Postal Department Orders : Counting of training period (Prior to posting) for drawing increments

Postal Department Orders : Counting of training period (Prior to posting) for drawing increments No 4/2008 400 (Corr) Government of India Ministry of Communications & IT Department of Posts (Establishment Division) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi - 110001 Dated: 14.10.2013 Sub: Counting of training period (Prior to posting) for drawing increments. This has the reference to your office letter 127/PM/G II/C-266 dated 17.07.2013 on the subject cited above. 2. In this context, I am directed to convey that GIO (1) below FR 26 provides that where a person has been selected for regular appointment and before formally taking over the charge of the post for which selected person is required to undergo training, training period undergone by such a Government servant whether on remuneration or otherwise counts as duty for the purpose of drawing increments.  This order is applicable only in case of direct recruits.  Further Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008 provides that employees completing six months and above in the Revised pay strucutre as on 01st Jul will be eligible to be granted the increment.  Thus, from the contents of GIO (1) below FR 26 read with Rule 10 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, it is clear that "a Government servant who has completed the six month service including training period (whether on remuneration or otherwise) as on 01st Jul will be eligible for increment."  This is applicable only in case of direct recruits. This issues with the concurrence of DDG (PAF) vide Diary NO. TTL-4-PEA dated 11.10.2013.                                                                           sd/-                                                                                          (Surender Kumar) Assistant Director General (GDS)

Pension Portal Orders : Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme Pension Portal Orders : Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme No.7/2/2013-P&PW(F) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions Department of Pension &Pensioners Welfare (Desk-F) 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, NewDelhi- 10003 Dated the 15th October, 2013 Office Memorandum Subject : Clarification regarding rule position for payment of gratuity to the employees covered under New Pension Scheme The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Defence OM.No12(15)/2013-D(Civ.II) dated 12.7.2013 & 26.9.2013 on the subject noted above and to say that the provision of CCS(Pension) rules are not applicable to government servants appointed on or after 1.1.2004. This department is in the process of framing rules on New Pension scheme.  The NPS Rules would include the provisions regarding grant of gratuity to the NPS employees. In the meanwhile, pending finalization of NPS Rules, the matter regarding payment of gratuity to NPS beneficiaries has been referred to M/o Finance Response of M/o Finance is awaited. (Tripti.P.Ghosh) Director(PP)