File Reference:
F. No. 28/03/2025-P&PW(B)/JCM

Office Memorandum

Subject: Minutes of the meeting with Staff Side of N.C. (JCM) held on 25.02.2025 under the chairmanship of Secretary (Pension) on pension-related matters.

The minutes of the meeting with the Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) held on 25.02.2025 at Lok Nayak Bhawan, under the chairmanship of Secretary (Pension), are forwarded for information and further action.

Recipients:

  • All Participants (as per attached list)
  • Copy to: PSO to Secretary (Pension), PPS to JS(Pension)

Minutes of the meeting with the staff side of the National Council (JCM) held on 25.02.2025 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension) in Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi.

A meeting with the staff side of National Council (JCM) was held on 25.02.2025 at 4:30 PM under the chairmanship of Sh. V. Srinivas, Secretary (Pension) to discuss the applicability of DoPPW OM dated 03.03.2023 to the employees appointed on compassionate grounds.

  1. The meeting was attended by the Officers of DOPPW, Ministry of Railways led by Smt. Roopa Srinivasan, Member (Finance), Railway Board and delegation of staff side of National Council (JCM) led by Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, Secretary. The list of participants is at Annexure I.
  2. Secretary (Pension) welcomed the participants and invited the members from the staff Side as well as the official side to participate in the meeting with a free and frank approach, so that issues are appreciated and arrived at a solution.
  3. Following issues were discussed during the meeting:
    (i)Applicability of DoPPW OM dated 03.03.2023 to employees appointed on compassionate grounds
    • The staff side requested that the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) coverage be extended to compassionate appointees who submitted applications before 01.01.2004 but were appointed after 01.01.2004.
    • Highlighted that there is no formal Notification/Advertisement for compassionate appointments. Proposed treating the application date as the “date of notification/advertisement” to extend benefits under the OM.
    • Ministry of Railways supported the proposal.
    • Decision: Initiate inter-ministerial consultations with DOPT, DOLA, DFS, and DOE to revise Para 4 of the OM.
    (ii)Merger of Railway (Pension) Rules, 1993 with CCS(Pension) Rules, 2021
    • Staff side urged expediting the merger.
    • Official side clarified that the matter remains under examination.
    • Ministry of Railways may separately amend Railway (Pension) Rules 1993 as needed.

Annexure I – Participants:

National Council (Staff Side)Official Side
Shri Shiva Gopal Mishra, SecretarySmt. Roopa Srinivasan, Member (Finance), Railway Board
Dr. M. Raghavaiah, LeaderSmt. Vandana Sharma, ED (Finance/Establishment), Railway Board
Shri Rupak Sarkar, MemberShri Dhrubajyoti Sengupta, Joint Secretary, DoPPW
Shri B.C. Sharma, MemberDr. Pramod Kumar, Director, DoPPW

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