No. A-11013/12/2016-AT
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated: the 2nd June, 2017

Subject:- Applications for the post of Members (Judicial & Administrative) for the year 2017- conditions of services of the Chairman and Members reg.

Reference is invited to vacancy circulars dated 03/02/2017 posted in the website of this Department & published in the leading news papers on 16/02/2017 and subsequent circular dated 22.05.2017, whereby the last date of receipt of applications was extended till 15.06.2017.
2. In this regard, it is informed to all the concerned that the rules governing the conditions of services of the Chairman and Members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) have been amended in accordance with the provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 (No.7 of 2017) and rules there under have been notified vide notification No. G.S.R. 514 (E) dated 01.06.2017. This is available on http://egazefte.nic.in under Ministry of Finance. The new set of Rules, in addition to the changes in service conditions, has modified the qualifications prescribed for appointment of Member.
3. All the applicants who have already applied are requested to go through the new rules (available on http://edazette.nic.in under Ministry of Finance). It will be presumed that the candidates who have already applied have accepted the new set of Rules, unless they wish to intimate withdrawal of their candidature in writing to this Department by 30.06.2017.
4. Further, it is informed that the last date for receipt of applications is hereby extended up to 30/06/2017, so that interested persons may apply under the new set of rules.

Source: DoPT

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No.11/2/2016-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
JCA Section

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North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16th August, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Setting up of Anomaly Committee to settle the Anomalies arising out of the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations.

The undersigned is directed to say that it has been decided that Anomaly
Committees should be set up, consisting of representatives of the Officials Side and
the Staff Side to settle the anomalies arising out of the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, subject to the following conditions, namely:

(1) Definition of Anomaly

Anomaly will include the following cases:

(a) where the Official Side and the Staff Side are of the opinion that any
recommendation is in contravention of the principle or the policy enunciated by the Seventh Central Pay Commission itself without the Commission assigning any
reason; and

(b) where the maximum of the Level in the Pay Matrix corresponding to the applicable Grade Pay in the Pay Band under the pre-revised structure, as notified vide CCS (RP) Rules 2016, is less than the amount an employee is entitled to be fixed at, as per the formula for fixation of pay contained in the said Rules”.

(2) Composition:
There will be two levels of Anomaly Committees, National and Departmental,
consisting of representatives of the Official Side and the Staff Side of the National Council and the Departmental Council respectively.

(3) The Departmental Anomaly Committee may be chaired by the Additional Secretary (Admn.) or the Joint Secretary (Admn.), if there is no post of Additional Secretary (Admn.). Financial Adviser of the Ministry / Department shall be one of the Member of the Departmental Anomaly Committee.

(4) The National Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies common to two or more Departments and in respect of common categories of employees. The Departmental Anomaly Committee will deal with anomalies pertaining exclusively to the Department concerned and having no repercussions on the employees of another Ministry / Department in the opinion of the Financial Adviser.

(5) The Anomaly Committee shall receive anomalies through Secretary, Staff Side of respective Council upto six months from the date of its constitution and it will finally dispose of all the anomalies within a period of one year from the date of its  constitution. Any recommendations of the Anomaly Committee to resolve the anomaly shall be subject to the approval of the Government.

(6) Cases where there is a dispute about the definition of “anomaly” and those where there is a disagreement between the Staff Side and the Official Side on the anomaly will be referred to and “Arbitrator” to be appointed out of a panel of names proposed by the two sides. However, this arbitration will not be a part of the JCM Scheme.

(7) The Arbitrator so appointed shall consider the disputed cases arising in the Anomaly Committees at the National as well as Department level.

(8) Orders regarding appointment of the Arbitrator and constitution of Anomaly Committee at National Level will be issued separately.
All Ministries / Departments are accordingly requested to take urgent action to
set up the Anomaly Committees for settlement of anomalies arising out of
implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations, as stipulated above.

(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

DoPT order

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No.5/7/2016-CS.I(U)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
(Department of Personnel & Training)
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2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-3
Dated June 22, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Vacancy in the grade of Under Secretary of CSS in Ministries/Departments – regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even no. dated 16.06.2016 requesting for information in respect of the vacancies in Under Secretary grade likely to arise as on 30.06.2016. It was informed that that ad-hoc promotions in the grade of Under Secretary are to be made shortly and some officers are also likely to return from training programme soon.

