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Suspend the marking of biometric attendance in all Departments till 31st January 2022

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Suspend the marking of biometric attendance in all Departments till 31st January 2022

F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd January, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – suspension of biometric attendance regarding.

Reference: MHA Order No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 27th December, 2021.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated the 1.11.2021 regarding biometric attendance. The matter has been reviewed and, as a precautionary measure, it has been decided to suspend the marking of biometric attendance in Aadhar Based Biometric Attendance System in all Ministries / Departments of the Government of India, including its attached/subordinate offices, with immediate effect till 31st January, 2022. However, all the employees are required to mark their attendance in Attendance Registers to be maintained manually. All the Heads of Departments shall also continue to ensure that all employees wear masks, at all times, and follow COVID-appropriate behavior strictly.

Also Read: Revised rate of assistance to Registrars for Aadhar Generation and Mandatory Biometric updation

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To

  1. All the Ministries/Departments, Government of India.
  2. PMO/Cabinet Secretariat.
  3. PS to Hon’ble MoS.(PP).
  4. PSO to Secretary (Personnel).
  5. Sr. Tech, Director, NIC, DoP&T โ€” for uploading.

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SPARSH Circular 09: Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation

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SPARSH Circular 09: Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation

Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts(Pension)
Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad – 211014

SPARSH CIRCULAR NO.-09
No. PCDAP/SPARSH/CIV/2021/VOL-1.
Dated: 20.12.2021

To,

(As per Annexure-โ€œXโ€™โ€™)
(All Head of Department under Min. of Defence)

Subject :- Status of forthcoming retirees in your organisation.

As already intimated earlier that all the organizations of Defence Civilian have been onboarded on SPARSH and most of them have successfully logged in to SPARSH (System for Pension Administration (Raksha). Therefore, all the pension claims of Defence Civilians are to be processed through SPARSH only as old legacy system of sanctioning of pension has been stopped. Accordingly, SPARSH Circular No.05 dated 24.08.2021 may be treated as โ€œCancelledโ€.

Also Read: SPARSH โ€“ System for Pension Administration (Raksha) โ€“ Defence Civilians / Defence Pension

In order to ensure timely sanctioning of pension to retirees, it is requested to process the pension claims well in advance through SPARSH for notification of PPO to the pensioners. Further, to assess the number of forthcoming retirees, it is requested to forward the data of employees who are going to retire in next 6 months in the attached Annexure-A at the earliest.

(Abhishek Singh, IDAS)
Dy. Controller

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Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Govt Pensioners till 28th Feb 2022: RBA 74/2021

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Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Govt Pensioners till 28th Feb 2022: RBA 74/2021

Government of India (เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคธเคฐเค•เคพเคฐ)
Ministry of Railways (เคฐเฅ‡เคฒ เคฎเค‚เคคเฅเคฐเคพเคฒเคฏ)
Railway Board (เคฐเฅ‡เคฒเคตเฅ‡ เคฌเฅ‹เคฐเฅเคก)

RBA No. 74/2021

No. 2010/AC-II/21/10/PT.IV

Date: 31.12.2021

General Managers,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Sub : โ€“ Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners till 28th February 2022 in wake of current Covid-19 pandemic.

Ref:- Boardโ€™s letter of even no.dated 11.10.2021and 3.12.2021(RBA 54/2021 and 69/2021 respectively)

A copy of Department of Pension and Pensionersโ€™ Welfare (DOPPW) O.M No. No.18/1/2020-P&PW(H)-III-6786 dated 31.12.2021 regarding Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners till 28th February 2022 in wake of current Covid-19 pandemic is enclosed for information and necessary action.

DA:As above.

(Sanjeev Sharma)
OSD/Accounts
Railway Board

Copy to :-

  1. PFA and PCPOs of all Zonal Railways/PUs
  2. All PSBs paying Railway pension, RBI, DFS

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Travel agents are expected to provide the Best available Fare to the Government Employees

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Travel agents are expected to provide the Best available Fare to the Government Employees

Modification of instructions regarding of Air Tickets on Government account

No. 19024/03/2021-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 31st December, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Modification of instructions regarding of Air Tickets on Government account.

