Promotion Policy for Bureaucrats

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Promotion Policy for Bureaucrats

Posted On: 18 JUL 2018 3:33PM by PIB Delhi

The promotions are given in accordance with the provisions in the Recruitment Rules/ Services Rule for the respective posts. The consolidated guidelines on Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for making recommendations in regard to fitness of officials for promotion have been issued vide Department of Personnel & Training’s OM No. 22011/5/1986-Esst. (D) dated 10.04.1989.  The policy contained in this OM with regard to Benchmark, assessment of fitness, sealed cover procedure in respect of officers under cloud, zone of consideration for promotion, and other related matters have been reviewed and amended from time to time.  The important amendments made in the promotion guidelines during past three years are as under: -

1. OM No. 22011/2/2014-Estt.D dated 30/01/2015 regarding Procedure for conduct of supplementary DPC
2. OM No. 22011/3/2013-Estt.D dated 25/01/2016 regarding promotion of Government Servants exonerated after retirement-procedure and Guidelines to be followed.
3. OM No. 22011/4/2007-Estt.D dated 21/11/2016 regarding Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion – role of Departmental Promotion Committee.
4. OM No. 22011/4/2013-Estt.D dated 08/05/2017 regarding Procedure to be observed by the Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) – Model Calendar for DPCs – relevant year up to which APARs are to be considered and Model Calendar for conducting DPCs and crucial date for eligibility.

As per information available on Probity portal, up to May, 2018, a total of 25,082 Group ‘A’ and 54,873 Group ‘B’ officers have been reviewed, out of which provisions of FR 56 (j) and relevant rules were invoked/recommended against 93 Group ‘A’ and 132 ‘B’ officers.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

Amendment in RTI Act

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Amendment in RTI Act

Posted On: 18 JUL 2018 3:34PM by PIB Delhi

The Government is considering a proposal to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005.

A notice of intention has been given to introduce “The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2018” in the Rajya Sabha for consideration and its passage during the current session of Parliament.  The purport of the amendments proposed is to provide for enabling provision under the RTI Act to frame Rules regarding salaries, allowances and conditions of service for Chief Information Commissioners and Information Commissioners and State Information Commissioners.  Presently, there are no such provisions available under the RTI Act.

Consultations with Department of Expenditure, Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Department have been undertaken while preparing/formulating the RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

5th September, 2018 March to Parliament

GDS COURT CASE LATEST UPDATES ON 16.07.2018

GDS COURT CASE ON “CIVIL SERVANT STATUS” FILED BY NFPE & AIPEU-GDS POSTED FOR NEXT HEARING ON 12-09-2018.

ORDER OF THE CAT PRINCIPAL BENCH & THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY DEPARTMENT IS PUBLISHED HERE UNDER.

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
PRINCIPAL BENCH,  NEW DELHI
ORDER SHEET
COURT NO. : 2
09/05/2018
T.A./9/2015	NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES & ANOTHER -V/S- D/O POST
ITEM NO:54
FOR APPLICANTS(S)    Adv. :	Shri M.K. Tripathi and Shri Uday Gupta
FOR RESPONDENTS(S) Adv.:	Dr. Ch. Shamsuddin Khan Shri Piyush Gaur

Notes of The Registry	Order of The Tribunal
	Due to paucity of time, the matter could not be taken up for hearing.        List on 12.09.2018. ( NITA CHOWDHURY) MEMBER (A)        ( V. AJAY KUMAR) MEMBER (J)

CLICK HERE for the copy of the application filed by the Department on 04.07.2018

Procedure for extending the benefits of Old GPF / Pension Scheme to those Casual Workers covered under the Scheme of 1993 and regularized on or after 01-01-2004

7TH CPC NATIONAL ANOMALY COMMITEE MEETING 17TH JULY 2018

VERIFICATION / RECONCILIATION OF GPF WITHDRAWALS/ADVANCES AND MAINTENANCE OF MANUAL GPF LEDGERS AND BROADSHEETS - REG

Security of Password and Modification of User Profile

NFPE, Odisha greets Shri G Gurunathan, newly joined DPS (HQ), Bhubaneswar

Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers State level Strike Convention inaugurated by Com. Elamaram Kareem M.P. at Ernakulam on 12-07-2018

Addis Ababa Extraordinary Congress is a giant step forward in UPU reform process

11.07.2018 - A rolling reform process that started in Doha, and continued in Istanbul, is reshaping the Universal Postal Union for the 21st Century. The reform initiative reaches a crucial point in September in Addis Ababa at only the UN Specialized Agency’s second Extraordinary Congress.

Over five days the Congress will examine the present status of the World Postal Strategy, while also boldly looking ahead and discussing other urgent matters. An overriding Congress aim is to promote the role and relevance of the UPU as the cornerstone of postal regulation at the local, regional and international levels.

“As a UN agency and forum for 192 member countries, the UPU is the key player that can help our sector move ahead. But it can only do so if it is functioning to its highest potential,” said UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein when speaking in St. Lucia at the CPU 21st Annual Conference on 9 July. 

To ensure UPU is fit-for-purpose, the Congress will discuss several key areas, including UPU reform. The goal is to increase the organization’s efficiency and increase the speed of decision-making processes so that UPU can effectively respond to the requests of member countries and designated operators.

Other improvements relate to reform of the contributions system, the sustainability of the organization’s provident scheme, and the implementation of the integrated product plan and its related remuneration structure.   

If the reforms are endorsed at the Extraordinary Congress, they will help transform the UPU activities and give members an equitable opportunity to make informed decisions.

With severe challenges to the traditional business postal model, there has been an increasing need to capitalize on e-commerce and digitalization.

