Kendriya Vidayalas recently released OM for Vacation and Breaks details for the academic session 2015-16. Based on the location & climates KV listed out the dates for Summer, Automn & Winter Seasons.
No. 36035/4/2o13-Estt.(Res)
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated 6th January, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Amendment in Para 15(i) of OM dated 29.12.2005
Department of Personnel and Training vide OM No 36035/3/2004- Estt.(Res) dated 29.12.2005 had issued consolidated instructions with regard to reservation for persons with disabilities in posts and services of the Government of India, superseding all previous instructions issued on this subject.
2. In accordance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its judgment dated 08.10.2013, in the matter of Civil Appeal No. 9096 of 2013(arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 7541 of 2009) titled Union of lndia & Anr. Vs. National Federation of the Blind & Ors., para 14 of the said OM dated 29.12.2005 was amended to the following extent:-
“Reservation for the persons with disabilities in Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ posts shall be computed on the basis of total number of vacancies occurring in direct recruitment quota in all the Group ‘A’ posts or Group ‘B’ posts respectively, in the cadre.”
3. The National Federation of Blind approached the Hon’ble Delhi High Court through Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 23012014 stating that the Department of Personnel &Training did not implement the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) No. 15828/2006 and Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 9096/2013. On this appeal, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in its judgment dated 17.07.2014 had directed that further modifications in Para 15 of the OM dated 29.12.2005 has to be carried out so that the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court to compute 3% of reservation on total number of vacancies in the cadre strength can be implemented. in accordance with these directions, Para 15(i) of the said OM dated 29.12.2005 is amended to the following extent:-
“Reservation for persons with disabilities in Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ posts shall be computed on the basis of total number of vacancies occurring in direct recruitment quota in all the Group ‘A’ posts or Group ‘B’ posts respectively, in the cadre. Separate rosters for Group ‘A’ posts and Group ‘B’ posts in the establishment shall be maintained.”
4. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all appointing authorities under their control.
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
No.14034/1/2013-Estt(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
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New Delhi-110 001
Dated 24th December, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Appointment of meritorious Sportspersons in relaxation of the procedure – regarding.
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The undersigned is directed to invite reference to Paragraph 3 of this Department’s Office Memorandum No.14015/1/76-Estt.(D) dated 4th August, 1980 on the above subject, as under:-
Extant of such recruitment
a) Ministries/Departments of Government of India can recruit meritorious sportsmen in any year in relaxation of the recruitment procedure, to the extent that these including all other reservations under existing orders do not exceed 50% of the total number of vacancies proposed to be filled by direct recruitment.
b) For the purpose of making appointment of meritorious sportsmen, the appointing authorities may at their discretion notify to the Staff Selection Commission, in all cases where the recruitment to the posts have been entrusted to that Commission, vacancies reduced by upto 5% thereof and may fill such vacancies so held back by appointing meritorious sportsmen subject to the overall limitations mentioned in sub-para (a) above.
2. It has come to the notice of this Department that some Ministries/Departments of Government of India are not adhering to/following the above mentioned provisions/instructions scrupulously. Accordingly, all Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the aforesaid instructions mentioned in the preceding paragraph to the notice of all concerned for appointment of meritorious sportspersons to Central Government Civil posts.
(Rakesh Moza)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Mumbai bureau Venu Gopal Arya writes an article regarding Interim Relief, he said, the declaration by the government may be done during or before the budget session. We present his view here to our blog viewers for easy understanding…
Central government employees waiting for Seventh Pay commission and interim relief
Staff union making up pressure on the Seventh Pay commission
• Pay commission was formed in February 2014
• Workers waiting for Interim Relief
• Pay commission busy with the necessary process
• Conditions will be applicable from 01 January 2016
• More than 50 Lakh Central government employees will be benefitted
Even though the Seventh Pay commission was formed by the Manmohan Singh government before the advent of Election for the sake of a Political advantage, this was pleasant news for the Central Government Employees.
Soon after the formation, the Pay commission has also started meeting the relevant Employee Organisations. Meeting different organisations and obtaining their opinions are still in progress. The Pay commission has also visited various cities for this cause.
