Draft Rules for Group ‘C’ posts-Multi Tasking Staff in Lokpal

No. 407/ 22/2019 -AVD-IV(LP)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(Lokpal Section)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th August, 2019

Sub: Draft Rules for Group ‘C’ posts-Multi Tasking Staff in Lokpal

The undersigned is directed to say that this Department propose to frame the rules for appointment of Multi Tasking Staff in the Institution of Lokpal. A copy of the draft Lokpal (Group ‘C’ Posts- Multi Tasking Staff) Rules, 2019 is enclosed. In terms of instructions contained in this Department’s OM No. AB-14017/61/2008-Estt.(RR) dated 13.10.2015, the above draft rules are hereby placed on the website of this Department for perusal of all concerned. It is requested that the comments of stakeholder, if any, may please be sent to this Department by post or email at “m.kumar1965gov.in” within 30 days from the date of uploading.

Encl: As above

(Anil Bajpai)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

To
All stakeholders through website of this Department.

DRAFT

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

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 59 of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the President hereby makes the following rules for Group ‘C’ Multi Tasking Staff posts in the Lokpal, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement – (1) These rules may be called the Lokpal (Group ‘C’ PostsMulti Tasking Staff) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Power of Lokpal to make Regulations.

The Central Government hereby vests powers in the Lokpal to make Regulations for the recruitment process.

Provided such recruitment shall be made on the recommendation of the Personnel Committee to be constituted by the Chairperson Lokpal and the said Committee shall be chaired by the Secretary, Lokpal or any other Officer of the Lokpal as authorized by him and shall have at least three Members.

3. Number of post, classification, Pay level in the Pay Matrix:– The number of post, its classification, the pay level or pay scale attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (1) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.

4. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc. – The method of recruitment to the said post, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

5. Disqualification — No person, —

• (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
• (b) who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said posts:

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

6. Power to relax – Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

7. Savings – Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxations of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Schedule Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.

Source: DoPT

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Strengthening of administration – Periodical Review under FR 56 (j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972- Revised composition of Representation Committee.

F.No.25013/01/2013-Estt.A-lV
Government of lndia
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Strengthening of administration – Periodical Review under FR 56(1) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 – Revised composition of Representation Committee regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T’s OM of even number dated the 10th August, 2017 on the above-mentioned subject and to convey the decision of the Competent Authority to re-constitute the Representation Committee as under :-

(i) Dr (Ms) Preeti Sudan, IAS (AP:83), Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare in lieu of Ms Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Retd.);
(ii) Ms Rachna Shah, IAS (KL:91), JS, Cabinet Secretariat; and
(iii) One member nominated by Cadre Controlling Authority

(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of lndia

To
All Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments
(As per Standard List)

Source: DoPT

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Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities

No.36035/2/2017 -Estt.(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: August 23, 2019

Subject: Exemption from payment of examination fee and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. -reg.

The undersigned is directed to say that in a w.P. (Civil) No. 521/2008 with Civil Appeal No. 5389/2016, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, vide Judgment, dated 30.06.2016, inter alia, declared the Office Memorandum No. 36035/3/2004 – Estt.(Res) dated 29.12.2005, as illegal and inconsistence with the Persons with Disability (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. This OM, among other, contained a provision for exemption from payment of application fee and examination fee in respect of Persons with Disabilities.

Thereafter, with the enactment of ‘THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016’ and issue of notification titled ‘THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RULES, 2017’, this Department has issued an Office Memorandum No. 36035/2/2017-Estt.(Res), dated 15.01.2018, regarding reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, in the posts and services of the Central Government. The said Office Memorandum dated 15.01.2018, however, does not contain any provision for exemption from payment of examination and application fee in respect of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

The issue has been deliberated upon at length in the Department and it has, now, been decided that the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities shall continue to be exempted from payment of application fee and examination fee, prescribed in respect of competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission, the Union Public Service Commission, etc. for recruitment to various posts. This exemption shall be available only to such persons who would otherwise be eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of standards of medical fitness prescribed for that post (including any concession specifically extended to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) and who enclose with the application form, necessary certificate from a competent authority in support of their claim of disability.

(Debabrata Das)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Ph. 23093307

To,
(i) All Ministries/Departments of the Govt. of India.
(ii) Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi.
(iii) Department of Public Enterprises, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
(iv) Railway Board, Rail Bhavan, Delhi.
(v) Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/ Election Commission of India/ Lok Sabha Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Cabinet Secretariat! Central Vigilance Commission/ President’s Secretariat / Prime Minister’s Office/ Planning Commission.
(vi) Staff Selection Commission, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi.
(vii) Office of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities, Sarojini House, 6, Bhagwan Das Road,New Delhi -110001.
(viii) Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
(ix) All Officers and Sections in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and all attached/subordinate offices of this Ministry.
(x) Hindi Section for providing a Hindi translation.

Copy to: Director, NIC, DOPT – with the request to immediately place this OM on the website of this Department (“what’s new” tab) for information of all concerned.

Source: DoPT

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F No 9/1/2019-EO(SM-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel , Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
Office of the Establishment Officer

New Delhi, the 16th August, 2019

To

1. The Chief Secretaries, All State Governments
   2 The Secretaries of all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

Subject: Filling up the post of Executive Director (Engg’/IT) (JS Level) in Food Corporation of India, New Delhi under the Department of Food & Public Distribution.

Sir/ Madam,
It is proposed to fill up the post of Executive Director (Engg.llT) (JS Level) in Food Corporation of India, New Delhi under the Department of Food & Public Distribution with pay at Level 14 (Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-) of the Pay Matrix on deputation basis vice Shri Syedian Abbasi , lAS (AM 1990).

2. Names of willing and eligible officers, who have been empanelled to hold Joint Secretary or equivalent posts at the Centre under the Central Staffing Scheme, may be recommended to this office along with cadre clearance, vigilance clearance, detailed bio-data, viz name, date of birth , service, batch , contact telephone number, email address, educational qualifications, complete experience/posting details etc. CR dossiers/certified ACRs for the last five years and details of debarment & cooling off in respect of past central deputation. In case the officers are currently on Central deputation , the nomination may be forwarded with the approval of the Minister- in-charge concerned.

3. The post is a Non-Central Staffing Scheme post to be filled up through the Civil Services Board (CSB) procedure. It may be noted that no ‘Mandatory Posting Certificate’ for allotment retention of Government accommodation would be issued by this office to the officer appointed on the above referred post. However, those officers who have served and are currently serving on Central Staffing Scheme post in Delhi for at least four years and require to retain Government accommodation, would be issued a certificate to the effect that the officer concerned has served for at least four years in CSS post and he/she needs to retain Government accommodation for his/her tenure on non-CSS post.

4. It is requested that the applications of the eligible candidates may be forwarded so as to reach this Department by 13.09.2019.

Yours faithfully,
(Smita Sarangi)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: DoPT

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F. No. 11013 / 02 / 2019-Estt.A-III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
(Establishment A-III Desk)

North Block, New Delhi – 11001
Dated: 6 August, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Amendment in Central Civit Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 regarding acceptance of gifts by Government servants.

The undersigned is directed to say that the following rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 prescribing ceiling for receiving gifts by Government servants, have been amended vide G.S.R. No. 531 (E) dated 29.07.2019 (copy enclosed) so as to bring the uniformity in provisions of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964, AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 and Foreign Contribution (Acceptance or Retention of Gifts or Presentations) Rules, 2012:

2. All Ministries/ Departments/ Offices are requested to bring the above amendments to the notice of all administrative authorities under their control.

3. Hindi version will follow.

(Satish Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

To
The Secretaries of All Ministries/ Departments
(as per the standard list)

Source: DoPT

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