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Digitalisation of APARs in respect of CSS – DoPT O.M 22.12.2020

Digitalisation of APARs in respect of CSS – DoPT O.M 22.12.2020

No.22/5/2020-CS.I (APAR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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2nd Floor, A-Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan
New Delhi, the 22nd December, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub : Digitalisation of APARs in respect of CSS – reg.

Ref.: 1. O.M. F.No.22/5/2017-CS.1(APAR) dated 6.11.2020.
2. OM No. 5/4/2019 — CS.I (U), dated 23.5.2019

In order to bring all the physical APARs of CSS officers into the online SPARROW system, it has been decided to digitalize the APARs of CSS officers and migrate them onto SPARROW portal in a phased manner. The APARs of US and above are already available in CS-I Division, whereas the APAR dossiers of SOs and ASOs are maintained in respective cadre units.

2. As a part of the ongoing digitalization activity, this Division vide OM of even number dated 06.11.20 had requested all the cadre units to send the APARs of SOSLs 2011 and 2012 to CS.I Division. It has now been decided to take up digitalization of APAR dossiers of Section Officers of Select Lists 2013 and 2014.


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3. Hence, all the cadre units are requested to send the APAR dossiers of the SOSLs of 2013 and 2014 WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS. OM No. 5/4/2019 — CS.I (U), dated 23.5.2019 may be referred to in this regard.

(P. B. Sahu)
Dy. Secretary to the Govt. of India

Signed Copy

7th CPC Travelling Allowance : Production of receipts/vouchers for reimbursement of Travelling charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on tour

Reimbursement of Travelling Allowance admissible under Daily Allowance – Officials have to indicate the period of travel, Vehicle Number

No. 19030/2/2020-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 22nd December, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Travelling Allowance Rules – production of receipts/vouchers for reimbursement of Travelling charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on tour- regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 2 (E) (i) & (iii) of this Department’s OM No. 19030/1/2017-E.IV dated 13.07.2017 regarding Travelling Allowance Rules – Implementation of 7th CPC vide which reimbursement for Travelling Charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on Tour, has been prescribed. As per Para 2E(iii) of this O.M. Level 8 & Below have been allowed reimbursement of Travelling Charges without production of vouchers against self-certification and Level 9 & above have to produce vouchers.

2. Several references have been received in this Department regarding difficulties being faced by the officials in Pay Level 9 to 11 for production of receipts/vouchers while claiming reimbursement of Travelling Charges for travel within the city admissible under Daily Allowance on Tour as per Para 2E(i) of Annexure to this Department’s OM dated 13.07.2017.


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3. The matter has been considered in this Department and it has been decided that for reimbursement of Travelling Charges admissible under Daily Allowance on tour as mentioned in Para 2E(i) of OM dated 13.07.2017, condition of production of receipts / vouchers for officials in Pay Level 9 to 11, is done away with subject to furnishing of self-certification in which officials have to indicate the period of travel, vehicle Number etc.

4. In their application to the persons belonging to the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, this order is issued under Article 148(5) of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

5. This is issued with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).

Hindi version is attached.

Sd/-
(Nirmala Dev)
Director

Signed Copy

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Submission of AIPR by Group ‘A’ officers of Department of Posts for the year ending 2020

No.-25-24/2020-SPG
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 18.12.2020

To,

All Heads of Circles
The Director RAKNPA Ghaziabad/All PTCs
CGMs, PLI Dte/BD Dte/Parcel Dte./Sr. DDG (Vig.) Postal Dte/Addl DG APS

Subject: – Submission of Annual Immovable Property Return (AIPR) by Group ‘A’ officers of Department of Posts for the year ending 2020 (as on 01.01.2021) Placing in Public domain – regarding.

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to invite your kind attention to Rule 18(1) (ii) of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which reads as under: –

“Every Government servant belonging to any service or holding any post included in Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ shall submit an Annual Report in such form as may be prescribed by the Government in this regard giving full particulars regarding the immovable property inherited by him/her or owned or acquired by him/her on lease or mortgage either in his / her own name or in the name of any member of his family or in the name of any other persons”.

2. Vide DoP&T’s circular No. 11/7/2011-EO(PR) dated 4th April 2011, it has been provided that officers who do not submit the property return in time would be denied Vigilance Clearance and will not be considered for promotion and empanelment for senior level posts in Government of India. Government of India have also decided the Annual Property Return as on January 1, every year 1n respect of Members of All India Service and other Group ‘A’ Central Service Officers will be placed in the public domain.


