Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace – Amendments to CCS(Conduct)Rules 1964.
G.I., Dep. of Per. & Trg., O.M.No. 11013/2/2014-Estt (A-III), dated 2.2.2015
Subject: Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 — Guidelines regarding prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace— regarding
Following the promulgation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [SHWW (PPR) Act] and notification of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 [SHWW(PPR) Rules] on 09.12.2013., the Government has recently, on 19.11.2014, notified the amendments to Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 and Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, 1965.
The amendments and other salient features of the Act/ Rules was brought to the notice of all concerned vide Office Memorandum of even no. dated 27.11.2014. The amendments to the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 and Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, 1965 and the Office Memorandum dated 01.12.2014 are available on the Department’s website.
2. The following guidelines, conveying the decision of the Committee of Secretaries on this subject, were issued vide this Department’s Office Memorandum No. 11013/3/2009-Estt.(A) dated 03.08.2009, “As regards provisions for protection of women, it was suggested that the complaints committee mechanism provided under Vishakha guidelines relating to sexual harassment should be strictly in accordance with the judgment and steps should be taken to ensure that the committee is effective and functional at all times. It would also be desirable for the Committees to meet once a quarter, even if there is no live case, and review preparedness to fulfill all requirements of the Vishakha judgment in the Department/Ministry/ organization concerned.”
3. As per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum dated 21.07.2009, it is also to be ensured that the Complaints Committee shall at all times be in existence and changes in its composition, whenever necessary, should be made promptly and adequately publicized. The composition of the Complaints Committee should also be posted on the websites of the concerned Ministries/Departments/Offices concerned.
4. Vide the Office Memorandum dated 01.12.2014, the attention of the Ministries/Departments was also invited to the reporting requirements mentioned in the SHWW(PPR) Act and SHWW(PPR) Rules.
5. All Ministries/ Departments are requested to please review the progress of implementation of the existing abovementioned guidelines issued in the aftermath of the Vishakha judgment.
6. Attention of all Ministries is invited to Section 22 of the Act relating to including information in Annual Report, and to request that information relating to number of cases filed, if any, and their disposal may be included in the Annual Report of the Ministry / Department.
7. All Ministries / Departments are also requested to furnish an annual return (as on 31 stMarch) in the enclosed proforma to this Department by 30th April every year.
Implement Seventh Pay Commission report with effect from January 1, 2014: BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association
Implement Seventh Pay Commission report: The Hindu
Source : The Economic Times
The All India BSNL Pensioners Welfare Association urged the Centre to implement the Seventh Pay Commission report with effect from January 1, 2014.
A resolution to this effect was adopted at the 10th annual general body meeting of the Salem West district branch of the association held here recently. M. Amirthalingam, former DGM, BSNL, and president of the association, presided.
Another resolution demanded creation of a permanent Statutory Wage Board for revising the pay and pension periodically. The meeting also demanded the Government to restore commutation of pension after 12 years as already recommended.
The other resolutions include increasing fixed medical allowance from Rs.500 to Rs. 2,000 a month, extending the admissibility of C.C.S (M.A) Rules, 1944 to the Central Government pensioners not covered under CGHS as already recommended, sanctioning funeral grant of Rs.10,000 on the death of pensioner/family pensioner to the family; provision of 50 per cent of concession in all public transport system and creation of CGHS Hospitals in all district headquarters.
The association also demanded merger of 50 per cent IDA / CDA with basic pension immediately and scraping the New Pension Scheme and cover all employees under Old Pension and Family Pension Scheme.
M. Mani, General Manager, BSNL Salem, spoke.
List of Post Offices Migrated to Core Banking Solution (CBS) as on 03.02.2015
CBS - Statistical details of offices migrated as on 03/02/2015
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Name of the Circle
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HO migrated
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SOs migrated
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Total
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Andhrapradesh
|
94
|
2
|
96
|
Assam
|
13
|
17
|
30
|
Bihar
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
Delhi
|
10
|
47
|
57
|
Gujarat
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
Haryana
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Jharkhand
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
58
|
250
|
308
|
Kerala
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
31
|
0
|
31
|
Maharashtra
|
57
|
73
|
130
|
North East
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Odisha
|
25
|
1
|
26
|
Punjab
|
19
|
10
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
48
|
258
|
306
|
Tamilnadu
|
94
|
383
|
477
|
Uttarakhand
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
Uttarpradesh
|
66
|
195
|
261
|
West Bengal
|
16
|
0
|
16
|
Total
|
611
|
1238
|
1849
|
ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON THE DECISIONS OF THE 25th MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES (SCOVA) HELD ON 05.09.2014 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF HON1BLE MOS(PP) (Click the link below for details)
10 th MGNREGS Divas Celebrations
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| Sri M.S.S.Sharma, Inspector Posts O/O PMG Vijayawada receiving award |
Tenth MGNREGS Divas celebrations have been held at Vigyan Bhawan ,New Delhi on 2nd February, 2015.Three States, 11 districts, 15 Postal Department officers and 9 Sarpanches were recognized and awarded for demonstrating excellence and undertaking specific initiatives to ensure effective implementation of MGNREGA.
The tenth MGNREGS Divas celebrations organized by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India were attended by Minister of Rural Development Shri Birender Singh, Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Sudarshan Bhagat, Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Ram Kirpal Yadav, Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, SHri Nihal Chand, State Rural Development Ministers, Senior State Government officials, Secretary Rural Development Shri L.C. Goyal and officials of the Ministry of Rural Development, eminent professionals, representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions, MGNREGA workers, District Collectors and District Programme Coordinators and members of their team
Government may increase lock-in period for PPF; to offer higher interest rate for 20-year tenure
The government is likely to increase the lock-in period for Public Provident Fund (PPF) by at least two years, reports ET Now.
According to ET Now sources in the Finance Ministry, those who invest in PPF will be able to withdraw after 8 years, as against the current 6-year lock-in period. The government is also likely to increase the tenure of PPF from 15 years to 20 years.
"While it will be up to the saver to opt for either a 15-year or a 20-year saving period, the government will look to lure people with a higher interest rate for the 20-year tenure, under Section 80C," reported ET Now. "This implies that if the saver is willing to invest in PPF for 20 years, the subsequent tax benefit will be higher," the channel said.
According to ET Now, the government is considering this move in order to ensure a stable source of infrastructure funding.
Meanwhile the RBI has said that unbreakable high value fixed deposits will soon earn higher rate of interest. Depositors who place their savings with a bank earn differential rates of interest based on the size of deposit, less than Rs 1 crore and above Rs 1 crore, and the longer the period, the more the interest is. Additionally, deposits up to Rs 1 crore can be withdrawn prematurely, resulting in asset-liability mismatch.
To correct this skew between the interest earned on loans and that paid to depositors, the RBI has allowed banks to offer deposit schemes up to Rs 1 crore, which cannot be broken prematurely, so-called non-callable deposits, but which can attract different rates of interest. This opens the prospect of retail depositors, who opt for such deposits, to earn a slightly better rate of interest than on a deposit which can be broken, or a callable deposit.
At present, all deposits accepted from individuals and a Hindu Undivided Family of up to Rs 1 crore can be withdrawn prematurely, leading to asset-liability mismatches in banks.
The RBI's latest decision is one of the major steps in the direction of interest rate rules linked to deposits, after the central bank allowed banks to offer floating rates on deposits a decade ago. The central bank will issue detailed guidelines soon. Premature withdrawals make banks' asset-liability management difficult.
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