Filling up of vacant posts in Central Government Ministries / Department
FNo.43014/03/2019- Estt(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi,
Dated 21st January, 2020
Office Memorandum
Subject : Filling up of vacant posts in Central Government Ministries/Department – reg.
Attention is drawn towards this Department’s OM No. 39020/18/2016- Estt.(B) dated 19th December, 2016 regarding timely and advance action in filling up the Direct Recruitment (DR) vacancies. It was, inter-alia, requested therein that advance action may be taken by the Ministries/Departments and their Attached and Subordinate Offices for reporting vacancy position with respect to Direct Recruitment (DR) posts to the concerned recruitment agency i.e. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) etc, for filling up of such Direct Recruitment vacancies in a timely manner.
2. The Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth in the meeting held on 23.12.2019, has directed to take time bound action to fill the existing vacancies in various Ministries/Departments.
3. Accordingly, all the Ministries/Departments are requested to fill up the existing vacancies in the concerned Ministries/Departments, their Attached and Subordinate Offices, in a time bound manner. It is also requested that a report with regard to action taken to fill up the existing vacancies, may be sent to this Department, as per format given overleaf, by 5th day of every month. The first such report should reach this Department latest by 5th February, 2020.
(Rajbir Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
One notional increment to those retired on 30th June after completion of 365 days
BHARAT PENIOSNERS’ SAMAJ (All India Federation of Pensioners’ Association)
No.SG/BPS/01/20/16
Dated: 16.01.2020
To
The Union Minister of Finance
The Union Minister of Law & Justice
The MOS (PP) PMO
Secy , DOPT
JS, DOP & PW
Subject : One notional increment to those retired on 30th June after completion of 365 days
Madam / Sir,
Constitution of India is sacrosanct, Government Policies & Rules have to be in Synchronization with the constitution. In case of variations Policies & Rules need to be amended to suit the provisions of the constitution of India.
“Article 14 of the Constitution ensures equality among equals : its aim is to protect persons similarly placed against discriminatory treatment. (State of U.P. [(1969) 1 SCC 817])) Pensioners form a homogenous group (D.S. Nakara & Others vs Union Of India on 17 December, 1982) Equivalent citations: 1983 AIR 130, 1983 SCR (2) 165 wherein it was HELD: Article 14 strikes at arbitrariness in State action and ensures fairness and equality of treatment. Principle underlying the guarantee is that all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike both in privileges conferred and liabilities imposed. Equal laws would have to be applied to all in the same situation and there should be no discrimination between one person and another.
Madam / Sir, Answers to Lok Sabha unstarred Q No 427 & 2027 (copies attached ) seek to introduce discrimination among Similarly placed.
The judgments under reference may be in Persona, REM or Supra. The fact remains that the honorable courts decided an issue relating to pensionary benefit and that UOI was one of the party to the case as such to ensure equality under Article 14 of constitution it need to be applied to all similarly placed and not only to appellant.
Honourable PM (in his speech in Golden Jubilee celebration of Dethi High court) as well as Honourable Supreme Court through pronouncements in several of its judgements has said that the issue once decided should apply to all similarly placed. MOD through its circulars CGDA, Ulan Batar ‘Road, Palam-Delhi Cantt No AN/III/3012/Circular/Vol.VII Dated 30.10.18 and GOI Ministry of Defense D(CMU), Sena Bhawan, New Delhi, Dated 07.09..2018 has provided application of Court judgments to all similarly placed.
Govt. of Tamil Nadu. too has applied court judgment on the same issue for all similarly placed pensioners vide FINANCE (PAY CELL) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No.140, Dated: 25th April, 2018. Irony is that PM & Apex court desires application to all similarly placed the Service/ Pension issues once legally decided. MOD too provides application of Court judgments to all similarly placed (which includes Defence civilians also). But DOPT and DOPPW do not agree to it.