Meeting Employees and Organisations in different cities and understanding their living conditions is the general functional procedure of the Pay commission. It is to be known that the recommendation for House Rent Allowance is also given by the Pay Commission.
The Sixth Pay commission was released to the Employees in 2006. The recommendations of the Pay commissions are provisioned to be accepted after 10 years. Now the recommendations of the Pay Commission are to be implemented by the government before Janurary 2016.
Another important point for the Pay commission to work on is the Dearness Allowance which has already crossed 100 percent. It is a common practice that employees are given an Interim relief when the Dearness Allowance crosses 100 percent. This is also to be considered by the Government and the Pay commission.
Sources say that the declaration by the government may be done during or before the budget session.
The pay commission is also taking a memorandum from the Employee Unions and Organisations. As always, even this time every Employee is looking forward to the Railway Federation, as the Railway Employee Union is believed to be very strong. It is believed that the conditions and directions of the Pay commission are influenced to a very large extent by the Railway union. The defence organisation is also very strong, but they didn’t accept the conditions of the Sixth Pay Commission, and later their pay scale was modified. For this reason, all the Central government employees have fixed their sight on the Railway Union.
This time, Railways has been divided into two big Employee unions for the sake of Pay. Now, only time can tell how fruitful will this strategy will prove to be.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. E(G)2014/LE 1-27
Dated: 30-12-2014
All General Managers, Zonal Railways/
Production Units/ Metro/Kolkata,
CORE/Allahabad, DG/ RDSO & CAOs/PUs
Sub: Introduction of Biometric Attendance System on Indian Railways
As per decision of government contained in Department of Personnel & Training OM no./1013/9/2014/Estt.(A-III) dated 21st November 2014 (copy enclosed), Biometric Attendance System has to be implemented on Indian Railways by 26th January, 2015. An Aadhar based Biometric Attendance System has already been successfully put in place at the Railway Board office and it has been decided to replicate the same on Zonal Railways in a phased manner.
2. In the first phase of this project it has been decided to cover those staff working at Zonal HQ office, administrative office of Production Units, RDSO, Kolkatta Metro, CORE Allahabad and Divisional headquarter offices who do not fall under shift duty roster. Attached offices falling under the Zonal HQ and Divisional HQ offices shall not be included in the project at present.
3. A compilation of processes for implementation of AEBAS activities as compiled by C&IS Dte. of Railway Board is enclosed for guidance. Railway offices may encourage the staff to obtain Aadhar Registration numbers and also organise camps on their premises for this purpose to facilitate the process.
4. Zonal Railways and Production Units may take necessary steps to put in place an operational Biometric Attendance System at the earliest, for which devices may be procured as per standard procedure through DGS&D rate contracts. The items have been approved by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY)/NIC, and come with inbuilt warranty for specific periods. The warranties as available to DeitY should be obtained by the purchasing units as well.
5. The vendor list, specification and prices etc for procuring the devices may be obtained from the official website of National Informatics Centre Services Inc. (NICSI) by navigating through the following links :-
6. It is presumed that the offices chosen for introduction of Biometric attendance system in the first phase already have functional network facility. A small amount is however being sanctioned for upgrading the networking facility and contingency expenses as required. Tele Directorate of Railway Board has made the following observations regarding networking:-
a. Wall mounted devices have provision for SIM slots. This to be used for net connectivity.
b. Railway may strengthen their existing (if available ) WLAN network utilising the networking cost provisioned for this purpose.
c. Railways to provide WLAN network, if not available, and strengthen its railnet network, if required from its own resources.
7. The following guidelines/yardsticks are being laid down for operationalizing this system.
– Overall one device for every 15 employees for every unit (Zone, PU, Division, RDSO, METRO, CORE).
– One wall mounted or PC based device for every 20 staff members (other than Head of Department/Branch Officer).
-Wall mounted and PC based device to be split in 40: 60 ratio, broadly.
– One PC based device for every HOD and above in HQ/PU/RDSO/METRO/CORE and for every Branch Officer in Division.
Iris scanners for employees who cannot use finger based device maybe installed as under:-
-5 each for old railways
-3 each for new railways and 30 big divisions.
