Air India LTC-80 Fares updated as on 10 June 2013

Air India LTC-80 Fares updated as on 10 June 2013

Air india Domestic Fares  (Apex & Instant Purchase Fares)
TABLE IV‐ LTC Fares updated as on 10-06-2013
TABLE IV- LTC Fares

S No	SECTOR	& V.V	HLTC (Economy Class)	DLTC (Executive Class)	Airline Fuel
			Base Fare	Base Fare	Charge
1	Agartala	Guwahati	4831	10140	1850
2	Agartala	Kolkata	3891	8506	1850
3	Agartala	Silchar	4401		1850
4	Agatti	Bengaluru	10691		1850
5	Agatti	Chennai	10646		2150
6	Agatti	Kochi	8571		1850
7	Agatti	Kozhikode	7471		1850
8	Agra	Delhi	5681	15327	1850
9	Agra	Khajuraho	3891	8506	1850
10	Agra	Varanasi	4946	12951	1850
11	Ahmedabad	Chennai	7426	26186	2950
12	Ahmedabad	Delhi	4851	15502	2150
13	Ahmedabad	Hyderabad	7076	19532	2150
14	Ahmedabad	Mumbai	4351	13425	1850
15	Aizawl	Guwahati	5351		1850
16	Aizawl	Imphal	4466	7337	1850
17	Aizawl	Kolkata	4626	11108	1850
18	Allahabad	Delhi	6541		1850
19	Allahabad	Kanpur	4751		1850
20	Amritsar	Delhi	4366	12436	1850
21	Aurangabad	Delhi	8801	21747	2150
22	Aurangabad	Mumbai	4451	10133	1850
23	Bagdogra	Delhi	9716	21024	2950
24	Bagdogra	Guwahati	4536	8398	1850
25	Bagdogra	Kolkata	5436	13188	1850
26	Bengaluru	Chennai	4701	10691	1850
27	Bengaluru	Delhi	9901	28985	3650
28	Bengaluru	Goa	5151	13297	1850
29	Bengaluru	Hyderabad	5451	14823	1850
30	Bengaluru	Kochi	4501	10907	1850
31	Bengaluru	Kolkata	9701	30799	3650
32	Bengaluru	Mangalore	4936		1850
33	Bengaluru	Mumbai	6851	16356	2150
34	Bengaluru	Pune	6184	16506	1850
35	Bengaluru	Tirupati	5221		1850
36	Bengaluru	Trivandrum	5451	12473	1850
37	Bhopal	Delhi	4801	14856	1850
38	Bhopal	Indore	4281	8625	1850
39	Bhopal	Mumbai	5356	15560	1850
40	Bhubaneshwar	Chennai	8291	17520	2950
41	Bhubaneshwar	Delhi	9001	27424	2950
42	Bhubaneshwar	Kolkata	5406	11764	1850
43	Bhubaneshwar	Mumbai	9401	29518	2950
44	Bhubaneshwar	Port Blair	11216		2950
45	Chandigarh	Delhi	4301	10534	1850
46	Chandigarh	Mumbai	8836	26295	2950
47	Chennai	Coimbatore	4251	12166	1850
48	Chennai	Delhi	8456	28474	3650
49	Chennai	Goa	6311	16217	1850
50	Chennai	Hyderabad	4451	13732	1850
51	Chennai	Kochi	5251	14630	1850
52	Chennai	Kolkata	8566	27543	2950
53	Chennai	Madurai	4251	11801	1850
54	Chennai	Mumbai	8571	18623	2950
55	Chennai	Pune	7851	21017	2150
56	Chennai	Portblair	9411	24229	2950
57	Chennai	Trivandrum	5601	14637	1850
58	Chennai	Vishakhapatnam	4801	14673	1850
59	Coimbatore	Delhi	9751	32763	3650
60	Coimbatore	Kozhikode	4451	6739	1850
61	Coimbatore	Mumbai	8001	18331	2950
62	Dehradun	Delhi	5221	13980	1850
63	Dehli	Dharamsala	4821		1850
64	Delhi	Gaya	6851	19532	2150
65	Delhi	Goa	8821	25860	3650
66	Delhi	Guwahati	9811	24988	3650
67	Delhi	Gwalior	5051	9977	1850
68	Delhi	Hyderabad	8401	25748	2950
69	Delhi	Imphal	9081	27248	3650
70	Delhi	Indore	4851	15867	1850
71	Delhi	Jabalpur	6401		1850
72	Delhi	Jaipur	3551	8815	1850
73	Delhi	Jammu	4401	13181	1850
74	Delhi	Jodhpur	5706	14290	1850
75	Delhi	Kanpur	5701		1850
76	Delhi	Khajuraho	5651	15108	1850
77	Delhi	Kochi	12351	37731	3650
78	Delhi	Kolkata	9061	24251	2950
79	Delhi	Kozhikode	10051	32763	3650
80	Delhi	Kullu	6301		1850
81	Delhi	Leh	5501	15141	1850
82	Delhi	Lucknow	4821	12505	1850
83	Delhi	Ludhiana	4351		1850
84	Delhi	Mangalore	9901	29248	3650
85	Delhi	Mumbai	8951	22740	2950
86	Delhi	Nagpur	7171	17336	2150
87	Delhi	Pathankot	5101		1850
