DoE – Drawal of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services Revised Pay Rules, 2016

Drawal of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016

No.4-21/2017-IC/ E.IIIA

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated the 29th October, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Drawal of next increment under Rule 10 of Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to para 8(i) of the Ministry of Home Affairs U.O. No. 300/14/Pr.A.O./Admn/ MHA/23/2018-19/456 dated 29.04.2019 seeking clarifications regarding drawal of next increment, referring the instructions contained in Department of Expenditure Office Memorandum No. 4-21/2017-IC/E.IIIA dated 31.07.2018, as to whether an employee promoted or getting financial upgrdation on 01.07.2016 and granted two increments i.e. first annual increment and second promotional increment, is eligible for his next increment after completion of six months period on 01.01.2017 or after expiry of one year period on 01.07.2017.

Also check: 7th Pay Commission Annual Increment for Central Government Employees

2. The matter has been examined in this Department. In terms of the instructions contained in this Department’s above referred O.M. dated 31.07.2018, the employees who are getting promotion/financial upgradation on 1st July and receiving the benefit of two increments i.e. the first annual increment due on 1st July and the second notional increment on account of promotion, will accrue their subsequent increment on the following 1st January, after completion of six months period.

(Ram Gopal)

Under Secretary (E.IIIA)

Also read: Fixation of pay on promotion from the Date of Next Increment (DNI) in the lower post

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Court Cases – Grant of 3rd financial upgradation under MACP scheme to superintendents

Grant of 3rd financial upgradation under MACP scheme to superintendents

F. No. A-23011/125/2016-Ad.IIA

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated 9th October, 2019.

To,

All Pr. Chief Commissioners/ Principal Director Generals under CBIC
All Chief Commissioner/ Director Generals under CBIC

Subject: Defending the CAT/Court cases on the issue of grant of 3rd Financial Upgradation under MACP Scheme to Superintendents who were granted non-functional grade pay in grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2

Sir,

I am directed to forward a copy of order dated 12.04.2019 of the Hon’ble CAT, Ernakulam Bench in OA No. 912/2016 filed by Dileep Kumar with request that the said order may be cited/referred to while defending the CAT/Court cases pending in your Zones/ Commissionerate/ Directorate on the subject of grant of 3rd Financial Upgradation under MACP Scheme to Superintendents who were granted non-functional grade pay in grade pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-2.

Also check: IMPLEMENTATION OF HONARABLE SUPREME COURT ORDER ON MACP SCHEME – CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Encl: As above.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

Under Secretary to the Government of India

O R D E R

Per: Hon’ble Mr. Ashish Kalii; Judicial Member

The applicant joined the service under the respondents as Inspector of Central Excise. He was granted 1st and 2nd financial upgradations w.e.f. 9.8.1999 and 22.6.2008. Later he was promoted to the post of Superintendent of Central Excise w.e.f. 24.9.2002 and as the upgradation – benefits were already given under ACP scheme he was not eligible for any benefits at the time of promotion. The applicant was granted the Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-2 of Rs. 9,300-34,800/- w.e.f. 24.9.2006 on completion of four years of service as Superintendent. Since the applicant was not granted any further promotion he is eligible for 3rd financial upgradation under the MACP scheme. Applicant submitted a representation to the respondents in this regard. However, the respondents in reply to the above representation given him a copy of the letter dated 18.2.2015 (Annexure A10) stating that since the Pay and Accounts Officer has raised objection in granting financial upgradation under the MACP scheme in the Grade Pay of Rs. 6,600/- to those Superintendents who had been granted the Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-2 on completion of four years service had sought a clarification from the Ministry and further the Hon’ble High Court of Madras has remitted the matter to the Department of Personal, Public Grievances and Pension for fresh consideration with directions to consider the issue in extension. Respondent No. 1 examined the matter and issued Annexure A8 clarification. However, the respondents have denied the benefit of 3rd financial upgradation under the MACP scheme to the applicant on the wrong interpretation of paragraph 81 of Annexure Al OM dated 19.5.2009 (Annexure A3). Being aggrieved the applicant has filed the present OA with the following relief:

Also check: MACP guidance as per recommendations of the 7th CPC

    8.I This Honourable Tribunal may be pleased to declare that the provisions of para 8.1 of Annexure I to the OM No.35034/3/2008-Estt(D) dated 19.5.2009 is not applicable in the case of the applicant and he is eligible for the 3rd financial upgradation in Grade Pay of Rs. 6,600/- in PB- 3 as per the MACP scheme and direct the respondents to grant and disburse to the applicant the financial benefits within a reasonable period as decided by the Hon’ble Tribunal.8.2 This Honourable Tribunal may be pleased to declare that the Grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-2 granted under the CCS (RP) Rules to the Superintendents of Central Excise on completion of four year service is not a financial upgradation falling under the purview of the MACP scheme.

2. Notices were issued to the respondents. They entered appearance through Shri P.R. Sreejith, ACGSC who filed a detailed reply statement contending that the applicant joined the Department as Inspector of Central Excise on 22.6.1984. He was granted 1st and 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP scheme w.e.f. 9.8.1999 and 22.6.2008 respectively. He was promoted as Superintendent of Central Excise w.e.f. 24.9.2002 and further was granted Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-II in the scale of Rs. 9,300-34,800/- w.e.f. 24.9.2006 on completion of four years service as Superintendent. Respondent No.1 vide letter dated 21.7.2010 has clarified that the benefit of non-functional upgradation granted to the Superintendent (Group-B) officers on completion of 4 years of service would be treated/viewed as an upgradation in terms of paragraph 8.1 of Annexure to OM dated 19.5.2009 (Annexure A3) and the same would be offset against one financial upgradation under MACP scheme. The applicant was granted Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-II as non-functional upgradation w.e.f. 24.9.2006 and was afforded the benefit of fixation of pay under FR 22. The respondents would submit that the post/grade at S-15 has been placed at PB- II with Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- and next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of the recommended revised pay band and grade pay is PB-III with Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/-. Paragraph 8.1. of Annexure of MACP scheme provides that consequent upon the implementation of the 6th CPC’s recommendations, grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- is now in two pay bands viz., PB-2 and PB-3. The grade pay of Rs. 5,400/- in PB-2 and Rs.5,400/- in PB-3 shall be treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of grant of upgradation under MACP scheme. The non-functional Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- granted to the applicant in PB-II after completion of 4 years regular service as Superintendent is to be treated/viewed as an upgradation in terms of respondent No. 1 clarifications. The respondents further contended that the judgments/orders relied on by the applicant is not applicable to the facts and circumstances of the present case. Respondents pray for dismissing the OA.

3. We have heard the applicant who appeared in person and the learned Central Government counsel appearing for the respondents in the matter. We have also perused the argument notes submitted by the applicant. Perused the records.

4. It is also undisputed that the Superintendents of Customs and Central Excise are having two Grade Pays in PB-2 i.e. one with Grade Pay of Rs.4800/- and another with Grade Pay of Rs 5400/-. The officials become entitled to Pay Band 2 with Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- only after they complete 4 years of service as Superintendents in the Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-.

5. MACP Scheme has brought systemic changes to the then existed ACP Scheme. Both the Schemes were to alleviate the drudgery of lack of promotional avenues of the government servants for a long time. Under the ACP Scheme, financial upgradation in the promotional scale were given on completion of 12 years and 24 years respectively without promotion whereas in the MACP scheme three financial upgradations counting from a direct entry grade on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years respectively whenever a person has spent 10 years continuously in the same Grade Pay. The MACP Scheme envisages merely placement in the immediate next higher Grade Pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised Pay Bands under the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008. It is also to be noted that the Grade Pay at the time of financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme can, in certain cases where regular promotion is not between two successive grades, be different than what is available at the time of regular promotion and in such cases the higher Grade Pay attached to the next promotion post in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre will be given only at the time of regular promotion. It is further to be noted that the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- is now in two Pay Bands viz; PB2 and PB3. Para 8.1 of the MACP Scheme states:

    8.1 Consequent upon the implementation of sixth CPC’s recommendations , grade pay of Rs.5400 is now in two pay bands viz., PB-2 and PB-3. The grade pay of Rs.5400 in PB-2 and Rs.5400 in PB-3 shall be treated as separate grade pays for the purpose of grant of upgradations under MACP Scheme.

6. Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- is given to Superintendents of Central Excise, on completion ·of their 4 years’ service in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4800/-. Applicant joined the service as Inspector 22·06.1984 and he was granted 1st ACP benefits in the grade of Superintendent i.e. PB-2 Rs. 9,300-34,800/-­ plus Grade Pay of Rs. 4,800/-. Later he was promoted as Superintendent of Central Excise w.e.f. 24.9.2002. Since the applicant was already granted 1st financial upgradation under ACP scheme he was not eligible for any benefits at the time of promotion. However, on completion of four years service as Superintendent applicant was granted non-functional upgradation in PB-2 Rs. 9,300-34,800/- plus Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/- w.e.f. 24.09.2006. The applicant was granted 2nd financial upgradation under the ACP scheme w.e.f. 22.06.2008 on completion of 24 years of service in PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100/-­ with Grade Pay of Rs. 5,400/-. Therefore, the applicant has been granted three financial upgradations as stated above. The respondents contend that the placement of the applicant in the Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- in Pay Band 2 under NFG (non-functional upgradation) has to be treated as a separate Grade Pay for the purpose of grant of upgradation under the MACP Scheme.

7. Financial upgradations under the schemes of ACP and MACP are policy decisions of the Government of India and they are to be implemented strictly in terms of the schemes. Any interpretation inconsistent with the scheme cannot be acceded to Paragraph 8.1 of the MACP scheme as quoted above which in unambiguous terms state that Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- in PB- 2 and the Grade Pay of Rs.5400 in PB-3 are to be treated as separate Grade Pays for the purpose of grant of financial upgradation under the MACP Scheme. In the 6th CPC revised pay structure after completion of 4 years of service in the PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4,800/- a higher Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- is granted in Pay Band-2 itself. As per para 8.1 of the MACP scheme such placement in higher Grade Pay has to be treated as a separate Grade Pay for the purpose of MACP Scheme. Therefore, the applicant had already undergone 3 financial upgradations. Hence now the applicant cannot be considered for the 3rd financial upgradation as it would be contrary to the MACP Scheme. Ignoring the granting of non-functional Grade Pay of Rs.5400/- in PB-2 for the purpose of MACP is not in accordance with the government policy and hence is not correct.

8. In the light of the above discussion, we hold that there is no merit in the above Original Applications. The Original Application is dismissed. Parties shall suffer their own costs.

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CGA – Revised requirements for the registration of former Government officials who are ready to work as consultants

CGA – Revised requirements for the registration of former Government officials who are ready to work as consultants

No. G-25014/10 1/2018-19/ M F.CGA /IAD/491-529

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF ACCOUNTS

MAHALEKHA NIYANTRAK BHAWAN

E-BLOCK, GPO COMPLEX, INA , NEW DELHI – 110023

Dated: 11/10/2019

CORRIGENDUM

Subject: Revised terms and condition for the enrolment of retired Government officials willing to be worked as consultant

In continuation of this office OM No. G-25014/13/20 I 5- I 6/M F.CGA/IAD/250-288 dated 08.07.2015 regarding revised proforma and terms and conditions for the enrolment of retired Govt. officers willing to work as consultant, the following term s and condition may be read as

i. Serial Number 2:

“A retired official will be eligible for enrolment as consultant within one year from the date of retirement” and

Also check: Revised proforma for the enrolment of retired Government officials willing to be hired as consultants – CGA Orders

ii. Serial No. 14(a)

“The consultant must not assign or sub-contract any part of the services”.

