ALL INDIA RMS AND MMS EMPLOYEES UNION GR 'C', MAHARASHTRA AND GOA CIRCLE: October 2017

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Journey to Headquarters on LTC in respect of dependent family members of the Government servant

No. 31011/5/2015-Estt.A-IV
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-IV Desk

North Block New Delhi.
Dated October 31,2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Journey to Headquarters on LTC in respect of dependent family members of the Government servant – Clarification – reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 31011/14/86-Estt.(A-1V) dated 08.05.1987, which inter alia provides that the Govt. servant and the members of the family may claim LTC independently, however, reimbursement in such cases will be restricted to the actual distance travelled by the family or the distance between the headquarters/place of posting of the Government servant and the place visited/hometown, whichever is less.

2. Restriction of reimbursement to the distance from the Headquarter/place of posting creates an anomalous situation where the Government servant seeks to avail of LTC in respect of members of the family to the Headquarters/place of posting either from the Home town of the Government servant or from anywhere else. For illustration, a dependent child of a Govt. servant (posted in Delhi) staying and pursuing studies in Mumbai may visit a Government servant at his Headquarters/place of posting (i.e. Delhi) on LTC, however, reimbursement in such case shall be admissible for distance between the Headquarters and place of visit (which in this case is Headquarters itself), which shall be NIL in this case.

3.To resolve the issue, the matter has been considered by this Department in consultation with Joint Consultative Machinery – Staff side and Department of Expenditure. It is clarified that full reimbursement as per the entitlement of the Government servant shall be allowed for journey(s) performed on LTC by the family members from any place in India to Headquarters/place of posting of the Government servant and back. When such journey is performed from the Home Town, the LTC shall be counted against ‘Home Town’ LTC and in case the journey is from any other place in India, then it shall be counted against ‘Any place in India’ LTC.

4. The provisions of this OM (para 3) will have prospective effect.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Surya Narayan Jha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

To
The Secretaries
All Ministries/Departments of Government of India
(As per the standard list)

Source: DoPT Orders 2017

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

CHALO DELHI

IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT'S DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SEVENTH PAY COMMISSION - REVISION OF RATE OF TRAINING ALLOWANCE.

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ALLOWANCES, APRIL 2017

*Department*	*Department of Personnel & Training*
*Subject*	*Report of the Committee on Allowances, April 2017*
*No.*
*Date*	*27.04.2017*
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Friday, 20 October 2017

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees – Implementation of the 7th CPC Recommendation Clarification regarding revised benchmark of “Very Good” of APAR grading.

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F.No.A-26017/127/2017-Ad.IIA
Government Of India
Ministry of Finance
Department Of Revenue
Central Board of Excise and Customs

North Block
New Delhi, the 04th October,2017

To,

All Cadre Controlling Authorities under CBEC

Subject: Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) for the Central Government Civilian Employees – Implementation of the 7th CPC Recommendation Clarification regarding revised benchmark of “Very Good” of APAR grading.

Sir,

DoP&t vide OM No.35034/3/2015-Estt(D) dated 28.09.2016 had clarified that with effect from 25.07.2016. For grant of financial upgradation under the MACPS, the prescribed benchmark would be “Very Good” for all the posts.

2. The Board has been receiving a number of references from various field formations of CBEC, Associations and individuals on the subject mentioned above, seeking clarification whether the revised benchmark of “Very Good” (w.e.f 25.07.2016) may be applied to ACRs/APARs of 2015-16 and period prior to that, and whether the officers should be given opportunity to represent against the “Good” grading of past ACRs/APARs.

3. The matter has been examined in consultation with DoP&T .DoP&T has opined that there is no question of allowing second opportunity of representation against the APAR which are post 2009 as these are already disclosed to the employees in APAR process. DoP&T vide OM dated 28.09.2016 has implemented the recommendations of 7th CPC. accepted by the Government for enhancing the benchmark for grant of MACP to ‘Very Good’. These instructions are applicable w.e.f 25.07.2016, the date of issue of Government Resolution by D/o Expenditure. Therefore, in cases where the MACP falls due on or after 25.07.2016, the revised benchmark of ‘Very Good’ is to be followed. In other words, the overall grading of the APARs reckonable for grant of MACP should be atleast ‘Very Good’.

Yours faithfully.

