Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19
No.21011/02/2015-Estt(A-II)-Part II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
North Block. New Delhi — 110001
Dated the 28th June 2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Online generation and recording of Annual Performance Assessment Report (APAR) on SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers — Extension of timelines for completion of APAR online for the year 2018-19 where the reporting/reviewing/accepting authority demits office or retires from service before the prescribed dates.
The undersigned is directed to say that vide this Department’s 0.M of even number dated 18.04.2019 (copy enclosed), the timelines for online generation. filling up of self-appraisal, reporting. reviewing and acceptance of APAR for the year 2018-19, through SPARROW portal, for all Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ officers, were extended as a one-time measure.
2. It has further been decided, with the approval of competent authority, that for APAR for the year 2018-19, the extended timelines specified in the Annexure to the O.M. dated 18.04.2019 shall apply to the reporting / reviewing / accepting authorities, who demit office or retire from service prior to the respective cut off dates, and they shall be allowed to record their remarks till the respective cut off dates.
(Jayashree Chellamani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
No. 5/1/2019-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 28th June, 2019
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) — May, 2019
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2019 increased by 2 points and pegged at 314 (three hundred and fourteen). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.64 per cent between April, 2019 and May, 2019 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.35 per cent between the corresponding months of previous year.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.64 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat Atta, Arhar Dal, Groundnut Oil, Poultry (Chicken), Milk Buffallo, Chillies Green, Garlic, Ginger, Onion, Banana, Brinjal, Carrot, French Bean, Green Coriander Leaves, Lemon, Potato, Tomato, Electricity Charges, Medicine-Allopathic, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Bitter Gourd, Coconut, Lady Finger, Mango (Ripe), Parval, Torai, Petrol, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 8.65 per cent for May, 2019 as compared to 8.33 per cent for the previous month and 3.96 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at (+) 5.21 per cent against (+) 4.92 per cent of the previous month and (+) 1.66 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level Quilon reported the maximum increase of 8 points followed by Warangal (7 points) and Godavarikhani (6 points). Among others, 5 points increase was observed in 6 centres, 4 points in another 6 centres, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 17 centres and 1 point in 21 centres. On the contrary, Goa recorded a maximum decrease of 3 points followed by Ghaziabad (2 points). Among others, 1 point decrease was observed in 4 centres. Rest of the 10 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 35 centres are above All-India Index and 43 centres’ indices are below national average.
The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of June, 2019 will be released on Wednesday, 31st July, 2019. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.
Inter Ministry Swimming Championship 2019-2020 on 29th and 30th July, 2019
No. 1510112017-18-CCSCSB
Government of India
CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES CULTURAL AND SPORTS BOARD
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated: 28.06.2019
Subject :- Inter-Ministry Swimming Championship-2019-2020 to be held on 29th and 30th July, 2019 at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex (Talkatora Swimming Pool), New Delhi- reg.
Please refer to CCSCSB’s circular of even number dated 21st June, 2019 on the above subject. The order of events for the Inter-Ministry Swimming Championship to be held on 29th – 30th July, 2019 is as under:
29th July, 2019
SI. No
Event
Group
1
1500 Mts Free Styie
Men
2
50 Mts Free Style
Veteran
3
50 Mts Breast Stroke
Women
4
200 Mts Back Stroke
Men
5
50 Mts Back Stroke
Veteran
6
200 Mts IM
Men
7
200 Mts Free Style
Men
8
50 Mts Back Stroke
Women
9
50 Mts Breast Stroke
Men
10
100 Mts Butterfly
Men
11
100 Mts Free Style
Men
12
4X100 Mts Medley Relay
Men
30th July, 2019
SI. No
Event
Group
1
400 Mts Free Style
Men
2
50 Mts Breast Stroke
Veteran
3
100 Mts Back Stroke
Men
4
50 Mts Butterfly
Women
5
200 Mts Breast Stroke
Men
6
50 Mts Butterfly
Men
7
50 Mts Free Style
Women
8
100 Mts Breast Stroke
Men
9
50 Mts Back Stroke
Men
1a
50 Mts Butterfly
Veteran
11
50 Mts Free Style
Men
12
4X100 Mts Free Style Relay
Men
NB
Individual participants can take part not more than three individual events.
All entries of the competition will be received in the Sports Control Board; no entry will be taken at the venue.
Competition will not be held where less than 4 (four) entries are received both in Team and individual event.
Participation/merit certificate will be issued at later date to be decided by the Sports Board.
Uniformed Services/Police/Para–Military Personnel are not eligible. Ministries/Departments have to keep in view the above said instructions while forwarding the entry of their Ministries/Departments in the tournament. In case, at any stage, if it is found that a player included in the team is not eligible, the team could stand automatically disqualified from the tournament.
