Ex-servicemen re-employed in Banks to get Military Service Pay – Earlier clarification of Department of Financial Services dated 23.12.2012 has been withdrawn

Ministry of Finance , Department of Financial Services letter No. 4/1/2010-SCI (B) dated 23.03.2012 for denying Military Service Pay (MSP) for Ex-servicemen re-employed in Banks has been withdrawn. Hence, all the Retired Defence Personnel who are no re-employed in Banks will be eligible for MSP (Military Service Pay)

In fact, the original DOPT Office Memorandum O.M. NO. 3/19/2009-ESTT. PAY II DATED 8.11.2010 provides for grant of MSP to retired Ex-Servicemen re-employed in Banks while their pay is refixed.

 

 

O.M. NO. 3/19/2009-ESTT. PAY II DATED 8.11.2010.

SUB:   FIXATION OF PAY OF RE-EMPLOYED PENSIONERS-TREATMENT OF                      MILITARY SERVICE PAY.

 

The undersigned is directed to refer to the orders issued vide O.M. dated 5.4.2010 on fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners. These orders inter-alia lay down that on re-employment in civilian organizations, Military Service Pay shall not be admissible. However, the benefit of MSP given to all retired Defence Forces officers/personnel by reckoning it at the time of calculation of their pension (notionally in the case of pre-1.1.2006 pensioners) should not be withdrawn. Accordingly while the pension of such re-employed pensioners will include the element of MSP, they will not be granted MSP while working in civilian organizations.

 

In the instructions issued by the Ministry of Defence vide their letter No. 1/69/2008/D (Pay/Service) dated 24th July 2009, Pre-retirement pay has been defined as under:

(i)            In respect of re-employment  taking place on/or 1.1.2006 pre-retirement pay for those who retired after 1.1.2006 means the pay in the pay band plus grade pay but inclusive of Non-Practicing Allowance(NPA) if any, last drawn before retirement.

(ii)          In case of officers who retired before1.1.2006 and also those who retired after 1.1.2006 in the pre-revisedpay scales without opting for the revised pay scales promulgated on or after 1.1.2006 the pay will be basic pay including stagnating increment and Rank pay plus the Dearness pay and 
Dearness allowance drawn at the time of retirement.

As per these orders, for pre-2006 retirees rank pay is included as a part of pay but for post-2006 retirees, the MSP is not reckoned in the pre-retirement pay for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment. However, for pension purposes the reckonable emoluments are- basic pay + grade pay + MSP + NPA wherever admissible. Therefore, while MSP is not taken into consideration for the purpose of pay fixation on re-employment, the element of MSP in pension is deducted.

It has been decided in consultation with the Department of Expenditure, that since the element of MSP is not reckoned in the pay fixation on re-employment, it need not be reduced from the pension either. Hence, in respect of all those Defence Officers/personnel, whose pension contains an element of MSP that need not be deducted from the pay fixed on re-employment.

Sd/-

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)

Deputy Secretary

Moral Booster to one & all of us.

An old man lived alone in an American town.
His only son was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son
Dear Son,
... I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant
my potato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be
digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you weren’t in prison.
Love,
Dad
Shortly, the old man received this telegram:
‘For Heaven’s sake, Dad,
don’t dig up the garden !! That’s where I buried the GUNS !!’
At 4 a.m. the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.
Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.
His son’s reply was: ‘Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the
best I could do for you, from here.’
MORAL: NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO DO
SOMETHING DEEP FROM YOUR HEART, YOU CAN DO IT. IT IS THE THOUGHT THAT
MATTERS, NOT WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE THE PERSON IS.....

CPWD Orders 2013 : Implementation of Rain Water Harvesting systems in the existing Government offices and residential complexes.

CPWD Orders 2013 : Implementation of Rain Water Harvesting systems in the existing Government offices and residential complexes.

F.No.18/31/2012-WI (DG) 

Government of India 

Directorate  General 

Central Public Works Department 

New Delhi.

Dated the 4th July, 2013 

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Office Memorandum

Sub : Implementation of Rain Water Harvesting systems in the existing Government offices and residential complexes.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development in its report dated 17/4/2013 on Demands for Grants (2013-14) of MoUD has stated in Para 10 of Chapter 24 that the possibility of incorporating rain water harvesting system in the existing Central and state government offices and in residential areas should be explored and implemented in a time bound manner. Further, the committee desired that data base should be maintained regarding government buildings which have implemented rain water harvesting system.

