Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services.

   The move Implements the Announcements made in the Railway Budget 2011-12

   The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains. Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12. The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2012. With this announcement, 115 out of 132 new trains proposed for introduction during Railway Budget 2011-12 will get introduced, 19 out of 22 increase in frequency of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will be effected and all the extension of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will get implemented. Efforts are being made to ensure introduction of other remaining services proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 by the stipulated date of 31st March, 2012. Today’s announcement include three Duronto, one Shatabdi, one fully AC Express, three Rajyarani Express, nine Mail and Express services, three MEMU services, three DEMU services and five EMU services.

   In case of new trains, local public representatives as per laid down protocol will be invited by the concerned Zonal Railway/Divisional Railway for the formal flagging off in next 7 to 10 days.

   Extension and increase in frequency of the existing trains will be introduced with immediate effect, as operationally feasible.

The list of new trains, extension of existing services etc. is given below:

1. 12297/12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (Tri-weekly)

2. 22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

3. 19405/19406 Ahmedabad-Yesvantpur AC Express (Weekly)

4. 12567/12568 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

5. 22101/22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

6 .19261/19262 Porbander-Kochuvelli Express (Weekly)

7. 22901/22902 Udaipur-Bandra(T) Express (Tri-weekly)

8. 18511/18512 Visakhapatnam-Koraput Intercity Express

9. 57477/57478 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger (Daily)

10. 58301/58302 Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (Daily)

11. 59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur passenger (Daily)

12. 66302/66303 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week)

13. 77683/77684 Jalna-Nagarsol DEMU (6 days a week)

14. 77686/77685 & 77688/77687 Kacheguda – Nizamabad DEMU (6 days a week)

15. 77681/77682 & 77679/77680 Falaknuma-Medchal DEMU (6 days a week)

16. 19027/19028 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)

17. 12293/12294 Allahabad- Mumbai AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

18. 22454/22453 Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

19. 13423/13424 Bhagalpur-Ajmer Express (Weekly)

20. 12371/12372 Kolkata-Jaisalmer Express (Weekly)

21. 22451/22452 Mumbai-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)

22. 19407/19408 Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express (Weekly)

23. 15033/15034 Haridwar-Ramnagar Express (Tri-weekly)

24. 66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

25. 66300/66301 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

26. Introduction of Anandvihar-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express (4 days a week)

EXTENSION:

1. 59803/59802 Nagda-Kota Passenger extension upto Ratlam

2. 19603/19604 Sultanpur-Ajmer Express extension upto Ahmedabad

3. 12965/12966 Udaipur-Gwalior Express extension upto Khajuraho

4. 55007/55008 Hajipur-Thawe Passenger extension upto Kaptanganj

5.12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express extension upto Bangriposi

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:

1. 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger from 2 to 3 days a week.

2. 15279/15280 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Express from weekly to bi-weekly

SUBURBAN:

1. Avadi-Chennai Beach

2. Chennai Beach-Gummidipundi

3. Gummidipundi-Chennai Beach

4. Chennai Central-Tiruvallur

5. Tiruvallur-Chennai Central

Source: PIB

Fixation of ‘range of seniority’ (zone of promotion) for promotion of Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Personal Assistant(PA) Grade of CSSS for the Select List Year-2010 - reg.

Most Immediate

No.5/1/2012-CS-II(C)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Personnel and Training

3rd floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi date 9th March, 2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Fixation of ‘range of seniority’ (zone of promotion) for promotion of Stenographers Grade ‘D’ to Personal Assistant(PA) Grade of CSSS for the Select List Year-2010 - reg.

   Reference is invited to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 16th February, 2012 on the subject mentioned above vide which all the cadre units were requested to place the cases of all eligible Stenographers Grade ‘D’ who were covered within the prescribed ‘range of seniority’ and who had not yet been included in the Select List of PAs of CSSS before the DPC to assess their suitability or otherwise for promotion to the PA grade of CSSS. Cadre Units were also requested to furnish the recommendations of the DPC alongwith vigilance clearance in respect of all the eligible officers who are working in their cadre units including those who had been transferred to their cadre units from other cadre units on their ad-hoc promotion to PA grade of CSSS.

   2. The requisite information is still awaited from all the Cadre Units. The Cadre Units are, therefore, requested to expedite the necessary information to enable this Department to finalize the Select List of PA grade for the year — 2010.

sd/-
(Rajiv Manjhi)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source:http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/rangeofserionrity_PA.pdf

Leave-Frequently asked Question

Department of Personnel & Training

Estt (Leave) Section 

Frequently asked Question	Answer
1. What are the leave entitlement of Govt. Servants serving in a vacation Department w.e.f. 1.9.2008	Earned leave for persons serving in Vacation Departments: (1) (a)  A Government servant (other than a military officer) serving in a Vacation Department shall not be entitled to any earned leave in respect of duty performed in any year in which he avails himself of the full vacation.   (b) In respect of any year in which a Government servant avails himself of a portion of the vacation, he shall be entitled to earned leave in such proportion of 30 days, as the number of days of vacation not taken bears to the full vacation.       Provided that no such leave shall be admissible to a Government servant not in permanent employ or quasi-permanent employ in respect of the first year of his service.   (c) If, in any year, the Government  servant does not avail himself of any vacation, earned leave shall be admissible to him in respect of that year under rule 26. ·         For the purpose of this rule, the term ‘ year’ shall be construed not as meaning a calendar year in which duty is performed but as meaning twelve months of actual duty in a Vacation Department. ·         A Government servant entitled to vacation shall be considered to have availed himself of a vacation or a portion of a vacation unless he has been required by general or special order of a higher authority to forgo such vacation or portion of a vacation Provided that if he has been prevented by such order form enjoying more than fifteen days of the vacation, he shall be considered to have availed himself of no portion of the vacation. ·         When a Government servant serving in a Vacation Department proceeds on leave before completing a full year of duty, the earned leave admissible to him shall be calculated not with reference to the vacations which fall during the period of  actual rendered before proceeding on leave but with reference to the vacation that falls during the year commencing from the date on which he completed the previous year of duty. ·         As per Rule 29(1) the half pay leave account of officer shall be credited with half pay leave in advance, in two installments of ten days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year.
2. Whether encashment of leave is allowed after LTC is availed	Sanction of leave encashment should, as a rule be done is advance, at the time of sanctioning the LTC. However, ex-post facto sanction of leave encashment on LTC may be considered by the sanctioning authority as an exception in deserving cases within the time limit prescribed for submission of claims for LTC
3.Whether encashment of leave with LTC can be availed at the time when the LTC  is availed by the Government servant only or can leave be encashed at the time when LTC is availed by family members	A Govt. servant can be permitted to encash earned leave upto 10 days either at the time of availing LTC himself or when his family avails it, provided other conditions are satisfied.
4.Whether leave encashment should be revised on retrospective revision of pay / D.A.	In terms of 38-A of CCS (leave) Rules, encashment of EL along with LTC is to be calculated on pay admissible on the date of availing LTC + DA admissible on that date. If pay or DA admissible has been revised with retrospective effect, the Govt. Servant would be entitled to encashment of leave on the revised rates.
5.Whether encashment of Earned Leave allowed to a Govt. Servant Prior to his joining the Central Govt. is to be taken into account while retiring ceiling of leave encashment on his superannuation and retirement from Central Govt?	Encashment of EL, allowed by the State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Bodies for services rendered in the concerned Govt etc need not be taken into account for calculating the ceiling of 300 days of Earned leave to be encashed as per CCS(Leave) Rules
6. Whether leave encashment can be sanctioned to a Govt. Servant on his superannuation while under suspension?	Leave encashment can be  sanctioned, however rule 39(3) CCS (Leave) rules 1972 allows with holding of leave encashment in the case of Govt Servant who retires form service on attaining the age of superannuation while under suspension or while disciplinary or criminal proceedings are pending against him, if in view of the authority there is a possibility of some money becoming recoverable form him on conclusion of the  proceedings  against him. On conclusion of the proceedings he/she will become eligible to the amount so withheld after adjustment of Government dues, if any
7.Whether leave encashment can be sanctioned to a Govt. Servant on his dismissal / removal, from service?	A govt servant who is dismissed / removed from service or whose services are terminated ceases to have any claim to leave at his credit from the date of such dismissal as per rule 9(1). Hence he is not entitled to any leave encashment.
8. Whether interest is payable on delayed payment of leave encashment dues?	No, there is no provision in the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972 for payment of interest on leave encashment.
9.Whether a Govt, servant who has been granted study leave may be allowed to resign to take up a post in other Ministries / Department of a central Govt. within the bond period	Yes. As per rule 50(5) (iii) a Govt. Servant has to submit a bond to serve the Govt. for a period of 3 years.  As the Govt. servant would will be serving the Govt/Department he may be allowed to submit his technical resignation to take up another post within the central govt.
10.Whether women employees of public sector undertakings/Bodies etc. Are entitled to CCL?	Orders issued by DOPT are not automatically applicable to the employees of central public sector undertakings/Autonomous Bodies, banking industry etc. It is for the PSUs/Autonomous Bodies to decide the applicability of the rules/instructions issue  for the central Government employees to their employees in consultation with their administrative Ministries.
11.Whether Govt. Servant can be permitted to leave station/go abroad while on CCL	Child care leave is granted to a woman employee to take care of the needs of the minor children. If the child is studying abroad or the Govt.  Servant has to go abroad for taking care of the child, she may do so subject to other conditions laid down  for his purpose
12.What is the intention behind the instruction that CCL is to be treated like EL and sanctioned as such?	The intention is that CCL should be availed with prior approval of leave sanctioning authority and that the combination of CCL with other leave, if any, should be as per the restriction of combination with EL.  The restriction of the limit of 180 days at a stretch as applicable in the case of EL will not apply in case of CCL.  The other conditions like CCL may not be granted for less than 15 days or in more than 3 spells etc, in a year will apply

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