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Indian Army Recruitment Goes Online

Lt Gen Philip Campose, Vice Chief of Army Staff launched a new website, www.joinindianarmy.nic.in, of the Directorate General of Recruiting for selection of Officers, Junior Commission Officers (JCOs) & Other Ranks (OR) from the precincts of the South Block today.

This dynamic website is keeping in pace with the automation of Recruitment in the Army and will synergise and enhance the selection procedures. Candidates from all across India will have access to information about career options in the Army, make suitable choices and apply online. Kiosks based Central Govt and State Govt Common Service Centres (CSC) will enable candidates to apply from the remotest areas. The facilities of the website for applying as Officers, JCOs and OR will be available with effect from 01 Jul 2015.

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Mandatory Yoga Training for all officers/Staff of Indian Railways including RPF personnel

Mandatory Yoga Training for all officers/Staff of Indian Railways including RPF personnel

G.I., Min. of Railways, Railway Board, O.M.No.E(MPP)2015/3/10, dated 15.06.2015

Sub: Mandatory Yoga Training for all officers/Staff of Indian Railways including RPF personnel

Zonal Railways may kindly refer to Board’s letter No.E(MPP)/2000/19/1/Meditation dated 23.11.2001 (RBE No.231/2001), vide which Yogo training was introduced for trainees in the Railway Training Centres’. These instructions were reiterated and were made permanent vide Board’s letter No.E(MPP)2009/19/1/pt.(Meditation) dated 13.11.2003 (RBE No.194/2003).

It has been established that Yoga/Meditation courses help in improving levels of concentration, alertness and reduction in stress and hence with a view to provide greater thrust, it has been decided to cover all officers and staff including RPF personnel in the progromme, for general well being of employees. Further, in Budget 2015-16, it was emphasized that training in Yoga will be imported to the staff especially from RPF.

In the light of foregoing, Board has decided to include mandatory Yoga Training progrommes in all the Centralized Training Institutes and Non-Gazetted Training Centres including RPF Training Centres. Accordingly, all the training progrommes whether Initial, Refresher, Promotionol or structured training progrommes would provide for slots for Yoga Training as per details specified below:

Accordingly, all Training Centers are advised to arrange these training progrommes. In case necessary, tie up may be mode with certified/Professional Yoga Centres/Trainers on payment basis as may be decided by the concerned General Managers of Zonal Railwoys, PUs and Heads of CTIs etc., in consultation with their Associate Finance under the Zonal Railways/CTIs budgetary powers. Necessary tie up as mentioned above may be finalized within 2 months and training on Yoga in terms of the aforesaid directions may be started immediately thereafter. There would be no exemption from attendance in this progromme unless there are adequate reasons to be accepted by Head of Training Institution personally.

As regards the batch size, the minimum batch size should be 20, however, where more numbers are proposed to be covered in a batch, the some should be decided in consultation with the trainer. In so for as RPF personnel are concerned, RPF Directorote hove alreody issued instructions vide their letter No.2013/Sec(E)/TRG(POL)-1/1 dated 19.3.2015. These instructions are subsumed and would form part of the aforesoid instructions for RPF personnel.

These instructions supersede all previous instructions on the subject of Yoga Training including the ceiling limit fixed for payment of remuneration to Yoga Instructors/Trainers, hired for the purpose.

As regards the number of officers/staff who are being imported Yoga Training, monthly statement showing total number of officers/staff and RPF personnel trained per month will have to be sent to the Board on a continuing basis on the training progrommes begin.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

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Authority: www.indianrailways.gov.in

New grade of Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) to UDCs in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200 – Dopt Orders on 18.6.2015

New grade of Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) to UDCs in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200 – Dopt Orders on 18.6.2015

G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No.12/2/2015-CS.II(B), dated 18.6.2015
Subject: Grant of NFSG to UDCs of CSCS – regarding

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M.No.20/49/2009-CS.II (B) dated 22nd  June, 2011 vide which a new grade of UDC Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) in CSCS in the Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- in Pay Band-2 was created with effect from 22.06.2011.

2. It has been decided in consultation with D/o Expenditure to operationalize the NFSG of Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- in the case of UDCs of CSCS. The cadre units are requested to grant Grade Pay of to 1104 UDCs figuring in the list attached as Annexure —l subject to their suitability with effect from 22.06.2011 till the date of their promotion as Assistants on ad-hoc basis / Retirement / Expired / VRS / resigned etc whichever is earlier. The cadre units are also requested that the cficiels who have already resigned I retired / taken VRS / Expired etc prior to 22.6.2011 may not be qranted the Grade Pay cf Rs. 420C/-. Further, those UDCs who have been promoted to the grade of Assistant on ad-hoc basis prior to the issue cf O.M. No. 20/49/201 -CS.!I (B) dated 226.2011, have been excluded from the list of beneficiaries.

