7th Pay Commission Benefits to Teachers and Academic Staff of Technical Institutes Payment of Arrears (from 1.1.2016) on account of 7th CPC implementation

7th Pay Commission Benefits to Teachers and Academic Staff of Technical Institutes
Payment of Arrears (from 1.1.2016) on account of 7th CPC implementation

The government has approved a proposal to extend the 7th Central Pay Commission benefits to teachers and other academic staff of the state government and government-aided degree level technical institutes.

Shri Javadekar informed that the Government has approved proposal to extend the 7th CPC to the teachers and other academic staff of the State Govt. / Govt. aided degree level technical institutions in the country, which will have additional Central Government liability of Rs.1241.78 crore. He said that the Central Government will reimburse 50% of the total additional expenditure (from 1.1.2016 to 31.3.2019) to be incurred by these institutes for payment of arrears on account of 7th CPC implementation.

This will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of State Government funded institutes. Besides, about 3.5 lakh teachers and other academic staff of private colleges/ institutions within the purview of AICTE will also benefit from the approval given today, he added.
This will have additional Central government liability of over 1240 crore rupees. The Centre will reimburse 50 per cent of the total additional expenditure from 1st January 2016 to 31st March this year to be incurred by these institutes for payment of arrears.

An official release said, the measure will directly benefit more than 29 thousand teachers and other academic staff of state government funded colleges and institutes.

Besides, about three-and-a-half lakh teachers and academic staff of private institutes under the AICTE will also benefit. Implementation of pay commission recommendation in State Government Aided / funded AICTE approved technical institutes will help them in attracting and retaining the faculty of high academic standards.

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7th Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance - DoPT Order 2019

7th Central Pay Commission (7th CPC) Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance - DoPT Order 2019

F. No. 4/6/2017-Estt.(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Date: 18.01.2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: - Implementation of the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission - Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance -reg.

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission vide Department of Expenditure's Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017, Cash Handling Allowance and Treasury Allowance have been subsumed in 'Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance'. The President is now pleased to decide that Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance shall be admissible to Central Government employees at the following rates subject to conditions mentioned in subsequent paras: -

2. The powers to grant Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance remain delegated to the Ministries and Head of Departments who, at their discretion, may appoint Junior Secretariat Assistants / Senior Secretariat Assistants / Assistant Section Officers / officials holding substantive post up to level 7 of Pay Matrix, to perform the duties of Cashiers. The grant of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance shall be subject to the following conditions:-

(i) The amount of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance to be granted will depend on the average amount of monthly Cash disbursed, excluding payment by cheques/ drafts/ECS/online payments/other modes where cash handling in physical form is not involved.

(ii) The Ministry or Head of the Department concerned should certify, on the basis of the previous financial year's average, the amount of Cash disbursed and sanction the rate of Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance appropriate to that quantum. The average amount of Cash disbursed should be arrived at by taking the total amount shown as disbursed in the Cash Book reduced by the items disbursed in the form of cheques/R.T.Rs/Drafts/ECS/online payments/other modes where cash handling in physical form is not involved, etc.

(iii) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance granted to the official should be reviewed every financial year.

(iv) Every official, who is appointed to work as Cashier, unless he is exempted by the competent authority , should furnish security in accordance with the provisions contained in Rule 306 (1) to 306 (4) in Chapter 12 of the General Financial Rules, 2017 as amended from time to time.

(v) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance is to be granted from the date of issue of order of appointment as Cashier or from the date of furnishing security, whichever is later.

(vi) Not more than one official should be allowed the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance in an office/Department.

(vii) Sanction in each case should invariably be issued in the name of the person who is appointed to do the Cash work and for whom the Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance is sanctioned.

(viii) In cases of Cashier appointed on direct recruitment /promotion to such a post in terms of provision of RRs, no Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance will be admissible. Further, where there are sufficient number of Cashiers in various Grades to constitute a viable cadre in a Deptt./Organisation, then the post of Cashiers would not carry any Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance.

(ix) The Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance will not be admissible to Senior Secretariat Assistants cum Cashiers as Cash Handling is part and parcel of the duties of this post.

