Introduction of Plastic Notes

 

Introduction of Plastic Notes

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

28-November-2014 17:16 IST

Introduction of Plastic Notes

It has been decided by the Government to introduce plastic notes in the denomination of Rs. 10/-. One billion plastic notes of the denomination of Rs. 10/- will be introduced in a field trial in five cities selected for their geographical and climatic diversity. The primary objective of introduction of polymer/plastic notes is to increase its life and not to combat counterfeiting. The cities selected for field train are Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Shimla and Bhubaneswar.

The Reserve Bank of India has informed that since the proposal is at a trial stage, the decision on replacement of currency notes with plastic notes will depend on the outcome offield trial.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Jayant Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. 

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

28-November-2014 12:35 IST

Steps Taken to Modernise CGHS Centres

            The list of total number of CGHS dispensaries (known as Wellness Centres) and hospitals State/UT wise is placed given below: 

Details of CGHS Hospitals/Wellness Centres according to different systems of medicine 

Sl. No.	State	City	Allopathic Dispensaries	CGHS Hospitals	AYUSH
1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1		0
2	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	2		0
3	Delhi	Delhi/NCR	94	4	36
4	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu	2		0
5	Rajasthan	Jaipur	7		2
6	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	7		2
		Kanpur	9		3
		Lucknow	9		3
		Meerut	6		2
7	Bihar	Patna	5		2
8	Meghalaya	Shillong	2		0
9	Assam	Guwahati	5		1
10	West Bengal	Kolkata	18		4
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi	3		0
12	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	3		1
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	2		0
		Jabalpur	4		0
14	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	8		2
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai	26		5
		Nagpur	11		3
		Pune	9		3
16	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	13		6
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	10		4
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	3		2
19	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	14		4
Total			273	4	85

 The following initiatives have been taken to modernize them;

a)     All the CGHS dispensaries have been computerized. All the transactions for medicines are done online thereby making the system transparent and minimizing the delay in issue of medicines. The beneficiaries can also view online the history of medicines issued to them. 

b)     CGHS plastic cards have been issued to the beneficiaries enabling them to avail the facilities from any CGHS wellness centre. 

c)     SMS alert system on issue of medicines to CGHS beneficiaries on the mobile phone has been initiated to act as deterrent against pilferage of medicines by unscrupulous elements. 

d)     Introduction of Biometric system for recording attendance has been introduced in few CGHS Wellness centres to ensure punctuality. 

e)     SMS alert on issue of permission letter to CGHS pensioner beneficiaries on issue of permission letter through computers. 

Total budget allocation/ expenditure for CGHS wellness centres for allopathic and Indian system of medicines including Siddha separately along with the expenditure incurred on purchase of medicines during each of the last three years and the current year are given below: 

Financial Year	Total Allocation	Total Expenditure on Allopathic Medicines	Total Expenditure on Indian System of Medicines
2011-12	1494.25	962.03	5.53
2012-13	1689.76	967.68	6.78
2013-14	1724.45	969.27	8.03
2014-15	1726.20	671.63	3.40

 The following steps have been taken to ensure purchase of medicines under CGHS in a transparent manner: 

1.      CGHS procures its bulk supply of formulary medicines (both branded and generic) through the Medical Store Organization (MSO), which is under the administrative control of DGHS. Addl. Directors, CGHS of different cities place their indents for formulary drugs to the MSO which are supplied by MSO to various CGHS units through their respective Govt. Medical Stores Depots (GMSDs). 

2.      The procurement of Life Saving Drugs is made through a rate enquiry in the form of sealed quotations directly from the manufacturers for the life saving drugs and not through their distributors or dealers. 

3.      The medicines which are not available in wellness centres are being procured through authorized local chemist appointed for each wellness centres separately through E-Tender system with the best discounts. 

Orders have been issued on 19.11.2014 for the opening of CGHS wellness centres in 12 cities namely Raipur, Shimla, Itanagar, Aizawl, Agartala, Imphal, Kohima, Gangtok, Panaji, Gandhi Nagar, Puduchery and Indore. 

Presently 685 numbers of private hospitals/Eye clinics /Dental Clinics are empanelled in various cities against   552 earlier.The statement showing the details of State / UT wise empanelled private hospitals/ Eye clinics/ Dental Clinics is placed below:- 

Statement showing the details of CGHS empanelled Private Hospitals / Eye clinics/Dental clinics 

Sl. No.	State	City	Hospitals (1)	Eye Clinics (2)	Dental Clinics (3)	Total 1+2+3
1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	9	7	2	18
2	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	2	4	-	6
3	Delhi	Delhi/NCR	94	91	44	229
4	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu	-	1	-	1
5	Rajasthan	Jaipur	19	11	4	34
6	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad	20	3	4	27
		Kanpur	31	9	1	41
		Lucknow	11	4	1	16
		Meerut	14	5	2	21
7	Bihar	Patna	13	4	2	19
8	Meghalaya	Shillong	-	-	-	-
9	Assam	Guwahati	3	-	-	3
10	West Bengal	Kolkata	4	1	-	5
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi	2	2	-	4
12	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	5	1	1	7
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	13	2	-	15
		Jabalpur	17	6	4	27
14	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	6	3	-	9
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai	24	11	2	37
		Nagpur	26	17	2	45
		Pune	34	7	2	43
16	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	20	6	1	27
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	5	25	3	33
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1	2	-	3
19	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	10	4	1	15
Total			383	226	76	685

 Due to shortage of manpower, it is not possible to provide round the clock facilities at all CGHS Wellness Centres. The CGHS beneficiaries have the option to go directly to any Government/empanelled/ non empanelled private hospitals during emergency.

 

The Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.

