I-T CRACKDOWN ON POLITICIANS LYING ABOUT THEIR WEALTH

For the first time, the Income Tax department has launched a drive to cleanse dirty money from politics and initiated action against at least 300 high networth politicians for alleged misreporting of wealth in their yearly returns. This includes those who have not filed returns despite huge accumulation of assets over the years. The measures were taken following a prod from the Election Commission (EC) which wanted the department to match I-T returns with the statement of assets declared by candidates in their affidavits. The election watchdog had found alleged misuse of political funds by some netas and their outfits besides allegations of disproportionate assets accumulated by others. In an action taken report, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) told the EC that it had already proposed action against 103 politicians "where (their) affidavits did not match the I-T returns", and against 195 who had not filed returns despite having affirmed substantial assets in their poll affidavits. The status report talks about cases reviewed till March 2008. More irregularities are likely to emerge with I-T field formations investigating actual assets of these politicians against their known sources of income. These include those who contested the 2009 parliamentary elections and recent Assembly polls. Citing one such case, sources said former Bihar CM Rabri Devi had assets worth Rs 24 crore according to her poll declarations but her I-T returns showed an annual income of Rs 7 lakh. The government had refused to divulge names of politicians against whom action had been initiated. Anil Bairwal of the Association for Democratic Reforms, who had been campaigning for disclosing the names of politicians against whom action has been initiated, said his RTI queries had not been considered by the I-T department. Whatever had come out was the result of 12 letters that EC sent to CBDT between May 2004 and June 2008, seeking updates on its investigation. ADR had obtained copies of the communication. The exercise of matching affidavits with returns and the action taken reports prepared by I-T investigation will be archived at the election expenditure monitoring cell of the EC. The data will be verified during scrutiny of poll papers in future. "The correspondence shows that CBDT responded very sluggishly to the EC requests," Bairwal said. The EC had earlier sent the affidavits of candidates who fought Lok Sabha elections in DVDs to CBDT to scrutinize whether the assets were acquired by known sources of income or not. The commission had also sought an action taken report outlining the results of the investigation to be submitted to the commission in a time-bound manner. Starting from Bihar elections in November 2010, the EC had involved the Directorate General of Income Tax Investigation (DGIT) to keep a close watch on all poll-related expenditure of candidates and cash movements in and out of the states going to polls. The commission had sought the services of 150 IRS offices for deployment in five states which go to polls in April-May 2011

By : Nirav Pankaj Shah on 22 February 2011

Message from General Secretary of Odisha Circle of AICEIA

30^th Annual Convention of All India Central Excise Inspectors’ Association, Bhubaneswar circle was held on 19^th February 2011 at Bhubaneswar. Hon’ble M. P. (RS) Shri Ramchandra Khuntia (belonging to Indian National Congress, National Vice President of INTUC, State Secretary of INTUC, Odisha) attended the inaugural session of the convention as Chief Guest. In the Secretary’s report I highlighted the national issues relating to Pay Scale on par with the Inspectors of CBI and notional fixation w.e.f. 01.01.1996 and the acute stagnation of the cadre of Inspector of Central Excise. Knowing the same, Hon’ble M. P. in his speech assured that the issues raised by the Secretary are genuine and he assured that he will take up the issue with the Finance Minister. After the inaugural meeting, Hon’ble M. P. asked me to come down the Delhi along with the Secretary General and the President and to submit a memorandum to him. He will forward the said memorandum to the Finance Minister. More importantly he stressed that he will seek help of certain other M. P.s in this regard. Then he framed a time plan that after sending the memorandum, he will seek a meeting time with the F. M. preferably when the F. M. would be having the data or reply with him to the issues mentioned in the memorandum. He will take the leaders of the Association with him to have discussion in the meeting with the F. M.

          

Comradely yours,

Shibaji Ch. Nayak

Liaison Secretary of AICEIA,

General Secretary of Odisha Circle of AICEIA

Will the Retirement age of central government employees go up from 60 to 62?

As we heard every time before the budget session of parliament, this time also a rumor about raising the retirement age of central government employees from 60 to 62  is spreading here and there among the central government employees. May be the officers at the verge of retirement be happy about this rumor. Otherwise there is no reason to be happy about this rumor.. As India is having 51% of people below the age of 25 years , it is not a good news to millions of jobless people. Sources close to the trade union movements and Federations told that there is no such proposal with the government since none of the workers federations have demanded it.

