Appointment of Officers in respect of Jal Shakti Abhiyan – DOPT
No. 31/16/2019-EO(MM I)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated, the 2nd July 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Appointment of Officers in respect of Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 25.6.2019 and 26.6.2019 wherein the appointment of Central Prabhari Officers and Block Nodal Officers for Jal Shakti Abhiyan had been communicated to concerned Ministries/Departments.
2. In this regard, having considered the requests received from various Ministries/Departments for exempting some officers from placement under Jal Shakti Abhiyan, the Competent Authority has approved certain changes in the duties allotted to Central Prabhari Officers and Block Nodal Officers. The revised consolidated lists of Central Prabhari Officers and Block Nodal Officers are attached as Annexure I & II. Further, the lists of Central Prabhari Officers and Block Nodal Officers who have been replaced are attached as Annexure III & IV.
3. The Central Prabhari officers (AS/JS level) will be working with a team of Block Nodal Officers at Director/Deputy Secretary level and ground water scientists and engineers apart from the State and District teams. These teams would be visiting the identified blocks and districts coordinating implementation of various water harvesting and conservation measures.
4. The concerned officers who have been appointed as Central Prabhari Officers and Block Nodal Officers for Jal Shakti Abhiyaan may be directed to take up the assignment as soon as possible. For any clarification, they may contact Shri Samir Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (Mob. No. 9810593082)
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech today and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 before the Parliament. The key highlights of Union Budget 2019 are as follows:
10-point Vision for the decade
Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance.
Achieving green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India.
Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy.
Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite programmes.
Building physical and social infrastructure.
Water, water management, clean rivers.
Blue Economy.
Self-sufficiency and export of food-grains, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables.
Achieving a healthy society via Ayushman Bharat, well-nourished women & children, safety of citizens.
Emphasis on MSMEs, Start-ups, defence manufacturing, automobiles, electronics, fabs and batteries, and medical devices under Make in India.
Indian economy to become a 3 trillion dollar economy in the current year.
Government aspires to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy.
“India Inc. are India’s job-creators and nation’s wealth-creators”, says FM.
Need for investment in:
Infrastructure.
Digital economy.
Job creation in small and medium firms.
Initiatives to be proposed for kick-starting the virtuous cycle of investments.
Common man’s life changed through MUDRA loans for ease of doing business.
Measures related to MSMEs:
Pradhan Mantri Karam Yogi Maandhan Scheme
Pension benefits to about three crore retail traders & small shopkeepers with annual turnover less than Rs. 1.5 crore.
Enrolment to be kept simple, requiring only Aadhaar, bank account and a self-declaration.
Rs. 350 crore allocated for FY 2019-20 for 2% interest subvention (on fresh or incremental loans) to all GST-registered MSMEs, under the Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs.
Payment platform for MSMEs to be created to enable filing of bills and payment thereof, to eliminate delays in government payments.
India’s first indigenously developed payment ecosystem for transport, based on National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) standards, launched in March 2019.
Inter-operable transport card runs on RuPay card and would allow the holders to pay for bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping.
Massive push given to all forms of physical connectivity through:
Bhartamala and Sagarmala projects, Jal Marg Vikas and UDAN Schemes.
State road networks to be developed in second phase of Bharatmala project.
Navigational capacity of Ganga to be enhanced via multi modal terminals at Sahibganj and Haldia and a navigational lock at Farakka by 2019-20, under Jal Marg Vikas Project.
Four times increase in next four years estimated in the cargo volume on Ganga, leading to cheaper freight and passenger movement and reducing the import bill.
Rs. 50 lakh crore investment needed in Railway Infrastructure during 2018-2030.
Public-Private-Partnership proposed for development and completion of tracks, rolling stock manufacturing and delivery of passenger freight services.
657 kilometers of Metro Rail network has become operational across the country.
Policy interventions to be made for the development of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), to achieve self- reliance in aviation segment.
Regulatory roadmap for making India a hub for aircraft financing and leasing activities from Indian shores, to be laid by the Government.
Outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore for 3 years approved forPhase-II of FAME Scheme.
Upfront incentive proposed on purchase and charging infrastructure, to encourage faster adoption of Electric Vehicles.
Only advanced-battery-operated and registered e-vehicles to be incentivized under FAME Scheme.
National Highway Programme to be restructured to ensure a National Highway Grid, using a financeable model.
Power at affordable rates to states ensured under ‘One Nation, One Grid’.
Blueprints to be made available for gas grids, water grids, i-ways, and regional airports.
High Level Empowered Committee (HLEC) recommendations to be implemented:
Retirement of old & inefficient plants.
