The Railways proposes to introduce a wellness programme for railway employees at their work places for early detection of risk factors, prevention and early treatment of diseases caused due to high blood pressure and sugar levels, obesity and other life style related ailments. To minimise incidence of human error especially amongst the skilled and technical staff including loco pilots, cabin men and gang men, the Minister for Railways underlined the importance of ensuring proper rest period for them. National Institute of Design has been requested to design appropriate outfits for various categories of workforce.
Indian Railways has been a leading patron of sports in the country. The Railways have decided to institute a Rail Khel Ratna Award that would be given to 10 sports persons based on their current performance. The awardees would be provided world class training to improve their skills. The Railway Sports Promotion Board would be provided the necessary wherewithal to administer promotion of sports in a highly professional manner for ensuring excellent performance by railway sports-persons.
General Purpose including Cardiology & Cardiothoracic
Surgery and Joint Replacement
No
Yes
General purpose , Orthopaedic surgery
incl.Joint replacement, Cardiology, Cardiovascular and
Cardiothoracic surgery Neurology & Neurosurgery, Dialysis
Gastroenterology, Oncology (surgical and medical), Endoscopy and Endoscopic / Laparoscopic surgery
Yes
General purpose,
Neurology & Urology,
Orthopaedic surgery
including arthroscopic
surgery & joint
replacement, Gastroenterology and GI
surgery except liver
transplant, Paediatrics
and Paediatrics surgery
and ENT
3
Sri Balaji Action Medical
Institute, FC-34, A-4, Paschim
Vihar, New Delhi-110063.
011-42888888. w.e.f. 7.10.201
General Purpose including
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic
Surgery.
NABH w.e.f. 10.10.201
Yes
General purpose;
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery;
Specialised Orthopaedic
surgery & Joint Replacement
4
Park Hospital, 12, Chowkandi,
Outer Ring Road, West Delhi
(Near Kesavpur Depot) New
Delhi. Tel:. 4532 3232 w.e.f. 7.10.201
General purpose including
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic
Surgery
NABH wef 29.7.2011
Yes
General purpose,
Cardiology, Cardiovascular and
Cardiothoracic Surgery
During the years from 2008 to 2011, 41 Regular Recruits belonging to the batches between 2007 to 2010 have resigned for career progression (joining IAS, IFS etc.). Another 3 officers belonging to 1985, 1990 and 2004 batches have resigned on personal grounds.
The Government of India has increased the annual batch-size of Regular Recruits of the Indian Police Service from 103 to 150. The policy for cadre allocation has also been revised.
This was stated by Shri Jitendra Singh, Minister of State of Home Affairs in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Applications are invited upto 5.30 p.m. on 04.04.2012 for Teacher Eligibility
Tests for the year 2012 from the candidates in Tamil Nadu.
The following categories of candidates should write the Teacher Eligibility Test:
The Secondary Grade and Graduate Teachers (BT Assistants) appointed with the prescribed qualifications in Government, Government Aided and Un-aided Schools on or after 23rd August, 2010.
Teachers working in Unaided Institutions without the prescribed qualifications shall acquire such minimum qualifications within a period of 5 years and should pass the TET.
All Candidates with necessary qualifications and seeking for appointment as Teachers for Classes I to VIII
Eligibility to Write TET:
Candidates should possess the following prescribed qualifications to write the Teacher Eligibility Test:
Candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Course (10+2 Pattern) and Diploma in Teacher Education in a Recognized Teacher Training Institute / DIET and seeking an appointment as Teacher for classes I to V (except Visually Impaired Candidates) can write Paper I.
Candidates who have passed a Bachelor’sDegree(B.A. /B.Sc. / B.Litt.) with Tamil, English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, History and Geography or a Degree with any one of the equivalent subjects from a Recognized University under 10+2+3 Pattern and a Degree in Teacher Education (B.Ed.) from a Recognized University and seeking an appointment as Teacher for classes VI to VIII can write Paper II.
Candidates appearing for the Final Year Examination of D.T.Ed. / B.Ed. during the current Academic Year are also eligible to appear for the Teacher Eligibility Test.
Important Dates:
A. Date of Notification – 07.03.2012
B. Commencement of Sale of Application Forms -22.03.2012
C. Last Date for Receipt of Application – 04.04.2012 5.30 p.m.
D. Date of Written Examination-Paper I – 03.06.2012 F.N.
Date of Written Examination-Paper-II 03.06.2012 A.N.
No. 7(4)/E. Coord/2011
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
******
New Delhi dated 10th January, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: – Provision of computer at the residence of officers of the level of JointSecretary or equivalent and above-reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM Nos. 7(4)/E.Coord./99 dated 1st August, 2000, dated 4th March, 2002 and 29th July, 2004 on the above subject. Keeping in view the advancement and rapid obsolescence in the configuration of desktop computers, it has been decided, in consultation with D/o Information Technology, that subject to the minimum configuration as in the Annexure to this OM, Ministries/Departments may decide on the configuration (hardware and software) of desktop computers to be provided to officers of the level of Joint Secretary and above themselves. The overall cost ceiling will however remain unchanged at Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One lakh only) per piece (hardware and software included).
