Bank Strike on 31st Jan, 1st Feb, 11th March & 13th March 2020
Bipartite Talks with IBA on 13th Jan 2020 – Meeting Minutes
Circular No.01/2020
To all Units, Office Bearers, CC & GC Members
13th January 2020
Dear Comrade,
Bipartite Talks
Another round of negotiations for 11th Bipartite settlement took place on 13th instant at Mumbai. Representatives of 9 constituents of UFBU were present. On behalf of BEFI, the undersigned attended the meeting. IBA negotiating team was led by Mr Rajnish Kumar, Chairman , IBA.
IBA initially did not improved their offer of 12%. As UFBU didn’t accept the offer, IBA revised their offer finally to 12.25% with loading of 2%. This revised offer was also not accepted, which has been informed by UFBU to IBA.
IBA turned down the demand for Merger of Special Allowance with Basic Pay. IBA took similar stance in matter of 5 day banking.
Also Read : 11th Bipartite Settlement – Talks on 5.12.2019
IBA revised their offer on PLI for the third time. The offer is on Year to Year increase in Operating Profit divided into 3 slabs ranging from 5% to more than 15%, linking the upper two slabs (10% to 15% and more than 15%) with Net Profits.
IBA did not agree to our demand of increasing the number of days for encashment of leave at the time of retirement. IBA proposed for 5 days encashment of PL per year in addition to LFC. Employees with less than 5 years of service left will be able to encash 7 days’ leave per year.
So far improvement of Family Pension is concerned, IBA reiterated that recommendation has been sent to the Government and in regard to Updation of Pension IBA told that the issue can be discussed only after calculation of the cost.
After discussing the financial offers of IBA amongst the constituents, UFBU expressed its inability to accept the same. Thereafter UFBU meeting was held as scheduled and decisions were taken to launch agitations and Strike actions. Detailed Circular in this regard will be issued separately.
With greetings,
Yours comradely,
(Debasish Basu Chaudhury)
General Secretary
Source : BEFI
Filling up the post of Instructors in recognized Training Institutes
RBE No. 04/2020
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(NG)I/2017/PM 1/11
New Delhi, dated January 14, 2020
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units,
(as per standard mailing list).
Sub : Filling up the post of Instructors in recognized Training Institutes — clarification — reg.
Reference detailed guidelines regarding filling up the posts of Instructor in recognized Training Institutes, issued vide letter of even number dated 13.05.2019.
In the context of the aforesaid guidelines, one of the Zonal Railways has sought the following clarifications:
(a) Whether an employee should obtain minimum qualifying marks of 60% separately in the written examination as well as in the class room lecture trial;
(b) Whether the 60% qualifying marks is on the aggregate of written examination and class room trial.
(c) Clarification on the criteria of drawing final panel may be given duly indicating the weightage/ marks to be given for service record viz. Service Register, Qualifications APARs etc.
The matter has been examined and it is clarified that on the analogy of provisions contained in Para 219(j)(ii) and (iii) of IREM Vol.I, all those candidates who score not less than 60% marks in the written test (professional ability), should be called for class room lecture trial, and the final panel should be drawn in the order of seniority from amongst those who secure a minimum of 60% marks in the professional ability and 60% marks in the aggregate.
As regards the allotment of marks under the heads “Written Test” and “Classroom lecture trial” in the instructions dated 13.05.2019 ibid, which is a deviation from the IREM provisions, it is clarified that it was a conscious decision taken by the Board (MS), and hence there is no need for review in this regard.
This also disposes of Southern Railway’s letter No.P(R)608/P/Vol.X dated 13.12.2019.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Sd/-
(D. Joseph)
Joint Director/Establishment (N)
Railway Board
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.
Also Read : No of vacancies in all Ministries / Departments – Complete List
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
Source: https://scm-bps.blogspot.com
Representation against APAR for the year 2018-19
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.
Also Read : Railway Orders 2020
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.
(Anupam Verma)
Dy.Director/Safety(I)
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.
Also Read : Non-Functional upgradation for officers of Organized Group ‘A’ Services in PB-3, PB-4 and HAG
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.
Also Read : Latest DOPT Orders
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
(Kulbhushan Malhotra)
secretary (CCSCSB)
Signed Copy & Application Form
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)
