Air Force Naval Housing Board, (AFNHB) registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, promotes housing schemes for serving Air Force and Naval personnel purely as a welfare measure on `No Profit No Loss` basis.
The details of housing projects and their time schedule is available online at www.afnhb.org.
The AFNHB is developing a housing project Phase-Ill in Hyderabad for housing needs of Air Force and Naval Personnel. The project is delayed due to delays in obtaining conversion of land from Government of Andhra Pradesh and some other issues. All the flats handed over were fully ready with all essential services.
To date, 493 flats out of 530 have been handed over. No allottee has been forced to take over his dwelling unit.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri PalvaiGovardhan Reddyin Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued revised instructions to Cellular Mobile Telephone Service and Unified Access Services Licensees vide letter dated 09.08.2012 on verification of Mobile Subscribers after review of existing instructions. New instructions are aimed at improving customer verification compliance. These instructions inter-alia prescribe the following:
(i) A passport size photograph should be pasted on the Customer Acquisition Form (CAF) and the documents as proof of identity and proof of address of the subscriber should be attached with the CAF.
(ii) The person at the Point of Sale has to get the CAF duly filled and signed (in case of illiterate person thumb impression) by the subscriber with date. The authorized person at PoS has to record in the CAF that he has seen the subscriber and matched the photograph attached on the CAF with the subscriber and verified his copies of documents of proof of address and proof of identity attached with the CAF with the original and has to put his signature on the CAF & all attached documents.
(iii) The mobile connection is to be activated only after the requirement of filling up CAF and copies of documentary proof as per requirement have been fulfilled by the customer and the subscriber details have been updated in the subscriber database of the Licensee and the employee of licensee has verified the same.
(iv) After activation of SIM also the subscriber is to be tele-verified by the Licensee.
As far as retailers are concerned, they are contractors of the licensees and these instructions are not addressed to the retailers.
The detailed instructions dated 09.08.2012 are available at DoT website at http://www.dot.gov.in/as/2012/DOC181012.pdf
In these instructions, apart from the penalties prescribed in other instructions issued form time to time, the following additional provisions of penalty have inter-alia been made in these instructions:
(i) In case, the Licensee fails to intimate about the disconnection to TERM Cell within 7 days of disconnection, a penalty of Rs. 3000/- per connection per week or part thereof shall be levied.
(ii) If it is detected that the number was not actually disconnected on or before the date of confirmation/disconnection, then a penalty @ Rs. 1000 per day from the date of intimation to the Licensee to the date of actual disconnection shall be levied in addition to the penalty for non-disconnection.
The following provisions have inter-alia been re-iterated in these instructions regarding point of sale/ franchisees in case of forged document cases:
(i) Police complaint/ FIR shall be lodged by the Point of Sale (PoS)/Franchisee against the subscriber in case forged documents are submitted by the subscriber and originals are also forged.
(ii) Licensee shall lodge FIR/ Complaint against the subscriber and Franchisee/PoS in case of failure of PoS/Franchisee in lodging complaint/FIR against subscriber.
(iii) The Licensee shall lodge the compliant / FIR against the Franchisee/ point of sale and financial penalty shall also be imposed in case forgery has been done by point of sale/ franchisee.
(iv) In case action as above is not taken by the Licensee or Licensee itself is involved in forgery, Telecom Enforcement Resource & Monitoring (TERM) Cell of DoT shall lodge Complaint/ FIR against Licensee. Penalty shall also be imposed on all such forged cases.
(v) Where it is found that the act of issuing connections was done by PoS using the document of some other subscriber or any person, or the documents were forged by the franchisee/PoS, the concerned PoS/franchisee may be terminated by the Licensee in addition to lodging of complaint / FIR against it. Other Licensees shall also terminate/ not appoint any such PoS.
In the new instructions, some additional safeguards have been made in the interest of national security. There does not seem any provision leading to undue hardship to consumers.
This information was given by Shri Milind Deora, Minister of State for C&IT in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Over Seven Lakh additional teacher posts have been sanctioned in the last three years under the Right to Education Act. This was stated by the MOS, HRD, Dr. Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha today. He said these posts have been approved to maintain Pupil Teacher Ratio under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme which has been harmonized with the RTE Act.
In reply to another question, Dr. Tharoor said that only a person who qualifies the Teacher Eligibility Test Conducted by the appropriate government will be eligible for appointment as a teacher for Class I-VIII as per NCTE. The Minister was replying to a written question on the issue.
Status of sending the monthly details of the Provident Fund accounts to employees is as follows:
(i) The updated Provident Fund (PF) accounts are available online on the EPFO website i.e. wwe.epfindia.gov.in from August 2012 and the Provident Fund accounts of members are updated as and when the contribution is received. Members can view and take printout from anywhere any time.
(ii) Since April 2012, there is a facility for the employers to download the annual accounts slips for their employees from the accounting year 2010-2011 onwards.
(iii) The updated balance in EPF account can be obtained by an EPFO member through SMS by furnishing his PF number and mobile number by using “know your EPF Balance” facility in EPFO website.
(iv) The monthly details of Provident Fund (PF) accounts of EPF members are, presently, not sent through e-mails.
The Minister of State for Labour & Employment Minister Shri Kodikunnil Suresh gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that there is already a Scheme titled “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons” under which medal winners in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cups/World Championships (in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines) and Para-Olympic Games, after they attain the age of 30 years or retire from active sports, whichever is later, are eligible for monthly pension at following rates:
S.
No.
Category of meritorious sportspersons
Rate of Pension
(Rs./per month)
1
Medalists at the Olympic Games
10000
2
Gold medalists at the World Cup/World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines
8000
3
Silver and Bronze medalists at the World Cup/World Championships in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines
7000
4
Gold medalists of the Asian/Commonwealth Games
7000
5
Silver and Bronze medalists of the Asian/Commonwealth Games
6000
6
Gold Medalists of Para-Olympic Games
5000
7
Silver medalists of Para-Olympic Games
4000
8
Bronze Medalists of Para-Olympic Games
3000
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Singh said, at present, 620 Sportspersons are getting pension under the “Scheme of Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons” on monthly basis.
The Minister said, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has a Scheme of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons, which provides for ex-gratia financial assistance to outstanding sportspersons of yesteryears, now living in indigent circumstances, whose annual income is less than Rs. 2 lakh for medical treatment etc. The funds from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons can be utilized for following proposes:
(i) to provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons now living in indigent sportspersons;
(ii) to provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons injured during the period of their training for competitions and also during the competitions, depending on the nature of the injury;
(iii) to provide suitable assistance to outstanding sportspersons who bring glory to the country in the international field and who are disabled as an after-effect of their strenuous training or otherwise and to provide them assistance for medical treatment;
(iv) to administrator and apply the funds of the Fund to promote the welfare of the sportspersons generally in order to alleviate distress among them and their dependents in indigent circumstances;
(v) to administer and apply the funds of the Fund for active sportspersons individually or collectively as a group;
(vi) to encourage and provide assistance in cash or kind (sports equipments, kit, etc) to budding sportspersons, in their pursuit for achieving excellence in sports;
(vii) to do all other things which are incidental to the above objectives.
Shri Jitendra Singh said, quantum of assistance admissible from the National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons is as follows:
(i) Assistance to sportspersons living in indigent circumstances: A lumpsum ex-gratia financial assistance may be granted to an outstanding sportsperson now living in indigent circumstances, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakh.
(ii) Assistance for injuries sustained during training for and participation in international competitions: A lumpsumfinancial assistance to an outstanding sportsperson or his/her family may be granted under the Scheme:
(a) in case of sustaining a fatal injury during training for, or participation in, an international competition, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakh;
(b) in case of sustaining injury other than a fatal injury, subject to a maximum of Rs.2.00 lakh provided that the assistance shall in no case be less than Rs. 10,000/-.
(iii) Assistance to Families of Outstanding Sportspersons : A lumpsum financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 2.00 lakh in each case, may also be provided to the families of outstanding sportspersons in indigent circumstances.
(iv) Assistance for Medical Treatment: Financial assistance not exceeding Rs. 2.00 lakh may also be provided for medical treatment of an outstanding sportsperson in indigent circumstances.
(v) Assistance to Sports Promoters: Lumpsum financial assistance, not exceeding Rs. 50,000/- may be provided to referees, coaches and umpires, who were eminent, but are not well off and are in indigent circumstances.
