Friday, May 28, 2010


Withdrawals from GPF


Withdrawals of PF amount for the following purposes:

1.Education
2.Purchasing Consumer Durables
3.Illness
4.Obligatory Expenses
5.Purchasing a house site
6.Constructing
7.Reconstructing
8.Housing
9.Renovating ancestral house
10.Repayment of outstanding housing loan
11.Extensive repairs / overhauling of motor car
12.Purchase of motor car/motor cycle /scooter, etc or for repaying government loan already taken for the purpose
13.Making deposit to book a motor car/motor cycle / scooter moped, etc
14.Once in a financial year towards subscription paid for the Grv,, Insurance Scheme.
15.Charges for conversion from leasehold to freehold of property allotted / transferred by Delhi Development Authority / State Housing Boards / House Building Co-operative Societies
16.Without assigning any reason.— Rule 15 (1) (Q)

Limits:

1. Items 1 to 4—

(a) Normally, one half of the amount at credit or six months' pay plus DP, whichever is less;
(b) Up to three-fourths of the amount at credit at the discretion of the sanctioning authority.— Rule 16(1).

2. Items 5 to 10—

(a) Up to 90% of balance at credit;
(b) The amount of withdrawal plus the Government loan already taken should not exceed the limits prescribed under the HBA Rules — Rule 16(1) and Proviso.

3. For Item 11, one-third of the amount at credit or the actual amount of repairing / overhauling, or Rs. 10,000, whichever is the least.— Rule 15, GID(2).

4. For Item 12, Rs. 1,10,000 for motor car and Rs. 20,000 for motor cycle / scooter / moped, etc., but the amount of withdrawal (plus withdrawal if any, availed for booking) should not exceed 50% of the amount at credit on the date of application for withdrawal for purchase, or the actual price of the vehicle, whichever is less.— Rule 15, GID (1).

5. For Item 13, fifty per cent of the amount at credit or Rs. 22,000 in the case of car and Rs. 4,000 in the case of motor cycle, scooter, etc., or actual amount of registration, whichever is less. This amount will be taken into account for determining the overall ceiling of Rs. 1,10,000 for car and Rs. 20,000 for motor cycle / scooter, etc.— Rule 15, GID (3).

6. For Item 14, an amount equivalent to one year's subscription paid toward5 the Group Insurance Scheme.— Rule 15(1) (D).

7. For Items 15 and 16, up to 90% of balance at credit only once during service.— Rule 15, GID (6) and Proviso 3, Rule 16 (1).

Eligibility:

1. For Items 1 to 4 : After completion of 15 years of service (including broken periods) or within ten years before the date of superannuation, whichever is earlier.— Rule 15 (1) (A).

2. For Items 5 to 10: Any time during the service.— Rule 15 (1) (B).

3. For Item 11: After completion of 28 years of service or less than 3 years before retirement.— Rule 15, GID (2).

4. For Items 12 and 13: After completion of 15 years of service or within five years before superannuation. In special cases, the Secretary of the Ministry / Department may sanction refundable advance to officials who fall short of the minimum service of 15 years by not more than 6 months. After completion of 15 years of service, the outstanding advance may be converted into final withdrawal. The basic pay plus DP (including NPA, if any) of the official should be Rs. 15,750 or more in the case of car and Rs. 6,900 or above in the case of scooter / motor cycle, etc.— Rule 15, GIDs (1), (3) and OM, dated 8-10-2004. (Revisedpay limits based on Sixth Pay Commission's pay scales awaited.)

5. For Item 14: All officials admitted to the Group Insurance Scheme. However, withdrawal is permitted if only at any stage the position of a subscriber does not permit him to subscribe to the Group Insurance and GPF / CPF at the same time.— Rule 15 (1) (D) readwith Para. 10.1. o fCGEGIS, 1980.

6. For Item 15: All officials.

7. For Item 16: Those due for retirement on superannuation within a year.

NOTE 1.— Only one withdrawal can be allowed for the same purpose. Marriage or education of different children or illness on different occasions or a further addition / alteration to a house / flat covered by a fresh plan — these are treated as for different purposes.—- Rule 15(1), Note 5.

NOTE 2.— Betrothal and Marriage are treated as separate purposes.— Rule 16, GID (2).

NOTE 3.— Both advance and withdrawal should not be sanctioned for one and the same purpose at the same time.— Rule 15(1), Note 6.

