Sunday, November 30, 2014

7th Pay Commission's visit to Jodhpur

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The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Jodhpur from 12th to 15th December, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.

Your request for a meeting with the Commission may be sent through e-mail to the Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission at secy-7cpc@nic.in. The memorandum already submitted by the requesting entity may also be sent as an attachment with this e-mail.


The last date for receiving request for meeting is 8th December 2014 (1700 hours).

Source: http://7cpc.india.gov.in/news07.html

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Defence Minister Reaffirms Commitment on OROP

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Responding to a letter from Mr. Chandrasekhar MP about the delay in the implementation of OROP, the Defence Minister has responded reaffirming the commitment of the Government on OROP and has stated that modalities are being examined with the highest consideration.

Text of Letter from Mr. Chandrasekhar & Response from Defence Minister reproduced below:-

Response from Defence Minister

MINISTER OF DEFENCE
INDIA

DO No. 12(15)/2014/D (Res.II)/3529-F/RM/14
08 October, 2014

Dear Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar,

This is in continuation of my predecessor’s DO letter No. 1531/VIP/RM/2014 dated 13.06.2014 in response to your letter dated 09.06.2014 regarding the issues concerning Welfare of Armed Forces Veterans and their families.

The matter has been examined. The Government is committed to the implementation of the principle of One Rank One Pension. The modalities for implementation are presently under consideration. The definition of OROP as mentioned in para (a) of your letter is the same as has been conveyed to CGDA. A Working Group was set up under CGDA  with representation from the three Services and concerned Departments of Ministry of Defence which had several rounds of discussions on the modalities but were unable to reach a consensus. I assure you that the matter is receiving our highest consideration.

The matter regarding construction of a National War Memorial is being processed on priority. Regarding National Commission for War Memorials as M/o Defence has no policy to set up or support war memorials at regional level, there is no proposal to constitute such a Commission.

The Government has created the Department of Ex. Servicemen Welfare in the Ministry of Defence in 2004 in order to pay focused attention to the welfare and resettlement of ESM. It is mandated to formulate and implement various policies and schemes for the welfare and resettlement of Ex. Servicemen in the country. The main focus is on the welfare of Ex. Servicemen and their dependents, ESM resettlement through pre and post retirement training, re- employment, self-employment and health care. The tasks are being undertaken through the Directorate General Resettlement, Central Organisation ECHS and Kendriya Sainik Board.

The State Governments are also obliged to cater to the needs of ESM & their widows and have set up Zila Sainik Boards & Rajya Sainik Boards for the purpose. They are providing various benefits to them.

There is, therefore, no proposal to introduce an Armed Forces Covenant.

With regards,
Yours sincerely
sd/-
(Arun Jaitley)
Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Letter from Mr. Chandrasekhar:-

RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
RAJYA SABHA
Member of Standing Committee on Finance
Member of Consultative Committee on Finance
Member of Parliamentary Forum on Youth
Co-Chairman, Vigilance 8. Monitoring Committee, Bangalore Urban District
Vice Chairman, National Military Memorial Management Trust, Bangalore

09 June, 2014

Sub. : Caring for our Armed Forces who are serving our Nation

Congratulations on assuming the office of the Defence Minister of India.

You are well aware of the service and sacrifices made by our Armed forces personnel who are protecting the nation at the borders as well as fighting enemies within. Through this letter, I would like to draw your attention to some of the important issues concerning the welfare of our Armed Forces veterans, which need to be addressed at the earliest:

1. One Rank, One Pension (OROP)
There is an urgent need for the new government to address the concerns and apprehensions of the large Veteran and Ex-Servicemen community about a decision taken by the UPA government on the implementation of OROP.

a) The Order issued by the Ministry of Defence to the Controller General Defence Accounts (CGDA) dated 26 February, 2014, on the implementation of OROP, does not mention the accepted definition of OROP i.e., "OROP implies that uniform pension be paid to the Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same rank with the same length of service, irrespective of their date of retirement, and any future enhancement in the rates of pension to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. This implies bridging the gap between the rate of pension of the current pensioners and the past pensioners, and also future enhancements in the rate of pension, to be automatically passed on to the past pensioners".

b) The Order does not mention the execution order i.e., "pensions of past defence retirees will be equal to that of a person with same rank and length of service and same group retiring w.e.f. 01 Apr 2014, and future enhancement in the rates of pensions will be automatically passed to the past pensioners”.

Given the past experience, the Veterans, ex-servicemen and their families fear that failure to clearly define OROP in this Order to CGDA will open the issue to wrong interpretation.

Therefore, I urge the Government to issue a further explicit clarification to the Defence Ministry’s order to CGDA on the points raised above, at the earliest.

2. National Military Memorial in Delhi and a National Commission for War Memorials of India

The long standing demand of the Armed Forces for a National Military Memorial in Delhi, to honour the past, current and future soldiers who serve and lay down their lives for the country, continues to remain unresolved.

Such a memorial will be a befitting tribute and a symbol of grateful thanksgiving and honour from the citizens of the country to these brave men and women of our Armed Forces, who risk life and limb in their line of duty. It is also a place for the families and descendants of these heroes to visit and remember with pride and honour the sacrifices made. Importantly, such a memorial will serve as a beacon of inspiration to the young and upcoming generation of India - a generation in whom we are bestowing so much hope for the future of our great country.