In 2009, The Manmohan Singh government was serious in weighing the pros and cons of increasing the retirement age for government employees from 60 to 62 years.That time it was believed that the finance ministry had prepared a detailed note on the issue and sent it to the prime minister's office (PMO)  But the government shelved the idea, largely because of fears that a higher retirement age would adversely impact employment generation and create resentment in the bureaucracy because of blocked promotional avenues. At that time, it was the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) that was asked by the PMO to study the issue and prepare a report.

The BJP led National Democratic Alliance government had raised the retirement age from 58 to 60, in 1998, a move that benefitted 90,000 government servants and 50,000 defence personnel. At the time, the logic was: the retirement of 140,000 employees would have cost Rs 5,200 crore whereas paying salaries cost only Rs 1,493 crore.

Incase if the decision is finally taken, it will only be the third time the government will have raised the retirement age. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first prime minister to have increased the age of superannuation from 55 to 58 following the 1962 war with China. The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government did it a second time in 1998.

Source: vinmoney

AC to DC Promotions.

The CBEC has issued two promotion orders promoting  62 & 17 respectively. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICE ORDER 27/2011 AND OFFICE ORDER 28/2011 both dated 15.2.2011.

AICEIA CIRCULAR NO.01/2011 Dated: 14.02.2011

Dated: 14.02.2011

CIRCULAR- 01/11

Dear Comrades,



The 4th CEC of AICEIA concluded at new Delhi on 5th of February, 2011. Barring a few, almost all units participated in this CEC. This CEC was attended by all the branches of Andhra Pradesh, Patna Circle and North Eastern Circle, Allahabad and Pune expressed their regret for their absence in the CEC owing to some very personal reason.



A good 72 nos of leaders from all over the country attended the meeting from 24 federating units. Sri K.K.N. Kutty Secretary General Confederation of Central Government Employees Asociations and unions attended the meeting as a special invitee.



The meeting discussed at length about

·         Review of previous programmes

·         Chennai High Court case on NFSG

·         Cadre Restructuring in the light of 18^th January Meeting

·         Effectiveness of In-situ promotions

·         ICT

·         Notional fixation from 1996

·         Pay anomaly of 1992 batch of Direct Recruit Inspectors

·         16^th convention of the All India Association, selection of Venue.

·         Parliament rally on 23^rd February 2011

·         Anomaly committee meeting on 15^th February, 2011.

·         High handedness of authority as well as government in transferring office bearer of the Association.

·         Gangavaram port

·         Different cadre related issues of various zones.
We are trying to publish the minutes of the meeting at the earliest, name of the contributor for the Rs. 5400/- grade pay could not be published because of some prefixed imperative organizational work.



Decision of the meeting :



1. All India Association shall respond to the call given by confederation along with other central Trade unions for parliament rally on 23rd of Feb 2011.

2. To protest against the unethical transfer of Central India Circle President Mr. Amitabh Vijayavargiya, Association would write to Chairman C.B.E.C first and the units are directed to campaign vigorously against this atrocious act of the Authority; simultaneously Association shall embark on more rigorous organizational action programme.

3. Association is in favour of the in-situ scheme though some fine tuning may be required,

4. Association office bearers shall continue till next convention

5. Next convention would be held at Karnataka preferably in the month of June; exact venue and date of convention would be decided by the concerned circle committee. A resolution in this regard would be sent to Chairman, C.B.E.C immediately.

6. As Mr Balraj Assistant Secretary General and Mr. Kundu Working President promoted to the grade of superintendent leaving these two key posts vacant the CEC decided to fill up these posts; accordingly Mr. H.S. Bajaj selected for Working President’s post and Mr. Ajit Kumar K.G. selected for Assistant Secretary General’s post they will continue till next convention.

7. Association has to pursue with more vigour to reintroduce ICT in CBEC

8. For 1992 batch pay anomaly case Association shall continue persuading CBEC to issue a generalized order enabling every Inspector of 1992 batch to get the pay anomaly corrected in the light of Hyderabad CAT and Chandigarh CAT judgement.



