Financial assistance from the Central Welfare Fund for the employees affected by recent calamity in Uttarakhand.

Financial assistance from the Central Welfare Fund for the employees affected by recent calamity in Uttarakhand.

Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Welfare and Sports Section

No.10-07/2013 - WL & Sports

Dated 6th August 2013

To
      Shri M.Krishnan,
      General Secretary
      All India Postal Employees Union Group C,
      (CHQ), Dada Ghosh Bhawan,
      215/1, New Patel Road,
      New Delhi - 1100008.

Sub: Financial assistance from the Central Welfare Fund for the employees affected by recent calamity in Uttarakhand.

Sir,

This is with reference to your Letter No. P/2-21/Uttarkhand Circle dated 16.7.2013 addressed to the Secretary Posts regarding release of financial assistance to the Postal staff affected in the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand Circle and the amount has been sent.

Yours faithfully,

(Madhuri Dabrai)
Director (T, W&S)

Government staff can't avoid transfers, says court

Government staff can't avoid transfers, says court

CHENNAI: An Army engineer, who succeeded in nixing his first transfer in 2011 by approaching the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), failed to earn similar relief a second time with the CAT as well as the Madras high court saying there was no scope for interference in routine transfers.

"A government servant holding a transferable post has no vested right to remain posted at a particular place," a division bench of the court comprising Justice R Banumathi and Justice TS Sivagnanam said last week.

The judges were passing orders on a petition filed by PR Anand Kumar, who entered the Military Engineering Services as surveyor assistant in 1985. Later, the post was re-designated as junior engineer. On November 8, 2011, Anand was transferred from Chennai to Visakhapatnam. When his request to be retained in Chennai was rejected, he approached the CAT. Citing paragraph 36(b)(c) of the transfer guidelines, the CAT said he ought not to have been transferred in the middle of an academic year. It asked the authorities to pass fresh orders if necessary.

After withdrawing the earlier order, the authorities then transferred Anand to Hyderabad by an order dated February 10, 2012. He again rushed to CAT, which dismissed his application this time. He then moved the high court.



Rejecting his petition, the judges said: "The scope of judicial review of orders of transfer is well settled. The high court, while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226, is not expected to go into the question as to whether the transfer was for public service, as it would essentially require factual adjudication and depend upon the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case."

"Therefore, unless an order of transfer is shown to be an outcome of mala fide exercise or stated to be in violation of statutory provisions, the courts or the tribunals normally cannot interfere with such orders as a matter of routine," they said.

Though the guidelines deal with time of transfer and state that care will be taken to avoid transfers during the middle of the academic year, exceptions are available to meet requirements, the judges said. Transfers on administrative grounds may be ordered giving the employee less time, they said.

"There is no challenge to the order of transfer on the ground of any malafide exercise of power or that the order of transfer was passed by an incompetent authority or it violated any statutory rule," they said of Kumar's case.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Selection of Junior Translators and Hindi Pradhyapak: Rajya Sabha Q&A

Selection of Junior Translators and Hindi Pradhyapak: Rajya Sabha Q&A

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-535
ANSWERED ON-08.08.2013

Selection of Junior Translators and Hindi Pradhyapak

535 . DR. JANARDHAN WAGHMARE

(a) whether selection process in case of Junior Translators (CSOLS) and Hindi Pradhyapak (CHTI) had been made jeopardized and the eligibility criteria decided by the Chairman, Staff Selection Commision and the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (DOL) in their meeting held on 19 July, 2011 for the said posts had also been mismanaged by the Public Authorities concerned of SSC; and

(b) the action required to be proposed as per prescribed Law to remove all the loose ends and to ascertain the rightful claims of the meritorious candidates who had appeared for the aforesaid posts in the Examination of the Year-2011?


ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

(a): No, Sir. The recruitment process for the Junior Translator (CSOLS)/Junior Hindi Translators (in Subordinate Offices) and Hindi Pradhyapak (Central Hindi Training Institute) etc. Examination, 2011 conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has been completed and the result was published on 27th March, 2012. As informed by the SSC that the Commission decided not to exercise its discretion to relax the eligibility criteria as provided in the Notice of the Examination.

(b): All the meritorious candidates who found place in the merit list and who possessed the requisite Essential Qualifications were selected and nominated. In view of above, no further action is called for in the matter.

Source: Rajya Sabha Q&A

Clarification regarding qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to the post of Lab. Supdt., Gr.III in Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 (Grade Pay: Rs.4200).

Clarification regarding qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to the post of Lab. Supdt., Gr.III in Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 (Grade Pay: Rs.4200).

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RMLWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(Railway Board)

RBE No. 79/2013
No.E (NG)-II/2001/RR-1/20

New Delhi, dated 3/08/2013

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/Lcuknow, RSC/Vadodra,
Director, IRISE/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik and
IRIM/EE/Jamalpur and Chairman/Railway Recruitment Boards,
Managing Director/Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.

Sub: Clarification regarding qualification prescribed for direct recruitment to the post of Lab. Supdt., Gr.III in Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 (Grade Pay: Rs.4200).

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 12.11.2001 (RBE No.225/2001) wherein qualification for direct recruitment to post of Lab. Supdt., Gr.III in Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 (Grade Pay: Rs.4200) has been prescribed as under.

“B.Sc. with Bio-chemistry/Micro-Biology/Life Science or equivalent plus Diploma in Technology (DMLT) or equivalent OR B.Sc. in Medical Technology (Laboratory) from institutions.”

2. A question has arisen whether a candidate with qualification of B.Sc. (Chemistry) Honors with Botany & Zoology as subsidiary subject can be considered for the post of Lab. Supdt., Gr.III in Pay Band of Rs.9300-34800 (Grade Pay: Rs.4200) where qualification was notified as stated in para 1 above.

3. The matter has been examined in consultation with Health Directorate of this Ministry and it is clarified that if the candidate has studied during his Graduation both Chemistry and Biology whether as main or as optional/subsidiary subject and is in possession of DMLT or equivalent will be treated as eligible for consideration for employment to the posts cited in the captioned subject.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(Hindi version will follow)

sd/-
(Harsha Dass)
Director Esst. (N)-II
Railway Board.

Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in
[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/ENG-II/RBE_79_2013.pdf]

Railway Board Orders - Clarification regarding acceptance of qualification of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering obtained from Kuban State University of Technology Krasnodar.

Railway Board Orders - Clarification regarding acceptance of qualification of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering obtained from Kuban State University of Technology Krasnodar.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RMLWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
(Railway Board)

RBE No. 78/2013

No.E (NG)-II/2009/RR-1/11

New Delhi, dated 2/08/2013

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/Lcuknow, RSC/Vadodra,
Director, IRISE/Secundrabad, IRICEN/Pune, IRIEEN/Nasik and
IRIM/EE/Jamalpur and Chairman/Railway Recruitment Boards,
Managing Director/Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.

Sub: Clarification regarding acceptance of qualification of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering obtained from Kuban State University of Technology Krasnodar.

Further to the instructions contained in Board’s letter No. E(NG)II/99/RR-1/76 dated 28/7/2000 (RBE No. 145/2000), the issue of acceptance of qualification of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering obtained from Kuban State University of Technology, Krasnodar of Russian Federation for the post on the railways for which the prescribed qualification is Bachelor Degree in Engineering of an Indian University has been under consideration of this Ministry.

The issue has been examined in consultation with Department of Higher Education/Ministry of Human Resource Development and Association of Indian Universities/New Delhi and it is clarified that 05 years Diploma in Engineering/Master of Science in Engineering awarded by the accredited Universities/Higher Educational Institutions in Russian Federations/CIS countries including Kuban State University of Technology, Krasnodar is recognized as equivalent to BE Degree of an Indian University.

Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(Harsha Dass)
Director Estt. (N)-II
Railway Board

Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in
[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/ENG-II/RBE_78_2013.pdf]