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25% Hike in Allowances - Dopt Orders on increase in certain allowances by further 25% Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014

Dopt Orders on clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014

No.A-27012/1/2014-Estt. (Allowance)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

Block-IV, Old JNU Campus

New Delhi, 28th April, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014

The undersigned is directed to refer to para 1(j) of this Department’s 0M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt. (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008. This provides that the limits of Children Education Allowance would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. References are being received from various quarters with regard to the amount of Children Education Allowance admissible consequent upon enhancement of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees @ 100% w.e.f. 1 January, 2014 announced vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1/l/2014-E-1I (B) dated 27th March, 2014.

2. In accordance with the above, the following shall be the revised limits:

a) The annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance shall be Rs.18,000/- per child. Accordingly, the quarterly claim could be more than Rs.4500/- in one quarter. The Hostel Subsidy shall be Rs.4500/- per month per child;

b) The rates of Special Allowance for Child Care to women with disabilities stands revised to Rs. 1500/- per month; and

c) The annual ceiling for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.9000/- per child per month.

3. These revisions are applicable with effect from 1st January, 2014.

4. These revisions shall be subject to other terms and conditions mentioned in this Department’s O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008, O.M. No.12011/04/2008 dated 11.9.2008 and 12011/07(i)12011-Estt.(AL) dated 21.2.2012.

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(Mukul Ratra)

Director

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Department of Posts Cadre restructuring agreement signed by Unions

NFPE- FNPO

 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES

 FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANISATION

   

                        CENTRAL HEAD QUARTERS, NEWDELHI

                                   28/04/2014

     * CADRE RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT SIGNED *

                 At last after several round of protracted negotiations with the administration, JCM Staff side, Departmental council ( NFPE & FNPO) has signed the cadre restructuring proposal. The staff side has tried to the best of its ability to make maximum improvement in the proposal. In spite of our hard bargaining we could not achieve 100 percent success. Our demand for separate higher pay scale for PO& RMS Accountants, Creation of separate cadre for System Administrators or grant of special pay/allowance, bringing MTS also under cadre restructuring etc is not accepted by the administration. Regarding Postmaster Cadre after much bargaining, it is agreed to examine our claim for higher pay scale after the present proposal is approved by the government.

                  As Govt has already appointed 7^th CPC and the Pay Commission has already published the questionnaire, any further delay in completing the cadre restructuring will adversely affect the interest of Postal employees. We will take up the remaining issues, which are not agreed by the administration in the cadre restructuring committee with the 7^thCPC in our memorandum and make one more effort to get a favourable recommendation.

                  Taking into consideration all the above aspects and also keeping in mind the larger interest of the employees, we have decided to sign the agreement

Copy of the agreement is published below.

The Salient features of the agreement are as follows :

1. Number of LSG posts will increase from 8 % to 22 %

2. Number of HSG II  posts will increase from 2 % to 12 %

3. Number of HSG I  posts will increase from 1.5 % to 4 %

4. After completion of 2 years in HSG I the official will be promoted to 4800 GP (Non-functional Basis)

5. The above proposal will be applicable to RMS, Circle Office and SBCO in the same ratio

6. Postman/Mail guard will get the same ratio of promotion.

  The present proposal is to be approved by Postal Board, DoPT & Finance Ministry. We will make all out effort to get the proposal implemented at an early date.

                                                                        Yours sincerely

    D.Theagarajan                                                                               M.Krishnan

  Secretary General                                                                  Secretary General

         FNPO                                                                                              NFPE

FAQ on Honorarium to MTS/Group 'D'

No. I-11020/1/2014-Estt.(AL)Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

The following FAQs supplement the FAQs in respect of Estt. (Allowances) Section already placed in public domain vide F. No. 21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL)

Honorarium
SI. No.	Frequently asked Questions	Answer
1.	What are the rates of honorarium admissible to MTS/Group 'D' officials when they are appointed to work as Dispatch Rider/Scooter Driver?	The rate of such honorarium is pegged at Rs. 10/- per day in terms of this Department's OM No. No.17011/01/2011-Estt.(AL) dated 17-04- 2013
2.	What are the rates of honorarium admissible to MTS/Group 'D' officials/ Dispatch Riders/Scooter Drivers when they are appointed to work as Staff Car Drivers?	The rate of such honorarium is pegged at Rs. 20/- per day in terms of this Department's OM No. No.17011/01/2011-Estt.(AL) dated 17-04- 2013,

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Completion of 30 years of qualifying service/attains the age of 50/55 years: Periodical review of performance of Government servants under Pension Rule

No.25013/1/2013-Estt (A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi-110 001

Dated :21st March, 2014

Office Memorandum

Subject : Strengthening of administration — Periodical review under FR 56 / Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules

Instructions exist on the need for periodical review of performance of Government servants with a view to ascertain whether the Government servant should be retained in service or retired from service in the public interest. Provisions in this regard are contained in FR 56 (j), FR 56 (I) and Rule 48 (1) (b) of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.