Addressing low utilization of gas plant capacity due to paucity of Natural Gas.
Cross subsidy surcharges, undesirable duties on open access sales or captive generation for industrial and other bulk power consumers to be removed under Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).
Package of power sector tariff and structural reforms to be announced soon.
Reform measures to be taken up to promote rental housing.
Model Tenancy Law to be finalized and circulated to the states.
Joint development and concession mechanisms to be used for public infrastructure and affordable housing on land parcels held by the Central Government and CPSEs.
Measures to enhance the sources of capital for infrastructure financing:
Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation to be set up in 2019-2020.
Action plan to be put in place to deepen the market for long term bonds with focus on infrastructure.
Proposed transfer/sale of investments by FIIs/FPIs (in debt securities issued by IDF-NBFCs) to any domestic investor within the specified lock-in period.
Measuresto deepen bond markets:
Stock exchanges to be enabled to allow AA rated bonds as collaterals.
User-friendliness of trading platforms for corporate bonds to be reviewed.
Social stock exchange:
Electronic fund raising platform under the regulatory ambit of SEBI.
Listing social enterprises and voluntary organizations.
To raise capital as equity, debt or as units like a mutual fund.
SEBI to consider raising the threshold for minimum public shareholding in the listed companies from 25% to 35%.
Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors to be made more investor friendly.
Government to supplement efforts by RBI to get retail investors to invest in government treasury bills and securities, with further institutional development using stock exchanges.
Measures to make India a more attractive FDI destination:
FDI in sectors like aviation, media (animation, AVGC) and insurance sectors can be opened further after multi-stakeholder examination.
Insurance Intermediaries to get 100% FDI.
Local sourcing norms to be eased for FDI in Single Brand Retail sector.
Government to organize an annual Global Investors Meet in India, using National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF) as an anchor to get all three sets of global players (pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds).
Statutory limit for FPI investment in a company is proposed to be increased from 24% to sectoral foreign investment limit. Option to be given to the concerned corporate to limit it to a lower threshold.
FPIs to be permitted to subscribe to listed debt securities issued by ReITs and InvITs.
NRI-Portfolio Investment Scheme Route is proposed to be merged with the Foreign Portfolio Investment Route.
Cumulative resources garnered through new financial instruments like Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) as well as models like Toll-Operate-Transfer (ToT) exceed Rs. 24,000 crore.
New Space India Limited (NSIL), a PSE, incorporated as a new commercial arm of Department of Space.
To tap the benefits of the Research & Development carried out by ISRO like commercialization of products like launch vehicles, transfer to technologies and marketing of space products.
Direct Taxes
Tax rate reduced to 25% for companies with annual turnover up to Rs. 400 crore
Surcharge increased on individuals having taxable income from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 5 crore and Rs. 5 crore and above.
India’s Ease of Doing Business ranking under the category of ‘paying taxes’ jumped from 172 in 2017 to 121 in the 2019.
Direct tax revenue increased by over 78% in past 5 years to Rs. 11.37 lakh crore
Tax Simplification and Ease of living – making compliance easier by leveraging technology:
Interchangeability of PAN and Aadhaar
Those who don’t have PAN can file tax returns using Aadhaar.
Aadhaar can be used wherever PAN is required.
Pre-filling of Income-tax Returns for faster, more accurate tax returns
Pre-filled tax returns with details of several incomes and deductions to be made available.
Information to be collected from Banks, Stock exchanges, mutual funds etc.
Faceless e-assessment
Faceless e-assessment with no human interface to be launched.
To be carried out initially in cases requiring verification of certain specified transactions or discrepancies.
Affordable housing
Additional deduction up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs for interest paid on loans borrowed up to 31st March, 2020 for purchase of house valued up to Rs. 45 lakh.
Overall benefit of around Rs. 7 lakh over loan period of 15 years.
Boost to Electric Vehicles
Additional income tax deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakh on interest paid on electric vehicle loans.
Customs duty exempted on certain parts of electric vehicles.
Other Direct Tax measures
Simplification of tax laws to reduce genuine hardships of taxpayers:
Higher tax threshold for launching prosecution for non-filing of returns
Appropriate class of persons exempted from the anti-abuse provisions of Section 50CA and Section 56 of the Income Tax Act.
Relief for Start-ups
Capital gains exemptions from sale of residential house for investment in start-ups extended till FY21.
‘Angel tax’ issue resolved- start-ups and investors filing requisite declarations and providing information in their returns not to be subjected to any kind of scrutiny in respect of valuations of share premiums.
Funds raised by start-ups to not require scrutiny from Income Tax Department
E-verification mechanism for establishing identity of the investor and source of funds.
Special administrative arrangements for pending assessments and grievance redressal
No inquiry in such cases by the Assessing Officer without obtaining approval of the supervisory officer.
No scrutiny of valuation of shares issued to Category-II Alternative Investment Funds.
Relaxation of conditions for carry forward and set off of losses.
NBFCs
Interest on certain bad or doubtful debts by deposit taking as well as systemically important non-deposit taking NBFCs to be taxed in the year in which interest is actually received.
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
Direct tax incentives proposed for an IFSC:
100 % profit-linked deduction in any ten-year block within a fifteen-year period.
Exemption from dividend distribution tax from current and accumulated income to companies and mutual funds.
Exemptions on capital gain to Category-III Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
Exemption to interest payment on loan taken from non-residents.
Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
STT restricted only to the difference between settlement and strike price in case of exercise of options.
Indirect Taxes
Make In India
Basic Customs Duty increased on cashew kernels, PVC, tiles, auto parts, marble slabs, optical fibre cable, CCTV camera etc.
Exemptions from Custom Duty on certain electronic items now manufactured in India withdrawn.
End use based exemptions on palm stearin, fatty oils withdrawn.
Exemptions to various kinds of papers withdrawn.
5% Basic Custom Duty imposed on imported books.
Customs duty reduced on certain raw materials such as:
Inputs for artificial kidney and disposable sterilised dialyser and fuels for nuclear power plants etc.
Capital goods required for manufacture of specified electronic goods.
Defence
Defence equipment not manufactured in India exempted from basic customs duty
Other Indirect Tax provisions
Export duty rationalised on raw and semi-finished leather
Increase in Special Additional Excise Duty and Road and Infrastructure Cess each by Rs. 1 per litre on petrol and diesel
Custom duty on gold and other precious metals increased
Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme for quick closure of pending litigations in Central Excise and Service tax from pre-GST regime
Grameen Bharat / Rural India
Ujjwala Yojana and Saubhagya Yojanahave transformed the lives of every rural family, dramatically improving ease of their living.
Electricity and clean cooking facility to all willing rural families by 2022.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) aims to achieve “Housing for All” by 2022:
Eligible beneficiaries to be provided 1.95 crore houses with amenities like toilets, electricity and LPG connections during its second phase (2019-20 to 2021-22).
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
A robust fisheries management framework through PMMSY to be established by the Department of Fisheries.
To address critical gaps in the value chain including infrastructure, modernization, traceability, production, productivity, post-harvest management, and quality control.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
Target of connecting the eligible and feasible habitations advanced from 2022 to 2019 with 97% of such habitations already being provided with all weather connectivity.
30,000 kilometers of PMGSY roads have been built using Green Technology, Waste Plastic and Cold Mix Technology, thereby reducing carbon footprint.
1,25,000 kilometers of road length to be upgraded over the next five years under PMGSY III with an estimated cost of Rs. 80,250 crore.
Scheme of Fund for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries’ (SFURTI)
Common Facility Centres (CFCs) to be setup to facilitate cluster based development for making traditional industries more productive, profitable and capable for generating sustained employment opportunities.
100 new clusters to be setup during 2019-20 with special focus on Bamboo, Honey and Khadi, enabling 50,000 artisans to join the economic value chain.
Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship’ (ASPIRE) consolidated.
80 Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) and 20 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) to be setup in 2019-20.
75,000 entrepreneurs to be skilled in agro-rural industry sectors.
Private entrepreneurships to be supported in driving value-addition to farmers’ produce from the field and for those from allied activities.
Dairying through cooperatives to be encouraged by creating infrastructure for cattle feed manufacturing, milk procurement, processing & marketing.
10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations to be formed, to ensure economies of scale for farmers.
Government to work with State Governments to allow farmers to benefit from e-NAM.
Zero Budget Farming in which few states’ farmers are already being trained to be replicated in other states.
India’s water security
New Jal Shakti Mantralaya to look at the management of our water resources and water supply in an integrated and holistic manner
Jal Jeevan Mission to achieve Har Ghar Jal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024
To focus on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level.
Convergence with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives.
1592 critical and over exploited Blocks spread across 256 District being identified for the Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund can be used for this purpose.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
9.6 crore toilets constructed since Oct 2, 2014.
More than 5.6 lakh villages have become Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Swachh Bharat Mission to be expanded to undertake sustainable solid waste management in every village.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan,
Over two crore rural Indians made digitally literate.
Internet connectivity in local bodies in every Panchayat under Bharat-Net to bridge rural-urban divide.
