No.16/l0/2011-JCA 2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 20th December, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2012.
In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2012, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in Annexure-I would be closed early at 13:00 hrs. on 25th January, 2012 (Wednesday) and buildings indicated in Annexure-II would be closed early at 12:00 Noon on 29th January, 2012 (Sunday).
Govt. of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates
(Policy Division)
No. 12035/16/2010-Pol.II
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the, 18th November, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Introduction of Automated System of Allotment in respect of Type-I category w.e.f. 01.01.2012.
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Directorate’s O.M. of even number dated 22.12.2010 introducing Automated System of Allotment (ASA) in respect of houses of the lower types i.e. Type-II to Type-IV. It has since been decided to introduce Automated System in respect of Type-I category also w.e.f. 01.01.2012 as per following schedule:
1. With effect from 01.01.2012 only online applications for allotment of Type-I houses will be accepted. After applying online, the applicants will be required to take a print out of the application form and forward to the Directorate of Estates after getting the same verified from their Department/Office. No manual application will be accepted from 01.01.2012.
2. The applicants applying online whose applications are received up to 15.01.2012 will be eligible for participation in the ASA system and shall be able to exercise options during the period 16th to 27th of each month. The first allotment through fully automated mode in Type-I will take place on 28.01.2012. Allotments in subsequent months in respect of Type-I will take place on the 28th of every month.
3. Every applicant will be required to furnish his/her mobile number and e-mail ID to enable this Directorate to send their login ID and password through SMS/e-mail.
4. The practice of reconsideration and technical acceptance will be stopped with the introduction of ASA system. The applicants who fail to accept the allotment made as per their choice, shall be debarred for further allotment for a period of one year.
5. Detailed procedure as laid down in the O.M. dated 22.12.2010, available on the website of this Directorate i.e. www.estates.nic.in shall be applicable.
6. A help desk has been established in the IFC of the Directorate of Estates near Gate No. 2, Nirmarn Bhawan, New Delhi. Application may seek help form the help desk, if required.
In the Government order 3rd read above, the sitting fee payable to Non-Official Directors / Non-Officials Members on the Boards of State Public Sector Undertakings / Boards was enhanced from Rs. 250/- to Rs. 750/- per day in case the Corporation / Board provides a vehicle to the Non-Official Director / Non-Official Member and if no vehicle is provided, the sitting fee was fixed at Rs. 1000/- per day.
2. Government have since received proposals for enhancement of the sitting fee to a reasonable level in view of the contributions made by the Non-Official Directors / Members. The Government have examined the proposal in detail and in supersession of the orders issued in the Government Order third read above, direct that in respect of Non-Official Directors / Non-Official Members of the Board of Directors of State Public Sector Undertakings / Boards who are currently entitled to sitting fees, the sitting fees shall be paid at Rs. 1500/- per day in case the Corporation / Board provides a vehicle to the Non-Official Director / Non-Official Member and if no vehicle is provided, the sitting fee shall be paid at Rs.2000 per day. These orders will take immediate effect.
3. The Chief Executive Officers of State Public Sector Undertakings / Boards may be requested to bring this to the notice of the Board of Directors in the next meeting.
Rakshak Plan for Central Paramilitary Groups like CRPF, ITBP, BSF, BRO etc. , All Armed Forces like Indian Army Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Coast Guard, BRO etc. & Railways Protection Force
A new special 2G/3G postpaid plan for Central Paramilitary Groups like CRPF, ITBP, BSF, BRO etc., All Armed Forces like Indian Army Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, Coast Guard, BRO etc. & All Railway Protection Force Personnel with the name “Rakshak” has been introduced with the following terms and conditions:-
Sl.No.
Particulars
Charges
1
Activation Charges for both numbers
Free
2
Security Deposit for Local & STD Facilities
Nil
3
Total Fixed Monthly Charges for both numbers in Rs.
299
4
Freebies per month for each number
As per plan 99
a) Local calls (On-net)
75 Min
b) STD Call (On-net)
75 Min
c) Local/National SMS
100 SMS
5
Local/STD Calls between these two numbers shall be free to the extent of 30 Min/day (limit combined for both the numbers). Beyond this the call rates applicable between these two numbers (Rs./Min)
0.20
6
Local/STD call to Any Network (Rs./Min)
0.49
7
O/G Call (Local/ STD) while National roaming (Rs./Min)
0.49
8
I/C call for main number while roaming in BSNL Network
Free
9
Local/National SMS Charges (Rs/SMS)
0.49
10
Local/National SMS Charges while National roaming (Rs/SMS)
0.49
11
All other charges not covered above
Plan-99
Under this plan, two SIMs [Main SIM & Home SIM] will be issued/activated from the same CSC of the circle and bill payments can be made in the home circle. In case of specific request from Customer for USIM Rs.59 will be charged.
FMC of Rs.299 is the total fixed monthly charges for two postpaid connections. All tariffs applicable for main number, except incoming call while roaming, will be the same for home number.
Above personnel using BSNL connection and Port-in customers will also be allowed to activate the special plan subject to verification of credential.
The credential of the Above personnel is to be verified before activating the plans by taking a photocopy of his Identity Card issued duly attested by his controlling officer. A self certificate indicating that no other connection is active in his name under this special plan any where in India is also to be taken.
The above plan may be allowed for activation through BSNL CSCs only.
Special Postpaid Plan for Officers of all Paramilitary Forces :
Sl.No.
Particulars
Charges
1
Activation Charges
Free
2
Security Deposit for Local & STD Facilities
Nil
3
Fixed Monthly Charges
Rs.425
4
Freebies per month
a) Local calls (On-net)
Unlimited Free
b) STD Call (On-net)
1000 Min
c) I/C call while National Roaming
300 Min
d) O/G call while National Roaming
200 Min
c) Local/National SMS
100 SMS
d) GPRS Usage while in Home LSA
1 GB
5
All other charges, terms and conditions
As per Plan-725
Note:-
i) The credential of the Paramilitary force officer will have to be verified before activating the plan by taking a self attested photocopy of his Identity Card. A self certificate indicating that no other connection is active in his name under this special paramilitary plan any where in India will also be to be taken.
ii) Paramilitary force officers using BSNL connection and Port-in customers will be allowed to migrate to this plan free of charge.
iii) Service Tax as applicable will be charged extra.
The above plan may be allowed for activation through BSNL CSCs only.
It is proposed to set up Sports Academies on Indian Railways in Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai. The total number of sportspersons recruited on different Zonal Railways on Indian Railways during 2008-09 was 509; during 2009-10 it was 233; during 2010-11 it was 361 in during 2011-12 (till November, 2011) it was 63 .
Recruitment of sportspersons is a continuous process. All out efforts are made to spot the talent to enable Railways to be represented in the various National and International Championships. Since, there is no separate sports cadre in Indian Railways as such there are no vacancies. Meritorious sportspersons are recruited by utilizing the vacancies of various other departments.
Railways have Zonal Railway Sports Association which keeps a close watch anticipating and assessing the needs of sportspersons in various different disciplines on their Railway. To ensure that meritorious sportspersons are given priority for recruitment, various policies are formed and special steps taken to accommodate the deserving cases. Inter Railway Championships are also held to spur Zonal Railways to recruit good talent.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri K. H. Muniyappa in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Ministry of Tourism attaches utmost importance to the development and promotion of tourism in the North Eastern Region through its various plan schemes. It extends financial assistance to the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations including the States of the North Eastern Region, for tourism related projects which are identified every year in consultation and interaction with them under the following schemes.
1. Product Infrastructure Development of Destinations/Circuits
2. Assistance to Large Revenue Generating Projects
3. Information Technology
4. Fairs/Festival and Events
The Ministry of Tourism, as a part of its promotional activities releases print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns to promote various tourism destinations and products of the country including the North East Region. Besides, North East specific media campaigns are launched to promote the entire North East Region. The Ministry of Tourism provides complimentary space to the North Eastern States inIndiapavilions set up at major international travel fairs & exhibitions. Further, In relaxation of CCS (LTC) Rules 1988, the Government has decided to permit Government servants to travel by air to North Eastern Region on LTC as follows:-
(i) Group A and Group B Central Government employees will be entitled to travel by Air from their place of posting or nearest airport to a city in the NER or nearest airport.
(ii) Other categories of employees will be entitled to travel by air to a city in the NER from Guwahati or Kolkata.
