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Shortage of IPS Officers

There is a shortage of IPS officers to deal with the security challenges across the country. As on 01.01.2010 the total in position strength of IPS officers was 3383 against the authorized strength of 4013. Cadre-wise details are as under:

State/Cadre Auth. Strength In-position Strength Shortage
ANDHRA PRADESH 226 185 41
AGMU 196 168 28
ASSAM – MEGHALAYA 172 124 48
BIHAR 193 153 40
CHHATTISGARH 81 76 5
GUJARAT 161 141 20
HARYANA 117 109 8
HIMACHAL PRADESH 75 64 11
JAMMU & KASHMIR 135 107 28
JHARKHAND 110 102 8
KARNATAKA 172 132 40
KERALA 142 115 27
MADHYA PRADESH 291 215 76
MAHARASHTRA 236 208 28
MANIPUR -TRIPURA 121 102 19
NAGALAND 60 37 23
ORISSA 159 99 60
PUNJAB 144 112 32
RAJASTHAN 193 154 39
SIKKIM 32 32 0
TAMIL NADU 236 196 40
UTTAR PRADESH 404 346 58
UTTARAKHAND 60 58 2
WEST BENGAL 297 226 71
IPS officers of 2009 Batch, presently under training in NPA. NA 122 NA

Total

4013

3383

630

In order to increase the number of IPS officers, as per requirement and in the light of the recommendations of the Kamal Kumar Committee, the strength and composition of the State Cadres has been reviewed and the total cadre strength has been raised to 4730. The annual batch size of regular recruits has been increased to 150 from 130 earlier, from 2009 onwards

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Maken in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source : PIB

Facilities for Women Personnel in Border Security Force (BSF)

The details of facilities provided by the Government for the women personnel of Border Security Force are (i) Problems are attended to through personal interviews, Sainik Sammelan and time to time interactions, (ii) Detailment of Lady Medical Officer/Lady Ministerial staff as nodal officers to address their grievances (iii) grant of adequate leave and medical facilities with special care to pregnant women (iv) convenient posting, wherever feasible (v) In case of married women, generally husband and wife are posted at the same station in the Force, assignment of comparatively lighter duties while posted in the field units (vi) provision of barracks with attached toilets in Border Out Posts, etc.

All women employees in Border Security Force are self dependent. However, they are imparted specialized training to enhance their physical capacity and self esteem. Besides, special Committees are formed to prevent sexual abuse at work place.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Maken in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source : PIB

West Bengal govt declares 8 per cent DA

The West Bengal government today declared eight per cent dearness allowance for its employees and those belonging to government-aided institutions.

With effect from December 1, 2010, the government will provide the first instalment of DA for its staff, teachers, non-teaching employees of aided educational institutions, panchayats, municipalities, municipal corporations, public undertakings and statutory authorities, a finance department statement said.

The raised DA will benefit at least 10 lakh employees of the state government, teachers and staff of those state-aided institutions, the release said.

There will also be a corresponding increase in the pension of the state government and above organisations, thus benefiting nearly 4.6 lakh pensioners, the release said.

Source : PTI

Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group `D’ Employees in the revised pay structure

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

S. No. PC-VI/236
No.PC-VI/2008/I/3/1

RBE No.162/2010
New Delhi, dated 08.11.2010

The GMs/CAOs(R),
All Indian Railways & Production Units
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Clarifications regarding pay fixation of existing Group `D’ Employees in the revised pay structure.

Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 12.01.2009 wherein clarifications were provided regarding various aspects of placement of the existing Group ‘D’ employees in the revised pay structure.

2 As per the clarification at Sl.No.1 of Railway Board’s letter dated 12.01.2009, those regular Group `D’ employees who did not posses the minimum qualification and who have retired/died in harness between 01.01.2006 and date of notification of Revised Pay Rules, 2008 will be granted pay band -IS and the grade pay corresponding to their pre-revised pay scale as notified in Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008.

