Reserving 33 Percent Posts for Women in CPMFs

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Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

13-May-2015 16:45 IST

Reserving 33 Percent Posts for Women in CPMFs

There is no proposal to increase the percentage of women personnel in CAPF upto 33 percent. However, in compliance of recommendations given by Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women in its sixth report, directions have been issued to all CAPFs to bring percentage of women in the forces to 5%. The force-wise details of women personnel at present are as under:-

Force/ Orgz’n	Posted Strength	Female	%age of Women w.r.t. posted strength
CRPF	286892	6120	2.13%
CISF	126636	6203	4.89%
SSB	79049	1186	1.50%
BSF	248882	3534	1.42%
ITBP	80864	1570	1.75%
AR	65609	485	0.74%
Total	887932	19098	2.15%

To enhance the strength of women in CAPFs, Government is taking continuous steps. Some of these steps are as follows:-

• In the ongoing recruitment of Constables/General Duty, out of total vacancies of 62390, 8533 (about 14%) are earmarked for women.
• Government has approved recruitment of 2772 Mahila personnel (21 Companies) during the year 2014-15 to 2017-18 in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
• Government has approved raising of 02 Mahila (women) Battalions in place of 02 General Duty Battalions in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to be raised in the year 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Women personnel of General Duty cadre are deployed for performing combat duties like:- 

(i) Gate management, Checking and Frisking

(ii) Patrolling duties

(iii) Interrogation and escorting of female apprehendees.

(iv) Law & Order duties 

(v) Static guard duties at some of vital installations and also deployed during Shri Amarnathji Yatra

(vi) Also deployed in Maoist affected states for anti-Naxal operations

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question by Shri Anil Desai in the Rajya Sabha today.

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First Meeting of Kayakalp, the Innovative Council of Indian Railways

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways

13-May-2015 16:43 IST

The First Meeting of ‘Kayakalp’, the Innovative Council of Indian Railways held

The first meeting of ‘Kayakalp’. The innovative council of Indian Railways was held today. This Council is headed by noted Industrialist Shri Ratan Tata. The other members of ‘Kayakalp’ Council include Shri S.G.Mishra, General Secretary, All India Railwaymen’s Federation (AIRF), Shri M.Raghaviah, General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR). Ms. Ragini Yechury, Executive Director (Industrial Relations), Railway Board and Dr. Madhukar Sinha, Executive Director (Innovation), Railway Board. Dr. Sinha will work as Secretary for the council. The Railway Board Members were also present on this occasion.

This Council has been setup by the Railway Minister in accordance with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister for Innovation, Technology Development and Manufacturing. The Railway Budget 2015-16 speech has mentioned that every dynamic and thriving organization needs to innovate and re-invent its practices and hence the council has been setup for the purpose of business re-engineering and introducing a spirit of innovation in Railways.

Speaking on the occasion, the Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu said that Indian Railways, on one hand, has to fulfill its social obligation of providing affordable travel facilities to the public in different parts of the country while on the other hand, has to work as a commercial organisation earning profit. There is a need to balance these two requirements and function in a manner so that best services could be provided to the people at affordable prices and the Railways emerge as an effective engine of growth for the country’s economy. He said that while it is necessary to formulate a future roadmap for expansion and growth of Indian Railways, but at the same time it is necessary to understand and address present challenges which could not be overlooked. The Railway Minister pointed out that Indian Railways has a huge dedicated manpower which is its inherent strength. We all have to work collectively to make Indian Railways as No. 1 Railway in the world, so that it can serve people and nation in the best possible manner.

The Minister of State Shri Manoj Kumar Sinha hoped that the Council would give useful suggestions for improvement and innovation.

In his address, Chairman, Railway Board Shri A.K.Mital said that the Railway Board will work in close cooperation with the Council. He said that Indian Railways in its 160 years of existence has grown substantially in all aspects but it further needs to undertake more technological upgradation to improve services.

Shri Ratan Tata in his address said that the Council would work in close cooperation with everybody concerned and be on the same page for the betterment of Indian Railway and it would not be in conflict with anybody as there is shared objective of making Railway better. He said it will be useful to showcase improvements even in small increments in various aspects like equipments, processes, procedures, consumer acceptance etc.

In their addresses, Railway Employees’ Union Representatives Shri S.G. Mishra and Shri M. Raghaviah thanked the Railway Minister for reposing faith in the employees’ federations in undertaking the important job of the Council. They affirmed that the entire workforce of the Indian Railways would extend its cooperation in this endeavour.

Thereafter, the Kayakalp discussed the approach towards its future work.

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Embezzelement of Funds under Central Freedom Fighter Pension

Embezzelement of Funds under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension
  
Irregularities noticed in Central Freedom Fighter Pension:-

    Disbursement of pension to more than 3,000 dead pensioners for many years after their death
    Payment of wrong amount of pension to many pensioners

    Disbursement of dependent family pension to ineligible dependants who are not covered under the scheme

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

13-May-2015 16:42 IST

    Embezzelement of Funds under Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension

During the course of ongoing verification of pensioners receiving Central freedom fighter pension through various Public Sector Banks, certain irregularities like disbursement of pension to more than 3,000 dead pensioners for many years after their death, payment of wrong amount of pension to many pensioners, disbursement of dependent family pension to ineligible dependants who are not covered under the scheme have come to the notice of the Government. The banks were directed to recover the excess/wrong payment made to the pensioners/dead pensioners and on account of recoveries banks have so far remitted Rs.45.00 crores to the Central Govt. account. As a corrective measure, revised guidelines for the disbursement of Central Samman pension have been issued. Central Pension Accounting Office(CPAO) of the Ministry of Finance has been asked to keep reimbursement to the banks on account of Central Samman Pension within the budgetary provision. A Pension Disbursement Monitoring Cell has been set up to verify/monitor the disbursement of Central Freedom Fighter Pension by various Public Sector Banks to the eligible pensioners.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Shri Aayanur Manjunatha in the Rajya Sabha today.

CGHS Latest Hospital List in Delhi & NCR – May 2015

CGHS Latest Hospital List in Delhi & NCR – May 2015

CGHS Delhi: Additional List of empanelled hospital including dental clinics and eye centres – Order dated 12-05-2015

No: S.1104513612012-CGHS (HEC)
Government of India
Directorate General of Central Government Health Scheme
Department of Health & Family Welfare

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Dated the 12th May, 2015

OFFICE ORDER

Subject: Empanelment of private hospitals (including dental clinics and eye centres) and diagnostic centres under CGHS Delhi & NCR.

In continuation of this Directorate’s Office Memorandum of even no. dated 01.10.2014 on the above mentioned subject and further empanelment under continuous empanelment scheme vide order dated 10.02.2015 and 24.02.2015, the undersigned is to convey that in addition to the list of the hospitals (including dental clinics & eye centres) and diagnostic laboratories already empanelled, the hospitals (including dental clinics & eye centres) and diagnostic laboratories as per the list attached have also been empanelled under CGHS in Delhi & NCR with issuance of this order. The newly empanelled hospitals (including dental clinics & eye centres) and diagnostic laboratories may be treated as included in the existing list of empanelled health care organization under CGHS with same terms and conditions as have been indicated in the Office Memorandum dated 01.10.2014.
Encl: As above

[Dr. D.C. Joshi]
Director (CGHS)

ADDITIONAL LIST OF EMPANELLED HOSPITALS, DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, EXCLUSIVE EYE CENTRES AND DENTAL CLINICS UNDER CGHS. DELHI &NCR w.e.f. 12.05.2015.

HOSPITALS: – DELHI

Sr. No	Name of the Hospitals	Address & Tel. No.	NABH Accredited / Non-NABH	Facilities Empanelled for
1.	Irene Hospital Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	DD-23, Kalkaji Extension, Near Post Office, New Delhi – 110019.	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic with Joint Replacement, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
2.	Mangalam Medical and Surgical Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	154/81, Main Bawana Road, Pooth Khurd, Near Sector-35, Delhi- 110039. Tel. No. 011- 27762135.	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
3.	Jeewan Hospital & Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd. Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	Gate No.1, 150, Jeewan Nagar, Opp. Maharani Bagh, New Delhi. Tel. No. 011- 26340303.	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
4.	Sanjeevan Medical Research (P) Ltd. Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	24, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi- 110002.	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.

