GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
(MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2015/CE-II/TK/14
New Delhi, dated 06.11.2018
General Managers.
AU Zonal Railways
Sub: Safety precautions at Worksites.
There have been instances where railway staff while working on track got run over. The matter has been viewed very seriously by Board (ORB) and desire that following instructions should be ensured :
1. Maintenance work on track to be done only after ensuring proper protection of track/worksite as per laid down instructions. Wherever required a staff should be posted for lookout duty.
2. No supervisor or staff should be forced to do maintenance work without protection of track/worksite.
3. No harassment of staff or supervisor for putting banner flag for safety reasons.
4. Violations, if any, should be monitored and severe action should be taken against defaulters.
CRB desires that violation of above instructions should be treated very seriously. Action Taken by the railways should be advised to this office for appraisal of Board (CRB).
(R C Thakur)
Executive Director Civil Engineering (P)
Railway Board
Admissibility of fixation with extra increment in terms of Rule 13 of RS(RP) Rules, 2008
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
S.No. PC-VI/ 391
No. PC-VI/2009/I/6/6 Pt.
RBE No. 175/2018
New Delhi, dated: 12.11.2018
The GMs/ CAOs (R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(As per mailing list)
Sub : Fixation of pay / admissibility of increment under Rule 13 of Revised Pay Rules, 2008 in the situation of placement on non-functional basis in higher Pay Band/ Grade Pay.
Prior to implementation of recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission, fixation of pay of Railway employees on appointment from one post to another was governed by Rule 1313 {FR22(1)(a)(1)} and 1313 {FR22(1)(a)(2)} R-II depending upon whether situation involved assumption of duties and responsibilities of greater importance or otherwise. Rule 13 of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 governing fixation of pay on promotion on or after 1.1.2006, however, envisage grant of one increment equal to 3% of sum of the pay in the pay band and existing grade pay (to be rounded off to next multiple of 10) in the case of promotion from one grade pay to another in the revised pay structure. Further clarification were issued vide Board’s letter No. PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 11.02.2009 (RBE No. 28/2009).
2. References have been received from some of the Railways/PUs and both staff Federations regarding admissibility of fixation with extra increment in terms of Rule 13 of RS(RP) Rules, 2008 in the situation of placement of Pharmacist (GP Rs. 2800) in GP Rs. 4200 on completion of two years regular service and placement of Private Secretaries Grade I (GP Rs. 4800) in GP Rs. 5400 (PB 2) on completion of 4 years regular service on non – functional basis. The matter has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance and DoP&T and it is clarified that the benefit of fixation of pay in terms of Rule 13 of RS (RP) Rules, 2008 would be admissible in such situations of placement in higher Grade Pay on non- functional basis.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
Hindi version will follow.
(S. Balachandra Iyer)
Executive Director, Pay Commission-II
Railway Board
7th CPC Risk Allowance : DOPT request to furnish before 30.11.2018
No.A-27018/ 01/ 2017-Estt (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Block No. IV, Room No. 409
Old JNU Campus, New Delhi
Dated 10 November, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Implementation of Govt. Decision on 7th CPC recommendations on Risk Allowance – reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Deptt’s O.M. of even no. dt. 07.03.2018 requesting the Ministries/Departments to provide the details regarding number of employees eligible for Risk Allowance and estimated annual expenditure in the prescribed proforma thereon.
2. Despite reminders dt. 17.04.2018 and 29.10.2018, till date only 15 Ministries/ Departments have responded. All Ministries/Departments who have still not furnished the information are requested to furnish the same in the attached proforma latest by 30.11.2018 failing which it will be presumed that the remaining Ministries/Departments have no information to furnish and that they have no employees in receipt of Risk Allowance. A copy of the reply may also sent on email: [email protected].
Encl: As above
(Sandeep Saxena)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
PCDA Circular 207 : Incorrect / Wrong practice being followed by banks in payment of Defence Pension on e-PPOs
O/o the principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Draupadighat Allahabad 211014
Circular 207
No. AT/Tech/358-II
Dated : 12.11.2018.
To,
1. The Chief Accountant, RBI Deptt. of Govt. Bank Accounts, Central office C-7, Second Floor, Bandre- Kurla Complex, P B No. 8143, Bandre East Mumbai-400051
2. The Director of Treasuries of all state
3. The Manger CPPC of Public Sector Banks including IDBI
4. The CDA (PD) Meerut
5. The CDA-Chennai
6. The Nodal Officers (ICICl/ AXIS/HDFC Bank)….
7. The Pay & Accounts Officers
8. Military and Air Attache, Indian Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal.
9. The DPDO
10 The Post Master
Sub : Incorrect / Wrong practice being followed by banks in payment of Defence Pension on e-PPOs.
