will represent all categories, groupsand classes of Pensioners, who draw Pensionarybenefits from the Central or State Governments,or Public Sector Undertakings, Corporations orlocal bodies and their dependents with a view topromoting general welfare of pensioners andageing persons and to help them in all possibleways. Active members of the Samaj will beencouraged to utilize their time and experience insocial work, to raise the status and strength of thepeople and to improve the image of India bybringing about a change in their attitudes andthinking.

2. The Samaj shall be a non-political, non-commercial, Secular and social welfareorganization, free from party, group, provincial orlinguistic affiliation. Its Registered office shall beat Delhi/New Delhi.

need not be enumerated by me here. But can we forgetthe contribution made by messers M L Batra and BehariLal Vig at New Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi before age-related problems hit the latter? Or, the extraordinaryefforts and dedicated work by the “Jangpura GROUP”(so called because of their audacious act of shiftingand stabilizing a new the Samaj headquarters atJangpura from New Rajinder Nagar) in 1983, of SarvshriP N Kumra, P N Gadi, Ripudaman Singh (W estNizamuddin), M S Sachdeva, V S Goswami, C L Mohan,Y C Rai & others for nearly one and a half decades andthen this humble guy (myself), S P Vatta, Mohan Lal, MrsP K Goswami and others and yet the last but not theleast those contemporaries at the helm of affairs today?

The point that I want to discuss with all myaffectionate and dear pensioner brothers is: W hat is thebasic internal strength of Bharat Pensioners Samaj,sustaining it for over six decades and still marchingahead and facing yet ever new challenges today and inthe future. It is, of course, UNITY, UNITY & UNITY! andunity demands discipline which includes dedication andself-restraint. Paying a tribute to the late iconic Cubanleader Fidel Castro, Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor (formerlyan Under Secretary in the UNO) says: “At one UN summit,a five minutes limit had been imposed upon Heads ofGovernment that no one expected Castro to adhere to.With his impish sense of humour, Fidel ostentatious byplaced a red handkerchief over the blinking light installedto warn speakers their time was up, signalling hisapparent intention to ignore it and Fidel holds the recordfor the longest speeches in the U N: 4 hours 29 minutesin Sept,1960; 7 hours and 30 minutes on February, 1998”!!! Our own V K Krishna Menon spoke for over 11 hoursat that very grand high pedestal on Jammu & Kashmir, inthe fifties!

at Delhi/New Delhi.

(a) ‘ ’ means the

(b) ‘ ’-means the President of the& includes

working president.(c) ‘ ’ means and includes Patron, Life

Member, Ordinary Member and Members ofNational Council of Pensioners.

(d) A ‘Year’ shall be deemed to commence on1st April and end on 31st March next year.

(e) ‘ ’ means and includesa State Association or a District Associationwhere a State Association does not exist andany Departmental Association of Pensionersaffiliated with and admitted to the privileges ofthe Samaj.

(f) Associate association means an associationaffiliated to a Federation /Association which inturn is affiliated to Bharat Pensioners Samaj.

(g) A Pensioner means a person who retired fromCivil, Railways, Posts & Telegraph, or DefenceServices of the Government of India or any

the fifties!In our AGM @ Bahai Bhavan, New Delhi held in

2009, one Delegate from a not so prominent town inNorth Zone happended to exceed the time allotted. Thethen President twice politely requested him to concludebut he was unable; on a third request too, to do so. Hevociferously argued that all the items for the AGMassigned by his Association had as yet not beendiscussed in full detail. He used to regularly attend theAGM every year. And then suddenly decided todiscontinue this pratice. As an ad hoc response decisionto hold a two-day AGM failed to click as a solution. Idon’t know if a repeat experiment next year would leaveus happier on this account; or we may go for biennial ortriennial conferences now on wards. The ManagingCommittee would perhaps have to deliberate on thisissue shortly. The other problem would be to decideabout the manner in which discipline and order shouldprevail in the meetings of bodies like the ManagingCommittee in the periods between the AnnualConferences or Meetings. Is there not a need for moreself-restraint and order on the part of the members insuch meetings? It is appropriate for any member to raisehis voice or even shout to press his point of view beingaccepted by all others. Can they resort to such behaviouras they do in the highest pedestals of democracy as theUpper and Lower Houses of our esteemed Parliament?I would request all our affiliated Associations andindividual members to debate this in their meetings andsend their considered views to our Secretary Generalby the 28 th Febuary,2017 positively.

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Shyam Sunder ,BPS President

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State Government or Union TerritoryAdministration in India or from the Governmentof undivided India or Burma, Pakistan, or fromthe service of any Local Body, Council, or PublicSector Undertaking/ industries covered by EPS95.4.

(a ) To promote the general welfare of Pensionersand elderly persons.

b) To promote such measures as may beconducive to material benefits of members ofthe Samaj.

(c) To accept donations, grants-in-aid, loans frommembers of the general public and otherorganizations including Government andSemi-Government bodies and localauthorities with a view to promote interests ofthe Samaj particularly in :-

(i) Providing medical and Social welfare facilitiesfor Pensioners and their dependents,

(ii) Arranging educational facilities for dependantwards of Pensioners.

(iii) Establishing homes, hostels, health resorts

and useful literature of interest to Pensionersand elderly persons.

(h) To affiliate itself with International Associationswith similar aims and objects.

(i) To encourage members to utilize their time andexperience in social and welfare work.

(j) To take such steps as may be necessary tocarry out the above objects in co-operation withother Associations and social welfareorganizations with similar objects in views.

(k) To establish branches of the Samaj in variousStates and Districts and associate itself withother Association working with similar aimsand objects. 5. Every Pensioner irrespective

of community, caste, creed or religion is eligibleto become a member of the Samaj on payment ofsuch fee and on such conditions as may be laiddown by the Managing Committee of the Samajwith a majority of two-third members present inthe meeting.

(a) An office bearer/Member(iii) Establishing homes, hostels, health resortswith or without facilities for board and lodgingfor recreation of Pensioners on a no-profit no-loss basis and

(iv) To acquire, by purchase on lease or free-holdbasis, any land/built-up premises for office etc.of Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj.

(v) Helping pensioners and their dependents indistress.

(d) To take such steps as may be necessary tohelp Pensioners in the redress of theirlegitimate grievances and complaints.

(e) To establish Information Centres to guide,help and assist pensioners in matters relatingto their rehabilitation on retirement, providingcounsel and other information of interest tothem.

(f) To carry out survey, collect statistics andmaterial on living conditions of Pensionersand their dependents and disabilities fromwhich they suffer and plan projects forpromoting their welfare.

(g) To publish books, periodicals, newspapers

(a) An office bearer/Memberof Bharat Pensioners Samaj ManagingCommittee who pays Rs. 2500/- will become aLife Member .A life member of Bharat PensionersSamaj will be entitled to receive monthly Journal ‘‘Bharat Pensioner’ for a period of Ten years fromthe date of enrolment. This rule applies to allexisting & future life members.

(b) Any person may become a subscriber to‘BHARAT PENSIONER’ /or any pensioner maybecome Member of BPS on payment of perannum fee as prescribed from time to time by theManaging Committee. Presently it is 300 Yearly,580/- Biennial, 800/- Triennial. He will be entitledto receive ‘BHARAT PENSIONER’ Journal byordinary post free of cost during the currency ofhis/her membership *Note :1. The rates ofsubscription for Life Members, Annual, Biennial& Triennial Members and for AffiliatedAssociations, including cost of single copy of‘BHARAT PENSIONER’, may be revised byManaging Committee from time to time”. Currentrates are effective from 01.04.2016.

2. BPS liability with respect of monthly journalis limited only upto posting & does not carryguarantee for receipt by the addressee.

Aims and Objects

Membership :

Membership Fee :Life Members –

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6. - Any person who is in sympathywith the aims and objects of the Samaj andsubscribes a sum of Rs. 11000/- or more maybecome a Patron of the Samaj. The ManagingCommittee of the Samaj may also nominate anyperson as Patron for reasons of distinguishedservices to the country or to the Samaj.

7. An Affiliated body ofPensioners shall pay to Bharat Pensioners’Samaj an annual fee *Rs. 600/ - and receive allpublications of BPS including ‘BHARATPENSIONER’ for one year. W ill be able to raisegenuine grievances & pensioners’ issues throughBharat Pensioners Samaj. Their activities will alsobe highlighted in ‘Bharat Pensioner’.

7-A : The Managing Committee may, forreasons to be recorded, revise the above rates,as and when necessary, and notify the same onemonth before the new rates are Implemented.

8. Cessation of Membership : Membership ofBharat Pensioners’ Samaj shall cease onmember’s:(i) Death(ii) Resignation when accepted by Managing

(ii) Two delegates from each of the AffiliatedFederation/Associations having membershipupto 1000. Affiliated Federations/Associationshaving membership over 1000 will be entitled totwo(2) additional delegate for every 1000additional members. As per the preamble, BPSis a federation of Pensioners Associations, thesedelegates will have right to vote. Vote value of eachdelegate of an affiliated association/federationshall be equal to 100 votes of individual members.Affiliated Associations shall provide complete listof their members with contact Nos etc in the firstquarter of the year. However, those representingassociations in the Managing Committee will nothave right of additional vote by virtue of their beingin Managing Committee.

