All Central Government Employees are advised to get vaccinated – DOPT ORDER F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A.III – Dated 22.04.2021
F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A.III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 22nd April, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Vaccination of all Central Government employees – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to state that this Department has been issuing instructions, from time to time, regarding the preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Vide O.M of even number, dated 6th April, 2021, all Central Government employees of the age of 45 years and above were advised to get themselves vaccinated, so as to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19. They were further advised to continue to follow covid-appropriate behaviour, even after vaccination, particularly, frequent washing of hands/ sanitization, maintenance of social distancing and putting on of masks etc.
Government has been monitoring the situation very closely, and it has been decided to vaccinate all the citizens who have attained the age of 18 years and above. Accordingly, in partial modification of the O.M. of even number dated 6th April, 2021, all Central Government employees are advised to get themselves vaccinated so as to effectively contain the spread of Covid-19. Further, they may continue to follow covid protocols, even after vaccination, as advised vide the said O.M.
(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
DOPT Recruitment 2021 : Inviting applications from the retired PA/PS of Central Govt. services for rendering their services as stenographers on monthly basis in Department of Personnel & Training
F. No. A-51/2/2018-Ad.I(Pt.I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
DepartmeiIt of Personnel & Training
*****
North Block, New Delhi.
The 12th April, 2021.
CIRCULAR
Subject : Inviting applications from the retired PA/PS of Central Govt. services for rendering their services as stenographers on monthly basis in Department of Personnel & Training- regarding.
It is proposed to engage retired PA/PS of Central Govt. Service to render their services as stenographers in DoPT initially for six months against the vacant posts in these grades as per details given below:
Encl : As stated
(Surya Prakash)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Grant of interest free advance to Haryana Government Employees for the purchase of wheat during the year 2021-22
No. 46/1/2011/WM(6)/188
From
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.
To
1. All Head of Departments,
2. Commissioner of Divisions, All Deputy Commissioners & Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) in Haryana.
3. The Registrar, Punjab & Haryana High Curt, Chandigarh & All District & Session Judges in Haryana.
Dated Chandigarh, the 16th April, 2021.
Subject : Grant of interest free advance to Government employees for the purchase of wheat during the year 2021-22.
With reference to subject noted above, I am directed to say that the State Government has decided to grant an interest free advance of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty thousand only) to all Class-IV Government employees in the State who wish to buy wheat for their own/their families consumption during the year 2021-22. The advance will be recoverable in monthly instalments to be fixed by the Departments concerned so as to effect its full recovery before the close of the financial year 2021-22. Full loan should be recovered before 31.03.2022.
2. The advance will be admissible to permanent/temporary/regular class-IV employees only. The advance will be sanctioned by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers concerned. In the case of temporary employees, allow advance on the basis of a surety to their satisfaction so that it is fully secured and its recovery is ensured from the loanee before the close of the financial year 2021-22.
3. The following conditions should be observed in sanctioning this loan:-
i) A certificate may be obtained within one month of the drawal of the advance from the loanee to the effect that he has utilized the loan for the purchase of wheat.
ii) The officer concerned, before sanctioning the advance, should satisfy himself that the incumbent will continue in service until full recovery of the total amount of advance is affected.
iii) These orders will cease to operate after 16th May, 2021.
iv) The recovery of the first instalment of the advance should preferably be made from the pay for the month of June, 2021.
v) The advance should not be granted to those employees who are on deputation to other Govt./Corporations and Local Bodies etc.
vi) The advance will not be admissible to work. charged, contractual and daily wages employees.
vii) Where both husband and wife are employed, the wheat advance should be allowed to only one of them.
4. It is requested that the schedule of recoveries should be attached with each pay bill in the proforma enclosed. It is also requested that the detailed accounts of the recoveries of the advance should be maintained by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers which should be reconciled with the office of the Accountant General, Haryana (A&E) every month.
5. The expenditure incurred on the grant of wheat advance may be communicated to the Finance Department (Ways & Means Branch) by the Head of Departments by 30.06.2021 positively in the enclosed Performa.
6. The expenditure may be debited to the Major Head, “7610-Loans to Govt. Servants. etc-800- Other Advances-(99) Advances for purchase of Foodgrains (P-01-45-7610-51-800-99-51). The recoveries made may be credited to the corresponding receipt head i.e. “7610-Loans to Govt. Servants. etc-800- Other Advances-(99) Advances for Purchase of Foodgrains (7610-51-800-99- 51 (Receipt)).
