Frequently asked questions on Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM)

Frequently asked questions on Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

1. What is Joint Consultative Machinery?
The scheme of Joint Consultative Machinery is a platform for constructive dialogue between the representatives of the staff side and the official side for peaceful resolution of all disputes between the Government as employer and the employees. The scheme was introduced in 1966 with the objectives of promoting harmonious relations and securing the greatest measure of cooperation between the Central 1 Government as the employer and the employees in matters of common concern and with the object of further increasing the efficiency of the public service combined with the well being of those employed. The scheme is a non statutory one mutually agreed upon between the staff side and the official side.

2. What is the applicability of the JCM Scheme?
The scheme covers all regular civil employees of the Central Government, except:
(a)The Class -I services;
(b)The Class-II services, other than the Central Secretariat Services and the other comparable services in the headquarters organisation of the Government;
(c) Persons in industrial establishments employed mainly in managerial or administrative capacity, and those who being employed in supervisory capacity drawing salary going beyond grade pay of Rs.4200/- per month;
(d) Employees of the Union Territories; and
(e) Police personnel.

3. What is the structure of the Joint Councils under the JCM Scheme?
The scheme provides for setting up of Joint Councils at the National, Departmental and Regional / Office levels. The National Council, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, is the apex body.

4. How are staff side members selected for various Joint Councils?
The representatives of the staff side for various Joint Councils are chosen / selected from members of the recognized service associations/ unions.

5. What is the time schedule for holding meetings of the National / Departmental Councils?
As per the JCM Scheme, ordinary meeting of the National Council/ Departmental Council may be held as often as necessary as but not less than once in four months.

6. How recognition is granted to the staff associations?
The Department of Personnel & Training being the nodal department for matters relating to Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration, has notified Central Civil Services (Recognition of Associations) Rules, 1993 for the purpose of granting recognition to various service associations.Recognition is actually granted by the concerned Ministry/Department in accordance with the CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993.In case of any doubt or confusion, the matter is referred to the JCA Section of the Department of Personnel & Training for clarification/ advice.

7. What are the facilities available to recognised associations?
The recognized associations/ unions enjoy certain facilities like:
(a) Negotiations with the employer;
(b) Correspondence and meetings with the head of the administrative departments;
(c) Provision of accommodation for the associations subject to availability;
(d) Facility of special casual leave up to 20 days in a year to the office bearers of the associations.(e) Payment of T.A/ D.A for attending officially sponsored meetings; and
(f) Facility of seeking transfer of Chief Executive of the Union /association to the Headquarters of the appropriate head of administration.

8. What will happen if there is no agreement between thestaff and the official side?
If there is no agreement between the staff and the official side on an arbitrable issue, then the matter is to be referred to the Board of Arbitration if so desired by the staff side.

9. What are the issues on which arbitration is possible?
The arbitration is limited to the following issues:
(a) Pay and allowances;
(b)Weekly hours of work ; and
(c) Leave

10. Is the award given by the Board of Arbitration binding on the parties
The award given by the Board of Arbitration is binding on the Government as well as the staff side subject to the over riding authority of the Parliament. The award can be modified/rejected only with the approval of the Parliament through a formal resolution on grounds affecting national economy or social justice.

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IBA Orders on DA : Increase in DA Slabs of 34 - 64.50 % May to July 2019

IBA Orders on DA : Increase in DA Slabs of 34 - 64.50 % May to July 2019

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of May, June & July 2019 under X BPS/ Joint Note dated 25.5.2015

Indian Banks’ Association

HR & Industrial Relations

No.CIR/HR&IR/76/D/2019-20/7217

May 2, 2019

All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of May, June & July 2019 under X BPS/Joint Note dated 25.5.2015

The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=140} for the quarter ended March 2019 are as follows:-

January 2019 - 7007.55
February 2019 - 7007.55
March 2019 - 7053.20

The average CPI of the above is 7023 and accordingly the number of DA slabs are 645 (7023-4440= 2583/4= 645 Slabs) The last quarterly Payment of DA was at 611 Slabs. Hence there is an increase in DA slabs of 34, i.e 645 Slabs for payment of DA for the quarter May. June & July, 2019

In terms of clause 7 of the 10th Bipartite Settlement dated 25.05.2015 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 25.05.2015, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to workmen and officer employees for the months of May, June & July, 2019 shall be 64.50 % of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

S K Kakkar

Senior Advisor (HR&IR)

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Fixation of pay on Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) from the date of next increment

MoD - Fixation of pay on Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) from the date of next increment (DNI)

Availability of option for fixation of pay on Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of pay fixation from DNI, if opted for, in Context of Army Pay Rules 2017. Air Force pay Rules 2017 and Navy pay Regulations 2017 in respect of ICOs/ORs and equivalent

No.1(20)/2017/D(Pay/Services)
Ministry of Defence
D(Pay/Services)

Sena Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated 30th April, 2019

Subject: Availability of option for fixation of pay on Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of pay fixation from DNI, if opted for, in Context of Army Pay Rules 2017. Air Force pay Rules 2017 and Navy pay Regulations 2017 in respect of ICOs/ORs and equivalent.

The undersigned is directed to refer to MOD OMs of even number dated 22.03.2018 and 26.02.2019 on the issue of availability of option for fixation of pay on promotion from the date of next increment (DNI) in the lower post and method of pay fixation from DNI, if opted for, in context of Army Pay Rules 2017. Air Force pay Rules 2017 and Navy Pay Regulations 2017 and to say that the aforesaid OMs dated 22.03.2018 and 26.02.2019 will be applicable in the cases of pay fixation on grant of MACP also in respect of ICOs/ORs and equivalent.

This issues with the concurrence of Defence (Finance) vide their I.D. No. dated 29.01.2019.

Yours faithfully
sd/-
(Arun Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Nature of discipline and a punishment appropriate to the seriousness of the offense committed

Nature of discipline and a punishment appropriate to the seriousness of the offense committed

No.C-14016/09/2019-VP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi- 110 001
Dated: 24.04.2019

To
All Chief Post Masters General

Subject: Nature of disciplinary action and quantum of punishment to be commensurate with the gravity of the offence committed- reg.

Madam / Sir,
It has been observed by the Competent Authority that in some of the Rule9 cases submitted to this office for Presidential Order the charge sheets under Rule-14 of CCS (CCA Rules, 1965 are issued to the officials in cases having low gravity of offence committed by the delinquent officials immediate before their retirement. These proceedings are deemed to be continued under Rule-9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, t972 after their retirement.

On examining such cases, the misconduct or negligence cannot be established grave enough which warrants imposition of penalty by way of withholding pension / gratuity or both in terms of Rule-9 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. As such the proposal is dropped by the Competent Authority. This results in payment of interest on delayed payment of Gratuity to the official.

Instruction on the subject matter have already been circulated vide letter No 6/19/72Disc.1 dated 29.11.1972 (DG P&T order 2 below Rule’14 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965). It is, therefore, reiterated that in future while issuing charge sheet to the delinquent officials, the Disciplinary Authority should determine the with care and deliberation gravity of office and nature of action to be taken in each case on its merits.

Yours faithfully,
Shailendra Dashora)
DDG (VP, SR &Legal)

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KVS - Extension of CGHS facilities to the retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

KVS - Extension of CGHS facilities to the retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

KENDRIYA VIDYALAY SANGATHAN
18 Industrial Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi – 110 016

The Deputy Commissioner/Director
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
All Regional Offices / ZIETs

Subject:- Guidelines to implement O.M. dated 13.03.2019 for extension of CGHS facilities to the retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan – regarding.

Sir/Madam,
In continuation of KVS Office Memorandum of even no. dated 13.03.2019 vide which the approval of the Competent Authority of KVS for extension of CGHS facility to the retired employees of KVS who were having CGHS card while in service and residing in CGHS covered cities was conveyed. In this connection, the following guidelines may be kept in mind while processing the requests made for making of new CGHS card by the retired employees:-

A. A retired employee of KVS who was having CGHS card while in service and is residing in CGHS covered areas can opt for CGHS facility by submitting his / her application along with relevant documents and CGHS contribution to the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA) which has released his / her pensionary benefits. As per 7th CPC, the revised monthly subscriptions, as decided by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their O.M .No. 5.11011/11/2016-CGHS(P)/EHS dated 09.01.2017, to be made by employees/ pensioners for availing CGHS facilities are as under:-

S. No.	Corresponding levels in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC	Contribution (Rs. Per month)
1	Level: 1 to 5	250
2	Level: 6	450
3	Level: 7 to 11	650
4	Level: 12 & above	1000

