No.25/1/2008-Dir.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

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Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market.
New Delhi, dated 26th August,2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Training of Group `D' Employees of Departmental Canteens-Nominations from Ministries/Departments - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. of even number dated 17.10.2008 and subsequent reminders dated 29.10.2008 and 19.10.2009 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the 6th Central Pay Commission has recommended that all posts of staff in Group 'D' categories will be placed in the revised Pay Band - 1 alongwith Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- once the staff occupying these posts, are suitably retrained and made multi-skilled. In view of this recommendation of 6th CPC, it has been decided to train all Group `D' staff of the canteens namely, Safaiwala, Wash Boy, Bearer and Tea/Coffee Maker, working in the non-statutory Canteens, who do not possess minimum essential qualifications, are required to be made multi-skilled for placement in the revised Pay Band - 1 meant for Group `C' posts. In addition. keeping in view the changing requirement of the Canteens services, it has also been decided to train all the erstwhile Group `D' employees of canteens who have been placed under PB-1.

2. Accordingly, the concerned Ministries/Departments etc. controlling the non-statutory Canteens have been requested to nominate Group `D' employees of the Departmental Canteens for training, however, very few Ministries/Departments have nominated their canteen staff for the training.

3. In this regard. the concerned Ministries/Departments are hereby informed that the responsibility, if any, in view of 6th CPC recommendations for placement of Group `D' staff of canteen to PB-1 without providing requisite training, shall lie with them.

4. All Ministries/Departments are once again requested that details of all Group `D' Canteen employees who have been placed in PB-1, be furnished to this Department in the enclosed proforma by 10th September, 2010 positively to enable this Department to compile the list for arranging training at the earliest in Delhi and outside Delhi.

Encl : As above

(Rajiv Manjhi )
Director (Canteens)

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Several measures are being taken to provide security for the ladies travelling in suburban trains during late night. Suburban trains are being escorted by Railway Protection Force (RPF)/Government Railway Police (GRP) during late night keeping extra vigil on ladies compartments. Regular drives are conducted by GRP/RPF and Railway Commercial staff against male passengers travelling in ladies compartments and the offenders are prosecuted under the provisions of the Railways Act.

It is not a fact that there has been number of cases of security lapses during the period. ‘Policing on Railways’ is a state subject and prevention of crime, registration of cases and their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Governments concerned which they discharge through the GRP and Civil Police. Railways bear 50 per cent cost of expenditure on the GRP.

However, Railways is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments by deploying Railway Protection Force to escort important trains in addition to trains escorted by GRP.
Following steps are being taken for security of lady commuters in suburban trains:-

• Regular coordination meetings are held with GRP and Civil Police at all levels to review security of passengers.
• 10 per cent reservation for women has been made in the recruitment of all ranks of RPF to ensure better service to lady passengers.
• Special trains exclusively for lady commuters have been introduced in metro cities.
• 12 Companies of Women RPF personnel are proposed for improving security of women passengers.
• One Mahila Battalion is proposed to provide better security to women passengers.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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The Railways have taken several initiatives for better welfare of railway employees in health, housing and education sectors. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Railways for development of healthcare infrastructure along the rail network of country. These healthcare infrastructure facilities shall be developed by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on the vacant railway land, which is not required for immediate operational use. On the land identified by the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shall develop OPD and diagnostic Centre, Secondary level General Specialty Hospitals, Tertiary level Super Specialty Hospitals. Setting up these healthcare facilities shall provide affordable and modern quality health care services to Indian Railway employees as well as to railway passengers, public living around such areas and to the citizens at large.

A scheme titled as ‘House for all’ has been announced in Railway Budget 2010-11. Details of this scheme are being evolved with ministry of Urban Development.

Ministry of Railways has signed a MoU with Ministry of Human Resource Development for development of educational facilities on Railway premises. A High Powered Working Group has been constituted consisting of senior officials from both the Ministries for achievement of the objectives of MoU. Six new Kendriya Vidyalayas to be set up on Railway land have been sanctioned so far by Ministry of Human Resource Development.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Over two lakh employees in Tamil Nadu will get a hike in their salaries with the state government accepting the recommendations of the one-man Commission to set right "anomalies" arising out of the implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations.

The decision to accept the recommendations of the Rajiv Ranjan Commission would cost the exchequer Rs 223 crore per annum, an official press release said.

The one-man commission under Industries Secretary Rajiv Ranjan was set up to look into complaints of anomalies in the revised pay structure of state government officials in line with the Sixth Central Pay Commission.


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The cabinet is expected to approve a bill to simplify archaic direct tax laws on Thursday, a finance ministry official said, a key piece of reform aimed at widening the tax net and increasing state revenues.

Once the cabinet clears the direct taxes code bill, the government will seek approval next week from parliament where the measure enjoys broad political support. The proposed tax reform will cut tax rates to bring in more people and companies under the net, phase out profit-linked exemptions for firms and replace them with investment-linked incentives -- all effectively raising government revenues.

"The government intends to move it in parliament next week, so we have put it up for cabinet approval," the official who spoke on condition of anonymity said. "We would expect cabinet approval today." Complex laws and procedures have led to litigations, encouraged large-scale evasion and prevented the cash-strapped government to shore up revenues in a country of 1.1 billion-plus people.

The fate of the direct tax bill, which is expected to get a legislative nod before recess begins on Tuesday, contrasts with that of efforts to bring in a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST), both of which were set to be implemented from April 1. The GST, India's most ambitious indirect tax reform, has been grounded on political and states' opposition and analysts warn the deadline may be missed as negotiations drag on.

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and some states have opposed the ruling Congress party led coalition's efforts to usher in GST, as they fear states will lose revenues. Supporters say the GST would boost the economy by cutting business costs and increasing tax collections.
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In a move that could leave more money in the hands of people, the Government today proposed to raise exemption limit on income tax from the present Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.

The Cabinet approved the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill, which is likely to be tabled in Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon session and thereafter it may be referred to a select committee of members of both houses of Parliament.

The bill also seeks to remove surcharge and cesses on corporate tax, which could provide relief to business houses.

When asked what will be the limit of exemptions for income tax, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters after the Cabinet meeting that it is proposed to be raised to Rs 2 lakh from the current Rs 1.6 lakh.


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Direct Tax Code gets nod

Paving the way for radical reform and simplification in the Direct Tax system the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the much-talked about Direct Tax Code (DTC) Bill proposing to provide more Income Tax relief to salaried class.

The DTC Bill, which seeks to replace the archaic Income Tax Act, 1961, proposes to raise the Income Tax exemption limit from existing Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs Two lakh, highly placed sources said. The Income Tax exemption limit for senior citizens is proposed to be raised to Rs 2.5 lakh.

Under the moderate tax slab suggested in the DTC Bill the government proposes tax rate of
10 per cent for income between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh,
20 per cent for income between Rs 5 lakh -
Rs 10 lakh and 30 per cent for income over Rs 10 lakh.
Currently the Income Tax rate is 10 per cent on income above Rs 1.6 lakh and upto Rs 5 lakh, 20 per cent on income above Rs 5 lakh and upto Rs 8 lakh and 30 per cent on income above Rs 8 lakh.