Water Polo matches will be held subject to availability of 4 (four) Water Polo Teams.
Review of Rule 12 of GDS Rules 2011 for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks
No.17-31/2016-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 26.06.2019
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Review of Rule 12 of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules-2011 for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).
The undersigned is directed to refer to Rule 12 of GDS regarding Put off Duty of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011.
2. The Competent Authority has approved the following substitution in Rule -12 of GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011 containing the Put off Duty for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in supersession of all earlier instruction] order on the subject :
“12. Put Off Duty”
(1) The Engaging Authority or any authority to which the Engaging Authority is subordinate or any other authority empowered in that behalf by the Government, by general or special order, may put a Sevak off duty;
(a) Where a disciplinary proceedings against him is contemplated or is pending; or
(b) Where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial:
Provided that in cases involving fraud or embezzlement, the Sevak holding any post specified in the Schedule to these rules may be put off duty by the Inspector of Post Offices or the Assistant Superintendent of Post offices of the Sub-Division, as the case may be, under immediate intimation to the Engaging Authority.
2. Where Inspector of Post Offices or the Assistant Superintendent of Post Offices of the Sub-Division is not the Engaging Authority, an order made by them under Sub-Rule (1) shall cease to be effective on the expiry of fifteen days from the date of such order unless earlier confirmed or cancelled by the Engaging Authority or the Authority to which the Engaging Authority is subordinate.
3. A Sevak shall be entitled to an amount of compensation as ex-gratia payment equal to 25% of his/her Time Related Continuity Allowance together with admissible Dearness Allowance per month for the period of put off duty.
Provided that where the period of put of duty exceeds 90 days, the Engaging Authority or the authority to which the Engaging Authority or any other authority empowered in this behalf, as the case may be, who made the order of put duty shall be competent to vary the amount of compensation for any period subsequent to the period of
first 90 days as follows:
(i) The amount of compensation as ex-gratia payment may be increased by a suitable amount, not exceeding 50% of such compensation admissible during the period of the first 90 days, if in the opinion of the said authority the period of put off duty has been prolonged, for reasons to be recorded in writing, not directly attributable to the Sevak.
(ii) The amount of compensation as ex-gratia payment may be reduced by a suitable amount not exceeding 50% of such compensation admissible during the first 90 days, if in the opinion of the said authority, the period of put off duty has been prolonged due to reasons to be recorded in writing directly attributable to the Sevak.
Note 1. – The rate of Dearness Allowance will be based on the increased or decreased amount of compensation admissible under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) above.
Note-2.- The payment of compensation for the put off duty period shall not be subject to furnishing of a certificate that the Sevak is not engaged in any other employment, business, profession or vocation;
Provided that a Sevak who has been absconding or remains absent unauthorizedly and is subsequently put off duty shall not be entitled to any compensations as ex-gratia payment;
Provided further that in the event of departmental proceedings initiated against a GDS (who was placed under put off duty) for imposition of major penalty finally ends with the imposition of a minor penalty, the Sevak concerned should, be paid full Time Related Continuity Allowance and allowances for the period of put off duty.
4. Where a penalty of dismissal or removal from engagement imposed upon a Sevak putting him off the duty under this rule is set aside in appeal or on review under these rules and the case is remitted for further inquiry or action with any other direction, the order of putting him off duty shall be deemed to have continued in force on and from the date of the original order of dismissal or removal and shall remain in force until further orders.
5. Where a penalty of dismissal or removal from engagement imposed upon a Sevak, is set aside or declared or rendered void in consequence for by a decision of a Court of Law and the disciplinary authority, on a consideration of the circumstances of the case, decides to hold a further inquiry against the Sevak on the allegations on which the penalty of dismissal or removal was originally imposed, the Sevak shall be deemed to have been put off his duty by the Engaging Authority from the date of original dismissal or removal and shall continue to remain on put off his duty until further orders.
Provided that no such further inquiry shall be ordered unless it is intended to meet a situation where the Court has passed an order purely on technical grounds without going into the merits of the case.
NOTE – The period of putting a Sevak off his duty including the period of deemed putting him off his duty shall be decided by the Competent Authority after de novo proceedings in this regard are finalized and compensation as ex-gratia payment for the concerned period shall be regulated according to provisions of sub -rule (3). The break caused due to putting the Sevak off his duty shall be regulated as per extant provisions issued from time to time by the Central Government for this purpose.
Note – Any payment made under this rule to a Sevak on his reinstatement shall be subject to adjustment of compensation already paid as ex-gratia.
