CGHS beneficiaries to be treated at private hospitals accredited to NABH ? LokSabha
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.254
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH DECEMBER, 2018
CGHS BENEFICIARIES
*254. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government proposes to allow CGHS beneficiaries to be treated at all private hospitals accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to make treatment of CGHS and PMJAY beneficiaries mandatory as a part of accreditation procedure; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.254* FOR 28TH DECEMBER, 2018
(a): At present, there is no such proposal.
(b): Does not arise.
(c) & (d): No. At present, there is no such proposal.
7th CPC benefits to the pensioners of Autonomous Bodies under the control of Dept of Commerce
F.No – K-58015/9/2018-Plant-Coord
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
[Plantation Division]
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated 27th December, 2018
To
The Dy. Chairman. Tea Board, Kolkata
The Secretary, Coffee Board, Bengaluru
The Executive Director. Rubber Board, Kottayam
The Chairman, Spices Board, Kochi.
Subject :- Extension of benefits of 7th CPC to the pensioners and family pensioners of Autonomous Bodies under the control of Department of Commerce – regarding.
Sir,
In continuation of this Department’s letter No 5/20/2008-Plant (Coord) (part) dated 15.5.2018 and 16.7.2018 conveying therein approval of extension of benefits of 7th CPC to the pensioners and family pensioners of Commodity Boards viz Tea Board, Coffee Board, Rubber Board and Spices Board w.e.f 1.1.2018, the Competent Authority has further approved the extension of the benefits of 7th CPC to the pensioners/family pensioners of these Commodity Boards w.e.f. 01.01.2016
2. In this regard, it is directed that the Pension Corpus created by Coffee Board, Rubber Board and Spices Board should be utilized for meeting the liabilities towards payment of pension arrear from 1.1.2016 The pension liabilities of Tea Board amounting Rs.4.50 crore should be met from their Revolving Corpus for extending the benefits of 7th CPC to the pensioners/family pensioners of Tea Board w.e.f 01.01.2016
3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority and in concurrence with Finance Division vide their Dy. No 417/FD/2018 dated 27th December, 2018.
Yours faithfully,
(M. S. Banerjee)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Maharashtra Government implemented 7th Pay Commission from 1st Jan 2019
In a New Year bonanza, Maharashtra government has implemented the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations for all government employees from January 1.
Eyeing 2019 Lok Sabha and election state elections, the Devendra Fadnavis-led government today cleared the decision to hike the salaries and related allowances. The decision is likely to benefit nearly 20 lakh government employees in the state, including those working in Zilla Parishads (ZPs), aided-schools and also pensioners.. This will put an additional burden of Rs 21,000 crore on the state exchequer.
According to estimates, Class IV employees will get a hike of around Rs 4,000-Rs 5,000, Class III staffers will get Rs 5,000-Rs 8,000 more, while the Class II grade and Class I officers will get an increase between Rs 9,000-Rs 14,000.
The government has decided to implement the 7th pay commission retrospectively from January 1, 2016. The employees will get the hiked salaries in the February pay and the arrears of the last three years will be deposited in the provident fund accounts in five installments.
The employees will also get the outstandings of dearness allowance (DA) for the past 14 months.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2451
(TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.12.2018)
COMPLAINTS AGAINST SENIOR OFFICERS
2451. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:
SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
(a) the number of officials found guilty by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during investigation of complaints against the work of senior level officers during the last three years;
(b) the number of complaints received against the senior level officials along with the number of complaints addressed during the last three years;
(c) the number of such complaints which have not been addressed during the above period till date and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the reaction of the Government thereto?
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): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has informed that it has rendered First stage advice as per the following details in the last three years on reports/references received in CVC relating to middle and senior level officers:
Nature of penalty proceeding
2015
2016
2017
Criminal proceedings
64
62
64
Major penalty proceedings
550
460
490
Minor penalty proceedings
243
183
181
Administrative action etc.
543
427
402
Total
1400
1132
1137
(b): CVC has informed that the details of number of complaints received in the Commission against middle and senior level officers and disposed of during the last three years are as under:
No. of Complaints
2015
2016
2017
Brought forward from previous year
2311
1360
2443
Received during the year
29838
49847
23609
Total
32149
51207
26052
Disposed
30789
48764
22386
In addition, the CVC also receives complaints under the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers’ (PIDPI) Resolution, 2004 and recommends appropriate action.
The details of complaints received and disposed of under PIDPI during the last three years are as under:
No. of Complaints
2015
2016
2017
Brought forward from previous year
39
32
37
Received during the year
656
821
744
Total
695
853
781
Disposed
663
816
754
(c) CVC has informed that upto November, 2018, 341 complaints are pending for more than 12 weeks in which the Commission has sought investigation and report from the CVOs of the Department/Organizations.
(d)The Department of Personnel and Training has already issued guidelines dated 14.10.2013 prescribing overall time limit of 18 months for completion of disciplinary proceedings. The Central Vigilance Commission regularly reviews pendencies and follows up with respective CVOs for expediting their reports.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2500
ANSWERED ON: 26.12.2018
Promotion of Group A and Group B Posts
KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY
Will the Minister of
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether promotion in different category officials of Group A and B is uniform and if not, the reasons therefor;
(b) whether the percentage of Group A and Group B retired technical officer with only one promotion is almost same or not and if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) whether the percentage of Group A and Group B retired administrative officer with only one promotion is almost same or not and if not, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether for technical officer the ad-hoc promotion phenomenon is adopted for Group B officers rather than Group A official and if so, the reasons therefor; and
(e) if not, the average period of ad-hoc for regularization of Group A and B officials?
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): A post in Group A or B or C is filled on promotion, if the Recruitment Rule (RR) for the post provides promotion as a method of recruitment. An employee fulfilling eligibility criteria laid in the RR and included in the zone of consideration is considered for promotion by a duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), which assesses the suitability of the candidate on basis of service records particularly the Annual Performance Appraisal Report. Promotions are made on the basis of recommendations of DPC and approval of competent authority subject to availability of vacancies.
(b) & (c): No centralized data regarding the number of promotions earned by the employees of Group A or Group B in technical or administrative cadre is maintained by Department of Personnel and Training(DOPT).
(d) & (e): The guidelines issued by DOPT regarding adhoc appointment/promotions are uniformly applicable for Group A as well as Group B posts. As per the guidelines, adhoc promotion/appointment is to be resorted to only in exceptional circumstances, where a post cannot be kept vacant in consideration of its functional/operational requirements. The ad-hoc appointments are to be replaced by regularly selected candidates as per the provisions contained in the RRs and in accordance with the prescribed procedure at the earliest possible and in no case an officer promoted on adhoc basis should be regularized.
No centralised data regarding adhoc promotion of technical officers is maintained in DOPT.
Revised rate of assistance to Registrars for Aadhar Generation and Mandatory Biometric updation
No. 4(4)/57/259/AKR/2014-E&U
Government of India
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Unique Identification Authority of India
*****
Unique Identification Authority of India,
Bangla Sahib Road, New Delhi-01
Dated: 18th Dec,2018
Office Memorandum
Sub:- Revised rates of assistance to Registrars for Aadhaar generation and Mandatory Biometric updation ( 5/15 years) and revised maximum fee to be collected from the residents for the services provided by Registrars /EAs/ Other Service Providers
In pursuance to the decision taken by the Authority in its meeting dated 11th Sept,2018, the following revised structure of assistance to Registrars and maximum fee that can be charged from the residents for various Aadhaar related services is made effective from 01/01/2019
Services
Revised Rates of Assistance
Revised rates of fee to be collected from residents by Registrar/EA
Aadhaar generation (successful)
Rs. 100/-* per
Aadhhar generation
Mandatory Biometric Update
Rs. 100/-* per
successful biometric
update
Demographic / Biometric or both update
Rs. 50 per update request
Aadhaar search using eKYC / Find Aadhaar / any other tool and colour print out on A4 sheet
Rs. 30/- per Aadhaar
*The revised assistance would be applicable only for the Registrars with in-house model i.e. the cases where‑
(i) The machine is owned by Registrar and
(ii) Supervisor and verifier are employee of the Registrar
(iii) Operator is either regular or direct contract employee of the Registrar or hired on contract through a manpower hiring agency approved/ empanelled by UIDAI.
2. The Registrars are required to give certificate / undertaking in the prescribed format attached.
3. For those Registrars who donot satisfy above conditions, existing rate of assistance in accordance to O.M. dated 27/12/2016 shall be applicable.