7. These instructions are also available of website www.finhry.gov.in.
Yours faithfully,
Deputy Director (SB&FM)
for Additional Chief Secretary to Gov Haryana
Finance Department
The Deputy Commissioner/ Director
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
All Regional Offices/ ZIETs.
Sub: Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 —reg.
Madam/Sir,
In compliance of the directions as received vide MoE circular F. No. 44011/2/2021-E-IV dated 16.04.2021 and due to unprecedented rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country the competent authority KVS has decided that all the similar preventive measures/ steps are to be taken at KVS(HQ)/RO/ZIET keeping in mind the following:-
(a) Officers from the rank of Assistant Commissioner and above to attend office on regular basis.
(b) Officers from the Section Officer/equivalent and other Group “B” & “C” staff shall attend office on alternate day as per roster prepared by the respective section heads.
(c) All Divisional Heads to issue office orders describing roster of attendance of the staff working under them assess the requirement in such a way that at least one Dealing Assistant is available in each section.
(d)The Divisional Heads/Branch Officers will ensure that the roster duty will be assigned in such a way that on the dates when Section Officer is not available in office, the senior most ASO or Dealing Assistant (DA) who is well conversant with the functioning of section is available in the section.
(e)The employees who will work from home be available on WhatsApp / mobile phone etc. for disposal of official work.
(f) Keeping in view the urgency of work any official may be asked to attend office other than dates of roster.
(g)The employees residing in Containment Zones are to be exempted from attending Office till the containment zone is de-notified.
(h)All officials who attend office should strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behavior like wearing of mask, physical distancing, use of sanitizing and frequent hand washing with soap and water.
(i) Crowding in lifts, staircases, common areas should be strictly avoided.
(j) Meetings, as far as possible, are to be conducted virtually.
It is worth to mention that, besides above; the instructions/ directions issued by concerned State/UT Government have to be followed in true spirit.
This issues with the approval of Commissioner, KVS.
Reimbursement of fraudulent LTC Claims – CGA ORDER – Examine the LTC claims paid during 2010-11 onwards
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, D/O EXPENDITURE
O/O CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS
MAHALEKHA NIYANTRAK BHAWAN
E-BLOCK, GPO COMPLEX, INA, NEW DELHI
No.Q-1800 1/8/2021-IAD-CGA(E-7858) /2375-79
Dated: 19.04.2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Reimbursement of fraudulent LTC claims – Para No 4.7 of C&AG report No. 3 of 2020 – regarding.
C&AG had conducted audit of some Government Offices and made audit Para 4.7 “Reimbursement of fraudulent LTC claim” of C&AG Report No. 3 of 2020. C&AG made the following observations after air ticket submitted by employees were cross checked by audit with concerned Airlines:-
The employees had changed the original amount mentioned in original air tickets, to higher amount.
The name of unauthorised travel agents through which tickets were booked was found to be deleted.
In some cases, air tickets were booked through authorised mode, but actual amount paid to airlines was found to be altered.
C&AG has also stated that the air ticket had sufficient indications that these tickets were forged viz. absence of mode of payment, absence of name of booking agencies, amount of service tax not tallied with base fare shown on the ticket, absence of breakup air fare on the tickets, mention of word “Under LTC 80 Fare” in the ticket of private air lines etc. but the officials responsible for passing and paying the bills, reimbursed the amount without applying due diligence.
In this connection attention is drawn to instructions issued by Ministry of PPG&P, Government of India wherein some relaxation has been provided to travel by air to visit North Eastern Region, J&K and Andman & Nicobar from time to time on LTC which inter alia are as under :-
In terms of Office Memorandum No.31011/2/2003-Estt.(A-IV) issued on 18.06.2010 by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government employees were permitted to visit Jammu & Kashmir (J&k) against conversion of Home Town Leave Travel Concession. This OM also allowed non-entitled employees to travel by air from Delhi/Amritsar to any place in J&K by any airline, subject to their entitlement being limited to LTC-80 fare of Air India. Further, OM No. 19024/1/2209-E.1V dated 16 September 2010, allowed the Government employees to avail the services of private airlines for travel to J&K but stipulated that the ticket were to be purchased either directly from airlines or through authorised agents only i.e. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashoka Travels & Tour Limited and IRCTC. Further, in terms of OM No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV) dated 26 September 2014, the non-entitled employees were also allowed to travel by air by Air India to (i) Port Blair from Chennai/Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar and (ii) any place in North Eastern Region (NER) from Kolkata/Guwahati.
