Framing of guidelines for smooth functioning of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in their duties in Government services - Dopt order

No.36035/3/2013-Estt.(Res.II)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grieances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated 10th June, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Framing of guidelines for smooth functioning of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in their duties in Government services.

The undersigned is directed to inform that a Committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (AT&A), DoPT to identify measures and prepare guidelines to enable smooth functioning of Persons with Disabilities in their duties in Government service.

2. With this aim in view, the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, Dehradun (under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) has authorised NAB, India Centre for Blind Women and Disability Studies, New Delhi to undertake the field study in this regard. The NAB would undertake field study in this Department for at least two days covering the following aspects:

(i) to gain an insight into the work content and gauge the feasibility of PwDs working on those jobs

(ii) execute some trials by blind or low vision persons at these tasks to verify the feasibility

(iii) obtain feedback from peers and supervisors.

3. It is requested to extend fullest cooperation to the NAB and the queries raised by them during their visit in your Ministry/Department are responded so that the scope of work in identified jobs and feasibility of PwDs working on those jobs could be gauged by them. 

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(Debabrata Das)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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Representation from Government servant on service matters-Prescribed Channels

No.11013/08/2013-Estt.(A)-III

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 6th June, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Representation from Government servant on service matters.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Home Affairs OM No. 118/52-Ests. dated the 30th April, 1952, OM No. 25134168-Estt.(A) dated the 20th December, 1968 and this Department’s OM No. 11013/07/1999-Estt.(A) dated the l November, 1999 (copies enclosed for ready reference) on the above mentioned subject. This Departmentis receiving a number of representations. on service matters, addressed to the Prime Minister/Minister/Secretary (P) and other officers directly from the Government servants.

2. It has been envisaged in these instructions that whenever, in any matter connected with his service rights orconditions, a Government servant wishes to press a claim or to seek redress of a grievance, the proper course for him is to address his immediate official superior, or the Head of his office, or such other authority at the lowest level as is competent to deal with the matter.Of late it is observed that there is an increasing tendency on the part of officers at different levels to by-pass the prescribed channels of representation and write directly to the high functionaries totally ignoring the prescribed channels. The problem is more acute in large Departments where often very junior employees at clerical level address multiple representations to the Minster, Prime Minister and other functionaries. Apart from individual representations, the service unions have also developed a tendency to write to the Ministers and Prime Minister on individual grievance. Some of these representations are often forwarded through Members of Parliament, in violation of Rule 20 of the CCS (Conduct) Rule, 1964.

3. Existing instructions clearly provide that representations on service matters should be forwarded through proper channel. The stage at which an advance copy of the representation may be sent to higher authorities has also been indicated. In MHA O.M. No. 25!34!68-Estt.(A) dated 20.12.68 time limits for disposal of various types of representations have been prescribed. If it is anticipated that an appeal or petition cannot be disposed of within a month of its submission. An acknowledgement or interim reply should be sent to the individual within a month.

4. Thus adequate instructions are available in the matter of submission of representations by the Governmentservants and treatment of the representations by the authorities concerned. As such submission of representations directly to highest authorities by- passing the prescribed channel of communication, has to be viewed seriously and appropriate disciplinary action should be taken against those who violate these instructions as it can rightly be treated as an unbecoming conduct attracting the provisions of Rule 3 (1) (iii) of the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964.

5. it is again reiterated that these instructions may be brought to the notice of all Govt. servants and appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against those who violate these instructions.

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(Y.K. Wadhwa)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Submission of representations / petitions or advance copies of representations to Directorate

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