6. The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this O.M.
7. Hindi version will follow.
(SB Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
Appointment on Compassionate Grounds — Acquisition of higher qualification – Railway Board
Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)
RBE No. 100/2019
No. E(NG)11/2003/RC-1/Genl./4
New Delhi, dated 19.06.2019
To
The General Manager(P),
All Zonal Railways & PUs etc.
Sub : Appointment on Compassionate Grounds — Acquisition of higher qualification
The demand of both recognized staff Federations regarding review of Board’s letter of even number dated 15.6.2007 issued under RBE No. 88/2007) and restoration of Board’s letter dated 02,4.2004 issued under RBE No. 75/2004 on the subject captioned above has been under consideration. The matter has,been examined and in supersession of Board’s letter dated 15.6.2007 (RBE No. 88/2007), it has now been decided with the approval of Board (MS) that:
(i) If the candidate is a major at the time of death/medical invalidation of the ex-employee and is already admitted to a course, then he/she shall be allowed to complete that course (subject to a maximum limit of 5 years for completion of the course) provided he/she takes due permission of the Railway Administration. His/her candidature for compassionate appointment would be considered according to the qualification so acquired.
Pursuing of a course other than that to which the candidate had already been admitted into at the time of death/medical invalidation of the late/ex-employee will not be allowed/counted for this purpose.
(ii) If the candidate is minor at the time of death/medical invalidation of the late/ex. Employee but at the time of his/her attaining majority, he/she is already admitted to/pursuing a course, he/she be allowed to complete that course (subject to a maximum limit of 5 years for completion of the course) on taking due permission from the administration. His/her candidature for CG appointment would be considered according to the qualification so acquired.
(iii) Provided that in situations covered under both (i) and (ii) above, where the course of study spills over beyond the academic year in which the date of death/medical invalidation occurred, the eligibility for CG appointment consideration would be limited to posts below Level-7 (GP Rs.4600).
2. Past cases decided otherwise need not be reopened.
3. The above provisions are in the context of acquisition of higher qualification beyond the minimum qualification required for Level-1. Extant provisions will hold good as regards minimum qualifications for considering CG appointment for Level-1 posts.
(S. Balachandra Iyer)
Exe. Director Estt (N)
Railway Board
Initial Training Period – counting towards eligibility for appearing in departmental examination – clarification
RBE No 102
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(NG)I-2019/PM 1/24
New Delhi, dated June 25th, 2019
The General Managers
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units etc.
(as per standard mailing list)
Sub : Initial training period – counting towards eligibility for appearing in departmental examination – clarification reg.
Attention is invited to instructions contained in Railway Boards letter No. E(NG)I/81/PM 1/76 dated 25.04.1981 stipulating that the time spent by a Railway servant under training immediately before appointment to service is to be counted as service for the purpose of appearing in departmental examination. It was further clarified vide letter No. E(NG)I/93/PM 1/4 dated 18.01.1993 that the term ‘departmental examination’ used in the aforesaid instruction dated 25.04.1981 includes Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to Group ‘B’
In the light of certain court cases, doubts have been raised as to whether the period of training before regular appointment to a post would count for seniority purposes. It is hereby clarified that the provision of the above instructions are only for the limited purpose of allowing training period to be counted as service for appearing in the examination, and should not be construed to mean that the period spent on training would be counted towards fixation of seniority.
Fixation of seniority of non-gazetted staff should be as per the provisions of Para 302 to 312 of IREM Volume-1 and as per Para 203.5 of IREM Volume-I for promotions from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’.
(D.Joseph)
Joint Director / Estt.(NG)I
Railway Board
Railway Board Clarification regarding admissibility of Dress Allowance to various categories
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
File No. PC-VII/2018/I/7/5/1
New Delhi, Dated : 20.06.2019
The General Managers/ CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways and Production Units,
(As per mailing list)
Subject : Clarification and recommendations sought regarding admissibility of Dress Allowance to various categories.
Consequent to implementation of 7th CPC vide Board’s Letter bearing RBE No. 141/2017 dt. 03.10.2017 regarding grant of Dress Allowance to the personnel previously being granted Uniforms and certain associated Allowances like Uniform Allowance, Washing Allowance, Shoe Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance etc., several representations and letters seeking clarifications regarding admissibility of Dress Allowance to certain categories in Indian Railways have been received in this office.
2. In this respect, it is clarified that RBE 141/2017 details the rules and modalities governing the grant of Dress Allowance as well as the categories eligible for it and the corresponding rates. The categories recommended for the grant of Dress Allowance are as follows:
S.No.
