Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) – New attendance system for central government employees by month-end

Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) – New attendance system for central government employees by month-end

Aadhar-based biometric attendance for central government employees by month-end

NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-based biometric attendance systems for central government employees will be fully operational by the end of this month. “The biometric attendance system for central employees will be fully functional by the end of this month,” Information Technology Secretary Ram Sevak Sharma told PTI.

According to Sharma, the attendance of the employees can be tracked through a website, attendence.gov.in, which would be fully operational by the month-end. The website is expected to bring more transparency as it would provide and update information about central government employees on real-time basis.

The attendance web portal will use the information entered in the biometric devices and will act as a centralised management information system (MIS) for attendance. Under the new attendance system, the employees would be able to mark their attendance using biometric reading devices in various government offices.

It will facilitate employees mark their attendance at other central offices also which would help the government to track their movements. According to the information available on the attendance web portal, as many as 163 central government organisations have registered themselves for the same.

At present, as many as 1,816 biometric attendance devices are operational in various central government offices. There are around 43,000 registered users (employees), out of which 18,262 are Aadhaar verified.

Source: Economic Times

CG Employees Launch Countrywide Stir Demanding 7th Pay Commission Interim Relief

7th CPC TO CG STAFFCG Employees Launch Countrywide Stir Demanding 7th Pay Commission Interim Relief

The Central Government employees are going to launch nationwide protests, stressing that their 11-point demands, including interim relief for the 7th Pay Commission, be granted.

Duraipandian, the General Secretary of Central Government Employees Federation, said, whenever the Pay Commission is constituted, interim reliefs are announced. But this time, when the 7th Pay Commission was announced, we weren’t given interim relief.

We want the new pension scheme to be revoked and old pension scheme to be reinstated. Outsourcing of Central Government jobs to private firms must stop. And, we want the more than 6 lakh vacancies in various central government agencies, like the Railways, Income Tax Departments, to be filled up.

We are going to launch nationwide Dharna protests (except Jammu and Kashmir), demanding that these 11 conditions be fulfilled.

Source: 7thpaycommissionnews

Recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the railways – Adherence to prescribed qualification in recruitment from open market regarding

Recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the railways – Adherence to prescribed qualification in recruitment from open market regarding

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E (NG)-II/2005/RR-l/8.

New Delhi, dated: 28/08/2014

The General Manager (P),

All Zonal Railways/Production Units

Chairmen, Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)/Railway Recruitment Cells (RRCs)

Sub: Recruitment to non-gazetted posts on the railways – Adherence to prescribed qualification in recruitment from open market regarding.

Attention is invited to instructions contained in Board’s letter of even number dated 29/6/2006 which debar acceptance of allied/related qualification in lieu of the qualification prescribed by this Ministry and stipulates that candidate in possession of the qualification possessed in line with the extant instructions may only be considered for employment on the railways.

The above instructions were issued to streamline the already perturbed system of open market recruitment, wherein, candidates with similar qualification were being treated differently by different recruiting agencies leading to the matter open for litigation.

However, over a period of time it has been observed that recruiting agencies are seeking clarification from this Ministry on following accounts

(i) recognition of institutions;

(ii) recognition of courses from regulatory bodies, if any, or other nodal bodies;

(iii) whether the course is offered through regular/part-time/distance learning/Membership of Association;

(iv) duration of course; and

(v) Equivalence.

Referring each and every issue to the nodal Departments/Ministries results in inordinate delay in finalizing candidature of candidates which further results in more complications viz. expiry of panels, candidates taking legal recourse etc.

Taking above things into consideration, instructions contained in letter dated 29/6/2006 ibid have been reviewed and it has been decided by the Board that empanelled candidates in possession of prescribed qualification from institutions run by Central Government/State Government/Bodies enacted by Act of Parliament or State Legislatures or recognized by Central Government/State GovernmentIBodies enacted by Act of Parliament or State Legislatures be allowed to join without further going into the issue of recognition. Validity or otherwise, of such recognition, if required, will be confirmed by the concerned recruiting agency, contacting directly to the BoardlUniversity or the Council as the case may be.

These guidelines do not affect in any way the instructions circulated vide letter No.E(NG)II12010IRR-l/17 dated 08/12/2011.

Cases decided otherwise in the past need not be re-opened.

Please acknowledge receipt.

(Hindi version will follow)

(Ravi Shekhar)

Deputy Director Estt. (N)-II

Railway Board.

