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Holidays to be observed In Central Government Offices during the year 2012

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F.No.12/3/2011-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

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

Subject: Holidays to be observed In Central Government Offices during the year 2012.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure —I to this O.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2012. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure — II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VLJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The finai list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHWRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU / VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 1st NAVRATRA / NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non working day or in the event of more than one festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Edu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of ldu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and ld-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through T.V. / A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2012, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (Kartika 22). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on ‘Narakachaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2012, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GP-I dated 15.2.1984 by which they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays Viz. Republic Day, Independence Day & Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday.

9. in respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words; they will have the option to select 10(Ten) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Buddha Purnima, Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) and Muharram included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(DINESH KAPILA)
Director (JCA)

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CGHS – Last Date for continuos Empanelment Extended upto 31st July 2011

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igeadmin
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Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 110 108

No:S.110011/23/2009-CGHS D.I/Hospital Cell (Part 1X)

Dated, the 30th June, 2011

O F F I C E       M E M O R A N D U M

Subject: Extension of last date for Continuous empanelment of private hospitals and Diaqnostic Centres under CGHS

The undersigned is directed to draw attention to this Ministry’s Office Memoranda of even number dated 8th December 2010, 19th January, 2011 and 31st May, 2011, and to state that the last date for submission of applications for empanelment of private hospitals, diagnostic laboratories and Imaging Centres by CGHS under Continuous Empanelment Scheme is being extended up to 31st July 2011.

2. The other conditions of the tender document will remain the same.

3. The application form for the continuous empanelment scheme can be downloaded from the website of CGHS, www.mohfw.nic.in\cghsnew\index.asp.

[R Ravi]
Director

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Sunderban Allowance to CG employees working in West Bengal

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igeadmin
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No.20(1)/2008-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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New Delhi the 30th June, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Sunderban Allowance to Central Government employees working in West Bengal.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s OM No.20(1)/97-E.II(B) dated 17th July,2001 on the subject cited above and to convey the sanction of the President for the continued grant of Sunderban Allowance at the existing rates (Based on the notional pay in pre-revised scales) to the Central Government employees posted in the Sunderban areas of West Bengal for a further period from 01-01-2003 to 31-08-2008 and at the revised rates (indicated in the Table below) from 01-09-2008 onwards and upto the period for which the Government of West Bengal continues to pay this allowance to its employees, subject to the fulfillment of the existing terms and conditions in this regard.

Existing Rates (in Rupees) Revised Rates (in Rupees)
Pay Range
(1)		 Rate w.e.f. 01.08.1997 (In Rupees)
(2)		 Pay in the Pay Band (3) Rate w.e.f.01.09.2008 (4)
Below 3000 30 Below 5600 60
3000 – 4499 60 5600-8400 120
4500-5999 90 8401-11200 180
6000-9000 120 11201-16800 240

 

2.In case of those employees who have opted to retain the pre-revised scale of pay after the Sixth Pay Commission, their entitlement to the Sunderban Allowance would be determined with reference to pre-revised pay range indicated in column (1) of the table above and the rate prescribed in Column (2) will apply from 1.1.2003 to 31.8.2008 and that in column (4) of the table will apply w.e.f. 1.9.2008

3. In their application to employees serving in Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

4. Hindi Version of this OM is attached.

(Madhulika P. Sukul)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India.

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AICPIN for the month of May, 2011

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igeadmin
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ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERSON BASE 2001=100 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 2011

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of May, 2011 increased by 1 point and stood at 187 (one hundred & eighty seven) .

During May, 2011, the index recorded increase of 8 points in Ludhiana centre, 6 points in Nasik centre, 5 points each in Giridih, Mundakkayam and Sholapur centres, 4 points in 3 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. The index decreased by 4 points in Rangapara Tezpur centre, 3 points in Ghaziabad centre, 2 points in Guwahati centre, 1 point in 10 centres, while in the remaining 21 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 8 points in Ludhiana centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Mustard Oil, Vanaspati Ghee, Milk, Chillies Dry, Electricity Charges, Toilet Soap, Washing Soap, etc. The increase of 6 points in Nasik centre is due to increase in the prices of Wheat, Bajra, Chillies Dry, Vegetable & Fruit items, Petrol, etc. The increase of 5 points in Giridih, Mundakkayam and Sholapur centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Jowar, Vegetable & Fruit items, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Soft Coke, Hair Oil, Washing Soap, etc. The decrease of 4 points in Rangapara Tezpur centre is the outcome of decrease in the prices of Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Turmeric Powder, Garlic, Vegetable & Fruit items, Pan Leaf, etc. The decrease of 3 points in Ghaziabad centre is due to decrease in the prices of Wheat Atta, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc. The decrease of 2 points in Guwahati centre is due to decrease in the prices of Wheat Atta, Vegetable & Fruit items, Pan Leaf, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :

1. Ahmedabad – 180
2. Bangalore – 192
3. Chennai – 166
4. Delhi – 172
5. Kolkata – 181
6. Mumbai – 186

The All-India (General) point to point rate of inflation for the month of May, 2011 is 8.72% as compared to 9.41% in April, 2011. Inflation based on Food Index is 7.61% in May, 2011 as compared to 8.24% in April, 2011.

The CPI-IW for June, 2011 will be released on the last working day of the next month, i.e. 29th July, 2011.

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Restricted Holiday on 31st December, 2011

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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igeadmin
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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

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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.

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