NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VACATIONAL TRAINING +ANNIVERSARY MEETING

The main decisions taken are as under:



1. National Policy on Skill Development envisages that “NCVT should be strengthened and re-engineered with a broader mandate and representation”. Accordingly, this forum considered whether NCVT should be made an autonomous professional institution with its own administrative and secretarial set up having



regional and state or other local offices as per requirement. NCVT decided that it should be supported by an Act of Parliament.

2. Quality of training cannot be ensured unless trainers are well trained. Accordingly, this forum considered



whether training and retraining of instructors should be made mandatory for trainers of ITIs/ITCs.

3. With fast changing technical environment, it is essential to have provision for lifelong learning. Accordingly, this forum will considered following relaxations for passing the All India Trade Test conducted under the aegis of NCVT for trainees of ITIs/ITCs and Crafts Instructor Training



a. Number of attempts has been enhanced from 3 to 12 for instructor trainee to pass All India Trade Test for Craft Instructors.

b. Number of years for passing All India Trade Test of Craftsmen has been increased from three to five years.

4. It was observed that candidates desirous of enhancing their skills but due to the prescribed upper age limit are deprived from taking admission in ITIs/ITCs. To address the issue, this forum considered to remove the upper age limit for all training courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme.



5. In order to impart necessary skill to the trainees as per work place need and complement their technical skills with other required skills/ information as they enter into the world of work, this forum considered to



include the subject “Life Skills” in curricula of ITIs covering the following topics:



· Communication skills

· English Proficiency

· Quality Management tools

· Entrepreneurial skills

· Ocupational safety and health

Information Technology IT and Computer literacy are already included.

6. Keeping in view the escalating cost of land and non availability of required land in metropolitan cities, the council decided vertical expansion, with multi storied design for workshop with optimum use of land, and accordingly space norms for housing the trades at different floors in ITIs/ITCs.

7. Under Craftsmen Training Scheme, there is provision for grant of technical books and magazines, sports and recreation, medical, etc. These rates were last revised in year 1995. This forum considered to enhance the rates to 5 times from existing rates.

8. In order to foster a spirit of healthy competition, DGET organizes All India Skill Competition for Craftsmen. Cash awards are given to winners and various incentives to instructional staff is also given to recognize their contribution in achieving the awards. This forum considered to increase the amount of Cash awards by 5 times.

An award presentation function was also held at the 38th Meeting of NCVT on 31st May, 2010. To encourage a spirit of healthy competition,

Directorate General of Employment & Training DGET organizes All India Skill Competition for Craftsmen and Apprentices in various trades. All India Skill Competition for Craftsmen is held every year in fourteen trades.

 The best trainee of each of the above trades at the State level competition, compete All India Skill Competition. Running shield is awarded to the State whose trainees’ secure highest total marks in all the trades in all India Level Competition.

 All India Skill Competition for Apprentices is held at local, regional & All India Level in 15 trades. A trophy and certificate of merit is awarded from the President of India for the best establishment in all the trades in the All India Competition.

Two All India Skill Competitions for Craftsmen viz 44th and 45th were held during November 2008 to May 2010. Winner of 44th competition is State of Kerala and winner of 45th competition is State of Maharashtra. Four All India Skill Competitions for Apprentices (80th to 83rd) were held during aboveperiod.

TATA Motors Ltd. Pune is winner of 80th competition and BOSCH Ltd. Bangalore is winner of three competitions viz 81st, 82nd and 83rd





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PROTEST WEEK FOR RAIL ENGINEERS

Rail Engineers all over Indian Railways observed



protest week between 26.04.2010 and 30.04.2010, to highlight the continuous suffering of Rail Engineers due serious injustice done by the last two Pay Commissions as well as by the Railway administration. On the eve of protest week Rail Engineers wore black badges and demonstrated in front of respective GM/HOD offices and passed resolutions on the following main demands of IRTSA.



1. Recognition of IRTSA



2. a) 3 Times Pay Rise in PB 1 TO PB 3 at par with %age



pay rise in PB 4 & above



b) Grant of Grade Pay of Rs 4800 to JEs, CMA & DMS.



c) Grade Pay of Rs 5400 SE, SSE, CMS, DMS, CDMS



d) Early decision on Revised Designations,



e) Filling up of all vacancies & higher grade posts



3 a) Career Planning & Time Bound promotions from Junior



Engineer to Junior Adm. grade



b) Combined “Cadre Restructuring” of posts in Group A, B & C



c) Upgrading of adequate % Group C Posts to Group ‘B’ (Gaz.)



d) Promotion to Group ‘B’ by Seniority-cum-suitability as in



Gazetted cadre.



4. a) 2 AC / First Class Pass in Gr. Pay of Rs 4200 & above –



Irrespective of DOA.



b) Inclusion of both dependent Parents – (Father & Mother)



in privilege Pass.



5. a) Revision of Rates of Incentive Bonus – w.e.f 1.1.2006 in



Workshops & Production Units.



b) Incentive / PCO Allowance to C & M Labs, Drawing,



Design, IT (EDP) & Stores & other left out Shops in



Workshops & Production Units.



c) Introduction of Incentive Scheme or grant of Honorarium to



Technical Staff & Supervisors – in Sheds & Open Line Depots.



d) Proper & adequate Infrastructure & Staff in all Sheds &



Open Line Depots as per Benchmarks



6. a) Revision of Stipend of Trainee JEs w.e.f. 1.1.2006



b) Uniform Training Period & Stipend of Trainee J. Es. of



various Departments.



7. Removal of disparity in Pay of Promotees & Direct Recruits.



8. Removal of drawbacks in Modified ACP Scheme.



9. Withdrawal of uniform date of Increment.



10. a) Exemption of all Allowances from Income Tax



b) Linking of Income Tax Exemption Limit with Consumer



Price Index



Source: Voice of Rail Engineers

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Admission of CBSE students in Class XI for academic year 2010-11 after Introduction of

C E N T R A L B O A R D O F S E C O N D A R Y E D U C A T I O N

(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India)

“SHIKSHA KENDRA”, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110301

No. CBSE/ACAD/2010



All the Heads of the institutions



Affiliated to CBSE

28th May, 2010



Circular No.24 / 28-05-2010



Dear Principal,

Admission of CBSE students in Class XI for academic year 2010-11 after Introduction of



Grading at Secondary School level by the Board

As you are aware, the Board has introduced Grading at Secondary School level for Classes IX and X from the



academic year 2009-10. (Circular No 40/29-09-2009).

In this system, students’ performance has been assessed using conventional numerical marking mode, and the same



has been be converted into the grades on the basis of the pre-determined marks ranges.

Accordingly, the “Statement of Subject wise Performance” issued by the Board for Class X 2010 examination



shall have only grades.

The schools affiliated to the Board have also been directed to introduce the above Grading Scheme in the evaluation



of their students in class IX under the scheme of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) wef academic year



2009-10

1 Operational Modalities followed for implementation of grading scheme are :





1.1 A student’s performance has been assessed using conventional method of numerical marking.





1.2 The ‘Grades’ have been awarded to indicate the subject wise performance.





1.3 Subject wise Grades and Grade Point (GP) have been shown in the “Statement of Subject wise Performance”



to be issued to all candidates.





The candidates have also been provided CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) excluding additional 6th



subject as per Scheme of Studies in the “Statement of Subject wise Performance”





An indicative equivalence of Grade Point and percentage of marks can be computed as follows:





Subject wise indicative percentage of marks =9.5x GP of the subject



Overall indicative percentage of marks =9.5x CGPA





1.4 The practice of declaring Compartment/ Fail have been discontinued. The overall result in the “Statement



of Subject wise Performance” have been shown as :





Result: Eligible for Qualifying Certificate or Eligible for Improvement of Performance.





1.5 Those candidates who obtain the qualifying grades (minimum grade D) in all the subjects excluding 6th



Additional subject as per Scheme of Studies shall be awarded a Qualifying Certificate.





Those who get Qualifying Certificates shall be eligible for admission in higher classes.

Those candidates who are not able to get minimum grades D in all the subjects excluding 6th Additional subject



as per Scheme of Studies shall not be permitted for admission in higher classes.



1.6 Those candidates who have obtained grade E1 or E2 in one or more subjects excluding 6th Additional subject as



per Scheme of Studies shall have to improve their performance in these subjects. Such candidates shall have



option for improvement of their performance through subsequent five attempts.





