Air Travel concession on LTC for Central Government employees and families extended for 2 Years

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Extension of travelling by Air on Leave Travel Concession, the announcement, which Central Government employees were eagerly waiting for, is finally here!

Air travel concession, under the Leave Travel Concession scheme, to places like Jammu and Kashmir, North Eastern Region (NER), and also Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been extended by two more years.

For a while it was assumed that the newly crowned Modi Government had shelved this scheme.

We believe that the scheme was revived due to constant reminders from various employee unions, associations and federations.

Twice every four years, Central Government employees are given fare concessions to travel to their home town. Instead of two trips to home town, the employee is eligible to convert one of them as ALL INDIA LTC concession. Depending on their designation, the employees are eligible to utilize air, ship, rail and road transportation facilities, along with the travel class

The Government has been spending crores of Rupees to usher in development in economically-backward areas like Jammu and Kashmir, NER. As part of its various development schemes, the Government is trying to encourage tourism to these areas. The air travel concession, which is being offered for six years now, is part of this attempt. Awareness of this concession has increased only in the past two years and Central Government employees had only recently started utilizing the option. Under the scheme, Central Government employees can travel to these regions, with their families, by air, and reimburse the air tickets. For further information, please read the official notification. (Click here to view the Dopt Notification)

Although there are certain minor drawbacks, such concessions enjoy immense popularity. This time, there is a minor change – Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been added to the list of destinations. The announcement is a boon for the Central Government employees who didn’t utilize this opportunity in the previous round, and travel via air with their entire family.

Source: CGEN.in

Cadre Restructuring of CSSS (Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service) – Committee Formed

No. 15/1/2014-CSJI(A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel &Training

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 003.

Dated the 29th December 2014

ORDER

Subject:-Constitution of a Committee for Cadre Restructuring of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service (CSSS).

A Committee for the cadre restructuring of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service with the following composition and terms of reference is constituted:

Composition: -

(i)     Establishment  Officer  & Special  Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training : Chairman

(ii)    Joint Secretary (CS), Department of Personnel & Training: Member

(iii)  Joint Secretary (Pers.), Department of Expenditure : Member

(iv)   Director (CS-II) , Department of Personnel & Training      Member Secretary

Terms of Reference:-

(i)        To review the structure of CSSS cadre so as to harmonise the functional requirements with the career expectations of its members.

(ii)      To assess the magnitude of stagnation in various grades of CSSS and suggest remedial measures – both short term and long term – to reduce promotional blocks and at the same time prevent gaps from building up.

(iii)    To suggest measures to enhance the effectiveness of service and capacity building of its members.

(iv)     To take into view the suggestions of the stakeholders, viz. participating Ministries, Associations and members of the service for cadre review.

(v)      To review the entitlement of stenographic assistance to various category of officers of Government of India.

(vi)     To examine any issue as referred to it by the cadre controlling authority of CSSS,

2.  The secretarial assistance to the committee would be provided by the CS-II Division

3.  This has the approval of Hon’ble Minister of State for Personnel

(Kameshwar Mishra)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

7th Pay Commission scheduled to visit Andaman

 7th Central Pay Commission published an another schedule a visit 

Andaman Nicobar Islands on 8th  to 10th  Jan 2015.

The Commission, headed by its Chairman, Justice Shri A. K. Mathur, proposes to visit Kolkata from 04th to 06th January 2015 and Andaman & Nicobar from 08th to 10th January 2015. The Commission would like to invite various entities / associations / federations representing any/all categories of employees covered by the terms of reference of the Commission to present their views.