Bihar's staff, pensioners' dearness allowance up 10%

Bihar's staff, pensioners' dearness allowance up 10%

In what appeared to be a festival gift to Bihar Govt. employees and pensioners, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase their dearness allowance (DA) by 10%, thereby making it on a par with central government employees - with effect from July this year.

The state employees will thus get 90% DA which will calculate to an additional financial burden of Rs 850 crore annually.

State cabinet secretary Brajesh Mehrotra told reporters soon after the two-hour cabinet meeting that the cabinet also approved the revised proposal of the building construction department to build an international convention centre and civilization gate near the Gandhi Maidan at an estimated cost of Rs 490 crore. The convention centre, Gyan Bhavan, will have a seating capacity of 5,000 people. The construction work will start next month after the demolition of some existing bungalows of district judge and civil surgeon, he said and added the estimated cost of the project was earlier Rs 274.2 crore.

The cabinet also approved the public holiday list of Bihar government and its affiliated offices for the year 2014. It OK'd 11 holidays in government offices (barring three holidays on Sundays) under its executive orders, including the birth anniversary of Kabir. It also approved 17 holidays under the NI Act (barring two holidays on Sundays).

Source : Times of India

Odisha govt declares 10% DA hike for its employees and pensioners

Odisha govt declares 10% DA hike for its employees and pensioners
Odisha government declares 10% DA hike for its employees on the occasion of Durga Puja. DA reaches 90%. The enhanced rate of DA would be effective from July 2013.  Nearly 4 lakh employees and 3 lakh pensioners will get the benefits of Dearness allowance hike. The employees and retired persons would get the increased salaries and pensions respectively along with their regular payment for the month of October. Following with the Central Government, the Odisha Government has decided to grant one more additional dose of Dearness allowance to its employees.  The state government employees, who were getting 80 per cent DA, would now get 90 per cent DA.

Source : Odisha Diary

Extending the facility of e-IPO for payment of RTI fee in Indian Missions by ‘Indian Citizens abroad'

Extending the facility of e-IPO for payment of RTI fee in Indian Missions by ‘Indian Citizens abroad'

No. 1/44/2009-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated the 7th October, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extending the facility of e-IPO for payment of RTI fee in Indian Missions by ‘Indian Citizens abroad'.

A service called e-IPO(Electronic Indian Postal Order) was launched w.e.f. 22.01.2013 to facilitate Indian citizens abroad across the globe to purchase an e-IPO by paying the fee online to access the information under the RT1 Act, 2005 from the Central Public Authorities.

2. The procedure to obtain e-IPO has already been explained vide this Department's Office Memorandum of even number 22.03.2013.  The main points of the procedure are as under:-

[a] The user needs to get himself registered at either of the two websites http://www.epostoffice.gov.in or www.indiapost.gov.in

[b] He has to select the Ministry/Department k from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the e-IPO so generated, by making payment using Debit- or Credit card, can be used to seek information from that Ministry/Department only.

[c] A printout of the e-1P0 is required to be attacMd with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, e-IPO is required to be attached as an attachment.

[d] This facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically. All the requirements for filing an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc., as provided in the. RTI Act., 2005 will continue to apply.

3. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that Indian Citizens living abroad are facing difficulties in payment of fees for accessing information from Indian Missions/Posts abroad as the facility of e-IPO was not available with them.

4. In order to facilitate for obtaining the information under the RTI Act, 2005 by the Indian citizen living abroad from Indian Missions/Posts under Ministry of External Affairs, the facility of e-IPO is extended to 176 Indian Missions/posts. List is enclosed.

5. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

sd/-
(Manoj Joshi)
Joint Secretary (AT&A)

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Non-relieving of Section Officers covered under RTP: DOPT Reminder

Non-relieving of Section Officers covered under RTP: DOPT Reminder

File No. 6/1/2013-CS-1(S)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhava,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003,
Dated the 7 October 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Non-relieving of Section Officers covered under RTP - regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's Order No. 6/13/2012- CS-1(S) dated 21.12.2012 and Order No. 6/1/2013-CS-I(S) dated 09.01.2013 vide which the Section Officers on completion of prescribed tenure in a particular Cadre Unit were transferred and posted to other Cadre Units under Rotational Transfer Policy(RTP).

2. As per Rule 19 of CSS Rules, 2009, the Cadre Unit concerned is required to relieve the officers concerned within 45 days of the transfer order unless extension is allowed by this Department. If an officer is not relieved within forty-five days or such further period as allowed by this Department, the officer shall be 'deemed to have been relieved' by the Cadre Unit in which he/she is working and thereafter the officer shall not be entitled to draw any salary and allowances for the period of such overstay from the Cadre Unit from where the officer was transferred.

3. All the Cadre Units have been requested several times to relieve the officers concerned within the stipulated time. As per the records available in this office, a number of Section Officers included in the said order have not been relieved by the Cadre Units concerned as yet (list enclosed).

4. The question of implementation of the orders of transfer has been reviewed in this Department and non-compliance of transfer orders has been viewed very seriously by the Competent Authority. The Cadre Units are therefore, requested to relieve all the officers at the earliest so as to ensure compliance of the orders under RTP.

Sd/-
(G.C. Rout)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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