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Friday, 21 April 2023

Confederation Odisha CoC requests for up-to-date maintenance of the CGHS Bhubaneswar, Odisha Website

Confederation Odisha CoC writes to the DG, CGHS on local issues of the Wellness Centres in Odisha

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2471 OF 2023 (@ SLP (C) No. 6185/2020) : Regarding additional increment to employees retiring on 30th June

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Last two Paragraphs of the Order

6.7 Similar view has also been expressed by different High Courts, namely, the Gujarat High Court, the Madhya Pradesh High Court,the Orissa High Court and the Madras High Court. As observed hereinabove, to interpret Regulation 40(1) of the Regulations in the manner in which the appellants have understood and/or interpretated would lead to arbitrariness and denying a government servant the benefit of annual increment which he has already earned while rendering specified period of service with good conduct and efficiently in the last preceding year. It would be punishing a person for no fault of him. As observed hereinabove, the increment can be withheld only by way of punishment or he has not performed the duty efficiently. Any interpretation which would lead to arbitrariness and/or unreasonableness should be avoided. If the interpretation as suggested on behalf of the appellants and the view taken by the Full Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court is accepted, in that case it would tantamount to denying a government servant the annual increment which he has earned for the services he has rendered over a year subject to his good behaviour. The entitlement to receive increment therefore crystallises when the government servant completes requisite length of service with good conduct and becomes payable on the succeeding day. In the present case the word “accrue” should be understood liberally and would mean payable on the succeeding day.

Any contrary view would lead to arbitrariness and unreasonableness and denying a government servant legitimate one annual increment though he is entitled to for rendering the services over a year with good behaviour and efficiently and therefore, such a narrow interpretation should be avoided. We are in complete agreement with the view taken by the Madras High Court in the case of P. Ayyamperumal (supra); the Delhi High Court in the case of Gopal Singh (supra); the Allahabad High Court in the case of Nand Vijay Singh (supra); the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Yogendra Singh Bhadauria (supra); the Orissa High Court in the case of AFR Arun Kumar Biswal (supra); and the Gujarat High Court in the case of Takhatsinh Udesinh Songara (supra). We do not approve the contrary view taken by the Full Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case of Principal Accountant-General, Andhra Pradesh (supra) and the decisions of the Kerala High Court in the case of Union of India Vs. Pavithran (O.P.(CAT) No. 111/2020 decided on 22.11.2022) and the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the case of Hari Prakash Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (CWP No. 2503/2016 decided on 06.11.2020).

7. In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the Division Bench of the High

Court has rightly directed the appellants to grant one annual increment which the original writ petitioners earned on the last day of their service for rendering their services preceding one year from the date of retirement with good behaviour and efficiently. We are in complete agreement with the view taken by the Division Bench of the High Court. Under the circumstances, the present appeal deserves to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed. However, in the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs

Joint Mass gathering of Central /State Govt. employees in Bhubaneswar on 26th April, 2023

Dear friends/employees/pensioners,

Good evening.

With a fevent appeal to share this message in numbers to reach out throughout, I would like to request you to get ready with your family members to be a part of the historic mass gathering / rally of Central Govt. employees including Railways and State Govt. employees including Teachers scheduled by #NJCA / #JFROPS, Odisha on 26th April, 2023 in the capital city of Bhubaneswar to scrap #NPS and restore #OPS. This gathering is the first of its kind in Odisha which has never occured before.

We don't know about the result of this struggle. But we can say and record proudly that we have struggled till end to restore #OPS which is our constitutional right. #NJCA Odisha is moving ahead with every seriousness.

Detailed programme will be intimated soon to all concerned through respective organizations.

Sincere appeal to join your hands in this historic event.

Feel proud to be a part of this great movement.

Regards.

= B SAMAL =

General Secrerary

Confederation of Central Govt. Employees and Workers

Odisha State CoC &

Joint Convenor, NJCA Odisha

PAYMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) EFFECTIVE FROM O1.O1.2023 ONWARDS -REG.

PAYMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) EFFECTIVE FROM O1.O1.2023 ONWARDS -REG.

DOP - ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23

DOP - ANNUAL REPORT 2022-23

Postal Directorate has published Annual Report for the year 2022-23 with full statistical information about the Department of Posts.

View Annual Report for the year 2022-23 Click Here

GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES W.E.F 01.01.2023: DOP ORDER

SB ORDER 08/2023: CIRCULATION OF GOVERNMENT SAVINGS PROMOTION GENERAL (AMENDMENTS) RULES, 2019

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GRANT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES W.E.F 01.01.2023: DOP ORDER (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=7739

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SB ORDER 09/2023: REGARDING PROMOTION OF NEFT/RTGS FACILITY FOR FUND TRANSFER FROM BANK ACCOUNT TO PPF/SSA AND PO SAVINGS ACCOUNT. (CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW)

https://utilities.cept.gov.in/dop/pdfbind.ashx?id=7740

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SB ORDER 10/2023: REGARDING VARIOUS QUERIES RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH MAHILA SAMMAN SAVINGS CERTIFICATE, 2023.

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CENTRAL CIVIL SERVICES (LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION) RULES, 1988 – FULFILLMENT OF PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

F.NO.31011/06/2023-ESTT.(A-IV)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

Establishment A-IV Desk

North Block, New Delhi.

Dated: 29th March 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements

The undersigned is directed to refer to the above-mentioned subject and to state that Government employees are allowed to en cash 10 days earned leave at the time of availing of LTC to the extent of 60 days during the entire service. However, certain queries have been raised about whether to allow reimbursement of leave encashment or not in cases where the Government employees undertake journeys on private vehicles in areas connected by public transport or the Government servant himself decides to forgo his claim resulting in ‘Nil’ claim on journeys performed.

2. The matter has been considered and decided that since the leave encashment is limited upto 60 days in the entire service, the denial of encashment of leave would not be appropriate in such cases where the Government employee decides to forgo his claim of reimbursement for travel undertaken on private/hired vehicle or his claim is ‘Nil’, provided that:

(i) A Government employee intimates to the Department his intention to avail of LTC in advance and gets the leave sanctioned as per the prescribed procedure before the journey is undertaken;

(ii) The Government employee has submitted a request for leave encashment before the commencement of the journey;

(iii) The Government employee gives a self-declaration that he has actually travelled to the declared place of visit and is not claiming the fare reimbursement for the entire LTC journey.

3. It is further clarified that in the following cases, the Government employees are not required to forgo the fare reimbursement for LTC Journey as per prevailing instructions:

(i) The Journey on LTC is made by taxi, auto-rickshaw etc, only between places not connected by rail and these modes operate on a regular basis from point to point with the specific approval of the State Governments/transport authorities concerned and are authorized to ply ;

(ii) Where a Government servant travels on LTC upto the nearest airport/railway station/ bus terminal by authorized mode of transport and undertakes the rest of the journey to a declared place of visit by private transport/ own arrangement (such as personal vehicle or private taxi, etc.), limited upto 200 KMs to and fro ;

(iii) When the Head of Department allows the use of own/hired taxi for an LTC journey on account of the disability of the Government servant or dependent family member as per the extant instructions.

4. It is also reiterated that, within the same block, when the LTC is being availed of by the Government servant and his family members separately, encashment of leave would be restricted to one occasion only.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Satish Kumar)

Under Secretary to the Government of India