-2 each for PUs, others and 40 small divisions.
– 20 percent variation in number of devices may be made to suit local conditions and provision may be made for spares as well.
Rs. 2.0 lacs for every old railway Zonal HQ and big divisions ( > 25000 employees) and Rs. 1.5 lacs for others, for network upgradation and other contingent expenses.
8. The introduction of Biometric attendance system does not alter in any way the provisions for late attendance and debiting of leave account and instructions issued on this subject shall apply under the new system as well. Further instructions regarding marking of attendance by staff on duty shall follow. In the meantime Railways may start procuring and installing the system and test it out for a month, before making it compulsorily functional.
9. Instructions regarding provisioning of funds and their accountal shall follow after consultation with Accounts Directorate.
Railways may in the meantime start their planning for implementation of this system.
No. 25/1/2014-CS-II(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel and Training
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated: 1st January, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013- Submission of declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants belonging to CSSS & CSCS.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Division’s OM of even number dated 4th August, 2014 and 12th September, 2014 regarding furnishing of information relating to assets and liabilities by. public servants under section 44 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.
2. The Government has since amended the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in filing Returns) Rules, 2014 vide Notification dated 26th December, 2014, in terms of which, the last date for filing of revised returns of assets and liabilities by public servants has been extended from 31st December, 2014 to 30th April, 2015.
3. The formats for submission of statements regarding movable properties (Form-11) and for submission of statements regarding debts and liabilities (Form-IV) under the said rules have also been modified and the same are enclosed for information and necessary action.
4. All CSSS & CSCS officers may take note of the revised time-limit and forms for filing of aforementioned returns. Cadre units of CSSS are also requested to forward the declarations, information, returns submitted by PPS and above level officers of CSSS to CS-II Division for information and records.
(Kameshwar Mishra)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) – November, 2014
The All-India CPI-IW for November, 2014 remained stationary at 253 (two hundred and fifty three). On 1-month percentage change, it remained static between October, 2014 and November, 2014 when compared with the rise of 0.83 per cent between the same two months a year ago.
The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing (+) 0.17 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Wheat, Rice, Moong Dal, Masur Dal, Arhar Dal, Eggs (Hen), Goat Meat, Milk (Cow), Onion, Tea (Readymade), Private Tution Fee, Flower/Flower Garlands, Tailoring Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was restricted to some extent by Ginger, Chillies green, Vegetable items, Sugar, Petrol, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 4.12 per cent for November, 2014 as compared to 4.98 per cent for the previous month and 11.47 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 2.56 per cent against 4.48 per cent of the previous month and 16.17 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.
At centre level, Madurai reported an increase of 12 points followed by Chennai (11 points), Tiruchirapally (7 points), Coonoor (6 points), Salem and Coimbatore (5 points each) and Bangluru (4 points). Among others, 3 points rise was observed in 3 centres, 2 points in 7 centres and 1 point in 9 centres. On the contrary, Srinagar recorded a decrease of 6 points and Ghaziabad (5 points). Among others, 4 points fall was registered in 2 centres, 3 points in 6 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point in 19 centres. Rest of the 11 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 38 centres are above and other 39 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Bhopal centre remained at par with all-India index.
The next index of CPI-IW for the month of December, 2014 will be released on Friday, 30 January, 2015
The Prime Minister of India had introduced the concept of SMART Police (S-Sensitive and Strict; M-Modern with mobility; A- Alert and Accountable; R- Reliable and Responsive; T- Trained and Techno-savvy) during the 49th Directors General/ Inspectors General Annual Conference at Guwahati on Nov. 30, 2014.
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh as a first step towards SMART policing, has decided to establish one model SMART Police Station in each State and has asked the State Governments to submit their proposals with specific location and components by January 31, 2015. MHA has decided to allocate specific funds for setting up of SMART Police Stations in each state shortly.
MHA will work with State Governments for setting up more SMART Police Stations during the next financial year. Efforts will also be made to involve the private sector and their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes to expand the roll out of SMART Police Stations.
