Posting of SC/ST candidates/employees near their home town on initial appointment / promotions / transfers GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAILWAY BOARD) No.2018-E(SCT)1/25/10 New Delhi, dated 19.06.2018 The General Manager (P) All Indian Railways and Production Units Sub:   Posting of SC/ST candidates/employees near their home town on initial appointment / promotions / transfers. Ref: (i) Board’s letter No. E(SCT)I/74CM15/58 dated 14.01.1975. (ii) Board’s letter No.78-E(SCT)I/15/25 dated 06.07.1978. (iii) Board’s letter No. 85-E(SCT)I-43/1 dated 24.12.1985. Attention is invited to Railway Board’s letters No. 85-E(SCT)1-43/1 dated 24.12.1985 (copy enclosed), wherein it has been mentioned that at the time initial appointment, as well as on transfer/posting, SC/ST candidates should as far as a practicable, be posted nearer to their home towns or at a place where the Administration can provide them quarter subject to their eligibility. It has been brought to t...

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh discusses Insurance and Pension related issues with Dr Jitendra Singh 14 MAY 2018 A delegation of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), represented by its Pratiraksha (Industrial) unit called on the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today and discussed wide range of issues related to Central Government employees, including Insurance, Pension, promotions and other matters. In a memorandum presented to the Minister, the delegation submitted that the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme was notified on 1st November 1980 and came into effect from 1st January 1982. The scheme is intended to provide Central Government employees, at a low cost, on a wholly contributory and self-financing basis, the twin benefits of an insurance cove...

Promotion of SCs/STs GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 PROMOTION OF SCs/STs 2187. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)the number of people from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) category who have been provided employment in the ministry during the last three years and the current year; and (b)the details of the directions issued regarding upgrading/promotion of SC/ST employees working in the Ministry? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR) (a): The details of number of people from Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) category who have been provided employment in different offices of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year are attached as Annexure-I. Details of appointment of SC/ST category people in Offices of the Directorate General of Labour Bureau, Employees' State...

Give asset details or lose promotions and foreign postings: Government to IAS officers All IAS officers have been asked to submit details of their assets by next month and warned that the failure to do so would lead to a denial of vigilance clearances needed for promotions and foreign postings. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all Central government departments, states and union territories asking them to ensure submission of Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) by IAS officers working with them by January 31, 2018. "In view of the DoPTs instructions dated April 4, 2011, it is reiterated that failure to ensure timely submission of IPR would result in denial of vigilance clearance," Establishment Officer and Additional Secretary P K Tripathi said in the recent missive. According to the 2011 instructions, officers who did not submit their IPR as on January 1, 2018, on time would be denied vigilance clearances and will not be considered for promotions ...