No. 36038/2/2008-Estt. (Res.) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi 

dated 10th May, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Special Recruitment Drive for filling up backlog reserved vacancies for Persons with Disabilities.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments OM of even number dated 9th April, 2012 (copy enclosed) whereby all the Ministries/Departments were requested to send the final report about the outcome of the Special Recruitment Drive by 30.4.2012. As already informed the Cabinet has to be apprised about the final outcome of the Drive.

2. The Ministries/Departments are again requested to send the final report of the Special Recruitment Drive to this Department urgently and latest by 21st May, 2012 so that the Cabinet be apprised about the outcome at the earliest.

sd/- 

(Sharad Kumar Srivastava) 

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: http://www.persmin.nic.in/
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Latest LTC 80 Fare Lists by Air India

India’s premier airline Air India has published their latest fare lists which include LTC 80 Fares.   A brief on the conditions for various fares, including details of advance booking fares, cancellation charges, reschedule of travel  detailed in the website are as follows :
A. Bookings through Air India web site: 10% discount offered on the basic fares till 30th September,2012
1. a) EAP14 & SAP 7 Fare Levels are Advance Purchase Fares which are  available for sale
upto 14 days, & 7 days respectively in advance before schedule date of departure of the flight.
B. Taxes, Fee & Charges
In addition to the above fares, Passenger Service fee, Airport Development Fee (wherever applicable) and Service Tax would be applicable.
a) Passenger Service fee is Rs. 233 except  (a) Ex Jammu,Srinagar  Leh where it is 207 & (b) ex Bangalore, Hyderabad  & Kochi it is 225/-
b) Airport tax (UDF)  ex  Hyderabad Rs. 484, Bangalore Rs. 260, Jaipur Rs. 150, Delhi Rs.225 Amritsar Rs. 150, Trichy Rs. 150, Vishakapatnam Rs. 150, Udaipur Rs. 150, Ahmedabad Rs. 124, Mangalore Rs. 150, Varanasi Rs. 150.
c) Service Tax  would be additional as applicable.
C Fare Rules:
Fee for Refund/revalidation/re-issuance  is levied as detailed under:
(i) First/Executive & Economy class under RBDs Y,B & M and LTC fares
(ia) On Refund -  a processing fee of Rs.200 per coupon is levied.
(ib) No re-issuance and revalidation fee is  applicable.
(ii) Tickets issued  on fares  under RBDs H to T
(iia) Refund – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Refund Fee of -Rs.500 per coupon .
Refund of No-show ticket, permitted  against a Refund Fee of -Rs.1500 per coupon
(iib) Revalidation /re-issuance – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Change Fee of -Rs.500 per coupon
Revalidation of No-show ticket, permitted  against a Change Fee of -Rs.1000 per coupon
(iii) Tickets issued  on fares under RBDs E & S
(iiia) Refund  – Non-Refundable.
(iiib) Revalidation /re-issuance – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Change Fee of -Rs.750 per coupon
Revalidation of No-show ticket, permitted  against a Change Fee of -Rs.1500 per coupon
D. Updated Fares as on 1st May , 2012
E. These  fares are subject to Change without prior  notice.
For further details, download complete fare list Click here

Linking of GPF Interest Rates With EPFO

Ministry of Finance

04-May, 2012 17:05 IST

Linking of GPF Interest Rates With EPFO

The rates of interest on General Provident Fund (GPF) is 8% for the period from 1.4.2011 to 30.11.2011 and 8.6% from 1.12.2011 to 31.3.2012, whereas the rate of interest on EPF for the financial year 2011-12 is 8.25%. Rate of interest on EPF is fixed on the recommendation of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Ministry of Labour and Employment based on the income earned on the accumulated fund during the financial year. However, rate of interest on GPF is generally fixed after taking into consideration the average secondary market yields on government securities of similar maturity.



This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

Subscribers to NPS to Now have Choice of Annuity Service

Ministry of Finance

Subscribers to NPS to Now have Choice of Annuity Service

Providers; PFRDA takes Important Step towards Providing an Exit Route to the Subscribers
Subscribers to the National Pension System (NPS) will now have a choice of Annuity Service Providers, from whom they can choose their annuity schemes on their exit from NPS on attainment of 60 years of age. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has empanelled the following six IRDA approved life insurance companies for providing annuity services to the subscribers of National Pension System (NPS).



1. Life Insurance Corporation of India
2. SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
3. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
4. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
5. Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
6. Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

under the provisions of NPS, a maximum of 60% of corpus accumulated at the time of exit, normally on the attainment of 60 years of age, can be withdrawn but a minimum of 40% corpus has to be utilized for purchasing an annuity from one of the empanelled annuity service providers. Subscriber can choose from any of the six above mentioned annuity service providers and can also make their choice of the annuity scheme from amongst the schemes being offered by these providers.

With the above empanelment, PFRDA has taken an important step towards providing an exit route to the subscribers.

Highlight of Civil Services Exam, 2011 Results

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

04-May, 2012 15:47 IST

Highlight of Civil Services Exam, 2011 Results

            Following are the important highlights of the Civil Services Examination, 2011, for which final result has been declared today.

Ø      The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2011 was conducted on 12th June, 2011.  A record number of 4,72,290 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 2,43,003 candidates have actually appeared.

Ø      11984 candidates were declared qualified for the Main written examination held in October-November, 2011 out of which 2417 candidates were selected for the Personality Test conducted in March-April, 2012.  Finally, 910 candidates (715 male & 195 female) have been recommended for appointment to the IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central Services against 1001 reported vacancies.  Vacancies unfilled presently are on account of 91 reserved community candidates qualifying on general standards.  Depending on the options exercised by them finally, these vacancies will be filled by candidates recommended for the Reserve List that is maintained by the Commission.

Ø      The First two positions have been taken by female candidates.  The top 25 candidates include 19 male (including 01 visually challenged candidate) and 06 female candidates. In the top 100 candidates, there are 21 female candidates.

Ø      Ms. Shena Aggarwal (Roll No. 233541) has topped the Examination.  She has done MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.  This is her 3rd attempt.

Ø      The 2nd ranker is Ms. Rukmani Riar (Roll No. 27895).  She has done Master of Arts (Social Entrepreneurship) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.  The is her 1st attempt.

Ø      The 3rd position is bagged by Shri Prince Dhawan (Roll No. 1804).  He has done M. Tech (Elect. Engg.) from IIT, Delhi.  This is his 1st attempt.

Ø      The result also showcases the pan-Indian distribution of successful candidates of this Examination. Amongst the top 25 candidates, there are candidates claiming domicile from as many as 16 States, i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh.

Ø      The top 25 candidates include alumni from some of the premier educational institutions of the country including AIIMS, IIM and IITs.  An alumnus of London School of Economics also figures in the top 25.

Ø      The family background of top 25 candidates show diverse representation from all walks of the life which include farmer, teacher, businessman, army personnel, low and middle level govt. servants, doctors, 

advocate, professor & civil servants.

Ø      Amongst top 25 candidates, 6 have made to the merit lift in their 1st attempt; 07 in 2nd attempt; 09 in 3rd attempt; and 01 each in 4th, 5th & 6th attempts.  As many as 12 have already been recommended to services other than IAS on the basis of Civil Services Examinations of previous years.

Ø      Of the top 25 candidates – 13 appeared from Delhi; 3 from Jaipur, 2 each from Mumbai & Chandigarh; and 1 each from Hyderabad, Chennai, Dispur, Patna & Jammu Centres.