For example, a candidate who appeared in Board’s examination in March 2010 can appear for



Improvement of Performance in July 2010 (1st Chance), March 2011 (2nd Chance), July 2011 (3rd



Chance), March 2012 (4th Chance) and July 2012 (5th Chance) only in subjects where he/she has got



grade E1 or E2 till he/she gets grades (D and above) in all the subjects excluding 6th Additional subject



as per Scheme of Studies and becomes eligible for award of Qualifying Certificate.



Those candidates who had appeared as a Regular candidate from a School in March, 2010 examination



and are eligible for Improvement of Performance shall send their application through school only for



1st Chance in July, 2010.



Those candidates who are eligible for 2nd / 3rd /4th /5th chance for Improvement of Performance shall



appear as Private candidates only.





Those candidates who are eligible for Improvement of Performance for 1st/ 2nd / 3rd /4th /5th chance



and wish to appear for the whole examination may, however, appear as regular candidates also if



admitted by the school as regular students.





The schools affiliated with the Board follow different practices suitable in their own context. They may



continue to do so. However, in view of demand by a number of schools, illustrative guidelines for deciding



combination of subjects at Class XI are given below:





The admission can be based on CGPA (overall indicative percentage of marks) and subject wise GP (subject wise



indicative percentage of marks).





In case of tie in CGPA (overall indicative percentage of marks), the inter-se-merit of such candidates may be



determined in order of preference based on subject wise Grade Point (subject wise indicative percentage of marks).





For example : Incase of two or more candidates obtaining equal CGPA (overall indicative percentage of marks ), the



inter-se-merit of such candidates may be determined as follows :





(a) For Science based Courses :



• Candidates obtaining higher CGPA (indicative percentage of marks) in one



compulsory language (Better of English/ Hindi), Mathematics and Science





(b) For Commerce based Courses with Mathematics :



• Candidates obtaining higher CGPA (indicative percentage of marks) in one



compulsory language (Better of English/ Hindi), Mathematics and Science/ Social



Science





(c) For Commerce based Courses without Mathematics :





• Candidates obtaining higher CGPA (indicative percentage of marks) in one



compulsory language (Better of English/ Hindi), Science and Social Science





(d) For Humanities based Courses :



• Candidates obtaining higher CGPA (indicative percentage of marks) in one



compulsory language (Better of English/ Hindi), Social Science and 2nd Language





The above example is only illustrative and not exhaustive.





2 Format of “Statement of Subject wise Performance” issued to the candidates is available at www.cbse.nic.in





All Heads of the schools are advised to explain the above scheme in detail to the parents, teachers and students



specially those in Class X to create awareness and sensitization.



Yours faithfully,

(VINEET JOSHI)



CHAIRMAN



Copy with a request to respective Heads of Directorates/KVS/NVS/CTSA as indicated below to also



disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their jurisdiction:





1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New



Delhi-110 016.



2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi.



3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.



4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160 017.



5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737 101.



6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111



7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.



8. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector 3, Rohini,



Delhi-110 085.



9. All the Regional Officers of CBSE with the direction to send this circular to all the Heads of the affiliated



schools of the Board in their respective regions.



10. The Education Officers/AEOs of the Academic Branch, CBSE.



11. The Joint Secretary (IT) with the request to host this circular on the CBSE website.



12. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE



13. EO to Chairman, CBSE



14. PA to All HODs, CBSE





CHAIRMAN



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CBSE RESULTS FOR ALL INDIA ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURE

Date of Examination   25 April 2010

Date of result declaration  30th May, 2010





The result of ninth All India Engineering/Architecture Entrance



Examination, 2010, conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education, has



been declared for admission in various National Institutes of Technology, Indian



Institutes of Information Technology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi,



Deemed Universities and for few States like Uttaranchal and Haryana. The



candidates are advised to see their rank wise result at www.cbse.nic.in or



www.aieee.nic.in from 11:00 a.m. onwards on 30.05.2010. This year 10,58,152



candidates appeared against 11,18,148 candidates registered for AIEEE-2010 at



1623 centers in 86 cities all over India and abroad.



The on-line registration for counseling to be conducted by Central



Counseling Board will be starting from 8th June, 2010.





The candidates are advised to see the latest information on website of



Central Counseling Board i.e. www.ccb.nic.in for further details. The rank-wise



result will also be available on following websites:





www.results.nic.in





www.cbseresults.nic.in





www.cbse.nic.in







DIRECTOR(SPL. EXAMS.)



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The Staff Side’s Suggestion on MACP’s Core Issue

The First Meeting of Joint committee on MACP was held on 25-5-2010 . Altogether 8 issues related MACP anomalies were discussed in the meeting.





The MACPS (Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme) order was issued on 19-5-2008. Since then all the Central Government Employees Federations, confederations are demanding that Grade Pay of the next Promotional Post to be granted under the new MACP Scheme instead of granting next higher Grade Pay in the revised Grade Pay Hierarchy.





Now it has been informed through the circular published by confederation that the above said core issue of MACP was taken for discussion in the meeting. Staff side pressed for placement in the Grade Pay of the Promotional Post instead of next higher Grade Pay in the hierarchy of revised Pay Band and Grade Pay. It was insisted because the career progression only means the promotion in the hierarchy and not to a Grade Pay which is not present in the hierarchy of the respective department.





But after that, it is believed that the Staff Side also gave an alternative that first two MACPs after 10 and 20 years should be to the next promotional post as per the hierarchy of respective department as under the erstwhile ACP scheme and thereafter the third MACP in the next Grade Pay of the Revised Pay Band and Grade Pay.





Why should the Staff Side compromising their position of demanding promotional Grade Pay under MACP,by suggesting that first two MACP should be in promotional hierarchy and third MACP can be in Grade Pay hierarchy?



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AICPIN for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of April, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of April, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2010 remained stationary at 170 (one hundred and seventy).





During April, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 4 points in Bangalore centre, 3 points each in Tripura, Rourkela, Asansol, Labac Silchar, Howrah, Durgapur and Mariani Jorhat centres, 2 points in 18 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. The index decreased by 2 points in Coimbatore, Ludhiana and Puducherry centres and 1 point in 12 centres, while in the remaining 19 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 4 points in Banglore centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Goat Meat, Dairy Milk, Milk (Cow), Vegetable items, Snack Saltish, Cigarette, Saree (Synthetic), etc. The increase of 3 points each in Tripura, Rourkela, Asansol, Labac Silchar, Howrah, Durgapur and Mariani Jorhat centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Poultry, Goat Meat, Fish Fresh, Vegetable items, Cigarette, Firewood, etc. However, the decrease of 2 points each in Coimbatore, Ludhiana and Puducherry centres is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Onion, Sugar, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :





1. Ahmedabad 164





2. Bangaluru 179





3. Chennai 156





4. Delhi 158





5. Kolkata 168





6. Mumbai 167





The point to point rate of inflation for the month of April, 2010 is 13.33% as compared to 14.86% in March, 2010

 

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HOLIDAY HOMES --TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BOOKING----A REVIEW

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

GOVERNING BOOKING OF ACCOMMODATION IN MINISTRY OF UD

HOLIDAY HOMES AND TOURING OFFICERS’ HOSTELS

Application for booking





1. Incomplete applications : The applications incomplete in any respect, or not



accompanied with Demand Draft or not bearing the full amount of lodging charges,



will be summarily rejected and returned by ordinary post.



2. Applications not verified by the Administrative Division : Such applications will



not be entertained.



3. Retired government servants: Retired Government servants willing to avail the



Holiday Home facilities should enclose self attested copy of the PPO. Retired



government servants can be provided accommodation in Touring Officers’ Hostels,



after meeting the requirement of touring and serving officers, on charges applicable



to private persons.



4. Issue of Booking confirmation slips : The applicants should collect the Booking



slips from the office of the allotting authority themselves. Otherwise, the Allotting



Authority will dispatch the booking slip by ordinary post, at the risk of the applicant.



The Allotting authority shall not be responsible for their loss or delay in delivery by the



postal authorities. Therefore, applicants are advised to enclose a self addressed,



sufficiently stamped envelope to receive the booking slip. Confirmation in respect of



online applications will however not be despatched as these can be downloaded



online by quoting booking request ID and I.D. Card no.



5. Priority in Booking : Ordinarily, the booking is released on ‘first-come first-served’



basis. However, the Allotting authority has a right to assign priority in booking in



following order :



a. Sitting Member of Parliament



b. Central Govt. employees (on official visits)



c. Serving Central Govt. employee (on leave, LTC or personal visits)



d. State/PSU employees (on duty/leave)



e. Others



6. Emergency Quota : The Allotting Authority is authorized to keep any room in reserve



to meet urgent requirements of unforeseen nature or to accommodate VIPs and/or



Senior Officers. The Allotting Authority is empowered to reduce the period of



booking, or to cancel the booking altogether, or change the previously booked room,



to meet such emergent requirements.



7. Touring Officers’ Hostels : These hostels are meant primarily to facilitate the



visiting officers during their official journeys. Therefore, the priority for booking in



Touring officers’ Hostels is given to such officers. However, rooms remaining vacant



after fulfilling the requirement of touring officers, can be made available to



accommodate the Government employees during their visit to outstations on LTC,



leave, etc.



8. AC Rooms : AC rooms/suites will be booked for gazetted officers only. For AC



rooms, the AC charges, wherever prescribed, will be charged even if guests choose



not to make use of the Air-conditioners.



9. Rooms not occupied after Confirmed booking : After the confirmed booking, if the



room/suite remains unoccupied for a period exceeding two days, the booking shall



stand cancelled. The Allotting authority is empowered to allow such room/suite to be



occupied by other guests.



10. Refunds : There is no provision for refund of reservation charges even if the



accommodation is not occupied or partly occupied or vacated early. No



correspondence regarding refund of booking charges will be entertained. Demand



drafts, erroneously prepared in excess of the payable charges, should be replaced



before the release of booking. Such excess payment will not be refunded after



depositing of the Demand draft in Government treasury.



11. Booking of Additional room: Only one room/suite will be booked in the name of



one Government servant/family. Additional room/suite will be allotted, subject to



availability, on payment of rent, applicable to private persons, in exceptional



circumstances, at the sole discretion of the Allotting Authority. However, there will be



no advanced reservation of additional rooms.



12. Official Tour: The booking on grounds of official visits will be made only on



furnishing of a copy of the city-wise tour program or a certificate from the Controlling



authority, indicating clearly the duration of the tour program. In the absence of such a



certificate, the rates applicable as on personal visit will be charged.



13. Booking in Holiday Homes/Hostels to officers on Transfer: The officers joining on



transfer/posting at a new station, will not be treated as on official tour, and will not be



treated at par with touring officers. Accordingly, they will not be entitled to avail the



lodging facility in Holiday Homes/Hostels at the rates applicable to touring officers,



but on rates applicable as on personal visit.



14. Period of booking: Accommodation is provided for a period not exceeding 10 nights



(5 nights in season period). In Holiday Homes/Guest Houses like Mussurie, Goa,



Udaipur, etc. which have very few units but attract visitors throughout the year, the



period of stay has further been restricted to 3 nights maximum. In exceptional cases,



accommodation in excess of this limit can be permitted with the prior approval of the



Deputy Director, Directorate of Estates, New Delhi, wherever necessary, will obtain



orders of the Director of Estates.



15. Advance payment of room rent : The Allotting authority is not obliged to provide



accommodation in holiday home/hostel in cases where the applicant has not made



advance payment of the room rent, along with the application form.



Online-applications



16. Only online applications shall be entertained for advance reservation for holiday



homes where online facility has been commenced. Offline requests for advance



reservation in such holiday homes will be summarily rejected.



17. Application will be considered for confirmation only after receipt of hard copy with



requisite Demand draft, complete in all respects. Incomplete/unverified applications



will not be entertained. Confirmation will be subject to availability.



18. Applications received after 10 days (including holidays) from the date of registration



are liable to lose priority, assigned by Booking Request ID. Applications although



registered but not received with DD within 20 days from the date of registration will be



removed from the list of applicants.



19. Requests for Refunds/postponements after confirmation of booking, shall not be



entertained.



Check-in



20. Check-out time : 9 AM ; Check-in time: 11 AM to 12:00 noon. However, to avoid



inconvenience to the visitors who reach the destination early in the morning after



night journeys, the occupants are advised to vacate the rooms at the earliest on the



last day of stay.



21. Right to Admission: The entry to the Holiday Home/Touring Officers’ Hostels will be



strictly on production of valid Identity Card issued by the Government and the



booking slip issued by the Allotting Authority. Occupation of room without booking



slip/authority slip is not permitted.



22. Booking not transferable: Because of security considerations, the entry to the



Holiday Home/Hostel will be restricted to the person whose name appears on the



booking slip, and his/her dependent family members. The caretaking staff is



authorized to disallow provision of accommodation if the applicant is not present



physically at the time of checking in, even though he is carrying the confirmation slip.



Likewise the entry of the additional persons accompanying the authorized visitor can



also be refused



23. Dependent family members: if not accompanying the Government servant, they



must carry alongwith confirmation letter, (a) a photocopy of the Government servant's



Identity card, (b) proof of their own identity specifying their relationship with the



government servant, and (c) Certificate of Dependence issued by administrative



authority of the applicant. Attested copy of the CGHS card containing their



photographs can also be accepted for applicants covered under CGHS scheme.



24. Retired Government servants availing the facility of Holiday homes: As the



entries in the Check-in/Arrivals Register are to be made by the Retired Government



servant in their own writing, the presence of retired government servant is necessary



at the time of checking in. A photocopy of the PPO should also be presented at the



time of checking in.



25. Number of guests: The occupation of more than 4 persons (2 Adults and 2



children) in the double-bedded rooms is not permitted. The caretaking staff has been



directed not to allow entry or provide service to the additional persons over and



above the prescribed limit.



26. Visitors without Identity Card: Visitors carrying the booking slip but not carrying



valid identity card issued by the Government, at the time of checking in, will be



treated as private persons, and will be levied lodging charges as such.



During Stay



27. Facilities : The caretaking staff will provide to the guests the following items only



once at the time of occupation of the rooms : toilet soap (small) - one, washed towel



– one, washed bed-sheet/bed-cover – one set, washed pillow covers – one set, fresh



toilet-paper roll. The guests are advised to make their own arrangement for



additional needs as per their requirement.



28. Occupation after booking period : Unless extended by the Allotting Authority in



writing, the occupation of the room, after expiry of the booking period, will be



unauthorized. Such occupant(s) are liable to face eviction by the caretaking staff



without any prior notice, and imposition of damages.



29. Washing charges : The caretaker is authorized to charge washing charges @ Rs.15



per day per room from the occupants and issue receipt. The fund so collected will be



kept in the custody of the JE concerned with maintenance of the Holiday



Home/Hostel, and will be used for washing the towels, bed-sheets, curtains, quilts



periodically.



30. Catering facility: The catering charges wherever available will be settled by the



guests with the caterer of the Holiday Home/household staff directly before checkout.



31. Feed-back : Any complaints/suggestions regarding maintenance, house-keeping,



catering or misconduct on part of the caretaking staff should be brought to the notice



of the Director of Estates, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, and/or the Allotting Authority



in writing.



32. Cooking is strictly prohibited in the rooms of Holiday Homes/Hostels.



33. Proper decorum : The Guests are advised to maintain decency and decorum



throughout the stay period. Causing inconvenience/disturbance to other inmates



through noise or rowdy behaviour will be dealt with sternly. Consumption of



intoxicants in the premises is strictly prohibited.



34. Pets are not allowed in the Holiday Homes/Touring Hostels.



35. Damage to property : The occupants will be liable to make good any damage/loss to



property, fixture, fittings and furniture during the period of their stay in the Holiday



Home/Hostel.



36. Visitors of the Guests : No unauthorized person(s) will be allowed to stay with or



visit the Guests in the hostel/Holiday Home after 10 pm.



37. Breach of conditions : In case, the accommodation is not vacated on the expiry of



the period or for breach of any terms and conditions stated above, the occupants will



be summarily evicted physically, with force if necessary, without any notice, under



Section 3-A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act of



1971, notwithstanding any other action that may be taken against him/her under the



relevant Allotment Rules/Service Rules. They will also liable to pay market rate of



licence fee as damages.





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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
GOVERNING BOOKING OF ACCOMMODATION IN MINISTRY OF UD
HOLIDAY HOMES AND TOURING OFFICERS’ HOSTELS


Application for booking

1. Incomplete applications : The applications incomplete in any respect, or not
accompanied with Demand Draft or not bearing the full amount of lodging charges,
will be summarily rejected and returned by ordinary post.


2. Applications not verified by the Administrative Division : Such applications will
not be entertained.


3. Retired government servants: Retired Government servants willing to avail the
Holiday Home facilities should enclose self attested copy of the PPO. Retired
government servants can be provided accommodation in Touring Officers’ Hostels,
after meeting the requirement of touring and serving officers, on charges applicable
to private persons.


4. Issue of Booking confirmation slips : The applicants should collect the Booking
slips from the office of the allotting authority themselves. Otherwise, the Allotting
Authority will dispatch the booking slip by ordinary post, at the risk of the applicant.
The Allotting authority shall not be responsible for their loss or delay in delivery by the
postal authorities. Therefore, applicants are advised to enclose a self addressed,
sufficiently stamped envelope to receive the booking slip. Confirmation in respect of
online applications will however not be despatched as these can be downloaded
online by quoting booking request ID and I.D. Card no.


5. Priority in Booking : Ordinarily, the booking is released on ‘first-come first-served’
basis. However, the Allotting authority has a right to assign priority in booking in
following order :


a. Sitting Member of Parliament
b. Central Govt. employees (on official visits)
c. Serving Central Govt. employee (on leave, LTC or personal visits)
d. State/PSU employees (on duty/leave)
e. Others


6. Emergency Quota : The Allotting Authority is authorized to keep any room in reserve
to meet urgent requirements of unforeseen nature or to accommodate VIPs and/or
Senior Officers. The Allotting Authority is empowered to reduce the period of
booking, or to cancel the booking altogether, or change the previously booked room,
to meet such emergent requirements.



7. Touring Officers’ Hostels : These hostels are meant primarily to facilitate the
visiting officers during their official journeys. Therefore, the priority for booking in
Touring officers’ Hostels is given to such officers. However, rooms remaining vacant
after fulfilling the requirement of touring officers, can be made available to
accommodate the Government employees during their visit to outstations on LTC,
leave, etc.


8. AC Rooms : AC rooms/suites will be booked for gazetted officers only. For AC
rooms, the AC charges, wherever prescribed, will be charged even if guests choose
not to make use of the Air-conditioners.


9. Rooms not occupied after Confirmed booking : After the confirmed booking, if the
room/suite remains unoccupied for a period exceeding two days, the booking shall
stand cancelled. The Allotting authority is empowered to allow such room/suite to be
occupied by other guests.


10. Refunds : There is no provision for refund of reservation charges even if the
accommodation is not occupied or partly occupied or vacated early. No
correspondence regarding refund of booking charges will be entertained. Demand
drafts, erroneously prepared in excess of the payable charges, should be replaced
before the release of booking. Such excess payment will not be refunded after
depositing of the Demand draft in Government treasury.


11. Booking of Additional room: Only one room/suite will be booked in the name of
one Government servant/family. Additional room/suite will be allotted, subject to
availability, on payment of rent, applicable to private persons, in exceptional
circumstances, at the sole discretion of the Allotting Authority. However, there will be
no advanced reservation of additional rooms.


12. Official Tour: The booking on grounds of official visits will be made only on
furnishing of a copy of the city-wise tour program or a certificate from the Controlling
authority, indicating clearly the duration of the tour program. In the absence of such a
certificate, the rates applicable as on personal visit will be charged.


13. Booking in Holiday Homes/Hostels to officers on Transfer: The officers joining on
transfer/posting at a new station, will not be treated as on official tour, and will not be
treated at par with touring officers. Accordingly, they will not be entitled to avail the
lodging facility in Holiday Homes/Hostels at the rates applicable to touring officers,
but on rates applicable as on personal visit.


14. Period of booking: Accommodation is provided for a period not exceeding 10 nights
(5 nights in season period). In Holiday Homes/Guest Houses like Mussurie, Goa,
Udaipur, etc. which have very few units but attract visitors throughout the year, the
period of stay has further been restricted to 3 nights maximum. In exceptional cases,
accommodation in excess of this limit can be permitted with the prior approval of the
Deputy Director, Directorate of Estates, New Delhi, wherever necessary, will obtain
orders of the Director of Estates.


15. Advance payment of room rent : The Allotting authority is not obliged to provide
accommodation in holiday home/hostel in cases where the applicant has not made
advance payment of the room rent, along with the application form.


Online-applications


16. Only online applications shall be entertained for advance reservation for holiday
homes where online facility has been commenced. Offline requests for advance
reservation in such holiday homes will be summarily rejected.


17. Application will be considered for confirmation only after receipt of hard copy with
requisite Demand draft, complete in all respects. Incomplete/unverified applications
will not be entertained. Confirmation will be subject to availability.


18. Applications received after 10 days (including holidays) from the date of registration
are liable to lose priority, assigned by Booking Request ID. Applications although
registered but not received with DD within 20 days from the date of registration will be
removed from the list of applicants.


19. Requests for Refunds/postponements after confirmation of booking, shall not be
entertained.


Check-in

20. Check-out time : 9 AM ; Check-in time: 11 AM to 12:00 noon. However, to avoid
inconvenience to the visitors who reach the destination early in the morning after
night journeys, the occupants are advised to vacate the rooms at the earliest on the
last day of stay.

21. Right to Admission: The entry to the Holiday Home/Touring Officers’ Hostels will be
strictly on production of valid Identity Card issued by the Government and the
booking slip issued by the Allotting Authority. Occupation of room without booking
slip/authority slip is not permitted.


22. Booking not transferable: Because of security considerations, the entry to the
Holiday Home/Hostel will be restricted to the person whose name appears on the
booking slip, and his/her dependent family members. The caretaking staff is
authorized to disallow provision of accommodation if the applicant is not present
physically at the time of checking in, even though he is carrying the confirmation slip.


Likewise the entry of the additional persons accompanying the authorized visitor can
also be refused


23. Dependent family members: if not accompanying the Government servant, they
must carry alongwith confirmation letter, (a) a photocopy of the Government servant's
Identity card, (b) proof of their own identity specifying their relationship with the
government servant, and (c) Certificate of Dependence issued by administrative
authority of the applicant. Attested copy of the CGHS card containing their
photographs can also be accepted for applicants covered under CGHS scheme.


24. Retired Government servants availing the facility of Holiday homes: As the
entries in the Check-in/Arrivals Register are to be made by the Retired Government
servant in their own writing, the presence of retired government servant is necessary
at the time of checking in. A photocopy of the PPO should also be presented at the
time of checking in.


25. Number of guests: The occupation of more than 4 persons (2 Adults and 2
children) in the double-bedded rooms is not permitted. The caretaking staff has been
directed not to allow entry or provide service to the additional persons over and
above the prescribed limit.


26. Visitors without Identity Card: Visitors carrying the booking slip but not carrying
valid identity card issued by the Government, at the time of checking in, will be
treated as private persons, and will be levied lodging charges as such.

During Stay


27. Facilities : The caretaking staff will provide to the guests the following items only
once at the time of occupation of the rooms : toilet soap (small) - one, washed towel
– one, washed bed-sheet/bed-cover – one set, washed pillow covers – one set, fresh
toilet-paper roll. The guests are advised to make their own arrangement for
additional needs as per their requirement.


28. Occupation after booking period : Unless extended by the Allotting Authority in
writing, the occupation of the room, after expiry of the booking period, will be
unauthorized. Such occupant(s) are liable to face eviction by the caretaking staff
without any prior notice, and imposition of damages.


29. Washing charges : The caretaker is authorized to charge washing charges @ Rs.15
per day per room from the occupants and issue receipt. The fund so collected will be
kept in the custody of the JE concerned with maintenance of the Holiday
Home/Hostel, and will be used for washing the towels, bed-sheets, curtains, quilts
periodically.



30. Catering facility: The catering charges wherever available will be settled by the
guests with the caterer of the Holiday Home/household staff directly before check-
out.


31. Feed-back : Any complaints/suggestions regarding maintenance, house-keeping,
catering or misconduct on part of the caretaking staff should be brought to the notice
of the Director of Estates, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, and/or the Allotting Authority
in writing.


32. Cooking is strictly prohibited in the rooms of Holiday Homes/Hostels.


33. Proper decorum : The Guests are advised to maintain decency and decorum
throughout the stay period. Causing inconvenience/disturbance to other inmates
through noise or rowdy behaviour will be dealt with sternly. Consumption of
intoxicants in the premises is strictly prohibited.


34. Pets are not allowed in the Holiday Homes/Touring Hostels.


35. Damage to property : The occupants will be liable to make good any damage/loss to
property, fixture, fittings and furniture during the period of their stay in the Holiday
Home/Hostel.


36. Visitors of the Guests : No unauthorized person(s) will be allowed to stay with or
visit the Guests in the hostel/Holiday Home after 10 pm.


37. Breach of conditions : In case, the accommodation is not vacated on the expiry of
the period or for breach of any terms and conditions stated above, the occupants will
be summarily evicted physically, with force if necessary, without any notice, under
Section 3-A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act of
1971, notwithstanding any other action that may be taken against him/her under the
relevant Allotment Rules/Service Rules. They will also liable to pay market rate of
licence fee as damages.





