DC / JCM with Railway Board on 27th & 28th September, 2018
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No.2018/E(LR)I/JCM 2-1
14.08.2018
The General Secretary,
AIRF,
4, State Entry Road.
New Delhi —110 055.
The General Secretary,
NFIR,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi —110 055.
Dear Sirs,
Sub: Meeting of DC/JCM (Railways).
The next meeting of DC/JCM with Railway Board will be held on 27th & 28th September, 2018 at 11:00 hrs. in the Conference Hall, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.
Kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting along with nominated member of DC/JCM.
Exclusion of Retiring Railway Employees from mandatory joining of RELHS 97 – AIRF PNM Item No.19/2016
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAIWAY BOARD)
No.2011/H/28/I/RELHS/Court Case
New Delhi, Dated-31.07.2018
General Managers,
All Indian Railways
Including PUs, RDSO & NAIR.
Sub:- AIRF PNM Item No.19/2016 — Provision for exclusion of retiring railway employees from mandatory joining of RELHS — 97.
Ref:- Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 31.05.2012.
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Vide Board’s letter cited under reference joining of Retired Employees Liberalized Health Scheme (RELHS) -97 had been made mandatory for all retiring, railway employees without any exit clause Whatsoever. However, repeated requests are being received from retiring railway employees to provide an exit clause from .joining RELHS —97, In some cases Hon’ble Courts have also ordered for exclusion of certain retiring railway employees from mandatory joining of RELHS — 97.
The matter has been examined in consultation with finance Directorate and it has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority that exclusion from mandatory joining of RELHS -97 may be given in cases of those retiring railway employees who are covered for life long comprehensive medical treatment facility for self and dependents, if any, on the RELHS or any other Central/ State Government medical facility on the strength of the medical card of their spouse. However, such retiring railway employees will be required to submit a copy of medical card of their spouse in which they have been included as a beneficiary for self and dependent(s), if any, for life-long comprehensive medical treatment facility on the RELHS or any other Central/State Government medical facility on the strength of the medical card of their spouse along-with an undertaking that the retiring employee will never request for issuance RELHS card in future.
This will take effect from the date of issue of these instructions.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate.
(R.S. Shukla)
Joint Director, Health
Railway Board
Advance payment of salary on account of Onam festival – Railway Order
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2013/E(LL)/PW/2
New Delhi, dated:17.08.2018
The General Manager (P),
Southern Railway,
Chennai.
Sub: Advance payment of salary on account of Onam festival.
Ref: Railway’s letter No. P(R)483/P/DP/Vol XIII dated 17.08.2018
Sanction of Ministry of Railways is hereby communicated for advance payment of salaries to employees of Southern Railway (working in divisions/construction units situated in the State of Kerala) on 21.08.2018/ 22.08.2018 on account of Onam festival, 2018.
Bakrid Holiday now on 22nd August 2018 – Latest DOPT ORDER
MOST IMMEDIATE
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 20th 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.
In supersession of this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 14/08/2018 on the subject cited above and on the basis of the report of Ruiyat Hilal (moon deciding Committee) headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari intimating that witnesses of sighting of moon have been received from different cities of India, it has been decided that in Delhi Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) will be celebrated on 22nd August, 2018 instead of 23.08.2018 as notified vide this Ministry’s OM No. 12/3/2017-JCA2 dated 14.06.2017 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 functioning) can decide the date depending upon the decision of the concerned State Government.
3. The earlier OM issued in this regard vide OM of even number dated 14/08 2018 stands withdrawn.
Hindi version will follow.
(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary Government of India
Clarification of term Non-family Station – Estates Order
F.No. 12035/4/2015-Poll.II
Government of India
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Directorate of Estates
Policy-II Section
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi -110 108
Dated the 1st August, 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Clarification regarding the term Non-Family Station’ in respect of concessional retention given under Rule 43 of CGGPRA Rules, 2017.
In continuation to the D.M. of even Number dated 10.4.2018 vide which the concessional retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation at the last place of posting by Central Government Civilian Employees, Centrally Armed Paramilitary Forces employees and officers of All India Services on their posting to a Non-family stations was extended up to 30.06.2021 on payment of normal rate of licence fee, it is further clarified that the term ‘Non Family station’ includes:-
(i) North Eastern Region, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, State of Jammu & Kashmir ;
(ii) Left Wing Extremist (LWE) areas, as declared by Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time.
2. All the other terms and conditions of 0.M dated 10.4.2018 will remain unchanged.
(Swarnali Banerjee)
Deputy Director of Estates (Policy)
7th CPC Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy to Railway Employees
RBE No. 114/2018 PC – VII No. 110
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)
No. E(W)2017/ED-2/3
New Delhi, dated 13.08.2018
The General Managers(P),
All Zonal Railways &
Production Units.
