Extension of provisions related to Child Care Leave to single male Defence Industrial employees
Government of India
(Department of Defence)
Ministry of Defence
D(Civ-II)
Subject : Extension of provisions related to Child Care Leave to single male Defence Industrial employees
The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Notification No. G.S.R. 1209(E) dated 11.12.2018 and to state that the proposal on the above subject has been under consideration in this Ministry. The matter has now been examined in this Ministry and it has been decided to extend the benefit of Child Care Leave to the single male Defence Civilian Industrial employees at par with female Defence Civilian Industrial employees subject to the condition provided in Rule 43-C of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 as amended from time to time.
2. This will take effect from the date of issue of this letter.
3. This issues with the concurrence of MoD (Finance) vide their Dy. No. 08/AG/PB/2020 dated 07.01.2020.
Sd/-
(Vimala Vikram)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India
MoD ID No. 01(04)/2019/D(Civ-II) dated 22nd January, 2020
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — December, 2019
The All-India CPI-IW for December, 2019 increased by 2 points and pegged at 330 (three hundred and thirty). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.61 per cent between November and December, 2019 when compared with the increase of (-) 0.33 per cent for the corresponding months of last year.
The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.87 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Onion, Jowar, Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Moong Dal, Urd Dal, Mustard Oil, Egg (Hen), Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Fresh Milk, Chillies Dry, Drum Stick, Potato, Cooking Gas, Electricity Charges, Fire Wood, Employees State Insurance (ESI) Contribution, Petrol, Flowers/Flower Garland etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Chillies Green, Ginger, Banana, Brinjal, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Green Coriander leaves, Guava, Lemon, Methi, Palak, Peas, Radish, Tomato, Toilet Soap, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 9.63 per cent for December, 2019 as compared to 8.61 per cent for the previous month and 5.24 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 12.22 per cent against 9.87 per cent of the previous month and (-) 0.96 per cent during the corresponding month of an year ago.
At centre level, Tiruchirapally observed the maximum increase of 12 points followed by Goa (11 points), Giridih and Belgaum (9 points each) and Ludhiana and Puducherry (8 points each). Among others, 7 points increase was observed in 4 centres, 6 points in 5 centres, 5 points in another 5 centres, 4 points in next another 5 centres, 3 points in 11 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point in 13 centres. On the contrary, Sholapur and Surat recorded a maximum decrease of 3 points each. Among others, 4 centres observed a fall in index by 2 points and 6 centres recorded a decline of 1 point. Rest of 5 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and 44 centres indices are below national average.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of January, 2020 will be released on Friday 28th February, 2020. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
7th CPC Field Service concessions to Army personnel – M0D Corrigendum
No. PC-1(16)/2017/D(Pay/Services)/Pt.III
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 24th Jan 2020
CORRIGENDUM
Subject : Field Service Concessions to Army personnel- Implementation of the recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission.
Reference Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 37269/AG/PS- 3(a)/90/D(Pay /Services) dated 13.oi.1994 for grant of Field Service Concessions to Army personnel. Para 3.3.1 of the aforementioned letter may be read as under:
FOR:
(i) For a maximum period of 15 days :-
(a) When placed on the sick list provided that immediately on the expiry of the period on the sick list, he returns to an area at which the allowance is admissible;
(b)When on casual leave;
(c) While on transit from one Field Area/Modified Field Area to another;
(ii) For a maximum period of 3 months :-
READ:
(i) For a maximum period of 15 days :-
(a) When placed on the sick list provided that immediately on the expiry of the period on the sick list, he returns to an area at which the allowance is admissible;
(b) While on transit from one Field Area/Modified Field Area to another;
(ii) For a maximum period of 20 days when on casual leave;
(iii) For a maximum period of 3 months :-
2. All other contents of the letter and subsequent amendments if any will remain the same.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Defence (Finance) vide their ID No. 1(1)/2020-AG/PA/6 dated 22.01.2020.
(Arun Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
7th CPC Field Service Concessions to Air Force personnel – MoD Corrigendum
No. PC-1(16)/2017/D(Pay/Services)/Pt.III
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 24th Jan 2020
CORRIGENDUM
Subject : Field Service Concessions to Air Force personnel – Implementation of the recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission.
Reference Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. Air HQ/S.24016/41/1/FSC(R)/PP&R-1/1438/D(Pay/Services) dated 17.07.1995 for grant of Field Service Concessions to Air Force personnel. Para 3.3.1 of the aforementioned letter may be read as under:
FOR:
(i) For a maximum period of 15 days :-
(a) When placed on the sick list provided that immediately on the expiry of the period on the sick list, he returns to an area at which the allowance is admissible;
(b)When on casual leave;
(c) While on transit from one Field Area/Modified Field Area to another;
(ii) For a maximum period of 3 months :–
READ:
(i) For a maximum period of 15 days :-
(a) When placed on the sick list provided that immediately on the expiry of the period on the sick list, he returns to an area at which the allowance is admissible;
(b) While on transit from one Field Area/ Modified Field Area to another;
(ii) For a maximum period of 20 days when on casual leave;
(iii) For a maximum period of 3 months :-
2. All other contents of the letter and subsequent amendments if any will remain the same.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Defence (Finance) vide their ID No . 1(1)/2020-AG/PA/6 dated 22.oi.2020.
