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No proposal to cut salaries of Central Govt Employees – Finance Ministry

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The Ministry of Finance denied reports that claimed salary cut of central government employees amid coronavirus pandemic. “The reports in some section of media are false and have no basis whatsoever,” Ministry of Finance said on its Twitter page.

This clarification came after a news channel reported that the government was planning to cut salaries of central government employees by 30 percent.

On this, the Ministry said that there was no proposal under consideration of government for any cut in the salary of central government employees.

Tweet from Ministry of Finance

Minister Jitendra Singh also tweeted that, Please ignore the FAKE NEWS being circulated in a section of media. There is no proposal by the Government to carry out deduction in the salary of its employees.

Here is the Tweet

PIB Fact Check also took to its Twitter handle and said that central government is not considering any such proposal and tweeted as follow

Participation by Central Government Servants in sports events and tournaments of National / International importance

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F. No.6/1/2019-Estt (Pay-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 8th May 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Participation by Central Government Servants in sports events and tournaments of National / International importance- Clarification-reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-l) dated 16.07.1985, on the subject cited above, and to say that para 3(iii) of this Department’s OM dated 16.07.1985 is amended as under:

“Central Government employees who are required to travel to a station other than their headquarters for participating in any of the events mentioned in para 3(i) of this Department’s OM dated 16.07.1985, will be entitled to claim Travelling Allowance for such journey in accordance with the TA rules applicable to them.”

2. In their application to the employees of Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, as mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution.

3. This OM will be effective from the date of its issuance.

4. Hindi Version will follow

(A.K Jain)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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VDA from April 2020 – Loading and Unloading Employees

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File No. l /VDA(4) / 2020-LS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Labour& Employment
Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner(C)
New Delhi

Dated: 08/05/ 2020

ORDER

In Exercise of the powers conferred by Central Government vide Notification No. S.O. 192(E), dated 19th January, 2017, of the Ministry of Labour & Employment the undersigned, hereby revise the rates of Variable Dearness Allowance on the basis of the Average Consumer Price Index number for the preceding period of six months ending on 31. 12.20 19 reaching 324 from 310.83 ( Base: 2001 = 100) and thereby resulting in an increase of 13.17 points for Industrial workers and direct that this order shall come into force w.e.f. 01.04.2020.

RATES OF V.D.A. FOR EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED IN LOADING AND UNLOADING IN (i) GOODS SHEDS, PARCEL OFFICES OF RAILWAYS, (ii) OTHER GOODS-SHEDS, GODOWNS , WAREHOUSES AND OTHER SIMILAR EMPLOYMENTS; (iii) DOCKS AND PORTS; AND (iv) PASSENGERS GOODS AND CARGO CARRIED OUT AT AIRPORTS (BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC) .

Therefore, the minimum rates of wages including the basic rates and Variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.04.2020 to the employees shall be as under:-

AREA RATES OF V.D.A. PER DAY (IN RS.)
‘A’ 106
‘B’ 88
 ‘C’ 70

Therefore the minimum rates of wages showing the basic rates and variable Dearness Allowance payable w.e.f. 01.04.2020 shall be as under:-

AREA RATES OF WAGES PLUS V.D.A PER DAY
Basic
Wages
(Rs.)		 V.D.A.
*Rs.)		 Total
(Rs.)
A 523 + 106 = 629
B 437 + 88 = 525
C 350 + 70 = 420

The VDA has been rounded off to the next higher rupee as per the decision of the Minimum Wages Advisory Board.

The classification of workers under different categories will be same as in Part-I of the notification, whereas classification of cities will be same as in the Part-II of the notification dated 19th January, 2017. The present classification of cities into areas A, B & C is enclosed at Annexure I for ready reference.