B. On receipt of application from the retired official, the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority i.e. Regional Office (R.O)/ZIETs/ Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ) will verify the particulars filled in the application form and enclosed documents as required by CGHS Authority i.e. self-attested photocopy of the LPC, PPO, Aadhar Card, CGHS card while in service, employee contribution as per 7th CPC as applicable to the concerned employee in accordance to his / her pay level at the time of retirement. Thereafter, PSA will write a letter for discontinuation of payment of fixed medical allowance (FMA) to the Pension Disbursing Authority (PDA) i.e. State Bank of India, Parliament Street, New Delhi. The PSA will forward the application form along with Cheque / draft for the amount as per the CGHS rate applicable with reference to residential address of the official concerned to the Deputy Commissioner concerned of the Regional Office having jurisdiction over the CGHS city wherein the official is residing.

Illustration

A Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner or Administrative Officer is retired from Mumbai Region having CGHS card while in service & residing in Lucknow i.e. CGHS covered area. He / she will submit his / her application (along with his employee-contribution as per 7th CPC in favour of, KVS, HQ and documents stated in para B) to the PSA (KVS, HQ). The PSA will verify the application form and forwarded the same to KVS, RO Lucknow along with the Cheque/DD (amount as applicable for CGHS Centre at Lucknow). Since the Deputy Commissioner, KVS RO Lucknow is having jurisdiction over CGHS Centre at Lucknow the application form will be countersigned by the Deputy Commissioner, RO Lucknow and submitted to CGHS Centre at Lucknow along with Cheque/DD and other necessary documents for preparation of CGHS card. The Deputy Commissioner RO Lucknow will also maintain a register depicting the name of the employee and family members, CGHS card no., validity of the card and the details of the pension sanction authority along with particular of Kendriya Vidyalaya or Regional office from where the official is retired. Further, Deputy Commissioner, KVS RO Lucknow, will also keep a copy of CGHS card (Index Card) issued by CGHS. All medical claims in respect of the Deputy Commissioner/ Assistant Commissioner/ Administrative Officer retired from Mumbai, will be reimbursed by Regional Office Lucknow.

C. The concerned Deputy Commissioner will forward the application to the CGHS center, along with all necessary documents including Cheque or Demand Draft after countersigning the application form, for issue of CGHS card. If the retired official is residing in the city having CGHS Centre which falls under the jurisdiction of Pension Sanctioning Authority, then the Pension Sanctioning Authority will forward the application to the concerned CGHS Centre. The Deputy Commissioner concerned will countersign the form and send it to the CGHS authority for preparation of CGHS card under intimation to the retired official as well as the Pension Sanctioning Authority.

D. The Deputy Commissioner of the RO, who has forwarded the application form to the CGHS Centre for issue of card, will maintainthe proper records and make necessary entries in CGHS card issuing register which will carry the details of Name of the employee and family members, CGHS card, validity of the card and the details of the Pension Sanctioning Authority along with particulars of Kendriya Vidyalaya/Regional Office/ZIETs from where the official retired.

E. Existing Rates of CGHS yearly contributions payable by KVS, as circulated by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Nirman Bhawan, New delhi vide their Circular No. Z.22025/4/2007-CGHS (Stats. Cell) dated 02.03.2010 are given below. The concerned PSA will calculate KVS share by deducting the employee contribution as mentioned in para ‘A’ from yearly contribution as indicated below. The PSA will then forward the total amount (KVS share & employee contribution) to the respective Deputy Commissioner where the retired official is residing.

(Figures in Rs.)

S. No.	City	Total cost per card 2009- 10*
1	Ahmedabad	8667
2	Allahabad	6292
3	Bengaluru	5736
4	Bhopal	3060
5	Bhubaneswar	8943
6	Chandigarh	11449
7	Chennai	5236
8	Dehradun	8947
9	Guwahati	4296
10	Hyderabad	6097
11	Jabalpur	2925
12	Jaipur	18464
13	Kanpur	8447
14	Kolkata	5397
15	Lucknow	6033
16	Meerut	14535
17	Mumbai	7372
18	Nagpur	8046
19	Patna	7765
20	Pune	3593
21	Ranchi	7068
22	Shillong	5553
23	Thiruvanthapuram	6762
24	Delhi	15368

*(These rates have not been revised after 2009-10 by DGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi)
F. Medical claims, if any, will be reimbursed by the Kendriya Vidyalaya/ Regional Office/ ZIETs where the official is residing. The copy of CGHS card (Index Card) issued by CGHS has to be kept for record.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(Dr. Shachi Kant)

Joint Commissioner (Pers.)

