Medical Facilities to Gorkha Pensioners.

   The Government has extended the benefits of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to Nepal Domiciled Gorkha (NDG) pensioner Ex-servicemen and their dependents. Medical facilities will be provided through 3 ECHS polyclinics at Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dharan. One mobile clinic will also be attached with each of the polyclinic. The polyclinics will provide outpatient treatment and patient requiring hospitalization will be referred to empanelled hospitals in Nepal. Cashless treatment will be provided by these hospitals as is the case in India. The manpower for ECHS Polyclinics and the mobile clinics will be engaged on contractual basis. NDG Ex- servicemen residing in India already have coverage of this scheme since its inception.

   This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Shri MM PallamRajuin a written reply to Shri Manicka Tagore in Lok Sabha today.

PIB

Promotion of Youths to join Forces.

  The details of shortage of manpower in the three Services of the Armed Forces are as follows:

Army	Navy	Air Force
10526	17711	8289

    Government has taken a number of measures to encourage the youth to join the Armed Forces, including conduct of Recruitment Rallies, Media Campaigns, etc. The number of youth aspiring to join the Armed Forces has shown an increasing trend over the last few years.

            This information was given by Minister of Defence Shri AK Antony in a written reply to KunwarRewati Raman Singhand others in Lok Sabha today.

Source: PIB

Enhancement of remuneration to contractual teachers engaged in Railway Schools.

Government of India
Ministry of Railways
(Railway Board)

No.E(W)2007/SC2/7

Delhi, dated; l6-03-2012.

The General Managers(P),
All Indian Railways &
Production Units.
(As per standard mailing list)

Sub:- Enhancement of remuneration to contractual teachers engaged in Railway Schools.

Ref: Board’s letters of even number dated 02-11-2007 & 22-05-2009.

   Please refer to Board’s above mentioned letters, wherein guidelines were issued regarding engagement of part time teachers on contract basis against short term vacancies of teachers in Railway Schools.

   2. Terms and conditions applicable to appointment of such contractual teachers were also detailed in above referred letter including the remuneration admissible to them.

   3. In modification of existing instructions, Ministry of Railway has now decided to enhance the remuneration admissible to contractual teachers, appointed on contract basis in Railway Schools at the rates indicated as under:-

Post Graduate Teacher	` 220/- per period subject to maximum of five periods in a day.
Trained Graduate Teacher	` 210/- per period subject to maximum of five periods in a day.
PRT	` 170/- per period subject to maximum of five periods in a day.

   Contractual teachers once engaged in a school will not be renewed in the next academic session and the revised remuneration will be effective from 20-10-2011.

   The existing terms and conditions would remain the same.

   This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

sd/-
(Debasis Mazumdar)
Joint Director Estt.( Welfare)
Railway Board

Source:http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202012/Enhancement%20in%20Remuneration%20of%20contractual%20teachers_16.03.2012.pdf