As part of the 150 years’ celebrations of the Institution of the CA&G of India, a national level on-line essay competition for the graduate and post graduate students in all the disciplines has been organized from today. The subject is “Role of CAG in Meeting Challenges of Good Governance.” The competition is open only for Indian citizens who are not more than 25 years of age.
The length of essay is 3000 words. The essay can be emailed to CAG’s Office from 1st June to 30th June 2011 till 5:00 Pm. Only one entry from one student is allowed. The essays can be sent either in Hindi or in English. There will be three prizes in both the languages. The award money for the first prize is Rs. 50,000, for the second prize Rs. 40,000 and for the third prize Rs.30,000. There will also be 10 consolation prizes in both the languages amounting to Rs. 10,000 each.
A 12 member panel has been constituted for selecting the winners.
The details regarding the competition rules and details are available at the websites: www.Saiindia.in/www.cag.gov.in.
The Union Cabinet today approved the inclusion of the names of some castes and communities in the Central List of OBCs.
The National Commission for Backward Classes advised the Central Government for amendment in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Union Territories(UTs) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands & Puducherry.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment will make amendments in the Central lists of OBCs in respect of these States and UTs. Inclusion of these castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs would enable them to avail the benefits of reservation in Central Government services and posts as well as in the Central education institutions, thus contributing to the goal of equity and inclusiveness.
Shri Sunil Mitra, an IAS officer of the 1975 batch (West Bengal Cadre) has been appointed as the Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Revenue upon retirement of Smt. Sushama Nath, Finance Secretary and Secretary, Department of Expenditure on 31stMay, 2011. Presently, Shri Mitra is the Secretary, Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.
No.5/16/2009-CS-II(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.
Date: 31St May, 2011.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Stepping up of pay of senior PAs of CSSS appointed/promoted prior to 1.1.2006 and drawing less pay than PAs of CSSS promoted after 1.1.2006.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s Office Memoranda No.7/7/08-CS.I(A) dated 22.12.2010 and 18.3.2011 vide which the orders for stepping up of pay of senior Assistants/PAs of CSS/CSSS promoted/ direct recruited with that of Assistants/PAs promoted after 1.1.2006 were issued.
2. A number of Cadre Units of CSSS have sought clarification on the admissibility of stepping up of pay of senior PAs of CSSS appointed/promoted prior to 1.1.2006 and drawing less pay than PAs of any Cadre Unit of CSSS promoted after 1.1.2006 consequent upon their fixation of pay in the revised pay structure of Grade Pay of Rs.4600 in the PB-2 on the basis of Department of Expenditure’s O.M. No.1/1/2008-IC dated 16.11.2009. The matter has been examined in this Division in consultation with Establishment(Pay) Division of this Department and it has been decided that as the Department of Personnel and Training had started making promotions to the PA grade on a centralised basis since SL year 2004 on the basis of Common Seniority List issued by this Department, the grade of PA is centralised for the purpose of removing the above anomaly.
3. Accordingly, all Cadre Units of CSSS are allowed to step up the pay of senior PAs of CSSS appointed/promoted prior to 1.1.2006 at par with that of Steno Grade ‘D’ of any Ministry/Department promoted as PAs after 1.1.2006.
(Kiran Vasudeva)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 for the Month of April, 2011
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of April, 2011 increased by 1 point and stood at 186 (one hundred & eighty six) .
During April, 2011, the index recorded increase of 6 points in Chhindwara centre, 5 points in Jharia centre, 4 points each in Nagpur, Kodarma, Ajmer, Giridih, Angul Talcher and Belgaum centres, 3 points in 8 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 21 centres. The index decreased by 4 points in Tiruchirapally centre, 3 points in Darjeeling centre, 2 points each in Salem and Hubli Dharwar centres, 1 point in 6 centres, while in the remaining 18 centres the index remained stationary.
The maximum increase of 6 points in Chhindwara centre is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Goat Meat, Country Liquor, Refined Liquor, Firewood, Doctors’ Fee, etc. The increase of 5 points in Jharia centre is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Milk, Vegetable & Fruit items, Soft Coke, Clothing items, etc. The increase of 4 points each in Nagpur, Kodarma, Ajmer, Giridih, Angul Talcher and Belgaum centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Jowar, Milk, Chillies Dry, Vegetable & Fruit items, Firewood, Ornament Glass, etc. The decrease of 4 points in Tiruchirapally centre is the outcome of decrease in the prices of Rice, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, Flower/Flower Garlands, etc. The decrease of 3 points in Darjeeling centre is due to decrease in the prices of Wheat Atta, Mustard Oil, Turmeric Powder, Onion, Vegetable & Fruit items, etc.
