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Guidelines to be followed for holding of Conferences / Workshops / Seminars – FINMIN

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Guidelines to be followed for holding of Conferences / Workshops / Seminars – FINMIN

No. 19/(36)/E.Coord/2018
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E.Coord Branch

New Delhi, the 30th May, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines to be followed for holding of Conferences/ Workshops/Seminars, etc. (Domestic & International)

Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has been issuing guidelines for holding of Conferences/ Workshops/ Seminars, etc. (Domestic & International) from time to time with the objective that Ministries/Departments undertake such events keeping in mind the absolute necessity of it and adhering to uÜnost economy. The extant guidelines have been reviewed and stand revised.

2. It has been decided that henceforth only proposals involving expenditure above Rs. 40 lakhs for International as well as domestic Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops etc, will need to be referred to the Departrnent of Expenditure.

3. International conferences/ workshops / seminars / meetings etc:

i) All proposals involving expenditure of Rs. 40 Lakh or less for holding conferences/ workshops/ seminars} meetings etc. involving participation of foreign delegates may be decided by the Ministry/ Department in consultation with their Financial Adviser The approval of the Minister in Charge, political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs and clearance of Ministry of Home Affairs from security angle (wherever required) shall be obtained.

ii) All Proposals involving expenditure above Rs. 40 (Forty) lakh for incurring expenditure on holding conferences,’ workshops/ seminars/ meetings etc. with international participation should be referred to the Department of Expenditure (DOE) with the approval of the Minister in Charge. political clearance from Ministry of External Affairs and clearance of Ministry of Home Affairs from security angle (wherever required) for obtaining approval of the Cabinet Secretary through Secretary (Expenditure).

iii) Commitment for bearing travel/ accommodation cost on participants from foreign countries should be kept to the barest minimum. Ministries/ Departments shall exercise utmost economy and austerity in this regard

iv) “In-principle” approval of the Minister-in-charge should be taken sufficiently in advance before the event.

v) Priority will be given to those conferences that arise out of international agreements/ obligations. Other conferences etc. should be planned only if there is residual provision in the Budget.

vi) All preparations for holding the conference and other formalities should be completed sufficiently in advance to avoid any last minute hitch and embarrassment.

vii) All administrative arrangements including issuance of invitations should be done after receiving Cabinet Secretary’s approval or as per the powers delegated under this 0M.

4. Domestic conferences/ workshops / seminars/ meetings etc:

Proposals involving RS 40 (Forty) lakh or less may be decided by the Ministry/ Department in consultation with their Financial Adviser. proposals involving expenditure above Rs 40 (Forty) lakh for incurring expenditure on holding conferences/ workshops/ seminars/ meetings etc, with participation limited to Indian delegates only may be referred to Department of Expenditure for approval of Secretary (Expenditure). Approval of Secretary of the Ministry/ Department may be Obtained prior to the file being referred to Department of Expenditure.

5. Autonomous Bodies:

i) Conferences held by Autonomous Bodies generally generate revenue from sponsorships and registrations and most of the time either they do not require government support or require in small portions. Administrative Ministries are competent to grant approval for holding the conferences (whether domestic or international) where no funds are required from Government

ii) However, if Government funds are required and the financial assistance required is more than Rs. 40 Lakhs for International as well as Domestic conferences/ workshops ‘seminars/ meetings etc. such cases shall be referred to Department of Expenditure.

6. General Instructions:

While referring the cases of Conferences etc., whether domestic or international, to Department of Expenditure, following may be strictly adhered to:

(i) Holding of Exhibitions/ fairs/ seminars/ conferences/ workshops etc. abroad should be discouraged except for promotion of trade and business and for projection of ‘Brand India’. For this purpose, depending on the nature of event, if more than one Ministry/ Department is involved, a Nodal Ministry/ Department should be identified to take the lead for coordinating and organizing the event.

(ii) All proposals referred to Department of Expenditure on the subject should be sent at least one month in advance of commencement of the event and only through the Financial Adviser concerned While referring the proposals to the Department of Expenditure, it may be ensured that necessary clearances viz. from Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs etc. and approval of competent authority in the Ministry/ Department have been obtained and placed in the file. In the absence of these, the proposals will be returned without processing in the Department of Expenditure

(iii) Sufficient provision in the relevant Budget should be ensured before such proposals are processed in the Ministry/ Department and before referring proposals to Department of Expenditure. The proposal should clearly indicate the budget provision.

(iv) Stipulated timeline for submission of proposals may be adhered to strictly. It may be noted that henceforth, delayed proposals will not be processed unless accompanied by a Delay Report containing reasons for delay, duly approved by the Administrative Secretary.

(v) Holding of conferences/ workshops / seminars/ meetings etc. in Five Star Hotels is banned except in case of bilateral/ multilateral official engagements held at the level Of Minister-in-Charge or Administrative Secretary with foreign Government or international bodies of which India is a Member. Any deviation in this regard should be referred to the Department of Expenditure with adequate justification.

(vi) Ministries/Departments shall not resort to seeking ex post- facto approval on the proposals since they are liable to be rejected. Hence, adequate advance planning and obtention of all requisite approvals/clearances is emphasized

7. Notwithstanding the enhancement in the prescribed expenditure ceiling, all Ministries/ Departments shall ensure utmost economy in public expenditure.

8. This is in supersession of Department of Expenditure’s earlier instructions on tie subject cited above issued vide following OMs NO.:

i) 19(9)/E.Coord/2011 dated 5th March, 2015
ii)19(9)/E.Coord/2012 dated 12th July, 2012
iii)19(9)/E.Coord/2012 dated 13th September, 2011
iv) 7(1)/E.Coord/2010 dated 13th September, 2010
v) 7(1)/E.Coord/2010 dated 31st May, 2010
vi) 7(1)/E.Coord/2002 dated 28th May, 2003

9. These instructions will come into operation with immediate effect.

(H. Atheli)
Director

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CBSE to conduct Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 16th September, 2018

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CBSE to conduct Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 16th September, 2018 in 92 cities across the country

The Central Board of Secondary Education will be conducting the 11th edition of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 16/09/2018 (Sunday). The test will be conducted in 92 cities all over the country. The detailed Information Bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, eligibility criteria, examination fee, examination cities and important dates will be available on CTET official website www.ctet.nic.in w.e.f. 12/06/2018 (Tuesday). The aspiring candidates are requested to download the Information Bulletin from above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before applying. The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through CTET website www.ctet.nic.in. The online application process will start from 22/06/2018 (Friday) onwards. The last date for submitting online application is 19/07/2018 (Thursday) and fee can be paid upto 21-07-2018 (Saturday) before 3.30.p.m.

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GDS Strike will continue till the demands are achieved – AIGDSU

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GDS Strike will continue till the demands are achieved

Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Department of Posts are on indefinite strike for last ten days. Indefinite strike percentage is constant and some areas increased. More than 90% strike is recorded all over India.

In protest against inordinate delay, a peaceful Dharna will be conducted at Sanchar Bhavan today at 11-00 A.M. with the participation of Gramin Dak Savaks from nearby districts surrounded by Delhi said S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, AIGDSU.

He also said that strike will continue till the justified demands are achieved.

AICPIN for April 2018

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AICPIN for the month of April 2018

No. 5/1/2018-CPI
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU

`CLEREMONT’, SHIMLA-171004
DATED: 31st May, 2018

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-1W) — April, 2018

The All-India CPI-IW for April, 2018 increased by 1 point and pegged at 288 (two hundred and eighty eight). On I-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.35 per .cent between March, 201,8 and April, 2018 when compared with the increase of (+) 0.73 per cent between the corresponding months of-previous year.

The maximum upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing (+) 1.01 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Groundnut Oil, Fish Fresh, Milk, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower, French Bean, Green Coriander Leaves, Lady Finger, Methi, Palak, Peas, Potato, Radish, Tomato, Apple, Coconut, Lemon, Mango (Ripe), Electricity Charges, Petrol, Tailoring Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Wheat, Gram Dal, Eggs (Hen), Pure Ghee, Chillies Green, Onion, Bitter Gourd, Gourd, Parval, Sugar, Flowers/Flower Garlands, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.

Also Read : Expected DA from July 2018

The year-on-year inflation based on CPI-IW stood at 3.97 per cent for April, 2018 as compared to 4.36 per cent for the previous month and 2.21 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 1.33 per cent against 1.68 per cent of the previous month and 0.67 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Goa reported the maximum increase of 8 points followed by Giridih and Kodarma (5 points each). Among others, 4 points increase was observed in 5 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. On the contrary, Darjeeling and Rourkela recorded a maximum decrease of 4 points each followed by Ahmedabad and Amritsar (2 points each). Among others, 1 point decrease was observed in 9 centres, Rest of the 17 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 39 centres are above All-India Index and 38 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Bengaluru centre remained at par with All-India Index.

