NFIR - Denial of LC Gate Allowance to the Gate Keepers/ Gatemen of Operating in Railways

NFIR - Denial of LC Gate Allowance to the Gate Keepers/ Gatemen of Operating in Railways

NFIR

Dated: 22/08/2019

No.1/5(g)/2019
The Secretary (E)
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,
Sub: Denial of LC Gate Allowance to the Gate Keepers / Gatemen of Operating in Railways - reg.

Ref: NFIR's letter No.I/5(g)/Pt.VI dated 04/06/2018 & 17/08/2018 to the Railway Board.

NFIR once again invites the kind attention of Railway Board to the Federation's letters dated 04/06/2019 & 17/08/2018, urging upon the Railway Board to grant LC Gate Allowance to the Operating Department Gate Keeper / Gatemen on par with those Gate Keepers of Civil Engineering Department' It is however said to mention that neither orders issued to GMs for payment of LC Gate Allowance to the Operating Department Gate Keeper / Gatemen nor reply sent to the Federation on the subject matter.

It needs to be appreciated that pursuant to the acceptance of 7th CPC recommendation, the Railway Board issued orders vide RBE No.87/2017 dated 10/08/2017 and RBE No.110/2017 dated 30/08/2017, granting LC Gate Allowance to the Civil Engineering Department Gate Keepers. These instructions should have been applied to the Operating Department Gate Keepers also automatically, Discriminating Operating Department Gate Keepers in respect of LC Gate Allowance is totally unjustified as the Gate Keepers of Operating Department have been performing similar nature of duties, being performed by Civil Engineering Gate Keepers.

The Operating Department Gate Keepers are extremely disappointed over non-payment of LC Gate Allowance to them, while similarly placed Gate Keeper of Civil Engineering Department are paid the same w.e.f. 1st July 2017.

The Railway Board has constituted EDs Committee to consider the categories which are to be recommended for payment of risk and hardship allowance. NFIR had already given detailed proposal to the EDs Committee, justify for bringing various categories of staff under the ambit of risk and hardship matrix for payment of risk and hardship allowance. However the case for payment of LC Gate Allowance of Operating Department need not be linked to the EDs Committee as this case is different to that of risk and hardship allowance, therefore this crucial point be considered for allowing payment of LC gate allowance to the operating department gate keepers at par with Civil Engineering Department.

NFIR therefore once again urges upon the Railway Board to kindly expedite action for granting LC Gate Allowance to the Gate Keepers of Operating Department w.e.f. 1st July 2017. Federation may kindly be replied of action being taken on the subject early.

Yours faithfully,
(Dr M.Raghavaiah)
General Secretary

Source: NFIR

Fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion / grant of NFSG in respect of officials who are already granted the benefit under MACP Scheme

DoPT Orders 2019

Fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion / grant of NFSG in respect of officials who are already granted the benefit under MACP Scheme

MOST IMMEDIATE

No.25/7/2019-CS.II (B)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Dated: 27th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject: Seeking data regarding fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion / grant of NFSG in respect of officials who are already granted the benefit under MACP Scheme -regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 12/2/2015- CS.II(B) dated 16.11.2015 and OM No. 12/3/2016-CS.II(B) dated 19.07.2016 wherein the SSAs of SL-2003 (Extended) and SSAs of SL-2004-2009 were granted NFSG and promoted subsequently to the grade of Assistant Section Officer on ad-hoc basis. It has come to notice that a large number of Ministries / Departments have fixed the pay of the SSAs belonging to CSCS in the following manner:

S.No	Situations	Pay fixation on NFSG	Pay fixation on next promotion as ASO
(a)	SSAs without the benefit of MACP (with Grade pay of Rs. 2400/-	One increment @ 3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs. 4200/-	One increment @ 3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs. 4600/-
(b)	SSAs with the benefit of MACP (with Grade pay of Rs. 2800/-	One increment @ 3% was granted and pay fixation in GP of Rs. 4200/-	No increment was granted Only, the difference in GP (i.e. 4600-4200=400) was allowed.