10. The GeneralBody shall have supreme authority over the affairsof Bharat Pensioners Samaj. Its functions shallbe as follows:-i. To consider the Annual Report on the working

of the Samaj.ii. To pass such resolutions as are considered

necessary in the interest of the Samaj and to(ii) Resignation when accepted by ManagingCommittee,

(iii) Expulsion by Managing Committee for reasonsto be recorded, General Body may withoutgiving any reason expel any office bearer orMC member or may nullify election of any officebearer by voice vote of authorized delegates.Managing committee subject to post factoconfirmation by Genl. Body may also drop anyoffice bearer /MC member for non performanceor for working against the interest oforganization.

(iv)Conviction in a Court of Law on groundsinvolving moral turpitude,

(v) Failure to pay the dues of the Samaj within 3months after the end of the period to which thesubscription relates.

(vi) Not attending 3 Managing Committeemeetings without intimating valid reasons inadvance and

(vii) Anti Organisation activities. 9. (i) Patrons, Life Members and Other Members.

necessary in the interest of the Samaj and tolay down general policy for the guidance of theManaging Committee in matters pertaining tocoordination work at various levels andestablish close relationship between theAffiliated Associations and to issue guidelinesand such directions and or instructions toAffiliated National / State / District level bodiesto enable them to carry on work on a uniformbasis to achieve the aims and objects of theSamaj.

iii. To appoint Standing and Ad-hoc Committeesfor specific purposes and an Auditor, who mustbe a Chartered Accountant.

iv. To consider and to pass budget for thefollowing year.

v. In case of contest for election to any office or formembership of the Managing Committee andto pass any Resolution the procedure forvoting shall be by show of hands by theauthorized delegates having voting right.

vi. To amend the Constitution.

Patrons

Affiliation Fee :

Function of the General body:

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General Body :

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11.Procedure for holding Meetings of theGeneral Body.

(i) A meeting of General Body shall be heldonce a year and shall be presided over by thePresident, in his absence by the W orkingPresident. In the absence of both, Vice- Presidentfrom Delhi; and in the absence of all three by aperson elected to take the Chair. In the event of anequality of votes the Chairman shall have a secondor a casting vote. The quorum for such a meetingshall be fifty. Every Pensioner who has enrolledhimself/ herself as a member of BharatPensioners’ Samaj or is an authorizedrepresentative of an Affiliated Association and haspaid the subscription by 30th Septemberpreceding the date of the AGM in which electionsare to be held, is entitled to vote and stand forelection as a member of the ManagingCommittee.

(ii) However, to be an office bearer, he/sheshould agree to be a Life Member of the Samajand should pay the subscription on being elected/nominated by the Annual General Meeting .

(iii)The agenda proposed for the General Body

5th majority of the members present and voting(See Rule - 14)

(viii) A record of the proceedings shall be keptby the Secretary General and be signed by thePresident (or the Chairman). Important decisionsshall be published in the ‘BHARAT PENSIONER’for general information of members of the Samaj.

(ix) Progress on action taken on the recomme-ndations or resolutions passed by the GeneralBody shall be reported in the ‘BHARATPENSIONER’ by the Secretary General.

12. (a) ManagingCommittee shall consist of the following who mustbe primary members of BPS:(i) Advisor ............................................................ ONE(ii) President ......................................................... ONE(iii) Working President ........................................ ONE(iv) Vice-Presidents cum Zonal organizers ...... SIXOne from Delhi and five others elected ornominated at State level bodies by rotation fromeach Northern, NorthEastern, Southern, Easternand W estern Zones. They will also act as ZonalOrganizers in their respective zones. These Zoneswill comprise:(iii)The agenda proposed for the General Body

Meeting shall be published one month before thedate of the meeting in the ‘BHARAT PENSIONER’notifying the date, time and place of the meeting.,Voters list will be updated one month in advanceof AGM in which election is to be held and onlyvalid voters & authorized delegates of affiliatedAssociations will be invited to attend AGM in whichelection is to be held.

(iv) An extraordinary Meeting of the GeneralBody may be called by the President or by theSecretary General at the request of fifty members,after giving 30 days notice and specifying theagenda for the meeting.

(v) If within an hour from the time appointed forthe meeting of the General Body quorum is notcomplete, the meeting shall stand adjourned forhalf an hour and proceed with the agendathereafter,

(vi) Decision at a meeting of the General Bodyshall be taken by a majority of votes of delegatesof affiliated associations & members entitled tovote,

(vii) Amendments to the Constitution of theSamaj shall be made by the General Body with 3/

will comprise:(a) States of Delhi, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal and Chandigarh;(b) States of ArunchalPradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland,Manipur and Tripura.(c) States of Bihar, Jharkhand,Orissa, Sikkim, W est Bengal and Andaman andNicobar Islands.(d) States of Andhra Pradesh,Telengana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu,Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.(e) States of Goa, Gujarat, MadhyaPradesh, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra andRajasthan.(v) Secretary General .......................................... One(vi) Joint Secretary General ............ ...................One(vii) Assistant Secretary General.... ...................One(viii) Secretaries ............................................Eight[one each for: {Civilian/Posts & Telegraphs}, Rlys,Defence,BSNL/PSUs,PR,EPS-95, State pens-ioners & Statutory/Autonomous Bodies]

Managing Committee:

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Northern Zone:

North- Eastern Zone:

Eastern Zone:

Southern Zone:

Western Zone :

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(ix) Treasurer ..................................................... . One(x) Editor ................................................................One(xi) Associate Editor .......................................... One(xii) Members .............................. Twenty (4members to be computer savvy preferably fromNCR nominated by SG BPS)(xiii) Immediate past President and immediatepast Secretary General shall continue as Membersof Managing Committee for the next term.

12. All office Bearers shall normally hold officefor three years. They shall, however be eligible forre-election If for any reason elections are delayed,old office bearers shall continue to function tillfresh elections are held.

12.a) Out of the two posts i.e. President &Working President incumbent of one post will befrom NCR.

b.) Subject to post facto approval of M.C./AGM,the Secy. Genl may co-opt such persons, notexceeding four, as are considered useful for itswork for any general or specific purpose.

c.) Meetings of the Managing Committee shallbe called by the Secretary General for transaction

(iv) Organise social welfare and personalservices for pensioners and elderly persons incooperation with official agencies and other nonofficial Institutions.

(v) Maintain and operate Pensioners’Benevolent Fund for relief of Pensioners and theirfamilies in distress.

(vi) Initiate measures for aid, help andguidance to pensioners in matters relating topension and redress of their other complaints andgrievances.

(vii) Have full powers to incur expenditureagainst the budget allotments made by theGeneral Body and make rules for its properfunctioning.

(viii). Study all aspects of the possibleadvancement of Aims and Objects of the Samajand all matters referred to the Samaj by AffiliatedAssociations or Individuals and submit to theGeneral Body such measures as it considersnecessary. It will co-ordinate the work of AffiliatedAssociations, deal with State and CentralGovernment and other matters relating to theinterest of members, lay down policy and line ofbe called by the Secretary General for transaction

of the affairs of the Samaj as often as necessaryand on such date, time and place as may beconsidered convenient, provided that ordinarily anotice of ten days for such a meeting shall begiven to members of the Committee.

d.) Quorum for meetings of the ManagingCommittee shall be seven of whom 3 will be nonoffice bearers. If a member of the ManagingCommittee fails to attend three (3) consecutivemeetings without prior notice or reasonablecause to the satisfaction of the ManagingCommittee, his name may be removed from thelist of Managing Committee Members.

e.) The Managing Committee shall:(i) Be responsible for implementation of

decisions and policies of the General Body,(ii) Review from time to time the financial

position of the Samaj and suggest to the GeneralBody improvements which may be considereddesirable.

(iii) Arrange for deputations of the Samaj or ofState Organizations to Central or StateGovernment wherever such a course isconsidered desirable.

interest of members, lay down policy and line ofaction on general or specific issues.

(ix) The Managing Committee may fill anyvacancies which may occur during the term of itsexistence.

12-A (i) May approve purchase/acquisition ofland/built up premises etc. of Bharat Pensioners’Samaj in terms of rule 4 (c) (iv). 12-A

(ii) May authorize President/Secretary Generalto execute and sign all documents etc.on behalfof Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj for the purposes ofRule (4) (c) (iv) and rule 12-A (i)

13. Will renderadvise to the President & Secy Genl. as & whenhis opinion is sought but it will not be a binding onthem.

(a) The President shall preside atmeetings of the General Body and of the ManagingCommittee. In the absence of the President,Working President, the Sr. Vice- President shallpreside. In the absence of all three, any othermember elected as Chairman shall preside. Heshall lead delegations, deputations to a Centralor State Government as and when necessary. He

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Office Bearers- 13.(A) Advisor :

President:

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shall exercise directional authority over all officebearers and appellate authority over allemployees of the Samaj. He may, in consultationwith Wkg President/ Secretary General, fix suitableremuneration for any person (s) engaged for theactivities of Bharat Pensioners Samaj.

