Payment of fees under RTI Act by Indian Postal Order

                                                           N0.F. 101912008-lR
                                                          Government of India
                                                 Ministry of Personnel. PG & Pension
                                               Department of Personnel & Training ******
                                                                                                                      North Block, New Delhl
                                                                                                                          Dated April 26, 201
                         Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian Postal Order.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Right to information (Regulation of
Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 provide that a person seeking information under the RTI
Act, 1005 can make payment of fee for obtdning information by cash or demand
draft or banker's cheque or lndian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice
of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the
lndian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the
Rules is through lndian Postal Order. Refusal to accept fee through the IPO may be
treated as refusal to accept the application. It may result into imposition of penalty
by the Central Information Commission on the'concerned Central Publk Information
Officer under Section 20 of the Act. AH the public authorities should, therefore,
ensure that payment of fee by IPO is not denied.
3. Contents of this OM mav be brouaht to the notice of all concerned.
1. All the MinistneslDepartments of the Government of lndia
2. Union Public Service CommissionILok Sabha Seaetdat./Rajya Sabha
SecretariatICaMnet SecretariatICentral Vigilance CommisslonIPresident's
SecretarlatMce-President's SecretariatIPrlme Minister's OfficeIPlanning
Commission/Hectlon Commission
3. Central Information Commission
4. Staff Selection Commission. CGO Complex, New Delhi
5. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of lndia, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar
Marg, New Delhi
6. ill Offiers/Desks/Sectiont. Department of Penonnel & Training and
Department of Penslon & Pensions Welfare
Copy to: Chief Secretaries of all the StatesIUTs.N0.F. 101912008-lR
Government of lndia
Ministry of Penonnei. PG & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training ******
North Block, New Delhl
Dated April 26,201 1
Subject:- Payment of fee under the RTI Act by lndian Postal Order.

The undersigned is directed to say that the Right to information (Regulation of
Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005 provide that a person seeking information under the RTI
Act, 1005 can make payment of fee for obtdning information by cash or demand
draft or banker's cheque or lndian Postal Order. It has been brought to the notice
of this Department that some public authorities do not accept fee through the
lndian Postal Orders.
2. As stated above, one of the approved modes of payment of fee under the
Rules k through lndian Postal Order. Refusal ta accept fee through the IPO may be
treated as refusal to accept the application. It may result into imposition of penalty
by the Central Information Commission on the'concemed Central Publk Information
Officer under Section 20 of the Act. All the public authorities should, therefore,
ensure that payment of fee by IPO is not denied.
3. Contents of this OM mav be brought to the notice of all concerned.



                  
                                                                                                                          K.G.Verma
                                                                                                                             Director

Cadre Allocation Policcy for All India Sevices, IAS, IPS,I FS

                                                          NO. 29062/1/2011-AIS-I
                                                              Government of lndia
                                                   Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
                                                  Department of Personnel &Training
                                                                                                              North Block, New Delhi
                                                                                                               Dated: 21n April, 2011
                                                          OFFICE MEMORANDUM
                  Subject: Cadre Allocation Policy for the All lndia Services - IAS /IPS/IFS - Reg.

              The undersigned is directed to refer to the Cadre Allocation Policy issued vide
 O.M. No. 13011/22/2005-AIS-I dated loth~ p r i l ,2 008 and to say that the Government
has since reviewed the Policy. It has been decided by the competent authority to amend the Para 9 of the said Policy. The existing para 9 of the Cadre Allocation Policy and the amended para 9 of the Cadre Allocation Policy are given below:-
Existing Para 9 of Cadre Allocation PolicyA reserved category candidate selected on general standards shall be eligible for allocation against the available insider unreserved vacancy as per his merit and preference. But if he cannot be allocated against such vacancy, for he is lower in rank as compared with other general category candidates, he shall be
considered for allocation as per his merit and preference against the available insider vacancy of his category and, in case found eligible, adjusted by exchanging insider vacancy in his category into insider
UR vacancy and outsider UR vacancy into outsider reserved vacancy of his category. this is to ensure that such candidates is not placed at disadvantageous position vis-a- vis other candidates of his category in
the merit list below him.


Amended Para 9 of Cadre Allocation Policy

Notwithstanding what has been said above a reserved category candidate selected on general standards shall be eligible for llocation against the available unreserved vacancy as per his merit and preference. But if he cannot be allocated against such vacancy, for he is lower in rank compared with other general
category candidates, he shall be considered for allocation as per his merit and preference against the available
vacancy of his category.
2. Revised Cadre Allocation Policy will be implemented w.e.f. CSE-2009.
3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.                         S.S.Shukla
                                                                                           Under secretary to the Government of India

THE ALLOWANCES TO BE RAISED 25%

Dearness Allowance has been raised to 51% with effect from 01-01-2011. As the Government accepted the 6CPC recommendations, when D.A reaches 50%, the allowances which are compensatory in nature also should be raised by 25%. There are many allowances and advances are recommended to be raised 25% .

