Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sanction of Child Care Leave: Instructions regarding

Controller General of Defence Accounts
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-110010
No. AN/XIV/19404/Leave Matters/Vol. III
Dated 25- 8-2011
To
All PCsDA/CsDA
Sub: Sanction of Child Care Leave: Instructions regarding
     Consequent upon the implementation of 6th CPC, Child Care Leave to Women Employees of the Central Govt. was introduced w.e.f. 1st September 2008 vide DoP&T OM No.13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 18-11-2008.
2.  DoP&T vide their OM No.13018/2/2008-Estt(L) dated 18-11-2008 have further clarified on the subject that Child Care Leave for women employees is meant to facilitate them in taking care of their children at the time of need. However, it should not disrupt the functioning of Central Govt. Offices. It was further clarified by DoP&T that CCL cannot be demanded as a matter of right and under no circumstances can any employee proceed on CCL without prior approval of leave by the leave sanctioning authority.
3.  Instances have come to the notice of this HQrs office, where CCL has been used as a means to dodge unpalatable postings or to avoid functioning in a specific office/section and even to proceed abroad, rather than for the purpose for which CCL was introduced. This goes against the spirit of the Govt. orders on the subject. There have also been instances where even IDAS officers have left their offices ‘in anticipation" of sanction of the CCL.
4.  In view of the above, it is requested to all PCsDA/CsDA that the cases of CCL granted to the employees under their jurisdiction may please be reviewed and ensured that the CCL has been genuinely granted for the purpose for which it is meant. It may also be impressed upon all concerned that proceeding on CCL without sanction constitutes misconduct and will invite disciplinary proceedings against the official concerned.
This issues with the approval of CGDA.
Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(Rakesh Sehgal)
Jt.CGDA(AN)

Source: http://www.cgda.nic.in/
[http://www.cgda.nic.in/adm/ccl250811.pdf]

Updated ITR (Income Tax Return) forms for the F.Y. 2010-11 or Assessment Year 2011-12

Updated release is always better than old.   There are two updated releases i.e.  ITR-1 Sahaj and ITR-4S in PDF file.   In ITR-1 Sahaj release is 1.4 and in ITR-4S release  is 2.7.9.   Other forms (ITR-1,ITR-2,ITR-3,ITR-4,ITR-5 and ITR-6) are already updated. 

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Latest List of Holiday Homes and Touring Officers Hostels for Central Government Employees

Latest List of Holiday Homes for Central Government Employees
         The Ministry of Urban Development has published the latest list of Holiday Homes for Central Government employees. Ministry of Urban Development has Holiday Homes at 10 locations and Touring Officers Hostels at 42 odd locations all over India. Directorate of Estates is an attached office of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. It is responsible for the administration and management of the office buildings for the various organisations of the Government of India as well as residential accommodation for the Government employees in the metropolitan cities of Dlehi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and five other cities namely Shimla, Chandigarh, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Nagpur. The Central Government Estates in the remaining cities and towns are managed by the Central Public Works Department(CPWD).
Eligibility of offered the Holiday Homes and Touring Officers Hostels facility is as under... 1. Sitting / Ex Member of Parliament 2. Central Government employees (on official visits) 3. Serving Central Government employees (On leave, LTC or personal visits) 4. State / PSU employees (On duty / Leave) 5. Retired Government Employees.
Beginning of the year 2009, the Directorate of Estates has introduced internet booking facility(Online booking) to Central Government employees for the purpose of LTC and Touring. The new user-friendly system for booking of rooms, to know the status of their application online and to obtain confirmation slips online. The charges of Holiday Homes and Touring Guest Houses are very low. Accommodation is provided for a period not exceeding 10 nights (5 nights in season period). There is no provision for refund of reservation charges. The check-out time : 9 AM, Check-in time : 11 AM to 12:00 noon. Retired Government employees should submit a photocopy of the PPO while presented at the time of checking in. The occupation of more than 4 persons (2 Adults and 2 Children) in the double-bedded rooms is not permitted. Cooking is strictly prohibited in the rooms of Holiday Homes / Hostels and Pets are not allowed.
We have tabled the latest list of the Holiday Homes and Touring Officers Hostels as follows...

Travel through Universe using Celestia

Do you want your kids visualize and grasp knowledge on our Solar System? Or do you want make a virtual tour of universe and see all celestial objects just like sitting and watching from a window seat of a space ship?
Then, Celestia which is an open source free software will be the right choice for you.
Celestia contains data gathered by the European Space Agency including imagery, telemetry and positional data for planets, asteroid and stars and then maps it in 3D.
The objects in Celestia are moving along their true paths, synchronized to your computer's time and date. To see this in action, you can speed up time, using  increase real time by 10 times, 100 times, 1000 times and more  and  enjoy planets and seeing revolve themselves and in an orbit, you can watch shadows move around planetary bodies, moons fly through their orbit or follow an asteroid on its journey through space.
The following video will teach you the basic operations in Celestia once you downloaded, installed and launched the same.