(a(i) In the absence ofPresident, he shall exercise all powers of thePresident.

(b) The Vice-President from Delhi shall be the Senior

Vice-President and shall exercise full powers ofthe President in the absence of President & W kgPresident. Vice President cum- Zonal Organisersfrom outside Delhi shall act on behalf of Presidentin their respective zones and be responsible forlooking after Pensioners’ Associations in thoseareas.

(c) The Secretary Generalshall be the Principal Executive Authority for theworking of the Samaj under the general directionand guidance of the President and shall be theadministrative authority over all employees of theSamaj, He shall:

Secretary General. Secretary PR will assist Secy.General in efficient discharge of his function.

(e) The JointSecretary General shall assist the SecretaryGeneral and perform such duties as may beassigned to him by the President or the SecretaryGeneral: His chief assignment shall be to issuenotice of meetings, record minutes of meetingsof the Managing Committee and of General Bodyand coordination of work as between the Samajand the various Standing and Ad-hoc committeesand State, District and DepartmentalAssociations.

(f) TheAssistant Secretary General shall be computer &internet savvy and will assist the Secretary Generaland the Joint Secretary General particularly :

(i) In maintenance of upto-date register ofMembers and Affiliated ‘Associations and toorganize campaign for their enrolment;

(ii) To deal with correspondence with States ,Districts, affiliates, individual subscribers.

(iii)In publishing list of members periodicallyas may be decided by the Managing Committee.Samaj, He shall:

i) Implement all decisions of the General Bodyand of the Managing Committee,

ii) Carry on all correspondence with theCentral and State Governments and with AffiliatedAssociations.

iii) Hold an Imprest of Rs. 6000/ and renderits account to the Treasurer.

iv) Prepare and present annual report on theactivities and achievements etc. of BPS.

v) Mobilize resources of the Samaj with theassistance of other members of the ManagingCommittee.

vi) Printing and publishing of ‘BHARATPENSIONER’ with the assistance of his staff.

vii) Bharat Pensioners Samaj shall sue or besued in the name of the Secretary General.

(d) All the Eight Secretaries willexamine and dispose of the problems ofPensioners of the related wings, in accordancewith the Rules of Bharat Pensioners Samaj,directly; except in policy matters which will requireprior consultation/ consent of the President and

as may be decided by the Managing Committee.(iv) in updating social media & digitalization. (g) (i) Treasurer shall supervise

accounts maintained by the Accountant and shallsee that BPS accounts are operated by any two ofthe following three: President, Secy Genl &Treasurer.

(ii) Certify the correctness of monthly accountsof all receipts and expenditure prepared by theAccountant and the balance in hand.

(iii) Arrange to have accounts audited by theAuditor and place these before the ManagingCommittee for approval.

(h) : In addition toassisting Secy Genl, Secretary Public Relationsshall assist the Managing Committee and theAffiliated Associations in accordance with thegeneral policy of the Samaj. He shall maintainclose liaison with sister organizations, Tradeunions, various Ministries and Departmentsconcerned with pension and welfare ofPensioners and also with the Press and Massmedia for publicity & promotional activities work.

Working President:

Vice-President-cum-Zonal Organisers:

Secretary General :

Joint Secretary General :

Assistant Secretary General :

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Secretaries :

Treasurer :

Secretary Public Relations

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(i) In consultation with Secy Genl, hewill collect material for the Journal BHARATPENSIONER, prepare editorial, fix up prioritiesand supply the same to publisher to ensure itsdispatch to members by the prescribed due dates.

(j) Will assist editor.(k) With the help of the Treasurer, the

Auditor shall audit accounts of the Samaj.14. The

General Body of Bharat Pensioners’ Samaj shallhave the power to amend, add, alter or rescindany provision of the Constitution with consent of3/5th majority of the members present in a meetingand voting and to frame rules there under and toamend or rescind them.

14-A. However, for day-to-day working of theSamaj, in all its prescribed activities, the ManagingCommittee may decide, by a majority vote onamending/introducing any new operationalmeasure, but without interfering with the basicAims and Objects of the Organization. Thereasons for the same will be duly brought onrecord in the minutes of the Managing Committee.Any such new amendment/ addition will be later

time to time. The list under Rule 114B as on daterequiring PAN to be quoted includes the followingbanking transactions :a. Deposit with a banking company or a co-

operative bank in cash exceeding fiftythousand rupees during any one day.

b. Purchase of bank drafts or pay orders orbanker's cheques from a banking companyor a co-operative bank in cash for an amountexceeding fifty thousand rupees during anyone day.

c. A time deposit with a banking company or a co-operative bank or a Post Office

d. Opening an account [other than a time-depositreferred to above or a Jandhan / Basic BankDeposit Account] with a banking company ora co-operative bank.In addition to the existing requirement of

quoting of PAN in respect of cash deposits inexcess of Rupees fifty thousand in a day, quotingof PAN will now also be mandatory in respect ofcash deposits aggregating to Rupees two lakhfifty thousand or more during the period 09thNovember, 2016 to 30th December, 2016 as perAny such new amendment/ addition will be later

got ratified at the next AGM.15

The Samaj may be dissolved by a vote of3/5th of the members of the General Body andafter such dissolution the assets of the Samajshall, after discharge of all liabilities, be donatedto such charitable purposes as may be directedby the General Body authorizing such dissolution.

The Income Tax Department prescribes a listof transactions for which quoting of PermanentAccount Number (PAN) is mandatory. These arelisted in Rule 114B of the Income Tax Rules, 1962which were first inserted with effect from 1stNovember, 1998 and have been amended from

November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016 as peran amendment notified by CBDT on 15-11-2016.

The Department has already issued close to25 crore PAN till date. The persons requiring aPAN for complying with the above requirementmay do so by applying to the NSDL in a prescribedformat with the necessary documentary proof. Thelink to the NSDL site and the instructions formaking the application are available on the officialwebsite of the Income-tax Departmentwww.incometaxindia.gov.in under the ‘ImportantLinks’ head in the lower left hand corner of thehomepage.

Editor:

Associate Editor :Auditor :

Amendments to the Constitution :

GOI ORDERS

File.No.42/15/2016-P&PW(G) dt : 16.11.16 fromGOI, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &Pensions, Deptt of Pension & Pensioners’Welfare, New Delhi – 110003.Sub : Grant of Dearness Relief to Central

Governm ent pensioners / fam ily

.Dissolution and disposal of assets of theSamaj :

PRESS RELEASE : Dated : 17.11.16 from GOI,Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue,Central Board of Direct Taxes, New Delhi.Sub: Transactions in Relation to which Quoting

PAN is Mandatory

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Secy Genl BPS/Prez BPS

(Meenakshi J. Goswami) Commissioner ofIncome Tax , (Media and Technical Policy)

Official Spokesperson, CBDT

December 2016

Date from which payableFrom 01.01.2016From 01.07.2016

Rate of Dearness Relief per monthNo Dearness Relief2% of Basic Pension/Family Pension

Note:-

pensioners – Revised rate effective from1.7.2016 on implementation of decisiontaken on recommendation of 7th CentralPay Commission.

GOI ORDERS

Dearness Relief at the rates indicatedin the above table will also be admissible on theadditional basic pension/additional familypension available to older pensioners/familypensioners based on their age as indicated inthis Department’s OMs 38/37/2016-P&PW (A)(i)dated 04.08.2016 and 38/37/20 16-P&PW (A)(ii)dated 04.08.2016.

45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 and revisedvide this Department’s OM 1/10/2012-P&PW (E)dated 27.06.2013.

Separate orders will be issued in respect ofthe above categories.

4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupeeshall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

5. Other provisions governing grant of DR inrespect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners willbe regulated in accordance with the provisionscontained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide thisDepartment’s OM No. F.No. 38/88/2008-P&PW (G)dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating toregulation of DR where a pensioner is in receiptof more than one pension will remain unchanged.

6. In the case of retired Judges of the SupremeCourt and High Courts, necessary orders will beissued by the Department of Justice separately.

7. It will be the responsibility of the pensiondisbursing authorities, including the nationalizedbanks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payablein each individual case.

The undersigned is directed to say thatsubsequent to implementation of the decisiontaken by the Government on the recommendationof the 7th Central Pay Commission, the Presidentis pleased to decide that the Dearness Reliefadmissible to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be as follows:

2. These orders apply to (i) Civilian CentralGovernment Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii)The Armed Forces Pensioners, CivilianPensioners paid out of the Defence ServiceEstimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv)Railway Pensioners/family pensioners.