The Minister said, the Scheme of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons also has a clause under which the Chairperson of the General Committee of National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons has the discretionary powers under which the Chairperson may sanction assistance in deserving cases even to those who, technically, are non-eligible, depending upon the facts and circumstances of each case. The Chairperson will have the discretion to decide the quantum of assistance.
All schemes of the Ministry and the Sports Authority of India are inclusive schemes and are equally applicable to women sportspersons. Further, for encouraging sports among women, sports competitions are held at district, state and national levels under the scheme of National Championship for Women, presently merged with the scheme of Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA), the Minister added.
2-A. Election of members of Parliament to the Corporation. —The House of the People (Lok Sabha) and the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) shall elect in such manner as the Speaker of the House of the People or as the case may be the Chairman of the Council of States may direct, two members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and one member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) to be members of the Corporation.
3. Election of members to the Standing Committee. — (1) The Chairman of the meeting shall, at a meeting of the Corporation at which it is proposed to elect members of the Standing Committee under clause (c) of section 8, invite members to propose names from among members of the Corporation belonging to the group from which election is to be made. The names proposed shall be duly seconded by another member of the Corporation.
(2) If the number proposed from any group for election does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled from that group, the persons whose names have been so proposed shall be declared elected to the Standing Committee.
(3) If the number proposed for election from a group exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled therefrom, each member of the Corporation present at the meeting shall be given a ballot paper containing the names of all the candidates proposed and he shall be required to vote thereon for as many candidates from the group as there are vacancies to be filled up. Not more than one vote shall be given in favour of any one candidate. If any member votes for more candidates than there are vacancies in the group or gives more than one vote in favour of any one candidate, all his votes shall be deemed to be invalid.
(4) The persons getting the highest number of votes shall be declared by the Chairman at the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible as duly elected to the Standing Committee :
Provided that where an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates and the addition of one vote will entitle any of the candidates to be declared to be elected, the determination of the person or persons to whom such one additional vote shall be deemed to have been given shall be made by lot to be drawn in the presence of the Chairman and in such manner as he may determine.
(5) If any question shall arise as to the validity of any election it shall be referred to the Central Government whose decision in the matter shall be final.
4. Restoration to membership. — (1) A member of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, who ceases to be a member by virtue of section 12, shall be informed of such cessation by a letter sent to him by registered post. The letter shall also indicate that if he desires restoration to membership, he may apply therefor within thirty days from the receipt of the letter.
(2) The application under sub-rule (1) shall indicate the reasons which prevented him from attending three consecutive meetings and shall be addressed to the Chairman concerned.
(3) The application shall be placed before the next meeting of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be, and if a majority of the members present at such meeting are satisfied that the reasons for failure to attend three consecutive meetings are adequate, he shall be restored to membership immediately after a resolution to that effect is adopted.
(4) The benefit of restoration to membership as provided for in this rule shall be allowed to a member only once during any one term as a member.
5. Fees and allowances of members. — (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rules (2) and (3), every non-official member of the Corporation, Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council shall be allowed travelling and daily allowance for attending the meetings of the Corporation or the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be, at the following rates :
(i) Travelling Allowance :
(A) A non-official member residing at the place where a meeting is held shall be allowed the actual expenditure incurred by him on conveyance subject to the maximum of rupees one hundred and fifty for each day for travel within the city ;
(B) a non-official member, not residing at the place where a meeting is held, shall be allowed to draw :
(a) actual expenditure incurred by him on air journey by economy class ; or
(b) actual expenditure incurred by him on journey by rail by 2nd class A.C., two tier sleeper or First Class, as the case may be ;
(c) actual fare or expenditure incurred on road journey by taxi or own car or autorickshaw or bus (other than an air conditioned bus) but not exceeding the rates notified by the concerned Director of Transport for journey by taxi or autorickshaw. When the journey is performed between places connected by railway, mileage would be limited to what would have been admissible to the member under clause (b) of this item.
