Except Lord Lingaraj Temple, all other religious institutions will reopen in Bhubaneswar from January 3 with strict observance of Covid-19 safety protocols. Notification issued.
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Friday, 18 December 2020
Thursday, 17 December 2020
CCR / PAR for Group-A & Group-B Officers
CCR / PAR for Group-A & Group-B Officers :
- DOWNLOAD FORM
- e-PAR User Manual
- Schedule of Instructions for filing PAR
- Guidelines for recording and maintenance of PAR of Group-A Officers
CIRCULARS :
- 26819 Dt.01.12.2020 : OCS (Criteria for promotion) Amendment Rules 2020
- 19255 Dt.24.08.2020 : Scrutiny of CCRs/PARs for conduction of promotion
- 10707 Dt.30.04.2020 : Consideration for promotion if CCR/PAR available either in online/offline upto Assessment year 2018-19
- 34337 Dt.26.12.2014 : Introduction of electronic filing of PAR (through HRMS) in respect of Group-A & Group-B Officers of State Government from the Assessment year 2014-15
- 20162 Dt.18.07.2005 Scrutiny of CCRs for consideration of promotion
New Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
New CJ of Orissa HC: Supreme Court has recommended elevation of Justice Dr S Muralidhar, presently a judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court, to be the Chief Justice of Orissa HC.
Orissa HC Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq has been recommended for transfer to Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Cabinet Decision Dt. 14.12.2020
Sri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance 2020
- Affairs of Shri Lingaraj temple will now be governed by Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance 2020
- Presently it is governed by Odisha Hindu Religious Endowment Act, 1951
- Separate law will help in proper execution of rituals, management or administration of temple and it's properties
- The temple trust was not able to properly execute such rituals due to limited power conferred under the existing law.
- A managing committee of 15 members will be formed.
- Committee will administer Shri Lingaraj Temple & it's properties including temples outside the premises, mathas etc
- Committee will have general & special powers to manage affairs of the temple including seva-puja & nitis
- An administrator will be appointed to manage day to day affairs
- Provision for protection & management of movable, immovable properties & endowments.
- Provision of budget, maintenance of accounts, audit & inspection.
- Provision for eviction of unauthorised occupants from temple lands
New Medical College & Teaching Hospitals in Puri & Jajpur
- 100 seated & 500 beded new government medical college & teaching hospital in Jajpur. Estimated cost ₹426 Crores.
- 650 beded teaching hospital for new medical college in puri. Estimated cost ₹224 Crores.
Process started for DPC of 831 ASOs for their promotion
In view of large vacancy (nearly 400+) in post of Section Officers in Secretariat, Home Department has started process for promotion of Assistant Section Officers of OSS Cadre. CCRs/PARs of 831 ASOs are sought for from Home(Confidential) Department. Similarly, concerned Departments have been requested to intimate about Disciplinary proceedings contemplated or pending against those ASOs, if any.
It is to note that, DPC of Section Officers upto the rank of Joint Secretaries of OSS Cadre is under process. On 04.12.2020, lists of 3 Joint secretaries, 21 Deputy Secretaries, 116 Under Secretaries, 290 Desk Officers and 163 Section Officers have been prepared for consideration in DPC for promotion to the respective higher ranks. (Click to view)
Monday, 14 December 2020
Sunday, 13 December 2020
Saturday, 12 December 2020
Promotion and posting of Chief Engineers
Engineer in Chief (Building) Odisha
Er Bijay Kumar Tripathy, CE (Buildings), Odisha on promotion to the rank of EIC(C) has been posted as Engineer-in-Chief (Buildings), Odisha. Notification. PDF
Chief Engineer (RD&QP), Odisha
Er Ramakrishna Moharana, SE Level - I on promotion to the rank of Chief Engineer has been posted as CE (RD&QP), Odisha. Notification. PDF
Friday, 11 December 2020
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Cabinet approves Cadre Restructuring in OES & ODES
Pursuant to the decision of the Cabinet, the cadre of Odisha Engineering Service has been restructured by keeping the total cadre strength intact, abolishing the post of Deputy Executive Engineer (DEE), merging the post of Superintending Engineer, Level-II and Level-I has been merged and designating as Superintending Engineer in pay Level -14, creating one new post of Additional Chief Engineer in pay level — 16 in between SE and CE, increasing the posts of AEE to be filled up by AE of Odisha Diploma Engineering Service from 33% to 40%. Further to bring in meritorious degree engineers to the Odisha Engineering service with utmost transparency and a strict time schedule under direct recruitment quota, it is decided to recruit through the score in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).
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The cadre of Odisha Diploma engineers Services has been restructured by way of reducing the residency period of regular Junior Engineers for promotion to the rank of Assistant Engineer from four (4) years to one (1) year, upgrading the posts of the Junior Engineer to the grade of Assistant Engineer from 50% to 60%, enhancing the promotional quota of Assistant Engineer (Diploma holder) to the rank of Assistant Executive Engineer from 33% to 40%. The total cadre strength will remain intact and the Water Resources Department will be declared as the Nodal Department for all the Engineering Department.
Recruitment of ASOs every year is not a mandatory : Cabinet
The Odisha Home Department contemplated to amend rule 4(a) (i) of OSS Recruitment Rules to dispense with the mandatory provision of holding recruitment every year and make necessary provision for State Government to hold the recruitment as per requirement time to time. Odisha Cabinet headed by CM, Odisha approved the proposal for amendment in OSS (Method of Recruitment and Conditions if Service) Rules, 2016.  |
Regulation of Remuneration in case of Contract Appointment of Retired Central Government Employees:
Remuneration
6.1 A fixed monthly amount shall be admissible, arrived at by deducting the basic pension from the pay drawn at the time of retirement. The amount of remuneration so fixed shall remain unchanged for the term of the contract. There will be no annual increment / percentage increase during the contract period.
Example
An employee retired in the Pay Level 13 and the pay at the time of retirement was Rs. 1,55,900. Thus, the basic pension will be Rs. 77,950. If the employee is appointed on contract basis, including as Consultant, the remuneration shall be fixed at Rs.77,950 (1,55,900-77950).
6.2 The basic pension to be deducted from the last pay drawn shall be the pension as fixed at the time of retirement and as such, if the employee has availed of the commuted value of pension, the commuted portion of pension shall also be included in the portion of pension to be deducted. Thus, in the above example, if 40% of pension was commuted, the commuted portion shall be Rs. 31,180 (40% of 77,950) and the pension actually drawn shall be Rs. 46,770. However, the amount of pension to be deducted from the last salary shall be Rs 77,950.
6.3 No Increment and Dearness Allowance shall be allowed during the term of the contract.
For details
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Justice Rajesh Bindal : Chief Justice of Common High Court for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
Ministry of Law & Justice
Justice Rajesh Bindal to perform duties of office of Chief Justice of Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh
Posted On: 08 DEC 2020 5:59PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India,appointed Shri Justice Rajesh Bindal, senior-most Judge of Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh, to perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 09th December, 2020 consequent upon the retirement of Kumari Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, Common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. A notification in this regard has been issued by Department of Justice today.
Shri Justice Rajesh Bindal, B.Com., LL.B., was born on April 16, 1961. He was enrolled as an Advocate on September 14, 1985 and practiced in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Central Administrative Tribunal, in Taxation, Constitutional, Civil and Service cases. His field of specialization was Taxation matters. He was appointed as Permanent Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on March 22, 2006. He was transferred to Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 19.11.2018.
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RCJ/M (Release ID: 1679132)
Three Farmers Laws : Protested by farmers for withdrawal
The 'Bharat Bandh' has been called by the farmers unions who have been protesting the three farm laws enacted in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Click the links below to view / download the three laws.
Monday, 7 December 2020
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Friday, 4 December 2020
DPC meeting of OSS cadre officers in 3rd week of December
Steps are being taken to complete Department Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting of Odisha Secretariat Service (OSS) Cadre for the year 2021 by 3rd week December, 2020.
A list of 3 (three) Joint Secretaries, 21 Deputy Secretaries, 116 Under Secretaries, 290 Desk Officers and 163 Section Officers has been prepared and sent to GA PG Department for providing CCR & PARs from 2014-15 & 2018-19.
Similarly, S.P. (Co-ordination), Vigilance Directorate has been requested to furnish vigilance clearance for the aforesaid officers.
Vigilance Clearance sought for;
39029 Dt.04.12.2020 : Section Officers (163)
39041 Dt.04.12.2020 : Desk Officers (290)
39030 Dt.04.12.2020 : Under Secretaries (116)
39031 Dt.04.12.2020 : Deputy Secretaries (21)
39032 Dt.04.12.2020 : Joint Secretaries (3)
CCR / PAR sought for;
39033 Dt.04.12.2020 : Section Officers (163)
39042 Dt.04.12.2020 : Desk Officers (290)
39035 Dt.04.12.2020 : Under Secretaries (116)
All fixed to mobile calls to be dialed with prefix '0' from 15th January, 2021
Ministry of Communications
All Fixed to Mobile calls to be dialed with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January, 2021
This is to free up sufficient numbering resources for future use
Posted On: 25 NOV 2020 7:09PM by PIB Delhi
With the consideration of TRAI Recommendation on “Ensuring Adequate Numbering Resources for Fixed Line and Mobile Services” Department of Telecommunications has taken the decision of implementing the following:
- All Fixed to Mobile calls will be dialed with prefix ‘0’ from 15th January, 2021.
- There will be no change in dialing plan from fixed to fixed, mobile to fixed and mobile to mobile calls.
- Suitable announcementwill be made for the same. This announcement shall be played whenever a subscriber dials a fixed to mobile call without prefixing ‘0’.
- All fixed line subscribers will be provided with ‘0’ dialing facility.
- A total of approximately 2539 million numbering series is expected to be generated from the above. This will free up sufficient numbering resources for future use.
- With the freeing up of sufficient numbering resources, more number ofconnections can be added in future which will be beneficial to the mobile customers at large.
- The above changes have been done in order to have minimum inconvenience to the subscribers and freeing up essential numbering resources.
RCJ/M(Release ID: 1675757)
No Transport Allowance (TA) to the CG employees worked from home during lockdown
No.21/3/2020- E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 1st December, 2020.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Clarification regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance during Nation-wide Lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. No. 21/5/2017-E.ll(B) dated 07.07.2017 regarding grant of Transport Allowance to Central Government employees wherein conditions have been mentioned regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance.
2. Several references are being received in this Department seeking clarification regarding admissibility of Transport Allowance during nation-wide Lockdown from 23rd March to 20th April and further upto 20th May 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, as during this period various employees could not attend their offices.
3. The matter has been considered in this Department and the following is clarified:
i. Transport Allowance is granted to Central Government employees to compensate them for the cost incurred on account of commuting between residence and office. The Central Government employees, who could not attend office in a whole calendar month during Lockdown period, are not eligible to draw Transport Allowance for that month as these employees had not incurred any expenditure for commuting office.
ii. The Central Government employees, who could not attend office and worked from home in a whole calendar month, are not eligible to draw Transport Allowance for that month as these employees had not incurred any expenditure for commuting office.
iii. Physically disabled employees and pregnant women employees who were exempted to attend office and were directed to work from home during exempted period as per instructions issued by DOP&T are not eligible to draw Transport Allowance during exemption period as these employees have not incurred any expenditure for commuting office.
iv. The non-entitled officers/officials, who are temporarily provided with facility of official car for commuting between office and residences throughout the whole calendar month on account of non availability of public transport facility due to COVID-19 pandemic, are also not eligible to draw Transport Allowance.
4. This is issued with the approval of the Secretary (Expenditure).
Hindi version is attached.
(Nirmala Dev)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To,
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India as per standard distribution list.
Copy to C&AG and UPSC etc. as per standard distribution list.
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