Additionally, I also urge the Government to institute a National Commission for War Memorials of India - along the lines of the Commonwealth Trust War Graves Commission - to address the pathetic situation of the war memorials in existence in the country - at the earliest.

3. Armed Forces Covenant
The nation's commitment to respect and support its Armed Forces is an unwritten pact between society and the Armed Forces, and this pact has been reinforced by custom and convention since time immemorial. Centuries ago, Kautilya, the great political strategist, wrote to Chandragupta Maurya on the importance of having a pact between society and military: ”The day the soldier has to demand his dues will be a sad day for Magadha. For then on that day, you will have loss all moral sanction to be king”.

Therefore, the country needs to demonstrate its commitment to the well-being of the members of our armed forces and their families. It is the duty of the nation to ensure that the Armed Forces personnel and their families have the support they need and are treated fairly and with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

As you are aware, a military covenant is an agreement under which the state pledges a duty of care towards its military personnel in return for the sacrifices that they make, The covenant officially applies only to the Army, but its core principles are taken to extend to the Air Force and the Navy.

The Government should seriously consider introducing an Armed Forces Covenant. As I had mentioned in my letter to you dated 05 June, 2014, l have introduced a Private Members' Bill which the government could consider adopting as a Bill/law. Such a law/legislation would instill a sense of
encouragement in the personnel of the Armed Forces, and will go a long way in assuring them that the nation truly values their sacrifices & services.

The Armed Forces constitutes a truly unique and dedicated group of people, whose sense of selfless service, duty and nationalism is a matter of great pride and dignity. These proud men and their families have served our nation selflessly, with a certain belief that the nation and their people will look after them when their turn comes to be looked after.

I urge you to look into and resolve these long pending and rightful demands of our Armed Forces and veterans, at the earliest.

Yours Sincerely,

RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR

Shri Arun Jaitley
Hon'ble Minister of Defence
Government of India
New Delhi

Source: http://desanavy.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/defence-minister-reaffirms-commitment-on-orop/


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Financial approval for CGHS dispensary in Shimla

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO  243
ANSWERED ON  25.11.2014

Financial approval for CGHS dispensary in Shimla

243 Shri P. Bhattacharya
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether the Ministry has received any proposal from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for financial approval for opening a new CGHS dispensary at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Ministry?

ANSWER
 
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA )


(a) & (b): No, Sir. Department of Expenditure has not received any proposal from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for financial approval for opening a new CGHS dispensary at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.

Source: Rajyasabha.nic.in


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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

DA MERGER * INTERIM RELIEF * DATE OF EFFECT OF 7TH CPC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 01.01.2014 * INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7TH CPC ETC.

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CONFEDERATION INTENSIFIES STRUGGLE

MASS SQUATTING

On 18th November 2014

Minimum 3000 Central Government Employees will participate at all state capitals to protest against the negative attitude of the NDA Government towards the demands of Central Government Employees. Make it a grand success.

M. Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation of Central
Government Employees & Workers
Mob: - 09447068125
Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

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Payments on the basis of Life Certificate

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OFFICE OF THE PR. CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSION) 
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014
Important Circular No.176
Dated: 17.11.2014
Subject: Payments on the basis of Life Certificate 

Provisions regarding payment of pension to defence pensioner/family pensioners on the basis of Life Certificates are provided in Defence Pension Payment Instructions 2013.

2. As per the extant procedure, pensioner who does not appear in person for one or other reasons can produce a Life Certificate as in Form No. 5 of Appendix 11 to DPPI 2013 from one of the authorities mentioned at items I to XIX of para 69 of ibid Instructions during the month of November every year. Similar provisions are available in Scheme for payment of pensions of Defence Pensioners by Public Sector Banks. This causes hardship particularly to those who are aged and/or infirm Pensioners. Besides, the existing system is prone to misuse by way of fraudulent withdrawls causing loss to the exchequer.

3. To overcome above causes /situation, the Department of Electronics & IT, Ministry of Communications & IT, Government of India has developed “Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life Certificate” Portal (jeevanpramaan.gov.in).

4. In view of the above, it has been decided that with immediate effect a Life Certificate issued online by a Government Agency as a result of Aadhaar Biometric Authentication will also be accepted as a valid certificate. This document may be accessed through a website ( to be notified separately) by the Pension Disbursing Agency without insisting either on personal appearance of the pensioner or Life Certificate by the competent authority referred above.

No. AT/Tech/ 30/XVI
Dated: 17.11.2014

(B.Mukhopadhyay)
ACDA (P)

Source: http://pcdapension.nic.in/6cpc/Circular-176.pdf
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Inclusion of eligible officers who are due to retire before the likely date of vacancies, in the panel for promotion

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NO. 22011/1/2014-Estt(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Dated- 14th November, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Inclusion of eligible officers who are due to retire before the likely date of vacancies, in the panel for promotion-Regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No. 2201114/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998 regarding consideration of retired employees who were within the zone of consideration in the relevant year(s) but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held. The said OM provides as follows:

“……..There is no specific bar in the aforesaid Office Memorandum dated April 10, 1989 or any other related instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training for consideration of retired employees, while preparing year-wise panel(s), who were within the zone of consideration in the relevant year(s). According to legal opinion also it would not be in order if eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year(s) but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration/panel and, consequently, their juniors are considered (in their places), who would not have been in the zone of consideration if the DPC(s) had been held in time. This is considered imperative to identify the correct zone of consideration for relevant Year(s). Names of the retired officials may also be included in the panel(s). Such retired officials would, however, have no right for actual promotion. The DPC(s) may, if need be, prepare extended panel(s) following the principles prescribed in the Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No.22011/8/87-Estt.(D) dated April 9, 1996.”

2. Appointment Committee of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year. These undesirable trends negate the very purpose of the above said Office Memorandum No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998 and it is also against the principle of natural justice.

3. All the Ministries/Departments are therefore advised to ensure strict compliance of the instructions of the Department of Personnel & Training issued vide this Department’s OM No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998.

4. These instructions may please be brought out to the notice of all concerned including attached and subordinate offices.

(S.K.Prasad)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/22011_1_2014-Estt.D-14112014.pdf]

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Friday, November 14, 2014

3rd financial upgradation under MACP Scheme.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board) 
No PC-V/2011/M/3/AIRF
New Delhi, dated 13.11.2014
The General Secretary
AIRF
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110055

Sir,
Sub:-3rd financial upgradation under MACP Scheme.


The undersigned is directed to refer to AlRF’s letter No.AlRF/MACP/2014 (302), dated 07.10.2014 and to state the matter has already been consulted with DoP&T, the nodal department of Govt. on MACPS, and they have advised as under:

As regards the Order dated 31.05.2011 in CA No. 1038/CH/2010 (Raj Pal vs UOI) of Hon’ble CAT, Chandigarh which was upheld by the High Court and Apex Court, it may be stated that the Apex Court has not considered the issue on merit. The said SLP was dismissed due to insufficient explanation to condone the delay in the filing of the SLP. As regards implementation of CAT Order dated 9.5.2012 in GA No. 141/2012, the administrative Department was advised for implementation for the petitioners only subject to outcome of Review Petition in view of Contempt case. It may also be stated that generally the judgments passed by Hon’ble Tribunals/Courts are applicable/implemented to the specific case, unless there is any direction for similar dispensation to be extended to similarly placed persons. Hence, the above Orders pronounced favoring the applicants by the Tribunal/Courts and implemented on attaining finality or due to contempt or due to any other reason may be taken as exceptions/aberration.
In the matter, DOP&T have advised to maintain status quo with regard to the provisions for grant of MACPS benefits. It may be clarified that financial upgradations under MACPS would continue to be granted in the successive grade pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised pay band and grade pay as given in Section 1, Part-a of the first Schedule of the Railway Services (Revised Pay), Rules, 2008 and not in the promotional hierarchy, where functional promotion are allowed in the same Grade Pay, MACP benefits would also be regulated in the Grade Pay only.

Since, DoP&T is the nodal department on MACP Scheme and financial upgradation under the Scheme are regulated as per instructions/clarifications issued by them from time to time. In view of the above, it is not feasible to deviate from the instructions issued by the nodal deptt. on the subject viz. DoP&T.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
for Secretary/Railway

Source: www.airfindia.com
http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/Grant%20of%203rd%20financial%20upgradation%20under%20MACPS.pdf
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Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2013-2014.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE No. 126/2014.
No. E(P&A)II-2014/PLB-3
New Delhi, dated : 11.11.2014.
The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
(As per mailing lists No.1 & 2).

Subject : Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2013-2014.

Board’s letter of even number dt. 26.09.2014 and 05.11.2014 on the above mentioned subject may be referred to. Vide Board’s letter of even no. dated 05.11.2014 the provisional sanction for payment of PLB for 78 days was regularised.

However. queries are being raised whether the wage calculation ceiling limit of‘ Rs. 3500/- p.m. had been removed. It is hereby clarified that there is no change in the wage calculation ceiling limit of Rs. 3500/- pm. for calculation of PLB.

(K. Shankar)
Director/E(P&A),
Railway Board.

Source: http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/RBE_126.PDF

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Clarification/Interpretation of Policy Guidelines relating to LARSGESS-AIRF

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

110001, 07.10.2014

No. E(P&A)I-2014/RT-14

Rail Bhavan, New Delhi – 110001, dated 07.10.2014



The General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
NR, New Delhi.

Sub: Clarification/Interpretation of Policy Guidelines relating to LARSGESS.

E(P&A)I Branch of Pay Commission Directorate at Railway Board is the nodal branch to formulate policy/guideline in respect of LARSGESS and also mandated to ensure that the provisions of the scheme is uniformly followed by the Zonal Railways.

2. It has come to the notice that some of the Zonal Railways at local level has taken decision otherwise to implement the scheme of LARSGESS in deviation to the extant guideline issued by Railway Board. While such an option is not open to Zonal Railways, it has not only resulted in irregular appointments but also proliferation of court cases and vigilance cases as well.

3. Kindly note that such a dispensation is not available to Zonal Railways as E(P&A)I Branch of Pay Commission Directorate is alone mandated for interpretation of the Policy on LARSGESS and uniform implementation of the scheme across the Indian Railways.

4. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Sd/-
(ROBIN DEKA)
Executive Director Pay Commission-I
Railway Board.

Source: http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/Clarification%20on%20LARSGESS.pdf
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Parity between Assistant, SO of Ordnance Factory and CSS/CSSS Pay Scale: Judgement by HC citing "Equal pay for Equal Work"

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 New pay scale benefits for ordnance staff too: HC

UNIFORMITY Citing ‘equal pay for equal work’ principle, Delhi High Court tells Centre to grant pay parity to ordnance factory employees

Employees at Ordnance Factories (OF) – who have been contesting their omission from the benefits of the sixth pay commission for over seven years have finally more than one reason to rejoice.

Reining in the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ at public offices, the Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to grant pay parity to employees in the OF with that of identically ranked official in the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Central Secretariat Stenographer’s Service (CSSS).

The direction will be applied retrospectively from 2006 — when the sixth CPC was implemented. Not only this, the HC order will come in handy for the employees of the OF when the seventh central pay commission is implemented.

The HC order came in response to a petition filed by Ordnance Factory Employees Association challenging the decision of the finance ministry declining their request for the assistants working in the OF Board to be given same pay scale as was given to similarly placed officials in CSS, CSSS, Ar my Headquarters, UPSC and other services.

The starting point of discrimination against the employees of the OF Board came soon before the acceptance of recommendation of the sixth CPC when a pay upgradation of employees of CSS and CSSS was made in September 2006.

While the OFs and Armed Forces Head Quarters (AFHQs) — both non-secretariat organization — were excluded from the pay upgradation, the latter took the matter to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and got an order in its favour.

In the case of OF Board, the central government took the view that since it was a nonattached office working outside the Secretariat, there cannot be parity of pay scales. The OF Board was denied benefit of upgradation and the replacement scales given by the sixth CPC. The CAT, too, took a similar stand and denied any relief to the OF Board.

The matter finally reached the Delhi HC last year and after over a year of deliberation a bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Vipin Sanghi termed the discrimination meted out to the OF Board as “over-classification.”

The HC said the discrimination was illogical and artificial. It also took note that the cadre structure of CSS and CSSS is identical to that of the OF. In all the above organisations, the cadre of upper divisional clerks (UDCs) is filled by the feeder of the cadre of the lower divisional clerks (LDCs).

The cadre of assistants on the OF Board is filled by promotion from the feeder cadre of UDCs with at least five years of experience on regular basis.

“The OF Board was treated historically as equals to CSS/CSSS employees and enjoyed equal pay and all benefits flowing from equal pay,” the high court noted adding, “This was based on the previous four instances of determinations by successive pay commissions that they performed equal work.”

Courtesy:http://aiamshq.blogspot.in/2014/11/blog-post.html





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7th Pay Commission visit to Hyderabad from 18th to 20th November, 2014

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Commission’s visit to Hyderabad
The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Hyderabad from 18th to 20th November, 2014. The Commission would like to invite various entities/associations/federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.

Your request for a meeting with the Commission may be sent through e-mail to the Secretary, 7th Central Pay Commission at secy-7cpc@nic.in. The memorandum already submitted by the requesting entity may also be sent as an attachment with this e-mail.


The last date for receiving request for meeting is 17th Nov. 2014 (1700 hours).

Source:http://7cpc.india.gov.in/news06.html



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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER/ J&K and A&N.

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BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)
(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

REF: BPMS / DoP&T/ LTC / 50 (7/2/R)
Dated: 10.11.2014
To,
The Joint Secretary (E),
Govt of India, Min of P, PG & P,
Department of Personnel & Training (Establishment Wing),
North Block, New Delhi - 110001

Subject: Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER/ J&K and A&N.

Reference: DoP&T O.M. No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV), dated 26.09.2014

Respected Madam,

With due regards, it is submitted the Govt has issued the OM. cited under reference to travel by air to visit NER, J&K and A&N but the para (iii) of the OM. restricts the facility for Group ‘B’ employees, which is reproduced as under:-

i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/A&N/J&K against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LT C. Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them.

(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LT C from their Headquarters in Economy class.

(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors:

a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER
b. Between Kolkata/ Chermai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair.
c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.”

It is worth to mention here that earlier instruction on the subject matter issued vide DoP&T F.No. 31011/412007-Estt.(A), dated 02.05.2008 stipulates as under:

“The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation of CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, the Government have decided to permit Government servants to travel by air to North Eastern Region on LTC as follows:-

(i) Group A and Group B Central Government employees will be entitled to travel by Air from their place of posting or nearest airport to a city in the NER or nearest airport,
(ii) Other categories of employees will be entitled to travel by air to a city in the NER from Guwahati or Kolkata.

From above it is being interpreted that earlier the Group ‘B’ Central Government employees were entitled to travel by Air from their place of posting or nearest airport but now only eligible Government servants may travel from their place of posting or nearest airport.

Further, vide DoP&T F.No. 31011/4/2007-Estt (A), Dated 30.04.2012 the Air travel relaxation under LTC for NER was extended for 02 yrs from 01.05.2012, i.e., applicable upto 01.05.2014 and vide DoP&T F. No. 31011/2/2003-Estt.A-IV, dated 15.06.2012 the Air travel relaxation under LTC for J&K was extended for 02 yrs from 18.06.2012, i.e., applicable upto 18.06.2014 whereas this order grants the relaxation for air travel w.e.f. 26.09.2014.

There are some of the employees who have travelled by Air under LTC in the intervening period, i.e., 01.05.2014 / 18.06.2014 and 26.09.2014 in anticipation of extension of such relaxation as per prevailing practice. To mitigate the financial hardships of such employees, the DoP&T O.M. No. 31011/ 3/ 2014-Estt.(A-IV), dated 26.09.2014 should have retrospective effect, i.e., 01.05.2014.

Therefore, you are requested to issue necessary clarification so that the Group ‘B’ employees may be entitled to travel by Air from their place of posting or nearest airport and reimbursement claim submitted by the employees who have travelled by Air under LTC in the intervening period, i.e., 01.05.2014 / 18.06.2014 and 26.09.2014 may be allowed as one time relaxation.

Thanking you.
Sincerely yours

SADHU SINGH
Member, National Council (JCM)

Copy to: The Leader / Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM)
For your kind information and necessary action please.

Source: http://bpms.org.in/documents/ltc-nffq.pdf
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Income-tax Offices throughout the country shall remain open on 15th November (Saturday)

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F.No.225 / 298/ 201 14/ ITA.II
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

New Delhi, the 11th of November, 2014
Order under Section 119(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961

The Income-tax Offices throughout the country shall remain open on 15th November (Saturday), during normal office hours, for conducting the administrative work related to implementation of the restructuring of jurisdictions across the country which is coming into effect from 15th November, 2014.

This direction is issued for administrative convenience by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the same may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

sd/-
(Rohit Garg)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: http://irsofficersonline.gov.in/Documents/OfficalCommunique/111112014113746.pdf
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REVISION OF CEILING RATES FOR INTRA OCULAR LENSES(IOL)

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Central Organisation, ECHS
Adjutant General's Branch
Integrated Headquarters
Ministry of Defence (Army)
Maude Lines
Delhi Cantt-110010
B/49773/AG/ECHS/Rates/Policy
28 Oct 14

REVISION OF CEILING RATES FOR INTRA OCULAR LENSES(IOL)

1. Ref Central Org ECHS letter No B/49773/AG/ECHS/Rates/Policy dt 10 Jan 11.

2. The following amendments is hereby made on the basis of CGHS OM No 536/2012/R&H/CGHS dt 21 Aug 14 to Para 16 of Appx ‘C’ of above mentioned letter:-

For
(a) Hydrophobic Foldable IOL - Rs. 5,000/-
(b) Silicon Foldable IOL - Rs. 3,600/-
(c) Hydrophilic Acrylic Lens - Rs. 5,800/-
(d) PMMA IOL - Rs. 490/-

Read
(a) Hydrophobic Foldable IOL (Multi-piece/Single piece Aspheric) - Rs. 5,800/-
(b) Hydrophobic Acrylic IOL - Rs. 4,500/-
(c) PMMA IOL (AC/PC) - Rs. 500/-
(d) Scleral Fixated IOL - Rs. 3,500/-

3. Reimbursement for LASIK Surgery and INTACS Rings is not recommended.

4. Therapeutic and Bandage contact Lenses for Keratoconus of Corneal Ulcers can be considered on a case to case basis.

5. Further, reimbursement for IOL Implants will be limited to ceiling rates or actual, whichever is less and will be reimbursable in addition to the package rates for cataract surgery procedure. The reimbursement at the above mentioned ceiling rates will be done as per the rates fixed for the various types of IOL mentioned above and the lOL actually used in the surgery. It is mandatory for the operating surgeon of all private empanelled hospital/ECHS beneficiaries to attach the empty IOL sticker, bearing the signature and stamp of the operating surgeon on it, along with the bill in support of type of IOL used, containing its batch number. In the event of the private empanelled hospital not giving the batch number and/or empty IOL sticker, then the beneficiary will be required to obtain the
same from the hospital before the competent authority finally settles the claim for reimbursement.


(Vjay Anand)
Col
Dir (Med)
for MD
Source: http://echs.gov.in/images/pdf/med/med113.pdf

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Monday, November 10, 2014

Allocation of Portfolios amongst the members of the Council of Ministers

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The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that the allocation of portfolios amongst the members of the Council of Ministers shall be as below:-

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi: Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Shri Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs

2. Smt. Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs

3. Shri Arun Jaitley: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting

4. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs

5. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways, Shipping

6. Shri Manohar Parrikar: Defence

7. Shri Suresh Prabhu: Railways

8. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda: Law & Justice

9. Sushri Uma Bharati: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

10. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla: Minority Affairs

11. Shri Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

12. Shri Kalraj Mishra: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

13. Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi: Women and Child Development

14. Shri Ananthkumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers

15. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and Information Technology

16. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health & Family Welfare

17. Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati: Civil Aviation

18. Shri Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

19. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food Processing Industries

20. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar: Mines, Steel

21. Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation

22. Shri Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs

23. Shri Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture

24. Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment

25. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani: Human Resource Development

26. Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences



MINISTERS OF STATE

27. General V.K. Singh: Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs

28. Shri Inderjit Singh Rao: Planning (Independent Charge), Defence

29. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Textiles (Independent Charge)

30. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya: Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)

31. Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs

32. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik: AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family Welfare

33. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)

34. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal: Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)

35. Shri Prakash Javadekar: Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)

36. Shri Piyush Goyal: Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)

37. Dr. Jitendra Singh: Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space

38. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman: Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)

39. Dr. Mahesh Sharma: Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation

40. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs

41. Shri Ram Kripal Yadav: Drinking Water & Sanitation

42. Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary: Home Affairs

43. Shri Sanwar Lal Jat: Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation

44. Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya: Agriculture

45. Shri Giriraj Singh: Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

46. Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Chemicals & Fertilizers

47. Shri G.M. Siddeshwara: Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

48. Shri Manoj Sinha: Railways

49. Shri Nihalchand: Panchayati Raj

50. Shri Upendra Kushwaha: Human Resource Development

51. Shri Radhakrishnan P.: Road Transport & Highways, Shipping

52. Shri Kiren Rijiju: Home Affairs

53. Shri Krishan Pal: Social Justice & Empowerment

54. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: Agriculture

55. Shri Manuskhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava: Tribal Affairs

56. Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

57. Shri Vishnu Deo Sai: Mines, Steel

58. Shri Sudarshan Bhagat: Rural Development

59. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria: Human Resource Development

60. Shri Y.S. Chowdary: Science and Technology, Earth Science

61. Shri Jayant Sinha: Finance

62. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Information & Broadcasting

63. Shri Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

64. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Food Processing Industries

65. Shri Vijay Sampla: Social Justice & Empowerment

Source:http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=0
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Enrolment for Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBA)

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

Office Order No. 66 of 2014

Sub: Enrolment for Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBA)

Hon’ble MR has directed that all personnel of the Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhavan (including those located at Pragati Maidan) shall enroll on the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System.

2. In this regard, the spadework for enrolment on the system has been completed by the C&IS directorate and the system is now ready to be used for user enrolment.

3. It is now required that all the personnel of Ministry of Railways working In the offices of Rail Bhawan and Pragati Maidan are to enroll themselves afresh directly on the website http://attendance.gov.in/regester/employee

4. For the said enrolment process, all the Section Officers are responsible for enrollment of staff, including MTS and others working under them and the officers of the level of Under Secretary/Deputy Directors and above may enrol themselves on the website on their own. After registration, all EDs shall forward a list of the personnel enrolled n their Directorate giving the information to C&IS through email as per annexure in a spreadsheet via email. Officers above the level of SAG may send their report directly through their PPS/Sr.PPS/PSO.

5. The detailed process for enrolment is enclosed which may be followed while enrolling. The said process of enrolment of all officers/staff under AEBAS should be completed latest by 18.10.2014 (Saturday).

6. For any clarification/ assistance, the following personnel of the Railway Board Computer Centre may be contacted:

1. Sh. Krishan Kant, Programmer, Cell No. 9717635888

2. Sh. Navneet Kr Saxera, Sr Programmer, Cell No. 9717 647095

3. Sh. Akhilesh Misra, Dir. Mech Engg (C&IS), Cell No. 9717640768

2014/O&M/9/3
Dated: 15.10.20 14

sd/-
(K.Krishnan)

Joint Secretary/Railway Board

Source:http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/secretary_branches/pdf/om/Aadhar_Card_161014.pdf














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COPY OF CHARGE-SHEET CANNOT BE DENIED UNDER RTI ACT: CIC

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The CIC Prof M Sridhar Acharyulu held on 3rd November 2014 that ‘charge-sheet’ has to be disclosed after separating non-disclosable portions, if any, as per restrictions prescribed under RTI Act. Ms. Usha Kanth Asiwal sought to know from Director of Vigilance Delhi, details of complaint made to Anti Corruption Bureau on 25-04-2001 and  inquiry leading to registration of case against 13 persons under Prevention of Corruption Act, which is now under prosecution in Tis Hazari Courts. She sought 22 point information, which broadly relate to contents of the Charge-sheet.

The PIO denied the information u/s 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act claiming disclosure would impede investigation or prosecution.  The First Appellate Authority upheld the decision of the PIO.  She approached the Commission in second Appeal. Though demand was not for copy of charge-sheet, the appellant agreed that a copy of charge-sheet would answer his application. Then issue before the Commission was whether charge sheet was public document, and if so could that be shared under RTI Act with any citizen.

CIC Prof Sridhar Acharyulu explained: ‘The charge sheet is a report held by the investigating officer, or public authority or court of law. As per the RTI Act, any information held by the public authority can be accessed by the citizen subject to the exceptions provided under Section 8. Because the charge-sheet contains the evidence which need to be adduced in the court of law, there is a possibility of opening up many details which could be personal or private or confidential. If the allegation requires to be proved by call data, the charge sheet refers to sheets of call data, which surely contain call details unrelated to allegation. That could be private information need to be protected. Hence each charge sheet has to be separately examined and only after separating unnecessary and unrelated details of evidence, and only required and permissible information out of chargesheet should be disclosed. Thus Charge-sheet can neither be prohibited enbloc from disclosure nor disclosed totally. Charge-sheet is a document held by concerned authority, which has to examine disclosable aspects vis-a-vis Section 8 and 9 of the RTI Act and then decide the case’.

As per the Criminal Procedure, the charge-sheet is the end product of investigation. With filing of charge-sheet, the investigation is closed and defense that investigation might get impeded does not stand at all.    Whether revealing the information impedes apprehension or prosecution is the next question. The Respondent authority did not even raise this point and did nothing to explain the Commission about possibility of impeding apprehension/prosecution by disclosure.  The Public Authority just mentioned the section number and did nothing else. The First Appellate Authority also did not apply the mind and chose not to give any reasons for upholding the denial by PIO. The exemption of larger public interest provided in Section 8(1) is not available to this clause (h). Thus it has to be decided on facts whether disclosure of charge-sheet will really obstruct investigation, apprehension or prosecution. The judgment of the Delhi High Court in W.P.(C) No.3114/2007 – Shri Bhagat Singh Vs. Chief Information Commissioner & Ors on this aspect is of relevance, since it deals with the applicability of the Section 8(1)(h) of the RTI Act 2005: S Ravinder Bhat J specifically notes, “As held in the preceding part of the judgment, without a disclosure as to how the investigation process would be hampered by sharing the materials collected till the notices were issued to the assessee, the respondents could not have rejected the request for granting information. …”

It can be inferred that there is no specific provision anywhere prohibiting the disclosure of charge-sheet and if there disclosure does not affect investigation or prosecution it can be permitted under RTI, unless there is a public interest against disclosure. The chargesheets containing charges under Prevention of Corruption Act, especially against public servants, need to be in public domain, in public interest.

Citing several decisions the CIC said: There is no specific provision under any law which state that charge-sheet is a public document, but there are several judgment of the Supreme court and High court which clarify that charge sheet is a public document. Queen-Empress v. Arumugan and Ors ( (1897) ILR 20 Mad 189) has held that any person has an interest in criminal proceeding has a right to inspect under section 76 of the Indian Evidence Act. In N David Vijay Kumar v The Pallavan Gram Bank, Indian Bank in File No. CIC/SG/A/2012/000189 CIC Mr Shailesh Gandhi ordered disclosure of Charge sheet ruling out the contention of exemption under Section 8(1)(j).

On the perusal of the RTI application, the Commission found that the  information sought by the applicant are the part and parcel of the information contain in the charge-sheet prepared after the completion of the investigation under section 173 of Cr. P. C. The purpose of the appellant will be served if the copy of the same would be provided to the appellant. The respondent authority also agreed to provide the copy of charge sheet.

Considering the provisions of Cr.P.C., Evidence Act, RTI Act, erudite judicial pronouncements, certain transparency practices in CVC,  facts and circumstances of the case and contentions raised, the Commission holds that the charge sheet is a public document and it shall be disclosed subject to other restrictions provided under RTI Act. There cannot be a general hard and fast rule that every charge-sheet could be disclosed or should not be. Each RTI request for copy of Charge-sheet required to be examined and only permissible part should be given.  The Commission, hence, directed the respondent to examine the content of charge-sheet and to provide appellant/… the copy of those portions of charge-sheet, which would answer the queries raised by appellant in his RTI application, within 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the order.

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR) 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA) 
(RAILWAY BOARD) 

No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/2
New Delhi, Dated: 29.10.2014. 

The GMs/FA&CAOs,
All Indian Rauways/Production Units.
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Applicability of Old Pension Scheme to Substitutes who attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 - clarification regarding.

The issue of coverage of substitutes who had attained temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized after 01.01.2004 under Old Pension Scheme, has been raised by both the recognized Federations (A1RF & NFIR) under PNM.AIRF item No.05/2012 and PNM/NFIR item No.15/2011 respectively. The issue has also been raised under DC/JCM (Railways) item No.20/2012.


2. The issue has been examined by Board and it has now been decided that substitutes who got temporary status prior to 01.01.2004 but regularized/absorbed after 01.01.2004 and after regularization, if the date of appointment is prior to 01.01.2004, in terms of provision of Board's letter No.E(NG)ll/90/SB/Master Circular dated 29.01.1991(M.C. No.20/91) and para 6 of letter No.E(NG)11/2008/SB/SR115 dated 17.09.2010, then they may be covered under Old Pension Scheme.

3. Further, the employee and employer contribution of the NPS corpus of the Substitutes, mentioned in para 2 above, who so far have been covered under the National Pension System (NPS) may be adjusted in terms of the instructions contained in Board's letter No.2010/AC-11/21/18 dated 31.03.2014(RBA No.5/2014)

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Amitabh Joshi)
Deputy Director Finance( Estt.)III)
Railway Board. 