The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows :
The All-India (General) point to point rate of inflation for the month of April, 2011 is 9.41% as compared to 8.82% in March, 2010. Inflation based on Food Index is 8.24% in April, 2011 as compared to 8.29% in March, 2011.
NO.4/27/2009-P&PW(D)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
(DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110 003, Dated the 24th May,2011.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Fixed Medical Allowance to beneficiaries of New Pension Scheme drawing additional relief on death/disability of government servant.
The Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) is granted to Central Govt. Pensioners/Family pensioners who at the time of retirement/death are governed by CCS (Pension) Rule 1972 or other corresponding rules in operation prior to commencement of these rules and are eligible for medical facilities .after retirement as per instructions contained in this Departments’ OM No.45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 19.12.97 as clarified from time to time.
2 Grant of FMA to the beneficiaries of New Pension Scheme drawing additional relief on death/disability of government servant in terms of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare OM No. 38/41/06/P&PW(A) dated 5th May,2009 has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Deptt. of Expenditure. Since the serving employees who are covered by NPS and residing in areas covered under CGHS are availing CGHS benefits and similarly the serving employees, covered under NPS, who are residing in non-CGHS areas are covered under CS (MA) Rules, hence, the NPS pensioners drawing additional relief on death/disability of government servant in terms of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare OM No. 38/41/06/P&PW(A) dated 5th May, 2009 and staying in areas not covered by CGHS/corresponding health scheme of other Ministries can get a pensioners Medical card by paying appropriate amount in the nearest CGHS/corresponding health scheme of other Ministries covered city to their residence to enable them to obtain indoor treatment. They are also entitled to draw Fixed Medical Allowance as fixed by the government. As and when the Health insurance Scheme is introduced, the New Pension Scheme pensioners would be shifted to the Health insurance Scheme.
4.These orders are issued with the concurrence of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide their ID No. S.11015/3/2010-CGHS(P) dated 18.11.2010 and Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their UO No. 78/EV/2011 dated 22.3.2011 and in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their UO No. 4-Audit(Rules)/17-2009 dated 4.4.2011.
Department of Personnel & Training decided to discontinue the printing of Training calender from the year 2011-12. Usually DOPT publishes Annual Training Calendar to facilitate availabilty of information on various training programmes being conducted by the Department in various Central and State Training Institutes. However as the information on the training programmes is now being posted on the DOPT Website (www.persmin.nic.in),
NO. 14028/3/2011 -Estt(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
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New Delhi, the 24th May, 2011 .
Office Memorandum
Subject : Encashment of Leave to be granted to Government Servants on their appointment in Central Public Enterprises
The undersigned is directed to state that this Department has been receiving references from various Ministries/Departments seeking clarification regarding the entitlement to leave encashment on appointment of Government Servants in Central Public Enterprises.
2. As per DoPT OM No. 28016/5/85-Estt.(C) dated 31/1/1986, appointment of an officer in a Central Public Enterprise after acceptance of his technical resignation from Government is treated as immediate absorption. As per the terms and conditions contained in this OM, a Central Government Servant taking appointment in the Central Public Enterprises on Immediate Absorption basis was entitled to encashment of Earned Leave to his credit at the time of acceptance of his resignation from Government Service, subject to a limit of 180 days. Half Pay Leave stood forfeited. (The limit of Earned Leave which could be thus encashed was later raised to 300 days).
3. It i s clarified that a s per rule 39-D of the CCS (Leave) Rules,1972, the calculation of leave encashment in case of permanent absorption in Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body wholly or substantially owned or controlled by the Central/State Government will be as per rule 39(2)(b) which has been amended vide Notification GSR 170 dated 1/12/2009 to read as under:-
The cash equivalent of leave salary under Clause (a) shall be calculated as follows and shall be payable in one lumpsum as a one time settlement –
(i)Cash equivalent for
earned leave
=
Pay admissible on the date of
retirement plus Dearness
Allowance admissible on that
date
X
Number of days of unutilized earned
leave at credit subiect to the total
of earned leave and Half Pay Leave at credit not exceeding 300 days.
30
(ii)cash payment in lieu of Half Pay
Leave component
=
Half Pay Leave salary admissible
on the date of retirement plus
Dearness Allowance admissible on that date
X
Number of days of Half Pay Leave at
credit subject to the total of Earned
Leave and Half Pay Leave at credit not
exceeding 300 days
30
No commutation of Half Pay Leave shall be permissible to make up the shortfall in Earned Leave.
