Please go to the "Link"-'Bank's Circulars' for the latest Circulars regarding Pension matters

"We have to advise that the proposal for amendments to our 'MOA & RR' has been submitted to the Asstt. Charity Commissioner, Pune for approval on 26.06.2018. These amendments also include Election Rules introduced by us afresh. Our Association's Circle Elections in the current year (2018) will be held according to these Rules and Regulations.  We are now, for your information uploading a soft copy of the above updated 'MOA &RR' submitted to the Asstt. Charity Commissioner Pune- Please go to the link "Booklet" for the details.

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Bank has issued  e-Circular No.: CDO/P&HRD-IR/107/2017 – 18  Dated 21 Mar 2018 regarding STAFF WELFARE ACTIVITIES - IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES - The e-circular has been given at the links "Bank's Circulars" as also at "Medical Facilities". Members are requested to go through the same.

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Bank has now issued e-Circular No.CDO/P&HRD-PPG/19/2018-19 dt.31st May 2018 regarding renewal of Policy 'A' for further period of one year w.e.f. 1-06-2018 under Family Floater Group Insurance Medical Benefit Scheme. The relevant e-Circular has been given here -

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Please see D.A.Circular for August 2019 to January 2020 at 'Link-DA Rates'

Latest "SAMVAD" issue of August 2019 is NOW available on 'Samvad Magazine' Link. Please visit.

(Kindly note that if you are not able to view 'Marathi' matter in Samvad properly in 'Firefox' browser, please open the website in "Internet Explorer" or 'Google Chrome' browser to enable you to read entire 'Samvad' without any difficulty)

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LATEST POSITION ABOUT W.P.No.1875/2013

Order Paased by the Hon.Court on 11-07-2019 :

The Case will be heard on 27-11-2019

 

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GOI has approved the 'Committee' recommendations regarding 5th, 6th, & 7th Bipartite retirees and have sent it to our Bank for further necesary action.

In this connection our Chairman has instructed to all LHOs to make ad-hoc payment up to 90% of dues. Since the total number of beneficiaries would be around 40,000, it will take few days to complete the payment of dues of arrears to the eligible pensioners. The work will be done in lots of about 6000 pensioners and the payment of arrears to number of pensioners has already been made and the rest of the eligible pensioners will get arrears within the next few days.

We give here the eligibility criteria issued by the Bank in respect of 5th, 6th & 7th Birpartite retirees

to receive Arrears -

Bank has issued e-Circular dt.6-12-2017 re Payment of arrears to 5th, 6th, and 7th BPS retirees given here -

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Latest Developments as regards 100% DA Neutralization issue
CBPRO has advised that the Hon'ble Supreme Court allowed the appeal of United Bank of India management thereby denying the parity of DA to Pre-November 2002 Retirees vis-a-vis the Post November 2002 Retirees. Since the issues raised in the Civil Appeal/Review Petition filed by R Balakrishna Bhat, C R Chandrasekharan and T V Alwan of BOB, IOB & Canara Bank respectively were similar to that arising in United Bank of India case, these Civil Appeals/Review Petitions are dismissed in terms of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement rendered in the case of United Bank of India today.

The CBPRO Circular No.10/2018 dt.16-05-2018 is given here -

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New Delhi High Court Writ Petition No.1931 of 2002
Premvati Bagga & others  Vs  Union of India & others

Now the hearing is taking place on every Thursday. Whenever the Federation will advise any significant development, it will be known to the members.

During the hearing on 28th January 2016 adjournment was requested by Mr.Rajiv Kapur, Advocate on behalf of respondent No.1 and 3 on the ground that arguing counsel is in some personal difficulty. The same is not opposed on behalf of the petitioners. The court ordered to renotify on 18.02.2016 in the category of ‘Regular Matters’

The next date has been fixed at 18th February 2016

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Bank has issued e-Circular on 19th March 2016 regarding extending the New Medical Benefit Scheme for retired Dy.MDs which is given here -

Domiciliary Treatment Claim Form -

Hospitalization Expenses Claim Form -

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Shifting of Pension processing to HRMS

Bank has decided to shift Pension processing work from Financial Year 2017-2018 (pension to be paid on 27th of each month) and has issued e-Circular No.CDO-P&HRD-PPFG-5-2017-18 dt.13th April 2017 which is given here -

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Please do not forget to submit Life Certificate during the month of November & get system-generated acknowledgement from the branch vide e-Circular No.CDO/P&HRD-PPFG/62/2015-16 dt. 14th October 2015 (which is given at Sr. No.57 at the link 'Bank's Circulars)

In this connection Bank has issued e-Circular No.CDO/P&HRD-PPFG/70/2015-16 dt.24-11-2015 regarding submission of Digital Life Certificate which is given here :

It is also clarified by the Bank that physical 'Life Certificate' will continue to be accepted from pensioners if preferred by them

(This is important for those who doesn't have Aadhar Card)

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Important Circular has been issued by the Bank extending Misc. Benefits & Facilities to employees/officers on Voluntary Retirement.

The Circular & its enclosures is given hereunder:

e-Circular dt.7th October 2015 -

Annexure to above e-Circular -

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Attention for those who wish to avail Housing Loan after retirement

Bank has issued a circular for those who want to avail Housing Loan for which they need additional time to finalize a house/flat so that facility of
enhanced limit can be availed by them. Even if such retired employee is not able to acquire/complete construction of house before 30.06.2015, housing loan under IHLs can be sanctioned upto 30.06.2015 repeat 30.06.2015.

Members can take advantage of this extended time limit

We give here the relevant e-Circular for information -

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Attention Members

Important decisions taken by the Bank which are advised by our Federation vide its Circular Letter No.21/2012 dated 17-09-2012

(the relevant Circular Letter is reproduced at Sr.No.39 at link - 'Bank's Circular)

1) Pensioners who are in foreign countries during NOVEMBER may furnish their Life Certificate in the month of November to any branch of State Bank of India OR any other Indian Public Sector Bank located in that country OR arrange for obtaining their Life Certificate attested from an authorised official of the Embassy / High Commission of India or Counsel of India. After obtaining the Life Certificate duly attested as mentioned above, the pensioner may forward the same to their Pension-paying Branch immediately in November itself to avoid stopage of pension.

2) Bank has extended all 29 pathological tests to all centres where Bank's dispensary/ies have been established

3) Joint A/c opened by Pensioner with his spouse eligible for family pension can be continued even after death of the pensioner for crediting family pension sanctioned in due course. The name/s of disabled/mentally retarded children can be added to this account.

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Payment of Dearness Relief with 100% Neutralisation to pre 01-11-2002 pensioners

Our Federation had written to the Bank regarding payment of Dearness Relief with 100% Neutralisation to pre 1-11-2002 retirees to which

Bank advised the Federation as follows -

In response, our Federation wrote to Bank -

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Federation's views about Transfer Petitions filed by Bank -

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Attention HRMS Portal Users

As you know w.e.f. May 2012 the Bank has shifted the work of processing and payment of 'Pension' to CSPPC,Kolkata. We are giving the revised procedure to access our individual pension details (Pension Slip) as also furnishing the Investment details to the Bank through "Pensioner Portal" made available to the Retired SBI employees .

The detailed instructions are given at this link -

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Advice of Revised Family Pension

To take prints, the following steps should be taken by the Branch staff.
1) Visit Bank's web-site 'www.sbitimes.com'
2) then go to 'Mumbai Circle' menu,(or the Circle in which your pension-paying branch is located)
3) then go to the PP&G Dept's link,
4) then select 'pension' link option,
5) Then select - 'simretired before 1/11/2007' folder and open it. Here you will see individual files in the names of each Branch
6) then double click on file in the name of your pension-paying branch
7) Press keys "Control+F". Then at the right hand top corner there is a window where please type your Prov. fund Index Number (without leading zeros)
8) Here, you will find respective pensioner's advice of revised family pension (for those retired before 1-11-2007).
9) Please take two prints and do the needful as mentioned above.
Please go to the Pension paying branch and request the concerned staff to follow the above instructions and get your advice of revised family pension.
Please note the above procedure is available at Branch system only. Don't try it at your Home computer.

When you get the advice, please verify whether name of your spouse is given in it. If not, please write a letter addressed to the PP&G Dept, Mumbai LHO, giving full name of your spouse and her/his Date of Birth with a request to incorporate the same with PPG Dept's records and issue fresh Family Pension Advice after incorporating the name of your spouse. You may send a copy of earlier family pension advice wherein name of the spouse has already been recorded for ready reference of LHO.

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Revision of Family Pension w.e.f. 1-11-2007

in respect of eligible members of the Fund,

who retired/retire on or after 1-11-2007

Central Board of the Bank in its meeting dt. 24-12-2011 have accorded approval for revision in Family Pension in respect of eligible members of the Fund, who retired/retire on or after 1.11.2007. The relevant e-Cirfcular has been given at Sr. No.35 in the 'Link' "Bank's Circulars" for information of members. The work of calculation of arrears to the eligible Family Pensioners covered under 9th Bi-partite settlement as per the revised formula given in the above mentioned e-Circular No.CDO/P&HRD-PM/62/2007-08 dated 28-01-2012 has been undertaken by the PPG Dept, Mumbai LHO and the arrears will be paid to the eligible Family pensioners, if any, in due course.

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Attention All the Ex-Servicemen Pensioners

We are glad to inform all the ex-servicemen pensioners that Bank has issued e-Circular regarding sanction/payment of family pension to the family pensioners of ex-service employees in addition to Govt. family pension.

The relevant e-Circular is given here -

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Life Certificate

(revised instructions)

Bank has issued e-Circular No.CDO/P&HRD-PPFG/29/2011-12 dt. 3rd June 2011 giving revised instructions regarding submission of Life Certificate by Pensioner/Family Pensioner in the month of November each year and has also prescribed format.

The relevant e-Circular and the format of Life Certificate is given at this link. Please click -

The relevant e-Circular is also given in the 'link' - "Bank's Circulars" at serial number 33

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