(iii) All Central Government employees will be allowed conversion of one block of Home Town LTC into LTC for destinations in NER.
Development, promotion and utilization of funds given by the Ministry of Tourism for tourism projects are primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The details of the funds earmarked for the development of Tourism in NER during the Eleventh Five Year Plan vis-à-vis releases made by the Ministry of Tourism (upto 31.10.2011) are as under:
Year
10% earmarked for NER
(Rs. in crore)
Releases made
(Rs. in crore)
2007-08
96.00
150.97
2008-09
100.00
160.52
2009-10
95.00
178.61
2010-11
105.00
208.48
2011-12
110.00
97.79
This information was given by the Minister of State of Tourism, Shri Sultan Ahmed in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 statutorily applies to employees getting wages upto Rs. 6500/- in respect of scheduled establishments employing 20 or more workers. State-wise details are given at Annexure.
The mechanism to regulate and monitor the implementation of Labour Laws is incorporated in respective Labour Laws.
Occasional instances of such nature have been noticed in the Employees Provident Fund offices.
All such observed cases are pursued vigorously and several measures have been taken to prevent and discourage such instances as per details given hereunder:-
(i) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation website as on date provides all relevant information to its various stakeholders i.e. employees, employers, subscribers as well as the public at large.
(ii) All information relating to Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 & Scheme provisions including various application forms have been provided in a downloadable format.
(iii) Claim settlement status has also been provided on the website offline which is updated every day.
(iv) Facilities such as National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT), Short Messaging Service (SMS) (informing members on the settlement of their claims), facility to view account balances (in selective offices), claim status, filing of e-Challans in a few offices have also been made operational.
(v) Work related to processing, calculation & disbursement of payment is mostly computerized and carried out through the software provided by National Informatics Centre of Government of India in an environment where public interface is minimal.
(vi) The computerization has resulted in increased settlement thereby reducing pendency and backlog thus leading to lesser complaints and grievances. It has also lead to a more effective monitoring of pendency and settlements.
(vii) Besides complaint based investigations are carried out, checks are also undertaken during Surprise Inspections as well as Preventive Vigilance Inspections and for any irregularity noticed, actions are initiated against the officials involved.
(viii) To streamline and clearly define activities, circulars on Combating Corruption in Compliance matters have also been issued by the Vigilance Wing.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today.
The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 applies to employees of factories employing 10 or more persons and certain specified establishments such as shops, hotels and restaurants, cine and preview theatres, road-motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments, educational and private medical institutions employing 20 or more persons located in areas where the scheme is in force. 14 States have also extended coverage to shops and establishments employing 10 or more persons. Employees of factories and establishments covered under the scheme drawing monthly wages upto Rs. 15,000/- are covered under the scheme. As on 31.03.2011, the scheme is in force in 790 industrial centres in the country covering 1.55 crore insured persons. The total number of beneficiaries including family members of insured persons who are entitled to medical care under the scheme is 6.02 crore. The scheme is in force in all States and Union Territories except Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. Similarly, under the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, establishments employing 20 or more persons are coverable. The establishments which are not coverable statutorily could be covered on voluntary basis if a majority of the employees and employer are willing.
For the purpose of coverage under ESIC and Employees Provident Fund, there is no criterion whether the establishment falls under organized or unorganised sector. Hence, no such separate details of the number of unorganised sector workers covered under the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 or Employees State Insurance Scheme are available. The total number of workers in 6,60,546 establishments have 6,15,88,670 members’ accounts under Employees’ Provident Fund Organization.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today.
Details of the ESIC Medical Institutions which have been commissioned so far with students pursuing post-graduate and under-graduate courses are as under:
1. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – K.K. Nagar, Chennai
2. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore
3. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – Basaidarapur, New Delhi
4. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – Joka, Kolkata
5. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – Andheri (E), Mumbai
6. ESI-Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science & Research – Parel, Mumbai
7. ESIC – Dental College, – Rohini, Delhi
In respect of the proposed medical college and hospital of ESI Corporation in Bhubaneswar, Orissa work as about to start, however, due to local problem and location the same could not be taken up.
So far 35 locations have been identified by the State Government for dispensaries. Out of these land at 3 locations has been handed over by the State Government, construction is in progress at 2 locations and 1 location is encroached upon.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a written question in Rajya Sabha today.