All tickets arc to be purchased directly from the airlines (booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of authorized travel agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/s Ashoka Travel & Tour and IRCTC while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted and no request for relaxation of rules for booking the tickets through such agencies shall be considered by PPGP. In this regard, clarifications issued by PPG&P vide OM No. 31011 /4/2014-Estt. (A.[V) dated 19.06.2014. Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER, J&K and A&N under Central Services(LTC) Rules 1988 was also extended from 26.09.2018 to 25.09.2020 and further extended from 26.09.2020 to 25.09.2022 vides OM No. 31011/3/2018-Estt.(A-IV) dated 20.09.20218 and 08.10.2020 respectively.
Efforts should be made by the Government servants to book air tickets at the cheapest farce possible. All the Ministries/Departments are advised to bring it to the notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under the rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC, Ministries/Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air tickets submitted by the official verified from the airlines concerned with regard to the actual cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost indicated on the air tickets submitted by the officials.
C&AG has advised to get the LTC reimbursement cases against the scheme of Government of India examined through Internal Audit Wings and necessary recoveries and action against the employees who had adopted fraudulent practice for reimbursement of LTC claim be initiated.
In view of the above, all Pr.CCAs/CCAs/CA(I/Cs) are, therefore, requested to issue necessary directions to their Internal Audit Wings to examine the LTC claims paid during 2010-11 onwards along-with their regular audit and compliance report to be submitted to this office by 30.09.2021.
This issues with the approval of the Controller General of Accounts,
(Dr. Richa Pandey)
Asstt. Controller General of Accounts
कार्मिक एवं प्रशिक्षण विभाग ने कोविड-19 के मद्देनजर सख्त अनुपालन के लिए केंद्र सरकार के मंत्रालयों/विभागों को दिशानिर्देश जारी किए
कोविड-19 से संक्रमित लोगों की संख्या में अप्रत्याशित वृद्धि और इसके प्रसार की रोकथाम संबंधी उपायों को ध्यान में रखते हुए कार्मिक मंत्रालय के कार्मिक एवं प्रशिक्षण विभाग (डीओपीटी) ने केंद्र सरकार के मंत्रालयों/ विभागों द्वारा सख्त अनुपालन के लिए कुछ निश्चित निर्देश/ दिशानिर्देश जारी किए हैं। ये निर्देश/ दिशानिर्देश तत्काल प्रभाव से लागू होंगे और 30.04.2021 अथवा अगले आदेश में से जो भी पहले हो, तक लागू रहेंगे।
केंद्रीय पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्र विकास राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार), कार्मिक, लोक शिकायत, पेंशन, परमाणु ऊर्जा एवं अंतरिक्ष राज्य मंत्री डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने इस संबंध में विस्तार से बताते हुए आज जारी आधिकारिक ज्ञापन (ओएम) का उल्लेख किया। सभी सरकारी कार्यालयों में अनुपालन के लिए कुछ विशेष दिशानिर्देशों के साथ यह आधिकारिक ज्ञापन जारी किया गया है।
इनमें अवर सचिव अथवा समकक्ष और इससे निचले स्तर के अधिकारियों की कार्यालय में भौतिक उपस्थिति को वास्तविक क्षमता के 50 प्रतिशत तक सीमित करना भी शामिल है। सचिव/एचओडी अधिकारियों की उपस्थिति को नियंत्रित कर सकते हैं और प्रशासनिक आधार पर अधिक कर्मचारियों को कार्यालय में उपस्थित होने का निर्देश जारी कर सकते हैं। तदनुसार एक रोस्टर तैयार किया जा सकता है। उपसचिव स्तर के सभी अधिकारी, इसके समकक्ष और इससे ऊपर के सभी अधिकारी नियमित तौर पर कार्यालय में उपस्थित रहेंगे।
कार्यालयों में भीड़भाड़ से बचने के लिए अधिकारी/ कर्मचारी निम्नानुसार अलग-अलग समय का पालन करेंगे:
सुबह 9.00 बजे से शाम 5.30 बजे तक
सुबह 9.30 बजे से शाम 6.00 बजे तक
सुबह 10.00 बजे से शाम 6.30 बजे तक
ऐसे सभी अधिकारी जो किसी विशेष दिन कार्यालय में उपस्थित नहीं होते हैं उन्हें अपने निवास से टेलीफोन एवं संचार के अन्य इलेक्ट्रॉनिक साधनों के जरिये हर समय उपलब्ध होना है और वे घर से काम कर सकते हैं। कंटेनमेंट जोन में रहने वाले सभी अधिकारियों को कंटेनमेंट जोन की अवधि तक कार्यालय में उपस्थित होने से छूट दी जाएगी। दिव्यांग और गर्भवती महिला कर्मचारियों को व्यक्तिगत तौर पर कार्यालय में उपस्थित होने से छूट दी जा सकती है लेकिन वे अगले आदेश तक अपने घर से काम करना जारी रखेंगे।
