New Email system for Government Employees soon

New Email system for Government Employees soon

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO: 451

ANSWERED ON: 05.04.2017

Use of Private e-mail by Government Employees

GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

Will the Minister of

ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the Government employees including PSU employees are still using private e-mail for official communication/work and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government is planning e-mail services at par with private e-mail services such as g-mail and Yahoo for officials work; and

(c) if so, the action taken to improve e-mail services provided by National Informatics Centre (NIC)?

ANSWER

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. *451 FOR 05.04.2017 REGARDING
USE OF PRIVATE E-MAIL BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES


(a) to (c): The Government has notified the E-mail policy of Government of India vide Gazette Notification dated 18th February 2015. This policy inter alia mandates and provides for guidelines for use of Government email service, provided by NIC, for all official communications by Government officers.

The Government of India has also approved a project to strengthen the NIC email infrastructure. Once implemented, the new email system will provide for 50 lakhs email ids for Government users across the country. This new setup will be as per global standards.

National Informatics Centre (NIC) does not Track the usage of private emails by Government employees, including PSU employees.

Loksabha Q&A

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Enhancement of retirement age of PSU Bank Officers

Enhancement of retirement age of PSU Bank Officers

The CEO&MD and DMD of Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd. (IFCI Ltd.) were appointed with effect from 12.12.2013 for a period of three years. IFCI became a Government Company with effect from 07.04.2015. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the continuation of CEO&MD and DMD of IFCI Ltd. beyond their age of superannuation till the completion of their contract period i.e. upto 11.12.2016.

This information was given by Minister of State for Finance in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 1st December 2015.

Authority: Rajya Sabha Official Website

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7th Pay Commission may also raise salary-levels of PSU employees

7th Pay Commission may also raise salary-levels of PSU employees

Early Retirement for Shoddy Job, Variable Pay to Shock Government Staff

Five to six per cent annual pay hike of Central Government employees is likely to be linked to tangible performance criterion. Under-performers are likely to be retired by 55 or 30 years of service, according to the Seventh Pay Commission report to be submitted soon.

The overall hike being recommended by former Justice A K Mathur-headed 7th Pay Commission is around 30 per cent. The Central Government employees are scheduled to get salary hikes on the basis of the recommendations by January 1, 2016. According to sources, the house rent allowance too would see an increase by 20 per cent. But the most significant recommendation is that 5 to 6 per cent of the annual increment would be performance-based. There is also likely to be a provision of retiring underperforming employees by the age of 55 or 30 years of service, whichever is more. “The Commission has spoken to all stake-holders and the recommendations are ready. We are expecting to submit the report any time soon,” sources said.

Set up by the erstwhile UPA government in February 2014, the Seventh Pay Commission was given a four-month extension by the NDA Government. Its term is till December 31. The commission may also raise salary-levels of PSU employees.

Read more at: Indian Express

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Air India LTC-80 Fares with effect from 1st May 2015

Air India LTC-80 Fares with effect from 1st May 2015

Air India has announced Air India LTC-80 Fares with effect from 1st May 2015, that applies to Leave Travel Concession availed by Central Government State Government, and PSU Employees. Employees of Educational institutions recognized by Central / State Governments or affiliated to any University or educational board are also eligible to travel with Air India LTC-80 tickets.

Eligibility for Air India LTC-80 Tickets:

• Government employees and their family members travelling on leave are eligible to purchase Air India LTC-80 Tickets.
• Family includes Spouse, dependent children 12 yrs and above and dependent Parents.

Documents Required for purchasing LTC-80 Tickets:

• Copy of Official ID card has to be produced for purchasing LTC-80 Tickets.

Ticket Validity:

• 1 Year from date of issue

Discount applicable Children:

• Normal discount on the class of travel. No additional discount applies.