(ii) Daily allowance :
(A) A non-official member residing at a place where a meeting is held shall not be entitled to any daily allowance ;
(B) A non-official member, not residing at the place where a meeting is held shall be paid, Rs. 1500 per day if member stays in a hotel and, not exceeding Rs. 200 per day as expenses towards food :
Provided that the daily allowances shall be calculated for the entire absence from the normal place of residence of the non-official member on calendar day basis, i.e., midnight to midnight as under :
For absence not exceeding 6 hours Nil
For absence exceeding 6 hours but not exceeding 12 hours 70%
For absence exceeding 12 hours 100%.
(2) A non-official member of the Corporation or Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council who is a Member of Parliament or a Member of State Legislature shall be paid travelling allowance and daily allowance in accordance with the provisions of the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954) or the respective provision of the law pertaining to the members of the concerned State Legislature.
(2A) Travelling and daily allowance shall be allowed if a member certifies that he has not drawn any travelling or daily allowance from any other source in respect of the journey and halt for which the claim is made.
(2B) The daily and travelling allowance shall also be payable in respect of the meetings of any sub-committee set up by the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council.
(3) For attending a meeting of the Corporation, the Standing Committee, Medical Benefit Council or meetings of a sub-Committee set up by the Corporation, Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, an official member of the Central Government shall draw his travelling allowance from his department on a scale admissible to him under the Central Government rules and the amounts so drawn shall, on a demand being made therefor by the Central Government, be reimbursed by the Corporation to that Government.
(4) Payments shall not be made to a non-official member earlier than the last date upto which the allowance is claimed. The travelling allowance for both the onward and return journeys will be included in the travelling allowance bill and the payment made thereof treated as final, irrespective of the date of completion of the journey. The Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, will, however, obtain a formal intimation from the non-official member to the effect that the return journey has, in fact, been completed.
6. Minimum number of meetings. — (1) The Corporation and the Medical Benefit Council shall meet at least twice each year.
(2) The Standing Committee shall meet at least four times each year.
(3) The Chairman may, whenever he thinks fit, and shall, within fifteen days of the receipt of a requisition in writing from not less than one half of the members of the body concerned, call a meeting thereof.
(4) Any requisition made under this rule shall specify the object of the meeting proposed to be called.
7. Roll of members. — (1) The Corporation shall maintain a Roll of Members separately for the Corporation, the Standing Committee and the Medical Benefit Council. The name and the address of each member shall be stated therein.
(2) If a member changes his address, he shall notify such change to the Corporation for the correction of his address in the Roll.
8. Notice of meeting and list of business. — (1) The Chairman shall decide the date, time and place of every meeting. A notice of not less than twenty one days from the date of issue shall ordinarily be given to every member, of each meeting of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be. Such notice may be sent to every member by post or in any other suitable manner. A list of business proposed to be transacted shall, after approval by the Chairman, be posted along with the notice. Brief notes on each item of the agenda shall be sent along with the agenda or as soon thereafter as possible. If it is necessary to convene an emergency meeting, a reasonable notice thereof shall be given to every member.
(2) No business other than that for which a meeting is convened shall be considered at that meeting, except with the permission of the Chairman of the meeting.
9. Chairman of the meeting. — The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman, if any, of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be, shall preside at the meetings. In the event of the absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, if any, the members present may elect one from amongst themselves to preside.
10. Quorum. — No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum of 1[fifteen] members in the case of the Corporation, five members in the case of the Standing Committee and seven members in the case of the Medical Benefit Council, is present :
Provided that if at any meeting there is not a sufficient number of members present to form a quorum, the Chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting to a date not later than seven days from the date of the original meeting and it shall thereupon be lawful to dispose of the business at such adjourned meeting irrespective of the number of members attending.
11. Disposal of business. — Any business which requires consideration by the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council shall be considered at a meeting thereof :
Provided that the Chairman may, if he thinks fit, direct that the necessary papers may be referred for opinion to all members :
Provided further that the decision on any question which is so referred shall be acted upon if supported by not less than a two-thirds majority of the members of the body concerned. In other cases or where the Chairman so decides, the question shall be considered at a duly convened meeting.
12. Proceedings of the meetings. — (1) The proceedings of each meeting showing inter alia the names of the members present thereat, shall be forwarded to each member of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be, and to the Central Government as soon after the meeting as possible and in any case not later than four weeks after the meeting.
(2) The minutes of each meeting shall be confirmed with such modifications as may be considered necessary at the next meeting.
