F.No.11013/9/2014 -Estt.A. III
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 13th February, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Preventive measures to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Attendance of Central Government officials regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to OM of even number dated the 7th October, 2020 whereby orders regulating the attendance of Central Government employees were issued.

2. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued detailed guidelines on containment of COVID-19 on 27th January 2021, in order to maintain caution and to strictly follow the prescribed containment strategy, focus on surveillance, containment, caution, and strict observance of the guidelines. In view of this, the matter has now been re-considered and it has been decided as under:-

• (a) The Government servants at all levels are to attend office on all working days without any exemption to any category of employees.
• (b) The officers/ staff shall follow staggered timings to avoid over-crowding in offices/ workplaces as decided by the Heads of Department.
• (c) All officers/ staff residing in the containment zone shall be exempted from coming to offices till the containment zone is de-notified. These officers/ staff who are residing in the Containment Zone shall work from home and shall be available on telephone and electronic means of communications at all times.
• (e) Biometric attendance shall continue to be suspended until further orders.
• (f) Meetings, as far as possible, may continue to be conducted with video-conferencing, and personal meetings with visitors, unless absolutely necessary in the public interest, are to be avoided.

3. A Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in offices, issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on 13.2.2021, is also available at www.mohfw.gov.in All Ministries/ Departments/ Offices as well as the Central Government employees are directed to ensure strict compliance of instructions issued by MHA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and DoP&T, from time to time, on regular sanitization/ cleaning of workplaces, maintenance of social distancing norms, wearing of masks and health & hygiene practices, etc.

SOP on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in offices

4. The above instructions shall be in force with immediate effect until further orders.

Central Government employees and attendance in Government offices with staggered timings DoPT order

S/d,
(Umesh Kumar Bhatia)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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PENSION FUND REGULATORY
AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

B-14/A, Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan,
Qutub Institutional Area,
Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016
Ph : 011-26517501, 26517503, 26133730
Fax : 011-26517507
Website : www.pfrda.org.in

PFRDA/2020/ 52/REG-PF/18

Date: 10th December, 2020

CIRCULAR

To
CEOs of All Pension Funds

Dear Sir/ Madam,

SUBJECT: Change in Guidelines on aggregate holding of equity shares by a foreign company in Pension Funds as provided under Section 24 of the PFRDA Act, 2013 – Manner of calculation of such aggregate holding of equity shares by a foreign company in a Pension Fund under National Pension System – reg.

Reference is invited to the Circular No. PFRDA/2020/34 /REG-PF/4 dated 13th August, 2020 on Guidelines on aggregate holding of equity shares by a foreign company in Pension Funds as provided under Section 24 of the PFRDA Act, 2013.

2. In a partial modification to the above Circular, it has been decided by the Authority that point (a) under sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph 6 of the Circular shall be read as under:
   “(a) a banking company /banking companies except foreign banks”
3. Subject to the aforementioned revision, all other terms and conditions as contained in the aforementioned guidelines shall remain unchanged. All Pension funds are called upon to note these changes and ensure necessary compliance.
4. This circular is issued in exercise of powers of the Authority under Section 14 (1) of the PFRDA Act, 2013.
5. The revision shall be effective from the date of this circular.

Yours sincerely,

(A. G. Das)
Executive Director

Source: PFRDA

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In view of the rise in COVID positive cases at Rail Bhawan, it was agreed to close Rail Bhawan on 1 and 2 December 2020 for the extensive sanitization of the workplace, corridors, common areas, etc., in compliance with paragraph 6(ii) of the Standard Operating Procedure provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 4 June 2020.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

CIRCULAR

Sub: Precautionary Measures w.r.t COVID-19 – Closure of Office

Closure of Rail Bhawan

In view of surge in COVID positive cases at Rail Bhawan, it has been decided to close Rail Bhawan on 1st & 2nd December 2020 for carrying out intensive sanitization of the workplace, corridors, common area etc., in accordance with Para 6(ii) of the Standard Operating Procedure issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Order dated 4th June 2020.

Central Government Employees Absence during COVID – 19 epidemic lockdown period – clarification is received from DOPT

2. During this period, all officers/ staff would work from home and are to be available at all times on phone and other electronic means of communication.
3. The above issues with the approval of the competent authority.

Regularization of officer / employee absence due to lockdown w.e.f. 25th March 2020

No. 2020/ O&M/9/1
Dated: 27.11.2020

(B. Majurndar)
Joint Secretary/ Railway Board

Source: indian railways

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)

S.No. PC-VII/ 161
No. PC-V/2018/ MACP/1(SM)

RBE No. 99/2020
New Delhi, dated: 24.11.2020

The General Manager (P)
All Indian Railways and PUs,
(As per mailing list)

Sub: Grant of financial upgradation under MACPS to Station Masters.

Reference from Federation (NFIR and AIRF) and a few Railways have been received for ignoring the promotion/ upgradation from ASM (GP 2800) to SM (GP 4200) for grant of financial upgradation under MACPS to those employees who have further been absorbed in other cadres by way of selection on lateral induction or due to medical de-categorisation. The matter has been examined in consultation with Finance Directorate and it has been decided that the benefit of Board’s letter dated 25.02.2020 (RBE No. 26/2020) would also be extended to such employees who have progressed to other cadres by way of lateral induction/ selection or due to medical de-categorization and would be granted financial upgradation under MACPS by ignoring their promotion /financial upgradation from ASM (GP 2800) to SM (GP 4200) irrespective of their progression in other cadres.

Latest clarification on MACP scheme – Financial upgradation, to Junior Cashier promoted from the post of Senior Shroff / JAA / Senior clerk

2. The benefit of the financial upgradation in such cases would accrue from 16.02.2018 onwards, even if financial upgradation happens to become due before 16.02.2018 as a consequence of ignoring the promotion from ASM to SM.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

4. Hindi version is enclosed.

(Sudha A. Kujur)
Dy Director/Pay Commission
Railway Board

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File No.2012 /AC-11/21/6/ SPOTCHECK/PART-III

GOVERNMENT of INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD

RBA No. 88/2020

No.2012/AC-II/21/6(PART)

New Delhi, dated 09.11-2020

Pr. Financial Advisor,
All Zonal Railways/ PUs

Sub: Excess Pension Payments to Railway Pensioners.

Ref:- Board’s letter of even no. dated 24.8.2020 (RBA No. 67/2020)

Please connect Board’s letter of even no. dated 24.8.2020 wherein a suggestive list of discrepancies was provided with a request to carryout intensive checks of pension payments. Now, one of the Zonal Railways has brought out some more discrepancies noticed by them during the spot checks. Accordingly, a revised suggestive list duly incorporating these discrepancies is attached for ready reference.

Kindly arrange to notify the staff deputed for the purpose to verify the pension payments accordingly.

(Ajay Bartwal)
Joint Director Finance/ CCA
Railway Board

File No.2012/AC-II/21/6/ SPOTCHECK/P ART-III

SUGGESTED CHECKLIST FOR VERIFICATION OF PENSION PAYMENTS

1. Payment of revised pension as per 7th CPC.
2. Admissibility of DR to the pensioners who are permanently absorbed in PSUs.
3. Age related additional quantum of pension w.r.t date of birth of the pensioner / family pensioner and with reference to the prescribed percentage of increase.
4. Ascertaining missing age profile of the pensioner/ family pensioner.
5. Restoration of commuted pension.
6. Payment of enhanced family pension at the extant rates and the period.
7. Wrong fixation of Basic pension to ex-gratia pensioners.
8. Discrepancies in payment of Fixed Medical Allowance to the Pensioners,
9. Continuation of pension payment to deceased pensioners’ account
10. Amount lying unconnected in inoperative Bank Account of the pensioners.
11. Any other item which PFA/ CPO may consider fit.

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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2020

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.554, Dated the 27th October 2020

Holidays – Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2021 – Orders issued.

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS)DEPARTMENT

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.762, Public (Misc) Department, dated 22.10.2019.
2. Reserve Bank of India letter No.HRMD (Che)/277/03.02.091/2020-21, dated:25.08.2020.

