Agenda Points for NCJCM and Standing Committee Meetings
NC-JCM-2019/S.C
October 16, 2019
To
All the Staff Side Members
of the National Council (JCM)
Subject : Agenda Points for National Council (JCM) and Standing Committee Meetings.
Dear Friends,
You are aware that the last Standing Committee Meeting of the National Council (JCM) was held on 07.03.2019 and the 47th Meeting of the Departmental Council (JCM) was held on 13.04.2019. The Minutes of both the meetings were already circulated. It is now requested that you may kindly forward Agenda Points with brief / details along with copies of documents referred in the brief to this office by end of this month so that all the Agenda Points can be consolidated and forwarded to the Government for holding the meeting.
Apart from the above please refer to the Minutes of the 47th meeting of the National Council (JCM) Pam 6.4.7 Item No. 14/19/NC-47 on the subject of “Increase in Residency Period for future Promotion”. After discussion the Staff Side agreed to bring specific instances if any to the notice of the Official Side. However this Office has not received any communication from the Staff Side in this regard. Therefore, all Staff Side Members are requested to forward the details justifying our demand so as to enable this Office to take up with the DOP&T / Department of Expenditure.
DA to the CPSE CDA pattern employees drawing pay in 7th CPC pay scales
F.No. W-021003812017-DPE (WC)-GL-XXIV/19
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises
Public Enterprises Bhawan,
Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodi Road,
New Delhi-110003, the 18th October, 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Payment of DA to the CDA pattern employees of CPSEs, drawing pay in 7th CPC pay scales.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Para No. 3 and Annexure-II(a) and 11(b) to this Department’s O.M. No. W-02/0058/2016-DPE(WC) dated 17.08.2017 wherein the rates of DA payable to the employees who are following CDA pattern pay scales have been indicated.
2. The DA payable to the employees may be enhanced from the existing rate of 12% to 17% with effect from 01.07.2019.
3. The payment of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.
4. These rates are applicable in the case of CDA employees whose pay have been revised with effect from 01.01.2016 as per DPE’s G.M. dated 17.08.2017.
5. All administrative Ministries/Departments of Government of India are requested to bring this to the notice of Central Public Sector Enterprises under their administrative control for action at their end.
Stepping up of pay of senior Assistants of CSS drawing less pay on Promotion
F. No 9/4/2019-CS-I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
2nd Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, the 18th October, 2019
Office Memorandum
Subject : Stepping up of pay of senior Assistants of CSS drawing less pay on Promotion in the Section Officers’ Grade than their juniors – OM No. 18/2/2007-CS.I dated 20.05.2014 – Writ Petitions filed in the matter – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 01.07.2019 where by the Ministries/Departments were asked to defend the Writ Petitions filed in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the above matter on the basis of inputs provided by this Department.
2. The above said instructions were issued with a view to ensure that uniform facts are placed before the Hon’ble High Court with analysis of method of pay fixation/re-fixation of the petitioners pursuant to issue of DOPT OM dated 20.05.2014.
3. All the applications filed by a number of applicants were heard together and orders had been passed by the Learned CAT on 11.01.2019 rejecting prayer of the applicants.
4. Against the above orders of CAT, the applicants have filed Writ Petitions in Hon’ble High Court of Delhi. As on date, 10 Writ Petitions have been filed by individual/group of officers. The Ministries/Departments concerned have been asked to prepare counter replies based on the reply filed by this Department in WP No.1225/2019 (Pramod Sahoo & Ors Vs. UOI). Accordingly, the Ministries/Departments are sending the counter replies prepared by them to this Department for vetting.
5. It is observed that the cause of action, prayers made and issues under adjudication in all the cases are the same. Hence, it has been decided that the Ministries/Departments may file the counter reply based on inputs made available by this Department (reply filed in Pramod Sahoo case) in consultation with Government Counsel after ensuring factual accuracy of the case. A copy of the reply so filed may be endorsed to this Department for records.
6. However, all fresh cases filed in Delhi High Court in the matter may be duly reported to this Department by the Ministry/Department concerned as and when the WPs are received at their end. Further, the counter replies may be filed immediately, under intimation to this Department.
7. The Ministries/Departments have also been requested to get their cases tagged/connected with WP No. 1225/2019 so that all the cases containing similar cause of action could be heard together.
8 This issues with the approval of Joint Secretary (CS).
sd/-
(Chandra Shekhar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Interest free Festival Advance to Class IV Haryana Government employees for 2019-20
No.36/1/2010-WM(6)
From
The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Haryana,
Finance Department.
To
1. All Head of Departments in Haryana.
2. Commissioner of Divisions in Haryana.
3. All Deputy Commissioners in Haryana.
4. Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) in Haryana.
5.The Registrar. Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.
6. All District & Session Judges in Haryana.
Dated Chandigarh, the 16th October, 2019.
Subject : Grant of interest free Festival Advance to Class IV Government employees during the year 2019-20.
Sir,
With reference to subject noted above, I am directed to say that the State Government has decided to grant an interest free festival advance of Rs.8000/- (Rupees Eight thousand only) to all Class-IV Government employees in the State who apply for it.
2. The advance will be admissible to permanent/temporary Class-IV employees and to those ad-hoc employees who are continuing in service for the last one year and will likely to continue for another four months, on furnishing surety of a permanent Government employee. The advance will be sanctioned by the Drawing & Disbursing Officers concerned. In case of temporary employees, allow festival advance on the basis of a surety to their satisfaction so that it will be fully secured and its recovery will be ensured from the loanee before the close of the financial year 2019-20.
3. the following conditions should also be observed in sanctioning this advance:-
i) The Drawing & Disbursing officer concerned. before sanctioning the advance, should satisfy himself that the incumbent will continue in service until full recovery of the total amount of the advance is effected.
ii) The advance will be recovered in four equal monthly instalments and the entire advance should be recovered from the pay of the employees before the close of the financial year 2019-20.
iii) Th advance may be drawn and disbursed on or before 25.10.2019.
iv) The advance will not be admissible to work charged & contingent paid staff and daily wagers.
v) The advance should not be granted by parent Departments to those Class-IV employees who are no deputation to other Government/corporations and Local Bodies etc.
vi) If both husband and wife are employed, the advance should be allowed to only one of them.
4. It is requested that the Schedule of Recoveries should be attached with each bill in the enclosed performa-I. It is also requested that the detailed accounts of the recoveries of the advance should be maintained by the Drawing and Disbursing Officers which should be reconcilled with the office of the Accountant General, Haryana (A&E), Chandigarh every month.
5. the expenditure incurred on the grant of festival advance may be communicated to the Finance Department (in Ways & Means Branch) by the Head of Departments by the end of November, 2019 positively in the enclosed Performa-II.
6. The expenditure will be debited to the Major Head, “7610-Loans to Government Servants. etc-800-Other Advances (98) Festival Advances 50-Advances”. The recoveries made will be credited to the corresponding receipt head i.e “7610-Loans to Government Servants etc. 800-Other Advances- (98) Festival Advances (Receipt)
Copy of this letter can be down loaded from the site www.finhry.gov.in
Yours faithfully,
Under Secretary Finance
for Additional chief Secretary to Govt. Haryana
Finance Department
F.No.I.11019/26/2019-CRD Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training
2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated 15th October,2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub : Service Profile of Central Service – reg.
The Undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s OM of even No. dated 17/09/2019 on the subject cited above and to say that the requisite information is awaited form various Ministries/Departments.
2. Keeping in view the requests received from some of the Departments, the time line for submission of service profile is hereby extended upto 30/10/2019. All the Ministries/Department/Attached offices are requested to set a time line for all their cadre units for providing details so that the compiled information may reach this Deptt. by 30/10/2019 positively.
3. It is further clarified that:
(i) Details of all the Services/cadres/Isolated posts/GCS/open posts are required to be provided irrespective of their status as Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ or Group ‘C’.
(ii) The Ministries/Department may send compiled information (in separate Performa) for all the Services/cadres/isolated posts/GCS/open posts under their administrative control. The Attached Offices may send their details to their administrative Ministry for compilation.
(iii) In case no cadre/services/GCS/open posts/isolated posts are maintained by the Ministry/Department, name of the service and CCA for the posts available in the Deptt. may be provided.
4. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to recheck the details before sending the same to this Deptt. to avoid any complication, in future.
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning another Ad-hoc Increase in respect of employees those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium as shown below:-
With effect
from
Ad-hoc Increase
Employees drawing
upto Rs.2500/- p.m.
Employees drawing
above Rs.2500/- p.m.
[1]
[2]
[3]
1-1-2019
Rs.50
Rs.100
2. In the Government Order second read above, orders were issued enhancing the Dearness Allowance payable to Government employees who are drawing pay on regular and special Levels of Pay in the respective Pay Matrix with effect from 1-7-2019.
3. Government has therefore, decided to grant another Ad-hoc Increase to those drawing revised Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium with effect from 1-7-2019. Accordingly, Government direct that employees drawing Consolidated Pay / Fixed Pay / Honorarium be allowed another Ad-hoc Increase with effect from 1-7-2019 as detailed below:-
With effect
from
Ad-hoc Increase
Employees drawing
upto Rs.2500/- p.m.
Employees drawing
above Rs.2500/- p.m.
[1]
[2]
[3]
1-7-2019
Rs.50
Rs.100
4. The arrears of additional Ad-hoc Increase shall be paid in cash with effect from 1-7-2019. The payment of arrears of Ad-hoc Increase from July, 2019 to September, 2019 shall be drawn and disbursed immediately by existing cashless mode of Electronic Clearance System (ECS).
5. This order shall also apply to the employees of Local Bodies, Over Head Tank Operators and Sweepers working in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, New Delhi Office Memorandum No.1/3/2019-E-II(B), dated 14-10-2019.