88	Delhi	Patna	7151	17265	2150
89	Delhi	Port Blair	21516		3650
90	Delhi	Pune	9401	28208	2950
91	Delhi	Raipur	7851	22112	2150
92	Delhi	Ranchi	8811	20732	2950
93	Delhi	Srinagar	6201	13370	1850
94	Delhi	Surat	9101	20819	2150
95	Delhi	Tirupati	9016	23756	3650
96	Delhi	Trivandrum	12156	37731	3650
97	Delhi	Udaipur	5786	15382	1850
98	Delhi	Vadodra	7051	19853	2150
99	Delhi	Varanasi	5681	15327	1850
100	Delhi	Vijayawada	8566	26202	2950
101	Delhi	Vishakhapatnam	10401	30218	2950
102	Dibrugarh	Dimapur	3251	5106	1850
103	Dibrugarh	Guwahati	4801		1850
104	Dibrugarh	Kolkata	6526	14776	2150
105	Dibrugarh	Lilabari	4051		1850
106	Dimapur	Guwahati	4701		1850
107	Dimapur	Imphal	4401		1850
108	Dimapur	Kolkata	6101	13822	1850
109	Dimapur	Shillong	4101		1850
110	Gaya	Kolkata	4501	11744	1850
111	Gaya	Varanasi	4851	9518	1850
112	Goa	Hyderabad	5251	13657	1850
113	Goa	Mumbai	5321	11232	1850
114	Goa	Pune	4536	8874	1850
115	Goa	Srinagar	12351	38431	3650
116	Guwahati	Imphal	4901	9498	1850
117	Guwahati	Jorhat	3736		1850
118	Guwahati	Kolkata	5076	11465	1850
119	Guwahati	Lilabari	5151		1850
120	Guwahati	Silchar	5251		1850
121	Guwahati	Tezpur	4436		1850
122	Gwalior	Mumbai	8401	19551	2150
123	Hyderabad	Kolkata	9696	24985	2950
124	Hyderabad	Mumbai	5251	14980	1850
125	Hyderabad	Pune	5231	14265	1850
126	Hyderabad	Tirupati	4656	12571	1850
127	Hyderabad	Varanasi	8811	21806	2950
128	Hyderabad	Vijayawada	5051	10655	1850
129	Hyderabad	Vishakhapatnam	4946	12951	1850
130	Imphal	Kolkata	4281	11680	1850
131	Imphal	Silchar	4601		1850
132	Indore	Mumbai	4481	12637	1850
133	Jaipur	Mumbai	6416	18794	2150
134	Jammu	Leh	4886	9069	1850
135	Jammu	Srinagar	4403	6998	1850
136	Jamnagar	Mumbai	5181	12400	1850
137	Jodhpur	Mumbai	7686	18670	2150
138	Jodhpur	Udaipur	4231	8724	1850
139	Jorhat	Kolkata	4976		1850
140	Jorhat	Tezpur	4136		1850
141	Kanpur	Kolkata	7401		2150
142	Khajuraho	Varanasi	4936	12681	1850
143	Kochi	Kozhikode	3501	7283	1850
144	Kochi	Madurai	4301		1850
145	Kochi	Mumbai	8401	21634	2950
146	Kochi	Trivandrum	4301	8326	1850
147	Kolkata	Kochi	10051		3650
148	Kolkata	Lilabari	5801		2150
149	Kolkata	Mumbai	8486	23558	3650
150	Kolkata	Patna	5706		1850
151	Kolkata	Port Blair	11071	26781	2950
152	Kolkata	Ranchi	4536		1850
153	Kolkata	Shillong	5481		1850
154	Kolkata	Silchar	5001	11085	1850
155	Kolkata	Tezpur	5151		1850
156	Kozhikode	Chennai	5151		1850
157	Kozhikode	Kolkata	8456		3650
158	Kozhikode	Mumbai	6951	16513	2150
159	Kozhikode	Trivandrum	4391		1850
160	Kullu	Pathankot	4001		1850
161	Leh	Srinagar	4603	8283	1850
162	Lilabari	Tezpur	3881		1850
163	Lucknow	Mumbai	8051	24985	2950
164	Lucknow	Varanasi	4626	9607	1850
165	Ludhiana	Pathankot	4201		1850
166	Madurai	Mumbai	7851	23657	2950
167	Mangalore	Mumbai	6086	15761	1850
168	Mumbai	Nagpur	5001	15159	1850
169	Mumbai	Raipur	7306	20692	2150
170	Mumbai	Rajkot	5281	12473	1850
171	Mumbai	Ranchi	9751	22813	2950
172	Mumbai	Srinagar	9016	23756	3650
173	Mumbai	Trivandrum	10201	23901	2950
174	Mumbai	Udaipur	4786	15407	1850
175	Mumbai	Varanasi	9696	24511	2950
176	Mumbai	Vishakhapatnam	9101	24872	2950
177	Patna	Ranchi	4603		1850
178	Raipur	Bhubaneshwar	4281	9977	1850
179	Raipur	Nagpur	5181	12660	1850
180	Raipur	Vishakhapatnam	4251	11606	1850
181	Shillong	Jorhat	4551		1850
182	Silchar	Tezpur	4101		1850
183	Vishakhapatnam	Bhubaneshwar	5321	10518	1850

TABLE V

Remarks & Notings

1     a)     SAP60, SAP30 , S30PP, TAP14,TRT14,T14PP, TAP7, TRT7, T7PP Fares Levels are Advance Purchase Fares which are available for sale upto 60 days, 30 days, 14 days, & 7 days respectively in advance before schedule date of departure of the flight. *Some flights/sectors may not have the Advance Purchase restrictions.

2     Taxes, Fee & Charges

In addition to the above fares, Passenger Service fee, Airport Development Fee (wherever applicable) and Service Tax would apply.

a)     Passenger Service fee is Rs. 233 except

(a) Ex Jammu,Srinagar Leh where it is 207
(b) ex Bengaluru, Hyderabad & Kochi it is 225/-&
(c) ex Delhi ,Mumbai,Chennai & Kolkata Rs.147/-

        b)

(a) User Development Fee (IN) ex Hyderabad Rs. 484, Bengaluru Rs. 260, Jaipur Rs. 150, Amritsar Rs. 150, Trichy Rs. 150, Vishakapatnam Rs. 150, Udaipur Rs. 150, Ahmedabad Rs. 124, Mangalore Rs. 150, Varanasi Rs. 150, Kolkata Rs.450. Cennai Rs. 187
(b) UDF from Delhi( from 1st Apr 13- 31Mar14) : Distance upto 500 Km- Rs 276/- more than 500 Km- Rs 551/-

( c ) UDF to Delhi( from 1st Apr 13- 31Mar 14) : Distance upto 500 Km- Rs 233/- more than 500 Km- Rs 466/-

(d) UDF from Mumbai (Travel from 1st Apr 13 to 31st Mar 14) Rs 308/-

(e) Airport Development Fee ( YM ) ex Delhi & ex Mumbai Rs. 113

c)     Service Tax as applicable would be additional.

3     Fare Rules:

Fee for Refund/revalidation/re-issuance is levied as detailed under:

	RBD	Re-Issuance /Re-validation/ Refund Fee	No-Show Fee
First Class	F	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	Rs.1053
Business class	C, D & J	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	Rs.1053
Economy Class
	Y,B & M	NIL (Till 1 hour before departure)	Rs.1053
	H,K,Q,V,W,G,L & U	Rs.1053( Till 1 hour before departure)	Non-Refundable
Apex Fare	S&T	Rs.1579( Till 1 hour before departure)	Non-Refundable

 (Penalty amount inclusive of service tax.)

