7th CPC Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance -Corrigendum
No.3/1/2017-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 17th January, 2019.
CORRIGENDUM
Subject:- Implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 19th July, 2017 regarding grant of Special Compensatory Allowances subsumed under Tough Location Allowance consequent upon acceptance of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission. In this regard, in Annexure-1 to the O.M., where places/areas have been mentioned, Part ‘A’ SI.No. 4 — Jammu and Kashmir – “Illaqas of Padder and Niabat Nowgam in Kashmir Tehsil” under Doda District may be read as “Illaqas of Padder and Niabat Nowgam in Kishtwar Tehsil“.
(Nirmala Dev)
Dy. Secretary to the Government of India
7th CPC Revision of allowances of teachers, Registrars, COE
MHRD issues orders for revision of allowances of teachers, equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in the Universities and Colleges as per the Recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission
The much awaited orders on revision of allowances and special allowances for teachers and equivalent academic cadre, Registrars, Finance Officers and Controller of Examinations in Central Universities and Colleges there under have been issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. This also includes centrally funded Deemed to be Universities.The orders come into force with immediate effect.
The revised special allowance per month for Vice Chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Principal in PG College and Principal in UG College are Rs. 11,250/-, Rs. 9,000/-, Rs. 6,750/- & Rs. 4,500/- respectively.
This is likely to benefit 30000 teaching and equivalent staff in Central Universities and 5500 in Deemed to be Universities.
This will serve as a bench mark for 7 lakh teachers in State Universities.
Minister of Railways & Coal Shri Piyush Goyal Announces ‘Vande Bharat Express’
Acknowledging its made-in-India status, Indian Railways has named the indigenously manufactured Train 18 as Vande Bharat Express Indian Railways is entering a new era of mobility since the launch of Rajdhani trains It is India’s first semi-high speed train equipped with world class passenger amenities Vande Bharat Express is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed of 160 kmph Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been requested to flag off the train
Today, Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal announced the name Vande Bharat Express for Train 18, acknowledging its made-in-India status. He called it a ‘vandaniya’ step towards realisation of New India vision. This train set has been manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in the period of 18 months under ‘Make in India’ program.
Since the launch of Rajdhani trains, Vande Bharat Express is the next major leap for Indian Railways in terms of speed and convenience. It is India’s first semi-high speed train equipped with world class passenger amenities.
It can achieve high speeds (max speed of 160 kmph) due to faster acceleration & deceleration and will reduced journey time by 25% to 45%. Scheduled commute between New Delhi & Varanasi will take approximately 8 hours making it 40-50% faster than the fastest train currently connecting these two cities.
Vande Bharat Express incorporates many modern features which debut for the very first time on Indian Railways. It has been provided with ‘State of the Art’ passenger amenities like On-board wifi entertainment, GPS based passenger information system, CCTVs, bio-vacuum toilets, rotating chairs in executive class, etc. at par with global standards. It also has provision of Divyang-friendly facilities. It will have 16 coaches with Chair Car type configuration with 2 Executive Class Chair Cars and 14 Chair Cars.
Further, it has intelligent braking system with power regeneration for better energy efficiency thereby making it cost, energy and environment efficient.
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been requested to flag off this train. This is a momentous progress towards New India.
TNPSC Jobs 2019 : Accounts Officer, Class III in TN Treasuries and Accounts Services
As per the orders of the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Madras in W.P.No.2937 of 2018, Cont.P.No.1773 of 2015 and W.M.P.No.3599 of 2018, TNPSC invited applications from eligible candidates belonging only to the Scheduled Castes (SC) category through online mode upto 27.02.2019 for direct recruitment to the post of Accounts Officer, Class III in the Tamil Nadu Treasuries and Accounts Service against the following shortfall vacancies
Name of the Post
Accounts Officer, Class III
Post Code
Post code No.2093
Name of the Service
Tamil Nadu Treasuries and Accounts Service (Service code No.062)
No of Post
SC – 4
Scale of Pay
Rs. 56900-180500 (Level 23)
Age
No maximum age limit
Education Qualification
Must have passed the Final Examination conducted by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants / Cost Accountants
A copy of Government of India’s Resolution No. 5(1)-B(PD)/2018 dated 3rd January, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) prescribing interest at the rate of 8% (eight percent) w.e.f. 1st January, 2019 to 31st March, 2019 on accumulations at the credit of the subscribers to State Railway Provident Fund, is enclosed, for information and necessary action.
