Finance Minister asks bank employees not to participate in strike

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

21-February-2015 19:53 IST

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley Makes an Appeal to all the Employees of Public Sector Banks (Psbs), Their Unions & Associations not to Resort to Agitation Approach by Participating in Bank Strike; Says Bipartite Negotiations in a Cordial Manner is the only Available tool for Settlement

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has made an appeal to all the employees of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and their Unions & Associations not to resort to agitation approach by participating in bank strike . He informed the employees of PSBs that banks are already in negotiations with their Unions and Associations for wage settlement The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that the bipartite negotiations in a cordial manner is the only available tool for settlement.

The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley said that participating in the proposed strike is neither desirable nor affordable in the interest of the nation. Making an another appeal to the employees of PSBs, their Unions and Associations, the Finance Minister asked them not to resort to such disruptive means, and call off the call for strike.

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PIB

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission Guidelines 2015-16

Kendriya Vidyalaya Admission Guidelines 2015-16

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

(Min. of HRD, Deptt. of Education, Govt. of India)

18-Institutional Area

Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg

New DELHI - 110016

No. F. 110331-01/2014/KVS (HQ)/Acad/ 

Dated: 20-02-2015

By Email

To

The Deputy Commissioner/ Director

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

All Regional Office/ZIETs

The Principal

Kendriya Vidyalaya

Kathmandu/Moscow/Tehran

Subject: Admission Guidelines-reg

Madam/sir,

With reference to the subject cited above, it is to inform that KVS Admission Guidelines for the session 2014-15 which was uploaded on KVS website (Hindi & English version) will be applicable in the session 2015-16 also. This information may please be disseminated among all Kendriya Vidyalayas under your jurisdiction for necessary action at their end.

Yours faithfully,

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(Dr. V. Vijayalakshmi)

Joint Commissioner (Acad)

Source: http://kvsangathan.nic.in/GeneralDocuments/ANN-20-02-15.PDF

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSIONS

IN 

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

NEW DELHI

CONTENTS

PART-A GENERAL GUIDELINES

PART-B SPECIAL PROVISIONS

PART-C ADMISSION PROCEDURE

PART-D FORMS & FORMATS

 

