2. References/suggestions have been received seeking clarification about the competent authority for grant of Maternity Leave to Female GDS. In this connection, it is clarified that the Competent Authority for grant of 180 days Maternity Leave to Female GDS BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevaks will be the concerned Divisional Head.
3. All other terms and conditions of the Department of Posts OM of even number dated 27th June 2018 will remain unchanged.
(S.B. Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
Railway Filling up the posts of Instructors in recognized Training Institutes – Uniform Guidelines
RBE NO. 79/2019
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
( MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)
(RAILWAY BOARD
No.E(NG)I/2017/PM 1/11
New Delhi, dated May 13 , 2019
The General Managers
All Indian Railways &
Production Units
(as per standard mailing list)
Sub: Filling up the posts of Instructors in recognized Training Institutes – Uniform Guidelines.
The issue regarding laying down a uniform procedure, for filling up the ex cadre posts of Instructors in recognized Training Institutes, has been under consideration of Railway Board.
2. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Zonal Railways and the MPP Directorate of the Board’s office. Following uniform guidelines may be followed for filling up the sanctioned posts of Instructors in recognized training institutes.
(A) Procedure
i) All posts to be filled must be notified.
ii) Conditions given in Paras (B) to (E) below must be mentioned.
(B) Eligibility Condition- .
i) Upper age-limit as on date of notification should be 52 years.
ii) Staff in same/ allied department in identical Grade Pay in 4600, Level-7. If, staff in identical Grade Pay, are not available, then staff in next below GP i.e. 4200, Level-6 may be considered. However, if the post of Instructor is in GP Rs.4200 or below, the staff in identical grade will be eligible to apply.
(C) Selection Process:-
i) Written test (75 marks) and Classroom lecture trial (25 marks). Selection committee constitution to be in terms of letter No. E(MPP)/2018/3/5 dated 19.06.2018 (circulated under RBE No.93/2018). Principal/Head of the Training Institute shall be associated in class room trial. Thus, the above selection process will evaluate the knowledge as well as communication skill of the candidates as both are required for the post of Instructors.
ii) Maximum Marks- 100; Qualifying Marks- 60%.
(D) Tenure-
i) Minimum 3 years and maximum of 8 years in the Training Institute.
(E) Teaching Allowance
i) 12% of Basic Pay. (as per Board’s letter No.E(MPP)2012/3/28 dated 06.10.2017).
This may be implemented for all notifications henceforth. In case, notification has been issued, but selection not finalized yet the selection process as in (C) above should be followed.
Extension of benefits of Retirement and Death Gratuity to the Autonomous Employees covered under NPS
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN NEW DELHI
F.110230(NPS)2018/KVS(HQ)/P&I/2133
Dated: 16.05.2019
The Deputy Commissioner/Director,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan,
All Regional Offices/ZIETs
Sub :- Extension of benefits of Retirement Gratuity and Death Gratuity to the employees of Autonomous Body/Organisation covered under National Pension System (NPS).
Sir,
I am to inform you that Ministry of HRD, vide letter dated 22.04.2019, has directed KVS for stoppage of retirement and death gratuity to the NPS subscribers forthwith. Therefore, death & retirement gratuity and provisional family pension, in terms of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972, will not be payable to NPS subscriber with effect from 30.04.2019 till further order.
This issues with the approval of the Commissioner, KVS.
F. No. 1-3/2017-PBI (Pt)
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(PBI Division)
******
Sansad Marg, Dak Bhawan
New Delhi, Dated: 10 May, 2019
To
All CPMsG/PMsG
Subject: Release of Incentive amounts by India Post Payments Bank
Please find enclosed herewith circular IPPB/2019-20/CSMO/01 dated 07.05.2019 regarding release of incentive amounts to End users for work related to IPPB. The incentive qualifiers, basis of incentive calculation and TDS deductions have been elaborated by IPPB vide the above mentioned circular.
2. It is requested to kindly impart wide publicity to the circular for motivation of the end Users.
ESIC Pensioners Medical Scheme 2006 : Early settlement of all pending medical reimbursement bill
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
(ISO 9001-2008 CERTIFIED)
PANCHDEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G. MARG, NEW DELHI-110002.
E-mail : [email protected], VOIP : 10011037
NO V-15/15/1/2006 Med I (MS)
Date: 07.05.2019
To,
D(M)Delhi/D(M)NOIDA/All Medical Superintendents,
ESIC Hospitals
Subject: ESIC Pensioners Medical Scheme 2006 – early settlement of all pending medical reimbursement bill – regarding.
Kindly refer to the Hqrs office letter no D-12/16/1/2017 E-VI Vol I dated 28.11.2018 and D-12/16/9/2019-E-VI Dated 03.01.2019 on above mentioned subject.
It has come to notice that many bills of pensioners are still pending with the concerned authorities i.e Medical Superintendents, ESIC Hospitals and D(M)D/D(M)N. As per the instruction issued vide hqrs letter no D-12/16/1/2017 E-VI Vol I dated 28.11.2018 that all medical reimbursement bills may be cleared within 30 days.
In this regard you are requested to clear all the pending bills within 15 days which are pending for more than 30 days for re-imbursement. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
Yours Sincerely
Dr Subhash Chvhora
(Dy. Medical Commissioner)
Relaxation in due date of payment of ESI / EPF contribution, Odisha region
EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
PANCHDEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G ROAD,
NEW DELHI – 110 002.
Website – esic.nic.in, Tel. (011) 23234092
ESIC
Chinta Se Mukti
No. P-11/12/Misc.11/2019 (M) – Rev.II
Dated: 14/05/2019
To
Principal Secretary,
Government of Odisha,
Labour and ESI Department,
Bhubaneswar.
