CLARIFICATION OF CEA, LTC & HONORARIUM

FAQ on Children Education Allowance, OTA/NDA, Honorarium/Fee, Leave.

G.I., Dep. of Pers. & Trg., O.M.No.I-11020/1/2014-Estt.(AL), dated 28.4.2015

Establishment (Allowance) Section

SI.No. Question Answer

Children Education Allowance

1. Whether reimbursement of Children Education Allowance is admissible for the:

(a) Nursery/LKG/UKG as there is no provision of recognition of these classes in most of the States/UTs;

Reimbursement is permissible only if the child is studying in a recognised educational institution.

(b) Third child if either of the first two children is disabled to the extent that he/she cannot go to school;

Reimbursement is allowed to only the two eldest surviving children of the Government servant except when the 2nd child birth results in multiple births or the 3`d child is born due to failure of sterilization operation.

(c) The children borne out of second marriage or the children of second wife/husband in additions to children from first marriage;

Reimbursement is allowed to only the two eldest surviving children of the Government servant.

(d)  Entitlement of number of Note Books.

Reimbursement is permissible for any number of note books as may be prescribed by the recognised educational institution.

OTA/NDA

2. The reasons for not enhancing rates of OTA/NDA

The 5th and the 6th Central pay Commission did not recommend enhancement of rates of OTA/NDA.

Honorarium/Fee

3.  Whether honorarium is payable to the Chairperson/Members of the DPC and also such other Departmental Committees, viz., Committee on Sexual Harassments at work place, etc.?

In terms of the provisions of FR 46 (b), the Central Government may grant or permit a Government servant to receive an honorarium as remuneration for work performed which is occasional or intermittent in character and either so laborious or of such special merit as to justify a special reward. Except when special reasons, which should be  recorded in writing, exist for a departure from this provision, sanction to the grant or acceptance of an honorarium should not be given unless the work has been undertaken with the prior consent of the Central Government and its account has been settled in advance.

Guidelines for payment of Honorarium under FR 46 (b) have already been laid down inter alia vide this Department’s OM No.17011/9/85- Estt. (AL), dated 23.12.1985 and OM No. 17020/1/91- Estt. (AL), dated 18.11 .1991. It has also been clarified that no honorarium should be granted for temporary increases in work.

4. Whether retention of “Fee” for delivering lectures in Government/private bodies is permissible? As per para 6 of DoP&T’s O.M.No. I 6013/1/79-Estt.(AL) dated 11th February, 1980, payments received by Government servants as income from books, articles, papers and lectures on literary, cultural, artistic, technological and scientific subjects including management sciences; will not be subject to crediting one-third of the amount to the general revenues.

Establishment (Leave) Section:

5. Whether male Government servant, who is single parent, can be allowed Child Care Leave? No. CCL can be granted to female employees only.

6.  Whether Bond on Study Leave can be transferred from Central Government to State Government?

No. Bond executed by the Government servant while proceeding on study leave cannot be transferred on his/her appointment in State Government/PSU/Autonomous bodies.

7.  What is the limit of leave encashment while availing LTC by dependents or spouse within the same block year?

The Government Servants governed by the CSS (Leave) Rules, 1972 and entitled to avail LTC may en-cash earned leave up to 10 days at the time of availing both types of LTCs., i.e., `Hometown’ and `Anywhere in India’. However, when the one and the same LTC is being availed of by the Government Servant and his family members separately in a block year, encashment of leave would be restricted to one occasion only.

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NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23RD NOVEMBER 2015

MASSIVE AND IMPRESSIVE RALLY AND PARLIAMENT MARCH OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – 28.04.2015

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECLARES NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 23^RD NOVEMBER 2015

PRESS STATEMENT

            We send herewith a copy of the resolution adopted by the massive rally of the Central Government employees held today 28.4.2015 at Jantar Mantar. New Delhi declaring that if no settlement is brought about  on the ten points charter of demands, the Central Government employees in all the De-departments of the Government of India will go on indefinite strike action from 23.11.2015.

            The rally was held under the chairmanship of Shri M. Raghavaiah, General Secretary, National Federation of Indian Railwaymen.  Shri Shiv Gopal Mishra convenor of the NJCA conducted the proceedings.   The resolution was moved by Com. K.K.N. Kutty, President, Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, New Delhi.  Besides, the Chairman and Convenor of the NJCA, the other who spoke at the rally include S/Shri Rakal Dasgupta, President, All India Railwaymen Federation, Guman Singh and Bhatnagar of the National Federation of Indian Railwaymen, Shri M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation of Central Government employees and workers, R.N. Parashar, Secretary General, National Federation of Postal Employees, Shri D. Theagarjan, Federation of National Postal organisations, Shri Sreekumar and Pahak of All India Defence Employees Federation, Srinivasan of the Indian National Defence Workers Federation, Harbhajan Singh Sidhu, General Secretary, HMS and many others. It was decided that the Railway and Defence Federation will take the strike ballot in the month of October, 2015.  More than a lakh of workers participated in the rally.  The copies of the resolution were handed over to the honourable Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Honourable Prime Minister by a delegation of the National Joint Council of Action

            We shall be grateful for favour of coverage of the decision in your esteemed daily/Newspaper /weekly.

            Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

Shiv Gopal Mishra

Convenor

NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

4, STATE ENTRY ROAD,

NEW DELHI

RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE MASSIVE RALLY AT JANTAR MANTAR (PARLIAMENT STREET) ON 28 APRIL 2015

The massive congregation of the representatives of Central Govt Employees who have come from various parts of the country held at Jantar Mantar before the Indian Parliament on 28-04-2015 decided to commence the indefinite strike action from 23^rd November 2015 from 6 AM having failed to elicit any positive response from the Government in settlement of the 10 point Charter of Demands submitted months back. It was also decided that the Railways and Defence organizations will conduct the strike Ballot as per the provision of the Industrial Disputes Act and Recognition Rules before commencing the strike from 23-11-2015.

The massive gathering adopted the resolution unanimously exhorting the central Govt. Employees to prepare for the eventual strike action in all earnestness and make it a historic one.

The meeting congratulates the employees for forging exemplary unity and carrying out various programmes chalked out by the National Joint Council of Action (NJCA) after the national convention on 11^th December 2014. Even though the Govt. was compelled to set up the 7^th CPC on account of the sanctions generated through the action programmes, Govt. has refused to grant Interim Relief and merger of DA and excluded the Gramin Dak Sewaks of the Postal Department from the ambit of the 7^th CPC.

It is a matter of regret that in spite of public admission of non-privatisation of Indian Railways by Prime Minister of India and assurance of Minister of Railways on various occasions, including Parliament, Dr. Deb Roy Committee had submitted a report which is a clear roadmap for privatisation of IR. 

The meeting noted that the Government has purposely ensured the closure of Joint Consultative   

Machinery, the negotiating forum set up in 1966 for Central Government Employees to discuss and bring about settlement of their demands.

The meeting chaired by Secretary (Personnel) on 25^th February 2015  did not bring about settlement on any single issue of the Charter of Demands.

The meeting unanimously decided to demand before the Government to convene the meeting of National Council, JCM immediately and settle the following charter of demands, if at all it wants to avoid confrontation with its own employees.

CHARTER OF DEMANDS:

1.    Effect wage revision of the Central Government Employees from 01.01.2014, accepting the memorandum of the Staff Side JCM; ensure 5-year wage revision in future; grant Interim Relief and Merger of 100% of DA. Ensure submission of the 7^th CPC report within the stipulated time frame of 18 months; include the Grameen Dak Sewaks within the ambit of the 7^th CPC.  Settle all anomalies of the 6^th CPC.

2.    No privatisation, PPP or FDI in Railways and Defence Establishments and no corporatisation of postal services.

3.    No Ban on recruitment/creation of post.

4.    Scrap PFRDA Act and re-introduce the defined benefit statutory pension scheme.

5.    No outsourcing; contractorisation, privatisation of governmental  functions; withdraw the proposed move to close down the Printing Presses; the publication, form store and stationery departments and Medical Stores Depots; regularise the existing daily rated/casual and contract workers and absorption of trained apprentices.

6.  Revive the JCM functioning at all levels as an effective negotiating forum for settlement of the demands of the CGEs.

7.    Remove the arbitrary ceiling on compassionate appointments.

8.    No labour reforms which are inimical to the interest of the workers.

9.    Remove the ceiling on payment of Bonus.

10. Ensure five promotions in the service career.

The meeting authorized the National JCA to take appropriate and necessary steps needed to make the indefinite strike beginning from 23^rd November 2015 an unprecedented and grand success.

                                                                                                       (Shiva Gopal Mishra) 

                                                                                                                    Convenor

28.04.2015                                                                          National Joint Council of Action

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NATION WIDE JOINT STRIKE

NCJCM CALLED NATION WIDE JOINT STRIKE FROM 23rd NOVEMBER, 2015 ON 12 POINT CHARTER OF DEMAND. THIS IS DECLARED TODAY IN PARLIAMENT MARCH ORGANISED BY ALL THE UNIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INCLUDING RAIL AND DEFENSE. 

LOKPAL RETURN TIME EXTENDED UP TO 15TH OCTOBER 2015 FROM 30TH APR 2015

BSNL to allow unlimited free calling at night

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) on Thursday said it will introduce unlimited free calling at night from its landline phones to all landline and mobile phones of all service providers across India from May 1.

“This unlimited free night calling shall be available from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.,” a company statement said.

The scheme covers all major landline general plans of rural and urban areas for both landline and broadband connections.

“BSNL landline phone offers voice clarity. Now landline customers can make unlimited calls comfortably anywhere in India to all networks from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. without paying call charges,” the statement added.

LTC entitlements of unmarried Government servants – Conversion of Home Town LTC facility

G.I., Dept. of Pers. & Trg., O.M.F.No.31011/1/2013-Estt (A.IV), dated 21.04.2015

Subject:- Leave Travel Concession (LTC) entitlements of unmarried Government servants – Conversion of Home Town LTC facility into travel to different parts of the country permissible under the special dispensation scheme – Clarification — regarding.

In relaxation to the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988, special dispensation is allowed to the Government servants from time to time. Presently, one such dispensation in operation is the relaxation to the Government servants to travel by air to visit North-East Region or to Jammu & Kashmir or to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands by converting one block of Home Town LTC available to them.

2. Vide this Department’s Office Memorandum No. 31011/17/85-Estt.(A) dated 03.04.1986, unmarried Central Government employees, who have left their wholly dependent parents/sisters/minor brothers at their home town are allowed the benefit of LTC to visit their home town every year. This concession is in lieu of all other LTC facilities admissible to the Government servant himself and to his/her parents/sisters/minor brothers.

3. This Department is in receipt of references seeking clarification on the admissibility of conversion of Home Town LTC facility into travel to different parts of the country, which is permissible under special dispensation, to such unmarried Government servants.

 4. The matter has been examined in consultation with Ministry of Finance. It has been decided that the facility of conversion of Home Town LTC to allow travel to different parts of the country, under the special dispensation scheme, will also apply to an unmarried Central Government servant, who is eligible to avail the benefit of LTC to visit Home Town every year. This facility may be availed by converting one occasion of Home Town LTC out of the four Home Town LTC occasions available in a block of four years.

General Provident Fund Interest Rate 8.7% for 2015-2016

It was decided by the Government to link the interest rates of State PFs (General Provident Fund and other similar funds) including Special Deposit Scheme, 1975 (SDS, 1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds for the FY 2015-16 to Public Provident Fund (PPF) rates. In pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to fix the rates 8.7% per annumapplicable to the following:-

·         The General Provident Fund (Central Services).

·         The Contributory Provident Fund (India).

·         The All India Service Provident Fund.

·         The State Railway Provident Fund.

·         The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).

·         The Indian Ordnance Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.

·         The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

           

         The rate of interest is applicable to the above funds w.e.f. 1^st April, 2015 and until further orders.

Recently, the Government had kept the interest rates for PPF and other Small Savings Schemes intact.  However, interest rates for 5 year Senior citizen Saving Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme have been increased from 9.2 to 9.3% and 9.1 to 9.2% respectively, keeping in view the commitment of the Government towards the welfare of the girl child and the senior citizens.

NOTIFICATION OF DIRECT RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION IN POSTMAN & MAILGUARD CADRE IN WB CIRCLE PUBLISHED

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SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 28TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF AIPEU GROUP C & Postmen & MTS, BARASAT DIVISIONAL BRANCH AT BARASAT ON 19TH APRIL, 2015.

           28^th Biennial Conference of AIPEU Gr. C & AIPEU Postmen & MTS, Barasat Divisional Branch were successfully hosted at Com. Nani Banerjee Manch and Com. S.K. Vyas Nagar (Karmachari Bhawan),  Barasat on 19^th April, 2015.  Besides 35 invitees, 184 Gr. C members and 85 members of Postmen & MTS cadre took part in the Conference.  Before inauguration of the Conference, “RED FLAG” was hoisted by Com. Asim Deb.  Com. Asim Deb, Khagen Nag, Partha Goswami, Subhash Chakraborty, Anyesha Biswas, Asit Bangabas, Dipak Ghosh, Sibapada Dey, Rashidul Islam, Sujit Pramanik, Subrata Mustafi, Khurshid Alam, Sudhangshu Das, Rita Bhattacharya, Arun Dutta, Dilip Sarkar, Badiar Jamal,  Gobinda Chatterjee, Duruba Modak and others paid flower tribute to the Martyrs.

            Com. Dipak Ghosh and Sibapada Dey were nominated to preside over the Conference.  After proposing  tribute to the martyrs by Sri Asit Bangabas, “OPEN SESSION” was started.  Com. Janardan Majumder, Circle Secretary, AIPEU Gr. C, WB Circle was explored the present situation of the Country as well as of the State and the position of the employees of the Department of Posts and approached for organizing mass movement against the situation. 

            Sri Parimal Kr. Mitra, Superintendent of Post Offices, Barasat Division was present as the Chief Guest and delivered his valuable speech.  Com. Khagen Nag, Jt. Convener, “12^th July Committee” and Com. Partha Goswami, District Secretary of State Co-ordination Committee, com. Asim Deb and com. Tarun Roy Banerjee also delivered their valuable speech in the Conference.Com.Jayanta Malakar was also attend the conference.

            After joint Open Session, Subject Committee Meetings were held separately.  The conference of AIPEU Gr. C was presided over by Com. Dipak Ghosh & Com. Swapan Roy.  The conference of AIPEU Postmen & MTS was presided over by Com. Sibapada Dey, Ganesh Dutta, Pradyut Dam & Dulal Shil.

            Secretaries’ report of AIPEU Gr. C was produced by Com. Subrata Mustafi, Secretary, P-III and Secretaries’ report of AIPEU Postmen & MTS was produced by Com. Khurshid Alam before the house.  Audited Accounts were produced before the house by Com. Rajarshi Majumder & Com. Prasanta Roy, both treasurers of AIPEU Gr. C & Postmen & MTS respectively.  Detail discussion held on both Secretaries’ report and Audited Accounts and accepted unanimously. Total 12 comrades participated on Secretaries’ report. 

            After unanimous selection of under mentioned members of the Executive Committee for the next two years, the conference was ended with the conclusion speech and solo song of Com. Dipak Ghosh.

Executive Committee of Group ‘C’ -

President –

Com. Asit Bangabash,  P.A, Barasat H.O

Vice-President –

1.      Com. Swapan Roy ,P.A Barasat H.O

2.      Com. Bholanath Mondal, SPM. Kholapota

3.      Com. Goutam Paik , P.A Barasat H.O

Secretary—

Com. Subrata Mustafi ,P.A Banipur

Assistant Secretary –

1.      Com.  Niatai Mallick, P.A Barasat H.O

2.      Com. Rajarshi Majumder, P.A Barasat H.O

3.      Com. Manaj Nayak, P.A Nabapally

4.      Com. Avijit Pal, P.A BAsirhat

Organizer Secretary –

1.      Com. Ashim Chakraborty, SPM. Motiganj

2.      Com. Pritam Das, P.A Basirhat

3.      Com. Avijit Roy, P.A Bongaon

4.      Sumit Ghosh, P.A Habra

Treasurer –

Com. Rakesh Krishna Das, P.A Barasat

Assistant Treasurer –

Com. Srabanti Kundu, P.A Ashoknagar

Executive Committee of  ‘POSTMEN & MTS’ –

President-

Sibpada Dey Postmen, Barasat

Assistant President –

1.      Dulal Shil, O/S Mail, Habra

2.      Ganesh Dutta, O/S Cash, Bongaon

3.      Subid Ali, MTS Basirhat

Secretary –

Khurshid Alam, Postmen Barasat.

Assistant Secretary –

1.       Probhat Ghosh, Post Man Habra Prafullanagar

2.       Sanjit Biswas, Postmen  Garib Pur

3.       Gokul Krishna Bala, Postmen barasat

4.       Amit Dey, O/S Mail Basirhat

Organising secretary -

1.       Basudev Ghosh, postmen Barasat

2.       Subhashish Mondal, Postmen Nabapally

3.       Rabindranath Sen, Postmen Bongaon

4.       Somnath Ghoshal, Mts Rajibpur

Tresurer-

Prasanta Roy, O/S mail Basirhat

Assistant Treasurer-

Subash  Paul,  Postmen Habra