Grant of Permission for treatment in any of the hospitals - Department circulated Ministry of Health and Family Welfare OM dated 28.3.2000

Copy of Directorate letter No 6-1/2006-Medical dated 14.9.2010 addressed to all Unions/Associations.

Sub : Hospitals recognized by the State Govts./CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944 - Grant of permission for treatment in any of the hospitals.

Sir,

     I am directed to forward herewith a copy of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi OM No S-14025/7/2000-MS dated 28-3-2000 on the above subject for your informatin/guidelines and necessary action.

Copy of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi OM No S-14025/7/2000-MS dated 28-3-2000

Sub : Hospitals recognised by the State govts./CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1964 - Grant of permission for treatment in any of the hospitals - regarding

     The undersigned is directed to say that the issue of grant of permission for treatment of Central Govt. Employees and the members of their family in any of the hospitals recognized by the State Govt./CGHS Rules/CS(MA) rules, 1944, had been under consideration of the Govt. for some time past.  It has now been decided that the Central Govt. employees and the members of their families may be permitted to avail of medical facilities in any of the Central Govt. State Govts. hospitals and the hospitals recognized by the State govt. /CGHS Rules/ CS(MA) Rules, 1944, as well as the hospitals fully funded by either Central Govt. or the State Govt. subject to the condition that they will be reimbursed the medical expenditure at the rates fixed by the Govt. under the CGHS Rules/CS(MA) Rules, 1964 or the actual expenditure incurred, whichever is less.  In other words, the permission can be granted by the Head of Ministry/Department/Office to the Central Govt. employees/members of their families to obtain medical services from any of the private hospitals recognized under CGHS in the 18 CGHS covered cities also.

2.    If the treatment for a particular disease/procedure is available in the same city where the Govt. servant is employed, he may be permitted to avail of the medical services in any other city of his choice but in such cases, he will not be eligible for sanction of TA/DA.  In case the treatment for a particular disease/procedure is not available at the same station, the beneficiary will be eligible for sanction of TA of his entitled class for taking treatment in a different city.

3.    These orders will be effective from the date of issue.

Identification of sensitive posts in Department of Posts - reg

Copy of Department of Posts letter No 4-7/2009-Vig dated 13.9.2010 addressed to all Circles and others

Sub : Identification of sensitive posts in Department of Posts - Reg

Sir/Madam,

      In compliance with CVC circular No 17/4/08 issued vide No 004/VGL/90 dated 1st May 2008, it has been decided with the approval of Secretary (Posts) to identify certain posts, mentioned hereunder, of the Department of Posts, as sensitive/non-sensitive, in supersession of any order/communications issued by the Vigilance Division of this Department in this regard.
(Circles, Regions and Divs)

Sensitive		Non-sensitive
(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
1.	All Group 'A' posts except as mentioned in col (iv)	1.	PMG(BD) Director (BD)
2.	All Group 'B' and 'C' officers dealing with Vigilance, Staff, Building and Procurement in the Circle HQ, Region HQs and Postal Training Centres/College.	2.	All Group 'B' and 'C' officers except as mentioned in Col (ii). for example - Dy SPOs, Postmaster, Supdt CSD, AD(Plg), AD(Est), AD(Mails), AD(PG), AD(PO).

(Directorate)

Sensitive		Non-Sensitive
(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
1.	All Group 'B' and 'C' posts of Administration, General Administration, C&A, Building, DE, Financial Advice, IR, Philately, Technology, Vigilance and Vigilance Petition	1.	All Group B and C posts of Directorate except as mentioned in col. (ii).
2.	All Group A posts upto the level of DDG and officers subordinate to them except DDG(PG) and DDG (PO)	2.	DDG (PG), DDG (PO) and Group 'A' officers subordinate to DDG(PG) and DDG(PO)

Guidelines on Air Travel on Tours/LTC - Clarifications with regard to purchase of Air Tickets through auhorised agents for travel by Airlines other than Indian Airlines.

Copy of OM No 19024/1/2009-E-IV dated 16.9.2010 of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

Sub : Guidlines on Air Travel on Tours/LTC.

        This Department is receiving repeated references seeking clarifications with regard to purchase of Air tickets through authorised agents and relaxation for travel by airlines other than Indian Airlines.  The following guidelines may be noted for compliance :

1. On official Tours :
(i) For travel by Airlines other than Air India because of operational or other reasons or on account of non-availability of Air India flights, individual cases for relaxation to be referred to M/o Civil Aviation, as stated in this Ministry's OM No 19024/1/2009-E.IV dated 13.07.09.

(ii) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorised Travel Agents viz M/S Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/S Ashok Travel & Tours.

2.  LTC
(i)  Travel by Air India only.
(ii) In Economy class only, irrespective of entitlement
(iii) LTC-80 ticket of Air India only to be purchased
(iv) Air Tickets may be purchased directly from Airlines (at Booking counters/website of Airlines) or by utilizing the services of Authorised Travel Agents viz M/S Balmer Lawrie & Company, M/S Ashok Travel & Tours and IRCC (to the extent IRCTC is authorised as per DoP&T OM No 31011/6/2002-Estt(A) dated 02.12.09).

3.  LTC for J&K
(i)  Relexation to travel by Private Airlines to visit J&K while availing LTC is available for all the categories of Govt. employees, including those entitled to travel by Air [DoP&T OMs No 31011/2/2003-Estt(A-IV) dated 18.6.10 and 05.08.10 refer].
(ii) For purchase of Air tickets, however, the procedure as given under para 2(iv) above should be followed.

4.  All Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India are requested to strictly adhere to these instructions.

Implementation of MACPS - Instructions on Benchmark regarding.

Copy of Department of Posts (Pay Commission Cell) letter No 4-7(MACPS)/2009-PC dated 1.9.2010 addressed to all Chief PMsG, PMsG etc published in the NFPE website is reproduced below for information of all:-

Sub : Implementation of Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS) - Instructions on Bench mark regarding

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to refer to Directorate letter No 4-7(MACPS)/2009-PCC dated 18-09-2009 wherein detailed guidelines on implementation of MACPS were communicated.

2.  Para No 17 of annexure-I to the said letter provides that "the financial upgradation would be on nun-functinal basis, subject to fitness in the hierarchy of Grade Pay within the PB-1.  Thereafter for upgradation under MACPS,  the benchmarks of 'Good' would be applicable till the GP of Rs 6600 in PB-3.  The benchmark will be 'Very Good' for financial upgradation to GP of Rs 7600 and above".

3.  The MACPS has been given effect to from 01-09-2008 and the earlier schemes of TBOP and BCR was dispensed with.  Many references have since been received in the Directorate that some officials are not getting the benefit of MACPS since the CRs are not written keeping in view, the prescribed benchmark and there had been no such prescribed benchmarks for considering the cases for financial upgradation under TBOP/BCR schemes.

4.  The matter was taken up with Nodal Ministry, i.e Department of Personnel and Training for relaxation of the 'benchmark' standard.  The Nodal Departmental has clarified that the recruitment of fulfillment of prescribed benchmark would be mandatory as mentioned in para 17 of ibid Annexure-I.

5.  In view of the clarification given by the Nodal Ministry, the benchmarks prescribed by the DOPT need to be scrupulously adhered to and financial upgradations under MACPS are to be considered on the basis of of performance of the officials after considering their CRs for five (5) years.