Note:

a). Above Charges are applicable on per coupon. The levies would be applicable on the Airline charges,that is, Basic Fare and Airline Fuel Charge. In case of 'non-refundable and No-Show ticket, Basic Fare and Airline Fuel Charge will be forfeited.

b)LTC Tickets: Change/Refund Fee will be as applicable for highest Business or Economy Class fare

c).Armed Forces and related discounts: Change/ Refund Fee applicable for highest economy class fare. All categories of Armed Forces, Paramilitary Forces, General Reserve Engineering Forces, War Disables Officers, War Widows and Gallantry Award Tickets under RBD Y to H

d). No Re-validation or Cancellation Fee applicable on Infant Tickets.

4     Applicable Fares as on 10th Jun , 2013

5     These fares are subject to Change without prior notice.

Source:  http://www.airindia.com/SBCMS/Downloads/WebFares.pdf

Pensioners Portal Orders - Grant of family pension and gratuity to the eligible member of the family of an employee/pensioner/family pensioner reported missing consolidated instructions - reg.

Pensioners Portal Orders - Grant of family pension and gratuity to the eligible member of the family of an employee/pensioner/family pensioner reported missing consolidated instructions - reg.

F.No.1/17/2011- P&PW(E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi,
Dated 24th June, 2013 / 25 JUN 2013

Office Memorandum

Sub: Grant of family pension and gratuity to the eligible member of the family of an employee/pensioner/family pensioner reported missing consolidated instructions - reg.

The provisions regarding grant of gratuity and family pension to the members of families of the deceased Government servants/pensioners who were appointed on or before 31st December, 2003 and who are/were born on pensionable establishments are contained in Rules 50-54 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972. The instructions regarding grant of family pension and gratuity under these rules to the eligible member of the family of an employee reported missing had been issued vide this Departments earlier office memorandum No.1/17/86-P&PW, dated 29th August, 1986. Clarifications amendments in this regard were issued vide OM No. 1/17/86-P&PW, dated 25th January, 1991 and 18th February, 1993 and OM No. 1/28/04-P&PW(E) dated 31st March. 2009 and  2nd July, 2010.O.M. of even number, dated 14th September, 2011 and OM No. 1/17/2010-P&PW(E), dated 2nd January, 2012.

2. A reference has been received in this Department to clarify whether in a situation where SHO gates that FIR is not required to be lodged in the case of person gone missing, the eligible member of the family can be granted family pension. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Section 154 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code mandates filing of an FIR by the Police authorities on a report received of the commission of a cognizable offence. A missing person per se does not point to commission of a cognizable offence. In view of this. cognizance of a person's disappearance can be taken by the Head of Office on the basis of an authenticated Daily Diary (DD) General Diary Entry (GDE), filed by the Police authorities concerned, as per the practice prevalent in that State/UT.

3. It has now been decided to issue consolidated instructions in supersession of previous instructions regarding grant of family pension to the eligible members of family of the employee/pensioner/family pensioner reported missing and whose where about are not known. It includes those kidnapped by insurgents/terrorists but does not include those who disappear after committing frauds/crime etc.

3. In the case of a missing employee/pensioner family pensioner, the family can apply for the grant of family pension, amount of salary due, leave encashment due and the amount of GPF and gratuity (whatever has not already been received) to the Head of Office of the organisation where the employee pensioner had last served, six months after lodging of Police report. The family pension and or retirement gratuity may be sanctioned by the Administrative Ministry/Department after observing the following formalities:-

(i) The family must lodge a report with the concerned Police Station and obtain a report from the Police, that the employee/pensioner/family pensioner has not been traced despite all efforts made by them. The report may be a First Information Report or any other report such as a Daily Diary General Diary Entry.

(ii) An Indemnity Bond should he taken from the nominee dependents of the employee/pensioner/Family pensioner that all payments will be adjusted against the payments due to the employee/pensioner/family pensioner in case she/he appears on the scene and makes any claim.

5. In the case of a missing employee, the family pension, at the ordinary or enhanced rate, as applicable, will accrue from thc expiry of leave or the date up to which pay and allowances have been paid or the date of the police report. whichever is later. In the case of a missing pensioner family pensioner, it will accrue from the date of the police report or from the date immediately succeeding the date till which pension’ family pension had been paid, whichever is later.

6. The retirement gratuity will be paid to the family within three months of the date of application. In case of any delay, the interest shall be paid at the applicable rates and responsibility for delay shall be fixed. The difference between the death gratuity and retirement gratuity shall be payable after the death of the employee is conclusively established or on the expiry of the period of seven years from the date of the police report.

7. Before sanctioning the payment of gratuity, the Head of Office will assess all Government dues outstanding against the employee/pensioner and effect their recovery in accordance with Rule 71 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and other instructions in force for effecting such recoveries.

8. The amount of salary due, leave encashment due and the amount of GPF will be paidly the family in the first instance as per the nominations made by the employee/pensioner on filing of a police report and submission of an indemnity bond as indicated above.

9. The benefits to be sanctioned to the family nominee of the missing employee/pensioner will be based on and regulated by the emoluments drawn by him / her and the rules orders applicable to him / her as on the last date he / she was on duty including authorised periods of leave.

10. Formats of separate Indemnity Bonds to be used in the case of missing employees, missing pensioners and missing family pensioners are available at this department's website www.persmin.nic.in.

sd/-
(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/GrantofPension_250613.pdf]

Pensioners Portal Orders 2013 : Grant of Ex-gratia to those pre-1986 Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) employees who retired otherwise than on superannuation after 20 years of service - reg

Pensioners Portal Orders 2013 : Grant of Ex-gratia to those pre-1986 Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) employees who retired otherwise than on superannuation after 20 years of service - reg

No.41/26/2010- P&PW(E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
Khan Market, New Delhi,
Dated 25th June, 2013 / 26 JUN 2013

Office Memorandum

Sub: Grant of Ex-gratia to those pre-1986 Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) employees who retired otherwise than on superannuation after 20 years of service - reg.

In this Department's OM No.45/52/97-P&PW(E), dated 22.03.2004, it was clarified that the following categories of CPF beneficiaries would not be entitled to grant of ex-gratia payment in terms of OM No.45/52/97-P&PW(E), dated 16.12.1997:-

(a) those who were dismissed or removed from service,

(b) those who resigned from service, and;

(c) those who retired from service other than on attaining the prescribed age of superannuation.

2. The matter has been reviewed. It has now been decided to delete the clause (c) above from the OM dated 22.03.2004. Accordingly, all CPF beneficiaries who retired voluntarily or on medical invalidation before 01.01.1986 after completing 20 years of continuous service would also be eligible for the ex-gratia payment in terms of OM dated 16.12.1997. Other conditions given in OM dated 16.12.1997 will remain same.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, vide their ID 563/E.V./2013 dated 24/06/2013.

sd/-
(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary

All Ministries/Departments/Organisations as per list
All Pensioners' Associations as per list available in the Department
Ministry of Railways (for issuing orders for SRPF beneficiaries)
Copy to NIC for posting it on the website of the Department of Pension & PW

Source : www.pensionersportal.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/GrantofExGratia_260613.pdf]

Dopt order 2013 : Posting of Section Officer and Assistant of CSS to the posts located at Nagpur and Faridabad under the Cadre controlling of M/o Agriculture

Dopt order 2013 : Posting of Section Officer and Assistant of CSS to the posts located at Nagpur and Faridabad under the Cadre controlling of M/o Agriculture

URGENT

No.21/5/2012-CS-I(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated the 26th June. 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Posting of Section Officer and Assistant of CSS to the posts located at Faridabad and Nagpur under the Cadre controlling of M/o Agriculture.

The undersigned is directed to refer to D/o Agriculture & Cooperation OM No. 22013/2013-F.I dated 30th May, 2013 vide which they have requested to circulate the vacant posts of Section Officer and Assistant in the Directorate of Marketing & Inspection located at Faridahad & Nagpur and Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine & Storage at Faridabad among all Cadre Units of CSS. As these posts are outstation posts, they are required to be filled up in terms of guidelines laid don in DOP&T's OM No. 21/2/2009-CS.I(P)  dated 5th October, 2012.

