Grant of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation – Finmin Orders

Grant of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation - Finmin Orders

No. 2/1/2014-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

New Delhi, 21st February, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Grant of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s O.M No 2(7)/1997-

E. 11(8) dated 14.03.2008 on the subject mentioned above and to say that consequent upon revision of rates of licence fee for residential accommodation under Central Government all over the country w.e.f. 01.07.2010 and also w.e.f. 01.07.2013 vide
Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development (Directorate of Estates) 0M.No.18011/1/2009-Pol.III dated 28.04.2011 and 0.M No 18011/1/2013-Pol.III dated 21.11.2013 respectively, the question of revision of the amount of compensation in
lieu of Rent Free Accommodation in so far as it relates to the component of licence fee has been under consideration of the Government for some time.

2. The matter has been considered and the President is pleased to decide thatthe Central Government employees who are entitled to the facility of rent free accommodation in accordance with the Ministry of Urban Development (Directorate of Estates) 0M. No.12/11/60-ACC-l dated 02.08.60 and who have not been provided with such accommodation, will be entitled to compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation as under:-

(i) the lowest amount charged as licence fee for the entitled type of accommodation as fixed w.e.f. 01.07.2010 & w.e.f. 01.07.2013 in terms of Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development (Directorate of Estates)’s above mentioned OMs dated 28.04.2011 and 21.11.2013 respectively; and

(ii) House Rent Allowance admissible to corresponding employees in that classified city in terms of this Ministrys 0M. No.2(13)/2008-E.ll(B) dated 29.08 2008 as amended from time to time.

3. These orders take effect from 01 .07.2010 & 01 .07.2013 with reference to Dte. of Estate& 0.Ms. ibid dated 28.04.2011 and 21.11.2013 respectively, ie. the dates from which the flat rates of licence fee were revised.

4. All other conditions, laid down in this Ministry’s 0.M. No 11015/4/86-E.ll(B) dated 19.02.87, 22.05.87 and 04.05.88 shall continue to be applicable, while regulating grant of compensation in lieu of rent free accommodation under these orders.

5. In so far as the persons serving under the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India .

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(A. Bhattacharya)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/misc/Grant_Comp_rent21022014.pdf]

Housing facilities to the teachers working under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)

Housing facilities to the teachers working under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3455
ANSWERED ON 12.02.2014

HOUSING FACILITIES TO TEACHERS

3455 . Shri TUFANI SAROJ

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-

(a) whether housing facilities have been provided to the teachers working under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) all over the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas are facing hardships on account of having no housing facility in the metropolitan cities; and
(d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to address this problem of teachers?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)

(a) and (b) Yes, Madam. The Government accommodation is provided to the staff including teachers working under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) wherever it has its own staff quarters or the accommodation has been provided by the sponsoring agencies. The State/UT-wise details of 14,747 staff quarters are given in Annexure-I.

(c) and (d) The construction of staff quarters is a continuous process. These are constructed on the basis of demand and estimates received from the Regional Offices of KVS/Kendriya Vidyalayas and subject to local by-laws and the availability of funds.

Sl. No.	Name of State/UT	Number of staff quarters constructed by KVS(As on 31.01.14) including KVs/ROs/ZIETs.
		Type-I	Type-II	Type-III	Type-IV	Type-V
1	Jammu & Kashmir	42	72	67	14	1
2	Himachal Pradesh	20	40	36	7	0
3	Punjab	60	252	205	29	1
4	Chandigarh	12	20	25	6	2
5	Haryana	46	124	120	21	0
6	Rajasthan	79	303	314	52	1
7	Gujarat	85	209	102	30	2
8	D&N Haveli	0	0	0	0	0
9	Daman&Diu	0	0	0	0	0
10	Uttar Pradesh	191	502	498	70	2
11	Uttarakhand	58	140	134	22	1
12	Bihar	42	148	197	18	1
13	West Bengal	86	216	227	34	1
14	Sikkim	4	8	8	1	0
15	A & N Island	6	16	20	2	0
16	Assam	32	174	230	28	8
17	Meghalaya	14	56	46	6	1
18	Mizoram	0	0	0	0	0
19	Manipur	1	8	8	1	0
20	Tripura	6	12	16	2	0
21	Odisha	44	199	219	27	1
22	Jharkhand	21	84	92	15	2
23	Madhya Pradesh	155	381	390	63	4
24	Chhattisgarh	26	86	96	10	1
25	Maharashtra	131	526	370	75	3
26	Karnataka	58	163	191	28	1
27	Goa	15	36	36	6	0
28	Andhra Pradesh	60	170	192	26	0
29	Tamilnadu	42	142	139	14	5
30	Pudducherry	2	4	4	1	0
31	Kerala	39	131	138	27	3
32	Lakshdeep	0	0	0	0	0
33	Delhi	33	85	107	32	15
34	Arunachal Pradesh	23	104	50	5	0
35	Nagaland	2	4	4	1	0
TOTAL		1435	4415	4281	673	56

Sl. No.	Name of State/UT	Number of staff quarters provided by the sponsoring agencies (As on 31.01.14) including KVs/ROs/ZIETs.
		Type-I	Type-II	Type-III	Type-IV	Type-V	Type-VI
1	Jammu & Kashmir	62	59	13	2	0	0
2	Himachal Pradesh	10	110	45	5	0	0
3	Punjab	6	56	23	9	1	0
4	Chandigarh	5	18	2	2	0	0
5	Haryana	16	11	1	0	0	0
6	Rajasthan	32	44	21	14	11	0
7	Gujarat	47	137	37	7	0	0
8	D&N Haveli	0	4	6	1	0	0
9	Daman&Diu	0	0	3	1	0	0
10	Uttar Pradesh	123	143	42	21	0	0
11	Uttarakhand	28	148	73	16	0	0
12	Bihar	9	63	13	1	0	0
13	West Bengal	30	133	81	9	0	0
14	Sikkim	0	11	11	0	0	0
15	A & N Island	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Assam	61	182	67	19	0	0
17	Meghalaya	4	6	4	6	1	0
18	Mizoram	0	1	0	0	0	0
19	Manipur	0	37	8	0	0	0
20	Tripura	3	8	3	3	0	0
21	Odisha	30	67	13	2	0	0
22	Jharkhand	30	98	81	54	1	0
23	Madhya Pradesh	121	190	105	17	11	0
24	Chhattisgarh	85	193	12	4	0	0
25	Maharashtra	51	88	49	6	0	0
26	Karnataka	21	63	73	9	1	0
27	Goa	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Andhra Pradesh	8	22	46	4	0	0
29	Tamilnadu	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Pudducherry	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Kerala	10	18	14	4	0	0
32	Lakshdeep	0	4	1	0	0	0
33	Delhi	4	12	22	1	1	1
34	Arunachal Pradesh	2	11	10	1		0
35	Nagaland	7	17	2	1	0	0
TOTAL		805	1954	881	219	27	1

Source: http://164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au3455.htm

DOPT Order: Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 - regarding

Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 - regarding

No. 13026/4/2012-Estt.(L)
Bharat Sarkar/Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

New Delhi, the 18 February. 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Execution of Bond for availing Study Leave under rule 53(4) of the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972 - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to state that Government servants are allowed to avail “Study Leave’ in terms of the provisions of rules 50-63 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972. The provisions of rule 53(4) mandates for execution of a bond by the Government Servant who is granted such leave in the relevant format prescribed for the said purpose i.e. Forms 7-10 of the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972.

2. The said Bond executed by the Government servant requires putting in specified period of service after expiry of the Study Leave as prescribed by provisions of rule 50(5) of the said rules.

3. It has come to the notice of this Department that the provisions of the aforesaid bond are being circumvented and officers who have availed Study Leave proceed on prolonged spells of leave due and admissible to them and thus do not put in active service for the requisite period as indicated in the bond executed by them.

A. In view of the above position, the provisions of the prescribed format of the Bond have been reviewed in consultation with the Department of Legal Affairs and it has been decided that the prescribed forms 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the CSS (Leave) Rules, 1972 may be revised by incorporating a specific clause confirming commitment of the Government servant to put in requisite active service after expiry of the Study Leave. The copies of the revised formats are enclosed herewith. The grant of Study Leave shall continue to be regulated in terms of the relevant provisions of the rules as indicated in para 1 above. Ministry of Home Affairs etc are requested to ensure that the necessary Bond in respect of grant of Study Leave under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 may henceforth be obtained in the revised formats.

5. These orders are being issued after consultation with the C&AG of India in respect of persons serving in the Indian Audit & Accounts Department.

6. Formal amendments to CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 are being issued separately.

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(Mukul Ratra)
Director (L&A)

Source: www.persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/13026_4_2012-Estt.L-18022014.pdf]

Merger of 50% DA with Pay and grant of Interim Relief - NFIR

Merger of 50% DA with Pay and grant of Interim Relief - NFIR

NFIR
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

No.II/95/Pt. VI

Dated: 20/02/2014

The General Secretaries of
Affiliated Unions of NFIR.

Brother,
Sub: Merger of 50% DA with Pay and grant of Interim Relief.

NFIR has been writing to the Government of India (including Prime Minister, Finance Minister etc) for merger of 50% DA with pay through its letters dated 10/01/2013, 05/08/2013, 27/09/2013. Also in its 27th National Convention held at Visakhapatnam from 10th  to 12th December, 2013, the Federation had passed a resolution demanding merger of 50% DA with Pay and grant of interim relief to employees of Central Government including Railway employees.

NFIR feels happy to convey that the Central Government has conceded the demand of the employees raised by the Federation.

Union Cabinet is likely to consider the issues to day for taking final decision. Federation will advise decision when taken by the Government. Federation expects that there may be Good News for all Central Government employees very soon.

Yours faithfully,
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(M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR