HOLDING OF SEMINAR ON “TECHNOLOGY INDUCTION IN POSTAL AND ITS IMPACT”   AT    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (KERALA) ON 6^TH MAY, 2017.

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001

Phone: 011.23092771                                                     e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com

 Mob: 9868819295/9810853981                       website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com

    No.PF-Misc/2017                                                                         Dated: 12^th April, 2017

To

            The Director General,

            Department of Posts,

            Dak Bhawan,

            New Delhi-110 001

Sub: Holding of Seminar on “Technology induction in Postal and its impact”   at   Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) on 6^th May, 2017.

Sir,

            The NFPE alongwith Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has decided to organize Seminar on subject “Technology induction in Postal  and its impact ” at Thiruvananthapuram on 06^th May,2017  in which  Delegates  from  all over  country will  participate.

            It is therefore, requested to kindly cause suitable instructions to all CPMGs to grant Special Casual Leave to the delegates who want to participant in the Seminar.

            With regards.                                                                                    Yours faithfully,

                                               

(R.N. Parashar)

Secretary General

Copy to:

1.         All the CPMGs.  2.   All General Secretaries / NFPE Office Bearers.

3.         All Circle Secretaries of NFPE Unions.

Federal Executive of National Federation of Postal Employees

Federal Executive of National Federation of Postal Employees

EXTENDING BENEFITS UNDER DBT

(Ministry of Finance)

The Government has decided to bring all welfare and subsidy schemes under DBT. As on date, more than 500 Schemes/ Components of 63 Ministries/ Departments have been identified to be implemented through DBT mode. As on 20.3.2017, 90 welfare and subsidy schemes are being reported on DBT Bharat Portal.

In respect of DBT schemes, Aadhaar is being used as a unique identifier for accurate targeting of intended beneficiaries. In case the beneficiary does not possess Aadhaar or Aadhaar Enrolment ID, the beneficiary is allowed to avail subsidy/ benefits using alternate documents as per guidelines/ notification issued for the scheme.

 This was stated by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

DSM/KA  (PIB) 11.04.2017

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TAX ON NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME (NPS)

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

11-April-2017 17:53 IST

TAX ON NPS

The provision that the withdrawal from National Pension Scheme is taxed to the extent of 60 per cent has been introduced into the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’) vide Finance Act, 2016 by inserting clause (12A) in Section 10 of the Act.

  Prior to Finance Act, 2016, National Pension Scheme (NPS), referred to in section 80CCD, was under Exempt, Exempt and Tax (EET) regime i.e., the monthly/periodic contributions during the pension accumulation phase were allowed as deduction from income for tax purposes; the returns generated on these contributions during the accumulation phase were also exempt from tax but the terminal benefits on exit or superannuation, in the form of lump sum withdrawals, were taxable in the hands of the individual subscribed or his nominee in the year of receipt of such amounts unlike PPF and EPF which have been enjoying EEE regime i.e. Exempt, Exempt, Exempt.

 In order to rationalize the taxability of receipts from pension plans, vide Finance Act, 2016, section 10 of the Act was amended to provide that any payment from National Pension Scheme to an employee on account of closure or his opting out of the NPS shall also be exempt from tax, to the extent it does not exceed forty percent of the total amount payable to him at the time of closure or his opting out of the scheme. Further, Finance Act, 2017 has amended section 10 of the Income-tax Act to exempt partial withdrawals by employees (to the extent of 25% of the employee’s contribution) from their NPS accounts in accordance with the guidelines prescribed under Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013.

 This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

DSM/KA (Release ID :160883)  Min. of Finance 11.04.2017)

FRAMING OF RTI RULES, 2017 IN SUPERSESSION OF RTI RULES, 2012   TO VIEW, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Appeal from APS Head Quarter to join service in APS

Appeal from APS Head Quarter to join service in APS

Grant of MACP ignoring promotion earned through Departmental competitive examination. - NFPE writes to Secretary, Department of Posts

Click here to view - Letter

PHOTOS OF 4^th ALL INDIA CONFERENCE OF AIPSBCOEA BEING HELD AT KOLKATA FROM 7^th to 9^th APRIL-2017 

Rate of Dearness  Allowance  applicable wef 1.1.2017 to employees  of Central Government  and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing  to draw  their pay  in the pre-revised pay  scale/grade pay as per 6^th  Central Pay Commission.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

GRANT OF DEARNESS RELIEF TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS - REVISED RATE EFFECTIVE FROM 1.1.2017 (Click the link below to view)

http://document.ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/PPWG_07042017.pdf

WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE - LOK SABHA REPLY

Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2017- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar   CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

WOMEN EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE - LOK SABHA REPLY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5172

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2017)

EMPLOYEES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES

5172. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of female employees in Government Service in rural and urban areas; and

(b) the ratio of male and female employees in the service?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): No data is maintained centrally regarding the number of female/male employees in Government service in rural & urban areas as sought in the question.

However, as per the Census of Central Government employees brought out by Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour, total number of employees in various Central Ministries/ Departments was 30,87,278 out of which 3,37,439 employees were women as on March, 2011. The ratio between men and women employees works out to be 9.15:1 as per the above Census. The publication of the report on the Census of Central Government employees has since been discontinued from 2011.

EX-SERVICE MEN PAY FIXATION - DOP&T REPLY

Com. Geeta Bhattacharjee Bereaved

Respected father of Com. Geeta Bhattacharjee, Member, All India Women Committee, AIPEU Group ‘C’ CHQ, expired on 04^th April 2017 at Guwahati.

All India RMS & MMS Employees Union Group `C` conveys its heartfelt condolences  to Com. Geeta Bhattacharjee and her bereaved family members and pray for eternal peace to the departed soul.

GIRI RAJ SINGH

General Secretary, 

MARRIED WOMEN EMPLOYEES CAN OPT THEIR PARENTS AS HER DEPENDENTS FOR CGHS, LTC ETC

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 3280

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017 3280 Shri Narayan Lal Panchariya

Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state

(a) whether, a married woman employee can show her own parents as her dependents under the service rules applicable to Central Government employees;

(b) if so, under what conditions;

(c) if not, the rationale therefor;

(d) whether Government has taken any action to make the aforesaid service rules gender neutral both in letter and spirit; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e): The service rules of the Government employees have been framed keeping in view their contextual purpose and with a view to make them gender neutral.

            As per Rule 50 of Central Civil Services (CCS)(Pension) Rules, 1972, father and mother of a Government employee (which includes a female Government employee) come within the definition of family. For the purpose of gratuity, there is no condition of dependency or inclusion in family.

            In respect of General Provident Fund (GPF) Rule, female employees can nominate their parents for the benefits of GPF. There is no dependency criterion for nominating parents for the benefits of GPF.

            Under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Rules, married women employees have the option either to opt their dependent parents or dependent parents-in-law for CGHS facilities.

            As per All India Services (AIS) {Medical Attendance (MA) Rules}, ‘family’ definition includes the name of parents wholly dependent upon the member of service and normally residing with such member.

            As per CCS {Leave Travel Concession (LTC)} Rules, ‘family’ definition includes parents or step parents wholly dependent on the Government servant irrespective of whether they are residing with the Government servant or not.

            As per CCS(Conduct Rules), “Members of family” in relation to a Government servant include the wife or husband, son or daughter, parents, brothers or sisters or any person related to any of them by blood or marriage, whether they are dependent on the Government servant or not.

            As per AIS (Conduct) Rules, any person related, whether by blood or marriage, to such member or to his or her wife or husband, as the case may be, and wholly dependent on such member is treated as member of family.

Source: RAJYA SABHA