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Meeting with BPMS delegation – BPMS letter to Defence Minister

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Meeting with BPMS delegation

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH
(AN ALL INDIA FEDERATION OF DEFENCE WORKERS)
(AN INDUSTRIAL UNIT OF B.M.S.)
(RECOGNISED BY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA)

REF: BPMS / MOD / Meeting / 173 (8/1/M)

Date: 09.11.2017

To,

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman,
Defence Minister, Government of India,
South Block, New Delhi

Subject – Meeting with BPMS delegation.

Hon?ble Madam,

We are grateful to your good self for granting an opportunity to reflect our concerns/views on the following matters:-

1. On the recommendations of Shekatkar Committee/Committee of Experts, 14 Station Workshops, 04 Ordnance Depots, 43 Military Farms, Army Postal Services are going to be closed down/disbanded. All the Army Base Workshops are going to be run on the „GOCO? model. Implementation of the above will affect the 31012 permanent Civilian employees and more than 01 lakh indirect workers.

Disbandment of above Defence Installation will adversely affect the job opportunities to the communities like Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes, Minorities, Female, Differently Able Persons, Meritorious Sports Persons, reemployment of ex-serviceman, regional development through direct/indirect employment, non-employment issues like school/colleges, market, hospitals etc. in the vicinity of the establishments, monopolistic approach by the private players, public welfare.

In such circumstances, how can the Government fulfill the dreams of Hon?ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas: Collective Efforts, Inclusive Growth”?

Considering the impact on the regular employees, casual workers, contract workers and society as a stakeholder due to disbandment of above defence establishments, this federation requests to your good self to reconsider and revoke the decision of disbandment/closure of these Defence Installations.

2. Grant of one time relaxation from the ceiling of 5% limit for compassionate appointment in Defence establishments is pending since long in Min of Defence. You are requested to expedite the same.

3. You are requested to grant a separate meeting for discussion on vital issues of Ordnance Factory Organization (OFB).

Thanking you in anticipation.
Sincerely yours
(MUKESH SINGH)
Secretary BPMS

Source : BPMS

7th CPC : Fixation of Pension of medical officers retired during 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017

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7th CPC : Fixation of Pension of medical officers retired during 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017

No.38/37/16-P&PW(A)(iv)
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare .

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated, the 8th November, 2017

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Fixation of Pension of medical officers retired during 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017

In accordance with Rule 33 of Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 the emoluments reckoned for calculation of pension include Non-practicing Allowance (NPA) granted to medical officers in lieu of private practice.

2. In the case of medical officers who have retired from 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017, the pension is based on emoluments which included NPA @ 25% of the pre-revised pay. Orders have been issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide OM No.12-2/2016-EIII.A dated 7th July, 2017 for grant of NPA to serving medical officers @ 20% of basic pay w.e.f. 1.7.2017. Accordingly, the medical officers retired/retiring on or after 1.7.2017 are entitled to pension based on emoluments which include NPA at the rate of 20% of the revised basic pay.

3. The matter regarding revision of pension of the medical officers who retired during 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017 based on revised rate of NPA has been examined by the Government. It has been decided that the pension/family pension in respect of medical officers who retired/died during 1.1.2016 to 30.6.2017 shall be further revised w.e.f. 1.7.2017 by adding NPA @ 20% to the basic pay on the date of retirement.

4. The fixation of pension/family pension of retired medical officers in the above manner will be further subject to the condition that emoluments (i.e. Basic Pay + NPA) to be reckoned for pension do not exceed Rs.2,37,500/- (Rupees two lakh thirty seven thousand and five hundred only).

5. This issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their J.D. No. 1(l8)/E-V/2017 dated 23rd October, 2017.

6. Hindi version will follow.

(Harjit Singh)
Director

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Health and Malaria Allowance – 7th CPC Railway Order

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Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission as accepted by the Government Health and Malaria Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOAR

PC-VII No – 70
RBE No. 153/2017
New Delhi, dated 27.10.2017

No. E(P&A)1-2017/SP-1/Gen1-2

The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub: Implementation of recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission as accepted by the Government Health and Malaria Allowance.

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Consequent upon the decisions taken by the government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to revision of allowances, the President is pleased to revise the rates of Health and Malaria Allowance, granted to Health and Malaria Inspectors (Health Inspectors) in Indian Railways. The allowance will be paid as per cell R3H3 of the Risk and Hardship Matrix. The rate of this allowance will be Rs.1000/- per month upto level 8 in Pay Matrix (VII CPC) and Rs.1200/-per month for level 9 and above in Pay Matrix(VII CPC).

2. The rate of this allowance will further increase by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent.

3. The revised rates of allowance shall be admissible with effect from 1st July, 2017.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

5. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.

No. E(P&A)1-2017/SP-1/Gen1-2

Source : NFIR

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Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses – Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent

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No.19011/01/2015-Fin.II(Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated November 03, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Guidelines on Air Travel on Government Expenses – Purchase of Tickets from Authorised Agent- reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to GoI 14 below SR 48-B wherein provision has been made that in all cases of air travel, where Govt. of India bears the cost of air passage, the officials have to travel, only by Air India. Further, GoI 16 below the rule stipulates for purchase of air ticket directly from Airlines (Booking Counter or website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of the authorised agents viz. M/s. Balmer Lawrie & Co., M/s Ashoka Travels & Tours and IRCTC. Department of Expenditure, M/o. Finance time and again also stressed the need of travel only by Air India and purchase of air tickets from permissible source. Recent in this row is their OM No. 19024/22/2017 E-IV dated 18th July, 2017 (copy enclosed for ready reference).

2.Despite this MHA is frequently in receipt of proposals for relaxation of above rules citing reason of ignorance/unawareness of these guidelines. Department of Expenditure has clarified to MHA that henceforth relaxation on account of ignorance/unawareness of the guidelines would not be considered by them in future.

3.It is, accordingly, stressed upon all the offices/Division under the ambit of Integrated Finance Division of MHA to scrupulously follow the guidelines relating to air travel.

S/d,
(Kumar Manoj Kashyap)
Under Secretary & AFA (Fin-II)
Tel. 23093245

No. 19024/22/2017-EN
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 19th July, 2017

Office Memorandum

Subject :– Guidelines on Air Travel on Official Tours — Purchase of air ticket from authorized agent.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments’ Q.M. No. 19024/1/2005-E.IV dated 24.03.2006, Q.M. No. 19024/1/2009-E.ly dated 16.09.2010 and D.M. No. 19024/1/2012-E.IV dated 09.07.2013 regarding guidelines on Air travel. As per these guidelines, in all cases of Air Travel where the Government of India bears the cost of air passage, Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/office/Website of Airlines) and if needed, by utilizing the services of three Authorized Travel Agents viz, M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC).

2. This Department is receiving a large number of proposals from various Ministries/Departments seeking ex- post-facto relaxation of the prescribed procedure for purchase of air tickets from authorized travel agents only.

3. The matter has been reconsidered in this Department. All Ministries/Departments are again directed to:

(i) Ensure strict compliance of extant guidelines for purchase of air ticket directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/office/Website of Airlines) or from three authorized Travel Agents viz. M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited, M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and IRCTC only by all officials/offices under their control. Henceforth relaxation on account of ignorance/unawareness of these guidelines will not be considered by this Department.

ii) In case of non-availability of authorized agent at a particular place, ticket may be booked from website of Airlines or web portal of Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd., M/s Ashok Travels & Tours and IRCTC.

iii) In respect of Non-officials of Committees/Boards/Panels, the concerned Ministry/Department have to mention in the meeting notice that the Non-official Member has to purchase the ticket from authorized travel agent only otherwise his claim will not be settled by that Ministry/Department.

iv) All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, etc. have to widely circulate this O.M. in all offices including attached/subordinate offices/ autonomous bodies under their control with specific instructions to Heads of Departments concerned for strict compliance of these guidelines. Non-compliance of these guidelines by Ministries/Departments will be treated as lapse on the part of the concerned Ministry/Department.

(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Signed Copy

SHe-Box Online Complaint Management System for working women to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace launched by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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SHe-Box Online Complaint Management System for working women to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace launched by Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

WCD Minister Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi today launched a comprehensive SHe-Box online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to lodge complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. The SHe-Box was launched in New Delhi today to ensure the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013.

The new SHe-Box portal offers the facility of making online complaints of sexual harassment at workplace to all women employees in the country including government and private employees. Those who have already filed a written complaint with the concerned Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) or Local Complaint Committee (LCC) constituted under the SH Act are also eligible to file their complaint through this portal.

Launching the online facility, the WCD Minister, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said that this is a historic step since it is probably the first ever time that the government of any country has launched an online portal to receive complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. The government is completely committed to provide a safe and fair environment to working women. It is for this reason that the WCD Ministry has made efforts to make the setting up of Internal Complaint Committees mandatory at all workplaces, the Minister explained. She said that the WCD Ministry has also produced a manual and has organized training programmes for Internal Complaint Committees and in the next significant step, the SHe-Box has been launched to provide platform to aggrieved women to make their complaints directly so that suitable action is taken to redress their grievances. These complaints will be monitored by the WCD Ministry, Smt Maneka Gandhi assured.

SHe-Box portal is an effort to provide speedier remedy to women facing sexual harassment at workplace. Once a complaint is submitted to the portal, it will be directly sent to the ICC/LCC of the concerned employer. Through this portal, WCD as well as complainant can monitor the progress of inquiry conducted by the ICC/LCC. This is a proactive step taken by MWCD in the wake of the worldwide social media campaign #MeToo, where women have related their experience of facing sexual harassment and abuse. The portal can be accessed at the link given below:

Link to the SHe-Box portal: http://shebox.nic.in/

Users of SHe-Box also have the option of interacting with Ministry of WCD through this portal, with an assured time-bound response. The portal also provides information on 112 institutions empaneled by MWCD to conduct training/workshops on the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace. It also has the option for resource persons and institutions willing to contribute to training on this subject in various organisations to submit their applications. SHe-Box will provide a platform to these empanelled institutes/organisations to share their capacity building activities with the Ministry which in turn will be able to monitor the activities of these institutes/organizations so empanelled from across the country.

The Ministry has published a Handbook and Training Module on the SH Act to provide information about the provisions of the Act in easy to use practical manner. The private organizations are encouraged to customize the Training Module as per their extant service rules and disciplinary procedures prescribed therein.

Ensuring the dignity and safety of women must be first priority for any digital society. Towards realisation of the vision of the Digital India programme, the Ministry is promoting utilisation of information and communication technology to achieve the goal of gender equality and women empowerment. It is an effort to utilise the digital space to enable speedier response to the complaints of women against sexual harassment at workplace.

PIB

CPAO Order Revision of pension who were drawing Compulsory Retirement Pension

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE
CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE
TRIKOOT-II.BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE,
NEW DELHI-110066

CPAO/IT&Tech/Revision(7thCPC)/19.Vol-III(C)/2016-17/143

03.11.2017

Office Memorandum

Subject: – Implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre- 2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioners, etc.-reg.

DP&PW vide OM No. 38/37/2016-P&PW (A) dated-12.05.2017 on the above subject had issued detailed instructions to all concerned to revise the pensions of pre-2016 pensioners/ family pensioners. But while issuing instructions to PAOs vide CPAOs OM No. CPAO /IT& Tech/ Revision (7th CPC)/ 19 Vol-III/2016-17/37 dated-25.05.2017 inadvertently an important point “that these orders would not be applicable for the purpose of revision of pension of those pensioners who were drawing compulsory retirement pension under Rule 40 of the CCS (Pension) Rules or compassionate allowance under Rule 41 of the CCS (Pension) Rules. The pensioners in these categories would continue to be entitled to get revised pension in accordance with the instructions contained in DP&PW O.M. No. 38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii) dated 04.08.2016” was missed.

Consequently, it has been noticed that some Ministries/Departments have revised the pensions of pensioners who were drawing compulsory retirement pension under Rule 40 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 or Compassionate allowance under 41 of the CCS (Pension) Rules also and sent to CPAO. These cases are to be returned to the concerned PAOs by CPAO.

In view of the above, to avoid any further problems arising out of it, all Pr. CCAs/CCAs/ CAs/ AGs/ Administrators of UPS are requested to instruct their PAOs not to revise such cases.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Md. Shahid Kamal Ansari)
(Asstt. Controller of Accounts)

Identification of Pensioners Associations under the Pensioners’ Portal

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igeadmin
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F.No.55/14/2017-P&PW(C)
Government of India
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi
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Identification of Pensioners Associations under the Pensioners’ Portal.

A Project on Pensioners’ Portal entrusted to Department of P&PWaims at the welfare of Central Civil Pensioners across the country. Its specific objective is to facilitate redressal of Pensioner’s grievances and provide detailed information, guidance etc on pension and other retirement related matters through various stake holders. The project envisages inter-alia association of registered Pensioners’ Associations of Central Government Employees and other welfare organizations in the implementation process.