Celestia is a unique space simulation program for the PC that lets you and your kids interactively leave your seats at home and experience our universe in stunning three dimensions. It is capable of taking you nooks and corner of our solar system as well as deep into space to perform a virtual tour of our space.
You can personally orbit Mars, plunge through the rings of Saturn or travel anywhere in the Solar System and beyond into deep space, at any speed, in any direction you choose, and at any time in history.
If desired, you can visit stars or nebula circling the Milky Way or view thousands of other galaxies and galactic clusters from intergalactic space. You can travel back in time to fly alongside famous spacecraft like Sputnik or Voyager as they make history. You can try docking with the International Space Station. You can even travel five billion years into the future to witness the death of our Sun and of Earth.
Many space enthusiasts have acknowledged that Celestia is a very accurate program. It depicts the Solar System of planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets and spacecraft in vivid detail, and can draw and track over 2 million stars and 10,000 galaxies in real time and proper position. It can also create rotating stars, planet atmospheres, planet shine on other objects, drifting clouds, moving surface shadows, reflections off oceans and ice, magnetic fields, constellations, solar eclipses, speeding comet tails, erupting solar flares and swirling nebula gas. Its add-on database includes over 50 real spacecraft and dozens of fictional ones.
Celestia is in use in millions of locations worldwide, and is routinely used by high schools, universities, NASA, SÃO and other government space agencies. It has also been employed in movies and in TV shows. Celestia was created and is provided open source, free of charge by Mr. Chris Laurel and the Celestia Development group, a collection of space enthusiast professionals who have donated their talent to bring it to the rest of the world.
The following link will provide an in-depth installation tutorial with lot of astronomical resources.
This is one of the useful tutorials to operate Celestia
Those who are interested to use Celestia as an educational aid more resources are available in the following link.
And finally before wrapping up, have a look at this video that is shot based on motion of  a computer screen when Celestia program is in use.  This is the screen-shot that mainly captured various natural special effects while  celestial bodies function in the universe.  Of course capturing of the scenes that show motion of heavenly bodies may require increase of real time by 1000 times are more.  (Tip: You can easily adjust the real time in Celestia, using Time menu on the top)

Source: Celestia Website

Mandatory Electronic Return of Service Tax

Friends,  Service Tax Return w.e.f. 01-10-2011 will be submitted through electronic system vide Service Tax Notification No. 43/2011 dated 25th August 2011.  Earlier it was not mandatory but now  w.e.f. 1-10-2011, Every assessee shall submit the half-yearly return electronically as mandatory.

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
*****
Notification No. 43/2011 – Service Tax

New Delhi, the 25th August 2011
Bhadra 3, 1933 (Saka)

G.S.R. 642 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely :-  

1. (1) These rules may be called the Service Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2011.

    (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2011.

2. In the Service Tax Rules, 1994, in rule 7, -
(a) in sub-rule (2), the proviso shall be omitted;
(b) after sub-rule (2) as so amended, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3) Every assessee shall submit the half-yearly return electronically”.

 [F. No. 137/99/2011 – Service Tax]


(Deepankar Aron)
 Director (Service Tax)


 Note.-  The principal rules were notified vide notification No. 2/1994 – Service Tax dated the 28th June 1994, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 546(E), dated the 28th June, 1994 and were last amended by notification No. 35/2011 - Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011, vide number G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011.

Re-designation of the merged cadre of Group 'D’ & Record Clerks and classification thereof.

Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command)
Cariappa Road, Lucknow, Cantt.-226092
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR

No. AN/I-A/1057/GP 'D’ / Multi Tasking Staff
Dated: 02-05-2011
To
The CDA (RTC) Lucknow,
The IFA (CC) Lucknow,
All Sections in Main Office Lucknow,
All Sub-Offices under this Organization.

Subject:      Re-designation of the merged cadre of Group 'D’ & Record Clerks and classification thereof:
Reference: - This office Important Circular of even no. dt:04-06-2010.
Kindly refer to this office important Circular cited under reference on the above subject wherein all posts of Group 'D' and Record Clerks were merged and classified as Group 'C' with the grade pay of Rs1800/- in PB-I. The merged posts have been re-designated as MTS. Accordingly, the charter of duties to be assigned to the MTS has already been circulated vide this office Important Circular cited at reference (copy enclosed).

2. 0f late, it has been intimated by HQrs Office vide their letter No. AN/XI/11409//CR/2009 dated: 11/04/2011 letter that several representations have been received in the HQrs Office from erstwhile Record Clerks now re-designated MTS regarding assignment of their duties.
3. In this connection, it is stated that the duties of MTS given in the above mentioned charter of duties also includes the duties which were being performed by the erstwhile Record Clerks (Viz. Physical maintenance of records of the section, carrying of files & other papers within the building, photocopying, sending of FAX, assisting in routine office work like diary. dispatch etc.). The Officers in-Charge can assign the above duties to the Record Clerks (Now MTS). at their own discretion.
4. Further, it is also requested that the Officer-in-Charge will ensure to strict compliance of Important Circular cited under reference.
5. The contents of this Important Circular may got noted by all concerned individuals for reminding their duties.
6. Please acknowledge the receipt.

sd/-xxx
(Sandeep Thakur)
Dy. CDA(AN)
Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Central Command) Cariappa Road, Lucknow-226002
No.AN/1-A/1057/GP 'D’ / Multi Tasking Staff
Dated: 04-06-2010
To
The CDA, RTC Lucknow,
The IFA (CC) Lucknow,
All Sections in Main Office,
All Sub-Offices
All concerned Staff

Subject: Re-designation of the merged cadre of Group 'D’ & Record Clerks and classification thereof:
Consequent upon decision of Government of India, Ministry of personnel, Public Grievances & pensions Department of Personnel & Training  vide OM No. 14017/6/2009-Estt.(RR) dated 30th April, 2010, all the posts of Group - D (i.e. Peon, Daftary, Jamadar, Frash, Chowkidar, Safaiwala, Mali, Jr. Gestener Operator etc) and Record Clerks have merged and classified as Group - C, with Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- (Rs.5200-20200). The merged cadres has now been re-designated as MULTI-TASKING STAFF.
2. The necessary amendment will be carried out in the office establishments as MULTI-TASKING STAFF of merged cadre of Gp 'D' and Record Clerks in Group-C.
3. The charters of duties assigned to MULTI-TASKING STAFF are as under:-
  
01Physical Maintenance of records of the Section09.Opening & closing or rooms.
02.General cleanliness & upkeep of the Section/Unit.10.Cleaning of rooms.
03.Carrying of files & other papers within the building11.Dusting of furniture etc.
04.Photocopying, sending of FAX etc.12.Cleaning of building, fixtures etc.
05.Other non-clerical work in the section/Unit.13.Work related to his ITI qualifications, if it exists.
06.Assisting in routine office work like diary, dispatch etc., including on computer.14.Driving of vehicles, if in possession of valid driving license.
07.Delivering of dak (outside the building).15.Upkeep of parks, lawns, potted plants etc.
08.Watch & ward duties.16.Any other work assigned by the superior authority.

4. All Group 'D' and Record Clerks have to keep knowledge of their duties assigned to them as MULTI-TASKING STAFF.

sd/-
(Dr.Mahesh S.Khumkar)
Dy. CDA(AN)
Source: http://www.pcdacc.gov.in/
[http://www.pcdacc.gov.in/download/circulars/2011-05-4_re_designation_of_the_merged.pdf]
More Dopt orders…

Railways take Steps to Prevent Misuse of Tatkal Scheme

Ministry of Railways
Railways take Steps to Prevent Misuse of Tatkal Scheme
With a view to reduce the scope for misuse of Tatkal scheme, the following steps have been taken:-
i)    Access to Tatkal booking on all days and normal booking on the opening g day of reservation through e-tickets by the Travel Agents/Web-service agents/Web Agents of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has been disabled between 0800 a.m. and 09.00 a.m.
ii)    It has been made mandatory to produce any one of the prescribed identity cards (in original) during the journey by any one of the passengers booked on a Tatkal ticket.
iii)    Instructions have also been issued that Senior Divisional Commercial Managers/Divisional Commercial Managers should conduct regular inspections of Reservation offices and also personally inspect passenger Reservation System (PRS) offices during the opening hours and take immediate steps to check the routing activities.
In addition, the following two safeguards already exist in the Tatkal Scheme:-
•    Tatkal Refund Rules are stringent to reduce chances of its misuse
. •    Change of name facility is not available under the Scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bharatsinh Solanki in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Source: PIB

Vacant Posts of SCs/STs

Ministry of Mines
Vacant Posts of SCs/STs
Group ‘A’ Posts in the Ministry are either part of Central Staffing Scheme filled up on deputation tenure basis or cadre posts of Central Secretariat Service (CSS). Similarly, Group ‘B’ Posts are cadre posts of Central Secretariat Service or Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (CSSS). Appointments to all posts in CSS/CSSS are made by Department of Personnel & Training who controls these services duly considering the provisions of reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. In case of Group ‘C’ posts, one vacancy reserved for SC category has been intimated to Department of Personnel and Training for filling up.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Mines, Shri Dinsha Patel in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Source: PIB

Aganwadi Workers Training Centres

Ministry of Women and Child Development
Aganwadi Workers Training Centres There are a total of 498 AWTCs operational as on 30 June 2011 in States/UTs. The Minister of State (I/C) for Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath revealed in Lok Sabha today that two proposals to open 10 new AWTCs - 6 in Assam and 4 in Jharkhand, have been received in May, 2011.
In reply to a question she said that the number of Anganwadi Workers to be trained every year is proposed by the States/UTs in their Annual State Training Action Plans (STRAPs). During the current financial year, 2,87,778 Anganwadi Workers and 2,18,098 Anganwadi Helpers are proposed to be trained through the existing AWTCs.
The Minister stated that in order to ensure effective functioning of the AWTCs, regular visits are made by the State Government officials as well as the faculty from the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) to monitor and inspect these centres. Also, State Governments undertake periodic review meetings with the AWTCs to review the progress of the training courses against the targets approved under the STRAPs.
Source: PIB

Custom-Circular No. 36/2011 Dated 12th August,2011

Circular No. 36/2011-Customs

F. No. DGEP/EOU/18/2011
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs

New Delhi dated 12 August, 2011.
To

All Chief Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev)
All Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs / Customs (Prev)
All Commissioners of Customs (Appeals)
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs & Central Excise (Appeals)


Sub:-  Waiver from the requirement of Bank Guarantee in respect of EOUs – Amendment to Circular No. 54/2004-Customs dated 13.10.2004 - reg.