3. The aforesaid issue was raised in the 46th Ordinary Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 15 May, 2010 and the Staff Side had requested that the cases relating to the non-matriculate class IV employees who retired or died between January 2006 and the date of Notification of Revised Pay Rules, without any re-training be re-considered and such employees should be granted the benefit by re-fixing their pension/family pension at par with those employees who were retrained and whose pay was fixed in PS-1 with grade pay of Rs.1800/-.

4. The request of Staff Side on the subject has been considered by the Government and it has been decided that the regular Group ‘D’ non-matriculate employees who died in harness or have retired between 01.01.2006 and the date of notification of Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, i.e. 04.09.2008, from the Railways would also be placed in PB-1 with grade pay of Rs. 1800 with effect from 01.01.2006. It should however be ensured that if any non-matriculate regular Group `D’ employees have been on leave due to which they could not be retrained, they should be retrained immediately on joining duty.

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

(Koshy Thomas)
Joint Director, Pay Commission-II
Railway Board.

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Promotion of Assistant to the grade of Section Officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis

MOST IMMEDIATE
TIME BOUND

No. 6/5/2010-CS.I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated the 04th November, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Promotion of Assistant to the grade of Section Officer of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 30th August, 2010 on the subject mentioned above.

2. All the Cadre Units were requested to promote the eligible Assistants (who have completed 8 years of approved service, as per CSS Rules, 2009) upto SCSLs 1998 (General Category), upto SCSLs 1999 (SC Category) and upto SCSLs 2001 (ST Category) to the grade of Section Officer to the extent of vacant post available within the Cadre Units. Ad-hoc promotion of eligible Assistants to the Grade of SO was restricted within the Cadre Units due to the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 18.10.2006 in WP(C) No. 15985/2006 filed by Shri J. L Bhan and Ors. The said case has now been disposed off by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 16.9.2010.

3. In view of the above, all the Cadre Units, where eligible Assistants are available in the above zone but not yet promoted, on account of lack of vacancies, are now requested to conduct the DPC in respect of the remaining eligible Assistants also who are covered within the zone prescribed, expeditiously and forward their names to this Division immediately, latest by 01.12.2010 so that they could be promoted at the earliest against existing vacancies in SO Grade.

4. It may kindly be ensured that the names of only such Assistants who are clear from vigilance angle may be forwarded to this Department..

(M.C. LUTHER)
Director(CS.I)

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Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners – Treatment of Military service Pay

No. 3/19/2009 Estt. Pay II
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, the 8th November 2010

Office Memorandum

Subject: Fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners -Treatment of Military service Pay

The undersigned is directed to refer to the orders issued vide OM dated 5.4.2010 on fixation of pay of re-employed pensioners. These orders inter-alia lay down that on re-employment in civilian organizations, Military Service Pay shall not be admissible. However, the benefit of MSP given to all retired Defence Forces officers/personnel by reckoning it at the time of calculation of their pension (notionally in the case of pre-1.1.2006 pensioners) should not be withdrawn. Accordingly, while the pension of such re-employed pensioners will include the element of MSP, they will not be granted MSP while working in civilian organizations.

In the instructions issued by the Ministry of Defence vide their letter No. 1/69/2008/D(Pay/Service) dated 24th July 2009, Pre-retirement pay has been defined as under:

(i) In respect of re-employment taking place on/or after 1.1.2006 pre-retirement pay for those who retired after 1.1.2006 means the pay in the pay band plus grade pay but inclusive of Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) if any, last drawn before retirement.

(ii) In case of officers who retired before 1 .1 ,2006 and also those who retired after 1.1.2006 in the pre-revised pay scales without opting for the revised pay scales promulgated on or after 1.1.2006 the pay will be basic pay including stagnating increment and Rank pay plus the Dearness pay and Dearness allowance drawn at the time of retirement.

