Seven day State Mourning to be observed in memory of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
The Government of India announce with profound sorrow the death of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India on 16th August, 2018, at AIIMS Hospital, New Delhi.
As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, it has been decided that seven days of State Mourning will be observed throughout India from 16.08.2018 to 22.08.2018, both days inclusive. During this period the National Flag will be flown at half mast throughout India where it is regularly flown and there will be no official entertainment during the period of State Mourning. It has also been decided that the State Funeral will be accorded to late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal, New Delhi.
All Central Government offices and CPSUs across the country, and Delhi Government offices in NCT of Delhi will observe half day holiday in the afternoon of day of funeral.
National Flag shall also fly half mast till 22.08.2018 in all Indian Missions/High Commissions of India abroad.
Kerala Flood Havoc – Donate Generously To Chief Minister’s Relief Fund
Dear Friends and Comrades,
As you are aware, the people of Kerala is in the grip of unprecedented flood havoc. Please see below published APPEAL of Com. Pinarayi Vijayan, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala which explains the seriousness of the situation. All affiliated organisations and COCs and also all well-wishers are requested to donate maximum amount to the Chief Minister’s Relief fund in the address and Bank account
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Pinarayi Vijayan
CHIEF MINISTER
10.08.2018
Dear Friend,
Our State is In the midst of an unprecedented flood havoc. The calamity has caused immeasurable misery and devastation. Many lives were lost. Hundreds of homes were totally destroyed and many more were damaged in the rains. The water washed away many shops and commercial establishments. The roads in the State were damaged. on a large scale, with some roads being completely devoured by the flood waters. Even bridges had collapsed. Crop losses occurred in most parts. The misery due to the rains has not ceased. We are not able to make a complete estimate of the losses as the water is still above the normal level in many places.
For the first time in history, 27 dams in the State had to be opened. Never before had the State witnessed a calamity of this scale. In spite of that, we responded to the crisis quickly. We were able to rescue the affected and relocate them to camps. The entire state machinery worked in unison to provide drinking water, food and clothes to people in these camps. The services of Central Forces and Disaster Response Forces were made available without any delay. Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF and Coast Guard are presently engaged in an exemplary rescue effort. The Police, Fire Force and other officials of the State are also doing a model service. Elected representatives and volunteers actively took part in the relief efforts. The Ministers coordinated the relief efforts at the district level.
Now we have an important duty before us, the task of bringing life back to normal. The people of the State must come together for this effort. The leader of the opposition was also a part of the official team of Government that visited the affected areas. The situation demands from us a unity that would make us proud forever. The Union government has promised all possible assistance to the State.
We became civilized only when we show compassion towards those who are suffering. We came together during the time of Ockhi disaster. In similar manner, we must realize that this a calamity of the entire State. I urge all to consider this as a request of Kerala and contribute generously to relief efforts.
Yours sincerely,
Pinarayi Vijayan
Address to mail Cheque/Draft.The Principal Secretary (Finance), Treasurer,
Chief Minister, Distress Relief Fund,
Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram — 1.
Account details for transferring online:Account no: 67319948232
Bank: State Bank of India
Branch: City Branch, Thiruvananthapuram
IFS Code: SBIN0070028
PAN: AAAGD0584M
Name of Donee: CMDRF
BSNL Clarification on Compassionate Ground Appointment
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(A Govt. of India Enterprise)
Corporate Office
[Estt.-IV Section]
No. 273-18/2013/CGA/Estt-IV
Dated : 13-08-2018
BDPA (INDIA)
To
All Heads of Telecom Circles
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
Subject: Clarification on Compassionate Ground Appointment -reg
The undersigned is directed to say that several instances have been reported in this office from different Telecom Circles wherein it has been requested for reply of the following queries:
1. If at the time of death of BSNL employee, son/daughter of deceased employee is minor & he/she applies for CGA after attaining the age of 18 year then the period of belated request to be counted from date of death or date of attaining the age of 18 years for awarding the negative points in weightage point system.
2. If the family of deceased employee does not have own house & living in relative’s house & not paying any rent for this house then the 10 points of accommodation can be awarded or not in weightage point system.
In this connection, the point wise reply of the above said queries has been given below as:
1. If at the time of death of BSNL employee spouse is alive and she is waiting for his/her son/daughter to become 18 years of age then belated points may be deducted. However, if spouse of ex-official had already expired or expires within 5 years from his/her death then belated points may not be deducted for son/daughter when he/she applies for his/her own CGA after attaining the age of 18 years.
2. Weightage points for Accommodation can only be given if the applicant submits rent receipt.
CGHS Revision of ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate Genera! of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS
No: S-11011/29/2018-CGHS(HEC)/ DIR/CGHS
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 6th August, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject :- Revision of ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS(MA) Rules
With reference to the above subject attention is drawn to the OM No 12034/02/2014/Misc./CGHS D.III dated 22nd July 2014 vide which ceiling rates for reimbursement of the cost of Cardiac pacemaker, AICD, Combo-device, Rotablator and Aortic Stent Graft for beneficiaries of CGHS/CS (MA) Rules were prescribed and to state that the matter has been reviewed by the Ministry and it is decided to revise the ceiling rates as per the details given under:
SI. NO.
CARDIAC DEVICE
CEILING RATE
1
Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker without Rate Response
Rs. 34,840/- + GST
2
Single Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker with Rate Response
Adhoc Bonus 2018 to Kerala Government Employees and Pensioners
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Abstract
AD-HOC BONUS AND SPECIAL FESTIVAL ALLOWANCE 2017-18 TO STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS – SANCTIONED – ORDERS ISSUED.
FINANCE(LOANS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(P)No.123/2018/Fin
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 08/08/2018
Read:- G.0.(P)No.107/2017/Fin dated 16.08.2017.
ORDER
Government are pleased to sanction Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance to the State Government Employees, Employees of Aided Educational Institutions, Full-time Contingent Employees and other categories of Staff subject to the conditions specified in thfs order.
Ad hoc Bonus
2. All State Government employees (including Personal Staff of Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Chief Whip), All India Service Officers working in connection with the affairs. of the State, Employees of the Aided. Educational Institutions, Staff of the Local Bodies and Employees of Panchayat Raj Institutions etc. drawing total emoluments upto and including ₹ 25,000/- in the pre-revised scale and ₹ 26,000/- in the revised scale of pay as on 31.03.2018 will be paid Ad hoc Bonus @ ₹ 4,000/- for the year 2017-18 before the ensuing Onam Festival Subject to the following conditions.
(i) For those drawing emoluments of more than ₹ 4,000/- per month and not exceeding ₹ 25,000/- ( pre-revised scale), ₹ 26,000/- ( revised scale) per month, the Ad hoc Bonus will be calculated as if the emoluments were ₹ 4,000/- per month. In the case of those who have opted to come over to the revised scales of pay on or before 31.03.2018, the term “emoluments” means Basic pay, Personal Pay, Special Pay, Special Allowance, Personal Allowance and Dearness Allowance at 15% of the basic pay in the revised scale, excluding House Rent Allowance and other Compensatory Allowances.
(ii) In the case of employees remaining in pre-revised scale, the term “emoluments” means the same as (i) above in all other respects except that the DA will be 112% of the Basic Pay in the pre-revised scale excluding House Rent’ Allowance and Compensatory
(iii) The personal Allowance sanctioned to protect drop in Dearness Allowance in Special *Pay will also be reckoned as emoluments for computing Ad hoc Bonus in such cases.
(iv) In the case of employees who were on leave without allowance, half pay leave, study leave or leave not due during the month of March 2017, their Ad hoc Bonus will be calculated based on the emoluments last drawn by them before proceeding on leave.
(v) The rate of Dearness Allowance. for the purpose of this order will be that sanctioned vide G.O. (P)No.84/2018/Fin dated 07/06/2018.
3. The Ad hoc Bonus/Special Festival Allowance will be admissible to such employees who were in service on 31.03.2018 and have atleast 6 months continuous service during the financial year 2017-18. Those who have retired or even relieved from service on or before 31.03.2018 and had put in 6 months continuous service during the financial year 2017-18 will also be eligible for Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance as the case may be.
4. Regular employees who were under suspension during the whole, or part of the Financial Year 2017-18 will be eligible for Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance, provided they have been reinstated in service on or before the date of issue of this order and the period of suspension is regularised as duty or eligible leave and have drawn full salary for that period.
5. The following categories will also be eligible to receive Ad hoc Bonus.
(i) The NMR and permanent workers/ labourers and seasonal workers of all Departments including those working in Agricultural farms, Seed farms, Regional Workshop etc. ( for calculation of Ad hoc Bonus variable Dearness Allowance will also be taken into account in the case of employees drawing variable Dearness Allowance).
