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Revised List of CGHS package rates for General Surgery

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Revised List of CGHS package rates for General Surgery

F No Z15025/8/2023/DIR/CGHS
Govt. of India
Min. of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Directorate of CGHS

CGHS Bhawan,
RK Puram –Sector-13, New Delhi.
Dated the February 1st, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of CGHS package rates for General Surgery – regarding

I am directed to convey the approval of the Competent Authority for the revision of CGHS package rates for General Surgery as per the details given below:

(all figures are in Rupees)

S No Code CGHS Treatment/Procedure/ Investigation List Revised CGHS
Rates for NABH
accredited
Hospitals		 Revised CGHS Rates for Non- NABH
accredited
Hospitals
1 3 Dressings of wounds 300 255
2 5 Aspiration Plural Effusion – Diagnostic 700 595
3 6 Aspiration Plural Effusion – Therapeutic 700 595
4 7 Abdominal / Peritoneal Aspiration – Diagnostic / Ascitic tapping / paracentesis – Diagnostic 700 595
5 8 Abdominal / Peritoneal Aspiration – Therapeutic/ Ascitic tapping / paracentesis- Therapeutic 750 640
6 12 Removal of Stitches /Sutures (7-12 sutures) 200 170
7 13 Venesection 700 595
8 14 Phimosis correction / Paraphimosis reduction / Circumcision Under LA 6000 5100
9 16 Injection /Sclerotherapy / Banding  of Haemorrhoids 700 595
10 17 Injection for Varicose Veins 700 595
11 18 Urinary bladder Catheterisation 700 595
12 19 Dilatation of Urethral stricture 2300 1955
13 20 Incision & Drainage under local Anaesthesia (Large) 2300 1955
14 371 Suturing of small wounds 1250 1060
15 372 Secondary suture of wounds 4000 3400
16 373 Debridement of wounds 1500 1275
17 374 Removal Of Foreign Bodies- without C-ARM 1500 1275
18 375 Excision of Cervical Lymph Node under LA 3100 2635
19 376 Excision of Axillary Lymph Node under Gl Anaesthesia 7900 6715
20 377 Excision of Inguinal Lymph Node under LA 3000 2550
21 381 Trucut Needle Biopsy (Including Needle) 3500 2975
22 390 Haemorrhoidectomy 30000 25500
23 391 Stappler haemorrhoidectomy 43700 37145
24 393 Varicose vein Surgery- Trendelenburg operation with suturing or ligation 23000 19550
25 420 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 40000 34000
26 421 Hiatus Hernia Repair- Abdominal 33000 28050
27 422 Hiatus Hernia Repair-Transthoracic 33000 28050
28 423 Exploratory Laparotomy (open) 25000 21250
29 424 Epigastric Hernia Repair 25000 21250
30 427 Inguinal Hernia Herniorrhaphy 26000 22100
31 428 Inguinal Hernia – Hernioplasty- 32000 27200
32 429 Femoral Hernia Repair 32000 27200
33 441 Cholecystectomy 24000 20400
34 442 Cholecystectomy & Exploration of CBD 33000 28050
35 444 Operation for Hydatid Cyst of Liver 27000 22950
36 446 Hepatic Resections (Lobectomy /Hepatectomy) 33000 28050
37 449 Appendicectomy 19000 16150
38 455 including exploratory Laparotomy 47500 40375
39 460 Excision of Small Intestine Fistula 45000 38250
40 463 Operations of the Duplication of the Intestines – including
exploratory Laparotomy		 41000 34850
41 469 Terminal Colostomy 30000 25500
42 470 Closure of Colostomy 30000 25500
43 471 Right Hemi-colectomy 32000 27200
44 472 Left Hemi-colectomy 32000 27200
45 473 Total Colectomy 40000 34000
46 476 Fissure in Ano with Internal sphinctrectomy with fissurectomy. 32000 27200
47 477 Fissure in Ano – Fissurectomy 29000 24650
48 478 Rectal Polyp-Excision 13700 11645
49 479 Fistula in Ano – High Fistulectomy 35000 29750
50 480 Fistula in Ano – Low Fistulectomy 23000 19550
51 482 Prolapse Rectum – Rectopexy 14000 11900
52 483 Prolapse Rectum – Grahams Operation Deleted Deleted
53 485 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus (open) 22000 18700
54 486 Excision of Pilonidal Sinus with closure 25000 21250
55 491 Radio ablation of varicose veins (RFA Ablation) 8500 7225
56 492 Laser ablation of varicose veins 40000 34000
57 502 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 33000 28050
58 503 Laparoscopic Appedicectomy 30000 25500
59 504 Laparoscopic Hernia – inguinoplasty (including Tacker and Mesh) 35000 29750
60 509 Other Major Surgery-Abdomen/GI Surgery Deleted Deleted
61 510 Other Minor Surgery-Abdomen/GI Surgery Deleted Deleted

2. These package rates are applicable in all CGHS Cities.

3 . These rates are in supersession of the hitherto existing CGHS package rates for the above items. The other terms and conditions of empanelment shall remain unchanged.

4. The revised package rates shall be applicable from the date of issue and shall be valid till further orders.

5. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority and concurrence of the Integrated Finance Division, Ministry of H&FW vide CD No. 3186 dated 01.02.2024.

(Dr. Manoj Jain)
Director, CGHS

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10th Pension Adalat focused on resolution of long outstanding Family Pension Cases

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10th Pension Adalat focused on resolution of long outstanding Family Pension Cases

Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DOPPW) held 10th Pension Adalat on 22.2.2024 under the under the auspices of Hon’ble MOS(PP) Dr. Jitendra Singh

Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions chaired the Nation-wide Pension Adalat at New Delhi on 22.2.2024. Redressal of Pensioners Grievances is a high priority of Government.  For speedy resolution of Pensioners Grievances Pension Adalats are being organized by DOPPW in which multiple stakeholders are brought on one platform for on-the-spot redressal. The 10th Pension Adalat focused on resolution of long outstanding Family Pension Cases.

105 Pensioner Grievances pending for more than 100 days were listed for deliberation comprising of Superannuation, Family Pension and Voluntary Retirement Cases. The Pension Adalat was attended by 12 Ministries/Departments including Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Defence Finance, CBDT, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Culture.  Out of 105 cases, 85 cases were resolved on the spot. 

Some of the important cases that were taken up in the Pension Adalat where Grievances were successfully redressed are as follows:

Grievance of Smt.Anita Kanik Rani’s 20 years “struggle for family pension resolved”: Smt. Anita Kanik Rani, wife of Late Bhagwan

Das who expired on 13.6.2003 was not sanctioned family pension and retirement dues of her husband by CPWD despite submission of claim.  In the name of surviving member certificate or succession certificate she was denied family pension. She registered hergrievance on CPENGRAMS portal on 5.12.2023.  Her grievance was discussed on 22.2.2024 in the Pension Adalat by MOS(PP) and Department concerned informed that PPO has been issued in the name of Smt.Anita Kanik Rani on 22.2.2024 itself and she would be getting arrears of around Rs.22 Lakh. 

Grievance of Smt. Nirmla Devi – “Got revised PPO after 7 years” : Smt.Nirmala Devi, wife of Late Kishan Singh retired from Delhi Police made continuous efforts since 2016 to get PPO revised as per 7th CPC and arrears thereof.  She did not succeed in her efforts.    However, she registered a grievance on CPENGRAMS Portal on 30/09/2022.  Her grievance was taken up during Pension Adalat and the Department concerned informed that Revised PPO as per 7th CPC has been issued on 5.4.2024 and arrears would be released soon.

