Uttarakhand government has increased dearness allowance for its employees by 8 percent, a decision that could cost the state exchequer Rs 300 crore, official sources said today.
The hike in DA has been implemented with retrospective effect from January one this year, they said.
Nearly 1.50 employees of the state government would get 35 percent DA in place of existing 27 percent. An order to this effect was issued yesterday.
Source : PTI
Finance (Allowances) Department,
Secretariat,
Chennai-9.
Letter No.29971/Allowances/2010-1, dated: 04.06.2010
From
Thiru K. SHANMUGAM,I.A.S.,
Principal Secretary to Government
Sub : Tamil Nadu Travelling Allowance Rules – cancellation of reservation – claiming of cancellation charges – instruction – Issued.
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As per Ruling under Rule 29 of Tamil Nadu Travelling Allowance Rules, When a Government servant proceeding on tour reserved the railway accommodation and cancelled it subsequently in the exigencies of public service, he is entitled to claim refund of cancellation and reservation charges. Similarly as per Ruling 12 under Rule 37 of Tamil Nadu Travelling Allowance Rules, when a Government servant proceeding on tour reserved accommodation for the air journey and subsequently cancelled it in the exigencies of public service, the expenditure involved for the cancellation of the accommodation will be met from State revenues. All Officers who perform air journeys should intimate the cancellation or postponement of such journeys to air companies as soon as possible, so that the cancellation fee charged by the companies may be minimised.
2. In this connection, I am to clarify that the expenditure towards cancellation of Reservation charges for accommodation in Rail / Air Journey may be debited under detailed / Sub – detailed head of Account 04.Travel Expenses–01. Tour Travelling Allowance under the relevant sub Minor/ Sub Major and major heads of account.
Yours faithfully,
for Principal Secretary to Government
The Secretary, Urban Development Dr. M.Ramachandran made the first allotted of houses in Type VI (A) (C-II) through the Automated System here today in a function held at Nirman Bhawan. Launching the new system, Dr.Ramachandran said it is a milestone initiative to bring transparency and best practices in the official working.
The Directorate of Estates would introduce Automated System of Allotment for other type of houses in phases. Allotment of Type V (B) (D-I) will be introduced by July and Types V (A) (D-II) & IV (Spl.) houses by August this year.
Schedule for implementation of ASA in respect of other types of houses will be finalized soon.
HOW AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF ALLOTMENT OPERATES
All applications for allotment of houses will be accepted “on-line” only. For this purpose every applicant will have to create his/her account and fill up the required application form by following the instructions on the screen.
Once the applicant has received his/her registration number and Login password through SMS/e-mail, then he/she will be able to operate his/her account and make required changes in his/her preferences/ choices etc. as and when required on-line.
All the existing applicants will also be sent their Login ID and password through SMS/e-mail to enable them to operate their accounts on-line.
Both existing applicants as well as new applicants will have to indicate their choices/preferences for houses as per the drop-down menu on the screen.
All the houses falling vacant during the month i.e. till 30th/31st of the month would be displayed category-wise and pool-wise on the website of the Directorate of Estates (www.estates.nic.in) for allotment in the subsequent months. The list of vacant houses available for allotment as well as the Waiting List as on the last day of the month will remain frozen during the period from 1st to 9th of the month.
Applicants have to make one of the following three options from 1st to 9th of the month:-
Choice of specific houses can be made or modified from 9.00 a.m. on the 1st of the month to 5.00 p.m. on 9th of the month.
Allotment of houses as per choices/preferences of applicant will be made on 10th of each month only for those applicants whose accounts have been activated in the preceding or earlier months.
An applicant will be allotted a particular house chosen by him if nobody senior to him in the waiting list has opted for the same.
The concept of technical acceptance will be done away with.
Applicants will not be eligible for more than two allotments in each category of house.
