Inclusion of names of members of family in the PPO and proof of age for additional quantum of family pension – requirement of certificates etc. - rega

F.No 1/19/11-p&PW(E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG. & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
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Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 03.08.11

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject Inclusion of names of members of family in the PPO and proof of age for additional quantum of family pension – requirement of certificates etc. — regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. l/6/2008..P&PW(E), dated 2106.10 and No. 1/21/91-P&PW(E), dated 20.01.93, regarding intimation of names of eligible family members by the pensioner or the spouse to the head of Office for inclusion in the Pension Payment Order (PPO). It has been clarified in the O.M dated 22,06.10 that in cases where the pensioner or his/ her spouse has expired, the widowed or divorced or unmarried daughter/ parents/ dependent disabled children/ disabled siblings can themselves intimate such details to the pension sanctioning authority, who can process such cases if sufficient proof of entitlement is produced by the claimant and all other conditions for grant of family pension are fulfilled.

2. Attention is also invited to this Department’s O.M. No. 38/37/08- P&PW(A) dated 21.05.09, wherein detailed instructions regarding admissibility of documents as proof of date of birth of very old family pensioner who neither have a birth certificate nor any other corroborating document and whose date of birth is not available in the PPOs as well as in the office records of CPAO/ PAO have been circulated.

3. It is a matter of concern that a large number of complaints have been received in this Department from various pensioners associations and individuals that the documents submitted by them to the Heads of Office concerned are not accepted by them. Complaints about inordinate delay of 2- 3 years in settling the claims have also been received.

4. It is hereby reiterated that documents indicated in para 5 of 0M dated 21.05.09 mas’ be relied upon by the Heads of Office for admitting claims of the family pensioners. In addition to these, the Aadhaar number issued by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) may also be accepted by the Head’s of Office/ Pension Disbursing Authorities as valid proof of identity. It is also emphasized that the date of birth of the applicant may also be ascertained at the time of sanctioning family pension as it may be required for deciding the quantum of additional family pension when the family pensioner attains the age of 80 years or above.

5. In case the applicant is unable to submit any of the documents indicated above but claims family pension based on some other documentary evidence, such cases may be submitted to the administrative Ministry/ Department. The decision of the administrative Ministry/ Department in this
regard will be final.

6. Requests have also been received for inclusion of the name of dependent disabled child(ren) in the PPO during the life-time of the pensioner. It is hereby clarified that neither dependence nor disability are bound to be permanent in nature. Therefore, the name(s) of such child/ children may he included in the details of family by the Head of Office on receiving a request from the pensioner or his/ her spouse. However, family pension would be sanctioned only when their turn comes to receive the family pension on the demise of the pensioner/ family pensioner, after examining (he claim(s) of
such disabled children for family pension subject to the fulfillment of conditions stipulated in the relevant provisions of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.

7. All Minístries/ Departments are requested to give wide publicity to these clarifications.

s/d
(Tripti P. Ghosh)
Director

Ph. 24624802

All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India

source-http://persmin.gov.in/

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Grant of leave to the staff working under HSG.I Postmaster

Guidelines on grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmasters

Directorate, vide order No: 51-4/ 2011-SPB-II dated 01.08.2011, has issued guidelines on grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmasters. The Directorate order is posted below:

No. 51-4/ 2011-SPB-II

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi – 110001

Dated 01.08.2011

To,

1. All Chief Postmasters general

2. All Postmasters General

Subj: Grant of leave to the staff working under HSG I Postmaster.

Sir/ Madam,

It is observed that HSG I Postmaster is competent to grant only Casual leave to the staff working under him/ her. The applications for grant of other kind of leave to staff are forwarded by him/ her to the Division Office for approval. It has been brought to the notice of the Directorate that at times the said procedure takes time and if such officials who do not have casual leave left in their accounts want to proceed on earned leave immediately due to some unforeseen circumstances, they face problems in proceeding on leave at short notice.

2. The matter has been looked into. It has been decided by the competent authority in the Directorate that in such pressing circumstances, HSG I Postmasters while reccomending earned leave may relieve the official of his duties in anticipation of grant of leave by the competent authority, provided:

(i) The earned leave applied for by the individual is not for more than the period of three days.

(ii) No substitute is required in case the official proceeds on leave.

(iii) The leave may be reccomended by the HSG I Postmaster by recording that it is being reccomended subject to the availability of leave in the credit of the applicant.

