Haryana Government hikes 2 percent DA from July 2018
Haryana Government has announced 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) of its employees, on the revised pay scale (7th Pay Commission), effective retrospectively from July 1, 2018.
The state government thus raised the DA on the pattern of the Centre from the existing 7 per cent to 9 per cent.
Haryana Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu today said that this enhancement would entail an additional financial burden of Rs 182.80 crore on the state exchequer from July 1, 2018 to February, 2019 in the financial year 2018-19.
Transfer of Railway Employees on out-of-turn basis
RBE NO. 139/2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NO E(NG)I-2018/TR/14
New Delhi, dated 17.09.2018
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(As per standard list)
Sub : One-way request transfer on out-of-turn basis.
References are being received from Zonal Railways seeking Board’s approval for request transfer of railway employees with lower priority, on out-of-turn basis. After careful consideration of the matter. Board have decided that the General Managers themselves may take a decision to allow request transfer of non-gazetted railway employees on out-of-turn basis. Such requests may, however, be considered only in rare cases where NO C has been received from accepting Railway and have been approved by competent authority in the parent Railway. In each such case reasons for giving the approval should be recorded on file It is also stated to use “COMPTRAN” soft-ware to register and monitor all the cases of Inter-Railway Request Transfer as advised under Board’s letter No. ERP/Portal-Transfer/2013 dated 08 08.2018.
Please acknowledge receipt.
Hindi version will follow.
(M.K. Meena)
Deputy Director Estt (N)
Railway Board
Appointment on compassionate grounds – Relaxation in upper age limit – Railway Order
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No. 145/2018
No. E(NG)II/2018/RC-1/32
New Delhi, dated 20.09.2018
The General Manager(P)
All Indian Railways & PUs
Sub: Appointment on compassionate grounds – Relaxation in upper age limit regarding.
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Attention is invited to para IX (Authority competent to make appointments on compassionate grounds) and para VI(a) (Qualification and conditions to be fulfilled) Board’s letter dated 12.12.1990 which lays down that normally the persons seeking appointment on compassionate grounds should fulfil the conditions of eligibility regarding age and educational qualifications prescribed for appointment to the posts or grade concerned. However, the upper age limit may be freely relaxed on merits of the cases. The lower age limit of 18 years normally required for appointment in Government may also be relaxed upto one year with the personal approval of the General Manager. Relaxation of the lower age limit beyond one year will require the approval of the Ministry of Railways. In making appointments on compassionate grounds, Divisional Railway Managers may relax age limit in the case of appointment to Group ‘D’ posts.
The issue of delegation of power to DRM/CWM regarding relaxation of upper age limit in making compassionate grounds appointment was under consideration in this office. It has now been decided by the Board that wherever DRM/CWM is competent to make the appointment on compassionate grounds, they may grant relaxation in upper age limit also.
(Neeraj Kumar)
Director Estt. (N)II,
Railway Board
Central Trade Union extends support to GDS struggle – Settling the issues of GDS
24th September, 2018
To
The Prime Minister,
Government of India,
New Delhi.
Sub: Settling the issues of Gramin Dak Sevaks
Sir,
The all-India strike called jointly from 22m May, 2018, by three Unions of Gramin Dak Sevaks, namely, AIGDSU, AIPEU-GDS and NUGDS, was only recently settled amicably and they were assured that their demands will be settled.
Unfortunately, what is being offered is much below what was agreed to in the said settlement and the employees are restless again.
Their demands are as follows, which we Central Trade Unions support and urge you to concede the same at the earlier.
1) GDS committee report as a whole be implemented with effect from 01st of January 2016 .
2) Change the formula already adopted for calculation of arrears.
3) Change of upper limit of gratuity from Rs 1,50,000/- to Rs 5,00,000/-
(a) GIS limit should be enhanced to Rs.5,00,000 with the subscription of Rs.500/-
4) 10% of the TRCA of the GDS should be recovered towards SDBS contribution and the Government to contribute equal share.
(a) And also EPF Scheme to be introduced to GDS as recommended by the GDS Committee. This was also recommended by the previous GDS Committees.
5) GDS should be granted 30 days paid leave in a year and the leave should be allowed to be carry forward subjected to the maximum of 180 days and provide encashment of the leave.
6) Grant Children Education allowance Rs 6000/- per child per Annam.
7) Enhance composite allowance to the BPMs from Rs 500/- to Rs 1600/- Also grant composite allowance to ABPMs & GDS working in classified cities and the GDS working in Departmental Offices etc., wherever applicable .
8) GDS employees should be granted financial up gradation on completion of 12, 24 and 36 years of service in the form of grant of additional increments.
(a) Point to point fixation to be ordered instead of bunching of TRCA scales.
9) Limited transfer facility to GDS on request should be relaxed. There shall not be any drop in wage scale on account of a request transfer. The transfer of GDS will be approved by Divisional head if the transfer is within the Division, by regional PMG if it is within the region by HOC if the transfer is within the Circle.
10) Voluntary discharge schemes for the GDSs’ 3 types of voluntary discharge schemes as recommended by GDS committee for the GDSs’ who are willing to quit the post before the discharge at the age of 65 years should be implemented.