13. Minute Books. — (1) The minutes of a meeting of the Corporation, the Standing Committee and the Medical Benefit Council shall be kept in separate Books (hereinafter referred to as minute-books) and shall be signed by the Chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings are confirmed.
(2) A copy of the minutes so confirmed shall be forwarded to the Central Government within fifteen days from the date of such confirmation.
(3) The minute-books shall be kept open at the principal office of the Corporation during office hours on working days for inspection free of charge by any member of the Corporation.
(4) The minute-book of the Medical Benefit Council shall be kept open at the principal office of the Corporation during office hours on working days for inspection free of charge by any member of the Medical Benefit Council.
14. Powers and duties of the Medical Benefit Council. — The powers and duties of the Medical Benefit Council shall be —
(1) to advise the Corporation in regard to the constitution, setting up, duties and powers of the Regional and Local Medical Benefit Councils ;
(2) to make recommendations to the Corporation in regard to —
(i) the scale and nature of medical benefit provided at hospitals, dispensaries, clinics and other institutions and the nature and the extent of the medicines, staff and equipment which shall be maintained at such institutions and the extent to which these fall short of the desired standard ;
(ii) the medical formulary for use in connection with the medical benefit provided under the Act ;
(iii) medical certification, including the procedure and the forms for such certification, statistical returns, registers and other medical records ;
(iv) measures undertaken for the improvement of the health and welfare of insured persons, and the rehabilitation and re-employment of insured persons, disabled or injured ;
(3) to advise the Corporation on any matter relating to the professional conduct of any medical practitioner employed for the purpose of providing medical benefit under the Act.
THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE (CENTRAL) RULES, 1950
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd June, 1950
S.R.O. 212. — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (XXXIV of 1948), the Central Government is pleased to make the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section, namely : —
RULES
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and extent. — (1) These Rules may be called the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950.
(2) They extend to the whole of India.
2. Definitions. — In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, —
(1) “ the Act ” means the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (Act XXXIV of 1948) ;
(1-A) “ average daily wages during a contribution period ” in respect of an employee, means the aggregate amount of wages payable to him during that period divided by the number of days for which such wages were payable ;
(1-B) “ Average daily wages during a wage period ” means —
(a) in respect of an employee who is employed on time-rate basis, the amount of wage which would have been payable to him for the complete wage period had he worked on all the working days in that wage period, divided by 26 if he is monthly rated, 13 if he is fortnightly rated, 6 if he is weekly rated and 1 if he is daily rated ;
(b) in respect of an employee employed on any other basis, the amount of wages earned during the complete wage period in the contribution period divided by the number of days in full or part for which he has worked for wages in that wage period :
Provided that where an employee receives wages without working on any day during such wage period, he shall be deemed to have worked for 26, 13, 6 or 1 days or day if the wage period be a month, a fortnight, a week or a day respectively.
Explanation. — Where any night shift continues beyond midnight, the period of the night shift after midnight shall be counted for reckoning the day worked as part of the day preceding ;
(1-C) “ benefit period ” means the period not exceeding six consecutive months corresponding to the contribution period, as may be specified in the regulations ;
(2) “ Chairman ” means the Chairman of the Corporation, the Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council, as the case may be ;
(2-A) “ Contribution period ” means the period not exceeding six consecutive months, as may be specified in the regulations ;]
(3) “ Form ” means a form appended to these Rules ;
(4) the “ Fund ” means the Employees’ State Insurance Fund ;
(5) “ Government Securities ” means Government Securities as defined in the Indian Securities Act, 1920 ;
(6) “ immovable property ” includes land, benefits to arise out of land, things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to anything attached to the earth ;
(7) “ movable property ” means property of every description except immovable property ;
(7-A) “ standard benefit rate ” means average daily wages obtained by dividing the total wages paid during the contribution period by the number of days for which these wages were paid ;
(8) “ State Medical Commissioner ” means a duly registered medical practitioner including a medical officer in the service of a State Government appointed as such by the Corporation ;
(9) “ year ” shall mean the financial year, that is to say, the period beginning from the first of April and ending with the thirty-first of March of the year following.
(10) all other words and expressions shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( RAILWAY BOARD )
RBE No. 15 / 2013
New Delhi dated 20.2.2013.