After having opted for a particular house and having been allotted the same, the applicant will have to necessarily accept the allotment. In the event of non-acceptance, the applicant will be debarred for further allotment for a period of one year
Source : PIB
No. 19030/3/2008-E.IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
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New Delhi dated the 8th June, 2010
Office Memorandum
Sub: Travelling Allowance Rules – Implementation of the Sixth CPC.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 23.09.08 on the subject cited above and to say that it has been brought to Government’s notice that the issue of this OM has led to lowering of the per km rates for transportation of personal effects by road on transfer in the case of A-1 / A / B-1 class cities. The provision under para 4.C of the said OM has been reviewed and it has now been decided to replace the existing provisions contained in para of the said OM dated 23.09.08, with the following:
“C. Transportation of Personal Effects
| Grade Pay (1) |
By Train/Steamer (2) |
Rate per Km for transport by road (Rs.Per Km.) (3) |
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| X & Y class cities* |
Z class cities* |
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| Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 7600 and above and those in Pay Scale HAG+and above |
6000 Kgs. By Goods Train / 4 wheeler wagon / 1 double container |
30.00 (Rs.0.005 per kg. per km) |
18.00 (Rs.0.003 per kg. per km |
| Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 4200, Rs. 4600, Rs.4800, Rs.5400 and Rs.6600 |
6000 Kgs. By Goods Train / 4 wheeler wagon / 1 single container |
30.00 (Rs.0.005 per kg. per km) |
18.00 (Rs.0.003 per kg. per km |
| Officers drawing Grade Pay of Rs.2800 |
3000 Kgs. | 15.00 (Rs.0.005 per kg. per km) |
9.00 (Rs.0.003 per kg. per km |
| Officers drawing Grade Pay of below Rs.2800 |
1500 Kgs. | 7.50 (Rs.0.005 per kg. per km) |
4.60 (Rs.0.0031 per kg. per km |
The rates for transporting the entitled weight by Steamer will be equal to the prevailing rates prescribed by such transport in ships operated by Shipping Corporation of India.”
* As per classification of cities for the purpose of admissibility of House Rent Allowance.
2. Attention is also invited to para 4.B of the OM dt. 23.09.08, which regulates the payment of Composite Transfer Grant. In this connection, it is reiterated that the components and incidentals which were merged/subsumed with the Composite Transfer Grant, as per para 4.B of this Ministry’s OM No.19003/2/97-E.IV dt. 17.04.98, remain unchanged.
3. The revised provisions as under para 1 above, shall be applicable w.e.f. 01.09.2008, i.e. the date from which revised T.A. rules are applicable.
(Y.P.Sehgal)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Giving details of the broad guidelines to be adopted for the transfers the spokesman said that as per the policy of the state government transfers would be kept to the barest minimum and would be made against vacant post except where the transfers were justified on administrative or compassionate grounds.
He also said the employees whether gazetted or non-gazetted due to retire within next two years, would be allowed to continue in the same district or at the same station of postings till retirement as far as possible.
Referring to the transfer policy for couple cases, he said that when husband and wife both were serving the Government it was desirable to keep them at one station for a period of not more than five years, thereafter they would be transferred as per the policy. Even in the cases where the wife was in government service and the husband was working in private under taking, the same attitude would be adopted.
However, efforts would be made to post unmarried girls and widows at stations suitable to them as far as possible. The spokesman explained that unmarried girls and widows would be given preference over couple cases in the matter of posting and transfers at stations convenient to them
The spokesman further said that to mitigate the suffering of the handicapped and the blind employees, the state government would be considerate in posting and transferring them. Sympathetic attitude would be adopted while posting or transferring a government employee or officers whose child was mentally challenged and efforts would be made to post them at the place of their choice.
Adding further, he said that a stay of three years and five years would be treated respectively as the minimum and maximum period at a particular place. Similarly for employees transferable within the state particularly Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ officers, no employee would be allowed to serve in one district beyond a period of 7 years in his center service, within particular office, seats having sensitive nature of work such as extensive public dealings, establishment, monetary sanctions etc. would be clearly defined and maximum stay would be kept at 2 years.
Premature transfers i.e. transfer of any employee before he has completed minimum three years would not be ordered except under rare circumstances of punishment or clearly spelt out administrative reasons, the spokesman clarified.
