AGE RELAXATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) RBE No. 92/2018 No. E (NG)-II/2018/RR-1/11 New Delhi, dated 20.06.2018 The General Manager, All Zonal Railways/Production Units, Chairmen, RRBs/RRCs (As per standard mailing list). Sub:   Age relaxation to the residents of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Kindly refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 06.01.2016 (RBE No. 1/2016) stipulating extension of the currency of relaxation of age limit of 5 years in favour of the residents of State of Jammu & Kashmir for appointment to Central Civil Services and posts, recruitment to which are made to UPSC/SSC or otherwise by the Central Government up to 31/12/2017. 2. Department of Personnel & Training have issued a further notifications No. 15012/1/2014-Estt(D) dated 09.02.2018 and accordingly age relaxation of 5 years in the upper age limit to all persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during ...

CPAO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066 CPAO/IT & Tech/Revision (7th CPC)/19, Vol-III (B)/2018-19/53 Dated: 25.06.2018 Office Memorandum Subject :  E-scroll to process the revision of pension cases. Attention is invited to this office OM No. CPAO/IT &Tech/Revision (7th CPC)/19. Vol-III (B)/2017-18/133 dated-11.10.2017 wherein it was intimated that the payment details based on e-scrolls received from banks w.r.t. the pensioners/family pensioners viz Bank Name, Accounts No. and BSR Code is provided in PAOs login on the portal eppoinicirt. Step by step procedure was also attached therewith to facilitate the PAOs to view the payment details of the pensioners/family pensioners. But, it has been observed that Pay and Accounts Offices are not using the facility of e-scroll available with them while processing the revision of pension cases. As a result ...

Immediate Relief Advance Rs.25,000 to families of Government Servants who die while in service: Finance Ministry Order F.N.12(1)/2016-EII(A) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure E.II(A) Branch North Block, New Delhi 20th June, 2018 Office Memorandum Sub:  Grant of Advance – Amendment to Rule 80 of Compendium of Rules on Advances to Government Servants. The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of a reference received from the Department of Personnel & Training regarding the demand raised by the Staff Side in the National Council (JCM), the existing provisions of Compendium of Rules on Advances – Rule 80 – relating to Amount of Advances to the families of Government Servants who die while in Service, are retained and amended, as per attached annexure. 2. These orders will take effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum. The cases where the advances have already been sanctioned need not be reopened. 3. In so far ...

Maternity Leave for the female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDS) in the Department of Posts No. 17-31/2016-GDS Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts Establishment Division Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001. Dated: the 27th June, 2018 Office Memorandum Subject:  Introduction of Maternity Leave for the female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDS) in the Department of Posts. The undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the Competent Authority for introduction of the Maternity Leave for the female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDSs) in Department of Posts. 2. This OM will supersede all earlier orders in respect of Maternity Leave for female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDS). 3. Introduction of Maternity Leave for female GDS. i. Female Gramin Dak Sevaks (Female GDSs) with less than two surviving children may be granted maternity leave by an authority competent to grant leave for a period of 180 days from the date of its commencement. ii...

Cabinet approves Strengthening of teaching, patient / clinical care and public health programme implementation – Shifting of more experienced doctors belonging to Central Government and Central government entities to teaching / clinical /Public Health Programme implementation activities 27 JUN 2018 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Strengthening of teaching, patient / clinical care and public health programme implementation – Shifting of more experienced doctors belonging to Central Government and Central government entities to teaching/ clinical / Public Health Programme implementation activities. The approval seeks to ensure that the doctors belonging to Central Health Service (CHS) and of other Ministries / Departments / entities of the Central Government, after attaining the age of 62 years, work exclusively in their respective fields of clinical expertise. This would be done by amending the decision of the Union Cabinet taken in...

