Deployment of ECRC staff in Ticket checking activities
Government of lndia
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. 2018/TG-V/I/5
New Delhi dated:- 12.12.2018
The General Managers
All Zonal Railways.
Commercial Circular No:- 72 of 2018
Sub: Deployment of ECRC staff in Ticket checking activities.
It has been observed that due to vacancies in ticket checking cadre, zonal Railways are facing problems in ensuring manning of reserved coaches, leaving a scope for leakage of revenue of Indian Railway and also causing inconvenience to the passengers.
1.1 Further, it has been observed that more than 65% of reserved tickets are now being booked through internet which has resulted in reduction in requirement of ECRC staff.
2. In order to optimize the human resource available in the Commercial Department, Board (CRB,FC,MS and MT) have decided that, as a temporary measure, wherever possible the ECRC staff may be engaged in stationary ticket checking activities and the stationary ticket checking staff may be entn1sted with on board ticket checking activities. Necessary training must be imparted to the ECRC staff before being utilized for ticket checking duties.
(Shelly Srivastava)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board
Non-functional scale to Group ‘B’ Officers of Organised Services on 100% basis after completion of 4 years of regular service
RBE No. 192/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. E(GP) 2003/2/22
New Delhi, dated: 12.12.2018
The General ‘Managers,
All Indian Railways and Production Units
Sub : Grant of Non-functional scale to Group ‘B’ Officers of Organised Services on 100% basis after completion of 4 years of regular service – Procedure reg.
Ref: Board’s letter nos. E(GP)98/2/82 dated 09.12.98 and E(GP)2003/2/22 dated 16.06.2003 & 03.09.2004.
In terms of Ministry of Railways’ Notification No. PC-VII/2017/RSRP/1 dated 08.03.2018; the higher scale of Level 10 has to be operated to the extent of 100% of the Group ‘B’ officers on roll including Group ‘B’ officers officiating in Level 11 on ad hoc basis after completion of 4 years of regular service in the respective grades in Organised Departments.
2. In this regard a few references have been received from Zonal Railways wherein they have sought clarifications with regard to the procedure to be followed in the cases of pay fixation of officials working in Senior Scale adhoc, application of reservation rules, date of assessment of these vacancies etc. Accordingly, Board has decided to clarify that following procedure should be adopted for placement of these officers in the higher scale:
3. Procedure for placement of Group ‘B’ officers in the higher scale:
3.1 All Group ‘B’ officers with minimum of four years regular service in Level 9 in Accounts Department and Level 8 in other organised Departments shall be eligible for consideration for grant of higher Group ‘B’ Non-Functional Upgradation scale of Level 10.
3.2 The Group ‘B’ officers who are officiating in Senior Scale, after having been found suitable by the Committee of HODs as per extant procedure, shall be granted Non-functional upgradation in Level-10 w.e.f. 08.032018, subject to completion of four years service in Group ‘B’ in level-8 in respect of Non-accounts department and in level‑ 9 in respect of Accounts Department. On grant of Non-functional scale in Level-10, such officers would continue to officiate in Level-11.
3.3 The General Manager will constitute a Committee for this purpose, which will consist of 3 Heads of Department including the PCPO/CPO, the HOD of the concerned Department and another HOD. If none of the Committee members belongs to SC/ST, a fourth officer belonging to SC/ST, not below JAG, may be co-opted as a member of the Committee.
3.4 The same procedure for assessment of suitability, as has been prescribed for adhoc promotion of Group ‘B’ officers to Senior Scale, will be adopted by the Committee for placement of Group ‘B’ officers in the higher Group B’ Scale of Level-10, i.e. the Committee may assess the fitness of the officer based on his performance as reflected in his APARs for the preceding 5 years period. The Committee should categorize the officers as ‘Fit’ or ‘Not Yet Fit’ on the basis of overall assessment of the Reports and not merely on the basis of grading/fitness assigned in the Reports. Those categorized as `Fit’ should be placed in the higher scale of pay in the order of their Seniority.