The employees or officers who were posted in the border areas, bet areas and Kandi areas would remain there for a minimum period of 2 years, he added.
Source : Punjab Newsline
No.5/3/2010-CS.I(U)Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market,
New Delhi-110003.
Dated the 08th June, 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-Promotion of Section Officers of CSS to Grade-I (UnderSecretary) of CSS on ad-hoc basis – regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’sO.M. of even number dated 27.04.2010 on the subject mentionedabove and to say that the Screening Committee assessed thecandidature of all eligible Section Officers of the CSS upto theSelect List 2001 for their promotion to Grade-I (Under Secretary) ofCSS on ‘ad-hoc’ basis, in terms of all the extantguidelines/ instructions for promotions. Officers as mentioned atAnnexure have not been assessed for ad-hoc promotion due towant of ACRs/non-receipt of vigilance clearance etc. as indicatedin the Annexure.
2.The Ministries/ Departments concerned are requested tosend ACRs and also vigilance clearance with reference to thisDepartment’s O.M. No.22011/4/91-Estt.(A) dated 14.09.1992 andO.M. No.22012/ 1/99-Estt.(D) dated 25.10.2004, at the earliest.Brief details about the officers, who are not clear from vigilanceangle,may also be given including relevant dates. All these caseswill be reviewed by the Screening Committee in the next meeting tobe held shortly, as such the relevant information may be sent toCS Division latest by 18.06.2010.
(A. K. Cashyap)
Under Secretary to theGovernment of India
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Direct Recruitment of Assistant Professors 2009 – 10 in Government Arts and Science Colleges under Tamil Nadu Collegiate Educational Service.
Teachers Recruitment Board issued notification vide Advertisement No. 4/2010 dated 29.03.2010 invited applications from eligible candidates for the direct recruitment of 1024 posts of Assistant professors in Various subjects during 2009-2010 in Government Arts and Science Colleges in the state. The last date for receipt of applications was fixed as 23.04.2010. The Board has received a Total Number of 11164 Applications. Out of this, 3811 candidates applications were rejected due to various reason such as non-possession of requisite qualification prescribed for the post, non-relevant qualification, etc. The particulars of the candidates whose application rejected along with reason for rejection will also be displayed in the website and necessary communication will also be sent to them by post. For the remaining 7342 candidates, (Excluding 11 candidates applied for B24 Geology as per court order) Certificate Verification will be held from 07.06.2010 to 10.06.2010 at the following venues for all subjects notified.
The Board has already despatched call letters to all eligible candidates through registered post. Candidates who are not in receipt of the Certificate Verification call letter, but their names were found in the list can also attend Certificate Verification by taking a printout copy from this website in which their names, roll No, date of Certificate Verification and venue details are readily available. The details of the candidate may be verified in the following format.
The candidates are hereby informed that they have been called for Certificate Verification only based on the particulars furnished by them in their applications. The particulars furnished in their application will be verified with reference to the cut of date 23.04.2010 prescribed in the notification.
Mere attending of Certificate Verification will not guarantee for either selection or appointment. Candidates are warned canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
Source : TRB
N 0.4/2 5/2 008- 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 26 May 2010.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations of Fifth Central Pay Commission, the Govt. had issued instruction vide this Department’s O.M. No.45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 19.12.97 for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.100/- per month to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas not covered under Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and corresponding health schemes administered by other Ministries/Departments for their retired employees for meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Further clarifications were issued vide this Department’s O.M. Nos. 45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 24.8.98, 30.12.98 and 18.8.99.
2. The demand for enhancement of FMA has been under consideration of the Government for some time past. Sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for enhancement of the amount of FMA from Rs.100/- to Rs.300/– per month. The other conditions for grant of FMA shall continue to be in force.
3. These orders will take effect from 01.09.2008.
4. These orders are issued with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their I.D. Note No 347/E.V/2010 dated 14.5.2010 and in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their UO No. 36-Audit (Rules)/28-2-9 dated 26.5.2010.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Raj Singh)
Director