2. As on 22.06.2016, the information on a total of 12 likely vacancies has been received from the following Ministries/ Departments:

(i) Department of Agricultural Research & Education;
(ii) Department of Agricultural, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare;
(iii) Ministry of Defence;
(iv) Department of Investment & Public Asset Management;
(v) Department of Financial Services;
(vi) Department of Health & Family Welfare;
(vii) Department of Heavy Industry;
(viii) Ministry of Home Affairs;
(ix) Department of Legal Affairs;
(x) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises;
(xi) Ministry of New & Renewable Energy;
(xii) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment;
(xiii) Department of Commerce (Supply Division);
(xiv) Ministry of Women & Child Development.

3. The information from other Ministries/ Departments is awaited.

4. It is requested that the requisite information may kindly be provided by 24.06.2016 (Friday).

(Raju Saraswat)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele: 24629412
E-mail: uscs 1-dopt@nic.in

To
All the Ministries/Departments (through website of this Department)

DoPT Circular

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Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated 22nd June, 2016

To
The Secretaries of the Grantee,
Central Government Employee,
Resident Welfare Association,
(As per list)

Subject: Grants-in-aid for the year 2016-2017 to the Central Government Employees Resident Welfare Associations – Submission of Accounts for the year 2015- 2016 regarding.

Sir/Madam,
I am directed to say that the Department of Personnel & Training has been
sanctioning Grants-in-aid to the eligible recognized Residents Welfare Associations formed by the Central Government Employees in residential colonies to enable them to meet a part of their expenditure on the welfare activities, programmes during the financial year. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations II eligible to receive grants-in-aid may please send a request to this effect to this Department in the prescribed proformae.

2. The recognized Central Government Employees Residents Welfare Associations
are requested to send their request keeping in view the following guidelines:-

a. Central Government employees and employees of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Supreme Court, High Court, UPSC, Statutory and Autonomous bodies and Delhi Administration shall qualify for regular membership of an Association in respect of the grants-in-aid from the Department of Personnel & Training subject to fulfillment of conditions as lajd in para (b) to (h) of clause II (2) of the O.M. No. 5/8/20 13-Welfare dated 3′ June, 2014.

b. Grants-in-aid admissible will be subject to an upper ceiling of Rs. 10,000/during a financial year.

c. Consolidated accounts for the previous financial year may be provided in Annexure ‘A’ signed by the President, Secretary, Treasurer and Internal
Auditor.

d. A complete list of all the members showing their names, residential address, official designation and address as on 31.03.2016 may be submitted as in Annexure ‘B’.

e. All the vouchers relating to each head of expenditure as appearing in
Annexure ‘A’ should be maintained by the Association, so as to verify the
expenditure as and when needed.

f. The Stock Register maintained by the Association as audited and certified by the Internal Auditor after physical verification should be maintained by the Association. The Department of Personnel & Training may verify the Stock Register as and when required. Similarly, the inventory of articles should also be maintained.

g. A copy of the minutes of the General Body meeting wherein the accounts of the Association and other activities thereof for the previous year have been approved may be submitted (Annexure ‘L’).

h. Utilization Certificate in respect of the grants-in-aid provided by this
Department and information regarding assets acquired wholly or substantially funded from the grant may also be furnished as per proforma in Annexure ‘G’ and ‘H’ respectively. The Association who have not received grants-in-aid for the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 may submit Utilization Certificate for the previous year. However, the newly formed Associations need to submit Utilization Certificate indicating ‘Nil’ along with the Accounts for the year 2015-16.

i. A report on the activities of the Association with reference to the Annual
Action Plan as provided in Clause 7 of the Rules and Regulations framed
under the Model Constitution may also be provided (Annexure ‘K’).

j. A certificate regarding expenditure on Swach Bharat Mission may also be provided (Annexure ‘M’).

3. It may be noted that even if the Association is not keen to obtain further grants-in-aid from the Government, it shall have to render full and satisfactory accounts of the grants taken in the past. In case any Association fails to get grants-in-aid for any reason for two consecutive years, such Association will stand derecognized.

4. CGER WAs are requested to send their request complete in all respect, in the
prescribed proformae, to DoPT preferably by 31.08.2016 for further necessary action in the matter.

