Recognition of qualification acquired through distance learning mode from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi Diploma/Degrees -Acceptance for purpose of employment on the railways

Recognition of BCA degree acquired through distance learning mode of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for Junior Engineer Recruitment in Railways – RBE 67/2015

Railway Board has accepted the IGNOU diploma/degree for the purpose of employment in Railways.  Ministry Railways issue communication to all recruitment heads of Railways confirming Recognition of qualification acquired through distance learning mode from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

Government of India (Bharat Sarkar)
Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)
(Railway Board)

RBE No. 67/2015
No. E (NG)-11/201 0/RR-1 /17
New Delhi, dated: 16.06.2015
The General Manager (P),
All Zonal Railways/Production Units, CORE/Allahabad,
MTP/Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai,
CAO (R), DMW/Patiala, COFMOW/New Delhi,
Director General, RDSO/Lucknow & NAIRNadodra,
Director, IRISET/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik &
IRIM&EE/Jamalpur and Chairmen/Railway Recruitment Boards.

Sub: Recognition of qualification acquired through distance learning mode from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi Diploma/Degrees -Acceptance for purpose of employment on the railways.

Ref: Letter No. 2002/AC-II(CC)/37/8 dated 17/11/2004 and No. 2002/ACII(CC)/37/8(Vol.l) dated 24/9/2012.

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Minimum educational qualification for open market recruitment to the category of Junior Engineer (Information Technology), has been prescribed in terms of instructions referred to above.

An issue has been raised by one of Railway Recruitment Boards whether qualification of Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA) obtained from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) New Delhi through distance learning mode is acceptable for employment on the railways, in lieu of qualification prescribed for the post of Junior Engineer (IT) vide letters ibid.

The issue has been examined in consultation with Accounts and C&IS Directorates of this Ministry. It has been decided by the Board that Qualification of BCA obtained through distance mode cannot be accepted in lieu of the minimum qualification prescribed for the post of Junior Engineer (II).
Please acknowledge receipt.

(This disposes of RRB/Kolkata’s letter No.RRB/KOL/JAA/SRC/ECRC/16/Pt.I. 19/12/2014)

-sd-
(Lily Pandeya)
Director Estt. (N)-11
Railway Board

Download Railway Board RBE No.67/2015 No. E (NG)-11/201 0/RR-1 /17 dated 16.06.2015

Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance to Central Government Employees under CS(MA) Rules who are working in remote areas

Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance to Central Government Employees under CS(MA) Rules who are working in remote areas

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an OM on Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) being paid to the Central Government employees working in the interior/remote areas and their governance under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

No.S.14025/09/2013-MS
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
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Nirman Bhawan, NewDelhi
Dated 3rd June, 2015.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Stoppage of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) being paid to the Central Government employees working in the interior/remote areas and their governance under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

Reference is invited to OMNo.S-1402011/88-MS dated 17.07.1990 in which fixed medical allowance to the tune of Rs.25/-per month was granted to employee working in the interior/remote areas where no Authorized Medical Attendant was available within a radius of 5 kms, which was subsequently revised to the tune of Rs.l00/- per month vide OMF.No.14025/33/98-MS dated 18.01.1999.

2. On receiving a proposal from Ministry of Defence on the issue of medical reimbursement to employees who are in receipt of Fixed Medical Allowance, the matter was examined in the Ministry in consultation with Department of Expenditure and Department of Personnel & Training.

3. It has now been decided to stop the above mentioned Fixed Medical Allowance.  Henceforth, the Central Government employees residing in interior/remote areas will be governed by the extant rules as laid down under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

4. This O.M. will be effective from the date of issue. After issuance of this OM,the above mentioned OMs i.e.,O.M. No.S-1402011/88-MS dated 17.07.1990 and O.M F.No.14025/33/98-MS dated 18.01.1999. stand withdrawn.

5.This issues with the concurrence of the Department of Personnel &Training and Department of Expenditure.

(Bindu Tewari)
Director

Download Ministry of Health and Family Welfare OM No.S.14025/09/2013-MS 03.06.2015

DOPT: Government Stresses on Punctuality

DOPT: Government Stresses on Punctuality

Press release by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions regarding observation of punctuality in attendance:-

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

25-June-2015

Govt Stresses on Punctuality

The Government has directed all Government servants to strictly observe punctuality in attendance. All Ministries and Departments besides Autonomous Bodies, CBI, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats and the Union Territories Administrations have been asked to issue necessary directions to all employees at all levels to mark their attendance in the Biometric Attendance System (BAS) portal on regular basis.
In a recent Office Memorandum, it is reiterated that the BAS is only an enabling platform and there is no change in the instructions relating to Office Hours, late attendance etc.

Citing provisions under the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 the Memorandum reiterates that habitual late attendance will be viewed as conduct unbecoming of a Government servant and disciplinary action may be taken against such offenders.

The Memorandum is available on the DoPT website with the following link:
http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/11013_9_2014-Estt.A-III-22062015.pdf

PIB

PFRDA: ATAL PENSION YOJANA – BENEFITS AND FEATURES

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
First Floor, ICADR Building, Plot No 6, Institutional Area Phase II,
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

ATAL PENSION YOJANA – BENEFITS AND FEATURES

1. Anybody in the age group of 18-40 years can join !!

 

2. You can choose your pension plan from Rs 1,000/- to Rs 5,000/- per month.

 

3. Your contribution depends on your age and the pension plan you choose!

 

4. You can be a member of any existing PF/Pension scheme such as EPF/PPF/Govt. pension and still join APY!

 

5. You can be an Income tax payer and still join APY.

 

6. For (4) and (5) above, Govt. Co-contribution is not available but Govt. guarantee for pension will be available!

 

7. Govt. Co-contribution of 50% of subscribers’ contribution or Rs 1,000/- per annum, whichever is lower will be available for five years only to subscribers joining by 31st December 2015.

 

The monthly contribution chart for different age groups and pension amounts is given below:
 

 

Joining Age	Years of Contribution	Indicative Monthly Contribution under APY (Rs.)
		Monthly pension of Rs. 1000. Indicative return of corpus Rs 1.70 lacs	Monthly pension of Rs. 2000. Indicative return of corpus Rs3.40 lacs	Monthly pension of Rs. 3000. Indicative return of corpus Rs 5.10 lacs	Monthly pension of Rs. 4000. Indicative return of corpus Rs 6.80 lacs	Monthly pension of Rs. 5000. Indicative return of corpus Rs 8.50 lacs
18	42	42	84	126	168	210
19	41	46	92	138	183	228
20	40	50	100	150	198	248
21	39	54	108	162	215	269
22	38	59	117	177	234	292
23	37	64	127	192	254	318
24	36	70	139	208	277	346
25	35	76	151	226	301	376
26	34	82	164	246	327	409
27	33	90	178	268	356	446
28	32	97	194	292	388	485
29	31	106	212	318	423	529
30	30	116	231	347	462	577
31	29	126	252	379	504	630
32	28	138	276	414	551	689
33	27	151	302	453	602	752
34	26	165	330	495	659	824
35	25	181	362	543	722	902
36	24	198	396	594	792	990
37	23	218	436	654	870	1,087
38	22	240	480	720	957	1,196
39	21	264	528	792	1,054	1,318
40	20	291	582	873	1164	1454

 

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FORM AT YOUR BANK BRANCH

For more information, Please call on our APY Toll free No. 1800110069

Source: PFRDA

10th Bank Wage Settlement Stagnation Increment - Clarification

10th Bank Wage Settlement Stagnation Increment - Clarification

IBA  carries out amendment regarding stagnation increment in Clause 40 of Bank Wage Settlement dated 25.05.2015

IBA clarifies on Stagnation Increment under 10th Bank Wage Settlement for Bank Employees

Indian Bank’s Association
HR & Industrial Relations

No. CIR/HR&IR/XBPS/KU/919

June 16, 2015

Designation Officers of Banks which are parties to the 10th Bipartite Settlement/Workmen Union dated 25.5.2016

Dear Sir,

Stagnation Increment

Under the recently signed 10th Bipartite Settlement, it has been agreed that employees shall be eligible for 8th stagnation increment on 1st May, 2015 or two years after receiving stagnation increment, whichever is later.