3.5 The recommendations of the Committee will be submitted to the General Manager for approval and placement in the higher scale will be ordered accordingly.
4. As the higher scale of Level-10 has now been extended to 100% of the Group ‘B’ officers on roll, reservation rules are not attracted.
5. Seniority for purpose of absorption in Group `A’/Junior Scale and ad hoc promotion to Senior Scale:
5.1 The Officers, even after their placement in higher scale of Level-10, will be classified as Group ‘B’ only.
5.2 For the purpose of promotion to Group ‘A’/Junior Scale, the placement of officers in the higher scale of Level-10 may not be given any weightage, as is the position in the case of Group ‘B’ officers who are placed in the Senior Scale of Level-11 on ad hoc basis. All the Group ‘B’ officers, whether in Level -8 (Level-9 in Accounts Department) or in Level-10 may be arranged in the order of their original seniority in Group ‘B’ for the purpose of consideration for promotion to Group ‘A’/Junior Scale or for promotion on ad hoc basis to Senior Scale. Similarly, the residency period should remain as per extant rules regarding non-fortuitous service in Group ‘B’ irrespective of whether the officer is in Level-8 (Level-9 in Accounts Department) or in Level-10.
6. The Non-functional upgradation shall be done on the same lines as brought out above with effect from the date of notification i.e. 08.03.2018 and thereafter w.e.f. 1st January and 1st July of subsequent years.
7. Further, for consideration of officers for placement in the higher Group `B’ scale of Level-10, the senior Group ‘B’ officer should be deemed to have rendered the service put in by his immediate junior, and if that happens to be 4 years or more, he should be considered for placement in the higher Group ‘B’ scale of Level-10.
8. Pay fixation on grant of Non-functional upgradation.
8.1 On grant of Non-functional upgradation in Level-10, Pay of Group ‘B’ officers, working in Level-8 and 9, shall be fixed as per provision of RS(RP) Rules, 2016. Illustration in this regard is enclosed as Annexure-I.
8.2 On grant of Non-functional upgradation in Level-10, pay of such Group ‘B’ officers already officiating in Level-11 shall be regulated as per illustration in this regard enclosed as Annexure-II.
8.3 Benefit of Rule 1313 I(a)(i) of R-II shall be applicable on grant of Non-functional upgradation. Date of annual increment shall be regulated by provisions of Rule 10 of RS(RP)Rules, 2016.
9. Necessary action may accordingly be taken urgently. Please acknowledge receipt.
Uploading of orders/circulars on India Post Website
File No. Z-92011/1/2018-Coord./O and M
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated 12th December, 2018
To,
1.All CPMsG,
2. Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad,
3. Directors, all PTCs.
Subject : Uploading of orders/circulars on India Post Website – reg.
Sir/Madam,
Circulars issued by this office about rulings and other orders reach circle offices, regional offices, divisional offices, sub-divisional offices and further to concerned officers/officials and to Post Offices by post through HOs, SOs and BOs and this process takes lot of time.
2. These circulars and orders are uploaded on India Post website also. However, in some cases involving enquiry of fraud, the charged officials argued that they have not seen the orders/or it has not reached to their office, although it was uploaded on India Post website.
3. Therefore, all circulars issued by various Divisions of Department of Posts concerning and other orders [in English and Hindi] may be sent to O/o GM (CEPT) for uploading on India Post website.
4. Circulars/orders uploaded on India Post website shall be deemed to have been seen by all concerned and the message be notified through CSI.
5. This issues with the approval of competent authority.
Grant of increment on notional basis on 1st Jan & 1st July to those employees retiring on 30th June / 31st of December – NFIR Letter
No. I/11/Part I
Dated: 11/12/2018
The Secretary (Pers),
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure,
North Block,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Grant of increment on notional basis on 1st January & 1st of July to those employees retiring on 30th June / 31st of December — Apex Court order-reg.