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GRATUITY ACT RAISES UNIONS HACKLE

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Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2008 - Revised Pay scales of Pay – Clarification

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 75/2010

New Delhi, dated 17-05-2010

S.No. PC-VI/208



No.PC-V/2007/PNM/DC-JCM/1





The General Manager/CAR(O)



All Indian Railways & Pus



(As per mailing list)







Sub: Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules 2008-Schedule for Revised Pay scales of Pay – Clarification reg.



Ref: Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 22.9.2008 (RBE No.124/2008)





The pay structure of the posts of Section Officers(Accounts)/TIA/ISA in the pre-revised scale of pay of Rs.6500-10500 was notified in the schedule circulated vide Borad’s letter referred above.







2. Earlier, the recruitment rules for these posts incorporated in Indian Railway Establishment Manual, VoI-I, 1989 Edition were amended vide Advance Correction Slip No.194 issued vide Board’s letter No. PC-V/98/1/11/23(Pt.) (RBE No. 54/2007) dated 05.04.2007 to provide for promotion of Accounts Assistants not qualified in Appendix-3 Examination on senirity-cum-suitability basis to the extent of 5% of these posts designated as Senior Accounts Assistants. It has now been decided by the Board to clarify that these posts of Sr. Accounts Assistants, being the posts of the cadre of section Officer(A/cs) TIA/ISA, would carry the same pay structure as available to the Section Officers (Accounts)/TIAs/ISAs and notified vide Board’s circular dated 22-9-2008 referred above. Further, like SO(A/cs.), Sr. Accounts Assistants will retain the existing classification as Group’C’.







3. This will take effect from 05.4.2007.







4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.







5. Pursuant to item Nos. 22 & 23/2007 raised in the DC-JCM Meeting by the Federations this instruction clarifying the position is being issued.







6. Hindi version is enclosed.

(N.P. Singh)

Deputy Director, Pay Commission

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The interim pension regulator has sought tax relief on investments in the New Pension Scheme (NPS) to make it more attractive to employees of private sector firms.





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FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE --DEMANDED--600----GRANTED--400

Fixed Medical Allowance-DOP&T Order

DOP&T issued an OFFICE MEMORANDUM dated 26th May 2010, Granting Rs.300/- as Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.

This issue has been raised in the National Council Meeting and the staff side demanded that Fixed Medical Allowance should to be enhanced up to Rs.600/-.Sources told that the Chairman, National Council on his response to this issue informed the Staff Side that the Ministry of Finance considered to grant Rs.300/-. But the Staff side National Council not agreed with this proposal.

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Prime Minister Presents DRDO Awards - 2009

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh presented the DRDO awards – 2009 to several scientists, academicians and industrialists engaged in the field of Defence Research and Production in a ceremony held in New Delhi, today. Scientists of DRDO engaged in various missile programmes, LCA, Combat Vehicles, MBT Arjun and submarine projects dominated the Award Ceremony.



The DRDO awards are given to commemorate the National Technology Day, to DRDO Scientists and laboratories in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards developing a strong indigenous technology base. Grouped in eighteen categories, the DRDO awards include technology leadership award, scientist of the year award, AGNI award for excellence in self reliance, life time achievement award, DRDO award for performance excellence, Special award for strategic contribution, award for best innovation / futuristic development, and best popular science communication award. Silicon trophy and titanium trophy are given to laboratories for their outstanding contribution towards development of systems and materials respectively. Besides these awards, the Defence Technology Absorption Award and Academy Excellence Award are given to select industry and academia respectively, in recognition of their valuable contribution in development of DRDO technologies.



The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, the Defence Secretary Shri Pradeep Kumar, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister Dr VK Saraswat and several senior Military and Civil officials were also present on the occasion.



Following is the full list of awardees:-



SILICON TROPHY 2009



COMBAT VEHICLES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT, CHENNAI



The Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai has made outstanding contributions in the design, development, manufacturing prototypes and performance evaluation of Tracked Combat Vehicles and Specialist Tracked Vehicles. The laboratory has successfully carried out the Transfer of technology for MBT Arjun. The first regiment of MBT Arjun was inducted into the Indian Army after successful completion of Accelerated Usage cum Reliability Trials (AUCRT). Third-party evaluation and the operational deployment trials, have established the role of MBT Arjun in the Indian Army as a potent weapon platform. The combat improved Ajeya, the Armoured Ambulance and the Bridge Layer Tank are other combat vehicles developed by CVRDE that have been inducted into the Army.



TITANIUM TROPHY 2009 – For the Best Science Laboratory



Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad, a premier S&T laboratory of DRDO has been doing pioneering basic research and applied technology development in the field of structural as well as functional materials. Over the years, the laboratory has developed technologies for specialty steels and non-ferrous alloys, qualified for ship building and aerospace applications. The laboratory has also developed several strategically important materials and process technologies for diverse applications. Process for the manufacture of Titanium sponge on a large scale was perfected by DMRL and transfer of technology established to the industry.



LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2009



DR. SUDARSHAN KUMAR SALWAN



Dr. Sudarshan Kumar Salwan, Former Vice Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, while serving DRDO from 1989 to 2002 in different capacities made invaluable contribution in transforming Integrated Test Range into a world-class Test Range facility; bringing out Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System PINAKA as a potent weapon system that was inducted into the Armed Forces; formulating policies in strategic areas and giving a new dimension and thrust to the safety processes and procedures, both for the DRDO and the Armed Forces. Dr. Salwan played a vital role in development of warhead systems for missiles like AGNI, PRITHVI & NAG. He has been one of the main architects in development of Critical Weapon Systems and defence technology management for attaining the goal of self-reliance by the country.



TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD 2009



DR A SIVATHANU PILLAI



Dr A Sivathanu Pillai, Distinguished Scientist, Chief Controller Research & Development, DRDO Hqrs, and CEO & Managing Director, BrahMos has provided outstanding leadership for the design, development, production and marketing of the most advanced BRAHMOS-Supersonic Cruise Missile. After successful trials, BrahMos has been inducted by the Indian Navy and the Indian Army. BrahMos missile is a world leader in the cruise missile technology and has given India a decisive edge to win the war. Advanced versions of Brahmos, including the air launched BrahMos for Indian Air Force, are also being developed under his leadership. As chairman of the Board, he effectively managed the BATL, erstwhile KELTEC and resolved it from financial difficulties and turned around the company.



He also progressed handing over of MBTs to the Indian Army and production of Pinaka-Multi Barrel Rocket System. He has provided solution to USHUS submarine Sonar and acceptance by Navy for third and fourth submarine installations and other naval projects.



DR J NARAYANA DAS



Dr J Narayana Das, Outstanding Scientist & Chief Controller Research & Development, DRDO HQrs has played key leadership roles in transforming the base technology of Fuel Cells at NMRL to viable and comprehensive product technologies leading to realization of integrated



fuel cell-based power plants suitable for diverse defence as well as civilian applications.



DR. SK VASUDEVA



Dr. SK Vasudeva, Dirtector, System Planning & Implementation Centre (SPIC) and Chief Controller Research & Development, DRDO HQrs, Delhi has provided dynamic leadership and made invaluable contribution in building State-of-the-art special armament systems and operationalising advanced Strategic C4 I (Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence) System thereby strengthening the country’s strategic capabilities.



SHRI P VENUGOPALAN



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AGNI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SELF RELIANCE 2009



SH KN RAO & TEAM



Shri KN Rao, Sc ‘G’ and his team from Defence Electronics Applications Laboratory (DEAL), Dehradun has successfully designed, developed and productionised a Limited Series of Command, Telemetry & Payload Data Links along with Tracking System for UAV Nishant. In recognition of their significant contributions, the Agni Award for Excellence in Self-Reliance 2009 was conferred on Shri KN Rao and his team consisting of Sh Krishan Lal, Sc 'F', Sh PK Sharma, Sc 'G', Sh Javed Ansari, Sc 'C', Sh VS Lakhera, Sc 'C', Sh Vijay Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh Piyush Ranjan Jaiswal, Sc 'C', Ms Jaspreet Kaur, Sc 'C', Sh Suresh Kumar Patel, Sc 'C', Sh Sunil Kumar Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Manish Kumar Gupta, Sc 'B', Sh Ram Singh, TO 'C', Sh SK Chawla, TO, Sh NK Bansal, Sc 'F', Sh Mahakar Singh, Sc 'F', Sh AK Tiwari, Sc 'E', Sh VK Singh, Sc 'E', Sh Nitin Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh DK Gangwar, Sc 'C', Sh RC Kargeti, Sc 'F', Sh Pinaki Sen, Sc 'F', Sh Umesh Bahuguna, Sc 'D', Sh Dharm Vir Singh, Sc 'C', Sh Dinesh Dwivedi, Sc 'C', Sh MP Singh, TO 'C', Sh RN Verma, TO 'C', Sh Deepak Awasthi, Sc 'D', Sh JS Hyanki, Sc 'C', Sh Kaushal Kumar Kanwaria, Sc 'C', Sh Rabi Chowdhury, Sc 'C', Sh Ashwani Anand, Sc 'C', Sh Rameshwar Prasad, TO 'D', Sh DK Dutta, Sc 'F', Sh SK Verma, Sc 'F', Sh VVS Panwar, TO 'C', Sh BP Dandriyal, TO 'C'