3. These orders will not be applicable onfollowing categories:-

(i) The Burma Civilian pensioners/familypensioners and pensioners/families of displacedGovernment Pensioners from Pakistan, who areIndian Nationals but receiving pension on behalfof Government of Pakistan and are in receipt ofadhoc ex-gratia allowance.

(ii) Central Government Employees who haddrawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and are in receipt of 1/3rdrestored commuted portion of pension.

(iii) Pensioners who are in receipt ofprovisional pension in the pre-2016 pay scales/pay.

(iv) CPF beneficiaries, their widows andeligible children who are in receipt of ex-gratiapayment in terms of this Department’s OM No.

in each individual case.8. The offices of Accountant General and

authorised Pension Disbursing Banks arerequested to arrange payment of relief topensioners etc. on the basis of these instructionswithout waiting for any further instructions fromthe Comptroller and Auditor General of India andthe Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No.528-TA, 1I/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of theComptroller and Auditor General of Indiaaddressed to all Accountant Generals andReserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No.2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981addressed to State Bank of India and itssubsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.

9. In their application to the pensioners/familypensioners belonging to Indian Audit andAccounts Department, these orders issue afterconsultation with the C&AG.

10. This issues in pursuance of instructionsof Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditurevide their OM No. 112/2016-E.II(B) dated 4th Nov,2016.

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(Charanjit Taneja)Under Secretary to the GOI

December 2016

Income Tax 2016-17 (A.Year 2017-18) Rate,Exemptions, Deductions and Rebate for SalariedEmployees under Section 10, Section 24, Section89(1), Chapter VIA, and Section 87AIncome Tax Rate 2016-17

Section 10 (13A) – Exemption in respect ofHRA:

Deductions allowed under Chapter VI A ofIncome Tax Act :

Section 80C – Subject to overall limit of Rs.1,50,000 under Section 80CCE :

Life insurance premium for policy:

GOI ORDERS

Section 87A – Rebate of Income Tax forTaxable income up to Rs. 5 Lakh :

Section 10(14) – Transport Allowance andChildren Education Allowance (CEA) :

Section 24(b) – Home Loan :

Section 89(1) – Income Tax relief in respectof Arrears of Salary pertaining to previous years:

Under Sec. 10(13A), an employee who is inreceipt of House Rent Allowance (HRA) can claimexemption, if he does not live in his own house,and pays rent in excess of 10% of his salary for hisresidential accommodation. Exemption u/s10(13A) is the least of the following1. Actual amount of HRA received

If arrears of salary has been received in Financialyear 2016-17 related to previous years then Reliefof Income Tax can be claimed u/s 89(1) byaccounting income from arrears in respective yearson notional basis.

Deduction Limit – Sec 80CCE.As per Section 80CCE, deduction can be claimedupto Rs. 1,50,000 for the payments / contributionsmade under Sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD

For investmentsin specified schemes, saving instruments etc.

a) in case of individual, on life of assessee,assessee’s spouse and any child of assessee

b) in case of HUF, on life of any member of theHUF

2. Sum paid under a contract for a deferredannuity:

a) in case of individual, on life of the individual,individual’s spouse and any child of theindividual (however, contract should not contain1. Actual amount of HRA received

2. 50% (for Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi)/ 40% (for other places) of the Salary for therelevant period3. Rent paid Less 10% of Salary for the relevant

period.

Finance Act2016 provides for rebate of Income up to Rs. 5000/- in respect of Persons who have Taxable notexceeding Rs. 5 lakh

UnderSection 10(14), the Budget FY 2016-17 lets youclaim Rs. 19,200 tax exemption as transportallowance and Rs. 2,400 tax exemption as ChildrenEducation Allowance (CEA) in a financial year.

If you have takena Home Loan, then you can claim a tax deductionon the interest component of the loan under Section24(b). For self-occupied properties, you can benefitfrom deductions of up to Rs. 2,00,000.

individual (however, contract should not containan option to receive cash payment in lieu ofannuity)

b) in case of HUF, on life of any member of theHU

3. Sum deducted from salary payable toGovernment servant for securing deferredannuity or making provision for his wife/children[qualifying amount limited to 20% of salary]

4. Contributions by an individual made underEmployees’ Provident Fund Scheme

5. Contribution to Public Provident Fund Accountin the name of:

a) in case of individual, such individual or hisspouse or any child of such individual

b) in case of HUF, in the name of any memberthere of

6. Contribution by an employee to a recognizedprovident fund

7. Contribution by an employee to an approvedsuperannuation fund

8. Subscription to any notified security or notifieddeposit scheme of the Central Government. For

Taxable Income RangeUp to RS.2,50,000Rs.2,50,001 to Rs.5,00,000

Rs.5,00,001 to Rs.10,00,000

Above Rs.10,00,001

Education Cess

Rate of Income TaxNil10% of the amount by which theincome exceeds Rs.2,50,000Rs.25,000 plus 20% of the amountby which the income exceedsRs.5,00,000Rs.1,25,000 plus 30% of theamount by which the incomeexceeds Rs.10,00,0003% on Total Income Tax Payble

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this purpose, Sukanya Samriddhi AccountScheme has been notified vide Notification No.9/2015, dated 21/1/2015. Any sum depositedduring the year in Sukanya Samriddhi Accountby an individual would be eligible for deduction.Amount can be deposited by an individual inthe name of her girl child or any girl child forwhom such an individual is the legal guardian.

9. Subscription to notified savings certificates[National Savings Certificates (VIII Issue)]

10. Contribution for participation in unit-linkedInsurance Plan of UTI:

a) in case of an individual, in the name of theindividual, his spouse or any child of suchindividual

b) in case of a HUF, in the name of any memberthereof

11.Contribution to notified unit-linked insuranceplan of LIC Mutual Fund:

a) in the case of an individual, in the name of theindividual, his spouse or any child of suchindividual

b) in the case of a HUF, in the name of any

17. Subscription to any units of any notified [u/s10(23D)] Mutual Fund or the UTI (Equity LinkedSaving Scheme, 2005)

18.Contribution by an individual to any pension fundset up by any mutual fund which is referred to insection 10(23D) or by the UTI (UTI RetirementBenefit Pension Fund)

19.Subscription to equity shares or debenturesforming part of any approved eligible issue ofcapital made by a public company or publicfinancial institutions

20.Subscription to any units of any approved mutualfund referred to in section 10(23D), providedamount of subscription to such units issubscribed only in ‘eligible issue of capital’referred to above. Term deposits for a fixedperiod of not less than 5 years with a scheduledbank, and which is in accordance with ascheme framed and notified.

21.Subscription to notified bonds issued by theNABARD.

22.Deposit in an account under the Senior CitizenSavings Scheme Rules, 2004 (subject tocertain conditions)b) in the case of a HUF, in the name of any

member thereof12.Subscription to notified deposit scheme or

notified pension fund set up by NationalHousing Bank [Home Loan Account Scheme/National Housing Banks (Tax Saving) TermDeposit Scheme, 2008]

13.Tuition fees (excluding development fees,donations, etc.) paid by an individual to anyuniversity, college, school or other educationalinstitution situated in India, for full timeeducation of any 2 of his/her children

14.Certain payments for purchase/construction ofresidential house property

15. Subscription to notified schemes of (a) publicsector companies engaged in providing long-term finance for purchase/construction ofhouses in India for residential purposes/(b)authority constituted under any law for satisfyingneed for housing accommodation or forplanning, development or improvement ofcities, towns and villages, or for both

16. Sum paid towards notified annuity plan of LICor other insurer

certain conditions)23. 5-year term deposit in an account under the

Post Office Time Deposit Rules, 1981 (subjectto certain conditions)

Contribution tocertain specified Pension Funds such as LIC orother authorised Insurance Companies

Deductionin respect of contributions to National PensionScheme / System (NPS) notified by CentralGovernment

Limit : 10% of salary in case of employees,10% of gross total income in case of others

: Deduction in respect ofthe deposit under a pension scheme notified byCentral Government (NPS) up to Rs. 50,000/-

Deduction in respect ofemployer contributions to NPS – National PensionScheme / System – This deduction is availableover and above the Rs. 1.5 lakh limit

Amount invested in listed

GOI ORDERS

Section 80CCC – Subject to overall limit of Rs.1,50,000 under Section 80CCE :

Section 80CCD(1) – – Subject to overall limitof Rs. 1,50,000 under Section 80CCE :

Section 80CCD(1B)

Section 80CCD(2) :

Section 80 CCG :

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Get ready for ITax noticeDepositing black money? Here are the

income tax notices you should get ready for

NEW DELHI:

Section 80D :

Section 80DD

Section 80 TTA :

Section 80U :

GOI ORDERS

Consequences for people depositingunaccounted money:

CASE-I:

Section 80DDB :

Section 80E

Section 80EE :

Section 80G :

Section 80GG :

Suraj Goel : ECONOMICTIMES.COM ! Updated:Nov 10, 2016, 11.50 AM IST

Black money refers to the sumthat you own which is unaccounted i.e. which youhave not declared to the income tax department ashaving earned or received. In simple words, theamount on which tax was payable to thegovernment as per the income tax laws, but, thesum was hidden or not disclosed to the departmentin order to evade the tax payment.