No. E(P&A)II-2013/AL-3
The General Managers/CAOs, All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Sub. Revision of the existing rates of Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance to eligible Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ (Non- Ministerial) Railway Employees working in Railway Hospitals and Health Units/ Clinics, w.e.f. 01.09.2008.
Hospital Patient. Care Allowance/Patient Care Allowance was introduced on the Railways in terms of Board’s letter no. E(P&A)II-98/HW-6 dt. 09.01.2008.
Consequent to the decision conveyed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their Office Memorandum no. Z.28015/119/2012-H dt. 17.12.2012,Board has decided to double the existing rates for payment of HPCA/PCA to all eligible Group ‘C’ & ‘ll’ (Non-Ministerial) employees working in Railway Hospitals and Health Units/ Clinics, w.e.f. 01.09.2008. The amount of HPCA/PCA would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. This is subject to the following terms & conditions :-
(i) HPCA/PCA may be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for less than one calendar month.
(ii) HPCA/PCA may not be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for more than one calendar month.
(iii) HPCA/PCA should not be admissible in case of unauthorized leave.
2. The other terms and conditions regarding admissibility of HPCA/PCA as contained in Board’s letter E(P&A)11-98/IIW-6 dt. 09.01.2008 shall remain the same.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
4. Please acknowledge receipt.
(K. Shankar)
Director/E(P&A)
Railway Board.
Original Order:
http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/E(P%26A)/2013/Hospital_Allowance.PDF
The Jharkhand government on Monday announced 12 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees and pensioners, retrospectively from July 1, 2012. The decision was taken at the meeting of governor’s advisory council, principal secretary of the Cabinet Coordination Department told mediapersons here.
3 killed in road mishap: Three men, all in their twenties, died in a road mishap at Jagannathpur in West Singhbhum on Tuesday. German Kerai (22), of Betrakia under Noamundi police station area, Shivshankar Koda (22), resident of Churlasai under Jagannathpur police station area and Dilip Singh Nagudi (25) were on a two-wheeler in an inebriated state.. resident of Lepadesa under Jagannathpur police station area.
The motorcycle rammed into a roadside passenger’s shed on Baraiburu-Hatgamharia highway after the rider lost control. All of them died on the spot. “They couldn’t control the vehicle as they were drunken and hit the shed in full speed,” said Jagannathpur PS in-charge S K Yadav.
The men were returning from Kiriburu town.
Maoist camp demolished: Security personnel demolished a temporary Maoist camp and recovered a bomb in Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district, The 40-kg explosive was planted by the rebels on Monday on the approach road to target security personnel. However, the forces entered the forest from the opposite direction, said Surendra Kumar Jha, SDPO, Chakradharpur. The explosive was defused.
NSS mega camp begins: A 12-day mega camp, organized by the department of sports and youth affairs in collaboration with National Service Scheme (NSS), began on Central University campus in Ranchi on Monday. The camp was inaugurated by K Vijay Kumar, adviser to the governor. About 400 workers and representatives of NSS will participate in the camp, which will end on March 15.
Army book fair: A mega book fair has been organized in the Sikh Regimental Centre premises in Ramgarh. It was inaugurated by Payal Hiteshi, wilfe of commandant Pushkar Hiteshi on Tuesday for families of army personnel. People of all age were seen browsing through the books of their choices.
A Committee was constituted by the Government in July, 2012 under the Chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary and consisting of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Defence Secretary, Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Secretary, Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare and Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training for looking into the pay and pension related issues of relevance to Defence Services Personnel and Ex- Servicemen.
Although there was no military representative on the Committee, consultations were held with all the Service Chiefs by the Committee before finalizing the recommendations.
Four recommendations were made by the Committee on revision of pension/family pension of Armed Forces personnel. They are- One Rank One Pension – Bridging the gap in pensions, Enhancement of family pensions, Dual family pension and pension to physically/mentally challenged son/daughter of armed forces personnel on marriage. All the recommendations of the Committee, 2012 have been implemented by issue of eight Government letters on 17.1.2013. These are available on the websites www.desw.gov.in and www.cgda.nic.in.
This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri Jitendra Singh in a written reply to Dr. Chandan Mitra in Rajya Sabha today.