कार्यालय आने वाले सभी कर्मियों को मास्क पहनना, सामाजिक दूरी, सैनिटाइजर का उपयोग और साबुन एवं पानी से लगातार हाथ धोना आदि कोविड के उपयुक्त व्यवहार का पालन करना होगा। लिफ्टों, सीढ़ियों, गलियारों, कैंटीन और पार्किंग सहित अन्य क्षेत्रों में भीड़ से बचा जाना चाहिए। जहां तक संभव हो बैठकों का आयोजन वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के माध्यम से किया जाए और बाहरी लोगों एवं आगंतुकों के प्रवेश पर उचित सावधानी बरती जाना चाहिए।
दिनांक 06.04.2021 को सम संख्या के ओएम के अनुपालन में 45 वर्ष अथवा इससे अधिक आयु के सभी पात्र कर्मचारियों को सलाह दी जाती है कि वे स्वयं टीकाकरण करवाएं। कार्यस्थल और विशेष रूप से फर्श की उचित साफ-सफाई एवं सैनिटाइजेशन की व्यवस्था सुनिश्चित की जानी चाहिए।
सभी मंत्रालय/विभाग कार्यालय के साथ-साथ केंद्र सरकार के कर्मचारी एमएचए, एमआोएचएंडएफडब्ल्यू और डीओपीएंडटी की ओर से समय-समय पर जारी कोविड उपयुक्त व्यवहार संबंधी निर्देशों का सख्ती से अनुपालन सुनिश्चित करें। बायोमेट्रिक उपस्थिति को फिलहाल निलंबित रखा जाएगा और अगले आदेश तक उपस्थिति के लिए रजिस्टर की व्यवस्था जारी रहेगी।
डॉ. जितेंद्र सिंह ने उम्मीद जताई कि सभी नागरिकों, सरकारी कर्मचारियों और उनके परिजनों की भलाई के लिए इन सभी निर्देशों का सख्ती से पालन किया जाएगा। उन्होंने उम्मीद जताई कि राज्य/ केंद्रशासित प्रदेश भी इस प्रकार के दिशानिर्देशों पर विचार करेंगे।
Attendance of Central Government Employees – DoPT ORDER F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-lll – Dated 19.04.2021
F.No.11013/9/2014-Estt.A-lll
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 19th April 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Attendance of Central Government officials – regarding
In view of the unprecedented rise in the numbers of Covid-19 cases, and to take measures to prevent its spread, the following instructions/ guidelines are issued for strict compliance by all Ministries/ Departments / Offices of the Central Government : –
a. Physical attendance of the officers of the level of Under Secretary or equivalent and below to be restricted to 50% of the actual strength. secretary/HOD may regulate the attendance of officials and may, on administrative grounds, direct more officials to attend office. A roster may be prepared accordingly.
b. All officers of the level of Deputy Secretary, equivalent and above are to attend office on regular basis.
c. The officers / staff shall follow staggered timings, to avoid over-crowding in offices, as indicated below:
9.00 A.M. to 5.30. P.M.
9.30 AM to 6.00 PM
10.00 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.
d. All officials who do not attend office on a particular day are to make themselves available on Telephone and other electronic means of communication at all times from their residence and work from home.
e. All officials residing in containment zones shall continue to be exempted from coming to office till the containment zone is de-notified.
f. Persons with Disabilities and Pregnant women employees may be exempted from attending office, but they shall continue to work from home, until further orders.
g. All officials who attend office shall strictly follow Covid-appropriate behavior including wearing of mask, physical distancing, use of sanitizer and frequent hand washing with soap and water.
h. Crowding in lifts, staircases, corridors, common areas including refreshment kiosk and parking areas is to be strictly avoided.
i. Meetings, as far as possible, to be conducted through video-conferencing.
j. Entry of outsiders /visitors to be curtailed appropriately.
k. In compliance of OM of even number dated 6.4.2021, all employees of the age of 45 years and above are advised to get themselves vaccinated.
l. Proper cleaning and frequent sanitization of workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces may be ensured.