2. The matter has been examined in consultation with Establishment Division, DoP&T in the light of the OM No. 35034/3/ 2008 -Estt (D) dated 04.07.2017 modifying the para 4 of Annexure-I of the OM dated 19.05.2009, which is as under:-

"Benefit of pay fixation available at the time of regular promotion shall also be allowed at the time of financial upgradation under the Scheme. Therefore, the pay shall be raised by 3% of the total pay in the pay band and the grade pay drawn before such upgradation. There shall, however, be no further fixation of pay at the time of regular promotion I grant of Non Functional Scale. if it is in the same grade pay as granted under MACPS. However, at the time of actual promotion I grant of Non Functional Scale. if it happens to be in a post carrying higher grade pay than what is available under MACPS, no pay fixation would be available and only difference of grade pay would be made available. At the time of such regular promotion I grant of Non-Functional Scale to the higher grade pay than what has been given under MACPS, the employee shall have the option to draw the difference of Grade Pays from the date of such regular promotion I grant of Non- unctional Scale or the date of accrual of next increment in the pay allowed under MACP"

3. As every financial upgradation including Non-Functional upgradation (NFS/ NFSG) is treated as an offset against financial upgradation under MACP and also keeping in view the fact that the spirit of the para 4 of MACP was to disallow the double benefit of pay fixation, is stated that practice followed by Ministry/Department for pay fixation as shown in the table against sl. no. (b) in para 1 above is erroneous. Therefore, the pay should be fixed in the following manner:

S.No	Situations	Pay fixation on NFSG	Pay fixation on next promotion as ASO
(a)	SSAS without the benefit of MACP i.e.with Grade pay of Rs. 2400/-	One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in the GP of Rs. 4200/-	One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in GP of Rs. 4600/-
(b)	SSAs with the benefit of MACP (with Grade pay of Rs. 2800/-	No increment was granted Only, the difference in GP (i.e. 4200-2800=1400), should be allowed.	One increment @ 3% is to be granted and pay should be fixed in GP of Rs. 4600/-

4. In view of above, all the cadre units of CSCS are requested to take necessary action as advised in the para 3 above. Simultaneously, they are also requested to send the information as per the format given in the Annexure-I to this OM for further examination of the issue of recovery of pay for taking a view at this end. The information may be sent latest by 09.09.2019 positively. In case of no information, 'Nil' report is required to be sent by the stipulated date.

(Vasanthi V Babu)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Telefax: - 24623157

To
Dir / DS(Admn.) of CSCS cadre
(As per Annexure-II)

ANNEXURE- I

Source: DoPT

Grants-in-aid for the year 2019-2020 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Association - Submission of Accounts for the year 2018-2019

DoPT Orders 2019

Grants-in-aid for the year 2019-2020 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Association - Submission of Accounts for the year 2018-2019

No. 7/02/2019- Welfare
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

The Secretaries of the,
Central Government Employees,
Residents Welfare Associations (recognised by DoPT)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated: 27th August, 2019

Subject: Grants-in-aid for the year 2019-2020 to the Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations- Submission of Accounts for the year 2018-2019 - regarding.

Sir/Madam,
The Department of Personnel & Training has been sanctioning Grants-in-aid to the eligible recognized Residents Welfare Associations formed by the Central Government employees in residential colonies to enable them to meet a part of their expenditure on t.he welfare activities, programmes during the financial year. The recognized Central Government employees
Residents Welfare Associations eligible to receive grants-in-aid may send a request to this effect to this Department in the prescribed Performa. (copy enclosed)

The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations are requested to send their request keeping in view the following guidelines:-

a. Central Government employees and employees of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Supreme Court, High Court, UPSC, Statutory and Autonomous hodies and Delhi Administration shall qualify for regular membership of an Association in respect of the grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel & Training subject to fulfillment of conditions as laid in para (b) to (h) of clause II (2) of the O.M. No. 5/8/2013 - Welfare dated 3rd June, 2014.
b. Grants-in-aid admissible will be subject to an upper ceiling of Rs.10,000/- during a financial year.
c. Consolidated accounts for the previous financial year may be provided in Annexure 'A' signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Internal Auditor.
d. A complete list of the members showing their names, residential address, official designation and address as on 31.03.2019 may be submitted as in Annexure 'B'.
e. All the vouchers relating to each head of expenditure as appearing in Annexure' A' should be maintained by the Association, so as to verify the expenditure as and when needed.
f. The Stock Register maintained by the Association as audited and certified by the Internal Auditor after physical verification should be maintained by the Association. The Department of Personnel & Training may verify the Stock Register as and when required. Similarly, the inventory of articles should also be maintained.
g. A copy of the minutes of the General Body meeting wherein the accounts of the Association and other activities thereof fol' the previous year have been approved may be submitted (Annexure 'K').
h. Utilization Certificate in respect of the grants in-aid provided by this Depmtment and information regarding assets acquired wholly or substantially funded from the grant may also be furnished as per proforma in Annexure 'F' and 'G' respectively. The Association who have not received grants-in-aid for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 may submit Utilization Certificate for the previous year. However, the newly formed Associations need to submit Utilization Certificate indicating 'Nil' along with the Accounts for the year 2018-19.
i. A report on the activities of the Association with reference to the Annual Action Plan as provided in Clause 7 of the Rules and Regulations framed under the Model Constitution may also be provided (Annexure' J').
j. A certificate regarding expenditure on Swachh Bharat Mission may also be provided (Annexure 'L')