GUIDELINES FOR ADMISSION IN

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

PART- A

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1.	In supersession of all the guidelines governing admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas that have been issued in the past, the following guidelines are issued to regulate admissions in the Kendriya Vidyalayas with effect from the academic session 2014-15. These guidelines are not applicable to Kendriya Vidyalayas located abroad.
2.	DEFINITIONS
	Unless the context suggests otherwise, the definition of the following terms used in these guidelines would be as below:-
	(i)	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: An employee who draws his emoluments from the consolidated fund of India.
	(ii)	TRANSFERABLE: An employee who has been transferred at least once in the preceding 7 years shall be deemed to be transferable.
	(iii)	TRANSFER: An employee would be treated as transferred only if he/she has been transferred by the competent authority from one place/urban agglomeration to another place/urban agglomeration which is at a distance of at least 20 kms. and minimum period of stay at a place should be six months.
	(iv)	AUTONOMOUS BODIES / PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS: Organizations which are fully financed by the government or where the government share is more than 51 per cent would be deemed to be autonomous bodies/ public sector undertakings.
3.	PRIORITIES IN ADMISSION
	The following priorities shall be followed in granting admissions:-
	(A)	KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER CIVIL/DEFENCE SECTOR:
		1.	Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex- servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials, who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
		2.	Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies / Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
		3.	Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
		4.	Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
		5.	Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The children of Foreign Nationals would be considered only in case there are no Children of Indian Nationals waitlisted for admission.
			Note:	Preference in Admission to wards will be based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.
	(B)		KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS/ INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING:
		1.	Children and grandchildren of employees of the Project Sector/Institutes of Higher Learning which are the sponsors of the Vidyalaya, Children of Project employees & Post Graduate students who are working on long term research projects, Children of regular Council of Wardens (COW) employees and children and grand children of retired employees.
			Note:	Preference in Admission will be given to children of serving employees, grand children of serving employees and children and grand children of retired employees in that order.
		2.	Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex- servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials, who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
		3.	Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
		4.	Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
		5.	Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/ Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
		6.	Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The Children of Foreign Nationals would be considered only in case there are no children of Indian Nationals waitlisted for admission.
			Note:	Preference in Admission to wards will be granted based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.
4.	ELIGIBLE AGE FOR ADMISSION
	A Child must be 5 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class I.(Child born on 1st April should also be considered.)
	A.	The minimum and maximum age limit for admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas in various classes is given below:
		CLASS MINIMUM AGE ON 31ST MARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT MAXIMUM AGE ON 31ST MARCH OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ADMISSION IS SOUGHT I 5 years 7 years II 6 years 8 years III 7 years 9 years IV 8 years 10 years V 9 years 11 years VI 10 years 12 years VII 11 years 13 years VIII 12 years 14 years IX 13 years 15 years X 14 years 16 years
		Note:	The maximum age limit can be relaxed by two years in case of Physically Challenged children by the Principal.
	B.	There is no age restriction for admission to Class XI provided the student is seeking admission in the year of passing Class X examination. Similarly, there will be no upper & lower age limit for admission to class XII provided there has been no break in the continuous study of the student after passing class XI.
5.	CLASS STRENGTH AND COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
	Class Strength Authority Date (s) Remarks Up to 40 Principal Up to 31st July Registered and eligible candidates Subject to availability of vacancies Up to 45 Chairman, VMC 1st August to 30th September Provided such candidates are the wards of Central Govt. employees belonging to category- I, joining on transfer after the registration process is over, on first-cum-first serve basis. The children of parents belonging to Cat. I transferred during previous years will also be considered eligible for admission, if seats are available after accommodating the children of current academic session. The KVs established in project / institutes of higher Learning would also be covered under this provision. category – I parents transferred during the Up to 45 Commissioner, KVS Up to 30th November Wards of Category I employees joining on transfer after 30th September subject to availability of vacancies.
6.	RESERVATIONS IN ADMISSION
	A.	SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBE CATEGORY
		15% seats for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes shall be reserved in all fresh admissions in all Kendriya Vidyalayas.
	B.	PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED CATEGORY
		3% seats of total available seats for fresh admission will be horizontally reserved for Differently Abled-children as per the provisions of RTE Act, 2009 read in conjunction with Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
7.	ADMISSION WITH KV TRANSFER CERTIFICATE INCLUDING LOCAL TRANSFER (TC).
	(i)	Admission of children with KV TC will be automatic (over and above Class strength) if the parent has been transferred from one station to another. When the class strength reaches 55, the efforts should be initiated to open additional sections.
	(ii)	Defence personnel and Para-military Forces who shift their families to a station of their choice whenever they are transferred to some non-family areas or posted in Naxal affected areas, can admit their children on KV TC in a KV located at the station where they will keep their family.
	(iii)	In all other cases where transfer of the parent is not involved, the admission with KV TC would be done only with the prior approval of the Deputy Commissioner of the region concerned.
	(iv)	All cases of local transfer on KV TC will be done with the approval of DC concerned on merit.
	(v)	A student with KV TC may also be permitted in project KVs only up to class strength of 45 with the prior concurrence of Chairman, VMC. Beyond this no admission on KV TC would be done in project schools. However, Deputy Commissioner of the region is empowered to allow admission in the project/nearest KV in extremely deserving cases.
8.	EQUIVALENCE OF N.I.O.S / STATE BOARDS / ICSE FOR ADMISSION IN CLASS XI IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS
	The students of State Boards/ICSE/NIOS where marks are awarded be considered for admission in class XI if vacancies exist. The marks awarded in various subjects are considered against the corresponding Grade awarded by CBSE.
	* Marks of different subjects are to be converted into grades as per CBSE norms as given below:
	Conversion of marks into Grades: Marks range Grade Marks range Grade 91-100 A1 51-60 C1 81-90 A2 41-50 C2 71-80 B1 33-40 D 61-70 B2 21-32 E1 0-20 E2
9.	ADMISSION FOR CLASS X AND XII
	Admissions to class X & XII, other than KV students, will be entertained subject to availability of vacancies. Such admissions to class X and XII will be considered by the Deputy Commissioner of the Region concerned, only if, the average strength in class X/XII is below 40.This will further be subject to the following conditions:
	i)	The child has been in the same course of studies i.e. in a CBSE-affiliated school.
	ii)	For Class X, the child must have obtained not less than 6.5 CGPA in class IX (CGPA be calculated as per formula applied by CBSE in class X). For admission to class XII, 55% marks in class XI examination is mandatory.
	iii)	The child should OTHERWISE be eligible as per KVS admission guidelines.
	iv)		The combinations of subjects opted by the student are available in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
10.	ADMISSION OF CHILDREN STUDYING ABROAD
	A KV Student, who went abroad with his parents on their deputation to a foreign country, will be admitted to corresponding class on their return to India by the Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya concerned.
	Note:	In case of any issue related to the interpretation of admission Guidelines, the decision of Commissioner KVS, will be final.

Source: KVS

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Guidelines for Public Information Officers/First Appellate Authorities for supply of information and disposal of first appeal respectively

Guidelines for Public Information Officers/First Appellate Authorities for supply of information and disposal of first appeal respectively - reiteration of : DoP&T Order

F.No. 1/32/2013-IR

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

 North Block, New Delhi

Dated: the 17th February, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines for Public Information Officers/First Appellate Authorities for supply of information and disposal of first appeal respectively - reiteration of 

Section 26 of the RTI Act requires the Government to compile a guide containing such information, in an easily comprehensible form and manner, as may reasonably be required by a person who wishes to exercise any right specified in the Act. Further, it requires the Government to update the guide at regular intervals. Accordingly a Guide on the Act was published online on 28.11.2013 to help all the stake-holders viz. information seekers in getting information, public information officers in dealing with the RTI applications, first appellate authorities in taking cogent decisions on appeals and the public authorities in implementing various provisions of the Act in right earnest.

2. The Public information Officers/First Appellate Authorities should keep in mind the salient features of the guidelines in supply of information to the information seeker and disposal of first appeal respectively, so that information seekers may not resort to filing of second appeals before the information Commissions. The relevant salient features of the guidelines are reiterated below for consideration of the Public information Officers and First Appellate Authorities:

Supply of Information by the Public Information Officer

1) The answering Public Information Officer should check whether the information sought or a part thereof is exempt from disclosure under Section 8 or Section 9 of the Act. Request in respect of the part of the application which is so exempt may be rejected and rest of the information should be provided immediately or after receipt of additional fees, as the case may be. 

2) Where a request for information is rejected, the Public Information Officer should communicate to the person making the request-

(i) the reasons for such rejection;

(ii) the period within which an appeal against such rejection may be preferred; and

(iii) the particulars of the authority to whom an appeal can be made.

3) If additional fee is required to be paid by the applicant as provided in the Fee and Cost Rules, the Public Information Officer should inform the applicant:

(i) the details of further fees required to be paid;

(ii) the calculations made to arrive at the amount of fees asked for:

(iii) the fact that the applicant has a right to make appeal about the amount of fees so demanded;

(iv) the particulars of the authority to whom such an appeal can be made; and

(v) the time limit within which the appeal can be made.

4) Though there is no hard and fast rule as to when exactly intimation about additional fees is to be given to the applicant, such intimation should be given soon after receipt of RTI application.

Disposal of Appeal by the First Appellate Authority

1) While disposing off first appeals, the first Appellate Authorities should act in a fair and judicious manner. it is very important that the order passed by the first appellate authority should be a detailed and speaking order, giving justification for the decision arrived at.

