DPE-GM-/0037/2014-GM (FTS-1867)
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block No.14, C.G.O. Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003.
Dated: 2nd November, 2020
Office Memorandum
Subject : Exemption of Employees of PwD category from roster duty due to COVID19 situation-reg.
In continuation of DPE’s OM of even number dated 08.06.2020 and 23.09.2020 regarding exemption of Employees under Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category and Pregnant Women from roster duty in the CPSEs due to COVID-19 situation, it is reiterated that these instructions continue to remain applicable In the light of the DoPT OM No.11013/9/2014-Estt. A.III dated 7th October, 2020.
2. All the administrative Ministries/Departments of CPSEs are requested to bring it to the notice of CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action and compliance.
(Pavanesh Kumar Sharma)
Dy. Secretary to Government of India
No. 11030/1/2015-AIS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Dated: 5th November, 2020
To
The Chief Secretary,
All the States / Union Territories.
Subject: Bunching of Pay consequent upon pay fixation in promotional grades of junior officers- reg.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to references being received from the various Ministries / Departments of Central Government and from the State Governments, on the above-mentioned Subject and to say that Rule 4 (A) (ii) (a) &(b) of AS (Pay) Rules, 2016 state that:
“(a) where, in the fixation of pay, the pay of members of the Service drawing pay at two or more stages in pre-revised Pay Band and Grade Pay or scale, as the case may be, get fixed at same Cell in the applicable Level the Pay Matrix, one additional increment Shall be given for every two stages bunched and the pay of member of Service drawing higher pay in pre-revised structure shall be fixed at the next vertical Cell in the applicable Level.
(b) For this purpose, pay drawn by two members of the Service in a given pay Band and Grade Pay or scale where the higher pay is at least 3% more than the lower pay Shall constitute two stages. Officers drawing pay where the difference is less than 3% shall not be entitled for this benefit.”
2. Accordingly, it is stated that the bunching benefits are granted to an officer when his/her pay arrives equal to his/her junior due to revision of pay as per the new Pay Commission and not in the case when the junior gets equal pay due to promotion to next promotional grade. Hence. the bunching benefits do not apply to the cases where the junior officer is drawing equal pay to that of his/her senior due to pay fixation in the promotional grade. However, a comparative chart worked out for indicating instances, wherein junior officer gets equal to that of his senior and senior office not being eligible for bunching, is enclosed for ready reference.
3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
Yours faithfully,
(Jyotsna Gupta)
Under Secretary to Government of India
FINANCE [Allowances] DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.386, Dated 02nd November, 2020.
(Saarvari, Aippasi-17, Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2051)
ABSTRACT
Provident Fund – General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) – Rate of interest for the financial year 2020-2021 – With effect from 1.10.2020 to 31.12.2020 – Orders – Issued.
3. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division), New Delhi Resolution F.No.5(2)-B(PD)/2020, dated 27.10.2020.
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ORDER:
In the Government Orders first and second read above, orders were issued fixing the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers of General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) during the financial year 2020-2021 as detailed below:
3. The Government now direct that the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) shall carry interest at the rate of 7.1% (Seven point one percent) with effect from 1st October, 2020 to 31st December, 2020.
4. The rate of interest on belated final payment of Provident Fund accumulation remaining unpaid for more than three months of its becoming payable shall be at the same rates as ordered in para-3 above.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
S.KRISHNAN
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
Considering, the prevailing situation of COVID-19 in the State and the compelling need to regulate expenditure on emoluments, complete ban on creation of new posts in all Departments had been imposed in the Government Order read above.
2. Some of the Departments are expressing difficulties in carrying out the recruitment of the front line field staff who are essential for implementation of COVID-19 pandemic relief work.
3. In order to enable the smooth recruitment of requisite front line field staff, and to remove the requirement of Staff Committee concurrence for filling vacant posts, Government has decided the following amendment to para 3(ii) of the Government order read above.