Sanctioning Authority.— Authority competent to sanction advance for special reasons as in Fifth Schedule.

Conversion of advance into withdrawal.— A subscriber may have the balance outstanding against an advance sanctioned to him converted into final withdrawal on his satisfying the conditions laid down for such withdrawal.— Rule 16-A.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010


CGEPHIS


Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS)

Government of India Introduces Health Insurance Scheme for Central Government Employees and Pensioners and their dependant family members

1. Who can Join the Scheme :

- All Central Government Employees

- India Service Officers

- Retired Employees

- who covered existing CGHS and CS (MA) Rules

2. This scheme is compulsory for new employees and pensioners, and voluntary basis for existing employees.

3. CGEPHIS Structure

-          This scheme shall provide coverage for all expenses relating to hospitalization of beneficiary members up to Rs. 500,000/- per family per year – subject to limits on cashless basis through smart cards.

4. Pre-existing diseases covers under the scheme from day one.

5. Insurance Premium :

-   The beneficiary will have to pay an annual premium.

-   The estimated annual premium for a standard family size will be in a range   of Rs. 8000 to Rs. 12000/- per annum.

-    The premium amount will vary according to grade pay of the beneficiary

-    The premium amount shall be decided by the insurance companies.

-    For serving employees, the premium would be detected by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers

-    Pensioners would be required to authorize the Bank Branch from which they are drawing their pension amount, to deduct the Insurance premium.

6. Insurance Coverage



The Following shall be covered insurance policy under this scheme :

  1. Pre-existing diseases

  2. Day-one Coverage for all diseases

  3. Maternity benefit

  4. Pre and Post hospitalization cover of 30 days and 60 days respectively

  5. New-born babies

  6. Domiciliary Hospitalization




7. CGEPHIS Scheme for Family  :

-   Employees :  This Scheme will cover for self, spouse, two dependant children and dependant parents. New born will be covered as a part of insured family member during currency of the policy.

-   Retired Employees : - This Scheme will cover for self, spouse, two dependant children and dependant parents

-   Additional dependant family members can be covered under the scheme by paying an additional premium.

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

LTA - Overview :

Key Points about LTA :

•Leave Travel Allowance is applicable for salaried employee.

•LTA is only applicable if you have applied through your company / organization.

•You must have traveled within India, International Travel is not valid.

•Only Travel Cost is allowed.

•To Claim LTA, you have to submit the Travel Ticket. (Air, Train, Public Transport Ticket)

•LTA Covers travel to you and your family. (Family includes, you, your parents, dependent on you, spouse and children)

•LTA will be eligible for shortest route to your destination.

•You will be taxed on your salary, if you not utilized your LTA.

Q&A :

My company deducted tax from LTA, (I have failed to submit the proof),. Now what is the procedure to get back that tax ?
Claim through Income Tax Return , you will get Refund.

What are the eligible criteria to claim LTA ?
You have to take leave from your company, and you should travel

I and my wife can claim LTA simultaneously?
No, both will not be eligible to claim for the same journey.

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Overview - General Provident Fund


1.Applicability — The GPF Rules are applicable to those Central Government employees who have been appointed on or before 31-12-2003.

2.Eligibility— Temporary Government servants after continuous service of one year, re-employed pensioners and permanent Government servants shall subscribe to GPF compulsorily. Temporary Government servants may subscribe to GPF even before completion of one year's service.— Rule 4.

3. Amount of subscription.— A sum (in whole rupees) as fixed by the subscriber, subject to a minimum of 6 per cent of emoluments and not more than his total emoluments.— Rule 8(1).

4."Emoluments" means pay, DP, leave salary and any remuneration of the nature of pay received in foreign service. Does not include DA.— Rule 2(1) (b).
NOTE.— Whole or part of the bonus amount (ad hoc or productivity linked) may be deposited in the Provident Fund.— Rule 7, GID (2).

5.Minimum subscription.— Should be fixed with reference to the emoluments on the 31st March of the preceding year and in the case of new subscribers to the emoluments on the date of joining the Fund.— Rule 8.

6.Enhancement / Reduction.— Subscription may be increased twice and/or reduced once at any time during the year.— Rule 8 (4).

7.Suspension of subscription.— Subscription to the fund shall be stopped during suspension, and at the option of the Government servant during leave on half pay, leave without pay and dies non. Proportionate subscription to be recovered for the period of duty and any leave other than HPL / EOL.— Rule 7 (1), and Rule 8.

