Department of Personnel and Training OM states that in connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2016, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in the Annexures A, B, C and D are to be closed as per the timings mentioned in the annexure.
Department of Personnel & Training has issued an OM on Instructions regarding time limit for holding examinations / interviews from the date of advertisement for the post under direct recruitment should be completed within 6 months since the delay may deny the opportunity to fresh candidates who become eligible during that period.
Controller General of Defence Accounts has issued instruction to obtain Sanction of Leave/ Ex-India leave / NOC for proceeding abroad IDAS Officers well in advance as it has been observed that the leave applications are being received at HQrs office on the eleventh hour for obtaining sanction of the Competent Authority
Superintending Engineer(P&A), Department of Posts prepared proposal for amendment of Recruitment Rules for the posts of Jr. Draughtsman (Civil) in the Civil Wing of the Department of Posts. Draft recommends 10% promotion from the Multi Tasking Staff of Civil Wing who poses Diploma and having ten years of regular service in the Civil Wing of the Department
Finance Ministry has updated the Instructions for processing foreign visits of officers of the Government of India for approval of Screening Committee of Secretaries (SCoS). Ministries/Departments shall upload the data related to foreign visits on the online Foreign Visit Management System (FVMS).Quarterly Rolling Plan (QRP) of proposed programmes/ visits for the next 3 months, etc
Department of Personnel and Training has released the Status of Cadre Review proposals processed from 1st January, 2011 to 31st December 2015.
Department of Personnel and Training has exempted transfer of employees who are taking care of disabled dependents. DoPT in this OM defines the word ‘disabled’ which includes (i) blindness or low vision (ii) hearing impairment (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy (iv) leprosy cured (v) mental retardation (vi) mental illness (vii) multiple disabilities and (viii) autism.
All India Audit & Accounts Association expressed its opinion on change in nomenclature of LDC, UDC and Assistant to the effect that instead of merely renaming the nomenclature these post should have been upgraded
Consequent to the DoPT OM on discontinuation of interview for Group C and D Posts Department of Public Enterprises has also issued OM in line with DoPT for the discontinuation of interview for non-executive level posts in CPSEs
DOPT clarifies that from 01.01.2016 there wouldn’t be any interview for the posts of Group ‘C’, and non-gazetted posts of Group ‘B’ Category in Central Government Service. Skill Test or Physical Test is different from Interview, and they may continue. However, these tests will only be of qualifying nature. Assessment will not be done on the basis of marks for such tests
Minutes of Meeting of Standing Committee of National Council (JCM) Staff Side held on Friday, the 9th October, 2015 under the Joint Chairmanship of JS(AV), DoP&T
Railway Officers on deputation can retain Railway accommodation for a period of 2 months. If the deputation is on mandatory basis the accommodation can be continued.