6.  The matter regarding proper grading of ACR's for the purpose of conferment of financial upgradations under MACPS has, therefore, been examined and the Competent authority has ordered to constitute Scrutiny committee at Divisional level for scrutinizing the CRs of Postman, PAs/SAs for the preceding 5 years on the basis of the entries made by the Reporting officer and to grade the performance as 'Average', 'Good' and 'Very Good', etc.  The composition of the Scrutiny Committee is as below:-

1.  Postal/RMS Divisions/Gazetted Class I HOs in charge of Chief Postmasters

1.	Head of Postal/RMS Division/Chief postmaster	Chairman
2.	Senior PM/Divisional Head of neighbouring Postal/RMS Division/Deputy CPM/Dy SRM	Member
3.	ASP(HQs) or Sub division	Member

Note : For the Staff working in Training Centres, the scrutiny Committee of Postal division in which training center is located will evaluate and award gradings. For the clerical staff working in PSD/CSD also, the Scrutiny Committee of the concerned Postal Divisions will review and give gradings.

2. Mail Motor Service

1.	Sr. Manager/Manager MMS	Chairman
2.	Divisional Head of neighbouring Postal/RMS Division. If not available, any AD from CO/RO/Training Centre	Member
3.	Assistant Superintendent of Post offices of neighbouring div.	Member

3.  Clerical Staff at Circle/Regional Office/RLO

1.	APMG or AD of CO dealing with Staff matters	Chairman
2.	Another AD of CO/Training Centre/neighbouring division	Member
3.	Assistant Superintendent of Post offices of CO	Member

4.  Mumbai/Kolkatta/New Delhi GPOs

1.	Deputy/Assistant Director GPO	Chairman
2.	Divisional Head of neighbouring Division/Asst director of GPO/AD of CO	Member
3.	Assistant Superintendent of Post offices GPO or from neighbouring div.	Member

7. The findings of the Committee to be placed before the concerned Director of Postal Services/Postmaster General, who will be accepting authoriting. The constitution of Scrutiny Committee for grading he performance is a one time exercise only which would help to expedite and faciliate the work of the Screening Committee.

8. The Heads of Circles/Postmasters General are requested for forming the Scrutiny committees in each unit under their jurisdiction and direct the Committees for completion of the exercise of grading the performance of the officials within a period of one month and thereafter the Screening committees may be convened as prescribed under the MACPS for consideration of their cases, who will decide the cases as per the grading arrived at by the Scrutiny Committee and also in terms of the instructions outlilined in Para 18 of Annexure I to this Department OM of even number dated 18.9.2009.

9. All the reporting officers in the Circles may also be instructed for writing the future APARs (CRs) as per the new system of Numerical Grading.

10. This issues with the approval of Secretary (Posts).

Clarifications on MACPS issued by Department of personnel training on 9.9.2010

The following clarifications have been issued by Department of Personnel and Training vide Memo No 35034/3/2008-Estt (D) dated 9.9.2010:-

1	Whether the Pay Band would change in the hierarchy of Pay Bands & Grade Pay on grant of the benefits under MACPS'	Yes. The upgradations under MACP is to be granted in the next  grade pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised pay band and grade pay as prescribed in the CCS (RP) Rules, 2008
2	Whether the benefits of MACPS would be allowed to the Government servants who have been later on inducted in the Organized Group "A" Service	No. The benefits under MACPS is not applicable to Group 'A' officer of Organized Group 'A' Services, as the officer under Organized Group 'A' Services have already been. allowed parity of two years on nonfunctional basis with the officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
3	How will the benefits of ACP be granted if due between 01.01.2006  and 31 08.2008?	The new MACPS has come into existence w e f 01.09.2008 However, the  pay structure has been changed w e f 01.01.2006.  Therefore the previous ACPS would be applicable in the new pay structure adopted w e f 01.01.2006. Para 6.1 of Annexure-l of MACPS is only for exercising option for coming over to the revised pay structure and not for grant of benefits under MACPS. The following illustrations would explain the position (A) In the case of isolated post: Date of appointment in entry Grade in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.4000-6000: 01.10.1982 1st ACP granted on 09.08.1999 :Rs.4500-7000 (pre-revised) 2nd ACP due on 01.10.2006 :Rs.5000-8000 (pre-revised) [revised PB-2 Grade Pay of Rs.4200] 3rd financial upgradation under the MACPS would be due on 01.102012 (on completion of30 years of continuous regular service) in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised pay band and grade pay i e Grade Pay of Rs 4600 in PB 2. (B) In the case of normal promotional hierarchy: Date of appointment in entry Grade in the prerevised pay scale of Rs.5500-9000: 01.10.1982 1st ACP granted on 09.08.1999 :Rs.6500-10500 (pre-revised)  2nd ACP due on 01.10.2006 (as per the existing hierarchy) :Rs.10000-15200 (pre-revised). Therefore, 2nd ACP would be in PB-3 with Grade Pay of Rs.6600 (in terms of hierarchy available): 3rd financial upgradation under MACPS would be due on 01.10.2012 in the immediate next higher grade pay in the hierarchy of recommended revised pay band and grade pay of Rs.7600.
4	Whether the benefits of MACPS would be granted from the date of entry grade or from the date of the regular service approved service counted under various service rules.	The benefits under MACPS would be available  from the date of actual joining of the post in the entry grade
5	In a case where a person is appointed to an ex-cadre post in higher scale on deputation followed by absorption, whether the period spent on deputation period would be counted as continuous service in the grade or not for the purpose of MACPS	(i) Where a person is appointed on direct recruitment/deputation basis from another post in the same grade, then past regular service as well as past promotions/ACP, in the earlier post, will be counted for computing regular service for the purpose of MACPS in the new hierarchy. (ii) However, where a person is appointed to an  ex-cadre post in higher scale initially on deputation followed by absorption, while the service rendered in the earlier post, which was in a lower scale cannot be counted, there is no objection to the period spent initially on deputation in the ex-cadre post prior to absorption being counted towards regular service for the purposes of grant of financial upgradation under MACPS, as it is in the same Pay band/grade pay of the post
6	Whether the pay scale/grade pay of substantive post would be taken into account for appointment/selection to a higher post on deputation basis or the pay scale/grade pay carrying by a Government servant on account of financial upgradation(s) under ACP/MACP Scheme.	The pay scale/grade pay of substantive post would only be taken into account for deciding the eligibility for appointment/selection to a higher post on deputation basis.
7	In a case where 1st/2nd financial upgradations are postponed on account of the employees not found fit or due to departmental proceedings, etc, whether this would have consequential effect on 2nd /3rd financial upgradation or not.	Yes. If a financial upgradation has been deferred/postponed on account of the employee not found fit or due to departmental proceedings, etc., the 2nd /3rd financial upgradations under MACPs would have consequential effect. (Para 18 of annexure-I of MACPS referred).
8	In a case where the government servant have already earned three promotions and still stagnated in one grade for more than 10 years, whether he would be entitle for any further upgradation under MACPS	No. Since the government servant has already earned three promotions, he would not be entitled for any further financial upgradation under MACPS.
9	Whether the pre-revised pay scale of Rs 2750-4400 in respect of Group D non-matriculate employees, would also be taken as merged to grade pay of Rs 1800 for the purpose of MACPS in view of merger of Rs 2550-3200, Rs 2610-3540, Rs 2610-4000 and Rs 2650-4000, which have been upgraded and replaced by the revised pay structure of grade pay of Rs 1800 in the pay band PB-1	Yes.
10	If a government servant on deputation earns upgradation under MACPs in the present cadre, whether he would be entitled for deputation (duty) allowance on the pay and emoluments granted under the MACPS or not?	No. while eligibility of an employee for appointment against ex-cadre posts, in terms of the provisions of the RRs of the ex-cadre post will continue to be determined with reference to the post/pay scale of the post held in the parent cadre on regular basis (and not with reference to the higher scale granted under ACPS/MACPS). such an officer, in the event of his selection, may be allowed to opt to draw the pay in the higher scale under ACP/MACP Scheme without deputation allowance during the period of deputation, if it is more beneficial than the normal entitlements under the existing general order regulating pay on appointment on deputation basis.
11	Since the pay scales of Group D employees have been merged and placed in the Grade Pay of rs 1800, whether they are entitled for grant of increment @ 3% during pay fixation at every stage.	Yes. On the analogy of point 22 of Annexure-I of MACPS, the pay of such Group 'D' employees who have been placed in the Grade Pay of Rs 1800 w.e.f. 01.01.2006 shall be fixed successively in the next three immediate higher grade pays in the hierarchy of revised pay-bands and grade pays allowing the benefit of 3% pay fixation at every stage.