Ministry of Labour & Employment Many Key Decision taken in 222nd Meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF 27 JUN 2018 The 222nd meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar at New Delhi. The Central Board approved the proposal for insertion of Paragraph 68HH in EPF Scheme, 1952 provisioning Advance from the fund to a member who ceases to be in employment for a continuous period not less than one month. Under this proposal a member can avail 75% of the total fund (including employee as well as employer share) standing to the member’s credit with interest thereon. The Board took note of the Investment of Rs 47,431.24 crore in Exchange Traded Funds (SBI MF, UTI MF, CPSE, Bharat 22) and notional return on ETF investments which stood at 16.07% for the period from August 2015 to 31st May 2018. The Central Board approved the prop...

RELHS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAILWAY BOARD No. 2017/H/28/1/RELHS/Pt.1 New Delhi, Dated-21.06.2018 General Managers All Indian Railways including PUs and RDSO Sub:- Subscription rates of RELHS – regarding. Ref:- Railway Board’s letter No.2017/H/28/1/RELHS dated 23.02.2017. Vide Board’s letter cited under reference, the subscription rate to join RELHS was revised with effect from 23.02.2017. Thus, the current rate of subscription to join RELHS for retiring railway employees is last month’s basic pay drawn or the amount enumerated in the table below for different pay levels (as per 7th CPC), whichever is lower :- S.NO. LEVEL IN THE PAY MATRIX AS PER 7TH CPC SUBSCNIPTON RATE TO JOIN RELHS (IN RUPEES) 1 Level : 1 to 5 30,000/- 2 Level : 6 54,000/- 3 Level : 7 to 11 78,000/- 4 Level : 12 and above 1,20,000/- Various representations have been received for implementation of the above letter w.e.f. 01.01.2016 (the date of implementation of 7th CPC) in...

Completion of recovery of Temporary Advances from GP Fund before six months prior to retirement on superannuation GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT AUDIT BRANCH No.2229-F(J)-W.B. Date:- 20.06.2018 MEMORANDUM Subject:-  Completion of recovery of Temporary Advances from GP Fund before six months prior to retirement on superannuation In terms of this department Memo No. 2133-F dated 21.03.1981 regarding the sanction of any temporary advance from GP Fund, the competent authority should fix the number of instalments in such a manner that the recovery of the same is completed prior to six months from the date of retirement on superannuation of any subscriber to the fund. It has been reported by some Head of Offices that recovery of temporary advances are now continuing in some cases even during the last six months prior to the date of retirement on superannuation of the subscriber which is not coherent with the Memo no 2133-F dated 24.03.1981. After careful co...

7TH CPC ON OVER TIME ALLOWANCE No.A-27016/ 03/ 2017-Estt.(AL) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Block-TV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi – 110067, Date: 19th June, 2018. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:  Implementation of the recommendation of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance – reg. The undersigned is directed to say that as per Dept. of Expenditure’s Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017, following is the decision of Government on Overtime Allowance (OTA): “Ministries/Departments to prepare a list of those staff coming under the category of ‘Operational Staff’. Rates of Overtime Allowance not to be revised upwards”. 2. Further it has been clarified by the Dept. of Expenditure that the Government has decided that given the rise in the pay over the years, the recommendations of the 7th CPC to discontinue OTA for categories other than Operational Staff and industrial employees who are governed b...

CHILD CARE LEAVE No.13018/6/2013-Estt.(L) Department of Personnel & Training Estt.(Leave) Section JNU Old Campus, New Delhi Dated 22.6.2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Sub:  Child Care Leave – reg. The undersigned is directed to say that it has now been decided that the limit of 22 years in case of disabled child for the purpose of Child Care Leave under the provisions of Rule 43-C of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 has been removed. It has also been decided that Child Care Leave may not be granted for a period less than five days at a time. 2. These orders shall take effect from 13.6.2018. 3. Formal amendments to the relevant provisions of Rule 43-C of Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 have already been issued vide Notification dated 13.6.2018. 4. Hindi version will follow. (Sunil Kumar) Section Officer Source:  DoPT