Punjab Government Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha has issued a notification in this regard. Copies of this notification have been sent to all Special Chief Secretaries, Additional Chief Secretaries, Financial Commissioners, Principal Secretaries and Administrative Secretaries of the Punjab State for information and action. Apart from this, this notification has also been sent to all Heads of Departments, Divisional Commissioners, Registrar of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Deputy Commissioners and Sub-Divisional Superintendents.

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Their dearness allowance has been increased by 4%. After this, now dearness allowance has been increased from 42 to 46%. They will be given the benefit of increased dearness allowance from July 1.

Dearness Allowance rates revised

The rates of Dearness Allowance of All India Service Officers have been revised by the Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan. From July 1, 2023, their dearness allowance has been increased at the rate of 4%. Let us tell you that at present dearness allowance at the rate of 42% was being provided to all All India Service officers.

With the issuance of the order by the Personnel Department, now from July 1, 46% of their basic salary will be made available to them as dearness allowance. Along with this, they also have to be paid the outstanding amount of 3 months. With this, their salary will see an increase of up to Rs 25,000 annually.

Let us tell you that elections are to be held in Rajasthan in the month of November. For which code of conduct has been implemented. Due to implementation of the Code of Conduct, orders for increase in dearness allowance were not issued by the state government. A proposal for this was prepared and sent to the Election Commission.

After getting the approval of the Election Commission, orders were issued to increase the dearness allowance by 4% for employees and pensioners. Now the allowance of All India Service officers has been increased.

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The officers and employees who got the job from the recruitment advertisement issued by the Union Ministry of Personnel till December 22, 2003, are considered entitled to old pension. In this, both IAS officers and employees are entitled to pension. The option of 31 August 2023 has been given for its application. According to the letter sent by Sanjeev Narayan, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Personnel, the Personnel Department of UP has started the work.

10 percent deduction from employee’s salary

Let us tell you that from January 2004, the New Pension Scheme (NPS) system was started for government employees in the country by abolishing the old pension. Under NPS, 10 percent is deducted from the salary of the employee. The old pension has the facility of GPF, but it is not there in the new pension.

For some time, the demand to implement the old pension in the states and the center is gaining momentum. It has been restored by some state governments. In such a situation, the letter from the Union Ministry of Personnel is going to give relief to the employees.

The Personnel Department of UP is sending a letter to the concerned departments,
according to the letter of the Ministry of Personnel, employees of the Central Armed Forces will not come under its ambit. The Personnel Department of UP is sending a copy of this letter to the concerned departments of the government.

Those who come under its purview have been given the option to select the option till 31 August 2023. In a letter issued by the Ministry of Personnel, it was told that under the advertisement issued for government recruitment till December 22, 2003, continuous applications are being received for giving old pension to those recruited after January 2004.

That’s why it has been considered to give the benefit of old pension to the officers and employees who got jobs on the basis of advertisement till 2003. For this the option has been given by the government. If someone wants to enroll himself under old pension, then he has to select its option. If an employee does not select this option till the due date, then he will get the benefit of NPS only. If someone opts for old pension, then by 31 October 2023, their NPS account will be closed by issuing an order.

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The Personnel Department has issued a clarification regarding the action of fine and punishment on the central employees. In this, it has been told how two or more punishments will run on an employee simultaneously and which will be applicable first.

Between the good news of bonus and DA, there is another big news for the central employees. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which comes under the Ministry of Personnel, has issued a clarification regarding the action of two or more fines simultaneously. This rule will be applicable to the employees coming under the 7th Pay Commission.

The DoPT has said in the Office Memorandum issued on October 28 that during the first action of the penalty, the second action can also be invoked. The department has said that the sentencing authorities should clearly write in their order that an employee is being punished with two fines simultaneously and both the sentences will run concurrently. In this, it has to be told whether both the sentences will run concurrently or after one is over, the other will be applicable. Apart from this, will the punishment given earlier, or will the second punishment be effective on him?

How the two punishments will be implemented

The Personnel Department has said that if the authority does not clearly mention it in its order, then both the punishments will be implemented simultaneously and will run concurrently. Not only this, if the order given later is going to be with a big fine, then it will be implemented immediately over the earlier order and after the expiry of its term, if the period of the earlier order is left, then it will also be completed. DoPT has made changes in many rules for the employees getting salary under the 7th Pay Commission.

…then you will not get pension and gratuity.

Earlier, the government has also changed the CCS (Pension) Rules 2021. Under this, if a central employee is found guilty of serious offense or negligence during his service, then his pension or gratuity or both can be withheld. The authority empowered to take this action will have the right to stop the pension and gratuity of the retired employee.

In the rules of traveling allowance, changes have also been made in the rules related to traveling allowance of relief

central employees. It said that employees are being exempted under the CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules 1988 for air travel to the North-Eastern region, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh or Andaman and Nicobar. Under this, central employees will be able to take advantage of this facility till September 25, 2024.

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