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Friday, September 30, 2022

Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of MTS from eligible GDS for the vacancy year 2021 held on 26.12.2021– Declaration of surplus Result due to refusal/declining of offer of appointment by selected MTS candidates-Bihar Circle.

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Postal Savings Schemes - Interest Chart w.e.f 01/10/2022

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Launch of web-based application for receiving and processing of transfer under Rule - 38

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Framing of Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2022

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Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of MTS from eligible GDS for the vacancy year 2021 held on 26.12.2021– Declaration of surplus Result due to refusal/declining of offer of appointment by selected MTS candidates-Bihar Circle.

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Clarification in operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme by Ministry of Finance वरिष्ठ नागरिक बचत योजना के संचालन के बारे में वित्‍त मंत्रालय द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण

Ministry of Finance

Clarification in operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme

Posted On: 29 SEP 2022 4:32PM by PIB Delhi

In the operation of Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme (SCSS), it has been noticed in few cases on the death of the account holder, operating agencies are closing the SCSS account by treating it as premature closure.

In this context, attention is drawn to Rule 7(2) of SCSS, and the following is clarified:

in cases where the SCSS account holder/s passes away and the account is being closed on request of the nominee/legal heir, the rate of interest as applicable on SCSS scheme shall be paid till the date of demise the account holder. Thereafter, the interest rate applicable on Post Office Savings Account shall be paid from the date of demise of the account holder till the date of final closure of the account.
Premature closure clause does not trigger on account of demise of the SCSS account holder. The premature closure of the account is applicable only when the SCSS account holder requests for closure of own SCSS account before the maturity period. In such cases of premature closure of the account, a penalty shall be levied as mentioned in the rule 6 of the SCSS.

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वरिष्ठ नागरिक बचत योजना के संचालन के बारे में स्पष्टीकरण

Posted On: 29 SEP 2022 4:32PM by PIB Delhi

वरिष्ठ नागरिक बचत योजना (एससीएसएस) के संचालन के तहत खाताधारक की मृत्यु संबंधी कुछ मामलों में यह पाया गया है कि संचालन एजेंसियां एससीएसएस खाते को ‘समय से पहले बंद’ मानकर बंद कर रही हैं।इस संदर्भ में एससीएसएस के नियम 7(2) की ओर ध्यान आकर्षित किया जाता है, और निम्नलिखित स्पष्टीकरण दिया जाता है:

ऐसे मामलों में जहां एससीएसएस खाताधारकों की मृत्यु हो जाती है और खाता नामित व्‍यक्ति/कानूनी उत्तराधिकारी या वारिस के अनुरोध पर बंद किया जा रहा है, एससीएसएस योजना पर लागू ब्याज दर खाता धारक की मृत्यु की तिथि तक भुगतान की जाएगी और इसके बाद डाकघर बचत खाते पर लागू ब्याज दर का भुगतान खाताधारक की मृत्यु की तारीख से लेकर खाते के अंतिम रूप से बंद होने की तारीख तक किया जाएगा।
एससीएसएस खाताधारक की मृत्यु हो जाने के कारण समय से पहले ही संबंधित खाता को बंद कर देने की कानूनी धारा स्‍वत: ही अमल में नहीं आ जाती है। खाते का समय से पहले बंद होना तभी लागू होता है जब एससीएसएस खाताधारक परिपक्वता अवधि से पहले अपने एससीएसएस खाते को बंद करने का अनुरोध करता है। खाते को समय से पहले बंद कर देने के ऐसे मामलों में एससीएसएस के नियम 6 में उल्लिखित जुर्माना लगाया जाएगा।

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Consolidated Guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries/Departments.Dated 28 September, 2022

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No.104/76/2022-AVD.IA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel & Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, Dated 28 September, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Consolidated Guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries/Departments.

Ref: 1. DoPT OM No. 104/76/2011-AVD.I dated 18.10.2013
2. DoPT OM No. 104/76/2011-AVD.I dated 18.06.2014
3. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-I dated 14.01.2010
4. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-I dated 08.03.2010
5. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-I dated 04.05.2011
6. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-I dated 09.11.2011
7. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-I dated 02.12.2015
8. DoPT OM No. 104/100/2009-AVD-IA dated 27.02.2020

D/o Personnel & Training (DoPT) has from time to time issued guidelines regarding handling of complaints in Ministries/Departments. An effort has been made to consolidate and update the said guidelines at one place for better understanding and guidance, which are as follows:

2. (i) No action is required to be taken on anonymous complaints, which do not carry both name and address of the complainant, irrespective of the nature of allegations and such complaints need to be simply filed.

