Queries in Amendment of LTC Scheme GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3491 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019) AMENDMENT IN LTC SCHEME 3491. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN: Will the   PRIME MINISTER   be pleased to state: (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to amend/revise the existing rules and regulations to visit tourist destinations under LTC scheme for the Central Government employees; (b) if so, the details thereof ; (c) whether the Union Government has also any proposal to grant at least 15% of the total LTC fare amount to partly defray the expenses spent for accommodation and local transport arrangements while availing ‘All India Tour’ to the eligible Central Government employees; (d) if so, the details thereof ; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES ...

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...

Ministry of Defence MODERNISATION OF ARMED FORCES 02 JAN 2019 Budget Estimates, Revised Estimates, Modified Appropriation and Actual Expenditure incurred under Capital Acquisition (Modernisation) Head under Defence Services Estimates (DSE) for the last five years and the current year are tabulated below:- (Rs. in crore) Year Budget Estimates Revised Estimates Modified Appropriation Expenditure 2013-14 73,444.59 66,406.41 66,201.92 66,850.30 2014-15 75,148.03 66,151.73 65,706.04 65,862.38 2015-16 77,406.69 65,400.00 61,699.39 62,235.54 2016-17# 69,898.51 62,619.36 64,853.86 69,280.16 2017-18* 69,473.41 68,965.24 68,980.89 72,732.20 2018-19 74,115.99 Not yet finalised. Not yet finalised. 54,230.94@ (# figure excludes MF, ECHS, DGQA, NCC, RR, DGOF and R&D) (* figure excludes MF and ECHS) (@Expenditure in r/o Financial Year 2018-19 is upto November, 2018) The Final Appropriation has been fully and optimally utilized during the said period. Internal Audit and E...

Non-Practicing allowance of Government Doctors – Loksabha GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1960 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21sT DECEMBER, 2018 NON-PRACTICING ALLOWANCE OF GOVERNMENT DOCTORS 1960. SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the doctors of Government hospitals are doing private practice despite taking non-practicing allowance, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto indicating the number of the doctors doing private practice across the country including West Bengal; (b) whether any steps are being taken by the Government to control it, if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY) (a): Health being a state subject, information pertaining to the doctors doing private prac...

Ministry of Finance NPS Withdrawal Norms 21 DEC 2018 The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has changed the norms for withdrawal of National Pension System (NPS) subscribers. Keeping in view the possibility of sudden financial needs of the subscribers, the requirement of minimum period under National Pension System (NPS) for availing the facility of partial withdrawal from the mandatory Tier-I account of the subscriber has been reduced from 10 years to 3 years from the date of joining w.e.f. 10th August, 2017. The minimum gap of 5 years between two partial withdrawals has also been removed w.e.f. 10th August, 2017. A subscriber is eligible for three partial withdrawals during the period of subscription under NPS, each withdrawal not exceeding twenty-five percent of the contributions made by the subscriber and excluding contributions made by the employer. There is, however, no restriction on withdrawals from the Tier-II account of the subscriber. The extent...

Ministry of Finance New Settlement Rules of SEBI 21 DEC 2018 SEBI has introduced the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018 that have been notified on 30.11.2018 and will come into effect from 01.01.2019. On the date of commencement of these Regulations the existing SEBI (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) Regulations, 2014 shall stand repealed. In pursuit of the objectives of SEBI (to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of and to regulate the securities market), as new challenges arise it is important to have a convergence or integration of the quasi-judicial processes within SEBI with the alternate dispute resolution process, to bring forth a more effective harmonized scheme to operate without any conflict and delay. The SEBI (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings) Regulations, 2014 introduced a mathematical and transparent system of calculating the settlement amount. However over a period of ti...

No Increase or Decrease the Age of Retirement of CG Employees No Increase or Decrease the Age of Retirement of Central Government Employees – Minister Replied in Parliament on 19th December 2018. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 19.12.2018, the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr.Jitendra Singh said that there is no proposal at present to increase or decrease the age of retirement of Central Government Employees. He said, there is at present no proposal in that Department for lowering the age of senior citizen. Government employees become entitle to pension on retirement. NO PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE RETIREMENT AGE FROM 60 TO 62 OR 65! AND NO PROPOSAL TO DECREASE THE RETIREMENT AGE FROM 60 TO 58 OR 55! In last Parliament session, the Dopt Minister Clarified on Retirement Age 58 or 33 Years of Service on December 16, 2015

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....

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Promotion of Sports 20 DEC 2018 There is a proposal under consideration of the Government to bring “Sports” under concurrent List from State List. In this regard, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (Department of Sports) has sought comments from the concerned Ministries/Departments as well as Governments of States/UTs. The main objective of shifting “Sports” from State List to Concurrent List is to enable the Central Government to provide for a robust comprehensive framework for sports. All sports promotional schemes of Department of Sports are applicable to whole country irrespective of area and gender. However, some schemes of the Ministry have specific component for increasing the participation of women and youth from tribal areas in sports. Continuous efforts are made to increase the participation of women and youth from tribal areas in the sports. The participation of number of girls trainees under SAI Sche...

Redresasal of Public Grievances & CPGRAMS Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Redresasal of Public Grievances 19 DEC 2018 As per the data available on the online Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), the year-wise number of grievances received and disposed off during the period from 1.1.2014 to 13.12.2018 in respect of Ministries/Departments of Government of India is as under: There has been about fivefold increase in the number of grievances received in CPGRAMS from 2014 to 2017.  The rate of disposal has also kept pace with the number of grievances received during the period.  High rate of disposal has been achieved since the Government has taken every possible step to put in place a strong Grievance Redress Mechanism. Government has taken several steps to make the Grievance Redressal Mechanism effective for quick disposal of public grievances which are as under: (i)    Review of Grievances ...