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Restricted Holiday on 31st December, 2011

Restricted Holiday (R.H) on the occasion birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh to be observed on 31st December, 2011

F.No.12/1/2010-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated the 27th June, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Restricted Holiday (R.H) on the occasion birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh to be observed on 31st December, 2011

The birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh has been shifted from 5th January 2012 (15 Pausha 1933 SE, Thursday) to 31st December 2011 (10 Pausha 1933 SE Saturday). Modification had been made on the basis of amendments in the criterion of the festival falling on Lunar tithi – Pausha Sukla Saptami instead of Solar Date of January 5. Accordingly, there will be Restricted Holiday on 31st December, 2011 on account of birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh.

2. Hindi version will follow

(Dinesh Kapila)
Director (JCA)

 

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Children Education Allowance – Clarification

No.21011/16/2009-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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New Delhi, Dated 17th June, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Clarification on Children Education Allowance.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T O.M. No. 12011/03/2008- Estt(Allowance) dated 02-09-2008 and clarificatory OM No.12011/16/2009- Estt.(AL) dated 13.11.2009 on the Children Education Allowance(CEA) Scheme, this Department has been receiving references from various Departments seeking further clarifications. The doubts raised are clarified as under:

1) whether Children Education Allowance would be admissible beyond two children due to failure of sterilization operation.

 

The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance is admissible only for the first child born after failure of sterilization operation.
(ii) whether the admissible amount per annum per child (annual ceiling of Rs.15000/-) on account of CEA can be reimbursed in full in the first quarter of the financial/academic year itself. (i) It is clarified that a Government servant is allowed to get 50% of the total amount subject to the over all annual ceiling in the first quarter and the remaining amount in third and or fourth quarter . Frontloading of the entire amount in the first and second quarters is not allowed. 

(ii) A Government servant can claim full amount subject to the annual ceiling of Rs.15000/- in the last quarter.


(Vibha Govil Mishra)

Deputy Secretary (P &A)

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275 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under the Public Private Parternership (PPP)

F.11029-23/2009-KVSHQ (Admn.-I) 718

OFFICE ORDER

The matter pertaining to the proposal of opening of 275 new Kendriya Vidyalayas under the Public Private Parternership (PPP) is under consideration of the Ministry of HRD. In this connection the Ministry has desired from KVS to prepare the EFC MEMO for opening of 275 new KVs under the PPP mode.

Accordingly, keeping in view that the proposed scheme deserves extensive study; a committee comprising the following officers has been constituted with immediate. effect to study the proposal of opening of 275 new Kendriya Vidyalays under PPP mode and deliberate thereon:

1. Sh.O.M.Prabhakaran, Joint Commissioner (Admn) – Chairman
2. Dr. E. Prabhakar, Dy. Commissioner (Pers) – Member
3. Sh U.N.Khaware, Dy. Commissioner (Acad) – Member
4. Sh B.S Nagaraja, Assistant Commissioner (Fin.) – Member
5. Sh. K.K.Ahuja, Ex. Engineer – Member
6. Sh N.S.Rana E.O., RO Dehradun – Member
7. Sh D. Manivannan E.O. RO Chennai – Member
8. Sh Rajender Kr. Sharma, Sr. Admn Officer – Member Secretary

The Committee will submit its report within 3 months to the Commissioner, KVS This issues with the approval of the Commissioner, KVS.

(Rajender Kumar Sharma)
Sr. Administrative Officer

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TN Govt Pensioners’ Health Fund Scheme – Provisional Pensioners – Claims submission – Guideline

Finance (Pension) Department
Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

Government Letter No. 15832/Pension/2011-1, dated: 02.06.2011

From
Thiru. K. Shanmugam, I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary to Government.

Sir,

Sub: Pension – Tamil Nadu Government Pensioners’ Health Fund Scheme – Provisional Pensioners – Claims submission – Guidelines issued

Ref: 1 Government letter No.33742/Finance (Pension) Department/ 2010-2, dated:7.7.10
2 From the Director of Pension letter No.11103/2011/D1, dated:04.03.11

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In the letter first cited, Government have issued clarification that the provisional pensioners are eligible to enroll and make a claim under the Tamil Nadu Government Pensioners Health Fund Scheme.

2) Now, the Director of Pension in his letter second cited has recommended the procedures for submission of claims by the provisional pensioners and sanction and disbursement on their claims. After careful examination of the recommendation of the Director of Pension, the Government direct all the drawing officers, Treasury/ Sub-Treasury / Pension Pay Officers and Director of Pension to follow the under mentioned procedures on the claims of the provisional pensioners under the Tamil Nadu Government Pensioners’ Health Fund Scheme.

(i) Reimbursement proposals for sanction under Pensioners’ Health Fund Scheme in respect of provisional pensioners should be sent to Director of Pension, by the drawing officers only through the Sub-Treasury/ Treasury/ Pay and Accounts Office in which provisional pension is drawn.