Change of Flights / Change of Date of Travel / Cancellation of Tickets etc:

• Employees who have purchased Air India LTC-80 Tickets can opt for change of flights, change of Date of Travel, and Cancellation of Tickets. However, a fee applicable for these changes will have to be paid

TABLE V- LTC Fares with effect from 1st May 2015
S No	SECTOR & V.V		HLTC    (Economy Class)	DLTC    (Executive  Class)	Airline Fuel Charge
			Base Fare	Base Fare
1	Agartala	Guwahati	4831	10140	1850
2	Agartala	Kolkata	3891	8506	1850
3	Agartala	Silchar	4401		1850
4	Agatti	Bengaluru	10691		1850
5	Agatti	Chennai	10646		2150
6	Agatti	Kochi	8571		1850
7	Agatti	Kozhikode	7471		1850
8	Agra	Delhi	5681	15327	1850
9	Agra	Khajuraho	3891	8506	1850
10	Agra	Varanasi	4946	12951	1850
11	Agra	Mumbai	8571		2950
12	Ahmedabad	Chennai	7426	26186	2950
13	Ahmedabad	Delhi	6000	15502	2150
14	Ahmedabad	Hyderabad	7076	19532	2150
15	Ahmedabad	Mumbai	4351	13425	1850
16	Aizawl	Guwahati	5351		1850
17	Aizawl	Imphal	4466	7337	1850
18	Aizawl	Kolkata	4626	11108	1850
19	Allahabad	Delhi	6541		1850
20	Allahabad	Kanpur	4751		1850
21	Allahabad	Mumbai	9401		2950
22	Amritsar	Delhi	4366	12436	1850
23	Aurangabad	Delhi	8801	21747	2150
24	Aurangabad	Mumbai	4451	10133	1850
25	Bagdogra	Delhi	9716	21024	2950
26	Bagdogra	Guwahati	4536	8398	1850
27	Bagdogra	Kolkata	5436	13188	1850
28	Bengaluru	Chennai	4701	10691	1850
29	Bengaluru	Delhi	9901	28985	3650
30	Bengaluru	Goa	5151	13297	1850
31	Bengaluru	Hyderabad	5451	14823	1850
32	Bengaluru	Kochi	4501	10907	1850
33	Bengaluru	Kolkata	9701	30799	3650
34	Bengaluru	Mangalore	4936		1850
35	Bengaluru	Mumbai	6851	16356	2150
36	Bengaluru	Pune	6184	16506	1850
37	Bengaluru	Tirupati	5221		1850
38	Bengaluru	Trivandrum	5451	12473	1850
39	Bhopal	Delhi	4801	14856	1850
40	Bhopal	Indore	4281	8625	1850
41	Bhopal	Mumbai	5356	15560	1850
42	Bhubaneshwar	Chennai	8291	17520	2950
43	Bhubaneshwar	Delhi	9001	27424	2950
44	Bhubaneshwar	Kolkata	5406	11764	1850
45	Bhubaneshwar	Mumbai	9401	29518	2950
46	Bhubaneshwar	Port Blair	11216		2950
47	Bhuj	Mumbai	6541		1850
48	Chandigarh	Delhi	4301	10534	1850
49	Chandigarh	Mumbai	8836	26295	2950
50	Chennai	Coimbatore	4251	12166	1850
51	Chennai	Delhi	8456	28474	3650
52	Chennai	Goa	6311	16217	1850
53	Chennai	Hyderabad	4451	13732	1850
54	Chennai	Kochi	5251	14630	1850
55	Chennai	Kolkata	8566	27543	2950
56	Chennai	Madurai	4251	11801	1850
57	Chennai	Mumbai	8571	18623	2950
58	Chennai	Pune	7851	21017	2150
59	Chennai	Portblair	9411	24229	2950
60	Chennai	Trivandrum	5601	14637	1850
61	Chennai	Vishakhapatnam	4801	14673	1850
62	Coimbatore	Delhi	9751	32763	3650
63	Coimbatore	Kozhikode	4451	6739	1850
64	Coimbatore	Mumbai	8001	18331	2950
65	Dehradun	Delhi	5221	13980	1850
66	Dehli	Dharamsala	4821		1850
67	Delhi	Gaya	6851	19532	2150
68	Delhi	Goa	8821	25860	3650
69	Delhi	Guwahati	9811	24988	3650
70	Delhi	Gwalior	5051	9977	1850
71	Delhi	Hyderabad	8401	25748	2950
72	Delhi	Imphal	9081	27248	3650
73	Delhi	Indore	4851	15867	1850
74	Delhi	Jabalpur	6401		1850
75	Delhi	Jaipur	3551	8815	1850
76	Delhi	Jammu	4401	13181	1850
77	Delhi	Jodhpur	5706	14290	1850
78	Delhi	Kanpur	5701		1850
79	Delhi	Khajuraho	5651	15108	1850
80	Delhi	Kochi	12351	37731	3650
81	Delhi	Kolkata	9061	24251	2950
82	Delhi	Kozhikode	10051	32763	3650
83	Delhi	Kullu	6301		1850
84	Delhi	Leh	5501	15141	1850
85	Delhi	Lucknow	4821	12505	1850
86	Delhi	Ludhiana	4351		1850
87	Delhi	Mangalore	9901	29248	3650
88	Delhi	Mumbai	8951	22740	2950
89	Delhi	Pantnagar	4301		1850
90	Delhi	Nagpur	7171	17336	2150