The Central Executive Committee of AICEIA at Banga Sanksriti Sadan, Muktadhara, New Delhi decided on 5th of February 2011, that the Office Bearers of Delhi,Rajasthan and Chandigarh circle and Allahabad, Kanpur and Meerut branch shall take utmost initiative to make the parliament rally successful on 23rd of Feb 2011.

This parliament rally shall start from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi at 10 ‘O’ clock sharp, units shall have to send the exact no. of comrade’s attending the rally along with their name to the All India Association forthwith.

We sincerely hope that we will be able to make up the organisational weakness suffered by our cadre for the past few years and meaningfully proceed on matters concerning the cadre and department.

I request the recipients of this Circular to kindly circulate it widely so that it reaches every one concerned.











To

The President,

All office Bearers,

Circle and Branch Secretaries Comradely Yours

For wide circulation

Referral of CGHS beneficiaries to empanelled Super-Specialty Hospitals

No.S.11011/23/2009-CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell(Part I)
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
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Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi 110 108 dated the 7^th February 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:     Referral of CGHS beneficiaries to empanelled Super-Specialty Hospitals

       With reference to the subject mentioned above, the undersigned is directed to state that several representations have been received from CGHS beneficiaries regarding problems faced by them in obtaining permission to undergo treatment at Super-Specialty hospitals. The matter has been reviewed and it has now been decided to simplify the procedure for obtaining treatment from CGHS empanelled super-specialty hospitals .Attention is drawn to para 6.2 of office memorandum of even number dated 17th August 2010 wherein it was stated that

"CGHS beneficiaries have, so far, been the option to get themselves treated in any hospital of their choice. However, in view of the increased outgo on getting treatment in super-specialty hospitals, it has now been decided that CGHS beneficiaries desirous of getting treated in super-specialty hospitals, in non-emergency conditions, prior approval of the concerned Additional Director, CGHS would have to be obtained".

The above mentioned procedure is modified to read as follows:

"CGHS beneficiaries have, so far, been the option to get themselves treated in any hospital of their choice. However, in view of the increased outgo on getting treatment in super-specialty hospitals, it has now been decided that CGHS beneficiaries desirous of getting treated in super-specialty hospitals, in non-emergency conditions, prior approval of the concerned Chief Medical Officer-in-Charge, of the CGHS Wellness Centre would have to be obtained."

                                                                                      Sd/-

                                                                                    (R.Ravi)
                                                                                     Director

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL ORDER COPY

VICTIMISATION OF OFFICE BEARER OF 'AICEIA' AT TIRUPATI

THE FOLLOWING IS THE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY TIRUPATI COMMISSIONERATE TO AICEIA FOR VICTIMISATION OF OFFICE BEARER

To

The President & Secretary General,

All India Central Excise Inspectors Association and

Other Comrades of A.P.

 

Comrades,

 

Please go through the attachment letter issued by the Superintendent, CIU of Tirupati Commissionrate to our fellow Comrade (Joint Secretary of Tirupati AICEIA Branch) for not attending the Training Programme conducted by NACEN, Hyderabad due to medical grounds.  The administration went on to the extent of using irrelevant word “demotion” if the officer fails to attend the Training in future without quoting any relevant conduct rules.  In fact the Officer was on two weeks Medical Leave and reported in NACEN, Hyderabad, wherein he was relived by NACEN on the same day of his reporting, on the reason that he would be called for next session of Training Programme.  The Officer was on Medical Leave and all the documents were submitted to the AC’s Office and also to the Commissioner’s Office, still not satisfied with the reason / explanation given by the Comrade, the Administration has used very irrelevant word “demotion”.  I request you to bring to the notice of other Comrades and also condemn the Administration’s attitude towards office bearers.

 

Comrades yours,

Raghunandan, R.V.

G.S., AICEIA Branch, Tirupati.

Eligibility of permanently disabled son of a CGHS beneficiary to avail CGHS facility

Eligibility of permanently disabled son of a CGHS beneficiary to avail CGHS facility.