Universal Obligation Fund under a PPP arrangement to be utilized for speeding up Bharat-Net.
Shahree Bharat/Urban India
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-Urban)-
Over 81 lakh houses with an investment of about Rs. 4.83 lakh crore sanctioned of which construction started in about 47 lakh houses.
Over 26 lakh houses completed of which nearly 24 lakh houses delivered to the beneficiaries.
Over 13 lakh houses so far constructed using new technologies.
More than 95% of cities also declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
Almost 1 crore citizens have downloaded Swachhata App.
Target of achieving Gandhiji’s resolve of Swachh Bharat to make India ODF by 2nd October 2019.
To mark this occasion, the Rashtriya Swachhta Kendra to be inaugurated at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat on 2nd October, 2019.
Gandhipedia being developed by National Council for Science Museums to sensitize youth and society about positive Gandhian values.
Railways to be encouraged to invest more in suburban railways through SPV structures like Rapid Regional Transport System (RRTS) proposed on the Delhi-Meerut route.
Proposal to enhance the metro-railway initiatives by:
Encouraging more PPP initiatives.
Ensuring completion of sanctioned works.
Supporting transit oriented development (TOD) to ensure commercial activity around transit hubs.
Youth
New National Education Policy to be brought which proposes
Major changes in both school and higher education
Better Governance systems
Greater focus on research and innovation.
National Research Foundation (NRF) proposed
To fund, coordinate and promote research in the country.
To assimilate independent research grants given by various Ministries.
To strengthen overall research eco-system in the country
This would be adequately supplemented with additional funds.
Rs. 400 crore provided for “World Class Institutions”, for FY 2019-20, more than three times the revised estimates for the previous year.
‘Study in India’ proposed to bring foreign students to study in Indian higher educational institutions.
Regulatory systems of higher education to be reformed comprehensively:
To promote greater autonomy.
To focus on better academic outcomes.
Draft legislation to set up Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), to be presented.
Khelo India Scheme to be expanded with all necessary financial support.
National Sports Education Board for development of sportspersons to be set up under Khelo India, to popularize sports at all levels
To prepare youth for overseas jobs, focus to be increased on globally valued skill-sets including language training, AI, IoT, Big Data, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality and Robotics.
Set of four labour codes proposed, to streamline multiple labour laws to standardize and streamline registration and filing of returns.
A television program proposed exclusively for and by start-ups, within the DD bouquet of channels.
Stand-Up India Scheme to be continued for the period of 2020-25. The Banks to provide financial assistance for demand based businesses.
Ease of Living
About 30 lakh workers joined the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme that provides Rs. 3,000 per month as pension on attaining the age of 60 to workers in unorganized and informal sectors.
Approximately 35 crore LED bulbs distributed under UJALA Yojana leading to cost saving of Rs. 18,341 crore annually.
Solar stoves and battery chargers to be promoted using the approach of LED bulbs mission.
A massive program of railway station modernization to be launched.
Naari Tu Narayani/Women
Approach shift from women-centric-policy making to women-led initiatives and movements.
A Committee proposed with Government and private stakeholders for moving forward on Gender budgeting.
SHG:
Women SHG interest subvention program proposed to be expanded to all districts.
Overdraft of Rs. 5,000 to be allowed for every verified women SHG member having a Jan Dhan Bank Account.
One woman per SHG to be eligible for a loan up to Rs. 1 lakh under MUDRA Scheme.
India’s Soft Power
Proposal to consider issuing Aadhaar Card for NRIs with Indian Passports on their arrival without waiting for 180 days.
Mission to integrate traditional artisans with global markets proposed, with necessary patents and geographical indicators.
18 new Indian diplomatic Missions in Africa approved in March, 2018, out of which 5 already opened. Another 4 new Embassies intended in 2019-20.
Revamp of Indian Development Assistance Scheme (IDEAS) proposed.
17 iconic Tourism Sites being developed into model world class tourist destinations.
Present digital repository aimed at preserving rich tribal cultural heritage, to be strengthened.
Banking and Financial Sector
NPAs of commercial banks reduced by over Rs. 1 lakh crore over the last year.
Record recovery of over Rs. 4 lakh crore effected over the last four years.
Provision coverage ratio at its highest in seven years.
Domestic credit growth increased to 13.8%.
Measures related to PSBs:
Rs. 70,000 crore proposed to be provided to PSBs to boost credit.
PSBs to leverage technology, offering online personal loans and doorstep banking, and enabling customers of one PSBs to access services across all PSBs.
Steps to be initiated to empower accountholders to have control over deposit of cash by others in their accounts.