(ii) Provisional Employees who have at least 6 months continuous service during the financial year 2017-18 and got regular appointments in Government service through the S.0 without service break and aided school Teachers got regular appointment in Government school, provided they were in service as on 31.03.2018.
(iii) Part-time Teachers of Education Department who are drawing pay in a scale of pay.
(iv) In the case of Government Employees who are working in Corporations/ Public Sector Undertakings or Boards on deputation during 2017-18 and if their service in the parent department was more than six months, the Ad hoc Bonus/Special Festival Allowance admissible will be drawn and disbursed by the foreign employer in relaxation of para 3 above.
(v) Part-time Contingent Employees including those working in aided educational Institutions.
(vi) The employees of Government Presses will be given option either to draw Bonus as admissible to other Government employees as per these orders or the performance allowance ( including ex-gratia allowance’ if any) payable to industrial workers as usual. No revision of options will be allowed if the employee exercises any one of the above options.
Special Festival Allowance
6. The following categories of employees who are not eligible to draw bonus will be paid Special Festival Allowance @ ₹. 2,750/-:
(i) Who are not eligible to draw Ad hoc Bonus in terms of para -2 to 5 above are eligible for Special Festival Allowance.
(ii) All regular/temporary employees including personal staff of Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Chief Whip and who joined service after Onam holidays of 2017, and who are in service on the date of issue of this order and all regular P.S.0 hands who joined duty before fourth Onam of 2018.
(iii). Teachers deputed for training from Aided/Government Schools who are eligible for Onam Advance under Article 250 of the Kerala Financial Code Volume I.
(iv).Re-employed Pensioners on re-employment pay.
(v).Employees on contract appointments/ Senior residents ( Doctors in bonded service) who have six months service during 2017-18 and relieved before the issuance of this order are eligible for this benefit. Contract employees who are in service on the date of issuance of this order are also eligible for festival allowance.
(vi) Provisional hands recruited through Employment Exchange who are in service on the day before the First Onam ( 24.08.2018) but whose service are not terminated before the Fourth Onam (27.08.2018) irrespective of their length of service.
(vii) All the teaching and non-teaching staff of Aided Anglo-Indian Schools which have not been brought under the direct payment system.
(viii) Staff of the Sree Chithra home.
(ix) Honorary Physicians of Government Ayurveda Colleges.
(x) Honorary Sisters in Government Hospitals.
(xi) Chainmen of the Revenue Department on daily wages.
(xii) Permanent labourers in Government Departments.
(Xiii) Full-time Contingent employees in Government Department, Local Bodies and the contract employees of Kerala House, New Delhi. Those who have put in 6 months continuous service on 31.03.2018 will have option to claim either Ad hoc Bonus or Special Festival Allowance.
(xiv) Editor and Reporters of Indian Law Reports (Kerala Series )
(xv) Government Pleaders and Additional Government Pleaders.
7. The following categories of Staff will be paid Special Festival Allowance @ ₹ 1,210/-.
(i) Pollination workers who are in the list of Agriculture Department and the workers under the scheme of spraying to control leaf rot disease of coconut palms implemented through Panchayat/Municipalities/ Corporations who are on the rolls of Agriculture Department and are now employed by Local Bodies under instructions from the Agriculture Department.
(ii) Cattle improvement Assistants in the Dairy Development Department.
(iii) Public Counsel
(iv) Life Guards of Tourism Department/Home Guards of the Home Department who are on daily wages.
(v) Family planning Voluntary Workers who have worked at least 30 days during the period from the last Onam holidays to the ensuing Onam holidays and part-time contingent employees on daily wages recruited from the category of Family Planning Voluntary Promoters of Trained Dais.
(vi) Scheduled Tribes Promoters working in the Scheduled Tribes Development Department and Scheduled Caste Promoters working in the Scheduled Caste Development Department.
(vii) Employees on daily wages who are in service before the first Onam (i.e. 08.2018) and whose services are not terminated before the Fourth Onam (i.e. 27.08.2018).
(viii) Persons acting as substitutes in the place of regular employees in Government Departments, Farms and Local Bodies and the Casual Labourers/CLR Workers including those in Irrigation Department/H.R.Workers of Irrigation Department, provided they have put in 30 days work during the last one year beginning from the last Onam holidays to the ensuing Onam holidays. However,. those who have put in a minimum of 200 days work during the period will be eligible for 30 days wages as Adhoc Bonus. Those who have put in less than 200 days work but more than 30 days work shall be eligible for Ad hoc Bonus proportionate to the days worked by them subject to a minimum of ₹ 1,210/-. In the case of Casual workers, CLR workers and HR workers who have been regularized in service, the period of eligibility as indicated above will also include the period of their service before regularization. ‘However, the maximum admissible Ad hoc BOnus is 4,000/-.