EXCLUSIVE EYE CENTRES: – DELHI

Sr. No	Name of the Exclusive Eye Centres	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Empanelled As
1.	Rotary Eye Care Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015	56-57, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, M.B. Road, New Delhi-110062. Tel. No. 011-29968562-63	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
2.	Indian Institute of Ophthalmology Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	C-2, Greater Kailash Enclave-II, New Delhi – 48. Tel. No. 011- 29220859.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
3.	Complete Eye Care Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	F7, F6, First Floor, Manish Chamber, Local Shopping Complex, Mayur Vihar, Phase-2, Delhi- 110091. Tel. No. 9873077056.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
4.	R.V.S. Eye Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015	BFH-09, Opp. Mount Abu Public School, Som Bazar Road, West Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088. Tel. No. 011-27478745, 9811671606	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
5.	DRS Northex Eye Institute Pvt. Ltd. Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	C-9/34, First Floor, Sector-7, Rohini, Delhi – 110085. Tel. No. 011-27054949	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
6.	Jain Eye Hospital and Laser Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	AG-152, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi- 110088. Tel. No. 011- 27479272.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
7.	Vision Care Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	E-16, 389 & 392, Sector-8, Rohini, New Delhi – 85. Tel. No. 011-27944744.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre
8.	Rana Eye Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	C-8/28, Sector-7, First Floor, Sai Baba Chowk, Rohini, Opp. Metro Pilar, 394, Delhi – 110085. Tel. No. 011-45100652.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre

DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES:- DELHI

Sr. No	Name of the Diagnostic Centre	Address & Tel. No.	NABL / Non-NABL	Facilities Empanelled for
1.	Dr. Ananad Imaging & Neurological Research Centre, Lab facilities added w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	G14, Preet Vihar, Vikas Marg, Karkarimor, Delhi- 110092.	Non-NABL	Laboratory Investigations

EXCLUSIVE DENTAL CLINICS: – DELHI

Sr. No	Name of the Exclusive Dental Clinics	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Empanelled for
1.	Kumar Dental Clinic Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	209, Hakikat Nagar, Gali No.7, Near GTB Metro Station, Delhi – 110009. Tel. No. 9810531209.	Non-NABH	All Available Dental Care Facilities
2.	J.A. Aneja Multispeciality Dental Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015	283/23B, 28, Vishnu Garden Extn, New Delhi – 110018. Tel. No. 011-6999009.	Non-NABH	All Available Dental Care Facilities

EXCLUSIVE EYE CENTRES: – GHAZIABAD

Sr. No	Name of the Exclusive Eye Centre	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Facilities Empanelled for
1.	Punarjyoti Eye & Mother Care Center Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	Duplex No.1, Sector- 15, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad-201012. Tel. No. 0120- 2882400.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre

HOSPITALS: – NOIDA

Sr. No	Name of the Hospitals	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Facilities Empanelled for
1.	Max Multi Speciality Hospital, Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	Plot No. 4a, Sector Institutional Green, Opp. NTPC, Near Crown Plaza, Greater Noida – 201306. Tel. No. 0120- 7161234	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic with Joint Replacement, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
2.	Navin Hospital, Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	NH-3, Sector-Alpha-II, Pocket-F, Greater Noida. Tel. No. 0120- 2321040/150	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
3.	Shivalik Hospital Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	Sector-51, Main Road, Hoshyarpur, Sector-51, Noida. (U.P.)	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.
4.	Prayag Hospital & Research Centre Pvt. Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	J-206/A-I, Sector-41, Noida-201302.	Non-NABH	General Medicine, General Surgery, Gynecology and Obst, Orthopedic, Eye, ENT, Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Surgery, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dental and Diagnostics.

