Nomination of Liaison Officer for SCs/STs in Zonal Railways/ Production Units at the level of JA Grade Officer
RBE No. 106/2020
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2020-E(SCT)I/34/1
New Delhi, dated 03.12.2020
The General Manager (P)
All Indian Railways and Production Units
Sub: Nomination of Liaison Officer for SCs/STs in Zonal Railways/ Production Units at the level of JA Grade Officer.
A copy of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No. 43011/153/2010-Estt. (Res.) dated 04.01.2013, regarding nomination of Liaison Officer and setting up of cell in each Ministry/ Department for enforcement of orders of reservations in posts and services of the Central Government, is enclosed herewith, for information/compliance and bringing to the notice of all concerned
It has also been decided to appoint a Liaison Officer of the level of JA Grade Officer (Deputy Secretary) or above in each Zonal Headquarters and Divisional Headquarters. Further, SC/ST from Personnel Department may be given the task of Liaison Officer but in absence of suitable JAG or above officer from personnel department, SC/ST officers from other department may be deputed to look after the task of Liaison Officer. Reservation Cell should consist of at least one dedicated supervisor in the Ch. OS grade and to be assisted by dedicated one multitasking staff. As regards Workshop, Extra Divisional unit, the Liaison Officer of nearest Division or Headquarter may look into the matter.
Central Organisation ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
IHQ of MoD (Army)
Thimayya Marg, Gopinath Circle
Delhi Cantt — 110 010
B/49701-PR/AG/ECHS/2020
07 Dec 2020
IHQ of MoD (Navy)/PD ECHS (N)
Air HQ (VB)/DPS
All Command HQs
All Regional Centre (ECHS)
DIAV
WORKING HOURS : ECHS POLYCLINICS
1. Please ref CO ECHS letter No B/49701-PR/AG/ECHS/2017 dt 25 Jul 2017 and even No dt 01 Dec 2017.
2. Working hours for the Polyclinics have been promulgated vide the above quoted letters wherein it is clearly stated that one MO will always be available to attend to patients even during the administrative hour between 1500hr-1600hr. Even lunch has been directed to be staggered to ensure uninterrupted attending of patients.
3. Complaints and grievances, however, continue to be recd from ECHS beneficiaries regarding unavailability of med attention in Polyclinics after 1500hr.
4. It is once again reiterated that provisions of the letters quoted at Para 1 above will be followed by all Polyclinics with diligence. You are requested to re-emphasis the issue to all Polyclinics under your HQ. No ECHS beneficiary will be denied treatment at Polyclinic even between 1500hr-1600hr.
Please find enclosed a copy of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW)’s Office Memorandum no. 18/1/2020-P&PW(C)-6681 dated 23.11.2020 on the above subject for compliance and guidance. The instructions contained in the said Memorandum applies Mutatis Mutandis on the Railways also. Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW)’s Office Memorandum no. 1/20/2020-P&PW(C) 6681 dated 11.9.2020 mentioned in the enclosed OM was adopted on Railways vide letter of even no. dated 14.9.2020 (RBA No. 73/2020).
May please note and notify all concerned. May also ensure compliance.
DA:As above
(V. Prakash)
Joint Director Accounts
Railway Board
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Notification for Old Pension Scheme
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
(Deptt. of School Education & Literacy)
B-15, Institutional Area Sector 62, NOIDA, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.)- 201309
F.No.24-01/2013(GA)/212
Dated: 09.12.2020
NOTIFICATION
This office is in receipt of representations from various serving and retired employees of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti for coverage under Old Pension Scheme i.e. Pensionary Benefit under CCS (Pension) Rules — 1972.
Dealing with each individual representation on this subject is not feasible. Therefore, for information of all the concerned it is intimated that the issue regarding grant of benefits of CCS (Pension) Rules – 1972 to the Samiti’s employee has been considered and examined on a number of occasions by the Government but this benefit is not extended so far due to various reasons.
In place of CCS (Pension) Rules – 1972, a proposal for grant of Annuity Based Pension to the serving employees of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti who joined Samiti before 01.01.2004 is under consideration. Further, New Pension Scheme has already been made applicable to the employees who joined Samiti on or after 01.04.2009 and option was also provided to the employees who joined upto 31.03.2009 for opting NPS or to continue with existing CPF scheme.
With this the representations and notices of all the serving as well as retired employees stand disposed off.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Eligibility for opening of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Accounts
File No. FS-10/17/2020-FS
Govt. of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(F.S. Division)
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Dated: 07.12.2020
To
All Heads of Circle
Subject: Eligibility for opening of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Accounts Reg.
Sir / Madam,
A POSB customer, formerly employed with M/s. Abbott Healthcare, Tanjore has sought for clarification through email whether he being a retired from a private company and 58 years of age is eligible to open SCSS account.
Detailed procedure related to opening of SCSS accounts have been laid down in Senior Citizen Savings Scheme notified vide G.S.R. 916(E) dated 12.12.2019. More specifically, Rule 3 (ii) of Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 2019 specifies, “an individual who has attained the age of fifty-five years or more but less than sixty years, and who has retired on superannuation or otherwise on the date of opening of an account under this Scheme is eligible to open the account, subject to the condition that the account is opened by such individual within one month of the date of receipt of the retirement benefits and proof of date of disbursal of such retirement benefit(s) along with a certificate from the employer indicating the details of retirement on superannuation or otherwise, retirement benefits, employment held and period of such employment with the employer, is attached with the application form”.
The rule doesn’t specify category of employer. Any customer fulfilling the conditions laid out in the Scheme is allowed to open SCSS account in the post office of his choice. This may be circulated to all the post offices.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/ रेल मंत्रालय
(Railway Board) रेलवे बोर्ड
S.No. PC-VII/164
No. PC-V/2016/PS/1 (Stipend)
RBE No. 109/2020
New Delhi, dated 09-12-2020
The General Managers
All Indian Railways and PUs
(As per mailing list)
Sub: Payment of stipend to trainees during the lockdown period.
References/ queries have been received from a few Railways on the issue of payment of stipend to trainees who had joined training and been sent back home during lockdown period. The issue has been examined in consultation with Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways and it has been decided to release the payment of withheld stipend to trainees for the period they stayed back at home, subject to a maximum period of six months, due to nation-wise Lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Covid 19 pandemic.
2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में केन्द्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने आत्मनिर्भर भारत पैकेज 3.0 के तहत कोविड रिकवरी फेज में औपचारिक क्षेत्र में रोजगार को बढ़ावा देने और नए रोजगार अवसरों को प्रोत्साहित किए जाने को मंजूरी दी है।
मंत्रिमंडल ने मौजूदा वित्तीय वर्ष के लिए 1,584 करोड़ रुपये की धनराशि और पूरी योजना अवधि 2020-2023 के लिए 22,810 करोड़ रुपये के व्यय को अनुमति दी है।
इस योजना की प्रमुख विशेषताएं इस प्रकार हैं:
भारत सरकार 1 अक्टूबर, 2020 को या उसके बाद और 30 जून, 2021 तक शामिल सभी नए कर्मचारियों को दो वर्ष की अवधि के लिए सब्सिडी प्रदान करेगी।
जिन रोजगार प्रदाता संगठनों में 1000 कर्मचारी हैं वहां केन्द्र सरकार दो वर्ष की अवधि के लिए 12 प्रतिशत कर्मचारी योगदान और 12 प्रतिशत नियोक्ता योगदान (दोनों) वेतन भत्तों का 24 प्रतिशत ईपीएफ में योगदान देगी।
जिन रोजगार प्रदाता संगठनों में 1000 से अधिक कर्मचारी हैं वहां केन्द्र सरकार नए कर्मचारियों के संदर्भ में दो वर्ष की अवधि के लिए ईपीएफ में केवल 12 प्रतिशत कर्मचारी योगदान देगी।
कोई कर्मचारी जिसका मासिक वेतन 15,000 रुपये से कम है और वह किसी ऐसे संस्थान में काम नहीं कर रहा था जो 1 अक्टूबर, 2020 से पहले कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन (ईपीएफओ) से पंजीकृत था और उसके पास इस अवधि से पहले यूनिवर्सल एकाउंट नंबर या ईपीएफ सदस्य खाता नंबर नहीं था, वह इस योजना के लिए पात्र होगा।
कोई भी ईपीएफ सदस्य जिसके पास यूनिवर्सल एकाउंट नंबर है और उसका मासिक वेतन 15,000 रुपये से कम है और यदि उसने कोविड महामारी के दौरान 01.03.2020 से 30.09.2020 की अवधि में अपनी नौकरी छोड़ दी और उसे ईपीएफ के दायरे में आने वाले किसी रोजगार प्रदाता संस्थान में 30.09.2020 तक रोजगार नहीं मिला है, वह भी इस योजना का लाभ लेने के लिए पात्र है।
सदस्यों के आधार संख्या से जुड़े खाते में ईपीएफओ इलेक्ट्रॉनिक तरीके से इस योगदान का भुगतान करेगा।
इस योजना के लिए ईपीएफओ एक सॉफ्टवेयर को विकसित करेगा और एक पारदर्शी एवं जवाबदेह प्रक्रिया भी अपनाई जाएगी।
ईपीएफओ यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए एक उपयुक्त तरीका अपनाएगा कि एबीआरवाई और ईपीएफओ द्वारा लागू की गई किसी अन्य योजना के लाभ आपस में परस्पर व्याप्त (ओवरलैपिंग) नहीं हुए हैं।
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0.
Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs. 1,584 crore for the current financial yearand Rs.22,810 crore for the entire Scheme period i.e. 2020-2023.
The salient features of the Scheme are as under:
Government of India will provide subsidy for two years in respect of new employees engaged on or after 1st October, 2020 and upto 30th June, 2021
Government of India will pay both 12% employees’ contribution and 12% employers’ contribution i.e. 24% of wages towards EPF in respect of new employees in establishments employing upto 1000 employees for two years,
Government of India will pay only employees’ share of EPF contribution i.e. 12% of wages in respect of new employees in establishments employing more than 1000 employee for two years.
An employee drawing monthly wage of less than Rs. 15000/- who was not working in any establishment registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) before 1st October, 2020 and did not have a Universal Account Number or EPF Member account number prior to 1stOctober 2020 will be eligible for the benefit,
Any EPF member possessing Universal Account Number (UAN) drawing monthly wage of less than Rs. 15000/- who made exit from employment during Covid pandemic from 01.03.2020 to 30.09.2020 and did not join employment in any EPF covered establishment up to 30.09.2020 will also be eligible to avail benefit,
EPFO will credit the contribution in Aadhaar seeded account of members in electronic manner,
EPFO shall develop a software for the scheme and also develop a procedure which is transparent and accountable at their end.
EPFO shall work out modality to ensure that there is no overlapping of benefits provided under ABRY with any other scheme implemented by EPFO.
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Regulation of Remuneration in case of Contract Appointment of Retired Central Government Employees
F. No. 3-25/2020-E.IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Dated the 9th December, 2020
Office Memorandum
Subject : Regulation of Remuneration in case of Contract Appointment of Retired Central Government Employees.
The undersigned is directed to say that Ministries/Departments appoint retired Central Government employees on contract basis, including as Consultants on contract basis. However, at present there are no uniform guidelines for regulation of remuneration in such cases.
2. The existing instructions of Department of Personnel and Training, as contained in their Central Civil Services (Fixation of Pay of Re-employed Pensioners) Orders, 1986, as amended from time to time, provide for regulation of pay in case of re-employment. However, the instructions of Department of Personnel & Training as contained in their OM No. 26012/6/2002- Estt (A) dated 9.12.2002 provides that re-employment beyond the age of superannuation of 60 years shall not be permissible. Also, as per their OM No. 3/3/2016-Estt (Pay II) dated 1.5.2017, the pay plus gross pension on re-employment is not to exceed Rs.2,25,000/-, i.e. Pay Level 17 as applicable to an officer of the level of Secretary to the Government of India.
3. Aforementioned instructions of Department of Personnel & Training on pay fixation in case of re-employment apply only to persons appointed on re-employment. These are not applicable to persons employed on contract basis except where the contract provides otherwise. Accordingly, in cases of appointment of retired Central Government employees on contract basis after the age of superannuation at 60 years, the instructions on pay fixation on re-employment will not directly apply.
4. Department of Personnel & Training has also informed that they are in the process of drafting a Note for Committee of Secretaries (CoS) regarding guidelines for engagement of retired Government servants as Consultant in Government Ministries and Department. In view of this, till Department of Personnel and Training finalizes their guidelines, there is a need to regulate remuneration in such cases of contract appointment of retired Central Government employees on a uniform basis. The matter has, therefore, been considered and it has been decided that regulation of remuneration in case of appointment of retired Central Government employees on contract basis, including as consultants, shall be regulated as provided hereinafter.
5. At the outset, such appointments shall not be made as a matter of practice and must be kept at a bare minimum. Such appointments may be made only in the justified exigencies of the official work where public interest is served by appointment of the retired employee. While making such appointments, adequate functional necessity with clear grounds must be placed before the appointing authority.
6. Remuneration
6.1 A fixed monthly amount shall be admissible, arrived at by deducting the basic pension from the pay drawn at the time of retirement. The amount of remuneration so fixed shall remain unchanged for the term of the contract. There will be no annual increment / percentage increase during the contract period.
Example
An employee retired in the Pay Level 13 and the pay at the time of retirement was Rs. 1,55,900. Thus, the basic pension will be Rs. 77,950. If the employee is appointed on contract basis, including as Consultant, the remuneration shall be fixed at Rs.77,950 (1,55,900-77950).
6.2 The basic pension to be deducted from the last pay drawn shall be the pension as fixed at the time of retirement and as such, if the employee has availed of the commuted value of pension, the commuted portion of pension shall also be included in the portion of pension to be deducted. Thus, in the above example, if 40% of pension was commuted, the commuted portion shall be Rs. 31,180 (40% of 77,950) and the pension actually drawn shall be Rs. 46,770. However, the amount of pension to be deducted from the last salary shall be Rs 77,950.
6.3 No Increment and Dearness Allowance shall be allowed during the term of the contract.
7. Allowances
7.1 House Rent Allowances
No HRA shall be admissible.
7.2 Transport Allowance
An appropriate and fixed amount as Transport Allowance for the purpose of commuting between the residence and the place of work shall be allowed not exceeding the rate applicable to the appointee at the time of retirement. The amount so fixed shall remain unchanged during the term of appointment. However, retired employees engaged as consultants may be allowed TA/DA on official tour, if any, as per their entitlement at the time of retirement.
Paid leave of absence may be allowed at the rate of 1.5 days for each completed month of service. Accumulation of leave beyond a calendar year may not be allowed.
8. Term of Appointment
8.1 The term of appointment shall ordinarily be for an initial period not exceeding one year which is extendable by another one year. Beyond two years after the age of superannuation where adequate justification exists, the term may be extended based on a review of the task and the performance of the contract appointee, provided it shall not be extended beyond 5 years after superannuation.
8.2 The consultant shall sign an agreement of confidentiality with the Government of India containing a clause on Ethics and Integrity.
9. Exemptions
The terms of appointment provided for in these orders shall not apply to cases and to the extent where the Appointments Committee of Cabinet has allowed special terms OR where special provisions have been allowed with the approval of the Department of Personnel & Training OR Department of Expenditure.
10. These orders shall apply to appointments made in the Central Government and shall be effective from the date of issue of the orders, until further orders or until instructions are issued by DoPT regulating remuneration of retired Government employees on their engagement as consultants. The past cases shall not be reopened in the light of these orders until the normal term of those past cases. Any relaxation of the above will be required to be referred to Department of Expenditure.
Furnishing information regarding number of employees opting for Festival Advance Scheme : Railway Board
भारत सरकार/ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/ MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड)/ (RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2020/E(LL)/APW/4
New Delhi dated: 04.12.2020
The General Managers,
All Zonal Railways,
Metro Railway, Kolkata and PUs
Sub: Furnishing information regarding number of employees opting for Festival Advance Scheme.
Reference Board’s letter of even number dated 19.11.2020 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The requisite information may please be sent in the revised format as given below:-
Total no. of employees
No. of employees opting for Festival Advance Scheme till date
No. of employees opting for Festival Scheme till date
No. of UTSAV cards issued till date by Bank in respect of Festival Advance
Remarks, if any
2. Since the information is to be sent to Ministry of Finance every month, the Railways are requested to send the current status immediately by 10.12.2020 and subsequent progress on 1st of every month in the above format at [email protected]