Category of employee
Rate (in Rs)
1
Officers of RPF/RPSF
20,000/- per annum
2
Personnel Below Officer Rank of RPF, Station masters of Indian Railways
10,000/- per annum
3
Other categories of staff who were supplied Uniforms and are required to wear them regularly like tracemen, Running Staff of Indian Railways, Staff Car Drivers, MTS, Canteen staff of Non-Statutory departmental Canteens, etc.
5,000/- per annum
4
Nurses
1800/- per month
3. Further, it is clarified that the following conditions are necessary for any category to receive the Dress Allowance as recommended by 7th CPC:
(a) The personnel of the said category should be required to wear a specific uniform daily (excluding any special clothing) as a part of their duty as specified by the Dress Regulations of Ministry of Railways.
(b) The personnel of the said category should have had been receiving uniform material and associated Allowances like Uniform Allowance, Washing Allowance, Kit Maintenance Allowance, Shoe Allowance etc. prior to 1st July, 2017 i.e. date of admissibility of Dress Allowance.
(c) The personnel of the said category should have ceased to be granted the uniform materials and associated allowances w.e.f. the date of issue of RBE 141/2017.
4. It is clarified that only the categories fulfilling all the above criteria are eligible for Dress Allowance. No new category not fulfilling all the above criteria has been included within the ambit of Dress Allowance and are hence NOT ELIGIBLE for the grant of the same. Further, no proposal to review the eligibility criteria or the categories eligible for the Dress Allowance is underway in Board’s Office.
5. Any decision regarding deciding the admissibility of any category for the grant of Dress Allowance may be taken in view of the clarifications provided above under intimation to Board’s Office.
6. This issues with the approval of competent authority..
(Jaya Kumar G)
Deputy Director (Pay Commission) VII
Railway Board
Abolition of application fees for Government examinations – Rajya Sabha QA
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 728
ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019
Abolition of application fees for Government examinations
728 Shri Sanjay Raut
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether it is a fact that many aspiring candidates are unable to pay fees to participate in Government’s recruitment examinations and other competitive examinations;
(b) whether Government is considering to abolish application fees for examinations of Government posts by bringing new affordable technology in this regard; and
(c) if not, 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): Yes, Sir.
(b) & (c): There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to abolish application fee for all candidates appearing for Government recruitment examinations.
However, candidates belonging to Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe, persons with disabilities, ex-servicemen and women candidates are already exempted from payment of fee for Government recruitment examinations.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1284
ANSWERED ON: 28.06.2019
Cashless Health Insurance Schemes
Bhartruhari Mahtab Will the Minister of
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:-
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that the private hospitals have been charging between 25 to 60 percent more from the patients who pay in cash than those with cashless health insurance schemes for the same procedure;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the number of such complaints received by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year, hospital-wise;
(c) whether the Government has conducted or proposes to conduct any enquiry in this regard keeping in view that 80 to 85 percent population of the country do not have any health insurance cover;
(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the other corrective steps taken/ being taken by the Government in this direction?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) & (b): As per Constitutional provisions, ‘Health’ is a State subject. It is the responsibility of the respective State Government to take cognizance of such instances and take action to prevent and control such practices. Therefore, such complaints, if received, are referred to the concerned State for appropriate action. Details in this regard are not maintained by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
(c) & (d): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has no information of any enquiry in this regard.
(e): The Government of India has enacted the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments (both Government and Private) in the country. Under the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 notified under this Act, the clinical establishments (in the States / Union Territories where the said Act is applicable) are required to display their rates at a conspicuous place and charge the rates for each type of procedures and services within the range of rates determined from time to time in consultation with the State Governments. The implementation and enforcement of the said Act is within the purview of the State/UT Governments.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) on 23.09.2018. This scheme provides coverage of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families covering around 50 crore population. This scheme covers poor and vulnerable families based on deprivation and occupational criteria as per Socio Economic and Caste Census, 2011 (SECC, 2011) data. PMJAY provides cashless and paperless access to services for the beneficiary at the point of service in any empanelled hospital (both public and private) across India.
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 783
ANSWERED ON: 26.06.2019
LTC Facility to Women Officers
Faizal P.P. Mohammed Will the Minister of
DEFENCE be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government proposes to provide LTC facility to women officers/personnels during child care leave and foreign visits in order to encourage women in Defence forces; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)
(a) & (b): The Government provides LTC facility to women officers/personnel during Child Care Leave. Women Officers/personnel are permitted to travel abroad during Child Care Leave. However, there is no provision for Defence forces officers/personnel to avail LTC facility during foreign visit or to go on foreign visit on LTC.