De-monetisation of the Rs 500 and Rs 1000

shares covered by Rajiv Gandhi Equity Equity SavingScheme. Deduction of 50% of total investmentsubject to maximum of Rs. 25,000 is allowed for 3consecutive assessment years, beginning with theassessment year relevant to the previous year inwhich the listed shares or list units of equityoriented funds are first acquired

Amount invested in HealthInsurance, In case of Individual, amount paid: a)For self, spouse and dependent children: Up toRs. 25,000 (Rs. 30,000 if specified person is asenior citizen or very senior citizen) b) For parents:additional deduction of Rs. 25,000 shall be allowed(Rs. 30,000 if parent is a senior citizen or very supersenior citizen) In case of HUF, up to Rs. 25,000(Rs. 30,000 if specified person is a senior citizenor very senior citizen). The aggregate amount ofdeduction cannot exceed Rs. 60,000/- in case ofan individual.

: Expenditure incurred for themedical treatment of a dependent (spouse,children, parents, brothers and sisters of theindividual) up to Rs. 75,000 (Rs. 1,25,000 in caseof severe disability)

Interest on Savings Bankaccounts subject to maximum of Rs. 10,000

Exemption of income tax for anincome up Rs. 75,000 for persons with disability(Rs. 1,25,000 in case of persons with severedisability)

De-monetisation of the Rs 500 and Rs 1000notes is a massive blow for those who haveunaccounted money as they will face variouspenalties and prosecution proceedings under theIncome Tax Act.

Someone who has never filed a returndeposits unaccounted money

"Let's start with a case study, in which a personhas unaccounted money (Black money) with him,and he has not filed any Income Tax Return (ITR)in earlier years. Say, this man has not received anynotice from the Income tax department and hasbeen successful in concealing his income so far.The possible consequences he might have to faceas per the provisions of current Income tax laws ifhe is found to have deposited unaccounted moneyare as follows:

Launch of new currency notes and ban on oldnotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 will force theassessee to get his cash exchanged or deposit itin banks. W hile depositing the unaccounted cashinto his bank account or exchanging he will have to

of severe disability) Expenditure incurred for

medical treatment of specified diseases for self,or wholly dependent spouse, children, parents,brothers and sisters up to Rs. 40,000 (Rs. 60,000in case of senior citizen and Rs. 80,000 in case ofvery senior citizen)

: Interest paid on Educational Loanwith no limit

Interest on loan for acquiringresidential house property, sanctioned during thefinancial year 2016-17. The Housing Loan availedshould be up to Rs. 35 lakh and should have beenavailed in the year 2016-17

Deduction in respect of donationsto certain funds, charitable institutions, etc.

Rent paid for residentialaccommodation from the income of Tax Payer /assessee who is not in receipt of HRA

Least of the following shall be exempt from tax:a) Rent paid in excess of 10% of total income*;

b) 25% of the Total Income; orc) Rs. 5,000 per month.

Source: Incometaxindia.gov.in

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assessment. Here the A.O can open yourassessment for the last 6 financial years i.e. hecan ask you to explain source of your income,provide income related proofs etc for the last 6years. The A.O can ask for all the documents hethinks are necessary for him to compute your trueincome and finally assess your correct income andthereafter issue you a notice under section 156demanding the amount of tax payable by you (asre-calculated by him), along with interest andpenalties and prosecution.

After detecting your unaccounted incomedeposits, the tax department may decide to conductan income tax raid at your place to find out otherassets like gold, property papers, benamitransactions etc in your possession/ ownership.In such a case you would not get any advancenotice. Such search and seizure proceedings arethe most aggressive step which can be taken bythe income tax department and hope that you arenot the one who gets in its ambit.

If yourincome tax return for any year is already being

submit his PAN and other details to the bankingofficials. This would make the likel ihood of his casebeing caught by the Income tax Department veryhigh. As a result, he would be likely to get noticesfrom the income tax department asking him thesource of this amount deposited by him in the bank.

This notice would require him to furnish hisITR within the time period allowed in the noticewhich is normally 15 days. Further the Assessingofficer (A.O) would require him to produce his booksof account, other documents and information. Youmight be astonished but here the A.O has powerseven to enquire about your personal belongingsand can ask you to submit your personal books ofaccounts. This notice can ask for informationrelating to the 3 years immediately preceding thefinancial year for which assessment is to be made.Generally this notice would come along with anotice under section 144, 148 or 153A.

If the assessee does not comply with the income tax return for any year is already beingassessed under any section other than the normalself assessment, then your case could be hurt ifyou are detected depositing unaccounted income.The tax law permits the joint commissioner toinstruct your A.O to take a stricter view of your casepending before him.

Someone who has not declared fullincome in returns filed Let us take the case of aperson who has filed the ITR for earlier years butthe income declared in his returns is way less thanwhat he was actually earning/receiving.Consequently, he has been evading tax. Theconsequences these people might have to faceas per the provisions of current Income tax lawsare as follows

You mightreceive a notice under section 143(2) which simplymeans that your case has been picked up forscrutiny by the income tax department. Now youwould be asked to submit the evidences tosubstantiate the income declared in your ITR. Forthe financial year 2015-16, a notice under thissection can be issued till 30.9.2017. In the noticethe A.O can ask for books and accounts for any

If the assessee does not comply with thedirections, conditions specified in the notice, thenhe might have to face best judgement assess-ment under section 144 - this means that the A.Owill assess your income and impose tax andpenalty as per his own judgement. Also, in thiscase the A.O would not be liable to issue you anyshow cause notice under section 144 meaningthat you would not be given any opportunity toconvince the AO that section 144 should not beimposed on you. Further, not complying with thenotice directives would lead to a minimum fine ofRs 4 per day which may extend up to Rs 10 per dayfor each day the failure continues. Apart from thisyou might end up in prison for up to 1 year. Also apenalty of Rs 10,000 will be levied on you for notcomplying. However, this penalty would not beimposed in case you satisfy your A.O. that therewere reasonable causes for not complying withthe notice directives in time (such as death in family)

You might receivea notice under this section in which case you wouldbe subject to 'income escaping assessment.' Thisassessment is done under section 147 and theA.O has very wide powers while doing this

3. Assessment under section 153A i.e. incometax raid :

4. Directions under section 144A :

1. Notice under section 142 (1) :

Also Read: Tax+200% penalty in case of cashmismatch! Modi govt plans scrutiny over deposits

If you don't comply with notice under section142(1):

GOI ORDERS

CASE-II-

1. Notice under section 143(2):

142(1):

2. Notice under section 148 :

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OM No. 1/3/2008-E.II(B) dt : 09.11.16 from GOI,Ministry of Finance, DOE, New Delhi.Sub: Rate of Dearness Allowance applicable

w.e.f. 1.7.2016 to employees of CentralGovernment and Central AutonomousBodies continuing to draw their pay in thepre-revised pay scale/grade pay as per6th Central Pay Commission.

OM No. 1/4/2016-P&PW(F) dt : 11.11.2016 fromGOI, Deptt of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare(Desk-F), New Delhi.Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision

on the recommendations of the SeventhCentral Pay Commission — Revision ofdisability pension of pre 2016 disabilitypensioners – clarification regarding.

GOI ORDERS

Consequent upon acceptance of therecommendations of the Seventh Central PayCommission by the Government, this Departmentvide O.M.No. 1/2/2016-E.II(B) dated 4th November,2016 had issued orders on rate of DearnessAllowance (DA) payable to Central Governmentemployees based on the revised pay structurethat came into effect from 01.01.2016.

2. The above rate, however, is not applicableto those Central Government employees who hadexercised an option to continue in the pre-revised

The undersigned is directed to say that inpursuance of Governments decision on therecommendations of Seventh Central PayCommission, orders have been issued forrevision of pension and disability pension of pre2016 pensioners/disability pensioners, vide thisDepartment’s OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A)(ii)dated 4.8.2016. As per para 4.1. of the OM dated4.8.2016, the existing pension/family pension is

number of previous years. Finally an assessmentorder under section 143(3) will be issued to youalong with a notice to pay additional tax , interestthereon and penalty charges.

2. Notice under section 148 and section 153Acan be issued here as well.

Rules and will not apply in the case of disabilitypension/family pension under CCS(EOP) Rules.

exercised an option to continue in the pre-revisedscales of pay based on 6th CPC’s recommen-dations or to those whose pay and allowanceshad not been revised, for different reasons.

3. Further, as the recommendations of 7th CPChave not been made applicable to the employeesof Central Autonomous Bodies as of now, theycontinue to draw their pay in the pre-revised payband/grade pay as per 6th CPC recommen-dations. Therefore, the above rate of DA is alsonot applicable to these employees also.

4. The rate of DA w.e.f.01.01.2016 for CentralGovernment employees and employees of CentralAutonomous Bodies in pre-revised scale of pay,were issued by Department of Expenditure videO.M.No. 1/1/2016-E.II(B) dated 7th April, 2016.