Under the above project this Department has already identified 46 Pensioners Associations on the basis of the following criteria. These Associations are given one time hardware/software and Grant-in-Aid up to Rs.75,000/- per annum to participate in the implementation of the scheme to defray expenses on certain approved components such as telephone/internet connection, stationary etc.a

This Department now intends to identify Pensioners Associations in 2017-18 from 11 States and 4 UTs which are Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Tripura, Goa, Nagaland, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Dadra & Nagar Haveli looking after the welfare of Civil/Railways/Defence pensioners. The Central Government Pensioners Associations desirous of getting identified under the Pensioners’ Portal may send their details as indicated below along with copies of relevant documents with reference to above criteria along with a write up on their vision/plan to work towards welfare of Central Government Pensioners to Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare at the address given above within 30 days from date of publication of advertisement in newspapers. Super scribing – “Identification under Pensioners Portal”

1) Name of Pensioners’ Association with Address etc.
2) Date of Registration/incorporation
3) Memorandum of Associations (MOA)& rules, if any
4) Objectives of the Association
5) Sources of funding
6) Total membership of the Association
7) Audited Accounts for last 3 years
8) Annual Activities Report for last 3 years
9) Publication/journal details
10) Composition of General Body
11) Number of General Body Meetings held
12) Premises (whether hired or owned) by the Association
13) Infra-structural details
14) With whom the Association interact frequently
15) Is the Association also involved in social activities in addition to pension related matters. If so, provide details thereof along with documents/ photographs etc.

(Seema Gupta)
Director (PW)

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Non-Functional upgradation for officers of Organized Group `A’ Services in PB-3, PB-4 and HAG

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igeadmin
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No.AB-14017/30/2011-Estt.(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pensions
(Deptt. Of Personnel & Training)

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Room No.215-A/II,
North Block, New Delhi.
Dated: 6th November, 2017.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Non-Functional upgradation for officers of Organized Group `A’ Services in PB-3, PB-4 and HAG.

Reference is invited to this Department OM No.AB.14017/64/2008-Estt(RR) dated 24.4.2009 on the above subject. The details of batch of the officers belonging to the Indian Administrative Service who have been posted at the Centre in various grades of PB-3, PB-4 and HAG was last circulated in this Department OM of even number dated 14-9-2017.

2. The details of the IAS officers who have been subsequently posted in the Centre in various grades as well as the date of posting of the first officer belonging to the batch is annexed. Necessary action may be taken for grant of higher scale for the officers belonging to batches of Organized Group `A’ Services that are senior by two years or more and have not so far been promoted to that particular grade in accordance with the provisions of this Department’s OM No.AB.14017/64/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 24.4.2009.

3. Hindi version will follow.

(G. Jayanthi)
Joint Secretary (E.I)

non-upgradation

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Maha Dharna on 9th, 10th & 11th November 2017

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igeadmin
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Maha Dharna on 9th, 10th & 11th November 2017

MOST IMPORTANT

MAHA DHARNA – VENUE
PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI.

Dear Comrades,

It is informed that the main venue of Maha Dharna on 9th , 10th & 11th November 2017 to be held by Central Trade Unions & Independent Federations at New Delhi will be Parliament Street , adjacent to Jantar Mantar (Not Hangar Mantar).

All comrades of Confederation affiliated Organisations are requested to assemble at Parliament Street at 10 AM where banner of the Confederation will be exhibited.

M.Krishnan
Secretary General
Confederation

Source : Confederation

Biometric Attendance System on Indian Railways

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igeadmin
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No.163/2017

No. E(G)2017/LE 1-34

New Delhi, dated : 03/11/2017

The General Managers
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(As per Standard list)

Sub : Biometric Attendance System on Indian Railways.

As you are aware, detailed instructions were issued vide Board’s letter No. E(G)2014/LE 1-27 dated 30.12.2014 regarding introduction of “Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System” (AEBAS) on Indian Railways. In terms of these instructions, in the first phase, the staff working in the Zonal Headquarters Office, Administrative Office of Production Units, RDSO/Lucknow, METRO Rail/Kolkata, CORE/Allahabad and Divisional Headquarter offices which do not fall under the shift duty roster were to be covered.

It has been observed that there has been very tardy progress in the implementation of these instructions on most of the Zonal Railways/Units. In some of the Railways, the process has not yet been initiated.

Board have reviewed the progress of the implementation of these instructions, and has taken a very serious view of the slow progress made in this regard.

It is therefore directed that AEBAS should be implemented in the aforesaid offices by 30th November, 2017 and a report regarding implementation may be sent to Board immediately thereafter.

It is further directed that the AEBAS should be implemented in all the offices of the Railways including PUs, attached and subordinate offices etc. by 31st January, 2018 and a status report in this regard be furnished to Railway Board immediately thereafter.

AEBAS should be integrated and implemented in such a way that status of biometric machines and attendance at divisional/Unit Ievel should be accessible by DRM office. Similarly, all DRM offices be integrated with Zonal Railways and all the Zonal Railways with Railway Board so that monitoring of attendance of any location can be done by Railway Board. CCTV cameras should also be provided with the Biometric machine in similar fashion.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(S.Pal)
Jt. Director Estt. (Genl.)
Railway Board

Signed Copy

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