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Consequent upon generation of e-PPO by this office for all categories of Defence Pensioners, procedures for forwarding of e-PPOs by the Pension Sanctioning Authorities to the Pension Disbursing Authorities and e-verification of these e-PPOs were issued under this office circular No. 588 dated 20.10.2017.
The procedure mentioned in above circular clearly states that a copy of e-PPO, duly digitally singed will be sent to the bank through SFTP connectivity which this office has established with various banks and through email id [email protected] to others bank and other PDAs (except DPDO to whom the PPOs are forwarded through CGDA WAN) who have not established SFTP connectivity that time. A copy of these e-PPOs, duly digitally signed will also sent electronically to Army HQrs/Record Offices(ROs)/ Head of Offices for scrutinizing and checking the same. Army HQrs/ Record Offices(ROs) / Head of Offices were required to provide to the PDA a hard copy of the e-PPO( after printing from the PDF file) along with the descriptive roles of the Descriptive Particulars of the pensioners.
PDAs were advised to affect the payment based on e-PPO received by them through SFTP/email only after confirmation from the Army HQrs/Record Offices(ROs)/ Head of Offices in the form of receipt of hard copy of e-PPO and Descriptive Role and Descriptive Particular.
However, flagrant incidents of ignoring the above guidelines by the banks have been noticed where banks are found making payment on the basis hard copy of e-PPOs where PPO has been issued in favour of CPDA, Allahabad instead of banks.
In view of the above, all the banks are requested that on receipt of hard copy of PPOs from Army HQrs/Record Offices(ROs)/ Head of Offices may invariably be confirmed with e-PPO received through SFTP and payment may be released only if they are authorized to make payment by that e-PPO. In case, e-PPO shows that PDA is other agency e-PPO may not be acted upon.
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
(Audit Branch)
No. 6812-F(P2)
Dated, the 5th November, 2018
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(l) dated 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year, 2019:-
** Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
12th January, Saturday
Birthday of Netaji
23rd January, Wednesday
** Republic Day
26th January, Saturday
Doljatra
21st March, Thursday
Bengali New Year’s Day
15th April, Monday
Good Friday
19th April, Friday
May Day
1st May, Wednesday
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
9th May, Thursday
** Buddha Purnima
18th May, Saturday
Id-Ul-Fitar
5th June, Wednesday
Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
12th August, Monday
Independence Day
15th August, Thursday
Muharram
10th September, Tuesday
** Mahalaya
28th September, Saturday
Birthday of Gandhiji
2nd October, Wednesday
Durga Puja **Saptami
5th October, Saturday
Nabami
7th October, Monday
Vijaya Dasami
8th October, Tuesday
Birthday of Guru Nanak
12th November, Tuesday
Christmas Day
25th December, Wednesday
Note:
1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act (N. I. Act).
2. In the year, 2019, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sunday which are public holidays under the N. I. Act and hence, have not been included in the list of holidays:
i) Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
10th February, Sunday
ii) Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
14th April, Sunday
iii) Durga Puja – Astami
6th October, Sunday
iv) Lakshmi Puja
13th October, Sunday
v) Kali Puja
27th October, Sunday
3. The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] are applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
4. General Instructions as laid down in the Notification No. 6815-F(P2) dated 05.11.2018 hereinafter are to be followed in case of Muslim festivals.
No. 6813-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-pub(1) dated 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the following day to be public holiday during the year, 2019:-
Yearly closing of Bank Accounts
1st April, Monday
(All State Government offices including Treasuries shall remain open on that date).
No. 6814-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
The Governor is pleased to notify that on the following days during the year, 2019, which are not declared to be public holidays, the offices under the Government of West Bengal with the exception of the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata, the Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata and the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation Ltd. shall be closed.
New Year’s Day
1st January, Tuesday
Additional day in connection with Saraswati Puja
11th February, Monday
Shivaratri
4th March, Monday
Holi (Day after Doljatra)
22nd March, Friday
** Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (For Darjeeling & Kalimpong district only)
1. In the year, 2019, the following festival / occasion falls on Sunday which is public holiday under the N. I. Act and hence, has not been included in the list of holidays :
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
10th November, Sunday
2. The holidays with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] are applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
No. 6815-F(P2) Dated, the 5th November, 2018
The Governor is pleased to declare that the following days may be observed as Sectional holidays in the year, 2019 for the employees of different communities mentioned against each:-
Mahabir Jayanti
17th April, Wednesday (For Jains only)
** Easter Saturday
20 April, Saturday (For Christians only)
Karam Puja
To be notified later on.