Grievance of Smt. Geeta Devi  – “Lifetime Pension Arrear” : Smt. Geeta Devi, mother of Late Ct(GD) Kumar Chandan Singh of BSF who expired on 9/11/2005 struggled for getting her PPO revised as per 7th CPC as well as pension arrears since 2016.  She registered a grievance on CPENGRAM on 21.11.2022.  Her case was discussed during Pension Adalat and BSF informed that Revised PPO has been sent to CPAO on 9/2/2024 and would be getting pension arrears soon.

Grievance of Smt.Mashuri Devi – “Payment of lifetime pension arrears and continuation of family pension by Assam Rifles”: Smt.Mashuri Devi since April 2022 has been trying hard to get family pension and life time arrears from Assam Rifles.  She registered a grievance on 13.6.2023 and her case was taken up for discussion during Pension Adalat.  The Assam Rifles informed that due to difference of name of claimant family pension could not start.  However, SSA has been issued on 4.1.2024 by CPAO and arrears and pension will be paid through Nepal Embassy.

Grievance of Smt.Supriya Shailja – “Got medical claim of Rs.8 Lakh”: Smt.Supriya Shailja wife of Late Rajnish Yadav, Addl.Commissioner Income Tax, ITAT, Lucknow who died on 26.7.2017  despite submission of medical claim several times her claim was not reimbursed.  She registered a grievance on CPENGRAMS on 13/6/2023.  Her case was taken up during Adalat and it was informed by the Department that she has been paid Rs.8 lakh and claim of Rs.3 lakh under process.

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UPSC-33 Proforma for Recruitment with PwD & EWS Reservations: DOPT O.M 22.02.2024

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Standard UPSC-33 Proforma alongwith Check-list for receiving requisition in UPSC from Ministries/Departments, in view of Rights of PwDs Act, 2016 and implementation of reservation scheme for EWS

No.39011/01/2022-Estt.(B)(e)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 22nd February, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: -Standard UPSC-33 Proforma alongwith Check-list for receiving requisition in UPSC from Ministries/Departments, in view of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and implementation of reservation scheme for Economic Weaker Sections (EWSs) — reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 39011/11/2005-Estt.(B), dated 27.02.2008, OM No.39011/05/2012, dated 04.07.2012 and OM No. 39011/02/2019-Estt.(B), dated 16.01.2020, and to say that UPSC-33 Proforma provides the categories and permissible sub categories, as per the previous instructions of DoPT in the matter, based on the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, which has since been repealed by ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016’ and also based on implementation of reservation scheme for Economic Weaker Sections taking effect from 01.02.2019.

2. In view of the amendment, vide Notification no.30-12/2020-DD-III, dated 24.08.2022, made in the Notification no.38-16/2020-DD-III, dated 04.01.2021, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), UPSC-33 Proforma, for submitting requisition to UPSC under Single Window System for filling up the vacancies reserved for PwBDs, has been modified/updated, in consultation with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan). A copy of the revised Proforma UPSC-33, along with its Checklist is enclosed for information and compliance.

3. All Ministries / Departments are requested to take a note of the above for strict compliance and also to ensure that from now onwards the revised UPSC-33 Proforma is used for placing requisition for direct recruitment posts with UPSC. The revised proforma may alsb be brought to the notice of the attached/ subordinate offices for information and strict compliance.

Encl: As above.

(S.P. Pant)
Director(PP-II)

To
All the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.

Copy to:
The Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi

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Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways – Master Circular

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Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways – Master Circular

M.C. No. 16

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. E(NG)II/2022/RC-1/17

New Delhi, Dated 22.02.2024

The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/PUs,
(As per standard mailing list).

Sub: Appointment on compassionate ground – Master Circular.

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Consolidated instructions on Scheme for “Compassionate Appointment in Indian Railways” were issued vide this office letter No. E(NG)II/90/RC-1/117 dated 12.12.1990 (Master Circular No. 16). Subsequently, many instructions on compassionate appointments have been issued from time to time which are scattered in a numbers of circulars/orders. It has been decided to consolidate all instructions issued till date, in this Master Circular, under easily comprehensible headings for ready reference of all concerned.

2. The number and date of the relevant Letter/OM has been mentioned under each para, which can be accessed from this Ministry’s website https://indianrailways.gov.in.

3. Hindi version will follow.

(U.K.Tiwari)
Director Estt.(N)
Railway Board

CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS MAY BE MADE:

Appointments on compassionate grounds relate to the appointments made of dependents of Railway servants who lose their lives in the course of duty or die in hamess otherwise while in service or are medically incapacitated/ decategorised. The circumstances in which appointments on compassionate grounds may be made are as below:-

(i) When Railway servants lose their lives in the course of duty or get so crippled that they cannot do aay work (his also in the coruse of duty – for example, loco and traffic running staff in charge oftrains involved in accidents).

(ii) When Railway employees die in harness in service, before retirement.

(iii) Dependent of totally medically incapacitated staff may be considered for compassionate grounds appointment at par with death cases, subject to their merit.

(E(NG)IV2O1 6lRC-1/SR/6 dated 29.03.2016)

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राष्ट्रीय पेंशन प्रणाली निरीक्षण तंत्र के कामकाज की समीक्षा

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राष्ट्रीय पेंशन प्रणाली निरीक्षण तंत्र के कामकाज की समीक्षा

सरकार ने यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कहा कि कर्मचारियों और सरकार का योगदान बिना किसी देरी के राष्ट्रीय पेंशन योजना में जमा किया जाए, मंत्रालय और विभाग के वित्तीय सलाहकार की अध्यक्षता में प्रत्येक मंत्रालय और विभाग के लिए 2019 में राष्ट्रीय पेंशन प्रणाली निगरानी तंत्र की स्थापना की है।

सरकार ने केंद्रीय सिविल सेवा (राष्ट्रीय पेंशन प्रणाली का कार्यान्वयन) नियम 2021 को भी अधिसूचित किया है। राष्ट्रीय पेंशन प्रणाली (एनपीएस) निगरानी तंत्र और सीसीएस (एनपीएस) नियम 2021 के संचालन की स्थिति पर एक समीक्षा बैठक श्री वी. श्रीनिवास, सचिव (पेंशन) की अध्यक्षता में 21.02.2024 को दोपहर 3.00 बजे आयोजित की गई थी। इसमें वित्तीय सलाहकार और सभी मंत्रालयों/विभागों के प्रतिनिधियों भी शामिल थे।

पूरा विचार-विमर्श उनके मंत्रालय में एनपीएस के कार्यान्वयन की निगरानी के लिए मंत्रालयों/विभागों में निगरानी तंत्र के संचालन की स्थिति पर केंद्रित था। मौजूदा दिशानिर्देशों के अनुसार, प्रगति की समीक्षा के लिए निरीक्षण तंत्र समिति को 3 महीने में एक बार बैठक करनी होती है।

निरीक्षण तंत्र द्वारा यह भी सुनिश्चित किया जाना है कि एनपीएस में मासिक योगदान समय पर भेजा जाए और एनपीएस के तहत आने वाले कर्मचारियों की शिकायतों का निवारण भी समय पर हो। मंत्रालयों/विभागों को निर्धारित प्रारूप में एनपीएस के कार्यान्वयन की स्थिति पर छह मासिक रिपोर्ट तैयार करनी होती है। मंत्रालयों/विभागों को विकल्प फॉर्म और परिवार विवरण लेने के लिए पीआरएएन का समय पर जनरेशन, मासिक योगदान का ट्रांसफर और सीसीएस (एनपीएस का कार्यान्वयन) नियम, 2021 के नियम 10 का कार्यान्वयन सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कहा गया था। यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि निरीक्षण तंत्र द्वारा एनपीएस के कार्यान्वयन की आवधिक समीक्षा के परिणामस्वरूप नई नियुक्तियों के पीआरएएन का समय पर जनरेशन हो। साथ ही यह सुनिश्चित होगा कि कर्मचारियों और सरकार का योगदान एनपीएस में बिना किसी देरी के जमा किया जाएगा और सभी खातों में नामांकन और संपर्क विवरण होंगे।

