National Association of Postal Employees Group-C, Andrapradesh Circle, Vijayawada.
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of Persons with Disabilities Act
Date : 1.9.2017
The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of Persons with Disabilities Act
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
RBE No. 107/2017
No. E(P&A)l-2017/CPC/LE-5
New Delhi, dated 30.08.2017
The General Managers and Principal Financial Advisers,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.
Sub: Guidelines on leave and voluntary retirement of Railway servants in light of the provisions of the Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
In pursuance of Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No.18017/1/2014-Estt(L) dated 25.02.2015 and OM No. 25012/1/2015-Estt(A-IV) dated 19.05.2015, the issues relating to leave and notice of voluntary retirement of Railway servants who have acquired a disability while in service are required to be dealt with in the light of the provisions of the Section 47 of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
2. Leave applied on medical certificate in connection with disability should not be refused or revoked without reference to a Medical Authority, whose advice shall be binding. The ceiling on maximum permissible leave laid down in Rule 510 of IREC Vol.-I may not be applied to leave on medical certificate applied in connection with the disability. Any leave debited for the period after a Railway servant is declared incapacitated shall be remitted back into his/her leave account. For a Railway servant who is unable to submit an application or medical certificate on account of disability, an application/ medical certificate submitted by a family member may be accepted.
3. Further, keeping in view the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995 and the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Bhagwan Dass & Anr Vs Punjab State Electricity Board (2008) 1 SCC 579, it has been decided that whenever a Railway servant seeks voluntary retirement citing medical grounds, or when the said notice has been submitted due to a disability, the administrative authorities shall examine as to whether the case is covered under Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995. In case the provisions are applicable, the
Railway servant shall be advised that he/she has the option of continuing in service with the same pay scale and service benefits.
3.1 In case a disabled Railway servant reconsiders his decision and withdraws the notice for voluntary retirement, his case shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995. If however, in spite of being so advised, such Government servant still wishes to take voluntary retirement, the request may be processed as per applicable rule.
4. It is requested to keep the above in view while processing cases of requests for voluntary retirement and leave from disabled Railway servants under the provisions of the Section 47 of PWD Act, 1995.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
6. Please acknowledge receipt.
(Anil Kumar)
Dy. Director/E(P&A)-I
Railway Board.
Payment of arrears of pension in cases where valid nomination has not been made under the payment of arrears of pension (Nomination) Rules ,1983.
Date : 31.8.2017
Payment of arrears of pension in cases where valid nomination has not been made under the payment of arrears of pension (Nomination) Rules ,1983.
Application Form for Postman/Mail Guards Examination2016-2017 to be held on 8.10.2017 from MTS/GDS : Andhra Pradesh Circle
Date : 31.8.2017
Application Form for Postman/Mail Guards Examination2016-2017 to be held on 8.10.2017 from MTS/GDS : Andhra Pradesh Circle
Application Form for MTS Examination 2016-2017 to be held on 08-10-2017 from GDS
Date : 31.8.2017
Application Form for MTS Examination 2016-2017 to be held on 08-10-2017 from GDS
Date : 31.8.2017
Cabinet approves equivalence of posts in Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Banks, Insurance Institutions with Posts in Government so that the children of those serving in lower categories in PSUs and other institutions can get the benefit of OBC reservations
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30-August-2017 14:50 IST
Cabinet approves equivalence of posts in Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Banks, Insurance Institutions with Posts in Government so that the children of those serving in lower categories in PSUs and other institutions can get the benefit of OBC reservations
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the norms for establishing equivalence of posts in Government and posts in PSUs, PSBs etc. for claiming benefit of OBC reservations. This addresses an issue pending for nearly 24 years. This will ensure that the children of those serving in lower categories in PSUs and other institutions can get the benefit of OBC reservations, on par with children of people serving in lower categories in Government. This will also prevent children of those in senior positions in such institutions, who, owing to absence of equivalence of posts, may have been treated as non Creamy Layer by virtue of wrong interpretation of income standards from cornering government posts reserved for OBCs and denying the genuine non creamy layer candidates a level playing field.
