The follg transfers orderd in CR.
01. Shri.Manoharan, ASP, Tiruvarur to be ASP, Mayiladuthurai North Sub Dn.
02. Shri.S.Gopalacrishnan, ASP, Mayiladuthurai North Sub Dn to be ASP, Kumbakonam North Sub Dn.
03. Shri.P.Mahalingam, ASP HQ, Srirangam to be ASP, Turaiyur West Sub Dn.
04. Shri.Muthusamy, ASP, Thuraiyur West Sub Dn to be ASP HQ, Srirangam.
05. Smt.Lakshmi, IP, Srikali Sub Dn to be IP, RMS T 3rd Sub Dn.
Congrats to all Officers.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Husband & Wife working at Same Station
DoPT OM No. 28034 / 9 / 2009 - Estt (A) Dt. 30.09.09.
This is an import government orders for the employee whose spouse is also working in a government Services. Government has made its intentions clear. It’s committed to increase the representation of women in central government jobs.
It has been decided that when both spouses are in same Central Service or working in same Deptt. and if posts are available, it is mandatory to them at the same station.
The consolidated guidelines are as follows:-
Where the spouses belong to the same All India Service or two of the All India Services, namey IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (Group ‘A’) the spouse may be transferred to the same cadre by providing for a cadre transfer of one spouse to the Cadre of the other spouse, on the request of the member of service subject to the member of service not being posted under this process to his/her home cadre. Postings within the Cadre will, of course, fall within the purview of the State Govt.
Where one spouse belongs to one of the All India Services and the other spouse belongs’ to one of the Central Services, the cadre controlling authority of the Central Service may post the officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the State where the other spouse belonging to the All India service is posted.
Where the spouses belong to the same Central Service, the Cadre controlling authority may post the spouses to the same station.
Where the spouse belongs to one Central Service and the other spouse belongs to another Central Service, the spouse with the longer service at a station may apply to his/her appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists. In case that authority, after consideration of the request, is not in a position to accede to the request, on the basis of non-availability of vacant post, the spouse with lesser service may apply to the appropriate cadre authority accordingly, and that authority will consider such requests for posting the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists.
Where one spouse belongs to an All India Service and the other spouse belongs to a Public Sector Undertaking, the spouse employed under the Public Sector Undertaking may apply to the competent authority and said authority may post the said officer to the station, or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the State where the other spouse is posted.
Where one spouse belongs to a Central Service and the other spouse belongs to a PSU, the spouse employed under the PSU ‘may apply to the competent authority and the said authority may post the officer to the station or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the other spouse is posted. If, however, the request cannot be granted because the PSU has no post in the said station, then the spouse belonging to the Central Service may apply to the appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the spouse employed under PSU is posted.
Where one spouse is employed under the Central Govt. and the other spouse is employed under the state Govt, the spouse employed under the Central Govt. may apply to the competent authority and the competent authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the State where the other spouse is posted.
The husband & wife, if working in the same Department and if the required level of post is available, should invariably be posted together in order to enable them to lead a normal family life and look after the welfare of their children especially till the children attain 18 years of age. This will not apply on appointment under the central Staffing Scheme. Where only wife is a Govt. servant, the above concessions would be applicable to the Govt. servant.
It was also directed by DOPT that the cadre controlling authority should strive to post the employee at the station of the spouse and in case of inability to do so, specific reasons, therefore, may be communicated to the employee.
This is an import government orders for the employee whose spouse is also working in a government Services. Government has made its intentions clear. It’s committed to increase the representation of women in central government jobs.
It has been decided that when both spouses are in same Central Service or working in same Deptt. and if posts are available, it is mandatory to them at the same station.
The consolidated guidelines are as follows:-
Where the spouses belong to the same All India Service or two of the All India Services, namey IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (Group ‘A’) the spouse may be transferred to the same cadre by providing for a cadre transfer of one spouse to the Cadre of the other spouse, on the request of the member of service subject to the member of service not being posted under this process to his/her home cadre. Postings within the Cadre will, of course, fall within the purview of the State Govt.
Where one spouse belongs to one of the All India Services and the other spouse belongs’ to one of the Central Services, the cadre controlling authority of the Central Service may post the officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the State where the other spouse belonging to the All India service is posted.
Where the spouses belong to the same Central Service, the Cadre controlling authority may post the spouses to the same station.
Where the spouse belongs to one Central Service and the other spouse belongs to another Central Service, the spouse with the longer service at a station may apply to his/her appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists. In case that authority, after consideration of the request, is not in a position to accede to the request, on the basis of non-availability of vacant post, the spouse with lesser service may apply to the appropriate cadre authority accordingly, and that authority will consider such requests for posting the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the nearest station where the post exists.
Where one spouse belongs to an All India Service and the other spouse belongs to a Public Sector Undertaking, the spouse employed under the Public Sector Undertaking may apply to the competent authority and said authority may post the said officer to the station, or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the State where the other spouse is posted.
Where one spouse belongs to a Central Service and the other spouse belongs to a PSU, the spouse employed under the PSU ‘may apply to the competent authority and the said authority may post the officer to the station or if there is no post under the PSU in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the other spouse is posted. If, however, the request cannot be granted because the PSU has no post in the said station, then the spouse belonging to the Central Service may apply to the appropriate cadre controlling authority and the said authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station, to the station nearest to the station where the spouse employed under PSU is posted.
Where one spouse is employed under the Central Govt. and the other spouse is employed under the state Govt, the spouse employed under the Central Govt. may apply to the competent authority and the competent authority may post the said officer to the station or if there is no post in that station to the State where the other spouse is posted.
The husband & wife, if working in the same Department and if the required level of post is available, should invariably be posted together in order to enable them to lead a normal family life and look after the welfare of their children especially till the children attain 18 years of age. This will not apply on appointment under the central Staffing Scheme. Where only wife is a Govt. servant, the above concessions would be applicable to the Govt. servant.
It was also directed by DOPT that the cadre controlling authority should strive to post the employee at the station of the spouse and in case of inability to do so, specific reasons, therefore, may be communicated to the employee.
NPS
Parametric reforms of NPS merit consideration
The mandatory New Pension System (NPS) has been applicable for the Central government employees since 2004. It mandates a contribution of 10% each from the covered civil servants and from the government, as an employer. The contribution base is the full salary.
- The interim PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) set up in 2003, has instituted a well-designed NPS architecture.
- The 13th Finance Commission, which submitted its report on February 25, 2010, reported that 23 states have adopted the NPS for their civil servants. The total amount currently at Rs 12500 million is expected to increase rapidly.
- While voluntary NPS for all Indian citizens with a minimum annual contribution of Rs 6,000 was made operational from May 2009, Swavlamban with a top-up of Rs 1,000 for members from the unorganised sector, is set to take off anytime now.
- Both the mandatory and voluntary NPS require accumulations till age 60, with no pre-retirement withdrawals, enabling compounding effect to benefit members.
- Recently, the interim PFRDA has raised the age of joining the NPS to 60 years from the previous 55 years.
- The NPS charges and fees for services of the points of presence (PoP) and for the central recordkeeping agency (CRA) are flat and fixed. Therefore, they adversely impact members with short period of accumulations.
- As an example, a member joining at the age of 59 contributing the minimum depositof Rs 500 pm and retiring at 60 would end up obtaining a negative 15.20% (annualised) return despite an assumed positive 10% growth by the pension fund due to a fixed cost of Rs780 in year one. However, as the balances grow, these charges become relatively less important.
- Thus, for the NPS members who are contributing only minimum amount required, raising the age of joining to 60, but leaving other design parameters unchanged,(and ignoringSwavlamban contributions), is likely to result in negligible returns under plausible assumptions.
- For those in the same age cohort contributing relatively large amounts annually to NPS (e.g. 2 lakh), it is the EET (Exempt at Investment, Exempt at Growth, and Taxed at withdrawals) which could result in negligible returns if the membership period is short. This is because whatever a member contributes between aged 57 - 59, is paid back at 60 as own taxable income.
- Raising the age for joining the NPS by the PFRDA provides an opportunity to seriously consider the following parametric reform for the pay-out phase for both the mandatory and voluntary NPS.
- It should be emphasised that these reforms should be considered as a package and not separately, though not all of them need to be introduced at the same time.
- First, the mandatory annuity requirement may be reconsidered. A phased-withdrawal program, under which a member does not join an insurance pool, but retains the annuity component (40%) of accumulated balances in a special interest-bearing account, or senior- citizen- bond may be a possibility.
- A member may be given options to withdraw principal plus interest every quarter for a period ranging from 10 to 20 years until the amount is exhausted. The bond could receive treatment similar to interest paid to senior citizens for fixed deposits.
- All members may choose this option up to a prescribed amount (e.g. Rs 10 lakh in 2010 prices). This would enable disciplined and stable withdrawal of funds over the period chosen.
- Alternatively, a member can opt to receive only interest / return as quarterly withdrawal in the initial period and withdraw accumulated balances in a phased manner at a later stage e.g. beginning at age 70.
- Under the phased withdrawal, there is no insurance pool, so a member retains the ownership of balances and therefore nominees benefit in the event of member’s death.
- PFRDA should encourage research and policy dialogue on phased withdrawal options appropriate for the NPS. This can also benefit micro-pension, and occupational pension plans.
- Second, the age of ‘retirement’ from NPS could be made more flexible. Thus a member may chose to partially withdraw the accumulated balances as lump-sum (60%); purchase mandatory annuity and, as proposed above, invest in a phased withdrawal plan, at any time between the age of 60 and 70. This will have several advantages.
- It will permit individuals to enter NPS even between ages of 55 and 60, and still have sufficient time to accumulate retirement funds.
- It will provide flexibility to individuals to choose the macroeconomic conditions, particularly the interest rate conditions, under which to purchase annuities, and participate in the proposed phased withdrawal program. For greater flexibility the age of withdrawal of lumpsum, and the purchase on annuity (and phased withdrawal program) could be separated. Thus, a person could withdraw lump-sum at age 60, but purchase the annuity anytime between 60 and 70 years.
- Flexibility in timing of annuity purchases will better enable suppliers of annuities and bonds, such as life insurance companies, to match their assets and liabilities; and help manage uncertainties in longevity trends.
- Third, the current EET treatment of NPS is disadvantageous to its growth compared with other instruments that are subject to EEE treatment. Thus, there is a strong case for exempting from income tax a reasonable proportion of accumulated NPS balances.
- As there is already a higher exemption level for senior citizens of Rs 240,000 currently, the two combined should enable even the middle class income earners to be exempt from income tax during old age. Simultaneously, the reported plans to harmonise EET treatment for other pension and provident fund plans in April 2011 should be implemented to minimise tax arbitrage.
- The above three parametric reforms in the mandatory and voluntary NPS will further strengthen the NPS design, and contribute to better retirement income security.
- They could also help in increasing NPS membership, which, to date, has been very disappointing with around 5,000 members, and meager balances of Rs 100 million.
- India’s current elderly population of about 105 million is projected to increase to 330 million by 2050.
- India’s demographic challenges arising from rapid ageing, and its need for fiscal consolidation (the current Greek crisis has lent greater urgency to this issue globally), strongly suggests that the PFRDA Bill be considered by the Parliament expeditiously; and parametric reforms of NPS suggested above be given urgent consideration.
The mandatory New Pension System (NPS) has been applicable for the Central government employees since 2004. It mandates a contribution of 10% each from the covered civil servants and from the government, as an employer. The contribution base is the full salary.
- The interim PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) set up in 2003, has instituted a well-designed NPS architecture.
- The 13th Finance Commission, which submitted its report on February 25, 2010, reported that 23 states have adopted the NPS for their civil servants. The total amount currently at Rs 12500 million is expected to increase rapidly.
- While voluntary NPS for all Indian citizens with a minimum annual contribution of Rs 6,000 was made operational from May 2009, Swavlamban with a top-up of Rs 1,000 for members from the unorganised sector, is set to take off anytime now.
- Both the mandatory and voluntary NPS require accumulations till age 60, with no pre-retirement withdrawals, enabling compounding effect to benefit members.
- Recently, the interim PFRDA has raised the age of joining the NPS to 60 years from the previous 55 years.
- The NPS charges and fees for services of the points of presence (PoP) and for the central recordkeeping agency (CRA) are flat and fixed. Therefore, they adversely impact members with short period of accumulations.
- As an example, a member joining at the age of 59 contributing the minimum depositof Rs 500 pm and retiring at 60 would end up obtaining a negative 15.20% (annualised) return despite an assumed positive 10% growth by the pension fund due to a fixed cost of Rs780 in year one. However, as the balances grow, these charges become relatively less important.
- Thus, for the NPS members who are contributing only minimum amount required, raising the age of joining to 60, but leaving other design parameters unchanged,(and ignoringSwavlamban contributions), is likely to result in negligible returns under plausible assumptions.
- For those in the same age cohort contributing relatively large amounts annually to NPS (e.g. 2 lakh), it is the EET (Exempt at Investment, Exempt at Growth, and Taxed at withdrawals) which could result in negligible returns if the membership period is short. This is because whatever a member contributes between aged 57 - 59, is paid back at 60 as own taxable income.
- Raising the age for joining the NPS by the PFRDA provides an opportunity to seriously consider the following parametric reform for the pay-out phase for both the mandatory and voluntary NPS.
- It should be emphasised that these reforms should be considered as a package and not separately, though not all of them need to be introduced at the same time.
- First, the mandatory annuity requirement may be reconsidered. A phased-withdrawal program, under which a member does not join an insurance pool, but retains the annuity component (40%) of accumulated balances in a special interest-bearing account, or senior- citizen- bond may be a possibility.
- A member may be given options to withdraw principal plus interest every quarter for a period ranging from 10 to 20 years until the amount is exhausted. The bond could receive treatment similar to interest paid to senior citizens for fixed deposits.
- All members may choose this option up to a prescribed amount (e.g. Rs 10 lakh in 2010 prices). This would enable disciplined and stable withdrawal of funds over the period chosen.
- Alternatively, a member can opt to receive only interest / return as quarterly withdrawal in the initial period and withdraw accumulated balances in a phased manner at a later stage e.g. beginning at age 70.
- Under the phased withdrawal, there is no insurance pool, so a member retains the ownership of balances and therefore nominees benefit in the event of member’s death.
- PFRDA should encourage research and policy dialogue on phased withdrawal options appropriate for the NPS. This can also benefit micro-pension, and occupational pension plans.
- Second, the age of ‘retirement’ from NPS could be made more flexible. Thus a member may chose to partially withdraw the accumulated balances as lump-sum (60%); purchase mandatory annuity and, as proposed above, invest in a phased withdrawal plan, at any time between the age of 60 and 70. This will have several advantages.
- It will permit individuals to enter NPS even between ages of 55 and 60, and still have sufficient time to accumulate retirement funds.
- It will provide flexibility to individuals to choose the macroeconomic conditions, particularly the interest rate conditions, under which to purchase annuities, and participate in the proposed phased withdrawal program. For greater flexibility the age of withdrawal of lumpsum, and the purchase on annuity (and phased withdrawal program) could be separated. Thus, a person could withdraw lump-sum at age 60, but purchase the annuity anytime between 60 and 70 years.
- Flexibility in timing of annuity purchases will better enable suppliers of annuities and bonds, such as life insurance companies, to match their assets and liabilities; and help manage uncertainties in longevity trends.
- Third, the current EET treatment of NPS is disadvantageous to its growth compared with other instruments that are subject to EEE treatment. Thus, there is a strong case for exempting from income tax a reasonable proportion of accumulated NPS balances.
- As there is already a higher exemption level for senior citizens of Rs 240,000 currently, the two combined should enable even the middle class income earners to be exempt from income tax during old age. Simultaneously, the reported plans to harmonise EET treatment for other pension and provident fund plans in April 2011 should be implemented to minimise tax arbitrage.
- The above three parametric reforms in the mandatory and voluntary NPS will further strengthen the NPS design, and contribute to better retirement income security.
- They could also help in increasing NPS membership, which, to date, has been very disappointing with around 5,000 members, and meager balances of Rs 100 million.
- India’s current elderly population of about 105 million is projected to increase to 330 million by 2050.
- India’s demographic challenges arising from rapid ageing, and its need for fiscal consolidation (the current Greek crisis has lent greater urgency to this issue globally), strongly suggests that the PFRDA Bill be considered by the Parliament expeditiously; and parametric reforms of NPS suggested above be given urgent consideration.
RTI
N0.12/9/2009-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
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North Block, New Delhi Dated the 24th May, 2010
OFFICE-MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of fee under the Right to lnformation Act. 2005 - scope of sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Act.
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The Undersigned is directed to say that a question is raised from time to time whether a Public lnformation Officer (PIO) has power to charge fee under Section 7(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 in addition to fee prescribed under Sections 6(1), 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act.
2.Section 6(1) of the Act enables the Government to prescribe application fee and sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 7 to prescribe fee in addition to application fee for supply of information. On the other hand sub-section (3) of Section 7 provides the procedure which a PI0 has to follow for realizing the fee prescribed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of the Section. Details of fees that can be charged by a public authority under the Central Government are contained in the Right to information (Regulation of Fee & Cost) Rules, 2005. The Rules or the Act do not give power to the PI0 to charge any fee other than prescribed in the Fee and Cost Rules. Attention in this regard is invited to following extracts from the common order passed by the Central Information Commission in Appeal No. CI/MA/A/2008/0185 (Shri K.K. Kishore Vs. Institute of Company Secretaries of lndia) and Complaint No.CIC/WB/C/2007/00943 (Shri Subodh Jain Vs. Dy. Commissioner of Police) :
"The Act under proviso to sub-section (5) of Section 7 also provides that fee prescribed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 7 shall be reasonable and no such fee shall be charged from the persons who are below poverty line as may be determined by the Appropriate Government. The Government has already prescribed fees as deemed reasonable mandated under Sections 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act and in the view of the Commission, there is no provision for any further fee apart from the one already prescribed under Sections 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act".
"Thus, there is provision for charging of fee only under Section 6(1) which is the application fee; Section 7(1) which is the fee charged for photocopying etc. and Section 7 (5) which is for getting information in printed or electronic format. But there is no provision for any further fee and if any further fee is being charged by the Public Authorities in addition to what is already prescribed under Section 6(1), 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act, the same would be in contravention of the Right to Information Act. The "further fee" mentioned in Section 7(3) only refers to the procedure in availing of the further fee already prescribed under 7(5) of the RTI Act, which is "further" in terms of the basic fee of Rs.10/-. Section 7(3), therefore, provides for procedure for realizing the fees so prescribed".
3. The Commission, while delivering decision in above cases, recommended to this Department to make rules, for charging fee towards supply of information which may include fee for supply of books, maps, plans, documents, samples, models etc. that are priced and towards postal/courier charges for mailing information, when postal/courier charges are in excess of minimum slab prescribed by the Department of Posts and for other similar situations.
4. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee & Cost) Rules, 2005 already provide provisions for charging of fee for giving information in diskettes or floppies or in the form of photo copy; for providing samples, models, printed material like books, maps, plans etc; and for inspection of records. The Government have, however, not considered it desirable to charge fee towards expenditure involved in mailing information or overhead expenditure etc. Nevertheless, supply of information in a form which would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority is taken care of by Section 7(9) of the Act according to which information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought but supply of information in a particular form may be refused if supply of information in that form would divert the resources of the public authority disproportionately.
5. It is hereby clarified that where a Public Information Officer takes a decision to provide information on payment of fee in addition to the application fee, he should determine the quantum of such fee in accordance with the fee prescribed under the Fee and Cost Rules referred to above and give the details of such fee to the applicant together with the calculation made to arrive at such fee. Since the Act or the Rules do not provide for charging of fee towards postal expenses or cost involved in deployment of man power for supply of information etc., he should not ask the applicant to pay fee on such account. However, wherever supply of information in a particular form would disproportionately divert the resources of the publicauthority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the records, the PIO may refuse to supply the information in that form.
6. Contents of this OM may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
(K.G. Verma)
Director
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
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North Block, New Delhi Dated the 24th May, 2010
OFFICE-MEMORANDUM
Subject: Payment of fee under the Right to lnformation Act. 2005 - scope of sub-section (3) of Section 7 of the Act.
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The Undersigned is directed to say that a question is raised from time to time whether a Public lnformation Officer (PIO) has power to charge fee under Section 7(3) of the RTI Act, 2005 in addition to fee prescribed under Sections 6(1), 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act.
2.Section 6(1) of the Act enables the Government to prescribe application fee and sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 7 to prescribe fee in addition to application fee for supply of information. On the other hand sub-section (3) of Section 7 provides the procedure which a PI0 has to follow for realizing the fee prescribed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of the Section. Details of fees that can be charged by a public authority under the Central Government are contained in the Right to information (Regulation of Fee & Cost) Rules, 2005. The Rules or the Act do not give power to the PI0 to charge any fee other than prescribed in the Fee and Cost Rules. Attention in this regard is invited to following extracts from the common order passed by the Central Information Commission in Appeal No. CI/MA/A/2008/0185 (Shri K.K. Kishore Vs. Institute of Company Secretaries of lndia) and Complaint No.CIC/WB/C/2007/00943 (Shri Subodh Jain Vs. Dy. Commissioner of Police) :
"The Act under proviso to sub-section (5) of Section 7 also provides that fee prescribed under sub-sections (1) and (5) of Section 7 shall be reasonable and no such fee shall be charged from the persons who are below poverty line as may be determined by the Appropriate Government. The Government has already prescribed fees as deemed reasonable mandated under Sections 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act and in the view of the Commission, there is no provision for any further fee apart from the one already prescribed under Sections 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act".
"Thus, there is provision for charging of fee only under Section 6(1) which is the application fee; Section 7(1) which is the fee charged for photocopying etc. and Section 7 (5) which is for getting information in printed or electronic format. But there is no provision for any further fee and if any further fee is being charged by the Public Authorities in addition to what is already prescribed under Section 6(1), 7(1) and 7(5) of the Act, the same would be in contravention of the Right to Information Act. The "further fee" mentioned in Section 7(3) only refers to the procedure in availing of the further fee already prescribed under 7(5) of the RTI Act, which is "further" in terms of the basic fee of Rs.10/-. Section 7(3), therefore, provides for procedure for realizing the fees so prescribed".
3. The Commission, while delivering decision in above cases, recommended to this Department to make rules, for charging fee towards supply of information which may include fee for supply of books, maps, plans, documents, samples, models etc. that are priced and towards postal/courier charges for mailing information, when postal/courier charges are in excess of minimum slab prescribed by the Department of Posts and for other similar situations.
4. The Right to Information (Regulation of Fee & Cost) Rules, 2005 already provide provisions for charging of fee for giving information in diskettes or floppies or in the form of photo copy; for providing samples, models, printed material like books, maps, plans etc; and for inspection of records. The Government have, however, not considered it desirable to charge fee towards expenditure involved in mailing information or overhead expenditure etc. Nevertheless, supply of information in a form which would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority is taken care of by Section 7(9) of the Act according to which information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought but supply of information in a particular form may be refused if supply of information in that form would divert the resources of the public authority disproportionately.
5. It is hereby clarified that where a Public Information Officer takes a decision to provide information on payment of fee in addition to the application fee, he should determine the quantum of such fee in accordance with the fee prescribed under the Fee and Cost Rules referred to above and give the details of such fee to the applicant together with the calculation made to arrive at such fee. Since the Act or the Rules do not provide for charging of fee towards postal expenses or cost involved in deployment of man power for supply of information etc., he should not ask the applicant to pay fee on such account. However, wherever supply of information in a particular form would disproportionately divert the resources of the publicauthority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the records, the PIO may refuse to supply the information in that form.
6. Contents of this OM may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
(K.G. Verma)
Director
Childrens Education Allowance
The Representatives of Staff Side- National Council insisted in the 46th meeting of National council that the Children Education Allowance should be paid to the two studying Children instead of restricting it to the eldest two children. We welcome the staff side’s view, but at the same time it’s unfortunate that it made us to feel that they are not worried about the unwanted procedure framed for claiming the Children Education Allowance.
It has been clearly stated in the first two lines of 2nd Para of OFFICE MEMORANDUM issued on 2nd September 2008 by DOP&T that ‘In order to ensure that Government servants have no difficulty in claiming reimbursement, the procedure under this Scheme is being kept simple.’
But these two guidelines, mentioned below make the above instruction meaningless.
1 “Reimbursement should henceforth be made on the submission of original receipts on the basis of self-certification by the Government servant.”
2. “Under this scheme, reimbursement can be claimed once every quarter. The amount that can be claimed in a quarter could be more than Rs.3000 and in another quarter less than Rs.3000, subject to the annual ceiling of Rs.12000 /-per child being maintained”.
Is an admission certificate from the school not enough for claiming CEA?
Why don’t we avoid needless paper work by just giving Rs.1000/-per month as CEA?
It has been clearly stated in the first two lines of 2nd Para of OFFICE MEMORANDUM issued on 2nd September 2008 by DOP&T that ‘In order to ensure that Government servants have no difficulty in claiming reimbursement, the procedure under this Scheme is being kept simple.’
But these two guidelines, mentioned below make the above instruction meaningless.
1 “Reimbursement should henceforth be made on the submission of original receipts on the basis of self-certification by the Government servant.”
2. “Under this scheme, reimbursement can be claimed once every quarter. The amount that can be claimed in a quarter could be more than Rs.3000 and in another quarter less than Rs.3000, subject to the annual ceiling of Rs.12000 /-per child being maintained”.
Is an admission certificate from the school not enough for claiming CEA?
Why don’t we avoid needless paper work by just giving Rs.1000/-per month as CEA?
Medical Allowance for Pensioners
N0.4/25/2008- P&PW (D )
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS/ WELFARE)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110 003, Dated the 26 May 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government's decision on the recommendations of Fifth Central Pay Commission, the Govt. had issued instruction vide this Department's O.M. No.45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 19.12.97 for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.100/- per month to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas not covered under Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and corresponding health schemes administered by other Ministries/Departments for their retired employees for meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Further clarifications were issued vide this Department's O.M. Nos. 45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 24.8.98, 30.12.98 and 18.8.99.
2. The demand for enhancement of FMA has been under consideration of the Government for some time past. Sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for enhancement of the amount of FMA from Rs.100/- to Rs.300/- per month. The other conditions for grant of FMA shall continue to be in force.
3. These orders will take effect from 01.09.2008.
4. These orders are issued with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their I.D. Note No 347/E.V/2010 dated 14.5.2010 and in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their UO No. 36-Audit (Rules)/28-2-9 dated 26.5.2010.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Rajsingh)
Director
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS/ WELFARE)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110 003, Dated the 26 May 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government's decision on the recommendations of Fifth Central Pay Commission, the Govt. had issued instruction vide this Department's O.M. No.45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 19.12.97 for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.100/- per month to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas not covered under Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and corresponding health schemes administered by other Ministries/Departments for their retired employees for meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Further clarifications were issued vide this Department's O.M. Nos. 45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 24.8.98, 30.12.98 and 18.8.99.
2. The demand for enhancement of FMA has been under consideration of the Government for some time past. Sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for enhancement of the amount of FMA from Rs.100/- to Rs.300/- per month. The other conditions for grant of FMA shall continue to be in force.
3. These orders will take effect from 01.09.2008.
4. These orders are issued with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their I.D. Note No 347/E.V/2010 dated 14.5.2010 and in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their UO No. 36-Audit (Rules)/28-2-9 dated 26.5.2010.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Rajsingh)
Director
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.
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.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has written to the finance ministry seeking level playing field for NPS with other long-term savings schemes that will get tax benefits under the proposed Direct Taxes Code. “All we want is equal treatment,” a PFRDA official said.
NPS is currently under the Exempt-Exempt-Tax system, which means investment will be taxed when it is withdrawn. Provident fund and many of the small savings schemes are under the Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (EEE) regime, and are not taxed at any point.
“If the finance ministry plans to continue with the EEE regime for long-term saving schemes, we want the NPS also to get the same treatment,” the official said, requesting anonymity. “Several multinational companies are talking to us. We need more clarity on the tax treatment,” he said.
The pension regulator has, in its letter to the central board of direct taxes (CBDT), said tax benefits will make the scheme more attractive and will help increase its share.
While a few public sector units such as Nalco and Damodar Valley Corporation have already transferred a portion of their superannuation funds to the NPS, many private sector companies and public sector banks are also exploring the option as it would rid them of the headache of administering and managing the funds.
“This would be a good step. It would allow private companies to move their superannuation funds to the NPS,” said Amit Gopal, vice-president of pension consultant India Life Capital.
The PFRDA has further requested for an additional window under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act for contributions by subscribers’ employers.
Investments in specified schemes up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt under Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act. The budget for this year has given an additional exemption of Rs 20,000 for investments in infrastructure schemes.
Under Indian laws, companies with over 100 employees have to contribute 12% of an employee’s salary to the provident fund with an equal contribution from the employer.
The NPS, a defined contribution superannuation scheme for government employees, was thrown open to the private sector in May last year. The scheme offers subscribers the flexibility to decide their investment portfolio as well as choose between fund managers.
With weighted returns of over 12% annually, NPS is expected to be the ideal long-term saving instrument for workers in the unorganised sector. Its low fund management fees of 0.009% make it attractive.
The scheme, however, has managed only 6,500 private subscribers, partly because it does not enjoy some tax benefits given to private provident fund and private super annuation funds.
source : The Economic Times.
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.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has written to the finance ministry seeking level playing field for NPS with other long-term savings schemes that will get tax benefits under the proposed Direct Taxes Code. “All we want is equal treatment,” a PFRDA official said.
NPS is currently under the Exempt-Exempt-Tax system, which means investment will be taxed when it is withdrawn. Provident fund and many of the small savings schemes are under the Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (EEE) regime, and are not taxed at any point.
“If the finance ministry plans to continue with the EEE regime for long-term saving schemes, we want the NPS also to get the same treatment,” the official said, requesting anonymity. “Several multinational companies are talking to us. We need more clarity on the tax treatment,” he said.
The pension regulator has, in its letter to the central board of direct taxes (CBDT), said tax benefits will make the scheme more attractive and will help increase its share.
While a few public sector units such as Nalco and Damodar Valley Corporation have already transferred a portion of their superannuation funds to the NPS, many private sector companies and public sector banks are also exploring the option as it would rid them of the headache of administering and managing the funds.
“This would be a good step. It would allow private companies to move their superannuation funds to the NPS,” said Amit Gopal, vice-president of pension consultant India Life Capital.
The PFRDA has further requested for an additional window under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act for contributions by subscribers’ employers.
Investments in specified schemes up to Rs 1 lakh are exempt under Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act. The budget for this year has given an additional exemption of Rs 20,000 for investments in infrastructure schemes.
Under Indian laws, companies with over 100 employees have to contribute 12% of an employee’s salary to the provident fund with an equal contribution from the employer.
The NPS, a defined contribution superannuation scheme for government employees, was thrown open to the private sector in May last year. The scheme offers subscribers the flexibility to decide their investment portfolio as well as choose between fund managers.
With weighted returns of over 12% annually, NPS is expected to be the ideal long-term saving instrument for workers in the unorganised sector. Its low fund management fees of 0.009% make it attractive.
The scheme, however, has managed only 6,500 private subscribers, partly because it does not enjoy some tax benefits given to private provident fund and private super annuation funds.
source : The Economic Times.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
NPS Returns 14.82%
Central Government Employees NPS gives 14.82% average returns :
Central government employees who joined as a part of the contributory New Pension Scheme (NPS) have earned a weighted average return of 14.82 per cent during 2008-09, the first year when three fund managers managed a corpus of around Rs 2,000 crore.
This has outperformed any another form of Investment like PF etc. Its a Win Win situation for both Govt as well as Employees.
This is in contrast to the annual 8 per cent returns between January 2004 and March 2008 when the government had not transferred the money to the three fund managers – SBI Pension Fund, UTI Retirement Solutions and LIC Pension Fund.
The Centre moved all employees joining from January 1, 2004 to NPS, where they have to chip in with a contribution of 10 per cent of their basic salary with a matching contribution made by the government. While the money was being deducted, it was parked in a government account and earned a fixed rate of return.
While the corpus will increase this year, partly due to higher contribution and also due to the release of some of the arrears following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations, the equity investment is also expected to go up.
At present, around 5 per cent of the corpus is invested in equities against the permissible limit of 15 per cent.
This year onwards, the fund management fee is also going to decrease to 0.0009 per cent (or 0.09 basis points), in line with the pension scheme for non-government employees, as against up to 5 basis points last year.
In addition, state governments are expected to join the scheme. While 21 states have shown their willingness to join NPS, none of them have started releasing the funds as some of them, unlike the Centre, are reluctant to bear the costs, such as those related to the record-keeping agency.
Central government employees who joined as a part of the contributory New Pension Scheme (NPS) have earned a weighted average return of 14.82 per cent during 2008-09, the first year when three fund managers managed a corpus of around Rs 2,000 crore.
This has outperformed any another form of Investment like PF etc. Its a Win Win situation for both Govt as well as Employees.
This is in contrast to the annual 8 per cent returns between January 2004 and March 2008 when the government had not transferred the money to the three fund managers – SBI Pension Fund, UTI Retirement Solutions and LIC Pension Fund.
The Centre moved all employees joining from January 1, 2004 to NPS, where they have to chip in with a contribution of 10 per cent of their basic salary with a matching contribution made by the government. While the money was being deducted, it was parked in a government account and earned a fixed rate of return.
While the corpus will increase this year, partly due to higher contribution and also due to the release of some of the arrears following the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations, the equity investment is also expected to go up.
At present, around 5 per cent of the corpus is invested in equities against the permissible limit of 15 per cent.
This year onwards, the fund management fee is also going to decrease to 0.0009 per cent (or 0.09 basis points), in line with the pension scheme for non-government employees, as against up to 5 basis points last year.
In addition, state governments are expected to join the scheme. While 21 states have shown their willingness to join NPS, none of them have started releasing the funds as some of them, unlike the Centre, are reluctant to bear the costs, such as those related to the record-keeping agency.
Ranks to Cities
RANK OF CITIES ON SANITATION 2009-2010 :
TOP 25 CITIES
NATIONAL URBAN SANITATION POLICY
S.No - City - State - TOTAL
1.Chandigarh - CHANDIGARH - 73.480
2.Mysore - KARNATAKA - 70.650
3.Surat - GUJARAT - 69.080
4.N.D.M.C. - DELHI - 68.265
5.Delhi Cantt. - DELHI - 61.367
6.Tiruchirapalli - TAMIL NADU - 59.020
7.Jamshedpur - JHARKHAND - 57.960
8.Mangalore - KARNATAKA - 57.340
9.Rajkot - GUJARAT - 56.118
10.Kanpur - UTTAR PRADESH - 55.340
11.Navi Mumbai - MAHARASHTRA - 53.920
12 Bangalore - KARNATAKA - 53.637
13 Chennai - TAMIL NADU - 53.630
14 Rourkela Industrial Township - ORISSA - 53.400
15 Mandya - KARNATAKA - 53.330
16 Bidhannagar - WEST BENGAL - 52.820
17 Noida - UTTAR PRADESH - 51.910
18 Shillong - MEGHALAYA - 51.550
19 Ahmedabad - GUJARAT - 50.286
20 Alandur - TAMIL NADU - 50.240
21 Hardwar - UTTARKHAND - 49.850
22 Bidar - KARNATAKA - 49.820
23 Achalpur - MAHARASHTRA - 49.666
24 Vijayawada - ANDHRA PRADESH - 49.060
25 Kolkata - WEST BENGAL - 48.965.
TOP 25 CITIES
NATIONAL URBAN SANITATION POLICY
S.No - City - State - TOTAL
1.Chandigarh - CHANDIGARH - 73.480
2.Mysore - KARNATAKA - 70.650
3.Surat - GUJARAT - 69.080
4.N.D.M.C. - DELHI - 68.265
5.Delhi Cantt. - DELHI - 61.367
6.Tiruchirapalli - TAMIL NADU - 59.020
7.Jamshedpur - JHARKHAND - 57.960
8.Mangalore - KARNATAKA - 57.340
9.Rajkot - GUJARAT - 56.118
10.Kanpur - UTTAR PRADESH - 55.340
11.Navi Mumbai - MAHARASHTRA - 53.920
12 Bangalore - KARNATAKA - 53.637
13 Chennai - TAMIL NADU - 53.630
14 Rourkela Industrial Township - ORISSA - 53.400
15 Mandya - KARNATAKA - 53.330
16 Bidhannagar - WEST BENGAL - 52.820
17 Noida - UTTAR PRADESH - 51.910
18 Shillong - MEGHALAYA - 51.550
19 Ahmedabad - GUJARAT - 50.286
20 Alandur - TAMIL NADU - 50.240
21 Hardwar - UTTARKHAND - 49.850
22 Bidar - KARNATAKA - 49.820
23 Achalpur - MAHARASHTRA - 49.666
24 Vijayawada - ANDHRA PRADESH - 49.060
25 Kolkata - WEST BENGAL - 48.965.
CIC exceeding its powers ...
The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Central Information Commission (CIC) and its chief on its order against the DDA Vice-Chairman after he failed to appear before it with regard to an RTI matter, saying they had exceeded their powers.
“This is a case where the Central Information Commission and Chief Information Commissioner have travelled beyond their boundaries of power and have thereby transgressed the provisions of the very Act which created them,” said a Division Bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Veena Birbal.
The Bench set aside the CIC’s September 2009 order against the senior-most officer of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and said “no adverse inference could have been drawn for the absence of Vice-Chairman, DDA.”
The Bench said CIC “is a creature of the statute and its powers and functions are circumscribed by the statute.”
It could call any person to be present in the hearing before it for the purposes of giving evidence—oral or written or for producing any document.
“The Vice-Chairman, DDA was not summoned for either giving oral evidence or written evidence or to produce any document or things in his possession. He was directed to be present for other reason, that power is not there with the CIC,” the Court added.
The Court also set aside the Commission’s order appointing an enquiry committee to go into the details of servicing of the RTI Act by all wings and sections of DDA.
On September 22 last year, the CIC had formed the Committee comprising Director Ministry of Urban Development Shujata Chaturvedi, Dunu Roy from Hazards Centre and Pankaj KP Shreyaskar, Joint Registrar, and sought a report within 45 working days from the date of order.
The CIC order had come after Secretary DDA V M Bansal was not able to clarify various points raised by the Commission while hearing the plea of an RTI applicant Sarbajit Roy who had complained of poor implementation of RTI Act at the Authority.
source : The Hind.
“This is a case where the Central Information Commission and Chief Information Commissioner have travelled beyond their boundaries of power and have thereby transgressed the provisions of the very Act which created them,” said a Division Bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Veena Birbal.
The Bench set aside the CIC’s September 2009 order against the senior-most officer of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and said “no adverse inference could have been drawn for the absence of Vice-Chairman, DDA.”
The Bench said CIC “is a creature of the statute and its powers and functions are circumscribed by the statute.”
It could call any person to be present in the hearing before it for the purposes of giving evidence—oral or written or for producing any document.
“The Vice-Chairman, DDA was not summoned for either giving oral evidence or written evidence or to produce any document or things in his possession. He was directed to be present for other reason, that power is not there with the CIC,” the Court added.
The Court also set aside the Commission’s order appointing an enquiry committee to go into the details of servicing of the RTI Act by all wings and sections of DDA.
On September 22 last year, the CIC had formed the Committee comprising Director Ministry of Urban Development Shujata Chaturvedi, Dunu Roy from Hazards Centre and Pankaj KP Shreyaskar, Joint Registrar, and sought a report within 45 working days from the date of order.
The CIC order had come after Secretary DDA V M Bansal was not able to clarify various points raised by the Commission while hearing the plea of an RTI applicant Sarbajit Roy who had complained of poor implementation of RTI Act at the Authority.
source : The Hind.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
ASP movements in SR
The follg ASP movements in SR.
01. Sh.P.Karunanithi, ASP Estt, RO, Madurai to be ASP, Madurai North Sub Dn.
02. Smt.S.Ananthi, ASP, Madurai North Sub Dn to be ASP OD, Madurai Dn.
03. Sh.M.Balakrishnan, ASP, Tirunelveli to be ASP Estt, RO, Madurai.
04. Sh.P.Murugesan, ASP, Thuckaley to be ASP, Ambasamudhram.
05. Sh.J.Nagarajan, ASP to be ASP, Thuckaley.
congrats to all officers.
01. Sh.P.Karunanithi, ASP Estt, RO, Madurai to be ASP, Madurai North Sub Dn.
02. Smt.S.Ananthi, ASP, Madurai North Sub Dn to be ASP OD, Madurai Dn.
03. Sh.M.Balakrishnan, ASP, Tirunelveli to be ASP Estt, RO, Madurai.
04. Sh.P.Murugesan, ASP, Thuckaley to be ASP, Ambasamudhram.
05. Sh.J.Nagarajan, ASP to be ASP, Thuckaley.
congrats to all officers.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Addl Role of PSB Members
Members of Postal Services Board in-Charge of Circles :
Hon’ble Minister for Communication and IT has observed that there is no integration between top management and Circle level operations, with Postal Services Board, having six Members is virtually excluded from any effective role. He also observed that work distribution among Members in the Board is haphazard and unequal. To put in place an effective administrative mechanism with greater accountability and participation the Members of the PSB have been made in- charge of specific Circles as follows. This is in addition to their existing functional responsibilities.
Circles - Jurisdiction of Members of PSB
Central Zone - MP, Chhatisgarh, Orissa - Maj. Gen V Sadasivam
North Zone - HP, Haryana, Punjab, J & K - Ms. Manjula Prasher
South Zone - AP, TN, Karnataka, Kerala - Mr. P K Gopinath
North & Eastern Zone - UP, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand - Dr. Uday Balakrishna
East Zone - Bihar, WB, Assam, NE - Mrs. Indira Krishna Kumar
West Zone - Maharastra, Gujarat, Rajasthan - Mr. S Samant
source : IP ASP Andhra blog.
Hon’ble Minister for Communication and IT has observed that there is no integration between top management and Circle level operations, with Postal Services Board, having six Members is virtually excluded from any effective role. He also observed that work distribution among Members in the Board is haphazard and unequal. To put in place an effective administrative mechanism with greater accountability and participation the Members of the PSB have been made in- charge of specific Circles as follows. This is in addition to their existing functional responsibilities.
Circles - Jurisdiction of Members of PSB
Central Zone - MP, Chhatisgarh, Orissa - Maj. Gen V Sadasivam
North Zone - HP, Haryana, Punjab, J & K - Ms. Manjula Prasher
South Zone - AP, TN, Karnataka, Kerala - Mr. P K Gopinath
North & Eastern Zone - UP, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand - Dr. Uday Balakrishna
East Zone - Bihar, WB, Assam, NE - Mrs. Indira Krishna Kumar
West Zone - Maharastra, Gujarat, Rajasthan - Mr. S Samant
source : IP ASP Andhra blog.
BSNL Pay Revision
Revision of Pay Scales for Non-Executives Employees in BSNL w.e.f.01.01.2007
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
5th Floor, Harish Chander Mathur Lane, New Delhi - 110001
OFFICE ORDER (No. 10 of 2010)
File No. 1-16/2010-PAT (BSNL) Dated 07-05-2010
Sub: Revision of Pay Scales for Non-Executives Employees in BSNL w.e.f.01.01.2007
1.0 In prusuance of Agreement dated 07-05-2010 singned on behlaf of the BSNL Management with the representative union of non-executives employees of BSNL in terms of Department of Public Enterprises OM No. 2(7)2006-DPE(WC)-GL-XIV dated 09-11-2006, the undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the competent authority that the revised IDA Pay Scales in replacement of existing IDA Sclaes of Non-executive employees of BSNL effective from 01-01-2007, will be as under :
Sl.No. Grade Existing IDA Pay Scales(Rs.) Revised IDA Pay Scales(Rs.)
1 NE-1 4000 - 120 - 5800 7760 - 13320
2 NE-2 4060 - 125 - 5935 7840 - 14700
3 NE-3 4100 - 125 - 5975 7900 - 14880
4 NE-4 4250 - 130 - 6200 8150 - 15340
5 NE-5 4550 - 140 - 6650 8700 - 16840
6 NE-6 4720 - 150 - 6970 9020 - 17430
7 NE-7 5700 - 160 - 8100 10900 - 20400
8 NE-8 6550 - 185 - 9325 12520 - 23440
9 NE-9 7100 - 200 - 10100 13600 - 25420
10 NE-10 7800 - 225 - 11175 14900 - 27850
11 NE-11 8570 - 245 - 12245 16370 - 30630
SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE REVISION OF PAY SCALES FOR NON-EXECUTIVES EMPLOYEES IN BSNL...
2.0 Fitment Method :
2.1 Non-executives who where in the pre-revised non-executive pay scales before 01.01.07 will be placed in the corresponding revised non-executive pay scales as per the fitment formula given in para 2.3 below.
2.2 Non-executives joinging on or after 1.1.2007 will be placed in the initial stage of the revised pay scale in which they are appointed. In cases where emoluments in the pre-revised pay scale(s) on the date of joining BSNL [i.e. Basci Pay + DP/DA applicable on the date of joining] exceeds the sum of the pay fixed in the revised pay scale and applicable IDA thereon on the same date, the difference will be allowed as Personal Pay and it will be absorbed in future increments.
2.3 Fitment in the revised scale shall be made applicable as per following formula :
a) Basci Pay in the Pre-revised pay scale as on 01.01.2007 Plus
b) IDA neutralisation @ 68.8% on Basic Pay
c) Fitment benefit @ 30% on [Basic Pay + IDA(68.8%)]
d) The amount so arrived at, rounded off to the next multiple of 10 Rupees, shall be the Basic Pay in the revised pay scale.
2.4 Where non-executives drawing pay at two or more consecutive stages in the existing pay scale get bounched, then, in the revised IDA pay scale for every two stages so bunched, benefit of one increment will be given.
2.5 As per the fitment method mentioned in para 2.3 and para 2.4 above, scale-wise tables as on 01.01.2007 are enclosed as Annexure-I.
3.0 Annual Increment / Stagnation Increment / Pay Fixation on Promotion.
3.1 Annual Increment will be at the rate of 3% of the revised basic pay and will be rounded off to the next 10 Rupees.
4.0 Dearness Allowance :
100% DA neutralization will be adopted for all the non-executives, who are on IDA pattern of scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.2007. Thus DA as on 1.1.2007 will become zero with link point of All India consumer Price Index(AICPI) 2001=100, which is 126.33 as on 1.1.2007. The perodicity of adjustment will be once in three months, as per the existing practice for these categories. The quarterly IDA payable from 1.1.2007 will be as per new IDA scheme as given below:-
Date of Dearness Allowance Rate of Dearness Allowance (in percentage)
01.01.2007 - 0
01.04.2007 - 0.8
01.07.2007 - 1.3
01.10.2007 - 4.2
01.01.2008 - 5.8
01.04.2008 - 6.3
01.07.2008 - 9.2
01.10.2008 - 12.9
01.01.2009 - 16.6
01.04.2009 - 16.9
01.07.2009 - 18.5
01.10.2009 - 25.3
01.01.2010 - 30.9
01.04.2010 - 34.8
5.0 House Rent Allowance:
The house rent allowance to the non-executive employees of BSNL will be at the following rates and will be payable on revised pay w.e.f. 27th February, 2009 :-
Cities with Population - Rates of HRA
50 Lakhs & above - 30% of Basic Pay
5 to 50 Lakhs - 20% of Basic Pay
Less than 5 Lakhs - 10% of Basic Pay
6.0 City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)
CCA stands dispensed w.e.f.27.02.2009. The amount equal to CCA already paid to some employees in accordance with this office letter No.1-22/2009-PAT(BSNL) dated 04-06-2009, shall be adjusted against the pay revision arrears.
7.0 Perks and Allowance:
Perks & allowances will be paid as per existing regulatory conditions applicable in case of particular perks/allowance to the non-executive employees as per the details given below, with effect from 07.05.2010.
7.2 Allowances:
7.2.1 Transport Allowance
Existing amount will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when Transport Allowance for executives in general in BSNL is revised, which ever is earlier.
7.2.2 Transport Allowance for handicapped employees
Existing amount will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when Transport Allowance for executives in general in BSNL is revised, which ever is earlier.
7.2.3 Special (Duty) Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, Hard Area Allowance
Existing amount will continue on revised basic pay. The eligibilities and attendant conditions will be applicable as in the case of BSBL Executives.
7.2.4 Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Special Compensatory (bad climate) Allowance, Special Compensatory (HIll Areas) Allowance, and Scheduled / Tribal Area Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance as applicable to the relevant pre-revised pay slabs will be increased by 75%. The eligibilities and attendant condtions will be applicable as in the case of BSNL Executives.
7.2.5 City Maintenacne Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.6 Cash Handling Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.7 Escort Allowance (Gr. D accompanying Cashier)
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.8 Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy.
Existing rates & amount will continue
7.3 Perks Specific in BSNL:
7.3.1 Food Allowance - Discontinued
7.3.2 Skill Up-gradation Allowance - In order to help non-executive employees of BSNL up-grade their skills, a new allowance @ 2% of revised basic pay per month will be paid
7.3.3 Rural Duty Allowance - Existing amount will continue
7.4 Other Misc. Allowance:
7.4.1 OTA - Existing rate will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012
7.4.2 TA, DA and Hotel Rates - Existing rate will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when these allowances are revised for executives in general in BSNL, whichever is earlier.
7.4.3 Training Allowance - The rate of Training Allowance stands modified to 7.5% of revised basic pay
7.4.4 Fixed Conveyance Allowance - Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%
7.5 Holidays, Leave, Working Hours and LTC etc.
7.5.1 Holidays and Casual Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.2 Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave & Commuted Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.3 Paternity Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.4 Working Hours - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.5 LTC - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.6 Earned Leave Encashment - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.7 Uniform, Stiching Charges, Rain Coats, chappals, Shoes, Washing Allowance etc. - Existing arrangement will continue till an alternate policy is worked out by a joint committee of Management and staff side.
7.5.8 Family Planning Increment - Existing amount on corresponding pre-revised scale will continue. It will be revised as and when such revision takes place for Executives.
7.5.9 Other Special Pay Existing in BSNL - Existing rates / amount on corresponding pre-revised scale will continue. It will be revised as and when suchrevision takes place for Executives
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
5th Floor, Harish Chander Mathur Lane, New Delhi - 110001
OFFICE ORDER (No. 10 of 2010)
File No. 1-16/2010-PAT (BSNL) Dated 07-05-2010
Sub: Revision of Pay Scales for Non-Executives Employees in BSNL w.e.f.01.01.2007
1.0 In prusuance of Agreement dated 07-05-2010 singned on behlaf of the BSNL Management with the representative union of non-executives employees of BSNL in terms of Department of Public Enterprises OM No. 2(7)2006-DPE(WC)-GL-XIV dated 09-11-2006, the undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the competent authority that the revised IDA Pay Scales in replacement of existing IDA Sclaes of Non-executive employees of BSNL effective from 01-01-2007, will be as under :
Sl.No. Grade Existing IDA Pay Scales(Rs.) Revised IDA Pay Scales(Rs.)
1 NE-1 4000 - 120 - 5800 7760 - 13320
2 NE-2 4060 - 125 - 5935 7840 - 14700
3 NE-3 4100 - 125 - 5975 7900 - 14880
4 NE-4 4250 - 130 - 6200 8150 - 15340
5 NE-5 4550 - 140 - 6650 8700 - 16840
6 NE-6 4720 - 150 - 6970 9020 - 17430
7 NE-7 5700 - 160 - 8100 10900 - 20400
8 NE-8 6550 - 185 - 9325 12520 - 23440
9 NE-9 7100 - 200 - 10100 13600 - 25420
10 NE-10 7800 - 225 - 11175 14900 - 27850
11 NE-11 8570 - 245 - 12245 16370 - 30630
SOME SALIENT FEATURES OF THE REVISION OF PAY SCALES FOR NON-EXECUTIVES EMPLOYEES IN BSNL...
2.0 Fitment Method :
2.1 Non-executives who where in the pre-revised non-executive pay scales before 01.01.07 will be placed in the corresponding revised non-executive pay scales as per the fitment formula given in para 2.3 below.
2.2 Non-executives joinging on or after 1.1.2007 will be placed in the initial stage of the revised pay scale in which they are appointed. In cases where emoluments in the pre-revised pay scale(s) on the date of joining BSNL [i.e. Basci Pay + DP/DA applicable on the date of joining] exceeds the sum of the pay fixed in the revised pay scale and applicable IDA thereon on the same date, the difference will be allowed as Personal Pay and it will be absorbed in future increments.
2.3 Fitment in the revised scale shall be made applicable as per following formula :
a) Basci Pay in the Pre-revised pay scale as on 01.01.2007 Plus
b) IDA neutralisation @ 68.8% on Basic Pay
c) Fitment benefit @ 30% on [Basic Pay + IDA(68.8%)]
d) The amount so arrived at, rounded off to the next multiple of 10 Rupees, shall be the Basic Pay in the revised pay scale.
2.4 Where non-executives drawing pay at two or more consecutive stages in the existing pay scale get bounched, then, in the revised IDA pay scale for every two stages so bunched, benefit of one increment will be given.
2.5 As per the fitment method mentioned in para 2.3 and para 2.4 above, scale-wise tables as on 01.01.2007 are enclosed as Annexure-I.
3.0 Annual Increment / Stagnation Increment / Pay Fixation on Promotion.
3.1 Annual Increment will be at the rate of 3% of the revised basic pay and will be rounded off to the next 10 Rupees.
4.0 Dearness Allowance :
100% DA neutralization will be adopted for all the non-executives, who are on IDA pattern of scales of pay w.e.f. 1.1.2007. Thus DA as on 1.1.2007 will become zero with link point of All India consumer Price Index(AICPI) 2001=100, which is 126.33 as on 1.1.2007. The perodicity of adjustment will be once in three months, as per the existing practice for these categories. The quarterly IDA payable from 1.1.2007 will be as per new IDA scheme as given below:-
Date of Dearness Allowance Rate of Dearness Allowance (in percentage)
01.01.2007 - 0
01.04.2007 - 0.8
01.07.2007 - 1.3
01.10.2007 - 4.2
01.01.2008 - 5.8
01.04.2008 - 6.3
01.07.2008 - 9.2
01.10.2008 - 12.9
01.01.2009 - 16.6
01.04.2009 - 16.9
01.07.2009 - 18.5
01.10.2009 - 25.3
01.01.2010 - 30.9
01.04.2010 - 34.8
5.0 House Rent Allowance:
The house rent allowance to the non-executive employees of BSNL will be at the following rates and will be payable on revised pay w.e.f. 27th February, 2009 :-
Cities with Population - Rates of HRA
50 Lakhs & above - 30% of Basic Pay
5 to 50 Lakhs - 20% of Basic Pay
Less than 5 Lakhs - 10% of Basic Pay
6.0 City Compensatory Allowance (CCA)
CCA stands dispensed w.e.f.27.02.2009. The amount equal to CCA already paid to some employees in accordance with this office letter No.1-22/2009-PAT(BSNL) dated 04-06-2009, shall be adjusted against the pay revision arrears.
7.0 Perks and Allowance:
Perks & allowances will be paid as per existing regulatory conditions applicable in case of particular perks/allowance to the non-executive employees as per the details given below, with effect from 07.05.2010.
7.2 Allowances:
7.2.1 Transport Allowance
Existing amount will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when Transport Allowance for executives in general in BSNL is revised, which ever is earlier.
7.2.2 Transport Allowance for handicapped employees
Existing amount will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when Transport Allowance for executives in general in BSNL is revised, which ever is earlier.
7.2.3 Special (Duty) Allowance, Island Special Duty Allowance, Hard Area Allowance
Existing amount will continue on revised basic pay. The eligibilities and attendant conditions will be applicable as in the case of BSBL Executives.
7.2.4 Special Compensatory (Remote Locality) Allowance, Special Compensatory (bad climate) Allowance, Special Compensatory (HIll Areas) Allowance, and Scheduled / Tribal Area Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance as applicable to the relevant pre-revised pay slabs will be increased by 75%. The eligibilities and attendant condtions will be applicable as in the case of BSNL Executives.
7.2.5 City Maintenacne Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.6 Cash Handling Allowance.
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.7 Escort Allowance (Gr. D accompanying Cashier)
Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%.
7.2.8 Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy.
Existing rates & amount will continue
7.3 Perks Specific in BSNL:
7.3.1 Food Allowance - Discontinued
7.3.2 Skill Up-gradation Allowance - In order to help non-executive employees of BSNL up-grade their skills, a new allowance @ 2% of revised basic pay per month will be paid
7.3.3 Rural Duty Allowance - Existing amount will continue
7.4 Other Misc. Allowance:
7.4.1 OTA - Existing rate will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012
7.4.2 TA, DA and Hotel Rates - Existing rate will continue. It will be reviewed on 01.01.2012 or as and when these allowances are revised for executives in general in BSNL, whichever is earlier.
7.4.3 Training Allowance - The rate of Training Allowance stands modified to 7.5% of revised basic pay
7.4.4 Fixed Conveyance Allowance - Existing amount of allowance stands increased by 50%
7.5 Holidays, Leave, Working Hours and LTC etc.
7.5.1 Holidays and Casual Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.2 Earned Leave, Half Pay Leave & Commuted Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.3 Paternity Leave - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.4 Working Hours - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.5 LTC - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.6 Earned Leave Encashment - Existing arrangement in respect of non-executives employees will continue.
7.5.7 Uniform, Stiching Charges, Rain Coats, chappals, Shoes, Washing Allowance etc. - Existing arrangement will continue till an alternate policy is worked out by a joint committee of Management and staff side.
7.5.8 Family Planning Increment - Existing amount on corresponding pre-revised scale will continue. It will be revised as and when such revision takes place for Executives.
7.5.9 Other Special Pay Existing in BSNL - Existing rates / amount on corresponding pre-revised scale will continue. It will be revised as and when suchrevision takes place for Executives
Monday, May 17, 2010
HOOOTTTT...
சுட்டெரிக்கும் அக்னி வெயிலுக்கு இதம் தரும் வகையில், வெப்பத்தைத் தணிக்கும், 'வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகள்' விற்பனை சென்னையில் அமோகமாக நடந்து வருகிறது.தமிழகத்தில் கோடையில் தாக்கம் உச்சக்கட்டத்தை எட்டியுள்ளது. அக்னி வெயில் நூறு டிகிரியைத் தாண்டி மக்களை வறுத்தெடுத்து வருகிறது. வெளியில் தான் தலை காட்ட முடியவில்லை என்றால், வெயிலுக்கு பயந்து வீடுகளில் முடங்கிக் கிடப்போரின் நிலையோ அதை விட பரிதாபம்.
மின் விசிறிகள் சுழன்றாலும், அனல் காற்றைத்தான் கக்குகின்றன. இதனால், வீட்டிற்குள்ளும் கோடையின் தாக்கம் விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை.வீடுகளில் குளிர்சாதன இயந்திரங்களை வைத்துள்ளோர் கோடையில் சற்று நிம்மதியாக இருந்தாலும், நடுத்தர மக்கள் அப்படி இருக்க முடிவதில்லை. அத்தகையோர் வீட்டுக்குள் வெப்பத்தின் தாக்கத்தை தணிக்க கதவு, ஜன்னல் திரைச் சீலைகளில் கவனம் செலுத்துகின்றனர். அவர்களுக்காகவே, தற்போது 'வெட்டிவேர்' தட்டிகள் விற்பனைக்கு வந்துள்ளன.
வெப்பத்தை தணித்து, குளிர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்தும் தன்மை வெட்டி வேருக்கு உண்டு. இதனால்தான், தலையில் தேய்க்கும் எண்ணெயில், வெட்டிவேர் போட்டு வைக்கும் பழக்கம் நம்மூர் பெண்களிடம் இருந்து வருகிறது. அதனடிப்படையில்தான் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகள் தயாரிக்கப்படுகின்றன.மூங்கிலைக் கொண்டு பல விதமான தயாரிக்கப்படும் தட்டிகள், சதுர அடி 25 முதல் 40 ரூபாய் வரை விற்பனையாகிறது.
வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகள் சதுர அடி 50 முதல் 70 ரூபாய் வரை விற்கப்படுகிறது. சென்னை வால்டாக்ஸ் சாலையில் தட்டி தயாரிப்பில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளோர், தற்போது, வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகள் தயாரிப்பில் ஆர்வம் காட்டி வருகின்றனர்.
தட்டி தயாரித்து வரும் வாலிபர் குரு கூறும்போது,கோடை காலத்தில் கதவு, ஜன்னலோரத்தில் வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகளை மாட்டிவிட்டு, வெட்டி வேரில் தண்ணீர் தெளித்தால் போதும். அனல் காற்று உள்ளே வராது; வெப்பம் தணிந்து அறைகள் குளிர்ச்சியாக இருக்கும். இதனால் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதிப்பும் வராது'' என்றார்.கோடை வெப்பத்திலிருந்து தப்பிக்க நடுத்தர மக்கள் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகளை ஆர்வமுடன் வாங்குகின்றனர். அக்னியைத் தணிக்கும் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகள் ஏழைகளின், மலிவு விலை 'ஏசி' என்றே சொல்லலாம்.
source : Dinamalar.
மின் விசிறிகள் சுழன்றாலும், அனல் காற்றைத்தான் கக்குகின்றன. இதனால், வீட்டிற்குள்ளும் கோடையின் தாக்கம் விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை.வீடுகளில் குளிர்சாதன இயந்திரங்களை வைத்துள்ளோர் கோடையில் சற்று நிம்மதியாக இருந்தாலும், நடுத்தர மக்கள் அப்படி இருக்க முடிவதில்லை. அத்தகையோர் வீட்டுக்குள் வெப்பத்தின் தாக்கத்தை தணிக்க கதவு, ஜன்னல் திரைச் சீலைகளில் கவனம் செலுத்துகின்றனர். அவர்களுக்காகவே, தற்போது 'வெட்டிவேர்' தட்டிகள் விற்பனைக்கு வந்துள்ளன.
வெப்பத்தை தணித்து, குளிர்ச்சியை ஏற்படுத்தும் தன்மை வெட்டி வேருக்கு உண்டு. இதனால்தான், தலையில் தேய்க்கும் எண்ணெயில், வெட்டிவேர் போட்டு வைக்கும் பழக்கம் நம்மூர் பெண்களிடம் இருந்து வருகிறது. அதனடிப்படையில்தான் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகள் தயாரிக்கப்படுகின்றன.மூங்கிலைக் கொண்டு பல விதமான தயாரிக்கப்படும் தட்டிகள், சதுர அடி 25 முதல் 40 ரூபாய் வரை விற்பனையாகிறது.
வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகள் சதுர அடி 50 முதல் 70 ரூபாய் வரை விற்கப்படுகிறது. சென்னை வால்டாக்ஸ் சாலையில் தட்டி தயாரிப்பில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளோர், தற்போது, வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகள் தயாரிப்பில் ஆர்வம் காட்டி வருகின்றனர்.
தட்டி தயாரித்து வரும் வாலிபர் குரு கூறும்போது,கோடை காலத்தில் கதவு, ஜன்னலோரத்தில் வெட்டி வேர் தட்டிகளை மாட்டிவிட்டு, வெட்டி வேரில் தண்ணீர் தெளித்தால் போதும். அனல் காற்று உள்ளே வராது; வெப்பம் தணிந்து அறைகள் குளிர்ச்சியாக இருக்கும். இதனால் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதிப்பும் வராது'' என்றார்.கோடை வெப்பத்திலிருந்து தப்பிக்க நடுத்தர மக்கள் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகளை ஆர்வமுடன் வாங்குகின்றனர். அக்னியைத் தணிக்கும் வெட்டிவேர் தட்டிகள் ஏழைகளின், மலிவு விலை 'ஏசி' என்றே சொல்லலாம்.
source : Dinamalar.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
New comers in NPS
Banks, insurers, Konkan Rly to join new pension scheme :
The New Pension System will get a boost with many banks, insurance companies, Konkan Railway and Damodar Valley Corporation slated to put their retirement corpus into the contributory pension scheme.
“Damodar Valley Corporation and Indian Banks Association are coming in. The Konkan Railway has shown interest. Some insurance companies too are likely to join the scheme. There are lots of companies which are showing interest now,” an official with the P ension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said.
The Indian Banks Association, according to the official, has said new bank recruits who join from April 2010 will be included in NPS. Besides, insurance companies are looking at similar provisions for their new employees.
“Companies which do not have the EPFO liability can directly come to us. Those who have EPFO liability can make contribution over and above EPFO,” the official said, adding the fund managers would be decided by companies themselves.
There are six fund managers for the citizens’ scheme. These include IDFC Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra, SBI, UTI Asset Management, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and Reliance MF.
Initially, the NPS was launched for the Central government employees joining service from January 1, 2004, but from last May it was extended to all citizens.
According to the information available on the PFRDA Website, as many as 8,78,713 subscribers have joined the NPS till last month, which include 5,532 from the unorganised sector. Out of this, a large majority of 6,09,376 subscribers are the Central gover nment employees, apart from 2,55,903 state government employees.
National Aluminium Company was the first public sector undertaking to move its employees retirement funds to the New Pension System to a contribution of 6 per cent of the basic pay into the NPS.
Source: PTI
The New Pension System will get a boost with many banks, insurance companies, Konkan Railway and Damodar Valley Corporation slated to put their retirement corpus into the contributory pension scheme.
“Damodar Valley Corporation and Indian Banks Association are coming in. The Konkan Railway has shown interest. Some insurance companies too are likely to join the scheme. There are lots of companies which are showing interest now,” an official with the P ension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said.
The Indian Banks Association, according to the official, has said new bank recruits who join from April 2010 will be included in NPS. Besides, insurance companies are looking at similar provisions for their new employees.
“Companies which do not have the EPFO liability can directly come to us. Those who have EPFO liability can make contribution over and above EPFO,” the official said, adding the fund managers would be decided by companies themselves.
There are six fund managers for the citizens’ scheme. These include IDFC Mutual Fund, Kotak Mahindra, SBI, UTI Asset Management, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and Reliance MF.
Initially, the NPS was launched for the Central government employees joining service from January 1, 2004, but from last May it was extended to all citizens.
According to the information available on the PFRDA Website, as many as 8,78,713 subscribers have joined the NPS till last month, which include 5,532 from the unorganised sector. Out of this, a large majority of 6,09,376 subscribers are the Central gover nment employees, apart from 2,55,903 state government employees.
National Aluminium Company was the first public sector undertaking to move its employees retirement funds to the New Pension System to a contribution of 6 per cent of the basic pay into the NPS.
Source: PTI
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Photo ID for Savings Schemes
GoI introduced for submission of 3 Photo IDs for opening of Savings Schemes inorder to protect PMLA 2002 Act. (Prevention of Money Laundering Act).
Ministry of Finance, Dept of Expenditure Memo No : F 4 / 1 / 2010 / NS-II Dt. 12.04.10.
Dte Lr No : 96 - 26 / 2010 - FS Dt. 27.04.10.
The Scanned orders is available in the below Link. Users can click, download & unzip.
New SB Norms
Ministry of Finance, Dept of Expenditure Memo No : F 4 / 1 / 2010 / NS-II Dt. 12.04.10.
Dte Lr No : 96 - 26 / 2010 - FS Dt. 27.04.10.
The Scanned orders is available in the below Link. Users can click, download & unzip.
New SB Norms
Monday, May 10, 2010
CS Desk
All India Association of Inspectors and Assistant Superintendents of Post Offices, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai – 600 002
R. Balachander, K.Ezhil, T.Padbanabhan,
Circle President & SPOs, Circle Secretary & ASP (OD), Circle Treasurer & ASP (OD)
Kanchipuram Division, O/o SSPOs, Thanjavur Dn, O/o Supdt. Of post Offices,
Kanchipuram 631 501 Thanjavur 613 001. Cuddalore 607 001
No.AIAIPASP/Text Book/2010 Dated 01-05-2010
To
Ms S. Shanthi Nair, IPS., Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 002
Respected Madam,
This is regarding hurdles faced by IPs/ASPs in collection and delivery of text books in Tamilnadu Circle.
It was ordered to collect text books from Ware house/text book depots and deliver them to Elementary/High/Higher secondary schools in Tamilnadu. Department has collected Rs.900/- per ton for Home district and Rs.950/- for other district from State Government and Divisional heads have been instructed to incur expenditure to the extent of Rs 550/- per ton for the work done for schools in the same district in which depot is available and Rs 650/- in other cases. It was claimed that this scheme would fetch a sum of Rs 400/300 per ton (being the difference) and a huge sum was projected as PROFIT to be gained by the department.
But the scheme was not properly implemented as per instructions issued by the Circle Office and it is not likely to earn profit as projected for the following reasons:-
i. As per the instructions, tender has to be floated for engaging Lorries for transportation and rate is to be fixed at regional level. This was not done. IPs/ASPs have to engage vehicles locally as per the prevailing rates. Hence, the ceiling fixed by the Circle Office could not be adhered to.
ii. In few areas text books are kept at ware houses and we have to engage load men available there. They do not permit to bring outsiders for this work. They are charging more amount than the amount fixed by the Circle Office. Further, bringing the book out side the depot and loading them in lorries after segregating them school-wise is charged as two operations and charges for the same are to be paid by us. When this fact was reported to Circle Office, oral instructions were issued to carry out the work by paying the charges demanded by load men and the work was commenced.
iii. Unloading charges can not be paid according to tonnage as the work is to be done at different places and this is being done paying daily wages to the load men.
iv. It was stated that complete set of text books would be available at the depots and we have to collect and distribute to the schools. But, actually books pertaining to class 6th to 10th only were available initially due to want of accommodation at the Depot and when it was informed to C.O, it was directed orally to lift those books first. Thereafter 11th standards were not available at the depots. When this was reported to Circle Office, oral instructions were issued to deliver the available books first without waiting for receipt of 11th standard books. This has resulted in duplication and triplication of work and the vehicles have to traverse throughout the divisions thrice to complete the work which has escalated the cost.
v. Further, in r/o other Districts, the RO, Text book was not prepared to segregate the books school-wise at the Depot, but the entire load for the District was consigned to a school in the district to serve as a sub-godown. From there the books were to be segregated and then dispatched to the ultimate schools. This resulted in 2 times of loading and unloading. This was also pointed out to the C.O and it was permitted orally.
vi. Delivery of books could be performed only during night hours as taking the books out of the depot, sorting them school-wise and loading takes nearly 5 to 6 hours for 10 tonnes. Due to this, officials entrusted with this work are suffering much and assistance from staff available in post offices could not be available during Mid night and this work can be done only with load men brought from the originating station as searching for load men in local area during mid night it not at all possible. This has escalated the cost of operation.
vii. As per the scheme, the AEEO should arrange to segregate the books school-wise with the assistance of their staff. But in some blocks like Tiruvarur and Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District there was no such co-operation and the work was done by the IPs/ASPs with the assistance of GDS/Labourers to tackle the situation timely.
viii. Due to the reasons mentioned above, the cost of the operations could not be kept within the rates permitted by the Circle Office. IPs/ASPs are compelled to complete the work hurriedly without allowing time for proper planning and execution. It is learnt that some of the SPOs has also instructed the IPs/ASPs to credit the amount incurred in excess of prescribed limits. This is nothing but harassing, as already pointed out in the pre-paras, the scheme is having lot of inherent mistakes in calculation and projection of Profit without taking into account the actual rates. It is very difficult to believe that State Government which is doing this work, years together and completely aware of the practical situation would pay a hefty sum to the department more than the actual expenditure to book profit.
ix. While scrutinizing the route lists and charges paid by the AEOs for delivering books to elementary schools and middle schools during previous years, it is observed that the charges already paid by them last year for collection and delivery is much more than the total amount now paid to the department. If it is so, how the Poor IPs/ASPs can complete the work within the amount within the ceiling and earn profit?
Therefore, proper assessment of cost effectiveness of the project considering the actual involvement of departmental staff, GDS and outsider work force utilized, feasibility of distribution in one lump of all books at a time, co-operation of Educational Department of State Government staff, etc should be weighed so that our Department fetches more revenue for the great ordeal undertaken by our staff.
The IPs and ASPs of our Circle so far co-operated fully and effectively for the success of this project for the past two years. However, considering the above factors the IPs and ASPs should not be disturbed in future for such petty works which undermine the status of this cadre as well as affecting the regular duties like investigation, inspections, preventive vigilance, RPLI and so on and so forth which are the prime functions of this cadre.
Hence, it is requested that the Chief PMG may personally look into this matter and try to get additional amount from State Government as per practical calculations or scrap the scheme. In any case, IPs/ASPs doing the work even during midnights without proper assistance should not be penalized for escalated cost. It is once again requested that IPs and ASPs should not be disturbed for such petty works, in future.
Thanking you madam,
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
/K. EZHIL/ Circle Secretar
R. Balachander, K.Ezhil, T.Padbanabhan,
Circle President & SPOs, Circle Secretary & ASP (OD), Circle Treasurer & ASP (OD)
Kanchipuram Division, O/o SSPOs, Thanjavur Dn, O/o Supdt. Of post Offices,
Kanchipuram 631 501 Thanjavur 613 001. Cuddalore 607 001
No.AIAIPASP/Text Book/2010 Dated 01-05-2010
To
Ms S. Shanthi Nair, IPS., Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600 002
Respected Madam,
This is regarding hurdles faced by IPs/ASPs in collection and delivery of text books in Tamilnadu Circle.
It was ordered to collect text books from Ware house/text book depots and deliver them to Elementary/High/Higher secondary schools in Tamilnadu. Department has collected Rs.900/- per ton for Home district and Rs.950/- for other district from State Government and Divisional heads have been instructed to incur expenditure to the extent of Rs 550/- per ton for the work done for schools in the same district in which depot is available and Rs 650/- in other cases. It was claimed that this scheme would fetch a sum of Rs 400/300 per ton (being the difference) and a huge sum was projected as PROFIT to be gained by the department.
But the scheme was not properly implemented as per instructions issued by the Circle Office and it is not likely to earn profit as projected for the following reasons:-
i. As per the instructions, tender has to be floated for engaging Lorries for transportation and rate is to be fixed at regional level. This was not done. IPs/ASPs have to engage vehicles locally as per the prevailing rates. Hence, the ceiling fixed by the Circle Office could not be adhered to.
ii. In few areas text books are kept at ware houses and we have to engage load men available there. They do not permit to bring outsiders for this work. They are charging more amount than the amount fixed by the Circle Office. Further, bringing the book out side the depot and loading them in lorries after segregating them school-wise is charged as two operations and charges for the same are to be paid by us. When this fact was reported to Circle Office, oral instructions were issued to carry out the work by paying the charges demanded by load men and the work was commenced.
iii. Unloading charges can not be paid according to tonnage as the work is to be done at different places and this is being done paying daily wages to the load men.
iv. It was stated that complete set of text books would be available at the depots and we have to collect and distribute to the schools. But, actually books pertaining to class 6th to 10th only were available initially due to want of accommodation at the Depot and when it was informed to C.O, it was directed orally to lift those books first. Thereafter 11th standards were not available at the depots. When this was reported to Circle Office, oral instructions were issued to deliver the available books first without waiting for receipt of 11th standard books. This has resulted in duplication and triplication of work and the vehicles have to traverse throughout the divisions thrice to complete the work which has escalated the cost.
v. Further, in r/o other Districts, the RO, Text book was not prepared to segregate the books school-wise at the Depot, but the entire load for the District was consigned to a school in the district to serve as a sub-godown. From there the books were to be segregated and then dispatched to the ultimate schools. This resulted in 2 times of loading and unloading. This was also pointed out to the C.O and it was permitted orally.
vi. Delivery of books could be performed only during night hours as taking the books out of the depot, sorting them school-wise and loading takes nearly 5 to 6 hours for 10 tonnes. Due to this, officials entrusted with this work are suffering much and assistance from staff available in post offices could not be available during Mid night and this work can be done only with load men brought from the originating station as searching for load men in local area during mid night it not at all possible. This has escalated the cost of operation.
vii. As per the scheme, the AEEO should arrange to segregate the books school-wise with the assistance of their staff. But in some blocks like Tiruvarur and Kodavasal in Tiruvarur District there was no such co-operation and the work was done by the IPs/ASPs with the assistance of GDS/Labourers to tackle the situation timely.
viii. Due to the reasons mentioned above, the cost of the operations could not be kept within the rates permitted by the Circle Office. IPs/ASPs are compelled to complete the work hurriedly without allowing time for proper planning and execution. It is learnt that some of the SPOs has also instructed the IPs/ASPs to credit the amount incurred in excess of prescribed limits. This is nothing but harassing, as already pointed out in the pre-paras, the scheme is having lot of inherent mistakes in calculation and projection of Profit without taking into account the actual rates. It is very difficult to believe that State Government which is doing this work, years together and completely aware of the practical situation would pay a hefty sum to the department more than the actual expenditure to book profit.
ix. While scrutinizing the route lists and charges paid by the AEOs for delivering books to elementary schools and middle schools during previous years, it is observed that the charges already paid by them last year for collection and delivery is much more than the total amount now paid to the department. If it is so, how the Poor IPs/ASPs can complete the work within the amount within the ceiling and earn profit?
Therefore, proper assessment of cost effectiveness of the project considering the actual involvement of departmental staff, GDS and outsider work force utilized, feasibility of distribution in one lump of all books at a time, co-operation of Educational Department of State Government staff, etc should be weighed so that our Department fetches more revenue for the great ordeal undertaken by our staff.
The IPs and ASPs of our Circle so far co-operated fully and effectively for the success of this project for the past two years. However, considering the above factors the IPs and ASPs should not be disturbed in future for such petty works which undermine the status of this cadre as well as affecting the regular duties like investigation, inspections, preventive vigilance, RPLI and so on and so forth which are the prime functions of this cadre.
Hence, it is requested that the Chief PMG may personally look into this matter and try to get additional amount from State Government as per practical calculations or scrap the scheme. In any case, IPs/ASPs doing the work even during midnights without proper assistance should not be penalized for escalated cost. It is once again requested that IPs and ASPs should not be disturbed for such petty works, in future.
Thanking you madam,
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
/K. EZHIL/ Circle Secretar
Centre to dole out payouts to performing employees
Bonus Points: Centre to dole out payouts to performing employees :
The Indian government is finally going the corporate way. The stage has been set for introducing performance-linked payouts which may force over five million central government employees to deliver their best.
What may make even corporate executives envious of the new bonanza for central government employees, particularly of the brass, is the proposal of a 20% hike for the best performers over and above the raise that they had received after the sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations two years ago.
Yet for the babus, it won’t be a cakewalk either, as the formula of assessing the government employees as proposed by performance management division under the cabinet secretariat, has ruled out paying even a penny to an official if his ministry scores 70 or below in a scale of 100.
But a secretary of a high performing ministry which meets 100% target will be eligible to receive Rs 2.4 lakh extra per year if the cabinet secretariat’s proposal of a 20% performance-linked payout is endorsed by the government, according to an official in cabinet secretariat.
The first round of assessment, initially for three months from January to March 2010, is over and three out of 59 central government departments have got a 100% score. There is a strong possibility that a large number of government employees would receive an extra pay once the new formula is adopted.
“We are extending the performance monitoring and evaluation system to 62 departments from the current fiscal. According to our system, a department sets a target, fixes the weightages of each target, and if it succeeds meeting all its targets, it gets a score of 100. Now, we are proposing that if a department meets all its targets, the head of the department would be given a performance bonus of 20% or more of his basic salary. And other employees too will get such bonuses,” said an official in performance management division.
He further says how the government has failed to implement performance-linked incentives for its employees for the last 20 years though such recommendations were mooted by successive pay commissions including the more recent Sixth Pay Commission.
Several countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, Denmark, UK, US and Finland have moved away from the traditional government administrative model to a management model under which officers act like corporate managers as they get greater operational freedom, but are held accountable for results. In fact, New Zealand is considered to be the leader of the pack where performance of government agencies are weighed in by setting targets and adopting regular evaluations.
Though there were several attempts in India too to bring in performance management in an institutionalised way, the process got kickstarted only after World Bank’s senior economist Prajapati Trivedi was appointed as secretary to the government of India with the responsibility for performance management early last year. Dr Trivedi, along with cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar, introduced a tool called Results Framework Document (RFD) which will set targets for each ministry and will finally be the basis for yearly evaluation.
Dr SP Parashar, a former director of IIM Indore, says that the government had in the past too dealt with the subject by introducing themes such as Programming, Planning, Budgeting (PPB), Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB), and Outcome Budgeting (OB), to name a few. “You might be wondering what happened to them? They went with their champions. Lets hope that Results Framework Document (RFD) stays. The real challenge and test of any change program in our kind of democracies is its continuity...” he says.
He agrees that at concept level, Results Framework Document captures international best practices in respect of government performance management, but it misses the heart of good performance being implemented in the corporate world. “It is fixing individual responsibility in addition to departmental responsibility. The Results Framework Document as currently devised and adopted uses departmental responsibility and score as proxy for individual responsibility and score,” he says.
Yet, with 62 government ministries and departments on board with a few exceptions like PMO, home and defence, the performance of central ministries is under close watch. Though SundayET has learnt that only three ministries met 100% targets and some could not even meet 50%, it remains to be seen when and how the government makes those report cards public.
Source: Economic Times
The Indian government is finally going the corporate way. The stage has been set for introducing performance-linked payouts which may force over five million central government employees to deliver their best.
What may make even corporate executives envious of the new bonanza for central government employees, particularly of the brass, is the proposal of a 20% hike for the best performers over and above the raise that they had received after the sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations two years ago.
Yet for the babus, it won’t be a cakewalk either, as the formula of assessing the government employees as proposed by performance management division under the cabinet secretariat, has ruled out paying even a penny to an official if his ministry scores 70 or below in a scale of 100.
But a secretary of a high performing ministry which meets 100% target will be eligible to receive Rs 2.4 lakh extra per year if the cabinet secretariat’s proposal of a 20% performance-linked payout is endorsed by the government, according to an official in cabinet secretariat.
The first round of assessment, initially for three months from January to March 2010, is over and three out of 59 central government departments have got a 100% score. There is a strong possibility that a large number of government employees would receive an extra pay once the new formula is adopted.
“We are extending the performance monitoring and evaluation system to 62 departments from the current fiscal. According to our system, a department sets a target, fixes the weightages of each target, and if it succeeds meeting all its targets, it gets a score of 100. Now, we are proposing that if a department meets all its targets, the head of the department would be given a performance bonus of 20% or more of his basic salary. And other employees too will get such bonuses,” said an official in performance management division.
He further says how the government has failed to implement performance-linked incentives for its employees for the last 20 years though such recommendations were mooted by successive pay commissions including the more recent Sixth Pay Commission.
Several countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, Denmark, UK, US and Finland have moved away from the traditional government administrative model to a management model under which officers act like corporate managers as they get greater operational freedom, but are held accountable for results. In fact, New Zealand is considered to be the leader of the pack where performance of government agencies are weighed in by setting targets and adopting regular evaluations.
Though there were several attempts in India too to bring in performance management in an institutionalised way, the process got kickstarted only after World Bank’s senior economist Prajapati Trivedi was appointed as secretary to the government of India with the responsibility for performance management early last year. Dr Trivedi, along with cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar, introduced a tool called Results Framework Document (RFD) which will set targets for each ministry and will finally be the basis for yearly evaluation.
Dr SP Parashar, a former director of IIM Indore, says that the government had in the past too dealt with the subject by introducing themes such as Programming, Planning, Budgeting (PPB), Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB), and Outcome Budgeting (OB), to name a few. “You might be wondering what happened to them? They went with their champions. Lets hope that Results Framework Document (RFD) stays. The real challenge and test of any change program in our kind of democracies is its continuity...” he says.
He agrees that at concept level, Results Framework Document captures international best practices in respect of government performance management, but it misses the heart of good performance being implemented in the corporate world. “It is fixing individual responsibility in addition to departmental responsibility. The Results Framework Document as currently devised and adopted uses departmental responsibility and score as proxy for individual responsibility and score,” he says.
Yet, with 62 government ministries and departments on board with a few exceptions like PMO, home and defence, the performance of central ministries is under close watch. Though SundayET has learnt that only three ministries met 100% targets and some could not even meet 50%, it remains to be seen when and how the government makes those report cards public.
Source: Economic Times
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Model Rect Rules for Gr C from Gr D
No.AB-14017/6/2009-Estt (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
New Delhi , dated the 30th April, 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Model Recruitment Rules for Group 'C' posts in Pay Band-I, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- (pre-revised Group 'D' posts)
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The 6th CPC recommended that all Group ‘D’ posts in the Government will stand upgraded to Group ‘C’, Pay Band-I with Grade Pay of Rs.1800, along with the incumbents (after suitable training, wherever required). The other recommendations of the Commission, in this regard include:
(i) There will be no further recruitment in Group ‘D’.
(ii) The existing Group ‘D’ posts will be placed in Group’C’ Pay Band-I with Grade Pay of Rs.1800.
(iii) The minimum qualification for appointment to this level will be either l0th pass or IT1 equivalent
(iv) Multi- skilling, with one employee performing jobs hitherto performed by different Group ‘D’employees.
(v) Common Designation for these posts,
2. Model Recruitment Rules (Annex-I) have been framed keeping in view the recommendations of the Pay Commission. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to amend the Recruitment Rules for the erstwhile Group’ D’ posts as per the Model RRs and the recommendations of the Pay Commission.
3. Powers for framing1 amendment of RRs for Group 'C' posts have already been delegated to Ministries / Departments. Therefore the RRs may be framed accordingly, in consultation with Ministry of Law without further reference to this Department. This Department needs to be consulted only if any deviations from the model RRs are proposed.
4. Ministries Departments may adopt the designation of MULTI- TASKING STAFF for some common categories of posts in the secretariat offices. Annex-II indicates the categories of erstwhile Group 'D' posts which may be given this designation and illustrative list of duties attached to these posts. For other categories of posts, Ministries Departments may adopt single designation for posts whose duties are similar in nature and where the officials can easily be switched from one task to another. In all cases it may be ensured that:
a) The posts are classified as Group 'C'
b) The posts are placed in Pay Band-I with Grade Pay
of Rs.1800. c) The minimum qualification for appointment is prescribed as 10th pass. Where technical qualifications are considered necessary, IT1 in the relevant subject may be prescribed as the minimum qualification.
5. Ministry of Home affairs etc. are requested to bring the contents of this 0.M to the notice of all their Attached1 Subordinate Offices. The autonomous1 statutory bodies may adopt the same with the approval of the competent authority as per their rules1 statutes.
6. Hindi version follows.
(J.A.Vaidyanathan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
New Delhi , dated the 30th April, 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Model Recruitment Rules for Group 'C' posts in Pay Band-I, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- (pre-revised Group 'D' posts)
****
The 6th CPC recommended that all Group ‘D’ posts in the Government will stand upgraded to Group ‘C’, Pay Band-I with Grade Pay of Rs.1800, along with the incumbents (after suitable training, wherever required). The other recommendations of the Commission, in this regard include:
(i) There will be no further recruitment in Group ‘D’.
(ii) The existing Group ‘D’ posts will be placed in Group’C’ Pay Band-I with Grade Pay of Rs.1800.
(iii) The minimum qualification for appointment to this level will be either l0th pass or IT1 equivalent
(iv) Multi- skilling, with one employee performing jobs hitherto performed by different Group ‘D’employees.
(v) Common Designation for these posts,
2. Model Recruitment Rules (Annex-I) have been framed keeping in view the recommendations of the Pay Commission. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to amend the Recruitment Rules for the erstwhile Group’ D’ posts as per the Model RRs and the recommendations of the Pay Commission.
3. Powers for framing1 amendment of RRs for Group 'C' posts have already been delegated to Ministries / Departments. Therefore the RRs may be framed accordingly, in consultation with Ministry of Law without further reference to this Department. This Department needs to be consulted only if any deviations from the model RRs are proposed.
4. Ministries Departments may adopt the designation of MULTI- TASKING STAFF for some common categories of posts in the secretariat offices. Annex-II indicates the categories of erstwhile Group 'D' posts which may be given this designation and illustrative list of duties attached to these posts. For other categories of posts, Ministries Departments may adopt single designation for posts whose duties are similar in nature and where the officials can easily be switched from one task to another. In all cases it may be ensured that:
a) The posts are classified as Group 'C'
b) The posts are placed in Pay Band-I with Grade Pay
of Rs.1800. c) The minimum qualification for appointment is prescribed as 10th pass. Where technical qualifications are considered necessary, IT1 in the relevant subject may be prescribed as the minimum qualification.
5. Ministry of Home affairs etc. are requested to bring the contents of this 0.M to the notice of all their Attached1 Subordinate Offices. The autonomous1 statutory bodies may adopt the same with the approval of the competent authority as per their rules1 statutes.
6. Hindi version follows.
(J.A.Vaidyanathan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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Hike in GDS Security Bond
Sub : Implementation of Recommendation of One-man Committed on GDS - Revision of Security to be furnished by GDS.
Teh competent authority is has orderd to enhance the Security Amount to be furnished by GDS is follows.
01. GDS BPM - Rs.10,000 to Rs.25,000.
02. Other Categories - Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000.
The Security will be in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or NSCs pledged to the Dept in the Name of President of India or in the shape of a Bank Guarantee from any Nationalized Bank.
Considering the workload & renewal periodicity of Fidelity Guarantee Bond to be revised to once in 5 years (quinquinnelly).
Ex.
a. The currency of FSG is expiring by 30.09.10, the new FGBs / Security should be obtained for a block of 5 years from 01.10.10.
b. In case of any GDS is getting Discharged within the 5 years of block, the FSG must be obtained from 01.10.10 till dat eof discharge.
c. In case any GDS is discharging after a block of 5 years and if the balance period is less than 5 years, the FGB must be obtained for the balance period only.
d. In r/o New Entrants, these orders will take with immediate effect & FGB must be obtained for 5 years from Dt of Entry.
Dte Memo No : 6-18 / 2010- PE II Dt. 07.05.10.
Teh competent authority is has orderd to enhance the Security Amount to be furnished by GDS is follows.
01. GDS BPM - Rs.10,000 to Rs.25,000.
02. Other Categories - Rs.5,000 to Rs.10,000.
The Security will be in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or NSCs pledged to the Dept in the Name of President of India or in the shape of a Bank Guarantee from any Nationalized Bank.
Considering the workload & renewal periodicity of Fidelity Guarantee Bond to be revised to once in 5 years (quinquinnelly).
Ex.
a. The currency of FSG is expiring by 30.09.10, the new FGBs / Security should be obtained for a block of 5 years from 01.10.10.
b. In case of any GDS is getting Discharged within the 5 years of block, the FSG must be obtained from 01.10.10 till dat eof discharge.
c. In case any GDS is discharging after a block of 5 years and if the balance period is less than 5 years, the FGB must be obtained for the balance period only.
d. In r/o New Entrants, these orders will take with immediate effect & FGB must be obtained for 5 years from Dt of Entry.
Dte Memo No : 6-18 / 2010- PE II Dt. 07.05.10.
IPS movements
The IPS movements orderd by Dte vide Memo No : 2-4 / 2010 - SPG Dt. 06.05.10.
01. Ms.Madhuri Dabral 1989 - On return from Deputation posted as Director (WS), Dte.
02. Shri.P.V.S.Reddy 1993 - Director, PTC, Madurai posted as DPS, Hyderabad Region, AP in vacant.
03. Ms.D.Veena Kumari 1998 - DPS, Dharwad posted as Joint Director, PTC, Mysore vice Shri.S.Rajendra Kumar proceeded on Deputation.
01. Ms.Madhuri Dabral 1989 - On return from Deputation posted as Director (WS), Dte.
02. Shri.P.V.S.Reddy 1993 - Director, PTC, Madurai posted as DPS, Hyderabad Region, AP in vacant.
03. Ms.D.Veena Kumari 1998 - DPS, Dharwad posted as Joint Director, PTC, Mysore vice Shri.S.Rajendra Kumar proceeded on Deputation.
Monday, May 3, 2010
GS Desk
Message from Shri.Roop Chand, newly elected General Secretary.
The 36th All India Biennial Conference was held successfully in a grand manner at Delhi on 3rd & 4th April 2010. More than 300 delegates from all over the country actively participated in the deliberation. I am extremely thankful to every one of you for having elected me as the General Secretary. I take this opportunity to thank Shri.S.Samuel, the outgoing General Secretary for his hard work and achievements during his tenure for the past five years. I will continue to work hard to meet the new challenges before us. I am pursuing the case related to upgradation of Grade Pay. I sincerely seek your co-operation and support to achieve our genuine demands. You are most welcome to convey your opinion and suggestion on the following channels:
Mob.No.09810239343
E mail ID : roopchand2010@yahoo.com
Office Address: Shri. Roop Chand, ASP, Speed Post Centre, New Delhi-110001.
CHQ Address: Qtr.No.12, P&T Colony, Kursheed Square, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
Let us join together and work for the upliftment of our cadre.
Yours sincerely,
Roop Chand, GS.
The 36th All India Biennial Conference was held successfully in a grand manner at Delhi on 3rd & 4th April 2010. More than 300 delegates from all over the country actively participated in the deliberation. I am extremely thankful to every one of you for having elected me as the General Secretary. I take this opportunity to thank Shri.S.Samuel, the outgoing General Secretary for his hard work and achievements during his tenure for the past five years. I will continue to work hard to meet the new challenges before us. I am pursuing the case related to upgradation of Grade Pay. I sincerely seek your co-operation and support to achieve our genuine demands. You are most welcome to convey your opinion and suggestion on the following channels:
Mob.No.09810239343
E mail ID : roopchand2010@yahoo.com
Office Address: Shri. Roop Chand, ASP, Speed Post Centre, New Delhi-110001.
CHQ Address: Qtr.No.12, P&T Colony, Kursheed Square, Civil Lines, New Delhi-110054.
Let us join together and work for the upliftment of our cadre.
Yours sincerely,
Roop Chand, GS.
Delhi AIC
The 36th All India Conference of the Association was held 3-4 April 2010. This was preceded by CWC meeting on 02.04.2010. Delhi Circle hosted the conference in a befitting manner. Sri Roop Chand, ASP, Speed Post Centre, New Delhi who was one of the Asst. General Secretaries in the outgoing body was elected as the new General Secretary for a term of two years (2010-2012). Sri Dinesh Khare of Karnataka Circle was elected as the new President, CHQ. Sri Pitabasa Jena of Orissa Circle was elected as Asst. General Secretary-II. Orissa Circle Branch of AIAIASP congratulates the new set of Office-bearers and hopes that the new CHQ body will bring glory for the Association through its noble efforts. Orissa Circle Branch is always there to extend its best possible cooperation to the CHQ as it has done in previous years.
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Secretary(Posts) was kind enough to address the delegates in the Open Session on 03.04.2010. Among other things, she mentioned that the Department of Posts had submitted proposal for upgradation of GP of IPs, ASPs and PS Gr.B twice but the Finance Ministry did not accept the proposal. She added that she would take further steps for upgradation of GP of IPs.
The issue of upgradation of GP of IP was deliberated upon vividly in the General Body meeting during the AIC. Unanimity on the question of merger of IP and ASP cadre or ASP and PS Gr.B Cadre could not be reached. However, out of 19 Circles represented in the AIC, 11 Circles including Orissa gave opinion supporting merger of IP and ASP cadres. NE Circle went with the opinion of majority Circles. Six Circles opined for merger of ASP and PS Gr.B cadres. One Circle opined for maintaining the status quo.
The General body empowered the CHQ to take steps in the direction of getting the GP of IPs upgraded to Rs.4600/- by way of merger of IP and ASP cadres if such a proposal comes up before the Association as a necessary condition for upgradation of GP of IPs to Rsa.4600/-. However, it was resolved to get the following conditions fulfilled at the same time.
1. The merged cadre should be given nomenclature as ASP with Gazetted status.
2. The ASP promotion already given to senior IPs should be ignored as promotion for benefits under MACPS.
3. The merged cadre should get the upgraded GP of Rs.4600/- from 01.01.2006.
It is learnt from the source of the new GS that a delegation from the Association side including the new GS and the former GS Sri S Samuel held discussion in a meeting with Secretary (Posts), Member (P) and DDG(Estt) on 05.04.2010 on the question of upgradtion of GP of IPs. Directorate showed keenness to submit the proposal to Ministry of Finance again.