2. It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-in-aid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past. In case any Association fails to get grants-in-aid for any reason for two consecutive years, such Association will stand derecognized.

3. CGERWAs are requested to send their request complete in all respect, in the prescribed proformae, to DoPT by 15.10.2019 for further necessary action in the matter.
Note: Incomplete Accouuts for the year 2018-19, for receiving the grants-in-aid for the year 2019-20, will not be entertained by this Department.

Yours faithfully,
(Kulbhushin Malhora)
Under Secretary (RW A)
Tel.: 24646961

Source: DoPT

Strengthening of administration – Periodical Review under FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972- Revised composition of Representation Committee

DoPT Orders 2019

Strengthening of administration - Periodical Review under FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972- Revised composition of Representation Committee.

F.No.25013/01/2013-Estt.A-lV
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Strengthening of administration - Periodical Review under FR 56(1) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 - Revised composition of Representation Committee regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T's OM of even number dated the 10th August, 2017 on the above-mentioned subject and to convey the decision of the Competent Authority to re-constitute the Representation Committee as under :-

(i) Dr (Ms) Preeti Sudan, IAS (AP:83), Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare in lieu of Ms Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Retd.);
(ii) Ms Rachna Shah, IAS (KL:91), JS, Cabinet Secretariat; and
(iii) One member nominated by Cadre Controlling Authority

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of lndia

To
All Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments
(As per Standard List)

Source: DoPT Orders 2019

Revised proposal for filling up of the 11 posts of Deputy Director of Airworthiness in Level 12, Rs.78800-209200/- of the pay matrix on Deputation basis in DGCA

DoPT Orders 2019

Revised proposal for filling up of the 11 posts (subject to change) of Deputy Director of Airworthiness in Level 12, Rs.78800-209200/- of the pay matrix on Deputation (including short term contract) basis in DGCA

F.No.21/07/2019-CS-I(P)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(C.S.l Division)

2nd Floor, 'A' wing,
Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated 27th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Revised proposal for filling up of the ll posts ( Subject to change) of Deputy Director of Airworthiness in Level 12, Rs.78800-209200/- of the pay matrix on Deputation (including short term contract) basis in DGCA - reg

The undersigned is directed to circulate office Memorandum No. A-60015/1268/2015.D G Section-MoCA dated 18/08/2019 received from Ministry of Civil Aviation (along with enclosures) for filling up of posts Deputy Director of Airworthiness.

It may be noted that cadre clearance from c.S.l Division will be required in case of Under Secretary and above level officers of CSS applying for deputation.

In case of any further clarification, applicants are requested to contact the concerned Ministries / Departments.

(Sanjay Kumar Das dupta)
Under Secretary to the Govemment of India
Tele:- 24629412

To,
All Ministries/ Departments (through DoPT's website)

Name of Post - Deputy Director Airworthiness
No.of Post - 11 (subject to change)
Pay Scale - Pre-revised scale of PB-3, Rs. 15600 - 39100 with GP of Rs. 7600/- (Level - 12, Rs. 78800 -209200/-of the Pay Matrix as per the recommendations of 7th CPC)

Source: DoPT Orders 2019

LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE Amendment 2019 and Special Casual Leave for Officers

LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE Amendment 2019 and Special Casual Leave for Officers

Office of the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam,
Dethi Cantt-110010.

No. AN/III/3060/I/Vol. VIII

dated 23.07.2019

To
All PCsDA/ PCsA (Fys.)/ PIFAs,
CsDA/ CsFA (Fys.)/ IFAs/ RTCs.
(through CGDA website).

