ESI Hospitals being Allowed for Treatment of General Public

ESI Hospitals being Allowed for Treatment of General Public

The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided that facilities in ESI Hospital having bed occupancy of less than 60% can be opened to non Insured Persons (IPs) on payment of user charges.

For utilization of spare capacity in Employees State Insurance (ESI) Hospitals, a scheme has been framed and circulated to all concerned for implementation.

The Minister of Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Fake Educational Institutions

Fake Educational Institutions

The Central Government, through University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), keeps a watch over the fake universities and the unapproved technical institutions. The UGC has identified 21 universities/institutions as fake running in various parts of the country, in contravention of the UGC Act, 1956, out of which 8 are in Uttar Pradesh, 6 are in Delhi and 1 each in Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Similarly, the AICTE had identified 348 institutions running technical and management courses/programmes in violation of the AICTE Regulation dated 6th January, 2005. Out of these total number of unapproved institutions, 75 each are in Delhi and Maharashtra, 52 in Andhra Pradesh, 34 in West Bengal, 30 in Uttar Pradesh, 26 in Karnataka, 17 in Haryana, 14 in Tamil Nadu, 9 in Chandigarh, 4 in Gujarat, 2 each in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Goa and 1 each in Uttrakhand and Kerala.

The UGC has taken legal action in various courts against 6 of these fake universities. The State Governments have also initiated action against certain fake universities. Show-cause notices have also been served by the UGC to some of the fake universities/institutions and by the AICTE to the unapproved institutions for closure of their programme.

With a view to check the growth of such institutions, wide publicity is given by the UGC and the AICTE every year through print/electronic media as well as on their official websites, cautioning students and parents not to take admission in fake and unapproved institutions. A public ‘Appeal’ was issued by the Ministry sometime back that students must satisfy themselves that courses offered by institutions are recognized under the relevant laws and are of quality and repute and that in case of any doubt, necessary clarification may be obtained from the relevant statutory bodies, such as the UGC, AICTE. The State/UT Governments have also been advised, from time to time, to issue necessary instructions to the Districts/Police Administration to take immediate action against such institutions. The last such communication was issued at the level of Minister of Human Resource Development on 2nd May, 2011.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Lok Sabha today.

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Providing Air Travel Facilities to Personnel of Armed Forces

Providing Air Travel Facilities to Personnel of Armed Forces

In consideration of various proposals from Army Headquarters, sanction has been accorded for hiring of 648 charter flights per year to extend Air Travel facility to personnel in Armed Forces to the following destinations:-

S. No.	Route	Total flights per year
1.	Delhi-Leh-Delhi	260
2.	Delhi-Srinagar-Delhi	•208
3.	Delhi-Thoise-Delhi	104
4.	Kolkata-Imphal-Kolkata	52
5.	Chennai-Kolkata-Port Blair and Back	24
	TOTAL:	648

These flights are expected to reduce travel time and reduce stress of the troops.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a writtenreply  to Shri Motilal Vora and Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha today

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Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS, Mumbai – Clarification regarding

Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 110 108

No:S.110011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell (Part I)

Dated 28/08/2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Fresh empanelment of private hospitals and revision of package rates applicable under CGHS, Mumbai – Clarification regarding.

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Office Memorandum of even number dated 1st September, 2011 on the above subject, vide which inter alia revised package rates applicable under CGHS, Mumbai were notified and to state that that in response to several representations received by this Ministry with requests for correction of typographical and other anomalies in the notified rates, the rates earlier notified for empanelment for empanelled hospitals under CGHS, Mumbai have now been reviewed.

2. Accordingly, a corrected list of package rates applicable for empanelled hospitals under CGHS, Mumbai is enclosed.

3.The hospitals, which are already empanelled / being empanelled under continuous empanelment scheme under CGHS, Mumbai are hereby requested to take note of the corrected rates (The bills already cleared will not be reopened.)

4. The other hospitals shortlisted for consideration of empanelment are also requested to accept the corrected rates and come forward to sign MOAs with Addl. Director, CGHS, Mumbai.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division vide Dy. No.561 dated 8th June 2011 of the Office of SS & FA, Min. of Health & Family Welfare.

A copy of this Office Memorandum along with the corrected rate list and a copy of MOA are placed on the internet at http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

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(Jai Prakash)
Under Secretary to Government of India

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Reservation for Ex-Servicemen

Reservation for Ex-Servicemen

There is no provision for earmarking of posts exclusively for ex- servicemen therefore the data on the actual number of reserved posts and unfilled vacancies earmarked for the Ex-servicemen are not maintained. However, percentagewise reservations ranging from 10 to 24.5% of the total available vacancies in Group C & D posts in Government jobs and Public Sector Undertakings have been provided for the willing and eligible Ex- servicemen.

It is the responsibility of concerned organization to fill the vacant posts. However the government endeavours to explore every possible avenue for increasing employment opportunities for the Ex-servicemen through various initiatives including trainings and awareness programmes. Moreover, the State Governments have also been advised to fill up the vacancies reserved for Ex-servicemen expeditiously. Since the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare has no mandate to monitor the job reservations for Ex-servicemen, the matter has been taken up with Cabinet Secretariat in consultation with Department of Personnel & Training to empower Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare to monitor the same through appropriate changes in relevant rules.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM Pallam Raju in a written reply to Shri Ananth Kumar and Shri Devji M. Patel in Lok Sabha.

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Fixation of pay under restructuring of cadre of Artisan staff in Defence Establishment as per modification of recommendations of 6 CPC

Important Circular

Office of the Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys)

10-A, SK Bose Road, Kolkata: 700001

No. Pay/Tech-II/04/2011/15

26/08/2011

To

1) All Controllers of Finance and Accounts ( Fys)

2) All Br. A.Os

Sub:- Fixation of pay under restructuring of cadre of Artisan staff in Defence Establishment as per modification of recommendations of 6 CPC

        After restructuring of cadre of Artisan staff vide MoD letters No. 11(5)/2009-D(Civ-I) dated 14-06-2010 and 01-12-2010 references have been received from various Branch Accounts Offices regarding fixation of pay. Following clarification may be noted for compliance:

Issues	Clarifications
A: How pay will be fixed  (i) In respect of skilled workers under RPR’08 w.e.f. 01/01/2006 due to restructuring.  (ii) On promotion from Skilled to Highly Skilled after 01/01/2006	(i) Pay of Skilled workers is to be fixed in PB-I as per the fitment table for the scale of Rs.3050 - 4590 and Grade Pay of Rs.1900/- is to be allowed.  (ii) Promotional benefit in the form of increment @ 3% shall be given on Band Pay and Grade Pay of Rs.1900/- on promotion to the grade of Highly Skilled-II after 01/01/2006, in addition HS-II Grade Pay of Rs.2400/- is to be allowed.
B : How pay will be fixed in respect of the individuals who have become HS-II w.e.f. 01/0112006 due to restructuring.	Pay, which they were drawing as Highly Skilled would be the pay of HS-II and that pay would have to be revised under RPR 2008 in PB-I as per the fitment table for Rs.4000-6000. In addition they will be allowed Grade Pay of Rs.2400/- w.e.f. 01/01/2006.  This placement would not count for the purpose of ACP/MACP as per MoD order dated 20.06.2011.
C : How pay will be fixed in respect of the individuals who have become HS-I w.e.f. 01/01/2006 due to restructuring.	Before 01/01/2006 HS-I and HS-II were merged into one single grade i.e. H.S.(Pay Scale: 4000- 6000) As per MoD order No.11 (5)/2009-D (Civ -I) dated 14/06/2010 HS worker have been divided into HS-II (Grade Pay of Rs.2400/-) and HS-I (Grade Pay of Rs.2800/-) w.e.f. 01/01/2006. Movement from HS-II (4000-6000) to HS-I (4500- 7000) is a promotion.  Since SRO 11E dated 28/08/2009 has split up HS workers into HS-II (4000-6000) and HS-I (4500- 7000) w.e.f. 01.01.2006 and the movement from HS to HS-I has been treated as promotion as per MoD No. dated 14.06.2010. it is viewed that promotional benefit under pre-revised scale of pay i.e. from 4000-6000 to the notional scale of 4500-7000 is not to be allowed.  The pay will be fixed under RPR’08 as per fitment table corresponding to pre revised scale of 4000- 6000/- and thereafter, promotional benefit in the form of increment @ 3% shall be given on pay in the Band pay and Grade Pay of Rs.2400/- on promotion to the grade of Highly Skilled-I on or after 01/01/2006. The Grade Pay of HS-I i.e. Rs.2800/- is to be given.
D : How pay of H.S already holding the post of MCM prior to 01.01.2006 will be fixed on 01 .01 .2006 due to restructuring.	Their pay would be fixed as per Note 2A below Rule 7 of CCS RP Rule,2008 i.e. by multiplying the existing basic pay as on 01.01.2006 by a factor of 1.86 and rounding off to the next multiple of Rs. 10/-. If the minimum of the Pay Band-2 is more than the amount arrived at as per above, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of the PB-2. The Grade Pay corresponding to the post of MCM i.e. 4200/- in PB-2 will also be allowed.
E : Whether Bunching increment benefit as per Min. Defence notification F.No.11(1)/2008/D(Civ-I) dated 09/09/2008, has to be given to the employees who were drawing pay between Rs.4500/- to Rs.5000/- as on 01/01/2006 since they will be fixed at the minimum of the pay band of RS.9300/-	Benefit of bunching increment may be considered as per provisions laid down below Rule 7 (A) (ii) notification of CCS (RP) Rules 2008.
F: Whether on IE who was placed to MCM before 1-1-2006 and promoted to MCM on 1-1-2006 is eligible for 3rd MACP with grade pay of Rs.4600 after 30 years on the plea that he was granted only two up-gradations in his entire service i.e. skilled to H.S. and H.S. to MCM.	Yes. Such MCM is eligible for 3 MACP with GP 4600 after 30 years of service if found otherwise eligible, as they got two promotions prior to 01/01/2006 ie. Skilled to HS and HS to MCM. But those IEs who were not placed to MCM before 1 -1-2006 are not eligible for 3 MACP because such persons have got or shall get promotion from skilled to H.S. II, from HS-II to H.S-I and H.S I to MCM. So, there is no scope for 3rd MACP up-gradation.

 

2. However, it is opined that in all aforesaid cases, the individuals may submit their options for fixation of pay as mentioned in MoD order dated 14/06/2010 and arrear may be calculated based on option of the individuals.

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Jt. C. of A. (Fys)

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Regarding stepping up of pay of Assistants/Steno Gr. C of Css/ Csss.

 

IMMEDIATE

No.7/ 7/2008-CS-I(A)Part III)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 05.09. 2011.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regarding stepping up of pay of Assistants/Steno Gr. C of Css/ Csss.

A large number of references were received from individuals, cadre units and service Associations seeking clarification consequent upon the manner of fixation of par of Assistant of CSS prescribed by Department of Expenditure as per CCS (RP)Rules, 2008 and UO No. 10/1/2009-IC dated 14.12.2009.

2. All the cadre units are directed to follow D/o Expenditure’s clarification of manner of fixation in the grade of Assistant and Stenographer Gr. C of CSS/CSSS as stated in D/o Expenditure’s UO
No. 10/1/2009-IC dated 14.12.2009.

(K. SURESH KUMAR)
UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
TEL. 24642705

SOURCE-http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/payfixastepup.pdf

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Regarding payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity

GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI
Finance (Accounts) Department
‘A’ Wing, 4th Level, Delhi Secretariat,
I.P.Estate, New Delhi.

No.F.12/9/2011-AC/DSIII/1163-1171

Dated: 29.08.2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Regarding payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity.

           A number of proposals are being received from various departments seeking approval for payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity in respect of retired government servants on account of administrative lapses.

          The attention of all the Departments is invited to the provisions laid down in RuIe-68 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and Government of India’s decisions thereunder. It has been provided that, if the payment of gratuity has been authorized later than the date when its payment becomes due, and it is clearly established that the delay in payment was attributable to administrative lapses, interest shall be paid at such rate as may be prescribed, and in accordance with instructions issued from time to time. In all cases where the payment of interest has been sanctioned by the department with the approval of the competent authority, such department shall fix responsibility and take disciplinary action against the government servant or servants responsible for the delay.

         All necessary steps should, therefore, be taken by the Head of Office for ensuring that payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity is avoided. Officials dealing with such files should be held accountable and responsibility be fixed for not taking timely action in this regard.

        However, where disciplinary or judicial proceedings against a government servant are pending on the date of his retirement, no gratuity is to be paid until conclusion of the proceedings and issue of final orders thereon.

        Henceforth, it has been decided that in all cases of payment of interest on delayed payment of gratuity attributable to administrative delays [barring cases where disciplinary or judicial proceedings against a government servant are pending on the date of his retirement] action will be taken against officials responsible for such delays which may include recovery of the amount of Interest paid on account of delayed payment of gratuity from the salary of delinquent officers/officials.

