Time-limit for submission of claims for TA on Retirement is modified from 60 days to 180 days
No.19030/1/2017-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi
Dated : 15th June, 2021.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Time-limit for submission of claims for Travelling Allowance (TA) on Retirement – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.03.2018 wherein the time limit for submission of claims for TA on Tour/ Transfer / Training / Journey on Retirement was changed from one year to sixty days, succeeding the date of completion of the journey.
2. Several references have been received in this Department regarding extension of time-limit for submission of TA claims in r/o journeys performed by retired employees and their families for going to Home town/place of settlement after retirement as difficulties are being faced by the retired Govt. officials while claiming reimbursement of TA on retirement within a period of sixty days of completion of their journey.
3. The matter has been considered in this Department and in partial modification of this Department’s OM of even number dated 13.03.2018, it has been decided that the time-limit for submission of claims for TA on Retirement is modified from 60 days to 180 days (six months), succeeding the date of completion of the journey.
4. The time limit for submission of TA claim on tour, transfer and training will remain 60 days.
5. These orders will be effective from the date of issue of the order. However, the claims not settled due to time limit of 60 days in terms of the O.M. dated 13.03.2018 on the subject, may be re-considered by the concerned Ministry / Department.
6. In their application to the persons belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued under Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
7. This is issued with the approval of Finance Secretary & Secretary (Expenditure).
Powers to sanction GDS Gratuity / Severance amount paid to GDS in the normal cases
No. 17-31/2016-GDS
Department of Posts
Ministry of Communications
Establishment Division
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001
Dated 09.06.2021
TO
All Chief Postmasters General
All Director Accounts (Postal)/ General Manager (Finance)
Subject : Powers to sanction GDS Gratuity/Severance amount paid to GDS in the normal cases – reg.
I am directed to inform that Member (P) during his visit to Hisar Division, Haryana Circle, observed that the Division is referring all cases for payment of severance amount and other benefits to DAP, which causes prolonged delay in the settlement of such cases.
2. In this context, kindly refer to the instructions issued vide DG Posts’ letter No 17-173/92-ED & Trg dated 12.08.1994, according to which there is no requirement to refer cases of GDS Gratuity/Severance Amount to be paid to GDS to DAP in normal cases except in cases where there Is break-in service owing to unauthorized absence, unauthorized absence due to participation in strikes, regularization of irregular retention in service beyond the prescribed age of superannuation. The powers to sanction GDS Gratuity /Severance amount to GDS, in the normal cases, rests and will be exercised by Divisional Heads/Postmasters (Gazetted ).
3. Therefore, it Is requested to issue necessary instructions to all Divisional Heads accordingly.
Yours faithfully
(Tarun Mittal)
ADG (PE-I & SCT)
LO to ADG (GDS/PCC)
Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)
No. 17-31/2016-GDS (LTD) Pt.
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi. 110001
Dated: 08.06.2021
To
All Chief Postmasters General
Subject : Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).
Sir/Madam,
Kindly refer to this office order of even number dated 22.01.2020 on the above mentioned subject. As per para 3 (i) & 3 (v) of the Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of GDS, application should be called during April-June of every year and order for transfer may be issued during July.
2. On account of current situation arising out of Lock-Down due to outbreak of Covid-19, in partial relaxation of the above mentioned Para 3 (i) & 3 (v) the Competent Authority has decided to allow the Gramin Dak Sevaks who desired to get transfer to submit transfer application to the Divisional Head up to July, 2021 and thereafter orders for transfer may be issued during August, 2021.
3. The above relaxation will be available only during the current year i.e. 2021. All other provisions of the Limited transfer Facility will remain the same. Therefore, you are requested to take action accordingly.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(Tarun Mittal)
Assistant Director General (PE-1 & SCT):
LO to ADG (GDS/PCC)
Revision of TRCA based on establishment review consequent upon implementation of GDS Committee recommendations
No.17-31/2016-GDS (Pt)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts GDS Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated :- 09.06.2021.
To
All Chief Postmasters General
Subject: Revision of TRCA based on establishment review consequent upon implementation of GDS Committee recommendations – reg.
Sir/Madam,
Kindly refer this office letter of even number dated 30.09.2020 on the above noted subject.
2. The second wave of Covid-19 has perhaps led to reduction of transactions in Branch Offices. In view of this all Circles are requested to not undertake workload assessment/establishment review of BOs till 30/09/2021.
3. The situation will be reviewed based on Circles’ feedback during the month of September, 2021.
Yours faithfully,
(Torun Mittal)
Assistant Director General (PE-1 & SCT)
Attendance of Central Government Employees – New Instructions – Extended upto 30th June 2021
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 14th June, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Attendance of Central Government officials regarding
The undersigned is directed to refer this Department’s OMs of even number dated the 6th May, 2021 and 28th May, 2021, mandating the Secretaries/HoDs of the Ministries / Departments / Offices to regulate the attendance of their Staff, keeping in view the COVID-positive cases and functional requirements in their offices. These orders are currently in operation till 15th June, 2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier. In view of the fact that number of COVID cases and positivity rate have reduced considerably, the matter has been considered again and decided as under :-
(i) All Government servants at the level of Under Secretary and above to attend office on all working days.
(ii) As regards Government servants of the level below Under Secretaries, 50% of such officials shall attend office on any working day and the remaining 50% Shall work from home.
(iii) Persons with Disabilities and Pregnant women employees shall continue to be exempted from attending office but are required to work from home till further orders.
(iv) The officers / staff shall follow Staggered timings, to avoid over-crowding in offices, as indicted below:
(a) 9.00 A.M. to 5.30. P.M.
(b) 9.30 AM to 6.00 PM
(c) 10.00 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.
(v) All officers / staff residing in the containment zone shall be exempted from coming to offices till the containment zone is denotifed.
(vi) Those officers / staff who are not attending office shall work from home and they should be available on telephone and other electronic means of communication at all times.
(vii) Meeting, as far as possible, shall be conducted on video-conferencing and personal meetings with visitors, unless absolutely necessary in public interest, are to be avoided.
(viii) All Officers/Staff have to ensure strict compliance with covid-appropriate behavior viz. frequent washing of hands/ Sanitization, wearing a mask/ face cover, observing social distancing at all times and any laxity in this regard shall be viewed very seriously.
(ix) Proper cleaning and frequent sanitization of workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces may be ensured. HoDs may also ensure non-crowding in corridors, canteens etc.
2. All Ministries/ Departments / Offices as well as the Central Government employees are directed to ensure strict compliance of instructions on Covid Appropriate Behavior issued by MHA, MoH&FW and DoP&T from time to time. The above instructions shall be in force w.e.f. 16-06-2021 until 30-06-2021, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Biometric attendance shall continue to be Suspended and physical attendance registers to be maintained until further orders.
(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Central Government Offices Holiday List 2022 – DOPT ORDER – Holiday & Restricted Holiday (RH) List 2022
F.No.12/5/2021-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 8th June, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2022- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure–I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/ New Delhi during the year 2022. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/ her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure–II.
2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:
REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAK’ S BIRTHDAY
IDU’L FITR
IDU’L ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
PROPHET MOHAMMAD’ S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/ Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/ New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure-I and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).
5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/ T.V./ A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2022, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Monday, October24, 2022(Kartika2). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.
7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/ organisations themselves for the year 2022, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.12/ 5/ 2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 13 (Thirteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Zuha, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Milad -un Nabi or Id-e-Milad and Christmas Day included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.
10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph. 23094678
Information on functioning of Departmental Councils – DOPT
No.4/3/2019-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: June, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Functioning of Departmental Councils – regarding
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The undersigned is directed to say that instructions have been issued by this Department from time to time for making effective use of JCM Scheme by the Ministries/Departments to discuss the demands of the employees. Departmental Council set up under JCM Scheme is an appropriate forum for redressal of the grievances of the employees. However, it has come to our notice that the Meetings of the Departmental Councils in various Ministries / Departments except a few, are not being held regularly.
2. The Staff Side, National Council (JCM) has been raising this issue in the Meetings of the National Council (JCM) and Standing Committee of the National Council (JCM). As per JCM Scheme “the meetings of the Departmental Council shall be held as often as necessary, and not less than once in four months’. However, the Staff Side has pointed out that in some of the Ministries / Departments the meetings of the Departmental Councils have not been held even once in the last 4-5 years.
3. In view of the above, it is requested that the Joint Consultative Machinery needs to be galvanized and for this purpose Departmental Council may be constituted in those Ministries/Departments where they have not been constituted and where they already exist and the meeting of the Departmental Council may be held more frequently to resolve Staff Side grievances.
4. It is also requested that information on the functioning of Departmental Council in the Ministry /Department during the last five years may kindly be provided in the enclosed format at the earliest.
