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Secret Ballot Elections 2013 - Results of Secret Ballot Elections held in Indian Railways AIRF Published the compiled results of All Zones of Secret Ballot Elections held in Indian Railways containing total number of votes polled, votes shared and percentage of vote share.  RESULTS OF SECRET BALLOT ELECTIONS HELD FROM 25TH TO 27TH APRIL, 2013 www.airfindia.com S. No. Railway Total Voters Total Valid Votes Polled %age of Votes Polled Votes Polled in Favour of AIRF % of Votes Votes Polled in Favour of NFIR % of Votes Votes Polled in Favour of Others Recognition 1st Position 2nd Position 1. CR 105157 89258 84.88 42556 47.68 32467 36.37 - AIRF NFIR 2. ECR 73504 59352 80.75 23612 39.78 16919 28.51 - AIRF - 3. ECoR 40310 34438 85.43 14198 40.77 12367 35.52 - AIRF NFIR 4. ER 108859 91848 84.37 42537 45.65 33102 35.52 - AIRF NFIR 5. NCR 65090 56021 86.07 22337 39.87 31830 56.82 - NFIR AIRF 6. NER 53293 45256 84.92 20589 45.49 5413 11.96 - AIRF - 7. NWR 49526 45695 92.26 20931 45.81 18610 40.72 - AIRF NFIR 8. NFR 61003 53994 88.51 24148 44.81 28616 53.10 - NFIR AIRF 9. NR 139711 123928 88.70 57307 45.94 53259 42.70 - AIRF NFIR 10. SCR 78090 70427 90.19 32580 46.26 34177 48.53 - NFIR AIRF 11. SECR 37918 32329 85.26 10249 31.70 16223 50.18 - NFIR - 12. SER 75672 64751 85.62 27536 42.22 29932 45.09 - NFIR AIRF 13. SWR 34495 30193 87.53 13665 45.26 9534 31.58 - AIRF - 14. SR 86321 80372 93.11 37678 46.58 20484 25.32 AIRF - 15. WCR 55783 48981 87.81 24297 49.60 20156 41.15 - AIRF NFIR 16. WR 96456 81135 84.12 33532 41.33 37019 45.63 - NFIR AIRF 17. Metro Rail Kolkata 3328 3051 91.68 1404 46.02 834 27.33 - AIRF - Total 1164516 1011067 449156 400942 Source : http://www.airfindia.com

Gratuity Pay under New Pension System Press Information Bureau  Government of India Ministry of Finance  03-May-2013 Gratuity Pay under New Pension System  Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New  Pension System (NPS) as it is paid under the old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after retirement. The benefits of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and pension/family pension have been provisionally allowed,  vide the Office Memorandum of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare No. 38/41/06-P & PW(A) dated 5.5.2009 in respect of Central Government servants covered under NPS in cases where a Government Servant is retired on invalidation/disability and in the case of death of a Government servant in service on the same rates as are applicable under the old pension scheme Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. The retirement gratuity is payable to the retiring Government servant. A minimum of 5 years’ qualifying service and eligibility to receive service gratuity/pension is essential to get this one time lump sum benefit. Retirement gratuity is calculated @ 1/4th of a month’s Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance drawn before retirement for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service. The maximum retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh. If the Government Servant dies while in service, the death gratuity shall be paid to his family at rates furnished in the table below: Sl. No. Length of Qualifying Service Rate of Death Gratuity 1. Less than one year 2 times of emoluments 2. One year or more but less than 5 years 6 times of emoluments 3. 5 years or more but less than 20 years 12 times of emoluments 4. 20 years or more Half of emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments. Maximum amount of Death Gratuity admissible is Rs, 10 lakh with effect from 1.1.2006. This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.