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Review of Functioning of National Pension System Oversight Mechanism

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Review of Functioning of National Pension System Oversight Mechanism

Government has established the National Pension System Oversight Mechanism in 2019 for each Ministry/ Department under the chairmanship of the Financial Advisor of the Ministry/ Department for ensuring that the contribution of employees and Government are credited without delay to the National Pension Scheme.

Government has also notified the Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules 2021. A review meeting on the status of operationalization of the National Pension System (NPS) Oversight Mechanism and the CCS (NPS) Rules 2021 was held under the Chairmanship of Shri V. Srinivas, Secretary (Pension) on 21.02.2024 at 3.00 P.M. with the Financial Advisors and the representatives of all Ministries / Departments.

The deliberations focused on the status of operationalization of the Oversight Mechanism in Ministries/ Departments to oversee the implementation of NPS in their Ministry. As per extant guidelines, the Oversight Mechanism Committee has to meet once in 3 months to review the progress.

Also Read: Scrapping of NPS and Restoration of Old Pension Scheme: Rajya Sabha QA – 12.12.2023

The Oversight Mechanism also has to ensure timely remittance of monthly contribution into NPS and redressal of grievances of employees covered under NPS. Ministries/ Departments have to formulate six monthly reports on the status of implementation of NPS in prescribed formats. Ministries / Department were asked to ensure timely generation of PRAN, remittance of monthly contribution, and implementation of Rule 10 of the CCS (Implementation of NPS) Rules, 2021 for taking option form and family details. It is expected that the periodic reviews of the implementation of NPS by the Oversight Mechanism would result in timely generation of PRAN of new appointees, ensure that contribution of employees and Government are credited without delay to the NPS and all accounts have nomination and contact details.

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Pension Reforms introduced with sensitive concern for Elder Citizens, Women: Dr Jitendra Singh

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Pension Reforms introduced with sensitive concern for Elder Citizens, Women: Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, ever since Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took charge in May 2014, a series of pension reforms had been introduced, one after the other, with a sensitive concern for elder citizens and women in particular.

Latest technology tools were employed to seek ease of living for these sections of society, he said.

Charing the 33rd meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies (SCOVA) and 10th Nation-wide Pension Adalat in New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Department of Pension is constantly engaged in formulating policies for achieving the goal of women empowerment thereby ensuring a dignified life and ease of living for women.

Dwelling on the Women-Centric reforms in the Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare, Dr Jitendra Singh said, orders were issued wherein a divorced daughter, in whose case a decree of divorce was issued after the death of her parents, will be eligible for family pension if the divorce petition was filed before death of the parents.

Similarly, the Minister said, the families of missing employees covered under NPS can now get family pension within 6 months of lodging FIR and not wait for 7 years after which employee considered deemed dead. Even in cases where the Government servant dies before completing a service of 7 years, family pension shall be payable to the family at enhanced rate of 50% of last pay for the first 10 years and thereafter @ 30% of last pay.

Even the pension for Divyangs were resolved to bring ease of living for all, the Minister added.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that the Department of Pension under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the Department of Reforms with huge social implications. He asked the SCOVA body which consists of 15 non-official members, representing Pensioner Welfare Associations and Official Members to come out with suggestions and new ideas for the benefit of the department. The Minister informed that it was on his suggestion that a single pension form was introduced instead of the earlier practice of three forms.

Referring to Jeevan Praman (Digital Life Certificate) launched by the Prime Minister in November,2014, Dr Jitendra Singh underlined that it provides an option to pensioner for submission of Digital Life Certificate online, anytime and from anywhere.

Dr Jitendra Singh also took pride in informing the SCOVA members that to enhance ‘Ease of Living’ for Pensioners/Family Pensioners, DoPPW in collaboration with MeiTy and UIDAI has developed a “Face-Authentication Technology” based system to submit Life Certificate from any Android smartphone which was launched by in 2021, the first by any government department..

The Minister also underlined that DoPPW coordinated with Banks, India Posts and Payment Bank (IPPB) for providing the doorstep facility of DLC submission from home for incapacitated Pensioners/Family Pensioners. Similarly, BHAVISHYA platform, is an integrated online pension sanction processing system made mandatory for all Central Government Departments w.e.f 01.01.2017.

Dr Jitendra Singh also presided over the Nation-wide Pension Adalat, which covered pensioner grievances of 12 Ministries/ Departments including Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Defence Finance, CBDT, Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Ex-Servicemen’s Welfare, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Culture. 105 Pensioner Grievances have been listed for discussion comprising of Superannuation cases, Family Pension Cases and Voluntary Retirement Cases. 60 percent of the cases were resolved on the spot.

Dr. Jitendra Singh said, redressal of Pensioners Grievances is a high priority of Modi Government and for speedy resolution of Pensioners Grievances Pension Adalats are being organized by Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare in which multiple stakeholders are brought on one platform for on-the-spot redressal.

In 2023, Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare had organized two Pension Adalats on 17th May, 2023 and 23rd October, 2023. During these Adalats, 603 cases were taken up, out of which 440 cases were resolved on the spot.

Pensioner Welfare Associations from Gujarat, Odisha, Maharashtra, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka and Puducherry would be participating in the 33rd SCOVA deliberations. DOPT, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Telecom, Department of Expenditure, CPAO, Department of Financial Services, CGDA and State Bank of India will also be participating in the deliberations.

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DOPT O.M: Guidelines on acceptance of awards from Government Bodies/Private Organizations by Government Servants

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DOPT O.M: Guidelines on acceptance of awards from Government Bodies/Private Organizations by Government Servants

No. 11017/05/2023-AIS-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North lock. New Delhi
Dated the 21st February, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines on acceptance of awards from Government Bodies / Private Organizations by Government Servants.

The undersigned is directed to refer to O.M. No. 110171/05/2023-AIS-III dated 22.06.2023 (copy enclosed) and OM No. 11013/22/2023 — Pers. Policy (A-III) dated 04.12.2023 (copy enclosed} vide which guidelines have been issued by this Department regarding acceptance of awards by members of the All India Services and Central Government employees respectively, from Government and Private Bodies/Institutions/Organizations.

2. Reference is invited to para 5(iii) of the aforesaid O.M. dated 22.06.2023 and para 6(c) of aforesaid OM dated 04.12.2023, which specifies the Competent Authority in respect of Secretaries to Government of India and Secretary rank officers serving in the Centre.

3. In this regard, it is clarified that in case of Secretaries to Government of India, the Competent Authority would be the Central Government. For other officers in the pay-level 17, the Competent Authority would be the concerned Ministry/Department

4. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

( Kavita Chauhan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Procedure to be followed by the Departmental Promotion Committee with regard to retired employees: DOPT O.M 12.02.2024

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Procedure to be followed by the Departmental Promotion Committee with regard to retired employees

No.22011/1/2023-PP (D—Promotion)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Date : 12.02.2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Procedure to be followed by the Departmental Promotion Committee with regard to retired employees – reg.

In supersession of this Department’s OM of even No. dated 11.12.2023 on the subject mentioned above, attention is invited to this Department’s O.M. No. 22011/4/2013-Estt.(D) dated 08.05.2017 which stipulates that Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) is to be convened in advance and the steps, as per the Model Calendar, need to be completed so that the approved select panels are ready on the date of commencement of the vacancy year. Further, from 2019 onwards, a uniform calendar year wise vacancy year is being followed. In spite of these instructions, this Department has been receiving references of inordinate delay in conduct of DPCs depriving officials the opportunity of promotion as by the time the DPC is held, some official(s) in the original zone of consideration, would have already retired from Government service. This Department has been impressing upon Ministries/Departments and Cadre Controlling Authorities, from time to time, to ensure strict compliance of these instructions.

