7CPC: IPS officers, IRS officers seek pay parity with IAS officers from 7th pay panel

7CPC: IPS officers, IRS officers seek pay parity with IAS officers from 7th pay panel

New Delhi: Various service associations of All India Services and allied services have represented to the Seventh Pay Commission seeking pay parity with IAS officers and adequate representation in central government’s policy making positions.


Officers associations of Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) have made detailed presentations to the Pay Commission about their grievances and suggestions for the future.

Though made separately, the associations’ presentations unanimously voiced their demand for ensuring pay parity with IAS officers and a share in Joint Secretary-level posts at the Centre.

Though made separately, the associations’ presentations unanimously voiced their demand for ensuring pay parity with IAS officers and a share in Joint Secretary-level posts at the Centre.

The Indian Revenue Service officials demanded that top level posts be increased to accommodate them on par with IAS officers. Asserting that they were involved in the important task of collecting revenue for the government, the IRS officers association said the superiority of IAS and Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officers should go as they did not face any hardships.

Listing out the “disparities”, the associations complained about delay in empanelment of officers of their services as Joint Secretaries at the centre vis-a-vis IAS officers. For example, they said, while a 1997 batch IAS officer is empanelled as Joint Secretary, for empanelment of an IPS officer he has to be of the 1993 batch, 1994 batch for IA&AS and 1989 for IFoS.

These organisations deprecated IAS officers deciding the fate of other All India Services and Allied services officers.

The IRS officers also demanded positions ranging from Superintendents of Police to Joint Directors in the CBI for its officers, claiming they were equipped to deal with economic crimes.

IA&AS memorandum also sought equality in rules governing central deputation and allowances.

In its representation, the IPS Officers Association deplored that its demand for pay parity with IAS and IFS has been ignored by successive Pay Commissions.

“But the same (their demand) has not found favour with the Commission. Unfortunately, the reasons for turning down the request were never based on merit but through direct acceptance of flawed arguments made by the other side on the basis of specious premises,” it said.

The IPS officers also demanded that there be more options for them in central staffing and policy making, especially police-specific jobs like internal security division under the Union Home Ministry.

There are hardly any joint secretary or secretary level officers in the bureaucracy from IPS. The memorandum also said that out of 111 posts of Central Vigilance Officers, only 21 were occupied by IPS officers.

It also spoke about the duty of a police officer which went beyond his ordinary scheduled work hours. “A police officer is subject to restrictions on his private life, one of which is the obligation to obey an order to return to duty,” it said.

The duty hours spanned more than 16 hours a day and, therefore, there was a need to introduce an ‘Overtime Allowance’ for police personnel.

Previous UPA regime had announced the Seventh Pay Commission which was constituted on February 28, 2014. Chaired by Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, it has Vivek Rae as full-time Member, Ratin-Roy as part time Member and Meena Agarwal as Secretary.

The Commission has been given 18 months to submit its recommendations and its term expires in October this year.

PTI

Upper age limit for direct recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the Railways

Upper age limit for direct recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the Railways: Railway Board Order RBE No 45/2015 -

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 45/2015

No. E (NG)-ll/94/RR-1/29.

New Delhi, dated: 11/05/2015

Sub: Upper age limit for direct recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the Railways.

In terms of Board’s letter of even number dated 10/5/1999 (RBE No... 99 /1999), an across the board relaxation of three years above the prescribed upper age limit in open market recruitment to all non-gazetted posts including engagement of Substitutes on the railways has been provided. The currency of this relaxation contained in letter of even number dated 10.5.1999 (RBE No. 99/1999) has been extended from time to time and was available up to 03.2.2015 in terms of RBE No. 57/2012.

 

The matter has further been reviewed and it has now been decided by this Ministry to provide relaxation in the following manner above the prescribed upper age limit for recruitment to all non-gazetted posts including engagement of Substitutes:-

 

Sl. No.	Period	Relaxation (in years) in upper age limit above the prescribed age limits for various posts
(i)	04/2/2015 to 03/2/2017	02 years
(ii)	04/2/2017 to 03/2/2019	01 year
(iii)	Beyond 03/2/2019	No relaxation

These orders take effect from 04.2.2015. lndents placed after 03.2.2015 may be suitably amended.
Please acknowledge receipt.

(Hindi version will follow)

(Neeraj Kumar)

Director Estt. (N)-ll

Railway Board.

 

 

Source: http://www.airfindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Upper-age-limitRBE-45.pdf

Government Recruitment: Over 11,000 women in central police forces

Government to recruit over 11,000 women in central police forces

New Delhi: Over 11,000 women will soon be recruited in central security forces for combat duties like border guarding and law and order assignments.

The government has taken this decision to enhance representation of women in these forces.

It has already set in motion its plan to hire 8,533 women constables in paramilitary forces like CRPF, BSF, CISF and ITBP after it recently announced one of its biggest recruitment drives to hire over 62,000 young men and women as constables this year.

Also, sanctions have been granted by the Union Home Ministry for raising 21 new companies or a total of 2,772 women personnel in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) which guards open Indian borders with Nepal and Bhutan by 2017.

“The recruitments are being done to take the representation of women in central forces to at least 5 per cent of the total strength in the coming days. At present, women constitute about 2.15 per cent of the total strength of these forces,” a senior officer said.

Under the mega drive to hire a young workforce for these forces, a special sanction has also been accorded to the CRPF to raise two exclusive ‘Mahila’ (women) battalions within its establishment to bolster the strength of the existing three such units.

The Home Ministry, the officer said, has made its policy clear that women personnel should be at least 5 per cent of the total strength of these forces and this could only be done after conducting fresh recruitments.

- PTI

Summer Coaching Camps in Basketball, Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis, & Self Defence

Summer Coaching Camps in Basketball, Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis, & Self Defence

Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board
(Registration No. 2621)
Department of Personnel and Training
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

No.7/6/2015-CCSCSB

Phone – 011-24624204
Fax : 011-24646961

361, B-Wing, 3rd Floor
Lok Nayak Bhawan
New Delhi – 110003

Dated: 13.05.2015

Circular

Sub: Summer Coaching Camps in Basketball, Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis, & Self Defence.

Reference Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board’s circular of even number dated 30.04.2015.

2. The Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board is organizing Summer Coaching Camps for children/dependents of Central Government Employees in Basketball, Cricket, Football, Lawn Tennis & Self Defence. The details of the Coaching Camps are as follows:

1. Age of Trainee 6 to 16 years (as on 15.05.2015)

2. Duration of the Camps 15th May to 15th June, 2015 (Tuesday to Saturday)

S.No	Game	Venue	Timing	Participation Fee
1.	Basketball & Football	CCSCSB Sports Complex, Vinay Marg, New Delhi	6.30 am to 8.30 am	Rs. 200/-
2.	Cricket	CCSCSB Sports Complex, Vinay Marg, New Delhi	6.30 am to 09.30 am	Rs. 500/-
3.	Lawn Tennis	Sector-13, R.K. Puram, New Delhi	8.30 am to 10.30 am	Rs. 500/-
4.	Self Defence	CCSCSB Sports Complex, Vinay Marg, New Delhi	6.30 am to 8.30 am	FREE

3. The last date of submission of application in the enclosed prescribed format along with requisite fee at the CCSCSB’s Office is extended upto 15.05.2015.

(Abhay Jain)
Secretary (CCSCSB)

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02adm/Summer0002.pdf

Government proposes age-relaxation for SSC exam

Government proposes age-relaxation for SSC exam

New Delhi: The Centre is considering age-relaxation for candidates appearing in this year’s Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) for recruitment to various Group B and C government jobs.


The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has already issued a notification for CGLE, 2015 and mentioned August 1, 2015 as the date of reckoning of age for the purpose of determining eligibility.

“Government has received representations from a large number candidates. In this regard, a proposal to allow the candidates who fulfil the age criteria as on January 1, 2015, to also apply for the posts as a onetime measure, is under the consideration,” a note by Department of Personnel and Training (Dopt) said.

The DoPT has sought comments on this from concerned stake holders.

PTI

Revision of Rotational Transfer Policy to CSS Officers – Dopt Orders 2015

Revision of Rotational Transfer Policy to CSS Officers – Dopt Orders 2015

Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to CSS Officers – Review of the policy reg.

G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No.21/2/2009-CS.I(P), dated 15.5.2015

Subject : Rotational Transfer Policy applicable to CSS Officers – Review of the policy reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject mentioned above and to say that the following provision is proposed to be added in the rotational transfer policy for CSS/CSSS Officers:

“Officers returning from deputation/ long leave/ long term training etc.: An Officer repatriating from deputation, returning from long leave/ long term training will be posted back to the same Ministry/ Department he last served for the balance period of the tenure prescribed for the grade subject to availability of a vacancy and subject to the condition that at least one year of balance tenure is left. In the absence of a vacancy in the last Ministry/ Department served, he will be allowed to exercise option for posting treating the last served Ministry/ Department as his current group. On expiry of the retention for the balance tenure, the officer will be transferred on rotational transfer.

Period of leave/ training exceeding six months will be treated as long leave/ long term training for the purpose of posting under RTP.