11) All discharge benefits (retirement benefits) should be implemented retrospectively, w.e.f 01 January 2016.
12) Put off duty may be averted by transferring the GDS to another place.
13) Incentive system should be abolished for India post payment bank (IPPB) work. Enhance the working hours of branch post office and GDS officials concerned after introducing the IPPB.
14) GDSs’ should be allowed to get discharge from the service on the last day of the month in which He/She attains the 65 years of the age.
15) All single handed branch post offices should be provided with one more hand to upgrade to double handed office.
16) Employees’ state Insurance (ESI) facility to be extended to Gramin Dak Sevaks wherever E.S.I dispensaries and hospitals are available the country.
Yours Sincerely.
INTUC
AITUC
HMS
CITU
AIUTUC
TUCC
SEWA
AICCTU
LPF
UTUC
Two sets of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) to Group ‘D’ Railway employees
RBE No.135/2018 ADVANCE CORRECTION SLIP No.79
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.E(W)2016/PS5-2/9
New Delhi, dated 24.09.2018
The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units
Sub: Issue of 2 sets of Post Retirement Complimentary Passes (PRCP) to Group ‘D’ employees retired on or after 01.01.2006.
The demand for issuance of 2 sets of PRCPs to the staff retired as Group ‘D’ before their reclassification as Group ‘C’ was raised by staff side in the DC/JCM Meeting (Item No.18/2012) and also by AIRF in PNM Meeting (Item No.38/2016) with Board.
2. The issue has been examined in detail and in order to bring uniformity in cases of all those employees who retired on or after 01.01 .2006 i.e. whether classified as Group ‘C’ or retired as Group ‘D’, it has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to amend the relevant provisions of extant Pass Rules. Accordingly, PRCP entitlement stipulated under Columns 1 and 2 of Schedule-IV (Post Retirement Complimentary Passes) of the Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986 (Second Edition -1993) is amended as follows:-
Category
Number of passes admissible in one year
1
2
Group A & B
With railway service of 20 years or more
3 Sets
Group C & D
With railway service of 20 years or more
2 Sets
3. Accordingly, PRCPs/Widow Passes, as per revised entitlement, shall be admissible to the employees retired/deceased on or after 01 .01.2006. However, higher number of PRCPs/Widow Passes, as per revised entitlement, will be issued from the current calendar year only. The number of sets of PRCP/Widow Passes in case of employees retired/deceased before 01.01.2006 shall continue to be the same as prevalent at that time.
4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
Sd/-
(V. Muralidharan)
Dy. Director Estt.(Welfare)-I
Railway Board
Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees.
File No.20-9/2017-WL&Sp
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(welfare & sports Section)
Dak Bhawan,Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 30.08.2018
To
All Heads of Postal circle
Subject: Grant of Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees.
I am directed to inform you that with reference to letter No.13-1/93-WL&Sports dated 20.05.1993, 1-1/2017-WL & Sports dated 30/31.01.2018 and 19-31/2012-WL/Sport dated 02.12.2013, scholarship for the wards of postal as well as GDS Employees, the following decisions have been taken which are conveyed as under:
S.NO
SUBJECT
REVISED PROVISION
1
If a Postal/GDS employees who could not apply to the scholarship for his ward initially at the year of taking admission to the college i.e. in 1st year degree/diploma course after passing 12th exam, can he/she be considered eligible to the scholarship for subsequent years i.e. 2nd/3rd/4th year as the case may be, in which he/she applies
He/she may apply in 2nd year and eligible for the Scholarship from current year i.e. 2nd yr to final yr
2
If a Postal/GDS who applies for the scholarship first time directly in the final (3rd or 4th as the case may be) year academic degree/diploma course and requested to grant Scholarship for previous academic years of his ward (1st year /2nd year/3rd year as the case may be) along with current year, can he be given scholarship for each previous year + current year altogether, if applied for
He/she may apply in 3rd year and eligible for the scholarship from current year i.e. 3rd yr to final yr and in case of apply in final yr, eligible only for final yr.
3
If a postal/GDS who applies for the scholarship first time directly in the after completing academic degree/diploma course and requested to grant scholarship for previous academic years of his ward (1st year /2nd year/ 3rd year/final year as the case may be) can he be given scholarship for each previous year altogether, if applied for
He/she may not apply after completing academic Year/diploma course.
2. This will be applicable for the ward of postal as well as GDS Employees
3. These change will be applicable for the wards studying in IIT/AIIMS/IIM Medical/Technical Education/PG in Degree/Diploma and non technical Education. This will be applicable from FY-2018-19.
4.This issues with the approval of Members (Planning)
Dept of Posts Postman and Mail Guard (Group ‘C’ post) Recruitment Rules, 2018
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (DEPARTMENT OF POSTS) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th September, 2018
G.S.R 899(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2010 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Postman and Mail Guard in the Department of Posts, Ministry of
Communications, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Department of Posts Postman and Mail Guard (Group ‘C’ post) Recruitment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, classification and level in the pay matrix.—The number of posts, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.—The method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said posts, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification.— No person,—
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other ground for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Recruitment to serve in the Army Postal Service.—Any person appointed to the posts specified in the Schedule shall be liable to serve in the Army Postal Service in India or abroad, as required.
