Acceptance and depositing of Bank Draft/Pay Order in the Government account on account of booking charges of holiday homes by different Booking Authorities.

File No. D-11028/23/82-Regions (Vol.II)
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated ; 17-01-2013

Office Memorandum

Subject: Acceptance and depositing of Bank Draft/Pay Order in the Government account on account of booking charges of holiday homes by different Booking Authorities.

   Booking of rooms/suits of holiday home at Shimla, Agra, etc. is made by different booking authorities (i.e. EM, Kolkata’ AEM’ Chennai and AEM, Nagpur) but demand draft/pay order is received in the name of Assistant Estate Manager, Shimla or Assistant Director of Estates (Cash), New Delhi as the case may be. After confirmation of booking of holiday home, the demand draft/pay order received by the aforesaid booking authorities is then sent to AEM, Shimla or Assistant Director of Estates (Regions), New Delhi for deposit in the Government account. Such practice takes considerable time in actual realisation of revenue to the Government.

   2. Recently, RBI has reduced the validity period of Bank Draft/Pay Order/Cheque from six months to three months. After reducing the validity period of draft/pay order/cheque by RBI, it has now become more difficult to realise the revenue suitably through the practice being adopted as mentioned at first para above.

   3. It has now been decided with the approval of Directorate of Estates that following change in respect of above matter would come into effect with immediate effect:

   (i) EM/AEM, Kolkata; AEM, Chennai and AEM, Nagpur will accept the bank draft/pay order towards booking charges of holiday homes/guest houses in favour of the concerned booking authority itself who is looking after the booking and not in favour of other authorities and O/o concerned booking authority will itself deposit the booking charges in the Government account.

   (ii) NIC will modify the online booking application form in respect of rooms/suits of holiday homes/guest houses at the disposal of EM/AEM, Kolkata; AEM, Chennai and AEM, Nagpur accordingly.

   4. All prospective applicants are also advised to note the above changes and to ensure the correctness of bank draft/pay order in favour of appropriate authority. Failure to comply with the above changed norms will lead to rejection of booking request.

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(N.S. Chauhan)
Assistant Director of Estates (Regions)

Source:http://holidayhomes.nic.in/WriteReadData/Circulars/18AccepAndDepo.pdf

Consolidated Instructions on compassionate appointment — regarding.

F.No.14014/02/2012--Estt. (D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block,
New Delhi
Dated the 16th  January, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-  Consolidated Instructions on compassionate appointment  — regarding.

   The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department's O.M.  No.14014/6/94-Estt(D) dated 09.10.1998 vide which Scheme for "Compassionate Appointment under Central Government"  was issued.

    Subsequently a number of instructions on compassionate appointments under the Central Government have been issued. The content of important/relevant O.Ms and orders on the subject have been further consolidated for the facility of reference and guidance and are being made available on this Department's website www.persmin.nic.in  in the dynamic form (OMs & Orders>Establishment>(A) Administration (III) Concessions in appointment (a) compassionate appointment). This may be brought to the notice of all concerned for information, guidance and necessary action.

   2.  Hindi version will follow.

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[Virender Singh]
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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No proposal to Increase the age of retirement from 60 to 65: Govt. replied in Parliament.

   In reply of question "whether the Government proposes to increase the age of retirement of Government employees from 60 to 65?" asked by Shri Mahabal Mishra in last session of Lok Sabha, the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri. V. Narayanasamy has replied that there is no such proposal at present.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1975
ANSWERED ON 05.12.2012

AGE OF RETIREMENT

   1975 . Shri MAHABAL MISHRA

   Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to state:-

   (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the age of retirement of Government employees from 60 to 65;

   (b) if so, the details thereof;

   (c) whether various Departments of the Government has fixed different age limits for the purpose of retirement; and

   (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

   Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)

   (a): There is no such proposal at present.

   (b): Does not arise.

   (c) & (d): As per Fundamental Rule 56, except as otherwise provided in the Rule, every Government Servant shall retire from service on attaining the age of 60 years.