Here some of the pics of AIC is below :
(L to R: Sri Roop Chand, Sri Janardan Sharma, Sri S Samuel, Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy DG(Posts), Sri S B Mohapatra, Sri Damnesh Kumar and Sri D C Sharma)
(A section of Participants in the AIC, New Delhi)
New President, CHQ Sri Dinesh Khare
New GS Sri Roop Chand
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy, Secretary(Posts) was kind enough to address the delegates in the Open Session on 03.04.2010. Among other things, she mentioned that the Department of Posts had submitted proposal for upgradation of GP of IPs, ASPs and PS Gr.B twice but the Finance Ministry did not accept the proposal. She added that she would take further steps for upgradation of GP of IPs.
The issue of upgradation of GP of IP was deliberated upon vividly in the General Body meeting during the AIC. Unanimity on the question of merger of IP and ASP cadre or ASP and PS Gr.B Cadre could not be reached. However, out of 19 Circles represented in the AIC, 11 Circles including Orissa gave opinion supporting merger of IP and ASP cadres. NE Circle went with the opinion of majority Circles. Six Circles opined for merger of ASP and PS Gr.B cadres. One Circle opined for maintaining the status quo.
The General body empowered the CHQ to take steps in the direction of getting the GP of IPs upgraded to Rs.4600/- by way of merger of IP and ASP cadres if such a proposal comes up before the Association as a necessary condition for upgradation of GP of IPs to Rsa.4600/-. However, it was resolved to get the following conditions fulfilled at the same time.
1. The merged cadre should be given nomenclature as ASP with Gazetted status.
2. The ASP promotion already given to senior IPs should be ignored as promotion for benefits under MACPS.
3. The merged cadre should get the upgraded GP of Rs.4600/- from 01.01.2006.
It is learnt from the source of the new GS that a delegation from the Association side including the new GS and the former GS Sri S Samuel held discussion in a meeting with Secretary (Posts), Member (P) and DDG(Estt) on 05.04.2010 on the question of upgradtion of GP of IPs. Directorate showed keenness to submit the proposal to Ministry of Finance again.
Here some of the pics of AIC is below :
(L to R: Sri Roop Chand, Sri Janardan Sharma, Sri S Samuel, Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy DG(Posts), Sri S B Mohapatra, Sri Damnesh Kumar and Sri D C Sharma)
New GS Sri Roop Chand
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Gr B Adhoc
The follg Gr B Adhoc ordered in TN Circle.
01. Shri.A.Sundararajan, ASP HQ, Pollachi Dn allotted to WR.
02. Shri.A.Sornam, ASP, Ambasamudhram allotted to SR,
03. Shri.V.Thangavel allotted to CCR.
Our Assn Congradulates to all promoted officers.
01. Shri.A.Sundararajan, ASP HQ, Pollachi Dn allotted to WR.
02. Shri.A.Sornam, ASP, Ambasamudhram allotted to SR,
03. Shri.V.Thangavel allotted to CCR.
Our Assn Congradulates to all promoted officers.
Holiday Homes now Online
I know this is a lenghty text, it is reproduced for the benefit of staff. Pl make use of it fully & enjoy the vacation.
This is summer and obviously Children will be on a holiday spree. It’s time to go for a long outing with family that rejuvenate our mind and body. You might complain that stay in a good tourist spot is exorbitant. That’s true. Even if you are ready pay the price demanded, getting a decent lodging during summer is not a cakewalk.
But , Holiday homes and Touring Officers’ Hostels, which are operated by CPWD/Urban development Ministry throughout India come in handy in this situation.
Online booking make things easy:
Earlier, manual booking was only available in these homes, which involves cumbersome procedure of sending a request over post. This procedure was also not transparent and we may not be in a position to plan our travel properly as confirmation of reservation should also reach us by post. But Government has simplified this process by making 100% online allotment through internet in 6 holiday homes and in certain Touring Officer’s Hostels.
We have attempted here to compile the information regarding these holiday homes. Also we have presented a simple guide on online reservation in these places through the website of Ministry of Urban ministry .
These are the Holiday homes under Ministry of Urban development throughout India:
Holiday Home No of Rooms Location
Agra (Online booking only) 14 Holiday Home for the Central Government Employees,
Sikandra Sector 15, Near Income Tax Colony, Sikandra.
Amarkantak 10 Central Govt. Holiday Home, Amarkantak (MP)
Goa (Online booking only) 03 Holiday Home for the Central Governmen Employees, Bambolim,
Opposite Goa Medical College Complex, Panaji-Madgaon Road, Goa
Kanyakumari (Partial online booking) 22 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees Kovalam
Road (near Light House), Kanyakumari
Mysore 12 Holiday Home, CPWD Office Campus, T.Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar,Mysore-570011
Mussorrie (Online booking only) 05 Southwood Cottage in the ITBP campus (near library Chowk, Mall Road, Next to Dove Cottage), Mussoorie.
Nainital (Online booking only) 13 Central Govt. Employees Holiday Home, Khurpatal (Nainital).
Ooty (Online booking only) 26 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees, Good Shed Road,
Near Railway Station, Udagamandalam,
Shimla (Online booking only) 109 Grand Hotel, The Mall, Shimla-171001
Udaipur 2 –
Who is eligible to apply?
All working and retired Central Government employees and the employees working under the Government of NCT of Delhi, who are working in the offices, which have been specifically declared eligible for General Pool, are entitled for allotment of accommodation from General Pool.
Documents to be submitted for authenticity:
Signature of administrative authorities of department where the employee is working is necessary in the application sent by the employee for booking. In the case of online reservation, application form generated by the system has to be signed by the administrative authorities before the same is sent by post. In the case of retired government employees, forwarding of self attested copy of the PPO along with the application for booking is necessary
How to guide for making reservation online:
Before proceeding to online reservation install Java Virtual machine software if the same is not installed in your computer already. As this online reservation system runs in Java platform this software is required to be installed in your computer. Also the conventional browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 and above supports this online reservation system well rather than Firefox or google chrome.
Java Virtual Machines software is available in department site of Ministry of Urban development.
Download Java Virtual Machine Software
This is the step by step work flow chart for online reservation:
Step I Register your request for advance reservation by filling online application form found in the website www.estates.nic.in.
Step II After pressing the SUBMIT Button, take a print of the application form generated by the computer system. Copy of the applicant form can also be generated from the button available in CHECK STATUS section.
Step III Sign the application form. Get it verified/forwarded from the Administrative Divn. of applicant’s office (Retired Government employees should enclose SELF ATTESTED copy of the PPO/Pensioner ID. Card. Verification by office is not necessary).
Step IV Annex Pay Order/Demand draft for the full amount of room charges. If Sending application to AD(Regions) New Delhi : DD/Pay Order to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ESTATES (CASH), NEW DELHI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). If Sending application to AEM, Chennai : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, CHENNAI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). For booking at Grand Hotel Shimla (From anywhere in country) : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, GRAND HOTEL SHIMLA. Pl. write applicant’s name, destination and stay dates on the backside of the Demand Draft/Pay order.
Step V Despatch the HARD COPY of the verified application form [with Demand Draft/pay order for the full amount] to the concerned Allotting Authority.
Step VI You can check your booking status online by quoting BOOKING REQUEST ID and ID CARD NO. If it shows status as ALLOTTED, take a print of the confirmation letter. Get it attested from applicant’s office. Deliver it at the reception while checking in.
These are screen shots of online reservation system. What we could make out from the process flow of this system is that availability has to be checked prior to starting booking process and once the availability is ensured tariff for the rooms is to be ascertained and demand draft has to be taken prior to the start of the booking process. This is because for completing the booking process, Demand Draft number and date is necessary. Also, other modes of payment such as direct debit, credit card payment etc are are yet to be enabled.
Website of Ministry of Urban Development: Click Holiday home —>Apply online
2. Alert about availability of Java Virtual Machine:
3. Options to check availability, Booking Status, and online booking. Check the availability, tariff before making online booking.
4. This is the screen for checking availability:
5. This is a sample availability report:
6. This is the screen meant for online booking:
7. Screen-2 for online booking:
For making manual reservation download this application form
Click here to get complete details of these holiday homes and Touring Officer’s hostel.
Click here for Room Charges
check here for other terms and conditions.
Go to Website for Central Government Holiday Homes Online Reservation
For further details pl visit : http://gconnect.in/gc/news/get-cg-holiday-homes-booked-online.html
Courtesy : GConnect
This is summer and obviously Children will be on a holiday spree. It’s time to go for a long outing with family that rejuvenate our mind and body. You might complain that stay in a good tourist spot is exorbitant. That’s true. Even if you are ready pay the price demanded, getting a decent lodging during summer is not a cakewalk.
But , Holiday homes and Touring Officers’ Hostels, which are operated by CPWD/Urban development Ministry throughout India come in handy in this situation.
Online booking make things easy:
Earlier, manual booking was only available in these homes, which involves cumbersome procedure of sending a request over post. This procedure was also not transparent and we may not be in a position to plan our travel properly as confirmation of reservation should also reach us by post. But Government has simplified this process by making 100% online allotment through internet in 6 holiday homes and in certain Touring Officer’s Hostels.
We have attempted here to compile the information regarding these holiday homes. Also we have presented a simple guide on online reservation in these places through the website of Ministry of Urban ministry .
These are the Holiday homes under Ministry of Urban development throughout India:
Holiday Home No of Rooms Location
Agra (Online booking only) 14 Holiday Home for the Central Government Employees,
Sikandra Sector 15, Near Income Tax Colony, Sikandra.
Amarkantak 10 Central Govt. Holiday Home, Amarkantak (MP)
Goa (Online booking only) 03 Holiday Home for the Central Governmen Employees, Bambolim,
Opposite Goa Medical College Complex, Panaji-Madgaon Road, Goa
Kanyakumari (Partial online booking) 22 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees Kovalam
Road (near Light House), Kanyakumari
Mysore 12 Holiday Home, CPWD Office Campus, T.Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar,Mysore-570011
Mussorrie (Online booking only) 05 Southwood Cottage in the ITBP campus (near library Chowk, Mall Road, Next to Dove Cottage), Mussoorie.
Nainital (Online booking only) 13 Central Govt. Employees Holiday Home, Khurpatal (Nainital).
Ooty (Online booking only) 26 Holiday Home for Central Government Employees, Good Shed Road,
Near Railway Station, Udagamandalam,
Shimla (Online booking only) 109 Grand Hotel, The Mall, Shimla-171001
Udaipur 2 –
Who is eligible to apply?
All working and retired Central Government employees and the employees working under the Government of NCT of Delhi, who are working in the offices, which have been specifically declared eligible for General Pool, are entitled for allotment of accommodation from General Pool.
Documents to be submitted for authenticity:
Signature of administrative authorities of department where the employee is working is necessary in the application sent by the employee for booking. In the case of online reservation, application form generated by the system has to be signed by the administrative authorities before the same is sent by post. In the case of retired government employees, forwarding of self attested copy of the PPO along with the application for booking is necessary
How to guide for making reservation online:
Before proceeding to online reservation install Java Virtual machine software if the same is not installed in your computer already. As this online reservation system runs in Java platform this software is required to be installed in your computer. Also the conventional browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 and above supports this online reservation system well rather than Firefox or google chrome.
Java Virtual Machines software is available in department site of Ministry of Urban development.
Download Java Virtual Machine Software
This is the step by step work flow chart for online reservation:
Step I Register your request for advance reservation by filling online application form found in the website www.estates.nic.in.
Step II After pressing the SUBMIT Button, take a print of the application form generated by the computer system. Copy of the applicant form can also be generated from the button available in CHECK STATUS section.
Step III Sign the application form. Get it verified/forwarded from the Administrative Divn. of applicant’s office (Retired Government employees should enclose SELF ATTESTED copy of the PPO/Pensioner ID. Card. Verification by office is not necessary).
Step IV Annex Pay Order/Demand draft for the full amount of room charges. If Sending application to AD(Regions) New Delhi : DD/Pay Order to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ESTATES (CASH), NEW DELHI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). If Sending application to AEM, Chennai : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, CHENNAI (for booking of Holiday Homes other than Grand Hotel, Shimla). For booking at Grand Hotel Shimla (From anywhere in country) : DD to be drawn in the name of ASSISTANT ESTATE MANAGER, GRAND HOTEL SHIMLA. Pl. write applicant’s name, destination and stay dates on the backside of the Demand Draft/Pay order.
Step V Despatch the HARD COPY of the verified application form [with Demand Draft/pay order for the full amount] to the concerned Allotting Authority.
Step VI You can check your booking status online by quoting BOOKING REQUEST ID and ID CARD NO. If it shows status as ALLOTTED, take a print of the confirmation letter. Get it attested from applicant’s office. Deliver it at the reception while checking in.
These are screen shots of online reservation system. What we could make out from the process flow of this system is that availability has to be checked prior to starting booking process and once the availability is ensured tariff for the rooms is to be ascertained and demand draft has to be taken prior to the start of the booking process. This is because for completing the booking process, Demand Draft number and date is necessary. Also, other modes of payment such as direct debit, credit card payment etc are are yet to be enabled.
Website of Ministry of Urban Development: Click Holiday home —>Apply online
2. Alert about availability of Java Virtual Machine:
3. Options to check availability, Booking Status, and online booking. Check the availability, tariff before making online booking.
4. This is the screen for checking availability:
5. This is a sample availability report:
6. This is the screen meant for online booking:
7. Screen-2 for online booking:
For making manual reservation download this application form
Click here to get complete details of these holiday homes and Touring Officer’s hostel.
Click here for Room Charges
check here for other terms and conditions.
Go to Website for Central Government Holiday Homes Online Reservation
For further details pl visit : http://gconnect.in/gc/news/get-cg-holiday-homes-booked-online.html
Courtesy : GConnect