EXCLUSIVE DENTAL CLINICS: – GURGAON

Sr. No	Name of the Exclusive Dental Clinics	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Empanelled for
1.	Dr. Futela’s Dental Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	C-11, Nirvana Courtyard, Nirvana Country, South City-2, Sohna Road, Gurgaon. Tel. No. 0124-4011189	Non-NABH	All Available Dental Care Facilities
2.	Lal Super Speciality Dental & Implant Clinic Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	Shop. No.C-1, Shiv Palace, Gurudwara Road, Near Canara Bank, Opp. Purani Sabzi Mandi, Gurgaon. Tel. No. 0124-4292180	Non-NABH	All Available Dental Care Facilities

EXCLUSIVE EYE CENTRES: – GURGAON

Sr. No	Name of the Exclusive Eye Centre	Address & Tel. No.	NABH / Non-NABH	Empanelled for
1.	Viaan Eye & Retina Centre Empanelled w.e.f. 12.05.2015.	UG-4, Bestech Central Square Mall, Sushant Lok-II, Sector-57, Gurgaon. Tel. No. 0124-4065151.	Non-NABH	Exclusive Eye Care Centre

Source: CGHS Portal

Cabinet clears bill to check benami transactions

Cabinet clears bill to check benami transactions

New Delhi: The Cabinet today approved the new Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Bill which aims at curbing the generation of domestic black money.

“The Union Cabinet has approved the new Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Bill to curb generation of black money,” said a source after the Cabinet meeting here.

Apart from confiscation, the Bill provides for prosecution and aims to act as a major avenue for blocking generation and holding of black money in the form of benami property, especially in real estate.

The government had in Budget 2015-16, presented at the end of February, announced that it would come out with a new and more comprehensive Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill.

The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act was earlier enacted in 1988, but the rules under that Act could not be formulated due to inherent infirmities in it.

Following this, in 2011 the government introduced in Parliament a Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Bill, which proposed replacing the 1988 Act.

The Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance for examination, which submitted its report in June 2012.

However, the Bill lapsed with the dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha.

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Pre-Retirement Counselling Workshop on 26th May, 2015

 PRE - RETIREMENT COUNSELLING WORKSHOP

Important message for employees retiring within the next six months

The Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare is organizing a Pre-retirement counselling workshop on 26th May, 2015 from 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM in the Conference Room-l, India International Centre (Main Building) 40, Max Muller Marg, New Delhi-110003. The employees of Government of India retiring within the next six months and who have not attended the workshop yet are hereby informed that they may attend the workshop. Confirmation with Name, Ministry & Phone No. may be sent at the email address mkumar.mol@nic.in. The persons desirous of attending the workshop are also requested to bring their PAN and Aadhar No. A write-up on the Commendable works done by the retiring employee during his entire service is also required to upload the same on ‘ANUBHAV’ on website persmin.nic.in/pension.asp

(Sankalp)
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Phone No.24641627

Source: Sankalp - Pensioners Portal
[http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/sankalp/writereaddata/English/46PRC.pdf]

Wait list passengers in Railway will be offered plane tickets

Wait list passengers in Railway will be offered plane tickets

Wait list passengers in Railway will be offered flight tickets: Indian Express News

Dropped from railway waiting list? Well IRCTC will now let you book last-minute flight tickets


For once, it might be a good thing to be dropped from an Indian Railway waiting list at the last moment. IRCTC has launched a new scheme that lets customers who have been dropped from a waiting list avail a last minute flight ticket at a “competitive” fare.

This is how the scheme works, as per IRCTC:

First you will have to have a wait-listed train tickets booked three days prior to the date of journey and not confirmed at the time of chart preparation. Only people with such tickets are eligible for the offer.


Such passengers will get an e-mail from IRCTC showing eligibility. They can then log in to irctc.co.in and choose the passengers name from the train ticket list and click flight search.

Again, this will work only if flights are available to the said destination or another in the same sector. If there is a flight, passengers can choose the next day button and book.

The passengers will have to make full payments for the flights and the refund for the train booking will not be deducted from the same. That will be refunded as usual.

However, be aware that these are last minute flights and you will hardly get any refund if you don’t reach the airport on time.


Read at: Indian Express