4. The O.M. dated 27/12/2016 stands modified accordingly.
Military Service Pay – Loksabha QA – Special Operations Division
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2404
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26TH DECEMBER, 2018
MILITARY SERVICE PAY
2404. PROF. SAUGATA ROY:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has rejected the long standing demand of armed forces for higher Military Service Pay;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the total number of officers proposed to be affected by the decision;
(d) whether the Government has any proposal to set up a Special Operations Division; and
(e) if so, the details thereof along with the objectives?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a) to (c): Taking note of the rigours of military life, the VI Central Pay Commission (CPC) had recommended an additional, separate element of pay for the Defence Forces called Military Service Pay (MSP), which the CPC intended would also maintain the edge enjoyed by the Defence Forces over the civilian scales. The VII CPC has consciously decided not to create additional categories of personnel for the grant of MSP or to disturb the slab rates for the four categories for which it is being paid up to the level of Brigadiers. This was done after considering the views of the Services in the matter. MSP was raised by the identical fitment of 2.57 which was applied for pay structure approved by the VI CPC. The recommendations of the VII CPC were accepted by the Government.
(d) & (e): Government has recently approved a proposal to establish Armed Forces Special Operations Division which is designed as a tri Services organisation.
MACPS issues raised by NFIR in the PNM Agenda Items
No. IV/MACPS/09/Part 11
Dated: 26/12/2018
The Director General (Personnel),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub : MACPS issues raised by NFIR in the PNM Agenda Items and through letters-reg.
Ref : Railway Board’s reply to GS/NFIR vide letter No. PC-V/2011/PNM/NFIR/2 dated 17th August, 2016.
Kindly find enclosed a list containing MACPS issues which were discussed in the NFIR’s PNM meetings as well in the separate meetings. Kind attention is also invited to Railway Board’s reply to GSA/NFIR vide Board’s letter dated 17th August, 2016.
As the issues continued to remain unsolved for years together, despite discussions in the past, NFIR proposes that a separate meeting at the level of MS/FC be convened urgently to discuss in detail and finalize the issues. Federation also reminds the Railway Board that when these issues were discussed in the past, it was decided that the non-finalized issues will be discussed between NFIR and Railway Board (MS/FC).
NFIR, therefore, requests to kindly arrange to fix the date for separate meeting at the level of MS/FC at the earliest. The date for meeting be finalized by both mutually
Switch over from petrol and diesel vehicles to electrical vehicles for hired vehicles in Secretariats/Attached offices of Ministries and Departments of Government of India located in Delhi
F.No. 25(7)/E.Coord./2017
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E.Coord Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 22nd December, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Switch over from petrol and diesel vehicles to electrical vehicles for hired vehicles in Secretariats/Attached offices of Ministries and Departments of Government of India located in Delhi
Keeping in view the policy thrust of the Government that by 2030, 30% of the total vehicle fleet in the country will be electrical for the reason of its being environmental friendly, cost effective and substitute for fossil fuels, Ministries/Departments are encouraged to switch over to electrical mobility from petrol and diesel cars in respect of vehicles taken on lease/hire for official purpose.
2. Accordingly, all the Ministries/Departments may aim at replacing the petrol and diesel cars hired by Ministries/Departments in their Secretariats and attached offices (located in Delhi) through contractors by electric cars for mobility in Delhi. In cases where existing contracts for hiring of petrol/diesel vehicles have come to an end, Ministries/Departments may consider fresh contract for hiring electric vehicles.
3. To facilitate Ministries/Departments a framework of the draft agreement which the Ministries/Department may adopt for entering into contract for lease/hiring of electric vehicles is annexed. Ministries/Departments are at liberty to amend the conditions of the draft agreement as per the type of lease/hiring (Wet or Dry) entered into with the service provider.
(Annie George Mathew)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Creation of posts for new assets -” Pool of Surrendered Posts”
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
RBE. No. 198/2018
No. E(MPP)2018/1/11
Dated. 19/12/2018
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways, including Production Units and
Others
Sub: Creation of posts for new assets -” Pool of Surrendered Posts” – Posts Surrendered due to Work Study Reports.
Ref: Railway Board letter No. E(MPP)2010/1/67 dtd. 28/10/2016 (RBE No. 127/2016) and E(MPP)2018/1/1 dtd. 04/04/2018 (RBE No. 52/2018).
In partial modification to Board’s letters under reference, below mentioned decision of Board (MS,FC,CRB) are conveyed for compliance. Posts identified for surrender due to Work Study Reports shall henceforth be dealt as under.
a) 15% of the money value for any post surrendered now onwards through Works Study reports should be transferred to Railway Board. Normally minimum 50% share will be kept for Division and 35% for HQ. GMs can further increase the share of the Divisions, if they want.
b) DRMs may create safety as well as other than safety category posts from the `Pool of Surrendered Posts’ on a 1:1 basis for new assets as well as existing assets.
2.This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
3.Please acknowledge receipt.
(Mahendra Kumar Gupta)
Director (MPP)
Railway Board
