LATEST CENTRAL GOVERNMENTR EMPLOYEES NEWS F.No. 12(13)- B(W&M)/2020 Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs ( Budget Division ) New Delhi, 28th September, 2020. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Cash Management System in Central Government – Guidelines for expenditure control in Q3 (October, 2020 to December, 2020). Attention of Ministries/ Departments is drawn to this Ministry’s O.Ms. of even number dated 8.4.2020 and 23.6.2020 regarding modified exchequer control based expenditure management under Cash Management system in Central Government. 2. With a view to manage the cash flows of the Government, it has been decided to retain and continue with the same expenditure management measures, stipulated for Q1 and Q2, for Q3 (October, 2020 to December, 2020) of FY 2020-21. 3. However, during Quarter 3, Demand No.6 – Department of Fertilizers, Demand No.19 – Defence Services (Revenue) and Demand No.20 -Capital Outlay on Defence Services ar...

The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Rules, 2019: Gazette Notification MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019 G.S.R. 58(E).   – Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975, among other rules, were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment number G.S.R. 413(E), dated the 23rd April, 2018, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of three months, from the date on which copies of Official Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the general public on the 23rd April, 2018; And whereas the objections and suggestions received on the said draft rules from the public have been considered by the Central Governmen...

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (Pm- Sym) to be Implemented from February 15 14 FEB 2019 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)   will be rolled out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment tomorrow i.e. 15.02.2019. The scheme announced in the Interim Budget was notified by the Ministry recently. As many as 42 crore workers are estimated to be engaged in the unorganized sector of the country. The unorganised workers mostly engaged as home based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, cobblers, rag pickers, domestic workers, washer men, rickshaw pullers, landless labourers, own account workers, agricultural workers, construction workers, beedi workers, handloom workers, leather workers, audio- visual workers and similar other occupations whose monthly income is Rs 15,000/ per month or less and belong to the entry age group of 18-40 years are eligible for the scheme. They should not be covered under New Pension Scheme (NPS), E...

Supreme Court agrees to examine Centre’s decision to grant 10 pc quota to poor in general category The Supreme Court Friday decided to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10 percent reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the central government on various petitions challenging the validity of the Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019, which paved the way for grant of quota to poor belonging to general category. “We are examining the matter and hence issuing notice returnable within four weeks,” the bench said. The bench, however, did not stay the operation of the Centre’s decision granting quota to the poor in the general category. In poll year, the Narendra Modi government had come out with the constitutional amendment bill giving quota benefits to the poor among general category candidates. The petitions were filed by parties including ...

DoPT: Appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission. F. NO. 4/16/2018-IR Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) North Block,, New Delhi Dated: 4th January, 2019 Subject:  Appointment of Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission. Under the Right to Information Act 2005, the Government of India has constituted the Central Information Commission which is located in New Delhi. The powers and functions of the Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission are as per the RTI Act, 2005. 2. It is proposed to appoint four Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission. 3. The Act provides that the Information Commissioner: – (i) shall be a person of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, mass-media or administration and gover...

PIB: Promotion of Sports Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Promotion of Sports 03 JAN 2019 ‘Sports’ is a State subject and promotion of sports in the country, including promotion of Sports among rural youth and promotion of rural sports in rural areas is primarily the responsibility of the State Government concerned. The Central Government complements/supplements the efforts of the State Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs). Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is running several sports promotional schemes across the country to identify talented sports persons in the age group of 8-25 years and nurture them to excel at national and international competitions. Many of the sports persons identified under SAI Sports Promotional Schemes belong to the rural, tribal, backward, coastal and inaccessible hilly areas of the country and are provided with training facilities in the f...

Loksabha – One Rank One Pension (OROP) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.122 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2018 ONE RANK ONE PENSION 122.DR.SHASHI THAROOR: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Justice Reddy Committee Report on One Rank One Pension ( OROP ) was submitted on October 26, 2017 and if so, the details thereof; (b) the specific steps taken by the Government for the implementation of  OROP  since the submission of the said report; (c) whether the Government has accepted or proposes to accept the demand for the annual revision of pensions provided to ex-servicemen; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor? A N S W E R MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO....