Travel by Premium Trains on Official Duty/Tour/Training/Transfer etc.- Clarification from Finmin

Travel by Premium Trains on Official Duty/Tour/Training/Transfer etc.- Clarification from Finmin

 

No. 19046/2/2008-E.IV

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated the 22nd April, 2015.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Travel by Premium Trains on Official Duty/Tour/Training/Transfer etc.- Clarification reg.

References have been received in this Department seeking clarification regarding entitlement of Central Government servants to travel by “Premium Trains”, being run by the Indian Railways, while on Official Duty/Tour/Training/Transfer etc.

It is clarified that travel by Premium Trains by Central Government servants on Official Duty/ Tour/Traininv/Transfer etc. is not allowed and therefore, the fare charged for Premium Trains by the Indian Railways for the journey performed by Premium Trains shall not be reimbursable. In cases where journey on Official Duty/Tour/Training/Transfer etc. has already been performed by Premium Trains, the amount reimbursed shall be restricted to the admissible normal fare for the entitled class of train travel or the actual fare paid, whichever is less.

(A.Bhattacharya)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Ministry of Finance.

Instructions on exemption from passing the Typewriting Test on Computer in respect of LDC

Instructions on exemption from passing the Typewriting Test on Computer in respect of LDC

F.No. 14020/ 1 /2014-Estt. (D)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and. Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 22nd April, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Instructions on exemption from passing the Typewriting Test on Computer in respect of LDCs, regarding.

The undersigned is directed to say that instructions issued by this
Department vide O.M.No.14020/2/91-Estt(D) dated 29th September, 1992
provide for grant of exemption from passing the typing test for drawal of
increments and confirmation in respect of LDCs.

2(i) . The above mentioned instructions provide for exemptions as under:-
a) If above 45 years of age on the date of their appointment, such
persons may be granted exemption from the date of their
appointment.
b) If between the age of 35 years and 45 years at the time of their
appointment, such persons may be granted exemption on
attaining the age of 45 years.
c) If below 35 years of age on the date of appointment, such persons
may be given exemption after 10 years of service as LDC provided
they have made two genuine attempts to pass the typing test;
otherwise they may be granted exemption after attaining the age of
45 years.
d) Those LDCs who have made two genuine attempts for passing the
typing test prior to issue of this 0 M but have not completed 8
years service as LDC, may be granted exemption from passing the
typing test after completion of 8 years of service or on attaining the
age of 45 years, whichever is earlier.
(ii) For the Physically handicapped persons, these instructions provide for
exemptions as under:-
a) Physically handicapped persons who are otherwise qualified to hold
clerical post and who are certified as being unable to type by the
Medical Board attached to Special Employment Exchanges for the
Handicapped (or by a Civil Surgeon where there is no such Board)
may be exempted from passing the typing test.
b) The term ‘physically handicapped persons’ does not cover those who
are visually handicapped or who are hearing handicapped but cover
only those whose physical disability permanently prevents them from
typing.

3. Model RRs for the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) were issued vide
this Department’s O.M.No.AB-14017/32/2009-Estt(RR) dated 7th October,
2009. The entries pertaining to Skill Test Norms prescribed in the Col. 8 of
the Model RRs for the post of LDC were modified to include the Skill Test
Norms ‘only on computers’ vide this Department’s O.M.No.AB-
14017/32/2009-Estt(RR) dated 17) 11May, 2010.

4. This Department has received references whether the instructions as
contained in this Department’s OM dated 29.9.1992 are applicable for test on
Computer or not. The matter has been examined and it has been decided that
the criteria for grant of exemption from passing the typing test in respect of
such LDCs including Physically Handicapped persons/Persons with
Disabilities as stipulated in this Department’s O.M.No.14020/2/91-Estt(D)
dated 29th September, 1992 would also be applicable to the test on
Computers.

5. It has also been decided to extend the above instructions to
Sportspersons recruited against Sports quota under the Scheme of
appointment of meritorious Sportspersons.

(Mukta Goel)
Director(E-I)

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MTS to Offer Free Wi-Fi At Major Railway Stations in India

MTS to Offer Free Wi-Fi At Major Railway Stations in India

The railway budget which was released in the month of February this year stated that over 400 railway stations will have Wi-Fi facility. And now, it seems that the railway department is taking steps to make it possible by the end of third quarter 2015. Not all stations might get internet connectivity, but yes, the major junctions and the busiest stations are expected to get the Wi-Fi services.

Sistema Shyam, which is also known as MTS (Mobile TeleSystems), has tied up with Indian Railways to launch free Wi-Fi services at major stations in the country. The decision was taken as a part of the government’s initiative of Digital India.

The service will be rolled out under the MTS brand, who have been primarily offering CDMA based data services since 2008 (when first released in India). However, over last couple of years, they have not been able to get the kind of traction expected.

To access free MTS internet on Railway stations, users will need to activate Wi-Fi on their devices, open a page christened Indian Railways MTS Wi-Fi, from where they can go online. The company is looking forward to offer free Wi-Fi services in all the metro trains in Gurgaon. It will also offer its services at the stations where the company does not offer CDMA services of MTS brand.

A Sistema Shyam spokesman confirmed the Wi-Fi services pact with the railways, adding that the company has concluded all regulatory formalities for acquiring a pan-India category-A ISP permit.

Busiest Railway Stations In India:

The travellers who start their journey from the stations such as Mumbai CST, Howrah, Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Chennai, Pune etc will soon be able to use internet via Wi-Fi on their devices through MTS Internet. MTS or Indian Railways have not officially announced which and how many stations will be part of this project, one can safely assume that stations at Metros and Tier 1 cities as well as major junctions to be part of the project. The government is expected to provide at least one station in every state with such services.

Free Internet For How Much Time?

We wish it could have been for free as long as we use! But the MTS Internet will offer free Wi-Fi for the first 30 minutes only. That might be enough to go through your important emails, check your social media profiles or even read the trending news ontrak.in :). The MTS WiFi internet can be used on your laptops, mobiles or tablets.

There is no such confirmation about the charges post the 30 minutes of usage. We will update you as soon as we have some confirmation on the rates!

Source: www.govemployees.in

Submission of Fake Caste Certificates

Submission of Fake Caste Certificates

Information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained.

However, the Central Government had undertaken a one-time exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates in the year 2010. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments etc. 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above 1832 cases, 276 had resulted in suspension/removal etc, whereas 521 cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases disciplinary proceedings were pending.

The Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as at the time of promotion.

Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/ District Collectors/ Deputy Commissioners of the Districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc. of caste certificates, they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the caste/community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. In order to rule out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in the Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB News

AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System

AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System

Bio-Metric Attendance

The Government has decided to use an AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System (AEBAS) in all offices of the Central Government, including attached / sub-ordinate Offices, in India as an enabling platform for marking of attendance.

As per the information collected, the status of implementation of the AEBAS in Central Government Offices in Delhi is as follows:

No of organizations where employees are marking their attendance – 312
No of organizations where employees are registered but not started marking their attendance – 93
No of organizations on boarded but yet to complete formalities for employees registration – 100
Total – 505

National Informatics Centre has incurred an expenditure of Rs. 4.8 crores in procuring and installing the front end devices like Wall mounted Biometric Terminals, desktop based finger print and Iris scanners, etc. for the above offices. Installation is part of the cost of procurement.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Jose K.Mani in the Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB News