Retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation under SR 317-B-11 and SR 317-B-22 on retirement/transfer / death of an allottee posted to a non-family station in India.

Department of Directorate of Estates has issued orders regarding the retention of Government accommodation for the permissible period under the provisions of SR 317-B-11 on  retirement / transfer / death of an allottee posted to a non-family station in India...

Government of India

Ministry of Urban Development

DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES

No.12035/10/2013-Pol.II

MAY 10, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation under SR 317-B-11 and SR 317-B-22 on retirement/transfer / death of an allottee posted to a non-family station in India.

As per the extant provisions, in the event of retirement / transfer / death of an allottee, the allottee or his/her family is permitted to retain Government accommodation on payment of normal licence fee for the period permissible under the provisions of SR 317-B-11 and a further retention is also allowed on payment of prescribed licence fee for the periods permissible under the provisions of SR 317-B-22 provided the accommodation is required for bonafide use of the allottee or his/her family. However, the extended period of retention under SR 317-B-22 is not allowed in the event of death of an allottee in cases where the deceased allottee or his/her dependent family members own a house at the last place of posting.

2. Further, as per OM No.12035(26)/90-Pol.II dated 13.12.1991, in the event of death / retirement / transfer of an allottee who has been posted/transferred to a non-family station and permitted to retain Government accommodation occupied by him/her at the last place of posting for bona-fide educational needs of his/her children under SR 317-B-18, the allottee or his/her family is allowed a further retention of accommodation for the periods permissible under the provisions of SR 317-B-22 and the facility of retention of accommodation for the periods permissible under the provisions of SR 317-B-11 is not allowed.

3. However, keeping in view the hardships being faced by the allottees posted / transferred to non-family stations in India, it has now been decided that in the event of retirement/transfer/death of an allottee during his/her posting to a non-family station, the allottee or his/her family shall be allowed the facility of retention of Government accommodation at the last place of posting tor the periods permissible under the provision of both SR 317-B 11 and SR 3I7-B 22 on payment of prescribed licence fee. However. the the extended period of retention under SR 317-B-22 shall not be allowed in the event of death of an allottee in cases where the deceased allotlee or his/her dependent family members own a house at the last place of posting.

4. This OM will be applicable from the date of issue. The cases which have been decided will not be re-opened.

5. This supersedes all the Office Memorandums/Orders issued from time to time prior to issue of this OM in this regard, if any.

6. This issues with the approval of Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development.

sd/-

(S.K. Jain)

Dy Director of Estates(Policy)

Source : www.estates.nic.in

[http://estates.nic.in/WriteReadData/dlcirculars/Circulars20222.pdf]

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NIC has provided an option for Redirection of ePOST Messages. Operators can use this facility for redirecting the ePOST Messages to the correct PO and hence  transmission of Messages through RMS  can be avoided. The option is included under Services Menu in the ePOST website The Step wise Procedure is given below.

1. Login using user credentials.
2. Services> Redirect
3. Operator have to Select the Message Type which have to be redirected
4. Redirection is possible only after taking Print outs of Messages.
5.The date upon which the print out has been taken should be selected and Click on GO Button.
6.The Message id of the Messages will be displayed
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Get to know your postman online

Sending letters may be passé.

But postmen are still depended on for bringing that odd greeting card or letter from grandparents, a job-interview letter or a money order.

In a bid to improve quality of services and popularise them, the postal department will soon make the details of postmen available online. There will also be information on the localities covered by individual postmen in Chennai.

The ‘Know your Postman’ concept was developed to build bridges between customers and postmen. Postmen are mostly anonymous and this measure is aimed at ensuring better security for residents in urban areas.

At present, details of postmen attached to the Anna Road head post office and the general post office on Rajaji Salai have been uploaded on www.chennaipost.gov.in.

Officials of the Chennai city circle said residents may log on to the website and check the details of postmen who deliver in their area.

Information on nearly 2,300 postmen, postwomen and gram dak sevaks, who are part-time staff members attached to 110 post offices in the city and suburbs, would be made available online in three months.

Welcoming the initiative of the postal department, residents said contact numbers of postal staff who deliver letters in an area regularly may also be provided for better coordination.

S. Seetha, a resident of Ambattur, said this measure would benefit people living in individual houses in the suburbs. The department could also include time of visit or the contact number of post offices, she said.

Officials of the postal department said this measure would enable them to keep tabs on those who engage outsiders to do their work.

Mervin Alexander, postmaster general (Chennai city region) said the details of the postmen would also be available at information kiosks in the post offices.

“We are also training postal staff to be more customer friendly and develop their soft skills. Postwomen contribute to nearly 10-20 per cent of the total strength of mail delivery staff,” he said.

On the number of vacancies, he said, there were about 400 vacant posts in city alone. As of now, part-time workers are engaged to share the workload of the postmen.

The department is keen on recruiting more postmen on the outskirts.

A helpline may be provided for residents to complain about erring postmen.

A staff member in Kodambakam post office was suspended recently for taking bribes from senior citizens to deliver their old-age pension on time.

Source : the Hindu 

[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/get-to-know-your-postman-online/article4779213.ece] 

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No decision on central staff retirement age on cabinet meeting

Though a number of newspapers and websites did spread the news that cabinet is likely to enhance central employees' retirement age by two years today, nothing of this kind has been announced after the cabinet meeting held on today, 04.06.2013.

As per information available with us, the Govt. has already taken in principle decision to extend the service for two more years and DOPT has begun to work to implement the same.

The formal announcement is yet to be made but will be within this year definitely.

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Central Govt Employees’ Retirement age to be extended by 2 years to 62 - Financial Express

Central govt employees’ retirement age to be extended by 2 years to 62 - Financial Express

The government is planning to extend the retirement age of all central government employees by two years — from the current 60 to 62 years. Sources said that an in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. A formal announcement to this effect is expected this year itself.

The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government employees was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was preceded by the implementation of the 5th Pay Commission, which had put severe strain on government’s finances. Subsequently, all state governments followed the Centre’s policy by extending the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings followed suit too.

The decision to extend the retirement age is well-timed both politically and economically.

The UPA government reckons the move would be a masterstroke. At a time when it is buffeted by several corruption cases, it is felt that the extension of the retirement age will go down well with the middle classes. Economically also, the move makes sense because by deferring payment of lump sum retirement benefits for a large number of employees by two years, the government would be able to manage its finances better.

“An in-principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years within this year itself. This would reduce the burden on the fisc from one-time payment of retirement benefits for employees including defence and railways personnel,” an official involved in the discussion said. With the fiscal consolidation high on the government's agenda, this deferment would come handy.

There’s some flip side too if the retirement age is extended by two years. Those officials empanelled as secretaries and joint secretaries would have to wait longer to actually get the posts. And of course, there is the issue of average age profile of the civil servants being turning north.

It is also felt that any extension is not being fair with a bulk of people who still look for jobs in the government.

However, officials point out that at least it prevents an influential section of the bureaucracy to hanker for post-retirement jobs with the government like chairmanship of regulatory bodies or tribunals.

“As it is, a sizeable section of senior civil servants work for three to five years after the retirement in some capacity or the other in the government,” said a senior government official. The retirement age of college teachers and judges are also beyond 60.

As per a study, the future pension outgo for the existing Central and State government employees is estimated at a staggering Rs 1,735,527 crore or 55.88% of GDP at market prices of 2004-05.

Source: www.financialexpress.com

[http://www.financialexpress.com/news/central-govt-employees-retirement-age-to-be-extended-by-2-years-to-62/784342]

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