Tamil Nadu govt directs employers to declare holiday on polling day

Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday directed employers in the state to grant their employees a day's holiday with wages on April 13 to enable them vote in the Assembly elections.

''It is mandatory on the part of every employer in Tamil Nadu to grant a holiday with wages on April 13,'' a Labour Department note here said.

Such a measure was mandatory as per the provisions of Section 135 B of Representation of People Act, 1951.

'Therefore the employers of all the factories, shops, establishments, commercial establishments, catering establishments, plantations, beedi establishments and motor transport undertakings are required to grant holiday with wages on April 13 to all their employees,'' it said.

This also applied to daily wage labourers and casual workers, it added.

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Level ‘A’ Training Programme at ISTM for U.D.Cs with 5 years’ approved service in the grade (18/04/2011 to 23/05/2011)

Most Immediate

No.08/02/2011 –CS.I(Trg)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
CS.I Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 5th April, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Level ‘A’ Training Programme at ISTM for U.D.Cs with 5 years’ approved service in the grade (18/04/2011 to 23/05/2011).

The undersigned is directed to inform that UDCs, whose names are given in  Annexure I, have been nominated for the Level ‘A’ Training Programme conducted by  ISTM w.e.f. 18/04/2011 to 23/05/2011. It is requested that these officials may be relieved of their duties, subject to vigilance clearance and advised to report to Shri Parth Vasaniya,  Assistant Director (Co-ordinator) ISTM, Administrative Block, JNU Campus (Old), New Delhi-110067 at 9 A.M. on 18th April. 2011.

2. The performance of the officials in the training, as evaluated and reported by ISTM thereof, may be added in their APARs. No request for withdrawal of nomination either from the Ministry/Department or the officer concerned shall be entertained by this Department or the Institute. As the training of the officials and successful completion is necessary for promotion/regularization, the Cadre Units are requested to ensure that the officials nominated to the above programme are relieved in time.

3. As the aforesaid training includes study tour, officers nominated above may be advised to draw necessary TA/DA advance of Rs. 12,000/- each from their respective Ministry/Department. This amount may be released in Cash only.

4. Confirmation with regard to the participation of the officials along with their respective bio-data (Annexure-Il) may please be sent by 11 th April. 2011 to Shri Parth Vasaniya, Assistant Director

 (Co-ordinator), ISTM, New Delhi, with a copy to the undersigned. Shri Parth Vasaniya, Assistant Director (Co-ordinator) ISTM is accessible on phone No. 26185311 (0).

( Vidyadhar Jha)
Under Secretary to Government of India
Tele. : 24624046

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

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

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