3. In the case of a newly created office, where it is not possible to observe all the conditions quoted above, Ministries and Heads of Departments may themselves grant Cash Handling and Treasury Allowance to cashiers during the first year of existence on the basis of the estimated average monthly cash disbursements. The other conditions quoted in para ( 2) above will, however apply.

4. Any relaxation of the above terms and conditions will require the prior concurrence of the Department of Personnel & Training.

5. These orders shall be effective from 01.07.20 17.

6. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are being issued after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

(Rajeev Bahree)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Telephone No. : 011-23040489

To
All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India as per standard list

Source: DoPT

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Provisions for writing of APAR of Railway Employees Working in Grade Pay Rs.1800/- Level-I

Provisions for writing of APAR of Railway Employees Working in Grade Pay Rs.1800/- Level-I

RBE NO. 9 /2019

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.E(NG)I-2013/CR/1

New Delhi dated 11/01/2019

The General Managers (P)
All Zonal Railways & Production Units
(As per Standard list).

Subject: Introduction of Provisions for writing of APAR of Railway Employees Working in Grade Pay Rs.1800/- Level-I.

Attention is invited to Board’s letter of even number dated 30.12.2014, vide which, concept of writing APARs of those Railways’ employees working in Grade Pay Rs.1900 and in whose cases APARs were not written earlier, was introduced inter-alia mentioning that those Railway servants in Grade Pay Rs.1800, the system of working reports as and when required will continue. A proforma evolved for this purpose was also enclosed.

2. A need to introduce the system of writing APARs in the cases of erstwhile Group ‘D’ staff working in Grade Pay Rs.1800, Level-I, has been experienced considering the fact that now such employees have also been made eligible to compete with others in the scheme of LDCE and other departmental selections whenever and wherever these are conducted to fill up particular posts through departmental promotion.

3. Consequently, the matter has been reviewed. It is advised that the APARs be written in the case of all the erstwhile Group ‘D’ employees G.P. Rs. 1800/- Level-1 in the proforma The revised proforma will be applicable for APARs written from the current year (2018-19) onwards.

(M.K.Meena)

Deputy Director Estt. (N)

Railway Board

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MACP guidance as per recommendations of the 7th CPC

MACP guidance as per recommendations of the 7th CPC 

Directorate General

Sashastra Seema Bel

East Block-V, R.K. Puram

New Delhi 110066

No. 1/Org/MACP/2018(186)/ 117

Dated: 10th Jan 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

This is in reference to DoP&T OM F. No. 35034/3/2015-Estt.(D) dated 27/28.09.2016 regarding enhancement of Benchmark for financial up‑gradation under MACP Scheme as per recommendations of the 7th CPC accepted by the Government.

Of late, field units have been seeking clarification regarding the applicability of benchmark ‘Very Good’ for considering financial up-gradation under MACP Scheme. The matter has been examined at FHQ and the following clarifications are issued for compliance by all concerned:-

(i) For grant of financial up-gradation under the MACPS, the prescribed benchmark would he ‘Very Good’ for all the posts w.e.f. 25.07.2016.

(ii) APAR grading ‘Good’ for the period prior to 25.07.2016 i.e. the date from which the new Benchmark made applicable, may be treated as ‘Very Good’ while considering such cases by the Screening Committee/BOO.

(iii) There should be at least three ‘Very Good’ grading and other two not below ‘Good’ grading out of last five ACRs/APARs considering point (i) & (ii) in view for arriving at the prescribed Benchmark ‘Very Good’. Some illustrations are given in the enclosed Annexure-A for guidance.

Encl:-As above.

(Rakesh Kumar)

Commandant(Org)

Source: Confederation

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Approval for regularization of Pay scales of below Board Level Executives in NHPC, NEEPCO, THDC & SJVN

Approval for regularization of Pay scales of below Board Level Executives in NHPC, NEEPCO, THDC & SJVN

  Press Information Bureau

Government of India

Cabinet

16-January-2019

Cabinet approves regularisation of Pay Scales of below Board Level Executives in NHPC Ltd., North East Electric Power Corporation, THDC India Ltd. and SJVN Ltd. w.e.f. 1.1.97

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for regularization of Pay scales of below Board Level Executives in National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC), North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), THDC India Ltd. (formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd.) and Satluj Jal Vidhyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN), w.e.f. 01.01.1997 adopted by them consequent upon the orders of Ministry of Power dated 04.04.2006 and 01.09.2006.

