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Lok Sabha Election 2019 : Grant of Paid Holiday to the employees on the day of poll

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Lok Sabha Election 2019 : Grant of Paid Holiday to the employees on the day of poll

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
NIRVACHAN SADAN, ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110001.

No.78/2019/EPS

Dated : 22nd March, 2019

To
1. The Chief Secretaries of
All States and Union Territories.

2. The Chief Electoral Officers of
All States and Union Territories

3. The Secretary to the Govt. of India, M/o Personnel Public Grivances & Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi.

Sub : General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2019 and General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim and Bye-elections to fill the clear vacancies in Assembly Constituencies of various States – Grant of Paid Holiday – regarding

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to invite your attention to Section 135 B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which provides for the grant of paid holiday to the employees on the day of poll. The Section 135B is reproduced below:-

“135B. Grant of paid holiday to employees on the day of poll

(i) Every person employed in any business trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment and entitled to vote at election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State shall, on the day of poll, be granted a holiday.

(ii) No deduction or abatement of the wages of any such person shall be made on account of a holiday having been granted in accordance with sub-section (1) and if such person is employed on the basis that he would not ordinarily receive wages for such a day, he shall nonetheless be paid for such day the wages he would have drawn had not a holiday been granted to him on that day.

(iii) If an employer contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), then such employer shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees.

(iv) This section shall not apply to any elector whose absence may cause danger or substantial loss in respect of the employment in which he is engaged.”

2. The above provisions require that all establishments and shops including those which work on shift basis shall be closed on the day of poll in the Constituency where a General/bye-election is to be held. However, there may be cases where a person is ordinarily resident of the Constituency and registered as an elector, may be serving/employed in an industrial undertaking or an establishment located outside the constituency having a general/bye-election. It is clarified that in such a situation, even those electors including casual workers working outside the constituency concerned would be entitled to the benefit of a paid holiday extended under Section 135B(1) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

3. The daily wage/causal workers are also entitled for a holiday and wages on poll day as provided in Section 135B of the R.P. Act, 1951:

4. The Commission desires that suitable instructions should be issued to all
concerned for the phase-wise election schedules, as mentioned in the Commission’s Notifications under endorsement to the Commission for information and record.

5. The receipt of this letter may please be acknowledged.

Yours faithfully,

(SANJEEV KUMAR PRASAD)
UNDER SECRETARY

Source : Confederation

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Extension of validity period of empanelment of already empanelled HCO under CGHS

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Extension of validity period of empanelment of already empanelled HCO under CGHS

F. No: S-11045/36/2016-CGHS (HEC)
Government of India
Directorate General of Central Govt. Health Scheme
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 27.03.2019

OFFICE ORDER

Sub : Extension of validity period of empanelment of already empanelled Health Care Organizations under CGHS.

With reference to above mentioned subject attention is drawn to office order dated 20.12.2018 whereby empanelment of all existing empanelled health care organizations under CGHS was extended till 31.03.2019.

In this regards it has been now decided to extend empanelment of all Health Care Organizations already empanelled under CGHS for a further period of three months w.e.f. 01.04.2019 till 30.06.2019 or till next empanelment whichever is earlier on same terms conditions and rates on which they are presently empanelled.

This issues with approval of AS & DC (CGHS).

(Dr. Atul Prakash)
Director (CGHS)
Tel- 011-23062800

CGHS HCO

Merger of three categories of posts (TC, CC & ECRC) in the Railway Commercial Department

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Merger of three categories of posts in the Commercial Department viz -Ticket Checking Staff (TC), Commercial Clerk (CC) & Enquiry-cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I/2016/PM 1/12 (Pt.)

New Delhi, dated April 05, 2019

The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.
(as per standard mailing list)

Sub: Merger of three categories of posts in the Commercial Department viz -Ticket Checking Staff (TC), Commercial Clerk (CC) & Enquiry-cum Reservation Clerk (ECRC).

As Railways are aware, consequent to the acceptance of the recommendations of the 7th CPC, Railway Board had issued orders vide RBE 28/2018 regarding the merger of Ticket Checking Staff, Commercial Clerks & ECRCs in a phased manner.

2. It has been observed that implementation of RBE No. 28/2018 has led to reported problems at the field level. The integration of seniority of existing CCs and ECRCs has led to either of the groups feeling aggrieved due to their promotional prospects perceived as getting affected on account of the vacancies in their seniority group being· thrown open to the other category also due to the merger. Nomenclature of the post in GP 4200/- has also been represented against as has the exclusion of only the TC categories from first phase merger.

3. It was also noted that there were several Court cases pending on this, issue, in various Benches of the Hon’ble CAT – in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Calcutta, Jaipur, Ernakulam, Madras and in the Principal Bench, New Delhi. · In some of these. cases, · interim stay orders on operation of RBE 28/2018 and subsequent actions taken thereon have also been issued.

4. It has also been noted that implementation of RBE 28/2018 has also not been uniform as reported from various Railways. In some Railways, vacancies that existed as on the date of circulation of the instructions, i.e. 22.02.2018 in the CC or ECRC group were to be filled up exclusively by employees belonging to that group. Only after this was done, the process of merger of the existing cadre to take place. However, this methodology has not been followed in some other Railways where vacancies that existed in the categories of CC and ECRC have not been filled up by the respective seniority groups prior to merger of the existing categories.

5. Further, subsequent to merger above, general re-allotment of functionalities ordered in some units have triggered staff representation and led to court cases.

6. In the light of the above developments, the instructions issued vide RBE 28/2018 ibid have been reviewed in consultation with both staff Federations i.e. AIRF & NFIR and the commercial Directorate. Accordingly, while accepting the basic premise of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations that the three Commercial Categories of TC, CC and ECRC would eventually require to be merged, the revised methodology of implementing the same has been worked out and is enclosed herewith as Annexure ‘A’.

7. The above revised provisions may be brought to the notice of the benches of the Hon’ble CAT wherever cases have been filed in this regard. Wherever, directions of the Hon’ble Court affect implementation of these revised instructions, appropriate action to get these directions revised/lifted to be done before implementation.

8. It may also be noted that while the methodology implementing merger of cadres would be as in Annexure-A, this would not operate to prevent utilization of existing Commercial staff across functional categories, wherever such utilization is considered inescapable in administrative exigencies.

(P.M.Meena)
Dy. Director-II/E(NG)I
Railway Board

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Induction of Female employees in Railway and other Central Government Departments

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Induction of Female employees in Railway and other Central Government Departments

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(NG)I-2015/TR/10 Pt

New Delhi dated 02.04.2019

The General Secretary,
NFIR.
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi-110055.

Sub : Induction of Female employees in Railway and other Central Government Departments — reg.

Dear Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to NFIR’s letter No. 11/1/2019 dated 29.01.2019 on the above subject and to state that there is no ban in place against recruitment of female candidates to Track Maintainers Category though admittedly the naure of the job and working conditions are strenuous/tough. Notifications for Level-1 recruitment are underway in which a significant portion is for Track Maintainers. With finalization of above 2 recruitments ( CEN 02/2018 & CEN1/RRC/2019), position should ease and transfers of eligible Trackmen to other Department as provided for in rules should be able to be effected without problems.

It is hoped that the Federation would appreciate the position.

Yours faithfully,
For Secretary, Railway Board

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Source : NFIR

Revision of 7th CPC Pension for Pre-2016 Pensioners – NFIR

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Revision of 7th CPC Pension for Pre-2016 Pensioners – NFIR

NFIR

No.II/35/2018

Dated: 30-03-2019

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc-reg.

Ref: Railway Board’s letter No. 20161F(E)III/1(1)/7 dated, 22/05/2017.

Kind attention of Railway Board is invited to the instructions issued vide letter dated 22/05/2017 (RBE No.49/2017 and PC-VII No. 20/2017) wherein a copy of Department of pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoP & PW)’s O.M. No.38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated 12th May, 2017 on the above cited subject was forwarded with direction that these instructions apply mutatis and mutandis on the Railways also.

It has been brought to the notice of the Federation by the Railway pensioners/family pensioners that the orders issued by the DoP & PW Railway Board vide O.M. dated 12th May, 2017/letter dated 22/05/2017 are disadvantageous to those pensioners who were drawing compulsory retirement pension or compassionate Allowance due to the reason that pension revision in their favour has been denied vide Para 11 of O.M. dated 12th May, 2017 while the said order permits revision for all other pre-2016 pensioners /family pensioners.

Further Federation desires to state that all the pensioners who retired before 01/01/2016, the revised pension/family pension w.e.f. 01/01/2016 has been granted with 2.57 multiplication as has been fixed at the time of implementation of 6th CPC recommendations. These orders were made applicable uniformly to all types of pensioners including family pensioners without any discrimination. However, on raising the issue by the Staff Side/JCM to revise the pension/family pension as per 7th CPC recommendation, the Government have conceptualized new formulation of calculation of notional pay/notional pension and accordingly DoP & PW vide O.M. No. 38/37/2016- P&PW (A) dated 12th May, 2017 (Railway Board’s letter No. 2016/F(E)III/1(1)/7 dated 22/05/2017- RBE No. 49/2017) have issued instructions for revision of pension/family pension duly reckoning notional pay/notional pension w.e.f. 01/01/2016.

NFIR, further states that while the earlier order dated 04th August,2016 (para 4.1) issued by DoP&PW wad made applicable universally to all pensioner /family pensioners whether they retired on superannuation or voluntarily or retired compulsorily duly applying 2.57 multiplication factor, the revised orders of DoP&PW vide O.M. dated 12th May, 2017 for revision of pension/family pension on notional pay/notional pension w.e.f. 01/01/2016 have discriminated those pensioners who have been drawing pension having been compulsorily retired, is really unfortunate.

Federation is constrained to convey that the discrimination against a section of pensioners and denial of pension revision to them is not only arbitrary but also unjustified which action may lead to litigation’ Federation also reminds the Railway Board that in the past when the pension was revised from time to time pursuant to the recommendations of previous pay Commissions, such discrimination was never done and all the pensioners were treated equally.

NFIR & therefore, requests the Railway Board to kindly arrange to make out a case pursuant to this representation and approach DoP&PW for issuing modified instructions duly deleting para 11 of O.M. dated 12th May, 2017. copy of the proposal sent the DoP&PW may please be made available to the Federation for follow up action.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

DOPT Office Memorandum : Introduction of SPARROW for CSCS Officials

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DOPT Office Memorandum : Introduction of SPARROW for CSCS Officials

No. 25/6/2018-CS.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(CS.II Division)

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003.

Dated: 4th April, 2019.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Introduction of SPARROW for CSCS Officials.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 22- 15/2018-CS-I (APAR) dated 1st June, 2018 wherein it was decided to extend the online recording of APAR on SPARROW to all the officials of CSCS from the FY 2018-2019.

2. NIC has informed that the website enabling online filing of APAR for CSCS officials has been made live and is accessible through https://sparrow­eoffice.gov.in.

3. The Ministries/Departments are required to send details in respect of officers to be reported upon (ORU) in the proforma annexed if not already sent to this Similarly, particulars in respect of various functionaries to perform roles of the custodian, PAR Manager, EMD may also be provided.

4. It may be ensured that all the ORUs have either been provided DSC or e‑sign facility for submission of online APAR on SPARROW.

5. For providing assistance to the Ministries/Departments a helpline has been set up and may be contacted for guidance/clarification:‑

(i) Smt. Sheema Chakraborty, S.O.
(ii) Shri Balram Yadav, ASO.

Tel No:- 011-24625816.
e-mail I.D:- balram.y13©nic.in

(Chirabrata Sarkar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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No Accommodation Certificate by Employees to become eligible for HRA – Railway

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No Accommodation Certificate by Employees to become eligible for HRA – Railway

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

No.E(P&A)II/2012/F.E.2/4

Dated: 02.04.2019

The General Manager,
All Indian Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara
CAOs,DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna, COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF

Sub : Admissibility of House Rent Allowance (HRA) in the event of non-acceptance or surrender of railway residential accommodation.

Ref: (1) Department of Expenditures, MoF’s OM No.2/5/2017-E.IIB dated 05.03.2019
(2) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-87/HRA-15, dated 16.5.1988
(3) Railway Board’s No.E(P&A)II-95/HRA-3, dated 14.02.1996
(4) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-99/HRA-2, dated 12.07.1999 & 16.03.2000
(5) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2002/HRA-4, dated 16.10.2002 & 09.05.2003
(6) Railway Board’s No.E(P&A)II-2010/HRA-2, dated 08.12.2010
(7) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2017/HRA-3, dated 15.01.2018

With reference to Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance’s Office Memorandum at (I) & other Railway Board’s references above, Board (MS, FC & CRB) have approved the following:

1. For other than those Railway employees (officers and staff) for whom accommodation is specially earmarked and whose occupation of railway quarter is essential for easy accessibility during emergencies, efficient discharge of their duties, etc., the condition of Applying for Government Accommodation and furnishing of ‘No Accommodation Certificate’ by Employees to become eligible for HRA may be dispensed with and Department of Expenditure. MoF’s letter under reference may be made applicable Mutatis Mutandis such categories of Railway employees.

2. Railway accommodation so vacated may be allotted to other employees of the same pool or other pool or Essential category employees by changing the pool, if required, by the Zonal Railway. The Quarter-allotment Authority shall promptly take necessary action in this regard.

3. Other extant instructions/guidelines issued from Board on the subject shall remain unchanged as modified from time to time.

Department of Expenditure, MoF’s letter under ref. (1) is enclosed for ready reference.

This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell Of Railway Board.

Kindly acknowledge the receipt and ensure compliance.

sd/-
(Umesh Balonda)
Executive Director/S&T)
Transformation Cell

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 1987 and 1992 Pay Scales in CPSE

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 1987 and 1992 Pay Scales in CPSE

F. No. W-02/0003/2014-DPE(WC)-GL- XI/19
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
Dated: 4th April, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Payment of DA to Board level/below Board level executives and non-unionized supervisors following IDA scales of pay in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on 1987 and 1992 basis.

The undersigned is directed to refer to para No. 4 of this Department’s O.M. No. 2(50)186-DPE (WC) dated 19.07.1995 wherein the rates of DA payable to the executives holding Board level post have been indicated. In accordance with the DA scheme spelt out in Annexure-III of the said O.M, the instalments of DA become payable from lst January, 1st April, 1st July and 1st October, every year based on the price increase above quarterly Index average of 1099 (1960- 100).

2. In continuation of this Department’s 0.M. of even No. dated 03.01.2019, the rates of DA payable to the executives of CPSEs holding Board level post, below Board level post and Non-Unionized Supervisors following IDA pattern of 1992 pay scales may be modified as follows:-

(a) Date from which payable: 01.04.2019

(b) AICPI (Linked to 1960=100) for the quarter Dec.’2018 – Feb.’ 2019

Dec., 2018      6872
Jan., 2019      7006
Feb, 2019      7006
Average of the quarter      6961

(c) Increase over link point : 5862 (6961-1099)

(d) % increase over link point: 533.4% (5862/1099* 100)

DA Rates for various Pay Ranges

Basic Pay per Month DA Rates
Upto Rs. 3500 533.4% of pay subject to minimum of Rs. 11724/-
Above Rs 3500 and Upto Rs. 6500 400% of pay subject to minimum of Rs. 18669/-
Above Rs 6500 and Upto Rs. 9500 320% of pay subject to minimum of Rs. 26000/-
Above Rs 9500 266.7% of pay subject to minimum of Rs. 30400/-

3. The payment on account of dearness allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded off to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.

4. The quantum of IDA payable from 01.04.2019 at the old system of neutralization @ Rs. 2.00 per point shift for increase of 76 points, may be Rs. 152/- and at AICPI 6961 DA payable may be Rs. 12511.75 to the executives holding Board level post, below Board level post and non-unionised supervisors following IDA pattern in the CPSEs of 1987 pay scales.

5. All administrative Ministries/Department of Government of India are requested to bring the foregoing to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end.

Samsu1 Hague
Under Secretary

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 2017 Pay Scales in CPSE

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 2017 Pay Scales in CPSE

No.W-02/0039/2017-DPE (WC}-GL-VIII/19
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003

Dated: 2nd April, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2017 — Payment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Para 7 and Annexure-III (B) of DPE’s OM dated 03.08.2017 wherein the rates of DA payable to the Board level and below Board level executives and non-unionized supervisors of CPSEs have been indicata The next instalment for revision of rates of DA is due from 01.04.2019. Accordingly, the rate of DA payable to the executives and non-unionized supervisors of CPSEs is as follows:

(a) Date from which payable: 01.04.2019

(b) Average AICPI (2001-100) for the quarter Dec., 2018 – Feb., 2019

Dec, 2018      301
Jan, 2019      307
Feb, 2019      307
Average of the quarter       305

(c) Link Point: 277.33 (as on 01.01.2017)

(d) increase over link point: 27.67 (305 minus 277.33)

(e) DA Rate w.e.f. 01.04.2019 : 10% [(27.67 / 277.33) x 100]

2. The above rate of DA i.e. 10% would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been allowed revised pay scales (2017) as per DPE O.Ms. dated 03.08.2017, 04.08.2017 & 07.09.2017.

3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to bring the foregoings to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end.

(Samsul Haque)
Under Secretary

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 2007 Pay Scales in CPSE

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IDA rates from April 2019 for 2017 Pay Scales in CPSE

No W-02/000212014-DPE(WC)-GL-IX/19
Government of India
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Department of Public Enterprises

Public Enterprises Bhawan
Block 14, CGO Complex,
Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003
Dated : 2nd April, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Board level and below Board level posts including non-unionised supervisors in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)- Revision of scales of pay w.e.f. 01.01.2007 — Payment of IDA at revised rates-regarding.

In modification of this Department’s O.M. of even No: dated 0101.2019, the rate of DA payable to the executives and non-unionized supervisors of CPSEs (2007 pay revision) is as follows:

a) Date from which payable : 01.04.2019

b) Average AICPI (2001-100) for the quarter Dec 2018 — Feb 2019

Dec, 2018      301
Jan, 2019      307
Feb, 2019      307
Average of the quarter    305

c) Link Point : 126.33 (as on 01.01.2007)

d) Increase over link point : 178.67 (305 minus 126.33)

e) DA Rate w.e.f. 01.04.2019: 141.4% [(178.67 / 126,33) x 100]

2. The above rate of DA i.e. 141.4% would be applicable in the case of IDA employees who have been allowed revised pay scales (2007) as per DPE O.Ms. dated 26.11.2008, 09.02.2009 & 02.04.2009.

3. All administrative Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India are requested to bring the foregoings to the notice of the CPSEs under their administrative control for necessary action at their end.

(Samsul Haque)
Under Secretary

Signed Copy

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