As a social safety measure, Government is implementing Counselling, Re-training and Redeployment (CRR) scheme for employees of CPSEs who have been released under Voluntary Retirement Scheme and Voluntary Separation Scheme. These separated employees have opportunity of self or wage employment after short duration skill trainings under the CRR scheme. In case an employee does not opt for training his or her dependent is eligible for training under the scheme.
The total number of personnel employed in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during 2017-18 stood at 14.26 lakhs (provisional estimates) was lowest as compared to 14.72 lakhs in 2016-17. The manpower planning and deployment in CPSEs is aligned to the objectives and targets of their business plan, prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion and investment plan.
The proportion of regular employees to total employees during the last four years has remained between 82% to 76%. The reasons for change in manpower employment include prevailing business conditions & requirements and other factors like future operations, expansion, investment plan and retirement.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Babul Supriyo, in reply to written questions in the Lok Sabha.
Bye elections in Gujarat and Jharkhand : Grant of paid holiday
F.No.12/3/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the December 12, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Bye-elections to the State Legislative Assemblies in Gujarat and Jharkhand – Grant of paid holiday – regarding
The undersigned is directed to state that, as informed by the Election Commission of India, bye- elections to the following clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies in the states of Gujarat and Jharkhand are to be held on 20.12.2018 :
S.No.
State
Number & Name of Assembly Constituency
1
Jharkhand
71 – Kolebira (ST)
2
Gujarat
72- Jasdan
2. In this regard, the guidelines already issued by this Department vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001 would have to be followed for the Central Government Offices, including industrial establishments, in the concerned States.
3. The above instructions may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
APAR of Non-Gazetted (NG) staff in Level 6 (GP – 4200)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. 2018/Trans.Cell/S&T/APAR
Date: 04.12.2018
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: APAR of Non-Gazetted (NG) staff in Level 6 (GP – 4200)
With reference to DRM/Solapur’s letter at (4) and Board’s letter at (1,2 & 3) above, and in consultation with Establishment Directorate, Board (CRB) have approved the following:
1. The APAR of Non-Gazetted (NG) staff in Level 6 (GP-4200), Section-I, shall be Reported upon by immediate superior i.e. Senior Supervisor in Level-7 (GP-4600). It shall be Reviewed by Junior Scale Officer/Senior Scale Officer or the next higher authority.
2. Section-II, for promotion to Group ‘B’ shall be Reported upon by Junior Scale Officer, Reviewed by Senior Scale officer & Accepted & JAG/SG/DyHoD level Officer.
3. The APAR of NG staff in Level 6 (GP-4200) shall normally be finalized at JAG/SG/DyHoD level Officer.
4. Other guidelines issued from Board shall remain unchanged and be modified as and when required.
Kindly acknowledge the receipt and ensure compliance.
One Rank One Pension : Corrective measures taken by the Government
The Government has implemented One Rank One Pension (OROP) for Defence Forces Personnel with effect from 01.07.2014. As on 30.09.2017 (compiled till 01.05.2018), a sum of Rs.10,795.40 crores has been released to 20,60,220 Defence Forces Pensioners / Family Pensioners in four instalments towards the arrears.
Some Ex-Servicemen Associations have been demanding changes in methodology for fixation of pension, periodicity of its revision, coverage of future Premature retirees (PMR) cases etc. The Government appointed One Member Judicial Committee (OMJC) on OROP to look into anomalies, if any, arising out of implementation of OROP on 14.12.2015. The Committee submitted its report on 26.10.2016. An Internal Committee has been constituted by the Government on 19.07.2017 to examine the recommendations of OMJC with respect to feasibility and financial aspects.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence, Dr. Subash Bhamre in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Based on the recommendations of a Committee set up by the Government in pursuance of the judgment of the Supreme Court in 1992 in the Indra Sawhney’s case to recommend the criteria for exclusion of socially advanced persons/sections from the benefits of reservations for the Other Backward Classes, the Department of Personnel and Training issued an Office Memorandum on 08.09.1993, which was preceded by consultations between the then Ministry of Welfare and the Department of Legal Affairs and was approved by the then Prime Minister.
The letter dated 14.10.2004 was issued with a view to bring clarity regarding determination of creamy layer on ten specific questions which were then being raised from time to time.
The earlier unsigned typed copy of the English version of the letter dated 14.10.2004, uploaded on the website of the Department of Personnel & Training had certain discrepancies vis-a vis its Hindi version. When the discrepancy was noticed, the correct copy was uploaded on the website. A corrigendum was also issued on 05.12.2016 when a discrepancy with respect to the explanation under Category VI(b) in the Hindi version of the Office Memorandum dated 08.09.1993 was noticed.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (No. 17 of 2014) has been notified on 12th May, 2014. In terms of section 1(3) of the Act, the provisions of the Act shall come into force only on such date, as the Central Government may notify. The said Act requires some amendments aimed at safeguarding against disclosures affecting sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State, etc., before it is brought into force. To make these amendments to the Act, the Government introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 11th May, 2015 which has been passed by the Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2015 and the said Bill is presently before the Rajya Sabha. Thus, the matter is presently under the domain of the legislature.
