BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO THE FOUNDER PRESIDENT OF ACTSWA

D.O.B - 02/10/1964

President Shri Pramod S Tanpure established ACTSWA in 2008 to identify and take action on Teachers problems he could uniquely influence through his experience as a national leader and public servant. Today ACTSWA works to strengthen the capacity of individual Teachers and to alleviate the injustice and nepotism prevailing in the system and to provide a status that would be at par with the DAE through peaceful means and healthy dialogues.

The birthday is not only a celebration of a person’s contributions to the world but it is a celebration of who that person is. It is an opportunity to express what a terrific friend, spouse, sibling, or child the birthday person is. A birthday is a chance to say to the birthday person that life would not be the same without that person’s smile, laugh, love, or support.

The gesture of wishing someone Happy Birthday does not have to a grand, extreme gesture. A birthday truly is a day where the thought does count. While flowers, candy, and gifts will be appreciated, a person really wants to know that they are loved and remembered. A phone call to say happy birthday can make a person feel just as special as an elaborate occassion.

Special Benefits to Disability Pensioners/Family Pensioners

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions has announced certain special benefits to Pensioners receiving Disability Pension/Family Pension.
Disability Pension/Family Pension is paid in the case of death or disability of Employees while in Service.

As per this Office Memorandum pension of pensioner/family pensioners who were drawingpension/family pension as on 1.1.2006 under the CCS(EOP) Rules is to be revised in accordance with Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare Office memorandum No.38/37/2008-P&P&W(A) dated 1.9.2008.

The question of modified parity between past and present pensioners, covered under the CentralCivil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules/Liberalized Pensionary Award Scheme, on the lines of benefits sanctioned for ordinary pensioners/family pensioners, has been under the consideration of the Government. It has now been decided that the revision of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners coming under this category would be done as under:-

(A) The past cases of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners will be revised under Para 4.1 of this Department's OM NO. 38/37/2008-P&P&W (A) dated 1.9.2008 as is being done hithertofore and the revised pension on the basis of the provisions of this OM worked out.

(B) The pension/family pension shall also be calculated as on 1.1.2006 by applying the following procedure:

I. Family Pension for Categories B & C

(a) Where the deceased Government servant was not holding a pensionable post:

40% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum of Rs.4550/-

(b) Where the deceased Government servant was holding a pensionable post:

60% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum of RS.7,000/-

In case where the widow dies or remarries, the children shall be paid family pension at therates mentioned at (a) or (b) above, as applicable, and the same rate shall also apply to fatherless/motherless children. In both cases, family pension shall be paid to children for the period during which they would have been eligible for family pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules. Dependent parents/brothers/sisters etc. shall be paid family pension one-half the rate applicable to widows/fatherless or motherless children.

II. Family Pension under Categories D & E

Family pension shall be calculated as the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee.

(a) If the Government servant is not survived by his widow but is survived by child/children only, all children together shall be eligible for family pension at the rate of 60% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum ofRs. 7000/-
(b) When the Government servant dies as a bachelor or as a widower without children, dependent pension will be admissible to parent without reference to pecuniary circumstances, at the rate of 75% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, if both parents are alive, and at the rate of 60% if only one ofthem is alive.

III. Disability Pension for Categories B & C

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Payor the minimum Basic"Pay in the revised Scale in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1-1-2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, to be reduced proportionately, if the employee did not have required qualifying service for full pension, plus disability element equal to 30% of the same minimum basic pay, for 100% disability.

(b) For disability less than 100%, disability element shall be reduced proportionately. In cases of disability pension where permanent disability is not less that 60%, the disabilitypension (i.e. total of service element plus disability element) shall not be less than 60% of the minimum of pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay or the minimum basic pay in the revised Scale of pay in case of HAG and above, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum of Rs. 7000/- per month.

IV. Disability Pension for Category D

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee subject to proportionate reduction in case his qualifying service up to the deemed date of retirement falls short of full qualifying service and disability element equal to 30% of the same minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, subject to the condition that the aggregate of service anddisability element shall not be less than 80% of the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability.

(b) For lower percentage of the disability, proportionate reduction would be made indisability element as provided in OM dated 3.2.2000 as amended vide O.M. No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F) dated 18.11.2008

V. Disability Pension for Cases under Category E 

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Payor the minimum Basic pay in the revised Scale of pay in case of HAG and above applicable from 1-1-2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee subject to proportionate reduction in case his qualifying service upto deemed date of retirement falls short of full qualifying service and disability element equal to the same minimum of pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Payor the minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability subject to the condition that the aggregate of service and disability elements shall not exceed the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100%disability.