Implementation strategy:

After the approval, the pay scales adopted by Hydro CPSEs consequent upon the order of the Ministry of Power dated 04.04.2006 and 01.09.2006 shall be regularized.

Impact:

About 5,254 Executives of Hydro CPSEs enrolled before 01.01.2007 will be benefitted by this approval. It will motivate and boost the morale the Executives of Hydro CPSEs,

Expenditure:

The total expenditure to the tune of Rs. 323 crore will be incurred for the regularisation of pay scales.

Background:

Anomalies existed in the pay scales of Executives of NHPC, NEEPCO, THDCIL and SJVNL w.e.f. 01.01.1997 due to revision of pay scales of unionized category of workmen/non-executives in line with the NTPC/Oil sector within the organizations. The pay scales of workmen and Supervisors were higher than the pay scale of Executives in the E-1 grade.

The proposal was earlier considered by the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) and the Cabinet on several occasion. The Cabinet in December, 2013 decided as below:

•     The deviant pay scales fixed w.e.f. 01.01.1997 shall not be regularized.
•     However, no recovery shall be made for the excess pay drawn from 01.01,1997onwards considering the difficulties in effecting recovery and also considering that such a recovery may de-motivate the staff.
•     The pay scales shall be fitted w.e.f. 01.01.2007 after correcting the aberration in payscales fixed w.e.f. 01.01.1997.

Aggrieved with the order, various Employee Associations of Hydro PSEs filed Writ Petitions in different High Courts. The High Court of Uttarakhand&Meghalaya quashed the above decision. SLP was filed in Supreme Court on-12.04.2017 against the judgment of High Court of Uttarakhand which was dismissed on 08.05.2017. A Contempt petition has been filed in the High Courts of Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. Ministry of Power is left with no option other than seeking approval of Cabinet for regularizing the pay scales of NHPC, SJVNL, NEEPCO and THDCIL w.e.f. 01.01.1997 adopted by them consequent upon the orders of Ministry of Power dated 04.04.2006 and 01.09.2006.

Source:PIB

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DoPT: Nomination of civilian officers for the 75th Staff Course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington

DoPT: Nomination of civilian officers for the 75th Staff Course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington

No. T-13014/02/2019-LTDP
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(Training Division)

3rd Floor Block-TV, Old JNU Campus,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067,
Dated: 16th January, 2019

To
1. Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments
2. Secretaries of all the Ministries! Departments of Govt of India

Sub: Nomination of civilian officers for the 75th Staff Course at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.

Sir/Madam,

The 75th Staff Course at the Defence Servicers Staff College (DSSC), Wellington, (Tamil Nadu) is scheduled to commence from 10th June, 2019. The duration of the course is 45 weeks. Four (4) slots in DSSC Staff Course are earmarked for the civilian officers of various Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

2. The 75th Staff Course at DSSC, Wellington lays stress of issues relating to InterServices Cooperation and planning and to enhance the knowledge of the participants on various aspects of National Security. The Course also provides an opportunity for building functional rapport and understanding between the Civilian and Armed forces officers. Joint Forward Area Tour (JFAT) and Industrial Demonstration Tour (IDT) for the student officers provide a unique opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and experience from the best practices being followed in both Civil and Defence establishments.

3. The 75th DSSC Staff Course is scheduled to commence from 10th June, 2019 and will continue up to 18th April, 2020. Prior to that, the selected officers will be required to undergo an Orientation Course of two (02) weeks from 20th May, 2019 to 8th June, 2019. Only those officers who, if selected, can be assuredly released from May, 2019 till April, 2020, should be sponsored.