The undersigned is directed to refer to extant orders of this Department whereby in all cases of air travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials concerned are to travel by Air India only and air tickets are to be purchased directly from Air India or by utilizing the services of the three Authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation ltd. (IRCTC).

2. In view of the decision of the Government for disinvestment of Air India, it has been decided that in all cases of air travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, air tickets shall be purchased from the three Authorized Travel Agents viz.

i) M/ s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL),
ii) M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT)
iii) Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation ltd. (IRCTC)

3. The travel agents are expected to provide to the Govt. employees the โ€˜Best available fareโ€˜ on the date of booking on the basis of tour programme as per their entitlement.

Also Read: DOPT Clarification for relaxation of purchase of air tickets from authorized Travel Agents for LTC

4. The choice of the travel agent for booking of ticket from those in Para 2 is left open to the Ministry/Department . Tickets may be arranged by the office or may be booked by the employee himself. No agency charges will be paid to booking agency i.e. any of the three Authorized Travel Agents viz . M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited , M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.

5. All Mileage Points earned by Government employees on tickets purchased for official travel shall continue to be utilized by the concerned Department for other official travel by their officers. Any usage of these mileage points for purpose of private travel by an officer will attract Departmental action. This is to ensure that the benefits out of official travel which is funded by the Government should accrue to the Government. The travel agents shall inform about accrued mileage points to the Ministry/Department on quarterly basis.

6. In case of unavoidable circumstances , where the booking of ticket is done from unauthorized travel agent/website, the Financial Advisors of the Ministry/Department and Head of Department not below the rank of Joint Secretary in subordinate/attached offices are authorized to grant relaxation.

7. To ensure timely payment of air ticket to the travel agents, to confirm the performance of journey , the employee has to submit a certificate/undertaking in prescribed proforma (enclosed as Annexure-1) within 7 days of completion of journey. TA bill may be submitted later as per the existing rules.

8. All Ministries/Departments are directed to ensure strict compliance of the order and to widely circulate this O.M. in all offices including attached/subordinate offices/ autonomous bodies under their control.

9. These orders shall be effective from 01.01.2022.

10. This is issued with the approval of the Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure).

(Nirmala Dev)
Director

To,

All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as per standard distribution list.

Copy : O/o C&AG, UPSC etc. as per standard endorsement list.

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Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay

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Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay

IMMEDIATE

F.No.6/3/2021-CS-I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Audit Para No.13 of Transaction Audit of DOPT for the year 2014-15 in the matter of stepping up of pay โ€“ regarding

The undersigned is directed to invite attention of the Ministries/Department to the OM No.18/2/2007-CS.I dated 20.05.2014 issued by this Department in the matter of stepping up of pay of Senior Assistants (now ASOs) on their promotion as Section Officers with reference to their junior Assistants (ASOs).

2. However, as Ministries/Departments are already aware, the OM dated 20.05.2014 and the re-fixation orders issued by the Ministries/ Departments in compliance with the instructions issued vide OM dated 20.04.2014 have been challenged in a number of Writ Petitions filed in the High Court of Delhi. Thus the matter is presently sub-judice and the Honโ€™ble High Court through its interim orders in the WPs filed in the matter has stayed downgrading of the pay and recovery from their pay of the petitioners and the non-petitioners who are similarly situated subject to submission of Affidavit of Undertaking. Accordingly, this Department issued instructions vide OM dated 01.07.2019 and 01.06.2020 in consultation with Department of Expenditure to comply with the directions of Honโ€™ble High Court and it was also instructed that if any officer, whose pay has been restored in accordance with these instructions, superannuates or retires voluntarily, his/her case may be dealt with as per the provisions of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 relating to provisional pension, payment of gratuity etc.

Also Read: DOPT Order on Stepping up of Pay

3. In this regard attention is also invited to this Departmentโ€™s OM No.18/2/2014-CS-I(S) dated 27.12.2016 vide which it was informed that the DG Audit had raised the following audit para in the matter: Para No. Brief of Para 13 of Transaction Audit for the year 2014-15 Non-submission of excess amount borne by the ministries by the virtue of irregular/ wrong stepping up of pay

4. The aforesaid audit para could not be settled for the reasons stated in para 2 above. However, the Standing Audit Committee (SAC) which reviewed the pending audit paras of this Department in its meeting held on 07.12.2021 has desired that a detailed Status Report indicating the number and names of the officers who have been granted stepping up of pay in contravention to the instructions issued by this Department may be submitted to them.

5. In Order to comply with the directions of the Standing Audit Committee, Ministries/Departments of Government of India are requested to furnish the information as per the attached format (Annexure) latest by 15.01.2022 clearly indicating the number and names of all the officers who have been granted stepping up of pay and whose case has been reviewed or qualify for review as per OM dated 20.05.2014.

(Zachariah Thomas)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Ph: 24624046

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CGEGIS Table of Benefits of saving funds from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021: RBE No. 88/2021

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CGEGIS Table of Benefits of saving funds from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021: Railway Board RBE No. 88/2021

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

RBE No. 88/2021

No. PC-III/2000/GIS/2

New Delhi, dated 03.12.2021

The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways & PUs
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme, 1980 โ€“ Tables of Benefits for the Savings Fund for the period from 01.10.2021 to 31.12.2021.

The Table of Benefits under CGEGIS-1980 for the period 01-07-2021 to 30-09-2021 issued by Ministry of Finance vide their OM dated 22-07-2021 was circulated to Zonal Railways/Production Units etc. vide Boards letter of even number dated 12-08-2021.

In continuation of Boardโ€™s letter ibid, a copy of Ministry of Financeโ€™s OM No. 7(2)/EV/2016 dated 10-11-2021 circulating Tables of benefits tor the period from 01-10-2021 to 31-12-2021 is enclosed herewith for information and necessary action.

DA: As above

(Priya Gopalkrishnan)
JDPC
Railway Board

Signed Copy

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Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes from Jan 2022 to March 2022 remain unchanged

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Interest rates for Small Savings Schemes from Jan 2022 to March 2022 remain unchanged

F.No.1/4/2019-NS
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 31.12.2021

Office Memorandum

Subject: Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes โ€” reg.

The rate of interest on various Small Savings Schemes for the fourth quarter of financial year 2021-22 starting from 1st January, 2022 and ending on 31st March, 2022 shall remain unchanged from the current rates applicable for the third quarter (1st October, 2021 to 31st December, 2021) for FY 2021-22.

Also Read: Small Savings Schemes Interest Rates unchanged from Oct 2021 to Dec 2021

2. This has the approval of the competent authority.

(Hanumaiah K.)
Deputy Secretary(Budget)
Tele:011-230922326

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AICPIN for November 2021: Expected DA from Jan 2022

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AICPIN for November 2021: Expected DA from Jan 2022

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

F.No. 5/112021-CPI

‘CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA – 171004
DATED: 31st December, 2021

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) โ€” November, 2021

The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 88 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month. The index for the month of November, 2021 is being released in this press release.

The All-India CPI-IW for November. 2021 increased by 0.8 points and stood at 125.7 (one hundred twenty five and point seven). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.64 per cent with respect to previous month compared to an increase of 0.33 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.

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The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. At item level, French-Bean, Kundru. Lady’s finger, Tomato, Potato, Onion, Brinjal, Cabbage. Cooking Gas, Medicine Allopathic, Telephone charges mobile, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this increase was largely checked by Buffalo-Milk. Poultry/chicken, Soyabean oil, Sunflower oil, Banana, Cauliflower, Garlic, Ginger, Domestic Electricity, Diesel, Petrol, etc. putting downward pressure on the index.