Officers to be retained on promotion in the same Ministry/ Department in terms of the RTP would be adjusted first and only thereafter officers returning from deputation, long leave or training would be considered for retention, subject to availability of vacancy.”

sd/-
(V. Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/rtp1.pdf]

CGHS Orders 2015 – Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centres empanelled under CGHS, Delhi

CGHS Orders 2015 – Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centres empanelled under CGHS, Delhi

G.I., Min. of H & F W., O.M.F. No: S-11011/21/2014-(HEC), dated 14.5.2015

Subject: Withdrawal from the list of Diagnostic Labs and Imaging Centres empanelled under CGHS, Delhi.
With reference to the above mentioned subject it is stated that subsequent to the sting operation titled “Operation Jonk-2” aired by a TV channel on 7th May, 2015, prima facie it appears that following MRI centre which was empanelled under CGHS has indulged in unethical practices. Hence it has been decided to withdraw the empanelment of following centre from CGHS with immediate effect till further orders.
Sr. No. Name of the Centre / Address

1. C-15 MRI Diagnostic & Research / C-15, Green Park Extension, Centre, New Delhi – 110016.

(Dr. Kanwal Kumar)
Additional Director, CGHS (HQ)
R.K. Puram, New Delhi

Source: CGHS Portal

Grievances of Railway Staff on MACP anomalies – Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR

Grievances of Railway Staff on MACP anomalies – Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR

MACP Anomalies: Agenda of Railway Board meeting with AIRF & NFIR to be held on 19-05-2015

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No. 2014/E(LR)H/1/4

New Delhi: 12.05.2015

The General Secretary,
All India Railwaymen’s Federation,
4, State Entry Road,
New Delhi-110055

The General Secretary,
National Federation of Indian Railwaymen,
3, Chelmsford Road,
New Delhi-l 10055.

Dear Sirs,
Subject: Grievances of Staff – MACP anomalies.

Ref.: Board’s letter No. 2013/E(LR)II/1/17 dated 18.02.2014.

In the above connection, a meeting of the Federations with Board (MS and FC) has been fixed for 19.05.2015 at 15.00 hrs. in the Committee Room (Room No. 237). A list of issues to be discussed is enclosed.

3. President and General Secretary of the Federations are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the above meeting.

Yours faithfully,

(Naveen Kumar)
Dy. Director, E(LR)-l

Enclosure to Railway Board’s letter No. 2014/E(LR)II/1/4 dated 12.05.2015.

(1) Financial up-gradation under MACPS to the directly recruited Graduate Engineers Considering entry Grade Pay as Rs. 4,600/- for the purpose of MACP to all the directly recruited Engineering Graduates in Design/Drawing Cadre and other Cadres.

(2) Third financial up-gradation under MACPS on completion of 20 years of service from the first promotion or 10 years after second promotion or 30 years after regular appointment whichever is earlier?

(3) Grant of financial tip-gradation under MACP Scheme in the promotional hierarchy – (instead of Grade Pay hierarchy) – as per judgment of various Courts.

(4) MACPS benefits to railway employees – cases of employees joining another unit/ organization on request.

(5) Provision of all..b.enefits on financial upgrading under MACPS – including entitlements for travel & treatment in hospital etc.

(6) Non-grant of benefit of financial up-gradation under MACPS to the staff on North Western Railway.

(7) Grant of Financial Up- gradation under MACPS to the staff who are in the same Grade Pay for more than 20 years.

(8) Abolition of Pay Scale and Introduction of up-graded PayScale with revised designation Senior Section Engineers (Drawing) – Clarification on entry Grade Pay.

(9) Non-grant of benefit under MACP Scheme to the Stock Versifiers working in Zonal Railway/ Production Units.

(10) Grant of financial Up-gradation under MACP Scheme – Wrongful clarification issued by the Railway Board.

(11) Grant of Transport Allowance to the employees availing the facility of Workmen Trains.

Source: NFIR

What says FR & SR Rules regarding increment..!

What says FR & SR Rules regarding increment..!

Increment :
The annual increase in pay is drawn as a matter of course from the 1st of July every year, except when it is withheld as a statutory punishment. If a Government employee is on leave or is availing joining time on the 1st July, the increased pay will be drawn only from the date on which he resume duty and not from the first of July…

The annual increment will be 3% of total pay in the running pay band and corresponding grade pay rounded off to next multiple of 10. While rounding off, paisa would be ignored but any amount of a rupee or more would be rounded off to next multiple of 10.

The annual increment in pay will be drawn as a matter of course from the first of July every year, except when it is withheld as a statutory punishment. If a govt. servant is on leave or is availing joining time on the first of July, the increased pay will be drawn only from the date on which he resumes the duty and not from first of July.

The officiating service in a higher grade shall count for increments in an officer and other employee’s substantive grade as well as in the higher grade in which he is officiating and, if there is an intermediate grade between the two in which he would have officiated had he not been appointed to officiate in the higher grade, also in the intermediate grade, but the period during which an officer and other employee is on leave without pay shall not count for increment unless so authorized by the Authority for reasons to be recorded in writing.

The sanction to draw increments shall be given by the competent authority:
Provided that no increment shall be withheld except as a disciplinary measure under these regulations and each order withholding an increment shall state the period for which it is withheld and also whether the postponement shall have the effect of postponing future increments.