GPAIS through Kerala State Insurance Dept. for the year 2011

          In G.O (P) No.616/10/Fin dated 23/11/2010 Government have decided to implement the Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme through Kerala State Insurance Department for the year 2011 with certain modifications. As per the G.O the scheme has also been extended to the employees of all Public Sector Undertakings, Co-operative Institutions, autonomous bodies and other Government Institutions in addition to the categories of employees already covered under the scheme. The scheme shall come into force with effect from 01/01/2011.

          The insured shall have to pay an annual premium of Rs.100/-, inclusive of Service tax for an assured sum of Rupees Eight Lakh.

The compensation admissible shall be as follows:

•  Death due to accident – 100% of sum insured

•  Loss of 2 limbs or sight of both eyes and one limb and sight of one eye due to accident – 100% of sum insured

•  Loss of one limb or sight of one eye due to accident – 50% of sum insured

•  Permanent total disablement due to accident – 100% of sum insured

          The Drawing and Disbursing Officer/ Self Drawing Officer shall deduct the premium of Rs.100/- per employee from all the categories of employees included in the Scheme from the salary for the month of November 2010 payable in December. In case of any  spill over, the same should be recovered from the salary of December 2010 payable in the 3rd week of December.

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5% Increase in the Basic Pension

          In G.O (P) No.602/2010/Fin dated 19/11/2010 government have ordered an increase of 5% in the existing monthly basic pension/family pension will be allowed with effect from 01.04.2009 including those who draw minimum pension/family pension. These orders will be applicable to employees and teachers on State Government scales of pay who retired/expired while in service during the period from 01.03.2002 to 30.06.2004.

          While allowing the increase, it shall be ensured that the ceiling on maximum pension will be observed ie., the pension shall not exceed the prescribed limit. In the case of employees and teachers who retired/expired while in service on or after 01.07.2004 and were drawing basic pension/family pension below Rs.2,520/-, their pension/family pension will be fixed at Rs.2,520/-.

          The monetary benefit will be admissible with effect from 01.04.2009. All the pensioners/family pensioners who are eligible for enhancement of pension under these orders shall submit the prescribed application (Proforma appended) to the Pension Disbursing Authority through Pension Sanctioning Authority. The Pension Sanctioning Authority after scrutiny and confirmation of the details furnished by the applicant shall forward the same to the Pension Disbursing Authorities concerned for further action.

          Commutation shall not be allowed on the basis of the enhanced pension. After revision of pension, the Pension Disbursing Authorities shall prepare a statement in the form appended to this order in triplicate and sent one copy of the same to the Pensioner and one copy to the Accountant General (A&E), Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram for verification and updation of registers maintained by Accountant General.

          These orders are not applicable to the teaching staff whose date of superannuation is prior to 01.03.2002.

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Updated on 27.12.2010

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   Govt. have modified this order. Read my new post Modifications to 'Pension Increase' Order for more details.

തദ്ദേശഭരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ പുനഃസംഘടന

          തദ്ദേശഭരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ 2010-ലെ പുനഃസംഘടനയുടെ ഭാഗമായി 7 ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്തുകളെ മുനിസിപ്പാലിറ്റികളായി പരിവര്‍ത്തനപ്പെടുത്തുകയും 15 ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്തുകളെ നഗരസഭകളില്‍ കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്‍ക്കുകയും മൂന്നാര്‍ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് വിഭജിച്ച് ഇടമലക്കുടി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് രൂപീകരിക്കുകയും ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്തുകളെ പുനഃസംഘടിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ പുനഃസംഘടനയുടെ ഭാഗമായി 6 ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്തുകള്‍ ഇല്ലാതാകുകയും 6 ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്തുകള്‍ പുതുതായി രൂപീകരിക്കുകയും ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്തുകളെ വിവിധ ബ്ലോക്ക് പഞ്ചായത്തുകളിലായി പുനഃക്രമീകരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. 2010 നവംബര്‍ 1 മുതല്‍ക്കാണ് പുനഃസംഘടന പ്രാബല്യത്തില്‍ വന്നിട്ടുള്ളത്. പുനഃസംഘടന ബാധകമായിട്ടുള്ള തദ്ദേശഭരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ 2010-11 വാര്‍ഷിക പദ്ധതി തുടര്‍ന്ന് നടപ്പാക്കുന്നതിനും കൈമാറിക്കിട്ടിയ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ പരിപാലനത്തിനും സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ മാര്‍ഗരേഖ അംഗീകരിച്ച് ഉത്തരവായിരിക്കുന്നു.

          GO (MS) No. 258/2010/LSGD Dated 08.11.2010 

          പുനഃസംഘടിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ട തദ്ദേശഭരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളിലെ ജീവനക്കാരുടെ തുടര്‍ച്ച സംബന്ധിച്ച് GO (MS) No. 240/2010/LSGD Dated 21.10.2010 പ്രകാരം സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ നേരത്തെ ഉത്തരവ് പുറപ്പെടുവിച്ചിരുന്നു.

Maintenance of Separate Register for Computer Hardware & Software

          In Circular No. 86/2010/Fin dated 24.09.2010 Govt. have instructed to maintain the details of software used in Govt. Offices. The details of computer configuration, make, version, vendor, guarantee / warrantee details etc needs to be maintained.

          For more details, please click here to download the circular.

GIS Proforma - Time Limit Extended

          In Circular No. 92/2010/Fin dated 04.11.2010 Government have extended the date for providing the details to November 2010 instead of October 2010, taking in to consideration that in many cases establishment pay bills related to many offices, the DDOs were not able to collect GIS account numbers and include in the format.
          All treasury Officers are strictly directed that before honouring the bills and pass for payment, they should ensure that the prescribed format for GIS is duly filled up and attached with the salary bill for November 2010. Under any circumstances such details are not furnished in the format being attached with the salary bill for November 2010, the Treasury Officers should ensure that those bills are not passed for payments.

          For more details, please click here to download the circular.