The Act does not provide any incentive to disclose any information under the private sectors.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Instructions provide for appointment of Liaison Officers in each Ministry/Department to ensure effective implementation of the reservation policy for Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled Tribes (STs) and for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Instructions also provide to set up a Special Reservation Cell within the Ministry/Department to assist the Liaison Officer in discharging his duties effectively. However, the Department of Personnel and Training collects data from the Ministries/Departments on representation and appointment of SCs, STs and OBCs in the posts and services of the Central Government.
There is reservation of 15% for the members of the SC, 7.5% for members of ST and 27% for the members of OBC in the posts and services of the Central Government. As per data received from 78 Ministries/Departments including their attached/subordinate offices, the representation of SCs, STs and OBCs in the posts and services of the Central Government as on 01.01.2016 is 17.49%, 8.47% and 21.57%, respectively.
Representation of OBCs in the Central Government services is less as compared to the percentage of reservation for them because reservation of OBCs started in September, 1993. Representation of OBCs as on 01.01.2012 was 16.55% which has now increased to 21.57% as on 01.01.2016 showing an increasing trend in the representation of OBCs.
Ten Ministries/Departments having more than 90% of the employees in Central Government including their Public Sector Banks/Financial Institutions, Central Public Sector Undertakings etc., reported that out of 92,589 backlog vacancies for SCs, STs and OBCs, 63,876 vacancies were filled up during the period from 01.04.2012 to 31.12.2016 and 28,713 backlog vacancies of SCs, STs and OBCs remained unfilled as on 01.01.2017.
Department of Personnel & Training issued instructions to all Ministries/Departments to constitute an in-house Committee to identify backlog reserved vacancies, study of the root cause of backlog reserved vacancies, initiation of measures to remove such factors and to fill up such vacancies through Special Recruitment Drive.
This was stated by the 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 in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Holiday 2019 on the occasion of Swamy Dayanada Saraswati Jayanti – DOPT Corrigendum
F. No. 12/2/2018-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated November 12, 2018
CORRIGENDUM
Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2019- Corrigendum — regarding
In the list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2019, circulated vide communication of even no. dated 11.07.2018, in Annexure-II, the entry at S. No. 8 regarding the occasion of Swamy Dayanada Saraswati Jayanti, may be read as under:
Restricted Holiday 2019 : Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh to be observed on 13th Jan 2019
F.No.12/2/2018-JCA-2
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the December, 11 2018
Corrigendum
Subject : Restricted Holiday List 2019 : Occasion of Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh in place of Lohri to be observed on 13/01/2019 regarding
In the list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2019, circulated vide communication of even no. dated 11.07.2018, in the list of list of Restricted Holidays contained in Annexure-II, the entry 2 may be read as under:
S.No.
Holiday
Date
Saka Date
Day
1940 SAKA ERA
2
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday in place of Lohri
13.01.2019
Pausha 23
Sunday
2. Hindi version will follow.
(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Confederation issued strike notice to the Cabinet Secretary : Strike on 8th & 9th Jan 2019
No. Confdn/Strike/2016-19
Dated – 12th December 2018
To,
The Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Secretariat
Government of India
Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi – 110001
Sir,
This is to give notice that employees who are members of the affiliated organisations of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers will go on Two-days strike on 8th & 9th January 2019. The Charter of demands in pursuance of which the employees will embark upon the Two-days strike action is enclosed.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(M. Krishnan)
Secretary General
Mob: 09447068125
Email: [email protected]
Encl: – Charter of Demands
2. Settle 7th CPC related issues including increase in Minimum Pay and Fitment formula, HRA arrears from 01-01-2016, MACP Bench Mark, promotional hierarchy and date of effect of MACP from 01-01-2006. Implement Option-1 for pensioners and settle all anomalies arising out of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations.
3. Fill up all vacant posts. Reintroduce Regional Recruitment for Group B & C posts. Withdraw orders for abolishing posts lying vacant for more than five years. Revive all posts abolished during 2001 to 2008 under Annual Direct Recruitment Plan (ADR) as per May 2001 orders of the former NDA Government.
4. (a) Regularisation of Gramin Dak Sevaks and grant of Civil Servant Status. Implement remaining positive recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra Committee report.
(b) Regularise all casual and contract workers including those appointed on or after 01-09-1993.
5. Ensure equal pay for equal work for all. Remove disparity in pay scales between Central Secretariat staff and similarly placed staff working in field units of various departments.
6. Stop closure of Government establishments and outsourcing of Government functions. Withdraw closure orders of Govt. of India Printing Presses. Stop proposed move to close down salt department. Stop Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Railways and Defence departments.
7. Implement 7th CPC Wage revision and pension revision of Autonomous body employees and pensioners. Grant Bonus to Autonomous body employees pending from 2016-17 onwards.
8. Remove 5% condition imposed on compassionate appointments and grant appointment in all deserving cases. Rejected cases for want of 5% quota vacancies may be reviewed and appointment to dependents may be granted.
9. Grant five time bound promotions to all Group C & B employees on completion of 8,7,6,5 and 4 years of service respectively. Complete Cadre Reviews in all departments within a time frame.
10. (a) Stop attack on trade union rights. Ensure prompt functioning of various negotiating forums under JCM scheme at all levels.
(b) Withdraw the draconian FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972,
