LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE Amendment 2019 and Special Casual Leave for Officers

LEAVE AND ATTENDANCE Amendment 2019 and Special Casual Leave for Officers

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

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

dated 23.07.2019

To
All PCsDA/ PCsA (Fys.)/ PIFAs,
CsDA/ CsFA (Fys.)/ IFAs/ RTCs.
(through CGDA website).
Subject: Amendment to OM Part-I (2014 edition): Circulation of CS No. 06/2019 & 07/2019.
Correction Slips no. 06/2019 & 07/2019 of the Office Manual Part-I (2014 edition) has been uploaded on website for information and updation of OM Part-I. The Correction Slip will not be forwarded separately.
Please download the Correction Slip and update the concerned Paras of the Office Manual Part-I (2014 edition).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For
Panchayat/ Corporation/ Municipalities or other local bodies,

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

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

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

Railways

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

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
Railway Board
Non RBA Letter

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

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

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

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

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

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

May kindly notify all concerned at the field level.

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

Source: Indian Railways

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Army officers revised pay structure Opportunity for revision

Army officers revised pay structure Opportunity for revision

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

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

DoPT Orders 2019

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

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

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: August 23, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: DoPT Orders 2019

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Ordnance Factories strike called off - Defence

Defence

Ministry of Defence
Ordnance Factories strike called off

24 AUG 2019

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

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CBDT issues clarification on eligibility of small Start-ups to avail tax holiday

Ministry of Finance
CBDT issues clarification on eligibility of small Start-ups to avail tax holiday

22 AUG 2019

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified today that small start-ups with turnover upto Rs. 25 crore will continue to get the promised tax holiday as specified in Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the ‘Act’), which provides deduction for 100 per cent of income of an eligible start-up for 3 years out of 7 years from the year of its incorporation.

CBDT further clarified that all the start-ups recognised by DPIIT which fulfilled the conditions specified in the DPIIT notification did not automatically become eligible for deduction under Section 80-IAC of the Act. A start-up has to fulfil the conditions specified in Section 80-IAC for claiming this deduction. Therefore, the turnover limit for small start-ups claiming deduction is to be determined by the provisions of Section 80-IAC of theAct and not from the DPIIT notification.
CBDT dispelled the confusion created by some media report claiming discrepancy that the I-T law was yet to reflect DPIIT’s higher turnover threshold of Rs. 100 crore. CBDT said thatthere was no contradiction in DPIIT’s notification dated 19.02.2019 and Section 80-IAC of the I.T. Act, 1961 because in para 3 of the said notification, it has clearly been mentioned that a start-up shall be eligible to apply for the certificate from the Inter-Ministerial Board of Certification for claiming deduction under Section 80-IAC of the Act, only if the start-up fulfils the conditions specified in sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (ii) of the Explanation of Section 80-IAC. Therefore, the turnover limit for eligibility for deduction under section 80-IAC of the Act, as per the DPIIT’s notification is also Rs. 25 crore.
It is further stated that Section 80-IAC contains a detailed definition of the eligible start-up which, interalia, provides that a start-up which is engaged in the eligible business shall be eligible for deduction, if (i) it is incorporated on or after 1st April 2016, (ii) its turnover does not exceed Rs. 25 crore in the year of deduction, and (iii) it holds a certificate from the Inter-Ministerial Board of Certification.

It was explained that this was the major reason as to why there was a wide difference between the number of start-ups recognised by the DPIIT and the start-ups eligible for deduction under section 80-IAC of the Act. It is pertinent to state that Section 80-IAC was inserted vide Finance Act, 2016 as an exception to the Government’s stated policy of phasing out profit-linked deduction for promoting small start-ups during their initial year of operation. Since the intention was to support the small start-ups, the turnover limit of Rs. 25 crore was considered reasonable for granting profit linking deduction.

PIB

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LTC - Review of charges realised by Indian Railways for verification of PNR details

LTC

Review of charges realised by Indian Railways for verification of PNR details

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2016/TG-I/ 20/P/LTC
New Delhi, Dated 18.07.2019

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 34 of 2019)

Sub: Review of charges realised by Indian Railways for verification of PNR details.

Ref: Letter nos. 2006/TG-I/ 20/P/ LTC dated 10.01.2007, 2006/TG-I/ 20/P/LTC dated 31.08.2010 (CC No. 40 of 2010), 2006/TG­-I/ 20/P/ LTC Pt. dated 13.12.2011 (CC No. 65 of 2011)
In supersession of above referred instructions regarding levy of charges for verification of PNR details etc., Competent Authority have now decided to adopt the following procedure for furnishing information regarding verification of journey details:

(i) Individuals seeking information for self travel under RTI Act or otherwise: It should be provided as per provisions of RTI Act subject to submission of identity proof bearing name and date of birth i.e. Aadhar/PAN card etc. to confirm that the person seeking information is one and the same as one of the passengers on the PNR.

(ii) Individuals seeking information for travel of other person under RTI Act or otherwise: Action should be taken as per relevant provisions of RTI Act and information should not be provided unless consent of third party is available.In case of requests not received under RTI Act, no information shall be provided.

(iii) Government Departments seeking information for their employees for the purpose of reimbursement of travel expenditure: It should be provided on realisation of nominal fee of Rs.50/- per PNR only on receipt of official request from the concerned Department.

(iv) Government Investigating Agencies/ Courts seeking information in connection with investigation/ Court Case: Status quo may be maintained and information shall be provided free of charge on receipt of official request of the Agency.

2. Authority to provide information and to take charges: Concerned Zonal Railways shall decide on the authority to provide information under this policy and to realise charges.

Sd/-
(Shelly Srivastava}
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

Source: Indian Railways

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