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DoPT: Framing of the Recruitment Rules for the post of Physiotherapist in the Lal Bahadhur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie

DoPT: Framing of the Recruitment Rules for the post of Physiotherapist in the Lal Bahadhur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
 

No. T-21011/2/2019-Acad Desk
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Training Division

Old JNU Campus, Block IV,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067

02 May, 2019

Office Memorandum

Subject: Framing of the Recruitment Rules for the post of Physiotherapist in the Lal Bahadhur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie - Regarding. 

The undersigned is directed to upload the draft recruitment rules for the post of Physiotherapist in the La! Bahadhur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and to request for comments, if any, from all the stakeholders on the draft RRs. The comments may kindly be on e-mail id: 'meena.shiv@nic.in' latest by 02.06.20 19.

End: As above.

(Anita Bilung)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Telephone: 011-26166856

To
All concerned Stakeholders

Copy to: NIC, Training Division with the request to upload the above OM alongwith draft RRs for the post of Physiotherapist in LBSNAA, Mussoorie.

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Training Division

Notification

New Delhi, the 2019

G.S.R… - In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Physiotherapist (Group B) in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie , namely:-

Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Physiotherapist, Group B post, Recruitment Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

1. Number of post, classification and level in pay matrix.- The number of the post, its classification and level in pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
2. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.- The method of recruitment, agelimit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
3. Disqualifications.- No person,-

• who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
• who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

Power to relax. - Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, for reasons to be recorded in writing, and in consultation with Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit, and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the exServicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.

Check the Schedule here

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Granting of GP Rs. 5400 in PB -2 (Level 9 in Pay Matrix) on completion of four years of service in the GP Rs. 4800 (Level 8 in Pay Matrix) to ASPs on non functional basis.

Granting of GP Rs. 5400 in PB -2 (Level 9 in Pay Matrix) on completion of four years of service in the GP Rs. 4800 (Level 8 in Pay Matrix) to ASPs on non functional basis. 

No. 4-1/2019-PCC
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi - 110001
Date : 22.04.2019

To
Shri Arup Kumar Seal,
General Secretary,
All India Association of Inspectors and Asstt. Supdt. Posts,
Qtr. No. 12, P&T Colony, Khurshid Square,
Civil Lines, Delhi -110054.

Sub : Granting of GP Rs. 5400 in PB -2 (Level 9 in Pay Matrix) on completion of four years of service in the GP Rs. 4800 (Level 8 in Pay Matrix) to ASPs on non functional basis.
 
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter No.SG/AIAIASP/03/2018 on the above mentioned subject and to inform that the issue of granting NFSG in pre­ revised GP Rs. 5400/- in PB-2 corresponding to Level 9 to Asstt. Superintendent Posts on completion of four years of service in the pre-revised GP Rs. 4800/- (Level 8 in Pay Matrix) has been examined with following observations:-

i. The NFSG Scale is given to AAOs in P&T Accounts vide MoF OM No. 25-2/2017- IC/E.III (A) dated 18.06.2018 as per recommendations of 7th CPC in Para 11.12.140 of the report whereas there is no such recommendation for ASP cadre. Moreover, AAOs in P&T Accounts are having all India Transfer Liability and on contrast, the ASP is a Circle level cadre. Further, ASPs are enjoying Rule 38 transfer from one Circle to other whereas there is no such provision for AAOs. As such, the plea for granting NSFG to ASP cadre in line of AAO cadre as mentioned in the representation is not tenable.

ii. There is different time span in promoting IPs to ASPs in Circles as ASP is a Circle level cadre. In some Circles IPs get promotion in ASPs cadre immediately after completion of minimum qualifying years of service in IP cadre viz 3 years (now 5 years) whereas in some Circles IPs are waiting their hierarchical promotion in ASP cadre even after regular service of 10-13 years in the cadre. The NSFG Scale would not only make a huge disparity in pay among ASPs who are originally entered in IP cadre on the basis of same examination and are borne on the same IP gradation list.

Therefore, the proposal to grant NSFG to Asstt. Superintendent Posts on completion of four years of service cannot be recommended.

Yours sincerely,
sd/-
(SB Vyavahare)
Asstt.Director General (GDS/PCC)

Source: NFPE

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