Ex-Servicemen Welfare – ECHS – IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS & E-MAIL IDs
IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS & E-MAIL IDs
CENTRAL ORGANISATION ECHS
Ex-Servicemen Welfare – ECHS – ECHS NETWORK
Ex-Servicemen Welfare – ECHS – ECHS NETWORK
Reservation for Ex-servicemen in direct recruitment Group ‘C’ posts
Reservation for Ex-servicemen in direct recruitment Group ‘C’ posts
No. 11019/20/Misc./2015/MF.CGA(A)/NG/86
Government of India
Controller General of Accounts
Ministry sf Finance
Department of Expenditure
Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan
GPO Complex, E-Block, INA
New Delhi – 110023
Dated. the 5th May, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Reservation for Ex-servicemen in direct recruitment Group ‘C’ posts – Regarding
Reference is invited to the reservation, concessions and relaxations applicable for ex-Servicemen in Central Government Services (Group ‘C’ posts). The Government of India has been issuing instructions from time to time for filling up of vacancies under prescribed quota reserved for ex-servicemen category. In this regard the DoPT has issued compendium of instruction on reservations for Ex-servicemen – consolidation of instructions vide OM. No.3603/4/3/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 25th February, 2014.
All Pr.CCA.s/CCAs/CAs (with independent charge) are therefore requested to ensure that the provisions/ rules for Ex-servicemen notified under Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Services and Posts) Rules. 1979. as amended from time to time are being properly followed up/implemented while forwarding of vacancies or direct recruitment posts to this office for consolidation. The non-implementation of reservations prescribed for ex-servicemen shall be treated as violation of Govt. of India’s instructions on the subject.
This. issues with approval of the Jt. Controller General of Accounts (Gr. ‘B’)
(G.Ramesh)
Asstt. Controller General of Accounts (Gr. ‘B’)
Source: www.cga.nic.in
Redressing Grievances of Ex-Servicemen over OROP
Redressing Grievances of Ex-Servicemen over OROP
Salient features of the Government order dated 07.11.2015 on OROP are as under:-
· Pension of the past pensioners would be re-fixed on the basis of pension of retirees of calendar year 2013 and the benefit will be effective with effect from 01.07.2014.
· Pension will be re-fixed for all pensioners on the basis of the average of minimum and maximum pension of personnel retired in 2013 in the same rank and with same length of service.
· Pension for those drawing above the averages shall be protected.
· Arrears will be paid in four equal half yearly instalments. However, all the family pensioners including those in receipt of Special / Liberalized family pension and Gallantry award winners shall be paid arrears in one instalment.
· In future, the pension would be re-fixed every 5 years.
Personnel who opt to get discharged henceforth on their own request under Rule 13(3)1(i)(b), 13(3)1(iv) or Rule 16B of the Army Rule 1954 or equivalent Navy or Air Force Rules will not entitled to the benefits of OROP. It will be effective prospectively.
Around 3200 representations for addressing the anomalies on OROP were received from individuals / Associations which were examined and issues referred to the Judicial Committee on OROP for its recommendations. The Committee has submitted its report on 26.10.2016.
Public Grievance Cell in the Department is receiving grievances of the pensioners / family pensioners and taking up the matter with the concerned offices e.g. Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pension), etc for redressal of their grievances. Disposal of grievances is monitored at the highest level in the Government.
Out of 20,81,072 OROP beneficiaries, 20,07,090 Pensioners have already received the first instalment and lumpsum payment on account of OROP. Further, in 15,66,486 cases, 2nd instalment have also been paid.
A total of 73,982 Pensioners are yet to be benefited under OROP. Out of these 73,982 cases, details of approximately 30,000 missing information cases have been provided by Pension Sanctioning Authorities (PSAs) to various Pension Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) for making payment and in 29,612 cases payments have been discontinued due to non-identification of the pensioners.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Ram Kumar Kashyapin Rajya Sabha today.
Ex-Servicemen pay fixation – DoPT Reply
Ex-Servicemen pay fixation – DoPT Reply
Ex-Service Men pay fixation – intervention requested
No.6/2/2017-Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 31st March, 2017
To
Shri M.Krishnan, Secretary General
confederation of Central Govt. Employees & workers
1st Floor, North Avenue PO Building
New Delhi – 110 001
Subject: Ex-Service men pay fixation – intervention requested – reg.
Ref: Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & workers letter No.CONF/GENL/Ex-service men/2016-19 dated 28.09.2016.
The undersigned is directed to refer to confederation of Central Govt. Employees & workers’ letter dated 28.09.2016 on the subject mentioned above.
2. It has been requested in the said letter that fresh orders/amendments be issued in the area of pay fixation of re-employed Pensioners, esp. PBORs, free from any scope of misinterpretation/ambiguity etc. The said suggestion has been taken note of …………….
3. Deputy Secretary (Pay) has seen.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Pushpender Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government Of India
Tel.No.2304 0489
Source: Confederation
Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen
Re-Employment of Ex-Servicemen
As per Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No. 36034/27/84-Estt(SCT), dated 2.5.1985, on an Ex-servicemen joining the Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-servicemen for his re-employment, his Ex-servicemen status for the purpose of re-employment in Government would cease. As per DOP&T OM No. 36034/6/90-Estt(SCT), dated 10.10.1994, an ex-servicemen already secured regular employment under the Central Government in a civil post would be permitted the benefits of age relaxation as admissible for ex-servicemen for securing another appointment in any higher post or service under the Central Government. However, such candidates will not be eligible for benefits of reservation, if any, for ex-servicemen in Central Government jobs.
As per DOP&T’s OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt(Res), dated 14.8.2014 if an ex-serviceman applies for various vacancies before joining any civil employment, he / she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-servicemen for any subsequent employment. However, to avail of this benefit, an ex-serviceman as soon as he / she joins any civil employment, should give self-declaration / undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various vacancies for which he / she had applied for before joining the initial civil employment. This benefit would be available only in respect of vacancies which are filled on direct recruitment and wherever reservation is applicable to the ex-servicemen.
In addition to above, a proposal has been referred to DOP&T to the effect that an Ex-servicemen be allowed the benefit of reservation for second time and even thereafter in subsequent recruitments for civil employment, if the vacancies, which are to be filled on the basis of direct recruitment and where reservation is applicable to Ex-servicemen, has not been filled up with by those Ex-servicemen, who are getting / claiming benefit of reservation for the first time.
The details of reservation available to Ex-servicemen is as under:
(I) In Central Government Ministries / Departments:
(i) 10% Direct recruitment posts upto the level of Assistant Commandant in Central Para Military Forces.
(ii) 10% Direct recruitment posts in Group ‘C’.
(iii) 20% Direct recruitment posts in Group ‘D’.
(II) In Central Public Sector Enterprise:
(i) 14.5% in Group ‘C’ Posts.
(ii) 24.5% in Group ‘D’ Posts.
(III) Nationalised Bank:
(i) 14.5% in Group ‘C’ Posts.
(ii) 24.5% in Group ‘D’ Posts.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri PC Mohan in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB News
Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
Some empanelled hospitals have stopped providing services in the recent past citing reasons of delayed payments, excessive deductions and low CGHS rates. 384 empanelled facilities have not renewed Memorandum of Agreement with ECHS till date. 69 empanelled facilities have rejoined after establishment of online billing system by ECHS.
Actions like issuance of show cause notice, issuance of ‘stop referral’ pending investigations have been carried out against such defaulting hospitals. The hospitals have refunded the amount in most of the cases. Details of action taken against the hospitals are as under:
| (i) | Disempanelled | – | 01 |
| (ii) | Stop Referral | – | 25 |
| (iii) | Panel Deductions | – | 02 |
| (iv) | Warnings | – | 04 |
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rajeshbhai Chudasama in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB News
Treatment of Military Service Pay while fixing the pay of ex-servicemen
Fixation of Pay of re-employed pensioners – treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) – reg.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No.E(G) 2013/EM 1-5
New Delhi, dated 06, March 2017
The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwavmen.
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi.
Sir.
Sub: Fixation of Pay of re-employed pensioners – treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to your letter No.II/35/Part XIII dated 10.01.2017 on the above subject and to state that the illustration given in your letter regarding treatment of Military Service Pay (MSP) while fixing the pay of ex-servicemen re-employed in the Railways has been examined in consultation with the Finance Directorate is not as per the instructions contained in DoP&T’s OM No.3/19/2009 Estt. Pay II dated 08.11.2010 which was circulated to the Railways vide Board’s letter No.E(G) 2013/EM 1-4 dated 24.07.2013 and reiterated vide Board’s letter of even number dated 15.12.2016. The DoP&T’s OM only provides that the MSP part of pension will not be deducted from the pay fixed on re-employment. It does not provide for including MSP in the pay fixed on re-employment.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
for Secretary/
Railway Board
Source: NFIR
Financial Assistance to Ex-Servicemen
Financial Assistance to Ex-Servicemen
Directorate General Resettlement imparts resettlement training to the retiring officer/ Ex-servicemen (Officers), JCOs / OR / Ex-servicemen JCOs/OR in various institutes Pan India. Details of Kendriya Sainik Board schemes for imparting education and skill development among Ex-servicemen alongwith financial assistance provided during the last three years and the current year are attached as under:-