(ii) As and when reimbursement is sanctioned by the Director of Pension, the cheque along with copy of sanction proceedings should be sent to the Drawing Officer only for disbursement to the provisional pensioner.

(iii) While sending pension proposals to the Accountant–General, the drawing officer should furnish details of health Fund reimbursement sanctions. In turn, the Accountant- General shall inform the fact to the Pension Disbursing Officer to whom the individual’s pension payment is authorised. Drawing Officers shall mention the payment under Pensioners Health Fund Scheme in the Last Pay Certificate in bold letters and highlight the fact so as to invite the attention of the Treasury / Sub Treasury / Pension Pay Officer.

(iv) The Pension Disbursing Officers (Treasury / Sub Treasury / Pension Pay Office) shall record the details of Pensioners’ Health Fund reimbursement received by the Pensioner in his capacity as a provisional Pensioner in the Audit Volume of Pensioners half of the Pension Payment Order and Disbursers’ half of the Pension Payment Order with the Pension Disbursement Officer.

(v) Both the Drawing Officers and Pension Disbursing Officers shall inform the details of Pension Payment Order to the Director of Pension by a specific report by Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due and get acknowledgement from the Director of Pension before closing the relevant file.

(vi) The Director of Pension shall make necessary entries in the pension master of Health Fund Scheme and intimate the same to the Drawing Officer and Pension Disbursing Officer.

3) The Accountant-General is requested to inform the fact of previous claims of the pensioners, as reported in the pension proposals, to the Pension Disbursing Officer to whom the individual’s pension payment is authorised.

Yours faithfully,

for Principal Secretary to Government

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Re-classification of Saharanpur as “Y” class city for the purpose of HRA

No. 2(14)/2010-E.11(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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New Delhi, 15th June, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Re-classification of Saharanpur as “Y” class city for the purpose of House Rent Allowance – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Ministry’s O.M. No.2(21)/E.II(B)/2004 dated 18.11.2004 & O.M. No.2(13)/2008-E.II(B) dated 29.08.2008 regarding re-classification of cities on the basis of the population figures of 2001 census for the purpose of HRA to the Central Government employees and to say that the Government of Uttar Pradesh vide their Notification No.2176/9-7-09-53J/1998 dated 01.10.2009 reconstituted the area of Saharanpur (M.B.) by adding certain areas within its Mupicipal limits and re-named it as Saharanpur Municipal Corporation, which resulted in an increase in population of `Saharanpur Municipal Corporation’ to qualify it for classification as `Y’ class city for the purpose of House Rent Allowance to the Central Government employees.

2. The President is, accordingly, pleased to decide that Saharanpur city (within its Municipal limits) shall stand re-classified as “Y” class city for the purpose of grant of House Rent Allowance to the Central Government employees posted there.

3. These orders shall be effective from 1st June, 2011.

4. The orders will apply to all civilian employees of the Central Government. The orders will also be applicable to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates. In respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Railways, respectively.

5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

(Anil Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

CBSE – Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 2011 – Important Announcement

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) – 2011

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) – 2011 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, the 26th June, 2011 at 1178 Centres in 86 cities across the country including 2 centres abroad. In all 7.9 lacs candidates have been registered for this examination. The dispatch of Admit Cards by post to all the registered candidates of the above Examination has started since 8th June 2011.

The Board has also uploaded the candidate’s information including Roll No and the Centre of Examination, etc. on its website www.cbse.nic.in. In case, any registered candidate does not receive the admit card by 20.06.2011, he/she is required to carry a printout of the centre information and undertaking proforma available on the Board’s website along with two passport size photographs and a photo ID proof to the allotted examination centre.

A control room will be functional from 20th June 2011 to 25th June 2011 from 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM and on 26th June 2011 from 06.30 AM to 12.30 PM. In case of any difficulty the candidates may contact the control room on the following telephone numbers:-

08447981586, 08447981587, 08447981588, 08447981589 and 08447981590.

AP Government released GO for Dearness allowance from January 2011

Andhra Pradesh Governement released Government order Dearness Allowance to the State Government Employees from 1st January, 2011

Important Points from the Government Order :

Revision of rate of Dearness Allowance sanctioned in the G.O. 19th read above to the State Government employees in the Andhra Pradesh Revised Pay Scales, 2010 from 24.824% of the basic pay to 29.96% of basic pay from 1st January, 2011.

Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 2006, from 45% to 51% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2011

Revision of rates of Dearness Allowance in respect of State Government employees drawing the Revised U.G.C Pay Scales, 1996, from 103% to 115% of the basic pay with effect from 1st January, 2011, as DA equivalent to 50% Basic Pay was already merged through G.O.Ms.No.9, Higher Education (U.E.I) Department, dated: 8-2-2006 and G.O.(P)No.173, Finance (PC.I) Department, dated:23.07.2007.