2. All Ministries/ Departments / Offices as well as the Central Government employees are to ensure strict compliance of instructions on Covid-appropriate behavior issued by MHA, MoH&FW and DoP&T from time to time. Biometric attendance shall continue to be suspended and physical attendance registers to be maintained until further orders.
3. The above instructions / guidelines shall come into effect immediately and will remain in force until 30.04.2021 or further orders, whichever is earlier.
Sd/-
(Sujata Chaturvedi)
Additional Secretary to Govt. of India
To,
All Heads of Telecom Circles &
All Heads of Other Administrative Units,
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Sub: Instructions w.r.t. Operation & Maintenance and functioning of the Administrative Offices in view of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Sir,
This office has been receiving references from field units for issue of fresh guidelines on the above cited subject. It has also been noticed that several State Govt.s have imposed restrictions on non-essential activities on account of rising cases of COVID-19. Accordingly, the following instructions are hereby issued with the approval of competent authority:
(i) Telecom being an essential service, operation of utilities for providing telecommunication and internet services shall remain functional. Hence, all the field offices / units of BSNL dealing with operations and maintenance of telecommunication service, including CSCs, shall remain fully functional. However, keeping in view the state/local administration instructions issued for particular state/area, containment zones etc., CGM’s are authorized to take decision for allowing work from home or remote access support, as the case may be.
(ii) All officials residing in containment zones shall be exempted from coming to office till the containment zone is denotified.
(iii) All officials who attend office shall strictly follow Covid appropriate behavior including wearing of mask, physical distancing, use of sanitizer and frequent hand washing.
(iv) Crowding in lifts, staircases, corridors, common areas including canteens and parking areas is be strictly avoided.
(v) Meetings, as far as possible, may be conducted through video-conferencing.
(vi) Entry of outsiders/visitors may be avoided as far as possible.
(vii) All employees of the age of 45 years and above are advised to get themselves vaccinated so as to effectively contain the spread of COVID-19.
(viii) Employees who are symptomatic or whose family members have been tested Covid positive are required to follow applicable Covid protocol of self isolation/ quarantine and testing. They may keep their Controlling officer intimated in this regard.
2. The above instructions / guidelines shall come into effect immediately till further orders.
Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID19 – Department of Posts – No.27-20/2018-PO – Dated 16.04.2021
No.27-20/2018-PO
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department ofPosts
(PO Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 16th April, 2021
To
All Chief Postmasters General / Regional PMsG
Director RAKNPA / All Directors PTCs
All GM / DA(P)
Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID19
This is in continuation of this division’s letters number 27-17/2018-PO dated 18th March 2020, 27-20/2018-PO dated 19th March and 27-20/2018-PO dated 20th March 2020 (copies enclosed) on the above mentioned subject.
2. In view of the fresh surge in COVID-19 cases, in some parts of the country, and inlight of the guidelines for effective control of COVID-19 issued vide order No, 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 23th March 2021 (copy enclosed) by Ministry of Home Affairs, the following guidelines are highlighted to prevent the spread of COVID in the field Units(further detailed guidelines attached for appropriate action) –
a) All necessary measures shall be taken to promote COVID-19 appropriate behavior. Strict enforcement of wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing, prohibition of spitting at office premises/ public places etc. must be ensured.
b) All the officers/ officials should invariably follow the instructions / guidelines issued by Central Government, State Government and Local Administration on the subject.
c) All the employees of the age of 45 years and above are advised to get themselves vaccinated.
d) Meetings, as far as feasible, shall be done, through video conferences. Minimize or reschedule meetings involving large number of people unless necessary.
e) Employees who are symptomatic or whose family members have been tested COVID 19 positive are required to follow applicable COVID protocol of self isolation/quarantine and testing. They should keep their controlling officer informed in this regard.
f) While Post Offices and RMS Offices do come under essential services, it is also clarified that a judicious balance should be maintained, keeping in view, the interest of staff and difficulties being faced by them and the prevailing situation in the state.
g) CPMsG and Regional PMsG may take a comprehensive decision on the instructions issued on the subject by Central/ State/ Local Government.
