Mamata declares holiday on Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary

Mamata declares holiday on Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday declared Aug 8 a holiday to mark the death anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Banerjee also appealed to the central government to declare a national holiday to mark the occasion, and said she would write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard.

"We have decided to declare a holiday on this day in all schools, colleges, other educational institutions and offices so that everyone can take part in programmes to mark the occasion. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will also be a part of the programme," Banerjee said.

With the state government facing an acute financial crisis, all agencies and departments have been asked to pitch in with funds. "The state government will coordinate with the Tagore 150th birthday celebration committee and the KMC in organising the programmes," she said.

"The main cultural programme will be held Aug 8 at Netaji indoor stadium," she said.

Programmes would be held in all schools, colleges, other educational institutions, government offices, state public sector undertakings and city police headquarters Aug 8-10.

"We have also requested the railways to light up its offices in the state as also the important stations," the chief minister said after a high-level meeting.

"Tagore's 150th birth anniversary has not been suitably celebrated so far. So we have decided to hold programmes around his death anniversary," she said.

Four huge and colourful rallies will be brought out from the Jorasanko Thakurbari - the poet's ancestral house where he was born, Park Circus, College Square and Harish Mukherjee Road at 10 a.m. Aug 8.

All four rallies will terminate at Shahid Minar in the heart of the city.

Banerjee would join the rally from Harish Mukherjee road.

Banerjee said the state government was also renovating a house in Mongpu village in Darjeeling district which hosted Tagore on several occasions. "We have plans to set up a Nepali Academy there."

Tagore in 1913 became the first Asian Nobel laureate and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

He also holds the distinction of having authored the national anthems of two sovereign nations - India and Bangladesh, and the bard's rich, diverse and vast literary oeuvre is virtually unmatched in the world. He was also a painter and a composer par excellence.

Source : Times of India

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More good news from CM for differently-abled

More good news from CM for differently-abled

Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said differently-abled people in the State Transport Corporations would be given special casual leave with pay on 3 December, which was being observed as International Day for Disabled.

An official release here said such facility was being extended to the differently-abled people in government and government- aided institutions.

On coming to know that those in the State Transport Corporations were not covered, Jayalalithaa today announced the extending of the benefit to them also.

This is not the first time for the AIADMK government led by Jayalalithaa to come to the help of the differently-abled in the State.

Only recently, Jayalalithaa has ordered enhancing the monthly assistance from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 to over 76,000 differently abled persons in Tamilnadu.

The announcement was aimed at reaching out the beneficiaries covered under different schemes, including persons with severe disability and muscular dystropy

She also announced the inclusion of differently-abled persons in the free gold and marriage assistance scheme launched by as soon as assuming the power after winning the Assembly elections.

Under the scheme, which was one of the populist poll promises made by the AIADMK , the beneficiaries would get four gram of gold for making 'Thaali' (Thirumangalyam) and financial assistance of Rs 25,000.

An official press release here said the Chief Minister wanted the differently-abled to be included in the scheme to enable them to get the benefits.  The release said the State government would incur an additional expenditure of Rs one crore in view of this.

Jayalalithaa also doubled the assistance given to women who had studied upto Under Graduate or Diploma from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 and also announced free four gm gold coin for their marriage.

Source: Newstodaynet

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Revision of pension/family pension in respect of the pensioners who were in receipt of compulsory retirement pension and compassionate allowance under Rules 40 and 41 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972

No.38/37/08-P&PW(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi-110003

Dated the 22nd July, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub : Revision of pension/family pension in respect of the pensioners who were in receipt of compulsory retirement pension and compassionate allowance under Rules 40 and 41 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.

The undersigned is directed say that in accordance with para 4.2 of this Departments O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1.9.2008, the revised pension of pre-2006 pensioners shall, in no case. be lower than fifty percent of the minimum of the pay in the pay band plus the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired In the case of HAG+ and above scales, this will be fifty percent of the minimum of the revised pay scale.

2 . Doubts have been raised in regard to the applicability of the above provision in the case of revision of pension/family pension in respect of the pensioners who were in receipt of compulsory retirement pension and compassionate allowance under Rules 40 and 41 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972. The matter has been examined in the light of the instructions/orders issued after Fifth Central Pay Commission for revision of pension/family pension in such cases. It was clarified in this Department’s O.M No 45/86/97-P&PW(A) dated 25-3-2004 that the provisions of O.M. dated 17-12-1998 relating to stepping up of pension to 50% of the minimum of the revised scale of pay as on 1-1-96 of the post held by the pensioner at the time of retirement shall not be applicable in case of compulsory retirement pension and compassionate allowance.

3. It has now been decided that the benefit of para 4.2 of this Departments O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1-9-2008 [as clarified vide O.M. No, 38/37/08-P&PW(A) (pt.l) dated 3-10-2008] will not be applicable in the case of revision of pension/family pension in respect of the pensioners who were in receipt of compulsory retirement pension and compassionate allowance under Rules 40 and 41 of CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their U.O. No. 152/EV/2011 dated 30.6.2011.

5 In so far as persons belonging to the Indian Audit & Accounts Departments, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller 8 Auditor General of India.

6. Hindi version will follow.

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(Tripti P. Ghosh)

Director

Source: www.pensionersportal.gov.in

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Project ‘SANGAM’ for Defence Pensioners Launched

Ministry of Defence

Project ‘SANGAM’ for Defence Pensioners Launched

          Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Shri Nand Kishore recently launched a software project ‘SANGAM’ for defence pensioners in a function at its headquarters at Delhi Cantonment. Speaking on this occasion, Controller General of Defence Accounts mentioned that the project ‘SANGAM’ will provide useful Management Information System (MIS) to the financial planners in the Ministry of Defence.

Project ‘SANGAM’ is a software which will facilitate issuance of corrigendum pension payment orders. This will address the demand from the ex-servicemen for issue of individual corrigendum pension payment order consequent to implementation of recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC).

This software project is one step forward from the project ‘SUVIGYA’ which was launched in October last year on the occasion of Defence Account Department Day and is very popular among defence pensioners.

The pension payment orders to be issued using ‘SANGAM’ software will be a special corrigendum pension payment system which will contain all the basic details of original pension payment order. It will also have details of family pension, disability pension and any other type of pension available to a pensioner. The new corrigendum pension payment order is unique in the sense that it gives new ID to each pensioner which will be helpful in readily accessing all data relating to a pensioner.

There are about 18 lakh defence pensioners who will be benefitted with the launch of project ‘SANGAM’ in the long run. It will also help in grievance redressal of pensioners with regard to the correctness of payment of pension.

The software has been developed in house by a team of officers from IT wing of Controller General of Defence Accounts, headed by Shri Murli Krishnan, Sr ACGDA (IT).

Source: PIB

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Special Drive to Fill up Vacant Posts Of SCs/STs/OBCs/PWDs

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Special Drive to Fill up Vacant Posts Of SCs/STs/OBCs/PWDs

     The Government has launched a drive to fulfil the backlog vacancies of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The number of backlog vacancies is 57947. The bifurcation is : SC- 15323, ST – 20301, OBC – 15323 and PWD – 7000. This follows review of the vacancy position in these categories by the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Shri V. Narayansamy recently. All Ministries/Departments have been directed to fill up all the vacant posts in these categories by March 31, 2012.

     The Government has been concerned about non-filling up of large number of backlog vacancies reserved for SCs/STs/OBCs/PWDs. Two Special Recruitment Drives – one for SCs, STs and OBCs another for PWDs were launched in 2008 and 2009 respectively. The Drives enabled various offices to fill up about 26750 backlog vacancies.

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Promotion of Steno Grade ‘D’ of CSSS to the Personal Assistant (PA) Grade of CSSS on ad-hoc basis

Latest Dopt orders

No.5/3/ 2011CS-II(C)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,

New Delhi-110003.

Date: the 19th July 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Promotion of Steno Grade ‘D’ of CSSS to the Personal Assistant (PA) Grade of CSSS on ad-hoc basis.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 4-5-2011 on the subject mentioned above and to say that all the Cadre Units were requested to furnish the details of DPC recommendation and vigilance clearance in respect of all eligible Steno Grade ‘D’ found fit by the DPC in the ascending order of their incumbency as per the zone prescribed for adhoc promotion. 

2. On the basis of information received from the Cadre Units, the competent authority has decided to nominate the Steno Grade ‘D’ (whose details are indicated in Annexure-I), for appointment to the grade of PA of CSSS on ad-hoc basis to other Cadre Units.

3. In order to ensure that officers are given exposure to working in different Ministries/Departments, they are allowed to give three options of Cadre Units, in compliance with the consolidated instructions regarding Rotation Transfer Policy (issued vide this Department O.M. No. 13/1/2009-CS.II dated 15-7-2011). Cadre Units concerned are, therefore, requested that the information in the enclosed proforma (Annexure-II) may be forwarded to this Department latest by 22.7.2011. In case the requisite information is not received by the stipulated date, it would be presumed that the official concerned has no option to furnish and this Department will make nomination as per availability of vacancy.

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(Kiran Vasudeva)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Tel .No.24654020

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/PAadhoc.pdf

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Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP) applicable to Central Secretariat stenographers’ Service personnel – consolidated instructions

No..13/1/2009-CS II 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions, 

Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, 

New Delhi, dated the 15th July, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Rotational Transfer Policy (RTP) applicable to Central Secretariat stenographers’ Service personnel – consolidated instructions – regarding

In supersession of the instructions contained in OMs of even number dated 21.7.2009, 02.03.2010 and 30.07.2010 on the subject mentioned above, it has been decided that the tenure of a CSSS personnel in a particular cadre unit/Ministry/Department shall be 10 years. However, normally, an officer will be posted outside the cadre unit/Ministry/Department only upon promotion.

2. In order to ensure that officers are given exposure to working in different Ministries/Departments, he/she would be allowed to give three options (Cadre unit in case of posting upto the level of PS and Ministries/Departments in case of PPS onwards), whenever he/she is liable to be transferred out under the said policy. An effort would be made to accommodate their options to the extent possible subject to seniority and 

availability of vacancies.

3. An officer, who is otherwise liable to be transferred , outside the Cadre unit/Ministry/Department as per the above policy, may not be transferred under the following circumstances:

(a) If the officer has less than 2 years of service left to superannuate, he or she will not be transferred provided there is a vacancy available in that grade in the concerned Ministry/Department.

(b) If the officer is superannuating within a period of 6 months and there is no vacancy available in that cadre unit, he/ she shall be given personal upgradation in the same cadre unit by keeping a vacancy in abeyance for the period in some other cadre unit.

(c) If a CSSS officer is posted with Secretary to the Government of India, he/she may be allowed to continue there provided a written request is received by the Secretary concerned in this regard. Such extended stay would be allowed uptill 3 months after the date of superannuation of the Secretary concerned. No further extension would be allowed.

In order to ensure that opportunity of working with a Secretary to Government of India is available to more officers, it has also been decided that a CSSS officer can work in the office of Secretary maximum for a period of 10 years and this would be ensured by the concerned Ministry/Department/Cadre Units while posting an official in the office of the Secretary to the Government of India. However, this condition will not apply in case of Sr.PPS/PSOs as normally there is only one such post available in any Ministry/Department.

(d) PMO, Cabinet Secretariat and offices of Attorney General and Solicitor General of India would be exempted from the above policy.

4. It has also been decided that if an officer of CSSS is not relieved within 45 days of the transfer order or such period, if any, allowed by the Department of Personnel and Training, the officer shall deemed to have been relieved by the Cadre unit/Ministry/Department in which he/she has been working and thereafter, the’ officer shall not be entitled to draw any salary and allowances for the period of such overstay from the Ministry/Department from where the officer was transferred.

5. This policy would come into effect for all promotions/transfers effectiv 1st July, 2011. However, orders which have already been issued as per previous p to the above date will not be altered and will need to be implemented.

(Rajeev Kapoor) 

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

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Fresh empanelment of private hospitals under CGHS. BENGALURUI CHANDIGARH HYDERABAD, KOLKATA. AHMEDABAD AND PUNE

Government of India 

Ministiy of Health and Family Welfare 

Department of Health & Family Welfare 

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 110 108

No:S.110011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell (Part IX)                     

 Dated the 5th July. 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of private hospitals under CGHS. BENGALURUI CHANDIGARH HYDERABAD, KOLKATA. AHMEDABAD AND PUNE.

The undersigned is directed to state that CGHS had initiated action for empanelment of private hospitals under CGHS. under Continuous Empanelment Scheme, which was notified vide Office Memorandum of even number dated 8th December, 2010.

2. The undersigned is directed to enclose a further list of hospitals, under the categories mentioned ¡n the document that have conveyed their acceptance of the CGHS rates in various cities announced and placed on CGHS website and have signed the Memorandum of Agreement with CGHS and have also furnished the appropriate performance bank guarantee. These hospitals are also taken as included in the list of approved hospitals for empanelment under CGHS, BENGALURU, CHANDIGARH, HYDERABAD, KOLKATA, AHMEDABAD AND PUNE.

3. It has now been decided that in the list of hospitals enclosed, which have been now approved under the fresh empanelment procedure, and have now signed the fresh Memorandum of Agreement and submitted the appropriate performance guarantee will be eligible to treat CGHS beneficiaries at revised rates with effect from the date of issue of letter

A copy of this Office Memorandum and CGHS rates for different cities are available at web site http ://msotransparent.nic. in/cahsnew/index.asp

[R Ravi] 

Director 

[Tel: 2306 3483]

http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File391.pdf

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Fresh empanelment of Diagnostic Laboratories and Imaging Centre under CGHS, Bengaluru. Chennai and Mumbai

No: S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell 

Government of India 

Ministiy of Health & Family Welfare 

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan 

New Delhi 110 108 dated the 15th July 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of Diagnostic Laboratories and Imaging Centre under CGHS, Bengaluru. Chennai and Mumbai

The undersigned is directed to state that CGHS had initiated action for fresh empanelment of private Diagnostic /Laboratories / Imaging Centres under CGHS. Bengaluru. Chennai and Mumbai and also for the revision of package rates (which were fixed in 2007). to be paid to diagnostic centres, 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\cghsnew\index.asP and can be downloaded

2 The undersigned is directed to enclose a list of Diagnostic Laboratories and Imaging Centres that have conveyed their acceptance of the CGHS rates announced foi different cities and have signed the Memorandum of Agreement with CGHS and have also furnished the appropriate performance bank guarantee These Diagnostic Laboratories and Imaging Centres are now taken as included in the list of approved list for empanelment under CGHS, Bengaluru. Chennai and Mumbai. However, empanelment of Imaging centres Is provisional subject to recommendation for empanelment by QCI after inspection.

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

(i) where L-1 rates were arrived at on the basis of rates quoted by non NABL accredited diagnostic centre, NABL accredited diagnostic centres will be entitled to reimbursement of certain percentage of additional amount over and above the L-1 rates; and 

  

(ii) where L— 1 rates were amved at on the basis of rates quoted by NABL accredited diagnostic centres, then non-NABL accredited diagnostic centres would be entitled to an amount lower by certain percentage than the reimbursement made to NABL accredited diagnostic centres at L-1 rates.

iii) NABL accreditation is not required for Imaging Centres and therefore, rates prescribed for NABL accredited labs are applicable for Imaging Centres.

4. A diagnostic centre empanelled under CGHS. whose normal rates for treatment procedure I test are lower than the CGHS package rates shall charge as per the rates charged by them for that procedure I 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. In case of non-emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment / investigation from any of the empanelled diagnostic centre of his / her choice (provided the diagnostic centre is empanefled for that treatment procedure / test), after the same has been advised by CGHS / other Government Specialist / CMO In-charge and permission is obtained from the 

competent authority.

6. Permission for treatment 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 sifting 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 diagnostic centres shall honour permission Letter issued by competent authority and provide treatment / investigation facilities as specified in the permission letter.

8. Diagnostic centres shall provide credit facility to the following categories of CGHS beneficiaries (including dependent 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 categones of CGHS cardholders as notified by the Government.

9.1   BilIs 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, Bengaluru. in case of other beneficiaries enlisted above, once in a month.

9.2 Diagnostic centres 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, Bengaluru.

9.3 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 diagnostic centre.

9.4.1 In case of emergencies empanelled diagnostic centres shall not demand payment from CGHS beneficiaries on production of valid CGHS card, issued by competent authority of any CGHS City.

9.5 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 Government employees, serving employees and pensioners of autonomous bodies covered under CGHS.

9.6 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 diagnostic centres 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.

9.7 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 diagnostic centres 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.

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

  

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

12. This Office Memorandum supercedes all earlier instructions relating to empanelment of diagnostic centres for Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai.

13. Diagnostic Laboratories, who have not been NABL Accredited and have only applied for NABL Accreditation (being on the panel of CGHS at the time of submission of tender) shall however, be removed from the list of approved Diagnostic Laboratories, if they fail to obtain NABH Accreditation within six months from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.

14.. It has now been decided that In the list of Diagnostic Laboratories / Imaging Centres enclosed, which have been now approved under the fresh empanelment procedure, and have now signed the fresh Memorandum of Agreement and submitted the appropriate performance guarantee will be eligible to treat CGHS beneficiaries at revised rates with effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum

15. The empanelment shall be for a period of two years or till the next empanelment of hospitals and diagnostic centres, whichever is earlier.

16. This Office Memorandum along with rates for diagnostic laboratories and Imaging Centres under CGHS in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai can be downloaded from the website of CGHS, http ://msotransparent.nic. in/cahsnew/index.asp

click here to view the  Annexure to Office Memorandum. No: No: S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell dated the 15TH July.2011

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Sixth Central Pay Commissions recommendations amendment of Service Rules

No. AB. 14017/61 /2008-Estt. (RR)/Pt. 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training 

New Delhi

Dated 8th July,2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Sixth Central Pay Commissions recommendations amendment of Service Rules – regarding

This Department in OM No.AB14017/61/2008-Estt(RR) dated 24.3.2009 issued the guidelines for amendment of Service Rules/Recruitment Rules for incorporating the changes arising out of 6th 

CPC recommendations. Separately the revised eligibility conditions for SAG & HAG level for members of Organized Group A Services have been issued in this Department OMs dated 15.12.09 (Non-Technical) and 18.01.2011 (Engineering Services). The provisions with regard to grant of 

functional scale of Rs. 14300-18300 (pie-revised) to the SEs and equivalent in respect of Engineering Services prescribed in OM dated 29.12.2010 also refers. Instructions for grant of NFU as per 6th cpc recommendations have been issued in OM dated 24.4.09

2. As the Recruitment Rules/Service Rules are required to be amended after incorporating the above instructions, all the Ministries/Departments/Cadre Controlling Authorities of Organized Group 

‘A’ Services may take immediate necessary action for notification of Service Rules positively by 31 .3.2012 in consultation with DOPT/UPSC & Ministry of Law.

(Smita kumar) 

Director (Estt. I) 

Tel. 2309 2479

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Tamil Nadu Government Employee’s New Health Insurance Scheme

Government of Tamilnadu entrusted their responsibility of assuring health care to all their employees family numbering in whopping 13lacs. This scheme envisages medical assistance for Major surgeries/critical illnesses to the employees and their family members up to 2 lacs for a block of four years on floater basis.

Period of Insurance:

The Period of Insurance would be for four years from 11-06-2008 to 10-06-2012 or up to the Date of Retirement of the Employee which ever occurs earlier.

Sum Insured:

The Sum Insured is Rs.2,00,000/- [Rs.Two lakhs] for a entire period of Four Years for the entire family on floater basis. This scheme covers the employees of

Tamilnadu Government

State Public Sector Undertakings

Local bodies

State Government Universites

All Statutory Boards under TN govt.

As per the Policy:

Family includes the Employee, and the members of his or her family who are eligible for assistance under the Scheme as detailed below:

(i) legal spouse of the Employee;

(ii) Children of the Employee – till they get employed or married or attain the age of 25 years whichever is earlier and dependent on the Employee;

(iii) the parents of the Employee, in the case of unmarried employee until the Employee gets married;

 to know sample of Policy Information :http://tangenhis.starhealth.in/employeedetails/Default.aspx

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Single Window web Interface – “The Indian Railway web Portal” – Launched for the Benefit of Multiple Rail users

Ministry of Railways

Single Window web Interface – “The Indian Railway web Portal” – Launched for the Benefit of Multiple Rail users

E-Ticket on Mobile Phone now Possible through new Web Portal Facilitating Travel by Merely Displaying SMS Without Ticket Printout

No Travel Agents Allowed to use New Web Portal to Facilitate Convenient Booking by Normal Passengers

In a milestone measure undertaken by Ministry of Railways for the benefit of rail users, a comprehensive Indian Railway Web Portal with the URL www.indianrailways.gov.in has been launched with a view to consolidate all the services and information onto a single window web-interface for the public. This comprehensive omnibus single window web interface will be for the entire Rail User community of India whether they are Passenger Service, Freight Service or Parcel Service Customers.

At an impressive programme jointly organized by Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro Railway yesterday at Kolkata, former Union Railway Minister and presently the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee launched this unique public friendly facility. Minister of State for Railways, Shri Mukul Roy was among those specially present on this occasion. The other activities inaugurated at this function included Automatic Fare Collection & Passenger Control System (AFC & PC) gates at all Kolkata Metro Stations.

Indian Railway Web Portal has following components:

1. Hosting the existing websites of Railway Board, all the Zonal Railways, Production Units onto the portal.

2. Creation of uniform Web address system of all the Railway Websites

3. Tracking facility for freight trains running and Parcels status by customers

4. Journey planner with user-friendly functionalities.

5. E-ticket functionality dedicated for normal passengers.

6. Facility to book retiring rooms for any station.

7. Mobile phone based ticket booking in which passenger need not print his/her ticket but carry the display ticket sent to his/her mobile phone through SMS.

8. Web and SMS based Complaints and Suggestions Management System for all Railway customers

The e-ticketing module of the Indian Railway Web Portal is expected be the most sought after facility by the normal passenger. The e-ticketing operations of IRCTC on its website shall also continue in parallel. In the additional facility of e-ticketing provided by IR Web Portal, no travel agents have been allowed so that normal passengers can have ease of booking during peak hours.

The Portal will broadly provide e-ticketing on the Internet (booking and cancellation) and e-ticketing on mobile phone (booking and cancellation).

Individual users choosing to use the e-ticketing facility shall be required to register himself/herself for the first time for this purpose after submitting the mandatory details and shall be provided a unique user ID. This registration will be free of charge. Thereafter he can avail the services of Booking and Cancellation of e-tickets. He can take a printout of the e-ticket which is known as Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS).

Individual users desirous of utilizing the facility of booking e-ticket on mobile phone ( which is being named as m-ticket), having requisite internet facility can do so by downloading the mobile ticketing application on the mobile phone from the IR Portal, using the URL sent in SMS. On completion of booking and payment formalities, a SMS containing the ticket details will be sent to user which is referred to as Mobile Reservation Message – (MRM). The cost of MRM from IR Web Portal shall be borne by Indian Railways. Such passengers need not require to carry a print out of the ticket and instead display the SMS (namely MRM). Similarly a Screen-shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palmtops (referred as Virtual Reservation Message – VRM) will also be construed as e-ticket and such passenger also need not take a print out of the e-ticket and instead display the Screen-shot on their laptops/palmtops.

It is mandatory that at least one passenger booked on the e-ticket/m-ticket carry at least one of the following eight proofs of identity (in original ) :

Ø Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India.

Ø Passport.

Ø PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.

Ø Driving License issued by RTO.

Ø Photo Identity card issued by Central/State Government.

Ø Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized school/college for their students.

Ø Nationalized Bank Passbook with photograph.

Ø Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph

ERS/MRM/VRM along with any one of the eight prescribed ID proofs in original and the indication of the passenger(s)’ name(s) in the Reservation Chart will entitle the passenger(s) to travel.

ERS/MRM/VRM along with one of the eight prescribed proofs of Identity in original will also authorize the passenger to enter the platform on the day of journey and he/she will not be required to purchase platform ticket. ERS/MRM along with original ID proof will be required to be produced on demand by Ticket Checking Staff on the platform.

The facility of booking e-tickets through IR Web Portal will be available from 00.30 hours to 23.30 hours daily. The booking for a particular train shall be permitted up to the time of preparation of reservation charts.

A maximum of eight PNRs per user ID per month shall be permissible. The passengers can book seats/berths on the e-ticket on the web portal against General quota/Tatkal quota/Ladies quota/Senior Citizen Quota. No concessions, except Senior Citizen concession, will be allowed on e-tickets. No Group Booking shall be permissible on e-ticketing through Indian Railway Web Portal.

The service charges levied by the Railways will be Rs. 5/- per ticket for Sleeper Class (SL) and Second Sitting (2S) classes and Rs. 10/- per ticket for all other Reserved Classes.

The detailed procedure of cancellation and refund has also been mentioned in the IR Web Portal.

The detailed commercial circular of Ministry of Railway on this introduction of e-ticketing and ticketing through mobile phone on IR Web Portal can be seen in www.indianrailways.gov.in

Source : PIB

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Pay arrears to employees: Karra to Govt

Urging upon the state government to address the ‘genuine’ demands of state and other PSUs, former Finance Minister and PDP leader, Tariq Hameed Kara Sunday said the agreement reached upon earlier between the parties should be implemented in letter and spirit without any further delay.

He said the government had entered into an agreement with the representatives of the government employees on payment of their arrears, removing pay anomalies etc, which is yet to be implemented.

Kara said, “When on one hand, the government claims to have earned the largest ever plan size of sixty six thousand crore, it cannot and should not put the just and genuine demands of the employees on back burner which is likely to hamper the growth and developmental activities in the state.”

The government, Kara said, owes an explanation whether it has projected the demands of the employees before the Planning Commission in its recent meeting. “On one hand government says that it can’t resolve the issue unless central government steps in to bail out the state from its financial implications and rightly so but how can it forget projecting these demands before the central government” Kara said adding further that the government itself claimed that whatever projected before the planning commission, it earned that, then should it be deemed that it (government) simply forgot its employees. “if it is so, then it is criminal negligence on part of the state government” added Kara.

He said the state government must address the genuine demands of the employees to remove the discontent among the employees.

"Government should address the issues concerning the employees in a spirit of understanding and accommodation to avoid repetition of confrontation” Kara said adding further that it (government) cannot hope to serve the people if its entire administrative machinery is dissatisfied.

Terming the employees as the vehicles of change of the government, Kara said dissatisfied and dejected employees cannot ensure work culture and hassle free service to the people of the state.

Kara asked the Chief Minister to take personal interest in solving the demands of State employees so that confrontation between Government and employees could be avoided.
source:kashmirdispatch.com

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All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of May, 2011

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base 2001=100 for the Month of May, 2011

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

           

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

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

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

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

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

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

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