Subject: Amendment to OM Part-I (2014 edition): Circulation of CS No. 06/2019 & 07/2019.
Correction Slips no. 06/2019 & 07/2019 of the Office Manual Part-I (2014 edition) has been uploaded on website for information and updation of OM Part-I. The Correction Slip will not be forwarded separately.
Please download the Correction Slip and update the concerned Paras of the Office Manual Part-I (2014 edition).

sd/-
(Rajeev Ranjan Kumar)
Dy. CGDA (AN)

Amendment to OM Part-I (Edition 2014)
Correction Slip No. 06/2019.

CHAPTER V
LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE
Leave (i) Officers – Para-221

For
The grant of leave to the CGDA requires the sanction of the Ministry of Defence (Finance). For officers in the HAG + Scale, HAG and officers in the Senior Administrative Grade (other than those serving under Principal Controllers of Defence Accounts and equivalent-post), CGDA is the leave sanctioning authority. For SAG officers serving in the Factories organisation and Principal Corttroller of Defence Accounts Organisation, Principal Controller of Accounts(Factories) and Principal Controller of Defence Accounts are the leave sanctioning authorities.

Powers to grant leave to the IDAS Officers of the rank of Addl CDA/Joint CDA and below including Probationary officers, is vested in the Principal Controller / Controller of Defence Accounts except where substitutes are required.

Read
The grant of leave to the CGDA requires the sanction of the Ministry of Defence (Finance). For officers in the HAG + Scale, HAG and officers in the Senior Administrative Grade (other than. those serving under Principal Controllers of Defence Accounts and equivalent-post), CGDA is the leave sanctioning authority. PCsDA/ CsDA posted outside HOrs. office may avail casual leave upto four days for herself/ himself and intimation in this regard shall be furnished to HOrs office as soon as possible. For SAG officers serving in the Factories organisation and Principal Controller of Defence Accounts Organisation, Principal Controller of Accounts (Factories) and Principal Controller of Defence Accounts are the leave sanctioning authorities.

Powers to grant leave to the IDAS Officers of the rank of Addl CDA/Joint CDA and below including Probationary officers, is vested in the Principal Controller / Controller of Defence Accounts except where substitutes are required.

Authority: HQrs. office AN-I circular no, AN-I/1466/ Leave Delegation/ Misc Corrs dated 12.09.2018.

Amendment to OM Part-I (Edition 2014)
Correction Slip No. 07/2019

CHAPTER V
LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE
(vii) Special Casual Leave
Para 246 – Note 1 (16) (c)

For
Panchayat/ Corporation/ Municipalities or other local bodies,

Read
Panchayat/ Corporation/ Municipalities or other local bodies. Central Government offices shall not be closed. Employees who are bona-fide voters and desire to exercise their franchise should, however, be offered reasonable facility, subject to normal exigencies of service, either by way of coming late to office or by being allowed to leave office early or a short absence on that day”.

Source: Gol, DoP&T OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001.

Army officers revised pay structure Opportunity for revision

Army officers revised pay structure Opportunity for revision

1. GoI, MoD vide letter No. 1(29)/2017/ D(Pay/Services) dated 06/08/2019 has extended the provisions of Para 3 and 4 of MoF, Department of Expenditure OM No. 4-23/17- IC/E-III dated 12/12/2018 to Defence Personnel regarding exercising of option to come over to the revised pay structure.
2. Army Officers who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure as notified by the Pay Rules/Regulations 2017, shall be permitted to revise their initial option in terms of Rules 5 and 6 thereof.
3. The revised option shall be exercised within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue of MoD orders i.e. upto 01/02/2020. The option exercised in terms of these orders shall be final and shall not be liable to any further change under any circumstances. All other terms and conditions laid down in the said Rules 5 and 6 of Pay Rules/Regulations 2017 shall continue to be applicable.
4. Army Officers who have already exercised their option to come over to the revised pay structure from 01/01/2016 itself or in whose case the revised pay structure took effect from 01/01/2016 and who re-exercise their option under these orders to come over to the revised pay structure from a date subsequent to 01/01/2016 as per Rule 5 of the Pay Rules/Regulations, the arrears on account of revised pay already drawn by them from 01/01/2016 upto the date from which they opt to come over to the revised pay structure shall be recovered.

Railways - Revision of pension/family pension - Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPA

Railways

Revision of pension/family pension - Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPA

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
Non RBA Letter

No. 2018/AC-II/21/2/ARPAN
New Delhi, dated 22.08.2019

Pr. Financial Advisors,
All Zonal Railways/Production Units.

Sub:- Revision of pension/ family pension - Customisation of revision module in ARPAN and IPAS.