The SMART Police Station would become the foundation towards SMART policing. A SMART Police Station should be citizen friendly and clean. It should also meet the operational and welfare needs of the police personnel posted there. Some suggested features of a SMART Police Station are:
•Basic amenities for visitors, waiting area, toilets, drinking water, Receptionist whom the visitors can meet.
•Rest room for constables, including separate room for women constables.
•Natural lighting and ventilation, solar lighting, energy saving features.
•CCTV, Safe & secure Armoury, Record Room, Communication Room for wireless, computers etc.
•Automated kiosks for filing of complaints by public (with a back-end system for tracking follow up action).
The Police Station is the key functional unit from where the police discharges its tasks of maintenance of law & order and investigation of cases etc. The Police Station is also the primary point of interaction between the citizens and the police.
Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Second Amendment Rules, 2014
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES UNDER LOKPAL – REVISED FORMAT NOTIFIED
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 26th December, 2014.
G.S.R. 918(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (k) and clause (1) of sub-section (2) of section 59, section 44 and section 45 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Return) Rules, 2014, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Second Amendment Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in of the Official Gazette.
2. In the Public Servants (Furnishing of information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 3, in the proviso to sub-rule (2), for the words “on or before the 31st day of December, 2014”,the words “on or before the 30th day of April, 2015” shall be substituted.
3. In the principal rules, in Appendix II, –
(a) for Form No. II, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:–
“FORM No. II
Statement of movable property on first appointment or as on the 31st March, 20…
(Use separate sheets for self, spouse and each dependent child.)
Name of public servant/spouse/dependent child:_________________________________
S. No.
Description
Remarks, if any
(i)*
Cash and bank balance:
(ii)**
Insurance (premia paid):
Fixed/Recurring Deposit(s):
Shares/Bonds :
Mutual Funds(s):
Pension Scheme/Provident Fund
Other investments, if any :
(iii)
Personal loans/advance givenTo any person or entityIncluding firm, company, trust,etc. and other receivables fromdebtors and the amount
(exceeding two months basic
Pay or Rupees one lakh,
As the case may be):
(iv)
Motor Vehicles(Details of Make, registrationNumber, year of purchaseAnd amount paid):
(v)
Jewellery[Give details of approximate weight(plus or minus 10 gms. In respect ofGold and precious stones; plus or minus100 gms. In respect of silver).]
Gold:
Silver:
Precious metals and precious stones:
Composite items:(indicate approximate value)***
(vi)
Any other assets [Give details of movable assets not covered in (i) to (v) above](a) Furniture(b) Fixtures(c) Antiques(d) Paintings
(e) Electronic equipments
(f) Others
[Indicate the details of an asset, only if the total current value of any particular asset in any particular category (e.g. furniture, fixtures, electronic equipments, etc.) exceeds two months’ basic pay or Rs. 1.00 lakh, as the case may be.]
Date ……………….
Signature …………………………………….
*Details of deposits in the foreign Bank(s) to be given separately.
**Investments above Rs. Rs. 2 lakhs to be reported individually. Investments below Rs. 2 lakhs may be reported together.
***Value indicated in the first return need not be revised in subsequent returns as long as no new composite item had been acquired or no existing items had been disposed of, during the relevant year.”;
(a) for Form No. IV, the following Form shall be substituted, namely:-
“FORM No. IV
Statement of Debts and Other Liabilities on first appointment or as on 31stMarch, 20….
Sl. No
Debtor (Self/Spouse orDependent children)
Name and address of Creditor
Nature of debt/liability and amount
Remarks
1
2
3
4
5
Date ……………………
Signature ……………………………….
Note 1: Individual items of loans not exceeding two months basic pay (where applicable) and Rs. 1.00 lakh in other cases need not be included.
Note 2: The statement should include various loans and advances (exceeding the value Note 1) taken from banks, companies, financial institutions, Central/State Government and from individuals.”.
[F. No. 407/12/2014-AVD-IV(B)]
JISHNU BARUA, Jt. Secy.
Note.—The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification number G.S.R. 501(E), dated the 14th July, 2014 and amended vide notification No. G.S.R. 638(E) published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated 8th September, 2014.