As per these orders, for pre-2006 retirees rank pay is included as a part of pay but for post -2006 retirees, the MSP is not reckoned in the pre-retirement pay for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment. However, for pension purposes the reckonable emoluments are – basic pay + grade pay + MSP + NPA wherever admissible. Therefore, while MSP is not taken into consideration for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment, the element of MSP in pension is deducted.

It has been decided in consultation with the Department of Expenditure, that since the element of MSP is not reckoned in the pay fixation on re-employment, it need not be reduced from the pension either. Hence, In respect of all those Defence officers/personnel, whose pension contains an element of MSP, that need not be deducted from the pay fixed on re-employment.

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary

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TRB – Direct Recruitment of Junior Lecturers – for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009

Direct recruitment to the posts of Junior Lecturers 2008-2009 through Employment Registration Seniority

Message from TRB

Dated: 03-11-2010

RELEASE OF LIST OF CANDIDATES CALLED FOR CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION

Sub: Teachers Recruitment Board – Direct Recruitment of Junior Lecturers – for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009 through Employment Exchange registration seniority – Release of List of candidates called for Certificate Verification – Reg.

Ref: 1) G.O.Ms. No.133 School Education department dt. 14-06-2007 and
2) The Chairman. Teacher Recruitment Board, Chennai. R.C.No.4095/A4/2009 Dated. 07/01/2010
3) Lists received from the Commissioner, Employment & Training, Guindly, Chennai-32 vide their letter No. Thopa1 A2/1927/2010 dated 22-10-2010

With reference to the above, Teachers Recruitment Board was entrusted with the task of recruiting Junior Lecturer for DTERT / DIET for the year 2008-2009 to be appointed in department of Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training based on employment exchange registration seniority.

In the reference 2nd cited above, the Teachers Recruitment Board has issued indents to the Commissioner of Employment and Training, Chennai-32 to sponsor the list of eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:5 for the subjects English(9 post), Mathematics (2 post), Physics(2 post), Chemistry(2 post), Botany( 1 post), Zoology(1post).

In reference 3rd cited above, the Commissioner of Employment & Training has sponsored the list of eligible candidates in the ratio of 1:5 based on the indents sent by this Board. Accordingly, the candidates sponsored in the list are being called by this Board for Certificate Verification in the ratio of 1:5 which is to be conducted in Teacher Recruitment Board Chennai on 08-11-2010.

Teachers Recruitment Board is now releasing the details of the candidates who are called for the said certificate verification. The subject-wise cut-off dates furnished by the Employment Office is also herewith published.

This list is being released to help the right candidates, who are not in receipt of the Certificate Verification call letter sent by this Board and also having their name in this list. They may attend the scheduled Certificate Verification by taking a printout from this website in which their name and other C.V. details are available.

The details of the candidates may be verified by giving their Employment number in the following format.

Example for Employment No:

1997F06779
1998M04319

In the format, the first 4 digits represents year of registration (1997) which is a 4 digit number represents their year of registration. Next is the sex of the candidate ie (Male/ Female) and the last number is a 5 digit number which was written in the Employment card. This should be 5 digit number, necessary zeros should be used as prefix if it is less than 5 digit.

Utmost care has been taken in preparing the list and in publishing them. Teachers Recruitment Board reserves the right to correct any errors that may have crept in. Incorrect list will not confer any right of enforcement.

Source : TRB Portal

Revised Transfer Guidelines for KVs – Approved

The Amendments in the transfer guidelines regarding Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Schools were approved today. The approval was undertaken in the 89th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, chaired by Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development.

The guiding principles of the proposed policy are: Provide a fair chance to every employee of getting a choice posting; Do this in a transparent manner; Try to balance employee aspirations and organizational needs; Carry out the exercise in a reasonable time frame to reduce modification requests; Assigning appropriate points to relevant factors; Using the cumulative score as the basis for the transfer, both for transfer in and transfer out; Choices of the persons being displaced to be considered; No blanket exemptions; Posting to hard stations, both, for ladies as well as others; Age for such postings to be 40 years and Minimum three years tenure at the place of first posting to be uniformly applied.