As such the retired Govt. servant has to apply for enrolment or his name as consultant within one year of his retirement failing which his request will not be considered for enrolment. However prescribed proforma and other terms & conditions envisaged in the above OM dated 08.07.2015 will remain same.

This issues with the approval of the Controller General of Accounts.

(Mohan Deep)

Sr. Accounts Officer (IAD)

To,

1.     All Pr.CCAs./CCA s/CAs/FC (holding independent charge)
2.     The Sr. Accounts Officer, ITD Sect ion, Office of CGA for uploading at CGA’s website under IAD icon.

 Source: CGA

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Eligibility of Person with Disabilities (PwD) candidates to appear in LDCE for Inspector Posts

Eligibility of Person with Disabilities (PwD) candidates to appear in LDCE for Inspector Posts

 

No. 7-17/2008-SPN-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Personnel Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 18th October, 2019

To,

1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
3. Director, RAKNPA I GM, CEPT I Directors of all PTCs
4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP

Subject: Eligibility of Person with Disabilities (PwD) candidates to appear in LDCE for Inspector Posts.

Sir/Madam,
I am directed to refer to above mentioned subject and to say that vide Department’s O.M. no. 12-10/2017-SCT dated 01st April, 2019, post of Inspector Posts has been identified suitable for Persons with following benchmark disabilities

Low Vision (LV,), Hard of hearing (HH), One Arm (OA), One Leg (OL), One Ann and One Leg (OAOL), Lep1·osy cured, Dwarfism, Acid attack victim. Multiple disabilities from amongst disabilities mentioned above.

Prior to identification of Inspector Posts suitable for PwD, such candidates were not allowed to appear in the LDCE for Inspector Posts. However, with identification of Inspector Posts suitable for PwDs, it has been decided to allow PwD candidates with identified disabilities to appear in LDCE for Inspector Posts. However, It may be noted that at present reservation is not available to PwD candidate for promotion to higher level posts.

Also check: Grant of benefit of pay fixation at time of promotion to Inspector posts

This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Yours faithfully,
(Muthuraman C)
Assistant Director General (SPN)

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Madras High Court Order - Notional increment/re-fixation of pensionary benefits

Madras High Court Order - Notional increment/re-fixation of pensionary benefits

F.No.A-23011/36/2013-Ad.IIA
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

North Block, New Delhi,
Dated the 18 October, 2019

To,
All Pr. Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners / Director General under CBIC,

Subject: Grant of notional increment / re-fixation of pensionary benefits as per Hon’ble Madras High Court Order in WP No. 15732/2017 in the case of Sh.P.Ayyamperumal - regarding.

Sir/Madam,

1. I am directed to inform that the Order dated 15.09.2017 of the Hon’ble High passed in the matter of P.Ayyamperumal’s case (WP No.15732/ 2017) is in personam and not in in rem. Therefore, the CBIC has implemented the High Court’s order in personam after dismissal of review petition filed in the Supreme Court, for petitioner only which would not be quoted as precedent in future.

2. A number of cases on the similar grounds are pending at various fora, and similar demands from other similarly placed officers could also arise after Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order dated 08.08.2019 in R.P.(C) No.1731/2019. Keeping this in mind, a request was made to DoPT seeking their opinion about the future course of action to be taken in case pertaining to similarly placed applicants and non ­ applicants.

Also check: Grant of one notional increment/pension benefits to retirees those who retired on 30th June as per Madras High Court Order

3. DoPT has now informed that Deptt. of Legal Affairs have observed that:

"It is very clear that the judgment of Hon’ble High Court of Madras passed in the matter of Sh. P.Ayyamperumal is in personam and not in rem."

4. Based on the above, DoPT has informed that in so far as other similar cases are concerned, the same may be defended on following grounds:-

4.1 In so far as P. Ayyamperumal case is concerned, it is stated that the judgment of Hon’ble High Court of Madras is in personam.