NFIR insisted that 37 Allowances and Advances have to be increased and also demanded the railway Ministry to issue necessary orders without any delay. Many of viewers keep on asking that when will the allowance be raised? As the D.A reaches 50% in January 2011 itself, subsequently all the allowance should witness the hike from January 2011. If so how the children education allowance will be calculated for the remaining period of the academic year? The advances, which have been issued from January 2011 to till date, can be raised? Necessary Clarifications are expected from competent authorities very soon  

NFIR demanded the railway ministry to raise the following Allowances 25%

1- Children Educational Allowance

2- Hostel Subsidy Allowance

3- Child Care Allowance (for Disabled)

4- Washing Allowance

5- Travelling Allowance (T.A)

6- National Holiday (NHA)

7- Break Down Allowance (BDA)

8- Special Allowance for Engineering Gateman

9- Conveyance Allowance

10- Cycle Maintenance Allowance

11- Night Patrolling Allowance

12- Road Mileage Allowance

13 Tribal Area Allowance

14 Hill Area Allowance

15- Bad Climate Allowance

16- Nursing Uniform Allowance

17- Nursing Allowance

18- Washing Allowance (Nursing Staff)

19- Project Allowance (Construction/Survey)

20- Project Allowance (Construction/Survey)

21- Composite Transfer Grant (CTG)

22- Uniform Allowance Kit Maintenance Allowance & Washing Allowance (RPF/SRPF Group A Officers only)

23- PG Allowance & Annual Allowance (for Doctors alone)

24- Health & Malaria Inspectors (Additional Duty)

25- Commercial Staff in charge of flag stations

26- Teachers Library work

(i) ATP -Primary School

(ii) Middle School

(iii) High/Higher Secondary School

27- Announcers ECRCs/Coomercial Clerks/TCs

28 -Train Supdt./TS (Rajdhani Exp.)

29- Steward (Dy. TS) (Rajdhani Exp.)

30 -CTIs/TTEs Flying Squad

31- Cook/Cook mate

32- Senior Scale

JA Grade

SA Grade (Hindi Officers)

33- Festival Advance

34- Bicycle Advance

35- Warm Clothing Advance

36- Flood Advance

37- Natural Calamity Advance

GRANT OF PENSION TO CHILDLESS WIDOW OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE AFTER HER REMARRIAGE

No.1/4/2011 -P&PW(E) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

New Delhi, the 1st April, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of family pension to childless widow of a deceased Central Government employee after her remarriage – Clarification -reg.

   A reference is invited to the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M.No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dt. 2.9.2008 whereby provisions regulating pension/family pension/gratuity/commutation of pension/disability pension/ex-gratia lump sum compensation, etc. were revised consequent upon implementation of Government’s decision on the recommendations of 6th CPC.

   2. As per the provisions of para 8.6 of the ibid O.M., the childless widow of a deceased Government employee shall continue to be paid family pension even after her remarriage subject to the condition that the family pension shall cease once her independent income from all other sources becomes equal to or higher than the minimum prescribed for family pension in the Central Government.

   3. References/Representations have been received in this Department from various quarters raising therein doubts that the provisions of this Department’s O.M. dt. 2.9.2008 do not adequately take care of cases wherein death of the employee took place prior to 1.1.2006 and the childless widow of the deceased employee got remarried before/on or after 1.1.2006.

   4. The issue has been examined in this Department in consultation with Department of Expenditure. It is hereby clarified that the childless widow of a deceased Central Government employee who had expired before 1.1.2006, shall be eligible for family pension in the light of 6th CPC’s recommendations irrespective of the fact that the remarriage of the widow had taken place prior to/on or after 1.1.2006. The financial benefits in such cases, however, will accrue from 1.1.2006. This, however, would be subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions laid down therein, including the income criterion that the income of the widow from all sources does not become equal to or higher than the minimum prescribed for family pension in the Central Government.

   5. This issues with the concurrence of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance vide their U.O. No.64/EV/2011 dt. 11 3.2011.

   6. This order, in so far as their applicability relates to the employees of Indian Audit & Accounts Department, is being issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their U.O. No.50 -Audit(Rules/ 14-2010 dt. 31.3.2011…

7. Hindi version will follow.

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(K.S.CHIBB) 

Director