The Union Cabinet also approved the increase in the present income criterion of Rs. 6 lakh per annum for applying the Creamy Layer restriction throughout the country, for excluding Socially Advanced Persons/Sections (Creamy Layer) from the purview of reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The new income criterion will be Rs. 8 lakh per annum. The increase in the income limit to exclude the Creamy Layer is in keeping with the increase in the Consumer Price Index and will enable more persons to take advantage of reservation benefits extended to OBCs in government services and admission to central educational institutions.
These measures are a part of the Government’s efforts to ensure greater social justice and inclusion for members of the Other Backward Classes. The Government has already introduced in Parliament, a bill to provide Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes. It has also decided to set up a Commission, under section 340 of the Constitution, to sub categorize the OBCs, so that the more backward among the OBC communities can also access the benefits of reservation for educational institutions and government jobs. All these decisions, taken together, are expected to ensure greater representation of OBCs in educational institutions and jobs, while also ensuring that the more under-privileged within the category are not denied their chance of social mobility.
Background:
In its judgment dated 16.11.1992 in WP(C) 930/1990 (IndraSawhney case) the Supreme Court had directed the Government to specify the basis, for exclusion of socially and economically advanced persons from Other Backward Classes by applying the relevant and requisite socio-economic criteria.
An Expert Committee was constituted in February 1993 which submitted its report on 10.03.1993 specifying the criteria for identification of socially advanced persons among OBCs i.e. the Creamy Layer. The report was accepted by the then Ministry of Welfare and forwarded to DoPT which issued an OM dated 08.09.1993 on exclusion from the Creamy Layer.
The OM of 08.09.1993 specifies six categories for identifying Creamy Layer (a) Constitutional/Statutory post (b) Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ Officers of Central and State Governments, employees of PSUs and Statutory bodies, universities, (c) Colonel and above in armed forces and equivalent in paramilitary forces (d) professionals like Doctors, Lawyers, Management Consultants, Engineers etc. (e) Property owners with agricultural holdings or vacant land and/or buildings and (f) income/wealth tax asessee.
The OM further stipulates that the said parameters would apply mutatis mutandis to officers holding equivalent or comparable posts in PSUs, Banks, Insurance Organizations, Universities, etc. and Government was required to determine equivalence of positions in these organizations with those in Government.
Pending the equivalence to the established in these institutions Income criteria would apply for the officers in these Institutions.
However, this exercise of determining the equivalence of posts in Government and posts in PSUs, PSBs etc. had not been initiated. The determination of equivalence of posts has been thus pending for almost 24 years.
The matter of formulating equivalence has since been examined in detail. In PSUs, all Executive level posts i.e. Board level executives and managerial level posts would be treated as equivalent to group ‘A’ posts in Government and will be considered Creamy Layer. Junior Management Grade Scale–1 and above of Public Sector Banks, Financial Institutions and Public Sector Insurance Corporations will be treated as equivalent to Group ‘A’ in the Government of India and considered as Creamy Layer. For Clerks and Peons in PSBs, FIs and PSICs, the Income Test as revised from time to time will be applicable. These are the broad guidelines and each individual Bank, PSU, Insurance Company would place the matter before their respective board to identify individual posts.
Source : PIB
7th Pay Commission Pension revision – Compilation of all Pension related Orders issued by Govt for implementation
Date : 31.8.2017
7th Pay Commission Pension revision – Compilation of all Pension related Orders issued by Govt for implementation
7th CPC PENSION ORDERS
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OM
No. & Date |
Subject
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Link
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4/23/2017-P&PW
(D) 08/08/2017 |
Implementation of
Government decisions on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission – Revision of Pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners – Procedural actions for revision | |
1/4/2016-P&PW(F)
02/08/2017 |
Special benefits
cases of death and disability in service – regulation and payment of Disability Pension/Family pension under Central Civil Service (Extraordinary Pension) Rules in implementation of recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission – regarding. | |
1/4/2017-P&PW(F)
02/08/2017 |
Implementation of
Government decision on the recommendation of the VIIth Pay Commission on CCS (Extraordinary Pension ) Rules , 1939 Enhancement of Constant Attendant Allowance | |
55/25/2017-P&PW(C)
01/08/2017 |
Revision of
Pension of All India Services Officers | |
4/23/2017-P&PW(D)
25/07/2017 |
Implementation of
Governments decisions on the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission-Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc – procedural actions for revision | |