AMENDMENT
“Recruitment against existing entry level vacant posts including on compassionate grounds shall continue. In cases where the posts have been vacant for more than 3 years, approval of the Staff Committee shall be obtained for revival of the posts prior to filling them up”
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
S.KRISHNAN,
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN Under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Head Quarters, New Delhi
18, Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016
F. 11029-3/2018-KVS(Admn.-I)Vol-II/674
Date : 02.11.2020
OFFICE-ORDER
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan vide office-order of even number dated 08.03.2019, conveyed the approval of Government of India, for establishing 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil Sector with the stipulation that the sponsoring authority concerned is required to transfer the identified and demarcated land and also to give possession of the same to KVS prior to opening of the new Kendriya Vidyalaya Kendriya Vidyalaya Hayuliang, Distt. Anjaw (Arunachal Pradesh) in Parliamentary Constituency Arunachal East is one of the 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas sanctioned
Since the land in the matter of this Kendriya Vidyalaya has been transferred by the Sponsoring Authority in favour of Kendriya Vidyalaya concerned, sanction of the Commissioner, KVS is hereby conveyed to start a new Kendriya Vidyalaya under Civil Sector with immediate effect. at the following location:-
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hayuliang. Community Health Centre, Near Govt. Higher Secondary School, Hayuliang, P0 -Hayuliang, PS-Khupa, District – Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN: 792104
The above Vidyalaya will start functioning from class I to V (single section in each class) during the academic year 2020-21 and thereafter will grow consequently based on feasibility
The admission process may be completed within 30 days from the date of issue of this order
Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers notes with distress that the Government has made yet another attempt to depress the wages of the workers this time in the organised sector. The indexation of wages and the consequent grant of compensatory allowance had been the product of bitter and prolonged struggles of the workers. The present system of computing the dearness compensation, though varies from sector to sector, is based on the consumer price index brought out in stipulated periodicity by the Ministry of Labour. There had been varied and wide ranging criticism over the manner and methodology adopted in the computation of the index figures. Instead of addressing those genuine and legitimate deficiencies, the Government has gone now to create a new series which would further accentuate those very defects to the utter disadvantage of the workers. It is all the more deplorable as the Government has chosen the pandemic days to usher in the new series of CPI.
The Government will bring out the new series with 2016 as the base year. 2016, in so far as Indian economy is concerned, is an extremely extra ordinary year when the economic activities almost came to a grinding halt over the grand declaration of demonetisation. It is an established dictum that base year selected must be a normal year, sans political, social and economic upheaval. Why then 2016, has no logical explanation.
The Government has also decided to change the components of the basket. Post justification had been an afterthought, conceived to cover up. Had there been a consultation with the stake holders, many of the controversies that have arisen could have been avoided. By depressing the food content in the basket, the lower rung in the working class will lose out more. In the past, the base year change used to be effected once after two decades. Why then the periodicity was reduced and bring out a new series now begs reasoned explanation.
Another important decision that would further depress the dearness compensation to the workers is that the Government has chosen the PDS prices of the commodities for computation. Universal PDS was disbanded when the new liberal economic policies were ushered in years back. The present truncated PDS targets only a segment of the population and most of the Central Government employees are excluded from the PDS in almost all States in the country. This apart the prices of the commodities sold in the PDS is highly subsided. Consequently, the prices of commodities included in the basket are nothing but imaginary and often below even the cost of production of such items. Since dearness compensation as an accretion to wages is available for the workers in the organised sector, the new series will bring about drastically reduced salary packet. The Centrals Government employees especially will lose out heavily once the new series are put in operation, which is announced to be with effect from September, 2016 onwards.
On the advice of the Technical Advisory committee, the geometrical mean will be employed instead of the arithmetical average . The conversion factor of 2.88 is devised possibly without taking this factor into account. The conversion factor will be employed in the case of Central Government employees for a very long time to come from September, 2020 onwards. The ruling class was always opposed to the grant of dearness compensation, rather the very concept itself. In the long run, they want the wages to remain static and the prices dynamic to ensure that the Corporates are happy. The resentment against this arbitrary, unilateral and anti-employees decision must be manifested by the increased participation of the Central Government employees in the ensuing one day general strike slated for 26th November,2020, which is organised by the Central Trade Unions on behalf of the Indian working class.
EPFO to allow EPS pensioners to submit their Digital Pramaan Patra at any time during the year as per their convenience
Goa EPFO to collect life certificate from home for bedridden pensioners
In the present scenario of COVID-19 Pandemic, Employees Provident Fund Organization desires that all the Pensioners should stay safe and stay at home in the prevailing Pandemic situation. Therefore, EPFO has proactively partnered with Common Service Centre( CSC) to provide facilities to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan Patra. Further Post offices have also started collection of Digital Jeevan Pramaan. A multi- agency model adopted by EPFO empowers EPS pensioners with choice and autonomy to select the service delivery agency as per their convenience.
In this regard, a key policy change has been brought by EPFO to allow EPS pensioners to submit their Digital Pramaan Patra at any time during the year as per their convenience and not just during the months of November & December. The Life Certificate will remain valid for One year from the date of submission. For example, The Digital Life Certificate submitted in November/ December 2019 is valid for release of monthly pension for one year i.e up to November / December 2020, respectively.This pro -pensioner step has been taken to provide hassle free Social Security cover to EPS pensioners.
