Time limit for Advance Reservation by train reduced to 60 Days with effect from 01-05-2013.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2007/TG-I/20/P/ARP

New Delhi, dated 25.04.2013

The Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO.34 OF 2013)

Sub: Time limit for Advance Reservation.

   It has been decided that w.e.f. 01.05.2013, the existing time limit for advance reservations by trains will be reduced from 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) as mentioned below:-

   i. With effect from 01.05.2013, the ARP will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and bookings will be done accordingly. However, all the bookings done upto 30.04.2013 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact.

   ii. Cancellations of the booking made beyond the ARP of 60 days will, however, be permitted.

   iii. There will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, etc. where lower time limits for advance reservations are at present in force.

   iv. There will also be no change in the case of limit of 360 days for Foreign Tourists.

   2. Wide publicity through all possible means may be given for information of general public.

Sd/-
(Dr. S.K. Ahirwar)
Director Traffic Commercial (G)
Railway Board

Source: NFIR

Constitution of a Committee for Cadre Restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

No.19/2/2013-CS-I(P)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi -110003
April 25, 2013.

ORDER

Subject: Constitution of a Committee for Cadre Restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

   A Committee for cadre restructuring of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) with the following composition and terms of reference is constituted:-

Composition:-

(i) Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary, DoP&T                        Chairman
(ii) Joint Secretary (CS), DoP&T                                                         Member
(iii) Joint Secretary (Pers), D/o Expenditure                                         Member
(iv) Director (CS-I), DoP&T                                                                Member-Secretary

Terms of Reference:-

   (a) To review the structure of CSS cadre, along with the feeder cadre, so as to harmonise the functional needs with the legitimate career expectations of its members.

   (b) To assess the magnitude of stagnation in various grades of CSS and suggest remedial measures — both short-term and long-term, as to reduce promotional blocks and at the same time prevent gaps from building up.

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

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

   (e) To examine any issue as referred to it by the cadre controlling authority of CSS and Central Secretariat Clerical Service (CSCS).

   2. The secretarial services to the Committee would be provided by the CS Division.

   3. This has the approval of the Honble Minister of State for Personnel.

Sd/-
(Parminder Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02csd/3Cadre.pdf

Separate Reservation Counters for Women and Physically Challenged.

   Separate reservation counters are earmarked for ladies, senior citizens, former Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly, physically handicapped, accredited journalists, freedom fighters, if the ticket demand per shift is not less than 120 tickets. In case, there is no justification for earmarking of exclusive counter for any of these categories of persons including ladies/physically challenged persons, one or two counters depending upon total demands are earmarked for dealing with the reservation requests of all these categories of persons.

    Instructions are also there that at those reservation offices which have not been computerized and where separate counters are not in existence for ladies, female passengers should not be compelled to join the general queues and be attended to separately at the same counter as for general passengers.

   This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

PIB