4/34/2017-P&PW(D)
19/07/2017 |
Grant of Fixed
Medical Allowance (FMA)to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS . | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)
18/07/2017 |
Revision of
pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners in implementation of governments decision on the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission-Concordance tables regarding – dated 18/07/2017 | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)
06/07/2017 |
Revision of
pension of pre-2016 pensioners / family pensioners in implementation of Governments decision on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission- Concordance tables- regarding.- dated 06/07/2017 | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)
12/05/2017 |
Implementation of
Government Decision on the Recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of Pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners | |
42/15/2016-P&PW(G)
28/12/2016 |
Grant of Dearness
Relief to Pensioners who are in receipt of provisional pension-Revised rate effective from 1.7.2016 on implementation of decision taken on recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission. | |
38/49/2016-P&PW(A)
30/11/2016 |
Revision of
provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension)rules , 1972 | |
1/4/2016-P&PW(F)
11/11/2016 |
Implementation of
Governments decision on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of disability pension of pre-2016 disability pensioners – clarification regarding. | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)
04/08/2016 |
Resolution – 7th
Central Pay Commission | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(ii)
04/08/2016 |
Implementation of
Governments decisions on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of pension of pre-2016 pensioners/family pensioners etc. | |
38/37/2016-P&PW(A)(i)
04/08/2016 |
Implementation of
Governments decision on the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Revision of provisions regulating pension/gratuity/commutation of pension/family pension/disability pension/ex-gratia lump-sum compensation etc. | |
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
Recruitment of MTS from GDS : Andhra Pradesh Circle Notification.
Date : 30.8.2017
Recruitment of MTS from GDS : Andhra Pradesh Circle Notification.
Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for filling the MTS vacancies under 25% quota of vacancies among GDS and for Recruitment of MTS (Sepoy/Packer) for Army Postal Service to the extent of 25% of vacancies for 2016-2017.
Recruitment of Postmen/MailGuards for the year 2016-2017 from GDS and MTS : AndhraPradeshCircle.
Date : 30.8.2017
Recruitment of Postmen/MailGuards for the year 2016-2017 from GDS and MTS : AndhraPradeshCircle.
Holding of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for filling the posts of Postmen/Mail Guards for the year 2016-2017 from GDS and MTS - Reg.
Calling for application of volunteers from Postal Assistant having accounts qualification to work in PTC - Mysuru against the post of Junior Accountant
Date : 30.8.2017
Calling for application of volunteers from Postal Assistant having accounts qualification to work in PTC - Mysuru against the post of Junior Accountant
Suggestions related to Welfare Schemes : Department of Posts
Date : 30.8.2017
Suggestions related to Welfare Schemes : Department of Posts
Suggestions related to welfare Schemes-Please go throw linked letter No. 1-01/2017-WL & Sp dated 29.08.2017 on the above subject,our colleagues are requested to send suggestions/inputs to our Federation on or before 02.09.2017.
D.Theagarajan
Secretary General
FNPO.
Transfer/posting in the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'
Date : 30.8.2017
Transfer/posting in the Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) of Indian Postal Service, Group 'A'
Recommendation of 7th CPC : Implementation of decisions relating to Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with disabilities : DoP Order
Date : 30.8.2017
Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Implementation of decisions relating to Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with disabilities : DoP Order
Tuesday, 29 August 2017
Minutes of the 12 th meeting of Postal Services Staff Welfare Board (PSSWB)held on 22.08.2017
Date : 29.8.2017
Minutes of the 12 th meeting of Postal Services Staff Welfare Board (PSSWB)held on 22.08.2017 under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister of State for Communication (I/C)
Inspection Questionnaire for CBS HOs/SOs and AOICO inspection on HO/SBCO : Department of Posts
Date : 29.8.2017
Inspection Questionnaire for CBS HOs/SOs and AOICO inspection on HO/SBCO : Department of Posts.
Recommendations of 7 th CPC : Implementation of decision relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance : DoP Order.
Date : 29.8.2017
Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission - Implementation of decision relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance : DoP Order.
Bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 : DoP Order
Date : 29.8.2017
Recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) - bunching of stages in the revised pay structure under Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 : DoP Order
Exemption for travel in airlines other than Air India : DoP Order
Date : 29.8.2017
Exemption for travel in airlines other than Air India : DoP Order