2. In the context of the extant instructions contained in the aforesaid O.M. No. 22011/4/2013—Estt.(D) dated 08.05.2017, the provisions of para ‘3’ of this Department’s O.M. No. 22011/4/98-Estt.(D) dated 12.10.1998 have been reviewed in consultation with the Department of Legal Affairs. It has now been decided to modify para ‘3’ of OM dated 12.10.1998 as follows :

“3.1 In spite of clear instructions, where DPCs could not be held as per the schedule prescribed in the Model Calendar, for whatever reasons, though vacancies arose in those year(s) and where the DPC meets at a later date to consider regular vacancies which arose in the earlier vacancy year(s), the DPC would, in terms of para 6.4.1 of this Department’s O.M. 22011/5/85— Estt. (D) dated 10.04.1989, continue to make year-wise panel for each of the vacancy years. Further, the DPC would in such cases, continue to consider all eligible officials falling in the original zone of consideration as per the number of vacancies reported for that particular year, including those who have since retired as on the date of the DPC.

3.2 The DPC while recommending the panel for promotion for each vacancy year(s) would however, not include names of any retired person(s) who are not in a position to assume charge of the promotional post as and when promotion orders are issued. The DPC would according/y make a note in the minutes to this effect that they have considered to the extent required all those eligible for promotion, as per the original zone of consideration for that vacancy year, including those who have since retired out are recommending the names of only those who are in the position to assume charge of the promotional post. It would neither be necessary to include the name of a retired person in the panel for the sake of completing the panel nor would it he in order to consider his/her junior against that vacancy in the relevant vacancy year. Resultantly, such vacancy for which the DPC did not recommend a name would be treated as an unfilled vacancy.

3.3 The vacancies so rendered unfilled would be carried forward and added to the vacancies ofthe next vacancy year. This process would be repeated for the next and subsequent vacancy years for which the DPC is being held together. ”

4. These instructions shall be applicable from vacancy year 2024 Le. from 1.1.2024 onwards.

5. All Ministries/Departments are requested to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned.

(A.Bhattacharya)
Deputy Secretary

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Dearness Relief from February 2024 to July 2024 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 bank retirees

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Dearness Relief from February 2024 to July 2024 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 bank retirees

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

No.CIR/HR&IR/D/G2/2023-24/0828

February 12, 2024

Designated Officers of all Nationalised Banks and State Bank of India

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dearness Relief payable for the period February 2024 to July 2024 to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks (b) surviving spouses of pre 1.1.86 Retirees who are in receipt of Ex-gratia

As per the directive contained in the Government of India, Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division) letter F.No.11/2/2012-IR dated 17.12.2013, the Dearness Relief payable to surviving pre 1.1.1986 retirees of banks for the period February 2024 to July 2024 on Ex-gratia will be as under :

Applicable CPI Average   Amount of Ex-gratia per month Rate of Dearness Relief Amount of Dearness Relief per month Total Ex-gratia amount including Dearness Relief per month
₹ % ₹ ₹
9122.33 Pre 1.1.86 Retirees 350 1427.77 4997.20 5347.20
Surviving spouses of pre 1.1.86 retirees 175 1427.77 2498.60 2673.60

2. However, you may be guided by IBA circular HR&IR/MBR/743/2022-23/11722 dated February 7, 2023, wherein we have sent an advisory to Banks, to consider additional ex-gratia payment over and above the amount being paid as per DFS guidelines so as to ensure that the surviving pre 1986 retired employee / surviving Spouse of pre 1986 retired employees get a minimum of Rs.10000/- per month as Ex-gratia.

Yours faithfully,

Brajeshwar Sharma
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)

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