***

                        Attention is invited to para 19 of the Board’s Circular No. 54/2004-Customs dated 13.10.2004 which extends the facility of exemption from furnishing bank guarantee by 100% Export Oriented Units (EOUs) at the time of import or for sending goods on job work in
Domestic Tariff Area (DTA).

2.         In terms of the provisions of para 6.12 (f) of FTP announced on 31.8.2004, exemption was granted for 100% EOUs from furnishing bank guarantee at the time of import or going for job work in DTA subject to certain prescribed conditions to be followed by the unit. These conditions are that (i) the unit has a turnover of Rupees 5 crores or above; (ii) unit is in existence for at least three years; and (iii) unit is having an unblemished track record. Accordingly, this was implemented by issue of instructions vide para 19 of the aforesaid Board’s Circular No. 54/2004-Customs.

3.         It has been brought to the notice of the Board that one of the conditions relating to ‘unblemished track record’ for grant of such exemption from furnishing bank guarantee to 100% EOUs has been changed in the annual FTP amendments and the same is not being properly implemented. It has been represented by the exporters that Customs/ Central Excise field formations are insisting for Bank Guarantee even for Status Holder EOUs on the ground that show cause notices have been issued to them, thereby such units are unable to fulfill the condition of ‘unblemished track record’.

4.1        The issue has been examined in the Board. The provisions of para 6.12 providing other entitlements to 100% EOUs was amended in the FTP changes introduced w.e.f. 1.4.2008, and the said para 6.12 state the following:

*6.12. (f):  Unit will not be required to furnish bank guarantee at the time of import or going for job work in DTA, where unit has
            (ia turnover of Rs. 5 crores or above;
           
(ii) unit is in existence for at least three years; and
(iii) The unit:
      (a)  has achieved positive NFE / export obligation wherever applicable;

(b)  has not been issued a show cause notice or a confirmed demand, during the preceding 3 years, on grounds other than procedural violations, under the penal provision of the Customs Act, the Central Excise Act, the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, the Finance Act, 1994 covering Service Tax or any allied Acts or the rules made thereunder, on account of fraud / collusion / willful mis-statement/ suppression of facts or contravention of any of the provisions thereof;
        [*Note: The said para has been re-numbered as 6.12(e) in the current FTP introduced w.e.f. 23.8.2010]

From the above it could be seen that there are four conditions prescribed as (i), (ii), (iii)(a) and (iii)(b). The condition (iii) has been revised in the FTP changes introduced w.e.f. 1.4.2008. While there appears to be no difficulty for the trade and industry in complying with first three conditions, in respect of condition at (iii)(b) it is represented that mere issue of show cause notice on procedural non-compliance would not debar them from the entitlements of bank guarantee waiver granted under para 6.12(f).

4.2        It could be seen from the provisions of para 6.12(f) sub-para (iii)(b) of FTP, that the prescribed condition clearly excludes show cause notices or cases booked for procedural violations. Hence, the entitlement of bank guarantee exemption to 100% EOUs / EHTP / STP / BTP units shall be denied only in cases involving fraud/ collusion/ willful mis-statement/ suppression of facts, whether or not extended period for issue of SCN has been invoked. Further, any violation or contravention of any of the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 or Central Excise Act, 1944 or Finance Act, 1994 or other Acts specified in para 6.12(f) of FTP or any Allied Acts or Rules made thereunder, would also attract denial or exemption from furnishing bank guarantee.  However, in simple cases of issue of show cause notices for procedural violation against such units, the entitlement of exemption from furnishing bank guarantee to EOU/EHTP/STP/BTP units need not be denied. These units shall continue to be eligible for availing the bank guarantee waiver mentioned in para 6.12(f) of the FTP, in view of the exclusion provided therein.

5.         Board’s Circular No. 54/2004-Customs dated 13.10.2004 stands modified to the above extent.

6.         These instructions may be given wide publicity and should be brought to the notice of all the concerned by way of issuance of instructions/ trade notice.

7.         Difficulty faced, if any, in implementation of the above instructions may be brought to the notice of the Board at an early date.

8.         This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Yours faithfully,

(H.S. Chimni)
Deputy Director

Service Tax-Notification No. 43/2011 Dated 25th August 2011

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
*****
Notification No. 43/2011 – Service Tax

New Delhi, the 25th August 2011
Bhadra 3, 1933 (Saka)

G.S.R. 642 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-section (2) of section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Service Tax Rules, 1994, namely :-  

1. (1) These rules may be called the Service Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2011.

    (2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2011.

2. In the Service Tax Rules, 1994, in rule 7, -
(a) in sub-rule (2), the proviso shall be omitted;
(b) after sub-rule (2) as so amended, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“(3) Every assessee shall submit the half-yearly return electronically”.

 [F. No. 137/99/2011 – Service Tax]


(Deepankar Aron)
 Director (Service Tax)


 Note.-  The principal rules were notified vide notification No. 2/1994 – Service Tax dated the 28th June 1994, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 546(E), dated the 28th June, 1994 and were last amended by notification No. 35/2011 - Service Tax, dated the 25th April, 2011, vide number G.S.R. 343 (E), dated the 25th April, 2011.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Constitution of Joint Consultative Committee (JCM) of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan



OFFICE ORDER

In pursuant to the provisions of Education Code for Kendriya Vidyalayas under Appendix XLII (B), the Vice-Chairman. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has accorded approval for the constitution of Joint Consultative Committee (JCM) of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan with immediate effect. The Council will consist of the members from official side & staff side as under:



A)

Vice-chairman         
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan


Sh. Ashok Thakur,          
Spl. Secretary (HE) MHRD Deptt. Of Education, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.          


Chairman





B) Representatives on the Official Side :-





1)

Finance Member,         
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan


Sh. Ajay Narain Jha,           
Joint Secretary & FA MHRD Deptt. Of Education, Govt. of India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi          


Member



2.

Two members of the Board of Governors, Kendriya Vidyaiaya Sangathan.


1. Sh. Vineet Joshi,           
Chairman, CBSE, Preet Vihar, Delhi.          

2. Sh. Suresh Pal           
Director& CWO Deptt. Of Personnel and A.R Room No. 384, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi          


Member         


Member



3.


Commissioner,          
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sangathan          


Sh. Avinash Dikshit

Member         




4.


Joint Commissioner (Admn.)          
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan.          


Sh. O.M.Prabhakaran

Member



5.


Deputy Commissioner (Adrnn.)          
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan          


Sh. S. Vijaya Kumar

Member Secretary





C Representatives from Staff Side






(i)




Teacher’s Association i.e. AIKVTA



1


Sh. A.S. Mazumdar, President, AIKVTA

& TGT (Maths), KV No.1 AFS Gurgaon.



2


Sh. S.S.Malik, Gen, Secretary, AIKVTA

& PGT(Phy.) KV JNU Campus, New Delhi.



3.


Sh. D. R. Yadav, Treasure, AIKVTA

& TGT (Maths), KV JNU Campus, New Delhi.



4.


Sh. K.R. Thakur, Secretary, Press & Publication, AIKVTA

& Yoga Teacher, KV No. 3 Delhi Cantt.





(ii) Non Teaching Staff i.e. KEVINTSA             





1.

Sh. Basudev Chakraborty,          
President, KEVINTSA          
22/1, Jogendra Nath Ghosal Road Ariadaha, Kolkotta.



2.

Sh. M.D. Murthy,          
Gen. Secretary (I/C),KEVINTSA          
C/o Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Regional Office, K. Kamaraja Road, Bangalore




sd/-

(Dr. E. Prabhakar)

Deputy Commissioner (Pers.)

Source : www.kvsangathan.nic.in

[http://www.kvsangathan.nic.in/CircularsDocs/cir-misc-12-08-11.pdf]

Loan from HUDCO


Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

  Loan from HUDCO :

                           The Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO), has sanctioned a number of schools, colleges, hostels, office buildings etc.  under social infrastructure component based on the proposals of the State/Government Agencies under priority sector.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today she said, however, there  was no scheme specifically for construction of hostel buildings for SCs/STs/OBCs and Minorities.  In the last three years, i.e., from 1st April, 2008 to 31st March, 2011, HUDCO has sanctioned 69 social infrastructure schemes with loan amount of Rs.896.74 crore as at  Annexure-I. The details of schemes State-wise in last three years is at Annexure-II.


Annexure- I

Social Infrastructure Schemes sanctioned by HUDCO from       01-04-2008 to 31-03-2011

                                                                                                                      (Amount – Rs. in crore)




Year


No. of Schemes


Project Cost


Loan Amount

 




2008-09


28


493.60


333.42




2009-10


24


674.60


387.44




2010-11


17


247.88


175.88




Total


69


1416.08


896.74




Annexure- II

State-wise/Year-wise List  of Social Infrastructure Schemes sanctioned  by HUDCO  from   01-04-2008 to 31-03-2011

                                                                                                                (Amount – Rs. in lakhs)




Sl.No.


Name of the State


Project Cost


Loan Cost




(Period: 01-04-2008 to 31-03-2009)




1.


Chattisgarh


    232.15


  120.00




2.


Delhi


  3507.42


 1850.00




3


Gujarat


    885.00


   575.00




4.


Jharkhand


 19728.16


15700.00




5.


Karnataka


   1027.41


   500.00




6.


Madhya Pradesh


 13667.66


  7268.35




7.


