As Dussehra/Durga Puja Festival is approaching fast and Railwaymen are awaiting eagerly for payment of PLB, it would be in all appropriateness that, payment of PLB to Railway employees, for the financial year 2019-20, should be made, considering the facts mentioned in our letter dated 7th August, 2020.
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Inter-Railway Request Transfer – Hardships being faced by the staff
NOC issued by the receiving Railway should be valid for a period of six months, and if transfer of the employees concerned are not effected within this period, the NOC in such cases should be mandatorily revalidated. The employees should be relieved on transfer only after re-confirming the validity of the NOC.
PFRDA – Regulations for Exits & withdrawals under NPS(2020)
Provided that no withdrawal shall be allowed in Tier-II account activated by the Authority in accordance with National Pension Scheme Tier II-Tax Saver Scheme, 2020 notified by the Central Government, before the completion of lock-in period specified under the said scheme.
Cases pending regarding preponement of effective date of MACP Scheme
Hon’ble Tribunals/High Courts are at variance with the extant MACPS guidelines and for the fact that the primary issue of date of effect of MACPS is sub judice before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, this Department is constrained to advise various Ministries/ Departments to either seek review or agitate the matter in higher courts, by challenging such orders.
Minimum Qualifying Service Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019
Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is payable for 10 years without any upper age limit from the date following the date of death of the personnel in service. Where service personnel dies after release/retirement/discharge/invalidment with a pension, Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is granted for a period of 7 years from the date of death or up to attaining the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.