Bharat Pensioners Samaj once again request you not to push pensioners who are in the evening of their lives to courts to seek redress on issues already decided. Please have MERCY on them.
Thanking You
Yours truly,
Sd/-
S C Maheshwari
Secy General Bharat Pensioners Samaj
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
New Delhi, dated 15.01.2020
No. 2020/SCC/03/02
The General Manager,
All Zonal Railways/PUs etc.
Training Institutes
CMD/MD of PSUs
Sub : Representation against APAR for the year 2018-19.
APARs of Group ‘A’ officers are prepared online through SPARROW. All the procedure (Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting and Representation, if any) was to be completed by 31.12.19 for the year 2018-19. Thereafter, system has been closed automatically. APARs shall be treated as complete at whatever level it has been written.
2. Now, it has come to notice that some APARs have been closed at the level of Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting on 31.12.19 and officers could not make representation, if any, against the APAR.- Also, some representations against the APAR of 2018-19 which had been submitted’ online have been closed automatically after 31.12.19 at various stages without finalisation.
3. It has been decided that officers may submit representation, if any against the APAR for the year 2018-19 before 20th February 2020 in manual mode as per extant instructions. Thereafter, no representation will be considered. Also, the representations against the APAR for the year 2018-19 which were under consideration online got closed on 31.12.19 at any stage, may be considered manually by the competent authority alongwith available information (i.e. remarks of Reporting/Reviewing/Accepting).
4. Necessary action may be taken accordingly.
5. This issues with the approval of competent authority.
(Vinod Kumar)
Under Secretary(Conf.)
Railway Board
Accident Free Service award to the Railway Employee retired after 01.01.2016
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No.2018/Safety(DM)/18/2
New Delhi, dtd. 13.01.2020
General Managers
All Zonal Railways
and CMD/KRCL
Sub: Accident Free service award to the employee retired after 01.01.2016.
Ref: Board’s letter of even no. dated 28.11.2018
Vide Board’s letter referred above, it was clarified that the Accident Free Service Award to the staff retired after 01.01.2016 shall be paid as per the salary structure of 7th CPC and no arrears shall be admissible to whom the award is already disbursed.
2. Various Railways have brought out that some of the staff that had retired between 01.01.2016 28.11.2018 have been paid Accident Free Service Award as per 6th CPC pay structure while some of them have still not been paid the award due to various reasons and would therefore, be eligible for award as per 7th CPC pay structure. This would lead to different treatment meted out to two sets of staff retired during the same period.
3. In this respect, Board has examined the matter and it has been decided that the Accident Free Service Award will be paid as per 7th CPC pay structure w.e.f. 01.07.2017, the date on which revised rate of allowances as per the 7th CPC came into effect. Therefore, the staff who have retired between 01.07,2017 & 28.11.2018 and have been paid as per 6th CPC pay structure will be eligible for payment of arrears of the Accident Free Service Award as per 7th CPC pay structure.
4. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
Generation of notification through bunching of Recruitment Rules
Misc-14017/23/2018-Estt.(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Estt (RR) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 14th January 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Generation of notification through bunching of RRs – reg.
The undersigned is directed to say that as Ministries/Departments are aware that all proposals relating to framing/amendment of RRs are being processed in the online mode through RRFAMS portal. A proposal to further extend
the facility for online vetting and approval by Legislative Department is in final stage of activation.
2. To facilitate referral of approved proposals to Legislative Department, an additional feature for bunching of RRs i.e. linking the schedule with the notification through the system has been introduced. It may be ensured that the schedules attached to a recruitment rule, is linked with the main notification before submitting the proposal.
3. Initially this process would be required for referring proposals to Legislative Department. Subsequently, such linkage of RRs would be required at the first stage itself i.e. when proposals are being referred to DoPT for consideration. The following situation would arise in the aforesaid process:-
(a) A single schedule is attached with a notification i.c. only one RR for a single/isolated post is being framed/amended – No linking is required
(b) Under a single notification. two or more grades/posts each having a separate schedule is being framed/amended – Linking of Schedules to notification is required. For use of the Ministries/Departments, a “step guide” in the “Notice Board’ on the RRFAMS (1.e.” Whats new’) containing all the relevant information on how to bunch the proposals has been provided. Ministries/Departments may kindly go through the instructions before forwarding any proposal.
4. The existing RRFAMS portal is being further extended by on boarding the Legislative Department thereby enabling online vetting of the RRs. For the smooth functioning of the module relating to Legislative Department. a tab each for uploading the ‘Principal Notification’ and ‘Amendment notification’ have been made available on the portal. Ministries/Departments may ensure that scanned clear copy of the Principal Notification and notification of subsequent amendments to the Rules published in the Gazette may be uploaded in the relevant sections as without these documents the proposal of vetting of RRs cannot be forwarded to Legislative Department in the portal.
(Shukdeo Sah)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Snow Skilling Course – Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd has offered programme for CG Employees
No. 125/1/2019-20-CCSCSB
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Date : 16-01-2020
CIRCULAR
Sub : Scheme for promotion of Adventure Sports and Similar Activities amongst Central Government Civilian Employees – Programmes to be organised by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, Auli Special for the year 2020.
Please refer to the Department of Personnel & Training Office Memorandum No. 125/1/2015-16/CCSCSB dated 04.12.2015 regarding Scheme for promotion of Adventure Sports & Similar Activities amongst Central Government Civilian Employees (Copy enclosed).
2. Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited has offered the following programme for Central Government Civilian Employees eligible under the Scheme:
NON-CERTIFICATE COURSE
S. No.
Details of Activities
Duration
Dates
Programme Fee
No of Seat
1
Snow Skiing Course
7 Days
23.01.2020 to 29.01.2020
30.01.2020 to 05.02.2020
07.02.2020 to 13.02.2020
14.02.2020 to 20.02.2020
22.02.2020 to 28.02.2020
01.03.2020 to 07.03.2020
09.03.2020 to 15.03.2020
16.03.2020 to 22.02.2020
24.03.2020 to 30.03.2020
Rs. 17,000/-
30
“ The Programme fees includes Indian meals, shared accommodation in dormitories, Ski equipments (i.e. Ski Boots & Ski Pole only), Ski Lifts & Training cgarges at Auli. The Participants are requested to report in the evening 01 day prior of the commencement of the course.
3. The interested and eligible employees may submit his/her application directly to Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, Dheradun, Uttrakhand and a copy of the same may be endorsed to Secretary, CCSCSB, Room.361-B Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan. Khan Market, New Delhi. Advance payment for the programme has to be paid directly to the organiser and reimbursement as admissible will be made after successful completion of Programme. On completion of said activity, applicant may submit expenditure details (fee receipt & Tickets in original) along with Aadhar Number and Bank details (Name of Bank, Account Number, IFSC Code and Branch Code) for Smooth reimbursement of claim
Revision of Security amount to be furnished by the Gramin Dak Sevaks
No 17-18/2018-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
GDS Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated : 14.01.2020
To
All Chief Postmaster General
All Postmasters General
Director, RAKNPA Ghaziabad
Director, Postal Training Centers
Director of Accounts /Postal,l
Addl. Director General, APS Bhawan , New Delhi
Subject : Revision of Security amount to be furnished by the Gramin Dak Sevaks.
Sir/Madam
I am directed to invite your kind attention to para 4 of Directorate letter No.6-18/2010-PE-II dated 07.05.2010 on the above mentioned subject.
2. The Postal Operation Division vide letter no. 24-3/2012-PO Dated 01st October 2018 has revised line limits for conveyance of cash for Gramin Dak Sevaks as Rs.1 Lakh (Cash through BPM,/ABPM or Dak Sevak) and Rs.2 Lakh (Cash through BPM/ABPM or Dak Sevak accompanied by another BPM/ABPM or Dak Sevaks).