3. The above instruction shall be circulated to all the concerned.
4. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
G.S.R. 269(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 (31 of 1956), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1986, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2021.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of August, 2017.
(3) These rules shall be applicable to those Development Officers who were in the whole-time salaried service in the permanent establishment of the Corporation as on or after the 1st August, 2017:
Provided that where any Development Officer gives a notice in writing to the Corporation, within a period as specified by the Corporation, expressing his option to be governed by the provisions of these rules with effect from a date which is not earlier than 1st August, 2017 and not later than the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, then the Corporation may, by order, permit such Officer to be governed by these rules with effect from the said date and no arrears for the period prior to the date so opted shall be payable to such Development Officer:
Provided further that a Development Officer whose resignation had been accepted or whose services had been terminated under rule 39 of Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Rules, 1960 during the period from 1st August, 2017 to the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, shall not be eligible for the arrears on account of revision under these rules.
2. In the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 2, for sub-rule (e), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“(e) “Special Rules” means the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2009 as amended by the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2016.‘
3. In rule 4 of the principal rules,—
(i) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :—
“(1) The scales of pay of the Development Officers shall be Rs 35,650-2,200(2)-40,050-2,595(2)-45,240-2,645(17)-90,205.”;
(ii) in sub-rule (3), after the words “maximum of four such additions‖, the words” and after two years from availing the fourth such addition, he may be granted one further addition to the basic pay equal to the last increment drawn by him in the scale of pay‖ shall be inserted.
4. In rule 5 of the principal rules,—
(i) for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“(1) The scale of dearness allowance applicable to Development Officers shall be determined as under:—
(a) Index: All India Average Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers.
(b) Base: Index No.6352 in the series 1960 = 100.
(c) Rate: For every four points in the quarterly average of the All India Consumer Price Index above 6352 points, a Development Officer shall be paid dearness
allowance at the rate of 0.08 % of Pay.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, “Pay” means basic pay including additions to the basic pay after reaching maximum of the scale as provided under sub-rule (3) of rule 4.”;
(ii) in sub-rule(2), for the figures and words “4708 points in the sequence of 4708-4712-4716-4720”,the figures and words “6352 points in the sequence of 6352-6356-6360-6364” shall be substituted.
5. In rule 6 of the principal rules, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“(1) The House Rent Allowance of Development Officers except those who are allotted residential accommodation by the Corporation shall be as specified in the table below:
TABLE
Sl.No.
Place of posting
Rate of House Rent Allowance
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and other cities with population of 45 lakh and above
10% of Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 7,840/- per month
2
Cities with population exceeding 12 lakh but less than 45 lakh, and except those mentioned at serial number 1, and any city in the State of Goa
8% of Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 6,620/- per month
3
Other places
7% of Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 6,370/- per month
Notes: For the purposes of this sub-rule,─
(i) the population figures shall be as per the latest Census Report;
(ii) cities shall include their urban agglomerations; and
(iii) “Pay” means basic pay, additions to basic pay and Fixed Personal Allowance.‖.
6. For rule 7 of the principal rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“7. City Compensatory Allowance.—The City Compensatory Allowance payable to Development Officers shall be as specified in the table below:—
TABLE
Sl.No.
Place of posting
Rate of City Compensatory Allowance
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Navi Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and other cities with population of 45 lakh and above
3% of Pay, subject to the
maximum of Rs. 1,660/- per
month
2
Cities with population exceeding 12 lakh but less than 45 lakh, and except those mentioned at serial number 1, and any city in the State of Goa
2.5% of Pay, subject to the
maximum of Rs. 1,535/- per
month
3
Other places
2% of Pay, subject to the
maximum of Rs. 1,345/- per
month
Notes: For the purposes of this sub-rule,—
(i) the population figures shall be as per the latest Census Report;
(ii) cities shall include their urban agglomerations; and
(iii) “Pay” means basic pay, additions to basic pay.”.
7. For rule 7A of the principal rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“7A. Hill Allowance.—The scales of Hill Allowance payable to Development Officers shall be as specified in the table below:—
TABLE
Sl.No.
