Dopt Notification – Addition of time limit for submission of Assest Declaration

Dopt Notification – Addition of time limit for submission of Assest Declaration

Department of Personnel and Training issued an important notification regarding the time limit for filing return of assests on its portal today. The time limit has been extended upto December 2014 to submitting of information and annual returns of assests and liabilities of Government servant.

Asset Declaration Amendment Rules

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi. the 8th September. 2014

G.S.R. 638(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-secrion (1) read with clause (k) and clause (1) of sub section (2) of Section 59 read with Section 44 and Section 45 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules. 2014. namely :-

I. (I) These rules may he called the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Amendment Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Public Servants (Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the Limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014. in rule 3. in the proviso to sub-rule (2), for the words on or before the 15th day of September, 2014’, the words “on or before the 31st day of December, 2014 shall he substituted.

[ F.No. 407/12/2014-AVD-lV(B) Pt.-I ]
BHASKAR KHULBE, Addl. Secy.

Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide notification number G.S.R. 501(E). dated the 14th July. 2014.

Source : www.persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/Not_Assetrulesamendmentgazt.pdf]

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Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund – Reg.

Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund – Reg.

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE

New Delhi

Subject: Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund – Reg.

Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was constituted in January,1948 to assist displaced persons from Pakistan.The resources of the PMNRF are now utilized primarily to render immediate relief to the affected families of those killed/injured in natural calamities like floods, cyclones and earthquakes, etc. or in the major accidents/riots. The fund is also utilized to provide financial assistance for medical treatment like heart surgeries, kidney transplantatiory cancer treatment,etc. The fund consists entirely of voluntary public contributions and does not get any budgetary support. Prime Minister  is the Chairman of the fund’

2. The undersigned is desired to convey that arrangements may be made to display a caption “All donations towards the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) are notified for 100% deduction from  taxable income under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961″ by your Department at its home webpage. Besides, Department may also request the PSUs concerned with the Department to carry out this exercise also.

3. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

(Santosh D.Vaidya)
Director

Secretary, Department of Posts, New Delhi
Source:  http://www.indiapost.gov.in

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Revision of maximum limit of subscription in a financial year of PPF Account

Revision of maximum limit of subscription in a financial year of PPF Account

No. F.No. 113-01/2011-SB
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001, Dated: 21.08.2014

To
All Heads of Circles/Regions
Addl. Director General, APS, New Delhi.

Subject:- Revision of maximum limit of subscription in a financial year of PPF Account.

Sir / Madam,
The undersigned is directed to convey the decision of the Min. of Finance (DEA) for revision of existing maximum limit of subscription in a financial year in the existing PPF accounts as well as new PPF account to be opened on or after 13.08.2014. Now the subscription in a financial year shall be Rs 1,50,000/- in “place of Rs 1,00,000/- in PPF accounts. The copy of Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 588 (E) dated 13.08.2014 issued by MOP (DEA) is enclosed.

2. it is requested to circulate this instruction to all field units and ensure that the instruction is strictly followed.

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Read/download: Notification

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Next talk on 17th September: Bank Xth Bipartite

Next talk on 17th September: Bank Xth Bipartite

After the last BPS talks on 13th June ’14, with IBA , there was a dead lock in talks.

Now as per information, the next round of talks on 10th BPS with IBA by bank Unions (UFBU) will be held on on 17th Sept. 2014, at Mumbai at 2 PM. UFBU will be meeting on the morning of same day.

IBA officials are also called by DFS, Ministry of Finance for a meeting on 8th Sept. 2014 at New Delhi.

News provided by Mr Mohan P.

Source-http://paycommissionupdate.blogspot.in/

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Unfortunate rumour-mongering about 7th Central Pay Commission’s visit to Ladakh

Unfortunate rumour-mongering about 7th Central Pay Commission’s visit to Ladakh

There were messages doing the rounds to the effect that Members of the 7th CPC are visiting Ladakh not for the purposes of analysing the conditions under which our men and women in uniform are deployed, but to enjoy a picnic at Pangong Tso lake at tax payers’ expense.

These messages are patently incorrect, malicious and unfortunate. Members of Pay Commission would, in fact, be visiting Siachen, Kargil, Mushkoh Valley, Chushul and Leh.

Similar whispers are at times heard about officers in the military hierarchy manning key positions related to pay, personnel and pensionary issues, including the pay commission cells of the three services. That too is demoralising.

Such rumours not only spread discontentment but also antagonize people who are working day and night for the betterment of serving personnel and veterans. Though change is the only constant and there is requirement of transformation of attitude at various ends, it can be said with great responsibility that the current military leadership and key appointments are extremely sensitised and sensitive towards the needs, requirements and aspirations of the military community and there is a consequent responsibility imposed on all of us to lend support to move towards the ultimate aim of betterment rather than creating an environment of negativity, that too based on a foundation of gossip.

Here is the official statement released by the Army on the subject of the visit of Members of 7th CPC to Ladakh:

We have noticed a number of malicious and ill informed comments being circulated on Social Media with regard to the visit of Justice Mathur, Chairman, 7th Central Pay Commission and other members of the Commission to Ladakh.

The Army wishes to clarify that Justice Mathur, Chairman, 7th Central Pay Commission and other members of the Commission are taking out very valuable time from their busy schedule to visit forward areas where our soldiers are serving in extremely difficult terrain, at our request.

Justice Mathur and members of the Commission would be visiting the Northern Glacier (Siachen), Kargil, Mushkoh Valley, Chushul apart from Leh, where they would be staying with various Army Detachments.
We are grateful to the 7 Pay Commission Team for personally experiencing the difficulties being faced by Army deployed in Ladakh.

On a lighter note though, I do feel we should not be so servile so as to thank Members of the Commission for “taking out very valuable time from their busy schedule”, since that my friends is their duty for what they are paid for and appointed, and not a favour extended to the society at large.

Source: www.indianmilitary.info

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‘Facilitation Fee’ levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account — Withdrawal regarding

‘Facilitation Fee’ levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account — Withdrawal regarding.

No. 19024/1/2012-E-IV
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 5th September, 2014.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- ‘Facilitation Fee’ levied by authorised travel agents on air tickets booked on Government account — Withdrawal regarding.

Attention is invited to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 10th October, 2013 wherein the authorised travel agents namely M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), M/s Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT) and Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC), were allowed to levy ‘Facilitation Fee’ @ 100/- per ticket for domestic sector and .7300/- per ticket for international sector for air travel, wherein Government of India bears the cost of air passage.

2. The issue has been re-examined in consultation with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Department of Legal Affairs, in the light of provisions of the Aircrafts Rules, 1937, as amended from time to time, and it has been decided to withdraw this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 10th October. 2013 with immediate effect. Consequently, no fee/service charges (by whatever nomenclature), which are not included in the ‘tariff’ charged by Air India/Airlines, are required to be paid to the authorised travel agents.

3. Payment to the authorised travel agents for the Bills raised by them for air tickets procured/purchased till date, in respect of air travel already undertaken or due to be undertaken, would be regulated as per O.M. of even number dated 10.10.2013. It is reiterated that, as far as possible, air tickets on Government account may be obtained directly from Air India/Airlines (booking counters/offices/website) and if obtaining tickets directly from Air India/Airlines is not possible, should the services of authorised travel agents be availed of.

4. All Ministries/Departments are advised to bring these instructions to the notice of all concerned for compliance.

sd/-
(Subhash Chand)
Director

Source: http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/air_travel/facilitaionFee_AirTicket_withdrawal05092014.pdf

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DoPT Order on Search cum Selection Committees

DoPT Order on Search cum Selection Committees

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has directed that the Search Committee/Search-cum-Selection Committee should recommend panels in the order of merit. The ACC has, however, observed that in some of the cases submitted by various Ministries/Departments, the Selection Committees/Search-cum-Selection Committees are not recommending the panel in order of merit/preference.

In view of the above, the ACC has reiterated that unless statutorily required not to arrange the names in the panel in the order of preference, the Selection Committee/Search-cum-Selection Committee must invariably indicate the order of preference.

Download the DOPT Order : DoPT Order on Search cum Selection Committees

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