3. Taking into consideration of the thrust on digital transactions digital payments, other transactions of IPPB and consequent upon launching oflndia Post Payment Bank vide their letter No. 24-3/2012-PO dated 01st October, 2018, Department has carefully examined the issue of revision of Security amount to be furnished by the Gramin Dak Sevaks in view of increase in line limit of cash conveyance and handling of cash by the Gramin Dak Sevak
4. The Competent Authority has ordered to enhance the security amount to be furnished by the Gramin Dak Sevaks as here under : –
SI. No.
Category of GDS
Present Security
Revised Security
1
Branch Post Masters
Rs.25000/-
Rs.1,00,000,/-
2
Assistant Branch Post
Masters/ Dak Sevaks
Rs.10000/-
Rs.1,00,000,/-
5. The security will be in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or National Saving Certificates pledged to the Department in the name of the President of India OR in the shape of a Bank Guarantee from any Nationalized Bank.
6. The periodicity of renewal of the Fidelity Guarantee Bond will be once in 5 years’ (quinquinnelly). The required premium for 5 years’ block may be recovered and the Fidelity Guarantee Bond obtained for full 5 years’ block from the recognized Co-operative Credit Society at a time. In case of any fresh engagement in the middle of the block, the Fidelity Guarantee Bond can be obtained from the date of joining of the GDS to the end of the block. The blocks can be fixed uniformly for 5 years. Revised FGBs for the existing Gramin Dak Sevaks will take effect after the expiry of the currency of the existing security bonds, and thereafter the new FGBs have to be obtained for a period 5 years. Meanwhile, for existing GDS, additional FGBs of Rs.75,000/- for BPMs and Rs.90,000./- for ABPM/GDS may be obtained for remaining period ofblock of 5 years, as GDS has already submitted FGB for Rs.25,000/- by BPM & Rs.10,000,/- by ABPM,GDS’ After completion of the period, Fresh FGB of Rs,1,00,000/- may be obtained from existing BPMs/ABPMs/GDS.
(i) For example, the currency of the existing security bonds is expiring by 31.03.2020, the new FGBs/Security should be obtained for a block of 5 years from 01.04.2020.
(ii) In case any GDS is getting discharged upto 31.03.2020, fresh FGB need not to be obtained.
(iii) In case any GDS is getting discharged, within the five years block, the security must be obtained from 01.04.2020 till date of discharge for the balance Period only
(iv) In respect ofnew entrants, these orders will take with immediate effect and FGB must be obtained for five years from date of entry.
7. This orders is in supersession of all earlier guidelines on the subject. The contents of this letter may be brought to the notice of all the Divisional Heads in the Circle for strict timely compliance in obtaining the revised security and the periodicity in obtaining the security
8. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
9. Hindi version will follow.
(S.B. Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
CGHS package rates for 15 various treatment procedures and investigations
S-11011/09/2019/Addg,HQ/CGHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate General of CGHS
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 14th January, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Notification of CGHS Rates for 15 Investigations under CGHS
With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office memorandum No S.11045/36/2012-CGHS(HEC) dated 01,10.2014 vide which CGHS package rates for various treatment procedures and investigations were notified by the Government for Health Care Organizations (HCOs) empanelled under CGHS and to state that representations from various stake holders regarding non-availability of CGHS rates for some of the investigations have been received in this Ministry. The matter was reviewed and it is now decided to notify CGHS package rates for the following investigations and their inclusion in CGHS rate list as under:
S. No.
Name of Unlisted Investigations/ Unlisted Implant
Recommended Rates (in Rupees)
1
Kappa Lambda Light Chains, Free, Serum
3,500
2
Serum IGE level
300
3
NT-Pro BNP
1,800
4
CECT Chest
2,500 including CD
5
MRI-Prostate (Multi-parametric)
6,000 including CD
6
HCV RNA Quantitative
1,500
7
Tarcolimus
2,300
8
Protein Creatinine Ratio, Urine
120
9
Fibroscan Liver
1,000
10
HLA B27 (PCR)
500
11
Montoux Test
175
12
Procalcitonin
1,800
13
TORCH Test
1,120
14
Intracoronary OCT (AIIMS Rates)
65000 + GST
15
FFR Wire cost (AIIMS Rates)
Wire as per AIIMS rates of Rs. 23,500 + GST And procedure charges as per existing CGHS rates of Rs. 15,000 for NABH and Rs. 12,750 for Non NABH hospitals
2. The rates for investigations from S. No. 1 to S. No. 13 are for Non-NABL/Non-NABH accredited HCOs. The rates for NABL/ NABH accredited HCOs shall be 15% more. The rates from S. No. 14 & 15 shall be common for both NABH-accredited/Non-NABH accredited HCOs.
3. These rates shall come into force from the date of issue of the letter.
4. This issues with concurrence of Integrated Finance Division of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide CD No 3495 dated: 13.01.2020.
(PUBLISHED IN PART I SECTION 1 OF GAZETTE OF INDIA)
F.NO.5(2)-8(PD)/2019
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
(Budget Division)
New Delhi, the 15th January, 2020
RESOLUTION
It is announced for general information that during the year 2019-2020. accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the General Provident Fund and other similar funds shall carry interest at the rate of 7.9% (Seven point nine percent) w.e.f. 1st January, 2020 to 31st March, 2020. This rate will be in force wells! January, 2020. The funds concerned are:
1. The General Provident Fund (Central Services).
2. The Contributory Provident Fund (India).
3. The All India Services Provident Fund.
4. The State Railway Provident Fund.
5. The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).
6. The Indian Ordnance Department Provident Fund.
7. The Indian Ordnance Factones Workmen’s Provident Fund.
8. The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.
9. The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.
10. The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.
2. Ordered that the Resolution be published in Gazette of India.
Standard Proforma UPSC-33 alongwith Checklist for receiving requisitions in UPSC
No.39011/02/2019-Estt.(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16th January, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Standard Proforma UPSC-33 alongwith Checklist for receiving requisitions in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) from Ministries/ Departments for post(s) by direct recruitment through selection – Improvisation of same.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 39011/11/2005- Estt.(B) dated 27.02.2008 and OM No. 39011/05/2012-Estt.(B) dated 04.07.2012 and to say that the current UPSC-33 proforma provides the categories and permissible sub-categories as per the previous instructions of DoP&T in the matter based on the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, which has since been repealed by the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. In view of the changes in categories of Persons with benchmark disabilities as per the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” the proforma for submitting requisition to UPSC under Single Window System i.e. UPSC 33 proforma has been amended to list the newly identified categories of disabilities as per latest “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”.
2. Further, with the implementation of reservation scheme for Economic Weaker Sections taking effect from 01.02.2019, the UPSC-33 proforma needs further modification. Therefore, a copy of the revised proforma UPSC-33 alongwith its Checklist is enclosed for information and compliance.
3. It is informed that the Commission has introduced “e-appointment software under Single Window System” for discussing and accepting Recruitment Requisitions in cases of direct recruitment by selection, which is made operational w.e.f. 1st November, 2018. The application can be accessed from Single Window System tab available at home page of Commission’s website i.e. (http://www.upsc.gov.in/single-window-system). The representatives not below the level of Under Secretaries of the Ministries/ Departments/ UTs are requested to seek prior appointment through this system only.
4. All Ministries/ Departments are requested to make a note of the above for strict compliance and also ensure that from now onwards the revised proforma UPSC-33 is used for placing requisition for direct recruitment posts with UPSC. The revised proforma may also be brought to the notice of the attached/ subordinate offices for information and strict compliance.
Encl: As above
(Rajbir Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