ORDER:

The Government of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders in regard to the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2021:

(I) Public Holidays: The Holidays declared under the Negotiable
Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) indicated in the notification appended to this order will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

(ii) Government Holidays: The Government direct that all the offices under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu be closed on

(a) The dates specified in the notification appended to this
order (except Annual Closing of Bank Accounts on 01.04.2021)
(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2021.

2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION

Under the “Explanation” to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, No.20-25-26, Public-1, dated the 8th June 1957, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declares that, in addition to “Sundays” expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation”, the following days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2021.

ANNEXURE

* Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2021

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

Source: TN Government

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Air India Domestic LTC Fare list 2020

Also check: Air India LTC-80 Fare List – Fares for the period 25 MAY 2020 till 31 MAY 2021

Note:
a). Above Charges are applicable per coupon.
In case of ‘non-refundable, Basic Fare will be forfeited.
b). In case of Re-issuance : Reissuance Charges and difference of fare, if any, are applicable.
c). LTC Tickets: Change/Refund Fee will be as applicable for highest Business or Economy Class fare

(B) In cases of Flight Disruptions:
(a) Alternate arrangements are made by the Airline- No Refund
(b) Passenger is taken back to the point of origin by the first available service – Full amount to be refunded.
(c) Own arrangement for the cancelled sector is made by the passenger(s): Refund of Basic fare of the cancelled sector

(d) The passanger is not taken to the ticketed destination & passanger(s) makes own arrangement : Full refund in order in respective RBD along with unutilized non-airline taxes, if any.

(e) No Re-validation or Cancellation Fee applicable on Infant Tickets.

**Fares are subject to Change without prior notice.**

** Updated as on 07 SEP 2020**

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F.No.7(2)/E.Coord/2020
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block

New Delhi
Dated: 4th Sept. 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Expenditure Management – Further Economy Measures

With a view to improving the quality of public expenditure, containing non-developmental expenditure and ensuring availability of adequate resources for meeting the needs of critical priority schemes, Ministry of Finance, has from time to time issued instructions on Expenditure Management. In the context of the present fiscal situation and the consequent pressure on Government resources, there is a need for further economy and rationalization of non-priority expenditure, while protecting and preserving priority expenditure. With this objective, the following economy instructions will come into force with immediate effect.

1. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE :

All Ministries/ Departments including Attached Offices/ Subordinate Offices and Autonomous Bodies shall observe the following instructions for curtailing Administrative Expenditure.

a.) No printing/publishing of books, publications, documents, etc. will be done on imported paper, except where printing is done abroad by Indian Missions, etc.
b.) Expenditure on functions such as celebrations of Foundation Day, etc. should be discouraged or if felt necessary be appropriately curtailed. In any case, travel for such functions and provision of bags or mementoes should be avoided.
c.) Consultancy Assignments – All Ministries/Departments may carry out a review of the individual Consultants appointed in their respective Ministries /Departments in consonance with the provisions of GFR and reduce the number of Consultants to the minimum requirement. Due economy may be observed while determining the fees of the Consultants and care may be taken that such fees are not disproportionate to the quality and quantity of work to be carried out by the Consultants.

Read: Protection of pay to the Central Government Servant consequent to appointment to a new post in different service or cadre – 7th CPC DoPT Order

2. CREATION OF POSTS :

a.) There will be a ban on creation of new posts, except with the approval of Department of Expenditure, in Ministries/Departments, Attached Offices, Subordinate Offices, Statutory Bodies and Autonomous Bodies.
b.) This ban will cover all creation of posts under powers which have been delegated to any organization regardless of the source of such authority or power.
c.) If any posts have been created after 01.07.2020 under delegated powers or authority, without approval of Department of Expenditure and have not yet been filled, then such posts shall not be filled. If it is deemed absolutely essential to fill them, proposals may be sent for approval of Department of Expenditure.
3. Secretaries of the Ministries/ Departments, being the Chief Accounting Authorities as per Rule 70 of GFR, shall be fully charged with the responsibility of ensuring compliance of the above instructions. Financial Advisers shall assist respective Departments in securing compliance with these measures.