-oOo-
ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued sanctioning revised rate of Dearness Allowance to State Government employees as detailed below:-
Date from which payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
[per month]
[1]
[2]
1-1-2019
12 per cent of Basic Pay
2. Government of India in its Office Memorandum second read above has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to its employees from the existing rate of 12% to 17% with effect from 1st July 2019.
3. Following the orders issued by the Government of India, the Government sanction the revised rate of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees as indicated below:
Date from which payable
Rate of Dearness Allowance
[per month]
[1]
[2]
1-7-2019
17 per cent of Basic Pay
4. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash with effect from 1-7-2019.
5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance from July, 2019 to September, 2019 shall be drawn and disbursed immediately by existing cashless mode of Electronic Clearance System (ECS). While working out the revised Dearness Allowance, fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to next higher rupee if such fraction is 50 paise and above and shall be ignored if it is less than 50 paise.
6. The Government also direct that the revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned above shall be admissible to full time employees who are at present getting Dearness Allowance and paid from contingencies at fixed monthly rates. The revised rates of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall not be admissible to part time employees.
7. The revised Dearness Allowance sanctioned in this order shall also apply to the teaching and non-teaching staff working in aided educational institutions, employees under local bodies, employees governed by the University Grants Commission/All India Council for Technical Education scales of pay, the Teachers/Physical Education Directors/Librarians in Government and Aided Polytechnics and Special Diploma Institutions, Village Assistants in Revenue Department, Noon Meal Organisers, Child Welfare Organisers, Anganwadi Workers, Cooks, Helpers, Panchayat Secretaries/Clerks in Village Panchayat under Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and other employees drawing pay in the prescribed Level of Pay in the Special Pay Matrix.
8. The expenditure shall be debited to the detailed head of account “03. Dearness Allowance” under the relevant minor, sub-major and major heads of account.
9. The Treasury Officers / Pay and Accounts Officers shall make payment of the revised Dearness Allowance when bills are presented without waiting for the authorization from the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Tamil Nadu, Chennai-18.
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 at Railway Yeshwanthpur, Distt. Bengaluru (Karnataka) 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 Vldyalaya under Civil Sector. with immediate effect, at the following location:-
The above Vidyalaya will start functioning from class I to V (single section in each class) during the academic year 2019-20 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.
File No.A.27011/1/2019-CGHS.II
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
CGHS-II Section
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 26.09.2019
To
The Additional Directors,
All CGHS cities
Subject : Grant of Dress Allowance for CGHS employees – regarding.
Sir/Madam,
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s 0.M of even no. dated 23.08.2018 regarding grant of dress allowance in lieu of Uniform Allowance and Washing Allowance to eligible employees of CGHS as per recommendations of 7th CPC. All Additional Directors are requested to issue necessary instructions to all employees concerned under their administrative control to wear uniform while on duty. It may be made sure that guidelines in this regard are strictly be adhered to and instances of employees not adhering to the said instructions may be brought to the notice of this Ministry.
2. This issues with the approval of SS & DG (CGHS).
Yours faithfully,
(Dharminder Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
7th CPC Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance – Dept of Posts Clarification
File No.06-4/2018-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
P.A.P. Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi —110001
Dated:17th October, 2019.
To
The Chief Postmaster General, Mumbai 400001
Sub : Implementation of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission – Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance – Clarifications.
A reference has been received in the Directorate seeking clarification regarding admissibility of Cash Handing and Treasury Allowance on DOPT OM No — 4/6/2017-Estt. (Pay-II) Date 18.01.2019 ,circulated vide Directorate letter No. 06-04/2018-PAP dated 22.01.2019, on the following issues from Chief Postmaster General Mumbai vide his letter No. Estt/19-1/Cash Handling Allowance/2008-14 dated at Mumbai 28.06.19.
02. The matter has been considered in the Directorate and clarified the queries are as under.
Query No.1. Whether the revised rates of 7th CPC for Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance are also applicable for cash handling to the Sub Postmasters in single and double handed Post 0ffices and to those Sub Postmasters in Post Offices where there is no separate Treasury is justified.
Clarification: Not applicable. Already clarified in para 2 (iv) and (v) of DOPT OM No. 4/6/17- Estt.(Pay-II) dated 18.01.2019.
Query No.2:Whether Rs. 700/- rate of Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance is to be granted directly to all eligible operative staff as it fixed for amount <=5 lakh average monthly cash handled or whether it is to be calculated and fixed every year based on the statistics of previous financial year’s average quantum cash disbursed for the Treasurers and Sub Postmasters in Post Offices where there is no separate Treasurer is justified.
Clarification: As per para 2(iii) of the said OM dated 18.01.2019 ” the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance should be reviewed every financial year.”
Query No.3. Whether Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance will be allowed to all Treasurers in big offices if more than one Treasurer is working in those offices.
Clarification: No. Already clarified in para 2(vi) of the of the aforesaid mention OM dated 18.01.2019 that “not more than one official should be allowed the Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance in an office.”
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