Among other decisions taken in the meeting included approval of the recommendations of the Academic Advisory Committee meeting held in October. These include the policy on optimum utilization of infrastructure in Kendriya Vidyalayas. As per this Policy, Kendriya Vidyalayas can now permit the conduct of skill development courses in their Campuses everyday from 3.00 to 8.00 pm. The Minister directed the KVs to prepare a detailed policy in this regard, especially with regard to preference to be given to school children etc. for the courses and with regard to the skills that may be permitted. The Policy would also incorporate the provision of an exit clause in case the Kendriya Vidyalaya is required to have evening shifts.

Also approved today were some other decisions of the Academic Advisory Committee which include: (i) In-Service Training course for teachers; (ii) Regional Incentive Award; (iii) Grant of Admission of sponsoring agency ‘s children in KV’s of project sector & institutes of higher learning against raised strength of +5; The proposed policy of RTE Act in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan; and Teaching of foreign languages in Kendriya Vidyalayas starting with German.

Source : PIB

Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Schedules for Revised Pay Scales of Pay – Clarification regarding Additional Allowance

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

S.No.PC-VI/234

RBE.No. 159/2010

No. PC-VI/2010/I/RSRP/4

New Delhi, dated 02.11.2010.

The GMs/CAO(R)
All Indian Railways/Production Units
(As per mailing list)

Subject : Railway Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 – Schedules for Revised Pay Scales of Pay – Clarification regarding Additional Allowance.

*****

Please refer to item 3 of Annexure ‘B’ of Ministry of Railways letter No.PC-VI/2008/I/RSRP/1 dated 11.09.2008 (S.No.PC-VI/2 & RBE No. 108/2008) circulating schedules of revised pay strcutre for running staff effective from 1.1.2006. Based on the recommendations of the 6th CPC, the concept of Additional Allowance (on which DA is payable) has also been introduced for certain specified categories of running staff as laid down therein. Doubts are being expressed regarding the date of effect of grant of Additional Allowance to the above categories. It is clarified that the Additional Allowance is admissible to the specified categories of running staff alongwith the revised pay structure from the date the concerned employees opt the revised pay structure. Further, except Dearness Allowance, no other benefit is admissible on Additional Allowance.

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

(U.K. Tiwari)
Dy.Deputy, Pay Commission-VI
Railway Board

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AICPIN for the Month of September, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of September, 2010

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 for the month of September, 2010 increased by 1 point and stood at 179 (one hundred and seventynine).

During September, 2010, the index recorded an increase of 6 points each in Darjeeling, Durgapur and Jalpaiguri centres, 5 points each in Siliguri and Delhi centres, 4 points each in Angul Talcher, Rajkot and Belgaum centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 13 centres and 1 point in 24 centres. The index decreased by 3 points in Bhopal centre, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in 4 centres, while in the remaining 12 centres the index remained stationary.

The maximum increase of 6 points in Darjeeling, Durgapur and Jalpaiguri centres is mainly on account of increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat Atta, Vegetable items, Electricity Charges, etc. The increase of 5 points in Siliguri and Delhi centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Wheat Atta, Onion, Vegetable items, etc. The increase of 4 points in Angul Talcher, Rajkot and Belgaum centres is due to increase in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Goat Meat, Onion, Vegetable items, Tea (Readymade), etc. However, the decrease of 3 points in Bhopal centre is due to decrease in the prices of Rice, Wheat, Goat Meat, Arhar Dal, Vegetable items, etc.

The indices in respect of the six major centres are as follows:
1. Ahmedabad – 176
2. Bangalore – 185
3. Chennai – 162
4. Delhi – 169
5. Kolkata – 176
6. Mumbai – 178

The point to point rate of inflation for the month of September, 2010 is 9.82% as compared to 9.88% in August, 2010.

Source : PIB

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