Senior Pensioners aged 80 years and above be allowed to give their Life Certificate from 1st October onwards
No. 1/20/2018-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan.,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated: 18.7.2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Submission of Life Certificate.
It has been the experience of this Department that the Senior Pensioners i.e. the pensioners 80 years and above are facing a lot of difficulties standing in queues while giving the Life Certificates in November. It has been under the consideration of the Government to provide some relief to such pensioners.
2. It has therefore, been decided by the Government, that Senior Pensioners aged 80 years and above be allowed to give their Life Certificate w.e.f 1st October every year instead of November which would be valid till 30th November of the subsequent year.
3. The remaining pensioners below the age of 80 years may continue to give their Life Certificate in November as per existing provisions of CPAO Scheme booklet.
This has the approval of competent authority.
(Sanjoy Shankar)
Under Secretary to Govt. of India
Provident Fund – General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) – Rate of interest for the financial year 2019-2020 – With effect from 1.07.2019 to 30.09.2019 – Orders – Issued.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Budget Division), New Delhi Resolution F.No.5(2)- B(PD)/2019, dated 12.07.2019.
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ORDER:
In the Government Order first read above, orders were issued regarding fixation of the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) at 8% for the period from 1st April, 2019 to 30th June, 2019.
2. The Government of India, in its resolution second read above, announced that during the year 2019-2020, accumulation 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) with effect from 1st July, 2019 to 30th September, 2019.
3. The Government now direct that the rate of interest on the accumulation at the credit of the subscribers to General Provident Fund (Tamil Nadu) shall carry interest at the rate of 7.9% (Seven point nine percent) with effect from 1st July, 2019 to 30th September, 2019.
4. The rate of interest on belated final payment of Provident Fund accumulation remaining unpaid for more than three months of its becoming payable shall be at the same rates as ordered in para-3 above.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4521
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19TH JULY 2019
CGHS Wellness Centres
4521. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:
SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR:
SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Dispensaries/ Wellness centres functioning/proposed to be set up in the country, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
(b) the details of criteria adopted for setting up new CGHS dispensaries/ Wellness centres in the country;
(c) whether the Government has any proposal to amend the criteria to set up new such dispensaries and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to set up CGHS dispensaries/wellness centres in Trichy, Coimbatore/Erode and Thanjavur for Government employees and Pensioners?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): The number of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Dispensaries/ Wellness Centres functioning and approved for opening are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
The norms for establishment of new Wellness Centre under CGHS are as under:-
I. In an existing CGHS City:- For opening of a new CGHS Wellness Centre in an existing CGHS City, there has to be a minimum of 2000 Card holders (serving employees of Central Government and Central Civil Pensioners).
II. Extension of CGHS to a new City: – For extension of CGHS to a new City, there has to be a minimum of 6000 Card holders.
(c): Presently, there is no such proposal.
(d): CGHS Wellness Centre is functional at Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) since 1st April 2019. Presently, there is no proposal to open a Wellness Centre in Coimbatore/ Erode and Tanjavur.
भारतीय रेलवे का पैरा मेडिकल स्टाफ के लिए सबसे बड़ा भर्ती अभियान
पैरा मेडिकल स्टाफ की विभिन्न श्रेणियों के 1923 पदों के लिए 19 जुलाई, 2019 से कंप्यूटर आधारित परीक्षा आयोजित की जाएगी आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े वर्ग के उम्मीदवारों के लिए आरक्षण की व्यवस्था परीक्षा में 4.39 लाख से ज्यादा उम्मीदवार हिस्सा लेंगे कुल उम्मीदवारों में 62 प्रतिशत महिला उम्मीदवार 50 प्रतिशत से ज्यादा उम्मीदवार स्टाफ नर्स के पद के लिए परीक्षा देंगे परीक्षा के लिए देशभर के 107 छोटे बड़े शहरों में 345 परीक्षा केंद्र बनाए गए हैं
भारतीय रेलवे द्वारा पैरा मेडिकल स्टाफ के लिए सबसे बड़ा भर्ती अभियान चलाया जाएगा। पैरा मेडिकल स्टाफ की विभिन्न श्रेणियों के 1923 पदों के लिए 19 जुलाई, 2019 से कंप्यूटर आधारित परीक्षा आयोजित की जाएगी। ये परीक्षा 19 से 21 जुलाई तक प्रत्येक दिन तीन शिफ्ट में होगी जिसमें 4.39 लाख से ज्यादा उम्मीदवार शामिल होंगे। परीक्षा के लिए देश के 107 छोटे बड़े शहरों में 345 परीक्षा केंद्र बनाए गए हैं।
यह पहली बार है जब रेलवे द्वारा आयोजित किसी भर्ती परीक्षा में आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर वर्ग (ईडब्ल्यूएस) के उम्मीदवारों के लिए आरक्षण की व्यवस्था की गई है। प्रतिवर्ष कुल रिक्त पदों में से 10 प्रतिशत आर्थिक रूप से कमजोर वर्गों (ईडब्ल्यूएस) के लिए आरक्षित करने की नई व्यवस्था के तहत इस परीक्षा में 4654 ईडब्ल्यूएस उम्मीदवार हिस्सा लेंगे।
कंप्यूटर आधारित यह परीक्षा 90 मिनट की अवधि की होगी जिसमें निशक्तजनों को 30 मिनट का अतिरिक्त समय दिया जाएगा। परीक्षा में
पेशे से जुड़े विषयों , सामान्य ज्ञान , अंकगणित, सामान्य विज्ञान तथा तार्किक और बौद्धिक क्षमता आंकने से संबधित बहुविकल्पीय वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न होंगे। परीक्षा में प्रश्नपत्र अंग्रेजी और हिंदी सहित 15 अलग-अलग भाषाओं में उपलब्ध होंगे। उम्मीदवार अंग्रेजी के साथ ही परीक्षा के माध्यम के रूप में चुनी गई भाषा में भी प्रश्न पत्र प्राप्त कर सकेंगे।
इस परीक्षा में सबसे ज्यादा 64,596 उम्मीदवार उत्तर प्रदेश से, 62,772 उम्मीदवार राजस्थान से, 38,097 महाराष्ट्र से तथा 35496 केरल से शामिल होंगे।
रेलवे के इस भर्ती अभियान की खास बात यह है इसमें आवेदन करने वाले कुल उम्मीदवारों में से महिला उम्मीदवारों की संख्या पुरूष उम्मीदवारों से कहीं ज्यादा है। कुल उम्मीदवारों में से 62 प्रतिशत महिलाएं हैं। इसके अलावा इसमें 28 ट्रांसजेंडर उम्मीदवार भी भाग ले रहे हैं।
चयनित उम्मीदवारों की नियुक्ति स्टाफ नर्स, डायटीशियन, स्वास्थ्य एवं मलेरिया जांच इंस्पेक्टर फार्मासिस्ट, ऑप्टोमेट्रिस्ट, और रेडियोग्राफर के पद पर की जाएगी। 50 प्रतिशत से अधिक उम्मीदवार स्टाफ नर्स के पद के लिए परीक्षा देंगे।
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha
This Bill in no way compromises the independence of RTI Act, says Dr Jitendra Singh
The Government introduced the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh said that this Bill in no way compromises the independence of RTI Act as being alleged by some members. On the contrary, it is meant to further streamline and institutionalize the RTI Act of 2005 which was drafted by the then Government in haste and thus left several missing links. Further, the Information Commission is a statutory body and by linking it to the Election Commission and Supreme Court, which are Constitutional bodies, there is an anomaly which needs to be corrected.”
The MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh sought a division on the introduction of the bill. While 224 members supported its introduction, 9 opposed it.
The Right to Information Act, 2005 was enacted to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Section 13 of the Act provides for the term of office and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners. It provides, inter alia, that the Chief Information Commissioner and every Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years or till they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be eligible for reappointment. It further provides that the salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be the same as that of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner, respectively. Similarly, section 16 of the Act provides for the term of office and conditions of service of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners. It provides, inter alia, that the State Chief Information Commissioner and every State Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of five years or till they attain the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier, and shall not be eligible for reappointment. It provides that the salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners shall be the same as that of the Election Commissioner and the Chief Secretary to the State Government, respectively.
The salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner are equal to a Judge of the Supreme Court, therefore, the Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner and the State Chief Information Commissioner becomes equivalent to a Judge of the Supreme Court in terms of their salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service.
The functions being carried out by the Election Commission of India and the Central and State Information Commissions are totally different. The Election Commission is a constitutional body established by clause (1) of article 324 of the Constitution and is responsible for the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of, all elections to Parliament and to the Legislature of every State and of elections to the offices of President and Vice-President held under the Constitution. On the other hand, the Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions are statutory bodies established under the provisions of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Therefore, the mandate of Election Commission of India and Central and State Information Commissions are different. Hence, their status and service conditions need to be rationalised accordingly.
In view of the above, it is proposed to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005 so as to provide that the term of office of, and the salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of, the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners and the State Chief Information Commissioner and the State Information Commissioners, shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
CGHS Wellness Centres provide primary health care facilities and, if required, refer the beneficiaries to the Specialists at Government Hospitals/ Private Hospitals empanelled under CGHS. In emergency conditions, no endorsement for any treatment/ investigation is required from CGHS Wellness Centre. However, in non-emergency conditions or unlisted treatment/ tests, endorsement from concerned CGHS Wellness Centre is required.
With a view to facilitate ease of availing consultations from Specialists at empanelled hospitals, Government has permitted elderly CGHS beneficiaries aged 75 years and above to seek consultations from Specialists without any referral and undergo treatment/ investigations without endorsement. Permission is required only for unlisted treatment procedure/ tests in non-emergency conditions.
The guidelines for referral issued vide Office Memorandum No. Z.15025/117/2017/DIR/CGHS/EHS, dated the 15th January, 2018 have been modified vide Office Memorandum No. Z.15025/117/2017/DIR/CGHS/EHS, dated the 10th December, 2018 and the following modifications have been made in the interest of sick people, pensioners and serving employees:-
i. The referral shall be valid for consultations upto 3 times in the same hospital within 30 days.
ii. CGHS beneficiaries have been permitted to consult upto 3 Specialists, if required during a single visit.
III. Investigations advised by Specialist of Private Empanelled Hospitals may be undertaken if they are required in emergency as certified by Specialist without endorsement by CGHS.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, here today.
Provisional engagement of BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevak subject to pending verification of Character and antecedents/caste certificate/educational qualification
No.17-35/2016-GDS-Vol-I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Dated: 17.07.2019
To
All Chief Post Masters General / Post Masters General
Sub :- Provisional engagement of BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevak subject to pending verification of Character and antecedents/caste certificate/educational qualification etc.
Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to Directorate instructions issued vide No. 17-23/2016-GDS/Vil.III dated 17.12.2018 regarding Provisional engagement of BPM /ABPM/Dak Sevak subject to pending verification of Character and antecedents/caste certificate/educational qualification etc. as a special case for the 2nd Cycle.
2. While monitoring the joining status of Circles during the 1st Cycle, it has been observed that very less number of candidates have joined the GDS posts despite issue of these instructions.
3. As you may be aware the Government intends to fill up all the vacant GDS posts by December 2019. Hence, the Competent Authority has decided that provisional engagement orders of BPMs/ABPMs/Dak Sevaks may also be issued during the current 2nd Cycle subject to pending Verification of character and antecedents/caste certificate/educational qualification certificates etc.
4. Further, it is clarified that, while intimating the candidates about his provisional engagement to the post of GDS, the candidate may be asked to produce the original educational certificates and other documents such as caste certificate, Disability certificate, certificate of date of birth, EWS certificate etc. on the day of GDS candidate attending division office/joining. The originals may be verified on the day of attending divisional office by the engaging authority.
5. A self-declaration, as per format given in Annexure must be obtained from the candidate before offering provisional engagement order. The candidate should declare that the documents, which has been submitted by him/her are genuine and in case such documents are found fake, the matter will be reported to police and he/she will be terminated from the engagement. All the required certificates will, however be verified from the issuing authority within 180 days. If any of the documents are found fake, FIR should be lodged against the candidate and copy of the same should be kept in office record/personal file of the candidate concerned and action taken as per Rule -8 of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rule, 2011.
6. The provisional offer of engagement shall clearly specify that if any information or documents submitted by the candidates are found fake at a later stage, he/she shall be terminated from the engagement in accordance with Rule 8 of GDS (Conduct & Engagement) Rules, 2011.
7. All the Circles are requested to submit the information by 5th of every month about numbers of GDS joined the post in the following format:
Name of Circle _________________
Number of vacancies notified in Cycle 1st/2nd for GDS
Number of candidates joined during the last month in GDS cadre
Total number of candidates joined upto Iast month in GDS cadre since result declared
Number of cases in which documents found fake
Number of cases in which FIR lodged due to fake documents
Number of cases in which action taken under Rule-8
Yours faithfully,
(S.B.Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
Annexure
DECLARATION
I _____________ son/daughter/ wife of __________________ Resident of Vill_______________ PO __________________ Tehsil _________________ District ______________ State___________________, hereby declare that, the documents submitted by me (i.e. Educational Certificate/Computer Certificate, EWS, PwD and Caste Certificates etc.) on the basis of which I have applied for the posts of BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevak are genuine. I also undertake that, in case, any document submitted by me is found fake/false during my entire engagement period, the matter may be reported to police and I will be liable for termination forthwith from engagement under Rule -8 of Gramin Dak Sevak (Engagement and Conduct) Rules, 2011 amended from time to time and without prejudice to such further action under the provisions of Indian Penal Code for production of fake/false certificate.
Place:
Date:
Signature _________________
Name of applicant/candidate: _________________
Address _________________
Various measures to bring transparency in administration
The Government of India has implemented various measures bringing technological intervention to bring transparency in the day to day administration, such as, implementation of e-Office, e-Leave management system, Employee Information System, Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW), Aadhar enabled Bio-metric Attendance System (AEBAS), Pension Sanction and Payment tracking System (Bhavishya), Public Financial Management System (PFMS), Government e-Market (GeM), Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP), Foreign Visit Management System (FVMS), Web Responsive Pensioner’s Service for pensioners etc.
Various other information related to departments are available on the websites of the Departments.
1. AEBAS- Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance enables real time and flawless monitoring of employee attendance thereby ensuring punctuality among employee,
2. e-Office aims to usher in more efficient, effective and transparent inter-government and intra-government transactions and processes. It enhances transparency, assure data security and data.
3. GeM: – Government e-Market (GeM) provided rich listing products for individual categories of Goods Services, transparent and ease of buying and user-friendly dash board for buying and monitoring supplies and payment.
4. Currently, approximately 46.4 lakh tenders with estimated value of Rs.66.00 lakh crores are processed through Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP) since inception till 30th June, 2019. During the month of June, 2019 around 1.12 lakh tenders worth Rs.1.02 lakh crores were processed on CPPP. Apart from this, procurement of more than Rs.18700.00 crore has been taken place through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) till its inception in 2016.
5. The Web Responsive Pensioner’s Service is providing single point web solution for pensioners to obtain comprehensive information relating to status of the pensions processing and payment.
6. Foreign Visit Management System (FVMS) has been operational for regulating and ensuring efficient and effective foreign travel of officers of Government of India from the rank of Additional Secretary and above for obtaining the approval of the Screening Committee of Secretaries. The URL for the system is fvms.gov.in and all the Ministries / Departments are required to submit their proposal online on this website.
7. The CAG’s Audit reports after they are tabled in the Parliament/Legislature, are uploaded on the website of CAG. Information related to the status of pension, GPF and Gazetted Entitlement cases are available on the websites of respective Account General’s Office. This enables the concerned stakeholders and other visitors to view information relating to audit and accounts activities of the department.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in LokSabha today.
The Creamy Layer formula for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) employed with the State Governments, Central Government, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and banks, for the purpose of their employment in Central Government jobs and admission to Central Government educational institutions is at present covered by the instructions of Department of Personnel and Training dated 08.09.1993 and 14.10.2004 and Department of Public Enterprises and the Department of Financial Services, vide Office Memorandum dated 25.10.2017 and 06.12.2017, respectively.
An Expert Committee has been constituted by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of Shri B.P. Sharma (former Secretary, DOPT) on 08.03.2019 to examine the issues related to Creamy layer equivalence among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs). The Committee is expected to submit its report anytime soon.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