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(B.L. Sharma)
SpI. Secretary (Finance)

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Study Leave for Fellowships offered by reputed Institutes

DOPT ORDERS 2011

No.13023/2/2008-Estt.(L)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

 

New Delhi, 1st September, 2011

Office Memorandum

Subject : Study Leave for Fellowships offered by reputed Institutes -

             The feasibility of bringing more Fellowships under the purview of Study Leave, on the same terms and conditions as the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship (JNMF) has been under consideration of this Department for some time. On the basis of the inputs from various Departments/Ministries regarding fellowship offered by reputed Institutions and in consultation  with Department of Expenditure. it has been decided to include the Fellowships offered by (i) K .K. Birla Foundation, (ii) Indian Institutes of Management, (iii) Management Development Institute, Gorgaon and (iv) Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science on the same terms as that of the fellowship offered by JNMF at present. The following terms will be offered to Central Government employees who are awarded the said fellowship in relaxation of Rule 51, 57 and 59 of Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 :-

i)  They will be granted study leave for the entire period of the Fellowship:

ii) They will be entitled to the benefits admissible to them in accordance with the Fellowship and in addition, entitled to draw leave salary only (without allowance) equal to the pay that they drew while on duty with the Government immediately before proceeding on such leave. However, they  will be entitled to Dearness Allowance at the Central Government rates on the leave salary admissible lo them:

iii)  Where considered necessary, the official may be allowed during the period of the Fellowship, the continued use of the facility of the residential telephone officially allotted to him, subject to payment by him of the bills for the rental and call charges of the telephone.

2.  So for as persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Departments are concerned, these orders are being issued after consultation with the C&AG of India.

3.       This order takes effect from the date of issue.

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Instructions on booking of tickets from an agency other than the authorized travel agents.

Controller General of Defence Accounts,
Ulan ßatar Road, Palam,
Delhi Cantt-110010

IMPORTANT CIRCULAR

No. AN/XIV/14162/TA/DA/LTC 

Dated:24.8.2011

To
M PCsDA/CsDA

 

Sub: Instructions on booking of tickets from an agency other than the authorized travel agents.

Attention is invited to Ministry of Finance, Deptt of Expenditure, 0M No. 19024/1/2009-EIV dated 16.9.2010 reiterating guidelines on Air Travel on Tours)LTC, circulated vide this HQrs office circular bearing No.AN/XIV/VIth CPC/Circular/Vol-IV dated 16/09/2010.

2. Recently, several cases have been received in this HQrs office seeking clarification on admissibility of TA/DA/LTC claims, on journeys performed by Air India/Private airlines by officers, on Tour/LTC by purchasing air tickets through a private travel agent other than Balmer Lawrie & Company and M/s Ashok Travels & Tours in violations of the guidelines laid down in Ministry of Finance, Deptt of Expenditure, 0M dated 16/09/2010.

2. In this connection it is once again reiterated that in terms of the provisions contained in MoF, Deptt. of Expenditure 0M dated 16/09/2010, air tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/Website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorized Travel Agents viz M/S Balmer Lawrie & Company. MIs Ashok Travels & Tours. In the event of air journey being performed by private airlines on Tour/LTC, by seeking deviations from Ministry of Civil Aviation, the bookings of tickets is also required to be done invariably through the authorized travel agents only.

3. Ministry of Finance, Deptt of Expenditure, to whom the matter was referred for clarification on the matter have reiterated that the guidelines as laid down in MoF, Deptt of Exp 0M dated 16/09/2010 have to strictly complied with.

4. In view of what has been brought out in preceding paras, it is once again reiterated and enjoined upon all concerned that the guidelines laid down in Ministry of Finance, Deptt of Expenditure, 0M dated 16/09/2010, regarding air travel and booking of air tickets through the authorized travel agents only, on tour/LTC, have to be strictly complied with. Further in the event of travel by private airlines, where the necessary deviation has or is being sought from Ministry of Civil Aviation, due to non-availability of Air India flights, it may also please be ensured that the bookings for travel on tour/lTC is also done through the authorized travel agents only.

5. The contents of this important circular may please be given wide publicity and brought to the notice of all concerned serving under your office/organization. It may also be brought to the notice of all concerned that no requests for deviations from the above provisions will be entertained by this HQrs office.

 

6. Please acknowledge receipt.

(R.P. singh)

Dy. CGDA

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