2. As per these instructions the cases of Government servant covered by FR 56(j), 56(l) or Rule 48(1) (b) of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 should be reviewed six months before he / she attains the age of 50/55 years, in cases covered by FR 56(j) and on completion of 30 years of qualifying service under FR 56(l) / Rule 48 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972 as per the following time table:-

SI. No.	Quarter in which review is to be made	Cases of employees who will be attaining the age of 50/55 years or will be completing 30 years of service or 30 years of service qualifying for pension, as the case may be, in the quarter.
1.	January to March	July to September of the same year
2.	April to June	October to December of the same year
3.	July to September	January to March of the next year
4.	October to December	April to June of the next year

3. The procedure as prescribed from time to time has been consolidated and enclosed as Appendix to this O.M.

4. All Ministries / Departments are requested to follow these instructions and periodically review the cases of Govt. servants as required under FR 56(j)/FR56(l)/Rule 48(1)(b) of CCS (Pension) Rules,1972.

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(B.Bandyopadhyay)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2014 - Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Dopt Orders - Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2014 – Birthday of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar.

F. No.12/4/2014-JCA-2

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 12th March, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2014 – Birthday of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar.

It has been decided to declare Monday, the 14th April 2014, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

2. The above holiday is also being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (26 of

1881).

3. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.

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(Ashok Kumar)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Postal Department Orders - Clarification on reckoning of period of “Dies non” while & granting ACP / MACP to officials

Postal Department Orders - Clarification on reckoning of period of “Dies non” while & granting ACP / MACP to officials.

File No.4-7/ (MACPS)/ 2009-PCC

Ministry of Communications & IT

Government of India

Department of Posts

Pay Commission Cell

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001

Dated 24 Dec 2013.

To,

All Head of Circles,

All Postmaster Generals,

All Directors of Accounts

Sub: – Clarification on reckoning of period of “Dies non” while & granting ACP / MACP to officials.

The issue of counting the period of “Dies non” for the purpose of ACP / MACP was raised in JCM (DC). The issue was examined in consultation with DoPT. The Nodal Department has clarified the issue vide DOFF ID NO. 78961/13/CR dated 14.11.13 as below:-

“Regular service for the purpose of grant of financial upgradations under MACPS includes all period spent, on deputation/foreign service, study leave and all other kind of leave, duly sanctioned by the competent authority. In terms of Government of India decisions relating to ” Treatment of willful absence from duty given under Rule 25 (leave) of CCS (Leave) Wes, 1973, the period of absence not covered by grant of leave shall have to be treated as “dies non” for all purpose, viz increment, leave and pension. Though the.period of dies non does not constitute break in service, but only the day (s) treated as dies non are not counted as duty for any purpose. Dies non is only a concession for permitting the beneficiary thereof to have subsequent service in continuation of the period of service before the beneficiary proceeded on unauthorized. absence.

“Accordingly, it is clarified that dies non period will not be counted as regular service for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under ACP/MACP Schemes”.

2. Contents of this letter may please be circulated to all concerned.

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(Surinder Kumar)

Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)

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IMPORTANT STAFF RULING REGARDING POSTING OF OA IN DIVISIONAL OFFICE

Dte's no-SPB/ 20-14/50 dated new delhi, the 31st March, 1950 communicated vide CO(WB) letter no- SFA /R-771 dated calcutta, the 10th April, 1950.

The director general has decided that only those clerks who have put in at least five years service as such and are suitable should be selected for working in Offices of Suptd of Post Offices and RMS. This condition of five years service limit may be relaxed only in the case of a time scale clerk who is to be employed as a typist in the Divisional Office.

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A.R.Chatterjee

ADDG(SP)

Web Based Cadre Management System shifted to new URL www.cscms.nic.in

No. 21/11/2010-CS.I (U)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated 2nd November, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Launching of Web Based software solution for Cadre Management of CSS

As Ministries/ Departments are aware. Department of Personnel & Training being the cadre controlling authority for Central Secretariat Service (CSS) has got a web based cadre management system developed for cadre management of CSS.

2. The web based system has been hosted on an NIC Server and is available at URL:http://www.cscms.nic.in

3. Objective of the system The cadre management functions of CSS till now have been carried out by manual updation of data by keeping track of each and every activity/communication. It is a cumbersome task and unreliable as many of the orders issued by Ministries/Departments in implementation of orders issued by this Department or otherwise are not received by CS Division and vice versa Absence of accurate, updated information leads to delay in carrying out cadre management activities and many times to avoidable reworking. To obviate various difficulties faced inthe cadre management activities, the web based cadre management system has been launched so that data is updated on real time basis which would facilitate quicker and correct decisions relating to cadre management functions The primary objective of the Web Based Cadre Management System is to reduce paper work and delay involved in cadre management of CSS by shifting cadre management related activities online.

4. Stakeholders of the system :

(i) CS.I Division of DoPT: Being the cadre controlling authority of CSS, CS.I Division would also function as administrator of the system.