The next issue of CPI-IW for the month of May, 2018 will be released on Friday, 29th June, 2018. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureaunew.gov.in.

(AMRIT LAL JANGID)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR

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Dress Allowance to Drivers, Group D staff and GO of NVS (HQ), Regional Offices and JNVs

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Dress Allowance to Drivers, Group D staff and GO of NVS (HQ), Regional Offices and JNVs

NAVODAYA VIDYALYA SAMITI
(An Autonomous Organization
under Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Department of
School Education & Literacy)
Govt.of India
B-15, Institutional Area,
Sector-62, NOIDA
Uttar Pradesh-201309

F.No. 20-1/2017-NVS(Admn)

Dated :- 30.05.2018

NOTIFICATION

In compliance of the instruction of Govt. of India as contained in OM No. 19051/1/2017-E.IV dated 2nd August, 2017, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, approval of the Competent Authority is hereby conveyed for grant of Dress Allowance in respect of the following categories of staff:-

Sl.No Category of employee Rate Date of effect
1 Driver, Group-D staff
and GO of NVS Hqrs,
Regional Officers and JNVs		 Rs.5000/- per annum 1st July, 2017

2. The amount of dress allowance as indicated above shall be credited to the salary of the employee directly once in a year in the month of July.

3. This allowance covers basic uniform of the employee, its maintenance and washing, No other allowance/reimbursement is payable separately.

4. The staff concerned should always attend duty in uniform failing which Dress Allowance paid would be recovered.

(Dr. Honnareddy N)
Joint Commissioner(Admin)

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NFIR : Imposition of penalties of ‘Dismissal/Removal or Reduction in rank’ on employees in Railways

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NFIR : Imposition of penalties of ‘Dismissal/Removal or Reduction in rank’ on employees in Railways

NFIR

No. II/5/Part III

Dated: 30/05/2018

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Imposition of penalties of ‘Dismissal/Removal or Reduction in rank’ on employees in Railways – violation of provisions of the Constitution of India – reg.

Ref: G) NFIRos PNM Item No,31/2012.
(ii) Railway Board’s letter No. E(D&A)2012 RG 6-34 dated 30/09/2015.
(iii) NFIR’s letter No. II/5/Part II dated 21/02/2017.
(iv) NFIR’s letter No. II/5/Part III dated 19/02/2018

Pursuant to the NFIR’s Agenda Item No. 31/2012, instructions were re-iterated by the Railway Board vide letter dated 30/09/2015 that the penalties of dismissal/removal/compulsory retirement should not be imposed by the lower authorities merely on the ground that such authority has signed appointment/promotion order, which has actually been approved/ordered by the higher authorities.

In this connection, NFIR again invites the attention of Railway Board vide Federation’s letter dated 21/02/2017, followed by reminder dated 19/02/2018 that under the Article 311 of the Constitution of India no person, who is a member of a Civil Service of the Union or an All India Service or a Civil Service of a State or holds a Civil post under the Union or a State, shall be dismissed or removed by an authority subordinate to that by which he was appointed, as the Schedule of Powers (SoP) created by the Zonal Railways with the approval of General Managers in the Zones/Production Units are in violation of the Article 311.

It is not understood as to how a Group ‘C’ Railway employee appointed by a SA Grade Officer can be removed from service by a Sr. Scale/JA Grade Officer when he is not competent to exercise such power. Federation desires to mention that still the cases of removal/dismissal/compulsory retirement from Railway service in respect of Group ‘C’ employees, imposed by incompetent authorities are being reported to the Federation. In this connection, Federation cites a classic case of Northern Railway, facts of the same are placed below for proper appreciation and issuing suitable clarificatory instructions to the Zonal Railways etc., in general and Northern Railway in particular.