Sub: Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) – Implementation of decisions relating to the grant Children Education Allowance (CEA) and Hostel Subsidy Consolidated instruction
Representation of NFIR regarding upgradation of pay structure of JEs/SSEs
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
No. PC-VII/20151R-U19 (Part.)
New Delhi, dated: 06/08/2018
To
The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi – 55.
Sub: Representation of NFIR regarding upgradation of pay structure of JEs/SSEs.
Ref: NFIR’s letter No. IV/NFIR/7 CPC(Imp)2017/R.B – Part. II dated 23.07.2018.
Please refer to NFIR’s representation dated 23.07.2018 addressed to Hon’ble MR requesting intervention of Hon’ble for obtaining approval of Ministry of Finance (MoF) for upgradation GP-4600 to GP-4800.
2. With respect to above, it is stated that Railway Board have been” making persistent efforts with various levels for obtaining approval of proposal sent MoF vide Board’s OM dated 08.02.2017 proposing revision of pay structure of Sr.Supervisors in Group ‘C’ of all departments (other than Account Department) to upgrade 75% of such Supervisor posts from Level-7 (erstwhile GP-4600) to Level-8 (erstwhile GP – 4800) and to bring parity in the pay scales of Group 13′ Officers Accounts/Non-Accounts department.
3. It has already been intimated to NFIR through ATS on PNM-NFIR Item Nos. 3 & 10/2018 that a D.O. letter dated 20.04.2017 was sent from Hon’ble MR to Hon’ble FM for expediting approval on above proposal. Thereafter, a reminder dated 15.05.2018 from EDPC-II to JS(Pers)/MoF was also sent in this connection. Recently, a D.O. letter dated 13.07.2018 (Annex-I) from Board(CRB) to Finance Secretary has also been sent requesting them to expedite approval on Board’s proposal dated 08.02.2017.
Direct Recruitment of Principals, Vice-Principals, PGTs, TGTs, Librarian and PRTs in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
The Scheme of Kendriya Vidyalayas (Central Schools) was approved in November, 1962 by the Government of India on the recommendations of the second Central Pay Commission. It recommends that the Government should develop a scheme to provide uninterrupted education to the wards of transferable Central Government employees. Consequently, Central School Organization was started as a unit of the Ministry of Education (now Ministry of Human Resource Development) of the Govt. of India.
Initially 20 Regimental Schools, then functioning at places having large concentration of defense personnel, were taken over as Central Schools during the academic year 1963-64
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act. (XXI of 1860) on 15th December, 1965. The primary aim of the Sangathan is to provide, establish, endow, maintain, control and manage the Central Schools (Kendriya Vidyalayas) located all over India and abroad. The Govt. of India wholly finances the Sangathan. It runs approximately 1190 Kendriya Vidyalayas including three abroad, five Zonal Institutes of Education and Training and twenty five Regional Offices spread across the country.
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan invites online applications from Indian citizens for recruitment of the Teaching staff to the posts of Principals, Vice-Principals, Post Graduate Teachers(PGTs), Trained Graduate Teachers(TGTs), Librarian, Primary Teacher (PRT) and Primary Teacher (Music). The written test will be conducted through Offline mode.
Candidates are required to apply online through KVS website www.kvsangathan.nic.in. No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted. The schedule of online application is as under:
(i) Commencement of online registration :24.08.2018 on KVS website www.kvsangathan.nic.in
(ii) Last date for online registration :13.09.2018 (upto 2359 Hours)
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS) (Sponsored by Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD))
Online application for “Central Sector Scheme for Scholarship for College and university students” for the year 2018, 1st Renewal for the year 2017, 2nd renewal for the year 2016 and 3rd Renewal for the year 2015 is available on National Scholarship Portal (https://scholarships.gov.in). Students may visit the National Scholarship Portal to apply for fresh & renewal of scholarship.
The last date for submission of online application form for renewal and for fresh scholarship 2018 is 31.10.2018.
All the candidates are advised to apply online within the stipulated time and get their online applications verified by the institutions (if required show the original documents to institute) else the application would be treated as INVALID.
Bye election to fill clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya — 2018 — Grant of paid holiday — regarding
No.12/3/2016-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 15th August, 2018.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Bye election to fill clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya — 2018 — Grant of paid holiday — regarding.
The undersigned is directed to state that in connection with the Bye Election to fill clear vacancies in the State Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya (35-Ranikor (ST) and 51-South Tura (ST) to be held on 23.8.2018 (Thursday), the guidelines already issued by this Department vide OM No 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001 (copy enclosed) would have to be followed for the Central Government Offices including industrial Establishments covered by the said OM.
2. The above instructions may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
