NUGDS Letter to Secretary , DoP : Request for consideration of Previous rejected cases of GDS Compassionate Engagements.
We request for consideration of the cases which were denied and rejected on the slight margin in points may be called back and reviewed based on present orders as a 'one time settlement base'.
Implementation of Government's decision on the recommendations of 7 th CPC -Revision of pension of pre -2016 Pensioners/ Family Pensioners : Department of Expenditure OM
Banks are directed to ensure adequate infrastructure and man power at their end to process large number of revisions in short period of time and also ensure regular internal monitering at their level.
The Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2017
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd June, 2017
G.S.R. 548(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965,-
1. in rule 14,—
(i) for sub-rule (4), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-
“(4) (a) The Disciplinary Authority shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Government servant a copy of the articles of charge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour and a list of documents and witnesses by which each article or charges is proposed to be sustained.
(b) On receipt of the articles of charge, the Government servant shall be required to submit his written statement of defence, if he so desires, and also state whether he desires to be heard in person, within a period of fifteen days, which may be further extended for a period not exceeding fifteen days at a time for reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf: Provided that under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge.”;
(ii) for sub-rule (13), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:—
“(13) On receipt of the requisition referred to in sub-rule (12), every authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents shall produce the same or issue a non-availability certificate before the Inquiring Authority within one month of the receipt of such requisition: Provided that if the authority having the custody or possession of the requisitioned documents is satisfied for reasons to be recorded by it in writing that the production of all or any of such documents would be against the public interest or security of the State, it shall inform the Inquiring Authority accordingly and the Inquiring Authority shall, on being so informed, communicate the information to the Government servant and withdraw the requisition made by it for the production or discovery of such documents.”;
(iii) after sub-rule (23), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“(24) (a) The Inquiring Authority should conclude the inquiry and submit his report within a period of six months from the date of receipt of order of his appointment as Inquiring Authority.
(b) Where it is not possible to adhere to the time limit specified in clause (a), the Inquiring Authority may record the reasons and seek extension of time from the disciplinary authority in writing, who may allow an additional time not exceeding six months for completion of the Inquiry, at a time.
(c) The extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing by the Disciplinary Authority or any other Authority authorised by the Disciplinary Authority on his behalf.”;
II. in rule 16,-
(i) in sub-rule (1), in clause (b), for the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (23) of rule 14”, the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (24) of rule 14” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-rule (1-A), for the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (23) of rule 14”, the words, brackets and figure “sub-rules (3) to (24) of rule 14” shall be substituted;
III. in rule 19, in the second proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;
IV. in rule 27, in sub-rule (2), in the proviso, in clause (i) after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;
V. in rule 29, in sub-rule (1), in the first proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted;
VI. in rule 29-A, in the proviso, after the words “against the advice of the Commission”, the words “within the time limit specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (3) of rule 15,” shall be inserted.
Cabinet Secretary asks the different Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under these Ministries to set-up and activate a GST Facilitation Cell to provide all possible support to the business and industry sector for the smooth roll-out of GST with effect from 1st July, 2017.
The Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, Shri P.K. Sinha has asked the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments to set-up a Goods and Service Tax (GST) Facilitation Cell in their respective Department/Ministry. Shri Sinha said that the Cell, in turn, shall be in constant touch with the major industry and business associations relating to the respective Ministry/Department and provide all possible support for the smooth roll-out of GST w.e.f. 1st July, 2017. The Cabinet Secretary in a letter to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments has further mentioned that the GST Facilitation Cell can preferably be managed by a small core team headed by the Economic Adviser or any other designated officer of the respective Ministry/Department. He said while the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance is making the Help lines operational for any individual tax payer to seek resolution of any legal or IT related issues, the GST Facilitation Cell, on the other hand, could serve as the first point of contact for addressing any issue being faced by any business or industrial sector related to the respective Ministry. The Cabinet Secretary further added that this would greatly facilitate the roll-out of GST.
The Cabinet Secretary in his letter to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments has also asked them to ensure that all Public Sector Units (PSUs) under the administrative control of their respective Ministry/Department are GST Compliant before 1st July, 2017. He asked the Secretaries to have meeting(s) with all the CMDs/Chair Persons of the PSUs, if any, under their charge in order to sensitize them towards GST roll-out. The Cabinet Secretary further added that preferably each PSU may constitute a GST Cell, which, in turn, should be fully equipped with the complete knowledge of all the relevant GST Act/Rules/Rate Structure etc.
The Cabinet Secretary, Shri P.K.Sinha has further stated that to ensure smooth and successful roll-out of GST, it is essential that all stakeholders, both in the Government as well outside, are adequately prepared for the roll-out. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that all sectors/businesses are GST ready before 1st July, 2017.
Earlier, the Revenue Secretary, Dr. Hasmukh Adhia had also written to the Secretaries of the different Ministries/Departments that there is an urgent need for all the Central Governments Ministries/PSUs (working under them) to be made aware of the basic features of GST Law and procedures, including implication in their respective areas of work. The Revenue Secretary had stated that the PSUs and other entities who are likely to pay GST need to be GST ready.
The Revenue Secretary, Dr. Adhia had also mentioned that the new scheme of tax administration will have an impact on the work of various Ministries/Departments including PSUs and other autonomous bodies who are involved in the economic activity in one way or the other, therefore, there is need for a time bound schedule for undertaking GST awareness campaign and training programme for the officials of the respective Ministry/Department. The Revenue Secretary stated that National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) has been mandated to conduct the GST training for the officers as well as for the representatives of trade and industry. He said that NECAN has a panel of resource persons/master trainers across India and would be happy to provide required assistance in this regard.
Six-month time to probe corruption cases, govt amends rules
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Changing an over 50-year-old rule, the government has set a deadline of six months to complete probe in corruption cases involving its employees.
The decision has been taken to speed up the investigation in such cases, most of them pending for quiet a long time.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has amended Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, and decided time-line for critical stages of investigation and enquiry proceedings.
The Inquiring Authority should conclude the inquiry and submit its report within a period of six months, says the amended rules.
However, an extension for a period not exceeding six months at a time may be allowed for any good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing by the disciplinary authority, it said.
Earlier, there was no time-frame to complete an enquiry.
The disciplinary authority shall deliver to a government servant, accused of irregularity and corruption, a copy of the articles of charge, the statement of the imputations of misconduct or misbehaviour and a list of documents and witnesses by which each article or charges is proposed to be sustained, the new rules said.
On receipt of such articles of charge, the government servant shall be required to submit his written statement of defence, if he so desires, and also state whether he desires to be heard in person, within a period of 15 days, it said.
The time-limit can, however, be extended for a period not exceeding fifteen days. But under no circumstances, the extension of time for filing written statement of defence shall exceed forty-five days from the date of receipt of articles of charge, the rules said.
At present, there is no time-limit for submission of the employees statement of defence.
The new rules are applicable to all category of employees excluding those in all-India services--Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS)-- and a few other categories of officers.
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), in a directive, had last year expressed serious concern over delay in finalising corruption cases and asked all departments to complete these inquiries within a maximum period of six months to keep away "nothing will change" notion associated with governance.
The directive comes after the commission noted that administrative authorities are not adhering to the time- schedule prescribed for completion of disciplinary proceedings.
"In a recent study conducted by the commission, it has been noticed that while the average time taken by the administrative authorities in finalisation of disciplinary proceedings is more than two years, the maximum time taken in a particular case was eight years and at least in 22 per cent cases the inquiry took more than two years," the CVC had said.
As per the anti-corruption watchdog, the time-limit for completion of departmental inquiries is six months from the date of appointment of inquiry officer. PTI
Government to go ahead with PSU bank merger without further wait: Arun Jaitley.
The government today said it is examining the possibility of further consolidation in the public sector banking space without waiting for their finances to improve. Merger of five associate banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank with the country’s largest lender SBI took place in April. “Internally there was a thinking after the SBI amalgamation took place to wait for the rest till the health of the banks improve. “We have now relooked at the whole system and there are some institutions within the public sector banks which can be consolidated even in the present circumstances. We are seriously examining them,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told CNBC TV18.
Even Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel in April had said the Indian banking system could be better off if some public sector banks are consolidated to have fewer but healthier entities, as it would help in dealing with the problem of stressed assets. Toxic loans of public sector banks rose by over Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 6.06 lakh crore during April-December of 2016-17, the bulk of which came from power, steel, road infra and textile sectors. Currently, there are 21 PSU banks in the country, including State Bank of India.
According to experts, Punjab and Sind Bank can be merged into Punjab National Bank, while other big lenders like Bank of Baroda can take over some turnaround banks in the southern region such as Indian Overseas Bank. Similarly, Dena Bank could be merged with some large banks like South Indian bank. On privatisation of IDBI Bank, Jaitley said that initially the government had moved substantially but the process got slowed down as it had to decide on the complicated issues related with large real estate assets of the bank in Mumbai and elsewhere.
Referring to the complications, he said, “Can you without segregating that (real estate), sell just the banking system which in the present state is not in the best of health. That process got slowed down a little”. Jaitley in 2015 had hinted at a change in IDBI Bank wherein the government would continue to hold a majority stake, yet keep it at arm’s length. Citing the example of Axis Bank, he had wondered if IDBI Bank could follow that model.
But since then, there has not been much progress on the plans due to one reason or another. IDBI Bank has a large portfolio of real estate, which was not taken into consideration during the valuation exercise. In the year ended March 31, 2017, IDBI Bank posted a net loss of Rs 5,158 crore as against net loss Rs 3,665 crore in fiscal 2016. The bank’s gross NPAs almost doubled to 21.25 per cent of the gross advances in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal compared to 10.98 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous financial year. The net NPAs were 13.21 per cent against 6.78 per cent.
Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme - 1980 - Table of Benefits for the savings fund for the period from 01.04.2017 to 30.06.2017 : Finance Ministry Order.
Five commemorative postage stamps of denominations Rs10 each on EMINENT WRITERS
Five commemorative postage stamps of denominations Rs10 each on EMINENT WRITERS - Prof. Balwant Gargi, Bhisham Sahni, K.V. Puttappa, Pandit Shrilal Shukla and Krishan Chander were issued by India Post on 31.05.2017
E-commerce is way forward for Postal department: Manoj Sinha
Ranchi, Jun 4 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Telecom Manoj Sinha today said with changing times the postal department too needed to change and suggested that the way forward for the department is the area of e-commerce.
Addressing a function here after inaugurating the Postman Mobile App he said with changing times India Post was also changing and added that during the last three years many steps have been taken to improve customer facilities at the post offices.
Mr Sinha said the tradition letter writing has come to an end and e-commerce is the way forward.
He said share of the railways and the postal department in the parcel handling segment in the country which was estimated to around 2 lakh crore was very less.
The union minister said talks have been held between the senior officials of both department to think on ways to increase the share in segment.
He said the postal department around the world has faced challenges, however the achievements in the e-commerce sector was far greater than than witnessed due to the downfall in the post handling.
Mr Sinha said as per the requirement of the customer the department was changing. The Postman mobile app has been developed by the Center for Excellence in Postal Technology Mysore which would enable real time update of delivery made.
He said the department was also working on network optimisation and said that the department was working with e-commerce majors such as Amazon and Snapdeal and Jabong in the e-commerce segment.
The minister said work on IT modernisation was on and in 980 locations ATMs have been installed.
Mr Sinha said in the country in several states the postal banks have been set up in rural areas while at 125 places passport seva kendras would be made functional.
He said passport seva kendras in the GPO of Jamshedpur and Deoghar were now operational and soon the facility would be present in Dhanbad.
Chief Post Matser General (Jharkhand Circle) Shalini Sashi Kujur and other officials of the Post and Railways Department were present on the occasion
Centre Mulls Raising Retirement Age Of Group A Officers.
New Delhi:The central government is taking into consideration suggestions to raise the retirement age of Group A officers to accommodate the increasing number of senior bureaucrats in administration.
A top official of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on condition of anonymity said there had been active discussion over the matter and DoPT had received views from certain stakeholders to review the retirement age of Group A officers.
He however said that any changes made to the retirement age of Group A officers would not be done in the near time as a lot of engagements with stakeholders need to be done first.
“The government is looking into that, in fact DoPT has received suggestions that the kind of acumen the Group A officers achieve by the time they reach the age of 60 should be put to use for another two years.
So, the government is seriously thinking of enhancing the retirement age of the Central Group A officers to 62 to cover the cost of ageing population.
“Amongst 48.85 lakh central government employees, 85% are holding Group-‘C’ posts and 12% are holding Group-‘B’ posts whereas employees holding Group –‘A’ posts are only about 3%,” he said.
The official said any proposal to increase the retirement age of the Central Group A officers would not be hampering the financial heath of the government as only 3 per cent regular Group A officers, who will get this facility.
Besides Central Group A officers, it will also be implemented to All India Service officers (IAS, IPS and IFS), he confirmed.
He added increasing the bar on retirement age would halt the job progress of those in the lower position to get promoted.
“If government keep raising, those who are supposed to be promoted will be affected … the government accept the idea but government needs to study it thoroughly,” he also said.
Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has more than 65% of its population below the age of 35, but at the moment the government plans to increase the retirement age of Group A officers as average life expectancy rises.
There are several secretaries heading different departments have to cross their retirement age, but now they may be retained by the government owing to their experience and expertise.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches revamped website of Finance Ministry.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today launched a revamped mobile friendly website of his ministry which will act as a single point access for information on all the five departments under the ministry.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched the new website of the Department of Expenditure — www.doe.gov.in. (PTI)
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today launched a revamped mobile friendly website of his ministry which will act as a single point access for information on all the five departments under the ministry. Jaitley also launched the new website of the Department of Expenditure — www.doe.gov.in. “As part of the Digital India Programme, the upgraded common landing web page of the Ministry of Finance and the new website of the Department of Expenditure is a major step towards standardisation and improvement in presentation and content delivery,” a finance ministry statement said.
The website ‘www.finmin.nic.in’ provides a single point access to all the websites of the five different departments under the ministry, it added. The website is mobile friendly across all platforms — Android, Windows, iOS etc. The new website also has features of in-built search options, enablement of Text to Speech, Language Translation and Visitor Analytics among others, the statement said. The finance ministry has five departments — Revenue, Economic Affairs, Expenditure, Financial Services and Investment and Public Asset Management.
