complaints against senior Officers during the last 3 years(Dopt) – Loksabha

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2451
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018)

COMPLAINTS AGAINST SENIOR OFFICERS

2451. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:
SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of officials found guilty by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during investigation of complaints against the work of senior level officers during the last three years;

(b) the number of complaints received against the senior level officials along with the number of complaints addressed during the last three years;

(c) the number of such complaints which have not been addressed during the above period till date and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES
AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has informed that it has rendered First stage advice as per the following details in the last three years on reports/references received in CVC relating to middle and senior level officers:

Nature of penalty proceeding	2015	2016	2017
Criminal proceedings	64	62	64
Major penalty proceedings	550	460	490
Minor penalty proceedings	243	183	181
Administrative action etc.	543	427	402
Total	1400	1132	1137

CVC has informed that the details of number of complaints received in the Commission against middle and senior level officers and disposed of during the last three years are as under:

No. of Complaints	2015	2016	2017
Brought forward from previous year	2311	1360	2443
Received during the year	29838	49847	23609
Total	32149	51207	26052
Disposed	30789	48764	22386

In addition, the CVC also receives complaints under the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers’ (PIDPI) Resolution, 2004 and recommends appropriate action.

The details of complaints received and disposed of under PI DPI during the last three years are as under:

No. of Complaints	2015	2016	2017
Brought forward from previous year	39	32	37
Received during the year	656	821	744
Total	695	853	781
Disposed	663	816	754

(c) CVC has informed that upto November, 2018, 341 complaints are pending for more than 12 weeks in which the Commission has sought investigation and report from the CVOs of the Department/Organizations.

(d) The Department of Personnel and Training has already issued guidelines dated 14.10.2013 prescribing overall time limit of 18 months for completion of disciplinary proceedings. The Central Vigilance Commission regularly reviews pendencies and follows up with respective CVOs for expediting their reports

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Post Payments Bank has opened nearly 1.9 million accounts since January 2017 when it launched operations, Parliament was informed Friday.

india Post Payments Bank has opened nearly 1.9 million accounts since January 2017 when it launched operations, Parliament was informed Friday.

According to inputs from the Department of Posts (DoP), since its inception on January 30, 2017, India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) opened a total of 1,896,410 accounts till December 24, 2018, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

As many as 975,806 transactions took place till December 20 this year, the minister said.

The IPPB had kicked-off its operations by rolling out pilot services in Raipur and Ranchi on January 30, 2017.

In 2016-17, a total of 1,654 accounts were opened of which 967 were in Chhattisgarh and 687 were in Jharkhand. In 2017-18, it opened 7,735 accounts of which 3,874 were in Chhattisgarh and 3,861 were in Jharkhand, Shukla said.

Till December 24, 2018, the number of accounts opened by IPPB reached 1,896,410 in states like Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand.

Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh which got priority over others in account opening during first two financial years, however, lagged behind when compared to states with maximum accounts till date, the minister said presenting the state-wise data.

Whereas Jharkhand has 66,762 accounts, Chhattisgarh has 18,804 accounts as on December 24, 2018.

Bihar and Odisha top the list with 423,000 and 324,000 accounts respectively.

Shukla said IPPB has been launched with a vision to build the most accessible, affordable and trusted bank for the common man and with the intention of spearheading the financial inclusion agenda by removing barriers for the unbanked and under-banked population.

"IPPB leverages the vast network of DoP...it is offering a bouquet of product and services, such as savings and current accounts, remittances and money transfer, direct benefit transfer, bill and utility payment and enterprise and merchant payments," the minister said.

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Finance Ministry said no change in Fitment Factor 2.57

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 78

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

Increase in pay fitment factor and HRA

78 Shri Ravi Prakash Verma
Shri Neeraj Shekhar

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :-
(a) whether Government proposes to raise the fitment factor under 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) from 2.57 for intermediate and lower officials to 2.81 which has been implemented for senior officials under 7th CPC;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether Government would increase the HRA from 24 per cent to 30 per cent of basic salary as it was under 6th CPC in view of non-availability of rented accommodations within 24 per cent of basic salary in metro cities;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

a) to (c): The fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, no change therein is envisaged.
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PENSION ENTITLEMENTS OF EMPLOYEES RETIRING FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – NO PROPOSAL TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE AGE OF RETIREMENT OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1549

ANSWERED ON: 19.12.2018

Senior Citizen Entitlement of Employees

RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

Will the Minister of

PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has worked out a plan to lower the age of senior citizen entitlement of employees to 58 years;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating to increase or decrease the age for pension;

 (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the details of salient features of pension policy?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d): No Madam. Department of Social Justice & Empowerment has informed that there is at present no proposal in that Department for lowering the age of senior citizen. Government employees become entitle to pension on retirement. There is also no proposal to increase or decrease the age of retirement of Central Government Employees.

(e): The salient features of the pension entitlements of employees retiring from the Central Government are as under:

i. A Government servant retiring in accordance with the rules, after completing a qualifying service of not less than 10 years, is entitled to a pension @ 50% of his last pay or 50% of average emoluments for the last 10 months, whichever is more beneficial to him/her.

ii. After completion of 80 years of age or above, additional pension @ 20% to 100% is payable to the retired Government servant.

iii. A retired/retiring Government servant is entitled to, at his/her option, a lump sum payment, by commutation of a maximum of 40% of his/her pension.

iv. On retirement, a Government employee is entitled to a retirement gratuity based on his/her emoluments and length of qualifying service.

v. On death of a Central Government pensioner, the family is entitled to a family pension the amount of which is 50% of the last pay for a period of seven years, or for a period up to the date on which the retired deceased Government servant would have attained the age of 67 years had he/she survived, whichever is earlier. Thereafter, the amount of family pension is 30% of his last pay. The amount of family pension is also increased by 20% to 100% after the family pensioner attains the age of 80 years and above.

Vi. The family of a Government servant, who dies while in service after having rendered not less than seven years’ continuous service, is entitled to a family pension 50% of the last pay for a period of ten years. Thereafter, the amount of family pension is 30% of his/her last pay.