House Building Advance Scheme to Kerala State Government Employees

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

FINANCE (HBA) DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR

No.57/2011/Fin.

 Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 07.09.2011

Sub: - House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees — HBA Combined State wise Seniority List and Combined State wise Eligibility List 2011-12 — Published -Reg

Ref: - 1) G.O (P) No. 505/2009/Fin, dated 12.11.2009
2) Circular No.27/2011/Fin, dated 12.05.2011
3) Circular No.38/2011/Fin, dated 27.06.2011

   In the Government Order dated 12.11.2009, Government have reintroduced the House Building Advance Scheme to State Government Employees and Teachers. Vide circular 2nd cited the date for submission of HBA applications 2011-12 was extended up to 15.06.2011.

   2) As per the circular 3rd cited all the Heads of Departments and Sanctioning Authorities were instructed to make online registration of HBA application from 01.07.2011 to 02.08.2011

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Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2010-11- Extension of orders to Autonomous Bodies.

No.7/22/2008-E-III (A)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

E III (A) Branch

New Delhi, the 14th September, 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: - Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2010-11- Extension of orders to Autonomous Bodies.

   Orders have been issued vide this Ministr’s Office Memorandum No. 7/24/2007 E-III (A) dated 13th September, 2011 authorizing 30 days emoluments as Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) for the accounting year 2010-11 to the Central Government employees not covered by the Productivity Linked Bonus Schemes. The undersigned is directed to say that it has now been decided that the Non-PLB (Ad-hoc) bonus so admissible subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the aforesaid orders, may be extended to the employees of autonomous bodies, partly or fully funded by the Central Government which (i) follow the pattern of emoluments identical to that of the Central Government and (ii) do not have any bonus or ex-gratia or incentive scheme in operation

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Grant of family pension to the eligible member of the family of a pensioner - regarding.

F.No.1/17/2011-P&Pw(E)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

* * * * *** ***** * **

Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

Dated: 14th Sept, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Grant of family pension to the eligible member of the family of a pensioner - regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s earlier office memoranda No. 1/17/86-P&PW(E), dated 29th August, 1986, 25th January, 1991 and 18th February, 1993 and No. 1/28/04-P&PW(E) dated 31st March, 2009 and 2nd July, 2010 regarding grant of family pension to the eligible members of the family of an employee/pensioner reported missing and whose whereabouts are not known.

   2. As per this Department’s O.M. Dt. 29.8.1986, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions, the family pension can be granted to the family of an employee reported missing and whose whereabouts are not known after a period of one year reckoned from the date of filing the FIR with the police authorities. Subsequently, it was clarified vide this Department’s O.M. dated 25th January, 1991, that the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M. dated 29th August, 1986, would be applicable in the case of missing pensioners mutatis mutandis. It was further clarified vide this Department’s O.M. No. 1/17/86-P&PW(E), dated 28.02.1993 that family pension to the eligible family member of an employee reported missing,

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DA for central staff up 7%

   The government on Thursday announced a 7% hike in the dearness allowance (DA) of its employees to give them relief from the near double-digit inflation ahead of the festival season. Besides the five million central government employees, about four million pensioners will also stand to benefit from the decision taken by the cabinet on Thursday.

   Although the DA will increase from 51% to 58% of basic salary from July 1, employees, especially those who are in the junior scales, do not seem to be happy with the quantum.

   “The inflation index, the basis of calculating the dearness allowance, is not actually reflecting the cost of living and erosion in employees’ remuneration due to price rise,” said KKN Kutty, secretary general of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers.

   The general inflation for August was at a near-one-year high of 9.78%.

   The DA and dearness relief hike will cost the exchequer Rs 7,229 crore a year, while for the remaining period of the current fiscal the implication will be Rs 4,819 crore, information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni told reporters on Thursday.

Courtesy: www.hindustantimes.com

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Central government staff to get bonus

   Ahead of the festival season, the Government today announced an ad-hoc bonus of up to Rs 3,500 to Group C and D central government employees and personnel of the armed and para military forces.

   The government has sanctioned grant of non-productivity linked bonus (ad-hoc bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2010-11 to the central government employees (Group C and D), a Finance Ministry's office memorandum said.

   The limit for bonus is Rs 3,500, it added. The bonus will also be given to all non-gazetted employees in Group B, who are not covered by any productivity- linked bonus scheme.

   "The payment will also be admissible to the central Police and para-military personnel and personnel of armed forces," it added.

   Employees of the Union Territory Administration, which follows the central government pattern of emoluments and not covered by any other bonus or ex-gratia scheme would also be eligible for this ad-hoc bonus.

   The expenditure incurred on this account will be debitable to the respective heads to which the pay and allowances of these employees are debited, the Finance Ministry said.

Source: economictimes

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CCS (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules, 2011

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA. EXTRAORDINARY.

PART II. SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i))

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi. the ;26th August. 2011.

   G.S.R - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 read with clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972. namely: -

1. (1) These rules may he called the Central Civil Services (Leave) (Third Amendment) Rules. 2011.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. For rule 38-A of the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules. 1972, the following rule shall he substituted, namely:-

"38-A. Encashment of Earned Leave along with Leave Travel Concession while in service.

(1) A Government servant may he permitted to encash earned leave up to ten days at the time of availing of Leave Travel Concession while in service, subject to the conditions that -

(a) a balance of atleast thirty days of earned leave is available to his credit after taking into account the period of encashment as well as leave being availed of:

(b) the total leave so encashed during the entire career does not exceed sixty days in the aggregate;

(2) The cash equivalent for encashment of leave under sub-rule (1) shell be calculated as follows. namely:-

Cash            Pay admissible on the date of      Number of days of earned
equivalent    availing of the Leave Travel       leave being encashed subject
=                Concession plus Dearness +      to the maximum of ten days
                   Allowance admissible on that    at one time.

(3) No House Rent Allowance shall be included in the cash equivalent calculated under sub-rule (2);

(4) The period of earned leave encashed shall not be deducted from the quantum of leave that can normally be encashed by the Government Servant under rules 6. 39, 39-A, 39-B, 39-C and 39-D:

   (5) If the Government Servant fails to avail the Leave Travel Concession within the time prescribed under the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988, then he shall be required to refund the entire amount of leave so encashed alongwith interest at the rate of two percent above the rate of interest allowed by the Government as applicable to Provident Fund balances and shall also be entitled for credit back of leave so debited for leave encashment.

sd/-

(Mamta Kundra)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Foot note:-The principal rules were published vide number S.O. 940, dated the 8th April.1972 and was last amended vide Notification No. G.S.R. dated.....

Source; persmin.nic.in

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Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners

Ministry of Finance

Release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners

The Union Cabinet today approved release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners as due from 01.07.2011 at the rate of 7 per cent over the existing rate of 51 per cent.
The total financial implications on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be Rs.7228.76 crore per annum and Rs.4819.22 crore in the current financial year.

source-pib

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Probation in various Central Civil Services.

 

No.18011/1/2010-Estt. (C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi 110001
Dated September 8, 2011

The undersigned in directed to say that the period of probation to be prescribed for different posts/services in Central Government have been laid down in this Department’s 0M. No. F 44/1/59-Ests(A) dated 15.4 1959 as amended from time to time. With a view to prevent Government servants from becoming possible victims of arbitrary actions or inordinate delay in considering completion of probation/confirmation, the existing instructions on provisions regarding probation in the service recruitment rules relating to Central Civil Services and Posts have been reviewed. It is proposed that in the service / recruitment rules for all Central Civil Services and Posts, in addition to the period of probation, wherever prescribed, corresponding provisions as envisaged in the draft guidelines enclosed herewith, may be incorporated in consultation with this Department.

2.  Before the guidelines in the draft O.M. is finalized, all Cadre Controlling Authorities are requested to offer their comments/views in this regard, if any. by 8.10.2011 to the undersigned or by e-mail at dse@nic.in

(P.Prabhakaran)
Director

No.18011/1/2010-Estt.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
 

New Delhi 110001
Dated: September 2011
 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM
 

SUBJECT: Probation in various Central Civil Services.
 

The undersigned in directed to say that the period of probation to be prescribed for different posts/services in Central Government have been laid down in this Department’s O M No.F 44/1/59-Ests(A) dated 15.4 1959 as amended from time to time. Although instructions exist to the effect that save for exceptional reasons probation should not be extended for more than a year and no employee should be kept on probation for more than double the normal period apart from instructions for timely action on completion of probation/confirmation, these are not invariably followed.
 