UPU’s repositioning enables the organization to use its expertise in technology, the strength of its treaties and its position within the United Nations system to support the postal sector. Reform represents a giant step towards achieving this objective.

Source : http://news.upu.int/

HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE 2019-REG

Click the link below to view:

https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/holiday%20list%202019%202_1.pdf

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION

EDITORIAL POSTAL CRUSADER JULY-2018

FOUR YEARS OF LABOUR LAWS  REFORMS

BJP Lead NDA Govt. has completed four years. In these four years in the name of reforms and ease of doing business, so many labour laws have been amended.

                         

Just after coming in power NDA govt. proposed four labour codes, consolidating 44 labour laws. But during these four years none of the labour code was presented in the parliament. Only wages act 2017 was presented in Parliament. This act will replace 4 laws i.e.  minimum wages act, wages payment act, Equal wages act and Bonus act . Besides this two more code bills are also under process one related to social security and another related to job and profession.

But without getting these bills passed by the Parliament, Govt. has implemented some of the amendments. First attack on workers was unleashed by amending factories act.  According to amendment the no. of workers was increased from 10 to 20 for the factories run by power and 20 to 40 run without power.  Thus about 70% factories were put outside the purview of factories act and the workers working in these factories were deprived from protection of these laws. After amendment of 2015, the employer has been permitted to call the women workers to work in night shift.  Third amendment was made in 2016 and according to this the limit of over time has been enhanced from 50 hours to 100 hours for heavy work it is 115 hours and for the work of public interest it is increased as 125 hours.  So in the name of public interest, the employer has been given power to compel the worker to work on overtime for 125 hours in a quarter.

 Second big attack was made under National Employability Mission under which the worker can be engaged as apprentice in the place of permanent or contract worker and he will be paid minimum stipend and can be engaged for three years which was 6 months earlier. Thus so many industrialists who are retrenching the permanent workers and engaging new workers on apprentice.

Third big attack now has come in the form of fixed term employment. In so many sectors this govt. has introduced fixed term employment in place of permanent job, and an impression has been created that all statutory benefits will be provided to the workers engaged under this. But what will be the fate of workers after that fixed term is not decided. The period of fixed term has also been left to the industrialists. They will decide as to for how much period worker is to be engaged. For such type of workers engaged under fixed term, the EPF contribution will be deposited by the Govt. This incentive given by the Govt. proves that the fixed term employment will be for three years only. After fixed term what will be the position of unemployment has been ignored by the Govt.

Thus the present Govt. making all amendments in labour sector for the benefit of industrialists and corporate in the name of ease of doing business and the rights of workers are being snatched slowly slowly and  our  country is moving ahead towards slavery system or bonded labour system again which was defeated by consistent struggle of workers.

INTEREST BEARING ADVANCES / SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON HOUSE BUILDING ADVANCE – ENHANCEMENT IN PAST CASES REGARDING.

I-17011/11(4)12016-H.III
Government of India
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Housing-III Section

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi,
Dated . 29.06.2018.

Subjec : Interest bearing advances / Seventh Central Pay commission recommendation on House Building Advance – enhancement in past cases regarding.

            The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Ministry’s OM No. I-17011/11(4)/2016-H.III dated 09.11.2017 on the above-mentioned subject and to say that it has been decided in consultation with Ministry of Finance to make the aforesaid orders applicable with effect from 1st January, 2016. Accordingly, it has been decided that an enhancement of House Building Advance, if applied for, would be granted to government employee for an amount equivalent to the difference between the previously sanctioned amount and the new eligible amount determined on the basis of basic pay as per 7th CPC, in past cases, where HBA was sanctioned on or after 01.01.2016 but before 09.11.2017 subject to complying following conditions:

            a) The Government employee should not have drawn the entire amount of HBA sanctioned under earlier orders and/ or where construction is not completed/full cost towards acquisition of house/ flat is yet to be paid.

            b) There will be no deviation from the approved plan of construction on the basis of which the original sanction of House Building Advance was accorded. The revised cost of the original plan can, however, be considered for determining the additional amount, subject to the prescribed maximum limits.

            c) Supplementary Mortgage Deed. Personal Bond and Sureties will be drawn and executed at the expense of the loanee.

            d) The actual entitlement will be restricted to the repaying capacity computed on the basis of the formula laid down in this Ministry’s OM No I-1701/1/11(4)/2016-H.III dated 09.11.2017. It should be ensured that the entire amount of advance with interest is recovered before retirement of the Government servant

            e) Rate of interest: The rate of interest will be at 8.50% from the financial year 2017-18 onwards. This will be reviewed every three years to be notified in consultation with Ministry of Finance. However, the new rate of interest would be chargeable only on collective amount that would remain outstanding on grant of enhancement of HBA. i.e., the unpaid portion of previously sanctioned HBA plus the enhancement so granted. Thus. the amount of HBA that has already been re-paid on old rates will not attract the fresh interest charges.

2. However, the existing limit of maximum admissible amount of Rs. 25 lakhs for the purpose of construction/ purchase of new house/ flat and Rs. 10 lakhs for expansion of existing house/ flat would remain unchanged. In other words, the sum total of previously, sanctioned House Building Advance and the enhancement granted under these orders cannot exceed the aforesaid limits. In any case, not more than one enhancement is admissible to a Government employee.

3.         The applications for enhanced House Building Advance should be submitted within six months from the date of issue of this order.

4.         Ministries/ Departments with branch offices in the far-flung areas are be advised to give wider publicity to these orders through modern communication means so that there is no occasion for any representation for extending the time limit of six months on the grounds of late receipt of these orders.

5.         This issues in supersession of all the earlier orders on the subject.

(Shailendra Vikra Singh)
Director (IFD)

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