  • Shri Harminder Singh, Ticket Collector while working in Ferozpur Division of Northern Railway was issued major penalty charge sheet as a result of check conducted by Railway Board Vigilance. He was transfened inter-divisionally to Ambala Division. The DAR inquiry was conducted by the Inquiry Officer.
  • The Divisional Commercial Manager, Ferozpur (Sr. Scale Offrcer), though wrongly acting as Disciplinary Authority in this case had imposed punishment of removal from service (w.e.f. 03/01/2008) on employee. Surprisingly, the Sr. DCM, Ferozpur acted as Appellate Authority in this case, who while setting aside the punishment of removal from service, reduced the same to reduction in rank as Ticket Collector for a period of ten years vide order dated 27/08/2008.
  • The Appointing Authority viz., ADRM, Ferozpur, acted as Revisionary Authority in the instant case and further reduced the punishment imposed by the Appeliate Authority (Sr.DCM) i.e. reduction in rank for two years vide ordir dated 06/10/2008. Interestingly, the case has not seen the door of head quarters office and at no stage the Competent Revisionary Authority in head quarters has been involved in this major penalty case.
  • The employee in the meantime was relieved from Ferozpur Division to Ambala Division. Surprisingly, the ADRM, Ambala instead of implementing the order passed by the ADRM, Ferozpur referred the case to the General Manager, Vigilance, Northern Railway knowing fully well that the punishment of reduction in rank for a period of two years falls within the definition of ‘Major Penalty’, therefore there was no necessity to make reference to the Vigilance organization. This action of the ADRM, Ambala for not implementing the order by the same Authority is highly irregular and in gross violation of Board’s order issued vide letter No. 2012/VI/Meet/5/2 dated 28/11/2017.

The points cited above are sufficient to prove that in the Divisions/Zones,Units, the Administrative Authorities do not care to implement directives issued by the Railway Board from time to time while at the same time the rules/schedule of powers created on the Zones/Units with the approval of General Managers etc., are in gross violation of Article 311 of the Constitution. Federation also reiterates that relevant provisions framed by the Railway Board and the SoPs on the Zones etc., if challenged by the employee before the Court of Law, the Railways and the Railway Board has no ground to defend as the decisions are against the spirit of the Constitution.

NFIR, therefore, requests the Railway Board to kindly issue instructions for modification of the SOPs in terms of constitutional provision, and also to settle the above mentioned case in accordance with the law. Action taken in the matter may be conveyed to the Federation.

Yours faithfully

(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source : NFIR

Consultation with the Commission in respect of Retired officers of Public Sector Banks

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Consultation with the Commission in respect of Retired officers of Public Sector Banks

CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
Satarkta Bhawan, G.P.O. Complex,
Block A, INA, New Delhi-110023

No. 018/VGL/021
Dated 2nd May 2018

Circular No.03/05/18

Subject: Consultation with the Commission in respect of Retired officers of Public Sector Banks – clarifications reg.

The Commission at present is being consulted at two stages in vigilance cases / disciplinary proceedings i.e. first stage advice is obtained on the investigation reports, and second stage advice is obtained before a final decision is taken at the conclusion of the proceedings, as per extant laid down procedures.

2. The Commission while examining references received from various Public Sector Banks for advice has observed instances of non-consultation in matters of retired officers of SMGS-V and above of the Public Sector Banks. Though the levels/categories of officers of SMGS-V and above have been notified for referring cases for advice of the Commission, some PSBs are not consulting the Commission for advice in all matters involving vigilance angle or before initiating action under the Pension Regulations of the respective banks, i.e., first stage advice.

3. It is clarified that the Commission is required to be consulted at first stage as well as second stage, in matters of retired officers, i.e. officers of SMGS-V and above, as per the prescribed procedure when action is proposed to be initiated after retirement under the Pension Regulations too.

4. All Public Sector Banks are advised to ensure as clarified above.

(J. Vinod Kumar)
Director

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DOPT ORDER – Calendar for Cadre Review of Central Group ‘A’ Services

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Calendar for Cadre Review of Central Group ‘A’ Services

F.No. I. 11019/9/2018 – CRD
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Cadre Review Division

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Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, dated 25/5/2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Calendar for Cadre Review of Central Group ‘A’ Services

The undersigned is directed to say that in terms of this Department’s OM No.I.11011/1/1009-CRD dated 14/12/2010 the ideal periodicity of cadre review is 5 years. Despite the said instructions and repeated reminders, it has been observed that the said periodicity is not followed. The cadre review in some cases is pending for even more than 40 years.

2.In view of the above, this Department has prepared a calendar (Annexure) for cadre review of the Central group ‘A’ Services, which is required to be followed by the Cadre Controlling Authorities (CCA) strictly. The months and year mentioned in the calendar is the time frame by which the cadre review proposal should be submitted by the Cadre Controlling Authorities to DoPT positively.

3.All the CCAs are therefore requested to submit cadre review proposals in accordance with the calendar without any exemption. For other service which have not been mentioned in the calendar and the cadre review is not due, the Cadre Controlling Authority concerned may submit their proposal in accordance with the Cadre Review Guidelines, as and when they feel that the cadre review is required.