Note :
1. In the year, 2019, the following festivals / occasions fall on Sunday which are public holiday under the N. I. Act and hence, have not been included in the list of holidays:
Baisakhi
14th April, Sunday (For Sikhs only)
Sab-e-Barat
21st April, Sunday (For Muslims only)
Hul Diwas
30th June, Sunday [For Adivasi (Santal) only]
2. The holiday with double asterisk mark [i.e., (**)] is applicable to those Government offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN ALL TYPES OF HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAYS FOR THE MUSLIM FESTIVALS
1) No substitute holiday(s) shall be allowed for any initially notified holiday(s) if any of the festivals subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off day / any other non working day or in the event of more than one festival / occasion falling on the same day.
2) If there is any change in the date of the festivals / occasions, viz., Id-Ul-Fitar, Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid), Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham and Sab-e-Barat, depending upon the sighting of the moon, holiday will be declared by separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for these festivals / occasions.
3) It may happen that the change of date of the above festivals / occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through TV / A.I.R / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the State Government may take action according to such announcements without waiting for formal order regarding the change of date.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- D. K. Mahapatra
OSD & E.O. Special Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
CPAO Notice for the Pensioners to Submit Life Certificate
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Trikoot-II, Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi – 110066
Notice for the Pensioners
All the pensioners are required to submit their life certificate to the authorised banks for pension in the month of November each year for continuation of their pension.
To facilitate the pensioners and as a welfare measure, biometric machines have been installed in Grievance Cell, CPAO for the pensioners who want to submit their life certificate online through Jeevan Praman. Pensioners can contact CPAO reception for availing the service.
For physically handicapped pensioners CPAO will liaison with the Banks and the pensioners to get their life certification done.
Pensioners can contact CPAO through our toll free number 1800-11-7788, email [email protected], and twitter handle cpao_social
Owing to sickness of the President/AIRF as well as inability of same other members the aforementioned “Internal Meeting” of the NJCA is being postponed.
Next date for the said meeting will be intimated to you; once the same is decided in consultation with all of you.
GDS JCA appeal to NFPE, FNPO and AIPEU-GDS to support for indefinite strike from 18th Dec 2018
Letter No. GDS/JCA/2018
Dated:13.11.2018
Appeal to NFPE. FNPO and AIPEU-GDS
To,
1) Sri R.N. Parasar, Secretary General NFPE
2) Sri T.N. Rahate , Secretary General FNPO
3) Sri P. Pandu Ranga Rao, General Secretary AIPEU-GDS
Sub: Indefinite strike by AIGDSU and NUGDS form 18-12-2018 —Reg.
Dear Comrades/Friends
We are compelled to go on indefinite strike as the Department of post over looked and not implemented the major and important recommendations of one man committee. We humbly requested Secretaries General NFPE, FNPO and General Secretary AIPEU-GDS to extend support to indefinite strike in the interest of GDS employees.
Make GDS indefinite strike a Grand Success – GDS JCA Letter
GDS Union letter
Letter No. GDS/JCA/2/2018
Dated:14.11.2018
Make 18-12-2018 indefinite strike a Grand Success.
Notice was served to Secretary (Posts) by AIGDSU and NUGDS jointly on 14-11-2018
All CWC members / Circle /Division/ Branch Secretaries.
GDS JCA (consisting AIGDSU and NUGDS) congratulates all leaders and members of AIGDSU and NUGDS for making 10-10-2018 hunger fast success in New Delhi. We had taken indefinite strike decision in the hunger fast progremme with the approval of all leaders and members.
GDS JCA also conducted series of agitations at Division, Circle and All India levels to put pressure on the Department of posts for implementation of one man committee major recommendations.
The Department of posts is not willing to accept the modifications and suggestions of the GDS Unions regarding the recommendations of one man committee despite of repeated requests.
There is no other way except united indefinite strike to put pressure on the Department of Posts for implementation of major recommendations of one man committee.
All are requested to organize and mobilize all GDS for cent percent Participation in the indefinite strike. The leaders are requested to conduct Press conferences here and there for popularize the indefinite strike among GDS.