The condition that the aggregate of service and disability elements shall not exceed the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability stands withdrawn w.e.f. 1.7.2009.

(b) For lower percentage of the disability, proportionate reduction would be made indisability element as provided in OM dated 3.2.2000 as amended vide O.M. No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F) dated 18.11.2008.

MODIFIED FLEXIBLE COMPLEMENTING SCHEME FOR SCIENTISTS

A Flexible Complementing Scheme (FCS) for scientists is in position in some of the scientific Ministries /  Departments of the Government of lndia and the same is presently governed by the guidelines issued by this Department under O.M. No.2141197-PIC dated the 9th November, 1998.

There is also in position a separate, merit based promotion scheme in the DRDO and theDepartments of Atomic Energy and Space. The Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC) has examined these schemes in detail and observed that various time-bound promotion schemes may be necessary for scientific organizations as the morale of the scientists has to be kept high in order to keep them motivated and to stop the flight of talent from Government organizations involved in research and scientific activities.

In this context, the 6th CPC has recommended that the existing scheme of FCS with necessary modifications has to be continued for RBD professionals in all SBT organizations, and the merit based promotion scheme in the Departments of Atomic Energy, Space and DRDO would also need to be persisted with.

The Commission has, however, recommended certain features to be incorporated in the existing schemes of FCS and merit based promotion scheme so as to make them more relevant to the context.

The recommendations of the Commission have been examined in detail by Government in the context of FCS and a revised comprehensive scheme is announced by Government for immediate necessary action by all concerned Ministries and Departments.   Assessment of Scientists from 01 .01.2011 is to be carried out as per new scheme.

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DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS ISSUES TAKEN UP BY THE STAFF SIDE IN THE 2ND MEETING OF MACP COMMITTEE

Confederation of Central Government Employees General Secretary Mr.K.K.N.Kutty has written in his website regarding the discussions on various issues taken up by the Staff Side in second meeting of the MACP Committee, which was held on 15th September, 2010. We have reproduced the full content of the post and given below for your information...

The 2nd meeting of the MACP Committee was held on 15th September, 2010. The meeting was chaired by the Joint Secretary (Estt.) Department of Personnel and Training. We give hereunder a brief resume of the discussions on various issues taken up by the Staff Side.

1. Item No. 1, 9 and 29,46: The demand was to provide for Grade Pay of the next promotional post under MACP as was given in the old ACP Scheme. This has not been agreed to.

2. Item No.3. Option for each individual employee either to retain the old ACP scheme or to switch over to MACP. It was only agreed by the DOPT that they may consider giving option to theDepartment and not to the individual employee to retrain old ACP Scheme in respect of either the entire establishment of that Department or for a specific category or cadre of the employees of that Department. They also added that they may instruct the Administrative department to undertake restructuring of the cadres in consultation with the Staff Side which would secure quicker promotion.

3. Item No. 8. Anomaly in respect of Junior Engineers of CPWD. The Official side agreed that CPWD may ask for option to retain the old ACP in respect of Junior Engineers which will be considered.

4. Item No. 2, 10 and 48. The Scheme of MACP to be implemented with effect from 1.1.2006. Not agreed to.

5. Item No. 7.Grant of financial up-gradation under ACP between 1.1.2006 to 31.8.2008 in respect of employees who have opted the revised Pay Band Grade Pay System with effect from 1.1.2006. Agreed to.

6. Item No. 4 and 26. Applicability of MACP scheme to Group D employees placed in the grade pay of Rs. 1800 in PB1. along with the benefit of 3% increment in each stage of up-gradation. Covered by the clarification already issued by the Department of personnel ( See their website)

7. Item No. 5 and 23. Counting of 50% of service rendered by a casual labourer with temporary status for reckoning the 10, 20 and 30 years of service for the purpose of MACP. They will examine the court ruling in this regard according which the entire casual service should count for the purpose of MACP.

8. Item No. 6. Supervised staff placed in higher grade pay than their supervisor. The item has been transferred to the National Anomaly Committee for discussion.

9. Item No.11 and 47. In the Railways and some other departments, promotion continues to be given in the merged pay scales, since these have not been functionally merged. It was demanded that in such promotion increment at the rate of 3% may be granted. The Official side has agreed to consider such cases, if taken up by the respective departments.

