May 31, 2012
Download Admit Card : PS Gr. B & PM Grade 1 exam
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The Candidate has also to attach photocopy of Photo I-Card to this Admit Card.
The Candidate has also to attach photocopy of Photo I-Card to this Admit Card.
May 30, 2012
CHQ News : Vacancies for PS Group B Examination
Rajesh Kumawat | 19:14 |
Gr B.
Vacancy position is yet to finalise by Directorate. File is said to be pending with Liasion Officer.
May 29, 2012
Appointment on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right : SC
Rajesh Kumawat | 21:38 |
Compassionate Appointment
Appointments in government offices on compassionate grounds cannot be
claimed as a right and they are permissible only in genuine cases as per
rules, else it would violate the Constitution, the Supreme Court has
ruled.
“Appointment on compassionate
grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right. As a rule, public
service appointments should be made strictly on the basis of open
invitation of applications and merit.
“The appointment on
compassionate ground is not another source of recruitment but merely an
exception to the aforesaid requirement taking into consideration the
fact of the death of the employee while in service leaving his family
without any means of livelihood,”the apex court said.
A bench of justices B S Chauhan
and Dipak Misra gave the ruling while upholding the Union government’s
appeal against an Allahabad High Court order to appoint one Shashank
Goswami on compassionate grounds.
The apex court said it is a
settled legal proposition that the claim for appointment on
compassionate ground is based on the premises that the applicant was
dependent on the deceased employee.
“Strictly, such a claim cannot be upheld on the touchstone of Article 14 or 16 of the Constitution of India.
“However, such claim is
considered as reasonable and permissible on the basis of sudden crisis
occurring in the family of such employee who has served the State and
dies while in service.
“In such cases the object is to
enable the family to get over sudden financial crisis and not to confer a
status on the family,” said Justice Chauhan writing the judgement for
the bench.
Article 14 guarantees equality before law, while 16 refers to the equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
Union of India & ANR. Vs. Shashank Goswami & ANR.
[Civil Appeal Nos. 6224 of 2008]
May 28, 2012
CHQ News-PS Gr. 'B' Examination update.
It
is learnt from concerned section of Postal Directorate that, PS Gr. B
Examination for the year 2012 will be held at scheduled date and time.
The vacancy position will also be declared within one or two days.
(Vilas Ingale)
General Secretary
May 26, 2012
JTS Gr. A list released by Directorate.
Postal Directorate vide
Memo No. 4-5/2011–SPG Dt. 25.05.2012 has issued orders for promotion
to JTS Gr. A cadre on regular basis.
S/sri.
01. L.K.Gangadharan, Kerala to Postal Dte.
02. R.B.Kadam, Maharashtra to Maharashtra. (SSPOs, Mumbai City NW Div)
03. B.Halim Khan, Chattisgarh to Chattisgarh.
04. T.Ram Babu, Andhra to Andhra.
05. J.S Patil, Maharashtra to Maharashtra. (SSRM, Air Mail Stg. Div.)
06. S.K.Gupta, MP to MP.
07. B.Tripati, Dte to Dte.
08. P.M.Vasudevan, Kerala to Kerala.
09. T.K.Chakraborthi, WB to WB.
10. Bipin Chandra Singh, Bihar to Bihar.
11. N.T.Gange, Karnataka to Karnataka.
12. G.Eswarappa, Karnataka to Karnataka.
13. T.Kalyan Rao, Karnataka to Karnataka.
14. A.A.Zoal, Maharashtra to Maharashtra. (SSPOs, Satara Division)
15. Radhe Shyam Sharma, Rajasthan to Rajasthan.
16. Shyam Pande, Bihar to Bihar.
17. K.Vara Prasad Rao, Maharashtra to Maharashtra.
1 8. R.B.Nigam, Punjab to Punjab.
1 8. R.B.Nigam, Punjab to Punjab.
19. Manik Das, Assam to Assam.
20. Kuldeep Singh Rana, APS to APS.
21. Nagesh H Manavi, Karnataka to Karnataka.
22. Trilok Ram Arya, Uttarkhand to Dte.
23. Jeth Mal Jingor, Rajasthan to Dte.
24. D.Shivaiah, PTC, Mysore to Dte.
25. Hari Pada Jora, WB to WB.
26. M.Chandrasekara Reddy, Andhra to Andhra.
27. V.S.Mani, TN to TN.
We Congratulate to all the officers.