6. Power to relax.—Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
7. Savings.—Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, ex-Servicemen, Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
Denial of payment of Breakdown Allowance to the staff working in GP 2000/Level 3 of 7th CPCÂ – NFIR
No.I/5(g)/Pt.V
Dated: 22/09/2018
The Secretary (E)
Railway Board
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Denial of payment of Breakdown Allowance to the staff working in GP 2000/Level 3 of 7th CPC – reg.
Ref: (i) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2017/BDA-1 30-08-2017 (RBE No.106/2017)
(ii) NFIR’s letter No.I/5(g)/Part V dated 11-04-2018
(iii) Railway Board’s letter No.E(P&A)II-2017/BDA-1 dated 14-09-2018 (RBE No.138/2018)
Pursuant to NFIR’s reference vide letter dated 11/04/2018 relating to admissibility of payment of Breakdown Allowance to the staff working in GP 2000/Level-3 of 7th CPC who were left erroneously in Board’s order dated 30th August,2017 (RBE No.106/2017), Railway Board vide letter dated 14/09/2018 (RBE No.138/2018) have issued clarification for grant of Breakdown Allowance to the Technicians Grade-III though drawing pay in higher pay level under MACPS at the rates prescribed for the post held by the employee. Federation however noticed that the said instructions are not in conformity with the Federation’s demand to grant Breakdown Allowance to the Staff working in GP 2000/Level-3 at the pay received in the same Grade Pay/Pay Level.
In this connection, Federation desires to state that the Breakdown Allowance is treated as Compensatory Allowance and is attached to the extra-ordinary duties performed by such staff. The Board’s clarification dated 14-09-2018 limiting the payment of Breakdown Allowance to the post held by the staff i.e. substantive pay in GP 1900, is unjustified and needs to be corrected suitably to render justice to the staff of Technical Categories.
NFIR, therefore, urges the Railway Board to consider the above points and issue amendment to the clarification to letter dated 14-09-2018 soon duly endorsing copy to the Federation.
Supplementary Inspection Questionnaire (Set No. 1) for IPPB Operations at Head Post Office
Supplementary Questions (Set No 1 )
File No :- 16- 1/2017-Inspn
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Inspection Unit)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi 110001 dated 18/09/2018
To
1. All Heads of Circles
2. All Directors, Postal Training Centres
3. Director, RAKNPA
4. Army Postal Service Directorate, New Delhi
Subject: Supplementary Inspection Questionnaire (Set No. 1) for IPPB Operations at Head Post Office
In continuation of the Revised Inspection Questionnaire for Head Post Office issued vide this office letter of even no. dated 26.06.2018, kindly find enclosed herewith questions related to IPPB operations at HO to be carried out during the annual inspection of Head Post Office.
2. All Circles are requested to circulate this Supplementary Inspection Questionnaire (Set No. 1) to their Subordinate Units for using the same while inspecting the Head Post Office.
3. This comes into force with immediate effect and issues with the approval of the competent authority.
To,
All Heads of Telecom Circles
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,
Subject : Fixation of pay under FR-22(1)(a)(i) to the officials, who were screening test passed & were officiating in the grade of JTO –Â reg.
Sir,
Kind attention is invited to this office letter no.3-8/2010/Pers-IV dated 30.04.2013 and subsequent letter of even no. dated 01.01.2014 vide which the benefits of pay fixation under FR 22(1)(a)(i) was given to officiating JTO’s ( who are the members of AIBSNLEA & SNEA) as per Hon’ble PCAT orders dated 26.08.2010 in OA No.1282/2010 filed by AIBSNLEA and order dated 11.02.2017 in OA No.4116/2015 filed by SNEA from the date they become eligible for pay fixation, after obtaining an undertaking mentioned below;
“I …….. hereby undertake that in the event of success of SLP filed before the Hon’ble Apex court , the amount so paid will be recoverable with or without intervention of CAT or High court.”
In this regard, it is informed that, Apex court has given orders dated 20.07.2018 in SLP No.19274/18, 19271/18 &/19310/18 and order dated 30.07.2018 in SLPNo.19304/18, that ” we are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment and order. Consequently, the special leave petitions are dismissed”.
In view of the dismissal of SLP , the case has been re-examined and it has been decided to extend the benefits of pay fixation under FR 22(1) (a)(i) to all similarly placed officials, who are at par with officials ( for whom benefits of pay fixation under FR22(1) (a) (i) had already been granted) in accordance with instructions issued frOm this office letter no.3-8/2010/Pers-IV dated 01.01.2014 and Letter no. 3-32/2013/Estt-IV dated 22.12.2015 (both letters are available on BSNL Intranet).
Since SLP filed by BSNL has been dismissed , No undertaking is required from the officials while fixing their pay under FR 22(1)(a)(i). The undertaking already taken from such officials may be withdrawn.
You are therefore requested to take further action accordingly.
This is being issued with the approval of Competent Authority.
Yours faithfully
(Parimal Kumar)
Assistant General Manager (Estt-IV)