Reforms to be undertaken to strengthen governance in PSBs.
Measures related to NBFCs:
Proposals for strengthening the regulatory authority of RBI over NBFCs to be placed in the Finance Bill.
Requirement of creating a Debenture Redemption Reserve will be done away with to allow NBFCs to raise funds in public issues.
Steps to allow all NBFCs to directly participate on the TReDS platform.
Return of regulatory authority from NHB to RBI proposed, over the housing finance sector.
Rs. 100 lakh crore investment in infrastructure intended over the next five years. Committee proposed to recommend the structure and required flow of funds through development finance institutions.
Steps to be taken to separate the NPS Trust from PFRDA.
Reduction in Net Owned Fund requirement from Rs. 5,000 crore to Rs. 1,000 crore proposed:
To facilitate on-shoring of international insurance transactions.
To enable opening of branches by foreign reinsurers in the International Financial Services Centre.
Measures related to CPSEs:
Target of Rs. 1, 05,000 crore of disinvestment receipts set for the FY 2019-20.
Government to reinitiate the process of strategic disinvestment of Air India, and to offer more CPSEs for strategic participation by the private sector.
Government to undertake strategic sale of PSUs and continue to consolidate PSUs in the non-financial space.
Government to consider going to an appropriate level below 51% in PSUs where the government control is still to be retained, on case to case basis.
Present policy of retaining 51% Government stake to be modified to retaining 51% stake inclusive of the stake of Government controlled institutions.
Retail participation in CPSEs to be encouraged.
To provide additional investment space:
Government to realign its holding in CPSEs
Banks to permit greater availability of its shares and to improve depth of its market.
Government to offer an investment option in ETFs on the lines of Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS).
Government to meet public shareholding norms of 25% for all listed PSUs and raise the foreign shareholding limits to maximum permissible sector limits for all PSU companies which are part of Emerging Market Index.
Government to raise a part of its gross borrowing program in external markets in external currencies. This will also have beneficial impact on demand situation for the government securities in domestic market.
New series of coins of One Rupee, Two Rupees, Five Rupees, Ten Rupees and Twenty Rupees, easily identifiable to the visually impaired to be made available for public use shortly.
Digital Payments
TDS of 2% on cash withdrawal exceeding Rs. 1 crore in a year from a bank account
Business establishments with annual turnover more than Rs. 50 crore shall offer low cost digital modes of payment to their customers and no charges or Merchant Discount Rate shall be imposed on customers as well as merchants.
Mega Investment in Sunrise and Advanced Technology Areas
Scheme to invite global companies to set up mega-manufacturing plants in areas such as Semi-conductor Fabrication (FAB), Solar Photo Voltaic cells, Lithium storage batteries, Computer Servers, Laptops, etc
Investment linked income tax exemptions to be provided along with indirect tax benefits.
Achievements during 2014-19
1 trillion dollar added to Indian economy over last 5 years (compared to over 55 years taken to reach the first trillion dollar).
India is now the 6th largest economy in the world, compared to 11th largest five years ago.
Indian economy is globally the 3rd largest in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms.
Strident commitment to fiscal discipline and a rejuvenated Centre-State dynamic provided during 2014-19.
Structural reforms in indirect taxation, bankruptcy and real estate carried out.
Average amount spent on food security per year almost doubled during 2014-19 compared to 2009-14.
Patents issued more than trebled in 2017-18 as against the number in 2014.
Ball set rolling for a New India, planned and assisted by the NITI Aayog.
Roadmap for future
Simplification of procedures.
Incentivizing performance.
Red-tape reduction.
Making the best use of technology.
Accelerating mega programmes and services initiated and delivered so far.
Dept of Posts Clarification on Rotational Transfer
No. 12-1/2019-SPN-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Personnel Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 24th/27th June, 2019
To
All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
Chief General Manager, BD Directorate I/Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP
Subject : Rotational transfer -clarification.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to Directorate’s communication number 141.141/2013-SPN-II dated 17.01.2019 vide which revised ‘Guidelines for transfer’ was circulated to all Postal Circles. References were received from various Postal Circles / Service Associations pointing out some difficulties and seeking clarifications. The references have examined and clarified as under:-
Sl No
Issue raised
Clarification
1
Whether continuous service rendered by an employee in different cadres at a particular station is to be counted cumulative for station tenure of 6 years or not.
As per the provision of station tenure, officials who are working at a particular station for a period of 6 years or more has to be transferred/rotated outside that station. Service rendered at a particular station in all cadres (PA, LSG, HSG·II, HSG·I etc.) will be counted for the purpose.
