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Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees

Dtf.in : Feb 22, 2016
New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016).
To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.

S.No.     Course of action                 Time limit
1     Leave Sanction                         5 working days + 3 working days*
2    Sanction of LTC advance/       5 working days + 3 working days*
      Leave Encashment
3   Time taken by Administration  10 working days + 3 working days*
for verification of LTC claim
after the LTC bill is submitted by
the Government employee for
settlement.
4   Time taken by DDO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
5   Time taken by PAO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
* (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1.
(b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained. 
The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken.
It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016.
It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.
More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules

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Maharashtra first state to grant 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases   

Indianexpress.com
Jan 21, 2016
Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …

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New rule limits babus’ foreign trips to four a year   

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Jan 15, 2016
NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …

No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC   

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Jan 9, 2016
NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …

No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod   

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Dec 31, 2015
NEW DELHI: IAS officers working under the central government can now be placed under suspension only with approval of the Prime Minister, according to new All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2015. …
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Government Considers Gratuity To Employees Under National Pension System   

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New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …

Why implementing the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation is a herculean challenge   

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Central govt employees to enjoy adventure activities; tourism to grow   

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Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests 

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All 50000 retiring babus in 2016 to get dues, pension orders on day of retirement

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NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …

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Now, retired babus to probe serving ones in the govt   

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Oct 9, 2015
NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …

Spouses may mislead, say bureaucrats against asset disclosure norms

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Verify employees service 5 years before retirement: Government to departments

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All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …

Government forms expert panel to review civil services exam pattern

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NEW DELHI: An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers. …
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Don’t complain directly to PM, officers told     Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Babus flying abroad must give fund info    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …

UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes   Thehindu.com
June 21, 2015
Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …

Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 14, 2015
NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …

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Mystery of the missing IAS dozen   Telegraphindia.com
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Centre relaxes gift policy for babus   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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NEW DELHI: Civil servants can now accept gifts up to Rs 25,000 from relatives and personal friends on occasions such as weddings etc, without reporting the same to the government. …
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Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Don’t deny leave to disabled employees: Government tells departments   Dnaindia.com
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