4. Qualification requirements for selection of civilian officers to the DSSC Staff Course are as under:-

a. The Officer should be from Group 'A' Central Civil Services.
b. Upper Age Limit-Should not be more than 50 years as on last date of receipt of nominations.
c. Officer should be clear from vigilance and disciplinary angle.
d. Officer should have excellent track record of past performance

5. The details of course fees to be borne by the sponsoring organization are as follows:

(i) Training charges per week - Rs. 7,975/-
(ii) Rent and allied charges per week - Rs. 600/-
(iii) The training charges are to he paid by demand draft in favour of CDA, Chennai

payable at Chennai and the Rent and Allied Charges are to be paid by demand draft in favour of Commandant, DSSC, Wellington, payable at Chennai.

3. It is requested that nomination of the willing and eligible officers with Annexure-II & III duly completed and Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (or photocopies of APARs duly attested by an officer not below the level of Under Secretary) of last (5) years may be sent to Under Secretary (GS.II), Room No. 112, 'B' Wing, Ministry of Defence, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011 latest by 1st February, 2019 positively.

End: As above

Yours Faithfully,
(Biswajit Benerjee)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Telephone: 011-26194167

Source: DoPT

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Scheme for Promotion of Adventure Sports & Similar Activities amongst Central Government Employees by Youth Hostel Association of India

Scheme for Promotion of Adventure Sports & Similar Activities amongst Central Government Employees by Youth Hostel Association of India

No.125/1/2018-19-CCSCSB
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

Dated:11.01.2019

CIRCULAR

Sub: Scheme for Promotion of Adventure Sports & Similar Activities amongst Central Government Employees - Programmes to be organized by Youth Hostel Association of India.

Please refer to the Department of Personnel & Training Office Memorandum of even number dated 04.12.2015 regarding Scheme for Promotion of Adventure Sports & Similar Activities amongst Central Government Employees( copy enclosed).

2. The Youth Hostel Association of India has offered the following programme for Central Government Employees eligible under the Scheme:

S.No	Programme	Programme Date/ Date of Starting & Reporting	Duration	Fee	Base Camp	Region
1	3N 4D PACKAGE MYSUFW  2019	1st Jan to 30th April, 2019	3N/4D	Rs.6200/-	International Youth Hostel Mysuru	Karnataka
2	3N/4D DARJEELING FAMILY PACKAGE (JAN TO MARCH)-2019	12th January to 31st March, 2019	3N/4D	Rs.6000/-	International Youth Hostel Darjeeling	West Bengal
3	NAINITAL RANIKHET ALMORA MOUNTAIN CYCLING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION-2019	27th Jan 2019 till 10th Feb 2019	7N/8D	Rs.5950/-	Youth Hostel Nainital	Uttarakhand
4	NATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE CUM TRAINING CAMP-SEOBAGH-2019	24th ,29thApril, 4th, 9th, 14th, 19th, 24th, 29th May, 3rd, 8th June, 2019	4N/5D	Rs.8000/-	Seobagh Base Camp, Kullu	Himachal Pradesh
5,	NATIONAL FAMILY CAMPING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION SRINAGAR2019	1st, 7th, 13th, 19th, 25th May, 1st, 7th, 13th, 19th, 25th June, 2019	5N/6D	Rs.7500/-	Harwan Garden, Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir
6.	NATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE CUM TRAINING CAMP LEH -2019	15th May to06 Oct2019	5N/6D	Rs. 9500/-	Youth Hostel Leh	Jammu & Kashmir
7.	NATIONAL MOUNTAIN CYCLING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION - JALORI PASS-2019	24th April -5th May, 2019	7N/SD	Rs. 4300/- Rs.7500/-	Aut, KuIlu	Himachal Pradesh
8.	NATIONAL MOUNTAIN CYCLING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION LEH - 2019	01st August to 08th August, 2019	7N/8D		Leh	Jammu & Kashmir
9.	NATIONAL HIMALAYAN WINTER TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION DALHOUSIE-2019-20	10th Dec, 2019 to 6thJan, 2020	5N/6D	Rs.5500/-	Youth Hostel Dalhousie	Himachal Pradesh
10.	NATIONAL HIMALAYAN WINTER TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION KEDARKANTH A-2019-20	15th Dec, 2019 to 8thJan, 2020	7N/8D	Rs.5900/-	Youth Hostel Mussoorie	Uttarakha nd
11.	NATIONAL HIMALAYAN WINTER TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION SANDAKPHU GURDUM –	10th Dec,2019 - 05th Jan, 2020	7N/8D	Rs.6500/-	International Youth Hostels Darjeeling	West Bengal
12.	NATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE CUM TRAINING CAMP NILGIRIS2019(0070	22nd April to 27th May, 2019	5 Days	Rs.8000/-	Ooty Camp Site	TamilNadu
13.	NATIONAL WESTERN GHATS MOUNTAIN BIKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION -2019 (OOTY)	22nd, 29thApril, 6th, 13th, 20st, 27th May, 2019	7 Days	Rs.7500/-	Ooty Camp Site	TamilNadu
14.	NATIONAL NILGIRI HILLS TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION 2019 (00TY)	9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Oct., 2019	6N/7D	Rs.7500/-	Ooty Camp Site	TamilNadu
15.	NATIONAL KODAIKANAL- MUNNAR WINTER TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION 2019	20 to 27 December, 2019	5N/6D	Rs.7500/-	Base Camp Kodaikanal	TamilNadu st Kerala
16.	NATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE CUM TRAINING CAMP NILGIRIS (007Y) -2019	1st to 5th Nov , 6th to10 th Nov , 11th to15th Nov, 2019 & 15th Dec to 19th Dec , 20th to 24th Dec , 25th to 29th Dec , 30th Dec, 2019to 3rd Jan, 2020	4N/5D	Rs.8000/-	Ooty Camp Site	TamilNadu
17.	NATIONAL WESTERN CHATS MOUNTAIN BIKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION - 2019-20	8th to 14thDec, 15thto 21st Dec, 22nd to 28th Dec, 29th, Dec, 2019 to 4th Jan, 2020	6N/7D	Rs.75001-	Doty Camp Site	TamilNadu
18.	NATIONAL BIKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION GOA - 201920	10th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th Dec, 2019	7N/8D	Rs.6000/-	Sports Authority Ground, Campal,Panaji, Goa	Goa
19.	NATIONAL FAMILY ADVENTURE CUM TRAINING CAMP - GOA- 2019 -20	11 December, 2019 to 05 January, 2020	4N/5D	Rs.7000/-	Sports Authority Ground, Campal, Panaji, Goa	Goa
20.	NATIONAL TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION GOA -2019 -20	15 to 31 December, 2019	7N/8D	Rs.5000/-	Sports Authority Ground, Campal, Panaji, Goa	Goa
21,	GOA MONSOON TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION GOA 2019	July, August, 2019	6 Days	Rs, 4000/-	SateriWada, bong urli	Goa
22.	NATIONAL SATPURA FAMILY CAMPING &TRAINING PROGRAMME : PACHMARHI: 2019	12, 16 and 20 Nov. 2019	4N/5D	Rs.7450/-	Bharat Scouts and Guide Camping Ground Bada MahadevRoad, Pachmarhi	Madhya Pradesh
23.	NATIONAL SATPURA TREKKING & TRAINING PROGRAMME PACHMARHI: 2019	12,16 and 20 Nov. 2019	4N/SD	Rs.6850/-	Bharat Scouts and Guide Camping Ground Bada Mahadev Road, Pachmarhi	Madhya Pradesh
24.	NATIONAL EXPLORE KUTCH TREKKING CUM TRAINING EXPEDITION - 2019	10th & 11th January, 2019	5 Days	Rs.7000/-	Shiva nan da Balkashram, Bhuj-Tapkeswari Road	Gujarat
25.	NATIONAL EXPLORE KUTCH 3 DAYS TREKKING CUM TRAINING	10th & 11th January, 2019	3 Days	Rs,4500/-	Shiva narida Balkashram, Bhuj-Tapkeswari Road	Gujarat

Source: DoPT

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