91	Delhi	Pathankot	5101		1850
92	Delhi	Patna	7151	17265	2150
93	Delhi	Port Blair	21516		3650
94	Delhi	Pune	9401	28208	2950
95	Delhi	Raipur	7851	22112	2150
96	Delhi	Rajkot	9101		2150
97	Delhi	Ranchi	8811	20732	2950
98	Delhi	Srinagar	6201	13370	1850
99	Delhi	Surat	9101	20819	2150
100	Delhi	Tirupati	9016	23756	3650
101	Delhi	Trivandrum	12156	37731	3650
102	Delhi	Udaipur	5786	15382	1850
103	Delhi	Vadodra	7051	19853	2150
104	Delhi	Varanasi	5681	15327	1850
105	Delhi	Vijayawada	8566	26202	2950
106	Delhi	Vishakhapatnam	10401	30218	2950
107	Dibrugarh	Dimapur	3251	5106	1850
108	Dibrugarh	Guwahati	4801		1850
109	Dibrugarh	Kolkata	7401	14776	2150
110	Dibrugarh	Lilabari	4051		1850
111	Dimapur	Guwahati	4701		1850
112	Dimapur	Imphal	4401		1850
113	Dimapur	Kolkata	6101	13822	1850
114	Dimapur	Shillong	4101		1850
115	Gaya	Kolkata	4501	11744	1850
116	Gaya	Varanasi	4851	9518	1850
117	Goa	Kochi	5001	15159	1850
118	Goa	Hyderabad	5251	13657	1850
119	Goa	Mumbai	5321	11232	1850
120	Goa	Pune	4536	8874	1850
121	Goa	Srinagar	12351	38431	3650
122	Guwahati	Imphal	4901	9498	1850
123	Guwahati	Jorhat	3736		1850
124	Guwahati	Kolkata	5076	11465	1850
125	Guwahati	Lilabari	5151		1850
126	Guwahati	Silchar	5251		1850
127	Guwahati	Tezpur	4436		1850
128	Gwalior	Mumbai	8401	19551	2150
129	Hyderabad	Kolkata	9696	24985	2950
130	Hyderabad	Mumbai	5251	14980	1850
131	Hyderabad	Pune	5231	14265	1850
132	Hyderabad	Tirupati	4656	12571	1850
133	Hyderabad	Varanasi	8811	21806	2950
134	Hyderabad	Vijayawada	5051	10655	1850
135	Hyderabad	Vishakhapatnam	4946	12951	1850
136	Imphal	Kolkata	4281	11680	1850
137	Imphal	Silchar	4601		1850
138	Indore	Mumbai	4481	12637	1850
139	Jaipur	Mumbai	7851	18794	2150
140	Jammu	Leh	4886	9069	1850
141	Jammu	Srinagar	4403	6998	1850
142	Jamnagar	Mumbai	5181	12400	1850
143	Jodhpur	Mumbai	7686	18670	2150
144	Jodhpur	Udaipur	4231	8724	1850
145	Jorhat	Kolkata	4976		1850
146	Jorhat	Tezpur	4136		1850
147	Kanpur	Kolkata	7401		2150
148	Khajuraho	Varanasi	4936	12681	1850
149	Kochi	Kozhikode	3501	7283	1850
150	Kochi	Madurai	4301		1850
151	Kochi	Mumbai	8401	21634	2950
152	Kochi	Trivandrum	4301	8326	1850
153	Kolkata	Kochi	10051		3650
154	Kolkata	Lilabari	7800		2150
155	Kolkata	Mumbai	8486	23558	3650
156	Kolkata	Patna	5706		1850
157	Kolkata	Port Blair	11071	26781	2950
158	Kolkata	Ranchi	4536		1850
159	Kolkata	Shillong	5481		1850
160	Kolkata	Silchar	5001	11085	1850
161	Kolkata	Tezpur	5151		1850
162	Kozhikode	Chennai	5151		1850
163	Kozhikode	Kolkata	8456		3650
164	Kozhikode	Mumbai	9100	16513	2150
165	Kozhikode	Trivandrum	4391		1850
166	Kullu	Pathankot	4001		1850
167	Leh	Srinagar	4603	8283	1850
168	Lilabari	Tezpur	3881		1850
169	Lucknow	Mumbai	8051	24985	2950
170	Lucknow	Varanasi	4626	9607	1850
171	Ludhiana	Pathankot	4201		1850
172	Madurai	Mumbai	7851	23657	2950
173	Mangalore	Mumbai	6086	15761	1850
174	Mumbai	Nagpur	5001	15159	1850
175	Mumbai	Raipur	9500	20692	2150
176	Mumbai	Rajkot	5281	12473	1850
177	Mumbai	Ranchi	9751	22813	2950
178	Mumbai	Srinagar	9016	23756	3650
179	Mumbai	Trivandrum	10201	23901	2950
180	Mumbai	Udaipur	4786	15407	1850
181	Mumbai	Varanasi	9696	24511	2950
182	Mumbai	Vishakhapatnam	9101	24872	2950
183	Patna	Ranchi	4603		1850
184	Port Blair	Vishakhapatnam	9696	24511	2950
185	Raipur	Bhubaneshwar	4281	9977	1850
186	Raipur	Nagpur	5181	12660	1850
187	Raipur	Vishakhapatnam	4251	11606	1850
188	Shillong	Jorhat	4551		1850
189	Silchar	Tezpur	4101		1850
190	Tirupati	Vijayawada	5406		1850
191	Vishakhapatnam	Bhubaneshwar	5321	10518	1850