At centre level, Puducherry recorded a maximum increase of 6.9 points followed by Mercara-Kodagu with 4.0 points. Among others. 5 centres observed an increase between 3 to 3.9 points, 9 centres between 2 to 2.9 points, 16 centres between 1 to 1.9 points and 31 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. On the contrary. Sangrur recorded a maximum decrease of 4.6 points followed by Atnritsar with 3.8 points, Among others. 2 centres observed an decrease between 2 to 2.9 points, 2 centres between I to 1.9 points and 17 centres between 0.1 to 0.9 points. Rest of 2 centres’ indices remained stationary.

Year-on-year inflation for the month stood at 4.84 per cent compared to 4.50 per cent for the previous month and 5.27 per cent during the corresponding month a year before. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 3.40 per cent against 2.20 per cent of the previous month and 7.48 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of December, 2027 will be released on Monday, 31st January,2022. The same will also be available on the office viebsite www.labourbureaunew.gov.in

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Revision in Recruitment Rules of Lower Division Clerk in PAOs

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Revision in Recruitment Rules of Lower Division Clerk in PAOs

No. 251(01)/2014/PA Admn II/2739-2776
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
PA Wing, Dak Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi

Dated 31.12.2021

Sub: Revision in Recruitment Rules of Lower Division Clerk in PAOs – circulation thereof.

Sir/Madam,

The undersigned is directed to say that as per DoP&T OM No AB-14017/6112008-Estt (RR) dated 13.10.2015 the proposal for framing/amendment of Recruitment Rules (RRs) are to be uploaded on the website of respective Ministries/Departments for 30 days for inviting comments from the stakeholders.

2. Competent Authority in Department of Posts has decided to revise the RRs governing the appointments of Lower Division Clerk in Postal Accounts offices. Draft of the proposed RRs is attached herewith for comments of stakeholders.

3. All Stakeholders are requested to go through the draft Recruitment Rules and furnish their comments, if any, to the undersigned within a period of one month from the date of issue of the communications.

Also Read: Upper age limits for appointment on direct recruitment basis to various Civil posts

4. Draft RRs shall be available on the website of Department of Posts (www.indiapost.gov.in) during 01.01.2022 to 31.01.2022.

This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

Hindi version will follow.

Encl: As above.

Yours Faithfully,
(Furqan Akhtar)
ADG (PA-Admn)

1.All GM (F)/DA (P).
2.All Postal Federation and non-Federated recognised Service Association of Postal Accounts Cadre.
3.GM (CEPT), Mysore, A copy of draft notification of RRs on the aforementioned post is enclosed with a request to upload the same in the website of India post with Heading “Lower Division Clerk in PAOs from 01.01.2022 to 31.01.2022.

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Submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners extended till 28th February 2022

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Submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners extended till 28th February 2022

No.18/1/2020-P&PW(H)-III-6786
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensionersโ€™ Welfare

8th Floor, B-Wing,
Janpath Bhawan, Janpath,
New Delhi-110001

Dated: 31-12-2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Extension of the time period of submission of life certificate for Central Government pensioners till 28th February 2022 in wake of current Covid-19 pandemic – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departmentโ€™s OM of even number dated 1.12.2021 on the subject mentioned above, wherein the timeline for submission of life certificate by Central Government pensioners was extended till 31.12.2021.

2. In view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in various states and keeping in view of the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus, it has now been decided to extend the existing timeline of 31.12.2021 for submission of Life Certificate for all age group of pensioners. Now, all Central Government pensioners may submit Life Certificate till 28.02.2022. During this extended period, the pension will be continued to be paid by the Pension Disbursing Authorities (PDAs) uninterrupted.

3. The above measures are expected to avoid rush at branches and maintain covid-19 appropriate behaviour, while obtaining Life Certificates. PDAs shall also ensure proper arrangements and social distancing measures at the branches and prevent overcrowding.

4. All Pension Disbursing Authorities are requested to take note of this Office Memorandum for compliance and give wide publicity to the same amongst the pensioners.

5. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Naresh Bhardwaj)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 011-23350020

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