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3. Following commonly committed/omitted discrepancies/deficiencies are required to he avoided while filling up AIPR for the year 2020.

(i) Incomplete details in column 6 of the form.

(ii) Present/estimated value of the property is not indicated.

(iii) Signature of the officer is missing 1n some cases.

(iv) Area of Plot or Flat is not mentioned in many cases.

(v) Some columns are left blank/incomplete.

(vi) In certain cases, instead of giving details, it is mentioned same as previous.

4. In view of the above, all IPoS Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ officers are requested to fill the complete details in the AIPR form and strictly comply with the guidelines of CVC Vigilance Manual, 2017 while submitting the Annual Immovable Property Returns (AIPRs) for the year ending 2020. All the officers are requested to submit the AIPRs latest by 31st January, 2021. As regards, AIPRs of officers other than IPoS, Group ‘A’, the Heads of Circle will maintain and scrutinize the AIPRs and furnish an Annual certificate by 01.03.2021 that AIPRs of all these officers have been received, scrutinized and maintained in Circle Office.

5. All the IPoS Group ‘A’ officers will file AIPR for the year ending 2020 through IPR module in SPARROW Portal only. The SOP and user manual of IPR Module is enclosed.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(Vinayak Mishra)
Assistant Director General (SPG)

Signed Copy

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Request for vigilance status update in Web Based Cadre Management System in respect of CSS officers

Request for vigilance status update in Web Based Cadre Management System in respect of CSS officers

Reminder

F.No.21/02/2018-CS.I (PR/CSM)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

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2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated the 21st December, 2020.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Request for vigilance status update in Web Based Cadre Management System in respect of CSS officers – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 24.12.2019 and subsequent reminders dated 12.05.2020, 04.06.2020, 06.11.2020 and 18.11.2020 wherein it has been requested to update the vigilance status on quarterly basis in respect of officers in the grade of Section Officers, Under Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries of CSS on CSCMS.


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2. It is, therefore, requested that the Vigilance Status of the officers in the grades of ASO, SO, US, DS 86 Director of CSS cadre, may be updated in the Vigilance module of CSCMS on quarterly basis by the 1st week of the following month of. each quarter. This will help in smooth cadre management.

(George D. Toppo)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

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Development of electronic system for processing and authorizing the pension – CPAO Reminder Circular

Development of electronic system for processing and authorizing the pension – CPAO Reminder Circular

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT—II. EIHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066
PHONES : 26174596,26174456,26174438

REMINDER

CPAO/IT&Tech/Master Data/14.Vol-III(A)/2020-21/64

Dated 10.12.2020

CIRCULAR

Subject: Development of electronic system for processing and authorizing the pension

Attention is invited to CPAO Circular No. CPAO/IT&Tech/Master Data/14.Vol-III (A)/2020-21/38 dated 21.09.2020 (copy enclosed) on the subject mentioned above. In this regard, no reply has been received yet.

2. It is once again suggested that your department may also initiate the process for electronic submission of pension documents for sanction and authorization of pension as being done in the Central Civil Ministries for the pensioners covered under CCS (Pension) Rules to facilitate the pensioners and realize the mission of Digital India.


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3. The system can be developed by your departments as per the applicable pension rules or the existing systems of Bhavishya and PFMS may be customized as per the needs of your Department/Office for sanctioning and authorizing the pension cases and its onward transmission to CPAO electronically. If required, the technical teams of DP&PW and CGA may be contacted for all necessary technical support under intimation to CPAO.

This issues with the approval of the Chief Controller of Pensions.

(Neeraj Kulhari)
(Dy. Controller of Accounts)

Signed Copy

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Inspections of Administrative and Operative Offices – Dept of Posts

File No.10-01/2020-Inspn (Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Inspection Division)

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Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi, dated: 15.12.2020

Subject: Inspections of Administrative and Operative Offices.

The prescribed percentage for inspections of Administrative and Operative Offices within the earmarked quarters in the inspection years 2020 and 2021was changed as a one-time measure by the competent authority vide Directorate letter no. 10-01/2020-Inspn dated 26.05.2020 in view of prevailing unprecedented situation that arose due to outbreak of COVID-19 across the country. Consequent upon this, 10% of the total inspections of 2020 already scheduled during the 4th Quarter was permitted to be carried forward to the 1st Quarter of 2021.