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Pursuant to the implementation of the recommendations of 6th CPC, the Staff Side of National Council (JCM) had raised the demand, urging that the Central Government Employees including Railway employees who complete one year service as on 30th June and 31st December every year should be granted one increment notionally on 1st January or 1st July for calculating settlement benefit of those employees who retire on 30th, June or 31st December each year. The Government however did not agree to the demand on the plea that allowing increment is not covered under the rules.
In the above context, NFIR desires to bring to the notice of MoF that the High Court at Madras was approached by some employees through Writ Petition No. 15732/2017 praying relief in the matter. On 15/09/2017, the High Court at Madras decided on the Writ Petition and passed order as follows:-
“Para-7 The Petitioner herein had completed one full year service as on 30/06/2013, but the increment fell due on 01/07/2013, on which date he was not in service. In view of the above Judgment of this Court, naturally he has to be treated as having completed one full year of service, though the date of increment falls on the next day of his retirement. Applying the said one notional increment for the period from 01/07/2012 to 30/06/2013, as he has completed one full year of service, though his increment fell on 01/07/2013, for the purpose of pensionary benefits and not for any other purpose”.
Against the above order of the High Court an SLP was filed by the Government of India before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, which was however dismissed by the Apex Court.
The legal position as established above clearly indicates that the employee who has completed one full year service as on 30th June or 31st December, as the case may be, should be granted one notional increment despite the fact that the increment falls on 1st July or 1st January of the year. The Federation cites following illustration to prove our contention:-
“An employee who has completed one full year of service as on 30th June (date of birth being 30th June or 1st July) and 31st of December (date of birth being 31st December or 1st January) is eligible to get one notional increment for the period from 01/07/2018. Similarly an employee is eligible to get one notional increment for the period from 01/01/2018 to 31/12/2018 even though the increment falls on 01/01/2019 whose date of retirement is 31/12/2018”.
NFIR, therefore, requests the Secretary, MoF to kindly consider the above points and see that instructions are issued to all Ministries/Departments to grant increment on notional basis to the staff in the situations mentioned above to calculate the terminal/retirement benefits and also revise these benefits in favour of those who have already retired. A copy of instructions issued may kindly be endorsed to the Federation.
Yours faithfully
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary
Employees retiring on 30 June are entitled for increment on 1st July ?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 427 ANSWERED ON: 12.12.2018
Judgement on Writ Petition
.SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Hon. Madras High Court ruled that employees retiring on 30 June are entitled for increment on 1st July of that year for pensionary benefit as they retire after completion of that year’s full service;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Hon. Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed against the Madras High Court’s above judgement;
(d) if so, whether the Government has issued orders regarding granting annual increment to those employees who are retiring on 30th June after completion of one year of service;
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(f) the time by which such orders are likely to be issued in this regard?
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) & (b): No, Madam. High Court of Madras in Writ Petition No. 15732/2017 has granted relief personal to the petitioner.
(c): Yes, Madam.
(d) to (f): As the judgment is in personam and contrary to the personnel policy of Government of India, the question of issuing a general order does not arise.