8.Recovery to be stopped 3 months before retirement on superannuation.— No subscription should be recovered during the last three months ot his service.— Rule 7, GID (1).

9.Interest for 2007-08.— 8%.

10.Nomination.— A subscriber can nominate one or more person conferring the right to receive his GPF amount in the event of his death. I1"1"0/, than one person is nominated, the amount or share payable to each should indicated clearly. A subscriber may at any time cancel a nomination by notice and send a fresh nomination. A subscriber having a family can nominate 0uly members of his family. Subscriber having no family can nominate any person / persons, including a Company / Association / Body of individuals / a Charitable or other Trust or Fund. Subj ect to its validity, a nomination / notice 0f cancellation takes effect from the date of its receipt by the Accounts Officer.— Rule 5.
NOTE.— A nomination submitted to the Head of Office is valid even if the subscriber dies before it reaches the Accounts Officer.— C&A.G's Decision (2), Rule 5.

11.Family.— "Family" includes wife / wives except judicially separated wife, husband (unless expressly excluded), parents, a paternal grandparent when no parent is alive, children (including adopted children), minor brothers, unmarried sisters and deceased son's widow and children. A ward under the "Guardians and Wards Act, 1890", who lives with the Government servant and to whom the Government servant has given through a special will the same status as that of a natural child, will also be treated as a member of the family.—-Rule 2.

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Friday, May 14, 2010

On 7th May 2010, Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation (CGEWHO) released letter for Construction of Group Housing complex at Parathipattu, Poonamallee Road, Chennai

Details in the Letter.
No. : T-109/11                                                                                  07 May 10

To all the beneficiaries of Chennai (Ph II) project

Sub : Construction of Group Housing complex at Parathipattu, Poonamallee Road, Chennai

Sir/ Madam,

As you are aware that Chennai (Ph II) project is progressing and most of the structural works are already stands completed. We have also taken up the finishing works and accordingly the following revisions were made in the specifications of the following items :

i) As per the scheme & technical brochure the door frames are to be of pressed steel frames. In view of the feed back received with regard to the rusting of the frames, it was decided to provide factory made RCC door frames which are of better specification than pressed steel frame considering the cost involved.

ii) Considering the present trend as well as technical aspects, the specifications of flooring were reviewed. This is mainly due to the reasons that the availability of the marble of the same shade for such a mass housing project has become very difficult. Further mosaic tiles has become a real
obsolete specification and is not presentable in quality house. Considering the technical and aesthetic betterment, it was decided to provide 600 x 600 mm vitrified tiles of marble finish in the drawing and dining room as well as 400 x 400 mm off white ivory shade rectified tiles (Edge cut ceramic tiles) in all other rooms. It is to inform you that the above changes are technically superior than the original specifications. Further it is to inform you that the colour scheme adopted in drawing/ dining room is of marble finish which shall resemble to marble flooring. The off-white colour in all other rooms are considered to give a matching look.

2. A comparison between mosaic/ marble flooring and vitrified/ rectified flooring is placed in Annexure A.

Yours faithfully,
(M Narayanan)
Dy Director (Tech)
for Chief Executive Officer






















































































































































Annexure A :         COMPARISION OF FLOORING TYPES
     
S.NO.
ATTRIBUTES
VITRIFIED
TILES/ RECTIFIED TILES
MOSAIC
TILES
MARBLE
     
1StainStain
free
will
stain
will
stain
2Heat/fire
resistance
No effectTurns
Black
Turns
Black
3Water
resistance
water
proof
absorbs
water
absorbs
water
4
Acid/Alkali resistance
No effectHighly
effected
Highly
effected
5Colourswide
range
wide
range
limited
natural range
6Designswide
range
wide
range
limited
natural range
7Bending
strength Kg/cm
400100220
8weight in
Kg/sq.m.
164870
9Porositynon
porous
PorousPorous
10EchoProofLowHigh
11BacteriaFreeHigh
effect
High
effect
12Performance in 10 or
more years
As good as newstained lookstained look and gets
rough
13Thermal
Insulation
Good
insulation
Bad
insulator
Bad
insulator
14SmellfreeMediumMedium
15
Maintenance
FreeRequiredRequired
16Fixing ease & timeeasy in 24 hrsdifficult
in 15days        

difficult in 30 days
17
Reflection of Light
HighLowMedium
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Thursday, May 13, 2010


No.61212008-Pay-1
Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training


New Delhi the 6th May 2010


OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Subject: Incentive increments to the sportspersons for outstanding sports achievements at National and International levels.