5. Accordingly, the rate of DA admissible toemployees of Central Government and CentralAutonomous Bodies who continue todraw theirpay in the pre-revised pay band/grade pay as per6th CPC recommendations, shall be enhancedfrom the existing 125% to 132% w.e.f. 01.07.2016.

6. The contents of this Office Memorandummay also be brought to the notice of theOrganisations under the administrative control of

4.8.2016, the existing pension/family pension isto be multiplied by 2.57 and the amount of revisedpension/family pension so arrived at shall berounded off to the next higher rupee. As per para4.4. of the OM, it was indicated that the upper ceilingof pension and family pension will be 50% and30% respectively of the highest pay in theGovernment, ie. Rs..2,50,000/-

2. A doubt has been raised whether the aboveceiling would also be applicable to disabilitypension/family pension under CCS(EOP)Rules.Pension/family pension under CCS (Pension)Rules is calculated @ 50%/30%of the last paydrawn or average emoluments for last 10 months,whichever is more beneficial to the pensioner/family pensioner. Disability pension and familypension, under CCS(EOP)Rules is more than50%/30%of last pay/average emoluments onaccount of the disability element. Therefore, it isclarified that the ceiling of pension/family pensionindicated in para 4.4 of Department of Pensionand Pensioners W elfare OM dated 04.08.2016referred to above is applicable only in the case ofpension/family pension under CCS(Pension)

Sujasha Choudhury, Director

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the Ministries/Departments which have adoptedthe Central Government scales of pay.

Sl. Name of Bank1 Allahabad Bank2 Andhra Bank3 Axis Bank4 Bank of Baroda5 Bank of India6 Bank of Maharashtra7 Canara Bank

Pension Processing Centre (CPPC) fordisbursement of Central Civil Pension throughany of their CBS enabled branch.

2. As clarifications in this regard are still soughtby banks etc, it is reiterated that any retiringemployee/pensioner can open a Pension Accountwith any CBS enabled branch of any of theauthorized banks without any state jurisdiction. Alist of Authorised Banks is attached (Annexure).

This issues with the approval of O/o ControllerGeneral of Accounts.

Attention is invited to this office 0M No. CPAO/Tech/Bank Performance/2015-16/45 dated02.06.216 para No. (ii) & (iii) followed by minutesof the meeting with all Banks held on 22.08.2016para Il (c) wherein all Banks were advised torestore the commuted portion of pension after 15years from the date of payment of commutationand pay additional pension on attaining the ageof 80 years both automatically. Now, all CPPCsare directed to submit the compliance report ofthe above instructions by 7th November. 2016 bye-mail, on e-mail id for onward transmission to

In pursuance of Accounting and OperatingProcedure for Central Pension Processing Centreof Authorised Banks for Pension Disbursementto Central Government (Civil) pensioners issuedby CPAO vide F.No. CPAO/Tech/CPPC/Guidelines/2011-12/29 in February, 2012, allbanks were allowed to establish a Central

7 Canara Bank8 Central Bank of India9 Corporation Bank10 Dena Bank11 HDFC Bank12 ICICI Bank13 IDBI Bank14 Indian Bank15 Indian Overseas Bank16 Oriental Bank of Commerce17 Punjab National Bank18 Punjab & Sind Bank19 State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur20 State Bank of Hyderabad21 State Bank of India22 State Bank of Mysore23 State Bank of Patiala24 State Bank of Travancore25 Syndicate Bank26 Union Bank of India27 United Bank of India28 United Commercial Bank29 Vijaya Bank

e-mail, on e-mail id for onward transmission toDP&PW.

This issues with approval Of CC (p)

Nirmala Dev, Deputy Secretary GOI

Vijay Singh, Sr. Accounts Officer(IT &Tech)

Vijay Singh,Sr.Accounting Officer(IT & Tech)

AnnexureList of Authorised Bank

Letter No. CPAO/lT&Tech/Simplification/2016-17/11.VOL-V/162 dt : 31.10.2016 from GOI,Ministry of Finance, Deptt of Expenditure, CentralPension Accounting, New Delhi.Sub : Automatic Restoration of Commutation

of pension and payment of Additionalpension.

GOI ORDERS

OM No. CPAO/IT&Tech/Amemd. Sch. Book/9.Vol-V11/2016-17/165 dt : 07.11.16 from GOI, Ministryof Fianance, Deptt of Expensditure, CentralPension Accounting Office, New Delhi.Sub :-Removal of state-wise jurisdiction of

Banks for disbursement of CentralGovernm ent (Civil) Pensioners:Clarification regarding.

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OM No. 55/14/2014/P&PW(C)Part-1 dt : 29.11.16from GOI, Ministry of Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pension, Deptt of Pension &Pensioners’ Welfare, Khan Market, New Delhi.Sub: Processing of Pension cases mandatorily

through Bhavishya (Online PensionSanction & Payment Tracking System)w.e.f 01/01/2017 – reg.

OM F No.42/14/2016-P&PW(G) dt : 24.10.16 fromGOI, Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, Depttof Pension & Pensioners Welfare, New Delhi.Sub:- Implementation of the recommendation

of the 7th CPC – Option regardingcommutation of additional amount ofpension.

GOI ORDERS

The undersigned is directed to state that inpursuance of Government’s decision onrecommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission,orders have been issued for revision of provisionsregulating pension/gratuity/commutation ofpension etc. vide this Department’s OM 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 04.08.2016. In para of thesaid OM, it has been mentioned that there will beno change in the provisions relating tocommutation values, the limit upto which thepension can be commuted or the period afterwhich the commuted pension is to be restored.

2. As per Rule 10 of CCS (Commutation ofPension) Rules, 1981, an applicant who hascommuted a percentage of his final pension andafter commutation his pension has been revisedand enhanced retrospectively as a result of

additionally commutable on revision of pay/pension on implementation of recommendationsof the 7th CPC. The Cases where the additionalpension after 7th CPC has already beencommuted will not be re-opened.

4. In their application to the employees ofIndian Audit and Accounts Department, theseorders issue in consultation with Comptroller andAuditor General of India.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Ministryof Finance, Department of Expenditure ID No.192/E.V/2016, dated 30.09.2016.

Department of Pension and Pensioners’Welfare is responsible for formulation of policyand coordination of matters relating to pensionpolicy and welfare of Central Governmentpensioners. It has been seen that despite detailedguidelines and instructions to the contrary a largeproportion of retiring employees do not get theirretirement benefits and the Pension PaymentOrder(PPO) in time. It is likely that such retiredemployees find it difficult to get the processcompleted after retirement. The sanction processstarts more than a year before the date ofretirement and requires cooperation amongstvarious agencies. This department has, therefore,launched Bhavishya – an online pension sanctionand payment tracking system. The system bykeeping track of the progress of each caseintroduces transparency and accountability. Boththe retiring employees as well as administrativeauthorities can monitor progress at each stage.

2. The system has been running successfullyin the main Secretariat of all ministries/departments for the last one year. It has sincebeen extended to cover over 3000 Drawing andDisbursing Officers and Pay and Accounts Offices

and enhanced retrospectively as a result ofGovernment’s decision, the applicant shall bepaid the difference between the commuted valuedetermined with reference to enhanced pensionand the commuted value already authorised. Forthe payment of difference, the applicant shall notbe required to apply afresh.

3. References have been received in thisDepartment that many pensioners who retiredafter 01.01.2016 and have drawn pension/commuted value of pension based on their pre-revised pay/pension do not wish to commute thepension which has become additionallycommutable on revision of pay/pension onimplementation of recommendations of 7th CPC.The matter has been examined in consultationwith Ministry of Finance (Department ofExpenditure), It has been decided that thosepensioners who retired from 01.01.2016 till04.08.2016 i.e. the date of issue of orders forrevised pay/pension based on therecommendations of the 7th CPC may be givenan option, in relaxation of Rule 10 of CCS(Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, not tocommute the pension which has become

Sujasha Choudhury,Director(Pension) Railway

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OM FNo. CPAO/CDN/WRPS/101/2016-17/499 dt :25.11.16 from GOI, Ministry of Finance, Dptt ofExpenditure, Central Pension Accounting Office,Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066.Sub: Monitoring and disposal of Pensioners'

Grievance through "Web ResponsivePensioners' Service"

No.CPAO/CO-ORD/(107)/2016-17/496 dt :24.11.16 from Ministry of Finance, Deptt ofExpenditure, Central Pension Accounting Office,Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066.

Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the meeting held on 11.11.2016under the chairmanship of Controller Generalof Accounts at Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan,

INA, New Delhi.

from various ministries/departments and theirattached offices.

3. It has now been decided that all Heads ofOffices will henceforth mandatorily process allpension cases only through Bhavishya. In this,where necessary, they will assist the retiringemployee to submit the online application form.The Pay and Accounts Offices will process casesgenerated through Bhavishya through the pensionmodule in COMPACT till the Public FinancialManagement System(PFMS) is made operationaland integrated with Bhavishya.