May 24, 2012
May 23, 2012
Disbursement of pension – Implementation of recommendations contained in Para 61 of 44th Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee
No.38/64/98-P& PW(F)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
(Desk-F)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare
(Desk-F)
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,
New Delhi-110003
Dated the 1st May, 2012
New Delhi-110003
Dated the 1st May, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject- Implementation of recommendations contained in Para 61 of
44th Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs –
following a time schedule for disbursement of pension — regarding.
In Para 61 of the 44th Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on
Ministry of Home Affairs, the Committee observed that timely payment of
pension and retirement dues is not being made to the retiring employees
of the Union Government. The Committee drew attention to the employees
Provident Fund Scheme and the Notification issued by the Ministry of
Labour on 27.10.1997 amending the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995. In
terms of provisions under Employees Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions
Act, 1952. the Ministry of Labour inserted a new provision 17 A Payment
of Pension which inter-alia says that ‘In case the Commissioner fails
without sufficient cause to settle a claim complete in all respects
within 30 days, the Commissioner shall be liable for the delay beyond
the said period and penal interest at the rate of 12% per annum may be
charged on the benefit amount and the same may be deducted from the
salary of the Commissioner On the same analogy the Committee recommended
that similar provisions may be formulated and enforced to ensure timely
payment of Pension and retirement dues to the retiring employees of
Union Government.
2. Rule 68 CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 provides for payment of interest
on delayed payment of gratuity and recovery of interest so paid from
the officers responsible for such delay. The recommendations of the
Committee on delayed payment of retirement dues was examined in this
Department in consultation with Department of Personnel and Training and
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and it was decided to
implement the recommendations as below:
(I) All pensioners dues are to be settled by strictly following the
procedure laid down in Rule 56 to 76 of CCS (Pension) Rules. 1972.
(ii) Wherever delays are anticipated, provisional pension should be sanctioned immediately.
(ii) Any delay in processing of pension resulting in pension not
being authorized on the last working day of retirement of the Government
servant, should be reported by the Head of Office to the next higher
authority who would watch the settlement of delayed cases.
(iv) In respect of delayed payment of gratuity wherever it results in
payment of penal interest at the rate applicable to GPF deposits under
Rule 68 of CCS(Pensron)Rules, 1972, Secretary of the Administrative
Ministry or Department would initiate action to fix
responsibility at all levels to recover the amount from the concerned
Dealing Official, Supervisor and Head of Office in proportion to their
salary by following the prescribed procedure for the purpose and should
be strictly enforced.
(v) Once it has been decided to pay gratuity, the amount should be
paid immediately pending a decision regarding payment of interest. This
would reduce the interest liability if any on payment of delayed
gratulty.
(vi) In the matter of delayed payment of leave encashment, the
Department of Personnel & Training in their note dated 2.8.1999 had
clarified that there was no provision under CCS (Leave) Rules for
payment of interest or for fixing responsibility. Moreover, encashment of leave is a benefit granted under Leave Rules and not a pensionary benefit.
(vii) In the matter of CGEGIS, the Department of Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance in their UO No. 709/EV/1999 dated 6.8.1999 had
clarified that payment under CGEGIS cannot be termed as terminal
benefit. As payment under this Scheme are made in accordance with
the Table of Benefit which takes into account interest upto the date of
cessation of service, no interest is payable on account of delayed
payments under the scheme. They had also clarified that CGEGIS payment
cannot be withheld and no Government dues can be recovered from the
accumulation except the amount claimed by the financial institution as
due from the employee on account of loans taken for house building
purpose.
3. The above recommendations were circulated among all
Ministries/Departments vide this Departments OM No.38/64/98-P&PW(F)
dated 5th October 1999. However, it is noticed that all
Ministries/Departments are not strictly following the above
instructions. The above instructions provide that wherever delays are
anticipated, provisional pension should be sanctioned immediately. Thus,
in case where regular pension is not authorized at the time of
retirement, provisional pension should invariably be sanctioned. Inspite
of these instructions, there have been instances where payment of
pension (regular or provisional) is not authorized at the time of
retirement. In some cases, the administrative departments have been
directed by the Central Administrative Tribunal/Court to pay interest
for delay in payment of pension and a number of proposals for payment of
interest of delayed pensionary benefits is being forwarded to
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare. Therefore, It is
reiterated that all the Ministries/Departments should strictly follow
the above recommendations communicated vide this Departments OM dated
5.10.1999. The Ministries/Departments may circulate this OM among the
concerned attached/subordinate/field organizations under the
administrative control of the respective Ministry/Departments for strict
compliance.
sd/-
(Tripti P Ghosh)
Director (PP)
Source(Tripti P Ghosh)
Director (PP)