4. All Ministries/Departments may note for further action accordingly.
5. Hindi version will follow.
(Zoya C.B.)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
No.S.14021/6/2008-MS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated 2nd May, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Recognition of Sayali Nursing Home, Pune (Maharashtra) for treatment of Central Government employees under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.
The undersigned is directed to say that a number of representations from various hospitals, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees were received in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for recognition of Private Hospitals at Pune (Maharashtra) for treatment of Central Government Employees and their family members under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.
2. In view of the hardships faced by CS(MA) beneficiaries for their own treatment and the treatment of their family members at Pune (Maharashtra), the matter has been examined in the Ministry and it has been decided to empanel the Sayali Nursing Home, Pune (Maharashtra) under Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944
3. The Schedule of charges for the treatment of Central Government Employees and the member of their family under the CS(MA) Rules, 1944, will be the rates fixed for CGHS, Pune. The approved rates are available on the website of CGHS (www.mohfw.nic.in//cghs.html) and may be downloaded/printed.
4. The undersigned is further directed to clarify as under:
(a) “Package Rate” shall mean and include lump sum cost of in-patient treatment/day care/diagnostic procedure for which a CGI-IS beneficiary has been permitted by the competent authority or for treatment under emergency from the time of admission to the time of discharge, including (but not limited to Hi) Registration charges, (ii) Admission charges, (iii) Accommodation charges including patient’s diet, (iv) Operation charges, (v) Injection charges, (vi) Dressing charges, (vii) Doctor/consultant visit charges, (viii) ICU/ICCU charges, (ix) Monitoring charges, (x) Transfusion charges, (xi) Anesthesia charges, (xii) Operation theatre charges, (xiii) Procedural charges / Surgeon’s fee, (xiv) Cost of surgical disposables and all sundries used during hospitalization, (xv) Cost of medicines, (xvi) Related routine and essential investigations, (xvii) Physiotherapy charges etc, (xviii) Nursing care and charges for its services.
(b) Cost of Implants/stents/grafts is reimbursable in addition to package rates as per CGHS ceiling rates for implants/stents/grafts or as per actual, in case there is no CGHS prescribed ceiling rates.
(c) Treatment charges for new born baby are separately reimbursable in addition to delivery charges for mother.
(d) Hospitals / diagnostic centers empanelled under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 shall not charge more than the package rates.
(e) Expenses on toiletries, cosmetics, telephone bills etc. are not reimbursable and are not included in package rates.
5. Package rates envisage duration of indoor treatment as follows:
Upto 12 days: for Specialized (Super Specialities) treatment
Upto 7 days: for other Major Surgeries
Upto 3 days: for Laparoscopic surgeries/normal Deliveries
1 day: for day care/Minor (OPD) surgeries.
No additional charge on account of extended period of stay shall be allowed if that extension is due to infection on the consequences of surgical procedure or due to any improper procedure and is not justified.
In case, there are no CGHS prescribed rates for any test/procedure, then AIIMS rates are applicable. If there are no AIIMS rates, then reimbursement is to be arrived at by calculating admissible amount item-wise(e.g. room rent, investigations, cost of medicines, procedure charges etc) as per approved rates/actually, in case of investigations.
6. (a) CS(MA) beneficiaries are entitled to facilities of private, semi-private or
general ward depending on their basic pay. The entitlement is as follows:-
S.No.
Pay drawn in pay band
Ward Entitlement
1
Upto Rs. 13,950/-
General Ward
2
Rs. 13,960/- to 19,530/-
Semi-Private Ward
3
Rs. 19,540/- and above
Private Ward
(b) The package rates given in rate list are for semi-private ward.
(c) The package rates prescribed are for semi-private ward. If the beneficiary is entitled for general ward there will be a decrease of 10% in the rates; for private ward entitlement there will be an increase of 15%. However, the rates shall be same for investigation irrespective of entitlement, whether the patient is admitted or not and the test, per-se, does not require admission.
7. A hospital/diagnostic centre empanelled under CS(MA) Rules, 1944, whose rates for treatment procedure/test are lower than the CGHS prescribed rates shall charge as per actual.