All Chief Engineers are requested to send information on above directions of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development in the proforma enclosed herewith by 15th July, 2013. The information may be e-mailed to dirpwacpwd2008@gmail.com and eepwacpwd@gmail.com. No hard copy be sent please.

Encl : Proforma Annexure-’A’

sd/- 

(Nirmal Goel) 

Director (P&WA)

Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir retires on 18.07.2013

Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir retires on Thursday (18.07.2013) after a brief term of nine months. He was appointed a Supreme Court Judge on September 9, 2005. A stickler for discipline, procedures and rules, Justice Kabir had endeared himself to members of the Bar and the Bench with his humility. Like his predecessor S.H. Kapadia, he was reticent; throughout his tenure as Chief Justice, he avoided meeting journalists. Justice Kabir rendered several landmark judgments in the Supreme Court, especially those relating to human rights and election laws.

Justice P. Sathasivam, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, will be the next and the 40th Chief Justice of India.

Revision in ceiling on annual family income for eligibility under the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of ‘Top Class Education’ for Scheduled Tribe students

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to increase the total family income ceiling under the central sector scholarship scheme of “Top Class Education” for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students” from the existing Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 4.50lakh per annum, with effect from the selection year 2013-14.

The enhancement of the ceiling of the annual total family income from all sources will enable larger number of ST students avail benefits of the scheme. This will also act as a major incentive for ST students pursuing higher and technical education.

The decision does not entail any additional burden. The expenditure on account of revision of the scheme would be met under the existing budget allocation for each year.

Background :

The Central Sector scholarship scheme of “Top Class Education” for ST students’ was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held in May 2007 and came into force with effect from 2007-08. The objective of the scheme is to provide adequate financial support to ST students for pursuing professional education in selected premier institutions of the country

Renaming of Bengaluru International Airport as “Kempegowda International Airport”

The Union Cabinet on 17-07-2013 gave its approval for renaming Bengaluru International Airport as "Kempegowda International Airport" to fulfil the long pending demand of the people of Karnataka, as well as the State Government of Karnataka.

Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) is the premiere Greenfield Airport in South India. It was commissioned and became operational on 24^th May, 2008.  It is owned and operated by Bengaluru International Airport Pvt. Limited (BIAL). in which KSSIDC (an entity of the Government of Karnataka), the Airports Authority of India, GVK Group, Siemens and Zurich Airport are shareholders. BIA is the fifth busiest airport in the country, built over an area of 4,000 acres.

        The Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a unanimous  resolution on 10.12.2012 and the Legislative Council also passed a similar resolution two days later to rename Bengaluru International Airport as "Kempegowda International Airport".

Background

                       

         Hiriya Kempegowda, known as Kempegowda was a ruler under the Vijayanagar Empire, who ruled most parts of Karnataka during the sixteenth century.  He had the vision of building a large futuristic city and is widely accepted as being the founder of Bengaluru.  Kempegowda built Bengaluru Fort and moved his capital from Yelahanka to the new Bengaluru.

Source: PIB.

South Malabar Gramin Bank Notified Recruitment to 256 Various Posts 2013

South Malabar Gramin Bank (SMG Bank) issued recruitment notification for filling up of the 256 vacancies of Officer Middle Management Scale-II (Managers), Officer Junior Management Scale-I (Assistant Managers) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) posts. Only those candidates who have appeared at the Common Written Examination for RRBs conducted by IBPS in September 2012 and were declared qualified are eligible to apply for this post. Eligible and Interested candidates Can apply through via Online mode of Application from 11th July, 2014 to 27th July, 2013.

Details of South Malabar Gramin Bank Recruitment 2013 :

Number of Post: 256

1) Officer Middle Management Scale-II (Managers) (General Banking Officer)- 05

2) Officer Junior Management Scale-I(Assistant Managers)- 85

3) Office Assistant (Multipurpose)- 166

Important Date

Opening Date for Registration: 11 July 2013

Closing Date for Registration: 27 July 2013

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