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Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Notification regarding

No. 38/80/2008-P&PW (A) (Part II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003

Dated: 8th June. 2011

To
The Manager,
Govt. of India Press,
Mayapuri, Ring Road,
New Delhi 110064

Subject: Amendment to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Notification regarding.

Sir,

I am to forward herewith a copy of Notification in duplicate (English & Hindi version) on the above subject and to request that the same may be published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (ii).

2. It is further requested that 100 spare copies of the Printed version of the
Notification may kindly be sent to this Department.

Encl: As above.

Yours faithfully

(Tripti P. Ghosh)
Director

 

[(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB – SECTION (I)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, dated the 8th June.,2011

G.S.R In exercise 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 persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, namely:

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2011.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972,

(1) in rule 8, in sub-rule (1), in the provisio, for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy five”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred” shall be substituted;

(2) in rule 9, in sub-rule (1), in the second proviso for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred” shall be substituted;

(3) in rule 38, in sub-rule (2), in clause (a), for the words “two thousand and two hundred rupees”, the words “twenty one thousand rupees” shall be substituted;

(4) in rule 40, in sub-rule (3), for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five per mensem”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred per mensem” shall be substituted;

(5) in rule 41, in sub-rule (2), for the words “rupees three hundred and seventy-five per mensem”, the words “rupees three thousand five hundred per mensem” shall be substituted;

(6) in rule 49,

(a) after sub – rule (1), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(1A) The dearness allowance admissible on the date of retirement shall also be treated as emoluments for the purpose of sub-rule(1).”;

(b) for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely;-

“(2) In the case of a Government servant retiring in accordance with the provisions of these rules after completing the qualifying service of not less than ten years, the amount of pension shall be calculated at fifty per cent of emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to him, subject to a minimum of three thousand and five hundred rupees per mensem and a maximum of forty-five thousand rupees per mensem.

(2A) In addition to pension admissible in accordance with sub-rule (2), after completion of eighty years of age or above, additional pension shall be payable to the retired Government servant in the following manner:

Age of pensioner Additional pension
From 80 years to less than 85 years 20% of basic pension.
From 85 years to less than 90 years 30% of basic pension.
From 90 years to less than 95 years 40% of basic pension.
From 95 years to less than 100 years 50% of basic pension.
100 years or more 100% of basic pension.” ;

 

(c) in sub-rule (4), the words, brackets and letters “clause (a) or clause (b) of’ shall be omitted;

 

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Free Monthly Season tickets to girls pursuing Professional/Vocational courses upto Graduation

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.25 OF 2011

No. TCII/2010/09/Students/Policy

New Delhi, dated 30.5.2011

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways,

Sub : Free Monthly Season tickets to girls pursuing Professional / Vocational courses upto Graduation.

As per existing provisions contained inRule 242.2 of IRCA Coaching Tariff No. 26, Part-I (Vol.I), Girl Students upto graduation are eligible for Free Monthly Season tickets for travel between stations serving their school/college to residence.

2. As announced by Hon’ble MR during discussion on Railway Budget, it has been decided to extend the above mentioned concession to Girl students who are pursuing Professional/Vocational courses also upto the level of graducation.

3. There will be no change in other terms and conditions, including the eligibilty/entitlement of free MSTs to Boy students.

4.This concession will be admissible on MSTs purchased on and after 1st July 2011

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

6. Necessary instruction may be issued to all concerned immediatly and implementation ensured.

(V.K.Sharma)
DTC(G)-II
Railway Board.

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Lowering the age limit for the IGNOAPS

Lowering the age limit from 65 years to 60 years under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme and increase in rate of pension to persons of 80 years and above

The Cabinet today approved lowering the age limit for the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) from 65 years to 60 years and increasing the rate of pension from Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 to persons of 80 years and above. The revised norms would be applicable with effect from 1st April, 2011.

It is estimated that lowering of the age limit would benefit about an additional 72.32 lakh persons in the age group of 60-64 years and living below the poverty line. It is estimated that 26.49 lakh persons above the age of 80 years and living below the poverty line, would become eligible to receive enhanced central assistance @ Rs. 500 per month. At present 169 lakh persons above the age of 65 years and living below poverty line are receiving central assistance under IGNOAPS.

The additional funds required will be Rs. 1,736 crore for providing old age pension @ Rs. 200 per month per beneficiary in the age group of 60-64 years and Rs. 953 crore for providing enhanced pension @ Rs. 500 per month per beneficiary of age 80 years and above. Thus the total additional requirement will be Rs. 2,770 crore including 3% administrative expenses.

As a result of change in the eligibility criteria for receiving old age pension, eligibility criteria for widow pension under IGNWPS and disability pension under IGNDPS will get revised from 40-64 years to 40-59 years and from 18-64 years to 18-59 years respectively.

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