(RAJAN VERMA)
CHIEF LABOUR COMMISSIONER(C)

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Completion of APARs in “SPARROW” for the year 2019-20 – CGDA

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Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Satar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt- 110010

No. AN/1/1058/SPARROW/Vol. II

Date: 20 April 2020

To

All PAR Managers/ Custodians of SPARROW (IDAS)

(Through CGDA’s Website)

Subject : Completion of A.P.A.Rs in “SPARROW” for the year 2019-20.

References from various offices have been received in this HQrs office .regarding workflow for processing of APARs for the year 2019-20 in respect of officers (below SAG grade) posted in various Principal Controllers/ Controller offices and IFA set ups.

2. In this regard following workflow may be created. Further timelines as mentioned in the annexure enclosed with DoPT OM No. 21011102/2015 – Est (A-II) -Part II dated 30.03.2020 shall be followed.

(A) For IFA organization:

Sl. No. Officer reported upon Reporting officer Reviewing officer Accepting Authority
(i) SAG and above Executive Authority CGDA Secretary Defence Finance
(ii) Where there is no SAG/HAG level officer available and the IDAS officer OTS/STS/JAG/NFSG level officer) is designated as IF.A.
Addl. IFA/ Jt. IFA/ Sr. Dy. IFA/ Dy. IFA Executive Authority (Brig. and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/AF/Navy/CG) Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance) Addl. CGDA (Finance)
Executive Authority (Major General and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/ AF/ Navy/ CG) Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance) Addl. CGDA (Finance)
Executive Authority (Lt. Gen. and its Equivalent Ranks in Army/ AF /Navy/ CG) Addl. CGDA (Finance) CGDA
(iii) Where SAG/ HAG level officer is available :
Jt. IFA/ Addl. IFA IFA/PIFA Addl. CGDA (Finance) CGDA
Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA Jt. IFAl Addl. IFA IFA/PIFA Addl. CGDA (Finance)

Note: In case where Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA is directly under IFA, then IFA will initiate the report, Sr. Jt. CGDA (Finance) shall review and Addl. CGDA (Finance) will accept the report.

2. In case where Dy. IFA/Sr. Dy. IFA is directly under PIFA, then PIFA will initiate the report , Addl. CGDA (Finance) shall review and CGDA will accept the report.
(iv) Officers posted in DRDO:
Addl./Dy . IFA IFA Cluster DG Cluster CGDA
Addl./Dy . IFA at Independent Stations IFA of the major Cluster DG Cluster CGDA
Dir. (Fin) ASL Hyderabad Director (ASL) Addl. (Finance) CGDA CGDA
DFA, GTRE, Bangalore Director (GTRE) Addl. (Finance) CGDA CGDA
Note:(i) Name of Ms. Gargi Kaul, IA & AS may be mapped as Secretary Defence Finance.
(ii) Name of Shri Sanjiv Mittal, IDAS may be mapped as CGDA.
(iii) Name of Ms Anuradha Mitra, IDAS may be mapped as Addl. CGDA (Finance).
(iv) Name of Shri Nawal Kishore, IDAS may be mapped as Sr. Jt . CGDA (Finance).

2 (B) For officers posted in PCDA/CDA office:

Officer reported upon Reporting officer Reviewing officer Accepting Authority
SAG and above CGDA Secretary Defence Finance Defence Secretary
Officers below SAG level
ACDA Jt. CDA/ Addl. CDA CDA/PCDA Respective Addl CGDA
DCDA Jt. CDA/Addl. CDA CDA/PCDA CGDA
Jt. CDA/ Add i. CDA CDA/PCDA Respective Addl CGDA CGDA
Note:(i) In case ACDA/DCDA (including IDAS Probationer) is directly under PCDA/CDA, then PCDA/CDA will initiate the report as Reporting officer, Respective Addl. CGDA will review the report and CGDA will accept the Report.

(ii) In case of SAG level officer posted under PCDA (P) Allahabad, the report of that SAG level officer shall be initiated by PCDA (P) Allahabad, reviewed by CGDA and accepted by FA(DS)/SDF.