TABLE – VI
	Islanders Fares – 1
Sector & v.v		One Way	Return	AirlineFuel
		Fare Basis	Fare Basis	Charge
		UEIXZ	URTIXZ
Port Blair	Kolkata	5016	8632	2950
Port Blair	Chennai	4816	8272	2950

Note : Above fares are valid for sale in Port Blair only against Identity Card.

Islanders Fares – 2
Sectors		One Way	Airline
		Fare Basis	FuelCharge
		UEIXZ
Port Blair	Vishakapatnam	1592	2950
Vishakapatnam	Port Blair	1449	2950

Note : Above fares are valid for sale in Port Blair and Vishakapatnam only against Identity Card.

Note:

a). Above Charges are applicable  per coupon.

In case of ‘non-refundable, Basic Fare and Airline Fuel Charge will be forfeited.

b). In case of Re-issuance : Aplicable Charges and difference  of fare if any are applicable.

c).LTC Tickets: Change/Refund Fee will be as applicable for highest Business or Economy Class fare

d).Armed Forces and related discounts : Change/ Refund Fee applicable  for highest economy class fare. All categories  of (Armed Forces, Paramilitary  Forces, General Reserve Engineering  Forces, War Disables Officers, War Widows and Gallantry Award Tickets under RBD Y to H)

d)The refund rules applicable  to Link Fares on all RBDs are as under:

(A) Originating point:

1. Tickets issued on fares under: RBDs U to K

a) Refund – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Refund Fee of – Rs. 1053 /- coupon. b) Refund of No-show ticket: Non Refundable(Basic fare + Airline Fuel Charge)

2) Tickets issued on fares under: RBDs S & T

(a) Refund – Permitted up to 1 hr before scheduled departure of the flight against a Refund Fee of – Rs.1579/- per coupon.

b) Refund of No-show ticket: Non Refundable(Basic fare + Airline Fuel Charge)

(B) Intermediate  Point :

In case of completion of part itinerary, a passenger desirous of claiming refund will be allowed to do so after deducting the applicable fare on booked RBD, for the sector travelled along with the applicable Refund Fee. Not permitted for RBDs S & T.