3. While granting the Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- the cadre units may follow the procedure laid down in sub-pera (ii) to (v) of para (b) of this Department’s OM. No.20/49/2009-CS.ll (B) dated 22 06.2011. The pay fixation may be done under Rue 13 of CCS (Revised) Pay Rules, 2008 and other relevant instructions on the subject. The financial implications would have to be met by the respective Ministries / Departments.

4. Cadre units are also requested to send a compliance report in the enclosed proforma (Annexure-Il) to CS.II Division, detailing the officers who have been granted NFSG, by 30.06.2015. Since the Select List of 2003 (Extended) of UDC grade is under litigation, the grant cf Grade Pay of Rs. 4200/- would be subject to the outcome of the SLP (Civil) No, 10342/2015 filed by Shri Pankaj Kumar Mishra and others before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and O.A, No. 794/2015 filed by Shri Kamal Kumar Gupta and others before CAT Principal Bench, New Delhi and also orders in any other connected matter by any competent authority. This may be Included in the orders to be issued by the Cadre Authorities.

5. M/o Finance, D/o Expenditure’s vide their ID No. 94952/2015/E-III (A) dated 01-06-2015 have concurred with the proposal.

6. In case of errors/omissions if any, the same may be brought to the notice of this Department immediately.

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Authority: DoPT

Dopt organize Blood Donation Camp on 22.6.2015

Dopt organize Blood Donation Camp on 22.6.2015

F.No.A.60011/3/2015-Admn-III

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel PG & Pension

(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi the 18th June,2015

Office Memorandum

Sub:- Blood Donation Camp in DoPT North Block on 22nd June 2015- regarding

Department of Personnel and Training is organizing a Blood Donation Camp on 22nd June 2015 from 10.30 AM to 3.30 PM in Room No.190, Conference Room, North Block with the help of Indian Red Cross Society.

2. The employees of all Ministries/Departments are requested to come forward for  participation in Blood Donation Camp. The family members of employees may also participate in the Camp.

3. The officers/ officials willing to donate blood may register their names to Admn.III Section on Tel.No.2309-3791.

(Kulbhushan Malhotra)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Authority: DoPT

Modi suggests Aadhaar card based solution to pensioner’s problems

Modi suggests Aadhaar-based solution to pensioner’s problems

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that an Aadhaar-based solution be found to the difficulties that plague the pensioners.

Officials must take steps to issue Aadhaar cards to all ex-servicemen. At a recent gathering of ex-servicemen held under the leadership of Narendra Modi, it was stated that retiring servicemen face difficulties in obtaining their pensions. During the meeting, Modi advised the officials to ensure that “solution to the pension-related problems be found and given to the defence pensioners through the Aadhaar card.”

Pension Call Centre : Recently the Centre has introduced Pension Call Centre for Pensioners. The toll free number is 18001805321. When you are calling, you may keep the following information ready for submission to the Pension Call Centre executive.

1. PPO No.

2. IC No. / Reg. No.

3. Name of Pensioner / Family Pensioner

4. Date of retirement / discharge / death

5. Brief on points on which information / clarification required.

Pension Adalats: Every year, Pr. CDA(P), CDA(PD) Meerut and CDA Chennai hold 4 Defence Pension Adalats in different parts of the country and wide publicity is given for the same in News papers etc. Any grievance in respect of pension sanction/payment, received by the Pension Adalat Officer is settled in a time bound manner and the pensioner is informed. The pensioner can send his grievances to the nominated , Defence Pension Adalat Officer, Office of the Pr. CDA(P), Allahabad – 211014., if the Adalat is to be conducted by PCDA(P) Allahabad.

Generally Pensioners have broadly two types of complaints

a) Relating to grant/revision : For redressal of their grievances relating to pension sanction/revision, individual should first approach his Head of Office/ Record Office from where he retired/discharged , as the claims are initiated by them to the office of the PCDA (P).

Except in the case of Commissioned Officers whose PPOs are sent by PCDA (P) direct to PDAs and they can write to Grant- I Military section.

In case of Air Force Officers and personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85, complaints/grievances may be addressed to DCDA (AF), Subroto Park, Delhi Cantt. as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case of Naval officers/ personnel discharged on or after 1.11.85 the complaints may be addressed to CDA (Navy),No. 1, Cooperage Road, Mumbai-400039 email-id cdabombay@hub.nic.in as they are the concerned Pension Sanctioning Authorities.

In case it is informed by your Head of Office/ Record Office that your pension case is pending with Pr. CDA (P), Allahabad, then please quote letter No. and date under which claim has been sent to this office and also quote your original PPO number in case the complaint relates to revision or issue of corrigendum PPO.

b) Complaint relating to payment of pension. In your complaints relating to payment, the following channels may be utilised :

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