(Arun Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
BSNL VRS 2019 – Procedure in respect of employees who have expired/dismissed/retired after submission/acceptance of option.
BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise)
No.1-15/2019- PAT (BSNL)
Dated: 28.01.2020
To
All Heads of Circles/ Administrative Units
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Sub: BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 2019 – Procedure in respect of employees who have expired/dismissed/retired after submission/acceptance of option.
Sir,
As per records in the ERP system, some employees whose option for retirement under VRS-2019 was accepted by the competent authority have since expired or ceased to be BSNL employee for various administrative reasons. In few other cases, the optees have been found to be not eligible for option to retire under the scheme. In order to rule out any possibility of inadvertent error at ground level such cases should be properly documented in the ERP system and acceptance orders issued in respect of these employees are to be withdrawn at the earliest.
2. You are, therefore, requested to advise the concerned officers to take necessary action as detailed below in respect of such cases for necessary action by ERP team and generation of order for withdrawal /cancellation of acceptance order on case to case basis:
After taking approval from the competent authority, separation action is to be run in ERP (T-Code PA-40) and mantis to be raised to ERP team for making necessary
provision in the system.
Presidential Order for absorption in BSNL not issued I Employee found to be unabsorbed in BSNL
Mantis to be raised to ERP team after taking approval from the competent authority. Cancellation/withdrawal order to be generated and issued by the officer who had issued the acceptance order.
Absence from duty without any intimation/ approval
In case the employee has been declared absconding after following prescribed procedure, necessary separation action
to be run in the ERP and mantis to be raised to ERP team for making necessary provision in the system. Cancellation /withdrawal order to be generated and issued by the officer who had issued the acceptance order.
3. It may kindly be noted that in case acceptance order in respect of any employee is to be withdrawn, necessary withdrawal I cancellation order is to be issued before 31.01.2019 positively. You are, therefore, requested to advise the concerned officers to accord top priority to such cases so that orders can be generated and issued by 31.01.2019. It may also kindly be ensured that final order I release order in respect of such employees are not issued in any case.
Yours faithfully,
(Sheo Shankar Prasad) Dy. General Manager (Estt.I)
Amendment in the Recruitment Rules for the Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ technical posts in NDRF
1-3/2017-NDRF
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
(Disaster Management Division)
3rd Floor, NDCC-II Building,
Jai Singh Road, New Delhi.
Dated the 21st January, 2020.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Amendment in the Recruitment Rules for the Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ technical posts in NDRF
The undersigned is directed to say that as per DoPT’s O.M. No AB-14017/61/2008-Estt (RR) dated 13.10.2015 the proposal for framing / amendment of Recruitment Rules are to be uploaded in the website of respective Ministries / Department for inviting comments from the Stakeholders.
2. Therefore the draft Recruitment Rules to the following technical posts of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ in NDRF are uploaded on MHA website for information and appropriate action of stakeholders: –
Group
Number of Posts
Group A
36
Group B
821
Group C
1488
2345
3. All the stakeholders are requested to go through the draft recruitment rule and furnish their comments, if any, to the undersigned within a period of one month from the date of uploading in the website. In case, no comments received within the stipulated period, the Ministry (DM Division) will proceed further for taking further necessary action for approval of draft Recruitment Rules.
(Ashish Kr. Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Grant of Selection Scale to the Miscellaneous Category Teachers of JNVs
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI Ministry of Human Resource Development (Deptt. of School Education & Literacy)
Government a India
5, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA,
Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.)- 20130
F.No.10-8/2017-NVS(Estt.II)/85
Dated:22.01.2020
CIRCULAR
Sub: Orders dated 4.8.2017 of Hon’ble CAT, Ernakulam Bench in O.A. No. 180/627/2016 in the matter of N. Krishna Kumar v/s Union of India & Others regarding grant of Selection Scale to the Miscellaneous Category Teachers of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (JNVs) without insisting on higher qualification-regarding. .
In compliance to Ministry of Human Resource & Development letter No. 17-33/2017-UT-3 dated 21.01.2020, approval of the competent authority is hereby conveyed for grant of Selection Scale to the Miscellaneous Category Teachers of JNVs without insisting on higher qualification in relaxation of the conditions contained in para 3 (v) of MHRD order NO.F.5-180/86-UT-1 dated 12.8.1987.