(iv) The official may be relieved after duly following the procedure of handing/ taking over the charge.

(v) If later on the sanctioning authority finds that the official does not have the leave applied for to his credit, he should obtain the revised application from the individual for the kind of leave he/ she is entitled to at the earliest.

(vi) If the official needs earned leave for more than three days or wants to extend the earned leave beyond three days, he should apply for the same well in advance, so that it is sanctioned as per the existing procedure.

Yours faithfuly,

Sd/-

B P Sridevi

Director (Staff)

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Hike in GPF Interest - Parliament Panel Recommends

At last the long pending plea of Government Employees has been taken up by a Parliamentary Panel headed by Mr.Yashwant Sinha, Former Finance Minister and recommended to Central Government.

"The rate of interest on General Provident Fund (GPF) which is pegged at 8% may be reviewed so that government employees are not put to any disadvantage more so now when the interest rates for bank deposits has also been raised," the Standing Committee on Finance suggested in its report.

The panel pointed out that retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organiation has also increased rate of interest on PF deposits to 9.5% for 2010-11 from 8%.

The EPFO had been paying 8.5% interest on PF deposits since 2005-06. In September last year, it had recommended an increase in interest rate to 9.5% for 2010-11 after discovering Rs 1,731 crore surplus in their books of accounts.

If the suggestion of the panel finds favour from the government, over 50 lakh Centre's employeeswill stand to benifit.

In the present scenario, the bank rates are also increasing. Reserve Bank of India has increased its short term lending and borrowing rates by half a percentage point to 8 and 7%, respectively in its recent quarterly review unveiled on July 26.

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Too much overtime is bad for your health, says study

Research into civil servants shows 60% increase in heart-related illness

Working overtime is bad for your health, according to a study which shows it brings an increased risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

The research shows a 60% increase in heart-related illness such as non-fatal heart attacks and angina in those who work for three hours or more longer than a normal seven-hour day.

The research was part of the long-running Whitehall II study, which has followed the health of more than 10,000 civil servants since 1985. This latest analysis, reported in the European Heart Journal, looks at the working patterns of more than 6,000 people, aged 39-61, over an average of around 11 years.

One or two hours' overtime made no difference to people's health, the researchers from University College London and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health found. But three or more hours led to a 60% increased risk of coronary heart disease.

One of the explanations might be to do with the type of people who work long hours, who are classified within the Whitehall study as evincing "type A" behaviour – aggressive, competitive, tense, time-conscious and generally hostile.

Another factor could be psychological distress in the form of depression and anxiety, and possibly not enough sleep, or not enough time to unwind before going to sleep. The overtime workers could also be the sort who are more likely to carry on working while unwell, or may have high blood-pressure during office hours which does not show up at the GP surgery.

But none of these things fully explain the raised heart disease risk. Dr Marianna Virtanen, an epidemiologist in Helsinki who worked on the study, added that they had not measured what happens if people reduce their hours.

"One plausible explanation for the increased risk could be that adverse lifestyle or risk factor changes are more common among those who work excessive hours compared with those working normal hours," she said. "Another possibility is that the chronic experience of stress (often associated with working long hours) adversely affects metabolic processes. It is important that these hypotheses should be examined in detail in the future."

The authors also warn that their civil servant cohort was exclusively white-collar and public sector, and therefore the findings cannot be extrapolated to people in blue-collar jobs or in the private sector.

In an editorial in the journal, Gordon McInnes, professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of Glasgow's Western Infirmary, said the findings could have major implications and doctors should recognise that overtime may carry heart risks. Quoting Bertrand Russell, he wrote: "If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considers work important."

Dr John Challenor, from the Society of Occupational Medicine, called it a significant study. "In many ways it confirms what we as occupational health doctors already know – that work-life balance plays a vital role in wellbeing," he said. "Whilst research has shown that work is generally good for your health, we also know that an excess of work that is unremitting can have adverse health effects.

"Employers and patients need to be aware of all of the risk factors for coronary heart disease – and should consider overtime as one factor that may lead to a number of medical conditions."

Cathy Ross, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "If we're stuck in the office we've less time to relax, get a good night's sleep, and take enough physical activity, all of which have been found to help reduce stress levels and protect against heart disease.

"Until researchers understand how our working lives can affect the risk to our heart health there are simple ways to look after your heart health at work, like taking a brisk walk at lunch, taking the stairs instead of the lift, or by swapping that biscuit for a piece of fruit."

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