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CHANGE OF DATE OF HOLIDAY ON ACCOUNT OF ID-UL-ZUHA (BAKRID) DURING 2018 FOR ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATED AT DELHI/NEW DELHI

CGHS – REVISION OF CEILING RATES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF CARDIAC PACEMAKER, AICD, COMBO-DEVICE, ROTABLATOR & AORTIC STENT GRAFT

Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate Genera! of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS

No: S-11011/29/2018-CGHS(HEC)/ DIR/CGHS

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 6^th August, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Revision of ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS(MA) Rules

With reference to the above subject attention is drawn to the OM No 12034/02/2014/Misc./­CGHS D.III dated 22^nd July 2014 vide which ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS (MA) Rules were prescribed and to state that the matter has been reviewed by the Ministry and it is decided to revise the ceiling rates as per the details given under:

SI. NO.	CARDIAC DEVICE	CEILING RATE
1	Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker without Rate Response	Rs. 34,840/- + GST
2	Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker with Rate Response	Rs. 44.928/-+ GST
3	Dual Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker	Rs.83,200/-+ GST
4	Bi-Ventricular Cardiac Pacemaker	Rs.1,95,000/-+ GST
5	Implantable         Cardioverter         Defibrillator    (Single                      Chamber)(ICD/AICD-Single Chamber)	Rs.1,75.786/-+ GST
6	Implantable         Cardioverter         Defibrillator     (Dual                            Chamber)(ICD/AICD-Single Chamber)	Rs. 3,75,000/-+ GST
7	Combo Device (CRT-D)	Rs. 4,90,000/-+ GST
8	Aortic     Stent     Graft     (expandable,       bifurcated and including delivery system)	Rs. 4,40,960/- + GST
9	Rotablator with Advancer	Rs.49,920/-+ GST
10	Rotablator Burr	Rs.23,920/-+ GST

2. Other terms and conditions prescribed under OM No 12034/02/2014/Misc./-CGHS D.III dated 22^nd July 2014 shall remain unchanged.
3. These rates shall remain valid till the rates for the above devices are notified by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
4. issued with the concurrence of SS&FA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide CD — 1295 dated 25.07.2018.

Dr. Atul Prakash)
Director, CGHS

Signed Copy

INCOME TAX EXEMPTION ON NPS MATURITY VALUE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3975

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST, 2018
19, SHRAVANA, 1940 (SAKA)

TAX RELAXATION ON NPS MATURITY VALUE

3975. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to give tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme (NPS) like Public Provident Fund and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India has also recommended to this tax relaxation in the recently held Financial Stability and Development Council meeting and if so, the details thereof; and

 (c) the stand of the Government in this regard?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a) No Madam. Currently, Government is not contemplating to give any tax rebate on the maturity value of the amount deposited under National Pension Scheme(NPS) like Public Provident Fund. In this context, it may be noted that under the existing provisions of the Income tax Act, 1961 the following payments from the National Pension System Trust are exempt:

(i) up to 40% of the total amount payable to an assessee on closure of his account or on his
opting out of a Pension Scheme; and

(ii) partial withdrawal by an employee from NPS up to 25% of own contribution.

(b) No.

(c) Does not arise.

Source : LokSabha

OBITUARY

All India Postal Employees Union Group-C expresses profound grief at the demise of former Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee today at Kolkata after prolonged ailment. He was 89.

He had been a veteran parliamentarian having been elected in Lok Sabha ten times and played important role in taking up the issue of the working people and their rights and livelihood and also in defending democracy, secularism and federalism.

As a renowned lawyer by profession, he had taken up many cases in defence of the rights of the workers and employees against victimization by employers and the Govts. His frontline role along with others in the judicial battle against mass scale victimization and dismissal of railway workers following their countrywide strike in 1974 will always be remembered.

P-III CHQ conveys its heartfelt condolence to his family members and Comrades of West Bengal and dips our Banner in his respect.

RED SALUTE TO COM. SOMNATH CHATTERJEE

COM. SOMNATH CHATTERJEE AMAR RAHE

          R.N. PARASHAR

 GENERAL SECRETARY

DIVISIONAL CONFERENCE OF AIPEU UNION GR  ‘C’ BHUBANESWAR ON 12^TH AUGUST 2018

OPENING OF DOP STAFF SALARY ACCOUNTS WITH INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK (IPPB)

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Anex 1 & 2

CENTRAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS SIT OVER 24 LAKH VACANCIES AMID DEBATE OVER JOB DROUGHT

In time of a raging debate over jobless growth, nearly 24 lakh posts are lying vacant with the central and state governments, data compiled from answers to various questions in Parliament show.

A Rajya Sabha question answered on February 8 shows that the largest chunk is the over 10 lakh vacant positions for teachers in elementary (9 lakh) and secondary schools (1.1 lakh).

Apart from the vacancies in the centrally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which provides assistance to states and Union territories to maintain the desired pupil-teacher ratio under right to education norms, the bulk of these vacancies are in the domain of the states and Union territory administrations.