2
Whether the rotational transfer will also be followed in RMS Wing
Vide communication no. 12·1/2019-SPN·II dated 07.05.2019 Group ‘C’ RMS officials have been exempted from the provision of 6 years of station tenure. In respect of other officials rotational transfer will apply.
3
Exempt the officials appointed on compassionate ground from the condition of probation period or 2 years of regular service while considering their request for transfer under Rule- 38 as they are appointed to support their family.
Officials appointed on compassionate ground are appointed against the vacancy of Direct Recruitment. There is no separate quota of vacancy for compassionate appointment. Therefore, such officials shall not be exempted from the condition of probation period of 2 years of regular service while considering their request for transfer under Rule-38.
4
Whether the officials who completed six years of station tenure but not completed post tenure shall be transferred.
Official who completes station tenure of six years but does not complete post tenure will also be transferred as per the guidelines.
5
Transfer of officials in city centric Divisions where majority of the officials working in City cannot be accommodated in remam1ng jurisdiction of the Division i.e. outside the city. The application of 6 years of station tenure on Group ‘C’ officials will create so many problems administratively including huge expenditure on TA.
The provision of Station tenure of six years will normally not be enforced to PA /I LSG / HSG·II / HSG-I officials except ordered in administrative interest and under exigencies of service. However, if sufficient number of willing officials from a particular station to other station and vice-versa are available, station transfer must be carried out on completion of station tenure of 6 years and in such circumstances official(s) with longest tenure at a particular station will be transferred.
6
Application received prior to 17.01.2019.
Transfer request applications received upto 31.12.2018 in respect of earlier guidelines dated 31.07.2018 and transfer request received between 01.01.2019 to 16.01.2019 which has not been processed, shall be treated as to be received between 1st April to 30th June and shall be dealt accordingly.
7
Whether temporary transfer can be considered when the disciplinary case lS pending/contemplated?
If any vigilance case I disciplinary proceeding is pending against an official then his I her case shall not be considered for temporary transfer.
Economic Survey calls for Redesigning a Minimum Wage System in India for Inclusive Growth
Suggests Policy recommendations for an effective design of Minimum Wage System A well-designed and effective implementation of minimum wages will help decrease wage inequality A Mechanism should be developed to adjust minimum wages regularly and more frequently. A National level dashboard can be set up under the Ministry of Labour & Employment with access to the State Governments Establishing a Toll-free number recommended to register grievances on non-payment of the statutory minimum wages
A well-designed and effective implementation of minimum wages will strengthen the trend towards decreasing wage inequality especially at lower levels. This becomes all the more significant as women constitute the majority of the bottom rungs of the wage distribution. This was the stated in the Economic Survey 2018-19 presented by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today.
The Economic Survey 2018-19 states that an effective minimum wage policy that targets the vulnerable bottom rung of wage earners can help in driving up aggregate demand and building and strengthening the middle class, and thus spur a phase of sustainable and inclusive growth.
Following are the Policy recommendations for an effective design of minimum wages system as per the Economic Survey 2018-19:
Simplification and Rationalisation: Rationalisation of minimum wages as proposed under the Code on Wages Bill needs to be supported. This code amalgamates the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 into a single piece of legislation. The definition of ‘wage’ in the new legislation should subsume the present situation of 12 different definitions of wages in different Labour Acts.
Setting a National Floor Level Minimum Wage: Central Government should notify a “national floor minimum wage” that can vary broadly across five geographical regions. Thereafter, states can fix their minimum wages at levels not lower than the “floor wage”. This would bring some uniformity in minimum wages across country and would make all states almost equally attractive from the point of view of labour cost for investment as well as reduce distress migration.
Criteria for setting minimum wage: The Code on Wages Bill should consider fixing minimum wages based on either of the two factors viz; (i) the skilled category i.e. unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled; and (ii) the geographical region, or else both. This Key change would substantially reduce the number of minimum wages in the country.
Coverage: The proposed Code on Wages Bill should extend applicability of minimum wages to all employments/workers in all sectors and should cover both the organized as well as the unorganized sector.
Regular Adjustment and Role of Technology: A mechanism should be developed to adjust minimum wages regularly and more frequently. A national level dashboard can be created at the Centre with access to the state governments whereby the states can regularly update the notifications regarding minimum wages. This portal must be made available at Common Service Centres (CSCs), rural haats etc., with the required mass media coverage so that the workers are well-informed their bargaining skills and decision-making power are strengthened.
Grievance Redressal: There should be an easy to remember toll-free number to register grievance on non-payment of the statutory minimum wages should be given wide-publicity to provide low-paid workers a forum to voice their grievance.