4. It is to be noted that all authorities will strictlyfollow the timelines prescribed under theCCS(Pension) Rules and in no case will thepension case be delayed on account of electronicprocessing through Bhavishya.

5. These instructions take effect from 1stJanuary, 2017.

6. This issues with the approval of competentauthority.

of grievances with Banks under WRPS, it has beenobserved that the banks are not properly usingthe W RPS for monitoring & disposal ofPensioners' Grievances. Total 1,426 Grievanceswere forwarded to banks through W RPS for theirresponse, however, reply for only 583 grievanceshave been received. Out of 843 pendinggrievances, 556 are pending for more than 30days (294 for more than 90 days) whereasgrievances are to be settled within 30 days.

3. All Heads of CPPCS & Govt. BusinessDepartments/Units are requested to monitor thedisposal of grievances on daily basis and toensure that all grlevances received through CPAOare settled within 30 days and the status updated/responded on W RPS invariably. The period wiseinformation of pendency is available on thedashboards of Heads of CPPCs & Heads of Govt.Business Departments/Units.

4. ln case of any difficulty in using this facility,Shri Davinder Kumar, Technical Director,Telephone No. 011 - 2671 5338, e-mail id:kumar.davinder@ nic.in may be contacted.

Attention is invited to this office oM No. CPAO/IT &Tech/Single W indow Service/54/2015-17/88dated 20th July, 2016 regarding use of "W ebResponsive Pensioners' Service" (W RPS) ofCPAO for monitoring the pensioners grievanceswhereby Heads of CPPCs & GovernmentBusiness Departments/Units of Banks wererequested to monitor the grievances receivedthrough W RPS and settle them within 30 days ofreceipt under intimation to CPAO. You are alsoaware that Hon'ble Finance Minister launchedWRPS on 14th September, 2016. A workshop forBanks was also organized bY CPAO on 3rdoctober, 2016 to sensitlze them towards the useof W RPS for monitoring and disposal ofpensioners' grievances

2. On review of the latest position of pendency

Please find enclosed herewith a copy ofminutes of the Meeting held on 11th November,2016 at 11.00 AM at O/o CGA under thechairmanship of controller General of Accountsto review the various pension-related issuesrequiring close monitoring by Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CAsfor further necessary action.

A Meeting was held on 11.11.2016 at 11.00AM under the Chairmanship of Controller General

Seema Gupta, Director

Subhash Chandra,Controller of AccountsSubhash Chandra,Controller of Accounts

Vijay SinghSr. Accounts Officer

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revision in civil Ministries/Departments. Highestpendencies pertained to Home Affairs (963),Atomic Energy (442), CBEC, HRD, and PrasarBharti. It was informed by the CCAs/CAs that thesecases are pending due to non-availability ofrequired information either with PAOs or withHOOs & Banks in spite of all out efforts made.Following points decisions were taken:

(i) CPAO to prepare fresh list of live pendingcases on the basis of e-scrolls received whichmay reduce the number of pending cases. Thislist would be provided to the concerned Ministries/Departments to again review the pendency andcheck the availability of records. If records are notavailable even after this exercise, the certificate ofnon availability of records would be furnished byconcerned CCAs/CAs to CPAO to enable it to takefurther necessary action. If any pensionerrepresents for revision of his/her pension in futurethe same would be revised on the basis of recordsprovided by him/her subject to verification of therecord.

(ii) The above list would also be provided to

of Accounts in the Conference Hall ‘Swasti’Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan, Office of CGA,Block-E, General Pool Office Complex, INA Colony,New Delhi to discuss pension related issues. Atthe outset Chief Controller (Pension) welcomedall the participants. Controller General of Accountsin his opening remarks highlighted the need forquick processing of pension cases to avoiddelays and prompt disposal of Pensioners’grievances and advised all concerned CCAs/CAsthat issues regarding pending grievances anddelays in receipt of pension & revision cases fromHOOs/DDOs should be raised in the SeniorOfficers’ Meetings chaired by respectiveSecretaries. He stressed that all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/CAs must use their dashboards provided byCPAO to monitor the disposal of grievances anduploading of lists of retiring employees andsubmission of pension cases.List of participants is at Annexure-I (not published)

Following agenda items were discussed anddecisions taken:-

(ii) The above list would also be provided toconcerned pension disbursing banks to checkthe genuineness of these pensioners on thebasis of KYC records available with them and getthe relevant records required for revision for suchpensioners. The banks will also be asked tofurnish the copies of life certificates received fromthese pensioners to CPAO by 15th Feb, 2017.

It was observed that only 29 percentof fresh PPOs were received in CPAO from PAOsbefore the date of retirement of governmentservants. All the CCAs/CAs present in the meetinginformed that delay in finalizing fresh pensioncases is because of late submission of pensionpapers by the HOOs to concerned PAOs. However,status of Atomic Energy was quite satisfactorywhere 85% fresh PPOs were received before thedate of retirement. The Joint CA, Atomic Energyinformed that they are regularly reviewing thestatus of receipt of fresh pension cases with thedepartment and in case of any problem; they are

It was observed that total88,550 cases were due for revision. Out of that61,778 cases were already revised. However, still26772 cases (30%) were pending for revision.Out of these cases, 25512 cases (95%) werepending with 9 ministries/ departments i.e. HomeAffairs (23,307), Atomic Energy, Prasar Bharti,CBEC, I&B, Agriculture, HRD, Civil Aviation andSupply. Vide various OMs issued by CPAO,concerned CCAs/CAs were requested to revisepending cases urgently. CGA directed to finalizeall the pending cases within one month. PAO wisependencies were reviewed specifically for MHA &Atomic Energy and they were advised to regularlyreview the status with their high pendency PAOs.

It wasobserved that total 4617 cases of Pre-2006 (1,199of Pre-2006 & 3,418 of Pre-90) were pending for

1. Agenda Item No. 1-A: Pending cases of

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3. Agenda Item Number-2: Delay in receipt offresh PPOs :

1. Agenda Item No. 1-A: Pending cases ofrevision under OM dated 6th April, 2016:Delinking of revised pension from qualifyingservice of 33 years:

2. Agenda Item No. 1-B: Status of revision ofpending Pre-2006 pension cases :

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holding the meetings with senior officers so thattimely receipt of cases in PAOs may be ensured.CGA appreciated the efforts of Atomic Energy andadvised other CCAs/CAs also to take up the matterregularly with concerned Administrative Authoritiesi.e. HODs/DOOs/DDOs for receiving the pensioncases in PAOs as per prescribed time scheduleand use the dashboards provided under W RPSto monitor the delays.

Significant progress was observed inrespect of Aadhaar Seeding in fresh PPOs by theMinistries/Departments as overall seedingpercentage had reached 61%. Ministries/Departments where seeding percent was lowwere Home Affairs, PPG and Supply. In someMinistries/Departments, like Health & FamilyWelfare, HRD, Prasar Bharti and UD seeding wasmore than 90%, CCA, MHA was requested toensure increasing the number of Aadhaar seedingin fresh PPOs as the low percentage of MHA hadbrought down overall percentage very significantly.

concerned CCAs/CAs to review the status ofpending grievances through W RPS on weeklybasis and settle the grievances in time boundmanner. CC (P) also requested CCAs/CAs toregularly review the pending grievances availableunder their dashboards under W RPS and ensurenot to allow any pendency beyond 30 days. All theCCAs/CAs assured to regularly review thepending grievances and take necessary action tobring down the number of pending grievances.

B. Listsof only 1734 retiring employees were uploadedso far by the PAOs of concerned Ministries/Departments. Since annually about 35 thousandof fresh pension cases are received in CPAO, thissmall number of uploading of lists showed thatstill either many PAOs are not uploading completelists of retiring employees or not uploading at all.To ensure the timely submission of list of retireesby the HOOs to the concerned PAOs the CCAs/CAs present in the meeting were advised to takeup the matter with their HODs on regular basis tobrought down overall percentage very significantly.

Representative of PPG&P pointed out that lowpercentage of Aadhaar seeding in PPG&P wasdue to low Aadhaar seeding by Director ofAccounts, Cabinet Secretariat (DACS) which usesPAO code of PPG&P but they are not in theadministrative control of CA, PPG&P. On thisissue, it was decided that while CPAO may takeup the matter with DACS; PPG&P was also advisedto coordinate with DACS to resolve this issue onregular basis. Most of the CCAs/CAs informedthat PAOs are indicating Aadhaar numbers infresh PPOs wherever the same is made availableby the concerned HOOs and efforts are made tomake it 100%.

A. Under W RPS, total 570grievances were received, out of that 375 pertainedto the concerned 15 ministries. Out of these 375grievances, 70 grievances were replied back byPAOs to CPAO and 56 settled. 305 grievanceswere still pending with PAOs. CGA advised all

up the matter with their HODs on regular basis toget the complete list of retiring employeeswherever the same is not being provided by theHOOs. CGA advised CCAs/CAs to pay specialattention to those PAOs where details of not evensingle employee has been uploaded so far.