Note: Incomplete Accounts for the year 2015-16, for receiving the grants-in-aid for the year 2016-17, will not be entertained by this Department.

Yours faithfully
(G. S. Arora)
Chief Welfare Officer (RWA)

DOPT Circular

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IMMEDIATE

No. 32/2016-E0 (MM.II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 25th May, 2016

To
1. The Chief Secretaries of the State Governments
(As per list enclosed)
2. All Cadre Controlling Authorities of Group ‘A’ Services
(As per list enclosed)

Sub: Retention of names on offer for Central Deputation under the Central Staffing Scheme for the year 2016- reg.

Sir/Madam,

Please refer to this Department’s D.O. letters of even number and No. 33/2016-EO (MM.II) both dated 17th December, 2015 regarding sponsoring of the names of eligible officers for appointment in the Government of India under the Central Staffing Scheme for the year 2016.

2. As per directions of the ACC, the names of officers, for being placed on offer are to be obtained from the State Governments/Cadre Controlling Authorities in two Branches.

3. It is, therefore, requested to kindly sponsor the names of officers to this office, for retention under the Central Staffing Scheme for the 2 nd tranche. Kindly give this circular wide publicity amongst the eligible officers under your administrative control. As far as possible the application may be forwarded by 31st July, 2016.
4. The applications of willing officers (including those pending from 1st tranche of 2016) may be forwarded to this Department after due scrutiny at the earliest. A copy of the D.O. letter dated 17th December, 2015 is enclosed with this letter.

Yours faithfully,

(Jagannath Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary(MM)

DoPT Circular

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North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 12th May, 2016

To
All the Chief Secretaries of State Governments/UTs.

Subject: Revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners of All India Services – delinking the pension from qualifying service of 33 years.

Sir,
I am directed to refer to the above mention subject and to say that in compliance of the judicial pronouncement, the Department of Pension & Pensioners vide its O.M. No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 06/04/2016 has decided that the pension of pre-2006 pensioners, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of corresponding scale in the fitment table delinking the pension from qualifying service of 33 years and the same is to be revised w.e.f. 0`1.01.2006. The applicability of the provisions of the aforesaid O.M. dated 06/04/2016 to All India Services pensioners of pre-2006 has been considered by this Department and it is decided that provisions of the aforesaid O.M. of Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare shall be applicable mutatis-mutandis to All India Service pensioners of pre-2006.

Yours faithfully,

(Rajesh Kumar Yadav)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

DoPT Circular

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Old JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067
Dated: 01.04.2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Proposals on Child Care Leave (CCL) and Maternity Leave — Reg.

This is regarding proposals on the subject of Maternity Leave and CCL that are under consideration in this Department. In this connection, a workshop was held in DoPT on 28.01.2016 with the stakeholder Departments on the following issues and the consensus emerged as follows:
(a) Maternity/CCL in case of surrogacy: There is no provision at present for any kind of Leave for surrogate/commissioning mothers. It is proposed that 180 days maternity leave may be granted to the surrogate as well as commissioning mothers, in case either/both of them are Government servants. The commissioning mother also requires time for bonding with her child and to take care of him/her and hence would also become eligible for Child Care Leave. Paternity Leave may also be granted in case of surrogacy.
(b) Age Limit for CCL in case of disabled children: It is proposed that the age limit for CCL in case of disabled children needs to be done away with since the requirement of parental care may be more/stronger when the disabled child grows older. It may therefore be allowed to provide for CCL in the case of disabled children — the ‘disability’ being clearly defined by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment – without any age limit provided the maximum CCL that can be availed remains within the ceiling of 730 days.
(c) Leaving HQ/availing LTC while on CCL: At present leaving headquarters or availing LTC are not permissible during CCL. The underlying intent of CCL is to allow care of up to two children whether for rearing or to look after any of their needs like examination, sickness etc. Thus, it is not restricted to exam and sickness alone. Taking care may also include ensuring their rest and recreation and towards that objective leaving headquarters or availing LTC can be allowed. It is thus proposed that the employees may be permitted to leave headquarters/avail LTC while they are on CCL, provided clearances from appropriate competent authorities are taken while proceeding on foreign travel.

(d) CCL minimum for at least five days: Vide this Department O.M. No.13018/6/2013-Estt.(L) dated 5 th June, 2014 the stipulation of the requirement of minimum period of 15 days’ CCL has been removed. It is now proposed to introduce a minimum period of five days of CCL i.e., CCL henceforth may not be granted for less than 5 days.

2. Comments on the above proposals are solicited please.

(Mukul Ratra)
Director

To:
1. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India
2. NIC, DOPT for uploading on the Ministry’s website.

DoPT Circular

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New Delhi.
Dated: the 17th March, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Review of Recruitment Rules – regarding

DoPT guidelines on framing/amendment/relaxation of Recruitment Rules vide para 3.1.5 dated 31 st December, 2010 provide that the Recruitment Rules should be reviewed once in 5 years with a view to effecting such change as are necessary to bring them in conformity with the changed position, including additions to or reductions in the strength of the lower and higher level posts. Further, consequent upon the implementation of the 6th CPC recommendations, DoPT vide OM dated 24.3.2009 had issued instructions to all the Ministries/Departments to initiate action to amend the existing Service Rules/Recruitment Rules in view of the revised pay structure/merger of pre-revised pay scales/up-gradation etc. These instructions were reiterated vide this Department’s OM. No. AB.14017/61/2008-Estt (RR) dated 25 th March, 2014.
2. It is understood that many Ministries/Departments have still not updated their Recruitment Rules. Periodic revision of RRs is important to ensure that candidates with requisite qualifications are selected.

3. Ministries/Departments are, therefore, requested to undertake revision of Recruitment Rules under their purview and update the Recruitment Rules by 30.9.2016.

(G.Jayanthi)
Director (E-1)

All Ministries/Departments of Government of India.

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No. 12037/41/2015-FTC
Department of Personnel & Training
(Training Division)

Old JNU Campus, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi, dt. 18.03.2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Foreign training programmes during 2016-17 under the scheme of DFFT.
In continuation to this Department’s OM no. 12037/19/2015-FTC dated 18.12.2015 on the above mentioned subject, the undersigned is directed to say that the policy for foreign training programmes under DFFT for the year 2016-17 has since been approved by the competent authority. The circular in this regard will be issued/notified by this Department shortly.

(P.K.Pattnaik)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

This is for kind information of all concerned.

To
1. Secretaries of all Ministries/ Departments of Government of India
2. Chief Secretaries of all State/UT Governments.

Circular

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DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year. These undesirable trends negate the very purpose of the above said Office Memorandum No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998 and it is also against the principle of natural justice.

No. 22011/1/2014-Estt(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Dated- 14th November, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: – Inclusion of eligible officers who are due to retire before the likely date of vacancies, in the panel for promotion-Regarding

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to the Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998 regarding consideration of retired employees who were within the zone of consideration in the relevant year(s) but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held. The said OM provides as follows:-

“…….There is no specific bar in the aforesaid Office Memorandum dated April 10, 1989 or any other related instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training for consideration of retired employees, while preparing year-wise panel(s), who were within the zone of consideration in the relevant year(s). According to legal opinion also it would not be in order if eligible employees, who were within the zone of consideration for the relevant year(s) but are not actually in service when the DPC is being held, are not considered while preparing year-wise zone of consideration/panel and, consequently, their juniors are considered (in their places), who would not have been in the zone of consideration if the DPC(s) had been held in time. This is considered imperative to identify the correct zone of consideration for relevant Year(s). Names of the retired officials may also be included in the panel(s). Such retired officials would, however, have no justify for actual promotion. The DPC(s) may, if need be, prepare extended panel(s) following the principles prescribed in the Department of Personnel and  Training Office Memorandum No.22011/8/87-Estt.(D) dated April 9, 1996.”

Appointment Committee of Cabinet has observed that DPCs often do not consider such eligible officers who are retiring before the occurrence of the vacancy in the panel year. These undesirable trends negate the very purpose of the above said Office Memorandum No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998 and it is also against the principle of natural justice.

3. All the Ministries/Departments are therefore advised to ensure strict compliance of the instructions of the Department of Personnel & Training issued vide this Department’s OM No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated October 12, 1998.

4. These instructions may please be brought out to the notice of all concerned including attached and subordinate offices.

sd/-
(S.K.Prasad)
Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Source; www,persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/22011_1_2014-Estt.D-14112014.pdf]

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