(Dr. T. V. Somanathan)
Secretary (Expenditure)

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No.21/4/2020-CS.II(Trg.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi 110003.
Dated 05.08,2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: 53rd Level-II (L-II-53) Training Programme from 10th August, 2020 to 21st August, 2020 for PAs/ PSs(ad-hoc) of CSSS – regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that PAs/ PSs(ad-hoc) of CSSS, whose names are given in the Annexure to this OM, have been nominated to participate in the 53rd Level-II (L-I1-53) Training Programme being conducted by the ISTM from 10.08.2020 to 21.08.2020. The training will be conducted by ISTM in online/ flipped mode.

2. It may be noted that successful completion of Level-II training programme will be essential for promotion to the grade of Private Secretary. The officers who do not attend or successfully complete the Level-II Training Programme will be liable to debarment and denial of promotion as envisaged in DOP&T OM No. T-25017/1/2015-Trg (ISTM Section) dated 4th July, 2016.

3. Since the online Level-II training programme does not have any study tour, no TA/DA shall be admissible to the participants.

4. In view of above, all the 35 candidates, whose names are mentioned in the Annexure to this OM, are directed to contact the course coordinator of this training programme for further necessary action and also attend the mandatory training programme without fail Shri Jitender- Bhatti,- Assistant -Director (Tel- No. 011-26737649, Mobile No.- 9811129334, e-mail ID: jbhatti.edu@nic.in) is the course coordinator of this training programme.

5. All the nominated candidates for the above-stated training programme are directed to visit the ISTM website, fill up the online form at the URL path: http://www.istm.gov.in/ nomination form and submit the same to ISTM immediately.

Also read: Central Government Holiday for Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti) on Wednesday, 12 August 2020

6. It is also intimated that once the nomination form is submitted online at the URL path given above, the same may also be got endorsed and forwarded by the Competent Authority in the respective Ministry/ Department and submitted to ISTM (through online mode at the e-mail ID given above) positively before joining. It may please to noted that without the endorsement of the nomination by the Competent Authority in the respective Ministry/ Department, no candidate will be allowed to join the training programme. Further, it may please be noted that the said training programme will be conducted on the iGOT platform. Therefore, it is imperative that a candidate needs also to be registered as an user on ISTM-TMIS before joining the programme. In case of any doubt/ clarification, Shri Moloy Sanyal, Deputy Secretary, ISTM (Tel No. 011-26737602, Mob.No.9810961492, e-mail ID: moloy-sanyal©nic.in)/ Shri Jitender Bhatti, Assistant Director and Course Director, ISTM may please be contacted immediately at the above contact numbers/ email IDs for further guidance.

7. Cadre units are also requested that these officers may please be duly permitted before hand to join the online training programme with the direction to report to Shri Jitender Bhatti, Course Director, ISTM at the above-mentioned contact details for further modalities before the training commences on 10.08.2020.

(Vasanthi V Babu)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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No.CIR/HR&IR/76/D/2020/9018
August 3, 2020

All Members of the Association
(Designated Officers)

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Dearness Allowance for Workmen and Officer Employees in banks for the months of August, September & October 2020 under X BPS/ Joint Note dated 25.5.2015

The confirmed All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 1960=100) for the quarter ended June 2020 are as follows:-

April 2020 – 7509.72
May 2020 – 7532.55
June 2020 – 7578.20

The average CPI of the above is 7540 and accordingly the number of DA slabs are 775 (7540 – 4440= 3100/4= 775 Slabs) The last quarterly Payment of DA was at 761 Slabs. Hence there is an increase in DA slabs of 14 i.e. 775 Slabs for payment of DA for the quarter August, September & October 2020

In terms of clause 7 of the 10th Bipartite Settlement dated 25.05.2015 and clause 3 of the Joint Note dated 25.05.2015, the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to workmen and officer employees for the months of August, September & October 2020 shall be 77.50 % of ‘pay’. While arriving at dearness allowance payable, decimals from third place may please be ignored.

Also check: Expected DA 2020 for Central Government Employees and Pensioners

Yours faithfully,

S.K. Kakkar
Senior Advisor (HR&IR)

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