(ix) Non regularized CLR and HR workers who have put in a minimum of 30 days work between the last Onam holidays and ensuing Onam holidays.
(x) The volunteers of Attappady Hill Area Development Society.
(xi) Guest Lecturers/Instructors in Educational Institutions who have worked at least 200 hours during the financial year 2017-18.
(xii) The patient employees of the Leprosy Hospitals.
8. The following categories of employees will be paid Special Festival Allowance @ ₹ 1,200/,
(i) Asha Workers.
(ii) The Anganwadi/ Balawadi teachers, workers under the Social Justice Department, Rural Development Department, Scheduled Caste Development Department and Scheduled Tribe Development Departments.
(iii) Anganwadi/ Balawadi Helpers and Ayas.
(iv) Special messengers of Women Protection Officers of Mahila Samakhya Society.
(v) Kishori Shakthi Yojana School Counsellors.
(vi) Nurses in Palliative care.
(vii) Teachers and other Employees in Buds School.
9. The following categories of employees will be paid Special Festival Allowance at the rates noted against each
(i) Teachers and Ayahs of Peripatetic Schools and Single Teacher Schools 1,300/-
(ii) Noon feeding workers in schools ( including Pre-primary schools run by PTA s) 1,300/-
(iii) School Counsellors 1,140/-
(iv) Additional Staff of MLAs 1,100/-
(v) Teachers and Ayahs of Pre-primary schools run by PTAs 1,100/-
(vi) Preraks and Assistant Preraks 1,000/-
(vii) The conveners of Balawadi/Anganwadi and Feeding Conveners of the upgraded regular feeding centres of the Rural Development Department. 1,000/-
(viii) Sweepers on consolidated remuneration 1,000/-
(ix) The Kashaya servants of Ayurveda Dispensaries 1,000/-
(x) Teaching and Non-teaching staff of Special School. 1,000/-
(xi) Teachers in Fashion Designing & Garment Technology Institutions under the control of Technical Education Dept. 1,100/-
10. The following categories of Pensioners will be paid Special Festival Allowance @ ₹ 1,000/-.
(i) Service Pensioners who are not eligible for Bonus or Festival Allowance as indicated in para 3 and 6.
(ii) Family Pensioners
(iii) Pro-rata Pensioners
(iv) Pro-rata Family Pensioners
(v) Ex-gratia Pensioners
(vi) Ex-gratia Family Pensioners
(vii) Part-time Contingent Pensioners
(viii) Part-time Contingent Family Pensioners
(ix) Personal staff Pensioners
(x) Family Pensioners of Personal Staff
(xi) Compassionate Allowance Pensioners
(xii) Retired Leprosy Patient Employees
(xiii) Invalid Pensioners
(xiv) UGC Pensioners
(xv) UGC Family Pensioners
Note:- The Special Festival Allowance under any one of the above schemes alone will be paid, if a pensioner comes within the purview of Para (i) to (xv) above.
11. The Categories of employees mentioned below will not be eligible to receive Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance.
(i) Those who are eligible for bonus, ex-gratia or such other payments and being governed by any other Bonus Act/ Act.
(ii) Those who were on leave without allowance as per Appendix 12 of KSR as on 31″ March 2018 to take up employment abroad or within India or to join their spouses.
12. The Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance should be drawn before 31.03.2019. The expenditure will be debited to the head of account from which the pay and allowances/wages/pension of the individual concerned is drawn. In the case of employees of Local Bodies, the expenditure on account of the payment of Ad hoc Bonus/ Special Festival Allowance will be met from the funds of the respective Local bodies.
13. Payment of Ad hoc bonus/ Special Festival Allowance for 2017-18 in the case of employees and pensioners will be made with effect from 14.08.2018.
Sub:- Centralized online GPF Module roll out – regarding
Reference is invited to this office OM. No. ITD-CGA/07/11/GF-MIDS/Pt. FileNo1.2/163 dated 09 May 2017 regarding complete roll out of Centralized online GPF module. The module can be implemented in PAOs whose all DDOs are using Employees Information System (EIS) for generation of Salary Bills.
2. For migrating to the online GPF module on PFMS, PAOs have to complete some activities in “COMPACT” as per the annexure-I before exporting the GPF data from COMPACT to PFMS portal.
3. The merged DDOs of the PAOs are also required to upload the current year GPF data on the PFMS Portal. Merged DDOs have been provided with an offline utility within EIS to enter data for uploading.
4. In view of the above, all Pr. CCAs, CCAs, CAs (with independent charge) are requested to direct the PAOs under their control to complete the activities mentioned in Annexure-I in COMPACT at the earliest possible.
(Anupam Raj)
Asstt. Controller General of Accounts
Subject: Amendment in essential qualification for Recruitment of Primary Teachers in KVS
In reference to NCTE notification dated 28.06.2018 regarding minimum qualification of Primary teacher, the following amendment has been made in the essential qualification for the post of Primary Teacher:
Essential:
1. Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Elementary Education (by whatever name known)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed.)
OR
Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks and 2-year Diploma in Education (Special Education)
OR
Graduation with atleast 50% marks and Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)*
* who has acquired the qualification of Bachelor of Education from any NCTE recognized institution shall be considered for appointment as a teacher in class I-V provided the person so appointed as a teacher shall mandatorily undergo a six month Bridge Course in Elementary Education recognized by the NCTE within two years of such appointment as Primary Teacher.
2. Qualified in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Govt. of India.
3. Proficiency to teach through Hindi & English media.
Grant of additional HRA to the Central Govt Civilian Employees in the States of NER, A&N Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh
No. 28/1 /2017-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
New Delhi, dated the 14th, August, 2018.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject.- Grant of additional HRA to the civilian employees of the Central Government serving in the States of North Eastern Region, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh.
Consequent upon revision of rates of House Rent Allowance (HRA)/additional HRA w.e.f.01.07.2017 vide this Department’s O.M. No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 07/07/2017 and O.M. of even number dated 19.07.2017 respectively, it has been decided to grant additional HRA at old duty station w.e.f. 01.07,2017 to all those Central Government civilian employees who have been transferred to North Eastern Region, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands and Ladakh, prior to 01.07.2017 or after 01.07.2017 and continue to remain posted there after 01.07.2017, as under:-
(I) In case of civilian employees of Central Government transferred to and posted from a date prior to 01.07.2017 who leave their families behind at the old duty station, the HRA of the old duty station will be calculated on the revised pay drawn on 0107.2017 with the percentage rates of HRA effective on 01.07.2017 as per O.M. No. 2/5/2017-E.II(B) dated 07/07/2017
(ii) In case of civilian employees of Central Government transferred to and posted from a date on or after 01.07.2017 who leave their families behind at the old duty station, the HRA of the old duty station will be calculated on the revised pay drawn on the date of transfer with the percentage rates of HRA effective on the date of transfer.
2. This is issued with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Closure of Office / Buildings surroundings R.P.Bhawan on the occasion of Independence Day Celebrations 2018
MOST IMMEDIATE
F. No. 12/10/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th August, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Closure of Office/Buildings surroundings R.P. Bhawan in connection with AT HOME FUNCTION on the occasion of Independence Day Celebrations 2018. – regarding.
The Anti-Sabotage Checks are required to be done in the buildings (as per list enclosed), before AT HOME FUNCTION at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 15.08.2018 evening. These buildings will have to be vacated by 0900 hours on 15.08.2018, so that rooms are scaled after regular Anti-Sabotage checks are completed. It has therefore been decided that the Government Offices located in the buildings in the Annexure to this OM would be closed by 0900 hours on 15.08.2018 (Wednesday)
Hindi version will follow.
(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
F.No. 12/4/2018 – JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th August, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Change of date of holiday on account of Id-u-Zuha (Bakrid) during 2018 for all Central Government administrative offices located at Delhi / New Delhi.
As per list of holidays circulated vide this Ministry’s O.M.No.12/3/2017-JCA-2 dated the 14th June, 2017, the holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) falls on Wednesday the 22nd August, 2018. It has been brought to notice of this Ministry that in Delhi Id-ul-Zuha will be celebrated on 23rd August, 2018. Accordingly, it has been decided to shift the holiday to 23rd August, 2018 in place of 22nd August, 2018 as notified earlier, for all Central Government administrative offices at Delhi / New Delhi.
2. For Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi the Employees Coordination Committees or Head of Offices (where such Committees are not functi ning) can decide the date depending upon the decision of the concerned State Government.
Hindi version will follow.
(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary Government of India
