Dopt Orders 2013 - Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application

Dopt Orders 2013 - Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application

No.1/1/2013-1R

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 17/05/2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

In continuation of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, ¡t is intimated that training to RTI Nodal Officers, RTI Cell officials and NIC/IT personnel attached with Ministries/Departments of Government of India have been completed by DoPT with the help of NIC.

2. It is again requested that training to all the CPlOs and First Appellate Authorities (FAAs) may be provided by the concerned Ministry/Department, through the officials trained by DoPT/NIC, User name/password to all the CPIOs and FAAs are to be provided by RTI Nodal Officers of the concerned Ministry/Department. It is imperative that the RTI Nodal Officers start updating the details of CPIOs / FAAs in the system and issue user name and password to them at the earliest.

3. As mentioned in the said O.M., it is planned to extend the facility of RTI online web portal to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India. This facility is being extended to Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Food and Public Distribution from 22 May 2013.

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(Sandeep Jain)
Deputy Secretary

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/112013-ir.pdf]

Income limit of 'Creamy Layer' increased to Rs. 6 lakh

Income limit of 'Creamy Layer' increased to Rs. 6 lakh

Union Cabinet yesterday approved to increase the limit of 'Creamy layer'  bar from Rs.4.50 lakh to Rs.6 lakh...

Revision of Income Criterion to exclude Socially Advanced Persons/ Sections (Creamy Layer) from list of other Backward Classes (OBCs)

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for increase in the present income criterion of Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum for applying the Creamy Layer restriction throughout the country, for excluding Socially Advanced Persons/Sections (Creamy Layer) from the purview of reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The new income criterion will be Rs. 6 lakh per annum. The increase in the income limit to exclude the Creamy Layer is in keeping with the increase in the Consumer Price Index and would enable more persons to take advantage of reservation benefits extended to OBCs in government services and admission to central educational institutions.

This would bring about equity and greater inclusiveness in society. The Department of Personnel and Training and the Ministry of Human Resource Development would issue necessary orders to this effect.

Source: PIB News

Provident Fund : Revised rate of interest - with regard to Staff Provident Fund in EPFO

Provident Fund : Revised rate of interest - with regard to Staff Provident Fund in EPFO

EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVT. OF INDIA)

HRD/3(2)2012/SPF

Date : 16/05/2013

To
All Additional CPFCs,
All RPFCs, Regional Offìces, including RPFC (ASD), Head Office,
All Officers In-charge of SROs

Sub : Revised rate of interest - with regard to Staff Provident Fund in EPFO.

Sir,
Please refer to the Resolution dated 08th April, 2013 issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) regarding declaration of rate of interest of General Provident Fund (GPF) and other similar funds.

2. In this connection, it is announced for general information that during the year 2013-2014, accumulations at the credit of subscribers to the Staff Provident Fund shall carry interest at the rate of 8.7% (Eight point seven percent) per annum w.e.f. 01.04.2013.

Encl: as above

Yours faithfully,
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(R.K.KUKREJA)
Add,. CPFC (HR)

Source: www.epfindia.com
[http://www.epfindia.com/Circulars/Y2013-14/HRD_SPF_4677.pdf]