2. The Cadre Units of CSS are, therefore, requested to forward applications along  with the personal particulars in the enclosed format in respect of willing Section Officers / Assistants of CSS for being considered to the aforesaid vacancies by 12th July, 2013  positively. Substitutes in places of the selected officers will be provided in due course. While forwarding the request, vigilance status of the officer should also he indicated.

sd/-
(G.C. Rout)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Bio - DATA

Name of post applied for _______________ at O/o Faridabad / Nagpur

1. Name of officer	-
2. Designation
3. Date of Birth
4. Present Ministry/Department
5. Educational qualification
6. Contact number

 

7. Experience (Including deputation details) :-

S.No.	Grade	Ministry/Department	Period	Subject dealt (in brief)
-

 

(signature of the applicant)

Date:________________

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/Agri_Faridabad.pdf]

An update : Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand

An update : Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

26-June-2013 17:39 IST

Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand : An update

   

• Three Central Public Health Teams have been posted to Uttarakhand. The teams have reported to Principal Secretary (H) on 23.06.2013. Eight additional teams are also kept on standby, ready to move at short notice. 
• District units of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NRHM is conducting health surveillance in all affected districts. After picking up early warning signals, Diarrhoea cases in Haridwar (Alwalpur), Uttarkashi (Udvi) and Rudraprayag (Chandrapuri) have been managed at incipient stage. No outbreak of water borne / food borne / air borne or direct contact diseases has been reported from affected areas. 
• MOHFW has deputed a high level team to Uttarakhand to review the public Health measures. 

 

• A specialist from National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has been placed with the State Government for providing assistance on matters pertaining to vector borne diseases. 
• 3 teams for providing Psycho-social support have been arranged from NIMHANS, Bangalore. In addition, specified number of specialists (as decided by the State Government) from the field of Cardiology, Psychiatry and Internal Medicine (2 each) have been placed with the State Government. 
• State Government has requested to supply specified quantity of 60 drug and non-drug items. Interim supplies of 3 truckloads of these medical supplies have been delivered. 
• On State’s request, 10,00,000 chlorine tablets is being procured by MOHFW. 
• Indian Red Cross Society has deployed a two member team from National HQ on 19th June 2013 to Uttarkashi and another team to Pittoragarh. A high level team from the HQ has also visited the State for assessment and coordinating relief work with State Red Cross unit. 
• IRCS has provided 7 truckloads of relief material that includes tents, family packs, kitchen sets, blankets, lanterns etc. 
• 1100 bags for carrying dead bodies have been arranged through Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). Additional 500 bags procured by MOHFW have also been sent. 
• The situation is being monitored by the Ministry.

Grant of Study Leave to the railway employees for continuing higher studies in India - modification of extant provisions - NFIR

Grant of Study Leave to the railway employees for continuing higher studies in India - modification of extant provisions - NFIR

A copy of letter has been uploaded in their official website of NFIR, regarding grant of Study Leave to Railway employees for pursuing higher studies in India. NFIR insists to pay allowances (such as Study Allowace and Transport Allowance) to the employees who are granted sutdy leave for acquiring higher skills...

The content of the letter is reproduced and given below for your ready reference...

NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI -110055
Affiliated to :
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

No.II/10

Dated: 24-06-2013

The Secretary (E),
Railway Board,                               Kind attention Shri Suresh Kumar Seth. AM/Staff
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Grant of Study Leave to the railway employees for pursuing higher studies in India - modification of extant provisions - requested.

Leave Rules play a significant role in the personal life and career prospects of a Government Employees including Railway employees. So for as Railway employees are concerned, the leave rules are available vide Chapter 5 of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol-I-1985 (2 Reprint Edition). Leave Rules, also known as Railway Services (Liberalised Leave) Rules, were first introduced w.e.f. 1949 and are applicable to Railway employees appointed on or after 1st February, 1949. Though these rules have been amended from time to time yet do not fulfil the present day requirement and at times found totally outdated.

1.1 Important segment of these Rules which affect adversely are the rules on “Study Leave”. The Study Leave is generally granted to the Railway employees of Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ categories.

1.2 Rule 556 read with Appendix ‘V’ of the ‘Leave Rules’ provides for ‘STUDY LEAVE’ where following provisions have been made in Rule (7).

Leave salary during study leave

(1) During study leave availed outside India a Railway servant shall draw leave salary equal to the pay (without allowances other than dearness allowance) that the Railway servant drew while on duty immediately before proceeding on such leave, in addition to the study allowance admissible in accordance with the provisions of rules 8 to 10.

(2) (a) During study leave availed in India, a Railway employee shall draw leave salary equal to the pay (without allowances other than dearness allowances) that the Railway servant drew while on duty immediately before proceeding on such leave.

(b) Payment of leave salary at full rate under clause (a) shall be subject to furnishing of a certificate by the Railway servant to the effect that he is not in receipt of any scholarship, stipend or remuneration in respect of any part-time employment.

