Web-Based ‘Pensioners’ Portal’ Project – Release of Grant-in Aid to Pensioners’ Associations for Implementation other objectives of the Portal

Web-based ‘Pensioners’ Portal’ Project – Release of Grant-in Aid to Pensioners’ Associations for implementation other objectives of the Portal

F.No.55/2312017- P&PW(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-1I00 03

Dated: 21st September,2017

To,
The Pay & Accounts Officer,
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare,Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi.

Subject: Web-based ‘Pensioners’ Portal’ Project – Release of Grant-in Aid to Pensioners’ Associations for implementation other objectives of the Portal.

Sir,
I am directed to convey the sanction of the President of India to the release of a sum of Rs.1416389/-(Rupees Fourteen Lakhs Sixteen thousand three hundred and Eighty Nine only) towards. Grant-in-Aid in favour of the following Pensioners Associations, for meeting expenditure in connection with the implementation of ‘Pensioners’ Portal’, as per the details given below:

S.N.	Name of Pensioners’ Association/Organization	Max. amount of Grant-in-aid admissible as per schme	Deduction (inadmissible) on account of unspent balance and SB Interest lying with PA as on 1.4.17 & to be carry forward to 2017-18	Actual Amount of Grant-in-aid to be released (Co. 3-4) during 2017-18	Total amount with Pensioners Asson for 2017-18
1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Indian Ex-Service League, New Delhi	75000	8140 (current account no interest)	66860	75,000
2	Kendriya Nivrutta Karmachari Mandal, Vadodara	75000	(NA+1800) =1800	73200	75000
3	Retired Railway Employee Asso., Jagadhri,Haryana	75000	(18727+861) = 19588	55412	75000
4	Central Government Pensioners Association, Kerala Thrissur	75000	(NA+2829) =2829	72171	75000
5	Central Government Pensioner Asson., Bhubaneswar	75000	(12975+710) =13685	61315	75000
6	Central Government Pensioner Association, Jaipur	75000	(NA+918) =918	74082	75000
7	Uttarpara Central Government Pensioners Asso., Hooghly	75000	(6177+1975) =8152	66848	75000
8	All India Central Government Pensioners Assp., Cuttack	75000	(6100+926) =7026	67974	75000
9	Karnataka Posts & Telecommunication Pensioners Assos., Bangalore	75000	(current account no interest	75000	75000
10	All India Central Government Pensioners Asso., Pune	75000	(3850+1224) =5074	69926	75000
11	All India Organization of Pensioners (Civil & Military) Trivandrum	75000	(NA+1187) =1187	73813	75000
12	All India Federation of Pensioners Asso., Chennai	75000	(NA+1481) =1481	73519	75000
13	Bharat Pensioner Samaj, New Delhi	75000	Current account no interest	75000	75000
14	NF Railway Pensioners Association, Guwahati	75000	(1875+966) =2841	72159	75000
15	Atomic Energy Retired Welfare Asson, Mumbai	75000	6329 current account no interest	68818	75000
16	DOS Retired Employees Association, Nagercoil	75000	6182 Current account no interest)	68818	75000
17	Tamilnadu Ex-services League, Madurari	75000	(21000+1704) =22704	52296	75000
18	National Ex-Servicemen Co-Ordination Committee, Kolkatta	75000	(5581+2464) =8045	66955	75000
19	Disabled War Veterans’ (India) Regd., Gurgaon	75000	(6425+908) =7333	67667	75000
20	Defence Pensioners Welfare Association, Allahabad	75000	(25986+2391) =28377	46623	75000
21	Forum for Excellence Former MES Officers, N Delhi	75000	(5785+1135) =6920	68080	75000
	Total		158611	1416389	1575000

2. Utilization Certificates in respect of earlier grants sanctioned to above Pensioners Associations are enclosed.

3. Details of Recurring Grant for admissible Activities:
The maximum permissible amount on the individual component eligible for sanction/reimbursement in the form of Grant-in-Aid is as follows with flexibility of 25% on higher/lower side of individual component:

(i)Telephone + Internet Connection – Up to Rs. 12,000 per annum

(ii)Stationery+ Battery replacement – Up to Rs. 19,500 per annum

(iii)Subsidy towards Rent of Building/ Water/electricity/AMC of equipment – Up to Rs. 28,500 per annum

(iv)Remuneration Payable to Data entry (Part time) per annum – Up to Rs. 15,000 per Operator
Total – Up to Rs. 75,000 per annum

4. Any other expenditure by the Pensioners’ Association on any activity/component other than those mentioned above will not admissible from the Grant-in-Aid and will be treated as an unspent amount, to be recoverable or adjusted from the future grant as the case may. In case the actual expenditure during the year on individual components is less than the permissible amount on individual components, the difference of Grant-in-Aid and the actual expenditure will be treated as unspent and will be adjusted in the next year’s grant.

5. Further, the above Grant-in-Aid is subject to maintaining a separate Bank Account for the Grant-in-aid under Pensioners’ Portal. The Grantee shall also furnish a Utilization Certificate (in the prescribed proforma) for the grant received and utilized during the year 2016-17 within six months of the close of the financial year 2017-2018 i.e. upto 31st August, 2018. Failure to do so will make the Grantee Pensioner Association liable for refund of entire Grant-in-Aid amount along with the interest.

6. The Pensioners’ Associations are required to submit a consolidated performance-cum. Achievement report immediately after utilization of this grant. The Associations are also required to prepare their Annual work Plan for the current and next financial year before they could become eligible for Grant of any further Grant-in-Aid for the next financial year.

7. The grant is further subject to the terms and conditions as indicated in the Annexure.

8. The Drawing & Disbursing Officer of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is authorized to draw the amount as mentioned in Col 5 of Table given in para 1 above for disbursement to the Grantee Pensioners’ Associations for transferring the amount to the Bank Accounts of respective Pensioners’ Associations.

9. The expenditure involved is debitable to Major Head “2070”- Other Administrative Services 00.800.Other Expenditure, ( Minor Head); 43-Plan Scheme of Department of Pensions and Pensioner Welfare, 43-Plan
Scheme of Pensions and Pensioner Welfare, 43. 01-Pensioners Portal; 43.01.31- Grants-in-Aid-General under Demand No. -70 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions for the year 2017-18.

10. The accounts of the above Pensioners’ Associations shall be open to inspection by the sanctioning authority and the audit, both by the Comptroller and Auditor -General of the India under the provision of CAG (DPC) Act, 1971 and internal audit by the Principal Accounts Officer of the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, whenever the organization is called upon to do so.

11. This sanction issues under financial powers delegated to the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Division vide Diary No. Dir (F/P) /P 4625/1595 dated 04.09.2017.

12. The expenditure of Rs. 1416389/-(Rupees Fourteen Lakhs Sixteen thousand three hundred and Eighty Nine only) has been noted in the grant-in-aid register for the year 2017-2018.

Yours faithfully,
(A.K. Singh)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Authority: http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/