Certain customizations have been made in the Pension revision Module in ARPAN and IPAS. The same are listed below.

ARPAN:
Re-revision of the pension revision cases of pre-2006 pensioners who retired from 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500 or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods so as to consider Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/-as the corresponding Pay instead of Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- (in pursuance of Board’s instructions issued vide RBE No. 112 of 2019). In order to have uniformity and clarity in re-revision of such cases, clear endorsement shall invariably be made on these PPOs as 'Amended Revised PPOs'. Pension revision for these cases in Pay Commissions prior to 7th CPC shall be carried out in pension application software other than ARPAN and subsequently be ported to ARPAN. Pension Revision of compulsory retirement cases with 2.57 multiplying factor of pension/family pension as on 01.01.2016 wtihout epins the benefit of Notional Pay., While revising these cases, utmost care may be taken to feed accurate data regarding nature of retirement, amount of pension/family pension as per 6th CPC.

IPAS :
Requisite validations for downloading various Master data viz. Marital status, Designation, Grade Pay, Accounting Unit has been provided in IPAS and can be accessed through the 'Help' Menu of IPAS application.

May kindly notify all concerned at the field level.

Sd/-
( V.Prakash)
Joint Director Accounts
Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways

DoPT Orders 2019 - Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

DoPT Orders 2019

Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

No.36035/2/2017 -Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: August 23, 2019

Subject: Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. -reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that in a w.P. (Civil) No. 521/2008 with Civil Appeal No. 5389/2016, the Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide Judgment, dated 30.06.2016, inter alia, declared the Office Memorandum No. 36035/3/2004 - Estt.(Res) dated 29.12.2005, as illegal and inconsistence with the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. This OM, among other, contained a provision for exemption from payment of application fee and examination fee in respect of Persons with Disabilities.

Thereafter, with the enactment of 'THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016' and issue of notification titled 'THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULES, 2017', this Department has issued an Office Memorandum No. 36035/2/2017-Estt.(Res), dated 15.01.2018, regarding reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, in the posts and services of the Central Government. The said Office Memorandum dated 15.01.2018, however, does not contain any provision for exemption from payment of examination and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

The issue has been deliberated upon at length in the Department and it has, now, been decided that the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities shall continue to be exempted from payment of application fee and examination fee, prescribed in respect of competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission, the Union Public Service Commission, etc. for recruitment to various posts. This exemption shall be available only to such persons who would otherwise be eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of standards of medical fitness prescribed for that post (including any concession specifically extended to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) and who enclose with the application form, necessary certificate from a competent authority in support of their claim of disability.

(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Ph. 23093307

To,
(i) All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India.
(ii) Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi.
(iii) Department of Public Enterprises, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
(iv) Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, Delhi.
(v) Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/ Election Commission of India/ Lok Sabha Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Cabinet Secretariat! Central Vigilance Commission/ President's Secretariat / Prime Minister's Office/ Planning Commission.
(vi) Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi.
(vii) Office of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities, Sarojini House, 6, Bhagwan Das Road,New Delhi -110001.
(viii) Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
(ix) All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and all attached/subordinate offices of this Ministry.
(x) Hindi Section for providing a Hindi translation.
Copy to: Director, NIC, DOPT - with the request to immediately place this OM on the website of this Department ("what's new" tab) for information of all concerned.

Source: DoPT

Defence - Ordnance Factories strike called off

Defence

Ministry of Defence
Ordnance Factories strike called off

24 AUG 2019

Continuing the process of dialogue which had started from 14 August 2019, the fourth meeting was held yesterday with the office bearers of AIDEF, INDWF, BPMS and CDRA under the Chairmanship of Secretary, DDP. While reaffirming that the proposed corporatisation of OFB is under examination of the Government, Secretary, DDP patiently listened to the concerns expressed by the Employees Federations regarding how the benefits/interests of employees in terms of wages, health facilities and other service matters may be affected due to corporatisation of OFB. The Employees Federations inter-alia suggested that their views should be considered while preparing the roadmap for increasing the turnover of the proposed entity from the current levels. After detailed deliberations, it was agreed to recommend to the Government, the setting up of a High Level Official Committee to interact with Employees Federations to examine their concerns and other aspects of the proposed new entity. The Federations on their part have agreed to withdraw the ongoing strike and continue with the process of dialogue. With this, employees will now be resuming their duties with effect from Monday, 26th August, 2019.

PIB