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
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
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Total
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611
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1238
|
1849
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