2) If an appellate authority while deciding on appeal comes to a conclusion that the appellant should be supplied information in addition to what has been supplied by the Public Information Officer, he may either (i) pass an order directing the Public Information Officer to give such information to the appellant: or (ii) he himself may give information to the appellant. In the first case the appellate authority should ensure that the information ordered by him to be supplied is supplied to the appellant immediately. It would, however, be better if the appellate authority chooses the second course of action and he himself furnishes the information alongwith the order passed by him in the matter.

sd/-

(Sandeep Jain)

Director

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/GuidelinesforPIOsAAs.pdf]

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MACP Promotion Benefits to Govt Employees at right time – Granting MACP upgradation without delay – Dopt Instructions on 18.2.2015

MACP Promotion Benefits to Govt Employees at right time –  Granting MACP upgradation without delay – Dopt Instructions on 18.2.2015

The nodal agency of Indian Government, Department of Personnel and Training has instructed to all the Ministries/Departments on 18th Feb 2014 regarding the promotional scheme for Central Govt employees is called MACP. Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme for the Central Government Civilian Employees which is operational w.e.f. 01.09.2008. MACP Scheme envisages the three financial upgradations at intervals of 10, 20 and 30 years of continuous regular service to all regularly appointed Group “A”, “B”, and “C” Central Government Civilian Employees.

As per para 6 of DOPT’s O.M. No. 35034/3/2008-Estt.(D) dated 19.05.2009, the Screening Committee would follow a time-schedule and meet twice in a financial year – preferably in the first week of January and first week of July of a year for advance processing of the cases maturing in that half. Accordingly, cases maturing during the first-half (April-September) of a particular financial year would be taken up for consideration by the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of January. Similarly, the Screening Committee meeting in the first week of July of any financial year would process the cases that would be maturing during the second-half (October-March) of the same financial year.

It has come to notice of this Department that the benefits of MACPS are not being granted as per the schedule/provisions in the MACP Scheme leading to dissatisfaction and grievances among the employees. Therefore, Ministries/Departments are advised to ensure strict compliance to the time limits indicated in MACPS for grant of benefits under this scheme as and when the employees become eligible for such benefits.

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CGHS employees threaten indefinite strike from today

CGHS employees threaten indefinite strike from today

Demand that recruitment be conducted for 2,000 vacant positions

Throwing almost 37 lakh beneficiaries into jeopardy, employees of the central government health scheme (CGHS) dispensaries have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Friday, unless their demand to fill 2,000 vacant posts is met by the Union health ministry. On Thursday, employees, who also staged a demonstration on Thursday, submitted their demands to health minister J P Nadda.

Mirror was told that for 37 lakh beneficiaries across India, there are only 4,000 employees. In Pune, 117 employees are deputed to handle nine dispensaries, two homoeopathy clinics and two laboratories.
Francis Ellis, general secretary of all-India CGHS, told Mirror that out of the 117, 30-odd are set to retire in the next one month. “While beneficiaries keep increasing, we are suffering a lack of manpower. There are 6,000 sanctioned posts, of which 4,000 are occupied. We need at least 5,000 employees to cater to all beneficiaries,” Ellis said.

“If the ministry fails to act, it will leave beneficiaries — who are on regular medicines for diabetes, hypertension, cancer, etc. — stranded,” said Jaidev, president of the all-India CGHS employees association.
Those who visit dispensaries for routine health check-ups and to buy medicines will be left with no choice but to resort to private hospitals or chemist shops, said Madhav Bamne, the past president of all-India central government pensioners association.

“A good amount of money will then be needed to be spent. Us pensioners, who are paid a paltry amount of money, will find it difficult to afford private treatment. The CGHS employees association should think twice before calling a strike, which will affect us severely,” said Bamne

All efforts to reach Nadda were futile, as his secretary insisted that the minister was busy at a meeting on this issue.

Read at: Pune Mirror

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