4.Any proposal for addition in cadre strength of Central Group ‘A’ Services (Creation, encadrement, upgradation, merger etc.) must be routed through DoPT as reiterated in this Department’s OM No. I. 11019/17/2016- CRD dated 15/2/2017.

Sd/-
(M S Subramanya Rao)
Director (CRD)

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Amendment in norms prescribed for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil/ Defence Sector.

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Amendment in norms prescribed for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil/ Defence Sector.

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
18.Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg
New Delhi 110016

F.1-23(3)/2004-KVS/Admn.I/

Dated: 16.05.2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Amendment in norms prescribed for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil/ Defence Sector.

In pursuance of the decision taken by the Board of Governors (BoG) of KVS, in its 109th meeting held on 06.03.2018, the existing norms prescribed for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalaya under Civil / Defence Sector are amended to the extent as given hereunder:-

1. Essential requirement for a new proposal for Kendriya Vidyalaya.

The following essential requirements of KVS will have to be mandatorily fulfilled by the sponsoring authorities for establishment of new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Civil/ Defence Sector:-

(a) Availability ,of one suitable extent of land, free of cost, as per the exact KVS norms.

(b) Availability of at least 500 employees of the transferable and non-transferable Central Govt. employees including Defence and Para-Military Personnel, Central Autonomous Bodies/ Central PSUs Central Institutes of Higher Learning.

(c) Availability of rent free suitable temporary accommodation as per KVS norms.

If a sponsoring authority fails to fulfil any of the three essential requirements as mentioned from (a) to (c) above, the proposal will not be processed further and will be awarded zero weightage.

2. Relaxations for LWE districts / Hill areas / NER.

The Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts, State of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, North Eastern Region States including the State of Sikkim will be considered separately with relaxed norms as well as ,additional 10 grace points, The special provisions for Districts /States, are given hereunder:-

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3. Evaluation of the proposal for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalaya under Challenge Method.

The norms for evaluation of proposal for opening of new Kendriya Vidyalayas under Challenge Method including parameters and weightage scores are as under:-

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KVS Office-Memorandum of even number dated 20.01.2017 stands modified accordingly.

S/d,
(Dr. Shachi Kant )
Joint Commissioner (Pers.)

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BSNL Employees – Guidelines of Retention of Quarters

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BSNL Employees – Guidelines of Retention of Quarters

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD.
(A Govt. Of India Enterprise)
Building Section Wo GM (Admn.), BSNL Corporate Office,
Eastern Court, Janpath, New Delhi-110 001
Phone Nos. 23324030, 23319935, 23325410;
email: agmbldgbsnlco@gmail.com

No.:- BSNL/Admn./Staff.Qrs (Retn.)/31-2/2015 (Pt.)/18

Dated :- 25.05.2018

OFFICE ORDER

Sub.:- Guidelines regarding retention of BSNL accommodation in the cases of various events like Retirement, Transfer, and Death.

BSNL Management has been receiving repeated requests/representations from employees for modifying exiting BSNL policy of retention of quarters issued, vide memo No. BSNL/Admn./Staff Qrs./(Retn.)/31-2/2015, dated 19.08.2015, and further revised vide letter dated 08.03.2017. Requests/representations received are primarily for restoration of BSNL retention policy at par with Directorate of Estate’s which existed prior to earlier order under reference.

2. Accordingly, after detailed deliberation, the case of retention policy has been reviewed and it has been decided that retention for BSNL accommodation at Delhi in cases of events of Retirement/Transfer and Death will be as per following details:-

S.No Event Permissible Period
(i) Retirement Cases Six (6) Months on Normal Licence Fee+Deptt. Charges.
The permissible limit of quarter retention will be 2 Months additional on Normal Licence Fee + Deptt. Charges subject to fulfitment of exigency grounds of medical and education
(ii) Transfer Cases First Two (2) on Normal Licence Fee +Deptt. Charges and further Six (6) Months on Double licence Fee + Deptt. Charges
(iii) Death Cases Twelve (12) Months on Normal Fee + Deptt. Charges and for a further period of Twelve (12) Months on Normal licences Fee+ Deptt. Charges provided the deceased or missing allottee or any members of family does not own a house at the place of occupation of accommodation.

3 The benefit of retention of quarters as per new dispensation will be accruing from the date of issuance of this order to all BSNL employees including the pensioners who are in occupation of BSNL quarters.

4. Further to above, the existing arrangement followed by BSNL in respect of othe ents/cases will continue to be followed without any alteration

5. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Asstt. General Manager (Bldg.)
BSNL CO New Delhi

Source : http://www.bsnleu.in

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