Sh SK Arora, TO 'B', Sh Kuldeep Singh Luthra, TO 'B', Sh Prakash Chand, Sc 'G', Sh BN Gangopadhyay, TO 'D', Sh Manghe Ram, TO 'B', Sh Susheel Kumar Verma, Sc 'F' and Sh Davinder Pal Singh, TO 'C'



SHRI KPS MURTHY & TEAM



Shri KPS Murthy, Sc ‘F’, Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune and his team has successfully designed and developed Tandem Warhead System for third generation antitank missile Nag and a new twin-axis gimballed directional warhead capable of neutralizing incoming ballistic missile targets. His team consists of Sh S Rambabu, , Sc 'E', ARDE, Sh S Harikrishnan, Sc 'E', ARDE, Sh SS Mukwane, Sc 'D', ARDE, Sh SR Vadali, TO 'D', HEMRL, Sh SS Samudre, TO 'C', HEMRL, Sh KB Borse, TO 'B', ARDE, Sh PV Naik, TO 'B', ARDE, Sh Y Sreenivas Rao, Sc 'F', RCI, Sh S Ravikrishna, Sc 'E', RCI, Smt A Padmaja, Sc 'C', RCI, Sh PK Pradhan, Sc 'E', DRDL, Smt Bidisha Lahiri, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh KD Dhote, Sc 'D', ARDE, Sh SL Dhir, Sc 'F', TBRL, Sh Anupam Anand, Sc 'D', TBRL, Sh Rahul Dixit, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh BV Ravi Kumar, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh Umakanth Masuram , Sc 'D', RCI, Sh Harish Kuqshal, Sc 'C', RCI, Sh Saravanan, Sc 'C', RCI and Sh Sai Kumar, Sc 'F', DRDL



SHRI A RAJU & TEAM



Shri A Raju, Sc ‘F’, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and his team has successfully designed & developed Reaction Control systems (RCS) for various missile programmes leading to technology transfer and productionisation. The delivered systems are flight tested successfully with a proven track record of reliability & repeatability, thus validating design, manufacturing, calibration, qualification, acceptance and integration methodologies. His team consists of Sh S Karunanidhi, Sc 'F', RCI, Sh M Raghavendra Rao, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh P Srihari, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh PL Bora, Sc 'E', DRDL, Sh P Satya Prasad, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh B Penchal Rao, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh Ambadas, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh D Ramesh Babu, Sc 'D', DRDL, Sh RJK Chary, Sc 'D', RCI, Sh SN Jena, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh L Devsingh, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh AK Singh, Sc 'C', DRDL, Sh Y Narendra, Sc 'B', DRDL, Sh Deepak Kumar Gupta, Sc 'B', DRDL, Sh C Jaganmaohana Chary, Sc 'B', DRDL, Sh GG Thool, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh M Jayaramulu, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh D Prasad, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh S Nagakiran, TO 'C', DRDL, Sh P Subramanyam, TO 'C', DRDL, M Satyanarayana and TO ‘B’(Retd), DRDL



DR. SS NEGI & TEAM



Dr SS Negi, Sc ‘G’ and his team from Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun has significantly contributed in the field of Electro-Optic instrumentation for passive surveillance in tank warfare and bridge laying applications. His team consists of Sh Avval Singh, Sc 'F', Dr Ajay Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh Neeraj Bhargav, Sc 'E', Sh Sudhir Khare, Sc 'E' and Sh Anand Kumar Gupta, Sc 'D'



SHRI JC KAPOOR & TEAM



Sh JC Kapoor, Sc ‘G’ & Director and his team from Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), Delhi have developed an innovative technology on Water Mist based Fire Protection in Enclosures for wide applications in Naval vessels and other land based Defence systems & facilities that will help the DRDO to acquire self reliance in the next generation fire protection technology and in the area of fire safety and survivability engineering. His team consists of Smt Meenakshi Gupta, Sc 'F', Sh Suresh Lal, Sc 'D', Sh Sharad Dwivedi, Sc 'D', Sh Pranay Matkar, Sc 'C', Sh Amit Pasi, Sc 'C', Smt Shweta , Sc 'B', Sh Saurabh Mittal, STA 'B', Sh Sandeep Kumar Dubey, STA 'B', Sh Deepak Kumar, STA 'A', and Sh Saryu Rathi, TA 'A'.



DRDO AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE 2009



DR. UK REVANKAR & TEAM



Dr UK Revankar, Director and his team from Defence Avionics Research, Establishment (DARE), Bangaluru have successfully designed, developed and productionised state-of-the-art Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) System for Su-30 Mk-I aircraft. For the first time in the world a mask free 6 channel RWR system has been realized successfully. His team members consists of Dr K Maheswara Reddy. Sc 'G', Ms R Pitchammal, Sc 'E', Sh B Dakshinamurthy, Sc 'E', Ms DV Renuka, Sc 'E', Sh Sadananda Upadhya K, Sc 'D', Ms S Sarala, Sc 'D', Sh Sreenath Bhat, Sc 'D', Sh Hemant Paranjape, Sc 'D', Ms N Priya Suresh, Sc 'C', Sh M Vengadesh Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh W Ashiq Ashraf, Sc 'C', Ms R Usha, TO 'C', Sh B Venkatesh Joshi, TO 'B', Ms Vidhya Selvakumar, Sc ‘D’, Ms Jayakalpana J, Sc ‘C’, Sh Raju B Doddamani, Sc ‘C’



Sh Rajeev R, Sc ‘C’, Sh Channamadev, Sc ‘B’, Sh Prakash M, TO ‘C’, Ms Suma H, STA ‘C’, Ms Kokila S, STA ‘C’, Sh Poiyamani S, STA ,B’, and Wg Cdr VPS Babu



DR SK CHAUDHURI & TEAM



Dr. SK Chaudhuri, Outstanding Scientist, Research Centre Imarat (RCI),Hyderabad and his team have successfully developed indigenous capability to integrate and deploy vertically launched Prithvi class of missiles from ships thereby providing naval ships with a capability for engaging and striking shore based strategic targets from the sea. His team consists of Sh DS Reddy, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh G Satheesh Reddy, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh S Gopinath, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh M Ugender Reddy, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh DLS Rao, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh N Siva Ganesh, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Ms N Sujatha, Sc ‘D’, RCI, Sh C Sreekant, Sc ‘C’, RCI, Sh Manjit Kumar, Sc ‘D’, RCI, Sh RS Hastak, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh Adalat Ali, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh RK Patnaik, Sc ‘G’, RCI, Sh KVP Saradhi, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh N Sivasubramaniam, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh G Rama Kishore, Sc ‘F’, RCI, Sh S Ravi Krishna, Sc ‘E’, RCI, Sh Mahesh Rajpurohit, Sc ‘E’, RCI, Captain (IN) S Bahadur, RCI, Sh Sandip Sharma, Sc ‘D’, RCI, Sh NV Kadam, Sc ‘G’(Retd), DRDL, Sh N Prabhakar, Sc ‘G’, DRDL, Sh PSR Anjaneyulu, Sc ‘G’, DRDL, Sh KS Varaprasad, Sc ‘F’, DRDL, Smt D Vijaya Lakshmi, Sc ‘E’, DRDL, Sh Indradeo Kumar, Sc ‘C’, DRDL, Sh V Srinivas Rao, Sc ‘C’, DRDL, Sh SC Sati, Sc ‘F’, R&DE(E), Sh PJ Thakkar, Sc ‘G’, ASL, Sh SP Dash, Sc ‘H’, ITR, Sh R Appavu Raj, Sc ‘G’, ITR, Sh A Thyagraj, Sc ‘F’, ITR and Sh A Madhu Kumar, Sc ‘D’, RCI



SHRI N SIVASUBRAMANIAM & TEAM



Shri N Sivasubramaniam, Sc‘F and his team from Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad have played a significant role in successfully converting Prithvi and Dhanush missile systems to the strategic mode. His team consists of Sh Ajay Lohia S, Sc 'D', Sh Anand B , Sc 'C', Sh Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Asish Talwalkar, Sc 'C' and Sh Sreekanth C , Sc 'C'



NB : The award will be equally shared by Sh UK Revankar, Director, DARE and his team with teams of Dr SK Chaudhurai, Sc H, RCI & Sh N Sivasubramaniam, Sc ‘F’, RCI.