Source: http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/RBE%20121_2014.pdf


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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to CSS Officers

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No.21/2/2009-CS.I(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
CS.I Division

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003

Dated the 3rd November 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to CSS Officers -Review of the policy reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 21.10.2014 inviting comments from the stakeholders on the rotational transfer policy proposed for CSS officers. In the rotational transfer policy, a provision for mutual transfer is also proposed to be added as under:

2. “Mutual Transfer Request for mutual transfer of officers may be considered by the Department of Personnel & Training subject to the following conditions:

(i) Both of the officers applied for mutual transfer should have completed at least 50% of the tenure prescribed for the post;

(ii) The request has been recommended by the Secretary of the Departments concerned.”

3. The comments if any on the rotational transfer policy may be submitted before the last date prescribed i.e. by 7.11.2014 in the e-mail address given below.

(Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

EMAIL: uscs1-dopt@nic.in

Source-http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/rtp_03112014.pdf


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Monday, November 3, 2014

Dopt Orders on processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification procedure to be followed

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Processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification procedure to be followed

F. No.43011/9/2014-Estt.D
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 30th October, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Processing of files referred to DOP&T for advice/clarification procedure to be followed.

This Department had issued detailed instructions prescribing the procedure to be followed by various Ministries/Departments of Government of India for referring the files to this Department for advice/clarification, vide O.M.No. 20034/2/2010-Estt(D) dated 13th August, 2010. These instructions
were followed by instructions prescribing the procedure to be followed by various Ministries/Departments of Government of India for referring the files to this Department for advice/clarification to facilitate processing of court cases, issued vide O.M.No. 20034/2/2010-Estt(D) dated 30th November, 2011.

2. Inspite of these instructions, the Ministries/Departments continue to refer the files to this Department without following the procedure enunciated in the above mentioned two OMs, resulting in avoidable procedural delays, grievances and unwanted litigations. To avoid such a situation and avoidable delays in decision making and disposal of the cases, it is proposed to issue fresh instructions as per enclosed Draft O.M.

3. Before the instructions in the Draft O.M are finalized, Secretaries of all Ministries/Departments are requested to offer their comments/views, if any, in this regard by 17th November, 2014 at the e Mail address dire 1-dopt@nic.in.

sd/-
(Mukta Goel)
Director(E-I)

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/43011_9_2014-Estt.D-30102014.pdf
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Central provide a platform to CG Employees to design and implement projects or schemes of their choice on voluntary basis

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Inviting suggestions for the proposed Scheme of Swantah Sukhaya

F. No.I-11019/32/2014-CRD
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 1st November, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Inviting suggestions for the proposed Scheme of Swantah Sukhaya

It has been decided to launch an initiative to provide a platform to Government officials to design and implement projects or schemes of their choice on voluntary basis which would give them a sense of self satisfaction and achievement Rules permit a Government servant to take up honorary work of social or charitable
nature etc.

The draft guidelines are attached. Suggestions are invited about its methodology and also its name. The existing name Swantah Sukhaya is on the lines of initiative from the Gujarat Government where it has been successfully implemented since 2004 and has also been documented. Further details can be found at http://www.spipa.gujarat.gov.in/downloads/swantah sukhaya initiatives.pdf. The comments/suggestions may be sent to the undersigned at email id jsest@nic.in by 30th November, 2014.

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(Mamta Kundra)
Secretary (E)

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/ConceptpaperonSwantahSukhaya.pdf

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UPGRADATION OF GRADE PAY OF LDC & UDC : REGARDING QUERIES RAISED BY THE VIEWERS

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Dear friends,
We have been receiving frequent queries through SMS & e-mail in connection with latest position of the case filed. Besides, several of our friends wanted to know the approach of 7th Pay Commission towards the new pay structure of LDC & UDC.
As has already been said, three cases have been filed on the upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC/UDC in various courts so far and all these cases are progressing at their respective places.
In furtherance, we have submitted a very good memorandum to 7th Pay Commission; a copy of the same was published in this web site on 15th July 2014, wherein we demanded the upgradation of grade pay LDC to Rs. 2800 & UDC to 4200. Moreover, leaders of National JCM (Staff side) had contacted us and asked to send a proposal for LDC & UDC to add in the JCM Memorandum. Accordingly, JCM (Staff side) has recommended merger of the grade pay of LDC & UDC and upgradation of Grade Pay to Rs. 2800/ which may be treated as an achievement.
According to our information LDC/UDC issue was raised before the Pay Commission at Bangalore by some LDC/UDC and the commission has given a very positive reply. It means due to our timely efforts, LDC/UDC may get the upgraded scale in the 7th CPC.  And we are sure that we will win the case filed in the courts which will pave way for implementation of upgraded Grade pay from 1.1.2006.
You are aware that the 7th Pay Commission is scheduled to visit at Mumbai on 6th -8th & Shimla on 12 & 13 November 2014. The Commission will visit more cities in the coming days.  Administrative Staff especially the LDC/UDC are requested to please raise the issue of upgradation of Grade Pay of LDC/UDC in its own prominence in the meetings of the Pay Commission.
Please visit our web site regularly and encourage others to visit and sending views, on the contents/issues raised, to us in order to improve the time and quality of the issues published.
With greetings
(TKR Pillai)
General Secretary
Source: http://aiamshq.blogspot.in
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