2. Officers who are entitled and avail of the facility of the computers and peripherals indicated above should pay an amount of Rs. 300/- per month from the date the computers are installed.
3. Payment for broadband connectivity will be regulated as per this Department’s OM No. 7(140/C&V/2006 dated 14th November, 2006 regarding reimbursement of telephone charges.
4. On handing over the charge of the post; the officer may be given the option to retain the computer on payment of book value. For the purpose of calculation of book value a depreciation of 15% per year may be adopted. Thus, an officer who has had a term of five years will be required to pay 25% of original cost of the computer at the time of handing over charge at the end of the term deducting depreciation of 75% (15%x5).
5. The Computer and its peripherals will remain Government Property. The Officer will personally be responsible for the safety and security of the computer. In case of loss, the loss will be recovered from the officer based on the book value of the computer after allowing for depreciation of 15% per annum as stated at para 4 above. The officer concerned will be at liberty to have the computer insured at his personal cost.
(Saheli Ghosh Roy)
Director (E. Coord)
Annexure to the OM No. 7(4)/E.Coord/2011 dated 10th January. 2012
(i) CPU-Intel Core i7-2600, 3.4GHz 8MB Cache or AMD Phenom II X 4 965, 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache or better.
(ii) Chipset: Intel Q67 Express or AMD 7/8 Series chipset or higher on OEM Motherboard.
(iii) Bus Architecture: 4PCI (PCI/PCI Express)
(iv) Memory: 4 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM with 8GB Expandability
(v) Hard Disk Drive: 320 GB 7200 rpm 3.5″SATA HDD or higher
(vi) Monitor: 18.5″ LED Colour Monitor, Max Resolution 1366X768, TCO-05 certified.
(vii) Key Board: USB 104 keys
(viii) Mouse: USB 2 Button Optical Scroll.
(ix) Speaker: 2.1 Speaker System
(x) Webcam: Microsoft Life-cam HD-5000 or compatible webcam
(xi) Headset: Microsoft Life chat LX3000 or compatible Headset
(xii) Ports: 8 USB Ports (with at least 2 in front), audio ports for microphone and headphone in front.
(xiii) Cabinet: Small form factor (Max. 16 Ltrs)
(xiv) DVD ROM Drive : 16X or better DVD+ RW
(xv) Ethernet: NIC 10/100/1000
(xvi) UPS: Online 800VA or higher
(xvii) Operating System: Window 7 Professional/Linux preloaded, as specified, with Media and Documentation and Certificate of Authenticity.
(xviii) OS Certifications: Windows 7OS and Linux certification.
(xix) Power Management: Screen Blanking, Hard Disk and System Idle Mode in
Power On, set up Password, Power supply SMPS Surge protected.
(xx) Preloaded Software: Norton or McAfee or eTrust or e-Scan or Fore front or
Trend Micro or Planning Commission Tool or Quick heal Antivirus (latest
Version) with 3 Yrs upgrade License
(xxi) Printer: Multifunction device (printer/scanner/copier) or any other printer of choice
(xxii) All updated and patches must be provided by the OEM for the project duration
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of January, 2012 increased by 1 point and stood at 198 (one hundred & ninety eight).
During January, 2012, the index recorded maximum increase of 9 points each in Haldia and Bhilai centres, 7 points in Jamshedpur centre, 6 points each in Tiruchirapally and Srinagar centres, 5 points in 2 centres, 4 points in 7 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 11 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. The index decreased by 3 points each in Rangapara Tezpur and Godavarikhani centres, 2 points each in Madurai and Mercara centres, 1 point in 8 centres, while in the remaining 16 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum increase of 9 points in Haldia and Bhillai centres is mainly on account of Housing Index and increase in the prices of Wheat, Mustard Oil, etc. The increase of 7 points in Jamshedpur centre is mainly due to Housing Index and increase in the prices of Mustard Oil, Goat Meat, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Soft Coke, Barber Charges, etc. The increase of 6 points in Tiruchirapally and Srinagar centres is mainly on account of Housing Index and increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat Atta, Mustard Oil, Milk, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), etc. The decrease of 3 points in Rangapara Tezpur and Godavarikhani centres is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Onion, Chillies Green, Vegetable items, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Madurai and Mercara centres is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Fish Fresh, Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc.
The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows
1. Ahmedabad 192
2. Bangalore 200
3. Chennai 187
4. Delhi 181
5. Kolkata 184
6. Mumbai 199
The point to point rate of inflation based on CPI-IW (General) for the month of January, 2012 is 5.32% as compared to 6.49% in December, 2011. Inflation based on Food Index dipped to the level of 0.49% in January, 2012 as compared to 1.97% in December, 2011.
The Rural Development Minister Shri Jairam Ramesh today said that National Social Assisstance Programme, NSAP will be completely restructured and all payments under the scheme will be done through Aadhar-based payment system. Talking to a select group of media persons here, he said, the restructured system will be in place by 10th of March this year and it will ensure that each beneficiary under old age, disabilities and widow pension schemes will get one’s entitlement every month and there will be no delay in payments. He said, the Central government spends nearly 8,000 crore rupees under the NSAP scheme, but the devolvement of funds is being done in a complicated process in a layered manner, which he said will be rectified and only one State Agency will be identified for receipt of funds for final disbursement to pass book holders through Aadhar-based system. The Minister informed that he had already written to the Finance Ministry for relaxation of certain norms like reducing the criteria for disability to 40% from the existing 80%, which leads to exclusion of a very large number of disabled persons in rural areas. Moreover, they also face problem in getting a medical certificate verifying 80% criteria. Shri Ramesh said, presently the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme gives assistance of Rs-200 per month to BPL widows over the age of 40, which can be modified to cover widows over the age of 18. There is also a demand to enhance the amount under National Family Benefit Scheme from Rs-10,000 to Rs-20,000, which is paid to a BPL family whose main bread-winner dies, besides inclusion of children/youth in the 5 to 20 age group to get the disability pension benefit, which is now restricted to those over the age of 20.
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,EXTRA ORDINARY,
PART-11,SECTION 3,SUB-SECTION (i) ]
Government of India
Ministry of personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of personnel and Training)
New Delhi,dated the 30th December,2011
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R.(E)——–In excercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution,and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department,the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services AND Posts) Rules, 1997,namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services and Posts)Amendment Rules,2011.
(2)They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Residents of the State of Jammu And Kashmir (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit for Recruitment to Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules,1997,in rule 1,in sub-rule(3),for the figures “2011”, the figures “2013”shall be substituted.
[F.No.15012/6/2011-Estt(D)]
(Alok Kumar)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
No.12011/07(i)/2011-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, 21st February, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Children Education Allowance – Clarification.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No.12011/03/2008—Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008, and subsequent clarifications issued from time to time on the subject cited above, and to state that various Ministries / Departments have been seeking clarifications on various aspects of the Children Education Allowance / Hostel Subsidy. The doubts raised by various authorities are clarified as under:
S.No.
Point of reference/doubts
Clarification
1
What constitute “Fee” as per para 1(c) of the O.M. dated 2/9/2008 and whether fee paid for extra-curricular activities to some other institute and reimbursement of, school bags, pen/pencils. etc., can be allowed? Is there any item-wise ceiling?
“Fee’ shall mean fee paid to the school in which the child is studding, directly by the parents/guardian for the items mentioned in para 1(e) of the O.M.dated 2/9/2008. Reimbursement of school bags, pens/pencils, etc., may not he allowed. There is no item-wise ceiling.
2
Whether reimbursement can be allowed in case the original receipts are misplaced and duplicate receipts are produced by the Government servant?
In case of misplacement of receipts given by the school/institution towards charges received from the parents/guardian, reimbursement may be allowed if the Government servant produces a duplicate receipt, duly authenticated by the school authorities. Receipts from private parties, other than the school, if misplaced shall not be , entertained, even if a duplicate receipt is produced. Original receipts from school authorities need not be attested / countersigned stamped by the school authorities.
3
Whether the Government servant is allowed to get 50% of the total amount subject to the overall annual ceiling in the first quarter and the remaining amount in third and or fourth quarter?
Reimbursement of 50% of the entitled amount for the academic year could be allowed in the first and/or second quarter and the remaining amount could be reimbursed in the third and/or fourth quarter. However,the entire entitled amount can be reimbursed in the last quarter.
4
It is provided that whenever the DA increases by 50% the CEA will increase by 25%. What shall be the date of effect of such enhancement?
Any enhancement in the ceiling of reimbursement per annum due to increase in DA by 50%, shall be applicable on pro-rata basis from the date of increase in DA, subject to actual expenditure during the quarter.
No.12011/07(ii)/2011-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, 21-02-2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Children Education Allowance.
Subsequent to issue of Department of Personnel & Training’s O.M. No.12011/03/2008—Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008 and clarifications issued from time to time on the subject cited above, a number of references have been received on certain aspects of Children Education Allowance / Hostel Subsidy. After due consideration of the references, in consultation with the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, the following modifications/alterations are carried out with effect from the date of issue of this O.M. on pro-rata basis:
i. Development Fee/Parents’ Contribution charged by the school/institution in lieu of tuition fee shall be reimbursed. The Government servant will have to certify to the effect that tuition fee has not been charged by the school/institution.
ii. Fee charged directly by the school/institution for catering to the special needs of the child with disabilities, duly certified by the school authorities, shall be reimbursed in addition to items mentioned in para 1(e) of O.M. dated 2-9-2008. The school/institution shall be aided or approved by the Central/State Government/UT Administration or whose fees are approved by any of these authorities.
iii. The minimum age of 5 years, stipulated in O.M. No.12011/03/2008—Estt.(Allowance) dated 11th November, 2008, for disabled children, pursuing non-formal education or vocational training stands removed. Henceforth, there will be no minimum age for any child for claiming reimbursement of Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy.
2. Cases where reimbursement has been made on the basis of earlier O.M, on the issues need not be reopened.