       The undersigned is directed to refer to the Office Memorandum, of even number, dated the 31st May, 2007 and 29th August, 2007, vide which the entitlement of the son of a CGHS beneficiary beyond the age of 25 years was conveyed. As per the two Office Memoranda under reference, it was indicated that a son of a CGHS beneficiary suffering from any permanent disability of any kind (physical or mental) will be entitled to CGHS beneficiary even after attaining the age of 25 years. It was clarified that the following will be the disabilities, as defined in Section 2(i) of "The persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (No.1 of 1996)" to entitle a son of a CGHS beneficiary to avail CGHS facility irrespective of his age:-

(i) Blindness:
(ii) Low-vision
(iii) Leprosy-cured
(iv) hearing impairment
(v) locomotor disability
(vi) mental retardation: and
(vii) mental illness

2.        Subsequent to the issue of the Office Memoranda under reference, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been receiving requests for inclusion of ailments like renal failure, autism, etc., within the definition of "disability" so that sons of CGHS beneficiaries could avail CGHS facility irrespective of the age of the son.

3.       After careful examination of the matter, it has been decided that the definition of permanent disabilities, of sons of CGHS beneficiaries, to avail CGHS facility be expanded as below:-

(i) Blindness:
(ii) Low-vision
(iii) Leprosy-cured
(iv) hearing impairment
(v) locomotor disability
(vi) mental retardation: and
(vii) mental illness

(ii) Disabilities defined in Clause (i) of Section 2 of National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (No.44 of 1999), which presently covers a person suffering from any of the condition relating to autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation or a combination of any two or more of such conditions and includes a person suffering from several multiple disability.

it is clarified that Permanent Disability" means a person with eighty per cent or more of one or more disabilities. In order for the son of the CGHS with permanent disability to avail CGHS facility, the other normal condition of dependency and normally residing with the CGHS beneficiary will continue to apply.

Source: Central Govt. Employees News

HOW DOES THE IN SITU PROMOTIONS LOOK LIKE

PROBABLY MOST OF THE OFFICERS MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR, HOW DOES THE IN SITU PROMOTIONS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT EXACTLY YOU WILL BE DOING. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IN SITU PROMOTION:

1. OFFICERS WORKING IN A PARTICULAR POST/POSTS WILL BE PROMOTED TO NEXT HIGHER POST AFTER A STIPULATED PERIOD OF SERVICE.

2. HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE SAME POST HE HELD BEFORE SUCH    PROMOTION.

3. HE WILL GET ALL THE BENEFITS OF PROMOTIONAL POST.

4. THE PROMOTION IS PURELY ON PERSONAL BASIS TO THE OFFICER.

5. THE POST HELD BY THE OFFICER, SHALL STAND TEMPORARILY UPGRADED TO THE NEXT HIGHER GRADE AND WILL BE REVERTED BACK, ONCE THE OFFICER VACATES IT.

6. IT MEANS YOU WILL CARRY YOUR UPGRADED POST WHEREVER YOU STAND 

   TRANSFERRED IN A LOWER POST.

7. YOU WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME PLACE IN THE ORIGINAL SENIORITY LIST FOR 

    FUNCTIONAL PROMOTION.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CLICK HERE AND READ THE SCHEME IMPLEMENTED  ON IN SITU PROMOTIONS IN RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT IN 2009.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

UPDATE ON IN-SITU PROMOTIONS & CASE IN SUPREME COURT

IT APPEARS THAT THE BOARD IS UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE PMO AS WELL AS FINANCE MINISTRY ON THE PREVAILING SITUATION IN CENTRAL EXCISE DEPARTMENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE ASSOCIATIONS HAVE BEEN  SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING THE BOARD TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO OUR PROBLEMS, BY APPLYING PRESSURE DIRECTLY AND THROUGH THE PMO AS WELL AS FM.     IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE BOARD HAS CLEARED THE FILE ON 'IN-SITU' PROMOTIONS AND SHORTLY THE PROPOSALS MAY BE FORWARDED TO DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE WHICH IS THE MAIN HURDLE. IF THE DEPT. OF EXPENDITURE CLEARS IT, PROBABLY IT MAY EASILY SAIL THROUGH DOPT. 

THE CASE IN SUPREME COURT DID NOT COME UP ON 2ND FEBRUARY. SINCE THE ADVOCATE HAS MENTIONED IT, ANOTHER DATE MAY BE GIVEN.