Nagaland


   5490.92


  4389.00




8.


Orissa


     368.13


    240.00




9.


Tamilnadu


   3930.75


  2400.00




10.


Tripura


     522.57


    300.00




 

(Period: 01-04-2009 to 31-03-2010)




1.


Jharkhand


13545.19


11700.00




2.


Madhya Pradesh


  1369.00


    350.00




3.


Nagaland


  8286.01


  7116.00




4.


Punjab


36952.00


15000.00




5.


Tamilnadu


  7308.05


  4578.00




   

(Period: 01-04-2010 to 31-03-2011)




1.


Nagaland


  2032.88


  1425.00




2.


Pondicherry


  1237.07


  1113.22




3.


Punjab


18455.00


13000.00




4.


Tamilnadu


  3062.60


   2050.00


  Source: PIB

What is “Hierarchy”

 Generally we all know that the word 'Hierarchy' means 'an arrangement of items'. The same word plays an important role among the government employees. An employee who gets promoted from lower pay-scale to higher pay-scale as a result of promotion, the formation of pay structure is called 'Promotional Hierarchy'.

It is very normal that each and every central government employee is eager to get a promotion in his service. The advancement of an employee from one grade to another grade is called promotion. That pattern of pay structure for promotion, which gives one grade to another grade with pay range is called 'Promotional Hierarchy'.

In every central government departments, various staff are working together, but their pay differs. Promotion is provided on the basis of their own promotional hierarchy of category of post. Hierarchy is not common for all employees. It maintained 'Basic Pay Structure' for every category of post in every departments. Even though, the same category of employees working in different departments, they may have also different promotional hierarchy.

Initially in 2008, 6th CPC had recommended the new Grade Pay structure for all Central Government employees, this formation also called 'Hierarchy of Grade Pay'. This Grade Pay Hierarchy is common for all employees, but 'Promotional Hierarchy' will differ to each category. In 5th CPC, the order in pay structure was 3050, 3200, 4000, 4500, 5000, 5500, 6500.., but all the employees didn't get promotion in this order. Every department has different pattern of pay structure for promotion. This is known as 'Promotional Hierarchy'.

Erstwhile ACP Scheme was based on 'Promotional Hierarchy'.

The Modified ACP Scheme is based on 'Grade Pay Hierarchy'.

An employee getting promotion as per his 'Promotional Hierarchy', whereas an employee getting MACP upgradation as per 'Grade Pay Hierarchy'. The Grade Pay has created many anomalies within a single cadre. Hence, all the Trade Unions and Federations summarily rejected and insisted that grade pay of the next promotional post to be granted under the new MACP Scheme instead of granting next higher grade pay in the revised grade pay hierarchy. One more alternative also given by staff side in MACP Core meeting held on 25.2.2010 that the first two MACPs after 10 and 20 years should be to the next promotional post as per the hierarchy of respective department as under the erstwhile ACP scheme and thereafter the third MACP in the next grade pay of the revised pay band and grade pay.

Finally, Dopt has ordered to send the necessary information in respect of specific categories of employees where the MACPs is less advantageous that the erstwhile ACPS. It is based on the discussion with the Staff Side in 3rd meeting of the Joint Committee of MACP Scheme held on 15.03.2011. It identified more in some departments like Railways, Defence, Urban development, Home affairs and Postal.

We have tabled here for your information, hierarchy of some different category of post in various departments...

Group- C cadres existing in the Postal :-



Grade

Grade Pay



MTS

Rs.1800



Sorter

Rs. 1800 (Defunct Cadre)



LDC

Rs. 1900



Junior Accountant

Rs. 2800



Senior Accountant

Rs. 4200



Asst. Accounts Officer

Rs. 4800 (Gr.B)




The present cadre of Technician in Ordnance is as under :-



Grade

Pre-revised Scale

Grade Pay



Technician Skilled Grade

3050 - 4590

1900



Technician Highly Skilled Grade

4000 – 6000

2400



Technician MCM Grade

4500 – 7000

2800




The present cadre of Technician in Railways is as under :-



Grade

Pre-revised Scale

Grade Pay



Technician Skilled Grade

3050 - 4590

1900



Technician Grade-I

4000 – 6000

2400



Technician Grade-II

4500 – 6000

2800



Technician MCM Grade

5000 – 8000

4200




The present Fire Fighting Staff Cadre structure is as under :-



Grade

Pre-revised Scale

Grade Pay



Firemen

3050 - 4590

1900



Leading Firemen

3200 – 4900

2000



Station Officer

4500 - 7000

2800



Asstt. Divisional Fire Officer

5000 – 8000

4200



Deputy Divisional Fire Officer

7450 - 11500

4600




The present Clerical grades in Ordnance is as under :-



Grade

Pre-revised Scale

Grade Pay



Lower Divisional Clerk

3050 - 4590

1900



Upper Divisional Clerk

4000 – 6000

2400



Office Superintendents

5000 – 8000

4200




Pay structure

Central Secretariat Central Secretariat Stenographer service - pay structure of various levels:



Grade

Pay Band

Pay Range

Grade Pay



Stenographer Grade ‘D’

PB-I

5,200-20,200

2,400



Stenographer Grade ‘C’

PB-2

9,300-34,800

4,200



Private Secretary Group ‘B’

PB-2

9,300-34,800

4,200



Private Secretary Group ‘B’

Gazetted after 4 years continuous service PB-3

15,600-39,100

5,400



Principal Private Secretary

PB-3

15,600-39,100

6,600



Sr. Principal Private Secretary

PB-3

15,600-39,100

7,600






SECRETARIAT

NON-SECRETARIAT



Entry level

Grade D

4000-6000

Gr.D/III

4000-6000



Next promotion

Grade C/PA

6500-10500

Gr.II

5000-8000



Next promotion

PS

6500-10500

Gr.I

5500-8000



Next promotion

PS

8000-13500

NIL

NIL



Next promotion

PPS

10000-15200

PS/Reporter(M)

6500-10500



Next promotion

Sr.PPS

12000-16500

NIL

NIL


Source: www.cgstaffnews.com

Group-wise sanctioned staff strength of Central Vigilance Commission

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Staff Strength of CVC : - Group-wise sanctioned/actual staff strength of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as on 10.08.2011 is as under :-



-

Sanctioned strength

Officials in position



Group 'A'

53

43



Group 'B'

99

83



Group 'C'

71

53



Group 'C'(Pre-revised Group D)

73

67



Total

296

246


The powers and functions of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) are provided under Section 8 of the CVC Act, 2003 (45 of 2003). The CVC Act empowers the Commission to enquire or cause inquiries or investigations to be conducted into offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by the certain categories of public servants in the Central Government, corporations established by under any Central Act, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government.

As per Section 8(1) (g) of the CVC Act, the Commission tenders advice to the Central Government, corporations established by or under a Central Act, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government on such matters as may be referred to it by that Government, said Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government or otherwise. As per information provided by the CVC, the details of punishments awarded by the competent authorities in pursuance to the Commission’s advice during the last three years and upto June, 2011 are as under :-



Year

Major penalty

Minor penalty

Total



2008

909

1173

2082



2009

876

947

1823



2010

994

1269

2263



Upto June, 2011

420

491

911


This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri V. Narayanasamy in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

Promotion of Section Officers of CSS to Grade-I (Under Secretary) of CSS on ad-hoc basis — regarding

Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, (Department of Personnel & Training), O.M., No.No.5/7/2011-CS.I(U)dated the 25th August, 2011
Subject: Promotion of Section Officers of CSS to Grade-I (Under Secretary) of CSS on ad-hoc basis — regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 30.06.2011 vide which vigilance status and APARs upto the period 2009-10 of Section Officers officers upto 2003 Select List was sought for consideration of adhoc promotion to the grade of US. The documents sought were to have been sent to this Department by 8.7.2011. The Screening Committee for assessing the suitability of officers for adhoc promotion commenced their assessment on 19th July 2011. The APARs and vigilance status received upto that date have been taken into account for assessment of officers. The Screening Committee assessed the candidature of 273 eligible Section Officers of the CSS in terms of extant guidelines/instructions for ad-hoc promotions. Officers as mentioned in the Annexure could not be assessed by the Screening Committee for want of APARS and or non-receipt of vigilance clearance etc.
2. The Ministries/Departments concerned are requested to send the missing APARs and also the vigilance clearance with reference to this Department’s O.M. No.22011/4/91-Estt.(A) dated 14.09.1992 and O.M. NO.22012/1/99-Estt(D) dated 25.10.2004, at the earliest. Brief details about the officers, who are not clear from vigilance angle, may also be given including relevant dates. All these officers can be assessed by the Screening Committee in the next round of adhoc promotion only on receipt of complete documents. Therefore, the requisite ACRs/vigilance clearance etc. in respect of 67 Section Officers as indicated in the Annexure may be sent to CS Division at the earliest.
3. It is also requested that APARS and vigilance status in respect of Section Officers upto CSL No.7314 in General category and CSL No.8052 in SC/ST category, if not sent to this Department as per O.M. of even number dated 30.06.2011, may also be made available at the earliest for consideration during the next round of ad-hoc promotion.

ad/-
(V.Srinivasaragavan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Pl. Click here to continue the List of Section Officers who could not be assessed by the Screening Committee for want of APARs and non-receipt of vigiliance clearance etc.,
Source: http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/sopromo.25.08.11.pdf
[http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/sopromo.25.08.11.pdf]

Disbursement of pension to the Central Government Pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 on account of ONAM festival

No.3(2)/TA/2010/277
Ministry of Finance
 
Department of Expenditure
Controller General of Accounts
Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market New Delhi

Dated: 13.08.2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Disbursement of pension to the Central Government Pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 on account of ONAM  festival.