Child Care Leave in respect of Central Government employees as a result of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations - Clarification regarding

Department of Personnel & Training Memo No No. 13018 /1/2010-Estt. (Leave) dated 7.9.2010 on the above subject is reproduced below:-

The undersigned is directed to say that this Department has been receiving representations from Government Servants through various quarters like the Public Grievances Cell/Associations etc requesting to review the decision to allow Child Care Leave (CCL) only if the employee has no E.L. at her credit.

2. This Department's O.M. No.13018/2/2008-Estt.(L) dated 11/09/2008 regarding introduction of Child Care Leave in respect of Central Government employees and subsequent clarifications vide O.Ms. dated 29/9/2008, 1811 112008 and 2/12/2008 were reviewed. It has now been decided in consultation with Department of Expenditure, to delete the condition that CCL can be availed only if the employee concerned has no Earned Leave at her credit, subject to the following conditions:-

(i) CCL may not be granted in more than 3 spells in a calendar year.

(ii) CCL may not be granted for less than 15 days.

(iii) CCL should not ordinarily be granted during the probation period except in case of certain extreme situations where the leave sanctioning authority is fully satisfied about the need of Child Care Leave to the probationer. It may also be ensured that the period for which this leave is sanctioned during probation is minimal.

3. It is reiterated that the leave is to be treated like Earned Leave and sanctioned as such.

These orders take effect from 1.9.2008. Earned Leave, if any, availed by women employees before availing CCL subsequent to the issue of the OM 13018/2/2008-Estt. (L) dated 18- 1 1-2008 may be adjusted against CCL, if so requested by the employee.

Department introduced new SERVICE DISCHARGE BENEFIT SCHEME(SDBS) for GDS

Department of Post has introduced a new SERVICE DISCHARGE BENEFIT SCHEME (SDBS) for the Gramin Dak Sevaks vide Establishment Division Memo No 6/11/2009-PE-II dated 1.9.2010 .

Saliant  features of the scheme are as under:-

1.  This scheme is in lieu of existing Severance Amount Scheme on an optional basis.  Mandatory for the new Gramin Dak Sevaks entering into the service with effect from 1.1.2011.

2.  For existing GDS opted for the SDBS till the date of their joining, @ Rs 1500/- for every completed years of service will be added to the accumulated contributions at the time of discharge for annuitization.

3.  Department shall contribute @ Rs 200 per month for each enrolled GDS.  GDS shall not be required to make any contribution from their side.  The contributions made by the Department shall be credited to the Trustee Bank designated by the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) and invested through Pension Fund Managers (PFMs) designated by the PFRDA.

4.  If the GDS is placed under POD or unauthorizedly absent, no contribution shall be made by the Department.

5.  If the GDS is absorbed in the Department in any regular Departmental posts, shall have to quit the SDBS and to seek transfer of the accrued accumulations to New Pension Scheme (NPS).

6. If a GDS wishes to exit after attaining the age of 58 years, he can withdraw 20% of the accumulations and has to invest 80% of accumulations for purchase of Life annuity from any of the Life Insurance Company authorised by IRDA.  The Department shall not make further contributions once he exists from SDBS.

7. At the time of discharge, GDS would be required to invest a minimum 40% of accumulations to purchase Life Annuity from any of the authorised Life Insurance Company duly approved by IRDA.  The remaining amount i.e 60% can be withdrawn.

For other details visit India Post Website.