The Economic Survey further states that establishing an effective minimum wage system that will have beneficial impact on multiple dimensions of growth is therefore an urgent necessity.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1942
ANSWERED ON: 03.07.2019
Removal of Corrupt Officials
H. Vasanthakumar
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Ministry aims to remove corrupt officials from service through some sweeping action in the State/ Central Government sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard so far; and
(c) whether the Ministry has removed or forcibly ordered the retirement of any officials so far and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): As per the applicable Disciplinary Rules, Government has the right to proceed against the corrupt officials on the basis of available evidence. The Government also, has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest as per the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)/(I), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958. These rules lay down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants, which is a continuous process.
Compulsorily Retirement to Government employees – Lok Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1806
ANSWERED ON: 03.07.2019
Compulsorily Retirement
Sisir Kumar Adhikari
Kalyan Banerjee
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether Government proposes “compulsorily retirement” to Government employees who are inactive or have charges of corruption;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that such retirements are also going to rule for the persons who are above 50 years of age; and
(d) the details of benefits and other allowances to be given to such persons thereof?
ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) & (b): The provisions under Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Rule 16(3) (Amended) of All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) [AIS (DCRB)] Rules, 1958, have laid down the policy of periodic review and premature retirement of Government servants, which is a continuous process.
(c): Yes, Sir.
(d): The same retirement benefits are admissible to these persons as are applicable to officers upon retirement on normal age of superannuation.
Change in Child Care Leave Facility as per 7th CPC – Lok Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1821
ANSWERED ON: 03.07.2019
Change in CCL Facility
P.R. Natarajan
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether it is fact that Child Care Leave (CCL) facility provided to women employees have undergone some changes with the implementation of Seventh Pay Commission recommendations;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the rationale behind such change?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) to (c): Yes Sir. Recognizing the additional responsibility on the shoulder of employees who are single mothers, and based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC), the Government has relaxed the conditionality of availing of CCL in three spells in a calendar year to six spells in a calendar year for single female Government servant vide notification dated 11.12.2018.
Further, the 7th CPC has observed that the CCL as a welfare measure is seen as a benefit that has to be availed simply because it exists, and there is a palpable need to bring in some inhibiting factor so as to ensure that only genuinely affected employees avail of this scheme. Government has accepted and implemented the recommendation of 7th CPC in this regard that 100% of the salary shall be paid for the first 365 days of CCL, and that 80% of the salary shall be paid for the next 365 days vide the above notification.
Admission in Sanskriti School, information about officers coming on transfer to Delhi in the last five years
Reminder-II
No.16/43/2015—Welfare(Vol.II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(Welfare Section)
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi 110003
Dated: 1st July, 2019
Office Memorandum
Subject : Admission in Sanskriti School, information about officers coming on transfer to Delhi in the last five years — reg.
The Undersigned is directed to refer to this department OM no.16/43/2015 —Welfare(Vol.II) dated 15.02.2019 and subsequent reminder dated 10.05.2019 on the above subject and to state that in connection with case C.A. No. 511/2016 pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the Attorney General of India has directed to provide him with data on the number of officers of the All India Services and officers working under Central Government coming to Delhi on transfer/Central Staffing Scheme(CSS).
2. It has been observed that year wise data of the number of officers of the All India Services and officers working under Central Government coming to Delhi on transfer/Central Staffing Scheme(CSS) for the last 5 years has been received from very few Ministries/Departments. Ministries/Departments who have yet not send requisite year wise data, as stated above, are once again requested to provide the data to this department at the earliest by post or through email-id [email protected].
(Pradeep A.)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Setting up of National Pension System oversight mechanism
No.1(24)/EV/2016
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2019
Office Memorandum
Subject : Setting up of NPS oversight mechanism
The undersigned is directed to say that the Committee, as set-up by Department of Financial Services in terms of their OM No. 1/3/2016-PR dt. 21.10.2016 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Pension) and comprising Secretary, Department of Financial Services and Secretary (Department of Personnel and Training), had submitted its report on 28.2.2018, containing its recommendations for streamlining implementation of the National Pension System (NPS).
2. One of the recommendations contained in Para 8.7.1 of its report relating to grievance redressal is as under:
“Three-tiered NPS oversight mechanism of the DDO/Head of Office, Joint Secretary (Admin)/Chief Controller of Accounts and the Financial Advisor set up vide Department of Expenditure’s OM No.1(2)/EV/2008, dated 03.02.209 may be strengthened/streamlined to monitor grievances as well as timely registration and credit of contributions to subscribes’ accounts. Fresh instructions to this effect and for strict compliance of instructions may be issued by Department of Expenditure.”