(iii) In respect of officers posted at UN Mission , the report will be initiated by the Commanding officer, Indian Troops Contingent, reviewed by JCDA/Addl. CDA, O/o the PCDA, New Delhi and accepted by PCDA New Delhi.

(iv) Name of Dr. Ajay Kumar , lAS may be mapped as Defence Secreatry.

(v) Name of Ms Gargi Kaul, IA & AS may be mapped as Secretary Defence Finance.

(vi) Name of Shri Sanjiv Mittal, IDAS may be mapped as CGDA.

(Praveen Kumar)
Sr. Jt. CGDA (AN)

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Clarification in respect of residency under section 6 of the Income-tax Act 1961

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Circular 11 of 2020

F. No. 370142/18/2020-TPL
Government of India
Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes

*****

New Delhi, May 8, 2020

Clarification in respect of residency under section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961

Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act) contains provisions relating to determination of residency of a person. The status of an individual , as to whether he is resident in India or a non-resident or not ordinarily resident, is dependent, inter-alia, on the period for which the person is in India during a previous year or years preceding the previous year.

2. Various representations have been received stating that there are number of individuals who had come on a visit to India during the previous year 2019-20 for a particular duration and intended to leave India before the end of the previous year for maintaining their status as non­ resident or not ordinary resident in India. However, due to declaration of the lockdown and suspension of international flights owing to outbreak of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), they are required to prolong their stay in India. Concerns have been expressed that this extra stay in India may make them a resident of India under section 6 of the Act.

3. In order to avoid genuine hardship in such cases, the Board, in exercise of powers conferred under section 119 of the Act, has decided that for the purpose of determining the residential status under section 6 of the Act during the previous year 2019-20 in respect of an individual who has come to India on a visit before 22nd March, 2020 and:

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(a) has been unable to leave India on or before 31st March, 2020, his period of stay in India from 22nd March, 2020 to 31st March, 2020 shall not be taken into account; or

(b) has been quarantined in India on account of Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) on or after 1st March, 2020 and has departed on an evacuation flight on or before 31st March, 2020 or has been unable to leave India on or before 31st March, 2020 , his period of stay from the beginning of his quarantine to his date of departure or 31st March, 2020, as the case may be, shall not be taken into account; or

(c) has departed on an evacuation flight on or before 31st March, 2020, his period of stay in India from 22″‘ March, 2020 to his date of departure shall not be taken

Sd/-
(Neha Sahay)
Under. Secretary (TPL)-I

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Indian Railway operates 366 “Shramik Special” trains till 10th May, 2020

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Indian Railway operates 366 “Shramik Special” trains till 10th May, 2020 (1500 hrs) across the country

Passengers are being given free meals and water

Trains being run by Railways only after concurrence is given both by the State which is sending the passengers and the State which is receiving them

Social distancing being observed

Around 1200 passengers travel in each of these “Shramik Special” trains

Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains,Indian Railways had decided to operate “Shramik Special” trains.

As on 10th May 2020, a total of 366 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from various states across the country, in which 287 trains had reached its destination and 79 trains are in transit.

These 287 trains were terminated in various states like Andhra Pradesh (1 Train), Bihar (87 Trains), Himachal Pradesh (1 Train), Jharkhand (16 Trains), Madhya Pradesh (24 Trains), Maharashtra (3 Trains), Odisha (20 Trains), Rajasthan(4 Trains), Telangana(2 Trains), Uttar Pradesh (127 Trains), West Bengal(2 Trains).

These trains have ferried migrants to cities like Tiruchchirappalli, Titlagarh, Barauni, Khandwa, Jagannathpur, Khurda Road, Prayagraj, Chhapra, Balia, Gaya, Purnia, Varanasi, Darbhanga, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Jaunpur, Hatia, Basti, Katihar, Danapur,Muzzaffarpur, Saharsa etc.

In these Shramik Special Trains, maximum around 1200 passengers can travel observing social distancing. Proper screening of passengers is ensured before boarding the train. During the journey, passengers are given free meals and water.

Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020

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Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020, initially with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys). These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi Station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi.

Thereafter, Indian Railways shall start more special services on new routes, based on the available coaches after reserving 20,000 coaches for COVID-19 care centres and adequate number of coaches being reserved to enable operation of up to 300 trains everyday as “Shramik Special” for stranded migrants.

Booking for reservation in these trains will start at 4 pm on 11th May and will be available only on the IRCTC website (https://www.irctc.co.in/). Ticket booking counters at the railway stations shall remain closed and no counter tickets (including platform tickets) shall be issued. Only passengers with valid confirmed tickets will be allowed to enter the railway stations. It will be mandatory for the passengers to wear face cover and undergo screening at departure and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to board the train. Further details including train schedule will be issued separately in due course.

Reporting of Officials in Board’s Office during lockdown period

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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

CIRCULAR

Sub.:- Preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 – regarding reporting of Officials in Board’s Office during lockdown period.

Attention is invited to Office Orders No. 25, 30 & 32 of 2020 containing instructions regarding reporting of Officials in Board’s Office during lockdown period. In these instructions, it has been advised that Officials residing in Containment Zone as demarcated by states/district administration will not attend office.

2. Officials who are residing in containment zones are, therefore, advised to submit a “self-declaration” to this effect to their Reporting Officers concerned and G (Acc.) Branch. The concerned Branch in-charge may also review the status in respect of their Branches/Directorates.

3. Strict compliance of the above may be ensured.

(T. Srinivas)
Director/GA
Railway Board

No.2020/G (Acc.)/Maint/Misc./COVID-19

New Delhi, dated 06/05/2020

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Advisory for protection of senior citizens aged above 60 years

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Subrahmanyam, IAS
Secretary

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
Government of India

D.O. No.Secy(SJE)/SD/2020/214513
Date: 13.4.2020

Subject: Advisory for protection of senior citizens aged above 60 years.

Dear Chief Secretary,

The Senior Citizens who are aged above 60 years and especially those with medical conditions are particularly susceptible to infections during the COVID times. MSJE alongwith Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Geriatric Medicine, AllMS Delhi has prepared an Advisory to be followed by all the senior citizens and their care givers during these times.

I would request that this Advisory is widely publicised in all the districts, in all institutions working for senior citizens and through NGOs who are working in this area.

With regards,

Yours sincerely,

Encl: As above

(R. Subrahmanyam)
Chief Secretary of States/UTs

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Railway Board : Reimbursement of OPD medicines in view of COVID 19

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Government of India (भारत सरकार)
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
3 Floor, Railway Board (तृतीय तल, रेलवे बोर्ड)
Supreme Court Metro Station Building Complex
(सुप्रीम कोर्ट मेट्राे स्‍टेशन भवन पर‍िसर)

No. 2020/H-1/7/3

New Delhi, Dated 05.05.2020.

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways/All Production Units
DG/RDSO & NAIR
CAO/Rail Wheel Plant,Bcla/DMW.

Sub: Reimbursement of OPD medicines: Special sanction in view of COVID 19.

Ref: 1. MHFW’s O.M. No. Z15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 27.03.2020 & 29.04.2020 (copy enclosed).

2. Board’s letter of even no. dated 28.03.2020 and 29.03.2020.

In reference to Board’s letters referred above, it was intimated that the instructions issued vide Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s O.M. no. 215023/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 27.03.2020 were applicable to Railway beneficiaries till 30.04.2020. .

Now, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s vide their O.M. no. Z15025/12/2020/DIR/CGHS dated 27.04.2020 have extended the provision up to 31.05.2020. The instructions issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare shall also apply to railway beneficiaries till 31.05.2020.

It is also clarified that railway health facilities are functional and railway beneficiaries also have the option to collect medicines through railway health facilities as per normal practice, instead of purchasing from market

Sd/-
(Dr. Vijay Kktanr)
Executive Director/Health (P)
Railway Board.

Signed Copy

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