7वां वेतन आयोग – संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने का विकल्प में संशोधन का अवसर दिया जाना।
सं. 4-13/17-आईसी/ई-III(ए)
भारत सरकार
वित्त मंत्रालय
व्यय विभाग
नई दिल्ली 12 दिसम्बर, 2018
कार्यालय ज्ञापन
विषय: केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियमावली, 2016 – संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने का विकल्प में संशोधन का अवसर दिया जाना।
अधोहस्ताोक्षरी को केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियमावली, 2016 द्वारा अधिसूचित 01.01.2016 से लागू संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने के लिए विकल्पं चुने जाने के संबंध में केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियमावली, 2016 के नियम 5 और 6 की ओर ध्यान आकृष्ट करने और यह कहने का निदेश हुआ है कि उक्त विकल्प उपर्युक्त नियमों की अधिसूचना की तारीख अर्थात् 25.07.2016 से तीन माह के अंदर चुना जाना था। इन नियमों के नियम 6(4) में प्रावधान है कि एक बार चुना गया विकल्प अंतिम होगा।
2. राष्ट्रीय परिषद (संयुक्त परामर्शी तंत्र) के कर्मचारी पक्ष ने अनुरोध किया है कि कुछ कर्मचारियों को हुई कठिनाइयों को देखते हुए कर्मचारियों को अपना विकल्प पुन: चुनने का एक और अवसर दिया जाए। इस मंत्रालय को भी यह प्रस्ताव करते हुए अनेक संदर्भ प्राप्त हो रहे हैं कि प्रभावित कर्मचारियों को अपना विकल्प पुन: चुनने का एक और अवसर दिया जाए।
3. इस मामले पर विचार किया गया है और राष्ट्रपति ने विनिश्चय किया है कि केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियमावली, 2016 के नियम 6(4) में उल्लिखित शर्त में छूट देते हुए केंद्र सरकार के ऐसे कर्मचारियों को, जो केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियमावली, 2016 द्वारा अधिसूचित संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने के अपने विकल्प का पहले ही चयन कर चुके हैं, उपर्युक्त नियमावली के नियम 5 और 6 के अनुसार अपने पहले विकल्प को संशोधित करने का एक और अवसर दिया जाएगा। संशोधित विकल्प का प्रयोग इन आदेशों के जारी होने की तारीख से 3 माह की अवधि के अंदर किया जाएगा। इन आदेशों के अनुसार एक बार चुना गया विकल्प अंतिम होगा और किसी भी परिस्थिति में आगे कोई परिवर्तन नहीं किया जाएगा। उक्त नियम 5 और 6 में यथानिर्धारित अन्य सभी निबंधन एवं शर्तें लागू रहेंगी।
4. यह स्पंष्ट है कि ऐसे कर्मचारियों के मामले में, जिन्होंने 01.01.2016 से ही संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने का विकल्प चुना है या जिनके मामले में संशोधित वेतन संरचना 01.01.2016 से लागू है, और जो केन्द्रीय सिविल सेवा (संशोधित वेतन) नियम, 2016 के नियम 5 के अनुसार 01.01.2016 से संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने के अपने विकल्प का पुन: प्रयोग करेंगे, उनसे 01.01.2016 से संशोधित वेतन संरचना में शामिल होने के अपने विकल्प के चयन की तारीख तक आहरित वेतन के फलस्व रूप उन्हें दी गई बकाया राशि वसूल ली जाएगी।
5. भारतीय लेखा-परीक्षा और लेखा विभाग में कार्यरत कर्मचारियों के संबंध में ये आदेश भारत नियंत्रक और महालेखापरीक्षक के परामर्श से जारी किए जाते हैं।
Opportunity to Revision of Option in the revised pay structure – FINMIN
No. 4-13/17-IC/E-IIIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, the 12th, December, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject : Central Civil Services, Revised Pay Rules, 2016 – opportunity for revision of option to come over to revised pay structure
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to Rules 5 & 6 of the CCS (RP) Rules, 2016 regarding exercise of option to come over to the revised pay structure effective from 1.1.2016 as notified by the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016 and to say that the said option was to be exercised within 3 months of the date of notification, i.e., 25.7.2016 of the said Rules. The Rule 6(4) thereof provides that the option once exercised shall be final.
2. The Staff Side of the National Council (JCM) has requested that employees may be given another opportunity to re-exercise their option in view of certain hardships caused to certain employees. A number of references have also been received in this Ministry, proposing that the affected employees may be given an opportunity to re-exercise their option.
3. The matter has been considered and the President is pleased to decide that in relaxation of the stipulation contained in Rule 6(4) of CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, the Central Government employees, who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure as notified by the CCS(RP) Rules, 2016, shall be permitted another opportunity to revise their initial option in terms of Rules 5 & 6 thereof. The revised option shall be exercised within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of these orders. The option once exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms and conditions as laid down in the said Rules 5 and 6 shall continue to be applicable.
4. It is obvious that in respect of those employees who have already exercised option to come over to the revised pay structure from 01.01.2016 itself or in whose case the revised pay structure took effect from 01.01.2016 and who re-exercise their option under these orders to come over to the revised pay structure from a date subsequent to 01.01.2016 as per Rule 5 of CCS (RP) Rules, 2016, the arrears on account of revised pay already drawn by them from 01.01.2016 up to the date from which they now opt to come over to the revised pay structure shall be recovered.
5. In their application to the employees serving in IA&AD, these orders were issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
7th CPC Revision of the rates of Night Duty Allowance – NFIR Letter
No. I/5(E)
Dated: 07/12/2018
The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Revision of the rates of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) – recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission-reg.
Ref: (i) Railway Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2017/HW-1 dated 08/03/2018 (RBE No.36/2018).
(ii) NFIR’s letter No. I/5(E) dated 30/07/2018.
Federation vide its letter dated 30th July, 2018 brought to the notice of Railway Board specific cases through illustrations where revised rates of Night Duty Allowance to be paid to various categories of staff have been lowered down on implementation of Board’s instructions dated 08/03/2018 (RBE No. 36/2018) and requested the Railway Ministry to review its decision and issue revised instructions duly allowing the rates of Night Duty Allowance to such staff at the rates mentioned in RBE No. 61/2016 w.e.f. 01/01/2016. A period for more than four months has passed, unfortunately revised instructions have not been issued so far causing financial loss to the staff performing night duty.
NFIR, therefore, once again urges upon the Railway Board to kindly consider the points brought out vide Federation’s letter dated 30/07/2018 and issued revised instructions accordingly.
Revision of guidelines regarding simplification of referral system under CGHS
Z 15025/117/2017/DIR/CGHS/EHS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
EHS Section
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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 10th December, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Revision of guidelines regarding simplification of referral system under CGHS
With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to state that this Ministry has been receiving representations for simplification of procedure for undergoing treatment/investigations at private hospitals empanelled under CGHS_ In this regard attention is drawn to the guidelines issued under Office Memoranda No. Z.15025/117/2017/DIR/CGHS/EHS, dated 15_01.2018 and S.1045/40/2012/CGHS/HEC/CGHS (P), dated 22.02.2013 and to state that the matter has been reviewed by this Ministry and it has now been decided to revise the guidelines for consultation and treatment at CGHS empanelled private hospitals as per the details given under:-
i) Referral from CGHS Medical Officcr / CGHS Specialist for consultation with Specialists at Private Hospitals empanelled under CGHS shall be valid for 30 days in the same hospital.
ii) Referral shall be valid for consultations upto 3 times in the same hospital within 30 days.
iii) Similarly referral shall be valid for consultation with a maximum of 3 different Specialists, if required during a single visit.
iv) Advice of the CGHS Medical OfficcriCGI IS Specialist for listed investigations shall be valid for a period of 30 days.
v) Advice of the CGHS Medical Officer/CGFIS Specialist for listed treatment procedure shall be valid fur a period of 3 months.
vi) if any listed investigation advised by Specialist of empanelled hospital is required urgently as a medical emergency and certified as such, may be undertaken at the same hospital
vii) Hospitals are empanelled under CGHS for the Specialists available and not by the name of Specialists.
viii) The Referral of CGHS Medical Officer/Specialists may be issued through Computers or even manually with proper stamp of referring doctor.
2. The other terms and conditions as prescribed on the above referred OMs shall remain unchanged.
(Rajeev Attri)
Under Secretary to Government of India
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.