EPS Pensioners are hereby requested to avoid visiting PF Offices and instead submit Aadhar based Biometric Digital Life Certificate for Jeevan Pramaan Patra at respective Bank branches, nearest Post Offices or at Common Service Centers, for details about nearest Common Service Centre use link https://locator.esecloud.in. Pensioners only need to carry their mobile, Bank pass book, Pension Payment Order number and Aadhar number. They can also avail this service by contacting their local Postman/ Nearest Post Office. There are 254 post offices and 100 Common Service centers all over Goa providing services of Jeevan Praman Patra.
For bed ridden pensioners or those suffering for infirmity, Goa Office shall make arrangement to collect Life Certificate from their home for availing such facility, Pensioner/his her family members should send a request through email at ro.goa@epfindia gov.in with complete details.
Therefore, EPFO strongly advises the pensioners to visit their Pension disbursing Banks, nearest Post Offices, Common Service Centers to submit the Digital Life Certificate/Jeevan Pramaan Patra, in this COVID-19 Pandemic situation in order to stay safe.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE.No.96/2020
New Delhi, dated 06-11-2020
S.No.PC-VII/160
No.E(P&A)II-2017/HW-1,
Sub: Recovery of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) from Railway employees who have become ineligible to get NDA after issue of Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020).
Please refer Board’s letter of even number dated 08.03.2018 (RBE No. 36/2018) whereby the revised rates of NDA for 7th CPC period effective from 01.07.2017 were conveyed to zonal Railways. Subsequent to issue of DoP&T’s OM dated 13.07.2020 on Night Duty Allowance, further instructions issued vide Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020) prescribing Rs.43600 as ceiling of Basic Pay for entitlement of NDA. Federations have represented against the decision of ceiling-limit of pay and demanded for its review. While considering Federations’ demand Board have decided to refer the matter to DoP&T for clarification and, in the interim, recovery of NDA from Railway employees who have become ineligible for the same after issue of Board’s letter dated 29.09.2020 (RBE No. 83/2020) be deferred until further orders.
Railways are accordingly, advised to defer recovery against NDA until further orders.
This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. F(X)/I-2002/11/2
New Delhi, dated: 05 .11.2020
As per standard Lists – I, II& III
Sub : Revision of flat rate of licence fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all Indian Railways w.e.f. 01.07.2020 – reg.
The flat rates of licence fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over Indian Railways were last revised w.e.f. 01.07.2016 vide Board’s letter of even number dated 26.12.2017. Ministry of Railways has now decided to revise the licence fee (Standard Rent) for residential accommodation all over the Indian Railways w.e.f. 01.07.2020, as shown in the Annexure-A.
2. The revised rates will be effective from 01.07.2020. Further, revised rate as on 01.07.2020 will now be the fresh base for 10% increase per year for subsequent years, in terms of Board ‘s letter of even nu m ber dated 08.08.2019.
3. The revision shall be valid for residential accommodations all over the Indian Railways. However, it does not apply to sub-standard accommodation.
4. Immediate action may please be taken to give effect to these orders.
5. Receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.
F.No.22/5/2017-CS-I (APAR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS — I (APAR)
2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi.
Dated : 6th November, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject;- Digitalisation of APARs in respect of CSS officers.
e-HRMS, an online platform was launched for central government employees as part of good governance, to furnish a comprehensive view of the human resource deployed by the Government, so that all processes of personnel management from hiring to retiring will be on digital platform and manual system of handling personnel matters will be dispensed with.
2. In order to fulfil the objectives of the e-HRMS, a total of 20 modules have been developed so far for various service related activities. SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) is one of the applications, which will be merged in the e-HRMS.
3. 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 into SPARROW portal in a phased manner. The APARs of US and above are already available in CS-I Division, whereas the APAR dossiers of ASO and SOs are maintained in respective cadre units.
4. The legacy APARs of US and above officers are already being digitized. In the next stage, APARs of SOs will be taken up for digitization. As a part of this activity, in the first instant APARs of the senior most SOs belonging to Select List 2011 and 2012 and earlier SLs will be taken up.
5. Hence, all the cadre units are requested to send the APAR dossiers of the SOs of SL 2011 and 2012 & earlier SLs, if any, within 5 working days from the issue of this O.M. to CS-I Division to enable the digitization of their APARs.
This may please be treated as “Most urgent”.
(P. Bairagi Sahu)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