(M.K.Gupta)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele.No.011-230955528

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

ATTACK ON POST OFFICE SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONALIZE AND PRIVATE BANKS

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GEZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART 1, SECTION-I]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, of dated K>*October, 2017
F. No. 7/10/2014-NS.- In pursuance of clause (ae) of rule 2 read with sub-rule (3) of rule 4 of
the National Savings Time Deposit Rules, 1981, the Central Government hereby authorisesall public
sector banks and ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank Ltd. to receive subscriptions under the
National Savings Time Deposit Scheme, 1981 (herein referred to as the said Scheme) with effect
from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. The authorisation under this notification is subject to the following conditions, namely:-
(i) there is dedicated software in the bank for operation and accounting of small savings

schemes with specific functionality for each scheme;
(ii)the bank may manage the deposit of subscription in accordance with the said Scheme,
through on-line operations in all branches that are on Core Banking Solution, subject to
adequate security checks and the branches that are not on Core Banking Solution may
operate deposit of subscription under the said Scheme, manually

(iii)all remittances shall be credited to the Government Account at the Reserve Bank of
India, Central Accounts Section, Nagpur within one day in case of Core Banking
Solution branches and three days in case of non-Core Banking Solution branches;
in case of delay In remittances beyond the period in clause (iii),

(iv)the Bank shall pay a penalty equal to the rate of interest payable to the depositor plus 0.5% in case of delays upto thirty days, and 1% in case of delays beyond thirty days;
(v) the Bank shall, subject to the reasonable justification furnished to the Central
Government, declare in advance the list of branches that shall not accept deposits of
subscription under the said Scheme;
(vi)in case of any pecuniary liability arising from the failure of the Bank to perform in
accordance with the provisions of the said Scheme, the Bank shall be liable to bear the
liability, in addition to being liable to be de-authorised to operate small savings
schemes;
(vii)in case of any amount including penalties, becoming due from any Bank under these
terms and conditions, the Central Government shall realize the amount from the Bank;
(viii) every Bank shall submit periodic reports to the Central Government concerning the
deposits of subscription and withdrawals etc. under the said Scheme.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this notification, the expression "public sector Bank" shall have the
196^(43 or^ge^? assigned to it in the explanation to clause (23D) of section 10 of the income-tax Act,
[F.No. 7/10/2014-NS]

(Pras^at^Goyal)
Joint Secretary to the Government df India
asgsru Goyal

Note ; The Principal rules were published vide G.S.R. 664(E), dated the 17^ December, 1981, and
subsequently amended vide: - G.S.R. 300(E), dated the 1®^ April, 1982, G.S.R. 257(E), dated the 11"^
March, 1983, G.S.R. 502(E), dated the 9^ July, 1984, G.S.R. 418(E), dated the 10'^ May, 1985, G.S.R.
193(E). dated the 12^ February. 1986, G.S.R. 362(E). dated the 1st April, 1987, G.S.R. 1005(E).
dated the 23''^ December. 1987. G.S.R. 353(E). dated the 18"^ March, 1988, G.S.R. 507(E), dated the
23^'' May. 1990, G.S.R. 191(E). dated the 27"" March, 1991, G.S.R. 580(E), dated the 12*''September,
1991. G.S.R. 727(E), dated the 6th December, 199^1, G.S.R. 431(E). dated the 24*^ April. 1992, G.S.R.
586(E). dated the 2"^ September. 1993. G.S.R. 118(E), dated the 8'^ March. 1995, G.S.R. 5(E). dated
the 1'^ January, 1999. G.S.R. 43(E). dated the 15^ January, 2000, G.S.R. 151(E), dated the 1®^ March.
2001, G.S.R. 159(E), dated the 1'^ March. 2002, G.S.R. 174(E), dated the 1'^ March. 2003, G.S.R.
589(E). dated the 25*^ July. 2003, G.S.R. 286(E), dated the 13*^ May. 2005, G.S.R. 479(E), dated the
26*^ June, 2008. G.S.R. 742(E). dated the 4'^ October. 2011, G.S.R. 846(E), dated the 25^^ November.
2011. G.S.R. 323(E), dated the 25^^ April, 2012, G.S.R. 400 { E), dated the 25'^ June, 2013, G.S.R.
222( E). dated the 13"^ March, 2014, G.S.R. 490 (E). dated the 1 July. 2014, G.S.R. 356 (E) dated
the 29*^ March. 2016. G.S.R. 941(E). dated the 30th September. 2016, G.S.R. 51 (E). dated the 18'^
January, 2017 and G.S.R. 385(E). dated the 31'' March, 2017.

EXTENSION OF PROBATION PERIOD ON ACCOUNT OF AVAILING LEAVE DURING PROBATION PERIOD

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MODIFIED ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME (MACPS) FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 7TH CPC RECOMMENDATION-CLARIFICATION REGARDING REVISED BENCHMARK OF “VERY GOOD” OF APAR GRADING.