Pre-2006 pensioners, who retired from the scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500 are entitled to a minimum pension of Rs. 9230/- w.e.f. 01-01-2006  - CAT,  BANGALORE BENCH Judgement 18th DAY OF JUNE, 2018

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CGEs retired on 30^th June during the 6^th CPC period are eligible to get increment on 1^st July which should be reckoned for pensionary benefits. SLP filed against this Judgement was dismissed by the Supreme Court
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Pre-2006 pensioners, who retired from the scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500 are entitled to a minimum pension of Rs. 9230/- w.e.f.01-01-2006 
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സി.ജി.പി.എ കേരള,  പ്രളയബാധിതരെ സഹായിക്കുന്നതിനായി  മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ ദുരിതാശ്വാസനിധിയിലേക്ക് സ്വരൂപിച്ച ആദ്യഗഡുവായ 15,00,000 (പതിനഞ്ചുലക്ഷം) രൂപയുടെ ചെക്ക് ജനറൽസെക്രട്ടറി ശ്രീ. റ്റി.ഐ. സുധാകരൻ 20-09-2018 ന് സെക്രട്ടറിയറ്റിൽ വെച്ചു             
മന്ത്രി ശ്രീ. ഇ .പി.ജയരാജന് കൈമാറുന്നു. സംസ്ഥാന ഭാരവാഹികളായ സർവ്വശ്രീ.   പി.വി.ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ, സി.പി.രവീന്ദ്രൻ, പി.വേണുഗോപാലൻ, വി.ഭാസ്കരൻ നായർ, പി.കെ.എം.സി.കുമാർ എന്നിവർ സന്നിഹിതരായിരുന്നു.

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01-07-2018

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government Pensioners / Family Pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01-07-2018

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UNION TERRITORY  PENSIONERS ARE ENTITLED TO CGHS BENEFITS AS APPLICABLE TO OTHER CENTRAL CIVIL PENSIONERS  - CAT ERNAKULAM BENCH JUDGEMENT 
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C.G. Employees retired on 31-12-2015 A.N. are pensioners from 01-01-2016 only and so they are entitled to pensionary benefits as per  VII CPC norms. Relevant portion of the CAT (PB) Judgement
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HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES

Sri. C.G. RAJAN

Vice President, CGPA, Kerala

(Expired on 07- 09 - 2018)

OPENING OF CGHS WELLNESS CENTRE AT KOCHI

OPENING OF CGHS WELLNESS CENTRES AT KOCHI, VARANASI, SRINAGAR, JALANDHAR, VISAKHAPATNAM AND BAGHPAT - REG. 

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CGPA/KL/GL/2018/10             13-08-2018

To

The Secretary to Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi -110 003

Sub: Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners on the recommendations of the 7^th CPC – Defects in Concordance Tables regarding

Ref: Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare OM F. No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 6^th July 2017

        Kind reference is invited to the above. The Concordance Tables circulated along with the OM referred to above are being used by all Pension Sanctioning Authorities as a final word in revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners / family pensioners. But this Association finds certain defects in the Concordance Table. Two glaring defects are brought to your notice.

i.            As per Rule 49(2) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, rate of pension is 50% of the pay last drawn or average emoluments for the last 10 months, whichever is more beneficial to the pensioner. But in the Concordance Tables, revised pension is calculated based on the last increment stage only in the scale of pay drawn at the time of retirement. In some cases, the average emoluments for the last 10 months of service happen to be more than Last Pay Drawn (LPD) due to various reasons, which is not taken care of in the Concordance Tables. When the legitimate entitlement of pension based on average emoluments of last 10 months, if it is greater than LPD, is brought to the notice of Pension Sanctioning Authorities, their stand is that the Concordance Tables are the final authority and a sacred document and they cannot deviate from it. In effect rule 49(2) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 is being superseded without amending the Rule. It is requested to address this serious issue urgently and give clarificatory orders.

ii.            The Concordance Tables are not fool proof. There are many instances where a person coming under the same or more pay range of a higher level getting less pension than those pertaining to the same pay range in lower level.

Two illustrative examples are given below:

Example	Table No.	Level	Pay in the pay range (Column 4 of Table)	Revised Pension	Difference in Pension
I	28	8 (G.P 4800)	27710	36050	Rs. 400/-
	29	9 (G.P 5400)	27710	35650
II	30	9 (G.P 5400 Gr.B)	24500	32050	Rs. 400/- This kind of difference is there in almost all pay ranges between levels 9 and 10
	31	10 (G.P 5400 Gr.A)	24500	31650

      The above cases are clear cut anomalies disturbing the concept of parity in pension. Unless it is rectified early, it will pave way for a plethora of Court cases.

Awaiting early orders, 

yours faithfully

 T.I. Sudhakaran,  General Secretary

Copy to:The Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure – For necessary action as the Concordance Tables have been issued with their approved vide their Diary No. 1(13)/EV/2017 dated 05-07-2017

Disbursement of Salary of August on 14.08.2018 to the CG Employees & Pensioners in Kerala on account of ONAM festival- reg.

F. No. 3(2)/2012/TA/361

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

Controller General of Accounts

Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhawan, E Block, GPO Complex

INA, New Delhi-110023

Dated: 06.08.2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Disbursement of salary/wages/pension to the Central Government Employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2018 on account of ONAM festival.

In view of the ‘ONAM’ festival, the Government have decided that the salary of all Central Government employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2018 may be drawn and disbursed by the Central Government offices (including Defence, Posts & Telecommunications) on 14th August, 2018 (Tuesday)

2. The wages for August, 2018 of the industrial employees of Central Government serving in the State of Kerala may also be disbursed in advance on 14th August, 2018.

3. The pension for August, 2018 of all Central Government Pensioners in the State of Kerala may also be disbursed by Bank/PAOs on 14th August, 2018.

4. The salary/wages/pension so disbursed is to be treated as advance payments and will be subject to adjustment after the full months salary/wages/pension of each employee/pensioner is determined. The adjustment, if any, will be made without exception from the salary/wages/pension as the case may be from the month of August, 2018.

5. The concerned Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of their offices located in the State of Kerala for necessary action immediately.

6. Reserve Bank of India is requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all paying branches of all Banks located in the State of Kerala for necessary action immediately.

(Vijay Kumar Singh)

Joint Controller General of Accounts

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CGPA, Kerala - Disbursement of pension to Central Government pensioners in Kerala State on 15th August in connection with “Onam” festival

CGPA/KL/GL/2018/9                                             31-07-2018

To

The Controller General of Accounts

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure

Mahalekha Niyantrak Bhavan

E-Block, G.P.O. Complex I.N.A

New Delhi – 110 023

Sir,

Sub: Disbursement of pension to Central Government pensioners in Kerala State on 15^th August in connection with  “Onam” festival

           “Onam” the State Festival of Kerala which is celebrated by all in the State commences from 15^th August this year. The has been the practice to issue orders to draw /disburse salary and pension to Central Government employees / pensioners for the month in which the festival falls, well in advance to its commencement. This year as pointed out the celebration starts from 15^th August and culminates on 25^th August. We shall be grateful if orders are issued to all the Disbursing Authorities to disburse the pension for the month on 15^th August 2018 to enable the pensioners to celebrate the festival in a fitting manner like others in the state. It is worthwhile to recollect that similar orders have been issued in previous years too. A favourable response is highly solicited from your end. 

Thanking you                                                                                                                         yours faithfully

T.I. Sudhakaran

General Secretary

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The Joint Secretary, (Per.) Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi

Judgment of Delhi High Court in WP 8113/2016 Decided on 13-9-2017 -Parity in Pension

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GOVERNMENT’S  REJECTION OF OPTION 1 (BASED ON INCREMENT METHOD) OF 7^TH  CPC HAS BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT SAG (S-29) PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION; OA FILED IN CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, (PRINCIPAL BENCH) NEW DELHI.

            The Governments’ rejection of option 1 (based on Increments Method),  recommended by the 7^th  CPC in Para 10.1.67 of its Report, has been challenged by the Central Government SAG (S-29) Pensioners Association in an OA (Original Application) filed by them before the Central Administrative Tribunal, (Principal Bench) New Delhi.

    

            Notice has been issued to Union of India and the next date has been fixed on 27^th  July, 2018. This is the first such case to be filed on this issue.

             It may be mentioned that this Association had played a pioneering role, right up to the Supreme Court, in restoring of modified parity recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission and accepted by the Govt. at first but later on unjustly denied for fixation of the minimum pension of pre-2006 pensioners at minimum of the Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay thereon corresponding to the Pay Scale from which the Pensioner had retired. This case had benefitted a very large number of Pre-2006 Pensioners.

Source: RSCWS

CGPA/KL/GL/2018    Dated   02-04-2018

NOTICE

        It is hereby notified that a meeting of the Extended State Committee of C.G.P.A., Kerala will be held on TUESDAY the 22^nd MAY 2018 at 10.30 A.M. at the  P&T CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY HALL, BEHIND MATHRUBHUMI OFFICE, CHETTIYANGADY, THRISSUR.  The following will be the Agenda:

1.         Condolence Resolution

2.         Welcome

3.         Presidential address

4.         Reporting on organizational matters – General Secretary

5.         VII CPC Report and further developments

6.         Adoption of Annual accounts for the year 2017-18

7.         Any other matter of importance with the permission of the Chair

8.         Vote of thanks.

     All the office bearers of the C.G.P.A., Kerala, District Secretaries, Branch Secretaries and Chief Executives of the Affiliates are requested to be present at the meeting without fail.

(T.I.Sudhakaran)

General Secretary

To:

All members of the State Committee, Branch Secretaries & the Secretaries of Affiliates of CGPA, Kerala
NB:  P&T Society Hall is behind Mathrubhumi Office, Chettiyangady which is about 250 metres from KSRTC Bus Station and 400 metres from Thrissur Railway Station.

MINUTES OF THE 30TH SCOVA MEETING HELD UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF HONOURABLE MOS(PP) ON 23.03.2018, AT VIGYAN BHAWAN ANNEXE, NEW DELHI-REG. 
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CGHS-LATEST SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT

REIMBURSEMENT OF MEDICAL CLAIMS UNDER THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME (CGHS) : SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT.


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Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners / family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 01.01.2018. 

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Justice D. Sreedevi, Former President of CGPA, Kerala expired on 05-03-2018. A Condolence Meeting was held on Thursday, the 22^nd March 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at CGPA, Head Quarters, Thrissur . Justice P.K. Shamsudheen unveiled the photograph of Justice Sreedevi. On that occasion he also delivered a Commemoration Speech.  

HEARTFELT CONDLENCES

Justice Smt. D. Sreedevi

President,  CGPA, Kerala

Died on 05-03-2018

HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES

Smt. V. P. MADHAVI

Vice President, CGPA, Kerala

Postal Pensioners retired before 01-04-1985 not eligible for concessional telephone facility - Kerala High Court judgment


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Report of the Committee for examining the feasibility of implementation of first option recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission for revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners] [14th December 2016]

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