Inflation impact: Govt may hike tax exemption limit

New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Tax payers can expect some relief from high inflation in Budget 2011-12 as the government may raise the income tax exemption limit for individuals.

"Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is alive to the price situation and its impact on the common man," sources said, adding he would favourably consider the issue of hiking tax exemption limit.

Moreover, they said, as the government is committed to raise the income tax exemption limit from Rs 1.6 lakh per annum to Rs 2 lakh in line with the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) in 2012-13, tax payers could expect at least some relief in the upcoming Budget on February 28.

"The finance ministry would keep in mind the high inflation in the Budget. Since there is no dearness allowance for a vast section of the society, hike in income tax exemption limit is likely," a source told PTI.

Source: PTI

NATIONAL ANOMALY COMIMITTEE

It is announced by Sri K.K.N.Kutty, Secretary General of Confederation of Central Government Employees that the National Anomaly Committee Meeting will be held on 15/02/2011.

UPDATE ON INCOME TAX CADRE RESTRUCTURING

Cadre Restructuring

31st January, 2011


Dear Comrade,

It has been reliably understood that the cadre restructuring proposal has now been submitted to the Department of Personnel after obtaining approval of the Department of Expenditure and the Hon’ble Finance Minister with certain modifications.

With Greetings,

Fraternally Yours,

(Ashok B Salunkhe)
Secretary General
 Income Tax Employees Federation
http://itef.blogspot.com/

LETTER TO CHAIRMAN ON CADRE RESTRUCTURING

ALL INDIA CENTRAL EXCISE INSPECTORS’ ASSOCIATION 15/1 Strand Road, Custom House, M.S.Building, 7th floor, Kolkata-700001 (Affiliated to the Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers) Recognised by Ministry of Finance [vide F.No.B.12017/1/2004-Ad.IV A dated 31.12.07 & 14.1.08]

President         : Arun Zachariah.P       09447037011 Working President:  A.S. Kundu 09426746721 Vice President (NZ): Lekh Raj Meena Vice President (SZ): N. Venkitakrishnan Vice President (WZ): V.K.Tyagi Vice President (EZ): Sanjay Singh Vice President (CZ): S.K. Panda Secretary General: Kousik Roy  09831007827 Asst. Secy. General:      N. Balraj 09849859460 Liaison Secretary:          Shibaji Ch. Nayak 09437090969 Jt. Secretary (NZ):         Aabhay Singh Jt. Secretary (SZ): Shankar Rao Jt. Secretary (WZ): R.B.Meena Jt. Secretary (EZ): Pramod K. Dhal Address for Correspondence: Block-‘B’ Flat No. 301 68, Shibpur Road, Shibpur, Mandirtala, Howrah-711102 Phone   : 03322420693            Cell      : 09831007827      E.Mail:  sgaiceia@gmail.com, roy.kousik@rediffmail.com

Ref. No. AICIEA/CBEC/43/2011                  24.01.2011 To, Shri. Sumit Dutt Majumder Chairman,Central Board of Excise &Customs, Ministry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi  Sir,                                  Sub: Cadre restructuring 2010-11 – Reg               We thank you for convening the meeting of all the recognized associations on 18.01.2011 and your efforts to bring in transparency while finalizing the restructuring proposal. While reiterating our submission to you on 16.12.2010 we would like to offer the following suggestions as our response to the presentation made in the meeting: Though it has been committed that regional disparity would be taken care off while allocating the posts, we submit that this should be coupled with a continuing in situ scheme, or else, regional disparity would again seep in within a couple of years from restructuring. While acknowledging that the proposed increase in Deputy/Assistant Commissioner is a substantial one, it has also to be appreciated that it would not be sufficient to give 2nd promotion to an inspector even in his 25th year. Hence an in situ promotion scheme should be made part of the cadre restructuring. There is no justification in de linking it with cadre restructuring since catering to career aspirations is one among the prime objective of cadre restructuring. The posts arising at the level of Deputy/Assistant Commissioner out of restructuring should be filled purely based on stagnation and not according to ratio. The power to relax the recruitment rules may be invoked to achieve this purpose.  In anticipation of a favourable response, I remain.                                                                                         Yours faithfully                                                                                                                                                            KOUSIK ROY                                                 SECRETARY GENERAL

GREETINGS ON THE OCCASION OF 62ND REPUBLIC DAY

THIS BLOG EXTENDS ALL ITS READERS GREETINGS ON THE OCCASION OF 62ND REPUBLIC DAY ON 26TH JANUARY,2011

UPDATE ON SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES: FROM SECRETARY GENERAL

• The file of NFSG now in DOP&T, we are trying our level best , we have entrusted the responsibility to some very important person to track the file. It is to be noted that if this NFSG is through then whole of this cadre will get a good benefit;  a good no. of newly promoted superintendents, Inspectors ( direct and promotee) shall gate rs. 5400/- grade pay after completion of 4 years service in the gradepay of rs. 4800/-. We have already filed CAVEAT and waiting for department’s decision. Request all of you to contribute as fast as possible.
• We have persuaded the third MACP of promote officers and we are hopeful that a positive response we may get within a short while.
• Expenditure sent back the file containing the issue of fixation of scale, hopefully  minimum scale would be granted to all officers  like CSS and CSSS . 

UPDATE ON THE MEETING WITH CBEC CHAIRMAN ON 18.01.2011

Chairman, CBEC convened a meeting of the representatives of all the recognized association on 18.01.2011 at 4 PM. Member (P&V), DG (HRD), ADG (HRD) and other officials from HRD were present. The HRD made a presentation on the main points raised by associations and the response of the administration to it. The issues were categorized as those relating to cadre restructuring being considered favourably; not relating to cadre restructuring being considered favourably and relating to cadre restructuring but not being considered favourably. The major issues that have a bearing on our cadre and discussed in the meeting are the following. 

1.    Vacancies arising out of CR should be filled up by promotion – Accepted and also considers to extend it beyond one year.

2.    Creation of separate service for promotion of Group B Executive officers – Under consideration independent of CR

3.    Promotion of Group B gazetted executive officers directly to STS – Under formulation independent of CR

4.    DR quota in Inspector cadre to be reduced – Under consideration independent of CR

5.    Residency period for promotion from Inspector/PO/EO grade should be common to all three cadres – RR would be amended suitably.

6.    All Inspectors who have completed more than 10 years of service should be promoted as Superintendent – To the extent possible allocation would be done to achieve this end.

7.      In those zones where no new executive commissionerates have been sanctioned, the normative allocation of staff may render some staff surplus and hence the allocation of posts to audit ccmmissionerates in these zones should be over and above the existing strength – It would be ensured that no staff strength in any grade would be rendered surplus and efforts would be made to bring parity in the rate of promotion among zones.

8.      Bringing the promotional level of Inspector/PO/EO on par and revising the ratio for promotion to AC level before CR – Matter sub judice and revision under active consideration/parity under examination separately.

The Chairman asked the associations to prefer representation if any before 27^th of January so that Board can finalize their proposal and send it to IFU/Expenditure by mid February. Chairman also announced that an in situ scheme for promotion from Inspector to Superintendent and from Superintendent to AC is in the pipeline.  

JAC APPOINTMENT WITH CHAIRMAN ON 18.1.2011

THE CHAIRMAN HAS GIVEN APPOINTMENT TO JAC ON 18.1.2011 AT 5 P.M. TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSALS FOR CADRE RESTRUCTURING. LETTER OF APPOINTMENT CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING HERE.

A GOOD MOVE BY DOPT

Revision of guidelines for framing / amendment / relaxation of Recruitment Rules

No. AB 14017/48/2010-Estt..(RR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
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New Delhi the 31st December, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:     Revision of guidelines for framing / amendment / relaxation of Recruitment Rules.

      The undersigned is directed to state that instructions on framing / amendment of Recruitment Rules were issued in a consolidated form in this Department's OM No. AB. 14017/12/87-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 WSC and consolidated in the form of "Guidelines 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 websitewww.persmin.nic.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.

s/d
(Smita Kumar)
Director (E-I)

Click here to view the complete instructions...

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NO. 18011/1/2010-Estt.(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
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North Block,New Delhi,
Dated the --

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :        Probation in various Central Civil Services.

