Income Revenue Enhancement Refunds – Parliament Q&A

Income Revenue Enhancement Refunds – Parliament Q&A

Agustus 16, 2018   Comment  

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1751 

ANSWERED ON: 27.07.2018

PRASUN BANERJEE 

(a). the average fourth dimension taken for Income Tax refunds; and

(b). the details of all pending information technology refunds since 2014 together with the number of people awaiting information technology refunds every mo on date?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE 

(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a). In the electrical flow fiscal year, the Centralized Processing Center (CPC) of the Income Tax Department, Bengaluru has taken on an average 43 days to procedure the income-tax returns of Assessment Year 2018-19. Separate information of average fourth dimension taken inwards honor of returns involving claim of refund is non available. However, 83% refunds inwards the electrical flow fiscal twelvemonth were issued past times CPC inside threescore days of filing of return.

(b). Out of all eligible refund claims filed inwards FY 2017-18, CPC has already processed 1.93 Cr cases. Out of the full eligible refund claims pending every mo on 01.04.2018, alone 1.86 Lakh are pending to move issued past times CPC every mo on 24.07.2018. Processing for eligible refund claims filed inwards the electrical flow fiscal twelvemonth has already been completed inwards 17.92 lakh cases together with processing inwards 19.61 lakh cases is nether progress. Eligible refund cases are those cases where the supply of income is costless from whatsoever defect, the reply of taxpayer to whatsoever let on for adjustment of income or outstanding arrears is non pending together with the illustration is non covered nether scrutiny.

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Transfer In Addition To Posting Of Women Employees

Transfer In Addition To Posting Of Women Employees

Agustus 15, 2018   Comment  

Transfer in addition to Posting of Women Employees

“No proposal nether consideration for engagement in addition to transfer of unmarried women working inwards all Ministries”

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2592 

ANSWERED ON: 03.01.2018

Transfer in addition to Posting of Women Employees

C.S. PUTTARAJU (a)whether women appointed inwards Government Service convey been deputed inwards areas far away from their families; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)whether the Government proposes to formulate rules for engagement in addition to transfer of unmarried women working inwards the Ministries; in addition to (d)if so, the details thereof?

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)&(b): Respective Ministries / Departments convey their ain guidelines / policy for transfer in addition to posting of their employees depending upon the specific requirements of that Ministry / Department.

(c) & (d): There is no such proposal nether consideration for engagement in addition to transfer of unmarried women working inwards all Ministries.

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Flexible Pension Contribution

Flexible Pension Contribution

Agustus 14, 2018   Comment  

Flexible Pension Contribution

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4138

ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2018

Flexible Pension Contribution

RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

Will the Minister of

FINANCE travel pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes for flexible pension contribution for the informal workers inward the province as well as if so, the details of proposal therein;

(b) if not, the proposal of Government for the people amongst irregular incomes as well as peculiarly the women of the province who convey no regular incomes; and

(c) the details of the study of the Pension Fund Regulatory as well as Development Authority (PFRDA) as well as Credit Rating Information Services of Republic of Republic of India Limited (CRISIL) on the pension proposal towards elderly women empowerment?

ANSWER

The Minister of State inward the Ministry of Finance

(a) &( b) The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched inward May, 2015 as well as is operational from 1st June, 2015. The APY is primarily focussed on all citizens inward the unorganised sector, who are non covered past times whatsoever pension scheme. All citizens of the province inward the eligible category may bring together the scheme. As on 06.08.2018, the full let out of subscribers nether APY is 1,09,66,981, out of which, 43,87,993 subscribers are women. The salient features of the Atal Pension Yojana are equally under:

• Indian Citizens betwixt the historic catamenia grouping of xviii to twoscore years eligible to bring together APY through their savings banking concern trace organisation human relationship or post service purpose savings banking concern account.
• APY is based on defined produce goodness for providing guaranteed minimum monthly pension of Rs. one 1000 or Rs. 2000 or Rs. 3000 or Rs. 4000 or Rs. 5000 at the historic catamenia of threescore years based on pension amount chosen.
• The Central Government would also co-contribute 50% of the full contribution or Rs. one 1000 per annum, whichever is lower, to each eligible subscriber, for a catamenia of v years, i.e., from Financial Year 2015-16 to 2019-20, who convey joined the APY earlier 31st March, 2016, as well as who are non members of whatsoever statutory social safety system as well as who are non income revenue enhancement payers.
• In illustration of premature drib dead of Subscriber (death earlier threescore years of age), husband of the subscriber has been given an alternative to proceed contributing to APY trace organisation human relationship of the subscriber, for the remaining vesting period, till the master subscriber would convey attained the historic catamenia threescore years.
• In illustration of drib dead of both subscriber as well as spouse, the entire pension corpus would travel returned to the nominee.
• If the accumulated corpus based on contributions earns a lower than estimated render on investment as well as is inadequate to supply the minimum guaranteed pension, the Central Government would fund such inadequacy. Alternatively, if the actual returns during the accumulation stage are higher than the assumed returns for minimum guaranteed pension, such excess volition travel passed on to the subscriber.

With a persuasion to supply flexibility to the subscribers of APY amongst seasonal or irregular income, too the monthly means of payment, quarterly as well as one-half yearly means of payment of contributions convey been provided inward the Scheme. Further inward illustration of default inward payment of contribution, a subscriber may regularize the trace organisation human relationship past times paying the overdue amount along amongst a minimal accuse to obtain the guaranteed pension.

(c) The Pension Fund Regulatory as well as Development Authority (PFRDA) has informed that the study of PFRDA as well as CRISIL on ‘Financial safety for India’s elderly’ has, inter-alia, mentioned designing of a pension policy entirely for women where contributions could travel from the women’s families. Some revenue enhancement relief to the savings held inward the degree of pension has also been mentioned.

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Agustus 11, 2018   Comment  

Lok Sabha Q & Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 - CGHS Dispensaries

Effect Of Demonetization On The Economic Scheme :: Ls - Q & A (10-08-2018)

Lok Sabha Q &A

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Agustus 11, 2018   Comment  

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7Th Cpc Dearness Allowance [Loksabha Qa]

Central Government Employees DA News DA orders Lok Sabha Q &A

7Th Cpc Dearness Allowance [Loksabha Qa]

Agustus 11, 2018   Comment  

seventh CPC Dearness Allowance [LokSabha QA]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3948

ANSWERED ON: 10.08.2018

DA nether seventh CPC

RAMESH BAIS

Will the Minister of

FINANCE hold out pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Dearness Relief of 119 per cent equally effective from 1st July, 2015 was the concluding 1 taken into consideration past times the seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) piece recommending the formulae for revision of pension for civilian personnel including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) who retired earlier 01.01.2016 in addition to if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the retirees were inward receipt of half dozen per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) w.e.f. 01.01.2016 till the implementation of the Pay Commission Report in addition to if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether at the fourth dimension of implementation of seventh CPC Report, the half dozen per cent has been denied in addition to if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the remedial measures taken/being taken past times the Government to take away their hardship in addition to to restore the DA denied to them?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

(SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) : The pension of Central Government employees including personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), who retired prior to 1.1.2016, has been revised w.e.f. 1.1.2016 based on the recommendations of seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), equally accepted past times the Government, taking into describe concern human relationship Dearness Relief @ 125%.

(d): Does non arise.

Reintroduction Of Onetime Pension Scheme

Lok Sabha Q &A Pension

Reintroduction Of Onetime Pension Scheme

Agustus 11, 2018   Comment  

Reintroduction Of Old Pension Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4075

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2018/SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

REINTRODUCTION OF OLD PENSION SCHEME

Shri Rakesh Singh

Will the Minister of FINANCE endure pleased to state

the details of drawbacks of the New Pension Scheme (NPS) introduced for the Government officials;

whether the NPS is non equally beneficial monetarily equally the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) as well as if so, the details thereof;

whether the Government employees are disgruntled alongside the NPS as well as if so, the details thereof; and

whether the Government proposes to reintroduce the OPS replacing the NPS, if so, the details thereof as well as the activity taken yesteryear the Government inwards this regard?

ANSWER

The Minister of State inwards the Ministry of Finance

(Shri Shiv Pratap Shulda)

(a) & (b) National Pension System (NPS) has been designed giving utmost importance to the welfare of the subscribers. Government has made a witting motion to shift from the defined create goodness pension scheme to defined contribution pension scheme i.e. NPS, due to ascent as well as unsustainable pension bill. There are a lay out of benefits available to the employees nether NPS. Some of the benefits are enlisted below:

• NPS is a good designed pension organisation managed through an unbundled architecture involving intermediaries appointed yesteryear the Pension Fund Regulatory as well as Development Authority (PFRDA) viz. pension funds, custodian, cardinal tape keeping as well as accounting agency, National Pension System Trust, trustee bank, points of presence as well as Annuity service providers. It is prudently regulated yesteryear PFRDA which is a statutory regulatory trunk established to promote quondam historic catamenia income safety as well as to protect the involvement of subscribers of NPS.
• The pension wealth which accumulates over a catamenia of fourth dimension till retirement grows alongside a compounding effect. The all-in-costs of the institutional architecture of NPS are amid the lowest inwards the world.
• Contribution made to the NPS Tier-I line of piece of work concern human relationship is eligible for taxation deduction nether the Income Tax Act, 1961. An additional taxation rebate of Rs.50000 is likewise allowed for contributions made to NPS Tier-I nether Section 80CCD (1B) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
• Subscribers tin withdraw upward to 25% of their ain contributions earlier attaining historic catamenia of superannuation, champaign of report to for sure conditions. Further, PFRDA vide “PFRDA (Exits as well as Withdrawals nether the NPS) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2017” dated 10.08.2017 has liberalized norms for partial withdrawals which likewise include reduction of requirement of minimum years of existence enrolled nether NPS from 10 years to iii years from the appointment of joining.
• PFRDA has increased the maximum historic catamenia trammel from sixty years to 65 years for joining NPS-All Citizen Model as well as Corporate Sector Model, vide “PFRDA (Exits as well as Withdrawals nether the NPS) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2017” dated 06.10.2017.
• PFRDA vide “PFRDA (Exits as well as Withdrawals nether the NPS) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2018” dated 02.2018 has facilitated tardily instruct out & withdrawal inwards illustration of disability as well as incapacitation of the subscriber covered nether NPS.
• Transparency as well as Portability is ensured through online access of the pension line of piece of work concern human relationship yesteryear the NPS subscribers, across all geographical locations as well as portability of employments.

(c) & (d) Representations induce got been received which inter alia likewise include the need that the Government may revert to quondam defined create goodness pension system. However, due to ascent as well as unsustainable pension nib as well as competing claims on the fiscal, at that spot is no proposal to supervene upon the NPS alongside quondam pension scheme inwards honour of Central Government employees recruited on or later 01.01.2004.

Alternative Organisation Inwards House Of Employees On Nipper Tending Leave- Lok Sabha Q & A

Child Care Leave Lok Sabha Q &A

Alternative Organisation Inwards House Of Employees On Nipper Tending Leave- Lok Sabha Q & A

Agustus 11, 2018   Comment  

Alternative Arrangement inwards house of Employees on Child Care leave

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3587

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2018)

ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT IN PLACE OF EMPLOYEES ON CHILD CARE LEAVE

3587. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER locomote pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government is aware of the fact that the component operate is beingness totally disrupted due to absence of women employees on concern human relationship of the long paid motherhood teach out in addition to kid attention leave;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has calculated days in addition to assessed working during maternity/child attention teach out for making provisions of staff to overcome the shortage or receive out upwards amongst the operate inwards the absence of women employees who are on motherhood in addition to kid attention leave;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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 (e) : Disruption inwards the component operate due to absence of women employees on concern human relationship of the long paid Maternity Leave in addition to Child Care Leave has non come upwards to the divulge of the Government. Ministries/Departments are authorized to brand suitable teach out arrangements to receive out upwards the loss of operate hours when an employee proceeds on whatever form of teach out including Maternity in addition to Child Care Leave. There is besides provision for creation of teach out reserve posts to encompass the teach out vacancies. No centralized information is maintained inwards this regard.

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Pay Revision Commission For Bsnl

BSNL Latest News about 7th Pay Commission Lok Sabha Q &A Pay Revision

Pay Revision Commission For Bsnl

Agustus 10, 2018   Comment  

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3488

ANSWERED ON: 08.08.2018

Pay Revision Committee for BSNL

SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

DHARMENDRA YADAV

VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

Shrirang Appa Barne

Shrirang Appa Barne

ANANDRAO ADSUL

PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

Will the Minister of

COMMUNICATIONS hold upwards pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has constituted tertiary Pay Revision commission for Republic of Republic of India Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) employees as well as if so, the details as well as the major recommendations thereof along alongside the fourth dimension past times which the said commission is probable to submit its recommendations to the Government;

(b) whether the Government has implemented the said recommendations of the commission as well as if so, the details thereof as well as if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has received whatever representation from employee unions as well as Members of Parliament for early on implementation of the said commission written report inwards BSNL as well as sorting out pending issues alongside regard to the pay revision as well as if so, the details thereof as well as the activeness taken past times the Government thereon;

(d) whether the Government has implemented the recommendations of the minute Pay Revision Committee inwards its entirety as well as at that topographic point are no left over issues thereof as well as if so, the details thereof as well as if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government has proposed to practice a dissever mobile tower subsidiary for hiving off BSNL’s mobile tower infrastructure as well as if so, the details as well as the condition thereof along alongside the fourth dimension past times which the said subsidiary is probable to hold upwards operational?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) constituted the Third Pay Revision Committee (3rd PRC) to review the construction of pay scales, allowances, perquisites as well as other benefits for Board marker functionaries, below Board marker executives as well as non-unionized supervisory staff of all Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). The recommendations of 3rd Cathay were conveyed past times DPE vide Office Memorandum (OM) No.W-02/0028/2017-DPE(WC)-GL-XIII/17 dated 03.08.2017 which is at Annexure. No dissever 3rd Cathay was educate for BSNL.

(b) & (c) BSNL is non covered past times affordability clause of DPE OM dated 03.08.2017 equally it has been incurring losses for 2016-17, 2015-16 as well as 2014-15. Based on proposals as well as representations received, a reference was sent to DPE whether the affordability criteria tin hold upwards relaxed for implementing pay scale revision inwards BSNL equally per 3rd PRC. DPE has clarified that BSNL does non autumn nether the category mentioned inwards Para v of DPE’s OM dated 03.08.2017 as well as indicated that whatever relaxation/amendment inwards the extant guidelines would need the approving of the cabinet as well as Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has to test final result at its end. The thing is nether examination.

(d) The Government had issued Presidential Directive dated 27/02/2009 based on recommendations of sec Cathay for BSNL as well as the same has been implemented inwards BSNL.

(e) In September 2017, Cabinet gave its approving for “Hiving off Mobile tower assets of BSNL into a dissever subsidiary fellowship fully owned past times BSNL”. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel tower fellowship named BSNL Tower Corporation Ltd., fully owned past times BSNL has been incorporated on 04.01.2018.

Source : LokSabha