Alignment of Service Rules with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

No. 11013/2/2014 Estt (A.III)
Government of india
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi,
Dated the 27th November 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Alignment of Service Rules with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013.

The undersigned is directed to say that the ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act. 2013’ {SHWW (PPR) Act} has been promulgated on 22nd April 2013. Further to the Act, the ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention. Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013‘ were notified on 9.12.2013. The Act and the Rules framed thereunder provide a redressal mechanism for handling cases of sexual harassment at workplace. The Act and Rules are available at the website of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (wcd.nic.in) under Legislation/Acts.

2. The CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and CCS (CCA) Rules,1965 have been amended vide Notifications of even number published as G.S.R. 823(E2 and G.S.R.822(E) in the Gazette of India - Extraordinary dated 19-11-2014. These are available on this Department’s website www.persmin.gov.in

3. So far as Central Government employees are concerned, provisions already exist in the CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 defining sexual harassment. Further, the proviso to Rule 14(2) of the 008 (CCA) Rules 1965 provides that the complaints committee established in each Ministry or Department or office enquiring into such complaints shall be deemed to be the inquiring authority appointed by the disciplinary authority and the committee shall hold the inquiry so far as practicable in accordance with the procedure laid down in those rules. Similar provisions exist in the relevant service rules of the Central Government servants not governed by CCS (Conduct) Rules / CCS (CCA) Rules.

4. Sexual harassment as defined rule 3-0 of Co8 (Conduct) Rules,1964 in has been amended vide Notification of even number dated 19-11-2014 (copy enclosed). The amended rule is as follows:

"Rule 3C - Prohibition of sexual harassment of working women (1) No Government servant shall indulge in any act of sexual harassment of any woman at any work place.

(2) Every Government servant who is incharge of a work place shall take appropriate steps to prevent sexual harassment to any woman at such work place.

Explanation- 1 For the purpose of this rule,
(a) "sexual harassment" includes any one or more of the following acts or behaviour, (whether directly or by implication), namely:-
(i) physical contact and advances; or
(ii) demand or request for sexual favours; or
(iii)sexually coloured remarks; or
(iv)showing any pornography; or
(v) any other unwelcome physical, verbal, non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature.

(b) The following circumstances. among other circumstances. if it occurs or is present in relation to or connected with any act or behaviour of sexual harassment may amount to sexual harassment
(i) implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in employment; or
(ii) implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in employment ; or
(iii) implied or explicit threat about her present or future employment status; or
(iv) interference with her work or creating an intimidating or offensive or
hostile work environment for her; or
(v) humiliating treatment likely to affect her health or safety.

(c) "workplace" includes,
(i) any department, organisation, undertaking. establishment, enterprise, institution, office, branch or unit which is established, owned, controlled or wholly or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the Central Government;
(ii) hospitals or nursing homes;
(iii) any sports institute, stadium, sports complex or competition or games venue, whether residential or not used for training. sports or other activities relating thereto;
(iv) any place visited by the employee arising out of or during the course of employment including transportation provided by the employer for undertaking such journey;
(v) a dwelling place or a house."

5. All Ministries/Departments are advised that the following procedure may be adopted while dealing with complaints of sexual harassment:-

(i) Sexual harassment will include any one or more of the Acts or behaviour defined in Rule 3-C of the 003 (Conduct) Rules 1964 read with See 3(2) of SHWW (PPR) Act.
(ii) The Committee constituted in each Mlnistry/ Department/ office under the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 shall inquire into complaints of sexual harassment in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the SHWW(PPR) Act.
(iii) The Committee will as far as practicable follow the procedures prescribed in CCS (CCA) Rules 1965 for conduct of the inquiry.
(iv) If any complaint is received directly by the committee, the same shall be referred to the appropriate disciplinary authority and the Committee shall inquire into the complaint on the complaint being referred to it by the disciplinary authority.

6. In addition, the Committee will have the powers to recommend to the employer:-

a) to transfer the aggrieved woman or the charged officer to any other workplace; or

b) to grant leave to the aggrieved woman up to a period of three months. (The leave granted to the aggrieved woman under this section shall be in addition to the leave she would be otherwise entitled to.)

c) to grant such other relief to the aggrieved woman as may be prescribed; or

d) to deduct from the salary or wages of the charged officer such sum as it may consider appropriate to be paid to the aggrieved woman or to her legal heirs.  Any amount outstanding at the time of cessation of the services of the charged officer due to retirement, death or otherwise may be recovered from the terminal benefits payable to the officer or his heirs. Such compensation will not amount to penalty under Rule 11 of 008 (CCA) Rules in terms of the Explanation (ix) to Rule 11 inserted vide Notification of even Number dated 19-11-2014.

7. it may also be noted that the Committee may recommend action to be taken against the person who has made a complaint, if the Committee arrives at the conclusion that the allegation is malicious or the aggrieved woman or the person making the complaint has made the complaint knowing it to be false or has produced any forged or misleading document. The Committee may also recommend action against any witness if it comes to the conclusion that such witness has given false evidence or produced any forged or misleading document.

8. Attention is also invited to the following provisions of SHWW (PPR) Act:
Sec 16 & 17 : Prohibition of publication or making known contents of complaint, inquiry proceedings and recommendations of the Committee.
Sec 19 : Duties of employer. This may be read with provisions of Rule 3(C) (2) of 008 (Conduct) Rules.
Sec 21, 22 of SHWW(PPR) Act and Rule 14 of the SHWW (PPR) Rules Annual Reports

9. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the contents of this OM to the notice of all officers and staff working under them. The Ministries/ Departments are also requested to advise the PSEs/ Autonomous Bodies under their administrative control to align their service rules with the SHVWV (PPR) Act/ Rules.

sd/-
(Mamta Kundra)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India


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