Source: www.indianrailways.gov.in

[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/ENG-II/2014/Recruitment_280814.pdf]

Additional Benefits on death/disability of Government servant covered by NPS

PFRDA, FINANCE MINISTRY AND RAILWAY BOARD ORDERS ON ADDITIONAL BENEFITS ON DEATH / DISABILITY OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS COVERED BY NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM…

Additional benefit on death/disability of Government Servants covered by New Pension Scheme – Clarification regarding RBE 96/2014

RBE No.96/2014

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)

(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. 2012/F(E)III/1(1)/4

New Delhi, Dated 8.9.2014

The GMs/FA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways/Production Units/RDSO.
(As per mailing list)

Subject: Additional benefit on death/disability of Government servant covered by New Pension System- clarification regarding.

A copy each of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services O.M.No.11/23/2013-PR dated 21.05.2014 and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)’s letter No.PFRDA/24/FXIT/10 dated 22.08.2014 is enclosed for information and compliance. These instructions shall apply mutatis mutandis on the Railways also.

2. The Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DOP&PW)’s O.M. dated 05.05.2009 and the PFRDA’s circular No.PFRDA/2013/2/PDEX/2 dated 22.01.2013 mentioned in the Ministry of Finance’s O.M dated 21.05.2014 were circulated to the Zonal Railways vide Board’s letter No. 2008/AC-II/21/19 dated 29.05.2009 and letter No. 2010/AC-II/21/18 dated 02.07.2013 respectively.

3. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Amitabh Joshi)

Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III,

Railway Board.

Finance Ministry Orders :

Additional benefits on death/ disability of Government servant covered by National Pension System (NPS) – Clarifciation –reg.

No.11/23/2013-PR

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Financial Services

Jeevan Deep Building, Parliament Street,

New Delhi, dated 21st May, 2014

Office Memorandum

Subject: Additional benefits on death/ disability of Government servant covered by National Pension System (NPS) – Clarifciation –reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Railway Board, Ministry of Railways OM No. 2012/F(E)III/1/4 dated 14th January 2013 on the subject above and to say that the comments of this Department on the Ministry of Railways’ reservations as under Para 3 of above OM, are as under:

“The PFRDA’s clarification that the benefits granted vide the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (DPPW) O.M. dated 05.05.2009 are over and above the benefits admissible under National Pension System (NPS), needs to be modified to the extent that the employee or the legal heirs of the employees, who wish to opt for pension or family pension as per the DPPW order, can not avail of two pension related benefits under the NPS and CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 simultaneously.”

2. For any further clarification on the DPPW OM dated 05th May 2009, Ministry of Railways may kindly get in touch with the DPPW itself.

3. This issues with approval of Joint Secretary, Department of Financial services, Ministry of Finance.

(Surinder Kaur)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Orders issued by PFRDA :

PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

1st Floor, ICADR Building, Plot No. 6,

Vasant Kunj Institutional Area,

Phase – II, New Delhi – 110070

VENKATESWARLU PERI
General Manager

PFRDA/24/EXIT/10

22nd Aug, 2014

Mr. Amitabh Joshi
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III,
Railway Board,
Ministry of Railways,
Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-01

Subject: Additional Benefits on death/disability of Government servant covered by NPS

Dear Sir,

This has reference letter No. 2012/F-E/ (III)/1/14 dt. 30th June, reference the OM No. 11.23/2013 dt. 21st May, 2013 with respect to Railway Board, Ministry of Railways OM No. 2012/F(E)III/1/4 dated 14th January 2013 on the subject cited above.

In this regard, we wish to inform you that we have included the same in our proposed Exit Regulations and which shall ensure that in case if the government or government authority or entity registered as government sector (as employer) under the NPS with the central record keeping agency (CRA) provides any additional relief or benefit to the family members of a deceased NPS subscriber/subscriber due to any ground like invalidation leading to loss of employment in lieu of the benefits available under National Pension System, the claimants to the accumulated pension wealth of the deceased subscriber/subscriber would be free to avail such benefits subject to the condition that they specifically agree and undertake to transfer the accumulated pension wealth to the Government dept unconditionally’.

We have already provided this information to Department of Financial Services (DFS), vide letter no. PFRDA/24/10/E-82, dt. 1st July 2014, copy of which is enclosed herewith for your information.

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

Venkateswarlu Peri

Source: NFIR

Postal Employees to get 60 Days wages as Bonus for 2013-14

Postal Employees to get 60 Days wages as Bonus for 2013-14

Central has declared Productivity Linked Bonus for the accounting year 2013-14 equivalent of emoluments of 60 Days to the employees of Department of Posts in Group ‘D.MTS, Group ‘C’ and non-gazetted Group ‘B’.

Orders issued by the Department of Posts today to the payment of Ex-Gratia of bonus to GDS Employees also