Wednesday 4 July 2012

ANOTHER REMARKABLE JUDGMENT QUASHING RECOVERY IMPOSED UNDER CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS

ANOTHER REMARKABLE JUDGMENT QUASHING
RECOVERY IMPOSED UNDER CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS

Relaxation under CCS Rules to visit North Eastern States and J&K in lieu of one LTC(Home Town)


No.11022/2/2008-AIS-II
Government of India 
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 
Department of Personnel and Training 

North Block, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 29th June, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: AIS(LTC) Rules, 1975 — application of relaxation under CCS Rules to visit North Eastern States and J&K in lieu of one LTC(Home Town) - reg.



Sir,
       I am directed to enclose herewith copies of the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.31011/4/2007-Estt(A), dated 30th April. 2012 and O.M.No.31011/2/2003-Estt.A-IV dated 15th June, 2012 regarding extension of relaxation to visit North Eastern States and J&K for a further period of two years and to say that the said instructions may also be invoked in respect of All India Services officers in respective State cadres under the provisions contained in rule 3 of All India Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1975.

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Deepti Umashankar)
Director(Services)

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02ser/11022_2_2008-AIS-II-29062012.pdf]

LTC - FAQ

Whether LTC can be availed by engaging Private Taxi?

Ø  No. It cannot be availed.

2.      What are the provisions for encashment of Earned Leave while proceeding on LTC?


Ø  Government servants are allowed to encash ten days of earned leave at the time of availing the LTC and to the extent of sixty days during the entire career. The leave encashed at the time of LTC will not be deducted from the maximum amount of earned leave encashable at the time of retirement. Where both husband and wife are Government servants, the present entitlement for availing LTC shall remain unchanged, and encashment of leave equal to 10 days at the time of availing of LTC will continue to be available to both, subject to a maximum of sixty days each during the career. With effect from 3.6.2009, encashment leave is permitted without any linkage to the number of days and nature of leave availed while proceeding on LTC.

3.      Can any official change his Home Town subsequently after the first declaration?

Ø  The hometown once declared and accepted by the controlling officer shall be treated as final. In exceptional circumstances, the Head of the Department, the Administrative Ministry may authorize a change in such declaration provided that such a change shall not be made more than once during the service of a Government servant.

4.      What are all the conditions for declaring home town?

Ø  In normal parlance home town is a place where the government servant is born. However it may not be applicable to most of the officials as many would have shifted to other places from the place of their birth due to various reasons. The following guidelines provided by the Govt which are not exhaustive could be useful for deciding the home town. However the decision of the Controlling Officer shall be final in accepting the hometowns.
·         The place declared by Government servant is the one which requires his physical presence at intervals for discharging various domestic and social obligations, and if so, whether after his entry into service, the Government servant had been visiting that place frequently.
·         The Government servant owns residential property in that place or whether he is a member of a joint family having such property there.
·         His near relations are resident in that place.
·         Prior to his entry into Government service, the Government servant had been living there for some years.
·         Where the Government servant or the family of which he is a member owns a residential or landed property in more than one place, it is left to the Government servant to make a choice giving reasons for the same.

5.      Whether both the husband and wife are eligible to LTC separately if they are government servants?

Ø  When husband and wife both are Govt. servants, they could, at their option, choose to declare separate hometown and both of them may claim the concession separately under the normal provisions of CCS (LTC) Rules. In respect of the members of their respective families subject to the condition that if husband or wife avails the facility as a member of the family of the other, he or she will not be entitled for claiming the concession for self independently. Similarly, the children shall be eligible for the benefit in one particular block as members of the family of one of the parents only.    
 
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How to extend the Public Provident Fund account

The Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is a 15-year investment product in which the investor makes contributions each year according to the specified limits. The account matures after 15 years from the end of the year in which the initial subscription was made. 

On maturity, the investors have the option of extending the account for blocks of five years each. The extended account will continue to earn interest at the rate notified each year. The flexibility to withdraw funds from the account after it is extended is much more than in the initial subscription period. 

Extension rules: 

The investor can choose to extend the PPF with additional contributions or without fresh contributions. The rules for contribution to the extended account remain the same as during the 15-year period. Once the choice is made for a block of five years, it cannot be changed. 

Form: 

The investor has to submit Form H at the post office or bank where the account is held if he intends to continue with the subscription. The form is available athttp://www.indiapost.gov.in/pdfForms/PPFContinuation.pdf .

Extension times: 

The choice to extend the PPF account with subscription has to be made within one year from the maturity of the account. If this is not done, then by default the account is deemed to have been extended without further contribution for a period of five years. 

Points to note: 

The interest earned during the extended period of the PPF continues to be tax-free. There is no limit prescribed for the number of extensions of five years that are allowed for an account. The benefit of extension is not available to the NRIs who open the account before a change in their residency status. 

Source :The Economic Times

INJUSTICE CAUSED TO PROMOTEES IN MACP – QUASHED

INJUSTICE CAUSED TO PROMOTEES IN MACP – QUASHED
FANTASTIC ORDERS PRONOUNCED BY CAT, JODHPUR

v Promotion as PA from Group ‘D’/Postmen should not be construed as Promotion under MACP
v MACP shall be granted afresh from PA cadre based on 10, 20, 30 years in PA cadre
v Any promotions under LDCE shall not be brought into no. of promotions under MACP
v Applicant should be paid arrears with interest applicable to GPF


The full text of the judgment is furnished below in the link. What we are demanding all along (i.e) to exclude the promotions acquired by exam has been categorically declared by the Hon’ble judge. A remarkable decision.

The CHQ is referring the CAT decision to the Directorate requesting to implement the same to all without further appeal in High court or other forums.

Thanks to Com. Sohan Lal Asst. Circle Secretary, Jodhpur & Com. H. P. Diwakar, Circle Secretary, Rajasthan Circle


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