Revised Formats for Declaration of Assets and liabilities by the
public servants
IMMEDIATE
F. No. 21/2/2014-CS.I (PR)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Division
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Division
2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 7.1.2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The Lokpal and Lokayktas Act, 2013 — Submission of
declaration of assets and liabilities by the public servants
Ministries/ Departments may refer to CS.I Division, DoPT’s
O.M. of even number dated 31st July 2014 and 9th September 2014 on the subject
mentioned above.
2. The Government has since amended the Public Servants
(Furnishing of Information and Annual Return of Assets and Liabilities and the
limits for Exemption of Assets in Filing Returns) Rules, 2014 under the Lokpal
and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 vide Notification No.G.S.R. 918(E) dated 26th December
2014, in terms of which, the last date of revised returns of assets and
liabilities by public servants has been extended to 30th April 2015. The Notification
is available on the website of this Department. Further, the Govt. have also
modified Form No.II and Form No. IV for filing of the returns. The revised
formats are attached herewith. Accordingly, all the CSS Officers shall be
required to file the revised declarations, information as on the 1.8.2014 by
30.4.2015.
3. The extended date and the modified formats for filing of
the returns may be brought to the notice of all CSS Officers. Ministries!
Departments are also requested to forward the declarations, information,
returns submitted by US and above level officers of CSS to CS.I Division, DoPT
for records.
All India Strike by 7 Lakh
Coal Mine Workers
More than 7 lakh employees across
the country have launched a 5-day long strike from yesterday, protesting the
Central Government’s decision to sell the company’s shares. This is expected to
severely affect the electric power generation for the next few days.
The Central Government has decided
to revamp the coal mine companies and sell the shares in the open market. Coal
mine workers all over the country had announced a 5-day long strike, claiming
that the decision was against the principles of nationalization. The striking
workers had also presented their list of demands.
As per their announcement, the
strike began with the very first shift in the morning, yesterday. More than 7
lakh coal-mine workers are going to gherao their head-quarters and participate
in the strike.
More than 15 lakh tons of coal is
dug up everyday at the government-owned mines, and sent to the thermal power
stations for generating electricity. The strike is expected to take a severe
toll on power generation, and thus, power supply, all over the country. Even
otherwise, coal production has been affected due to shortage of power to these
mines. With the commencement of strike, the situation is very likely to worsen.
Five important trade unions,
including Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), INTUC, AITUC,
CITU and HMS, have declared their support and participation in the strike. The
fact that BJP’s own workers’ union is participating in the strike has become a
source of embarrassment for the Central Government.
Railway union toughened stands on scrapping of NPS
and DA Merge, deadlock over FDI continues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
persuasive pitch to railway employees unions has cleared the decks for more FDI
inflows and private capital in national transporter that may be reflected in
the rail budget.
After Modi’s statement that there
would be no privatization of railways, the workers’ unions have softened their
stand over several issues including FDI in the transport behemoth. However, the
unions are sticking to demands relating to scrapping of new pension scheme
(NPS) and DA mergers.
The PM has said that he had a “deep
connection” with the railways. “I love railways. My life is what it is because
of railways,” Modi said. “The government will not go in the direction of
railway privatization ..
People are spreading rumors about
privatization of railways. It is not true,” Modi had said. The change of heart
came after railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s ^ reassurance that FDI or
public-private partnership (PPP) will not affect the ownership of railways.
During the meeting of general managers last week where union representatives
were also present, the minister argued that the government wants to attract
private investment in cash-strapped railways and it was not for privatization
of railways. After Modis categorical assurance, Prabhu’s persuasive skills
worked in convincing the union leaders, said a senior railways official. The
union representatives were also satisfied with the ministers’ assurance that
the railways would not sell any piece of land but instead try to exploit the
land commercially. Shiv Gopal Mishra of All India Railway men Federation said,
“Our opposition is not politically I
motivated. We demanded that there should not be privatization of railways and
the ‘ issue of FDI must be discussed with full transparency.” At the same time,
Mishra warned the minister and railways official that the transporter should
not invite FDI or money from national resources which could harm the railways
because of overcapitalization or payment of interest on the borrowed capital.
However, the deadlock over the employees’ demands such as scrapping of NPS and
DA merger continues. The unions have been demanding the restoration of old
pension scheme as had been done in case of defence because the working
conditions in the transporter are risky and large number of employees die on
duty.
The NPS is without social guarantee.
The unions have also hinted at opposing any radical restructuring of the
railway board. The union leaders admitted that there were problems, but blamed
politicians at the helm of affairs for the mess. A leader said ministers did
not raise passenger fares for years and announced ‘unviable projects which
pushed the state- run transporter into bankruptcy.