10. Item No. 15, 22, 39 and 51.These would be considered in the Anomaly Committee of Railways.

11. Item No. 12, 30 and 49. Those selected under LDCE/GBCE schemes may be treated as directly recruited personnel as was done in the case of old ACP scheme. The Official side agreed to look into it.

12. Item Nos. 13, 16. 24 , 50 and 58. It was pointed out that under old ACP scheme in case of an employee who were reverted from higher post to lower post at this request ( to enable him to gettransfer to another recruiting unit) the service rendered by him in the higher post was counted for the benefit of ACP. This should be extended to the MACP as well. The Official side agreed to issue necessary clarification in this regard.

13. Item No.14. A departmental employee who has been appointed to a higher grade by virtue of his being selected in a Direct Recruitment Examination the ten, twenty and thirty years of service for the purpose of MACP to be reckoned from the date of such appointment. Necessary clarificatory order has been issued by the DOPT. ( Please see their website)

14. Item No. 16. The service rendered by an employee who had resigned may be counted if he is given re-employment for the purpose of MACP. The Official side wanted this item to be processed separately.

15. Item No. 17. The service rendered prior to removal or dismissal should count if he is reinstated on appeal or by Courts. The Official side stated that the past service will be considered if so ordered by the Court or the Appellate Authorities.

16. Item No. 36. The service rendered in a State Government/Statutory body /PSU before appointment in the Central Govt. to be counted for MACP. Not agreed to.

17. Item No. 37 and 38. Counting the probation period for the purpose of MACP. This is counted as per the scheme

18. Item No. 42. Application of MACP to a surplus hand redeployed to lower post. This is covered under the scheme.

19. Item No. 18 and 54. A person de-categorised on medical grounds to be treated as a fresh appointee. It was not agreed to .

20. Item No. 41. The service rendered in higher grade who have been redeployed in the lower post on medical de-categorised on medical grounds may be counted under the MACP. The official side agreed to reiterate Railway Board's order issued in the year 2005.

21. Item No. 19, 33 and 53. Stepping up benefit to seniors when the juniors get higher pay on account of financial up-gradation. The Supreme Court has given such an order. The Official side will examine this issue and the copy of the Supreme Court's order may be furnished to them.

22. Item No.20. The Account Assistants in the Railways when appointed on qualifying the Appendix II Examination may be treated as a fresh appointee and his past service in the lower post be ignored. The Railway Board to process this case separately.

23. Item No. 21.27 and 28. The Bench mark of good for entitlement to MACP benefit in cases where promotion to the higher posts is on the basis of seniority cum fitness may be done away with. Agreed to examine and issue necessary clarification.

24. Item No. 24, 40 and 45. Counting of Training period. The induction training period would be counted.

25. Item No. 25. The incentive may be given as applicable to the grade pay granted under MACP. This may be considered by the Railways.

26. Item No.31. Extension of MACP to Staff Car Drivers and other Drivers etc. The orders have been issued separately.

27. Item No.34. Pay fixation on promotion subsequent to the grant of MACP with an increment. This was not accepted.

28. Item No. 35. Notional classification for Central Government employees Insurance scheme for those with Grade Pay of Rs. 4200 to be treated as Group B and covered by the scheme for Group B. Not accepted.

29. Item No.43. There are several illustrations given relating to Railway employees. These were not discussed and each case was asked to be processed separately.

30. Item No. 55. There are no provisions for grant of certain privileges/incentive on grant of MACP as was there in the old ACP scheme. The Item may be considered by the Railway administration.

Due to some unavoidable circumstances, we could not place this letter on our website immediately after the meeting. We regret for the same.

With greetings, 

Yours fraternally, 

Sd/-

K.K.N. Kutty

Secretary General

Working Committee Meeting of NFAIE(DAE) - GLIMPSES

 A two day working committee meeting of NFAIE(DAE) was held at HBCSE, Mankhurd, Mumbai on 9th and 10th of September 2010.  1st Working Committee meeting was jointly hosted by ANUSHAKTI CENTRAL SCHOOL TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION (ACTSWA) and NTSA - Non Teaching Staff Association of AEES. 
Representatives from constituent associations / unions participated in the deliberations i.e. 

1)       Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Staff Association (TIFRSA), Mumbai.

2)       Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Employees Union (SINPEU) – Recognised by the Governing Council of SINP, Kolkata.