Reference is invited to this Department's OM of even umber dated 26th August. 2008 and subsequent reminders dated 3rd October, 2008, 12th December,2008, 3rd September,2009 2znd October,2009 and on 18th December,2009 whereby it has been requested to furnish views regarding the quantum of lump-sum incentives to be granted to sportspersons who win a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal in the Nationalllnternational Tournaments. A copy of the OM dated 26Ih August, 2008 has been uploaded on the DOPT's website ie. http://www.persmin.nic.in

2. All the Ministries/Departments are again requested to expedite the matter and furnish their considered views by 31st May 2010 failing which it will be presumed that the Ministry/Department has no comments to furnish.

(Rita Mathur)
Director(Pay)



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No.AB-1 40 1 7/6/2009-Estt (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training


New Delhi, dated the 12th May 2010


OFFICE MEMORANDUM


Sub: Recruitment to Group `C' posts in Pay Band-1, with Grade Pay of Rs. 1,800/- (pre-revised Group `D' posts)

Reference is invited to this Ministry's O.M. of even number dated 30th April 2010 circulating Model Recruitment Rules for Group `C' posts in PB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.1800. In this connection all Ministries/ Departments are informed that the Staff Selection Commission is mandated to make recruitment to all non-technical Group `C' posts in the various Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices, except for those posts which are specifically exempt from the purview of the Staff Selection Commission.

2. All Ministries/ Departments are therefore requested to kindly intimate their requirements for Non-Technical Group 'C' posts in PB-1 Grade Pay Rs.1 800/- to the SSC immediately in order that the Commission could initiate action for recruitment.

3. Action may' simultaneously be taken for framing Recruitment Rules for these posts in accordance with the Model RRs already circulated.

4. Ministry of Home Affairs etc. are requested to bring the contents of this O.M to the notice of all their Attached/ Subordinate Offices.

(J. A.Vaidyanathan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India



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Sunday, May 9, 2010

PAN Card is Now Mandatory

PAN stands for Permanent Account Number is a 10 digit alphanumeric number.




It is mandatory to quote PAN on return of income, all correspondence with any income tax authority. From 1 January 2005 it will be mandatory to quote PAN on challans for any payments due to Income Tax Department. -

It is also compulsory to quote PAN in all documents pertaining to financial transactions notified from time-to-time by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. Some such transactions are sale and purchase of immovable property or motor vehicle or payments in cash, of amounts exceeding Rs. 25,000/-to hotels and restaurants or in connection with travel to any foreign country. It is also mandatory to mention PAN for obtaining a telephone or cellular telephone connection. Likewise, PAN has to be mentioned for making a time deposit exceeding Rs. 50,000/- with a Bank or Post Office or depositing cash of Rs. 50,000/- or more in a Bank.

You can apply PAN Card through online or apply through Axis Bank directly

Apply Online : http://www.utitsl.co.in/utitsl/uti/newapp/new-pan-application.jsp

To download PAN Application Form : Click Here
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Tamil Nadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) 2010 Advertisment No. 210. Application invites from Indian Citizens of Men and Women for the post of Grade II Police Constables, Jail Warders and Firemen.

Total Number of Vacancies 10112 + 5 ST Back log.

1. Grade II Police Contables - 9000 posts
Vacancies : 9000 posts (District level-2500 [Male-1750, Female-750], Special Police-6500 [Male-4550, Female-1950])
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ Grade Pay Rs. 1900

2. Geade II Jail Warders - 487 posts
Vacancies : 487 posts (Male-457, Female-30)
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ Grade Pay Rs. 1800

3. Fireman - 630 posts
Vacancies : 625+5 ST (Only Male)
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200+ Grade Pay Rs. 1800

Age Limit : 18 to 24 Years on 01.07.2010

Qualification : SSLC (10th) Pass

Important Dates:

Application Reciept Opening Date : 10.05.2010

Last Date of receive the Applications : 15.06.2010 at 5.45 PM



Written Test : 08.08.2010 at 9 AM

Click here to get more information
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Tamilnadu Uniformed Service Recruitment Board announced that,
Last date of receive applications has been extended from 03.05.2010 at 5.45 PM to 10.05.2010 at 5.45 PM

For more details about this job : Click Here
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