In continuation of this Office O.M. of even no. dated 5.8.2010 for disbursement of salary/wages of all Central Government employees in the State of Kerala for the month of August. 2010 on 20th August, 2010 on account of ONAM festival, the Government have decided that the pension of all Central Government pensioners in the State of Kerala for the month of August, 2010 may also be disbursed by the Banks/PAOs of Civil Ministries / Departments including Defence, Posts and Telecommunications on 20th August, 2010.

2. The pension so disbursed are to be treated as advance payments and will be subject to recovery, if any, in the subsequent payments from September.

3. Reserve Bank of India is requested to bring these instructions to the notice of the pension paying branches of all Banks located in the State of Kerala for necessary action immediately.

sd/-
(Vibha Pandey)
Jt. Controller General of Accounts
Source: http://www.cga.nic.in/
[http://www.cga.nic.in/pdf/ONAM_Fest_Pension.pdf]

Returns on NPS for the year 2010-11

These are returns for the 2010-11 (ending 31st March 2011) in the investments made by Government Employees and other individuals.  The Central Record Keeping Agency (NSDL) has published these figures in its website.

Returns on the investments made by Government Employees:

In respect of Central Government Employees and State Government Employees Scheme CG and SG respectively are applicable. The performance of the three pension fund managers for the central government employees indicate that the returns on subscribers' contributions under NPS ranged between 8% and 16% during 2008-09 and 2010-11. For state government employees the return was as low as 6% in 2009-10 and 10% in 2010-11.


SCHEME CG
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
L1G
8.30
10.19
SBI
8.05
11.36
UTI
8.45
10.20

# Inception date is 1 April 2008



SCHEME SG
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
L1G
10.77
9.53
SBI
9.88
9.22
UTI
11.34
9.80

# Inception date is 25 June 2009


Returns for Individuals other than Government Employees:

NPS subscribers have two investment options. First they have to open a Tier-1 account where the money is locked in and on attaining the specified age an investor can withdraw 40% of the corpus, while the remaining 60% has to be used to purchase a pension plan. There is also a Tier-2 option where funds can be withdrawn whenever an investor wants to.
Further, the Asset Class E, C and G are applicable only to individuals other than Government Employees.
Asset class E (equity market instruments) – The investment in this asset class would be subject to a cap of 50%. This asset class will be invested in index funds that replicate the portfolio of a particular index such as BSE Sensitive index and NSE Nifty 50 index. These schemes invest in securities in the same weightage as comprised in an index.
Asset class C (credit risk bearing fixed income instruments) – This asset class will be invested in the fixed income instruments such as Fixed Deposits of scheduled commercial banks, Credit Rated Public Financial Institutions/PSU Bonds, Municipal Bonds/Infrastructure Bonds etc
Asset class G (Government Securities) – This asset class will be invested in central government bonds and state government bonds.
According to the latest data released by the government in Parliament on Tuesday, return on investment is as low as 1.8% in case of those private sector employees, who opted for investments in government securities, the safest of the categories. At the highest level, schemes in this segment offered 12.5% return for the period 2009-10 to 2010-11.
Corporate bonds, supposed to be second safest instrument after government bonds, offered returns of 4-13% between 2009-10 and 2010-11. This again was due to the erosion in the value of the securities. Although stock market indices have had a roller-coaster ride over the last two years, equities have offered the best return of 8%-26% during this period. Amid fears that people would lose money, the government had capped investment in equities at 50% of the investment that a person makes in NPS.


SCHEME-E-TIER-1
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
11.83
17.85
IDFC
8.89
16.72
Kotak
11.89
13.67
Reliance
9.67
16.01
SBI
8.05
8.36
UTI
8.35
17.60
Index: S&P CNX Nifty
11.14

Index: BSE SENSEX
10.94

# Inception date is 1 May 2009



SCHEME- E- TIER 2
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
10.12
7.99
IDFC
7.05
5.58
Kotak
11.66
9.95
Reliance
9.51
9.77
SBI
7.86
6.18
UTI
10.16
8.01
Index: S&P CNX Nifty
11.14

Index: BSE SENSEX
10.94

# Inception date is 14 December 2009



SCHEME C – TIER 1
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
9.41
10.17
IDFC
6.26
8.41
Kotak
10.86
10.92
Reliance
7.82
6.45
SBI
12.66
11.81
UTI
9.20
6.87

# Inception date is 1 May 2009



SCHEME C – TIER 2
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
10.74
9.38
IDFC
6.02
5.17
Kotak
7.20
6.17
Reliance
7.17
6.32
SBI
14.46
12.88
UTI
7.62
6.52
# Inception date is 14 December 2009



SCHEME-G – TIER 1
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
7.71
6.37
IDFC
6.97
4.91
Kotak
9.14
6.56
Reliance
7.71
5.36
SBI
12.25
11.64
UTI
12.52
7.36

# Inception date is 1 May 2009



SCHEME-G TIER 2
PFM
1-Yr (%)
Since Incep. (%) #
ICICI
6.43
5.79
IDFC
6.00
5.34
Kotak
6.40
5.47
Reliance
5.68
5.43
SBI
11.82
13.74
UTI
16.44
13.11
# Inception date is 14 December 2009


source: Times of India, NSDL