SHRI VS MAHALINGAM & TEAM



Shri VS Mahalingam, Outstanding Scientist & Director and his team from Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR), Bangaluru contributed significantly towards design, development and fielding of state of the art battlefield information system "CIDSS", thus significantly enabling net centric capability leading to a force multiplier effect for the field forces. His team consists of Sh MV Rao, Sc 'G', Sh CH Swamulu, Sc 'F', Dr Rituraj Kumar, Sc 'F' Sh Narayan Panigrahi, Sc 'E', Sh Philip Abraham, Sc 'E', Smt Chitra Viswanathan, Sc 'E', Sh Vikram Kanoi, Sc 'D', Smt Mahima Verma, Sc 'D', Sh Vikas Sood, Sc 'D', Smt R Bharathi, Sc 'D' Sh Lakshmish Nayak, Sc 'D', Sh Moulavi Irfan Ahmad, Sc 'C', Smt Smita Shrivastava, Sc 'C', Smt Ambily P, Sc 'C', Sh Prashant Ganeriwal, Sc 'C' and Sh Narottam Mohanty, Sc 'B'



SHRI G BOOPATHY & TEAM



Sh G Boopathy, Sc 'G', and Director Defence Electronics Research, Laboratory (DLRL), Hyderabad and his team has contributed, significantly towards design and development of 26 subsystems, testing, integration & production of 324 posts, realization, integration & demonstration of four COMINT stations on SkyWAN, station integration, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for 17 stations and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) at 6 different locations. His team consists of Sh R Raghavendra Rao, Sc 'G', Sh Ashwani Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh PS Prasad, Sc 'F', Sh Anupam Sharma, Sc 'F', Sh K Murali, Sc 'E', Ms Soma Vashishta, Sc 'E', Ms N Sreelakshmi, Sc 'E', Sh Tapas Kumar Hazra, Sc 'E', Sh V Subramanyam, Sc 'D' and Ms VP Persia, Sc 'E', CAIR.



DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AWARD 2009



M/S DASS HITACHI LTD, GHAZIABAD



M/s Dass Hitachi Ltd, Ghaziabad has the unique distinction of having absorbed highly complex and multi-disciplinary CBRN technologies and has successfully productionised amongst others, integrated NBC Protection Systems, Integrated Field Shelters, NBC Filtration Systems and Ruggedised Scooping Devices. The Company has successfully bulk produced these technologies in a stipulated time frame for the Services, which has resulted in saving of foreign exchange to the extent of many crores. Dass Hitachi has also contributed significantly in developing a roadmap in providing a single point turnkey CBRN solution and has enabled the country to achieve a high degree of self reliance in this strategic and critical technology area.



M/S GODREJ & BOYCE MFG CO LTD, MUMBAI



M/s Godrej & Boyce Mfg CO Ltd, Mumbai was involved in the abinitio manufacture of metallic airframe of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The company has established the technologies for the programme due to their excellent skills, quality control, and extensive production documentation and manufactured 15 sets of hardware conforming to aerospace standards.



DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY SPIN-OFF AWARD 2009



NAVAL PHYSICAL & OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY, KOCHI



Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi has developed an acoustic device “Sanjeevani” capable of saving lives of people trapped in the debris of collapsed buildings caused due to earthquakes by determining the breathing process. The device was realised as a variant by successfully converting the defence technology of sonar into a unique product having civil end use. In recognition of the significant impact of this simple device on the society, the award was conferred on Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi.



DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT, GWALIOR



Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior has produced Wool Care Spray, an efficacious, safe and cost-effective formulation for protection of woollen textile, clothing and fur/ feather-lined clothes from damage by wool pests. It protects the woollen textile/clothing throughout their shelf life and does not produce any stain on the fabric/clothing used by the armed forces personnel.



ACADEMY EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009



PROF N BALAKRISHNAN



Prof N Balakrishnan, Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangaluru has immensely contributed in the area of information security by developing practical solutions for meeting defence and civilian requirements. He has brought out solutions in the area of traffic analysis, network access control, secure electronic transactions, speech processing, and multi-layer WAN security. These solutions were transferred in their prototype form to Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) for effective productionisation, testing, and successful fielding.



DR ML MUNJAL



Dr ML Munjal, Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangaluru, a protagonist of quieter technologies has made significant contributions in the analysis and design of stealth linings for submarines, and silencing systems for steam turbines as well as gas turbines. His contributions have led to better understanding and improved design practices for stealth ships and submarines.



SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD 2009



DR PV LAKSHMANA RAO



Dr PV Lakshmana Rao, Sc 'F', Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior has made outstanding contribution in the areas of molecular toxicology of toxin warfare agents, development and clinical evaluation of molecular diagnostic products for identification of viral agents of public health. He successfully created a state of the art Bioprocess Scale-up facility for the large scale production of recombinant proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.



SHRI A APPARAO



Shri A Apparao, Sc 'G', High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune has made outstanding contribution in establishing Fuelair Explosive and Thermobaric Explosive technologies as well as development of various explosive based systems including Explosive Reactive Armour Mk-I, Mine-breaching Systems and Flag-marker Systems.



SHRI SC SATI



Shri SC Sati, Sc 'F', Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) R&DE(E), Pune has made significant contributions towards development of Electro hydraulic Drive Control Systems for BrahMos Launcher, Hydro pneumatic Catapult Launcher system of UAV,



realisation of PAD & Target Launcher and production/technology transfer for PRITHVI Ground Systems and Water Cannon System.



DR RAJESH RAMPAL



Dr. Rajesh Rampal, Sc 'F', Defence Laboratory (DL), Jodhpur has made outstanding contributions towards indigenous development of critical technology of 2-D IR Imaging Thermal Targets for night firing trials of NAG Missiles and Tanks and in establishing state-of-the-art facilities for the thermal signatures acquisition and radiometric analysis.



SHRI N RAJESH PILLAI



Shri N Rajesh Pillai, Sc 'F' , Scientific Analysis Group (SAG), Delhi has successfully developed new methods viz “ Deviation Triangle “ for linear complexity analysis of stream ciphers for its evaluation and “Interpolation Attack “ for attacking the stream ciphers.



SHRI P RADHAKRISHNA



Shri P Radhakrishna, Sc 'F', Electronics & Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), Bangaluru has made outstanding contributions in Radar Signal Processing and Radar System Engineering. He has been the driving force in establishing a family of 3-D Medium Range Surveillance Radars with fully DSP based Parallel and Programmable Signal Processing and Digital Receiver Technologies.



DR ASHOK KUMAR GOGIA



Dr Ashok Kumar Gogia, Sc 'G', Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad has made stellar contributions in development of indigenous materials technologies for production of aeronautical grade titanium and nickel base alloys of strategic importance. His work reflects a unique combination of basic research, applied research and industrial scale development/ production of strategic materials for defence systems with potential spin off benefits.



DR SHASHI BALA SINGH



Dr Shashi Bala Singh, Sc ‘F’ and Director, Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh has substantially contributed towards improvement in the quality of life of the soldiers deployed at high altitudes. Her innovative approaches on agro-animal technologies have ensured food security even at frontier posts of the Indian Army and provided an impetus to the agronomy of the region resulting in close interaction between the troops and natives providing insulation from security threats to this region.



DR SANJAY EKNATH TALOLE



Dr. Sanjay Eknath Talole, Sc 'F'’, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune has made significant contributions in the area of Nonlinear Control and Robust Control based on Uncertainty Estimation. His work has given a new direction to the research in the



guidance and control of aerospace vehicles and is recognized by its application in national and international aerospace programmes.



SHRI KB VENKATARAMAN



Sh KB Venkataraman, Sc 'G' Defence Avionics Research Establishments (DARE), Bangaluru has made outstanding contribution in the design, development, evaluation, installation and delivery of Modern Airborne Radar Warning Receivers and Self-Protection Jammer EW systems.



SHRI SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA



Shri Sudhir Kumar Mishra, Sc ‘G’, , Director Missiles and Head, Programme Office, DRDO HQrs, has made outstanding contributions in the field of Manufacturing Technology and Production Management, Project Management and Resources Planning, leading to the realisation of Missile systems for IGMDP. He has taken initiative in development and implementation of Integrated Resources Planning System that has led to the reduction in product development cycle time.