| Grants | Amount (in Rs) |
| Education Grant: (upto two children)(i) Boys/Girls uptoGraduation
(ii) Widows for PG(Pensioner/Non Pensioner upto Hav Rank) and upto two children |
Rs 1,000/-pm |
| Vocational Trg Grant For Widows:(Pensioner/Non-Pen upto Hav Rank)(Skill development) | Rs 20,000/-
(One Time) |
| Grant |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 (Till 31 Jan 2017) |
||||
| Education Grant |
6544 |
117392000 |
9570 |
165815000 |
36881 |
649086000 |
7447 |
135336000 |
| Vocational Training Grant (Skill Development) |
9 |
180000 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
1640000 |
0 |
0 |
The year-wise details of total amount disbursed along with number of beneficiaries under Raksha Mantri’s Discretionary Fund (renamed as Raksha Mantri’s Ex-servicemen Welfare Fund) during the last three years and current year are attached as under:-
| Grant |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
|||
|
Cases |
Amount |
Cases |
Amount |
Cases |
Amount |
Cases |
|
| EDUCATION GRANT |
6544 |
117392000 |
9570 |
165815000 |
36881 |
649086000 |
7447 |
| ORPHAN GRANT |
53 |
636000 |
10 |
120000 |
109 |
1308000 |
8 |
| FUNERAL GRANT |
933 |
4665000 |
2 |
10000 |
2195 |
11365000 |
182 |
| HOUSE REPAIR GRANT |
185 |
3700000 |
1 |
20000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MARRIAGE GRANT |
2239 |
36512000 |
103 |
1728000 |
4033 |
66400000 |
1096 |
| MEDICAL GRANT |
177 |
4080600 |
43 |
975700 |
293 |
7223000 |
31 |
| PENURY GRANT |
2609 |
31308000 |
2143 |
25716000 |
2674 |
32088000 |
450 |
| VOCATIONAL TRAINING GRANT |
9 |
180000 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
1640000 |
0 |
| OFFICER’S TRG GRANT |
33 |
396000 |
2 |
24000 |
27 |
324000 |
2 |
| DISABLED CHILDREN GRANT |
57 |
696000 |
3 |
36000 |
89 |
1128000 |
10 |
| TOTAL |
12839 |
199565600 |
11877 |
194444700 |
46383 |
770562000 |
9226 |
Main activities of KSB are attached as under:-
1. Organise and conduct the annual meeting of KSB, Dir/Secy Rajya Sainik Board (RSB), Management Committee of Armed Forces Flag Day Fund and periodic meetings of the Executive Committee of Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
2. Progressing implementation of the decisions taken with concerned agencies.
3. Provide policy directive to Deptts of Sainik Welfare in States/UTs on matters of welfare of Ex-servicemen (ESM).
4. Monitor and guide the Deptts of Sainik Welfare in the States in their functioning as per guidelines laid down by KSB / Ministry of Defence.
5. Provide budgetary support for establishment and maintenance costs of Deptts of Sainik Welfare and Zila Sainik Welfare Offices to States/UTs.
6. Administer Armed Forces Flag Day Fund (AFFDF).
7. Deal with redressal and queries related to welfare of Ex-Servicemen and families of deceased service personnel.
8. Operate the Scheme for allotment of Medical, Dental and Engineering seats under Ministry of Defence quota.
9. Process grants through Defence Ministers Appellate Committee on Pension (DMACP) for Ex-Servicemen in penury.
10. Advise on the correct investment of the Amalgamated Fund by the RSBs of the States/UTs.
11. Operate the PM Scholarship Scheme- To support technical/professional education for wards of war widows (all ranks) and ESM/widows (JCOs/OR)
12. Operation of centrally sponsored schemes such as RMEWF (Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Welfare Fund).
The above activities benefit the Ex-servicemen and their families by way of providing scholarships in helping to continue education, providing professional education, vocational training enabling them to get jobs, assisting in marriage of the daughters etc.
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is active. Grievances received through CPGRAMS as well as directly from the petitioners, including Ex-servicemen, are monitored and disposed off expeditiously and as far as possible within the laid down time limit.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to ShriInnocent and others in Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB News
Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, after retirement from Defence Forces – reg
Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, after retirement from Defence Forces – reg
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No.E(G)2013/EM 1-5
New Delhi, dated 16.01.2017
The General Secretary,
N.F.I.R.,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi – 110055.
Dear Sir,
Sub: Applicability of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 for persons re-employed in Railway service after retirement from Defence Forces – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to NFIR’s letter-(No.II/35/Pt. XIII dated 23/11/2016 on the above subject and to state that as decided in the meeting with representatives of NFIR in the meeting held in ED/IR’s room on 27/9/2016, reference has been made to DOP&T for seeking clarification, duly incorporating the-views of NFIR (eopy enclosed). Their reply in the matter is awaited despite a reminder dated 4/1/2017.
Instructions have also been issued to GMs/Zonal Railways, Production Units etc. vide letter No.E(G)/2013/EM 1-5 dated 15/12/2016 (copy enclosed) for strictly complying with the instructions contained in Board’s letter No. E(G)2013/EM 1-4 dated 24/7/2013 regarding treatment of Military Service Pay(MSP) while fixing the pay of ex-servicemen re-employed on the Railways.
Yours faithfully,
for Secretary Railway Board
Source: NFIR