It has been further agreed that the period of 3 years shall be reduced to 2 years for sanction of 6th stagnation increment.  Accordingly it has bee provided in the Settlement that an employee who has completed two years or more after receiving the fifth stagnation increment as on 1st November, 2012 shall receive the sixth stagnation increment as on 1st November, 2012.

In this connection, we advise that the financial benefit on account of this reduction of eligibility from 3 to 2 years for sanction of the 6th stagnation increment shall accrue on or after 1.5.2015 since the additional cost of such reduction in periodicity from 3 to 2 years has been adjusted at 50% of the actual cost and hence to be effective from 1.5.2015 (30 months out of 60 months of the period of the Settlement).
However under clause 40 of the settlement dated 25.5.2015 in ‘Implementation’ it has inadvertently mentioned as under:-

Stagnation Increment – 8th     1st May, 2015

In view of the adjustment of cost as 50% of the total cost towards improvements in stagnation increment/s this needs to be corrected and read as under:

3     Stagnation Increment improvements (5th to 6th & 7th to 8th Stagnation increment)     1st May, 2015

Member banks may kindly take a note of the above.

Yours faithfully,
K. Unnikrishnan
Dy. Chief Executive

Download IBA Circular No. No. CIR/HR&IR/XBPS/KU/919 dated 16.06.2015

7th Pay Commission expected to submit its report to the Centre in September

7th Pay Commission expected to submit its report to the Centre in September

“The 7th Pay Commission’s status quo explanation on its report has created a huge buzz”

According to reliable sources of information, the 7th Pay Commission is expected to submit its final report including the revised pay and pension structure for Central Government employees and pensioners to the Central Government on in the first week of September.

As confirmation of the news, the 7th Pay Commission, on its official website had published an announcement yesterday. It said, “Pay and Pension proposals, expectations in facilities & benefits, and valuable suggestions were received from Central Government employee unions, associations, members of the Defence services and NC JCM Staff Side. All these will be considered. Personal interactions shall not be held anymore. All the demands and suggestions have been examined and the task of preparing the final recommendation report has almost ended. In addition to this, the report containing all the recommendations will be prepared within the stipulated time that was allocated.”

Everybody is pleased with the authorized news that the 7th Pay Commission report, which contains the new pay and perk structure that directly affects more than 40 lakh Central Government employee all over the country, will be ready on time.

There were rumours that the Commission might seek an extension of another six months. Many reasons were given for this claim and most of these were very convincing. It is a welcome move on the part of the 7th Pay Commission to voluntarily come forward and announce their current status.

If everything goes as planned, the 7th Pay Commission recommendations will come into effect from 01.01.2016 onwards.

Meanwhile, there is no doubt in the fact that employees are extremely curious to find out how much their salaries would increase if the new Pay Commission recommendations are implemented.

7CPC Finalization of the report is underway, no further meetings in future

7CPC Finalization of the report is underway, no further meetings in future

7th Pay Commission completes its task in the time frame given to it. The work of compilation and finalization of the report is underway.

The 7th Central Pay Commission has published the below message on its official portal today for all stake holders. It ensured that the pay commission report will be completed within the time frame and submit to the government very soon.

    “Further to the memoranda received from a variety of Organisations, Federations, Groups representing civil employees in the Government of India as also from the Defence Services, the Commission has had fruitful and wide ranging discussions on relevant issues with all stakeholders. Such interactions have now been concluded. Valuable inputs have been received and the work of compilation and finalization of the report is underway, so that the Commission completes its task in the time frame given to it. Accordingly, any future requests for meeting with the Commission will not be entertained”.

Source: http://7cpc.india.gov.in/

Annual Transfer of teaching/non-teaching employee is in process as per Transfer Guidelines: KVS

Annual Transfer of teaching/non-teaching employee is in process as per Transfer Guidelines: KVS

 

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN
18, Institutional Area Shaheed Singh Marg,
NEW DELHI-11001
Tele: 26858570 Fax: 011-26514179
Website: www.kvsangathan.nic.in
F.No. 11029/2/2014-KVSHQ (Estt-II)/Misc
Dated: 18.06.2015

Notice
E-II/III Section

 

It is to bring to the notice of all employees concerned that Annual Transfer of teaching/non-teaching employee is in process as per Transfer Guidelines. Grievance related to transfer (below Vice-Principal and section Officer) for modification, cancellation etc. are to be sent through controlling officer through E-mail address. i.e. kvstransfer@gmail.com.

Accordingly, employees concerned are advised to send their grievances through controlling officer i.e. KV/ RO/ ZIET via E-mail only. Grievances received other than E-mail from KV/ RO/ ZIET will not be entertained.

The following instructions are placed hereunder for perusal by D.Cs KVS, RO. Concerned.

1. All grievances/ representations are to be sent after scanning through their respective controlling officers of RO/ ZIET/ KV within 07 days from the date of issue of Transfer Orders through E-mail address only i.e. kvstransfer@gmail.com

2. The controlling officers must ensure before sending the grievances/representations that content given therein is correct, genuine and not contrary to the KVS Transfer Guidelines. Efforts should be made to redress the grievance/ representation by the controlling officer then and there, if possible to avoid unwanted correspondence

3. After compliance as above, at Serial No. 2, the representations/grievances are to be sent to KVS HQ through RO/ ZIET/KV via E-mail and facts must be verified on the face of the representation.

4. The employees visiting to KVS (HQ) will be allowed only with prior permission of his/her controlling officer. He/ She should bring the copy of representation sent through E-mail to the KVS (HQ)

5. The visit of the employee concerned without permission will not be entertained by KVS (HQ).

6. Application forwarded directly to KVS (HQ)/ advance copies other than the KVS employee will not be entertained except in exceptional cases.

All the DCs KVS, RO/Directions, ZIET, KVS are advised to bring this notice to their staff members and to all the KV concerned running under their jurisdiction with the instructions to the Principal of the KV concerned to bring this notice to all staff members of KV under limitation to this office.

(JAHAN SINGH)

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ESTT. II/III)

Source-http://kvsangathan.nic.in/GeneralDocuments/ANN-19-06-15.pdf

Grant of special casual Leave to differently abled Railway employees

Grant of special casual Leave to differently abled Railway employees

No.E(G)2015 LE 1-15
The General Manager (P),
All Indian Railways including
Production Units etc.

Sub: Grant of special casual Leave to differently abled Railway employees.

In continuation of Board’s letter No. E(G)2007/LE 1-1 dated 22/1/2008 circulating a copy of Dop&T’s OM No. 28016/02/2008-Estt(A) dated 14/11/2007, copy of DoP&T’s OM of the same number dated 20/3/2008 on the above subject is circulated for information and guidance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also.

(D.Joseph)
Dy. Director/Estt. (Genl.)

Source: www.nfirindia.org

Parliament committee should pay attention to canteen subsidies: Naidu

Parliament committee should pay attention to canteen subsidies: Naidu

Parliament canteen rate list

New Delhi: Amid a debate over the whopping subsidy given to Parliament canteens serving MPs, government today said parliamentary committees involved with the issue should pay attention to the matter even as it insisted that it alone was not responsible for a decision.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said a debate is “good” and some constructive solution will come out of it.

“A debate is always good. Let there be a debate. Some constructive solution will come out of it. As a minister, I do not take decision on this alone. Parliament has a different system. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have their house committees and their members should pay attention to the matter,” he told reporters.

Parrying queries over whether his government would discontinue with the subsidy, he said it has been going on for long and was not something decided by the BJP government.

Congress, meanwhile, backed a re-look at the huge subsidy being given to the canteens, saying a “course correction” is needed on the matter.

Its spokesperson Tom Vadakkan said, “If you look at on the scale of subsidy being provided, I think there needs to be some course correction.”

He, however, noted that subsidised canteens function in different ministries.

A RTI reply had revealed that Parliament canteens got a total subsidy of Rs 60.7 crore during last five years with meals like ‘puri sabji’ being sold at 88 per cent subsidised rates.

The item list received under the Right to Information Act reveals that Parliamentarians, earning over Rs 1.4 lakh with perks, are relishing items like ‘fish fried with chips’ at Rs 25, mutton cutlet at Rs 18, boiled vegetables at Rs 5, mutton curry with bone at Rs 20 and masala dosa at Rs 6 with rates subsidised by 63 per cent, 65 per cent, 83 per cent, 67 per cent and 75 per cent respectively.

PTI