It was observed that there were manydiscrepancies in the booking of expenditure underpension grant No.35 in the year-2016-17 (up to2nd quarter) by many Ministries/Departments i.e.expenditure in excess of budget, expenditurewithout budget, misclassification betweencharged and voted expenditure, expenditurebooked in minus etc. An OM dated 11.11.2016with details of discrepancies had already beenissued to CCAs/CAs. All concerned CCAs/CAswere advised to regularly review the booking ofexpenditure under various heads of pension grantin their Ministries/Departments with the help ofreports available under e-lekha/PFMS and ensure

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4. Agenda Item Number-3: Seeding ofAadhaar : Quarterly List of retiring Employees:

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5. Agenda Item Number-4: Web ResponsivePensioners’ Service:

Grievances:

6. Agenda Item Number-5: Discrepancies inthe bookie of Expenditure under Pension grant:

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Letter No. E(W)2016/PS5-1/7 dt : 24.11.16 fromGOI, Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) NewDelhi, to General Managers (P), all IndianRailways & Production Units.

Letter No.2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7 dt : 28.11.16 fromGOI (Bharat Sarkar), Ministry of Rlys (RailMantralya) (Rly Bd) New Delhi, to GMs/FA&CA0s,all Zonal Railways/Production Units.Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision

on the recommendations of the SeventhCentral Pay Commission-Revision ofdisability pension of pre-2016 disabilitypensioners- clarification-reg

GOI ORDERS

Sub: Grant of Privilege Passes/PTOs todependent relatives — Raising theincome ceiling.

Flash

A copy of department of Pension & Pensioners‘Welfare (DOP&PW )’s O.M No. 1/4/2016-P&PW(F)dated 11th November, 2016 on the above subjectis enclosed* for information and compliance. Thisinstruction shall apply mutatis mutandis on theRailways also. CCS (Extraordinary Pension)Rules, 1972, correspond to Railway Services(Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 andDOP&PW ’s OM dated 04.08.2016 referred to inthe enclosed O.M., was circulated on Railwaysvide letter of even number dated 10.08.2016

2. Please acknowledge receipt.

to avoid any discrepancies in booking underpension grant.

7. During the meeting, CCA, Home Affairs andCA, Agriculture requested CC (P) to organizeworkshop for their pension processing PAOs inCPAO on W RPS and various pension relatedissues. It was agreed that workshop for PAOs ofMinistry of Agriculture would be organized on 18thNovember, 2016 and for MHA on 1st December,2016 at CPAO. Other Ministries were alsorequested to work out schedule of workshop fortheir PAOs in consultation with CPAO.

The meeting ended with vote of thanks to thechair.

Pursuant to implementation of Government’sdecision on the recommendations of 7th CentralPay Commission regarding revision of minimumpension to Rs 9000/- it has been decided toamend the proviso below Para 2(C)(vii) of RailwayServants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition-1993) as follows:-

“Provided that a person shall not beconsidered to be a dependent relative if his/hermonthly income from all sources includingpension, dearness relief, etc., exceeds 15% ofthe basic pay of the Railway servant or the amountarrived at by adding minimum pension/familypension of Rs. 9,000/- (excluding the element ofadditional pension to old pensioners) and thedearness relief admissible to the pensioner/family pensioner thereon, rounded off to thenearest ten rupee figure, whichever is more.”

2. This issues with the concurrence of FinanceDte. of Ministry of Railways.

All affiliated associations of BharatPensioners Samaj are requested to providefollowing details by 31st March 2017 if notalready provided:1 Name & Address of the Association2 Registration No if any3 Name , Contact Nos & email address of President ,Secy & treasurer alongwith their Aadhar Card Nos.4 No & Details of affiliated Associations if any5. Total of Members with their contact Nos i.e. Mob No/Land line Nos6 URL of web site/facebook/blog/twitter etc if any

Sanjay Prashar, Deputy Director, Finance(Estt.)III, Railway Board

*published at p 30 of this issue

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Action: All Concerned CCAs/CA, CPAO,MHA, Agriculture

Muralidharan,Dy. Dir Estt.(W)-1 Rly Bd

*published at p 30 of this issue

S.C.MaheshwariSecy genl BPS

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- At the 40thGet-to-gather of Ahmedabad Dist held on 18-11-2016, attended by over 360 pensioners, tributeswere paid to late J Kumpavat on his first deathanniversary. This was followed by a seminar onknee replacement by Doctors of AdityaOrthopaedic Hospital, Ahd. A N Patel apprisedhouse of the matters discussed at the 61st AGM

as representatives of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, AndhraPradesh and Delhi units respectively. Assnfelicitated septuagenarian members alongwithchildren/grand children who excelled in theirSSLC/IIPUexams/Professional/ Degree courses.Sr most member Balakrishnan Pillai of 103 yearsof age was presented a memento, cash awardRs.2000/-, fruit bowl and a shawl in memory offormer chairman late H Sitarama Reddy who wasinstrumental in getting pension schemesanctioned by Central Govt for retirees of CoffeeBd. Conducted gate meeting on 07-11-16,attended by 150 members, in protest againstinordinate delay in granting 7CPC benefits to pre-2006 pensioners of the Coffee Bd. Also handedover a memorandum addressed to Hon’bleDirector of Finance, Coffee Bd . A Similar memowas also sent on behalf of Statutory/AutonomousBodies.

Formed new committee with M K Kaul, MirzaNaseem Akhtar and K Ramanna as prez, secretaryand treasurer respectively alongwith four otheroffice-bearershouse of the matters discussed at the 61st AGM

of BPS held on 13-11-2016.Speaking on theoccasion, D D Mistry informed members of thelatest position regarding revised PPOs by CCAGujrat and gist of his discussions of the meetingon 15-11-16 with Smt Sujata Ray Director(HR)and R K Misra, Member Services DOT togetherwith launching of a W EB to be launched shortlyby BSNL Corporate Office to know status of themedical reimbursement and delay in issuance ofrevised PPOs necessitated with the merger of78.2%IDA. House resolved to approach theJudiciary for arrears in consultation with sisterPensioners Assns. A N Patel and D D Mistry werehonoured for their contributions to BDPA (India),Ahemdabad. Gathering ended with singing ofNational Anthem and dinner.

In its 11th AGM held on 23-10-2016 elected Executive Body for term 2016-17to 2020-21 comprising A N Balaram, T VSuryaprakash & K Narasimhamurthy as prez,secretary & treasurer respectively and alsodecided that T S Govindarajan, K P Ramadasan,M M Prabhu & Premchand Mehrolia to continue

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has elected new Managing Committeefor years 2016-2019 with B S Deshpande - Prez;H J Patil - Secy; and O P Anand - Treasurer andeight other office-bearers.

- D M W Admin organised a function on 21-10-2016 for senior citizens to celebrate Deepawaliwhereat S K Luthra, C A O(R) D M W Patiala waschief guest and Smt Renu Luthra guest of honourwho were presented bouquets after lighting oflamps. After welcome by CPO, a culturalprogramme was organised by girl students ofCentral School, Patiala with participation of Srcitizens. Prez of SCA S S Arshi gave a talk on 'Good over Evil' followed by chief guest wishinghappy Diwali and distribution of crackers and giftsto sr citizens. Function ended with of thanks by DyCPO preceded by dinner.

--- Genl secy of CCPF thru press release datedOctober 24, 2016 has informed of GB Meetingheld on 23-10-2016 chaired by its prez V S

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Ramanujam followed by singing of devotionalsong by A R Chandrasekar. House approvedminutes of last meeting and accounts. Genl secyinformed house of the action taken by Central assnon pensioners demands. Also informed of S Cjudgement dismissing SLP filed by GOI granting2/3 pension to pensioners absorbed in PSUs.House approved of donation of Rs3200/- to centralUnion. Sweets & snacks distributed for celebrationof ensuing Deepawali. Meeting ended with voteof thanks by president.

ECmeeting held on 20-10-2016, chaired by its viceprez P Anainthaperumal, started with a prayersong by Sakthi Vadivelu. Prez & secy expressedtheir views on the recommendations of 7CPC andconstitution of COS by GOI; NPS etc. Meetingended with vote of thanks by M R Subramanian.

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BPS has learnt with profound grief of thesudden demise of Dr. Sugan Bhatia, Sr.VicePresident, AISCCON, Mumbai on 26.11.2016 -BPS staunch supporter and a legend figure whotill his end struggled for the causes of seniorcitizens and pensioners of all streams. BPS hadthe pleasure of hearing his views in its 61st AGMon November 13,2016 at Mavlankar Hall,Constitution Club, New Delhi. His last addresswas on 24/25.11.2016 at 16th Conference of AISCConfederation held at Tirupati (AP). His futuristicvision for the aged in India was truly remarkable.May his soul rest in peace. BPS conveys its heart

_May his soul rest in peace. BPS conveys its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved famliy.

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