3. In the OM of this Department No. 1(2)/EV/2008 dated 3.2.2009, it was provided, inter-alia, that Ministries/Departments may constitute a Committee headed by JS (Admn) and Principal CCA/CCA to monitor registration/regular upload of data and transfer of NPS contributions in respect of Central Government employees to ensure that no delay therein occurs. Subsequently, in terms of instructions of this Department vide OM No. 1(5)/EV/2011 dated 10.7.2011 the Committee was broad-based to include the concerned Financial Advisors and the said instructions dt. 10.7.2011 also provided, inter-alia, that the implementation of NPS, with its various attendant parameters, in each Central Ministry/Department, shall be a “key performance area” of the Financial Advisors.
4. The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, which is the nodal Department in respect of pension related matters of Central Government employees, is separately in the process of framing statutory rules to regulate the matters of National Pension System in case of Central Government employees. These Rules would also cover the issue relating to timely credit of contributions of Central Government employees and the Central Government, as deducted from the salaries of the concerned Government employee, to NPS architecture.
5. However, since timely credit of deduction made from the salary of Central Government employees towards their contribution to NP5, as also the applicable contribution of the Central Government, to the NPS financial architecture is of paramount importance for availability of due and timely returns thereon towards generation of pension corpus, it has been decided that a Committee in each Ministry/Department shall be constituted as under to ensure oversight over the NPS contributions crediting:
(i) Financial Advisor – Head of the Committee
(ii) Joint Secretary (Administration)
(iii) Principal CCA/CCA
(iv) The concerned Head of the office
(v) The concerned DDO
6. The Committee shall be responsible for the following actions:
(i) Ensuring that the contribution of employees and the Government are credited without delay to the NPS financial architecture both in case of existing employees and employees newly recruited from time to time and the existing system and procedure being followed for the purpose shall be monitored effectively to ensure that no delay in credit of the contributions takes place.
(ii) Ensuring that in case any grievance by any employee is received in regard to delay in credit of contribution, either directly from the employee or through PFRDA, the same has been looked into and disposed of in a manner to the satisfaction of the concerned employee.
(iii) Any other matter as having a bearing on the issue of crediting/remittance of NPS contributions.
(iv) The Committee shall devise its own mechanism as also appropriate checks & balances to ensure that NPS contributions are credited on time in respect of all employees under NPS system.
(v) The Committee shall meet at least once in 3 months to review the progress and in case any slippages are noticed, it shall take immediate corrective action. However, the concerned Principal CCA/ CCA shall keep a watch over the progress on a regular basis.
7. While the above Committee shall be set-up in each Ministry/Department, appropriate mechanism for keeping a watch in respect of attached and subordinate offices under that Ministry/Department shall be put in place by the concerned Financial Advisor, so that the overall oversight in respect of the entire Ministry/Department as a whole is exercised by the Committee as mentioned in para 5 above.
8. The concerned Financial Advisor shall send a status report every six month to the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare about the result of the monitoring carried out through the above oversight mechanism with concluding remarks whether the NPS contributions are being credited on time and in case of any slippages, the details of the action taken.
F.No.18/2/2014-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 1st July, 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 the interim orders of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in WP No.1225/2019 and similar other Writ Petitions filed in the matter vide which the court has stayed downgrading of pay of the petitioners or recovery from their pay in accordance with OM dated 20.05.2014.
2. In the light of the directions of the Hon’ble High Court in the above Writ Petitions, the following directions are issued for compliance by all Ministries/Departments:
i) The WP No.1225/2019 is being defended by this Department. As regards the remaining Writ Petitions, which have already been filed or likely to be filed in the matter, the Ministry/Department concerned which defended the corresponding OA, may defend the WP. This Department would provide necessary inputs
ii) The pay of the petitioners or non-petitioners to be restored and recovery stopped only if they submit the affidavit of undertaking as directed by Hon’ble High Court of Delhi. A format of the ‘Affidavit of Undertaking’ duly vetted by the Central Government Standing Counsel representing this Department in WP No.1225/2019, is attached. It is clarified that those who wish to take the benefit of the interim order dated 05.02.2019 of Hon’ble HC may file their respective affidavit of undertaking with .the concerned Ministry/ Department.
iii) The benefit of the interim orders would be available Ito only those who have been granted such a benefit in the matter by the High Court or those who have submitted the ‘Affidavit of Undertaking’ in the prescribed format.
3. Ministries/Departments may take further action in the matter accordingly.
(Chandra Shekhar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