       The undersigned is directed to say that the period of probation to be prescribed for different postslservices in Central Government have been laid down in this Department’s O.M. No. F.44/1/59-Ests.(A) dated 15.4.1959 as amended from time to time. Although instructions exist to the effect that save for exceptional reasons probation should not be extended for more than a year and no employee should be kept on probation for more than double the normal period apart from instructions for timely action on completion of probation/confirmation, these are not invariably followed.

2. With a view to prevent Government servants from becoming possible victims of arbitrary actions or inordinate delay in considering completion of probationlconfirmation, the existing instructions on provisions regarding probation in the servicelrecruitment rules relating to Central Civil Services and Posts have been reviewed. It has now been decided that :-

(I)         If during the period of probation, a probationer has not undergone the requisite training course or passed the requisite departmental examinations if anybrescribed or has not been on dutyitraining for at least 75% of the probation period, the period of probation may be extended by such period or periods as may be necessary subject to the condition that the total period of probation does not exceed double the prescribed period of probation except in the cases mentioned in (ii) below:-

II)        the period of probation may be extended for such period as the Central Government may think fit in the circumstances of the case in respect of a probationer who is:

a)        under suspension;

b)        against whom disciplinary proceedings are pending; or

c)        against whom prosecution for criminal charge is pending.

III)        Where a probationer who has completed the period of probation to the satisfaction of the Central Government is required to be confirmed, he shall be confirmed in the SewicelPost at the end of his period of probation, having been completed satisfactorily. In such cases, where no order extending the probation period has been issued and no order of confirmation is issued within one year of completion of the prescribed period of probation, the probationer would be deemed to be confirmed in the servicelpost.

3.        In the Service/Recruitment Rules for all Central Civil Services and Posts, in addition to the period of probation, wherever prescribed. corresponding provisions, as in para 2 above, may be incorporated in consultation with this Department in the light of the above instructions.

4.         The Hindi Version of this O.M. will follow.

(P.Prabhakaran )

Letter from our Ex- Secy Salem Branch

Dear Comrades
Please generously contribute to the cause of GP 5400 to ACP Inspectors. I myself along with another 12 members filed an OA in CAT Hyderabad with OA No.1051 in September,2010. So far the dept. has not filed its counter. Repeatedly adjournments are being taken by the Departmental Counsel. In spite of spending hefty amounts for this OA, I have contributed and today transferred an amount of Rs.1000/- into our AICEIA A/C.No. 800171737 INDIAN BANK, FAIRLIE PLACE, CALCUTTA, WEST BENGAL for the purpose of taking up the issue of Sri. M.Subramanyamm (Now Supdt) in Supreme Court of India. I request the entire fraternity to contribute similarly what ever the amount they can.  

P.Vigneshwar Raju
http://hyderabadcustoms.blogspot.com

Letter from our Ex- Secy Salem Branch

Dear Koushik, Arun & friends,

Firstly wish you and all a very happy, prosperous and successful new year 2011 for our Inspectors Association. Read your Circular 9/2010 as the subject of NFSG is discussed I would share the following few lines with you and our circle/branches.

I would thank you and Com. Arun for the proactive stand and support you have taken to present before Member (P&V) not to go on appeal against the High Court of Madras order WP 13225/2010. I was very impressed to receive even the Vakalat from Com. Arun for filing CAVEAT before the Supreme Court. Circles/Branches kindly note that only if we are filing CAVEAT with the Supreme Court the Court would not stay the favourable order we have obtained without obtaining our views/counter. So the Association has taken the right step in filing CAVEAT. But Circles/Branches should be aware of the cost of legal battle and that is why I have from appealing in the High Court itself repeating that beyond HighCourt stage I cannot proceed the fight on my own resources. As enquired with the counsels, it would take Rs. 50000- to pay the counsel for each time the case comes up before Supreme Court. I have received many mails as well as felicitations through the Association's blog and I could understand the members interest in fighting out the case to the end if the Department is not acceding to our request not to file appeal. Contribution from members itself would not be a problem and if properly presented we could very well mobilise the required fund. I myself would contribute Rs. 1000- for this cause to startwith and hope all our circles/branches would also contribute liberally to this cause. With atleast 5000 members in our fold a contribution of Rs. 100- to Rs. 200- per member would suffice to meet our requirement to fight out this case in Supreme Court.

With regards

M. Subramaniam
now Superintendent of Central Excise,
Karur Division, Trichy Comm'rate