(ii) AVD.I Division. DoPT – Being the disciplinary authority of US and above level officers of CSS will be responsible for updating of vigilance status of these levels of officers in the system.

(iii) Ministries / Departments Nodal officers appointed by Ministries/Departments are responsible for correctness of data in respect of officers of CSS posted in the Ministries/ Departments concerned. They are also responsible for updating information in the web based system in implementation of various orders issued by DoPT.

(iv) Individual officers: They can view their data and will notify nodal officer concerned and DoPT in respect of any inaccuracy in the data for correction. They can make requests for cadre clearance for deputation through on-line system, They are also required to file annual Immovable Properly Return and can view orders related to them.

5. Officers can login to the system with a default User Id, the userid which is a combination of eight digit date of birth followed by first four letters of their name i.e.: ddmmyyyyabcci. For example if the name and date of birth of the officer is Peter and date of birth is 3 June 1965 then his userid is 03061965pete. The default password is apple 123 which the officers will be required to change at the first login.

6. User manual of the system is available at the Help tab after log in to the system.

7. The system will be successful only if the complete and accurate data in respect of all the Officers are available in the system. Data in respect of several officers have not been submitted by the Ministries/Departments till date despite several reminders. Therefore, CS.I Division has uploaded the basic available information in respect of such officers. It may be appreciated that complete and accurate data is the foremost requirement to fully utilize the software for all cadre management activities proposed through the system.

8. Ministries/ Departments and individual officers of CSS are,therefore, once again requested to login to the systemto check if their complete and up to date data is available in the system They should immediately bring to the notice of the Nodal Officer concerned and DoPT about any discrepancy noticed in their data for correction, Further, if the data of any officer is not available n the system, the same should be forwarded to this Department without any further delay Sufficient time has already been given to both Ministries/Departments concerned and individual officers for providing data and any further delay reflects very poorly on the officer and the Ministry / Department concerned. Officers concerned are also informed if their complete and accurate data is not available in the system any request for cadre clearance for deputation, training etc. may not be considered. Further, their names may also get excluded from the zone of promotion. Accordingly, all officers in their own interest are advised to ensure that their data complete in all respects is available in the system. Once complete data is available in the system, this Department will issue posting, transfer and promotion orders only through the system. Similarly, thereafter, the Ministries / Departments will issue orders for relieving/joining, appointment on promotion etc only through the system.

8. The system has the following modules:

(i) Employee Information System

(ii) Promotion Management System

(iii) Transfer Management System

(iv) Deputation Management System

(v) Training Management System

(vi) VRS Resignation Processing System

(vii) Vacancy Management System

(viii) Immovable Property Return Management System

(ix) Vigilance Clearance Management System

(x) Reservation Roster Management System

(xi) Grievance Management System.

9 (i) Employee Information : This module is the heart of the web based system as all the modules of the system work on the data of the employees. Each and every cadre management activity carried out through the system automatically updates the data. This system enables generation of various reports on the basis of data viz. (i) Personal Information Report (ii) RTP report (iii) multi-information report (iii) Events report viz, retirement, deputation. VRS etc . (ív) vacancy report (v) Designation wise report etc. Therefore, the importance of complete and accurate data can hardly be overemphasized

(ii) Promotion / Transfer Module: Henceforth CS.I Division will simultaneously issue promotional transfer orders through the system also. Ministers/ Departments will indicate the relieving / joining details of officers in the system immediately on relieving/ joining of an officer on the basis of orders issued by this Department

(iii) Deputation Management System : CS.I Division grants cadre clearance to US and above level officers of CSS for deputation. Individual officers will also apply through the system for cadre clearance for deputation. Nodal officers of the Ministries / Departments will forward the requests online. Henceforth. if the requests for cadre clearance for deputation are also not received through the system, the same will not be entertained. Copy of the relevant portion of the advertisement should also be scanned and uploaded in the system. The scanned copy will be in pdf and jpeg formats and should not exceed 1 MB. Once selected for deputation, the officer will be relieved through the deputation module of the system.

(iv) Voluntary Retirement : CS.l Division conveys approval of MoS (PP) for voluntary retirement of US and above level officers of CSS. Henceforth, if the request for voluntary retirement is not received through the system, the same will not be entertained.

(v) Vigilance status : Vigilance clearance whenever required in connection with cadre management activities will be sought and obtained through the system. In respect of US and above level officers it will be updated both by the Ministries / Departments and by AVD.I of DoPT. Upto SO level, Ministries / Departments will update the system.

(vi) Immovable Property Return : All CSS officers will be required to file the immovable property return through the system. US and above level officers will also be required to take a print out of the return submitted online, sign it and send the same to CS.I Division, DoPT for records.

(vii) Mandatory Training CS.I Division, DoPT will nominate officers for mandatory training through the system. Their attendance and result will also be captured in the system.

10. Co-operation of all is solicited in making this endeavour of DOPT a success towards a better, transparent and more efficient cadre management of CSS.

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(Utkaarsh R Tiwaari)

Director

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