Thursday, January 13, 2011

Children Education Allowance Scheme – Clarification

No. 12011/08/2010-Estt (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P. G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training) http://persmin.gov.in/WriteReadData/Estt/12011_08_2010-Estt.-AL.pdf
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2010
Office Memorandum
Sub: - Children Education Allowance Scheme – Clarification
Subsequent of issue of this Department OM No. 12011/3/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 02.09.2008 and clarificatory OMs dated 11.11.2008, 23.11.2009 and OM No. 12011/16/2009-(Allowance) dated 13/11/2009 on the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme, this Department has been receiving references from various Departments, seeking further clarifications. The doubts raised are clarified as under: -
Whether CEA is admissible to a Government Servant who ceases to be in service due to retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of an academic year?
CEA/hostel subsidy shall be admissible till the end of the academic year in which the Government Servant ceases to be in service due to retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of an academic year.
The payment shall be made by the office in which the Govt. servant worked prior to these events and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down under CEA scheme
Whether Children of a Government servant who dies while in service are still eligible for reimbursement under the new CEA scheme?
If a Govt. servant dies while in service, the Children Education Allowance or hostel subsidy shall be admissible in respect of his/her children subject to observance of other conditions for its grant provided the wife/husband of the deceased is not employed in service of the Central Govt., State Government, Autonomous Body PSU, Semi-Government Organization such as Municipality. Port Trust Authority or any other organization partly or fully funded by the Central Govt./State Governments. In such cases the CEA/Hostel Subsidy shall be payable to the children till such time the employee would have actually received the same, subject to the condition that other terms and other conditions are fulfilled. The payment shall be made by the office in which the Govt. servant was working prior to this death and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down under CEA scheme.
Whether any upper age limit of the children has been prescribed for claiming CEA? Whether CEA can be allowed in case of children studying through “Correspondence or Distance Learning”? If so the age limit prescribed for the same.
The upper age limit for disabled children has been set at the age of 22 years. In the case of other children the age limit will now be 20 years or till the time of passing 12th class whichever is earlier. Cases where reimbursement have been already made, in respect of children above this age may not be reopened. It has also been decided that CEA may henceforth be allowed in case of children studying through “Correspondence or Distance Learning’ subject to other condition prescribed.
What is the definition of the terms two sets of uniform’ which occur in para 1(e) of our O.M. dated 02.09.08. What is the definition of ‘one set of shoes”?
It is clarified that “one set of shoes’ would mean one pair of shoes and ‘two sets of uniform’ would mean two sets of uniform prescribed by the school in which the child is studying. A set of uniform will include all items of clothing prescribed for a day, as uniform by the school Reimbursement may be allowed for two sets of such uniform irrespective of the colours/winter/summer/PT uniform.
What is the definition of ‘station’ for the purpose of hostel subsidy?
It is clarified that for the purpose of hostel subsidy. Station would be demarcated by the first three digits of the PIN Code of the area where the Government Servant is posted and/or residing’. The first three digits of the PIN Code indicate a Revenue District.
Whether fee paid to organization / institutions other than the school or fee paid to the private tutors for purposes mentioned in para 1(e) of the OM dated 2.9.2008 is reimbursable
No. it is clarified that the term ‘fee’ contained in the para 1 (e) of the OM dated 2.9.2008 would mean the fee charged by the school directly from the student
Sd/-
(Smmi R. Nakra)
Director (P&A)

MODEL RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF UPPER DIVISION CLERK

NO. AB- 140 17/32/2009-Estt. (RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi
Dated 29" December, 20 10
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: - Model RRs for the post of Upper Division Clerk
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The Model RRs for the post of Upper Division Clerk issued in this Department OM No. AB 140 17173107-Estt.(RR) dated 18" December, have been reviewed in the light of 6" CPC recommendations on revision of pay scales, instructions issued by this Department, etc. Accordingly, the revised Model Recruitment Rules for the same are enclosed as Annexure to this Office Memorandum.

2. Ministries / Departments may review the existing rules and notify the revised rules conforming to the Model Recruitment Rules. These may also be forwarded to all autonomous statutory bodies for adoption. The Ministry of Home Affairs are also requested to forward these Model RRs to the UT Administrations for appropriate action.

3. Hindi version will follow,
Sd/-
(Smita Kumar)
Director (Estt.I)
Tel. 2309 2479

DoP SEEKING TO COMPUTERISE ALL POST OFFICES BY 2012-END

Vadodara, Jan 8 (PTI) Department of Post is seeking to computerise all the 1.55 lakh post offices in the country by the end of 2012, said Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot today.

Pilot was talking to reporters after launching 3G services in seven cities of Gujarat through video conferencing here.

He said that of 1,55,015 post offices in the country, only 12,604 have been computerised so far, and Department of Posts aims to computerise the rest by the end of 2012.

Talking about telecom network, he said that only the government-owned companies such as BSNL were putting up infrastructure and providing connectivity in the remote areas, or Naxalism affected areas such as Jharkhand.

For facilitating e-governance in Gujarat, the Department of Information Technology, Government of India is contributing Rs 91.

Source: PTI

MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER. PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS)


No.35034/3/2008.Estt.(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (D)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 24Ih December. 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Modified Assured Career. Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees - Extension of the benefits to Officers ofHAG Scale of Rs.67,000-79,000

Reference is invited to the Department of Personnel & Training's O.M. of even number dated the 19th May, 2009, wherein the financial upgradation under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) has been allowed upto the highest grade pay of Rs.12000 in the Pay Band 4. Consequent upon introduction of the new HAG scale of Rs. 67,000-79,000 in replacement of Rs. 37,400-67000 with grade pay of Rs. 12000 in PB-4, it is clarified that the benefits of financial upgradation under the MACPS shall be available to aforementioned HAG scale also.

2. All Ministries/Departments may give wide circulation to the contents of this O.M. for general guidance and appropriate action in the matter.

3. Hindi version would follow
Sd/-
(Smita Kumar)
Director (Estt.I)
Tel.No.23092479
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REVISION OF GUIDELINES FOR FRAMING/AMENDMENT/RELAXATION

No. An 1401 71481201 0-Estt..(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi the 31" December, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Revision of guidelines for framing I amendment I relaxation of Recruitment
Rules.

The undersigned is directed to state that instructions on framing I amendment of Recruitment Rules were issued in a consolidated form in this Department's OM No. AB. 14017112187-Estt. (RR) dated 18.3.1988. Subsequently, a number of orders and clarifications have been issued on the subject.

2. The existing instructions have been reviewed in consultation with UPSC and consolidated in the form of "Guide lines on framing/amendment/relaxation of recruitment rules", a copy of which is enclosed. The number and the date of original OM has been referred in the relevant instructions for easy reference to the context. The Guidelines on framing/amendment/relaxation of recruitment rules along with the relevant instructions and existing model RRs are available on the DoPT website
www.persmin.nin.in in the dynamic form of Handbook on Recruitment Rules, 2010. This Department would continue to update these instructions from time to time.

2. Hindi Version will follow.

Sd/
(Smita Kumar)
Director (E-I) Tel: 23092479

DEPARTMENT RELEASED ORDERS ON STEPPING UP OF PAY

No. 1-9/2010-PCC
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
Pay Commission Cell
Dated – 05.01.2011
To,

All Heads of the Circles

Subject: - Stepping up of pay of the promotee senior with direct recruited junior appointed on or after 01.01.2006

This is regarding stepping of pay of promote senior with reference to direct recruit junior appointed after 01.01.2006.

2. The issue was examined in this office and referred to Ministry of Finance for clarification. Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure Legal Cell vide U.O. No. 18/28/2010-Legal dated 29.12.2010 has clarified that the stepping up of pay of the promote senior with direct recruited junior appointed on or after 01.01.2006 may be agreed to subject to fulfillment of the following conditions: -

(a) Stepping up of the basic pay of seniors can be claimed only in the case of those cadres which have an element of direct recruitment and in cases where a directly recruited junior is actually drawing more basic pay than the seniors. In such cases, the basic pay of the seniors will be stepped up with reference to the basic pay of the directly recruited junior provided they belong to the same seniority list for all purposes.

(b) Further, government servants cannot claim stepping up of their revised basic pay with reference to entry pay in the revised pay structure for direct recruits appointed on or after 01.01.2006 as laid down in Section II of part A of First Schedule to the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008, if their cadre does not have an element of direct recruitment or in cases where no junior is drawing basic pay higher than them.

(c) Stepping up of pay of the seniors in accordance with the present advice of this Department shall not be applicable in cases where direct recruits have been granted advance increment at the time of recruitment.

3. The issues prevailing in the Circle may be decided as per above clarifications.

Sd/-
(Surender Kumr)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)--