(ii) Complaints containing vague allegations could also be filed without verification of identity of the complainant.

(iii) If a complaint contains verifiable allegations, the administrative Ministry/Department may take cognizance of such complaint with the approval of the competent authority to be designated by the Ministry/Department as per their distribution of work. In such cases, the complaint will be first sent to the complainant for owning/ disowning, as the case may be. If no response is received from the complainant within 15 days of sending the complaint, a reminder will be sent. After waiting for 15 days after sending the reminder, if still nothing is heard, the said complaint may be filed as pseudonymous by the Ministry/Department.

3. Instructions contained in para 2 above would also be applicable (with appropriate competent authority to be designated under para 2(iii) above) for dealing with complaints against Secretaries to the Government of India or Chief Executives / CMDs / Functional Director of PSEs/PSBs/Fls, which will continue to be referred to the Cabinet Secretariat for placing before the Group of Secretaries headed by the Cabinet Secretary/Secretary (Co-ordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat, as the case may be, as per procedure given in this OM.

4, Complaints against Secretaries to the Government of India, whether pseudonymous or otherwise, received by the Cabinet Secretariat or the DoP&T or the Prime Minister’s office, will be first scrutinized by the Group headed by the Cabinet Secretary. The composition of the group shall be as follows:-

(i) Cabinet Secretary
(ii) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.
(iii) Secretary (Coordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat
(iv) Secretary, DoP&T, and
(v) Secretary, CVC- Observer

a) This Group, after reviewing the complaints, would proceed as follows:-

If there is no substance in the complaint or the complaint is frivolous in nature, the group would close the complaint and inform the relevant officer from where the complaint was received;
Incase the preliminary scrutiny of the complaint indicates that there is some substance in it or there are verifiable allegations, the Group could do one or more of the following:-

(i) Seek the comments of the Secretary concerned;
(ii) Call for the concerned file(s);
(iii) Call for the relevant records, including annual property returns, other reports etc.

b) Having received appropriate inputs on the complaints, the group will then proceed in the following manner:-

In case the records/comments indicate that there is no substance in the complaint, it will be closed.
If after scrutiny, it is felt that there is some substance in the complaint, a view would have to be taken by the group regarding the nature of the investigation called for and an appropriate recommendation made in this regard.
Thereafter, the recommendation would be submitted to the Disciplinary Authority, for action as deemed fit.

c) The Group constituted will also be looking into the complaints received by the Cabinet Secretary from CVC under the CVC Act or the Public Interest Disclosure Resolution. The CVC shall be kept informed at regular intervals about the status of the scrutiny/review undertaken by the group into complaints forwarded by the CVC.

5. The complaints against officers who do not hold the post of the Secretary, but whose pay-scales are equivalent to that of Secretaries to the Government of India (Secretary Equivalent Position) and who are functioning under an administrative Ministry/ Department (i.e. where there is an administrative superior to such officers) shall be looked into by the concerned Ministry / Department and the matter may be referred to the Cabinet Secretariat (Group of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary) only if it merits further action. This procedure can be adopted in the case of those officers who have retired from Secretary-equivalent posts too.

6. The procedure to be followed for handling complaints against Secretaries to the Government of India as laid down in Para-4 above may also be followed in respect of complaints against retired secretaries.

(Rupesh Kumar)
Under Secretary to Govt. of India

To,
1. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India
2. NIC with a request to upload the OM on the website of DoPT

Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities – Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit: DoP&T OM dated 27.09.2022

No.36035/02/2017-Estt(Res)

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi.
Dated Sept. 27, 2022

Office Memorandum

Subject: Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities – Clarification with regard to the concept of own merit.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 4.2 of the OM of even number, dated 15.1.2018 and Para 7.2 of OM No. 36012/1/2020-Estt(Res.-II), dated 17.5.2022, which, inter alia, states that the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwWBD) selected without relaxed standard, along with other
unreserved candidates, will not be adjusted against the vacancies reserved for them and that the vacancies reserved for PwBDs will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible PwBD candidates who are lower in merit than the last unreserved candidate in merit list but otherwise found Suitable for appointment, if necessary, by relaxed standard.

2. Queries have been received in this Department, from time to time, on the following three aspects: –

Whether PwBD candidates who have qualified on their own merit without any relaxed standard should be appointed against the vacancies not reserved for PwBDs, i.e., against the unreserved vacancies which will be in addition to the vacancies earmarked for PwBD category candidates;
Whether the facility of a scribe availed by a PwBD candidate, along with the compensatory time, shall be treated as relaxed standard; and
Whether the disability a PwBD candidate is suffering from, shall be treated as relaxation in medical standard, which will disable him from being treated as own merit Category.

3. In this connection, it is also pertinent to mention that this Department had constituted a Committee which deliberated upon the above three aspects, particularly in respect of Civil Services Examination (CSE), and recommended, inter-alia, the following: –

the ‘own merit’ concept for PwBD category candidates Should be implemented in CSE, in accordance with Establishment (Reservation) Division’s OM No.36035/2/2017-Estt(Res), dated 15.01.2018.
The facility of scribe, extra-time and relaxation in medical standards available to PwBD category candidates should not be treated as ‘relaxed standard’.

4. Accordingly, the following clarifications are issued: –

In line with the spirit of the OM No.36035/2/2017-Estt(Res), dated 15.01.2018, and OM No. 36012/1/2020-Estt(Res.-II), dated 17.5.2022 on the subject, the concept of own merit for PWBD shall be implemented in all direct recruitment examinations, including the CSE and promotions, wherever applicable. In other words, PwBD category candidates selected without relaxed standard, along with other unreserved candidates, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible candidates with benchmark disabilities, who are lower in merit than the last unreserved candidate in general merit list, but otherwise found suitable for appointment, if necessary, by relaxed standards.
In accordance with Para 3 of the OM No.29-6/2019-DD-III, dated 10.8.2022, issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the facility of scribe, along with compensatory time shall not be treated as relaxed standard. DoPT, in agreement with this provision, reiterates that the facility of scribe taken by a PwBD candidate, along with compensatory time shall not be treated as relaxed standard.
In terms of Corrigendum No. 34-02/2015/DD-III(Pt.), dated 08.02.2019, the phrase ‘extra time or additional time’ is required to be replaced by the phrase ‘compensatory time’.
The spirit of the term ‘own merit’ will get defeated if the disability a person is suffering from, is treated as relaxed medical standard, as no PwBD will get the benefit of the term ‘own merit’ as stipulated in the OMs, dated 15.1.2018 and 17.5.2022 in such a scenario. Accordingly, it is clarified that disability of a person, which he is suffering from, shall not be treated as relaxed standard in medical fitness test for the purpose of ‘own merit’.
5. All the Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all the appointing authorities under their control to provide the benefit of ‘own merit’ to the PwBDs, in accordance with these guidelines.

6. This is being issued after having consultation with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Legal Affairs.

7. This issues with the approval of Secretary (P)

(S.P. Pant)
Director (Res-II)

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Redeployment/re-designation of Group ‘A’ Post.

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Publication of Final Answer keys of LDCE for promotion to the posts of Postman and Mail Guard from eligible MTS and Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of Postman, Mail Guard and MTS from eligible GDS for the vacancy year 2022 held on 04.O9.2022- Assam Circle.

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SB Order 15-2022 - Revision of interest rates for Small Savings Schemes w.e.f. 01.10.2022

OBCs not in Central list can apply under EWS for Central government posts: Do

Personnel Ministry issues FAQs on EWS recruitment after doubts raised by ministries, departments

People belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities in the State list but not in the Central list will be eligible to apply for posts and services of the Government of India under the EWS quota criteria, provided they fulfill all other requirements, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said in a list of FAQs it has put out on how to recruit under the 10% reservation provided for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

The DoPT issued the list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the answers to them after it received several references from ministries, departments and individuals with regards to the criteria to qualify for the EWS quota.

This comes at a time a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the EWS quota and has repeatedly voiced concerns of the EWS quota eating into the 50% for the unreserved category — meant to be open for all irrespective of their caste, creed, or religion.

In addition to this, the DoPT, in the list of FAQs issued to States and Union Territories last week, added that members of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes will not be eligible to apply for Central government positions irrespective of where they reside (even if the State of residence does not recognise their community as an SC or ST).

Unfilled vacancies

Further, the DoPT has clarified that unfilled EWS vacancies for a particular recruitment year cannot be carried over to the next and that successive attempts to fill these vacancies with EWS candidates should be made. “Thereafter, the unfilled vacancies may be filled up, treating them as unreserved provided it does not result in excess representation in the general category beyond the number added on account of non-availability of EWS candidate. If it results in excess representations, it may be diverted to the category in which shortfall exists,” the DoPT said.