(c) The amount, if any received by a Railway servant during the period of study leave as scholarship or stipend or remuneration in respect of any part time employment as envisaged in sub-rule (2) of rule 8, shall be adjusted against the leave salary payable under this sub-rule subject to the condition that the leave salary shall not be reduced to an amount less than that payable as leave salary during half pay leave.

(d) No study allowance shall be paid during study leave for courses of study in India.

1.3 Rule 2 (d) quoted above clearly puts restriction that no study allowance is payable if study is undertaken in India.

1.4 On the other hand railway employees undertaking study outside India are paid study allowance that too in foreign currency. The provision needs to be amended for extending study allowance to Railway employees who avail study leave for acquiring higher skills in the Country also.

2. NFIR desires to cite a case of Railway Employee who will be facing financial hardship while availing Study Leave. The facts of the case are given here under:

2.1 Ms Jyoti Chawla, Chief Matron (PB-II & GP Rs.5400/-), working in the Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi, has been sanctioned two years Study Leave commencing from 23/07/2013 to 22/07/2015 for doing M.Sc. (Nursing) at Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi, by the Medical Director, Central Hospital. New Delhi, vide Notice No.724-E/Jyoti Chawla/Chief Matron/CH dated 31/05/2013.

2.2 While sanctioning Study Leave, restrictions have been laid down in the notice issued by the Medical Director, Central Hospital that all expenditure for pursuing the said course i.e. Tuition Fee, Hostel Fee, Books, Boarding & Lodging etc., any other expenses shall be borne by her at her own level.

2.3 The employee has also to execute a bond to serve the Railway Administration for three years on completion of the said course with further condition that in case she resigns/leaves the service, she will have to deposit the amount of leave salary paid to her during Study Leave. A copy of said notice is enclosed for reference.

3. The position brought out above shows that the above-named employee while pursuing the M.Sc. (Nursing) shall not be entitled for study allowance, and even transport allowance for attending daily classes of M.Sc.(Nursing). Federation further wishes to state that with the radical changes in the Educational Sector and with the setting up new medical and engineering colleges with almost all types of syllabuses, the expenditure incurred by the Railway employees needs to be borne by the Railway Administration, thus the employees alongwith leave salary should be paid allowances like:
Study Allowance,
Transport Allowance etc.,
to motivate them to acquire higher skills which would benefit railways as such staff would give equality services.

NFIR. therefore, requests the Railway Board to kindly consider and amend extant provisions, allowing the payment of above allowances to the employees who are granted Study Leave for acquiring higher skills.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source : NFIR
[www.nfirindia.org]

Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand : An update

Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand : An update 

Press Information Bureau 

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

26-June-2013 17:39 IST

Steps taken by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for relief operations in Uttarakhand : An update 

• Three Central Public Health Teams have been posted to Uttarakhand. The teams have reported to Principal Secretary (H) on 23.06.2013. Eight additional teams are also kept on standby, ready to move at short notice.
  
• District units of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NRHM is conducting health surveillance in all affected districts. After picking up early warning signals, Diarrhoea cases in Haridwar (Alwalpur), Uttarkashi (Udvi) and Rudraprayag (Chandrapuri) have been managed at incipient stage. No outbreak of water borne / food borne / air borne or direct contact diseases has been reported from affected areas.
  
• MOHFW has deputed a high level team to Uttarakhand to review the public Health measures. 

• A specialist from National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has been placed with the State Government for providing assistance on matters pertaining to vector borne diseases.
  
• 3 teams for providing Psycho-social support have been arranged from NIMHANS, Bangalore. In addition, specified number of specialists (as decided by the State Government) from the field of Cardiology, Psychiatry and Internal Medicine (2 each) have been placed with the State Government.
  
• State Government has requested to supply specified quantity of 60 drug and non-drug items. Interim supplies of 3 truckloads of these medical supplies have been delivered.
  
• On State’s request, 10,00,000 chlorine tablets is being procured by MOHFW.
  
• Indian Red Cross Society has deployed a two member team from National HQ on 19th June 2013 to Uttarkashi and another team to Pittoragarh. A high level team from the HQ has also visited the State for assessment and coordinating relief work with State Red Cross unit.
  
• IRCS has provided 7 truckloads of relief material that includes tents, family packs, kitchen sets, blankets, lanterns etc.
  
• 1100 bags for carrying dead bodies have been arranged through Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). Additional 500 bags procured by MOHFW have also been sent.
  
• The situation is being monitored by the Ministry.