2. With a view to prevent Government servants from becoming possible victims of arbitrary actions or inordinate delay in considering completion of probation/confirmation, the existing instructions on provisions regarding probation in the service/recruitment rules relating to Central Civil Services and Posts have been reviewed, it has now been decided that:
 

(i) 1f during the period of probation, a probationer has not undergone the requisite training course or passed the requisite departmental examinations. if any prescribed, or has not been on duty/training for at least 75% of the probation period the period of probation may be extended by such period or periods as may be necessary subject to the condition that the total period of probation does not exceed double the prescribed period of probation except in the cases mentioned in (ii) below:
 

(ii) the period of probation may be extended for such period as the Central Government may think fit in the circumstances of the case in respect of a probationer who is:
(a) under suspension
(b) against whom disciplinary proceedings are pending: or
(c) against whom prosecution for criminal charge is pending
 

(iii) Where a probationer who has completed the period of probation to the satisfaction of the Central Government is required to be confirmed, he shall be confirmed in the Services/Post at the end of his period of probation, having been completed satisfactorily. In such cases, where no order extending the probation period has been issued and no order of confirmation is issued within one year of completion of the prescribed period of probation, the probationer would be deemed to be confirmed in the service/ post.
 

3. In the Service/Recruitment Rules for all Central Civil Services and Posts, in addition to the period of probation. wherever prescribed, corresponding provisions, as in para 2 above, may be incorporated in consultation with this Department in the light of the above instructions.
 

The Hindi Version of this O.M. will follow
 

(P. Prabhakaran)
Director

source-www.persmin.nic.in

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Sixth review meeting with cadre authorities on issues pertaining to CSS/CSSS/CSCS

 

No 21/14/2010-CS.I(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
*******

Lok Nayak Bhawan. New Delhi
Dated the 9TH September 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Sixth review meeting with cadre authorities on issues pertaining to CSS/CSSS/CSCS.

The undersigned is directed to say that the next review meeting (6^th) with the cadre authorities on issues pertaining to CSS/CSSS/CSCS will be held under the chairmanship of JS(AT&A) on 15.09.2011 between 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM In Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi.

2. The following Agenda items will be discussed in the meeting.

(i) APAR completion of all CSS Officers for 2009-2010 and 2010-11;

(il) Updating of APAR monitoring software by nodal officers;

(iii) Status of submission of Immovable Property Returns for the years 2009 and 2010;

(iv) Non-relieving of Section Officers on ad-hoc promotion to the grade of Under Secretary,

(v) Non-receipt of information from Ministries/Departments for Rotational Transfer of Under
Secretaries;

(vi) Orientation/Induction training and Department Darshan of DR Assistants:

(vIi) Non-relieving of PSs on their promotion as PPS on ad-hoc basis;

(viii) Non-relieving of PAs on their promotion as PS on ad-hoc basis;

(ix) Non-relieving of Steno Grade D’ on their regular and ad-hoc promotion as PA.

(z) Non-receipt of ACR Dossiers of PS for regular panel of PPS of 2010:

(xi) Vigilance Clearance and minor/major penalty certificate in respect of PSs;

(xii) ACRs from 2008-09 onwards to be shown to the officials concerned as per the guidelines
issued by Establishment Division of DOP&T;

(xiii) Completion of pre-appointment formalities of Steno Grade ‘D who have been nominated on qualifying the Steno Grade ‘D’ Exam, 2010;

(xiv) Furnishing of information in respect of Parliament Assurance given in respect of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.1654 for 10.08.2011 regarding Rotational Transfer Policy:
(xv) Issue of Service Newsletter for CSS/CSSS/CSCS.

2. It is requested that the updates on the above agenda items may please be furnished latest by 14.09.2011.

3. It is also requested that a DS/Director level officer. well conversant with issues of CSS/CSSS/CSCS may kindly be nominated to attend the meeting scheduled for 15.09.2011.

(Monica Bhatia)
Director
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Voluntary Retirement by CRPF Personnel

Voluntary Retirement by CRPF Personnel

The details of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Personnel who took voluntary retirement during 2009-2010 are as under:-
 
Number of Personnel took voluntary retirement
2009
3587
2010
2812
 
Generally, the CAPF personnel have cited personal/domestic problems as reasons for seeking voluntary retirement.
 
            Following steps have been taken by the Government to deal with the situation:-
 
i.Implementing a transparent leave policy;
ii. Regular interaction, both formal and informal, among commanders, officers and troops;
iii. Revamping of grievances redressal machinery;
iv.  Provision of basic amenities/facilities for troops and their families;
v. Better medical facilities for troops and their families;
vi.   Increased Risk, Hardship and other allowances;
vii.  Provision of STD telephone facilities to the troops to facilitate being in touch with their family members and to reduce tension in the remote locations;
viii.Yoga Classes for better stress management;
ix.   Recreational and sports facilities etc.;
x.   Central Police Centeen facilities to the troops and their families ; etc.
 
   This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Jitendra Singh,  in written reply to a question in the Rajya  Sabha today.

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