(G. Priya Sudarsani)
Director, Finance (Estt.),
Railway Board
Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in Railway S&T Department
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E (NG) II/2001/RR-1/6.
RBE No. 7/2019
New Delhi, Dated 10.01.2019
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units
Chairmen/Railway Recruitment Boards.
Sub: Educational qualification for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in S&T Departments on the Railways.
Attention is invited to this office letter of even number dated 07/03/2016(RBE No.25/2016) prescribing minimum educational qualification for open market recruitment to the posts of Junior Engineer and. Senior Section Engineer in S&T Department on the Railways.
2. Pursuant to reference received from one of the field units, review of the same has been undertaken in consultation with Signal & Telecommunication Directorates of this Ministry and it has been decided in the Board that henceforth minimum qualification for Direct Recruitment to post of JE/SSE stand modified as under:-
Three years Diploma in
(a) Electrical/Electronics/Information Technology/ Communication Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/Computer Science/ Computer Engineering
OR
(b) a combination of any sub stream of basic streams of Electrical/Electronics/Information Technology/Communication Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/Computer Science/ Computer Engineering from a recognized University/Institute.
Four years Bachelor’s Degree in
(a) Electrical/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ Communication Engineering/
Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering or M.Sc. Electronics
OR
(b) a combination of any sub stream of,basic streams of Electrical/Electronics/
Information Technology / Communication Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering from a recognized University/Institute.
3. These instructions will be effective from the date of issue recruitment notification published under Centralized Employment 03/2018 issued by Railway Recruitment Boards.
4. As regards Direct Recruitment to the post of SSE these instuctions may be read in conjunction with this office letter no. E(NG)II/2018/RR-1/31 dated 25.10.2018, circulated under RBE No. 166/2018.
5. Please acknowledge receipt.
((This disposes of RRB Secunderabad letter No. RRB/SC/JE/CEN/2018 dated 28/11/2018).
Railway Medical Beneficiary – Referral for Treatment
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
NO.2018/Trans Cell/Health/Medical Issues
Dated: 24.01.2019
The General Manager, All Indinan Railways/PUs, NF(Con), CORE
The DG/RDSO/Lucknow, DG/NAIR/Vadodara
CAOs,DMW/Patiala, WPO/Patna. COFMOW/NDLS, RWP/Bela, CAO/IROAF
Sub: Process Simplification – Referral of patients for Treatment, Investigation, Physiotherapy, etc. to the Private Empanelled and other Govt. Hospitals.
2. GM/NWR’s letter no. G/HQ/NWR/TC dated 08.01.2019
With reference to GM/NWR’s letter at (2) and Board’s letter at (1) above, Board(MS, FC & CRB) in consultation with Health Directorate have approved the following:-
1. Railway Medical Beneficiary may be referred for treatment, investigation, physiotherapy, dental treatment etc. to the private empanelled and other Government Hospitals by two doctors. The treating doctor and One Other Doctor from administrative side of as nominated by MD/CMS/CMO in-charge of the hospital.
2. Other extant instructions/guidelines issued from Board on the subject shall remain unchanged or as modified from time to time.
This issues with the concurrence of Associate Finance of Transformation Cell of the Railway Board.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt and ensure compliance.
Age Limit for Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission 2019-20
A Child must be 5 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class I. (Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
A. The minimum and maximum age limit for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas in various classes is given below : (Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
Class
Minimum Age (As on 31st March)
Max Age (As on 31st March)
I
5 years
7 years
II
6 years
8 years
III
7 years
9 years
IV
8 years
10 years
V
9 years
11 years
VI
10 years
12 years
VII
11 years
13 years
VIII
12 years
14 years
IX
13 years
15 years
X
14 years
16 years
Note : The maximum age limit can be relaxed by two years in case of Differently abled children by the Principal.
B. There is no age restriction for admission to Class XI provided the student is seeking admission in the year of passing Class X examination. Similarly, there will be no upper & lower age limit for admission to class Xll provided there has been no break in the continuous study of the student after passing class XI.
AIRF Meeting with Railway Minister on the burning issues of the Railwaymen
A.I.R.F. All India Railwaymen’s Federation 4, State Entry Road, New Delhi – 1100055
No.AIRF/24(C)
Dated: January 22, 2019
The General Secretaries,
All Affiliated Unions
Dear Comrades,
Sub: Brief of the meeting held today with Hon’ble Minister for Railways on the burning issues of the Railwaymen
Today I had detailed discussions on the pending major issues in a meeting with Hon’ble Minister for Railways in the presence of CRB and Member Staff. The meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere and I noticed quite positive attitude of Hon’ble MR on almost all the major issues. Brief details of the discussions held is as under:-
(i) Revision of rates of Running Allowances and other allowances related to Running Staff – This issue was discussed threadbare and Hon’ble MR had reservations about the proposed rates on the plea that, it will result in further increase in operating ratio. He also said that, according to Finance it comes to Rs.398/-. I explained the matter in detail and also advised him about the formula, on the basis of which it comes out to Rs.648/-. Finally, he agreed to further process the case file to MoF for Rs.525/- and advised the CRB and MS accordingly. It is expected that the case will be sent to MoF shortly.
(ii) Four-grade structure(in the ratio of 10:20:20:50) to Track Maintainers – This issue was also discussed in details and it was explained to Hon’ble MR that; the entire process is financially neutral. He directed the MS to issue orders immediately, because it has been already agreed with the AIRF in previous negotiations.
(iii) Restructuring of IT Cadre – I explained that, all the Cadre Restructuring have always been based on the sanctioned strength of the cadre and not on roll as also entire process of Cadre Restructuring is always with financial neutrality, as such, same principle should be applied in case of Cadre Restructuring of IT Cadre also. I also reminded him that, this issue has been agreed by the FC in his chamber during discussions. Hon’ble MR agreed to it and advised the MS to take action accordingly.
(iv) Promotional prospects of educated staff working in lower grades in GP Rs.1800(Level-1 of VII CPC) – I mentioned that, a large-number of highly educated people are available now in the lowest grade, who are very much curious for their career advancement. I further mentioned that, AIRF has already proposed the Railway Board to divert 10% posts, earmarked for Direct Recruitment, to LDCE open to all, so that, qualified Track Maintainers and staff of all departments and categories, who are having academic qualification, prescribed for Direct Recruitment on these higher grade posts, can be considered for promotion, which will definitely give some relief to such staff. Hon’ble MR was in an agreement with this proposal and asked the CRB and MS to take necessary action in the matter.
(v) Advancement prospects for the staff in erstwhile GP Rs.1800 and GP Rs.4600 – I explained to Hon’ble MR that, in view of poor prospects of advancement, there is serious discontentment amongst the staff working in the said two grade pay. AIRF has, therefore, proposed that, 50% posts in GP Rs.1800, i.e. Level-1 of VII CPC, be upgraded to GP Rs.1900, i.e. Level-2 of VII CPC, with financial neutrality. Hon’ble MR also agreed to this proposal and advised the CRB and MS to take necessary action in the matter.
So far as promotional prospects of the staff in GP Rs.4600 is concerned, it was informed that, Board is working out some solution to convert some posts of GP Rs.4600 to Gazetted Cadre.
(vi) LARSGESS – On the issue of LARSGESS, Hon’ble MR said, that, the Attorney General has very clearly written that, this scheme is unconstitutional, hence will not sustain before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. In the wake of this, we are proceeding to Hon’ble Supreme Court with those cases who have completed all formalities. On the issue of LARSGESS, AIRF is also likely to file a petition in the Hon’ble Supreme Court, and for that we are in consultation with the eminent lawyer.
Apart from the above, I also discussed the issues of Guaranteed Pension to NPS covered employees and improvement in Minimum Wage and Fitment Formula and requested Hon’ble MR to convene a meeting with Hon’ble Prime Minister on these significant issues. He assured that he would take these issues with all seriousness and would try to arrange a meeting with Hon’ble Prime Minister.
Provision of smartphone to GDS working at Sub Post Offices
F. No.6-1/2018-PBI (Pt)
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(PBI Division)
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
Date: 22/01/2019
To
All CPMGs
Subject: Provision of smartphone to GDS working at Sub Post Offices – Reg.
With reference to query raised by some circles regarding provision of smartphones to GDS working at Sub Post Offices on GDS Post.
2. The undersigned is directed to convey that the supply of device is to be done designation wise is for Postmen by DoP and GDS by IPPB. Circles are directed to adhere to this principle for data configuration in the system.
3. This issues with approval of competent authority.