It is, therefore, requested to comply the above provision. Further, the number of the posts in the Selection Scale will continue to be restricted to 20% of the posts in the Senior Scale of the respective cadre. The other terms & conditions of the letter dated 12.08.1987 of MHRD will remain unchanged.
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI (An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education & Leteracy) Govt. of India, B-15, Institutional Area, Sector-62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh -201309
F.No. 4-2/13-NVS(Admn.)/134
Dated: 28.01.2020
TIME BOUND
To
The Deputy Commissioner
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
All Regional offices/NLIs
Sub: Submission of Annual Immovable Property Return (AIPR) for the year ending 2019 (as on 01.01.2020) through online- req.
Sir/Madam,
It has been decided to facilitate filing of Annual Immovable Property Return for the year ending 2019 onwards through online to the employees of Samiti, as already communicated.
2. Accordingly, the module enabling online filling of Annual Immovable Property Return for the year ending 2019 (as on 1.1.2020) has been made live today i.e. 28.01.2020 and is accessible through https://iconnect.nvsonline.in. Login ID of the individual will be Employee ID and password have already been shared. The User Manual for filing of the Property Return titled” AIPR USER MANUAL’ is enclosed wherein flowchart of filing Annual Immovable Property Return in electronic environment is given.
3. The Property Return should contain particulars of all immovable property owned, acquired or inherited by the officer/ official or held by him/ her on lease or mortgage, either in his/her own name or in the name of any members of his/her family or in the name of any person dependent on government servant. Please ensure that after filling all details of the properties in the prescribed format online, it is to be downloaded, signed by concerned official and then again uploaded.
4. It is pertinent to mention that as per the instant instructions of DoP&T issued vide its OM No. 22-10/018-CS 1(APAR) dated 29.09.2011. “Vigilance Clearance Shall be denied to an officer if he/she fails to submit his/her Annual Immovable Property Return of the previous year by 31st January of the following year’.
5. All the employees may be directed to submit their Annual Immovable Property Return through online by 15.02.2020 during this year. However, from the next year this process will be required to be completed by 31st January every year It may be noted that defaulting officials will not be granted vigilance clearance.
6. For addressing the queries, if any, regarding implementation of online filing up of Annual Immovable Property Return, kindly email at- [email protected]. Arrangements have also been made to have a help desk by deploying personnel. Contact number of the help desk is 0120-2405969-73 (Extn. 2039) where you may call for the queries between 9.30 AM to 5.00 PM. on all working days upto 15.02.2020.
7. Necessary directions be issued to all the Principals to ensure filing of AIPR of JNV staff in a time bound manner.
This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
Utilisation of services of eligible GDS as Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants against the vacancies by paying pro-rata wages as done in the case of Postman/MTS employees
No. 17-31/2016-GDS(Pt) Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi — 110001
Date: 29.01.2020
To,
All Chief Postmaster General/Postmasters General
Sub :- Utilisation of services of eligible Gramin Dak Sevaks as Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants against the vacancies by paying pro-rata wages as done in the case of Postman/MTS employees.
Sir/Madam,
This is regarding utilisation of services of eligible Gramin Dak Sevaks as Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistants against the vacancies by paying pro-rata wages as done in the case of Postman/MTS employees
2. The GDS Committee headed by Kamlesh Chandra had analysed in Chapter 6 ( Rural Business Development and Marketing) and recommended vide para 6.86.25(F/A) that, The Department should utilize the services of eligible GDSs as Postal Assistant against the vacancies by paying pro-rata wages as done in the case of Postman/MTS employees.
3. A Committee headed by Officers of the Department of Posts also examined the issue and recommended that, this may be examined in detailed.
4. Presently, services of GDS are being utilised against the vacancies of Postman/MTS employees and GDS are paid the wages on par with the minimum of basic pay + DA as admissible.
5. It is requested to send your views within a fortnight as to whether, services of eligible Gramin Dak Sevaks may or may not be utilised as Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant against the vacancies by paying pro-rata wages as done in the case of Postman/MTS employees?
(S.B.Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General(GDS/PCC)
BREADS (BSNL Retired Employee Associate Distributor-Sales) Policy, 2020 under CM-S&D Policy aimed at addressing the shortage of direct selling agent/Sales persons and to make use of experienced BSNL VRS optees is under consideration of competent authority at BSNL CO. Meanwhile, the approval of competent authority is hereby accorded for enrolment of BSNL retired employees as “BSNL Retired Employee Associate Distributor” on following commission structure basis:-
a) Discount/margin for Pre-Paid & Post-paid products shall be 90% of existing franchisee-retailer channel discount/commission.
b) Discount/margin for C-top-up shall be 70% of existing franchisee-retailer channel discount/commission i.e. equivalent to existing retailers share.
In view of the above, it is requested that retired BSNL employees may be enrolled as “BSNL Retired Employee Associate Distributor”. ITPC is requested to create a new category for “BSNL Retired Employee Associate Distributor” with mentioned commission structure in SancharSoft.