4.2 Further, the case of Sh. M Balasubramaniam referred by Hon’ble High Court in it’s judgment in P. Ayyamperumal case is related to Fundamental Rules of Tamil Nadu Government whereas P. Ayyamperumal case relates to Central Government Rules.

4.3. It is relevant to mention here that in a similar matter, Hon’ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in year 2005, in C.Subbarao case, has inter-alia observed as under:

In support of the above observations, the Division Bench also placed reliance on Banerjee case (supra). We are afraid, the Division Bench was not correct in coming to the conclusion that being a reward for unblemished past service, Government servant retiring on the last day of the month would also be entitled for increment even after such increment is due after retirement. We have already made reference to all Rules governing the situation. There is no warrant to come to such conclusion. Increment is given (See Article 43 of CS Regulations) as a periodical rise to a Government employee for the good behavior in the service. Such increment is possible only when the appointment is “Progressive Appointment” and it is not a universal rule.

Also read: Grant of Notional Increment on completion of 12 Months of Service

Further, as per Rule 14 of the Pension Rules, a person is entitled for pay, increment and other allowances only when he is entitled to receive pay from out of Consolidated Fund of India and continues to be in Government service. A person who retires on the last working day would not be entitled for any increment falling due on the next day and payable next day thereafter (See Article 151 of CS Regulations), because he would not answer the tests in these Rules.

Reliance placed on Banerjee case (supra) is also in our considered opinion not correct because, as observed by us, Banerjee case (supra) does not deal with increment, but deals with enhancement of DA by the Central Government to pensioners. Therefore, we are not able to accept the view taken by the Division Bench. We accordingly overrule the judgment in Malakondaiah case (supra).

4.4 In addition, subsequent to the judgment of Hon’ble High Court of Madras in P. Ayyamperumal’s case, Hon’ble CAT Madras Bench vide its orders dated 19.03.2019 in 0.A. No. 310/00309/ 2019 and O.A. No. 310/00312/ 2019 and Order dated 27.03.2019 in O.A. No. 310/00026/ 2019 has also dismissed the similar requests related with notional increment for pensionary benefits.

5. Accordingly, it is requested that all the pending / future court cases on the similar issue should be defended/ dealt with adequately on the above lines.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(A.K. Mishra)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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RTI Rules 2019 DoPT Notification

RTI Rules 2019 DoPT Notification

Notification regarding RTI Rules 2019

DoPT Orders 2019

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

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th October, 2019

G.S.R. 810(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (ca) and (cb) of sub-section (2) of section 27 of Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called The Right to Information (Term of Office, Salaries, Allowances and Other Terms and Conditions of Service of Chief Information Commissioner,Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission, State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners in the State Information Commission) Rules, 2019.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Get More: Latest DoPT Orders 2019

CHAPTER II

2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Act” means the Right to Information Act, 2005 (22 of 2005);
(b) “Central Information Commission” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (b) of section 2 of the Act ;
(c) “Chief Information Commissioner” and “Information Commissioner” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (d) of section 2 of the Act;
(d) “State Chief Information Commissioner” and “State Information Commissioner” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (l) of section 2 of the Act;
(e) “State Information Commission” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under clause (k) of section 2 of the Act.
(2) The words and expressions used and not defined under these rules, but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.

CHAPTER III

TERM OF OFFICE, SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER AND INFORMATION COMMISSIONER IN THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION

3. Term of office.- The Chief Information Commissioner, or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

4. Retirement from parent service on appointment.- The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, who on the date of his appointment to the Commission, was in the service of the Central or a State Government, shall be deemed to have retired from such service with effect from the date of his appointment as Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.

5. Pay.- (1) The Chief Information Commissioner shall receive a pay of Rs. 2,50,000 (Rupees two lakh and fifty thousand) (fixed) per mensem.
(2) An Information Commissioner shall receive a pay of Rs. 2,25,000 (Rupees two lakh and twenty five thousand) (fixed) per mensem.
(3) In case the Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, at the time of his appointment is, in receipt of any pension, the pay of such Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be reduced by the amount of that pension including any portion of pension which was commuted and pension equivalent of other forms of retirement benefits excluding pension equivalent of retirement gratuity;

(4) In case the Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, at the time of his appointment, is in receipt of retirement benefits in respect of any previous service rendered in Corporation established by or under any Central Act or State Act or a Government company owned or controlled by the Central Government or the State Government, his pay in respect of the service as the Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be reduced by the amount of pension equivalent to the retirement benefits.

6. Dearness Allowance. - The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be entitled to draw dearness allowance at the rate admissible to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government, as revised from time to time.

7. Leave.- (1) The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be entitled to rights of leave as per admissibility to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government, as revised from time to time.

(2) In case the Chief Information Commissioner, the competent authority to sanction the leave shall be the President of India and in case of the Information Commissioners, the Chief Information Commissioner shall be the competent authority.

8. Cash Payment in lieu of unutilised Earned Leave.- The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be entitled to encashment of fifty per cent. of earned leave to his credit at the time of completion of tenure:

Provided that for a Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner, as the case may be, who had retired from the service of the Central or a State Government prior to appointment as a Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner, as the case may be, the aggregate period for which the encashment of unutilised earned leave shall be entitled shall be subject to a maximum period as per admissibility to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, as revised from time to time.

9. Medical Facilities.- The Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be entitled to medical treatment and Hospital facilities as provided in the Central Government Health Scheme and at places where the Central Government Health Scheme is not in operation, the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner shall be entitled to medical facilities as provided in the Central Service (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944.

10. Accommodation.- (1) The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be eligible subject to availability, to the use of official residence from the general pool accommodation of the type as admissible to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government on the payment of the license fee at the rates prescribed by Central Government from time to time.

(2) Where Chief Information Commissioner or an Information Commissioner is not provided with or does not avail himself of the general pool accommodation referred to in sub-rule (1), he may be paid House Rent Allowance at the rate admissible to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government.

11. Leave Travel Concession, Travelling Allowance, Daily Allowance.- The Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, as the case may be, shall be entitled to leave travel concession, travelling allowance and daily allowance as admissible to an officer holding a post carrying the same pay in the Central Government as far as may be, apply to the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioner, as the case may be.

Source: DoPT

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Provision for granting Special Casual Leave for the Woman employees working in the Central Government Organizations

Provision for granting Special Casual Leave for the Woman employees working in the Central Government Organizations

NFIR

No.II/10/Part I

Dated: 24/10/2019

The Cabinet Secretary,
Rashtrapati Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110004

Dear Sir,

Sub: Provision for granting Special Casual Leave for the Woman employees (45 years of age and above) working in the Central Government Organizations - reg.

The Government of India is aware that with the increased efficiency levels among women in every walk of life, more importantly in the Government sector, a good number of female candidates has been joining services in various organizations of the Central Government in different capacities at all levels ranging from Group 'C' to Group 'A'. While many of them have been performing duties efficiently, their physiological condition changes when they reach certain age which is a natural phenomenon. Federation desires to bring to your kind notice that there is need to consider granting Special Casual Leave for the Women employees of 45 years age and above working in the Central Government services due to the reason that they face hormonal imbalances at the menopause stage which hampers the physical and mental health of women. Therefore provision for granting Special Casual Leave for those Woman employees of 45 years age and above including those who undergo Hysterectomy Operation needs to be considered.

Also check: 7th Pay Commission Leave Rules

NFIR, therefore, requests the Cabinet Secretary to kindly intervene and get the matter examined for making provision for granting Special Casual Leave to the Woman employees of Central Government services in the above mentioned situations.

Also read: TYPES OF LEAVE ADMISSIBLE: Leave Rules - CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972

Yours faithfully,
(Dr. M. Raghavaiah)
General Secretary / NFIR &
Leader JCM (Staff Side)

Copy to the General Secretaries of affiliated Unions of NFIR.
Media Centre / NFIR .

View the order

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