DR RAJENDRA PRASHAD TRIPATHI



Dr Rajendra Prashad Tripathi , Sc 'G' and Director, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi has pioneered basic and applied clinical research using novel MR Technologies. He facilitated innovations in Medical management of NBC/HA emergencies by effectively applying the concepts of nuclear medicine techniques, and development of drugs and biomedical devices.



DR S GOLLAKOTA



Dr S Gollakota, Outstanding Scientist, Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad has made outstanding contributions in the design and development of Astra missile and its integration on Su-30 Mk-I aircraft. His astute leadership has established a number of multidisciplinary technologies related to weapon system development and integration with multiple platforms.



SHRI N SIVASUBRAMANIAM



Shri N Sivasubramaniam, Sc 'F', Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, has made significant contributions in design, development, implementation and product improvement for Missile Launch Systems of Prithvi and its variants.



SHRI SANJAY BURMAN



Shri Sanjay Burman, Sc 'G', Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), Bangaluru, has made outstanding contribution in the development of technologies for high grade encryption, robust synchronization and user friendly key management that have been incorporated into communication and information security solutions for strategic and tactical security requirements.



DR DR JAHAGIRDAR



Dr DR Jahagirdar, Sc 'F', Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad has made significant contributions in the development of antennae and arrays for missile-borne microwave systems. The contributions include development of unique trans-twist reflect-array for MMW seeker, planer monopulse slotted array antennae for seekers in Ku and Ka band, monopulse printed seeker antennae at X and Ku band and development of flight-worthy antennae for systems in Prithvi, Akash, Trishul, Astra, Agni-III, PJ-10 and K-15 projects.



SHRI R VENUGOPAL



Shri R Venugopal, Sc 'G' , Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai has successfully developed assemblies and subsystems of automotive system of Armoured Fighting Vehicles. His notable contributions are the development of uprated 1000 hp engine; improvement of medium fording capability of MBT Arjun; design, development and qualification of hydraulic filters for LCA TEJAS and design of 1500 hp engine and transmission system for future MBTs.



DR MANJIT SINGH



Dr. Manjit Singh, Sc 'G' , Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh has successfully developed technologies for dynamic shock loading of materials in Mbar pressure region for high pressure physics applications. He was instrumental in establishing



experimental test methodologies and numerical simulation techniques for the design, development and evaluation of different components and subsystems of implosion systems.



SMT G ROHINI DEVI



Smt G Rohini Devi, Sc ‘H’, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad has made outstanding contributions in design and development of Ultrahigh Temperature Carbon and Ceramic Composite products for strategic missile systems (Agni/BO5/AD), carbon-carbon



brake discs for LCA, and establishment of state-of-the art R&D Centre for High Temperature Composites.



DR N SHAMA RAO



Dr N Shama Rao, Outstanding Scientist, Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangaluru, has carried out pioneering work in Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composite Technology in realizing major aircraft structures like wing, elevons, landing gear doors, radome and fuselage for Tejas Aircraft programme. The spin-offs of this technology have been used for Saras aircraft of NAL and for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft



(AMCA) programme.



SPECIAL AWARD FOR STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION 2009



SHRI VL NARASIMHAN & TEAM



Shri VL Narasimhan, Sc ‘G’ and his team under the leadership of Dr. A Subhananda Rao, Director, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune have created and operationalised a massive infrastructural facility for Composite Propellant Processing Plant at Nasik in a record time of four years. The facility will go a long way in achieving self reliance in the critical area of production of solid rocket motors for strategic missiles. His team consists of Dr A Subhananda Rao, DS, Sh Bikash Bhattacharya, Sc 'G', Sh VS Rasane, Sc 'F', Sh TVJ Rao, Sc 'F', Sh SC Bhattacharyya, Sc 'F', Sh C Gururaj Rao, Sc 'E', Sh KJ Thomas, Sc 'D', Sh Sushanta Das, Sc 'D', Sh Ashish Jauhari, Sc 'D', Sh RS Patil, Sc 'C', Sh CS Pant, Sc 'C', Sh Sandeep Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh Nitin Ahire, Sc 'C', Sh Chandan Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh VW Abhyankar, TO 'C', Sh ST Rangarajan, Sc 'G' (Retd), Sh Vikas Tyagi, Sc 'E' and Sh RS Gauba, Sc 'F'.



DR SATISH KUMAR & TEAM



Dr Satish Kumar, Sc ‘G’ & Director, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, and his team have made significant contributions in design & development of strategic warheads for multiple-launch platforms in all operating environments. His team consists of Sh Pravendra Kumar, Sc 'F', Sh Prateek Kishore, Sc 'F', Sh PK Khosla, Sc 'F', Sh MM Verma, Sc ;'F', Sh NC Jain, Sc 'F', Sh Arun Kumar Agarwal, Sc 'F', Sh J Santhosarajan, Sc 'E', Sh Ashok Rampal, Sc 'E', Sh Niladri Mukherjee, Sc ‘E’, Ms Nidhi Sood, Sc 'E', Sh Abhay Shankar, Sc 'E', Sh Dhirendra Gupta, Sc 'D', Sh Ashish Saini, Sc 'D', Sh Anil Kumar Srivastava, TO 'D', Munishwar, TO 'D', Sh Man Mohan Sandhu, Sc 'D', Sh Pawan Kumar, Sc 'C', Ms Shallu Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Sucha Singh TO 'C', Sh S M Sharma, Sc 'C', Ms Simran Kaur, Sc 'C', Sh Amit Gupta, Sc 'C', Ms Pragati Angra, Sc 'C', Sh Ranjeet Kumar, Sc 'C', Sh Brajesh Kumar Soni, Sc 'C', Sh Sanjiv Gupta, Sc 'C', Sh Sumit, Sc 'C', Sh TN Mondal, Sc 'C', Sh HK Chakerwarti, Sc 'C', Ms Neha, Sc 'C', Ms Sunita Rawat, TO 'C', Sh Sumit Kathuria, Sc 'B', Sh Balwinder Kumar, Sc 'B', Sh Gaurav Agarwal, Sc 'B', Ms Manpreet Kaur, Sc 'B', Ms Samriti Gupta, Sc 'B', Sh Sanjay Walia, TO 'B', Sh Khem Chand, TO 'B' and Sh Balwant Raj Sharma, TO 'B'.



Note : The award will be shared equally with Shri VL Narasimhan, Sc ‘G’ and his team of HEMRL, Pune



BEST INNOVATION/FUTURISTIC DEVELOPMENT 2009



SHRI G KANNAN & TEAM



Shri G Kannan, Sc 'F' and his team from Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Chennai have developed a unique and innovative ‘Drive by Wire Technology’ on a tracked vehicular platform with a conventional engine and transmission on a modular level. This technology can easily be adapted to the existing armoured vehicles to deploy these as unmanned tracked vehicles for mine clearance, NBC Recce and surveillance roles. His team consist of Sh N Seetharaman, Sc 'E', Sh R Alexander, Sc 'D', Sh N Babu, Sc 'C', Smt P Mohanalakshmi, Sc 'C', Sh K Anbazhagan, Sc 'C', Smt P Prabhavathy, TO 'A', Sh JE Cyril, TO 'A' and Sh Rajesh Kannan, STA 'B'.



SHRI SANDEEP SHARMA & TEAM



Shri Sandeep Sharma, Sc ‘D’ and his team from System Planning and Implementation Centre (SPIC), Delhi have developed an innovative Strategic Command and Control (SC & C) System for the special weapon system having inbuilt security features including an encrypted software. His team consists of Sh VS Chauhan, Sc ‘C’, Sh Kapil Vermani, Sc ‘B’, Sh Dheeraj, STA ‘B’, Sh Vikas, STA ‘B’, Sh Kanishk, STA ‘B’ and Sh Anirudh Kanwar, STA ‘B’.



BEST POPULAR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AWARD 2009



DR AL MOORTHY & TEAM



Dr AL Moorthy, Director and his team from Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Delhi have successfully disseminated DRDO’s achievements to Academia, R&D Institutions, Engineering Colleges, Military Establishments and General Public through R&D Publications using high quality editing, designing and printing techniques as well as through internet website publishing. His team consist of Sh Ashok Kumar, Sc 'F', Smt Shashi Tyagi, Sc 'F', Sh B Nityanand, Sc 'D', Sh A Saravanan, Sc 'D', Sh Sudhanshu Bhusan, Sc 'C' and Sh Manoj Kumar, TO ‘C’.

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