In addition to these, the DoPT has said the original Office Memorandum (OM) for EWS recruitment (issued on 31.1.2019) excluded commercial property among the criteria for exclusion from the EWS category, which it now said would “result in injustice”, adding, “the definition of residential flat/plot in the OM also includes the commercial property”.

Moreover, the DoPT clarified that in cases where the residential plot of a candidate is divided between an area in a notified municipality and an area not in a notified municipality, the criteria for exclusion should be applied to each of the areas independently. Currently, the criteria for exclusion with regards to property irrespective of family income are if the candidate or their family owns 5 acres of agricultural land and above; residential flat of 1000 sq ft. and above; residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities; residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.

The DoPT also clarified that “family” as defined for qualification of the EWS criteria will not include grandparents, or any siblings or children above the age of 18.

Monthly pension

The FAQs also specified that a family’s earnings from monthly pension payouts and all other sources like salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application will be counted as the family’s income. It added that in all cases, only the gross income/earnings will be counted to check for the exclusion criteria.

Under the EWS criteria, apart from asset holding test, persons whose family has gross annual income below ₹8 Iakh are to be identified as EWSs for the benefit of reservation.

The DoPT’s list of clarifications on recruiting for the EWS quota added that in case any of the recent clarifications contradicted the regulations prescribed in the OM dated 31.9.2019, then the earlier one will prevail. “The clarification contained in this FAQs shall be effective from the date of issue of this OM and it will not be applicable to the cases settled before the date of issue of this OM. Further the clarifications are subject to outcome of different cases pending before various courts on the subject,” the DoPT added.

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Demands for extension of the pay scale of Rs 5400 in pay scale of Rs 5400 in pay Band 3rd in 6th CPC and level 10 in 7th cpc - Nodel Department did not agree................

Launch of Web-based Application for processing Rule-38 Transfer - Developed by CEPT

No. X-12/6/2021-SPN-II(Pt.)

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

DakBhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi - 110 001

Dated: 28th September, 2022

To,

All Chief Postmasters General.

Subject: Launch of Web-based Application for Processing Rule - 38 Transfer.

Madam/Sir,

A Web-based Application for processing Rule-38 transfer has been developed by CEPT. The Portal will be launched on 30.09.2022 at 10:30 AM by Secretary (Posts) / Director General Postal Services.

2. All Heads of Circles are requested to join the event through Video Conferencing. VC link will be shared in due course.

Yours faithfully,

Desh

(Satya Narayana Dash)

Director (SPN)

Copy to:

1. PSO to Secretary (Posts) / Director General Postal Services

2. PS to Member (Personnel) & DDG(Personnel)

3. General Manager, CEPT: - It is requested to be present at Postal Directorate, Dak Bhawan New Delhi alongwith Director, CEPT and other team members to organize the launch of the portal.

4. Director (NIC), DakBhawan with request to create VC Id and share with all Circles.

5. Office copy

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Regarding conduct of postal assistants (DR) induction training of batch no. 395th through online mode through C-DOT platform - PTC Saharanpur.

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Cabinet approves release of additional installment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners, due from 01.07.2022

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Cabinet approves release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners, due from 01.07.2022

Posted On: 28 SEP 2022 4:05PM by PIB Delhi

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief @ 4% to Central Government employees and pensioners due from 01.07.2022 based on the percentage increase in 12 monthly average of All India Consumer Price Index for the period ending June, 2022.

The Central Government employees and pensioners will become entitled to higher amount of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief respectively, w.e.f. 01.07.2022.

The additional financial implications on account of this increase of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees are estimated at Rs.6,591.36 crore per annum; and Rs.4,394.24 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (i.e. for a period of 8 months from July, 2022 to February, 2023).

The additional financial implications on account of this increase of Dearness Relief to pensioners are estimated at Rs.6,261.20 crore per annum; and Rs.4,174.12 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (i.e. for a period of 8 months from July, 2022 to February, 2023).

The combined impart on the exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief would be of the order of Rs.12,852.56 crore per annum; and Rs.8,568.36 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (i.e. for a period of 8 months from July, 2022 to February, 2023).

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Mandatorily collection of LI 7(a) (Preliminary receipt form with the new PLI/RPLI proposal forms

Launch of Web-based Application for Processing Rule-38 Transfer

CABINET APPROVES RELEASE OF ADDITIONAL INSTALMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND DEARNESS RELIEF TO PENSIONERS, DUE FROM 01.07.2022

Posted On: 28 SEP 2022 4:05PM by PIB Delhi

The Central Government employees and pensioners will become entitled to higher amount of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief respectively, w.e.f. 01.07.2022.