The undersigned is directed to say that the Right to Information (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules. 2005 provide that a person seeking Information under the RTI Act. 2005 can make payment of fee for obtaining Information by cash or demand draft or banker’s cheque or Indian Postal Order. It has been bought to the notice of this Department that some pubic authorities do not accept fee through the Indian Postal Orders.
The Central Civil Services Cultural and sports Board is organizing a Summer Coaching Camp for children/dependents of Central Government servants in cricket during summer vacations
he third meeting of the Joint Committee constituted to examine the anomalies pertaining to the MACP scheme was held under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Estt.) Department of Personnel & Training on 15th March, 2011. All the members of the Committee were present in the meeting.
The undersigned is directed to say that based on a demand raised by the Staff Side, in National Council (JCM), the question of revising the Stitching Charges of Uniforms, supplied to Common Categories of employees (Multi-Tasking Staff - erstwhile Group 'D' posts of Peon, Daftry, Jamadar, Junior Gestetner Operator, Frash, Chowkidar, Safaiwala, Mali etc. and Staff Car Drivers, Dispatch Riders etc.) in the Central Secretariat and its Attached and Subordinate Offices, has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Finance. Consequently, it has been decided to enhance the rates of stitching charges, with effect from 1st April, 2011 thereby modifying the earlier instructions issued vide this Ministry's O.M. No. 14/3/2006-JCA dated 28th September, 2006.
17. 12- When a Government employee does not want to accept a promotion which is offered to him he may make a written request that he may not be promoted and the request will be considered by the appointing authority, taking relevant aspects into consideration. If the reasons adduced for refusal of promotion are acceptable to the appointing authority, the next person in the select list may be promoted. However, since it may not administratively possible or desirable to offer appointment to the persons who initially refused promotion, on every occasion on which a vacancy arises, during the period of validity of the panel, no fresh offer of appointment on promotion shall be made in such cases for a period of one year from the date of refusal of first promotion or till a next vacancy arises whichever is later. On the eventual promotion to the higher grade, such Government servant will lose seniority vis-a-vis his juniors promoted to the higher grade earlier irrespective of the fact whether the posts in question are filled by selection or otherwise. The above mentioned policy will not apply where adhoc promotions against short term vacancies are refused
The Board after every two-years, invites names of dedicated volunteers amongst the Central Government employees to act as Convenor of Various sports/games organized by Cultural and Sports Board. The term of the Convenors appointed in 2009 have since lapsed The Board proposes to appoint new Convenors for the year 2011-13 and accordingly nominations are invited in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-I), for all the above sports and cultural activities. Separate application should be filled for each discipline.
In partial modification of this Department’s O.M. No. 17013/3/86-Estt.(Allowance) dated 31st March, 1994 on the captioned subject, the President is pleased to decide that the rates of honorarium payable, subject to the ceiling of Rs. 5000/- per annum in each case for translation from regional languages to English/Hindi & vice-versa, will, hereafter be Rs.120/- per thousand words of Ordinary Material and Rs.130/- per thousand words of Technical Material (including Codes Manuals, etc.)
It has been decided to declare Thursday, the 14th April 2011, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.
Reference is invited to OM of even number dated 30th April,2010 circulating Model Recruitment Rules for Group C posts in Pb-I with Grade Pay of Rs.1800. in this Department’s OM dated 12th May,2010. Ministries/Departments were requested to intimate their requirements for non-technical Group ‘C’ posts PB- I Grade Pay of Rs 1800 to SSC immediately so that Commission could initiate action for recruitment. However, several Ministries/Departments are yet to notify the revised Recruitment Rules as per the Model Recruitment Rules circulated by DOPT even though the vacancies in Group C, PB-I Grade Pay Rs. 1800 have been communicated by them to the concerned Regional Office of Staff Selection Commission. In view of the ensuing examination to be conducted by Staff Selection Commission for the Multi-Tasking Staff, DOPT has issued Umbrella Notification No.AB14017/6/2009-Estt(RR) dated 8th February, 2011 for regulating the educational and other qualifications for direct recruits for the posts which were in Group D scale prior to the implementation of Sixth Central Pay Commission and have been placed in Group C in PB-I, GP Rs.1800. The Umbrella Notification has been circulated to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India also.