8.(a) The maximum room rent for different categories would be:
General ward — Rs. 1000/- per day
Semi-private ward — Rs. 2000/- per day
Private ward — Rs. 3000/- per day
Day care (6 to 8 Hrs.) — Rs. 500/- (same for all categories)
(b) Room rent mentioned above at (a) above is applicable only for treatment procedures for which there is no CGI-IS prescribed package rate. Room rent will include charges for occupation of Bed, diet for the patient, charges for water and electricity supply, linen charges, nursing charges and routine up keeping.
(c) During the treatment in ICCU/ICU, no separate room rent will be admissible.
(d) Private ward is defined as a hospital room where single patient is accommodated and which has an attached toilet (lavatory and bath). The room should have furnishings like wardrobe, dressing table, bed-side table, sofa set, etc. as well as a bed for attendant. The room has to be air-conditioned.
(e) Semi Private ward is defined as a hospital room where two to three patients are accommodated and which has attached toilet facilities and necessary furnishings.
(f) General ward is defined as halls that accommodate four to ten patients.
(g) Normally the treatment in higher category of accommodation than the entitled category is not permissible. However, in case of an emergency when the entitled category accommodation is not available, admission in the immediate higher category may be allowed till the entitled category accommodation becomes available. However, if a particular hospital does not have the ward as per entitlement of beneficiary, then the hospital can only bill as per entitlement of the beneficiary even though the treatment was given in higher type of ward.
If, on the request of the beneficiary, treatment is provided in a higher category of ward, then the expenditure over and above entitlement will have to be borne by the beneficiary.
9.In case of non-emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment/investigation from any of the above mentioned hospitals of his/her choice (provided the hospital is recognised for that treatment procedure/test), after- the specific treatment/investigation has been advised by Authorised Medical Attendant and on production of valid ID card and permission letter from his/her concerned Ministry/Department.
10.The recognised hospitals shall honour permission letter issued by competent authority and provide treatment/investigation facilities as specified in the permission letter.
11.In case of emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment/investigation from any of the above mentioned hospitals of his/her choice (provided the hospital is recognised for that treatment procedure/test), on production of valid ID card, issued by competent authority.
12.During the in-patient treatment of the CS(MA) beneficiary, the I-Iospital will not ask the beneficiary or this attendant to purchase separately the medicines/sundries/equipment or accessories from outside and will provide the treatment within the package rate, fixed by the CGHS which includes the cost of all the items. www.igecorner.com
13.In case of treatment taken in emergency in any non-recognised private hospitals, reimbursement shall be considered by competent authority at CGHS prescribed Package/rates only.
14. If one or more minor procedures form part of a major treatment procedure, then package charges would be permissible for major procedure and only 50% of charges for minor procedure.
15. Any legal liability arising out of such services shall be the sole responsibility and shall be dealt with by the concerned empanelled hospital. Services will be provided by the Hospitals as per the terms given above.
16.Ministry of Health & Family Welfare reserves the right to withdraw/cancel the above O.M. without assigning any reason.
17.The order takes effect from the date of issue of the O.M.
18. The authorities of Sayali Nursing Home, Pune (Maharashtra) will have to enter into an agreement with the Government of India to the effect that the Hospital will charge from the Central Government employees at the rates fixed by the Government and they will have to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (2 copies enclosed only for Hospital) within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of the above mentioned OM failing which the Hospital will be derecognized. Subject to above, the Hospital can start treating Central Government employees covered under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.
19.This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division vide their Dy.No. C-1620/2011-IFD dated 18.4.2011.
(Sanjay Pant)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
In the Government Order 1st read above, the Maternity Leave admissible to married women Government Servants was enhanced to 90 days which may be spread over from the pre-confinement rest to post-confinement recuperation at the option of the Government Employee. It was also ordered therein that the Maternity Leave will not be admissible to women Government Servants with more than three children. Further, in the Government Order 2nd read above, necessary amendments to Rule 101(a) of the Fundamental Rules were issued, based on the executive orders issued in the Government Order 1st read above. Based on the recommendation of the Tamil Nadu third pay commission and on par with Central Government Employees, orders were issued in the Government Order 3rd read above to the effect that a woman Government Servant with less than two surviving children be allowed Maternity Leave for a period of 90 days from the date of its commencement.
2. The Government after careful consideration direct that the Maternity Leave admissible to married women Government Servants which is 90 days at present be enhanced to 180 days which may be spread over from the pre-confinement rest to post-confinement recuperation at the option of the woman Government Servant. The Maternity Leave will be admissible to married women Government Servants with less than two surviving Children.
3. Necessary amendments to Fundamental Rules will be issued separately.