(C) In cases of Flight Disruptions:

(a) Alternate arrangements  are made by the Airline- No Refund

(b)Passenger  is taken back to the point of origin by the first available service- Full amount to be refunded.

(c)Own arrangement  for the cancelled sector is made by the passenger(s):  Refund of Basic fare of the cancelled sector in respective RBD (Airline Fuel Charge  to be retained) along with utilized non-airline taxes, if any.

e). No Re-validation or Cancellation  Fee applicable  on Infant Tickets.

5 Applicable  Fares as on 01st May ‘ 15

6 These  fares are subject to Change without prior  notice.

Source: Air India [Click here to download Air India Web Fare as on 01.05.2015]

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Bonus for the employees working in Autonomous Organizations

Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2013-14 – Extension of orders to Autonomous Bodies

F.No.7/22/2008 E-III(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E III (A) Branch

New Delhi, the 23rd September, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Non-Productivity Linked Bonus (Ad-hoc Bonus) to Central Government Employees for the year 2013-14 – Extension of orders to Autonomous Bodies.

Orders have been issued vide this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 7/24/2007 E-III (A) dated 16th September, 2014 authorizing 30 days emoluments as Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) for the accounting year 2013-14 to the eligible Central Government employees not covered by the Productivity Linked Bonus Schemes, subject to terms and conditions laid down therein.

2. The undersigned is directed to say that it has now been decided that the Non-PLB (Ad-hoc) bonus so admissible subject to the terms and conditions laid down in the aforesaid orders, may be extended to the employees of autonomous bodies, partly or fully funded by the Central Government which

(i) follow the pattern of pay structure and emoluments identical to that of the Central Government and (ii) do not have any bonus or ex-gratia or incentive scheme in operation.

3. In case of doubt as to the operation of these orders the clarificatory orders, circulated vide this Ministry’s O.M. No.14(10)E-Coord/88 dated 4.10.88, as amended from time to time, may be kept in view, mutatis mutandis.

4. Any request for funding by the Government to meet the liability on account of Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) in respect of various autonomous organizations would not be considered by the administrative Ministries concerned, as the expenditure on Non-PLB (Ad-hoc bonus) should be met from within the existing budgetary provisions of the respective organizations. While the Autonomous Bodies not funded by the Central Government may also adopt these orders as per their own administrative and financial judgment in respect of their employees, no liability for funding will, in any case, lie on the Central Government on this account.

(Amar Nath Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/bonus/23-09-2014.pdf]

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Government may relax norms for joining New Pension Scheme for PSU Employees

Government may relax norms for joining New Pension Scheme for PSU Employees

The government is considering relaxing norms to enable PSU employees to join the National Pension Scheme and a Cabinet note in this regard is likely to be moved soon, interim pension regulator PFRDA said on Wednesday.

“We have taken up this matter with the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Secretary and he has prepared a note which he would be soon taking to the cabinet,” Pension Fund and Regulatory Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Yogesh Agarwal said in New Delhi.

Under the existing guidelines, if an employee of central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) does not have a minimum 15 years of services, he or she cannot join National Pension Scheme (NPS), Mr. Agarwal said on the sidelines of a seminar titled “Financial Consumer Protection” here.

“Even with the government employees earlier, the instruction was if you do not have 20 years of services, you can’t have pension. When the govt notified the guidelines for NPS they did away with the criteria,” he said.

Talking about NPS Swavalamban, he said, it is a financial inclusion product operationalised by PFRDA.

There has been an overwhelming demand for the product launched in 2010, with a CAGR of 90 per cent in the three years of operation, more than 50 per cent of the eligible subscribers being below the age of 40, he said.

The scheme, with 72 per cent of the subscribers being women, has managed to bridge the supply gap in the unorganised sector for a long term defined contribution pension scheme, he added.

Mr. Agarwal also said that PFRDA has a strong consumer protection mechanism.

“It is evident from the fact that we receive very few complaints. In order to have real consumer protection, we need to introduce features in the product design itself which could prevent mis-selling,” he said.

He further said that improving financial inclusion with adequate consumer protection requires a multi—stakeholder framework of consumer, financial institutions, industry, regulators and government.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/

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