3)       Institute of Physics Employees Association (IPEA) – Recognised by the Governing Council of IOP, Bhubneswar

4)       Tata Memorial Centre Staff Association (TMCSA), Mumbai.

5)       Harish-Chandra Research Institute Employees Forum (HRIEF), Allahabad.

6)       Institute of Mathematical Sciences Employees Association (IMScEA), Chennai.

7)       Atomic Energy Central School / Junior College Non Teaching Staff Association (AECSJC NTSA), Mumbai – Registered and Recognised by AECS Board.

8) Anushakti Central School and Junior College Teacher's Welfare Association (Regd) - ACTSWA

Also an open session meeting of AECS/JC teachers of Mumbai with representatives of NFAIE(DAE) was held at 2.pm on 09/09/2010 in the Training School Hostel Conference Hall.  Many issues confronting the employees of aided institutions of DAE were deliberated. Memorandum of resolutions adapted at the conference are being presented to the Secretary - DAE and all the Directors / Chairman's of the different Governing Bodies.     

D.Seetharama
Gen Secretary
ACTSWA

ACTSWA (REGD.) (The Mouthpiece of employees of AEES) Society Regn. No. 1678-2009 GBBSD EMAIL ADRESS: actswa@gmail.com President: Shri P S Tanpure Gen. Sec. Shri Seetharama D visitors may post comments at the above Email Address. Grievances and official problems are invited.

CHILD CARE LEAVE - MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION - CLARIFICATION

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payment of ex-gratia lump sum compensation to families of central Govt. employees - modification - regarding

Department’s Office Memorandum No: 45/07/2008-P&PW (F) dated 16th March, 2009, provided that ex-gratia lump sum compensation to the families of deceased Government servants including from sundry Government sources, such as the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, etc. should not exceed the aggregate of Rs. 20 lakhs in each individual case.

However, Government has now relaxed this condition and it has now been decided that there will be no ceiling for grant of ex-gratia lump sum compensation.

DATES FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION OF DAE EMPLOYEES IS FIXED.

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees NFAEE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY Regn.No.17/9615 Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007 JCM Office, Brindavan, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094 Web site: www.nfaee.blogspot.com ; Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com Ref.No:nfaee/sg/10/064                  14.07.2010                                                                                       To ALL Affiliates NFAEE Dear Comrades, Please refer our earlier letter regarding the All India Convention of DAE Employees. The delay for confirming the date of Convention was due to delay in finalizing the Hall. It is now confirmed that the CONVENTION shall be held on 31st July 2010 at Mumbai. On 29th July 2010 there will be category wise meeting as given below: At 10.30 am: meetings of Technical Staff and Auxiliary Staff. Meetings of Technical & Auxiliary Staff shall be held separate At 2.00 pm: Meetings of Scientific Assistants and Administrative, Accounts & DPS Staff. Meeting of Scientific Assistants and Administrative staff shall be held separate. All affiliates are requested to send representatives of these categories of employees to attend category wise meeting, so that effective discussion on issues pertaining to those categories can held and can evolve solutions to the problems. Thus the programmes shall be as follows: 29.07.2010: Category wise meeting. In this meeting office bearers of the association along with representatives from that particular category can attend 30.07.2010: NFAEE Working Committee meeting. Secretariat Members of NFAEE President, General Secretary and the DC Members consists the Working Committee. In case the President or General Secretary not attend in the Working Committee meeting other office e bearers of the aaosciation authorized by the Executive committee of the association concerned can attend as invitee in the meeting.  The agenda item for working committee is already circulated 31.07.2010: All India Convention of DAE Employees. In the convention Secretariat Members & Working Committee members of NFAEE and other office bearers and the selected representatives from affiliated unions and association can attend in the convention All are requested to send the details of the participation in the above mentioned programme immediately to the Head Quarters. Also request to send FAX to BARC Training School Hostel for booking the accommodation according to the arrival and departure of the participants. Information regarding PRIS: Daily enquiry though phones as well as mails are getting at the Head quarters and also it is understood series of rumors are spreading by various agencies. It is reliably learnt that the AEC meeting has been scheduled to be held in the last week of July 2010 and the subject PRIS is like to be one of the agenda for discussion in the AEC Meeting. So don’t waste time on rumors. With fraternal greetings Comradely yours (Jayaraj.K.V) Secretary General Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj. KV, Secretary General, NFAEE PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085 Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25596011; (Res): 022 – 2746 4704; (Mobile): 9869501189 Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com