Places
Rates
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Posted at a place situated at a height of 1,500 metres or more above the mean sea level
At the rate of 2.5% of Basic Pay subject to maximum of Rs. 1,000/- per month
2
Posted at a place situated at a height of 1,000 metres or more but less than 1,500 metres above the mean sea level, or at Mercara, or at a place which is specifically declared as a “hill station” by the Central Government or the State Government concerned for their employees
At the rate of 2% of Basic Pay subject to maximum of Rs. 790/- per month
3
Posted at a place situated at a height of not less than 750 metres or more above the mean sea level and which is surrounded by and accessible
only through hills having a height of 1,000 metres or more above the mean sea level
At the rate of 2% of Basic Pay subject to maximum of Rs. 790/- per month”.
8. After rule 7B of the principal rules, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“7C. Special Allowance.—(1) Every Development Officer of the Corporation shall be paid an amount of Rs. 3,200/- per month by way of Special Allowance:
(2) The allowance under this rule shall be reckoned for the purpose of calculation of dearness allowance but shall not be reckoned for the purposes of Provident Fund, gratuity, House Rent Allowance, pension, encashment of privilege leave and fixation of pay upon promotion ”
9. For rule 10 of the principal rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“10. Equitable Relief.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3) of rule 1 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Certain Terms and Conditions of service) Amendment Rules, 2016, the Corporation may, in respect of Development Officers, by instructions, provide for grant of arrears of salary for the period prior to 1st April, 2021 by way of equitable relief.
(2) The 100% of equitable relief paid to the Development Officers for the period from 1st August, 2017 to 31st March, 2021 shall not be taken into account for the purpose of arriving at the annual remuneration for the purpose of appraisal year under the Special Rules commencing immediately after the date of publication of Life Insurance Corporation of India Development Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of service) Amendment Rules, 2021.
Explanation.—
(1) For the removal of doubts, it is clarified that the salary relating to the financial year commencing on 1st April, 2021 shall form part of the annual remuneration in the relevant appraisal years in that financial year.
(2) The Corporation may provide by instructions issued in this behalf under sub-rule(2) of rule 51 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Rules, 1960 for fixation of basic pay in the scales of pay as revised by these rules of persons who may have worked as Development Officers on or after 1st August, 2017 but before the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, classify them according to the nature of cessation of their service as Development Officers and specify whether the payments by way of equitable relief may be allowed to any class of Development Officers at all for the period of their service as such and if so, the amount and the terms and conditions thereof:
Provided that no payment by way of equitable relief shall be allowed in respect of the class of Development Officers whose services may have been terminated under the Special Rules.
(3) Subject to the other provisions of this rule, where basic pay is fixed in accordance with this rule, the other allowances and benefits as revised by these rules shall also be payable on the basis of such fixation.”.
10. In rule 10C of the principal rules, for the letters and figures ―Rs. 185/-‖, the letters and figures “Rs. 265” shall be substituted.
[F. No. S-11012/03/2018-Ins. I]
SAURABH MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
It is certified that no employee of the Life Insurance Corporation of India is likely to be affected adversely by the notification being given retrospective effect.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R. 1091(E), dated the 17th September, 1986 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications:
(1) G.S.R. 962(E), dated the 7th December, 1987
(2) G.S.R. 871(E), dated the 22nd August,1988
(3) G.S.R. 968(E), dated the 7th November, 1989
(4) G.S.R. 825(E), dated the 9th October, 1990
(5) G.S.R. 55(E), dated the 21st January, 1992
(6) G.S.R. 325(E), dated the 10th March, 1992
(7) G.S.R. 54(E), dated the 2nd February, 1994
(8) G.S.R. 596(E), dated the 30th June, 1995
(9) G.S.R. 95(E), dated the 16th February, 1996
(10) G.S.R. 287(E), dated the 18th July, 1996
(11) G.S.R. 531(E), dated the 27th August, 1998
(12) G.S.R. 551(E), dated the 22nd June, 2000
(13) G.S.R. 288(E), dated the 27th April,2004
(14) G.S.R. 560(E), dated the 5th September, 2005
(15) G.S.R. 825(E), dated 8th October, 2010
(16) G.S.R. 29(E), dated 14th January, 2016
(17) G.S.R. 196(E), dated 26th February, 2016
(18) G.S.R. 403(E), dated 31st May, 2019