A Lok Sabha question answered on March 27 quoting figures from the Bureau of Police Research & Development stated that there are 4.4 lakh vacancies in civil and district armed police.

The same source showed that an additional 90,000-odd positions vacant in state armed police, taking the total vacancy in police forces to 5.4 lakh across the country.

Law and order being a state subject, these positions are primarily under the state governments.

Railways has 2.5L vacancies among non-gazetted staff

Incidentally, among major economies, India has one of the lowest police-to-population ratios. This is often held to be a major factor in larger law-and-justice issues like pendency of cases and lower conviction rates because of slapdash investigations done by overburdened police. It is not surprising that the judiciary, with crores of pending cases, is also running well below full strength. A Lok Sabha question answered on July 18 points at over 5,800 vacancies in courts.

Answers to Rajya Sabha questions on March 14 and 19 and a Lok Sabha question on April 4 showed that there are over 1.2 lakh vacant positions in the defence services and paramilitary forces. Over 61,000 of these are in paramilitary forces while the aggregate figure for the three defence forces is over 62,000.

Then there are 2.5 lakh vacant posts among non-gazetted staff in the railways, the answer to a Rajya Sabha question on March 16 revealed. It, however, stated that two notifications have been issued in February to fill more than 89,000 of these vacancies.

A Lok Sabha question answered on March 28 points at over 54,000 vacancies in the postal department, another major government employer.

The health sector is another casualty of vacancies in sanctioned positions. A Rajya Sabha question answered on February 6 shows that there are about 1.5 lakh vacancies in these centres. About 16,000 are of doctors or specialists while others include nursing staff.

Times of India | Aug 5, 2018, 12.18 AM IST

ORGANISATIONAL MEETING AT NOIDA HO

ON 03 AUGUST 2018

All India Postal Employees Union Group 'C'

CHQ: 2151/1, D. G. Bhawan, New Patel Road, New Delhi - 110008

Ref: P/1-11/Circular                                                                                                 Dated – 03.08.2018

CIRCULAR

To,

All Circle Secretaries

AIPEU Group ‘C’

Sub: All India Women’s Study Camp and Convention at Haridwar on 29^th & 30^th October 2018

Dear Comrades,

          NFPE circular no PF-1(e)2018 dated 03.Aug.2018  on the above subject is sent h/w with. NFPE has allotted quota of 25 women delegates to participate in Camp & Convention which is allotted as under.

(Allotment of Quota to P-III Delegates)

          AP                    -           2                      Assam              -           2          Bihar               -           1

          CG                   -           1                      Delhi                -           1          Gujrat              -           1

          Haryana          -           1                      HP                    -           1          Jharkhand        -           2

          J & Kashmir     -           1                      Karnataka        -           2          Kerala              -           2

          Maharashtra   -           2                      MP                   -           1          NE                    -           1

          Odisha             -           1                      Punjab             -           1          Rajasthan        -           1

          Tamilnadu       -           3                      Telangana       -           1          UP                    -           2

          Uttrakhand      -           1                      West Bengal    -           2

All Circle Secretaries are requested to select delegates and ask them to participate in Camp/Convention on time.

TA/DA of delegates participating in Convention will be borne by the respective Circle Unions.

           

          With fraternal greetings

Yours Fraternally

(R. N. Parashar)

General Secretary

Copy to: -

All CHQ Office Bearers/Mahila Committee Members

National Federation of Postal Employees

1^st Floor North Avenue Post Office Building, New Delhi-110 001

Phone: 011.23092771                                           e-mail: nfpehq@gmail.com

       Mob: 9868819295/9810853981           website: http://www.nfpe.blogspot.com

 

             No.PF-1(e)2018                                                                                    Date: 3 Aug  2018

CIRCULAR

To

          All General Secretaries/NFPE Office Bearers

          All Circle Secretaries of NFPE affiliated Unions.

Sub: All India Women’s Study Camp and Convention at Haridwar on 29^th & 30^th October 2018

Dear Comrades,

Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers is going to hold All India Women’s

camp and convention at Haridwar on 29^th & 30^th October 2018.

         

          COC. U.P is hosting the Camp & Convention:

          Delegate fees  has been fixed as Rs. 800/-(eight hundred rupees only)

Accommodation will be provided from the afternoon of 28^th October and will remain

available up to 31^st October  6 AM.

          Food will be provided  on 29^th & 30^th October

The Confederation has allotted quota of 80 delegates to NFPE, which is allocated to all

          affiliated unions as under .

          P- III  -  25                  P-IV -20                                  R-III -15          R-IV -10

          Admin- 5                   Postal Acctts- 5                  SBCO- 5        GDS- 10

          All General Secretaries are requested to allot quota to each Circle and direct Circle

Secretaries to select delegates and ask them to book to and from Journey tickets at once to

avoid inconvenience as Haridwar and Rishikesh are world fame tourist and pilgrim places

and there remains heavy rush always in trains.

                     

                      With fraternal greetings.

                                                                                                                      Yours Fraternally

                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                    R.N Parashar

                                                                                                                               (Secretary General)

                                                                                                                                           NFPE