Sub:- Relaxation in due date of payment of ESI / EPF contribution, Odisha region.
Madam,
Please refer to your letter No. SS-II-SC-04 / 2014 / 2830 / LEST, Bhubaneswar dated 14.05.2019 addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Empoloyment on the subject noted above, a copy of which has been endorsed to DG, ESI Corporation for information and necessary action.
In this regard it is informed that keeping in view the natural calamity in the form of severe cyclone Tani’ in Odisha, the Director General has relaxed the provision as entered in regulation 31 of ‘The Employees’ State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950′. So far as it relates to deposit the ESI contribution for the month of April, 2019 in 14 districts (Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jgatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasopre, Mayurbhanja, Keonjhar, Ganjam, Angul and Dhenkanal) in the stae of Odisha to the extant that the period for depositing contribution as mentioned in regulation 31 shall be read as 45 days instead of 15 days for the contribution related to the month of April, 2019 only. (Copy of the notice enclosed).
Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Rules, 2019 – Gazette Notification
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019
G.S.R. 58(E).-Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975, among other rules, were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment number G.S.R. 413(E), dated the 23rd April, 2018, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of three months, from the date on which copies of Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the general public on the 23rd April, 2018;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received on the said draft rules from the public have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (31 of 1965), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975, for rule 5, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
‘5. Annual return.- Every employer shall, on or before the last day of February in each year, upload unified annual return in Form D on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment giving information as to the particulars specified in respect of the preceding year:
Provided that during inspection, the inspector may require the production of accounts, books, registers and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, the expression “electronic form” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21of 2000).’.
[No.Z-20025/24/2018-LRC]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975 was published in the Gazette of India dated the 6th September, 1975 vide notification number G.S.R. 2367, dated the 21st August, 1975 and lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R.1115(E) dated the 6th December, 2016.
Project ‘SPARROW-CBIC’ for online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) in SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) for Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ Officers of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) implemented
Online writing of APARs in SPARROW for IRS (C&CE) Officers has already been implemented w.e.f. 2016-17. As part of CBIC’s constant endeavor for better HR management, online writing of APARs in SPARROW has now been launched for over 46,000 Group B & C officers of CBIC, working in its various formations all across the country.
The Project has been inaugurated by Shri P.K.Das, Chairman, CBIC today from the Board Office, North Block, New Delhi in presence of Member (Admn)-CBIC Shri A.K. Pandey, and officers of DGHRM-CBIC. The Directorate General of Human Resource Management (DGHRM), the HR arm of CBIC is the implementing Agency of this ambitious project. It is being implemented in over 400 formations of CBIC across the country.
SPARROW-CBIC is one of its kind in terms of Scale/ number of employees covered as far as Central Government Departments are concerned. It brings a complete change in APAR management of such large number of Group ‘B’ & ‘C’ Officers/ Staff of CBIC, which would, in turn, lead to better HR Management.
This Project leverages modern technology for enhancing the overall efficiency and morale of the huge workforce working in Central GST and Customs formations of CBIC. The Project is an important milestone in the journey towards digitisation and paper less working.
Scheme of LDCE for filling up 20% vacancies of OS-II and 13.33 % vacancies of Senior Clerk
RBE No. 78/2019
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(NG)/I/2018/PM 1/19
New Delhi, dated May 10 , 2019
The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units
(as per standard mailing list)
Sub : Scheme of LDCE for filling up 20% vacancies of OS-II and 13.33 % vacancies of Senior Clerk.
Attention is invited to RBE No.102/2005 vide which the 20% DR quota that was introduced for, inter-alia OS-II, was decided to be operated instead as an LDCE quota open to all Graduate serving employees with prescribed residency period. The written exam (Railway wise) was to be conducted by RRB Vide RBE No.147/2006, the conduct of the exam was shifted from RRBs to respective Zonal Railways themselves. Vide RBE No. 110/2016, conduct of Senior Clerk LDCE (13.33% quota) was also handed over from RRBs to Zonal Railways.
The conducting of the OS-II and Senior Clerk LDCEs has however been centralized in each Railway so far, meaning thereby that vacancies of all Departments and all Divisions are clubbed together for a common exam and panel.
Railways have however, been raising this issue of centralized LDCE for these categories periodically, pointing out that with MACP in place, volunteers for OS-II and Senior Clerk LDCE are scarce due to the risk of inter-divisional transfer in a centralized panel scenario, which results in a number of vacancies remaining unfilled.
The matter has accordingly been reviewed in consultation with the Zonal Railways and it has been decided that the LDCE for both the OS-II and Senior Clerks may be decentralized, by holding the exam at the Divisional level by clubbing the vacancies of all the departments. This decentralization will be in respect of Divisionally controlled cadres/ seniority units for these posts.
Permission to Muslim Railway employees during Ramzan – AIRF
As you are aware, every year Railway Board communicates instructions to the General Managers of the Indian Railways to permit Muslim Railway Employees, observing fast during Holy month of Ramzan, for early leaving office, but this year, orders to this effect have not yet been issued by the Railway Board….
A.I.R.F. All India Railwaymen’s Federation
No.AIRF/24(C) Dated: May 9, 2019
The D.G.(Pers.),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Permission to Muslim Railway employees, observing fast during Holy month of Ramzan, for early leaving office
As you are aware, every year Railway Board communicates instructions to the General Managers of the Indian Railways to permit Muslim Railway Employees, observing fast during Holy month of Ramzan, for early leaving office, but this year, orders to this effect have not yet been issued by the Railway Board.
It would, therefore, be quite appropriate if necessary instructions are communicated to the General Managers of the Indian Railways to permit Muslim Railway Employees, observing fast during Holy month of Ramzan, for early leaving office.
An early action in the matter shall be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary
