Nomination of Area Welfare Officers for the calendar years 2015 and 2016- regarding.
IMMEDIATE
No. 32/04/2014-Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Welfare Section
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market
New Delhi, dated 1st September, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:
Nomination of Area Welfare Officers for the calendar years 2015 and 2016- regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Department of Personnel
& Training nominates Gazetted Officers as Area Welfare Officers (A
WOs) for residential colonies to look after the welfare of Central
Government Employees and their families. Area Welfare Officer is only a
functional arrangement to provide a link between the Central Government employees residing in various colonies and the concerned
civic and other agencies providing service to them. The Area Welfare
Officer serve as a vital link between the Government and residents in
various matters relating to the welfare of Government employees residing in various colonies. The functions of A
WOs are official in nature and are performed by them on honorary and
voluntary basis. A list of functions of Area Welfare Officer is enclosed
at Annexure-I. The Area Welfare Officers are entitled to use office stationery and service postage stamps etc. for
discharging their duties as AWO. They are allowed to leave office, with
prior permission, for meeting the civic/police authorities for solving
the problems of the residents of their localities.
2. A list of Area Welfare Officer appointed by the Department of
Personnel & Training so far is at Annexure-II. Since some of the
areas which have concentration of Government Employees have no Area
Welfare Officer, the Department of Personnel & Training invites
applications from the Officers for these area, who are willing to work
in honorary and voluntary capacity, as Area Welfare Officers duly
recommended by the Department/administrative authority concerned. The
application must reach the undersigned before 20.09.2015. A format for
application is also enclosed. Criteria for selection of A WO are
enclosed at Annexure-III. Only those officers who are willing
to function as Area Welfare Officer and can spare time for welfare work
will be considered for nomination.
3. The tenure of the Area Welfare Officers will be upto 31.12.2016 or
till the services are required by the Govt. whichever is earlier. The
applicant should not be an office bearer of Central Government Employees
or any other Residents Welfare Association. Further, officers seeking
appointment as A WO should preferably have a residential telephone. No
telephone/reimbursement of Telephone rent, facility will be available
to A WO nominated by DOPT.
(Pratima Tyagi)
Director (Canteen)
Tele No. 24624722
Source:
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