The first draft of the DTC bill had suggested
10 per cent tax on income between Rs 1.60 lakh and Rs 10 lakh,
20 per cent on income between Rs 10 and Rs 25 lakh and
30 per cent beyond that.

The DTC Bill proposes to levy Corporate Tax at 30 per cent and there will be no cess and surcharge on it, sources said. The DTC Bill will be introduced in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament.

The Cabinet at its hour-long meeting chaired by the Prime Minister discussed at length various provisions of the DTC Bill, which will seek to bring about radical reforms and simplification in direct tax structure including the Income Tax rates and exemptions.

The overall thrust of the DTC Bill will be on bringing about simplification of direct tax system including personal Income Tax and Corporate Tax with “an in-built bias” in favour of moderation of tax rates, sources close to the preparation of draft legislation said.

Provisions of the DTC Bill stipulating the tax rates in direct tax front including Income tax and Corporate Tax will come into effect once it the legislation is approved by both houses of Parliament.

The government plans to implement various provisions of the DTC Bill with effect from April One 2011.

It is learnt that the government is likely to introduce the DTC Bill either tomorrow or next Monday in both houses of Parliament. After its introduction the draft DTC will be sent to Select Committee of both houses for scrutiny.

After examining the recommendations of the Select Committee the government will move the DTC Bill for approval of Parliament in the Winter Session.

Later, talking to newspersons, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, “The whole objective is that a plethora of exemptions will be limited. (Income) tax slabs will be three. Rate of taxes will be taken in the schedule so that they need not be changed every year,” he said. The Finance Ministry submitted the draft DTC Bill for consideration of the Cabinet after examining responses from various stake holders including trade, industry and corporate sector.

Source: Deccan Herald

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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR INTEREST SUBSIDY ON EDUCATIONAL LOANS

New Delhi: August 18, 2010

The Central Government has launched a new Central Scheme to provide full interest subsidy during the period of moratorium on educational loans for students belonging to economically weaker sections (with parental family income from all sources of less than Rs.4.5 lakh annually) from scheduled banks under the Educational Loan Scheme of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for pursuing courses of studies in professional/technical streams from recognized institutions in India.

The Scheme is effective for all IBA approved educational loans sanctioned to eligible students in respect of courses of studies in technical and professional streams from recognized institutions in India, from the academic year 2009-10. This Scheme is an overlay of the existing IBA Education Loan Scheme.

The modalities have been finalized in consultation with the Indian Banks’ Association and circulated to all member banks for implementation. Under the Scheme, proof of income is required to be certified by authorities to be designated by the State Governments. Accordingly, the Ministry has written to all Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories to intimate the designated authority / authorities (at the District/Sub-District/Block, etc. levels) to the District Level Consultative Committee (DLCC) so that banking authorities at the branch level where students would be approaching for availing the benefit of the scheme would be aware of the same.

Eligible students who wish to avail of the benefits of the Scheme can approach the respective bank branch from where they availed of the education loan and complete the necessary formalities including obtaining the certification in respect of annual family income from the competent authority at the Block/Tehsil/District Level, so that the individual student accounts could be credited with the interest due on the loan for the academic year 2009-10 onwards.

Canara Bank is the nodal Bank, for the member Banks of IBA, for claiming reimbursement of interest credited to student accounts.

The details of the Scheme as well as the above communications are available on the website of this Ministry at www.education.nic.in. The Scheme is effective from 1.4.2009.

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There are more than 8000 railway stations on Indian Railways with approximately 14,700 platforms. Based on the passenger earnings, these stations are categorized as ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’ and ‘F’ category. Facilities for physically handicapped passengers at stations are provided in terms of short term and long term facilities. Short term facilities are available at most of the ‘A-1’, ‘A’ and ‘B’ category stations which deal with approximately 75 per cent of passenger traffic. Items under short term facilities are as under:-

I. Provision of standard ramp with railing for barrier free entry.
II. Earmarking at least one parking lot for two vehicles used by physically challenged persons.
III. Provision of a non-slippery walkway from parking lot to building.
IV. Provision of signages of appropriate visibility.
V. Provision of at least one drinking water tap suitable for use by a disabled person.
VI. Provision of at least one toilet on the ground floor.
VII. ‘May I help You’ Booth.

Long Term Facilities comprise arrangements for inter platform transfer and engraving on edges of platform. Arrangements for inter platform transfer is available at most of the ‘A-1’, ‘A’ and ‘B’ category stations. These facilities are planned to be provided progressively at remaining stations after provision of short term facilities.

It is planned to provide 100 escalators at 50 important railway stations and other places of religious, historical and tourists importance.

Indian Railways are manufacturing passenger coaches with special designed compartment and European toilet pans adapted to the need of physically challenged passengers/senior citizens. Public conveniences in the form of toilets for physically challenged passengers/senior citizens are available at most of the ‘A-1’, ‘A’ and ‘B’ category stations.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahamed in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Appealing to ex-servicemen not to take the extreme step of returning their gallantry awards, government today said it has started implementing recommendations of the high level panel on One-Rank One-Pension.

However, Defence Minister A K Antony said in the Rajya Sabha that implementing the award in one go was difficult.

"In one stretch, we will not be able to implement it but we are near that goal... it is a long process," he said.

He said the government has implemented all recommendations of the committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary which went into the demands for One-Rank One-Pension.

This would have a financial implication of Rs 2,200 crore and would help 12 lakh ex-servicemen, he said.

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Struggling to meet the deadline of introducing a much awaited tax reforms bill, the Cabinet is likely to consider the Direct Taxes Code on Thursday, a move aimed at rationalising rates and improving tax compliance.

A proposal is before the Union Cabinet for consideration and passage of the DTC Bill, a source told PTI.

The government plans to introduce DTC, which will replace the archaic Income Tax Act, from next fiscal. The government is, however, unlikely to meet the deadline for introduction of yet another important piece of tax reforms - the Goods and Services Tax.

If introduced in the monsoon session that ends on August 31, the DTC Bill is expected to be referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on finance and may be passed during the winter session to make the reforms effective from the deadline -- April 1, next year.

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CGHS-Apollo Dialysis Center to be a Precursor of Standalone Dialysis Units First of its kind PPP Initiative to be Inaugurated tomorrow

In a pioneering initiative and first of its kind in Central Government Health Scheme(CGHS), Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate a standalone haemodialysis centre at Sadiq Nagar CGHS Wellness centre, here tomorrow. This pilot project shall be a testing pad in CGHS before such units are rolled out at District Level under the National Program for control of Diabetes. This is being started as a pilot project in collaboration with M/S Alliance Medicorp (India) Limited, Chennai a JV company of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd. (Apollo Group of Hospitals) under Public Private partnership. Secretary (Health) Ms K Sujatha Rao, Director General Health Services Dr R K Shrivastava and Chairman Apollo group Sh Pratap Chander Reddy will be present on the occasion.

Currently in India dialysis units are set up within hospitals mainly due to shortage of nephrologists leading to scarcity of dialysis units. CGHS beneficiaries often suffer hardship for dialysis as demand far exceeds the supply. CGHS refers quite a few of its beneficiaries to private empanelled hospitals. In Delhi around 40 – 50 patients require dialysis per day. Further in years to come, need for dialysis is likely to go up in view of prevalent diseases like diabetes and hypertension which lead to chronic Kidney disease and renal failure. Therefore Public Health sector shall have to cater to significantly increased demand for dialysis and concept of standalone dialysis has been looked into for meeting this demand. In this model dialysis unit is not located in a hospital and therefore eliminating the need of availability of Nephrologist round the clock as Dialysis station is manned by trained medical and paramedical staff under the overall supervision of Nephrologists who ensure quality control as per laid down protocol. Without exploring the possibility of commissioning standalone dialysis units it may never be possible to meet this demand . While identifying a private partner Apollo Hospitals scored better in overall support mechanism of Nephrologist, Human Resources, Referral, Complications Management, Performance Report and Grievance Redressal. Chronic renal failure is a disease where patient’s kidneys are either compromised or stop functioning and are unable to clear toxic wastes from the body. Dialysis is regarded as a "holding measure" until a renal transplant can be performed, or sometimes as the only lifelong supportive measure in those for whom a transplant would be inappropriate.

A space of 2400 sq. ft. covered area has been renovated to suit the requirements for providing state of art dialysis facility .It shall have a capacity to dialyze up to 21 cases of Chronic Renal Failure per day with seven functional Dialysis machines (and an additional stand by machine) and shall be operational from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. for 310 days in a year. If maximally utilized it shall be able to undertake 6510 dialysis per year.

Dialysis machine works on the principle of the diffusion (Waste removal) of solutes and ultra filtration(Fluid Removal) across a semi permeable membrane .a thin layer of material that contains various sized holes, or pores through which smaller solutes and fluid pass through but blood cells, and large proteins can’t). Substances in water tend to move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration Blood flows by one side of a semi-permeable membrane, and a dialysate (dialysis fluid), flows by the opposite side .this counter current being beneficial for removal of urea and creatinine accumulation of which in blood are life threatening.

This joint venture would fruitfully cater to the need of maintenance haemodialysis of CGHS beneficiaries by in house management of such patients. This center would be extremely beneficial to CGHS patients of chronic renal failure by providing timely haemodialysis and mitigate suffering thereby improving the quality of life and productivity. This center shall also reduce dependence of CGHS on private empanelled hospitals and government hospitals.

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No.35034/3/2010-Estt (D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel 8 Training)
Establishmen(D)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 3rd August. 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the central Government civilian employees – Clarification regarding.

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The undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Department of Personnel & Training (DOP&T)’s Office Memorandum of even number dated the 19th May, 2009 on thee subject cited above. Consequent upon introduction of the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS), in view of para 14 of the Annexure-l of the Scheme, a number of proposals/references seeking extension of the Scheme to Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under various Ministries/Departments have been received by the Department of Expenditure. The Department of Expenditure has felt that keeping the large number of Central
Autonomous/Statutory Bodies in view, it would be appropriate to delegate the power the approving such proposals to the administrative Ministries/Departments concerned. The Department of Expenditure has accordingly approved for extending the benefits of the MACPS to the Central Autonomous/Statutory Bodies under various Ministries/Departments subject to them satisfying the following four conditions:

• (i) The earlier ACP Scheme was also implemented/adopted by the said Autonomous/Statutory Body.
• (ii) The proposal to adopt MACP Scheme has been approved by the Governing Body/Board of Directors.
• (iii) The Administrative Ministry/Financial Adviser of the Ministry has concurred with the proposal.
• (iv) The financial implications of adoption of MACP Scheme have been taken into account by the Organisation/Body and the additional financial implications can be met by it within the existing Budget Grants.

2. As per the revised arrangement, the proposal shall be processed by the Financial Advisor concerned in the first instance and subject to it meeting the requirements spelt out at (i). (ii) and (iv) above, he would obtain the orders of the administrative Head/Secretary concerned for approving the extension of MACPS to such a body.

3. Above is brought to the notice of all concerned Ministry/Department in continuation of para 14 of Annexure-1 of MACPS dated 19.05.2009.

4. Hindi version will follow.

(A.K. Srivasatava)
Under Secretary to the Government of lndia

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

PC-VI No.221

RBE No.115/2010

New Delhi, dated 10.08.2010

S.No.PC-VI/222
No.PC-V/2009/A/DR/1

The General Managers/CAO(R)
All Indian Railways / PUs
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub: Grant of Dearness Relief to the Railway pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension or pension in the pre-revised scale of 5th CPC w.e.f.1-1-2010.

A copy of Office Memorandum No.42/18/2010-P&W (G) dated 29-6-2010 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare) on the above subject is sent herewith for your information and necessary action.

2. In pursuance of the enhanced rates of ex-gratia to the surviving SRPF (C) retirees issued vide Board's letter No. F(E)III/98/PNI/Ex-Gr./3 dated 15.11.2006 para 1 (ii) of DoP&PW's O.M. dated 29-6-2010 may be read as under:- "The surviving Group 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' SRPF (Contributory) beneficiaries who had retired from service during the period from 01.04.1957 to 31.12.1985 and have been sanctioned enhanced slab-wise ex-gratia @ Rs.3000/-, Rs.1000/-, Rs.750/- and Rs.650/- per month respectively w.e.f. 01.11.2006, in lieu of uniform rate of Rs.600/-p.m. are entitled to Dearness Relief @87% w.e.f. 1.1.2010."

3. A concordance of various instructions and orders referred to in the enclosed office memoranda with reference to corresponding Railway instructins is indicated below:-

S.No.	Para No.	No. and date of Deptt. of Pension &Pensioners' welfare's O.M.	No.& date of Corresponding orders issued by Railway Board
1.	1 of OM dated 29-6-2010	OM No.42/12/2009-P&PW (G) dated 17-11-2009	PC-V/2009/A/DR/1 dt.07-01-2010
2.	2 of OM dated 17.11.2009	OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW (E) dt. 16.12.1997	F(E)III/97/PN1/EX-Gr/3 dt. 31.12.1997

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

5. Hindi version will follow.

DA: As above

(N.P.Singh)

Dy.Director, Pay Commission - V

Railway Board.

Source
All India Railwaymen's Federation

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PC-VI -- 223/2010

RBE No.118/2010

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. F(E)III/2008/PN1/13

New Delhi, dated 10.08.2010

The GMs & FA & CAOs,
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(As per mailing list).

Sub: Admissibility of full pension to Railway servants retiring on or after 01.01.2006 - regarding.

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Clarifications are being sought from this office by the Zonal Railway Administrations in connection with the revised instructions issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare regarding grant of full pension to Government servants retiring on or after 01.01.2006, and its applicability to those employees who are absorbed in Public Sector Undertakings/Autonomous bodies.

2. It is informed that the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, vide their O.M. dated 10.12.2009, circulated on the Zonal Railways etc. vide this office letter of even number dated 15.12.2009, has dispensed with the linkage of full pension with 33 years of qualifying service with effect from 01.01.2006, instead of the earlier to pension cut off date of 02.09.2008. As such, all employees becoming entitled to pension on completion of 10 years of qualifying service in accordance with Rule 69(2) of the Railway Service (Pension) Rules, 1993, on or after 01.01.2006, are eligible for pension equal to 50% of the emoluments or average emoluments, whichever is more beneficial to them. With the issue of these instructions, the concept of pro-rata pension has ceased to exist with effect from 1.1.2006. This provision is equally to those employees who have been permanently absorbed in PSUs/Autonomous Bodies and have since become entitled to monthly pension in terms of the extant instructions.

3. All the Zonal Railways etc. are, therefore, advised to settle the pending cases accordingly.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sunil Bhardwaj)

Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III

Railway Board.

source : www.indianrailways.gov.in

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No: S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell (Part I)
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
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Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi 110 108 dated the 17th August, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS, Delhi.

The undersigned is directed to state that CGHS had initiated action for fresh empanelment of private hospitals under CGHS, Delhi (which covers areas in Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and NOIDA) and also for the revision of package rates (which were fixed in 2006), to be paid to hospitals, by floating tender for the same. On the basis of the responses received rates for various procedures / treatments have been arrived at and have been uploaded in the website of CGHS: www.mohfw.nic.in\cghsnew\index.asp and can be downloaded.

2. In order that CGHS beneficiaries get treatment from well maintained and run hospitals, it has been decided to have differential rates of reimbursements, as per details given in the enclosed rates list. The principle followed for the differential package rates being:

(i) where L-1 rates were arrived at on the basis of rates quoted by non-NABH accredited hospitals / super-speciality hospitals, NABH accredited hospitals will be entitled to reimbursement of certain percentage of additional amount over and above the L-1 rates;

(ii) where L- 1 rates were arrived at on the basis of rates quoted by NABH accredited hospitals, then non-NABH accredited hospitals would be entitled to an amount lower by certain percentage than the reimbursement made to NABH accredited hospitals at L-1 rates; and

(iii) Rates for super-speciality hospitals have been identified separately and notified in the rate list put on the website of the CGHS. Super-speciality hospitals covered under this category are:

• (1) Cardiology & Cardio-thoracic surgery


• (2) Joint replacement surgery made under orthopaedics


• (3) Nephrology & Urology including renal transplantation;


• (4) Endocrinology;


• (5) Neurosurgery;


• (6) Gastro-enterology & GI surgery; and


• (7) Oncology

3.1 "Package Rate" shall mean and include lump sum cost of inpatient treatment / day care / diagnostic procedure for which a CGHS 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) - (i) Registration charges, (ii) Admission charges, (iii) Accommodation charges including patients 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 chares for mother.

d) The hospitals empanelled under CGHS shall not charge more than the package rates / rates.

3.2 Package rates envisage upto a maximum duration of indoor treatment as follows:

• 12 days for Specialised (Super Specialties) treatment;


• 7 days for other Major Surgeries;


• 3 days for Laparoscopic surgeries / normal deliveries; and


• 1 day for day care / Minor (OPD) surgeries.

3.3 However, if the beneficiary has to stay in the hospital for his / her recovery for a period more than the period covered in package rate, in exceptional cases, supported by relevant medical records and certified as such by hospital, the additional reimbursement shall be limited to accommodation charges as per entitlement , investigations charges at approved rates, and doctors visit charges (not more than 2 visits per day per visit by specialists / consultants) and cost of medicines for additional stay).

3.4 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.

4.1 CGHS beneficiaries are entitled to facilities of private, semi-private or general ward depending on their basic pay / pension. The entitlement is as follows:

S. No	Basic Pay (without the inclusion of grade pay)	Entitlement
1	Upto Rs. 13,950/-	General Ward
2	Between Rs.13,951/- and Rs.19,530/-	Semi-Private Ward
3	Rs. 19,540/- and above	Private Ward

4.2 The package rates for semi-private ward.

4.3 It has now been decided that the CGHS beneficiaries taking treatment in the empanelled hospitals will be entitled for reimbursement /treatment on credit as per the package rates / rates. The package rates 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 to hospital.

4.4 A hospital empanelled under CGHS, whose normal rates for treatment procedure / test are lower than the CGHS prescribed rates shall charge as per the rates charged by them for that procedure / treatment from a non-CGHS beneficiary and will furnish a certificate to the effect that the rates charged from CGHS beneficiaries are not more than the rates charged by them from non-CGHS beneficiaries.

5.1 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, carpet, etc. as well as a bed for attendant. The room has to be air-conditioned.

5.2 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.

5.3 General ward is defined as halls that accommodate four to ten patients.

5.4 Normally 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.

6.1 In case of non-emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment / investigation from any of the empanelled hospitals of his / her choice (provided the hospital is empanelled for that treatment procedure / test), after the same has been advised by CGHS I other Government Specialist I CMO in-charge and permission is obtained from the competent authority.

6.2 CGHS beneficiaries have, so far, been given the option to get themselves treated in any hospital of their choice. However, in view of the increased outgo on getting treatment in super-speciality hospitals, it has now been decided that CGHS beneficiaries desirous of getting treated in super-speciality hospitals, in non-emergency conditions, prior approval of the concerned Additional Director, CGHS would have to be obtained.

6.3 Permission for treatment, other than those covered by para 6.2 above, is granted by CMO in-charge / Additional Director / Joint Director, CGHS in case of pensioners, former Governors, former Vice-Presidents, ex-MPs, Freedom Fighters, etc., and by Rajya Sabha / Lok Sabha Secretariat as the case may be in case of sitting Members of Parliament, concerned Ministry / Department / Organisation in case of serving Government employees, serving employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies covered under CGHS.

7. The empanelled hospitals shall honour permission letter issued by competent authority and provide treatment / investigation facilities as specified in the permission letter.

8.1 Hospitals shall provide credit facility to the following categories of CGHS beneficiaries (including dependant family members, whose names are entered on CGHS Card) on production of valid permission letter:

• Members of Parliament;
• Pensioners of Central Government drawing pension from central estimates;
• former Vice-presidents, Former Governors and former Prime Ministers;
• Ex-Members of Parliament;
• Freedom Fighters;
• serving CGHS employees;
• serving employees of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (including attached / subordinate offices under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare); and
• such other categories of CGHS cardholders as notified by the Government.

8.2 Bills should be submitted to the Office of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Lok Sabha Secretariat in case of sitting Members of Parliament and to Additional Director, CGHS (Hqrs), Delhi, in case of other beneficiaries enlisted above, once in a month.

8.3 The hospitals shall extend credit facility to the above categories of CGHS beneficiaries under emergency / with prior permission irrespective of the CGHS city where they are registered and send the bill to Additional Director, CGHS (Hqrs), Delhi.

8.4 Bills of serving employees of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the employees if attached / subordinate offices under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will be sent directly to the office / officer which / who referred the patients to the hospitals.

8.5 In case of emergencies empanelled hospitals shall not refuse admission nor demand payment from CGHS beneficiaries on production of valid CGHS card, issued by competent authority of any CGHS City.

8.6 Reimbursement in case of pensioners, former Governors, former Vice-Presidents, ex-MPs , Freedom Fighters , etc., is made by CGHS and by Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Lok Sabha Secretariat in case of sitting Members of Parliament and by concerned Ministry / Department/ Organisation in case of serving Govt. employees, serving employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies covered under CGHS.

8.7 Serving Central Government employees and their dependent family members not covered by the CGHS will not be denied treatment at package rates if they approach the hospitals with a proper referral letter from the Ministry / Department in which they are working, after verifying the genuineness of the employee by production of his / her valid identify card issued by the appropriate authority.

8.8 Serving Central Government employees and their dependent family members not covered by the CGHS will not be denied treatment at package rates if they approach the hospitals in emergency condition to the patient. The treatment will given after verifying the genuineness of the employee by production of his / her valid identify card issued by the appropriate authority.

9 During In-patient treatment of the CGHS beneficiary, the hospital will not ask the beneficiary or his / her 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.

10 In case of treatment taken in emergency in any non-empanelled private hospitals, reimbursement shall be considered by competent authority at CGHS prescribed packages / rates only.

11 If one or more minor procedures form part of a major treatment procedure, then package charges would be permissible for major procedure and only at 50% of charges for minor procedure.

12 Any legal liability arising out of such services, responsibility solely rests on the hospital and shall be dealt with by the concerned empanelled hospital themselves.

13 This Office Memorandum supercedes all earlier instructions relating to empanelment of hospitals for specialised and general purpose treatment and investigations for Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and NOIDA areas.

14 This issues with the concurrence of Internal Finance Division in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, vide Dy. No: AS & FA / 2457/2010 dated the 16th August, 2010.

15 The revised rates will come into effect from 1st September, 2010.

16 A copy of this Office Memorandum along with rate list and a copy of MOA are placed on the internet at http://mohfw.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp.

[R.Ravi]
Director

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The Union Service Public Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2010 held on May 23, 2010. The successful candidates have qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2010.

The candidature of these candidates is provisional. In accordance with the Rules of the Examination, all these candidates have to apply again in the detailed application form, which is available on the UPSC website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in. from where it can be downloaded and sent to the Commission duly filled in by the candidate in own handwriting, for admission to the Main Examination scheduled to be held from October 29, 2010. A copy of Detailed Application Form (DAF) shall also be sent by Post to the successful candidates by the Commission.

In case any of the successful candidates does not receive a communication in this regard from the Commission by September 08, 2010, he/she should immediately contact the Commission.

The result of Roll Nos. 256401, 275422, 340989, 551300, 551460, 548579, 275875, 288037 and 402112, has been withheld.

UPSC have a Facilitation Centre near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification during working hours in person or over telephone No.011-23385271, 011-23381125 and 011-23098543. The result is available on PIB website i.e www.pib.nic.in and also on the UPSC website i.e. www.upsc.gov.in.


The Roll Nos. of the successful candidates are as under:

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The tenure of National Anomaly Committee, set up to look into anomalies arising out of recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission, has been extended up to 31st March, 2011. The National Anomaly Committee is not expected to submit any report. Anomalies are resolved through the process of constructive dialogue and discussion with the representatives of the Staff Side.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Shri Prithviraj Chavan in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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Distance & E-Learning Programmes for Government Employees (DELPGE)

Department of Personnel and Training and Indira Gandhi National Open University have come together and signed a MoU for offering Distance & E- Learning Programmes to Central Government employees. The Central Government employees can now enrol for a wide spectrum of Distance & E-Learning Programmes offered by IGNOU and get their fees reimbursed on successfully completing the programmes.

Eligibility:

(i) The Programme is open to Central Employees (working in Ministries/Departments/Attached offices) and the faculty members of State Apex Training Institutions. The officers working under Public Sector Undertakings are not eligible for the Programmes covered under this Programme.

(ii) The specific conditions of eligibility of employees (including level of employee and Ministries covered) for each module/course will be decided for each course/module and notified from time to time by DoPT

Types of Courses Offered under the Programme

The following category of courses are open for enrolment under this programme:-

(i) Short-Duration Specialised modules:-
The specialised Modules are basically oriented to cater to the requirement of
Government employees in a specific domain.
(ii) Certificate Programmes:
(iii) Masters, PG and PG Diploma Programmes.

Notification of Courses/Programmes:-

The menu of courses/programmes on offer shall be reviewed annually by the Committee headed by the Joint Secretary, Training, Department of Personnel and Training with the members drawn from different Ministries

Besides recommending the programmes to be offered under this Programme, the Committee shall also make recommendations on the eligibility of the employees of different Ministries for the select courses.

Course review committee for upgrading the course material:-

(i) For certain Ministry specific courses, respective Nodal Ministry will be represented in the Course review Committee of IGNOU. The committee may also co-opt the following:-

(a) Representative of the nodal Ministry
(c) Director in charge distance learning in DoPT

The Course Review Committee may meet from time to time to review the course content based on the general feedback and make such recommendations as deemed necessary.

Admission Procedure

(i) The employees concerned have to apply directly in response to the admission notification of IGNOU subject to availability of funds.

(ii) The number of seats for Employees in each programme shall be limited to 50 and these will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Payment and Reimbursement of Fees

(i) The employees enrolling for the courses under this Programme will pay the required course fees to IGNOU. The amount so paid shall be re-imbursed to the employee on his/her successful completion of the course by IGNOU.

(ii) Employees failing to complete the course in the time limits and / or with the minimum qualifying grades prescribed by IGNOU shall not be eligible for any reimbursement.

(iii) Reimbursement for the Masters programme is available to an employee only once in his/her career.

(iv) The participants are eligible to enrol for only one programme at a time under this Programme.

(v) An officer is eligible to claim reimbursement/refund for successful completion of maximum of ten (10) numbers of Units in a block of five (5) years. The equivalent units for each course/programme are listed in the Table below:

Sl.No.	Category	Category/ Type of Course/Programme	Equivalent Units	Maximum Units permissible in a Block of 5 Years
1	A	• Certificate/ • Advance Certificate • PG Certificate	2 Unit	10 Units( with different combinations of A,B,C and D)
2	B	• Masters	8 Units
3	C	• PG Diploma • Advance Diploma • Diploma	4 Units
4	D	• Select/Specialised Module	1 Unit

(vi)While applying for the programme, the applicant shall enclose an employment certificate as per prescribed Performa.

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No.3(2)/TA/2010 / 277
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 13.08.2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Disbursement of pension to the Central Government Pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 on account of ONAM festival.

In continuation of this Office O.M. of even no. dated 5.8.2010 for disbursement of salary/wages of all Central Government employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 on 20th August, 2010 on account of ONAM festival, the Government have decided that the pension of all Central Government pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 may also be disbursed by the Banks/PAOs of Civil Ministries/Departments including Defence, Posts and Telecommunications on 20th August, 2010.

2. The pension so disbursed are to be treated as advance payments and will be subject to recovery, if any, in the subsequent payments from September.

3. Reserve Bank of India is requested to bring these instructions to the notice of the pension paying branches of all Banks located in the State of Kerala for necessary action immediately.

(Vibha Pandey)
Jt. Controller General of Accounts

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No. 10/2/2010-Dir.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

Room No.361, 3rd Floor
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market.

New Delhi, dated 16th July. 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Providing quality food in Departmental Canteens functioning in Central Government Offices - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to draw attention of the Canteen Management Committees/Administration towards the quality of food being prepared in the canteens, functioning from the Central Government Offices, and to reiterate that the objective of setting up of canteens, as a measure of employee welfare, was to meet the refreshment needs of employees by preparing_ under hygienic conditions, tea/snacks, lunch etc. as per the local requirement/taste etc. of the beneficiaries. However, it has been reported that the quality of food, being prepared in the Departmental Canteens, is not of required quality/taste as compared to the private canteens being run parallelly in some
Ministry's/Department's premises.

2. All the concerned authorities are requested to get the quality of eatables ensured by using branded/genuine products, and displaying the brand of raw-materials being used by the Canteens at a place to be noticed by all the beneficiaries.

(Rajiv Manjhi)
Director (Canteens)

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No.10/1/2010 -Dir.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, dated 10th August,2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Maintenance of Hygiene in the Departmental Canteens functioning from Central Government Offices - Periodical Inspection - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments' O.M. No.15/3/1992-Dir.(C), dated 22.2.1993 on the above mentioned subject and O.M. No.3/1/99-Dir.(C), dated 31.3.1999 regarding improvement in the functioning of Departmental Canteens/Tiffin Rooms located in the premises of Central Government Offices and to state that periodical inspections of the canteens are required to be undertaken to ensure the quality of eatables, sanitary conditions and personal hygiene of the canteen employees, particularly of those who are handling eatables. A standard proforma has been developed for such inspection (copy annexed).

2. For the purpose of maintaining cleanliness and sanitation in the Departmental Canteens, it is imperative to follow the guidelines/suggestions as mentioned under Para 9.7 & 9.8 (Chapter-IX) of DOPT's Green Book (Third Edition, 2008) on Administrative Instructions on Departmental Canteens, the same along with requisite additional guidelines/suggestions are reproduced for ready reference:

(i) Drill for cleaning crockery/cutlery etc.:

(a) Collection of used crockery/cutlery from dining tables to a decided spot in the washing room.

(b) Removal of left over food from the plates into a receptacle/container and passing them on to wash sink No.1

(c) Rinsing of crockery/cutlery articles individually under running water in wash sink No.l and passing them on to wash sink No.2.

(d) Treating them with a wet cloth/puff with a touch of detergent powder and placing them individually under the running water in wash sink No.2 and passing them for sterilization.

(e) Sterilization - The washed articles of crockery cutlery may either be passed through an electric sterilizer or by dipping through wash sink No.3 containing a light solution of potassium permanganate or equivalent to be changed frequently and placing them on a titled top to drain out the excess water.

(f) Wipe them dry with a clean towel. Examine if any portion of articles of the crockery has got chipped off or there is a crack, remove it immediately to a decided place for a systematic replacement,

(g) To be carefully stored in storage racks or to be laid on the shelves for reservice.

(h) In case of tiffin rooms or smaller canteens where lesser number of articles of crockery/cutlery are involved, washing, cleaning, sterilization, operations may be carried out with the help of one wash sink (with running water) plus a couple of Buckets, Tubs etc.

(i) The last one hour, before closing hours of the canteen, should be utilized for cleaning all utensils,kitchenware, shelves, racks, flooring, sinks, basins etc. to keep them ready for use for the next day.

(ii) Maintenance of personal hygiene of canteen workers :

(a) Physical examination of canteen workers in order to inspect that the workers do take regular and proper hair cuts, keep their nails trimmed and clean, they do not have any sign of a skin disease or a symptom of ailments of the alimentary canal, initially on joining of service and thereafter as and when required. Regular medical examination of the canteen workers may be arranged to be done through the Medical Officer of the Department/Office, or through any other Medical Agency. Payment if any, required to be made for this purpose, will be made by the Department/Office.

(b) Gloves and Head caps should be provided to the canteen workers engaged in cooking etc.

3. All the Ministries/Departments are accordingly requested to get the inspection of Departmental Canteens done on regular basis and a copy of the same may be sent to this Department at an early date so that the inspection report could be used as ready reference, if any, for the surprise check/inspection to be carried out by the Director(Canteens), Department of Personnel & Training as per the laid-out norms for inspection.

Encl: As above

(Rajiv Manjhi)
Director (Canteens)

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P.K.Dhurmal announced grant of 8 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) to its employees and pensioners from January, 2010. DA will be given in cash from August, 2010 payable in the salary of September, 2010. The arrears would be credited to GPF accounts of the concerned employees and arrears of pensioners would be given in near future. This would benefit about three lakh employees of the State Government and Public Sector Undertakings and over one lakh pensioners.

Chief Minister also announced enhancement in daily wages of the workers from Rs. 110 to Rs. 120 from 1st October, 2010. This enhancement will also be allowed in minimum wages of other categories proportionately.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi invites applications from eligible students for award of the following scholarship schemes on the basis of examinations conducted by the Board in the year 2010:

• 1. CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child For +2 studies.


• 2. CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Professional Studies (AIPMT).


• 3. CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Professional Studies (AIEEE).


• 4. CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Under Graduate Studies for Single Girl Child.


• 5. Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship For College And University Students 2010.

The details, eligibility conditions of each scheme are given in Board’s website www.cbse.nic.in which may be referred to. The scholars of all schemes who have been granted scholarships by the Board in respect of the above said schemes in the previous years may also apply for renewal of scholarships.

The last date for receipt of all the application is 31st December 2010.

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No.36012/45/2005-Estt. (Res.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block
New Delhi- 110001.

Dated the 10th August. 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Reservation in promotion – Treatment of SC/ST candidates promoted on their own merit.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M.No.36028/17/2001-Estt(Res.) dated 11th July, 2002 which clarified that SC/ST candidates appointed by promotion on their own merit and not owing to reservation or relaxation of qualifications will be adjusted against un-reserved points of the reservation roster and not against reserved points. It was subsequently clarified by this Department’s O.M. No.36028/17/2001- Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 that the above referred O.M. took effect from 11.7.2002 and that concept of own merit did not apply to the promotions made by non-selection method.

2. Central Administration Tribunal, Madras Bench in O.A. No.900/2005 [S. Kalugasalamoorthy v/s. Union of India & Others] has set aside the O.M.No.36028/17/2001-Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 and held that when a person is selected on the basis of his own seniority. the scope of considering and counting him against quota reserved for SCs does not arise. The High Court of judicature at Madras in the matter of UOI v/s.S. Kalugasalamoorthy [ WP No.15926/2007 ] has upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal.

3. The matter has been examined in the light of the above referred judgments and it has been decided to withdraw O.M. No. 36028/17/2001- Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 referred to above. It is clarified that SC/ST candidates appointed by promotion on their own merit and seniority and not owing to reservation or relaxation of qualifications will be adjusted against unreserved points of reservation roster. irrespective of the fact whether the promotion is made by selection method or non-selection method. These orders will take effect from 2.7.1997. the date on which post based reservation was introduced.

4. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

(K.G.Verma)
Director

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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB SECTION (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi, dated 5th August 2010

Notification

G.S.R(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause(5) of article 148 of the Constitution, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of lndia in relation to the persons sewing in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the educational and other quali tications required for direct recruits to the posts of Stenographer in Pay Band-l and Pay Band-2 in the Central Civil Services and Civil posts in connection with the affairs of the Union,
namely -

1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services and Civil posts, Stenographer grades in Pay Band-1 and Pay Band-2 (Educational and other Qualifications for Direct Recruitment) Rules, 2010.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Application.- These rules shall apply to all posts of Stenographer in the grade of Pay Band-1 and Pay Band-2 in the Central Civil Services and Civil posts under the Central Government and under the Indian Audit and Accounts Department for which direct recruitment is made through the Staff Selection Commission.

3. Educationaal and other qualifications required for persons to be eligible for direct recruitment to the post of Stenographers- Notwithstanding anything contained in any recruitment rules relating to the posts of Stenographers in Pay Band-1 or in Pay Band-2 borne on the Central Civil Services and Civil posts, the educatiopal and other qualifications rqquired for persons to be eligible to be appointed to such pst of Stenographers by the method of direct recruitment through the Staff Selection Commission shall be as under:-

(i) 12th class pass or equivalent qualification from a recognised Board or University;
(ii) Skill Test Norms:

(a) For Stenographers in Pay Band-1:
Dictation: 10 minutes @ 80 words per minute.
Transcription: 50 minutes (English), 65 minutes (Hindi) on computers".

(b) For Stenographers in Pay Band-2:
Dictation: 10 minutes @ 100 words per minute.
Transcription: 40 minutes (English), 55 minutes (Hindi) on computers.

[File hlo. AB.14017/08/20 10-Estt (RR)l
(Mamta Kandra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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No.36012/45/2005-Estt. (Res.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block
New Delhi- 110001.

Dated the 10th August. 2010.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Reservation in promotion – Treatment of SC/ST candidates promoted on their own merit.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M.No.36028/17/2001-Estt(Res.) dated 11th July, 2002 which clarified that SC/ST candidates appointed by promotion on their own merit and not owing to reservation or relaxation of qualifications will be adjusted against un-reserved points of the reservation roster and not against reserved points. It was subsequently clarified by this Department’s O.M. No.36028/17/2001- Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 that the above referred O.M. took effect from 11.7.2002 and that concept of own merit did not apply to the promotions made by non-selection method.

2. Central Administration Tribunal, Madras Bench in O.A. No.900/2005 [S. Kalugasalamoorthy v/s. Union of India & Others] has set aside the O.M.No.36028/17/2001-Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 and held that when a person is selected on the basis of his own seniority. the scope of considering and counting him against quota reserved for SCs does not arise. The High Court of judicature at Madras in the matter of UOI v/s.S. Kalugasalamoorthy [ WP No.15926/2007 ] has upheld the decision of the Central Administrative Tribunal.

3. The matter has been examined in the light of the above referred judgments and it has been decided to withdraw O.M. No. 36028/17/2001- Estt. (Res.) dated 31.1.2005 referred to above. It is clarified that SC/ST candidates appointed by promotion on their own merit and seniority and not owing to reservation or relaxation of qualifications will be adjusted against unreserved points of reservation roster. irrespective of the fact whether the promotion is made by selection method or non-selection method. These orders will take effect from 2.7.1997. the date on which post based reservation was introduced.

4. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

(K.G.Verma)
Director

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F.No.41-1/2010-TS.I
Government of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education
Technical Section -I

Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated 23rd July, 2010

To,
The Director,
Indian Institutes of Tedhnology (IITs),
Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, GuwahaU, Madras. Roorkee. Jodhpur.
Patna, Gandhinagar, Ropar. Hyderabad. Bhubaneewar, Mandi and lndore.

Subject : Age of superannuation in respect of Physical Educational Personnel of IIT

Sir,

Attention is invited to this Ministry's letter No. 23-1/2008-TS.II dated 16.09.2009 wherein inter-alia it was mentioned that the age of superannuation of the cadre of Physical Educational Personnel of Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) will be at par with UGC and hence be fixed at 62 years. subject to their possessing the qualifications and experience as precribed by UGC from time to time. Subsequently, IITs have represented that the posts of Director of Physical Education do not exist in IITs.

2. The matter was examined in the Ministry and it is clarified that the age of superannuation of only those pasts of Physical Educational Personnel in IITs, carrying the pay scale of Rs.37400-67000 with a Grade Pay of Rs.10.000/-, if any. will be 62 years, subject to their possessing qualification and experience as prescribed by UGC for the post of Director of Physical Education from time to time. For all other posts with Grade pay less than Rs.10,OO0/-, the age of superannuation will be 60 years.

Yours faithfully,
(Pratima Dikshit)
Dlrector

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There are approximately 7190 vacancies of loco pilots and 89024 vacancies in safety categories on Zonal Railways as on April 01, 2009.

Loco pilots on Indian Railways are classified as ‘Continuous’ and are statutorily required to work for 54 hours a week on an average, in a two weekly period of 14 days. The rostered hours of this category of employees has, however, been fixed at 104 hours in a two weekly period of 14 days including preparatory and complementary time.

As per extant instructions, running duty at a stretch should not ordinarily exceed 10 hours from departure of the train and overall duty should not exceed 12 hours from ‘signing on’ to ‘signing off’ except in emergent circumstances like accidents, floods, agitations, equipment failures etc.

For coaching trains, crew links are prepared which comply with the provisions of Hours Of Employment Regulation (HOER) as stated above.

Passenger trains are normally run by loco pilots (passenger). However, in exceptional situations suitable loco pilots (goods) are deployed, to work in passenger trains.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

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It is true that the minimum pension granted under the Employees’ Pension Scheme to industrial workers after the year 2000 has not been increased. This has not been possible as the annual valuation of Employees’ Pension Fund has revealed actuarial deficit after 01.04.2000.

The Central Government has constituted an Expert Committee on the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. The issue of increase in minimum pension alongwith other issues was placed before this Committee for examination and consideration. The Committee has since submitted its report on 5th August, 2010 which will be examined by the Government.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.



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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINSTRY OF RAILWAys
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. PC-VI/215
No. PC-V/2009/ACP/2

RBE No.101/2010
New Delhi, dated 21.7.2010

Sub: Grant of financial upgradation under the Modified ACP Scheme - reckoning of Non-Functional Grade (NFG) to DR Assistants/DR Grade 'C' Stenographers - clarification reg.

In supersession of Board's Order of even number dated 17.2.2010, it is clarified that DR Assistants/DR Grade 'C' Stenographers who have got Non-Functional Grade (NFG) in the Grade Pay of RS.5400 would only be entitled to 3rd financial upgradation in the immediate grade pay of RS.6600 on completion of 30 years of continuous service or on completion of 10 years of stagnation in 2 single Grade Pay, whichever is earlier. No further financial upgradation would be admissible to such officials.

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways and has the sanction of the President.

3. Hindi version is enclosed.

(N.P.Singh)
Dy. Director/ Pay Commission- V
Railway Board

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Written Part Result of NDA & Naval Academy Exam (I) 2010 Announced

NDA & Naval Academy Exam 2010 ResultsThe Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of written part of the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I) 2010 held in April 2009. The successful candidates have qualified for Interview by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of the National Defence Academy for the 125rd Course and Naval Academy 10+2 (Executive Branch) for the 45th Course commencing from 30th December 2010.

The candidature of all the candidates is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of their admission to the examination, they are required to submit original certificates of Age and Educational Qualification direct to the “Additional Directorate General of Recruiting, Adjutant General’s Branch, Integrated Headquarters, Ministry of Defence (Army), New Delhi.” The candidates must not send the original certificates to the UPSC. The mark-sheets of the candidates, who have qualified, shall be available on the Commission’s website after thirty days from the date of publication of the result.

Candidates may obtain any information/clarification during working hours in person or over telephone No.011-23385271, 011-23381125 and 011-23098543. The result is available on PIB website i.e http://www.pib.nic.in/ and also on the UPSC website i.e.

Click here to get Results

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The Cabinet today approved the extension of the Probable Date of Completion (PDC) of Married Accommodation Project Phase-I from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2010. Approval has also been accorded for increase in cost from Rs.5,329.73 crore for construction of 58,391 Dwelling Units (DUs) sanctioned earlier to Rs.6,032.70 crore for construction of 57,875 DUs to be constructed in Phase-I. A total of 48,350 DUs have already been constructed and the remaining units will be completed by December 2010.

The Cabinet also gave its approval to advancing construction of additional 3,265 DUs at an estimated cost of Rs.489 crore from Phase-III to MAP Phase-II thus increasing the number to 69,992 at an estimated cost of Rs.13681.90 crore. Commencement of MAP Phase-III for construction of balance 71,014 DUs was also approved by Cabinet.

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Govt okayed Rs 1,000 a year pension aid to unorganised sector workers

The government on Monday approved a Rs 1,000 per annum pension assistance to unorganised sector workers to inculcate the habit of savings among this population of over 300 million.

Under the ‘Swavalamban Scheme’, the government would contribute Rs 1,000 per year to every New Pension System account of 40 lakh such workers over four years starting this fiscal.

The assistance is subject to the beneficiary contributing any amount between Rs 1,000 to Rs 12,000 per annum, according to an official statement.

Initially 10 lakh workers would be covered each year over the four years ending 2013-14 (rpt) 2013-14.

“A higher level of New Pension System (NPS) enrollments from the informal sector will ensure old age income security for such subscribers in their post-retirement phase and, therefore, decrease the burden of the government on social security in the future,” said the statement issued after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi.

Under the scheme, the government would provide Rs 1,000 crore over a period of four years to 2013-14.

Initially, the government had launched the NPS for central government employees joining service from January 1, 2004, but from May 1 last year it was extended to all citizens. However, it received a lukewarm response and only around 8,000 subscribers joined the scheme in 14 months.

The government would also provide about Rs 100 crore to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for promotional and developmental activities for enrollment and contribution collection under the ‘Swavalamban’ scheme.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his Budget speech this year had announced to launch the ‘Swavalamban’ scheme in the current fiscal.

A large number of India’s 300 million informal sector workers are highly vulnerable to old age poverty because they have traditionally been excluded from formal pensionprovisions.

The old age income security system in the country covers only the organised sector, comprising the public sector (including the civil service) and the establishments covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) or other statutory Funds. (RBY-08/09)

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Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt. – 110010

No. AN/XIV/14100/III/CGEGIS – 1980/III

Dated 5.8.2010

To
All PCsDA/CsDA

Sub:- Recovery of CGEGIS subscription in respect of Multi-Tasking Staff.

1. Consequent upon implementation of the provisions contained in DoP&T OM No. AB-14017/6/2009-Estt(RR) dated 30.4.2010, all Gp D posts in this department have been re-designated as Multi-Tasking Staff and classified as Group C with a common Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- vide this HQrs office letter No.AN/XI/11409/CR/2009 dated 19.5.2010.

2. In view of the above, it is intimated that the rate of subscription towards CGEGIS in respect of MTS will be Rs.30/- per month w.e.f. January, 2011 in terms of Para 5.3 of CGEGIS Rules 1980.

3. All controllers office are therefore requested to please take necessary action accordingly.

(R.K.Bhatt)
For CGDA

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Central and state government employees would get 10 per cent additional dearness allowance with effect from July 1 this year, on the basis of retail price inflation.

The 12 monthly moving averages of consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW), which determined the biannual revision of DA in January and July every year, rose to 167.9 points.

The Central and other state government employees, who are paid DA linked to CPI-IW, would get 45 per cent of basic pay as DA from July 1.

The DA had increased by 8 per cent in January 2010 and with this, the hike during the past 12 months (July 2009 to June 2010) would be 18 per cent -- the highest ever after the launch of the new series of CPI-IW in 2000.

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PMCGrade-IV employees on Saturday postponed their proposed indefinite strike from Monday till August 30 following talks with the PMC commissioner Sridhar Cheruvolu.

During the talks it was decided to release, within one month, one month's pending salary of the employees for 2001. Directions were also issued to present the bill to the accounts and finance controller regarding payment of DA arrears to the employees from the period July-August, 2006 and payment of bonus arrear for 97-98 and 98-99 period.

The PMC authorities also decided to give the employees the benefit of Sixth Pay Commisssion with retrospective effect from April, 2010. It has decided to send the matter to corporation for paying arrears of three years in this regard.

Source : Times of India

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Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), launched in November 2007, is a component of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Central assistance of Rs 200/- per month per beneficiary is provided to the States under IGNOAPS and States have been urged to contribute Rs. 200/- from their resources. At present 19 States/UTs are contributing Rs. 200/- are more, 11 States/UTs are contributing less than Rs. 200/- and 5 States are not making any contribution from their resources.

Details of State-wise contribution for old age pension under IGNOAPS are given below:

Sl. No.	Name of States/UTs	Amount of pension provided as Central Assistance	Contribution of State Government per pensioner per month under IGNOAPS
1	Andhra Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Nil
2	Bihar	Rs. 200.00	Nil
3	Chhattisgarh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
4	Goa	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 800.00
5	Gujarat	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
6	Haryana	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00(below 70 years) Rs. 500.00(above 70 years)
7	Himachal Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 130.00
8	J & K	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 125.00
9	Jharkhand	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
10	Karnataka	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
11	Kerala	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
12	Madhya Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 75.00
13	Maharashtra	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
14	Orissa	Rs. 200.00	Nil
15	Punjab	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 250.00
16	Rajasthan	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00(below 75 years) Rs. 550.00(above 75 years)
17	Tamilnadu	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
18	Uttar Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
19	Uttaranchal	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
20	West Bengal	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
21	Arunachal Pradesh	Rs. 200.00	Nil
22	Assam	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
23	Manipur	Rs. 200.00	Nil
24	Meghalaya	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
25	Mizoram	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 50.00
26	Nagaland	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
27	Sikkim	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
28	Tripura	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 200.00
29	A&N Islands	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
30	Chandigarh	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
31	D&N Haveli	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
32	Daman & Diu	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 300.00
33	NCT Delhi	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 800.00
34	Lakshadweep	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 100.00
35	Puducherry	Rs. 200.00	Rs. 400.00

This Ministry has not received any complaint/grievance to the effect that a number of old age men or women otherwise eligible are deprived of getting the benefits of the scheme since many years in various States. In fact, the number of beneficiaries covered has increased from 87 lakhs in 2006-07 to 164 lakh at present.

Universal coverage of all eligible beneficiaries is envisaged under IGNOAPS. Identification of beneficiaries and sanction of pension is done by the respective State Governments. There is no cutoff date prescribed for grant of pension, which is a continuous process.

This was informed by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain ‘Aditya’ in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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