Divisional level Dak and Pension Adalat on June 17, 2021
Divisional level Pension and Dak Adalat will be held on 17.06.2021 at 11.00 hrs and 12.00 hrs respectively at the office of the Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Goa Division, Panaji 403001, to hear the complaints/ grievances, etc. from the members of the public relating to postal services and pensioner.
Complaints should be addressed to the ASP (HQ, O/o Sr. Supdt. of Post Offices, Goa Division, Panaji 403001 and be handed over personally or be sent by post. Complaints and grievances not replied within six weeks only can be tendered. There shall be only one complaint in one application. The name/designation of the officer to whom the original complaint was addressed, the date on which it was tendered is to be mentioned. Application along with a copy of original to be sent, so as to reach on or before 14.06.2021 The Complainant/Pensioner can attend the Adalat if he/she so wishes at his/her own cost.
FINMIN – Payment of wages to outsources staff of Ministries/Department and other organizations of Govt of India during 2nd Wave of COVID-19
No. 23(4)/E.Coord/2020/1
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E.coord Branch
*****
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 08 June, 2021
Office Memorandum
Subject : Payment of wages to outsources persons of Ministries/Department and other organizations of Government of India during 2nd Wave of COVID-19 — reg.
Attention is invited to this Department’s OM of even No. dated 23.03.2020 and 20.05.2020 regarding payment of wages to outsources persons of Ministries/Department and other organizations of Government of India during lockdown period due to COVID-19.
2. It has been seen that the 2nd wave of COVID-19, starting mid – April and continuing till now has impacted a large number of people in the country. However, unlike a nationwide lockdown last year, lockdown during this year has varied throughout the country based on the severity of the 2nd wave. Due to this there is a likelihood of number of contractual, casual and outsources staff such as house-keeping staff etc. being required to stay at home for various reasons, which under normal circumstances, would result in deduction in their pay/wages. In order to avoid any undue hardships under the prevailing extraordinary circumstances, it has been decided that wherever any such contractual, casual and outsourced staff of Ministries/Departments and other organizations of Government of India, is required to stay at home due to state wise lockdown imposed by States/UT Governments or otherwise as deem fit by the competent authority, they may be treated as “on duty” during such period of absences and necessary pay/wages would be paid accordingly.
The Admission process for the session 2021-22 started in the 4th Week of March 2021. However, due to unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, the declaration of lists for admission was postponed. Now the admission process is being resumed and the revised schedule is being notified as under for registration and declaration of admission lists.
S.No
Contents
Scheduled Dates
1
(a) Declaration of provisional select and waitlist of registered candidates.
(b) Admission of eligible candidates of selected list in following order:
(i) RTE
(ii) From Service Priority Category (I and II) only
(iii) Shortfall of Reservation Quota after admission in (i) and (ii)above
1st list on 23.06.2021 (Wednesday)
2nd list on 30.06.2021 (Wednesday) (if seats remain vacant)
3rd list on 05.07.2021 (Monday) (if seats remain vacant)
2(i)
Declaration of provisional select list of candidates as per priority service category for unreserved seats, if any (keeping the left over
reserved seats blocked)
02.07.2021(Friday) to 06.07.2021 (Tuesday) (4 days)
2(ii)
Extended date for Second Notification for offline Registrations for admissions to be made under RTE Provisions, SC/ST and OBC (NCL) if sufficient applications not received in online mode
Notification on 08.07.2021 (Thursday)
Registration from 08.07.2021(Thursday) to 12 .07.2021 (Monday)
Display of list and Admissions 13.07.2021(Tuesday) to 16.07.2021(Friday)
3
Declaration of list of class II onwards.
24.06.2021 at 4:00 PM (Thursday)
(If not declared yet)
4
Admission for class II onwards.
25.06.2021 (Friday) to 30.06.2021 (Wednesday)
5
Last date of admission for all classes except class XI
31.08.2021.(Tuesday)
6
For KV students: Registration for admission in class Xl
Within 10 days after declaration of class X results
7
KV students: Display of admission list & admissions for Class-XI
Within 20 days after declaration of class X results
8
Non-KV students: Registration, display of admission list & admissions in class XI (Subject to availability of vacancies)
After the admissions of KV students in class XI
9
Last date of admission for class – XI.
30 days from the date of declaration of class-X results by CBSE
Note: –
List of children registered, list of eligible children, category-wise list of provisionally selected children, waiting list and subsequent lists to be compulsorily displayed on the web-site of the Kendriya Vidyalayas concerned, in addition to display on School’s Notice
Board
If any of the dates happens to be a public holiday the next working day shall be treated as opening/closing dates.