2. Now, it is further decided that the said 10% of the total inspections of 2020 (4th quarter of 2020) which were carried forward to the 1st Quarter of 2021, are not required to be inspected again in 2021. Therefore, the revised percentage of inspections (Quarter-wise) for the inspection year 2021 as a one-time measure is fixed as below:

Quarter Months % age of inspections originally scheduled in 2020 as per standard procedure % age of revised inspections scheduled in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 % age of revised inspections scheduled in 2021
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
I January – March 15 15 (No change) 25 (C/F of Quarter 4 of 2020 + 15 of 2021)
II April – June 35 10 35
III July – September 30 35 30
IV October – December 20 30 10
Total 100 90 100

3. Therefore, the annual inspection programme for the year 2021 may be prepared as per column (e) of the above table.

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

AD (Inspection)

Signed Copy


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Implementation of orders relating to promotion of officers in various grades in CSS

DOPT Order on Promotion

No. 5/10/2020-CS-I(U)Pt.
Government of India
Department of Personnel and Training
CS-I Division

2d Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-3
Dated 18th December, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Implementation of orders relating to promotion of officers in various grades in CSS.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Orders relating to adhoc promotion in various grades of CSS Cadre issued recently, as per the details below:

S. No Description Order No. Date of issue

i

Promotion of Deputy Secretaries to Director 4/6/2018-CS-I(D) 11.12.2020

ii

Promotion of Under Secretaries to Deputy Secretaries 4/5/2020-CS-I(D) 11.12.2020

iii

Promotion of Section Officers to Under Secretaries /10/2020-CS.1(U) 14.12.2020

2. These adhoc- promotion orders had to be made to address the urgent requirement of various cadre units for manpower at various levels. However, it is seen that a large number of officers have not joined at Director and Under Secretary level. It may be appreciated that adhoc promotion is resorted to as a special dispensation for ensuring efficiency in Government’s functioning. The non-joining of officers is defeating the very purpose for which these adhoc promotions were made.


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3. Hence, in partial modification of the Orders mentioned in para 1 above, all the Cadre units are hereby directed to issue instructions to the promoted officers in all grades, who have not yet assumed the charge of the posts, to assume the charge immediately and not later than 21st December, 2020, failing which the promotion orders with respect to non-joinee Officers, will be liable to be withdrawn, apart from debarment from ad-hoc promotion or other suitable consequences. Further, the vacancies on this account will be filled up by considering eligible officers next in order of seniority.

4. The Cadre units are also requested to submit a report by 21.12.2020 to this Department at email: gd.toppo[@]nic.in

5. All the concerned Ministries/Departments are hereby requested to forward the list of officers who have not assumed the charge of the post on promotion by 21st December, 2020, 5:30 P.M, on the email id mentioned above.

6. The relevant paras of the Orders mentioned herein above stand modified to this extent.

Sd/-
(George D. Toppo)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To
Joint Secretarv (Admn.) of Cadre Units of CSS.

Signed Copy

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Adherence to Guidelines issued by DoPT regarding grant of sanction for prosecution

Grant of sanction for prosecution – DOPT Guidelines

No. 372/6/2017-AVD-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated 02 December, 2020.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Adherence to Guidelines issued by DoPT regarding grant of sanction for prosecution – regarding.

The Department of Personnel & Training had formulated guidelines for grant of sanction for prosecution and issued the same vide this Department’s various OMs inter-alia, dated 06.11.2006, 20.12.2006, 31.01.2012 and 01.03.2019 (to be read with OM dated 18.07.2019).

2. These guidelines clearly prescribe the situations under which consultation with CVC is required by the concerned DAs while considering the requests of CBI for grant of Sanction of Prosecution, which inter-alia, include that:

(i) The CBI would forward its final report of investigation to the CVC and also simultaneously endorse a copy of the report to the Administrative Ministry/Department concerned and the Competent Authority shall within three weeks formulate its tentative view regarding the action to be taken and seek the advice of CVC in the matter.

(ii) In cases in which the sanction for prosecution is required to be accorded in the name of the President, the CVC will advise the Ministry /Department concerned and it would be for that Ministry/ Department to consider the advice of the CVC and to take a decision as to whether or not the prosecution should be sanctioned;

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(iii) In cases in which an authority other than the President is competent to sanction prosecution, and that authority does not propose to accord such sanction, it is required to report the case to the CVC and take further action after considering the CVC’s advice.

3. Recently, CVC has observed that some Ministries/Department, specifically CPSUs and Public Sector Banks, are not following the said guidelines/instructions in true spirit. Further, in certain cases the Competent Authority formally declined the sanction for prosecution and then referred the matter to the CVC for advice.

4. As once the Competent Authority takes a decision and communicates it to the CBI, the matter of grant of sanction for prosecution cannot be reviewed, it is important that the requisite consultation with CVC, etc. is completed before the Competent Authority takes a decision in such matters.

5. In view of the above, all Ministries/Departments are advised to ensure strict adherence to the afore-said instructions of DoP&T in this regard.

6. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.

(Manmeet Kaur)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

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Tamilnadu Government Holidays 2021 – G.O.Ms. No.554

Tamilnadu Government Holidays 2021

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU 2020

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms. No.554, Dated the 27th October 2020

Holidays – Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2021 – Orders issued.

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.762, Public (Misc) Department, dated 22.10.2019.
2. Reserve Bank of India letter No.HRMD (Che)/277/03.02.091/2020-21, dated:25.08.2020.

ORDER:

The Government of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders in regard to the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2021:

(I) Public Holidays: The Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) indicated in the notification appended to this order will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

(ii) Government Holidays: The Government direct that all the offices under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu be closed on

(a) The dates specified in the notification appended to this order (except Annual Closing of Bank Accounts on 01.04.2021)

(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2021.

2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT


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APPENDIX

NOTIFICATION

Under the “Explanation” to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, No.20-25-26, Public-1, dated the 8th June 1957, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declares that, in addition to “Sundays” expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation”, the following days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2021.

ANNEXURE

S.No Public Holidays Date Day
1. New Year’s Day 01.01.2021 Friday
2. Pongal 14.01.2021 Thursday
3. Thiruvalluvar Day 15.01.2021 Friday
4. Uzhavar Thirunal 16.01.2021 Saturday
5. Republic Day 26.01.2021 Tuesday
6. * Annual closing of Accounts for   Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks 01.04.2021 Thursday
7. Good Friday 02.04.2021 Friday
8. Telugu New Year’s Day 13.04.2021 Tuesday
9. Tamil   New Year’s Day and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday 14.04.2021 Wednesday
10. Mahaveer Jayanthi 25.04.2021 Sunday
11. May Day 01.05.2021 Saturday
12. Ramzan (Idul Fitr) 14.05.2021 Friday
13. Bakrid (Idul Azha) 21.07.2021 Wednesday
14. Independence Day 15.08.2021 Sunday
15. Muharram 20.08.2021 Friday
16. Krishna Jayanthi 30.08.2021 Monday
17. Vinayakar Chathurthi 10.09.2021 Friday
18. Gandhi Jayanthi 02.10.2021 Saturday
19. Ayutha Pooja 14.10.2021 Thursday
20. Vijaya Dasami 15.10.2021 Friday
21. Milad-un-Nabi 19.10.2021 Tuesday
22. Deepavali 04.11.2021 Thursday
23. Christmas 25.12.2021 Saturday

* Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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PCDA Circular : Grant of share of family pension to eligible children from widow who is not alive on death of ESM Pensioner

PCDA Circular 641 : Grant of share of family pension to eligible children from widow who is not alive on death of ESM Pensioner

O/o THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS (PENSIONS)
DRAUPADI GHAT, ALLAHABAD- 211014

Circular No. 641

Dated: 21/09/2020

To,

The OI/C
Records/PAOs (ORs)

Sub: Grant of share of family pension to eligible child/children from widow who is not alive on death of ESM Pensioner under regulation 71(b) of the pension regulation 2008-reg.

A copy of GOI, MOD Ex-Servicemen welfare D(Pension Grievances) letter no. CD-5/DS/PS/SM/2020 dated 18.08.2020 on the above subject which is self explanatory is forwarded herewith for your information and necessary action.

2. Regulation 71(b) of Pension Regulations 2008(Part-I) states that “where a deceased is survived by a widow and has also left behind eligible child/children from another wife who is not alive, the eligible child of the deceased wife shall be entitled to the share of ordinary family pension which the mother would have received if she had been alive at the time of death of the service personnel/pensioner”.


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3. It is, therefore advised that a review may be carried out at your end to identify the cases where 50% share of Family Pension cases have been notified to surviving widow, but claim for the other 50% share to eligible child/children from widow who is not alive, has not yet been submitted to O/o the PCDA (P). All such cases may be forwarded to this office at the earliest.

4. This circular has been uploaded on this office website www.pcdapension.nic.in for dissemination across the all concerned.

5. All other instruction will remain unchanged.

6. Hindi version will follow.

No. Gts/Tech/0113/LXXVIII
Dated 21.09.2020

Sushil Kumar Singh
Addl. CDA (P)

Signed Copy

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